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Join us for a lecture and discussion with Don Lattin, author of The Harvard Psychedelic Club. We'll have a long Q&A period so that we can hear from those of you who were at Harvard during the early '60s. We'll also have a mixer following the event so that younger alums and older alums can mix and learn from each other about how Harvard has changed over the years.

Don Lattin's The Harvard Psychedelic Club is the story of how three scholars and one ambitious freshman crossed paths in the early sixties at a Harvard-sponsored psychedelic-drug research project, transforming their lives and American culture and launching the mind/body/spirit movement that inspired the explosion of yoga classes, organic produce, and alternative medicine.

The four men came together in a time of upheaval and experimentation, and their exploration of an "expanded consciousness" set the stage for the social, spiritual, sexual, and psychological revolution of the 1960s. Timothy Leary would be the rebellious trickster, the premier proponent of LSD, advising a generation to "turn on, tune in, and drop out." Richard Alpert would be the seeker, traveling to India and returning to America as Ram Dass, reborn as a spiritual leader with his "Be Here Now" mantra, inspiring a restless army of spiritual pilgrims. Huston Smith would be the teacher, practicing every world religion, introducing the Dalai Lama to the West, and educating generations of Americans to adopt a more tolerant, inclusive attitude toward other cultures' beliefs. And young Andrew Weil would be the healer, becoming a leader in alternative medicine, devoting his life to the holistic reformation of the American health care system.

It was meant to be a time of joy, peace and love, but behind the scenes lurked backstabbing, jealousy, controversy and outright betrayal. In spite of their personal conflicts, the members of the Harvard Psychedelic Club would forever alter American culture.

Learn more about the book here: http://www.donlattin.com/pagehpc/dl_harvard_psychedelic_club.html

Thursday, April 15th
University Club of San Francisco
800 Powell St, San Francisco CA 94108  Map
6:15pm No-host bar and Appetizers
7:00pm Lecture
7:45pm Q&A
8:15pm Book signing and Mixer

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$15 members, $25 non-members

no refunds after April 9th