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SUMMARY:SFLives Livestream: Journalist Denise Sullivan in conversation with Dr. Saidah Leatutufu-Burch
DESCRIPTION:Independent reporter Denise Sullivan brings the SF Lives series to Bird & Beckett for a Sunday morning livestream. This month’s guest is Dr. Saidah Leatutufu-Burch. We expect a wide-ranging discussion on the legacy of local Black history\, community organizing\, economic justice and the November San Francisco ballot. \nDr. Sai (Sy) is a Black and Sāmoan San Franciscan\, organizer\, cultural orator\, economic mobility strategist\, and liberationist. She is the Founder of Economic Emancipation LLC. and SLB Strategies—a social impact-focused consulting firm committed to equipping organizations with the tools and strategies necessary to drive sustainable change and achieve bold impact. Her work is guided by a core belief: “Liberate with love. Transform with power.” \nThe SFLives Project\, a series of candid conversations with San Francisco’s artists\, activists and free thinkers\, was conceived as a print media column by Denise Sullivan for the San Francisco Examiner where it ran from 2018-2022\, then transitioned into a live-streamed conversation\, produced by Jenna Littlejohn\, for Bird & Beckett. Past editions are archived on the Bird & Beckett YouTube channel. \nhttps://denisesullivan.org/about/
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/sflives-livestream-journalist-denise-sullivan-in-conversation-with-dr-saidah-leatutufu-burch-on-the-november-ballot-the-legacy-of-local-black-history-community-organizing-and-economic-justice/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Talks / Interviews
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SUMMARY:Next Gen Jam hosted by Walter Arron Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Walter Arron Quartet comprises: \nJairo Guerigay (Burlingame High School)\, alto saxophone; Ludovic “Tilu” Blain-Galvez (Berkeley High School)\, piano; Walter Arron (Nueva High School)\, bass & leader; Aaron Donohoe (Sequoia High School)\, drums \n\n\nFollowing their set\, the quartet will conduct a jam session specifically attuned to student jazz players\, though anyone may participate.A small honorarium is paid to the members of the quartet by the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project with support from Jazz in the Neighborhood — both 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations funded by individual donors. Tax-deductible donations to both organizations make their work possible. Audience contributions at the event help\, too\, and are very much appreciated. \nNo charge to attend or play. Stay for a tune\, stay for a set\, stay for the show. Donate what fits your pocketbook\, and know that we very much appreciate your support! It’s all part of our weekly Sunday Happy Hour programming.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/next-gen-jam_2026-10-04/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Haymaker - a Ben Goldberg joint
DESCRIPTION:NKT debut album cover art by Molly Barker \nBen Goldberg\, clarinet.\nMatt Robidoux\, electronics.\nDavid Ewell\, bass.\nTim Bulkley\, drums. \n$20 cover charge at the door (cash\, please) /  byob\nStudents $10\nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 \nBen Goldberg pulls no punches\, and has been pulling tricks from various bags for three and a half decades\, publicly. It was 1990 when he\, Dan Seamans and Kenny Wollenson sprung the New Klezmer Trio on an unsuspecting world. No doubt\, there were earlier shenanigans we haven’t been told about; and many rivers have been crossed since. \n \nHere’s the grand vizier’s brand new bag\, prospectively great we’re certain–in cahoots with some likely co-conspirators\, viziers of their own realms and tricksters all. \nKnock on wood.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/haymaker-a-ben-goldberg-joint/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Gil Duran (The Nerd Reich) & Amy Westervelt (Brought to You By)
DESCRIPTION:Gil Duran\, author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy; and Amy Westervelt\, author or Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth\, Conned the Public\, and Broke Democracy\, in conversation. \nGil Durán was born in Tulare\, California\, in 1976. The grandson of Mexican immigrant farmworkers\, he got his first taste of work in the fields\, but took an interest in journalism after winning the local newspaper’s “My Mom Is the Best” contest in the fifth grade. In the tenth grade\, his family moved from California to Kentucky\, where he dropped out of high school for a year\, then returned and befriended an English teacher who encouraged him to apply to college. He graduated DePauw University in 1998 and started his journalism career at the San Jose Mercury News. As the newspaper industry hit turbulence\, he pivoted to politics and spent ten years as an advisor to politicians including Jerry Brown\, Dianne Feinstein\, and Kamala Harris. In 2018\, he returned to journalism as California opinion editor of The Sacramento Bee\, and then became editorial page editor of the San Francisco Examiner. Now an independent journalist\, he publishes two newsletters: The Nerd Reich\, focused on extremist tech politics\, and FrameLab\, focused on political language. \nA fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the international stage\, exploring the wild and dystopian ambition of the technocrats at its center\, and offering a road map to resistance. \nWhen Silicon Valley says it is ‘‘moving fast and breaking things\,’’ the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule. \nDrawing on insider political experience and new investigations\, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots