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Sunday, June 5th – 2 pm
Elsa Marley reads Tiananmen Square poems
Elsa Marley will be reading from her new book of poetry, Never Forget, which brings together 27 years of poems about the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 in China.  Elsa is a painter who also writes poetry.  The Tiananmen poems derive from her presence in China at the time of the massacre, after being resident in…
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Bill Evans Lives! And Smith Dobson’s got him!
Saturday night at jazz club
June 4th – 7:30-10 pm
The Smith Dobson Trio explores the music of Bill Evans Adam Shulman, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Smith Dobson, drums
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Friday, June 3rd – 5:30-8:00 pm: jazz in the bookshop!
Don Prell’s SeaBop Ensemble
The first Friday of the month is the province of one of our elder statesmen of bop and west coast jazz, Mr. Don Prell, bassist. He learned his trade in L.A. in the 50s and has stories to tell, and bebop lines to play! Â Jerry Logas on reeds and Vinnie Rodriguez on drums lend able…
Read MoreOpening Reception at Gallery Ex Libris – Thursday, June 2nd – 7 pm
Join us Thursday, June 2nd from 7–9pm for the opening reception of Life After Death: Hand Lettering and Book Arts in the Digital Age featuring work by students from City College of San Francisco. The show will run through mid July, open daily from 11–7.
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Sunday, May 29th -7:30 pm
in the canyon moonlight, live at Bird & Beckett!
The Evangenitals!!!
They’re fierce, they’re funny, and they’ll make your head spin while your toe’s tappin’. Plus, the Moby Dick album is deep. The rest is beyond category. Two sets, so you’ll get a generous helping of both. Â No cover charge per se: $10-20 donation suggested and appreciated. After you’ve supped, you’ll want to feast on…
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Sunday, May 29th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Charles Thomas Quartet
Trumpet player George Spencer pianist Grant Levin and drummer Mark Lee join bassist Charles Thomas for two sets of jazz Sunday afternoon, 4:30-6:30 pm, at Bird & Beckett Books That’s Charles and Grant in the photo, with drummer Omar Aran, at a previous Bird & Beckett date. Â This one? Expect a transcendent afternoon. Things won’t…
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