653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
[email protected]
Open to walk-in trade and browsing
Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six
Live Streams every weekend!
Refresh your browser to catch a show in progress!
Visit our Facebook page or YouTube channel!
But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!
Rojai in the Pocket this Friday!
come out and celebrate summer vacation!
Jairo Vargas, aka Rojai, aka Mr. Jairo, is one kool customer for sure. Always a surprise in store! 6pm at Bird & Beckett on Friday come down to the shop for a fabulous band. Skool’s out and summer’s coming on fast, so get a jump on it! Kids welcome and free. Teens pay ten bucks….
Thursday, May 29th – 7pm
Samantha Rose
presents her memoir
Giving Up the Ghost
Have you heard the one about the ghostwriter who walks into the afterlife? Samantha Rose’s book, Giving up the Ghost: A Daughter’s Memoir (Sybelline Digital First, 2025) is the highly personal work of a professional ghostwriter, stepping forward with her own story to unravel the mystery of her mother’s suicide, wrestling and jousting with the…
May 30th to June 1st
Rojai in the Pocket…Pepe Jacobo Quartet…
Darren Johnston Double Scorpio…
kid writers of Sunnyside Elementary…
undergrad jazzers of SFCM…
Michael Parsons & Danny Brown!
more fun than you can shake a stick at!
…..5/30 at 6pm, $25: Rojai in the Pocket Jairo Vargas celebrates summertime w/Chris Carter, Eli Goldlink, Bil Hagar, Jeff Mince. …..5/30 at 8:30pm, $20: The Pepe Jacobo Quartet w/Marco Diaz, Jason Muscat, Mike Ramirez. …..5/31 at 7:30pm, $20: Double Scorpio Darren Johnston, Marcus Stephens, Sam Bevans, Michael Mitchell. …..6/1 at 4pm, free: Kid writers from…
Mark your calendar for classical music!
The Lowell Ensemble
plays Sunday, June 8th at 5pm
An all too rare opportunity to hear classical music in the lovely acoustic chamber that is Bird & Beckett. Janet Popesco Archibald’s Lowell Ensemble will perform works of American classical composers . Cancel any conflicting plans and reserve your seat now, by calling the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Leslie Chin, flute. Vicky Ehrlich, cello. Janet Popesco…
June 5th to June 8th
Poets Cara Vida & Jessica Loos + open mic
San Francisco Quintet
Sheldon Alexander Quartet
Kurt Ribak Trio
Lowell Ensemble Chamber Music
…..6/5 at 7pm, donations appreciated: Poets Jessica Loos and Cara Vida followed by an open mic. ….6/6 at 6pm, $25: San Francisco Quintet w/Joel Behrman, trumpet; Todd Dickow, tenor sax Matt Clark, piano; Jeff Saxton, bass; Greg Gotelli, drums. …..6/6 at 8:30pm, $20: The Sheldon Alexander Quartet w/Sheldon Alexander, drums; additional personnel tba. …..6/7 at…
Rest in peace, Rob
We’ll always remember you. You gave us so much, just a fraction of what you gave the world. You live on.
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…
Sunday, May 25th – 8-10pm
The Isaiah Javier Quartet
Isaiah Javier came out of Heritage High School in Brentwood, burning to play jazz at a high level–which he’s been doing handily. At 17, he spent a week at the Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony and two weeks at Lincoln Center’s Summer Jazz Academy. Now, he’s been studying at Berklee School of Music back…
Jam Session!
Last Sunday of every month at 5pm
with the Vince Lateano Trio
Jam session at Bird & Beckett Sunday, May 25th from 5-7pm. Come to play, then stick around to hear the Isaiah Javier Quartet from 8-10pm. $10 cover for students, $20 for general audience. Don’t forget our First-Sundays Student-Centric Jam Sessions– On Sunday June 6th, 5-7pm, a combo from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s…