in The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg. He introduces its modern apostles—Peter Thiel\, Marc Andreessen\, Balaji Srinivasan\, and Elon Musk—and shows how the promise of technological liberation has transformed into a global movement for digital feudalism\, powered by cryptocurrency\, artificial intelligence\, and the algorithmic propaganda of social media. \nThe Nerd Reich explains the origins\, strategies\, and ambitions of Silicon Valley’s war on democracy for the first time. From San Francisco’s weaponized elections and secret billionaire projects to the White House\, Durán exposes how the world’s richest men are building a new political order. The Nerd Reich is more than a hidden history\, it’s an urgent warning: democracy is being dismantled not by coups or tanks\, but by code\, capital\, and the illusion of innovation. Durán insists there is still time to fight back—if we act now. \nAmy Westervelt is an award-winning investigative print and audio journalist. In 2015\, she received a Rachel Carson award for women greening journalism for her role in creating a women-only climate journalism group syndicating longform climate reporting to The Atlantic\, The Guardian\, The Economist\, and many more outlets. In 2017\, she founded the independent podcast production company Critical Frequency\, which specializes in reported narrative podcasts that The New Yorker\, The New York Times\, and The Atlantic have described as “fascinating\,” “rigorously reported\,” and “the best.” Westervelt has received an ONA award for excellence in audio storytelling\, multiple Covering Climate Now awards for climate reporting\, a Wilbur award for excellence in religion reporting\, two Peabody nominations\, and was named a 2023 Covering Climate Now “Journalist of the Year.” A 20-year veteran investigative journalist\, Westervelt’s earlier work for NPR\, The Guardian\, The Wall Street Journal\, Inside Climate News\, and various other outlets earned her Edward R. Murrow\, ONA\, and Folio awards as well\, and is often cited as amongst the earliest examples of accountability reporting on climate. Her book “Brought to You By: Inside Big Oil’s Total Information War\,” is just out from Bloomsbury. \n \nA gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media\, our democracy\, and now the very nature of truth itself-from investigative reporter and Drilled podcast host Amy Westervelt. \nWhether it’s the tobacco industry lying about the health dangers of cigarettes\, Big Pharma burying studies that make its products less marketable\, or Big Oil misleading the public on the dangers of the climate crisis\, we all know corporations use doubt and science denial to avoid responsibility. So why do we continue to let them get away with it? \nIn Brought to You By\, Amy Westervelt exposes the plot hidden within the familiar story of science denial. Over the last century\, Big Industry has built a vast apparatus of think tanks\, lobbyists\, sponsored university labs\, and obliging news networks to con the public and fool decision-makers\, poisoning the informational ecosystem and warping the nature of truth along the way. \nWith her signature wit and incisiveness\, Westervelt shows how the masterminds of corporate misinformation-people like Herb Schmertz\, the public relations pioneer who made Mobil “the thinking man’s oil company\,” Richard Edelman\, the PR guy who helped the dairy industry vilify oat milk\, and David Petraeus\, the disgraced spy chief using counter- insurgency tactics to discredit climate science\, have ushered in an era of unprecedented corporate control. \nOnly by exposing this well-oiled machine can we begin to repair the social contract; reclaim truth and democracy; and redraw the lines between corporate speech and individual speech\, a lie and an opinion\, a dollar and a word.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/gil-duran-the-nerd-reich-amy-westervelt-brought-to-you-by/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Event,Talks / Interviews
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SUMMARY:Dennis Mitcheltree Trio
DESCRIPTION:Dennis Mitcheltree\, saxophone; Jesse Crawford\, bass; Bill McClellan\, drums. \nDennis Mitcheltree’s 8th album as a leader\, Seeing Red\, will be released this fall on the Dengor Music label. Based in Los Angeles since 2007\, he makes regular forays to the Bay Area with his working trio and quartet and has enjoyed a great reception by audiences at Mr. Tipples\, the Sound Room\, Chez Hanny\, Meyhouse\, the Dawn Club and other regional jazz spots. Here’s recent video (December 2025) of the quartet in New York City: \n\n  \nDennis has performed and recorded with masters of the jazz world: Clark Terry\, Billy Taylor\, George Cables\, Bill Holman\, Bob Moses\, Jim McNeely\, Howard Johnson\, Gary Bartz\, Kenny Werner\, James Williams\, Don Sickler\, Charli Persip\, Ronnie Matthews\, Pete Yellin\, Richie Cole\, Bill Holman\, Pete Christlieb\, Doug Webb\, Carl Saunders\, Joe La Barbera\, John Clayton\, Christian Jacob and Bruce Forman along with contemporaries Uri Caine\, Ingrid Jensen\, Johannes Wallmann\, Andy Milne and David Binney. He recorded with Janelle Monáe on her 2024 Grammy nominated “Best Album of the Year”\, The Age Of Pleasure. \nBorn and raised in Wisconsin\, he picked up the oboe and saxophone at age 12. He received a scholarship from Berklee College of Music where he graduated with a Magna cum Laude degree in Jazz Performance in 1987 and moved to New York City in the same year and spent two decades building his career in New York City. \nHe is the Artistic Director for the American Music Group\, widely known for the INFLUENCES series presented at Carnegie Hall\, and an award-winning saxophonist and composer. \nA former student of Joe Viola\, Billy Pierce\, Jim McNeely\, George Garzone and Joe Lovano\, Dennis is also a renowned jazz teacher and clinician of jazz improvisation\, harmony\, composition and saxophone/woodwinds. He teaches privately and as a guest artist/clinician/lecturer at universities and jazz education programs worldwide. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 \nHear samples of Dennis Mitcheltree’s work on his YouTube channel at this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8PLXb0o6u3HXe3P2iYqMQ \n 
