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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But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!
Wednesday: May 15th
Benjamin Hollander & George Albon
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 7:00 pm Poets Benjamin Hollander and George Albon read to celebrate the release of newly published prose works: Hollander’s In the House Un-American, and his Memoir American, and Albon’s Aspiration, all three of which will be hot off the presses from Clockroot/Interlink, Punctum, and Omnidawn, respectively. Benjamin Hollander was born in…
Soul on the Run
Marc Dulman has gone into permanent exile now, and we miss him! He was a fine writer – of poetry, plays, prose fiction — and also a dedicated teacher with a long history at CCSF. A man who was constantly attuned to his own muse, who was confident that his writing was on par with the writers of…
Mark your calendar!
Sunday, May 5th
Trio BZF
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, May 5 – 4:30-6:30 pm: Trio BZF. Pianist Ken French, bassist Ron Belcher and drummer Jim Zimmerman first found common musical ground a dozen years ago when they began…
Ruth Parish
– A Memorial Tribute with Jazz!
Wed., April 24th, 5 to 8 pm
Ruth Parish passed away a few months ago, and we’re gathering her friends and relations to celebrate her life and the fond memories we have of her as a regular for years at the Bird & Beckett Friday evening jazz sessions. Ruth’s daughter Anne-Marie Fleming has organized the evening and has invited Michael Parsons, Don Prell and…
Last Sunday of the month…
The Glen Park Street Fair
Sunday, April 28th… there’ll be dancing in the streets! Terrific live music, great food, interesting vendors & scads of happy people thronging Diamond Street between Bosworth and Chenery… don’t neglect to come up to the shop and say hi!  We’ll be holding down the fort and will offer a telling of Tibetan folk tales by the…
Walker Tells Tibetan Tales!
Sunday, Apr. 28 at 2:30 p.m.
On the last Sunday of each month, Walker Brents gives a talk, on subjects ranging widely across the cultural and intellectual spectrum. This month, in keeping with the light-hearted spirit of the street fair playing out down the block, Walker will tell some Tibetan folk tales… fascinating bits of mental legerdemain to amuse & delight!
Sunday, April 21st – 4:30 p.m.
Eclaire de Lune, gypsy jazz!
which way west? Sunday afternoon concert series every week…4:30 to 6:30 pm No cover, but your donations make it possible for us to pay the band! Eclaire de Lune plays the music of Django Reinhart and quite a lot more…  Hot Club swing, bossa nova, West Coast jazz, tango, Parisian musette waltz, the Great American Songbook,…
Sunday, April 7th, at 4:30 pm:
Film Noir Jazz
Noel Jewkes/Larry Vuckovich Duo
As a duo, Jewkes & Vuckovich will dig deep into the music that enhanced the great noir films of American cinema in the 40s, 50s and 60s. Each of these gentlemen has been acknowledged as among the very top musicians on the local scene for five decades or more.
Sunday, April 7th, 2 p.m.
Jeff DeMark spins a few tales, with music
Jeff DeMark drives down from Humboldt County, returning to his old neighborhood and Bird & Beckett to tell some of his stories, play a little guitar and sing a few songs, with ample support on guitar by Oakland singer-songwriter Jerry Zeiger. DeMark is originally from Wisconsin, and has been writing and performing for decades. He’s…
Saturday, April 6th, at 7 pm: AMERARCANA 2013 Release Reading & Celebration
The 4th annual Bird & Beckett Review, AMERARCANA 2013 is here now, so please come down to the bookshop to check it out, and join us on Saturday, April 6th to celebrate and hear from a few of the contributors, including, but not necessarily limited to: Patrick James Dunagan, Christina Fisher, Jack Hirschman, Ava Khoobor,…