What: Celebrate the 40th anniversary of THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD. Atlanta's radical, freaky underground newspaper of the 60s and 70's. Photo and graphic exhibits of Bird covers and themes; music; speakers; jugglers; fire sculpture and more.
When: Saturday, May 24, 2008
Where: B Complex, 1272 Murphy Ave. SE, Atlanta.
Cost: $7 admission; food and drink at proletarian prices.
Time: Doors Open at 2:00. Speakers from 4 to 6 include Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! 5 pm: State Sen. Nan Orrock, and other former Bird staffers.
Live music beginning at 7, including Sparky & Rhonda Rucker and the ex-PAND Band.

More on the Bird: For 8+ years, The Bird provided a progressive alternative voice to existing Atlanta media, supporting civil rights, free speech, draft resistance, women’s and gay liberation, youth culture and the struggles of workers, Afro-Americans, students and antiwar GIs.

It was an unwavering foe of the Vietnam war, US militarism, and repressive mainstream culture. Its pages also provided space for local artists, photographers, cartoonists and poets, local theatre and concert reviews, and interviews with Georgia musicians like the Allman Brothers and the Hampton Grease Band.