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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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SUMMARY:Eric & the In Crowd
DESCRIPTION:Eric Shifrin\, piano; Ari Munkres\, bass; Mark Lee\, drums \nPianist/vocalist Eric Shifrin performs with a variety of friends on the 2nd Friday every other month (i.e. Jan\, March\, May\, July\, September\, November). \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/eric-the-in-crowd_2026-11-13/
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:20261114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T213000
DTSTAMP:20260905T172831Z
CREATED:20260825T233711Z
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SUMMARY:In a Silent Way: Joel Harrison Quintet plays Miles Davis
DESCRIPTION:Paul Hanson\, reeds; Joel Harrison\, guitar; Michael Manring\, bass; Scott Amendola\, drums \nFormer Berkeley resident\, guitarist Joel Harrison\, returns to the Bay Area to journey into Miles Davis’ iconic 1970 record\, “In a Silent Way.” The band consists of old allies\, some of the Bay Area’s finest and most creative musicians—they will also perform some of Harrison’s original music. Harrison recently released a live record from the Big Ears Festival of this music. The band’s approach will be to “make it new.” \nGuitarist\, composer\, arranger\, lyricist\, writer\, educator and vocalist Joel Harrison has “created a new blueprint for jazz” (New Orleans Times-Picayune). He has released 27 records\, a body of work that connects multiple American traditions. While rooted in jazz\, his music moves fluidly through classical\, rock\, country\, and American roots music. The New York Times has described his work as “protean… brilliant.” \nHarrison is the founder and director of the Alternative Guitar Summit\, an annual festival devoted to innovative and unconventional guitar music. The Summit has featured artists such as Fred Frith\, Nels Cline\, Bill Frisell\, Julian Lage\, Michael Gregory Jackson\, Mary Halvorson and Pat Metheny\, who has called it “one of the most interesting and distinguished forums for guitar on the planet.” Harrison is the author of Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Players\, Pity the Genius and Modern Jazz Standards for Guitar. \nhttps://joelharrison.com/\nhttps://www.paulhansonmusic.com/\nhttps://manthing.com/\nhttps://scottamendola.com/ \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/in-a-silent-way_2026-11-14/
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:20261115T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T190000
DTSTAMP:20261104T021437Z
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SUMMARY:Vince Lateano Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Noel Jewkes\, reeds; Dick Whittington\, piano; Peter Barshay\, bass; Vince Lateano\, drums \nDrummer Vince Lateano typically performs with his trio and a guest on the 3rd Sunday every other month (i.e. January\, March\, May\, July\, September\, November) at happy hour prices. \nHOWEVER\, this one’s special\, with Dick Whittington swapping in on piano and reed player Noel Jewkes along for the ride. Better bring a twenty for the band this time out! \nFour top-tier veteran jazz players reunite with reverberations reaching back to 1960s Sacramento\, when and where Vince — recently graduated from high school and just off the road from touring with his paisano-across-the-generations\, the New Yorker Carmen Cavallaro\, “The Poet of the Piano\,” darling of San Francisco’s Top of the Mark showroom still riding high 17 Decca hits from Dancing in the Dark in 1939 to his 1945 light classical “Chopin’s Polonaise” (the “Heroic Polonaise\,” in A-flat Major\, Opus 53) — first met Noel. \nBorn and raised in Utah\, Noel played from the age of 12 in his family’s band\, the Jewkes Orchestra\, which traveled widely in the region\, delivering a swinging and danceable beat to audiences of hip Indians\, farmers and city slickers in rural assembly halls\, lakeside resorts and downtown hotels. But at 20\, he set his sights on California and landed in Fresno. Traveling the Central Valley with his band\, he came to Sacramento\, where Vince first played with him. Then it was off to the Army for Vince while the Vietnam raged on\, and Noel soon found his footing in San Francisco as the psychedelic sixties blossomed. Over the six decades that have ensued\, he’s been a unique force in jazz. When Vince rousted out of the Army in ’65\, he made his way to San Francisco\, and became a key player on the local scene\, touring from time to time\, with Woody Herman\, Cal Tjader\, Vince Guaraldi\, Stan Getz\, and working all the local clubs. Vince and Noel have worked together on the the bandstand countless times in the decades that have ensued. \nDick Whittington came up from L.A. in 1961\, the same year Noel made it to California. \n 
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/vince-lateano_2026-11-15/
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:20261117T190000
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SUMMARY:Poet Kim Shuck: A reading
