Schedule of Events:
 
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH - EMPIRE STATE BALLROOM
 
5:00 Opening: Martin Lewis, Ken Dashow
5:15 Meet the Guest Authors: ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, RICHARD BUSKIN, AL SUSSMAN, CHUCK GUNDERSON, MARK HAYWARD, JERE HESTER, SUSAN RYAN, JAMES MITCHELL
5:55 LARRY KANE: Ticket To Ride Multimedia Show
7:25 Meet the Photographers & More Guest Authors: BOB GRUEN, ALLAN TANNENBAUM, ROB SHANAHAN, VIVEK TIWARY, BRUCE SPIZER, DAVID BEDFORD, JULIA BAIRD
8:15 Meet the Special Guests: DONOVAN, PETER ASHER, BILLY J. KRAMER, MARK RIVERA, CHAD STUART, JEREMY CLYDE, FREDA KELLY, MARK HUDSON, DENNY LAINE, PRUDENCE FARROW, VINCE CALANDRA, TERRY SYLVESTER
9:30 BEATLES 60’S DANCE PARTY
 
LIVE MUSIC BY LIVERPOOL
+MUSICAL GUEST MARK RIVERA
LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST
60’S DRESS UP CONTEST, DOOR PRIZES
 
11:30 MARK LAPIDOS - The Birth of Beatlefest!
Full Story of Meeting with John on 4/28/74
WELCOME TO PEPPERLAND FILM - ‘74 FEST
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH - EMPIRE STATE BALLROOM
 
10:30 Welcome - MARTIN LEWIS & KEN DASHOW - MCs
10:35 BRUCE SPIZER: The Beatles Conquer America
11:15 GOOD OL’ FREDA FILM Intro & Q & A Outro
1:00 GARRETT GARDNER & THE RIVERTOWN KIDS
1:15 SPECIAL GUEST: MARK RIVERA
1:50 IN CONCERT: PETER ASHER AND BAND - MUSICAL MEMOIR OF THE 60s & BEYOND, PART 1
2:50 IN CONCERT: CHAD AND JEREMY
3:40 SPECIAL GUEST: BILLY J. KRAMER
4:50 IN CONCERT: DONOVAN
6:00 COUSIN BRUCIE LIVE ON SIRIUSXM 60s ON 6 - A very rare FEST event - Our Special Musical Guests plus other surprise appearances
9:00 KEN DASHOW LEADS A NATIONAL SING - ALONG
9:10 SPECIAL GUEST: MARK HUDSON
9:40 Charity Raffle Drawing - C.S.G.V.
10:00 LIVERPOOL CONCERT: LIVE BEATLES MUSIC
MUSICAL GUESTS: DONOVAN, CHAD & JEREMY, PETER ASHER, BILLY J. KRAMER + MUSICAL SURPRISES
MARK HUDSON LEADS THE GRAND JAM FINALE!!
 
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH -EMPIRE STATE BALLROOM
 
10:30 Opening Announcements- MARTIN LEWIS
10:35 DAVID BEDFORD: 1960: The Year That Made The Beatles
11:10 STEVE HOLLEY, GARY VAN SCYOC, ADAM IPPOLITO performing & recording with a Beatle + concert by BIRDS OF PARADOX
12:00 THE SMITHEREENS - WASHINGTON COLISEUM CONCERT 2/11/64 RE-CREATION
12:50 SPECIAL GUEST - MARK LEWISOHN
1:50 IN CONCERT: PETER ASHER AND BAND - MUSICAL MEMOIR OF THE 60s & BEYOND, PART 2
2:50 THE NUTOPIANS: Live Concert -John Lennon Imagined
3:50 IN CONCERT: BILLY J. KRAMER & BAND
4:50 DONOVAN: Meditation and The White Album
5:50 IN CONCERT: CHAD AND JEREMY
6:20 B.U.I./Musicians’ Forum w/MARTIN LEWIS: MARK HUDSON - Musical Director, DONOVAN, PETER ASHER, BILLY J. KRAMER LIBERTY DEVITTO, PAT DINIZIO, GLEN BURTNIK
7:30 The Ed Sullivan Show: It Was 50 Years Ago Today - VINCE CALANDRA joined by IRENE KATZ & ALICE KESTIN
8:00 WE SALUTE THIS MOMENT...50 YEARS LATER
8:20 Vegas LOVE Getaway Winner Announced
Charity Raffle Drawing: Spirit Foundations
8:45 LIVERPOOL: LIVE BEATLES MUSIC
 
GRAND FINALE WITH THE MUSICAL GUESTS!!
 
