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From the Minnesota Historical Society (History Museum)
History of Hip
As popular culture flourished in the postwar years of the 1950s, its consumers and critics debated the quality of each emerging artist, trend and product. This series explores the mysterious factors that confer hipness on an artist or a fad, and traces the origins of the music and art genres that still register with artists, audiences and tastemakers today. Snacks will be provided.
Events will be held at the Turf Club, 1601 University Avenue, St. Paul. Ages 21 and up only.
a few event descriptions below
The Big Pitch - February 17, 2009
Post World War II Americans enjoyed a booming economy and newfound spending power. As industrial suppliers jumped to supply new consumer goods, so did advertisers launch bright, dynamic campaigns to sell these products. Join Melissa Williams of the University of Minnesota and Lee Lynch, veteran adman and founder of Carmichael Lynch to explore the “golden age� of advertising and its legacy to modern consumers.
* February 17, 2009
* 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Psychedelic Utopia - April 7, 2009
Many who experienced the 60s consider it one of the most stimulating time periods in recent history, where drugs and idealism combined to form a vibrant new aesthetic. Musicians developed loose, free form musical jams that were complimented by the intense colors and dense imagery of the era’s band posters. The Minneapolis Institute of Art’s Christian Peterson, curator of the recent “San Francisco Psychedelic� exhibit, and Joel Stitzel, former music director at Radio K, will share key examples of the era’s music and art, and discuss psychedelia’s influence on ensuing generations of artists.
* April 7, 2009
* 7:30 - 9 p.m.