Filmmaker Ralph Bakshi and Poet Melvin Wilk in Conversation with Richard B. Simon

LIVE! Saturday December 3, 2011, Tikva Pop-Up Record Store, San Francisco

Rich Simon will be "in conversation" with animation legend Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat) and his old friend from the neighborhood, poet Melvin Wilk, this Saturday, December 3, at the Tikva Pop-Up Jewish Record Store in the outer Mission in San Francisco.

Sponsored by the Idelsohn Society, the discussion will focus on the roots of Bakshi's work in his Jewish upbringing in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and will feature an unprecedented poetry reading by Bakshi and Wilk ... as well as opportunities to ask questions in an intimate venue. 

First, at 7pm, we'll show Bakshi's American Pop, about a Jewish immigrant family's quest for musical glory in America. Discussion, poetry, and Q and A will follow.

It's free -- with a donation requested -- but it's a really small venue (a storefront!) so reserve tickets early.

The Tikva Record Store runs the month of December in the Outer Mission, where Mission meets Valencia at the foot of Bernal, by the Argus. It's "The First Pop-Up Jewish Record Store in the World" -- and will feature live bands, lectures, films, comedy, food trucks -- and, of course, lots of rare Yiddish vinyl ...

This should be pretty cool, folks.

Info and tix: http://tikvarecordsdec3-eorg.eventbrite.com/

American Pop, Ralph Bakshi and the Jewish Experience:

Filmmaker Ralph Bakshi, best known for his films FRITZ THE CAT and WIZARDS, is making a rare San Francisco appearance to show his classic film American Pop and discuss, with longtime friend/poet Melvin Wilk, his Jewish upbringing and the influence it had on his art. The conversation will be led by writer/scholar Richard Simon.

1 show - 7pm

Doors open 15 minutes prior to show time

Limited to 2 tickets each

All events are free with a rotating suggested donation at the door

TIKVA RECORDS

"The First Pop-Up Jewish Record Store in the World"

Open December 1-28, 2011
(3191 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA)
* All events are free with a rotating suggested donation
* Advance ticket reservations required via Eventbrite

The store will feature an eclectic series of exclusive live music performances, film screenings, academic lectures, comedians, remix workshops, food trucks, and more.

Special events will emulate the historical and cultural significance of Tikva Records - NYC's most prolific Jewish record label of the '50s, '60s and '70s. Events will explore the Jewish American songbook, and Jewish culture in general, interpreted by some of today's brightest performers, comedians, musicians and lecturers. Rare vinyl from select Jewish musicians of the past 80 years will be sold at the new Tikva Records, and we will have all of our latest album releases for sale including: Songs for the Jewish-American Jet Set, Black Sabbath, and Mazeltov, Mis Amigos. San Francisco Public School tours will commence during the daytime hours at Tikva Records, and food trucks will be carefully paired with each event listed below.