DESCRIPTION:Readings by Kim Shuck from three new books: \nNovember Dance Shirt: a new collection of Kim’s poems written in November 2023. \nAmerican Indian Stories by Zitkala-Ša\, re-release\, with an intro and new essay by Kim. More on Zitkala-Ša here (Wikipedia). \nThis Music: Record of a Poet Becoming\, Janice Gould’s last and posthumous book which Kim helped to edit. This reading will include poems\, prose poems and prose written by Indigenous women from the early 20th century through the present day. This work tracks concerns and conditions for Native women\, including joy and whimsy. \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \nKim Shuck embraces the fool and jester qualities of being a modern poet and artist. She is a devotee of San Francisco\, whose hills she wanders nearly always on foot. Her maternal grandparents met at the Polish Hall on Shotwell and she spent many hours with her mother and grandmother wandering the Mission St. Miracle Mile\, taking books out of the Mission Branch library and watching aquarium fish on the ground floor of what used to be Hale’s. She firmly believes in carrying a bubble wand\, keys\, pen and notebook and cats cradle string at all times. \nKim\, whose poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish and Cherokee heritage\, and her experiences as a lifelong resident of San Francisco\, served as San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate\, from 2017-2021. In 2019\, she was awarded an inaugural National Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets\, and a PEN Oakland Censorship Award. Among her many books and chapbooks\, Pick a Garnet to Sleep In\, one in a long line of poetry collections\,was published in 2024\, and her book of essays Noodle\, Rant\, Tangent was published in 2022. \nIn her term as Poet Laureate\, she hosted scores of free poetry and art workshops for all ages at neighborhood libraries and schools and worked closely with San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Arts Commission to launch major citywide initiatives to honor Native American Indigenous Peoples’ heritage.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/kim-shuck_2026-11-17/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261119T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261119T213000
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SUMMARY:Walker Talks
DESCRIPTION: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 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.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/walker-talks_2026-11-19/
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:20261120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T213000
DTSTAMP:20261017T211317Z
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SUMMARY:Scott Foster Meets the Masters... Buethe/Wiitala/Lateano
DESCRIPTION:Guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever-evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month at Bird & Beckett. Lately\, he’s been focused on bringing to our bandstand some of the great jazz players who have contributed so much to the depth and beauty of the San Francisco jazz landscape over the past seven decades. Tonight\, Scott has invited guitarist Brad Buethe\, bassist John Wiitala and drummer Vince Lateano to join him in two sets of music. \nFor 24 years and counting now\, Scott has been a consistent and wonderful presence at Bird & Beckett. In late 2002\, veteran tenor sax player Chuck Peterson invited Scott to join Chuck’s weekly “Jazz in the Bookshop” gig in a combo that featured three jazz veterans — saxophonist/arranger Bill Perkins\, bassist Don Prell and drummer Jimmy Ryan. At the time\, Scott was still in his early twenties and had only recently returned to the Bay Area\, fresh out of Berklee College of Music in Boston. He’s been on our stage virtually every month since 2002\, and has led his own date here each month for the past dozen years. \nVince Lateano\, a Sacramento kid\, got his start on the local scene in his early twenties under the mentorship of the late drummer John Markham\, when Vince rousted out of the Army in the mid-1960s\, playing all the jazz clubs of the era\, touring\, leading the house band at Jazz at Pearl’s\, leading notorious jam sessions at Pier 23\, the Dogpatch Saloon\, the Seven Mile\, Sweeties\, Bird & Beckett… never pausing\, always happy to play close to home\, always swingin’. \nBrad Buethe came out of UC Berkeley in the late 1970s\, backing major artists including Joe Williams\, Jon Hendricks and John Handy in Bill Bell’s big band\, playing in David Hardiman’s San Francisco All-Stars Big Band in the chair most frequently associated with guitarist Calvin Keys\, and working in the Mark Levine Quintet\, before setting out for New York in 1982 where he played with Jack McDuff\, Jacky Byard and Barry Harris and led his own quintet with Joe Lovano and Mike Clark. Brad returned to San Francisco in 1989\, and the rest\, as they say\, is (more) history. One of the greats. \nJohn Wiitala cut his teeth in the late 1980s and early ’90s\, a fixture at Keystone Korner\, playing with Joe Henderson\, Junior Cook\, Charlie Rouse\, James Moody\, Bud Shank\, Cecil Payne and Jessica Williams\, touring with Williams as well as Richie Cole\, Arturo Sandoval and Shorty Rogers\, and appearing at jazz festivals including Monterey\, North Sea\, Montreux\, Detroit\, JVC/Concord. \nBird & Beckett is proud to have presented all four of these giants of Bay Area jazz countless times in the past twenty seven years (Vince was the drummer in the first jazz trio date at Bird & Beckett\, back in 1999\, in a combo put together by bassist John Clark with Lee Bloom on piano; Vince’s current trio with bassist Peter Barshay and pianist Ben Stolorow plays here on the third Sunday of every other month and conducts a monthly jam session here as well). \nWe’re more than pleased to hear these four musicians together tonight. \n$20 cover charge; byob.\nStudents $10. Kids free. \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/scott-foster_2026-11-20/