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/dennis-micheltree_2026-10-07/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Jonah Raskin\, Marc Zegans\, Larry Beckett read some of their poetry\, and Jonah introduces his latest book
DESCRIPTION:Jonah Raskin introduces his most recent book of cultural writings\, Keeping the Beat (Regent Press\, 2026)\, a collection of original\, groundbreaking reviews and essays about the writers of the Beat Generation\, plus their contemporaries and fellow travelers. Jonah’s five and a half decades’ output of short and long-form literary/cultural criticism and journalism has traced three-quarters of a century of outsider American socio-political life\, with an eye on the American imperial project that frames it. Lately\, he’s also produced a fair amount of poetry. \nJonah will bring some of his poems to the table to join with poets Marc Zegans and Larry Beckett\, who will present some of their own poetry\, principally recent work. Larry will also sing a poem of Paul Verlaine\, in his own translation\, accompanying the poem/song on piano. \nThe Book of Immaculate Perception / Madrigals is a tête-bêche (flip book) by Marc Zegans and Larry Beckett in which two poem cycles\, “Madrigals” by Beckett and “The Book of Immaculate Perception” by Zegans can be read from their respective fronts-to-backs in a single spine format. The project developed when Marc sent Larry the manuscript for “The Book of Immaculate Perception\,” a micro-chap tracing the circle from raw awareness through life mediated by language to simple awareness regained\, and Larry\, responding enthusiastically\, shared with Marc a thematically resonant series of madrigals inspired by his daughter that trace the life arc forward from conception. The confluence between these poem-cycles extends beyond shared narrative lines to independently formed yet common imagery and complementary methods of composition. In each body of work\, you will find compactness of speech\, form that liberates line\, and an easy flow from poem-to-poem that animates and enriches the experience of reading these two sets of poems in each other’s company. \nLarry Beckett’s poetry ranges from songs to blank sonnets and 100-page narrative works. His lyric\, “Song to the Siren\,” is a modern standard. In the years since\, he’s written the postmodern epic\, “American Cycle\,” including the long narratives Paul Bunyan\, Wyatt Earp\, Amelia Earhart\, and he has reinvented Sonnets. “The Book of Merlin” is a recovery and translation of the 6th-century Brythonic poet\, and “Romances Without Words / In Solitary” is the first translation of the prison manuscript of Paul Verlaine. “Beat Poetry” is a study of the poets and poetry of the fifties San Francisco Renaissance. These madrigals are to a child from conception on. They’re dedicated to his daughter\, Susannah Beckett. \nMarc Zegans’s seven collections of poems include Lyon Street (Bamboo Dart Press\, 2022) and The Snow Dead (Červená Barva Press\, 2020). Ghost Book (Kite String Press\, 2024)\, a fine art photo book collaboration with photographer Tsar Fedorsky\, is held in the special collections of the Boston Athenaeum\, the Getty Research Institute\, Yale University’s Haas Family Arts Library\, Haverford College\, the Peabody Essex Museum\, and others.  Marc reviews poetry for Liberated Words in his column\, “On the Cutting Edge.” Films based on Marc’s poems appear regularly at festivals around the world. He lives by the coast in Northern California.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/poets-raskin-zegans-beckett_2026-10-08/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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SUMMARY:Larry Vann Quartet with vocalist Derek Evans
DESCRIPTION:Derek Evans\, vocals\nRichard Cruz\, piano\nTim  Landis\, guitar\nA. J. Joyce\, bass\nLarry Vann\, drums \nGroove Merchant Larry Vann and vocalist Derek Evans guarantee a fantastic stroll through soulville. \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/larry-vann_2026-10-09/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261010T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261010T213000
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SUMMARY:Cantos de mi Tierra
DESCRIPTION:Armando Fox\, piano; Jesse Alejandro Cottrell\, guitar; Anastasia Preston\, bass; Ryan Friedman\, percussion; Laura Ramos & Edu González\, vocals\, with guest Matthew Porter on trumpet \nCantos De Mi Tierra is a cultural stewardship initiative that curates and presents the richness of Latin American music through cabaret performance. Blending storytelling\, history\, and live music\, each show introduces audiences to the songs that have shaped the heart and soul of the continent across genres\, countries\, and generations. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCsheJk18rk \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/cantos-de-mi-tierra_2026-10-10/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261011T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261011T190000
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SUMMARY:Postponed: Deep Thicket Dwellers
DESCRIPTION:This date will be rescheduled. Check the band’s website at https://www.deepthicketband.com/ \n 
