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John Lennon birthday countdown for Oct. 8: 'Nowhere Boy' opens

It all starts today. "Nowhere Boy" is now playing in select cities, plus there are events at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and much more. Your best source of Lennon events is our complete listing.

Oct. 8: "Nowhere Boy," early bio film on John Lennon opens. Film website. Our review of the film.
Oct. 8: John Lennon Time Capsule Dedication, 10:30 a.m., Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland. 
Oct. 8: Meet the Curator Gallery Talks: 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland – Assistant Curator Meredith Rutledge will discuss the stories behind the John Lennon artifacts in the Museum’s Beatles exhibit in Ahmet M. Ertegun Main Exhibit Hall
Oct. 8: The Quarrymen,  Danbury, CT - The Palace Theatre
Oct. 8: 8 p.m., "Remember Lennon: Imagine 70," tribute concert, Calvin Theatre & Performing Arts Center in Northampton, Mass. For 10/8 tickets, visit the Northampton Box Office at 76 Main Street in Northampton, charge by phone at (413)586-8686 or buy on line at http://www.iheg.com/. Information:http://www.imagine70.com/
Oct. 8: "In Memory of John Lennon," Oxjam, the Picket, Oxfam. Oxjam is Oxfam’s month-long music festival. It runs all through October with hundreds of events around the UK, all organised by people who know and love their local music scene.Whatever music you’re into, the idea is that everyone has a good time as well as raising funds for Oxfam’s vital work. http://www.myspace.com/oxjam
Oct. 8: The Mersey Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night Hotel, Liverpool. www.themerseybeatles.com
Oct. 8: Repeat of Paul McCartney-Ringo Starr appearance on "Larry King Live," CNN.
Oct. 8: "Access Hollywood," live update from Strawberry Fields.

Oct. 8-10: 
John Lennon’s 70th Birthday Celebration Gig, Cavern Club, Liverpool. Celebration of Lennon's music.
Oct. 8-10: Liverpool's A Hard Day's Night Hotel will be collecting signatures for 365 white helium balloons to be released in John Lennon's honor during the weekend as they were during the "You Are Here" art exhibit in 1968. Tags for signatures will be available Thursday and Friday at the hotel. 
Oct. 8-10: 
Events honoring John Lennon's 70th birthday at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland. Lennon Induction Screenings: 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and John Lennon Message of Peace Card Signing. More information is here.
Oct. 8-10: First annual Beatles/Classic Rock Art Show, Whole Foods Market, Lake Grove Commons, Lake Grove N.Y. Features artwork created by Beatles and others. Beatles artist Shannon will unveil "The Nine Faces of John" at the show. Free admission. More info: For more info,www.rockartshow.com.

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October 8, 15, 16, 22 and 23: Screening, "Imagine: John Lennon," Paley Center, New York.www.paleycenter.org.

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 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (323) 876-0042      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

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.
 
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.
 
John TV: Created by Dara Roberts to celebrate John’s music and memories.  It will run for a limited time. Go to http://www.imaginetv.biz/johnlennon.html.  It is best viewed using Internet Explorer or Firefox web browsers.  Can also be viewed on video compatible mobile devices such as the iPhone or Droid.
 
 
Lennon website trivia contest: 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

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  • Daire Adair 1 year ago

    "Nowhere Boy", (for most of us who don't live in the selected cities where it opens today) ... opens in many more cities on Friday, October 15. It's too bad Weinstein Pictures and the people who book films in theatres didn't have the forsight to bring it to us all in time for [what would have been] John's 70th birthday.

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