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:20261121T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T213000
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SUMMARY:Dima + Four
DESCRIPTION:Dima\, vocals\nDavid Udolph\, piano\nChris Amberger\, bass\nAkira Tana\, drums \nSinging from the heart with a voice and style reminiscent of the early 50’s\, Dima was influenced at an early age by the music that surrounded her as a child: the classic sounds of jazz. \nShe began to develop her style as a jazz singer while studying with Merrill Hoover\, a well known jazz pianist best known for his eloquent accompaniment of vocalists such as Ernestine Anderson\, Anita O’Day\, and Mary Stallings. This rare opportunity set the foundation for her to establish her own unique approach to singing as she fell in love with the jazz standard. \nKnown for her command of the lyric\, beautiful soothing tone\, soulful improvisation\, and carefully chosen repertoire\, Dima keeps alive the true art of the jazz singer. She’s backed on this date by the best in the business\, attesting to the respect she merits for her art.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/dima_2026-11-21/
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:20261122T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261122T190000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162006Z
CREATED:20260826T002211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162006Z
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SUMMARY:Jam Session\, hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio
DESCRIPTION: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 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_2026-11-22/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261123T210000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poets: Kim Shuck hosts an all open mic reading
DESCRIPTION:Kim Shuck conducts the twice-monthly Virtual Poets series\, with featured readers followed by an open mic on the 2nd Monday of each month and an all-open mic session on the 4th Monday of each month.  \nKim embraces the fool and jester qualities of being a modern poet and artist. She is a devotee of San Francisco\, whose hills she wanders nearly always on foot. Her maternal grandparents met at the Polish Hall on Shotwell and she spent many hours with her mother and grandmother wandering the Mission St. Miracle Mile\, taking books out of the Mission Branch library and watching aquarium fish on the ground floor of what used to be Hale’s. She firmly believes in carrying a bubble wand\, keys\, pen and notebook and cats cradle string at all times. \nKim\, whose poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish and Cherokee heritage\, and her experiences as a lifelong resident of San Francisco\, served as San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate\, from 2017-2021. In 2019\, she was awarded an inaugural National Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets\, and a PEN Oakland Censorship Award. Among her many books and chapbooks\, Pick a Garnet to Sleep In\, one in a long line of poetry collections\,was published in 2024\, and her book of essays Noodle\, Rant\, Tangent was published in 2022.  \nIn her term as Poet Laureate\, she hosted scores of free poetry and art workshops for all ages at neighborhood libraries and schools and worked closely with San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Arts Commission to launch major citywide initiatives to honor Native American Indigenous Peoples’ heritage. \nKim is assisted by Brett Benson\, a heroic volunteer who keeps the Zoom going. When he’s not doing that\, he’s a high school teacher down the Peninsula apiece\, and runs an open mic at Le Promenade opposite the Balboa Theater in the Outer Richmond District. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84350265713?pwd=eE84V3BYdWxiSFBHNHhmdUt1WTUzdz09 \nMeeting ID: 843 5026 5713\nPasscode: 244211
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/virtual-poets_2026-11-23/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162012Z
CREATED:20260826T003022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162012Z
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SUMMARY:Tom Molanphy - Marie's Tree: Implosions and Injustice in San Francisco
DESCRIPTION: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 Point environmental activist Marie Harrison (1948-2019.) Arieann Harrison\,  her daughter who carries on her mother’s fight through the Marie Harrison Community Foundation; Dr. Ahimsa Sumchai\, who continues to fight for a thorough cleanup of the Hunters Point Shipyard; and Bradley Angel\, Director of Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice\, an organization that Harrison joined in 1999.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/tom-molanphy_2026-11-24/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261127T213000