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/deep-thicket-dwellers_2026-10-11/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261015T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261015T210000
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SUMMARY:Walker Talks\, on Attar of Nishapur - a live stream
DESCRIPTION:Attar of Nishapur\, the 12th century Sufi poet\, composed his poetry while working as an herbalist and perfume-maker\, making medicines and potions as well as poems\, in the city of Nishapur.  This was in the land once known as Khorasan\, at the time of the Seljuk dynasty of ancient Persia\, now Iran. \nAttar’s classic poem “The Conference of the Birds” is a vast allegory of each soul’s individual pilgrimage toward the One\, told as an adventurous journey undertaken by a community of birds.  This work\, as well as many others\, helps us to understand what Rumi must have meant when he said\, “Attar travelled all the way through the seven cities of love\, while I have only just arrived at the bend of the first alley.” \nAn almost-monthly series of talks by Walker Brents III (9 or 10 talks a year for more than two decades) on various topics in poetry\, mythology\, folklore\, philosophy\, etc. Although primarily a live stream viewable on our YouTube channel and Facebook page\, it’s also fine if you slip into the darkened shop to listen in person. \nYou can find the live stream at this link: https://www.youtube.com/@bird_beckett/streams
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/walker-talks_2026-10-15/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks / Interviews
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261016T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261016T213000
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SUMMARY:Jeffrey Burr Trio with Noel Jewkes\, reeds
DESCRIPTION:Jeffrey Burr\, guitar; Eric Markowitz\, bass; Smith Dobson\, drums\nwith special guest Noel Jewkes\, reeds \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 \nNormally\, guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month\, but this month he’s off in another direction. Check back on 11/20 for his return! \n 
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/jeffrey-burr_2026-10-16/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T213000
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SUMMARY:Standard Issue - CD release! - Johnston / Lyons / Shelby / Hart
DESCRIPTION:Darren Johnston\, peace cannon; Kai Lyons\, guitar; Marcus Shelby\, bass; Lorca Hart\, drums \nCelebrate the release of their eponymous album: Standard Issue \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/standard-issue_2026-10-17/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261018T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261018T190000
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SUMMARY:Tony Johnson Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Charlie McCarthy\, sax; Sam Cady\, piano; Chuck Bennett\, bass; Tony Johnson drums \nSUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come on down to the bookshop to get a bit better acquainted with your neighbors and just have a ball before the start of another long hard work week!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/tony-johnson_2026-10-18/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261020T210000
DTSTAMP:20260929T204636Z
CREATED:20260911T025515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T204636Z
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SUMMARY:Poets Milo Starr Johnson\, Steve Arntson & Tim Xonnelly + open mic
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 20th at 7pm\, come and enjoy a reading by three poets\, with a little solo piano thrown in for good measure. No charge\, but it doesn’t hurt to bring a few bucks to throw in for the poets. And byob if you like… \nMilo Starr Johnson\, Steve Arntson\, and Tim Xonnelly read from their latest works along with new material. There will be a limited open mic after the readers\, so please come early if you want to sign up. The reading will be hosted by Deborah Fruchey of Last Laugh Productions. \nMilo Starr Johnson is the author of “Miss Experience White\,” a surrealistic political poem cycle about the dark journey of the white American soul published by Bhaga Music. It’s based on her award-winning podcast and features 20 full-color illustrations by John Seabury. \nSteve Arntson is the author of seven poetry collections\, including the recent “Walkways of the Sea” and upcoming “Inside Scenery\,” both from Last Laugh Productions. \nTim Xonnelly is the author of three chapbooks and the recent full-length collection of poetry with photography “The Invasion of Pantomime\,” from Last Laugh Productions. \nTheir books will be available for purchase at the event. PLUS a free book raffle of older titles from Last Laugh Productions! \n 
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/johnson-xonnelly-loranger_2026-10-20/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261022T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260915T180139Z
CREATED:20260915T175611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T180139Z
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SUMMARY:Amy O'Hair presents "History Walks in Sunnyside"
DESCRIPTION:Author Amy O’Hair presents her new book\, History Walks in Sunnyside. \nTake a walk through history! Share with friends or family. Enjoy short tales of San Francisco’s past while walking the streets of Sunnyside where they took place. This compact book brings together a wealth of local stories that set you on the path to grasping all aspects of local history\, while scaling the hills and stairs and taking in the sights (or curled up on the couch).
