255 Columbus @ Jack Kerouac Alley, North Beach San Francisco California - Hours: Sun-Thurs 11-1 and Fri-Sat 11-2

Vesuvio Cafe

Join us at VESUVIO for the Artist of the Month October Shawn O’Shawnessy

 

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Serving All Wanderers Since 1948

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Events

Wacky Wednesday 10/14 Kit Center, Noelle and the Deserters, Levi Thomas  7- 10pm 

Jazz in Kerouac 10/11 Vince Lateano 2-4 pm

Wacky Wednesday Annual Halloween Show and Costume Contest 10/28  7-10pm 

All alley events are free / all ages
21+ in the bar

 


Come fall in love with North Beach First Fridays on October 2.

Club Fugazi: “Dear San Francisco” open house w/ tours every 15 minutes. Watch the 7 Fingers’ Acrobats training for the evening performance 5-6:30 pm (678 Green St.)

Hang Art: Alexandra Bailliere “Inbox in Bloom” 5-6:30 pm (587 Broadway St.)

Biordi: Henry Hung & Jordan Samuels 5-7 pm (412 Columbus Ave.)

PF Candle Co.: Free DIY Crafting 5-7 pm (1422 Grant Ave.)

Caffe Trieste: music w/Ned Boynton & friends 5-8:30 pm (601 Vallejo St.)

Professor Seagull’s Smartshop: art by Teitelbaum, Soheyl Dahi, Lukas Blair, & lsabelle Panis, 5-9 pm (1351 Grant Ave.)

Live Worms: art by Tim Harper 5-9 pm (1345 Grant Ave.)

Locali Visitor Center: Art Vending Machine Party 5-9 pm (450 Columbus Ave.)

The Beach: group art show and reception 5-10 pm (782 Columbus Ave.)

Al’s Attire: music by Veronica Margaret 6-8 pm (1300 Grant Ave.)

Otherwise Brewing/101 Music: Jose Simioni Trio 6-9 pm (1402Grant Ave.)

Happy House: Jerry Wainwright’s Hippie Tarot Photography Show 6-9 (1412 Grant Ave.)

Spec’s: Meredith Edgar & Jamie Duncan 6-8 pm (12 William Saroyan Place)

Golden Sardine: poetry reading 6 pm (362 Columbus Ave.)

Sweetie’s Art Bar: Darren Janes Wong / North Beach Streets & Beats 6-8 pm live jazz w/ Vince Lateano & friends 6-9 pm (475 Francisco St.)

Macchiarini Creative Design: Jessica’s poetry & music series, hosted by 16th & Mission poets 7pm, art by Roger Strobel (1544 Grant Ave.)

Paris 75: Italian jazz with The Mina Project 8-11 pm (515 Broadway)

Mabuhay Gardens & Broadway Studios: improv mic, Sound Bath, Solar Punk, Zingg Flower, KJ Panic 5:30-9 pm (435 & 443 Broadway)

Pena Pachamama: live world & Andean music by Eddy Navia & special guests 8 pm (1630 Powell St.)

Coit Tower Poetry Club celebrates 5 years and reads Jack Hirschman 9 pm (on the back lawn)

Tupelo: DJ Kevy Kev 9 pm, Black Diamond Band 10 pm (1337 Grant Ave.)

Vesuvio’s: art by Shawn O’Shawnessy, the creator of Vesuvio’s unique interior (255 Columbus Ave.)

Waystone: art by Bo Bi (1609 Powell St.) Qua O La: Art by Penelope, music by DJ The Chef (1318 Grant Ave.)

SFOG: art by 111 Nookie, music by DJ Beats Me (1314 Grant Ave.)

Presented by The North Beach Business Association

Sponsored by Avenue Greenlight

 

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About Vesuvio

This world-renowned San Francisco saloon located in North Beach just across from the infamous City Lights Bookstore, was first established in 1948 and remains an historical monument to jazz, poetry, art and the good life of the Beat Generation. Vesuvio attracts a diverse clientele: artists, chess players, cab drivers, seamen and business people, European visitors, off-duty exotic dancers and bon vivants from all walks of life.

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