RSVP appreciated but not required. Trieste is very casual, open to all ages…no need to dress up but you may if you like! Pets, skateboards, manuscripts, children, friends, dates, colleagues, people you just met ten minutes ago and pulled in with you…all welcome!

We’ll discreetly accept donations on behalf of Haiti’s earthquake survivors (Red Cross) and two contributors who are in dire financial need (homeless, medically disabled, etc.) So please give if you can, but still come one way or another!

Trieste is the historical watering-hole of Kerouac, Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, and other Beats…great literature and jazz came out of Trieste, as well as a celebration of food, drink, friendship and other gifts from the neighborhood’s Italian-American heritage. Pictures from fifty years of history decorate the walls, and harmonica and mandolin music groups still come by for occasional visits.

A word about transportation – you may catch the Muni 8X bus from Third Street, in front of the Office Depot and near Montgomery BART, then get off at Columbus St. near City Lights Books. On the way back, some bus lines have been discontinued so your best bets are either catching the plentiful cabs for a $6 ride back to Montgomery BART or taking the 8X Muni back northbound and waiting a few minutes till it circles all the way around. Please feel free to call me, Cristina, with any questions or if you get lost, at 510-589-8252. See you there!

Please feel free to bring manuscripts, artwork to show off, resumes, business cards, etc. If you’re looking for a mentor for your creative efforts, this would be a great place to find one.