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653 Chenery Street in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
Open to walk-in trade and browsing Tuesday to Sunday noon to six
phone: 1-415-586-3733 email: [email protected]
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 likes of…
Wednesday, November 12th – 6:30pm
Poetry During a Time of Upheaval:
Poets Xochiquetzal Candelaria,
Caroline M. Mar & Camille Roy
read their work
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. Carrie Mei-Lin Mar, the great-granddaughter of a railroad laborer, has published one…
Friday, November 14th – Two Shows!
Eric & the In Crowd at 6pm
Robert Robert Heirendt’s Name & Form Ensemble Album Release Concert at 8:30pm
Bring something to sip and a twenty for the band to either or both shows! Call ahead for a seat reservation — 415-586-3733. We’re a bookshop during the day and a venue for music and poetry in the evenings, with events four to six nights a week, especially through the weekends. This weekend we have…
Saturday, November 15th – 4:30pm
A reading for Woman Life Freedom:
Poems for the Iranian Revolution
Poet Summer Brenner joins
editors Bänoo Zan & Cy Strom
and other contributors
Woman Life Freedom: Poems for the Iranian Revolution, edited by Bänoo Zan & Cy Strom, is an anthology that marks a world-historical moment: the first ever feminist revolution. Woman Life Freedom is the slogan chanted by the demonstrators in Iran. This anthology echoes that cry. Its poems are reflections on the present moment, denunciations of…
Saturday, November 15th – 7:30pm
The Rumi Abe Quartet
Rumi Abe, piano. Armen Krakirian, trumpets. Joshua Thurston-Milgrom, bass. Miles Turk, drums. $20 cover charge at the door (cash please). byob. Students, $10; kids free. For a seat reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Rumi Abe has made a big mark in a very short time on the San Francisco jazz scene. Hailing from Japan,…
Sunday, November 16th – 5-7pm
The Vince Lateano Trio
Vince Lateano has been a mainstay of San Francisco jazz culture since he rousted out of the Army in 1965! His trio has been making beautiful music together for years. Come and enjoy one of Bird & Beckett’s long running, and truly great, jazz residencies. Every third Sunday at 5. BYOB and a twenty for…
Sunday, November 16th – 7:30-9:30pm
Allan Harris with the Sylvia Cuenca Trio
Allan Harris, vocal Adam Shulman, piano Doug Miller, bass Sylvia Cuenca, drums $20 cover charge; byob. Students, 10. Allan Harris returns! Earlier this year, in March, Allan was here at Bird & Beckett with a fantastic date based on “The Poetry of Jazz.” A cd of that music, recorded live in Ann Arbor, Michigan with…
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…
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…