DTSTAMP:20261001T032204Z
CREATED:20260826T003555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T032204Z
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SUMMARY:Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines
DESCRIPTION:Macy Blackman\, piano/vocals; Snakebite\, saxophone; Bing Nathan\, bass; Larry Vann\, drums \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/macy-blackman_2026-11-27/
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:20261128T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261128T213000
DTSTAMP:20261001T032516Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T032516Z
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SUMMARY:New Squatoolas
DESCRIPTION:Jim Peterson\, saxophone; Scott Foster\, guitar; Joe Kyle\, Jr.\, bass; Larry Vann\, drums \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/new-squatoolas_2026-11-28/
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:20261129T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261129T110000
DTSTAMP:20261103T194115Z
CREATED:20260904T213241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T194115Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Ragas: Vocalist Arjun Ravi Shankar with tabla accompaniment
DESCRIPTION:RootStock Arts and Bird & Beckett co-present Morning Ragas: a four-month series of Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Music concerts from 9 to 11 a.m. on the last Sunday of September\, October\, November and December. \nIn the Indian classical tradition\, ragas are extended compositions offering the performer a great latitude in improvisational expression and are aligned with specific times of day—a concept known as samay raga. The concerts in our series offer the rare\, transformative beauty of live\, time-specific morning ragas. Because most modern concerts take place in the evening\, hearing morning ragas performed live during their intended hours is a rarity. When done properly\, the music resonates in natural harmony with the surrounding atmosphere\, creating a deeply grounding and tranquil experience. \nOn November 29th\, vocalist Arjun Ravi Shankar with tabla player Gaurav Kale will perform a program of Hindustani morning ragas. \n——- \nAbout the artists:  \nArjun Ravi Shankar is a Bay Area-based vocalist studying Hindustani classical music in the Gwalior\, Agra\, and Jaipur gayakis under Dr. Swapnil Chaphekar\, a disciple of Pt. Dr. Ram Deshpande. He has also studied Carnatic classical music since childhood\, currently under Krishna Parthasarathy\, a disciple of legendary vocalist Dr. K. J. Yesudas. \nHis musical journey spans Indian and Western classical music\, musical theatre\, fusion\, and Indian film music. As part of the IndianRaga Fellowship\, Arjun has composed and performed in music videos garnering over four million views collectively. He has also toured internationally and performed at the White House with his university choir. \nThrough his Sangeet Scientist initiative\, Arjun also explores the scientific principles underlying music and music education. He continues to perform and teach Indian classical and contemporary vocal music in the San Francisco Bay Area. \nGaurav Kale is a tabla player from the Bay Area\, who started his training under Shri Mandar Pimpale. He has since had the opportunity to learn from Pandit Ramdas Palsule\, and today studies under Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri at the Ali Akbar College of Music. \n——- \nNo reservations are required; however\, those with mobility issues should call the bookshop ahead of the date to be accommodated – 415-586-3733. \nOur Morning Ragas series is co-presented with Rootstock Arts.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/monthly-morning-ragas_2026-11-29/
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:20261129T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261129T190000
DTSTAMP:20261103T194231Z
CREATED:20260826T004250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T194231Z
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SUMMARY:Cottontails
DESCRIPTION:Karina Denike\, vocals; Tom Griesser; saxophone; Michael McIntosh\, piano; Joe Kyle\, Jr.\, bass; tba\, drums \nTHE COTTONTAILS are one of San Francisco’s most exciting musical groups\, playing a wide range of styles ranging from 20’/30’s Gatsby-era jazz\, classic 40’s swing\, and vintage 50’s/60’s R&B.  The band’s versatility allows it to accommodate many settings\, from quiet acoustic duo to jazz quintet\, to full dance band with horns and guitar.  Able to custom tailor our line-up to fit your event’s specific needs\, the Cottontails are available to perform for parties\, weddings\, corporate occasions and public concerts. \nThe Cottontails are Karina Denike on vocals\, Michael McIntosh on piano\, Vic Wong on guitar\, Joe Kyle\, Jr. on bass\, Tom Griesser on saxophone/clarinet\, and drummer tba.  Also featuring some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians as guests\, including Scott Larson on trombone\, Henry Hung on trumpet\, Ari Munkres on bass\, and vocalist Christie Winn. \nThe Cottontails have performed at jazz clubs\, dance halls\, cabarets and art events\, at venues including SF City Hall\, California Academy of Sciences\, Bimbo’s 365 Club\, Palace of Fine Arts\, Amoeba Records\, SF Legion of Honor\, Yoshi’s SF/Oakland\, San Francisco Maritime Museum\, Cell Space\, Great American Music Hall\, and various clubs\, concert series and jazz festivals in Northern California\, New York City\, Tokyo\, England\, and Germany.  Our clients include Google\, Apple\, Ebay\, Facebook\, and SF MOMA\, among many others.  The Cottontails have shared the stage with James Hunter\, Richard Cheese\, The California Honeydrops\, Veronica Klaus and other musical luminaries. \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/cottontails_2026-11-29/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T203000
