Festival of American Pop Culture
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE! For more information, call 917-4531| Friday, April 4 | Monday, April 7 | Tuesday, April 8 | Wednesday, April 9 | Thursday, April 10 |
| Old Time Music & Square Dancing | A History of Jazz Piano | | Online Media and Popular Culture | Movie – Bringing Up Baby presented by Linda Spain 2:30 p.m. Russell Tripp Performance Center |
| Monday, April 14 | Tuesday, April 15 | Wednesday, April 16 | Thursday, April 17 | Friday, April 18 |
| | Movie – My Darling Clementine | Ty Curtis Band 12:00 – 1:30 Tripp Center | College closed | MC2 (Mark Weiss Trio) |
| Monday, April 21 | Tuesday, April 22 | Wednesday, April 23 | Thursday, April 24 | Friday, April 25 |
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| When Six was Nine: Rock Posters from San Francisco 1966-71 | Television and the Nation's Collective Subconscious Peter Carlin (Oregonian reporter) 12:00 – 1:00 Russell Tripp Performance Center | Movie – Good Night and Good Luck | Linda Hornbuckle |
Funding for this program is provided through the LBCC Foundation's Chloris Alexander Endowment in memory of her husband, Bernie Alexander.
Art Exhibits: March 31-April 30, 2008
- SSH Gallery, The Cottonwoods Ballroom
- LBCC Library, Rock Posters from San Francisco 1966-71
Program Descriptions:
Foghorn Stringband - with caller Bill Martin
A performance followed by a dance.
The band’s tight intstrumental work and line-up - fiddle, banjo, mandolin, bass and guitar - is reminiscent of early bluegrass, but their powerful approach is whole-heartedly old-time, centered largely by the fiddle. Devoted to the interpretation and performance of American stringband music, their style encompasses early country music, the fiddle repertoire of the Southern Appalachians and the Midwest, and the stringband sounds of the Piedmont region. Caller, Bill Martin leads fun old Southern mountain square dances, Virginia Reels and the like, easily done by your kids and grandparents.
A History of Jazz Piano – Gary Ruppert
A program which looks at the historic evolution of jazz piano in the 20th Century. This discussion/performance will also explore some of the socio-cultural influences that brought about many of the various styles of jazz. Gary Ruppert is Dean of Arts & Communication at Linn-Benton Community College and author of the Oregon Music Teachers’ Association Jazz Syllabus
On The Road with the LBCC Poetry Club: What’s Pop about Poetry?
LBCC poets perform in a range of popular styles, from spoken word to rap to slam.
Join us as we make our connections to American Popular Culture and to each other
Online Media and Popular Culture
Graham Kislingbury, Editor of the Mid Valley Online
How has the explosion of online media changed the way our culture takes in news stories? How does the immediacy of online news and “infotainment” change or distort the pace of our everyday lives?
Ty Curtis Band
Perhaps the late great Paul Delay said it best about Ty Curtis: “He plays it like a young man should—straight ahead and from the heart.” In July 2007, the band made their debut at the Waterfront Blues Festival earning a standing ovation from the crowd. The summer of 2007 also included bookings at Corvallis’ DaVinci Days, the Eugene Celebration, Silverton Art Fair, Bones & Brews, KMHD’s Summer Bash and the Oregon State Fair. Meanwhile, the band’s CD, Stubborn Mind, has been receiving air play on KRVM, KLCC, KBOO, KMHD and KINK. And the CD was recently selected to represent the Cascade Blues Association in the Blues Foundation’s Best Self Produced CD competition for 2008. Not a bad start for a young band. As Greg Johnson, president of the Cascade Blues Association, said, “If you don’t know the name Ty Curtis now, remember it. I definitely foresee success in this band’s future.”
Popular Culture and Folk Music – MC2
MC2 is a folk trio with Mark Weiss and Cliff and Chere Peirera that has been playing together for over 20 years. They feature three part vocal harmony, flat pick guitar, and a collection of great songs from American folk artists of the last 60 years. Themes range from the world of work (and the needs of workers) to the environment, love, life, and a love of life.
When Six was Nine: Rock Posters from San Francisco 1966-71
Presentation by Gary Westford, Instructor in Art and Art History, LBCC
An artistic poster making revolution began in San Francisco in the late 1960's. This presentation will examine the socio-political era of the 1960's as it relates to the development of the "psychedelic" music and poster art movement in San Francisco. It will focus on the major artists/ graphic designers who produced posters for Bill Graham's Fiilmore Auditorium and Chet Helm's Avalon Ballroom and their art work. The presentation will also include excerpts from a live performance by Jimi Hendrix, as well as a Doors concert and a re-creation of a concert "light show."
