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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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    We are now 50! Happy birthday FOC!
    Read about our 50th Anniversary activities below.

    • Our new History Page contains documents and photos of milestones in our calligraphy journey, such as our first newsletter in booklet form and our first Picnic.

    • Our latest gastronomic outing was at Tilden Park. Photos of the event are on our Facebook page.

    • We just launched a fabulous Interview Series with Founding and Early Members of the Friends of Calligraphy as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations. Also, we recently added a Panel Discussion with the Alphabet Editors.
      Check them out on YouTube.

    • You may have seen the 50th anniversary Instructional Video Series on our FOC YouTube channel. New videos are published monthly.

    • In other FOC media, here’s an Instagram post about Bill Davidson, which is part of our celebration Social Media Early Member Series.




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
Saturday April 19 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm PDT Council Meeting online via Zoom Evelyn Eldridge
Sunday May 18 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm PDT FOC Annual General Meeting SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Evelyn Eldridge
Thursdays May 22 & 29 9:30 am — 12:30 pm PDT Colored Pencil and Drawn Letters,
with Kristen Doty		 online via Zoom Dena Sneider
June 7 - August 31 Kalligraphia 2025 Skylight Gallery, 6th Floor
SF Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Saturday June 7 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kaligraphia 2025 Reception Skylight Gallery, 6th Floor
SF Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Tuesdays June 17, 24
July 1, 8, 15,** 29
August 5
**Date skipped		 6:30 — 9:00 pm PDT English Roundhand
Download the PDF flyer		 Fort Mason Center, SF Katie Leavens
Sunday July 13 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm PDT Council Meeting online via Zoom Evelyn Eldridge
Tuesdays August 12, 19, 26,
September 2		 6:30 — 9:00 pm PDT Book of Kells Script
Download the PDF flyer		 online via Zoom Katie Leavens
Tuesdays September 9, 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, 21		 6:30 — 9:00 pm PDT Textura
Download the PDF flyer		 Albany Senior Center Katie Leavens
Saturdays November 1, 8, 15, 22 10:00 am — 1:00 pm PST The Calligrapher's Process
Download the PDF flyer		 online via Zoom Katie Leavens