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Open Visions

‘Truckin’ with The Grateful Dead: Hippies to Highbrows

Celebrate the Grateful Dead, America’s greatest road band with a musical performance and rock-inspired conversation

Friday
October 28
2016

8:00 p.m.

$35 | $5 Fairfield University Students

QCA Member Price: $27

Open VISIONS Forum: An Evening with David Gans and Nicholas Meriwether

Subscription packages go on sale for the general public on July 8. Single tickets go on sale on July 22. To find out how to get tickets earlier call (203) 254-4010, e-mail membership@quickcenter.com or...

Whether you’re a Boomer from the era of anti-war peace signs, tie-dye, love-ins and psychedelic art or a Millennial of the ‘jam band’ generation, the Grateful Dead are unquestionably America’s greatest road band. Not a ‘Deadhead?’ You’ll be entertained and enthralled by a musical legacy spanning jazz, folk, country western and their uniquely experimental ‘San Francisco Acid Rock Sound.’ After last year’s 50th reunion, hailed by Rolling Stone as the ‘popular culture event of the year,’ unprecedented critical attention has focused on the Grateful Dead’s widespread impact on American culture, art and musical heritage.

To celebrate the ‘Deads’ legacy, come enjoy a special musical performance by David Gans, co-host of Sirius XM radio’s ‘Tales from the Golden Road.’ Joining the conversation is Nicholas Meriwether, revered ‘rock scholar’ who directs University of California’s Grateful Dead Archive. Come be part of the ‘tribe’ – join the spirited high along with ‘Uncle John’s Band!’

Image: “Writing Music” - Original artwork courtesy of Stanley Mouse – www.mousestudios.com

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