JAZZ IN THE BOOKSHOP
Every Friday - 5:30 - 8:00 pm
a neighbor hood tradition since October 2002
featuring a rotating lineup of fine local jazz bands:
1st & 3rd Fridays: DON PRELL'S SEABOP ENSEMBLE
2nd Fridays: THE JIMMY RYAN QUINTET
4th Fridays: THE CHUCK PETERSON QUINTET
& special guest appearances on the occasional 5th Friday

WHICH WAY WEST?
Every Sunday - 4:30 - 6:30 pm
a concert series featuring locally based musicians
hailing from diverse traditions

POETS! sponsored by Carlota del Portillo
1st & 3rd Mondays - 7:00 pm
featured readers followed by an open mic
hosted by troubadour Jerry Ferraz

WALKER TALKS
Final Sundays - 2:30 pm
resident storyteller Walker Brents III
takes to the stage once a month
(excepting in the summertime)
to talk of all manner of matters
of myth, history & literature

 

The bookshop also hosts:

The Bird & Beckett Book Club
1st Wednesdays - 7:00 pm
10% off each month's selection
Email Marcy at vacumkitty@aol.com to get on the email distribution list for notices about the book club.

The Bird & Beckett Political Book Discussion Group
2nd Thursdays - 7:00 pm
10% off each month's selection
Email Marcy at vacumkitty@aol.com if you want more info.

Eminent Authors' Birthdays Open Readings
4th Thursdays - 7:00 pm
Neighborhood characters convene monthly to drink a little wine & soda water and read from the work of favorite writers whose birthdays fall during the month at hand. Come by the store to check out our list of authors or do your own research, then find a fragment to read to the assembled throng!