Rock Talk Lecture Series | Part I: Monterey International Pop Festival

21 South Broadway,Aurora IL 60505

12 December, 2021

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An in depth look at the Monterey International Pop Festival with Professor Mark Plummer of Aurora University The Venue is pleased to present Rock Talk with Professor Mark Plummer. The first in a four part series, the FREE lectures will take place on select Sunday afternoons December – June. FREE – General Admission Doors open: 2:30 pm Show time: 3:00 pm Length: 90 minutes INDOOR SHOWS: MASKS & VACCINATION REQUIRED FOR ENTRY All patrons will need to be fully vaccinated with an FDA emergency use-authorized vaccine in order to attend a show at The Venue. Proof of vaccination must be shown at the Box Office entrance, along with a photo I.D. to enter the event space. Patrons must be masked at all times, including during the show, except while consuming beverages while seated. Masks must cover the nose and mouth. ABOUT THE LECTURE Join Professor Mark Plummer of Aurora University for an in depth look at the Monterey Pop Festival. Credited as the first commercial American rock festival and the cornerstone event marking the Summer of Love, The Monterey Pop Festival made music history. The three-day concert event held June 16-18, 1967, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California, the festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Who and Ravi Shankar, the first Large-scale public performance of Janis Joplin and the introduction of Otis Redding to a mass American audience. LECTURE CALENDAR December 12, 2021, 3pm | Monterey Pop Festival February 6, 2022, 3pm: | Stax Records / Black Music History April 3, 2022, 3pm |Prog Rock June 5, 2022 | Altamont Speedway Free Festival At The Venue, we book nationally-recognized talent in all genres of music from blues and big band, to rock and world music, and everything in between. Frequently, our opening acts feature regional and local musicians and songwriters. Our listening room seats 200 with no obstructed views, and our outdoor stage area can fit several hundred festival fans. The Venue is operated by the Fox Valley Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to music education, promotion and preservation. Please check our website for information about parking. Enter from Water Street Mall. No reentry through the Broadway Street entrance. (Reenter through Water Street.) Click here to subscribe to our text messages.