BIRD & BECKETT
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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TWO PARTICULARLY
BIG DATES IN MAY
(see below for the
full line-up)
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Sunday, May 11th - 4:30 pm
"The Berkeley Poetry Revolution"
Poets John Oliver Simon, Charles Potts, Hugh Fox & Richard Krech read their work and reprise the madness that was
Telegraph Avenue in the spring of 1968,
when poets ran the streets naked & their words ran amok!
Check out Charles Potts' two-volume memoir, Valga Krusa
at the store now!
Thursday, May 15th
David Meltzer/Theo Saunders engagement
postponed!
David took a fall last week
and will take a little while
to get
back on his feet
instead, this date will be
A TRIBUTE TO
DAVID MELTZER
Featuring
Neeli Cherkovski
Sharon Doubiago
& Micah Ballard
reading David's work
plus a score of David's friends and admirors--
Poets! bring a poem by David
(or find one here)
and bring
one of your own!
cash donations gratefully accepted for david's medical expenses!
visit
meltzerville.com
and
Big Bridge's Meltzer Tribute
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Bring some cash to help pay these fine musicians!
$10 suggested
donation,
but absolutely voluntary--please don't
let a lack of funds keep you away!
top flight bebop, hard bop, post bop,
call it what you will...
straight ahead jazz
non pareil
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Live Jazz
in the bookshop
every Friday
evening!
1st & 3rd Fridays - Don Prell's SeaBop Ensemble
2nd Fridays - The Jimmy Ryan Quintet
with Joel Ryan, Rick Elmore,
Scott Foster
& Bishu Chatterjee
4th Fridays - The Henry Irvin Quartet
with
Dorothy Lefkovits, Bishop Norman Williams
& Jimmy Ryan
NOTE: In May, there are five Fridays!
So, The Chuck Peterson Quintet
will play May 23rd
and The Henry Irvin Quartet
will play on May 30th.
The music starts at 5:30 pm
and runs 'til 8:00 pm
Bring a few bucks for the band!!!
-- A neighborhood tradition since 2002 --
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Poetry Readings
at Bird & Beckett
-a tradition since 1999-
Now on Thursdays!
Our regular series
has moved to the
1st and 3rd Thursday evening of each month.
Featured readers plus open mic
twice a month,
from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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May 15th - 7 pm
A Special Tribute to
DAVID MELTZER
who just took a fall and is recuperating...
Poets: bring a poem by David to read (or find one here), and bring one of your own too!
Featured readers of David's work will be Neeli Cherkovski, Sharon Doubiago and Micah Ballard.
We're gathering funds to help David with medical expenses, so please contribute if you can!
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| Coming up in Mayl |
May 11 - Sunday - 4:30 pm
"The Berkeley Poetry Revolution"
Poets John Oliver Simon, Charles Potts, Hugh Fox & Richard Krech read their work and reprise the madness that was Telegraph Avenue in the spring of 1968, when poets ran the streets naked & their words ran amok!
May 14 - Wednesday - 7:30 pm
Poet Elaine Sexton - once a local, here visiting old haunts from her home in New York and reading for friends and passersby. Her second book of poems is just out, and is called Causeway.
May 15 - Thursday - 7 pm
Tribute to Poet David Meltzer
(who had to postpone his reading due to an accident)
Poets will read work by David and some of their own!
See numerous mentions above!
May 18 - Sunday
2 pm: Join David Hallstrom and old friends, who will gather to give this poet of exquisite observation his due. Music and anecdote will augment David's poetry, which spans half a century, all the coast, and the continent itself.
4:30 pm:
The first in our new series of Sunday acoustic music showcases.
By June, you'll be able to count on acoustic music of one stripe or another every Sunday afternoon at Bird & Beckett-- some American roots stuff, some music from international traditions, some jazz... keep an eye out for our schedule as it evolves.
May 21 - Wednesday - 7:30 pm
John Reily and Lars Hidde present a program of abstract film and live music
May 25 - Sunday
2 pm: "The Petaluma Poetry Walk"
Participants in Petaluma's annual poetry event read from their new anthology-- hosted by Geri Digiorno and Bill Vartnaw click here to read an interview with Geri about last year's walk and the anthology
4:30 pm: Walker Brents III delivers another in his amazing series of monthly talks on topics literary, mythological and otherwise
May 28 - Wednesday
7:30 pm:
Author Phil Cousineau discusses his new book,
Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination.
Check it out at www.philcousineau.net
May 29 - Thursday
7:30 pm:
Poet Ron Johnson
A solo reading
wherein the poet grapples with his epic work,
32 years in the making, entitled:
"White Ghost Dance"
Dedicated, a la Ti-Jean K.:
To America! Whatever that is...
Plus jazz every Friday from 5:30 to 8 pm
including a special engagement for
The Chuck Peterson Quintet on May 23rd
(Henry Irvin Quartet will be on May 30th)
and book groups on May 7th, 8th and 22nd
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| Coming up in Junel |
Sunday, June 1st:
12:00 noon to 3:30 pm: A celebration of Italian culture, food, and literary and popular writing
4:30 pm: Americana roots band Misisipi Rider
inaugurating a regular monthly slot at Bird & Beckett for acoustic music of the rural heartland...
part of our new "which way west" sunday afternoon concert series...
June 8 - Sunday
4:30 pm: Poet Paula Hacket
and Pianist Rudi Wongozi
a jazz date in our ongoing "which way west" sunday afternoon concert series...
June 11 - Wednesday
7:30 pm: Mel Clay does a talk on photographer Diane Arbus
June 15 - Sunday
4:30 pm: Mad & Eddie Duran another jazz date in our ongoing "which way west' sunday afternoon concert series...
June 22 - Sunday
2:30 pm: Poet Dan Liberthson and friends celebrate his new collection, The Pitch is on the Way
4:30 pm: Georges Lammam Ensemble
music of Lebanon on violin, guitar and dumbek
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another date in our ongoing "which way west" sunday afternoon concert series...
June 29 - Sunday
4:30 pm: The Hapa Haole Boys: vintage Hawaiian and country blues
- another date in our ongoing "which way west" sunday concert series...
Plus jazz every Friday from 5:30 to 8 pm
Open mic poetry on June 5th and 19th
and book groups on June 4th, 12th and 26th |
1st Wednesday
each month
7:00 pm
2nd Thursday
each month
7:00 pm
4th Thursday
each month
7:00 pm
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Bird & Beckett Book Club
This group meets the
1st Wednesday
of each month at 7:00 pm
For May 7th,
the book selection is:
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan
(for June, the book is
Joshua Ferris' Then We Came to the End)
Open to all!
10% off on book club selection
Bird & Beckett Political Book Discussion Group
This group meets the
2nd Thursday
of each month at 7:00 p.m.
For May 8th,
the book selection is:
What Happened to Recess and Why Our Children Struggling in Kindergarten?
by Susan Ohanian
The book group is open to all!
10% off on the group's book selection
Eminent Authors' Birthdays Open Reading
This group meets the 4th Thursday
of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Next meeting April 24th
come and read
from the work of
a favorite writer born in April
Stop at the store
for suggestions,
or do your own research
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