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/history-walks-in-sunnyside_2026-10-22/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks / Interviews
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261023T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261023T213000
DTSTAMP:20261004T210431Z
CREATED:20260825T224925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261004T210431Z
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SUMMARY:Kurt Ribak Trio
DESCRIPTION:Lincoln Adler\, saxophone\nScott Foster\, guitar;\nKurt Ribak\, bass \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10\nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 \nKurt Rebak’s compositions signify his reach for what happens when “Charles Mingus meets The Meters\, and they go to Duke Ellington’s house to jam\, with Cachao and Thelonious Monk sitting in.” \nKurt has shared the stage with circus performers\, preachers and fire-breathing strippers\, but never all three at once. He’s performed in venues ranging from Yoshi’s to a club where someone stashed a loaded .45 in his bass bag. \nWhen Kurt was about four years old his mother found him dancing to the sound of the dishwasher. More conventional early musical experiences included playing ‘cello and singing in the San Francisco Boys Chorus\, which performed with the San Francisco Symphony and Opera. \nKurt studied at UC Berkeley\, then earned a scholarship to Berklee College of Music\, where he graduated with top honors. While at Berklee\, he spent many hours transcribing and absorbing the styles of bassists Paul Chambers\, Ray Brown\, and Charles Mingus\, and gained a love of composition and songwriting.  Early tunes reflect a strong Thelonious Monk influence\, while others reflect his love of the great bassist/composer/bandleader Charles Mingus. Later tunes bring to mind Horace Silver\, Lee Morgan\, and the South African composer Abdullah Ibrahim. \nIn June 2012 Kurt was in an auto accident\, seriously injuring his left hand and forearm.  Thirteen operations later he resumed playing\, much to the surprise of some surgeons. Kurt notes\, “When I was hurt I learned how many people loved me\, cared about me. They say it takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a community to heal someone.” In at least one of his tunes\, he cheerfully asserts that he’s not adverse to the restorative qualities of a good cocktail. \nKurt’s recordings are played on KCSM-FM\, KPFA\, KZSC\, KZFR\, KKUP\, San Diego’s Jazz 88\, PRI and other jazz stations. He leads his group at venues throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area and beyond\, including sold-out appearances at Yoshi’s and SFJAZZ. His group has also performed at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse\, San Francisco Jazz Festival\, San Jose Jazz Festival\, Nor-Cal Jazz Festival\, Fillmore Street Jazz Festival\, and Blue Note Napa…and Bird & Beckett. \nKurt’s working trio with Lincoln Adler on saxophone and Greg Sankovich on piano dates back to associations made in his San Francisco Boys Chorus days when he and Lincoln were members\, and his subsequent undergraduate years at Berkeley when he and Lincoln encountered Greg. Greg and Lincoln co-produced Kurt’s last three records\, “PAST PRESENT FUTURE”\,”I Got One More!” and “ONWARD“. Greg will miss this Bird & Beckett date while he rehabs from surgery\, but guitarist Scott Foster\, a key figure on the Bird & Beckett roster\, will step in to sub. \n  \nLINCOLN ADLER\, saxophones. Lincoln started playing various musical instruments at the age of 5\, eventually being drawn to the saxophone in high school. Lincoln became fascinated by the power of music to communicate feelings across the boundaries of language and culture. He developed his sound playing in Bay Area bands and refined his abilities at the Uni \nKurt studied at UC Berkeley\, then earned a scholarship to Berklee College of Music\, where he graduated with top honors. While at Berklee\, he spent many hours transcribing and absorbing the styles of bassists Paul Chambers\, Ray Brown\, and Charles Mingus\, and gained a love of composition and songwriting.  Early tunes reflect a strong Thelonious Monk influence\, while others reflect his love of the great bassist/composer/bandleader Charles Mingus. Later tunes bring to mind Horace Silver\, Lee Morgan\, and the South African composer Abdullah Ibrahim. \nLINCOLN ADLER\, saxophones. Lincoln started playing various musical instruments at the age of 5\, eventually being drawn to the saxophone in high school. Lincoln became fascinated by the power of music to communicate feelings across the boundaries of language and culture. He developed his sound playing in Bay Area bands and refined his abilities at the Uni
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/kurt-riback_2026-10-23/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T213000
DTSTAMP:20261003T031231Z
CREATED:20260825T225421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T031231Z
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SUMMARY:Pickpocket Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Rick Corrigan\, accordion\, piano\, composition; Chloe Allen\, violin; Yates Brown\, guitar\, banjo\, bass\, sitar; John Slattery\, percussion; Kurt Ribak\, bass \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/pickpocket-ensemble_2026-10-24/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261025T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261025T110000