DTSTAMP:20261001T162312Z
CREATED:20260911T030048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T162312Z
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SUMMARY:Esmail Rahimian - "I Was There Before: Stories Without Names"
DESCRIPTION:They said it didn’t happen. But someone remembers.\n\nEsmail Rahimian’s book is a gripping work of literary fiction that draws you into the moments where everything begins to break\, and nothing ever returns the same. A girl steps into the streets and does not come back. A mother listens through the night as the sky becomes a threat. A man carries what he cannot leave behind. A witness holds onto what others try to erase….
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/esmail-rahimian_2026-12-02/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Event
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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:20261203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261203T210000
DTSTAMP:20261028T010746Z
CREATED:20260825T231407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T010746Z
UID:39119-1796324400-1796331600@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:POETS! Every 1st Thursday\, featured readers followed by a community open mic\, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/poets-open-mic_2026-12-03/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261204T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261204T213000
DTSTAMP:20260921T202210Z
CREATED:20260921T202210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T202210Z
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SUMMARY:Le Jazz Hot
DESCRIPTION:Paul Mehling\, solo guitar\, vocals; Evan Price\, violin; Dexter Williams\, string bass; Nelsen Hutchison\, rhythm guitar  \n$20 cover charge (cash at the door\, please) / byob Students $10.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/le-jazz-hot_2026-12-04/
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:20261205T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T211719Z
CREATED:20260826T032751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T211719Z
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SUMMARY:ATOM Ensemble (Amos/Trinidad/Oba/Mahadevan)
DESCRIPTION:Roopa Mahadevan\, vocals; Erika Oba\, piano; Chris Trinidad\, bass; Keven Amos\, drums \n“exploring diaspora through music” \nFeaturing some of the busiest jazz and crossover musicians on the Bay Area scene\, ATOM Ensemble is an exciting new project formed in 2025 over a series of residencies produced by Wyldflowr Arts/Rootstock Arts in Oakland. Vocalist Roopa Mahadevan\, pianist and flautist Erika Oba\, bassist Chris Trinidad\, and drummer Kevin Amos integrate their multifaceted musical and cultural heritages to create a new diasporic sound that is uniquely Bay Area. \nTheir multilingual repertoire features original music drawing on experimental jazz\, Indian Carnatic traditions\, Japanese folk music\, Gregorian Chant\, Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and more. Their work has been supported by Oaktown Jazz and the Zellerbach Family Foundation and their debut album releases in Fall 2026. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/atom-ensemble_2026-12-05/
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:20261206T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261206T190000
DTSTAMP:20261027T151001Z
CREATED:20260825T230808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T151001Z
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SUMMARY:Next Gen Jam w/ RASOTA Jazz Combo Showcase
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 several jazz combos from Ruth Asawa School of the Arts perform and host the jam. \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_2026-12-06/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261210T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261210T213000
DTSTAMP:20261020T234307Z
CREATED:20260911T030326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T234307Z
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SUMMARY:Taurean Horn Poets: Jack Crimmins\, Melissa Eleftherion & Bill Vartnaw
