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Jon Jost’s *Rembrandt Laughing *is a portrait of the passage of one year in the lives of some San Francisco friends, circa 1988 (before the dot.coming of the city), a slow marijuana hazed story which drifts like the fabled fog, encompassing the quirks and habits of a generation that made the city theirs, if only for a while.

*Rembrandt Laughing* sketches the time and place, encompassing the AIDS epidemic, the casual sexual revolution, the debris of ’68 lingering in the air. A quiet, very San Francisco comedy of life among a small group of friends. *Rembrandt Laughing* was improvised over the period of about a month by Jost and his friends, mostly acting non-professionals.

A rare opportunity to get a taste of what San Francisco was like before yuppification took over.

An evening of free-form music based moving picture works by local filmmakers Thad Povey, Randylee Sutherland, Doug Katelus, Rock Ross, plus rare clips from the 60’s Jazz scene and more!!

Followed by heavy swinging free jazz sets from THE eASTERN sEABOARD from NYC and a local trio headed by Randylee Sutherland..

 plus musical performances from:
– THE eASTERN sEABOARD (hard bop from NYC)
– Sutherland/Korber/Katelus and guests

EN graduated from The University of Vermont in 2000 and has since been steadily making artwork all over the world. His paintings are expressions of cause and effect, concentrating on harmony and balance to convey themes of Philosophical Naturalism. His current work focuses on species endemic to California, particularly the San Francisco Bay area, and how urban growth has encroached upon native habitat. For more information, visit www.studio-en.net