Grateful Dead Symposium at UMass

[Kanada Kev]

This could be fun:

http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=158483

*Grateful Dead Symposium Announced:*

Symposium Date: 2007-11-16

Date Submitted: 2007-09-19

Announcement ID: 158483

*The University of Massachusetts Amherst welcomes scholars, fans, performers, and members of the extended Grateful Dead community to the first major university conference on the enduring legacy of the Grateful Dead. *

* /"UNBROKEN CHAIN: The Grateful Dead in Music, Culture and Memory" /**will take place on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst on November 16-18, 2007. More than fifty presenters will participate in panel sessions that probe topics such as memory, research, performance, history, criticism, technology, music, business, and the visual arts.*

*Dennis McNally, the Grateful Dead's publicist and author of _A Long Strange Trip_, will serve as emcee for the weekend. Other participants include: Mountain Girl" Carolyn Garcia, first wife of guitarist Jerry Garcia and a central figure among the Merry Pranksters; David Gans, host of the "Grateful Dead Radio Hour" for the past 20 years; Grateful Dead midi wizard Bob Bralove; and famed sound engineer Dan Healy.*

*The weekend will include performances by the American Beauty Project ensemble, doing the music of acclaimed Dead albums "Workingman's Dead" and "American Beauty"; and Dark Star Orchestra, whose rhythm guitarist Rob Eaton and keyboardist Rob Baracco will take part in several of the panel discussions. There will also be special gallery exhibits of photography and poster art, plus screenings of films such as "Deadheads: An American Subculture" and "Sunshine Daydream. "*

* Please register early as the conference is restricted to 375 participants.*

* * *Information on registration and accommodations is available at www.umassconnections.com/unbrokenchain

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* * *Tickets, sold separately, for performances by the American Beauty Project and Dark Star Orchestra are available at http://umafacweb.admin.umass.edu/Online *

* Contact: Michael Grabscheid*

* Director, Outreach and Marketing*

* University of Massachusetts*

* Amherst, MA 01003*

* 413-577-4570*

* Michael@outreach.umass.edu*

*Robert E. Weir, Ph.D.*

Commonwealth College

University of Massachusetts

Goodell 408

Amherst, MA 01003

Edited September 20, 2007 by Guest

[Davey Boy 2.0]

Mich State ?!?!?

[Kanada Kev]

oooops. Corrected.

See why I'm not a journalist here at work?

[timouse]

i heard that healy will be giving out soundboard patches in exchange for "gifts."

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

*Robert E. Weir, Ph.D.*

Commonwealth College

University of Massachusetts

Goodell 408

Amherst, MA 01003

Ummm... excuse me?!

I'm surprised not to see Rebecca Adams et al., who did one of the better academic treatments of the Dead I've yet run into, on the bill. Deadhead Social Science