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653 Chenery Street in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
Open to walk-in trade and browsing Tuesday to Sunday noon to six
phone: 1-415-586-3733 email: [email protected]
Poetry + Live Music!
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Thursday, February 12, 7:30pm:
Julien Poirier + Tongo Eisen-Martin
[poets: book release] {free}
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Friday, February 13, 6:00pm:
Eric & the In Crowd
[2nd Fridays residency] {$20 cash / byob; students $10; kids free}
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Friday, February 13, 8:30pm:
Kahil El’Zabar & the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
[On tour] {$35 cash / byob; students $10 standing room}
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Saturday, February 14, 7:30pm:
Threetles
[Valentine’s Day Trio] {$20 cash / byob}
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Sunday, February 15, 5:00pm:
Vince Lateano Trio w/Chris Aschman
[3rd Sundays residency] {$20 cash / byob; students $10; kids free}
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Reserve a seat by calling the bookshop at (415) 586-3733. We’ll hold your reservation until the music starts. No advance ticket sales; plan to pay with cash at the door, and byob.
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MORE DETAILS:
Thursday, February 12, 7:30pm – doors open at 7pm
free / byob
Julien Poirier + Tongo Eisen-Martin
a poetry reading to celebrate the publication of Poirier’s Mansions My Mouth Made from Bird & Beckett Books
Friday, February 13, 6:00pm
$20 suggested donation – cash please! / byob
No charge for kids; students $5
Eric & the In Crowd
Eric Shifrin, piano/vocals; Simon Planting, bass; Mark Lee, drums
Playing a passel of tunes in a tumble through the alphabet… this month, the letter “D”
Friday, February 13, 8:30pm
$35 cash at the door / byob
Students $10 standing room only
Kahil El’Zabar & the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Kahil El’Zabar, trapset, cajon, kalimba & voice;
Corey Wilkes, trumpet; Alex Harding, bari sax
The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, out of Chicago and Detroit, crisscrosses America and Canada every February bringing its jazz message in celebration of Black history in North America.
Saturday, February 14, 7:30pm
$20 cash at the door / byob
Students $10
Valentines Day with The Threetles
Carole Zingeser. Sparky Grinstead, John Rafferty vocals, guitar & harmonica
Sparky writes the tunes. Carole and John delivery Sparky’s droll lyrics, with charm and reservoirs of love! Come with your love interest, or just to share the love! It’s what the world needs, always! We need yours, and have love to spare!
Sunday, February 15, 5:00pm
$20 cash at the door / byob
No charge for kids / students $5
Vince Lateano Trio
Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums, tonight with guest trumpet/steelpan player Chris Aschman
The Vince Lateano Trio has a long-running 3rd Sundays residency at Bird & Beckett. Make it a habit! You just might be surprised by who shows up!
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The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project
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The Independent Musicians Alliance
Gigging musicians! You have nothing to lose but your lack of a collective voice to achieve fair wages for your work!
The IMA can be a conduit for you, if you join in to make it work.
https://www.independentmusiciansalliance.org/
Read more here - Andy Gilbert's Feb 25 article about the IMA from KQED's site