Television and the Nation's Collective Subconscious
Peter Carlin, feature writer for the Oregonian
Along with being the author of Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Peter Ames Carlin is also the TV critic for The Oregonian newspaper in Portland. He has also been a senior writer for People magazine in New York, and a free-lance writer publishing work in the New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Men’s Journal and a whole bunch of other places. Join Peter as he leads the audience on a journey through the impact of television on our collective culture and subconsciousness.
Linda Hornbuckle (and band)
Here’s what others have said about Linda Hornbuckle:
- “Linda's music is considered to be a soul-tinged hybrid that incorporates elements of her Gospel background with a full-bodied funk that showcases her phenomenal vocal style which at times sweeps across a smoky, soulful landscape with confident world class control.”
- “…is an artist that is electric before an audience, radiating the emotional power usually reserved for the industries top "Diva's" of Soul!”
- "...is a big-voiced singer who cuts loose in the finest gospel tradition and brings a dynamic sense of drama to her material."
- "...the most beautiful and powerful blues/gospel/soul voice in the Pacific Northwest."
- "...to be a member of her audience is to feel totally privileged!!!"
- "...this is talent that transcends all barriers and genres... Real, honest to goodness soulful power of a magnitude that will leave you breathless..."
Movie Series:
Bringing Up Baby
Hosted by Linda Spain
"Bringing Up Baby" is one of the premiere Screwball romantic comedies to come out of the period just following the implementation of the Film Production Code. The combination of sophisticated repartee and slapstick comedy caused this movie to be "revered as an almost surreally sophisticated classic ... decades ahead of its time." Entertainment Weekly voted the film number twenty-four on its list of the Greatest Films.
My Darling Clementine
Hosted by Greg Jones
The Western genre lies at the very root of American film making; responsible for the first film (The Great Train Robbery, 1904) and for establishing Hollywood as the film capital (Squaw Man, 1911). In 1939, John Ford raised the genre to an art form with the release of “Stagecoach” and followed it with his even more innovative “My Darling Clementine” (1946). This film has the unique distinction of being the only film of Wyatt Earp made by a director who knew Wyatt Earp. As such, it offers unique insight into the dynamic interface between history, art, and iconography. The discussion following will deal with the topics of history, myth-making, and the reclaiming of authentic identity. Join us for Ford’s re-telling of the classic gunfight at the OK Corral and discover why Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, Francois Truffaut, and Steven Spielberg consider Ford the most influential of all film directors.
Good Night and Good Luck
Hosted by Mike Houglum
2005's “Good Night, And Good Luck” is the gripping story of America's struggle with Cold War politics; the rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the confrontation with the Columbia Broadcasting System during the era of blacklisting, and the birth of a powerful new medium--television. Atmospheric and exciting, come and see this film nominated for six academy awards.
Art Exhibits:
March 31- April 30, 2008, LBCC Library, Main Campus
"Rock Posters from San Francisco 1966-71"
A display of 16 original "psychedelic" music posters from the famed Avalon and Fillmore Auditoriums in San Francisco by artists including Victor Moscoso, Wes Wilson, Bonnie McLean, Stanley Mouse, and David Singer. Original vintage 1960's clothing in the style worn by Jimi Hendrix will also be displayed, courtesy of Sam Hart and the Lil' Gypsy Boutique in Salem.
March 31-April 30, 2008, South Santiam Hall Gallery, LBCC
"The Cottonwoods Ballroom" Art Exhibition
The Cottonwoods Ballroom was a very popular dance and music hall located on Highway 20 between Albany and Lebanon. From 1930-1961 it featured many local and nationally known musicians from big band, country-western and rock eras. Musicians who played there included: Louie Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, The Sons of the Pioneers, Hank Snow, Lefty Frizzel, Fats Domino, Johnny Cash, Duane Eddy and many others. Local groups included Maddox Brothers and Rose, Heck Harper, and Tommy Kizziah and the West Coast Ramblers and many others.
This exhibition will feature many original concert posters and black and white publicity photographs of the performers, as well as an original section of the dance floor from the collection of Jim Creighton. Mr. Creighton has been doing research on the Cottonwoods Ballroom in preparation for a book on the subject.
A reception is planned for Wednesday, April 9 from noon-1 PM in the SSH Gallery, LBCC and M. Creighton will be present to discuss the history of the Cottonwoods.
