Sunday, September 8, at 7 pm
Pugsley Buzzard solo
The piano wonder from down under…a Bird & Beckett favorite from three previous tours through our fair city…is squeezing in an hour’s show for you before making his way to…
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Sunday, September 8th, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
The Betty Shaw Quartet
which way west? Sunday concert series. All ages welcome! No cover charge, but your generous donations make it possible for us to pay the musicians. Sunday, September 8th – 4:30-6:30…
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Sunday, September 8th – 2 pm:
Italian-American writers
read their work
Six writers converge from various points on the West Coast and New York City for an afternoon of readings hosted by Laura Ruberto, co-chair of the Berkeley City College Department of…
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Sunday, September 1st, 4:30-6:30 pm
Vocalist Sandra Aran
with Bob Brumbeloe, Grant Levin,
Eric Markowitz and Omar Aran
Live recording today for
KCSM’s “In the Moment”!
which way west? Sunday concert series. All ages welcome! No cover charge, but your generous donations make it possible for us to pay the musicians. Sunday, September 1st – 4:30-6:30…
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5th Friday, August 30th, 5:30 to 8:00 pm
jazz rhythms from the Latin side,
with the Jazz Commissioner,
John Calloway
& a fresh conclave of sidemen
Once in awhile we’re treated to a five-Friday month, and when that happens we get to bring in a favorite pinch-hitting band– this one led by one of the key…
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Sunday, August 25th, 4:00-6:00pm
Note early start/finish time
The Jimmy Gallagher Quartet
Sunday, September 1st – 4:00-6:00 pm: The Jimmy Gallagher Quartet — Note the early start/finish this Sunday! and don’t miss a note… or a beat! — Tenor player Patrick Wolff…
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Friday, August 16th, 5:30 to 8:00 pm
Scott Foster Brazilian Jazz
Jazz in the bookshop… every Friday without fail. San Francisco’s longest running neighborhood jazz party. Joining guitarist Scott Foster at Bird & Beckett this Friday are vibes player Jim Zimmerman,…
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Thursday, August 15th, 7:00 pm:
Poets Michael Koch & Gerald Nicosia
open mic follows
Jerry Ferraz hosts
Michael Koch, born in New York City of Slavic and Jamaican heritage. He is a painter, poet, translator, amateur percussionist and avid salsero. Gerald Nicosia is a biographer, historian, poet,…
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Wednesday, August 14th, 7:00 pm:
The Gardener’s Guide to Common-Sense Pest Control
Steven Ash (coauthor and editor) will present this new edition (Taunton Press, 2013) of the valuable book by William Olkowski, Sheila Daar and Helga Olkowski — who pioneered the non-toxic…
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