The film documents the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967, a three-day concert event that was held in June at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. The documentary features lives performances from many prominent musical acts of the late …
PAC History
ACES Mag Article
THE SUMMER OF LOVE HAS COME TO PATCHOGUE It has been 50 years since the young descended en masse on the city of San Francisco and began a cultural revolution. Over 100,000 flower children gathered in Haight-Ashbury to spread their idealistic …
Interview with Grammy Winner – Rowland Scherman
Patchogue Arts Council Presents: Rowland Scherman by Tara Smith You may know Rowland Scherman by name, or you may not. His iconic photographs have been hanging around Patchogue in both the library and theater lobby as part of the Patchogue Arts …
Newsday Article: 1967’s hippes…
1967’s hippies, Summer of Love celebrated with free events in Patchogue By Steve Parks (original article) The Summer of Love — the hippie phenomenon centered in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood — began 50 years ago. The golden …
Artist Spotlight #1 Lisa Petker-Mintz
The Patchogue Arts Council presents “1967: Summer of Love” This week’s Spotlight Artist: Lisa Petker-Mintz “My paintings are autobiographical and focus on different places, people, and experiences in my life. The themes are personal but universal, …
Psychedelic Imagery Commemorating the Summer of Love is Celebrated in New Mural
By Jay Schuck for Pat-Med Lib If you have visited the library over the last couple weeks, you may have noticed a bit more color on our rear facade! Local artist John Michael Hollingworth, a.k.a. Jonny Mike, has completed his new mural, titled …
Grammy-winning Photographer Rowland Scherman Exhibits Iconic Photographs from the 60s
By Jay Schuck for Pat-Med Lib What do John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King Jr., and Bobby Kennedy all have in common? Rowland Scherman of course! Now on view at the Patchogue-Medford Library is a series of political photographs by …
Rowland Scherman
Rowland Scherman was the first photographer for the Peace Corps in 1961, documenting the work of volunteers all over the world. His photos helped define the image of the agency we know today. He became a free lance photographer in 1963. His …
Mural for Summer of Love
Written by Tara Smith for Long Island Advance https://www.longislandadvance.net/4455/Mural-for-Summer-of-Love Jonny Mike lifted a can of spray paint and swept it across the rear surface of the Patchogue-Medford Library. While working on the …
1967: Summer of Love
PATCHOGUE ARTS COUNCIL presents 1967: Summer of Love Curated by John Cino May 13 – June 25, 2017 Reception: Saturday, May 13, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM The Patchogue Arts Council is proud to present 1967: Summer of Love, a group exhibition …
