Join us as Kingston Film Foundation screens to two classic films by Les Blank.
Doors 7 / Films at 8 $5 suggested. Come early will most likely hit capacity.
TICKETS
Les Blank's IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER? and ALWAYS FOR PLEASURE
Tubby’s, Kingston – Sunday, June 2, 8:00pm
Here’s Tubby’s own Bel on Les:

I can’t imagine a better place to watch two Les Blank documentaries than a little music club in upstate New York. Blank’s filmography is an incredible treasure-trove, documenting lost moments of American traditional music. From Cajun and Creole to traditional Hawaiian, he provided what is often the sole documentation of music that is now lost to us. I came upon his films late and have been fascinated and delighted every time I see one that is new to me. He is the ethnomusicologist’s filmmaker. 

In Heaven There is No Beer? documents the multigenerational culture of Polka music, especially in Polish communities on the east coast. It gave me new respect for the tuba, and is an amazing document of a particular community culture in the late twentieth century. Always for Pleasure pivots us into the jazz culture of New Orleans. A beautiful, colorful portrait of one of the rowdiest, unique, and musical cities in the country. Nothing better than drinking a cold beer and watching two lovingly documented films about “American” music. (IHTINOB - 1984, 49min; AFP - 1978, 57min)