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No experience necessary. Ages 12+ welcome! Instructor Tracey Herriot will introduce students to skills that can be used in all of your future sewing projects. New sewing techniques will be taught each week and when to use them. Sewing techniques include: installing zippers, hemming pants, pockets, Hong Kong seams, how to sew a sleeve (set a sleeve) using different textiles, and much more! Build your own sewing portfolio! All materials provided. Note: there is a material fee for this course.

4 Saturdays: October 22, 29, November 5 & November 19 from 10 a.m. – Noon, except November 19 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Ages 12+ Welcome! In this 4-week class, Instructor Lydia Kardos will teach the basics of handbuilding to create functional and sculptural ceramics. Working with mid fire clay, we will explore various methods of building forms and decorative techniques with glazes. Students will complete various projects throughout the course, learning the basics of clay materials and handbuilding — skills necessary to work independently in open studio. Students will be able to utilize a wide array of glazes and colors. All materials provided. Follow on Socials! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Come join us for food, drinks, games and lots of dogs! Bring your Toy Breed pup and enjoy our facility with shuffle board, corn hole, mini golf and more! There will be a GIVEAWAY to win a 50% off grooming certificate that is valid here at The Dog Society. Everyone who brings their Toy Breed pup will get a ticket to participate and the raffle will take place at 6:30 p.m. during the event! Don't miss out on this opportunity for family fun while your pup makes some new friends! We look forward to seeing you there. Follow on Socials! Instagram & Twitter

Ongoing Mondays, 5 – 8 p.m. Instructor Ahmad Khalid Rauofi No experience necessary. Ages 16+ welcome! Afghani master wood carver Ahmad Khalid Rauofi will teach students how to craft their own carved wooden spoon. Open to all skill levels. Some of the topics covered: • choosing the appropriate tools for the project • how to correctly and safely use the gouges and knives • the process of creating and transferring your design to wood • how to navigate grain direction We will supply materials and carving tools, but if you have your own, please bring them. If you’d like to purchase or bring your own tools, the following tools are what the instructor recommends: -1” #5 sweep gouge -1.5” #3 sweep gouge -1/2” #8 sweep gouge -straight carving knife -slightly curved carving knife Follow on Socials! Facebook & Twitter

Mondays from 4-5:30 p.m. Ages 12-17 welcome! Instructor Lydia Kardos teaches this introductory ceramic hand-building course. This month-long series is full of hands-on, hand building work in clay. Students will create functional and nonfunctional ceramic art. Learn how to create with coils, slab construction and clay pinching methods. See the beauty of the final results as your pieces come out of the kiln. Students will create multiple pieces and learn how to glaze finished artwork. All materials included. Projects differ each month. Repeats welcome! Follow on Socials! Facebook & Twitter

Ongoing Thursdays from 2-3:30 p.m. Ages 9-12 Welcome! Guest instructors teach this month-long series full of hands-on, engaging crafts using STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) to teach hand skills to kids using safe materials. Each project teaches craftsmanship, dexterity and material exploration. Projects range from woodworking, sewing, ceramics, paper crafts, textiles to fusing glass. Young students will make beautiful pieces to take home over the course of the series. All materials included. Projects are switched up constantly, so repeats are welcome! Follow on Socials! Facebook & Twitter

Did you know that 40 percent of the food grown, processed and transported in the U.S. currently goes to waste? Adopting a zero waste mindset in the kitchen is a key step everyone can take to reduce this amount and live more sustainably. Join I Love A Clean San Diego, in partnership with the County of San Diego, on Thursday, November 3 from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. for our free Organics Recycling webinar! Come hungry to learn ways to reduce food waste and how to recycle right in the kitchen. We’ll share tips on meal prepping, food storage, low-waste cooking, and how to properly dispose of food waste through the County’s new curbside organics recycling program. Discover what types of waste can be put in organics recycling bins, and why it is so important to keep organic waste from reaching the landfill. You’ll leave with the tools you need to stop wasting food (and money) in your home! Please register to receive the Zoom link. We look forward to seeing you on November 3!

Ready to get messy in the name of science? We’ll conduct noisy and colorful experiments as we explore the science of volcanoes, rain clouds, glaciers and more. This is an in-person workshop. Registration is required. Registration for this event will close on October 29, 2022 @ 11:59 p.m. Allowed Grades: 6th Grade to 8th Grade

Germany's most successful living author, Bernhard Schlink will be talking about his latest book, "Olga", and his connection to Franz Kafka, one of the greatest writers in literary history, in conversation with Kafka's Last Love author Kathi Diamant. This intimate event held in a private garden marks one of his few stops on his U.S. book signing tour. Professor emeritus of law at Humboldt University, Berlin, and Cardozo Law School, New York, Schlink is the author of many internationally bestselling novels, including The Reader (1997), which was selected as an Oprah pick and made into an Oscar-winning film featuring Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet. Since then, he has continued to write powerful and disquieting books that raise moral questions about Germany immediately following WWII. His latest novel, Olga, a story of love, passion, and history, was a #1 international bestseller and follows "Olga" from late-19th century to modern-day Germany. Following the conversation, Bernhard will answer questions. Refreshments will be served. Reservations are required. Seating is limited.

Preservation Hall is a humble, much-loved room dedicated to keeping the past and future of jazz alive. It’s a well-worn, well-loved space that’s physically small but spiritually huge. People from around the globe make pilgrimages to it, and this fall, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is embarking on a pilgrimage of its own: a nationwide tour to celebrate the Hall’s 60th anniversary. The band’s mission remains focused on initiating audiences into the ineffable, almost religious experience of channeling their ancestors through the music and culture they’ve inherited from them. “Touring is a part of our ritual,” Ben Jaffe, creative director of Preservation Hall, adds. “It’s our tradition. When my parents began touring with the band in the early 60s, they were bringing something that most people didn’t even know existed to stages all over the world. It was this magnificent revelation to people that something so beautiful could even exist. People come to Preservation Hall and have transformative experiences, and that’s part of our mission: to go out in the world and make that experience available to people. Follow on Socials! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter