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  • Poet Kim Shuck: A reading

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Readings by Kim Shuck from three new books: November Dance Shirt: a new collection of Kim's poems written in November 2023. American Indian Stories by Zitkala-Ša, re-release, with an intro…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Walker Talks

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An 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…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Scott Foster Combo

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month. $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop…

    $20

  • Dima + Four

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

  • Jam Session, hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Vince Lateano Trio hosts an open jam session normally on the last Sunday of every month, but this months it's on the 4th Sunday, welcoming local jazz giants, stalwarts, new…

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  • Tom Molanphy – Marie’s Tree: Implosions and Injustice in San Francisco

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Local journalist Tom Molanphy will discuss his new book, Marie's Tree: Implosions and Injustice in San Francisco, with the three people who played crucial roles in this biography of Bayview Hunters…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Macy Blackman, piano/vocals; Snakebite, saxophone; Bing Nathan, bass; Larry Vann, drums $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $25

  • New Squatoolas

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jim Peterson, saxophone; Scott Foster, guitar; Joe Kyle, Jr., bass; Larry Vann, drums $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20

  • Monthly Morning Ragas

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Presented by Rootstock Arts.

    $20

  • Cottontails

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Karina Denike, vocals; Tom Griesser; saxophone; Michael McIntosh, piano; Joe Kyle, Jr., bass; Randy Lee Odell, drums THE COTTONTAILS are one of San Francisco's most exciting musical groups, playing a wide…

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  • Esmail Rahimian – “I Was There Before: Stories Without Names”

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    They said it didn't happen. But someone remembers. Esmail Rahimian's book is a gripping work of literary fiction that draws you into the moments where everything begins to break, and nothing…

    Free, donations welcome

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free, donations welcome

  • Le Jazz Hot

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Paul Mehling, solo guitar, vocals; Evan Price, violin; Dexter Williams, string bass; Nelsen Hutchison, rhythm guitar $20 cover charge (cash at the door, please) / byob Students $10.

    $20

  • ATOM Ensemble (Amos/Trinidad/Oba/Mahadevan)

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Roopa Mahadevan, vocals; Erika Oba, piano; Chris Trinidad, bass; Keven Amos, drums "exploring diaspora through music" Featuring some of the busiest jazz and crossover musicians on the Bay Area scene,…

    $20

  • Next Gen Jam w/ RASOTA Jazz Combo Showcase

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    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…

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  • Taurean Horn Poets: Jack Crimmins, Melissa Eleftherion & Bill Vartnaw

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Taurean Horn is a press without whom the Northern California poetry scene would be bereft. Its roster of poets and publication history is beyond valuable. On it goes!

    Free, donations welcome

  • Fog City Groove

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

  • Nashville Honeymoon

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Lynne Maes, rhythm guitar & vocals; Hank Maninger, lead guitar & vocals; Tim Wagar, bass guitar; Paul Revelli drums You’re in for two sets in honky tonk heaven. Mainstays of…

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  • Ella Dair Ensemble

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Ella Dair is a NYC-based jazz vocalist. Originally from San Francisco, she started singing at a young age, performing with many Bay Area legends in her aunt’s swing band “Lavay Smith…

    $25

  • Walker Talks

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An 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…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Scott Foster Combo

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month. $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop…

    $20

  • Nick Otis

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Nick Otis is the scion of the great Johnny Otis clan, carrier of the big, swingin' beat, a drummer like his dad was, but with a younger take on rock…

    $20

  • Tony Johnson’s 230 Jones Street Literary Jazz Band

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Drummer Tony Johnson brings his quartet or the 230 Jones Street band on the 3rd Sunday of the even numbered months (December, February, April, June, August, October). Tony has been…

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  • Duncan James Memorial Quartet

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Larry Chinn, piano; Carla Kaufman, bass; Bob Blankenship, drums $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20