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  • The Cuban Drumbeat, by Piero Gleijesis - $15.00
    In waging a long war against oppression and misery in the third world, Castro's Cuba sent more troops into battle on foreign soil in defense of besieged populations than all but the U.S., Russia and a few Western European countries. Gleijeses wonders what's next for a post-Castro Cuba. […]
  • Two Underdogs and a Cat, by Slavenka Drakulic - $17.00
    Drakulic, well known to readers of The Nation, the New York Times and the New York Review of Books, ponders the fate of the communist idea through three stories: "An Interview with The Oldest Dog in Bucharest," "A Guided Tour of the Museum of Communism" and "A Cat Keeper in Warsaw" […]
  • The Idea of Communism, by Tariq Ali - $15.00
    "What Was Communism" series editor Ali ponders the over-arching question, and argues for a new form of socialism and global planning. […]

  1. Which Way West? Redwood String Quartet

    May 25, 2011 by Eric

    The Redwood String Quartet

    which way west? sunday concerts

    Sunday, May 29th – 4:30 pm

    Violinist Janice MacIntosh, a Glen Park resident, brings in three compatriots for a program of classical music.

    Janice has been a member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, since 1983, playing 1st violin throughout her career there; and is Associate Concertmaster for the Ballet Orchestra.

    Our Sunday concert series presents a variety of music genres, from jazz to bluegrass to music of the world to western classical music; kids are always welcome and we encourage you to remember that your donations at the events form the base of what we’re able to promise the musicians for their efforts and for the musical gifts they bring us.

    Special thanks go to the Conner Family Trust, which specifically helps fund the Sunday afternoon “which way west?” series. which way west? is a project of the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Click on the “BBCLP” button on the navigation bar above for more information.

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  2. Walker Talks

    by Eric

    Tales of Ghostly Japan

    Walker Talks!

    Sunday, May 29th – 2:00 pm

    Each month, until he breaks for his summer ramble through the western states, Walker Brents III presents a spellbinding set of musings on topics mythological, literary and historical.

    This month, the supernatural folktales and legends of a country that has recently had its quotidian roots most tragically shaken by nuclear disaster.

     

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  3. which way west? Mark Levine Trio

    May 17, 2011 by Eric

    The Mark Levine Trio

    which way west? sunday concerts

    Sunday, May 22nd – 4:30 pm

    Mark wrote the book on jazz piano… specifically, The Jazz Piano Book (Sher Music, 2005 — but originally published in 1989) has been instrumental in the education of many thousands of  jazz pianists… and he himself studied in Boston and New York with legendary figures Hal Overton, Herb Pomeroy and Jaki Byard.

    Along the way, Mark has shared the bandstand and recording studio with, among others, Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Wallace Roney, Tito Puente, Milt Jackson, James Moody, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Harris, Stefon Harris, Eddie Henderson, Conrad Herwig, Clark Terry, Ingrid Jensen, Charlie Rouse, Bobby Watson, Chet Baker, Philip Harper, Mark Murphy, Art Pepper, Julian Priester, Bobby Shew, Steve Turre, Madeline Eastman, Enrique Pla and Poncho Sanchez… with particularly fruitful and intense extended stints with trumpeter Blue Mitchell and sax giants Joe Henderson, Harold Land and Dave Liebman, and with with latin jazz titans Mongo Santamaria,  Willie Bobo, Moacir Santos, Pete Escovido, Cal Tjader and Francisco Aguabella…

    Come hear all that Mark brings to the piano at Bird & Beckett this Sunday… and to hear the fine musicians he’ll bring along to complete his trio.

    Special thanks to those of you who helped us buy an excellent piano — one which we’re pleased to make available to the many fine pianists who cross our stage.  And thanks to all of you, for making up a terrifically appreciative audience that has made this venue one that some incredibly accomplished and talented musicians have been pleased to revisit again and again…

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