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  • Drop-In Chess

    Play the popular strategy game while getting pointers and advice from an expert. Chess improves concentration, problem solving, and strategic planning — plus it’s fun! For ages 5 and up.

    Free
  • Trespassers at the Golden Gate

    Book reading and signing by Gary Krist, author of Trespassers at the Golden Gate: A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded Age San Francisco.

  • She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street

    In She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street, Paulina Bren tells the story of how women infiltrated Wall Street starting in the swinging sixties, when "No Ladies" signs hung across the doors of its luncheon clubs and, more discreetly, inside the brokerage houses and investment banks.

    Free
  • Walking Book Club

    This month, read and discuss Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson.

    Free
  • Downtown Beats Chorus

    Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.

    Free
  • Figure Drawing

    Challenge your artistic skills by drawing the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. Artists/ educators will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media. Free program, space is limited, registration required, please email: [email protected].

    Free
  • Passwords: Kwame Dawes on Neville Dawes

    Winner of the Windham-Campbell Prize for poetry and current Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Kwame Dawes discusses the life and work of acclaimed novelist and poet and former director of the Institute of Jamaica, Neville Dawes (1926–1984), whose radical writings broke new ground in the development of Caribbean writing.

    Free
  • Stories Survive: “My Mother’s War” Book Talk

    My Mother’s War is a gripping memoir by Holocaust survivor Michael Fryd about his mother Evelyn, an indomitable woman who saved her family from the Nazis by demonstrating extraordinary courage and masterful cunning. Armed with nothing but her limitless energy, inborn intelligence, and outsized ambition, she outsmarted German Nazis, Polish antisemites, and Russian soldiers at […]

    $10
  • Meet Me in the Kitchen: Making Healthy Choices

    Asphalt Green

    Nutritionist Lauren C. Kelly offers creative twists on classic recipes, food prep and cooking trends. From appetizers, to entrees, to dessert, learn how to design menus using helpful tips and current research findings for better health and eating. Registration required.

    Free
  • Craft Studio

    Open studio craft session.

    Free