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Bird & Beckett – spiritual heart of Glen Park

December 18, 2010 by Elizabeth Weise

From The SF Chronicle

December 12, 2010|By Carl Nolte
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      Fiona Carswell enjoys art books and graphic novels at Bird & Beckett.
      Credit: Michelle Gachet / The Chronicle

    It is an ordinary Friday night on the edge of winter in Glen Park, an out-of-the-way neighborhood on the BART line to Daly City, and Don Prell’s quartet is playing the bookstore.

    Prell is an old guy, and he’s playing a jazz version of an old standard. He’s on bass. He smiles to himself and closes his eyes, lost in the music. There are maybe 40 people in the audience, sitting on folding chairs, sipping wine. They are surrounded by books. Books on shelves, books stacked in small piles.

    The band is the SeaBop Ensemble, and the bookstore is Bird & Beckett, named for Charlie Parker, the musician, and Samuel Beckett, the writer. “We like it here,” Prell said. “We get to play our music and we feel like we are respected here.”

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    Photos and Fun courtesy of the Glen Park Library!
    It was a great turnout at the Glen Park Library Open House on Saturday May 17th!

    Thank you to all who attended and a big thank you to Glen Park Branch Library Manager Darren Heiber and his staff for a fantastic day!! 🙌🏽

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    Photos and Fun courtesy of the Glen Park Library! 
It was a great turnout at the Glen Park Library Open House on Saturday May 17th!

Thank you to all who attended and a big thank you to Glen Park Branch Library Manager Darren Heiber and his staff for a fantastic day!! 🙌🏽

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    Qi Gong & Tai Chi Thursdays at the Glen Park Rec Center!

    Thursdays 2:00PM - 2:45PM
    Room #1
    Led by led by Ashima Sarin

    Beginners and All Levels of Mobility Are Welcome! It’s FREE and drop-in!

    (There will be no class the second half of June and July)

    📍Glen Park Rec Center, 70 Elk Street

    QUESTIONS? CALL 415-239-4007
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    Qi Gong & Tai Chi Thursdays at the Glen Park Rec Center!

Thursdays  2:00PM - 2:45PM 
Room #1
Led by led by Ashima Sarin

Beginners and All Levels of Mobility Are Welcome! It’s FREE and drop-in! 

(There will be no class the second half of June and July)

📍Glen Park Rec Center, 70 Elk Street 

QUESTIONS? CALL 415-239-4007
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