Join Patrick R. Crowley, Associate Curator of European Art, on this special highlights tour of JANE!

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Feelings You Don't Have Words For: A Book Signing with Emily of Karepango Some feelings don't fit neatly into "happy," "sad," or "fine." They sit somewhere in between: the ache of missing a version of yourself, the strange calm after a hard decision, the loneliness of being surrounded by people. Most of us carry these feelings around without ever naming them.

Mahjong Game + Tea Experience* By popular demand—come unwind with tea, play, and good company.*

Design, carve and print your own stamp. This is an introductory workshop in block printing. Let us take inspiration from Fall Harvests, Mooncakes, Leaves, Gourds and Ghosties, or whatever strikes your fancy! Learn how to interpret a drawing into a block design, transfer that design and use carving tools to create your stamp. Then, create a set of prints using ink pads. You will bring home a unique stamp to create your own paper goods such as cards and gift wrap.

Join us for an enriching fireside chat about self-publishing with Chetna Mehta, author of Cultivating Compassion During Times of Fascism, and Jenn M. Choi, author of Enough to Rise. Moderated by Riss Myung, you'll hear about why these visionaries decided the route of self-publishing and the insights from the process. This includes honoring their self-worth and advocating for themselves. Their stories will de-mystify self-publishing and offer new perspectives behind the scenes.

Calling all curious cats and kittens to Fat Cat Sunday School - a weekly casual educational gathering to share and learn about wine and food!

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Join us for a special Art Opening Event on October 6th (6-8pm)

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We're gathering with three women who've built careers on their own terms, for an evening of honest conversation about what that's actually taken. Monica Pauli, founder of Compass San Francisco. Rachel Konrad, SVP of Strategic Communications at Xcimer Energy Corporation. Amy Alanes-Bryant, Executive Director of the Women's Cancer Resource Center. They'll talk through the harder parts of getting where they are, and what success has actually looked like along the way.

We are so excited to welcome Unturned Stone on Thurs Oct 8th to showcase their amazing wines! Erin Mitchell and Randy Czech make some of the coolest wines I have had recently, really amazing example of what California wine can be!

Join Heyday for another installment of Heyday Presents, an ongoing conversation series presented in collaboration with Clio's Books.

Cantor Arts Center presents Forms & Frequencies, a Thursday night series featuring live performance from the Bay Area and beyond.

Celebrate the Chinatown Night Market with a mahjong block party on historic Waverly Place — the iconic street where lanterns will glow above and friends are all around. Free, just drop in and play.

📍 Studio 01, Root Division, 1131 Mission St, San Francisco

Join us at the On Waverly Clubhouse for Mahjong with Kim: Learn & Play!, a fun and social two-hour session in the heart of Chinatown perfect for beginners. You'll get a brief overview of Hong Kong style Mahjong and then learn as you play in an intimate, hands-on setting — no experience needed.

Join us at the On Waverly Clubhouse for Hong Kong Style Mahjong with Mo Pai Mahjong Club, a hands-on two-hour session in the heart of Chinatown perfect for beginners. You will learn about the objective of the game, setup, basic strategy, scoring, and common mahjong hands — no experience needed.

And we're back… this time, underwater! Join us for a live immersive reading of Book 2: Ochomundo, where Harley goes into the depths on a top secret mission.

The Breakfast Club is a Sunday pop-up series bringing together Singaporeans, friends, and fellow food lovers over nostalgic kopitiam favourites.

Explore the Cantor's collections with a museum engagement guide who will lead you through a selection of works from different cultures and time periods.

Calling all curious cats and kittens to Fat Cat Sunday School - a weekly casual educational gathering to share and learn about wine and food!

Harvest is coming to a close in Napa Valley. Join Cecil Park, Napa Valley’s first Korean winemaker and viticulturist and founder of INNOVATUS Wine, for an intimate evening exploring wine through the lens of Korean flavor and fermentation.

Kapuluán presents neo-Filipino cuisine at the crossroads of inspiration and personal evolution by chef/artist Alfred Rosanes.

It's time for Poetry Night! Join our open mic, where you can enjoy poetry with your community!

Join Patrick R. Crowley, Associate Curator of European Art, on this special highlights tour of Solid Pictures.

Poetry bookshop and wine cave Golden Sardine is partnering with us to host this free-to-attend event. This October we're featuring chef and writer Garrett Schlichte and award-winning poet Hieu Minh Nguyen reading their work before leading a writing workshop for about an hour.

Poolside Poets returns with Litquake to celebrate three years of the series!

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Join us for a book talk with Abigail Savitch-Lew, the author of Livonia Chow Mein: A Novel, in conversation with scholar-activist Akemi Kochiyama-Ladson, the granddaughter of Yuri Kochiyama.  Come hear about the inspiration behind the book, the challenges of crafting it, and its insights on Black-Asian relations and cross-racial solidarity. After the talk, stick around for a book signing and a chance to chat with her.