DTSTAMP:20261002T051436Z
CREATED:20260904T211857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T051436Z
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SUMMARY:Kamal Ahmad: A Program of Morning Ragas
DESCRIPTION:Kamal Ahmad is a sitar player and teacher of raga music. He started his musical journey learning tabla before being initiated in the art of sitar playing by his elder sister. It would not be long before he began to seriously pursue his musical studies under sarod maestro Arnab Chakrabarty. \nSoon after\, Chakrabarty introduced Kamal to his would-be gurus\, sitar virtuoso Vinayak Chittar and scholar-vocalist Pandit Arijit Mahalanabis\, under both of whom Kamal continues to study. In spite of having taken to music at a fairly advanced age\, Kamal compensated for a delayed start with an acutely critical approach to learning\, which allowed him to identify and pursue an efficient path to honing his abilities. As such\, Kamal maintains his critical endeavors in his practice\, performance\, and teaching of music\, in an attempt to constantly improve at each. \n\nRahim Zalal is a tabla player in the Farrukhabad tradition and a disciple of Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. Originally from Raleigh\, North Carolina\, he is now based in the Bay Area. He most recently performed a solo recital in Los Angeles. \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \nRootStock Arts and Bird & Beckett co-present Morning Ragas\, a four-month series of Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Music duo concerts that take place from 9-11 a.m. on the last Sunday of September\, October\, November and December. \n$20 cover charge (cash at the doors\, please); students $10.\nNo reservations required; however\, those with mobility issues should call the bookshop ahead of the date to be accommodated – 415-586-3733.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/monthly-morning-ragas_2026-10-25/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261025T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261025T190000
DTSTAMP:20260902T161729Z
CREATED:20260825T225635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T161729Z
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SUMMARY:Jam Session w/ Vince Lateano Trio
DESCRIPTION:The Vince Lateano Trio hosts an open jam session on the last Sunday of every month\, welcoming local jazz giants\, stalwarts\, new comers\, and those just passing through. \nBen Stolorow\, piano; Peter Barshay\, bass; Vince Lateano\, drums \nSUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come on down to the bookshop to get a bit better acquainted with your neighbors and just have a ball before the start of another long hard work week!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/jam-session_2026-10-25/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261027T203000
DTSTAMP:20260921T204146Z
CREATED:20260825T225858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T204146Z
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SUMMARY:All About San Francisco’s Stairways: No Walking Required! w/ Mary Burk & Alexandra Kenin
DESCRIPTION:Take a comfy seat and celebrate the grand finale of SF Stairway Month hearing authors Mary Burk (Stairway Walks in San Francisco) and Alexandra Kenin (Urban Trails series\, San Francisco\, East Bay\, Peninsula and South Bay). And sharpen your wits: We will have special SF stairway trivia game designed by moderator Liz Novoa (aka Instagram’s staircase queen). \nMary and Alex will delight you with stories of SF’s known and hidden stairways\, tell you about the best views\, and share the whereabouts of secret gardens and more. Mary enjoyed a longstanding partnership with Adah Bakalinsky\, co-authoring these now renowned stairway books until Adah’s passing at over 100 years old. Alex is the embodiment of energy. In addition to highlights from her book(s)\, she will share her detailed map of everything that you have wanted to know about SF’s roughly1000 stairways. \nThis event is organized by Glen Park Beautiful (www.gpbeautiful.org). It is the 3rd annual SF Stairway Month\, which was inspired by the creation of Glen Park’s Burnside Tiled Steps. The event is also featured in this inaugural year of Walktober\, a month-long celebration of guided walks in San Francisco hosted by the Crosstown Trail.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/stairway-to-stairway_2026-10-27/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Event,Talks / Interviews
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261030T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261030T213000
DTSTAMP:20260905T223355Z
CREATED:20260825T230019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T223355Z
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SUMMARY:Kazemde George / Kai Lyons Duo
DESCRIPTION:Kazemde George\, saxophone; Kai Lyons\, guitar \nA new duo project cooked up by the saxophonist and the guitarist\, playing Brazilian songs and some original music by Kazemde in that vein that he doesn’t usually pull out in the trio/quartet format. \n$15 cover charge / byob.\nStudents $7.50\nCash at the door\, please \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/kazemde-george_2026-10-30/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T213000
DTSTAMP:20260905T225234Z
CREATED:20260825T230259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T225234Z
