653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
Now open six days a week
Tuesdays to Sundays
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
with limited browsing
curbside pickup and delivery also available
1-415-586-3733
[email protected]
Stay tuned for the next B&B benefit party in Jerry Ferraz's backyard! Here's some video of the last one!
Bird & Beckett Archived Events
Sunday, March 29th – 4:30pm
Grant Levin Residency
last Sundays through June
which way west?
concert series
$20 suggested donation; any amount appreciated Grant Levin Quartet: James Mahone, tenor saxophone…
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Wednesday, April 1st – 7:30pm
Sylvia Cuenca Quartet
feat. Roni Ben-Hur and
Anton Schwartz
$20 cover charge; sliding scale available
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Thursday, April 2nd – 7:30pm
Dave Meder Trio
Dave Meder $20 cover charge; sliding scale available
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Bird & Beckett is now closed on Mondays.
We’re open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
for ordering and picking up books only.
We’re transacting business by phone and email during the shelter-in-place period. We have…
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Sunday, March 29 – 2:30pm
Walker Talks. Walker Brents III speaks of Hafez and of storytelling
“As Hafiz said: ‘Seek life and patience, for the great…
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Breaking ground and minding & mining the tradition–
live streaming from Bird & Beckett! it’s been beautiful and necessary, but we’re going to hit the pause button on it now.
Saturday evening, March 28th, jazz flautist Gerald Beckett led a trio to celebrate…
Read MoreNot everyone can afford a book, much less books, though they’re an essential need (as you’ll agree should you think about it for a New York minute!)
If you need books and can’t afford them, let us know. We have…
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postponed: Saturday, April 11th – 7:30–10pm
Dave Bass Afro-Cuban Quintet
jazz club! when lights are low…
every Saturday night at Bird & Beckett
Dave Bass Afro-Cuban Quintet
We’ll reschedule when the smoke has cleared… sorry to say, it’s necessary… With…
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"I don’t think the printed book is going to disappear any time soon. The codex (the bound book) is a wonderful container for information: simple, portable, inexpensive. Flip through the pages. No scrolling. No crashes. And the book, at its best, aspires to and attains the state of art."
-- Les Ferriss
The Independent Musicians Alliance
Gigging musicians! You have nothing to lose but your lack of a collective voice to achieve fair wages for your work!
The IMA can be a conduit for you, if you join in to make it work.
https://www.independentmusiciansalliance.org/
Read more here - Andy Gilbert's Feb 25 article about the IMA from KQED's site