FRIDAY
 
8:00 - DANI MARI (with fashion designer Andrea Diodati)
9:00 - THE FEROCIOUS FEW (with fashion designer TILLYandWILLIAM
10:00 - PEOPLE AT PARTIES (with fashion designer Titania Inglis)
11:00 - MICHELLE MA PELLE (with fashion designer Styled by Ore)
11:30 - DJ NATASHA BLANK | BEATLES RAVE CAVE
12:00 - BAD DANCER Video Premiere starring MUFFINHEAD as YOKO
1:00 - KAILA MULLADY | BEATLE BEATBOX
 
SATURDAY

6:50 - JOSH MAX
7:00 - LAURA STEVENSON
7:50 - PECULIAR GENTLEMEN
8:50 - GARRETT GARDNER AND THE GREATER GOOD
9:40 - CHEAP SNEAKERS
10:30 - FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ THE FEROCIOUS FEW
11:20 - THE NEIGHBORS
12:10 - DJ CARLOS BERMUDEZ
1:15 - DJ STEVE PAGAN
 
SUNDAY
 
6:00 - ODETTA HARTMAN
6:50 - RONY'S INSOMNIA
7:30 - NICK DEMERIS
8:00 - BAMBI KINO
8:40 - GARRETT GARDNER AND THE GREATER GOOD
9:10 - MEAN LADY
10:00 - FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ FEROCIOUS FEW
10:30 - RESERVED FOR RONDEE
 
MANHATTAN BALLROOM on the LOBBY LEVEL
HOST TOM FRANGIONE
 
FRIDAY
 
5:15 - BOB ABDOU PUPPET SHOW
6:15 - LIVE BEATLES TRIVIA CONTEST
7:00 - NAME THAT TUNE
7:45 - THE TRANSFORMATION TO...THE CAVERN!
 
SATURDAY
 
***Auctions of the most unique items take place today. If you have an item you’d like to enter, please let us know by 1:00PM. See Dan. Sign up for the Sound-Alike Contest is 12:00 Noon. Qualifying and finals.
 
11:15 - BOB ABDOU PUPPET SHOW
12:15 - SOUND-ALIKE CONTEST - Martin Lewis
2:45 - BEATLES AUCTION-Q104.3’s Jim Kerr, Roger Berkley
4:15 - LIVE BEATLES TRIVIA CONTEST
5:15 - NAME THAT TUNE
5:45 - THE TRANSFORMATION TO...THE CAVERN!
 
SUNDAY
 
11:00 - BOB ABDOU PUPPET SHOW
12:00 - CHILDRENS’ CONCERT WITH mr. RAY
12:45 - LIVE BEATLES TRIVIA CONTEST
1:45 - NAME THAT TUNE
2:30 - BATTLE OF THE BEATLES BANDS
Bands perform Two Beatles or Solo Songs. The 10 Groups are:
1. The Jersey Mersey
2. Yesterday & Today
3. Carnival of Light
4. The Iron Bettys
5. The Eggmen
6. Imagine John
7. Timeless
8. Honey Pie
9. Ram Army
10. Rock Show
 
Good Luck to all Bands. The audience is the judge!
 
5:15 - ART CONTEST WINNERS
6:00 - THE TRANSFORMATION TO...THE CAVERN!
 
