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Tag Archives: literature

Ambush Review reading

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Monday, November 14th, 7 pm Ambush! A reading to celebrate issue #2 of a great new San Francisco literary magazine Co-Editors and Co-Publishers Bob Booker and Patrick Cahill host a raft of contributors at Bird & Beckett to present the Continue reading →

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Bird & Beckett Book Club

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Eric — 2 Comments ↓

Thursday, Nov. 3rd, 7 pm Book Club 1st Thursday of each month all welcome! Falconer, by John Cheever, will be the book discussed this week. Next up:  Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom This group has been meeting monthly since long before there Continue reading →

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Walker Brents on Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Sunday, October 30 – 2:30 pm Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh Walker Talks! Expository explorations on literary, mythological & historical themes Walker Brents III can always be relied on to entertain and edify as he muses on topics of timeless interest — in this Continue reading →

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Meltzer on Stage

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Sunday, October 16 – 2 pm Maestro David Meltzer The Stuntman! Interviewed on  the Bird & Beckett stage by Gerry Fialka David just wowed ‘em in the Mission, at our Litquake reading at Kaleidoscope, trading “fours” with his new bride Continue reading →

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Layla and Majnun

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Sunday, September 25, 2:30 pm Walker Talks! Mad love: The Story of Layla and Majnun Walker Brents III tells the tale of Layla and Majnun — a 7th century Arabic story, best remembered from the rendering by 12th century Persian Continue reading →

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  • May 24, 2013
    JAZZ in the Bookshop - Chuck Peterson Quintet
    Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 8:00 pm
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  • May 26, 2013
    Walker Talks!
    Starts: 2:30 pm Ends: 4:00 pm
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    Pacific Jazz Connection
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    Event details: Reed player Jerry Logas brings in a quartet that harkens back to the vital music coming out of the Los Angeles jazz scene in the late 50s and early 60s.
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    5th Dave Parker Quartet - jazz in the bookshop
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    Location: the bookshop
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    Bird & Beckett Book Group
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    Location: Discussing "Life Itself" by Roger Ebert
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