A clip from “Celebration At Big Sur,” a musical documentary of the 1969 Big Sur Folk Festival. Directed by: Baird Bryant and Johanna Demetrakas. “The festival, held on the tree-shaded lawns of Esalen, also differed from other recent celebrations in that here the “scene” did not eclipse the music, but merely served as a complement. According to its producers, Nancy Carlen and Paula Kates, Big Sur was designed as a “performers festival,” an opportunity for artists to come together after a hectic summer on the festival circuit for some peace and solitude.” #esaleninstitute #bigsur #esalenarchives #esalen #california #wellness #California #1960s #consciousness #healing #festival #humanpotential #CaliforniaDreaming #CaliforniaRetreat #mindfulness #bigsurfestival