Literary Branch
CURRENT EVENTS
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Conversation with Legendary Musician Chris Hillman
Sat., December 18th, 2:00 p.m.
Join us on Saturday, December 18th at 2:00 p.m. for a conversation between Literary Branch Chair Mark Lewis and the legendary musician Chris Hillman, who will discuss his memoir “Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond.” As an original member of the Byrds and later of the Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris was a co-founder respectively of folk rock and country rock. His most recent album, “Bidin’ My Time,” was produced by the late great Tom Petty and is currently a mainstay of “Americana” radio playlists. A former Ojai resident who now lives in Ventura, Chris will leave his guitar at home on Dec. 18 and journey up Highway 33 to the Art Center to talk about his memoir, which is mostly about his protean musical career. Signed copies of “Time Between” will be available for purchase.
This Literary Branch event will take place in the Art Center patio, which is an outdoors venue so masks will not be required – but please be vaccinated. For admission, a suggested $5 donation will be appreciated.
This Literary Branch event will take place in the Art Center patio, which is an outdoors venue so masks will not be required – but please be vaccinated. For admission, a suggested $5 donation will be appreciated.
PAST EVENTS
ATTICA 50 Years Later
Video credit: Stephen Adams
Fifty years ago the deadliest prison riot in U.S. history erupted at the Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, N.Y. Longtime Ojai attorney Len Klaif began his career by representing one of the inmates charged in connection with the inmate uprising, which claimed the lives of 43 people. (Most of the victims were shot by state police and Attica guards when they retook the prison.) Klaif will join Literary Branch chair Mark Lewis to discuss the uprising, the court proceedings that followed, and prison conditions and racial justice.
When the Attica uprising took place in September 1971, Klaif was just starting his senior year of law school at the University of Iowa. After getting his degree, he returned to Buffalo, where he had lived while an undergraduate, and was sworn in as a member of the New York Bar. The next day he was appointed to represent one of the inmates charged in the uprising. Over the next three years, Klaif spent countless hours working with the Attica Defense team, until Governor Hugh Carey granted pardons to those charged, ending the prosecutions. Klaif and Lewis also will discuss some of the books that have been written about Attica, including “A Time to Die” by Tom Wicker. See video above for full interview.
When the Attica uprising took place in September 1971, Klaif was just starting his senior year of law school at the University of Iowa. After getting his degree, he returned to Buffalo, where he had lived while an undergraduate, and was sworn in as a member of the New York Bar. The next day he was appointed to represent one of the inmates charged in the uprising. Over the next three years, Klaif spent countless hours working with the Attica Defense team, until Governor Hugh Carey granted pardons to those charged, ending the prosecutions. Klaif and Lewis also will discuss some of the books that have been written about Attica, including “A Time to Die” by Tom Wicker. See video above for full interview.
