SFCB | On Adaptations and Deceptions at First Sight: a conversation with artists Viviana Martínez Carlos and Alex Nichols

San Francisco Center for the Book 375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book DATE: Friday, January 21, 2022 TIME: doors at 6 pm; presentation begins promptly at 6:30. Registration for this event is mandatory; attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination prior to the event and wear a mask while onsite/indoors at SFCB. Click here to register. On Adaptations […]

EFA | SF Bay Area Chapter: Get Help Achieving Your 2022 Goals

Virtual Virtual

Hosted/Organized by: Editorial Freelancers Association Join us on Zoom for an interactive session to give and receive feedback on your 2022 business goals. Sign up for our mailing list at http://eepurl.com/hIugyD or email Kristen Tate to receive the Zoom link. https://www.the-efa.org/event/sf-bay-area-chapter-get-help-achieving-your-2022-goals/

BCC | San Francisco Through Time

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Hosted/Organized by: Book Club of California With over 400 officially designated local, state, and national landmarks, San Francisco is steeped in history. The city’s neighborhoods feature unique buildings and special places, some that are well known to residents and tourists but also structures and locations that have been obscured by time. Beginning at Captain Richardson’s […]

HBC | KICK OFF OUR 50TH YEAR TOGETHER

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Hosted/Organized by: Hand Bookbinders Club ZOOM PARTY — CELEBRATING 50 YEARS TOGETHER (1972–2022) When: Tuesday, February 2, 2022 at 6:00 pm PST Where: Zoom link to follow, so wherever you have internet access Dress Code: Zoom Casual… and a Hat! Join us on February 2nd, 2022 at 6 PM for a Zoom Event to kick […]

SFCB | From the Bench of Zoë Goehring / Cave Paper

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Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book Join us at lunchtime and tour the new Cave Paper facility in Tucson, AZ with Zoë Goehring. About this event Welcome to From the Bench of, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know […]

BABA | Sunday Session

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Hosted/Organized by: Bay Area Book Artists During the pandemic, all meeting will be held online via Zoom https://www.bayareabookartists.org/events/

Letterform Archive | Writing Around the World: Trends & Observations with Kamal Mansour

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Hosted/Organized by: Letterform Archive Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library Online Lecture at Letterform Archive Tue, Feb 15, 2022 12:00pm–1:30pm PT As we observe writing systems globally, what common attributes are revealed? What stages have led us from early written forms to contemporary writing? Which key inventions have changed the course […]

ABM and BCC | The Life and Times of Jo Mora: Iconic Artist of the American West

American Bookbinders Museum

Hosted/Organized by: American Bookbinders Museum and Book Club of California The Life and Times of Jo Mora provides an in-depth portrait of this gifted illustrator, painter, writer, cartographer, and sculptor (1876-1947). Mora was one of the first American artists to elevate the cultural importance of the Western frontier, presaging broad shifts in twentieth-century thought and expression. […]

BAWiP | Virtual Happy Hour

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Hosted/Organized by: Bay Area Women in Publishing Come join us for a chat with members of BAWiP's Events Committee. We'd love to hear what you enjoy about our social and educational events, as well as what you'd like to see in the future. https://www.bayareawomeninpublishing.com/upcoming-events

Letterform Archive | Type, Money, and Power: The First 5000 Years with Juliette Cezzar

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Hosted/Organized by: Letterform Archive Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library Online Lecture at Letterform Archive Tue, Mar 15, 2022 12:00pm–1:30pm PT What do money and power have to do with the form of type? When looking at the history from a global perspective, scripts shift and overlap along lines of power, […]

Arion Press | Public Tour at Arion Press

Arion Press

Hosted/Organized by: Arion Press Arion Press Public Tour of our foundry, letterpress shop, and bookbindery! Arion Press is ecstatic to host public tours of its production floor. This in-depth tour takes you through the hot metal type foundry, letterpress room, and bookbindery – one of the last facilities of its kind. Listed in 111 Places […]