December 29th:
The Aristocrats
which way west? concert series. Every Sunday afternoon, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Never a cover charge, but it’s your generous donation at the show that makes it possible for us…
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Monday, March 6th – 7-9 pm
A Reading for Al-Mutanabbi Street: Beau Beausoleil, Judith Ayn Bernhard, Neeli Cherkovski, Agneta Falk, Jack Hirschman, Michael Koch, Jessica Loos, Dorothy Payne, Kim Shuck, plus Steve Arnston, piano
“The only war is the war on the imagination” – Diane di Prima. Poets read to commemorate the March 5, 2007 destruction by car bomb of Al-Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad’s bookseller’s…
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Sunday, December 16th:
A Trad Jazz Xmas
with the Buena Vista Jazz Band
Sunday, December 16th – 4:30-6:30 p.m. which way west? Sunday concert series. Never a cover charge, but your generous donations help us pay the musicians. All ages welcome! Top musicians…
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Featured Publisher: Nobrow Press
Eyepopping and seductive… the Brits do it again! Last week, we featured London’s Laurence King Press, turning out sharp & useful books for graphic artists, architects, fashion designers, photographers — but…
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Sunday, December 9th:
Parlor Tricks! Industrial Ragtime!!
with special guest, Shotwell–
San Francisco Alt Country
Put your holiday season in high gear with a few Parlor Tricks!!! Sunday, December 9th – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Bird & Beckett’s weekly which way west? Sunday concert series.…
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Featured Publisher:
Laurence King Publishing
The visual arts are the domain of this British publisher, whose half dozen “100 Ideas” books are chock full of game-changing innovations that shifted paradigms in photography, fashion, graphic design, architecture, art,…
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Featured Publisher:
Tara Books
of Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India)
Beautiful books… children’s books, but are they? If it takes the eyes of children to take us into these rich and gorgeous artifacts, so be it. Tara Books is: Gita…
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Sunday, December 2nd:
Tango No. 9
Sunday, December 2nd – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. which way west? Sunday concert series. No cover charge, but your donations help us pay the band! All ages welcome. Why do…
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Monday, December 3rd:
POETS!
Paula Hackett & Alfonso Texidor
open mic follows
Jerry Ferraz, native son & troubadour, hosts this last session of the year in our ongoing poetry series. Monday, December 3rd, beginning at 7 p.m. Two of our favorite poets,…
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POETS! (no open mic)
Meazle – Noonan – Whittington
chapbook release celebration
Monday, November 19, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Three poets introduce their new chapbooks. Sorry, no open mic tonight. Nicholas James Whittington, poet and editor/publisher of Bird & Beckett’s Amerarcana annual…
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