[BCMA] Fwd: Upcoming virtual presentation the history of New Westminster's Hollywood Hospital

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Hello!

I hope you're having a good week.

My name is Megan Cole, and I'm the director of programming and
communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. I'm reaching out in hopes
that you might be able to help us spread the word about an upcoming virtual
event with Jesse Donaldson and Erika Dyck, the authors of *The Acid Room:
The Trials and Tribulations of Hollywood Hospital. *

>From the street, New Westminster’s Hollywood Hospital didn’t look like much
– just a rambling white mansion, mostly obscured behind the holly trees
from which it took its name. But, between 1957 and 1968, it was the site of
more than 6000 supervised acid trips, as part of the burgeoning (and
controversial) field of psychedelic psychiatry. Under the care of Medical
Director J Ross MacLean, and ex-spy/researcher Al “Captain Trips” Hubbard,
it became a mecca for alcoholics, anxiety patients, and unhappy couples (as
well as celebrities like Andy Williams), its unorthodox methods boasting a
success rate of nearly 80%. But the same media attention that brought the
hospital to prominence also assured its downfall, as prohibition forces
drove their work underground for more than fifty years.

This free event is being offered on Zoom on Wednesday, March 27th at 7 pm
PT. If people are unable to attend live, they can register and will receive
a recording to watch afterwards. For more information or to register visit:
https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/event/storied-on-harm-reduction-and-the-history-of-hollywood-hospital-with-jesse-donaldson-and-erika-dyck/

Thanks for your help in spreading the word about this event.
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