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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Thursday, January 17th:
POETS! All open mic
in the memory of Dan Harrington
7:00 p.m.
Poets! is an ongoing Bird & Beckett poetry series, hosted by Jerry Ferraz, which presents featured poets followed by an open mic. We’re moving this series from its twice-a-month Monday schedule to a once-a-month “Third Thursdays” schedule. So mark your calendars! Click here for an overview of the series. 7:00 p.m. Tonight’s reading in our ongoing…
Sunday, January 20th:
Mike Lipskin & Dinah Lee
stride piano and jazz vocals
which way west? Sunday concert series. All ages welcome! No cover charge, but your generous donations make it possible for us to pay the musicians. Sunday, Jan. 20 – 4:30-6:30 pm: Mike Lipskin & Dinah Lee with Paul Mehling & Jerry Logas. Mike Lipskin is a 50-year veteran Stride Jazz pianist who has an original…
Sunday, January 20th:
Poets Mary Burger & Denise Newman
2:00 p.m. Mary Burger is a writer and artist living in Oakland. Her book Then Go On was published in 2012 by Litmus Press. Earlier books include Sonny (Leon Works, 2005) and A Partial Handbook for Navigators (Interbirth, 2008.) With Robert Glück, Camille Roy, and Gail Scott she co-edited the anthology Biting the Error (Coach…
Sunday, January 13th:
Misisipi Mike Wolf & Friends
which way west? Sunday concert series. All ages welcome! No cover charge, but your generous donations make it possible for us to pay the musicians. Sunday, Jan. 13 – 4:30-6:30 pm: Misisipi Mike & Friends. Country picker & singer/songwriter Mike Wolf, aka Misisipi Mike, has more friends than there are double consonants in the English…
Big jazz in little glen park!
This winter/spring, watch for some major jazz musicians in our Sunday “which way west?” series… always 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Never a cover charge, but don’t neglect to help us pay the musicians — unless you’re flat broke! All ages welcome! In between the dates we’ll describe below, you’ll hear country music (Misisipi Mike on…
Support your local bookshop
& cultural center!
Bird & Beckett is proud to have served the Glen Park neighborhood since 1999 in at least two significant ways — as a bookshop bursting at the seams with a broad and interesting selection of the best new and used books we know how to find, and as a cultural community center where we can…
Sunday, January 6th:
Avotcja, Poet & Musician
A double shot of Avotcja love on the first Sunday of 2013! Poetry at 2 p.m.   –    Modupue at 4:30 p.m. 2:00 pm – With Every Step I Take: Avotcja is joined by Q.R. Hand and Eliza Shefler to celebrate her book of selected poems just published by Bill Vartnaw’s Taurean Horn Press. 4:30 to…
December 29th:
The Aristocrats
which way west? concert series. Every Sunday afternoon, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Never a cover charge, but it’s your generous donation at the show that makes it possible for us to pay the musicians. All ages welcome. The musicians joining guitarist Ray Scott in this quartet are all top flight Bay Area jazz professionals with…
Sunday, December 16th:
A Trad Jazz Xmas
with the Buena Vista Jazz Band
Sunday, December 16th – 4:30-6:30 p.m. which way west? Sunday concert series. Never a cover charge, but your generous donations help us pay the musicians. All ages welcome! Top musicians from the region’s highly regarded trad jazz scene celebrate the holiday season at Bird & Beckett — playing the music of early New Orleans created…
Featured Publisher: Nobrow Press
Eyepopping and seductive… the Brits do it again! Last week, we featured London’s Laurence King Press, turning out sharp & useful books for graphic artists, architects, fashion designers, photographers — but Nobrow showcases young artists taking their art school training into creative territory like no other. Nobrow’s signature printing and bookmaking techniques sprang from the necessity…