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July 16th-20th: Eight Events in Five Days
7/16: Laborfest Writers Group
7/17: Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces
7/18: Scott Foster Duo + Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish)
7/19: Night Market + Charles Thomas Trio
7/20: The Evangenitals + Vince Lateano Trio
“What the hell kind of church service is this?” — STEVE KOTLER, LA WEEKLY At the ungodly hour of 11 a.m. on July 20th, The Evangenitals return to Bird & Beckett with a reprise of their Moby Dick album and much, much more. Bird & Beckett’s favorite band delivers the sacrament at a National Caviar…
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Fundraising for the future of
Bird & Beckett in Glen Park!
Here at Bird & Beckett Books, we’ve always relied on the kindness of neighbors and strangers to make it all work; and we’ve always found that strangers don’t stay strangers long! Your tax-deductible donations to our 501(c)3 nonprofit, the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, FEIN 261906810, are the secret sauce. Book sales and cover…
Read MoreWater under the bridge…
The posts that follow show you what’s come and gone. Search the videos on our youtube channel or facebook page to find evidence of what you remember, or what you missed! Then, make sure you catch the next thing that catches your fancy. The live streams are great, but live music in a room with…
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Sunday, July 13th – 7:30pm
S.E. Willis & the Willing
blues, boogie, zydeco & country
S.E. Willis & the Willing. $20/adults; $10/students; kids/free. S.E. Willis, piano, accordion, harmonica & vocals. additional personnel to be recruited from the available willing, including the Excelsior’s own guitar wizard Takezo Takeda. S.E. plays classic and original blues, boogie, rock, zydeco and country, all with soul, conviction and authenticity–to paraphrase S.E. himself and the late,…
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Sunday, July 13th – Livestream at 10a.m.
Journalist Denise Sullivan
in conversation with Ingrid Valdez
on grief, loss, suicide prevention
and emotional support
SF Lives/Live Talk
SF Lives/Live Talks on the second Sunday of each month via our livestream. Find it on Bird & Beckett’s YouTube channel or Facebook page. Independent reporter Denise Sullivan brings the SF Lives series to Bird & Beckett for a Sunday morning livestream: This month’s guest is Ingrid Valdez, BCBA, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst…
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Saturday, July 12th – 7:30pm
The Ron Marabuto Quartet
Ron Marabuto Quartet. $20/adults; $10/students; kids/free. Bob Kenmotsu, tenor sax. Ben Stolorow, piano. Ravi Abcarian, bass. Ron Marabuto, drums. Ron Marabuto, the son of John Marabuto, a key Bay Area pianist/arranger throughout the 1950s-1990s, was raised in the East Bay, graduated from UC Berkeley, and spent over a decade in New York City working extensively…
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