DESCRIPTION:Jack Crimmins is the Sonoma County-based author of seven poetry collections\, including his latest trilogy\, “The Light in California” (Taurean Horn Press). In her introduction to his first book\, “Kit Fox Blues\,” Diane di Prima wrote\, “Jack Crimmins weaves together the music of the city streets and the urgent\, fragile sounds of wilderness.” \nMelissa Eleftherion (she/they) is a writer\, a librarian\, and a visual artist. Born & raised in Brooklyn\, she is the author of four poetry collections: field guide to autobiography (The Operating System\, 2018)\, gutter rainbows (Querencia Press\, 2024)\, Suture (Cooper Dillon\, 2026) & Malocchia (White Stag\, 2026) as well as twelve chapbooks including abject sutures (above/ground press\, 2024). Her work has been widely published\, & recently appeared/is forthcoming in the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day series\, DIAGRAM\, & Sixth Finch. Melissa served as Poet Laureate for the City of Ukiah (2021-2024)\, and lives in Northern California where she manages the Ukiah Branch Library and curates the LOBA Reading Series. Recent work is available at www.apoetlibrarian.wordpress.com. \nSonoma County Poet Laureate Emeritus Bill Vartnaw has been the publisher of Taurean Horn Press for 50+ years. Author of two books & 4 poetry chapbooks. After moving back to Petaluma from SF\, he worked with Petaluma Poetry Walk\, founded by Geri Digiorno\, for 25 years.  His latest\, The Nile & The Milky Way\, is on sharpgiving.com.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/taurean-horn-poets_2026-12-10/
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:20261211T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261211T213000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162129Z
CREATED:20260826T032952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162129Z
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SUMMARY:John Calloway's Fall to Winter Musings
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/john-calloway_2026-12-11/
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:20261212T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261212T213000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162134Z
CREATED:20260826T033214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162134Z
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SUMMARY:Fog City Groove
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/fog-city-groove_2026-12-12/
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:20261213T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261213T190000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162139Z
CREATED:20260826T033821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162139Z
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SUMMARY:Nashville Honeymoon
DESCRIPTION:Lynne Maes\, rhythm guitar & vocals; Hank Maninger\, lead guitar & vocals; Tim Wagar\, bass guitar; Paul Revelli drums \nYou’re in for two sets in honky tonk heaven. Mainstays of the Bay Area Americana scene\, and the Bird & Beckett bandstand\, for nearly a decade\, Nashville Honeymoon has traversed country\, rockabilly\, bluegrass\, and pop across four albums\, writing songs that uplift the tangled mess of day-to-day life and investigate universal themes of love and loss – often at the same time. Their latest album\, Sidewinder\, is true to its title\, offering a collection of songs that are grounded in classic country while edging into different sounds\, genres\, and themes that run through American pop music. This is some of the sweetest\, sauciest\, and most sincere country music you’ll ever hear. \n\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/nashville-honeymoon_2026-12-13/
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:20261213T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T212302Z
CREATED:20260930T212302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T212302Z
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SUMMARY:Ella Dair Ensemble
DESCRIPTION: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 & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers.” \nElla continued her education in music and performance with SFArtsEd\, falling in love with the songs of Harold Arlen and Kander & Ebb\, among other classics of the Great American Songbook. As a teenager she was a vocal soloist with the youth choir at Glide Memorial\, the renowned non-denominational church presided over by civil rights leader Cecil Williams. \nElla earned her bachelor’s degree from Bard College\, studying anthropology and Latin American studies with a particular interest in ethnomusicology. Her studies broadened her musical tastes and sent her to Mexico City\, where she lived post-grad. Ella then moved to New York City\, joining the staff at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz At Lincoln Center\, where she has been exposed to many of the greatest jazz musicians in the world. \nOn her regular trips to the West Coast Ella performs at The Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge in San Francisco\, an iconic institution that has received rave reviews from the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. At the Royal Cuckoo\, Ella has sung with Etta James’ trumpet player Mike Olmos\, Lyle Lovett’s alto player Brad Leali\, and tenor saxophonist Howard Wiley\, a resident Artistic Director at the SFJAZZ Center. \nElla covers a range of material\, including jazz standards\, soul\, country and folk tunes. She has a keen eye for unique and beautiful songs\, and she continues to work tirelessly on expanding her repertoire\, always on the lookout for obscure gems in addition to timeless classics.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/ella-dair_2026-12-13/