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SUMMARY:Hillbillies on Halloween
DESCRIPTION:Joshua Raoul Brody\nChristopher Gray\nJoe Cunningham \nThe Potrero Hillbillies tricked out as their favorite band(s).  It’ll be a treat\, rest assured!   $20 for the show. Just passing through? Ten will do. BYOB and share your candy. Reservations ill advised\, but call us if you want — 415-586-3733 \n  \n \nThe Potrero Hillbillies are Bird & Beckett regulars\nas a trio\, as individual musicians (Joe Cunningham\,\nChristopher Gray\, Joshua Raoul Brody)\, as rabid \nbook buyers\, and as jazz aficionados. Their past \nefforts have included tributes to Harry Nilsson\, the \nKinks\, the Band\, the oeuvres of Merle “Please don’t \ncall me ‘Merle “Ian Shoales” Kessler’ Kessler” Kessler\, \nJoe Cunningham\, They Might Be Giants\, songs with \nthe name “Sue” in the title\, and whatever the heck \nthey feel like playing. It is that last category from which \nthey will probably draw on Halloween. Ooh\, scary!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/hillbillies_2026-10-31/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T190000
DTSTAMP:20260911T025700Z
CREATED:20260825T230511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T025700Z
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SUMMARY:Next Gen Jam w/ Lick-Wilmerding High School Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:On the 1st Sunday of every month\, bands of local youth\, often fielded from one or another of the many fine music programs in colleges and high schools in San Francisco and around the bay\, perform a set\, then host a student-centric jam session for their peers. \nThis month features the Lick-Wilmerding High School Jazz Ensemble. \nSUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come on down to the bookshop to get a bit better acquainted with your neighbors and just have a ball before the start of another long hard work week!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/next-gen-jam_2026-11-01/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Jam Session,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T210000
DTSTAMP:20261001T190202Z
CREATED:20260825T231252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T190202Z
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SUMMARY:POETS! Angie Minkin & Heather Saunders Estes + Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Angie Minkin and Heather Saunders Estes both have new poetry collections out: LineageSongs and Crosswinds\, respectively. Come hear their poems\, and bring one of your own for the open mic to follow. \nMichael Koch and Jerry Ferraz are your hosts and m.c.s \nNo charge to attend or read. Donations appreciated to help us compensate the featured poets. \nPOETS! Every 1st Thursday\, featured readers followed by a community open mic.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/poets-open-mic_2026-11-05/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261106T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261106T213000
DTSTAMP:20260912T152817Z
CREATED:20260825T232343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T152817Z
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SUMMARY:Mike Greensill Trio
DESCRIPTION:$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/mike-greensill_2026-11-06/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T213000
DTSTAMP:20260925T191830Z
CREATED:20260825T232641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T191830Z
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SUMMARY:Chris Trinidad's Chroma Tonic
DESCRIPTION:Naima Shalhoub\, voice/keyboards; Scott Oshiro\, flute/quantum electronics; Alex Heigl\, guitar/effects; Chris Trinidad\, bass/guitar/synth/bass; Cy Thompson\, drums/percussion \nChris Trinidad’s latest project Chroma Tonic weaves together musicians from wildly divergent backgrounds in order to concoct unique sounds and intriguing groove music. Drawing inspiration from ambient music pioneers Brian Eno and Robert Fripp\, the early avant-garde space psychedelia of Pink Floyd\, the progressive electronic rock of Tu-Ner\, the adventurous electric hybrid experimentations of early seventies Miles Davis\, Chris Trinidad’s Chroma Tonic blends these explorations with the influences of the members of the group. \nNaima Shalhoub provides vocal and synthesizer textures\, Alex Heigl plays ambient and looped guitars\, Cy Thompson brings an array of Afro-Caribbean percussive elements\, Scott Oshiro performs on flute and programs the quantum (!!) electronic improvised live interactions\, while Chris Trinidad holds down the foundation on bass guitar and synth bass. \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/chroma-tonic_2026-11-07/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T190000
DTSTAMP:20260912T152449Z
CREATED:20260825T233005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T152449Z
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SUMMARY:Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces
DESCRIPTION:with Joe Goldmark\, pedal steel; Tim Wagar\, bass; Kenny Owen\, drums \nSUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come on down to the bookshop to get a bit better acquainted with your neighbors and just have a ball before the start of another long hard work week!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/mitch-polzak_2026-11-08/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T211201Z
