Saturday, November 16th, 7 pm
Book Release Party!
Jason Friedman’s debut
short story collection, Fire Year
from Sarabande Books
Dazzling writing & great company Saturday night, November 16th, 7pm, at Bird & Beckett Books to celebrate the release of Jason Friedman’s short story collection! From a recent review: In…
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Every Friday, 5:30 to 8:00pm:
jazz in the bookshop
We’ve been doing it for 11 straight years now– straight-ahead hard bop every Friday evening by seasoned pros and some of the most talented youngsters on the San Francisco scene,…
Read MoreThe Rent is Paid!
And our other bills are all up to date! That’s a first for quite a long time, and we have the community to thank for it. This past Saturday’s “Rent…
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Sunday, November 3rd — 2 pm
Poets Caroline Goodwin and Laura Walker
Caroline Goodwin — newly announced poet laureate of San Mateo County! — moved to the Bay Area from Sitka, Alaska in 1999 to attend Stanford’s Creative Writing Program as a…
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Sunday, November 3rd, 4:30 to 6:30 pm
CD release party!
The George Cotsirilos Trio
Guitarist George Cotsirilos, bassist Robb Fisher and drummer Ron Marabuto have been making astonishingly lovely music together for several years, and this date marks the release of their third CD…
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Rent Party! Bop for the Bookshop!
Saturday, October 26th
Open to Close, 11am to 9pm
Ok! Push comes to shove… we gotta raise the rent! Fortunately we know legions of tremendous jazz musicians & they’re not hesitant to lend a hand… From the time the…
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Thursday, October 24th at 7 pm
Book Release!
Poet John Brandi reads from
The World, the World
joined by Joseph Stroud
John Brandi grew up in California where he avidly hiked the Sierra Nevada and explored the Big Sur coast. He graduated from Cal State Northridge with a BA in art and anthropology,…
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Sunday, October 27th, 2:30 p.m.
Walker Talks!
on the derangement of the senses
Each month, on the last Sunday of the month, Walker Brents III discusses a topic the springs from his own imagination and curiosity… this month, his musings will revolve around…
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Sunday, October 27th, 4:30 to 6:30 pm
which way west?
The Pasha Band
The Pasha Band is made up of some of the finest middle eastern musicians to be found in the San Francisco Bay Area. Husain Resan, oud, violin and vocals; Younes…
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Sunday, October 20th, 2 p.m.
Here Tomorrow Book Release
with author J. K. Dineen
Here Tomorrow: Preserving Architecture, Culture, and California’s Golden Dream book release reading and celebration with writer J. K. Dineen. J. K. Dineen writes about urban planning, architecture, and real estate…
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