SUMMER OF LOVE REDUX

It was 40 years ago today (June 1) that The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, and like other now-classic albums from 1967, it was part of the soundtrack to what's known as the Summer of Love.

The feel-good hippie vibe started in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district and spread around the world, and the same thing happened with the music that was embraced by the counterculture movement of that time.

Baby boomers jonesing for the good old days -- or anyone else who digs what went down musically in '67 -- might want to leave some room in their schedules during the next few months.

On June 16, VH1 Classic will air Monterey 40, a documentary about the Monterey International Pop Festival, which was held June 16-18, 1967, in Monterey, Calif. David Crosby, Pete Townshend and Michelle Phillips performed during the legendary event, and they're among the notables interviewed during Monterey 40.

Speaking of Monterey, there's the Monterey Summer of Love Festival, taking place July 28 and 29 on the exact site of the '67 festival. San Francisco Bay Area-bred groups Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Starship are scheduled to perform. Visit http://sfsummeroflove.com/ for more details.

Then on Sept. 2, a Summer of Love 40th anniversary show will take place, appropriately enough, at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Among the scheduled performers representing "the spirit and energy" of summer '67 will be Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, Country Joe McDonald and Canned Heat. Visit www.2b1records.com/summeroflove40th for more information.