An afternoon with Warhol Superstar, Gerard Malanga in Hudson, NY 

An afternoon with Warhol superstar, poet, photographer and filmmaker, Gerard Malanga will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2025, 2:00 p.m. at Park Theatre, in Hudson, NY. The event is presented by SitlerHQ and Park Theater. Tickets can be purchased at the Park Theater’s website. 

The event will begin at 2:00 p.m. with a screening of Gerard Malanga’s film “In Search of the Miraculous” (29 mins, 1967). The event will also feature Gerard Malanga reading from his latest book, Odie Is Being Called Back & Other Poems (Bottle of Smoke Press, 2024). A Q&A session and book signing will follow.

Gerard Malanga’s creative output has spanned six decades. A life-long poet, prolific photographer, filmmaker, archivist and Andy Warhol’s assistant for seven years in the 1960s. 

Gerard is active with writing poetry, public speaking engagements, and creating special photography projects. 

Malanga has been a published poet since his high school years and has authored or has been featured in 26 books of poetry. 

Malanga’s portrait photography work has produced some of pop culture’s most memorable images. Rock stars, writers, film stars, artists all were captured with Gerard’s lens. He was friends with many of his subjects, which may be the reason for the comfortable nature of his portraits. 

Malanga was Andy Warhol’s assistant and collaborator at The Factory for seven years in the 1960s. In addition to working on some of Warhol’s most prolific paintings, Malanga filmed over 300 “Screen Tests” inside the fabled Factory art studio. He was a stage performer and creative partner for the legendary art-rock band, The Velvet Underground. In 1969, Warhol and Malanga together created Interview Magazine.