CREATED:20260925T163505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T211201Z
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SUMMARY:Danny Rosen & J Grabowski w/ Starry Skemes: A Two-Way Book Party & Concert
DESCRIPTION:Two-Way Mirror books celebrates the release of its latest books: Danny Rosen‘s A Love Poem Called War and J Grabowski‘s POMPEI: or The Notes Are In The World\, with music by J Lee’s Starry Skemes. Publisher Marina Lazzara hosts. \nEach morning Danny Rosen pees on the bank of the largest unnamed tributary to the East Branch of Big Salt Wash which flows into the Colorado River several miles below Fruita\, Colorado. Early on he learned to swing a hammer and that changed everything. He has been a poet\, publisher\, teacher\, geologist\, astronomer\, and carpenter. In the middle of his journey he found himself running an astronomical observatory in the heart of the Namib Desert under the southern sky where he cultivated an optimistic outlook based on his familiarity with big space and deep time. He is the author of Suspended Erosion (2024)\, The Tuscan Journals & Other Poems (2022)\, Primate Poems (2016)\, Ghosts of Giant Kudu (2013)\, and That Curve (2006). He founded Lithic Press in 2007 and has run Lithic Bookstore since its opening in 2015. An inveterate rock hanger\, he has collaborated with beavers on a variety of landscape installations. \nJ Grabowski is an artist from New York whose practice explores drawing\, writing\, painting\, sculpture\, movement\, and music. He cofounded PUSH Press\, the Heliopolis Project (2010-2015)\, POMPEI and Turtle Records. Previous publications include Time Landscape (Bird & Beckett\, 2017). \nJ.Lee is a San Francisco is a San Francisco multi instrumentalist\, songwriter\, improviser\, modular synthesist and visual artist. He is a member of the indie psych rock band Starry Skemes and the experimental rock band Warm Spell. He has formerly played with the Rabbles\, Static Faction and Aerosol Species.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/rosen_grabowski_starry-skemes/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Event,Live Music,Poetry Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261111T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261111T213000
DTSTAMP:20260920T231212Z
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SUMMARY:Will Bernard + Beth Custer
DESCRIPTION:BETH CUSTER \nBeth Custer is a member of the ensembles Russian Telegraph\, Club Foot Orchestra\,Trance Mission\, Eighty Mile Beach\, Will Bernard/Beth Custer and Beth Custer Ensembles\, Clarinet Thing\, and The Mighty New Farm Band. She has composed for Zeitgeist and Left Coast Chamber Ensembles\, and for the films of William Farley\, Cathy Lee Crane and Brad Coley\, and for the dance troupes Joe Goode Performance Group\, AXIS Dance Company\, Harupin Ha\, and Osseus Labyrinth\, and for the theatre productions of Campo Santo\, The Magic\, San Diego Repertory\, and California Shakespeare. \nWILL BERNARD \nTwice Grammy nominated guitarist Will Bernard’s unique voice was formed from the most part from the rich cultural roots of the San Francisco Bay Area. Along the way he studied classical music\, jazz\, played in basements and coliseums and absorbed the Bay Area Multi Kulti \, the funk of New Orleans\, and the New York Downtown edge. He has performed and/or recorded with Charlie Hunter\, Stanton Moore\, Robert Walter\, John Medeski\, Bill Laswell\, Ben Sidran\, Peter Apfelbaum\, Dr John\, Tom Waits and a lot of other known and unknowns. His 2007 CD “Party Hats” as well as his 1997 collaborative project T.J. Kirk “If Four Was One” were both nominated for Grammys. “Pond Life”\, released 2022 on Dreck to Disk records is his11th album as a leader.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/bernard-custer_2026-11-11/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:George Rogers Quartet
DESCRIPTION:George Rogers\, saxophone; Graham Messer\, piano; Aidan McCarthy\, bass; Smith Dobson\, drums \nWinner of the 2025 Vandoren Emerging Artist Award\, George Rogers is a saxophonist\, composer\, and arts administrator originally from the San Francisco Bay Area\, now based in New York City. His playing and composing are rooted in the jazz tradition\, occasionally extending into classical\, folk\, and experimental influences. \nRogers has performed nationwide at venues such as Dizzy’s Club\, Nublu\, SFJAZZ\, The Sound Room\, and LIBRETTO\, and at festivals including the Vail Jazz Festival\, Charles River Jazz Festival\, Concord Jazz Festival\, and West Oakland Sound Series. He is a former student of Gary Bartz\, Justin Robinson\, Dann Zinn\, Mary Fettig\, and Alex Murzyn. \nAs a composer\, Rogers has had works premiered by professional chamber ensembles\, including HYPERCUBE and resident performers at New Music On The Point. In 2024\, he was awarded a Flint Initiative Grant to compose and record EIGHT VIGNETTES for alto saxophone\, which premiered in February 2025. Most recently\, Rogers was commissioned by CAPACITY—a cello duo comprising Daniel Knapp and Hannah Stone—to compose Precious Seconds\, a new work that explores adaptation and nostalgia by combining notated and improvisatory forms. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/george-rogers_2026-11-12/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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