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

Join us at SŌHN for a special event bringing together two of the world's most celebrated Korean chefs.

Join us for MILO’s multimedia performance of Guru Day: 180 degrees different (Isola Budelli <—> Western Montevideo), followed by an intimate, family-style vegetarian dinner, with offerings from Sunset Danny, Tanzie’s, Azalina’s, and La Mar.

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

Following the car accident that ended his football career and left his body scarred, twenty-two-year-old Luke Griffin joins the cast of Endeavor, a new competition-based reality show that pits the tabloids' darlings against one another in tasks of endurance and problem solving. At first, he thrives, effortlessly forming friendships and even a romantic relationship that he thinks will last a lifetime. But Luke has aspirations far bigger than the show's million-dollar prize, and soon a series of betrayals leads to irreversible tragedy, changing the course of his and his fellow contestants' lives forever.

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 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.

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 us at the Salon for an intimate evening with David Castleberry, the sommelier-turned-winemaker behind Love & Terroir!

Some collaborations are built on years of friendship, shared history, and a love for good ingredients.

Altar of Fashion alters the narrative that “San Francisco has no fashion” by bringing forward eight full-length runway collections, all created in the Bay Area. Can we use fashion to express our values, push boundaries, accentuate the beauty of every body, and connect with local ecosystems? Join us at San Francisco’s most majestic venue for a runway show and designer showcase on November 14th.

It's been two wonderful years since we opened our doors here at Noe Valley Books, and we want to celebrate with you- our amazing community who supported us the whole way through.

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.

Meet Bao, a little dumpling with a big plan, and the artist and author who brought him to life. Celebrate the launch of Kind Little Bao with author Patricia (Pat) Tanumihardja and illustrator Camey Yeh. Join us for a reading and a book signing. Copies will be available in the shop, and they make a sweet early gift for Lunar New Year.

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.

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

Celebrate Kimjang with us—the Korean tradition of gathering to make kimchi for the winter ahead!

Ahh! For the first time, Noe Valley Books and Judd Winick are teaming up for a Draw & Craft event...AND IT'S HOLIDAY-THEMED?!?

Join Wine Club SF and Fat Cat for a special Friendsgiving wine tasting class & party! 🍷🐈

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.

ArtSpan and Mission Bowling Club invite you to join us for an evening of art, conversation, and community at the Art-In-Neighborhoods artist reception for two concurrent shows, a solo show featuring Catherine C. Sherman and group show called “Small Signals: Color, Pattern + Texture”.

Our favorite time of month is here again - Wine Club Pickup Party!!

ArtSpan and Mission Bowling Club invite you to join us for an evening of art, conversation, and community at the Art-In-Neighborhoods artist reception for two concurrent shows, a solo show featuring Catherine C. Sherman and group show called “Small Signals: Color, Pattern + Texture”.

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.

Poetry bookshop and wine cave Golden Sardine is partnering with us to host this free-to-attend event. This November 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.

Join us on Thursday, November 19 at 7pm for From SF to Gaza, an author conversation with Kemi Ashing-Giwa and Sarah Gailey benefiting SF Bay Area Mutual Aid and Bookworms for Gaza, at 9th Ave

Hello!Lucky joins us AGAIN for a musical storytime!! We'll be reading, singing, and laughing along with tunes and books like A Truck Will Roll,

We invite you to join us at On Waverly for a specialty coffee slow bar by Culprits. On Nov 21, we will be serving a small, selected menu of exceptional beans alongside handcrafted drinks developed by us. We will be crafting pour overs from some special roasters and mixing specialty drinks (all hush hush until the event).

Event Title: Meet the Maker: Raisin d'Être

The perfect seasonal BanChan to compliment your holiday meal! Each pack serves 6-8 adults and will include 12 oz each of:

Please register directly with Trisha. Sign up here.

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

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

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.

Arlequin Wine Merchant invites you to our our annual Champagne Tasting!

Doors at 6pm. Performances start at 6:30pm.

Kitchen Table is ending the year with a bang! We're releasing our first-ever zine, a compilation of four years of our San Francisco reading and writing series and workshops. The zine contains restaurant, bar, cafe, and bakery recommendations throughout the Bay Area from myriad local journalists, poets, and fiction writers. We're also launching out custom Habibi Ceramics set. The plates and cups come with quotes from past writers.

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.

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.

🀄 Mahjong Night at Saint Joseph’s 🀄

In Hong Kong, families come together to mark the Winter solstice. Tong yuen: round, sticky rice dumplings are always eaten at the end of the meal. Like the moon, the circle symbolizes perfection, union and wholeness.

The local and WONDERFUL Julie Leong brings us another whimsical cozy fantasy...this time with a touch of darkness and danger. So of course, we're celebrating with a BOOK LAUNCH EVENT!

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

Readers of Content,

In celebration of our fifth season of the TOC Regenerative Residency program, we are holding an open residency day for the TOC and Glynwood community! We'll gather at the Perkins House at Glynwood in the afternoon on Sunday, November 15th for some local cider, readings from our 2026 Fall residents Natasha Rao and Lara Atallah, small snacks inspired by their readings, and a little open conversation about their time at the residency this fall.

Readers of Content,

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.

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

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.

Thank you for being a First Light Patron. Your support keeps this place humming, so we’re throwing a little celebration just for you. Once the store is decked out for the holidays and the new seasonal goodies are on the shelves, we’ll open the doors for a Patrons-only evening in the shop.

Doors at 6pm · Conversation at 6:30pm

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.

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.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

We’re delighted to introduce Field Day, an immersive literary festival celebrating Austin writers, their books, and 35 years of American Short Fiction, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at The Vortex Theater and Butterfly Bar.

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

Join the Brickell Babes at Soho House on Wednesday, November 11 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for an evening with Christina Hawatmeh, founder of Scopio and author of If Women Ruled the World, out December 1. Emily Dempsey, founder of The Brickell Babes and STACKED, will open the night and introduce Christina before a conversation on ambition, power, and what changes when women are the ones building the table.

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 Out of Office on Friday, November 20 from 10:00 PM to late at Harbour Club for our co-ed night out. The dress code is cocktail chic, the room is small, and this is the one BB night where the guys are invited. Bring your boyfriend, husband, or a vetted guy friends and come ready to meet the people your group chat hasn’t heard of yet.

Join the Brickell Babes for Happy Hour on December 1, 2026, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Venue: Cactus Club Cafe, Downtown Miami.

Join the Brickell Babes for our BB Breakfast Series: Women in Business, in partnership with Anasa Counseling, on Thursday, December 10th from 9:00 - 11:00 AM at Harbour Club for a morning of connection, networking, and co-working, closing with a workshop led by Alexandra Vavoulis, Founder of Anasa Counseling.

oin 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.

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 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 Happy Hour on January 13, 2027, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Andaz Miami Beach.

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 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 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.

It's that time of year again, y'all...Thanksgiving Pie Season! Let D'Serve be a part of your holiday spread this year!

Your favorite K-drama snack scenes, straight off the screen and onto the page. Come hungry.

It’s time to read One More Chapter with us again!

Come celebrate Critically-Acclaimed Author's new novel, Hollow Night. We'll have an author meet and greet and reading of a select chapter.

Join us for a Book Exchange + Reading Night at Cookshop!

Come as you are, bring whatever you’re reading, and settle in for an evening of good books, good company, and the kind of unhurried moments we could all use a little more of. There’s no assigned reading! It’s just a chance to connect with a community of readers and to enjoy the simple pleasure of getting lost in a good book!