Presentation and book signing by NPR’s Pete Fornatale
Location 400 Cedar Ave
Pollak Theatre
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Dates January 27, 2010 - January 27, 2010 - CONFIRMED!
Primary CategoryMusic Event
Event CategoriesMusic Event
Description: Introducing his engaging oral history, Fornatale, an author and longtime New York radio personality, admits that his attempt to parse fact from fiction regarding an endlessly mythologized pop culture milestone, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, isnt always easy. It has been four decades, after all, and most of Fornatales 110 sources spent that rainy August weekend in a hallucinogenic haze. But Fornatale does bring new stories to light, revisits old stories, and dispels some common misperceptions. Among others, festival production manager John Morris reveals how close the festival came to being shut down by the National Guard; filmmaker Michael Wadleigh explains the choices behind his groundbreaking documentary Woodstock; original Sha Na Na guitarist Henry Gross tells drinking stories featuring Jimi Hendrix; and attendee Jim Marion reflects on leaving the festival early and disappointed. Fornatale lets his subjects carry the story, providing cogent artist histories and conversational segues in this vivid portrait. -- Publisher’s Weekly

with a Screening of the Film "Taking Woodstock" immediately following.
Contact nameEileen Chapman
Phone732-263-6889
Email Event PromoterClick Here
Show hours7pm
Location TypePollak Theatre of Monmouth University
Public Admission Price$10
Year #First Year
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Directions to Pollak Theatre

From the Garden State Parkway:
Take Exit 105. The Parkway off ramp leads directly onto Route 36 East. Continue on Route 36 East approximately 3 miles. Make right on to Rt. 71 South. 71 South forks left at the third light and becomes Cedar Avenue. at the second light, which is Norwood Ave. make a right. Make a right into the second entrance.

From the N.J. Turnpike:
From the south, take Turnpike North to Exit 7A. After toll plaza, take I-195 east to "Shore Points." Approaching Belmar, I-195 becomes NJ Route 138. After crossing Parkway, exit right to NJ Route 18 North marked "Eatontown." Take Deal Road exit and drive east to intersection at Monmouth Road. Turn left and proceed to third traffic light, which is Cedar
Avenue. Turn right on Cedar (also labeled NJ 71 South). At the second light which is Norwood Ave make a right. Make a right into the second entrance.

From the N.J. Turnpike:
From the North, take Turnpike South to Exit 11 (Garden State Parkway South). Take Exit 105 as outlined in #1 above. From Trenton and points West: Take I-195 east, and follow instructions outlined in #2 above.

From Freehold area:
Take U.S. Route 9 South to I-195 east. Follow instructions outlined in #2 above. The University has four vehicle entrances to the main campus: off Larchwood Avenue, off Cedar Avenue (Route 71), and two entrances off Norwood Avenue (Route 71).


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