Sunday, February 1st – 2 pm
A reading by contributors to
Tule Review
Contributors to Tule Review, an annual literary journal published by the Sacramento Poetry Center Press, will read recent work and work from the new issue to celebrate its launch. Tule…
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jazz club… when lights are low
The Love Gangsters
Saturday, January 31st – 8-11 pm
Straight out of North Beach… The Love Gangsters! Are you ready, Glen Park? Hell yes, you are…
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Friday, January 30th – 5:30-8:00 pm
jazz in the bookshop special!
Guitarist Howard Alden!
Howard Alden, passing through from his home in New York City, plays Bird & Beckett’s Friday evening jazz party in a trio format with local heroes and long-time associates Vince Lateano…
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Monday, January 26th – 7 pm
Health Insurance Workshop
Covered California!
Karen Lipney conducts a workshop to help you sign up for insurance before the February 15 deadline. Â Bring your questions and quandaries, but rest assured it’s not rocket science!
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Sunday, January 25th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Dave Rocha Quartet
Pianist Gaea Schell, bassist Fred Randolph & drummer Tony Johnson join Dave Rocha, one of the Bay Area’s top jazz trumpet players, in our Sunday afternoon which way west? concert series, now…
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Sunday, Jan. 25th at 2:30 pm
Walker Talks! on Marsilio Ficino,
musician and philosopher
of the Renassiance
Walker Brents III continues his exploration of the mystical side of the Renaissance, with a talk on Marsilio Fichino, a musician and philosopher whose symbolic thought contributes greatly to contemporary…
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Friday, January 23rd – 5:30-8:00 pm
jazz in the bookshop
Chuck Peterson Quintet
with vocalist Dorothy Lefkovis
The original recipe!  Five musicians, great bebop, swinging vocals.  These guys and Dorothy have all been solid senders since the early 1950s, and know their stuff.  Come find out just how…
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Monday, January 19th — 7 pm
Poets Vincent Lombardo
and Jane Rades
open mic follows
Vincent Lombardo, a New Yorker out of Milan, will be joined by local poet Jane Rades for a reading January 19th, followed by an open mic. Lombardo’s poems have recently…
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Sunday, January 18th – 4:30-6:30 pm
which way west? Sunday concert series
The Billy Higgins Legacy Band
Drummer Myron Cohen carries the spirit of the late Billy Higgins into the present day, with joy and a propulsive and irresistible beat.  He has partnered with so many fine players…
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Saturday, January 17th – 8-11 pm
jazz club… when lights are low
The Kenny Hawkins Quartet
Bassist Heshima Mark Williams presents The Kenny Hawkins Quartet Kenny Hawkins on sax; Muziki Roberson on keyboards; Heshima on bass; and Michael Spencer on drums. When his busy traveling schedule allows, Heshima books…
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