Posts by Eric
Tuesday, November 18th – 7pm
Brian Sheppherd and Friends: A Reading
Brian Shepperd, a formerly incarcerated, currently recalibrated man and the author of Confessions of a Compassionate Felon convenes a conclave of friends to share spoken word, poetry, chapter & verse reading from their own books.
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Wednesday, November 19th – 6pm
A fundraiser for
8 Palestinian families
in Gaza
Bird & Beckett, a privately owned bookshop, weighs in: The contemporary suffering and persecution in Gaza, and in the West Bank, has been extreme and continues, though you’d hardly know it from the newspapers lately. What Hamas did on 10/7/23 is unforgivable and indefensible from where we stand. However, it is obvious to us that…
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Fundraising for the future of
Bird & Beckett in Glen Park!
Here at Bird & Beckett Books, we’ve always relied on the kindness of neighbors and strangers to make it all work; and we’ve always found that strangers don’t stay strangers long! Your tax-deductible donations to our 501(c)3 nonprofit, the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, FEIN 261906810, are the secret sauce. Book sales and cover…
Read MoreWater under the bridge…
The posts that follow show you what’s come and gone. Search the videos on our youtube channel or facebook page to find evidence of what you remember, or what you missed! Then, make sure you catch the next thing that catches your fancy. The live streams are great, but live music in a room with…
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Wednesday, November 12th – 6:30pm
During a Time of Upheaval:
Love, Lineage and Landscape
Poets Xochiquetzal Candelaria,
Caroline M. Mar & Camille Roy
Three distinguished poets present poems “during a time of upheaval.” Xochi Candelaria hails from San Juan Bautista and has taught at City College of San Francisco since 2008, with two books of poems and publication in a number of magazines to her credit. “When I entered the poetic field of Xochiquetzal Candelria’s words, I did…
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Sunday, November 9th
Shows at 5pm and 8pm!
Outlaw Country & Latin Vibes
Two great shows today, Sunday November 11th! At 5pm, catch the honky tonk genius of guitar slinger & singer Mitch Polzak with his classic / outlaw country outfit, the Royal Deuces, featuring special guest slide guitar master Joe Goldmark! Two sets ripping it up with fabulous originals and tunes you love by the…
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