Posts by Eric
Water 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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Thursday, July 23rd – 7:30pm
Dr. E and Squeeze in Tight
blues, bebop & swing
Eli Yamin, piano & vocal. Roberta Donnay, vocal. Simon Planting, bass. Sylvia Cuenca, drums. $20 cover charge at the door, cash please! And bring your own beverage; we have cups, openers, etc. Student cover charge is $10. Kids free. Eli Yamin (widely known as “Dr. E”) is out from New York City to play blues,…
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Tuesday, July 21st – 7pm
The Diversity Principle:
The Story of a Transformative Idea
a conversation with
author David B. Oppenheimer
David Oppenheimer is a clinical professor of law at Berkeley Law, director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law and faculty co-director of the pro bono program. He is the author of ten books on civil rights and discrimination law, including the first law school casebook in comparative equality law. The Diversity Principle (Yale University Press, 2026), the work of a…
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Sunday, July 19th – 5pm
Peck Allmond, special guest
with the Vince Lateano Trio
It’s the Sunday Happy Hour show!
Make Bird & Beckett a habit Sundays at 5pm! Stay for a tune, stay for two sets — whatever suits your Sunday! Just byob and a friend or two and have a nice time in the neighborhood. Contribute what you can to the kitty so we can pay these fine musicians, but don’t stress. Our…
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Saturday, July 18th – 7:30pm
Kristen Strom / Jhoely Garay
Brazilian Quintet
Kristen Strom, saxophone Jhoely Garay, guitar Scott Sorkin, guitar Nick Panoutsos, bass Jim Kassis, drums $25 cover charge at the door (cash, please!) / byob. Students $10. Kids free. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Kristen Strom and Scott Sorkin are a musical couple who are two of the Bay Area’s most in-demand…
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Friday, July 17th – 7:30pm
Guitar Madness
Scott Foster + Myles Boisen
Scott Foster & Myles Boisen,guitars. Lisa Mezzacappa, bass. Jon Arkin, drums. $20 cover charge (cash, please) / byob. Students $10. Kids free. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. The Mad Explorations Of Scott Foster & Myles Boisen swinging their axes through tangled thickets. Holy Les Paul, Batman! two guitarists tinker with tunes not…
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