653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
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Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six
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Monday, August 15th – 7-9 pm
Poets Gene Berson & Vince Storti
followed by an open mic
POETS! a twice-monthly series hosted by troubadour Jerry Ferraz. Every first & third Monday, 7-9 pm Tonight’s featured poets are Eugene Berson and Vince Storti. They’ll be followed by one of the best open mic sessions in San Francisco – a city of poets! Gene Berson says, “I’ve been writing seriously for many years, and…
Sunday, August 14th – 7:30-10 pm
The Seducers!
classic country in our canyon moonlight series
Last chance to catch the Seducers on a Sunday at Bird & Beckett! In September, look for them on the third Thursday of every month from 8 to 10pm. But it’s still, August, so here they are, big as life! This classic/outlaw country band, featuring pedal steel ace Joe Goldmark, long, tall, loquacious guitarist/vocalist Mitch…
Sunday, August 14th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Flying Salvias!
Ameri-kinda alt everything duo
Last glimpsed at Bird & Beckett in a Merle Haggard tribute with the Seducers a few months back, we’re beyond happy to bring Henry & Kathleen Salvia to the stage in our which way west? series for two sets of their own particular brand of mischief. The Flying Salvias have been called “Ameri-kinda Alt Everything”…
Saturday, August 13th
Grant Levin – Charles Thomas Duo , 4-6 pm
Grant Levin Quartet featuring Jesse Levit, 7:30-10 pm
Grant Levin never fails to astonish when he takes to the piano at Bird & Beckett as he does several times each month. Â 2nd & 4th Saturday afternoons showcase Grant in a duo format with one or another of his closest jazz collaborators. Â 2nd Saturday nights, Grant has led a quartet date since the beginning…
Friday, August 12th – 5:30-8:00 pm
Renaissance man Don Alberts on the keys
jazz at the bookshop every Friday!
Don Alberts is unstoppable! He’s a bop cat from the earliest ’60s still wailing five and a half decades on. A lyrical romanticist, too, playing with all the lush eloquence of Duke Ellington and Bill Evans. Check his bio at http://donalberts.com/bio.html And come hear him live with a fine band at Bird & Beckett! Ian Carey…
August 12th to 15th in preview
7 events in 4 days
jazz – comedy – Ameri-kinda-alt-everything – country – poetry – jazz!
Saturday, 8/13 – 4-6 pm: The Grant Levin – Charles Thomas Duo. 7:30-10 pm: The Grant Levin Quartet featuring alto sax player Jesse Levit. Grant never fails to astonish when he takes to the piano at Bird & Beckett as he does several times each month. 2nd & 4th Saturday afternoons showcase Grant in a…
Thursday, August 11th – 7-9 pm
Bird & Beckett Book Club discusses
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, by Laurie King
Thursday, 8/11 – 7-9 pm: The Bird & Beckett Book Club discusses The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, by Laurie King. Come one, come all — call us at the shop to reserve a copy of the book. 10% off to book club participants. Oakland born Laurie King’s long-running series of mysteries centered on Sherlock Holmes associate Mary…
Sunday, August 7th – 7:30-10 pm
The In Crowd
King of the San Francisco saloon and salon pianists, Eric Shifrin sings too and rolls with the In Crowd through material from Cole Porter to Hoagy Carmichael to Gene Autry.  He’s been charming the swells, swindlers and stand-up guys in bars and bistros from the Barbary Coast to Nob Hill for decades and shows no signs…
Sunday, August 7th – 2 pm
A Benefit for the 3300 Club
Poets & Friends read to support a crucial bar & its staff,
closed down by a massive fire
Poets read for the 3300! Thanks to the poets listed below, and the many folks who showed up to support the 3300, we raised $980 this afternoon! It’s not too late to channel more funds to the 3300 Club. Â Drop off checks made out to the 3300 Club at the bookshop, and we’ll make sure…
Saturday, August 6th – 7:30-10 pm
Good Vibes! The Smith Dobson Quartet
jazz club! when lights are low…
Tonight at Bird & Beckett: Smith Dobson V, vibes; Jack Tone Riordan, guitar; Justin Carney, bass; Evan Hughes, drums. The burnished sound of Milt Jackson & the MJQ finds its echo on the stage at Bird & Beckett when Smith Dobson rolls in the vibraphone. Smith is heir to several generations of jazz talent —…