Jane Ira Bloom Quartet – Improvising Emily Dickinson

SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Jazz’s greatest living soprano saxophonist performs with her spectacular quartet including pianist Dawn Clement, bassist Mark Helias, and drummer Bobby Previte. Possessing a painterly style...

$30

Irish Arts & Writers Festival

Los Gatos CA Los Gatos, California, CA

The Irish Arts & Writers Festival brings together Irish writers and audiences in the historic and intimate town of Los Gatos, CA (located an hour...

$50 – $150

3 + 3: A Collaboration Between 3 Poets & 3 Musicians

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St, San Francisco , CA, United States

Three musician-poet pairs each perform a set—one new poem inspired by an original song, one new song inspired by an original poem, and one piece...

$15

Kat Gardiner (Little Wonder) with Sea of Bees and Rose Droll

Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

Born in Oklahoma, raised in the Pacific Northwest, and currently based in Detroit, author Kat Gardiner carries a restlessness through her writing that's been honed...

Free

1st Tuesday’s Spoken Word & Open Mic

Cafe Envy 1701 Yosemite Ave, San Francisco

1st Tuesday's Spoken Word TV showcase is a community event that creates a positive space for expression through the arts. We highlight local talent and...

Free

Jan Steckel at Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic

Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, Oakland

Jan Steckel will read from her new poetry book Like Flesh Covers Bone at Works in Progress, An Open Mic for Women (a WOMEN-ONLY event,...

$7

Music of Remembrance Presents “The Parting”

San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak Street, San Francisco

A new chamber opera by composer Tom Cipullo and librettist David Mason commissioned by Music of Remembrance about Hungarian poet Miklós Radnóti. Starring: baritone Michael...

$60 – $75

Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic (WOMEN-ONLY event)

Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, Oakland

WORKS IN PROGRESS, An Open Mic for Women a WOMEN-ONLY event Featuring singer/songwriter Karen Mullally $7 - $10 Admission includes a raffle ticket for one...

$7

Bruce Conforth on Robert Johnson

Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

Bruce Conforth discusses his new book, Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson. Praise for Up Jumped the Devil “This is the book...

Free

John Corbett: Pick Up the Pieces

Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

John Corbett discusses his new book, Pick up the Pieces: Excursions in Seventies Music. Praise for Pick up the Pieces " thoroughly enjoyable—and gorgeously written—joy ride...

Free

Beth Elliott

Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, Oakland

6:30 PM potluck, 7:30 PM show. Singer-songwriter and author Beth Elliott featured at Works in Progress Women's Open Mic, a WOMEN-ONLY event. Open Mic for...

$7

SFJAZZ Presents The Just and the Blind with Marc Bamuthi Joseph & More

SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Longtime collaborators composer-violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and spoken-word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph are joined by street dance pioneer Drew Dollaz and electrifying vocalist Lalin St....

$25 – $45

Jan Steckel & Shazam at Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic

Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, Oakland

A WOMEN-ONLY open mic featuring poet Jan Steckel and singer-songwriter Shazam. Jan Steckel is a former pediatrician who stopped practicing medicine because of chronic pain....

$7

The Penelope Poems

The Marsh 1062 Valencia St, San Francisco

Poet Patti Trimble and musician and composer Peter Whitehead merge their considerable skills to present a one-night theater-length spoken-word piece: The Penelope Poems. At The Marsh...

$15

The Five Senses of Community

Little Raven Gallery 1015 Howard St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us for a transmedia exploration of what makes & breaks community in the year 2021.  How has a year of involuntary isolation for some...

$10