Step back in time to the Summer of Love as Golden State Theatre presents a screening of D.A. Pennebaker's documentary film Monterey Pop (1967) on Friday, May 12. Doors open at 6:15pm. At 7:15pm there will be a presentation by legendary rock photographer Tom Gundelfinger O'Neal, and at 8pm we'll screen the film. Tickets are $16. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here.

The Monterey International Pop Festival marked a special time in cultural history for three days in 1967. It was where D.A. Pennebaker filmed Monterey Pop, the ground-breaking documentary that captured the spirit and sounds of that era and propelled the careers of many rock legends. The film features Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, John Phillips and Mama Cass Elliot, Pete Townshend, Johnny Rivers, Stephen Stills, Simon & Garfunkel, Otis Redding, Grace Slick, Ravi Shankar, Paul Butterfield, and more.

For this Monterey celebration of the Summer of Love, you're encouraged to wear flowers in your hair and join in the fun, reminiscing with others who attended the original festival. Even those who weren’t yet born in the 60s will enjoy a glimpse of what the youth and the music of the day were like back then.

Noted rock ‘n roll photographer Tom Gundelfinger O’Neal, whose photos from the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival launched his extraordinary career, will share his memories of the festival and insights on capturing the now-famous moments - and performers - on film.