April 18, 2012 by Eric
Friday, May 4 to Monday, May 7
Jazz in the bookshop
every Friday, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm
This week: Don Prell’s Seabop Ensemble.
Sunday at 2pm, Dan Richman considers the phenomenon of “enclosure”… the loss of the commons, the building of borders, fences and walls around the world we once inhabited together;
and at 4:30 pm on Sunday, our which way west? concert series features the rockin’ New Orleans R&B of Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines.
Then, on Monday starting 7, its an evening of poetry, with featured readers Bill Vartnaw (Poet Laureate of Sonoma County!) and Patty Trimble– open mic to follow. The whole show is hosted by Jerry Ferraz, peripathetic bard & a San Francisco native… it’s a twice-a-month affair at Bird & Beckett– the first & third Monday of every month.
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April 16, 2012 by Eric
Monday, April 16 – 7:00 pm
Poets Jeanne Powell & Nancy Keane
followed by an open mic
POETS! First & Third Monday of each month, hosted by Jerry Ferraz
Jeanne Powell’s collections of poetry include My Own Silence and Word Dancing. A much admired poet and cultural critic, Jeanne has made a significant impact on the San Francisco poetry scene by hosting a long-running spoken word series — “Celebration of the Word” — which took place weekly in San Francisco for ten years, and by publishing numerous local and more far-flung poets as well under her imprint, Meridien PressWorks. Her “Living Treasures” project was a particularly valuable effort, that brought out the books of four poets over age 70. Read more on Jeanne at http://redroom.com/member/jeanne-powell.
Nancy Keane — poet, publisher, artist and proprietor of one of the truly great and storied watering holes in San Francisco — hosts a legendary reading series, Poetry at the 33, each month at her bar, Keane’s 3300 Club, located in the heart of the Mission district. In the photo below, that’s Nancy in the purple blouse, standing amidst her lovely crowd of convivial patrons. Check the bar’s website at http://3300club.com.
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