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Vergessenes Kind (Forgotten Child)

January 8, 2021 by BGMF

For his 90th Birthday, we delve into an astonishing part of Bill’s childhood

Berlin-based freelance journalist Cornelius Dieckmann visits the neighborhood where Bill was born 90 years ago and spent his early childhood. Some of his discoveries emerge in “Vergessenes Kind (Forgotten Child),” which appeared in the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on Saturday, January 2, 2021.

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Bill Graham Menorah Lighting 2020 (Virtual!)

December 7, 2020 by BGMF

Due to the pandemic, we can’t gather in Union Square this year. But the Bill Graham Menorah lighting goes on via Facebook Live. First candle 5 p.m. Thursday–join from wherever you are! http://www.billgrahammenorah.org/schedule

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Online Event: Sunday Stories: Bill Graham & the History of the Music Festival

July 16, 2020 by BGMF

Hosted by The Contemporary Jewish Museum Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 10 AM – 10:30 AM The large-scale benefit rock concert found its beginnings in the 1980s. The first of these, Live Aid, had an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion across 150 nations who tuned into the live broadcast. Bill Graham, concert promoter and […]

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BGMF supports Sweet Relief Covid-19 Relief Fund

April 16, 2020 by BGMF

The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce that we just gave Sweet Relief a $10,000 grant in support of their Covid-19 Relief Fund. Sweet Relief was founded in 1993 by musician Victoria Williams; she was diagnosed with MS, and realized that many musicians, like herself, were unable to afford medical expenses when compromised […]

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Photos: NYC Exhibit Reception and Panel

March 5, 2020 by BGMF

Bill Graham and the Rock&Roll Revolution

Photos of the Reception and Panel, and audio of panel with Robert Greenfield, Jerry Pompili, Allan Arkush, Amalie Rothschild, Joshua White

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NYHS Bill Graham Exhibit: Reviews are in!

February 19, 2020 by BGMF

The BGMF contingent at the corner in NYC where the Fillmore was – the street has been renamed “Bill Graham Way” – in town for the opening of Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution.

From left to right: Cynthia Parsons, Danny Scher, Rita Gentry, Susy Barsotti, Arlene Owseichik, Bonnie Simmons, Bob Barsotti, James Olness, Jerry Pompili

Photo taken by a nice passerby on Jerry’s iPhone

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Familiar faces at Bill’s Bash 2020

January 15, 2020 by BGMF

Plenty of old and new friends partied into the evening at the Fillmore on Saturday evening for the Bill’s 89th Birthday Bash. Check out Ken Friedman’s fantastic photos of some of the night’s highlights.

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NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS: THE ROCK & ROLL WORLD OF LEGENDARY IMPRESARIO BILL GRAHAM

December 11, 2019 by BGMF

Immersive Audio Experience Featuring the Music of David Bowie, Rolling Stones,
Janis Joplin, and Other Rock & Roll Icons and a Recreation of the Fillmore East’s Famous “Joshua Light Show” Bring Visitors into the Rock & Roll World

Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution
On View February 14 – August 23, 2020

Timed-entry tickets on sale December 20 at nyhistory.org

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Slide photos: Bill photos (left to right) Unknown, Chris Scott, Unknown*
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