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:20261214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261214T210000
DTSTAMP:20261028T010522Z
CREATED:20261025T030949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T010522Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poets: Kim Shuck hosts featured readers TBA + open mic
DESCRIPTION:Kim Shuck conducts the twice-monthly Virtual Poets series\, with featured readers followed by an open mic on the 2nd Monday of each month and an all-open mic session on the 4th Monday of each month.  \nKim embraces the fool and jester qualities of being a modern poet and artist. She is a devotee of San Francisco\, whose hills she wanders nearly always on foot. Her maternal grandparents met at the Polish Hall on Shotwell and she spent many hours with her mother and grandmother wandering the Mission St. Miracle Mile\, taking books out of the Mission Branch library and watching aquarium fish on the ground floor of what used to be Hale’s. She firmly believes in carrying a bubble wand\, keys\, pen and notebook and cats cradle string at all times. \nKim\, whose poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish and Cherokee heritage\, and her experiences as a lifelong resident of San Francisco\, served as San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate\, from 2017-2021. In 2019\, she was awarded an inaugural National Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets\, and a PEN Oakland Censorship Award. Among her many books and chapbooks\, Pick a Garnet to Sleep In\, one in a long line of poetry collections\,was published in 2024\, and her book of essays Noodle\, Rant\, Tangent was published in 2022.  \nIn her term as Poet Laureate\, she hosted scores of free poetry and art workshops for all ages at neighborhood libraries and schools and worked closely with San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Arts Commission to launch major citywide initiatives to honor Native American Indigenous Peoples’ heritage. \nKim is assisted by Brett Benson\, a heroic volunteer who keeps the Zoom going. When he’s not doing that\, he’s a high school teacher down the Peninsula apiece\, and runs an open mic at Le Promenade opposite the Balboa Theater in the Outer Richmond District. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84350265713?pwd=eE84V3BYdWxiSFBHNHhmdUt1WTUzdz09 \nMeeting ID: 843 5026 5713\nPasscode: 244211
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/virtual-poets_2026-12-14/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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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:20261217T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162156Z
CREATED:20260825T234314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162156Z
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SUMMARY:Walker Talks
DESCRIPTION: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 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.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/walker-talks_2026-12-17/
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:20261218T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261218T213000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162200Z
CREATED:20260825T234529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162200Z
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SUMMARY:Scott Foster Combo
DESCRIPTION:Guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/scott-foster_2026-12-18/
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:20261219T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261219T213000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162205Z
CREATED:20260826T034121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162205Z
UID:39187-1797708600-1797715800@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Nick Otis
DESCRIPTION: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 and roll. With vocalist Li’l Bit Gail Muldrow and bassist Paul Lamb\, and making a big nod to brother Shuggie’s legacy\, this will be a great evening to brighten your holidays. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/nick-otis_2026-12-19/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261220T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261220T190000
DTSTAMP:20261012T143530Z
CREATED:20260902T164705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T143530Z
UID:39317-1797786000-1797793200@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Tony Johnson's 230 Jones Street Literary Jazz Band
DESCRIPTION:Charlie McCarthy\, tenor saxophone; Sam Cady\, piano; Chuck Bennett\, bass; Tony Johnson drums \nSundays at five it’s our weekly happy hour!\nBYOB and pay what you like to support the musicians. \nGrab your partner\, gather your kids\, call a friend!\nFind some new friends in the world’s coolest bookshop/jazz club\,\nand center yourself for the week to come! \nThe 230 Jones Street Band plays jazz at Bird & Beckett three times a year\, on the third Sunday of April\, August and December\, from swing to bop and beyond. Tony has been a mainstay of San Francisco’s jazz scene since he hit the coast in 1959!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/230-jones-street_2026-12-20/
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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