Friday, October 24th – 8:30pm
LOBE: was that on purpose?
release party & concert
for their debut album
LOBE, a sextet with Stanford roots, now in the diaspora, come together and come to Bird & Beckett to kick off their 10-day, 5-stop California tour in support of…
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Thursday, October 23rd – 7:30pm
Poets John Curl and Alice Rogoff
Two writers long committed to the struggle and to poetry roll out new work for you.
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Wednesday, October 22nd – 7:30pm
Walker Talks!
Walker Brents III on the poet Gary Snyder
A live stream found on the Bird & Beckett YouTube channel and Facebook page. Donations appreciated. Walker Brents III has been giving a monthly talk at Bird & Beckett on…
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Tuesday, October 21st – 7pm
Novelist Diane Frank
+ Poet Janet Popesco Archibald
Diane Frank reads from her new novel, Mermaids and Musicians, wherein a virtuoso violinist falls madly in love with a mermaid, but can he deal with loving a woman who…
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Sunday, October 19th – 5pm
The Vince Lateano Trio
with guest Erich Ippen, guitar & vocals
Ben Stolorow, piano. Peter Barshay, bass. Vince Lateano, drums. with guest Erich Ippen, guitar & vocals. $20 cover charge; byob. Students, $10. Kids free. The trio returns for their…
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Saturday, October 18th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Jinx Jones Jazz Trio
Jinx Jones, guitar. Kenan O’Brien, bass. Ken Owen, guitar. cover charge $20; byob. students $10. reservations, call 415-586-3733. Luxurious guitar and exotica. Cool swing and soul with a hot trio.…
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No Kings Day: Saturday, October 18th
We’ll be out putting it to the man until 3pm
(closed up tight in Glen Park),
but then…
After 3pm drop in to buy a book or just to commiserate over the failure of our democracy. At 5pm: a reading from Colossus:Current – The Ways and Workings of…
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Friday, October 17th – 8:30-10pm
Beth Custer + Will Bernard + Jess Ivry
Nothing like it this side of Bernal! Or any other side, really. BYOB and a twenty for the trio!
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Friday, October 17th – 6pm to 8pm
The Scott Foster Quintet
plays the jazz of South Africa
The Scott Foster Quintet dives into the South African jazz repertoire, playing the music of Allen Kwela, Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani, Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), Hugh Masekela and their countrymen.…
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Thursday, October 16th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Gus Hurteau Trio
Gus Hurteau, vibraphone. Alan Jones, bass. Miles Turk, drums. $20 cover charge, byob. Students $10. For reservations, call 415-586-3733. Young players on the rise! Catch them while they’re making their…
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