Celebrate Valentine’s Day
with the Threetles!
Saturday, February 14th – 7:30pm
Sparky Grinstead’s tunes voiced by his loving bandmates Carole Zingeser & John Rafferty, with guitars, harmonica, melodica & percussive things put to great use! BYOB and a twenty for the…
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Friday, February 13th – 8:30pm
Kahil El’Zabar
& the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
on tour
Join us for the eighth almost-annual Black History Month tour stop at Bird & Beckett by the fantastic, joyous & profound Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, traveling out of Chicago & Detroit…
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Friday, February 13th – 6pm
Eric & the In Crowd
Eric Shifrin, piano & vocals. Simon Planting, bass. Mark Lee, drums. $20 suggested donation; students $10; kids free. Reservations not required, but larger contingents are advised to call ahead! 415-586-3733.…
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Thursday, February 12th – 7:30pm
Poets Julian Poirier & Tongo Eisen-Martin
launching Julian’s
Mansions My Mouth Made
Copies of Julien Poirier’s Mansions My Mouth Made (Bird & Beckett, 2025) can be had over the counter at the bookshop and via post through the online store of Impart Ink, where the…
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Happy Hour! Friday, April 17th – 6pm
The Scott Foster Nostalgia Combo
Henry Hung, trumpet. Scott Foster, guitar. Charles Thomas, bass. Mark Lee, drums. byob, and a twenty for the band! A note from Scott, as we approach this date — the…
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February 12th thru 15th:
a poetry reading and four concerts
Poetry + Live Music! _____ Thursday, February 12, 7:30pm: Julien Poirier + Tongo Eisen-Martin [poets: book release] {free} _____ Friday, February 13, 6:00pm: Eric & the In Crowd [2nd Fridays…
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Six Events February 3rd thru 8th
Poetry, jazz and chamber music
Poetry twice! Jazz thrice! Chamber Music eince! _____ Tuesday, February 3, 7:00pm {free}: Kim Shuck & Friends [poetry] _____ Thursday, February 5, 7:00pm {free}: Tehmina Khan & Florencia Milito [poetry with…
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Friday, February 6th – 8:30pm
Alon Nechustan Quintet
Matt Renzi, reeds Jesse Levit, saxophone & EWI Alon Nechustan, piano Sam Bevan, bass Isaac Schwartz, drums $25 cover charge; byob. Students, $10. For reservations, call 415-586-3733. Alon Nechushtan’s…
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Friday, February 6th – 6pm
JimBo Trout and the Fishpeople
JimBo Trout, guitar and vocals Steve Neil, bass Ken Owen, drums $20 suggested cover; byob. Students $10; kids free. No reservations typically necessary, but feel free to call if you…
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Thursday, February 5th – 7pm
Poets Tehmina Khan & Florencia Melito
+ open mic
Bird & Beckett hosts an open mic for poets on the first Thursday of each month, with two featured poets leading off at 7pm followed by the open at 8pm.…
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