Local artist Rachel Lozada presents a Filipino-themed traditional weaving workshop with a socio-historical and decolonizing context for the Filipino American community in the US diaspora. Participants take in a variety of weaving samples and try their hand at different types of tabletop looms. For ages 8 and older. Space limited. Reservations required: (415) 355-2898 (beginning November 1).
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Filipino weaving workshop at San Francisco Public Library’s North Beach branch lets participants explore weaving samples and create designs on tabletop looms, for ages 13–18.
Sami Chang demonstrates field sketching techniques in the Conservatory of Flowers, then participants practice hatching and cross‑hatching with pencils and Micron pens.
Learn the basic Peyote stitch weaving technique that creates flexible, brick-like fabric with staggered interlocking rows at the Richmond branch of the San Francisco Public Library, for ages 8–18.
Hands‑on two‑day wet‑plate collodion workshop using large format cameras to create tintypes and ambrotypes, each participant leaves with 3‑4 plates, Harvey Milk Photo Center, ages 18 and up.
Intergenerational craft session in American Sign Language led by Black Deaf educator and storyteller Ms. Kei-Che at the Main San Francisco Public Library, for all ages.
Drop-in collage session at Main, San Francisco Public Library offers scissors, glue sticks, collage‑ready imagery and art collection books for inspiration, ages 18 and up.
Ocean Escalanti teaches natural dye identification, extraction and application using local plants at the Golden Gate Valley, San Francisco Public Library, for ages 18 and up.
A writing workshop led by award‑winning poet and SCW Institute founder Alexandra Kostoulas at the San Francisco Public Library Main, for ages 18 and up.
Cantonese tablet/smartphone tutorial at Sunset Library teaches camera focus, exposure, basic functions, and QR scanning; bring your own Apple or Android device; for ages 60 and up.
Hands-on challah braiding class at JCCSF, where participants braid a seasonal loaf to take home and bake.
Storytime at Golden Gate Valley Library, followed by playtime, with limited space and first‑come tickets at the side gate, for ages 5 and under.
Watercolor painting at Glen Park Library, materials supplied, self‑guided, all skill levels welcome, 18+.
