VIP Reception and One from the Heart at the Roxie SF

The annualNeon Speaks Festival & Symposiumis produced bySan Francisco Neon, a two-person preservation organization. There is a national movement of many dedicated neon preservationists, artists, and advocates that need a venue to come together to celebrate and share information on neon art, design, restoration, and preservation. Our goal is to educate and advocate for the artistic legacy of historic neon signs: a brilliant archive of design, craft, and city history.Contact usif you would like to attend, volunteer, or present at the next symposium.—Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan,sfneon.org

Neon Speaks Festival & Symposium

VIP reception to celebrate the neon career of artist Bill Concannon before the screening of remastered "One from the Heart" at the big Roxie

Roxie Theater

Join us for an afternoon VIP reception with food and drinks to meet and celebrate Bill Concannon, a local treasure of the neon community who closed his neon shop this year to concentrate on retirement. Bill has many claims to fame making neon for movies, especially his neon model making for Coppola's One from the Heart. After the reception for Bill at 518 Valencia Street, walk through the back entrance to the Roxie Theater for the screening of the remastered 1981 classic film about Las Vegas, One from the Heart, followed by a Q&A with Bill.This new edition of the film features never-before-seen footage and neon-laden titles taken directly from the original camera negative. The film stars Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, and Harry Dean Stanton. The Oscar-nominated soundtrack was written by Tom Waits featuring Waits and Crystal Gayle.Meet at the Roxie Theater reception room at 585 Valencia. Space for the reception is very limited, and includes food, drinks, and free entrance to the film screening. Register soon!This is an official event of the Neon Speaks Festival and Symposium, in proud partnership with the Roxie Theater. Check out the full schedule in September of events and in-person tours at <a href="https://neonspeaks.org" title="https://neonspeaks.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">neonspeaks.org</a>

Above: Bill Concannon in conversatoin with Paul Greenstein and Kate Widdows, Neon Speaks Symposium 2023. Photos by Al Barna.

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