Hunters Point Shipyard is home to almost 300 working artists, the largest artist community in the country. Once a year, thousands of visitors pour through it for Open Studios weekend. The night before all of that starts, artist Jenna Hansen is opening her studio to a small group for an early, unhurried look, with other studios open nearby and artists around to talk about their work. It's the version of the Shipyard most people never get to see.

October is Filipino American History Month, and we're celebrating with two authors whose picture books feel like a warm kitchen and a long hug from home. Come meet Michelle Sterling and Carren Jao, get your books signed, and pick up a few for the little readers (and big ones) in your life.

Join us for a book talk with award-winning author author May-lee Chai. In this collection of timely essays and incantations, May-lee Chai explores the intersection of world history and her own—feeding herself and her ghosts in the process. She will be in conversation with writer, photographer, eater Grace Hwang Lynch.

Join us at the On Waverly Clubhouse for Mahjong with Kim: Learn & Play!, a fun and social two-hour session in the heart of Chinatown perfect for beginners. You'll get a brief overview of Hong Kong style Mahjong and then learn as you play in an intimate, hands-on setting — no experience needed.

Calling all curious cats and kittens to Fat Cat Sunday School - a weekly casual educational gathering to share and learn about wine and food!

Keenan Winery Wine Dinner at Andiamo In Banca

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🀄 Mahjong Night at Saint Joseph’s 🀄

An Evening with Tenuta Sette Cieli, hosted by proprietor Ambrogio Cremona Ratti

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We're thrilled to bring back LA-based Studio Bubby for a weekend of workshops with SŌHN. In this charm-making workshop, you’ll learn how to sculpt and design your own fine silver charm either for yourself or for your pet. We will be using silver clay — a moldable material that transforms into pure silver once fired. During the workshop, we will shape, adorn (and set up to three gemstones of your pick), fire, and polish your piece into a shiny charm you can take home.

Please note that, while RSVP is not required, it is very helpful to us in gauging expected attendance. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP. Those who have not RSVP'd will not be denied entry. Seating is first come, first serve.

We're thrilled to bring back LA-based Studio Bubby for a weekend of workshops with SŌHN. In this ring-making workshop, you’ll learn how to sculpt and design your own fine silver ring using silver clay — a moldable material that transforms into pure silver (99.9%) once fired. During the workshop, we will shape, adorn (and set up to five gemstones of your pick), fire, and polish your piece into a shiny ring you can take home.​

A cookbook author, a politics reporter, and a food justice poet walk into a room. At Kitchen Table readings center on culture and politics in the Bay Area. We aim to get San Franciscans eating and writing. The writing is political, the writing is personal. After sharing their writing, the three performers will discuss how food and art feed their work and their lives.

Calling all curious cats and kittens to Fat Cat Sunday School - a weekly casual educational gathering to share and learn about wine and food!

Please note that, while RSVP is not required, it is very helpful to us in gauging expected attendance. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP. Those who have not RSVP'd will not be denied entry. Seating is first come, first serve.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED

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Join San Francisco textile artist Margaret Timbrell for the opening reception of Urban Tapestries, a solo exhibition depicting the urban wildlife that live alongside us, mostly in California landscapes. Through rug tufting, embroidery, quilting, appliqué, and other handwork, Timbrell considers how wildlife adapt to changing places and what their presence says about belonging and survival in the city.

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✨ Saints & Sinners: A Queer Cabaret and Halloween Party ✨

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Join Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander, the Robert M. and Ruth L. Halperin Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, on this special tour of California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area.

Join us at the On Waverly Clubhouse for Mahjong with Kim: Learn & Play!, a fun and social two-hour session in the heart of Chinatown perfect for beginners. You'll get a brief overview of Hong Kong style Mahjong and then learn as you play in an intimate, hands-on setting — no experience needed.

Join us at the On Waverly Clubhouse for Hong Kong Style Mahjong with Mo Pai Mahjong Club, a hands-on two-hour session in the heart of Chinatown perfect for beginners. You will learn about the objective of the game, setup, basic strategy, scoring, and common mahjong hands — no experience needed.

It's time for Poetry Night! Join our open mic, where you can enjoy poetry with your community!

Join us for an artist talk with renowned sculptor Charles Ray, followed by a conversation with Patrick R. Crowley, Associate Curator of European Art at the Cantor.

Explore the Cantor's collections with a museum engagement guide who will lead you through a selection of works from different cultures and time periods.

This fall, Big West Studio teams up with Merchants of Thirst and Saint Joseph’s Art Society to bring you the inaugural Salon! Salon! Salon!, a natural wine fair for San Francisco. Kickoff the holidays with an evening of natural wine, bites & jazz.

