As we get closer, here's what you need to know about events today celebrating John Lennon's birthday. For all the information you need, see our comprehensive calendar of Lennon events.
Opens today and runs through March 31, 2011: Exhibit, "John Lennon: Songwriter," at the Grammy Museum, 800 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite A245, Los Angeles, CA. Among items featured in the exhibit: Several Lennon guitars (including his Fender Telecaster), early albums, his signature round, wire-framed eyeglasses, his typewriter (used to write lyrics early in his career), original drawings, his Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band costume, his Album Of The Year Grammy Award for "Double Fantasy"; many handwritten song lyrics, including "Imagine" and "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"; Beatles photographs and original posters; Quarrymen items; rare historic footage; never-before-seen interview with Ono about Lennon’s songwriting; an "In The Studio with John Lennon" interactive studio exhibit. Museum admission is $14.95 for adults; $11.95 for senior citizens (65+); and $10.95 for students with I.D. (ages 6 – 22) and members of the military. GRAMMY Museum members and children 5 and under are admitted free. More information on the exhibit is here.
Through Oct. 10: Thirty early photos of John Lennon from childhood to the formation of the Beatles on display at Mr. Musichead Gallery, 7511 West Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA. (323) 876-0042.
Through Oct. 10: Fab4Radio.com featuring lots of Lennon programming including previews of remastered CDs, Lennon in concert, appearances on radio in New York and Los Angeles and rare Lennon cover versions. www.fab4radio.com
Through Oct. 17: Special John Lennon birthday radio special featuring remastered Lennon tracks and an interview with Yoko Ono by Jody Denberg. Details about the special are here. Early radio station list is here.
Ending today: John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, Nokia Plaza, Los Angeles. 1-8 p.m.
Oct. 4: "Nowhere Boy" pre-release screening at the Paley Center, New York. Appearances by the Quarrymen and Beatles historian Martin Lewis. www.paleycenter.org.
Lennon website trivia contest: Also, starting today (Oct. 4) and running for the next six weeks, John Lennon's official website will be running a trivia quiz. Top prize in the contest will be a John Lennon art print. Second prize will be a John Lennon Signature Box for five winners, with third prize being copies of the eight remastered Lennon solo albums ("Imagine", "Double Fantasy Stripped Down," "Milk And Honey," "Walls And Bridges," "Some Time In New York City," "Mind Games," "Plastic Ono Band" and "Rock 'n' Roll"). For more information on the contest, go to http://www.johnlennon70thbirthdaycompetition.com/
Magical History Tour: Finally, Gillian Lomax of A Magical History Tour is planning a special tour of Los Angeles Lennon and Beatles sites. $65. For more information, see www.amagicalhistorytour.com.
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Comments
As much as I love John...I do not celebrate the birthdays of my dead grandparents, so why should I celebrate his birthday?
His birthday parties center mostly around Yoko and how she can make money out of it.
I liked the trivia quiz, but would have been nice to know how many points were available. I celebrate the life of John on his birthday because like my grandparents, he was so much a part of my life as well. I grew up with him unlike growing up with my grandparents. My favorite years were the Beatles but I surely enjoyed when he settled down and started writing again with Double Fantasy. He had the first all star band - Dirty Macs. Man, I enjoyed his life in mine. Prayers to his family and friends on Oct. 9th. My birthday is the 10th, I will be celebrating both.
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