Thursday, March 26th – 7:30pm
WORDPlay: An Arts for More benefit
for Options Recovery Systems

An Evening with Poet Kim Addonizio
with Danny Caron, guitar
& Peter Barshay, bass

March 16, 2026

Arts for More and Bird & Beckett present an intimate evening of poetry and music with acclaimed writer Kim Addonizio, joined by accomplished jazz and blues guitarist Danny Caron and bassist Peter Barshay. No charge at the door, but it’s a benefit! Bring your checkbook and support a valuable institution while enjoying the immense talents…

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Friday, March 27th – 6pm
The Tony Johnson Quartet

March 16, 2026

Drummer Tony Johnson’s residency at Bird & Beckett continues, this month with his quartet featuring Bob Kenmotsu on tenor saxophone, Keith Saunders on piano and Eric Markowitz on bass. Tony swam ashore from Australia in 1959 and hit North Beach swingin’. The singer Bev Kelly led a date at the Coffee Gallery in October 1960…

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Saturday, March 28th – 7:30pm
The Benny Amón Trio

March 16, 2026

Charles Chen, piano Mikiya Matsuda, bass Benny Amón, drums $20 cover charge, cash at the door / byob. Students $10; kids free. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Classic 1940s-1960s piano trio, inspired by the likes of Ahmad Jamal, Clarence Profit, George Shearing, Errol Garner and many, many more.

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March 23rd to March 29th
Two Monday events
+ four shows Thursday to Sunday

March 15, 2026

Although the bookshop is typically closed on Mondays, we’ll be open Monday, March 23rd for two events that hold great meaning for us. Dan Richman — a poet and musician, a philosopher of the human spirit and the natural world, a toiler in the earth, an activist in the preservation of wetlands and bird habitats,…

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