Preview: Beat Love Poems at Scoot Inn

Haven't had enough of Valentine's Day yet? Ever secretly wanted to take a date to the Harry Ransom Center, but went for $2 Tecates at some hipster dive instead? This Friday, for one night only, the HRC is heading to the Eastside, celebrating love, the birth of hip, and the "starving, hysterical, naked" visions of the Beat Generation. Sounds hot.

Our own oh-so-popular Spike Gillespie will read, alongside author and musician Jesse Sublett. DJ BeBop Kid will spin jazz. Poets will include Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and others.

This event also marks the kick-off of a series of events coordinated with the HRC's ongoing exhibit, "On the Road with the Beats." Future events include films and a full-length, marathon reading of Jack Kerouac's classic novel. We'll be sure to keep you posted. In the meantime, you can check out the exhibit at the HRC, 21st & Guadalupe.