Please note that, while RSVP is not required, it is very helpful to us in gauging expected attendance. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP. Those who have not RSVP'd will not be denied entry. Seating is first come, first serve.

Join Maggie Dethloff, Assistant Curator of Photography and New Media, on this special tour of California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area.

Join us at the On Waverly Clubhouse for Hong Kong Style Mahjong with Mo Pai Mahjong Club, a hands-on two-hour session in the heart of Chinatown perfect for beginners. You will learn about the objective of the game, setup, basic strategy, scoring, and common mahjong hands — no experience needed.

It's time for Poetry Night! Join our open mic, where you can enjoy poetry with your community!

Join Joanna García Cherán, the Phyllis Wattis Assistant Curator of Native American Art, on this special tour of California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area.

What is the relationship between an artwork and its maker? Can we confidently link the two, or do they diverge in meaning and intention? Join us for a keynote lecture by Stanford Art History Professor Alexander Nemerov, author of Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York, as he reflects on these enduring questions. Professor Nemerov will focus on the prints of Helen Frankenthaler, which were recently gifted to the Cantor Arts Center by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation as part of a major exhibition on the artist’s work, to explore her groundbreaking legacy.

Join Maggie Dethloff, Assistant Curator of Photography and New Media, on this special tour of California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area

Join Maggie Dethloff, Assistant Curator of Photography and New Media, on this special tour of California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area

Please join us at Francie on Wednesday, October 21st, for an intimate 4-course dinner paired with the wines of Paul Hobbs. These charming wines pair perfectly with Chef Chris Cipollone's inspired menu.

Readers of Content,

Uncork the next chapter of Flight Society with an evening dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Belle Glos!

Explore what makes New Riff and Southern Star stand out, one pour at a time. 

As a First Light member, you're invited to something we're especially excited about: a private tour of the LBJ Presidential Library, including the Presidential Suite. Rarely opened to visitors, a tour of the Suite is a real privilege.

Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, comes to Austin to discuss her instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: How to Reclaim Your Power, Fight for Freedom, and Reimagine Democracy.

First Light's Small & Indie Book Club with Annie Tate Cockrum continues into its second year of reading great books from emerging presses.

Longtime friends and poets Naomi Shihab Nye and Jenny Browne come together to celebrate their new collections, Sidekick and I Am Trying to Love the Whole World.

Join us for an evening with New York Times bestselling author Sarah Hepola as she explores the search for love in her acclaimed new memoir, The Only Thing There Is to Want: A Memoir of Three Loves.

Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine brings its October backpacking issue to First Light for an afternoon of hands-on outdoor education for the whole family, and an evening panel with three hiking experts.

First Light's World Wide What Book Club with Sam Ackerman continues into its second year of surveying global literature.

​831 Stories comes to First Light. The romance house founded by Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo has spent the last two years building a following around short, sharp love stories and the fandom worlds that come with them, from trope hats to epilogues to karaoke nights. Encore Performance is the newest, and its author, Leila Sales, lives here in Austin.

Artist William "Willy" Matthews celebrates the release of Bolo: Design, Style, Heritage, joined by Lyle Lovett, who wrote the book's foreword.

Join us for a joyful morning of children's literature as Texas Book Festival's KUT for Kids series comes to First Light's courtyard! Award-winning authors and illustrators Don Tate, Eliza Kinkz, and Anne Wynter bring live illustration, readings, and stories to life for young readers and their families.

The Spotlight is a new book club concept, co-hosted by Taylor Bruce, Breezy Mayo, and Rob Lowe. They’ll be reading novels, memoirs, and cultural nonfiction, each with the throughline of zeitgeisty influence on the broader cultural moment. These are books you keep hearing about, books chatted about on NPR, books getting awards buzz, books that feel tuned into the situation of our world.

Brevity is a new book club concept co-hosted by ops manager Jason Pollard and event leads Scott Lipman and Deanie Crow. A year-long exploration of short story collections, whether old or new, grounded or untethered — if it’s short, we’ll read it.

Debut novelist Rose Smith celebrates the launch of The Shared Life of Egan and Lucian in conversation with Maya Perez.

Join First Light Books for a courtyard party celebrating the debut cookbook from sisters Reyna and Maritza Vazquez, the team behind Veracruz All Natural.

Photographers Morgan Page and Dustin Rice celebrate the Austin launch of Bones of Texas: Photos and Stories From Bygone Places, joined by special guest Lance Tahmahkera.

New York Times food writer and James Beard Award–winning author Melissa Clark celebrates the release of The Big Book of Dinner, her first new book in over four years.