MODERN DRUMMER SYMPOSIUM - FOR RINGO FANS & DRUMMERS OF ALL LEVELS
 
SATURDAY
 
1:00 - SHAWN PELTON, SNL Sessions
1:30 - DANNY SERAPHINE, CTR/Chicago
2:00 - MARK HUDSON, Ringo's producer 10 years
2:30 - CARMINE APPICE, Vanilla Fudge/Cactus
3:00 - ROB SHANAHAN, Ringo's personal photographer
3:30 to 5:30 - Schedule a one-on-one drummer photo shoot with ROB SHANAHAN
 
SUNDAY
 
1:00 - LIBERTY DEVITTO, Billy Joel/Billy J. Kramer
1:30 - AARON COMESS, Spin Doctors
2:00 - DENNIS DIKEN, Smithereens
2:30 - STEVE HOLLEY, Wings/Ian Hunter
3:00 - ROB SHANAHAN, Ringo's personal photographer
3:30 - Schedule a one-on-one drummer photo shoot with ROB SHANAHAN ($25/digital shoot, $195/signed/matted/framed gallery print)
 
PAPERBACK WRITER ROOM (BROADWAY/CARNEGIE HALL ROOMS on the 3rd Floor)
 
Various Moderators including Tom Frangione, Al Sussman, Darren DeVivo, Fab4Free4All, Allan Kozinn, Howie Edelson, Ken Michaels, Martin Lewis
 
FRIDAY
 
9:15 Photographers Forum - Rob Shanahan, Bob Gruen, Allan Tannenbaum
10:00 The Making of The Fifth Beatle - Vivek Tiwary
10:30 Talking Beatles Art - Eric Cash, Ron Campbell, Deco
11:15 1964: A Year To Remember - Al Sussman, Bruce Spizer, Chuck Gunderson, Richard Buskin, Mark Hayward
 
SATURDAY
 
11:00 Raising a Beatle Baby - Jere Hester
11:45 Solo in the 70’s - Robert Rodriguez
12:30 We’re Talkin’ About Girls Now: Women as Beatles Historians - Susan Ryan, Judith Kristen, Candy Leonard, more!
1:30 English Authors - Richard Buskin, Mark Hayward
2:15 Touring The Beatles London & Liverpool - Richard Porter, David Bedford, Jackie Spencer
3:00 Changin’ Times - Al Sussman
3:45 Some Fun Tonight - Chuck Gunderson
4:30 John’s Years of Revolution - James Mitchell
5:45 Liverpool Life and Humor! - Freda Kelly, David Bedford, Julia Baird
6:30 A Salute to Brian Epstein - Vivek Tiwary, Martin Lewis, Pattie Boyd, Billy J. Kramer
7:30 Ed Sullivan - Vince Calandra, Irene Katz, Larry Kane
8:15 The Animated Beatles - Ron Campbell, Mitch Axelrod
9:00 The Capitol Records Beatles Campaign & Top 40 Radio - Bruce Spizer, Allan Kozinn, Al Sussman
 
SUNDAY
 
11:00 Some Fun Tonight - Chuck Gunderson
11:45 When They Were Boys - Larry Kane
12:30 Growing Up With My Brother, John Lennon - Julia Baird
1:15 The Making of The Fifth Beatle Film - Vivek Tiwary
2:00 The Beatles With Norman Parkinson - Mark Hayward
2:45 Top 3 Solo Albums From Each Beatle - Ken Michaels, Darren DeVivo, Howie Edelson
3:45 Memories of John’s Elephant’s Memory Band & ‘72 Concert - Gary Van Scyoc & Adam Ippolito
4:30 John’s Years of Revolution - James Mitchell
5:15 Ed Sullivan Show - What If?? Mark Lewisohn & Richard Buskin Talk with Allan Kozinn & Fab4Free4All
6:15 Parading Press - Robert Rodriguez, Richard Buskin, Al Sussman
7:00 Raising a Beatle Baby - Jere Hester
 
THE ASHRAM
 
FRIDAY
 
5:00 - Silent Meditation and Reading Zone
6:00 - The DEAR PRUDENCE Story Part One: Going To India, Meeting The Beatles
Transcendental Meditation Introduction Session
7:00 - Cosmically Conscious video series from the David Lynch Foundation
 
