A Reminder About The Burroughs Naked Lunch Event / Tortoise After Party

The following special event is a benefit for the film William S. Burroughs: A Man Within.


AN HOMAGE TO WILLIAM S.BURROUGHS’ THE NAKED LUNCH
TH!NKART,
BULLETPROOF FILM,
CIMMFEST & STOP SMILING MAGAZINE PRESENT
THE NAKED LUNCH 50th ANNIVERSARY
A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND
TIMES OF WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS

Please join Academy Award Nominee Peter Weller
for an evening of art, readings, happenings, and performances
to support the new documentary
“William S. Burroughs: A Man Within”directed by Yony Leyser
Featuring an exhibition of William Burroughs’ artwork
with a special preview screening of documentary trailer
5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.–Friday, August 28, 2009
TH!NKARTTMSalon 1530 N. Paulina, Suite F, Chicago, IL
Authors, poets & Beat scholars:
Penny Arcade, AndyWarhol Superstar
Anne Waldman, Poet & Co-Founder (with Allen Ginsberg) of the
Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
Hal Willner, Saturday Night Live’s musical director
James Grauerholz, William S. Burroughs Estate Executor
John Long,author, new book Drugs and the Beats
Kurt Hemmer, author, Encyclopedia of Beat Literature
Tony Trigilio,author, Allen Ginsberg's Buddhist Poetics
Dr. Bill Ayers, DistinguishedProfessor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Live music by Anni Rossi & Maya Jensen
Sumptuous cuisine catered by Chef Daniel Mejia
Open bar serving Burroughs’ special elixirs
9:30 pm After-Party
Penny Arcade, David Daniell & Doug McCombs (Tortoise), and DJs
STOP SMILING Magazine 1371 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
Donations accepted online atwww.cimmfest.org for $60 or at the door for $75
Price includes both events.For more information call 773.252.2294
PARIS, LONDON, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO & NOW ...CHICAGO
AN HOMAGE TO WILLIAM S.BURROUGHS’
THE NAKED LUNCH
TH!NKART Salon
1530 N.Paulina, Suite F
Chicago, Illinois 60622