Tuesday, August 28th, 7:30pm @ Marcus Garvey Park
(Richard Rodger Amphitheater: Behind Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Mt. Morris Park West at 122nd St.)
”WHAT’S HAPPENING! THE BEATLES IN THE USA”
!! A RARELY SEEN MAYSLES BROTHERS FILM !!
7:30pm
DJ Ben Brunnemer
(The Beatles, their influences, influencers and legacy)
Documentary Introduced by Director Albert Maysles
8:30pm
What’s Happening! The Beatles in the USA
Dir. Albert and David Maysles, 1964, 81 min.
A humorous, freewheeling and candid account of The Beatles arrival in America in February 1964. The Maysles follow the Fab Four for five days, from the crazed JFK airport reception to unguarded moments inside the Plaza Hotel in preparation for their landmark Ed Sullivan Show appearance to their equally frenzied homecoming. Inspiring Richard Lester’s A Hard Day’s Night (1964). What’s Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. was subsequently rereleased by Apple Corps. in an edited version as The Beatles: The First US Visit (1999).
Thanks to Apple Corps for making the footage available.
(Rain Location: The Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church
16-20 Mount Morris Park West (Southwest corner of West 122nd Street)