SATURDAY
 
10:30 - Silent Meditation and Reading Zone
11:30 - The DEAR PRUDENCE Story Part Two: Adventures in India with The Beatles And Others
Transcendental Meditation Introduction Session
12:45 - Sound Healing Hatha Yoga with SARA AUSTER. All levels.
1:40 - Children’s Yoga Class - Swim through an Octopus’s Garden with with MACKENZIE PAUSE (4+)
2:10 - “My Sweet Lord” by MARGARET NICHOLS, a talk on modern spirituality + intro to Deeksha
3:00 - Beatles Poetry Jam with DECO FREEMAN. Bring your spoken art. Theme: “My First Time”
4:00 - Sound Shower with SARA AUSTER - Various instruments are used in these individual 5-minute sessions to apply healing frequencies on and around the body. Realigns and harmonizes.
5:00 - Silent Meditation and Reading Zone
6:15 - The DEAR PRUDENCE Story Part Three: Learning about the song “Dear Prudence”
Transcendental Meditation Introduction Session
7:15 - Cosmically Conscious video series from the David Lynch Foundation
 
SUNDAY
 
10:30 - Silent Meditation and Reading Zone
11:30 - The DEAR PRUDENCE Story Part Four: Hearing “Dear Prudence” the First Time, Song Reflections
Transcendental Meditation Introduction Session
12:45 - All You Need Is Love Yoga - Rhythmic yoga to Beatles melodies with MACKENZIE PAUSE. All levels.
1:30 - Children’s Yoga Class - Frolic in Strawberry Fields with MACKENZIE PAUSE (4+)
2:20 - Let It Be, The Later Years Yoga, from Revolver to the bittersweet end. MACKENZIE PAUSE. All levels.
3:10 - 1st Listening Party + Book Reading. All You Need Is Yoga by MACKENZIE PAUSE. Heart-opening excerpts, hear unreleased tracks from the accompanying tribute album for George’s UNICEF fund.
3:50 - ODETTA HARTMAN’S Pre-Cavern Show Singalong, Free-Dance by DANIELA KATE PLATTNER
4:30 - Silent Meditation and Reading Zone
6:00 - DEAR PRUDENCE Meet + Greet Signing Party in the Ashram
7:30 - Cosmically Conscious video series from the David Lynch Foundation
 
SPECIAL GUESTS SIGNING TIMES
 
***Signings are in 4 locations in the hotel!***
 
CHRYSLER ROOM - 2ND FLOOR
 
DONOVAN
Fri - 9:30-11:00
Sat- 1:00-3:00 & 7:00-8:15
Sun-1:30-3:30
 
PETER ASHER
Fri - 9:30-11:00
Sat- 3:00-5:30 (with Band) & 8:00-9:30
Sun-3:00-5:30
 
CHAD & JEREMY
Fri - 9:30-11:00
Sat- 3:50-6:30 & 8:30-9:30
Sun-2:30-4:30 & 6:30-7:15
 
EMPIRE BALLROOM FOYER
 
BILLY J. KRAMER
Fri - 9:30-11:00
Sat- 1:00-3:00 & 4:20-6:30
Sun-1:30-3:00 & 5:00-6:15 (with Band)
 
FREDA KELLY
Fri - 9:30-11:00
Sat- 1:00-3:00 & 6:30-8:00
Sun-2:00-3:15 & 5:30-6:30
 
MARK RIVERA
Fri - 9:30-11:00
Sat- 1:50-4:50
 
MARK HUDSON
Fri - 9:30-11:00
Sat- 3:00-5:00 & 9:40-10:30
Sun-2:30-4:00 & 7:30-7:55
 
VINCE CALANDRA & IRENE KATZ
Fri - 9:15-10:15
Sat - 3:00-4:00 & 9:15-10:00
Sun - 3:00-4:00
 
BIRDS OF PARADOX/THE SMITHEREENS/THE NUTOPIANS - Sun - After their concerts
 
MARK LEWISOHN
Sun-2:00-5:00 & 6:30-7:45
 
LARRY KANE
Fri - 7:30-9:00
Sat -4:00-6:00 & 8:15-9:15
Sun-12:30-3:00
 
Empire Room 1
 
BRUCE SPIZER, DAVID BEDFORD, JULIA BAIRD, ANTHONY ROBUSTELLI, JUDE SOUTHERLAND KESSLER
 
Empire Room 5
 
VIVEK TIWARY, AL SUSSMAN, ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, RICHARD BUSKIN, CHUCK GUNDERSON, MARK HAYWARD, JERE HESTER, JAMES MITCHELL, RICHARD PORTER, JUDITH KRISTEN