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Events listed to the right may include some that are not FOC sponsored, but may be of interest to the calligraphy community. The FOC calendar is below.

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    The Graceful Envelope 2026 Theme: Great Beginnings
    Postmark Deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

    If you haven't entered yet, there's still a chance to get creative and decorate an envelope! Enter the Washington Calligraphers Guild’s annual contest, The Graceful Envelope. This year’s theme is “Great Beginnings”. It also marks two anniversaries: the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Washington Calligraphers Guild and the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. For returning participants, please note that the 2026 Graceful Envelope Contest has a New Theme and New Rules: Place your Entry Envelope inside a Carrier Envelope.

    For complete information, please visit the Washington Calligraphers Guild website.


C A L E N D A R  of  E V E N T S
Health and safety is a Friends of Calligraphy priority.
If we change or postpone in-person events, we will notify participants as soon as possible.

DAY(S) DATE(S) TIME EVENT LOCATION DETAILS/CONTACT
Friday & Saturday February 20 & 21, 2026 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM PST Gaudi Letter Art
Gabriela Soba
Download the PDF flyer
Arlington Community Church Dena Sneider
Tuesday nights March 10, 17, 24, **
April 7, 14, 21, 28
**Date skipped for Italic
6:30 – 9 PM PST Italic,
 with Meredith Klein
online via Zoom Katie Leavens
Sunday March 15, 2026 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm PDT FOC Council Meeting Nancy’s house Evelyn Eldridge
Wednesday March 18, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT Lecture by Suzanne Moore online via Zoom Elena Caruthers
Friday - Tuesday March 27 - 31, 2026 Fri dinner through Tues lunch FOC Spring Retreat Vallombrosa Center
250 Oak Grove Avenue
Menlo Park, CA
https://www.vallombrosa.org/
Meredith Kein
Sunday April 19, 2026 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm PDT FOC Council Meeting online via Zoom Evelyn Eldridge
Sunday May 3, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT FOC Annual General Meeting Latino/Hispanic Room
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco
Evelyn Eldridge
Monday - Friday May 25-29, 2026 9:30 am - 4:30 pm PDT Vellum & Gothic Cursive,
Early Summer Workshop, with Cheryl Jacobsen
In Person
Arlington Community Church
Kensington, CA
Meredith Klein
Tuesday nights May 26,
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30,
July 7
6:30 – 9 PM PDT Copperplate,
  with Raoul Martinez
In Person,
Albany Senior Center
Katie Leavens
Saturday mornings August 1, 8, 15, 22 10:00AM – 12:00PM PDT Versals Old & New,
  with Rick Paulus
online via Zoom Katie Leavens
Tuesday nights September 8, 15, 22, 29 6:30 – 9 PM PDT Brush Script,
  with Katie Leavens
In Person,
Fort Mason Center, SF
Katie Leavens
Saturday mornings Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 10AM – Noon PDT Beginning Calligraphy,
  with Judy Detrick
online via Zoom Katie Leavens