William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch
Friday, August 28, 2009 - 5:30pm
William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch 50th Anniversary
Join Academy Award Nominee, actor Peter Weller for an evening of art, readings, happenings and performances to support the new documentary William S. Burroughs: A Man Within directed by Yony Leyser.
It will feature a rare exhibition of William Burroughs' paintings and drawings on paper, and a special preview screening of the documentary trailer.
5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Friday, August 28, 2009
TH!NKART SALON
1530 N. Paulina, Suite F, Chicago, IL
Live music by Maya Jensen
Sumptuous cuisine catered by Chef Daniel Mejia
Open bar serving Burroughs' special elixirs
FEATURING LIVE PERFORMANCES AND READINGS BY:
- Peter Weller
Star of David Cronenberg's film Naked Lunch (1991)
- Penny Arcade
Andy Warhol Superstar, Writer and Performance Artist
- Anne Waldman
Poet & Co-Founder (with Allen Ginsberg) of The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
- Hal Willner
Musical Director, Saturday Nigh Live,
recorded Burroughs, Dead City Radio(1990)
- James Grauerholz
William S. Burroughs Estate Executor
- John Girono
Poet, Giorno Poetry Systems
- John Long
Author, Drugs and the Beats
- Kurt Henner
Author, Encyclopedia of Beat Literature
- Tony Trigilio
Author, Allen Ginsberg's Buddhist Poetics
- Dr. Bill Ayers
Distinguished Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Davis Schneiderman
Editor, Retaking the Universe: Williams S. Burroughs in the Age of Globalization,
More at www.burroughsthemovie.com/fundraiser
AFTER PARTY WITH LIVE MUSIC
9:30 pm
Penny Arcade, David Daniell & Douglas McCombs (Tortoise, Thrill Jocky, FPP), and DJs at the STOP SMILING Storefront
Open Bar
1371 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL
Just Around the corner from Th!nkArt in Wicker Park
The spirit of William S. Burroughs will come to escort you over.
SPACE IS LIMITED, RESERVE YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
