Monday, January 26, 2009

Bird and Beckett in Paris!

Thanks to Oceane for sending this picture!  If you have a photo of yourself, your friends or your family in a Bird & Beckett shirt, send it to birdandbeckett@gmail.com and we will post it!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Live Performances TODAY!

Today! Sunday, Jan. 25th at 4:30
Which Way West? Presents
Passage to India Live Jazz!
Prasant Radhakrishnan, sax
Bishu Chatterjee, bass
Ralph Granich, drums
Vivek Anand, vocal

AND EARLIER THE SAME DAY
(January 25th)

1:00 pm: a presentation by Alex Hatch of her new book "Cracks in the Asphalt" about SF's community gardens with co-presenters Mike Jacob, coordinator of the Arlington Street Garden, and Susan Leeds, coordinator of the Park Street Garden

2:30 pm: Walker Brents gives another in his series of monthly talks, this time on
the work and insights of the Romanian historian of mythology, ritual & religion- Mircea Eliade

Friday, January 16, 2009

Live Jazz Tonight!

LIVE JAZZ TONIGHT!
5:30 to 8:00 pm
Don Prell's SeaBop Ensemble
Jerry Logas, tenor saxophone
Michael Parsons, piano
Don Prell, bass
Chris Bjorkbom, drums
JAZZ IN THE BOOKSHOP EVERY FRIDAY EVENING
A neighborhood tradition since 2002!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Live Music Today!

Today at 4:30 pm
Middle Eastern music by master Egyptian percussionist Faisal Zaidan with oud player Rachel Valfer

Preceded at 3:30 pm by a talk on Arab influences in American music by Jonathan Curiel SF Chronicle writer and author of Al' America: Travels through America's Arab & Islamic Roots

Friday, January 9, 2009

LIVE JAZZ TONIGHT!!!

TONIGHT!
JAZZ IN THE BOOKSHOP
5:30 TO 8:00 PM
A neighborhood tradition since 2002!

DOUBLE BILL!

First, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm
The Jimmy Ryan Quintet
Rick Elmore, trombone
Fil Lorenz, tenor saxophone
Scott Foster, guitar
Bishu Chatterjee, bass
Jimmy Ryan, drums

Followed at 9 pm by
SYNTHESIS
original compositions, electronica & jazz standards
featuring Noah Frank, trumpet, Fender Rhodes & laptop
Natalie Cressman, trombone
Imanuel Junaedy, piano
Adam Nash, bass
Alex Nash, drums
a special late date before Noah returns to school at Berklee School of Music.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Book Release Party

Today- a book release party for Sharon Doubiago's Love on the Streets: Selected and New Poems
Click Here

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Le Petit Nicholas and a Tribute to Henry Irvin


TODAY!!! SUNDAY MORNING at 11:00 AM
Join us for
The Nicholas Club!
Bring your youngsters(age 6-9 recommended) to hear the stories from the classic books by Rene Goscinny illustrated by Jean Jaques Sempe about the impish young boy beloved by French children since the 1950s.
We'll have sheets to color, plus stickers and pins. We are serving FREE hot chocolate & croissants all morning!!!


Then, this afternoon,
The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project presents Which Way West? 4:30 to 6:30
Jazz musicians pay tribute to Henry Irvin who passed away shortly after Thanksgiving
and is sorely missed!
The celebration jam will continue at Velma's Sunday Blues & Jazz Club 2246 Jerrold Avenue (824-4606) from 7:00 'til 10:00 pm.
Click HERE to go to Henry's memorial website.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Live Jazz Tonight and Sunday! A Tribute to Henry Irvin

JAZZ IN THE BOOKSHOP
EVERY FRIDAY EVENING

5:30 TO 8:00 PM
A neighborhood tradition
since 2002!

TONIGHT! Friday, January 2nd:
Don Prell's SeaBop Ensemble

This Sunday, Jan. 4th -- 4:30 to 6:30 in the bookshop:
Jazz musicians
pay tribute to
Henry Irvin
who passed away
shortly after Thanksgiving
and is sorely missed!
The celebration jam will continue at
Velma's Sunday Blues & Jazz Club
2246 Jerrold Avenue (824-4606)
from 7:00 'til 10:00 pm