An Evening with the Bob Dylan Center & Chuck Prophet

A screening of a dozen short film and video clips featuring Dylan on stage and in the studio, followed by a conversation with Bob Dylan Center Director Steven Jenkins and singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet.

Spanning decades and musical styles, this far-ranging program of short films and videos culled from the Bob Dylan Archive features rare and previously unreleased clips of Dylan on stage and in the studio. Selections include Dylan’s first film soundtrack for 1961’s “Autopsy on Operation Abolition;” a devastating solo rendition of “Ballad of Hollis Brown” from the 1963 TV special “Folk Songs and More Folk Songs;” a rollicking 1976 take on “I Pity the Poor Immigrant” with Joan Baez; a gospel-infused “Blowin’ in the Wind;” an apocalyptically rocking “When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky” with Dylan backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; loving tributes to Johnny Cash and Tony Bennett; a glimpse into the Archive’s film restoration project with never-before-seen footage of “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” from 1966; and many more treasures from the Archive.

Steven Jenkins serves as director of the Bob Dylan Center, which opened in Tulsa, OK in May 2022 as the permanent home of the Bob Dylan Archive. The Center’s mission is to inspire and celebrate fearless creativity by exploring the music and artistry of the Nobel Prize–winning singer-songwriter as a catalyst for personal expression and cultural change.

Joining Jenkins for a post-screening discussion will be singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet, beloved in San Francisco and far beyond for his rollicking mix of country, folk, blues and Brill Building classicism. Following his years in neo-psychedelic band Green on Red, Prophet has released a slew of acclaimed albums, toured extensively and celebrated his lifelong love of Dylan’s music with a series of concerts featuring songs from “The Basement Tapes” and other landmark recordings.