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POETS! OR: The Otis Review
OR: The Otis Review Editor & poet Paul Vangelisti will be up from Los Angeles for this reading, joined by Neeli Cherkovski, Art Beck and Michael Rothenberg. Sunday, January 16 at 2 pm.
Scholars of the Arab Empire
Scholars of the Arab Empire Dr. Wajih Ibrahim Saadeh has synthesized his knowledge of the development of Arab thought, its roots and its influence on Western ideas in a series of books. His lecture on Sunday, Jan. 16, at 1 pm will set forth an overview of Arab philosophy and its effect on the European…
www? A Re-Coronation of Norton I, Emperor of These United States and Protector of Mexico
A Re-Coronation of Norton I, Emperor of These United States and Protector of Mexico Sunday, January 9, 2011, at 4:30 pm, join us for a Re-Coronation of Norton I, Emperor of These United States and Protector of Mexico, on the occasion of the 131st anniversary of his death. During his 21-year reign, the good Emperor…
Celebrate the New Year with Bird & Beckett
Celebrate the New Year with Bird & Beckett $35 buys a convivial evening of music, food and- at midnight-Â free champagne, plus the company of neighbors and friends. Don Prell (bass) and Raymond Scott (guitar) will kick off the evening at 8:00 pm, and then the Chuck Peterson Quintet will swing it on through ’til…
New Books on the shelves- Cleopatra, Stephen Sondheim and More
Stacy Schiff’s new biography of Cleopatra and Stephen Sondheim on Stephen Sondheim Two terrific books on the shelf in the bookshop (and orderable through our online store): Stacy Schiff’s biography of the Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra: A Life has received raves in the press (see the New York Times review here) and from bookshop patrons as…
Bishop Norman Williams passes away December 8, 2010
Legendary alto player Bishop Norman William passes away, December 8, 2010 We’re saddened to note the passing of Bishop Norman Williams, a much loved and respected alto player born in Kansas City in 1938, and a fixture on the San Francisco scene since 1961. He played with top-flight musicians from Phineas Newborn to George Coleman…
Autobiography of Mark Twain
Autobiography of Mark Twain One of the really big books of the season. Stands to reason! Twain dictated this material (which will run to three volumes when publication is complete) in the last four years of his life- charging his executors with the instruction that it was to remain unpublished until he’d been dead a…
Books for the holidays, and for the moment!
Books for the holidays, and for the moment! Patti Smith‘s new memoir about her youthful times with Robert Mapplethorpe, Just Kids, went to paperback in late September and won the National Book Award in mid-November. It’s been a moving and gratifying reading experience for dozens of people we’ve talked to in the shop. And then…
Saturday, March 3rd– 7:30-10:00 pm
The Nowheresville City Council
jazz club! when lights are low…
$20 cover chargeÂ
Benjamin Aaron Goldberg, William Altrist Bernard, Scott Anthony Amendola Serving you since the 1900’s
Saturday, August 24th – 7:30-10pm
Hardly Strictly Family Band
jazz club! when lights are low…
every Saturday nightÂ
$20 cover/sliding scale available. Featuring the renowned country blues singer, Uncle Joe “Lucky†Beckett, and backed by the most dangerous backing band west of the Sacramento River, the Hardly Strictly Family Band plays a mix of your favorite country blues, folk, and Americana music. The Hardly Strictly Family Band features: Uncle Joe “Lucky†Beckett: Vocals…