Free Jerry Garcia + Grateful Dead Talk W/ Insider Len Dell'Amico (SF Main Library)

Free Jerry Garcia + Grateful Dead Talk w/ Insider Len Dell'Amico (SF Main Library)

Discover the inside story of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead from filmmaker Len Dell’Amico, joined by music journalist Dean Budnick. Hear firsthand stories of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead from filmmaker Len Dell’Amico, one of the few non-band members welcomed into their inner circle. Dell’Amico directed and produced iconic concert films and music videos for the band from 1980 to 1995. His memoir, “Friend of the Devil,” offers an intimat…

23 years in, still grateful for free Jerry Day celebration

During the first weekend of August, San Francisco will be full of Deadheads enjoying the music and the fan community for which the band is famous, while this year celebrating a number of converging anniversaries. Honoring the founding member and kicking off the festivities on Jerry Garcia’s birthday, Fri/1 (he would have been 83), is a commemorative street sign ceremony at the intersection of Harrington and Mission Streets, where Jerry grew up. …