Archive for February 2014
poems are angels
a solo reading by
Diane di Prima
Saturday, March 1st, 6:30 p.m.
second of two readings
by popular demand!
reservations required–
call the bookshop!
For this fundraising evening to help poet Diane di Prima meet some of her ongoing medical expenses, she will read work from a recent collection,entitled “Poems Are Angels” and we’ll also offer for sale a limited edition broadside produced for the evening as well as several pieces of her art. Diane will also read some…
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Sunday, February 23rd, 4:30 pm
Classical guitar concert
Ross Thompson,
with students Harry Trump and others
Ross Thompson, San Francisco-based composer and concert guitarist, is widely known throughout the Bay Area as a passionate interpreter and inspired creative force in the classical guitar tradition. He has received numerous commissions for original music and has released five recordings, including the acclaimed Winter’s Book. He recently served as the composer-in-residence for the California Shakespeare Festival, and…
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Sunday, February 23rd, 2:30 pm
Walker Talks!
Walker Brents III discusses Herman Hesse.
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Sunday, February 16th – 4:30 pm
Violin & Piano Sonatas
Violinist Drew Cranfill and pianist Manu Petaia perform a program of sonatas by Bach, Mozart and Brahms, in solo and duo format.
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Sunday, February 16th, 2:00 pm
Third Verse: Jesse Nathan,
Benjamin Paloff, Alissa Valles
A reading and discussion of new work by poets, translators and editors Jesse Nathan, Benjamin Paloff, and Alissa Valles. Jesse Nathan’s poems have appeared in the American Poetry Review, the Nation, jubilat, and elsewhere. He’s a founding editor of the McSweeney’s Poetry Series, and the former managing editor of the Best American Nonrequired Reading. Nathan…
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Sunday, February 9th,
two extremes of beauty!
rock n’ roll plus a string quartet!
1 pm – The Optimals
4:30 pm – The Temescal Quartet
At 1:00 pm, some neighborhood youths will strap on guitars & all the rest for a set of rock ‘n’ roll — They’re The Optimals & they’re ready to take on the world… At 4:30, we’ll bring it right down to the sweet spot where The Temescal String Quartet will set the bookshop atmosphere vibrating with…
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