Jay Blakesberg Photo Exhibit Presentation - Forum Stage

UPDATE: 
Enjoying this rain break, excited about blue skies tonight. Jay Blakesberg's Photo Exhibit Presentation has been moved to 5:00 PM. See you tonight! ✌️💚🎶

ARTIST: 
Jay Blakesberg

DAY & TIME:
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024
3:30 - 4:00 PM 5:00 PM

LOCATION:
Forum Stage

DETAILS:
This is a free exhibit presentation.

Park City Song Summit presents “Between the Dark and Light: Grateful Dead 1965-1995. A historic Grateful Dead photography exhibit. Curated by acclaimed rock photographer Jay Blakesberg, with exhibition text by Grateful Dead historian Blair Jackson, “Between the Dark and Light” follows the Grateful Dead from the halcyon days of the Haight-Ashbury through the untimely death of their lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia, in 1995.

Along the way, Blakesberg and Jackson take viewers to 710 Ashbury, free concerts in Golden Gate Park, New Year’s Eve, Chinese New Year and Mardis Gras shows around the Bay Area, the October 1974 Winterland shows that were filmed for what would become The Grateful Dead Movie, the band’s legendary performances in Europe and Egypt, and their historic runs in 1980 at the Warfield in San Francisco and Radio City Music Hall in New York City, to name just a few. The exhibit was originally created for the Haight Street Art Center in San Francisco, and on display during the final shows of the final tour for Dead & Co. “We were thrilled to collaborate with Jay to host this extraordinary collection of photographs that capture the musical and cultural journey through the Grateful Dead’s career,” said Kelly Harris, the Haight Street Art Center’s Executive Director. “This exhibition poignantly tells the story of a Bay Area treasure that came of age during the golden age of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury.” To tell these stories, Blakesberg dug deep into his Retro Photo Archive (www.retrophotoarchive.com), curating almost 100 rarely-seen images of the band side by side with iconic images by visual chroniclers of the Grateful Dead, including Adrian Boot, Alvan Meyerowitz, Andy Leonard, Baron Wolman, Bob Minkin, Dave Seabury, Ed Perlstein, Elizabeth Sunflower, Greg Gaar, Herb Greene, Jonathan David Sabin, Mark Norwine, Mary Ann Mayer, Michael Dobo, Patti Healy, Ron Rakow, Rosie McGee, Snooky Flowers, Steve Schneider, and Susana Millman, as well as Blakesberg's own work. Jay will be giving a 30-minute walking tour of the exhibit which is located at the Forum Stage on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 from 3:30 - 4:00 PM.