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Tag Archives: readings

Sunday, November 11th
Two poets read their work
Katherine Hastings and Toni Mirosevich

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Eric — No Comments ↓
Katherine Hastings

Sunday, November 11th – 2:00 pm Katherine Hastings grew up in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, a city that has deeply influenced her poems.  She is the author of Cloud Fire (Spuyten Duyvil NYC, 2012) and several chapbooks, Continue reading →

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House of the Unexpected — poet Julie Rogers, together with David Meltzer

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Sunday, October 14 – 2 p.m. A dual reading to celebrate the release of Rogers’ book, House of the Unexpected: Selected Poems, 1981-2012, from Wild Ocean Press. Julie Rogers began writing at age 12 and began reading her poetry in Continue reading →

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Beat icon ruth weiss
with David Brinks & Megan Burns
poets!

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Tuesday, October 16th at  7 p.m. A reading by the trailblazing beat icon and a key New Orleans poet/publisher couple. ruth weiss is returning from Europe, where she participated in the prestigious Sprachsalz Festival in Innsbruck, Austria, with three fresh Continue reading →

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Jazz in the Bookshop
Litquake at B&B
and The Music of Kenny Dorham played by the Jay Sanders Quartet

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Eric — No Comments ↓

It’s a big weekend all over town, and there’s plenty going on right here at Bird & Beckett. Friday, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., we offer the ebullient bop of Don Prell’s SeaBop Ensemble, with Jerry Logas on reeds, Michael Continue reading →

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Birds of a Feather
Writers read their work

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Sunday, September 23rd — 2:00 p.m. PAWA (Philippine American Writers & Artists) co-presents with Bird & Beckett “Birds of a Feather” — a reading featuring Bay Area writers Rabih Alameddine, Laura Goode and Barbara Jane Reyes. RABIH ALAMEDDINE is the Continue reading →

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  • May 24, 2013
    JAZZ in the Bookshop - Chuck Peterson Quintet
    Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 8:00 pm
    Event details: http://www.birdbeckett.com/chuck-peterson-quintet-4th-fridays/
  • May 26, 2013
    Walker Talks!
    Starts: 2:30 pm Ends: 4:00 pm
  • May 26, 2013
    Pacific Jazz Connection
    Starts: 4:30 pm Ends: 6:30 pm
    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.
  • May 31, 2013
    5th Dave Parker Quartet - jazz in the bookshop
    Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 8:00 pm
    Location: the bookshop
  • June 2, 2013
    Pugsley Buzzard
    Starts: 4:30 pm Ends: 6:30 pm
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    Bird & Beckett Book Group
    Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: 9:00 pm
    Location: Discussing "Life Itself" by Roger Ebert
  • June 7, 2013
    JAZZ in the Bookshop - Don Prell's SeaBop Ensemble
    Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 8:00 pm
    Event details: http://www.birdbeckett.com/don-prells-seabop-ensemble-1st-fridays/
  • June 9, 2013
    Terry Rodriguez Trio
    Starts: 4:30 pm Ends: 6:30 pm
    Event details: http://www.birdbeckett.com/terry-rodriguez-trio/
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    Bird & Beckett Political Book Group
    Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: 9:00 pm
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    JAZZ in the Bookshop - Jimmy Ryan Quintet
    Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 8:00 pm
    Event details: http://www.birdbeckett.com/jimmy-ryan-quintet-2nd-fridays/
  • June 15, 2013
    Harry Nilsson Bday Event w/J Raoul Brody, Christopher Gray & more!
    Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: 5:00 pm
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    The Illuminated Books of Brian Lucas
    Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: 7:30 pm
  • June 16, 2013
    Poets with Chapbooks! Alexandra Mattraw, Raina Leon, Della Waston and Jessica Wickens
    Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: 3:00 pm
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    Peter Barshay Trio
    Starts: 4:30 pm Ends: 6:30 pm

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