Join us for an afternoon of socializing and padel at Padel X in Downtown Miami. We'll kick off the afternoon with introductions and a social mixer, followed by playtime on the courts using Americano-style play, where partners rotate each round so you get to play with and against different people throughout the session. Before we start, you'll have your skill level evaluated so matches stay fair and fun for everyone. Whether you've never picked up a padel racket, play weekly, or want to bring a friend along, all levels (and plus-ones!) are welcome. We'll have courts reserved just for our group.

Join The Brickell Babes for an intimate evening of wine and conversation at Emissary

Join The Brickell Babes and STACKED for a STACKED Saturday: Coffee & Claude Co-Ed at Harbour Club. This co-ed coworking day is the place for AI-enthusiasts, builders, founders, freelancers, and anyone who does their best work with great coffee and even better company. Come for an hour or stay all day — the only requirement is showing up ready to create. Bring your laptop, your ideas, and your appetite. We're taking over the workspace from 11 AM to 5 PM & will have access to the coffee bar, snacks, and the full Harbour Club food menu available throughout the day.

BB Book Club is our monthly community gathering where ambitious women come together over great conversation, good coffee, and the kind of connection that actually sticks. Each month, we meet at Maman, one of Miami's most charming French-inspired cafes, for an afternoon of thoughtful discussion, curated connection, and meaningful dialogue. No pressure, no agenda. Just good women, good vibes, and a book worth talking about.

Join the Brickell Babes for our BB Breakfast Series: Women in Business for a morning of connection, networking, and co-working.

Join the Brickell Babes for Happy on October 21, 2026, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Delilah Miami.

Join The Brickell Babes and STACKED for a STACKED Saturday: Coffee & Claude Co-Ed at Harbour Club. This co-ed coworking day is the place for AI-enthusiasts, builders, founders, freelancers, and anyone who does their best work with great coffee and even better company. Come for an hour or stay all day — the only requirement is showing up ready to create. Bring your laptop, your ideas, and your appetite. We're taking over the workspace from 11 AM to 5 PM & will have access to the coffee bar, snacks, and the full Harbour Club food menu available throughout the day.

Join us for an afternoon of socializing and padel at Padel X in Downtown Miami. We'll kick off the afternoon with introductions and a social mixer, followed by playtime on the courts using Americano-style play, where partners rotate each round so you get to play with and against different people throughout the session. Before we start, you'll have your skill level evaluated so matches stay fair and fun for everyone. Whether you've never picked up a padel racket, play weekly, or want to bring a friend along, all levels (and plus-ones!) are welcome. We'll have courts reserved just for our group.

Join the Brickell Babes for our BB Breakfast Series: Women in Business for a morning of connection, networking, and co-working.

Join the Brickell Babes for Women Who Build: Miami Entrepreneurs and Founders day of connection and collaboration on Thursday, December 10th from 9:00 - 11:00 AM at**Harbour Club** for a lively networking event. Dress to impress! All BBs will receive a complimentary welcome drink (cocktail or mocktail). Space is limited.

Join the Brickell Babes for our BB Breakfast Series: Women in Business for a morning of connection, networking, and co-working.

Join The Brickell Babes and STACKED for a STACKED Saturday: Coffee & Claude Co-Ed at Harbour Club. This co-ed coworking day is the place for AI-enthusiasts, builders, founders, freelancers, and anyone who does their best work with great coffee and even better company. Come for an hour or stay all day — the only requirement is showing up ready to create. Bring your laptop, your ideas, and your appetite. We're taking over the workspace from 11 AM to 3 PM & will have access to the coffee bar, snacks, and the full Harbour Club food menu available throughout the day.

Join the Brickell Babes for our BB Breakfast Series: Women in Business for a morning of connection, networking, and co-working.

Join the Brickell Babes for our BB Breakfast Series: Women in Business for a morning of connection, networking, and co-working.

Join us at the Flounder Brewing Barn on Sunday, September from 1:00pm to 5:00pm for an unforgettable open-fire Asado presented by Chef Andrew!

🎷 Live Music, Special Sangria, and Block Party Vibes at Etcetera!

Join us for an evening in Charleston celebrating three hallmarks of South Carolina’s culinary culture: coastal cooking, whole hog, and the city’s exceptional culinary talent.

Join us for a very special night, as our friends Aga and Jad of the beloved London restaurant Lebnani visit Brooklyn to celebrate the US launch of their eponymous cookbook, Lebnani.

Join ArtSpan Board Chair Michelle Cooke on an art adventure, primarily on foot, occasionally on Muni, during the final week of this year's San Francisco Open Studios.

This year I'm embracing ArtSpan SF Open Studios as a month long mini-residency and exhibit. I've been venturing beyond quilts into new mediums using found materials and family objects.

Join ArtSpan Board Chair Michelle Cooke on an art adventure, primarily on foot, occasionally on Muni, during the final week of this year's San Francisco Open Studios.