www? Rudy Mwongozi & Paula Hackett – jazz/poetry

Rudy Mwongozi w/Paula Hackett Rudy Mwongozi left Oakland for NYC a few years ago, but he’s here on a visit, and we’re thrilled to have him back on Sun., Jan. 16 at 4:30 at the Bird & Beckett piano — a might better piano than before, we might add — one we’re saving up to…

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POETS! OR: The Otis Review

OR: The Otis Review Editor & poet Paul Vangelisti will be up from Los Angeles for this reading, joined by Neeli Cherkovski, Art Beck and Michael Rothenberg.  Sunday, January 16 at 2 pm.

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Scholars of the Arab Empire

Scholars of the Arab Empire Dr. Wajih Ibrahim Saadeh has synthesized his knowledge of the development of Arab thought, its roots and its influence on Western ideas in a series of books.  His lecture on Sunday, Jan. 16, at 1 pm will set forth an overview of Arab philosophy and its effect on the European…

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Celebrate the New Year with Bird & Beckett

Celebrate the New Year with Bird & Beckett $35 buys a convivial evening of music, food and- at midnight-  free champagne, plus the company of neighbors and friends. Don Prell (bass) and Raymond Scott (guitar) will kick off the evening at 8:00 pm, and then the Chuck Peterson Quintet will swing it on through ’til…

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