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which way west? Sunday concert series
July 27th — 4:30-6:30 pm:
The Rudi Wongozi Trio
Rudi Wongozi’s East Bay roots are strong, pulling him back every now and again from NYC to be with family and perform a few dates.  We’re pleased to present him in the company of poet Paula Hackett and two fine rhythm players, Ollen Erich Hunt on bass and Leon Joyce on drums. Here’s a bit…
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Sunday, July 27th – 2 p.m.
‘Fertile Chaos’
Lillis, Meklina, Traetto, Zilberbourg
An afternoon reading of four writers experimenting in various unique ways with prose and story. Readers:  Karen Lillis  Margarita Meklina  Lauren Traetto  Olga Zilberbourg Karen Lillis writes fiction, poetry, and genres inbetween. She is the author of four short novels, most recently Watch the Doors as They Close (Spuyten Duyvil, 2012).…
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jazz club! Saturday nights
July 26th — 8 to 11 pm:
Michael Parsons, piano, w/Rob Figliuzzi
Michael Parsons, piano Rob Figliuzzi, guitar Heshima, bass Vinnie Rodriguez, drums San Francisco is a jazz town, and you’re in it! Â Get down to Bird & Beckett and find out. Guest guitarist Rob Figliuzzi leads one of the finest trad sessions in town down at the hot little spot called “Local Edition” in the Hearst…
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jazz in the bookshop every Friday
July 25th – 5:30-8:00 pm:
The Chuck Peterson Quintet
Chuck’s not here this week… but valve trombonist Frank Phipps sits in, while drummer Jim Zimmerman sits in for Tony Johnson and bassist Al Obidinsky sits in for Dean Reilly, with reedman Howie Dudune and guitarist Glen Deardorff as the core of the band. Five seasoned pros doing what they love to do — swing…
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Wednesday, July 23rd — 7 p.m.
A Listening Party!
Renee Gibbons’ Longing for Elsewhere
Born in a Dublin tenement in the mid-20th century and for the past three decades a well loved figure in San Francisco’s North Beach bohemia, Renee is widely known for the long-running column she wrote for the Irish Herald called “The Rambling Road.â€Â And a rambling road she’s certainly traveled since escaping Dublin for Paris…
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Monday, July 21st — 7:00 p.m.
POETS! Steve Arnston
and Sharon Pretti
open mic follows
Twice a month, on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, San Francisco troubadour Jerry Ferraz welcomes poets into Bird & Beckett. Â One or two featured readers, followed by an open mic. Tonight, Steve Arntson and Sharon Pretti are the features. We don’t have much biographical detail on Steve, but he’s perceived here at…
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