Wednesday, November 12, 6:30-9pm
Come relax and draw with us. There will be beers for sale and some fun drawing prompts (Exquisite Corpse, etc) to kick things off. Hope to see you there!
Hosted by the RISD Northern California Almuni Chapter
(RISD = Rhode Island School of Design)
Joining Left and Right Brain Mastery for Business
Unleashing Your Creativity for Greatness
Mondays 6:30-8pm
October 20, 27, November 3, 10
Enroll now. Class starts next week!
Creativity is essential to recognizing opportunities in the marketplace and understanding how and when to capitalize on them. It involves involves looking beyond the current and visualizing what the future can bring with your initiatives.
Education has traditionally focused on left brain skills. In order to promote innovation, both at the personal and organizational level, right brain/creative skills need to be cultivated and integrated into your business activities. This course will help you start to strengthen and train your right brain to work more effectively with your business.
This course is perfect for entrepreneurs, business owners, and managers who want to foster innovation and build sustainable businesses. Anthem and Marilyn will lead you through right-brain exercises and coach you in how to apply your new skills to your business.
Skills to Develop
INSTRUCTORS
Anthem and Marilyn are both successful entrepreneurs and accomplished artists who have mastered balancing both sides of the brain.
Anthem Salgado, Business Coach and Marketing Strategist
Salgado founded professional development program and consultancy, Art of Hustle, providing training and strategy for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. He focuses on marketing, helping maximize on referral building, social media, and income generation opportunities. His experience spans 15 years across industries that include arts, education, nightlife, cultural and community affairs, and more.
He has given lectures and workshops at Foundation Center, Network of Ensemble Theaters Summit, and UCLA. He has appeared on panels hosted by Social Media Week and Emerging Arts Professionals.
Awards include the Arts & Culture Fellowship to Rockwood Leadership Institute, Philippines Fulbright-Hays scholarship via Sonoma State University, Fellowship to Behance’s 99% Conference, and Young Leader of Color by Theatre Communications Group.
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Marilyn Yu, Owner of SHARED
SHARED is a coworking + maker space in San Francisco, located in the heart of SoMa. It is a space for creative people to work and collaborate together. SHARED is based in the belief that together we can create greater things than we could individually or in isolation.
Yu is an award-winning author, artist, and clothing designer. For nearly twenty years she has interwoven media, ideas and people in her creations. She was a pioneer in introducing sustainability to high fashion with her award-winning, hemp-based clothing line Plutonium Clothing. She is a versatile management professional with a dozen years operational experience at mission-based organizations (including a few arts organizations).
In her latest works, Yu is creating a DIY religion based on a contemporary heroine named Eva. By challenging the stagnant ideas of the dominant belief systems, Yu aims to empower people to take control of their thoughts instead of letting thoughts control them. She introduced Eva in “Relations That Suck: The Story of Eva and Dries,” a piece of art in book form that bridges the worlds of fine art, fashion, and fiction. “La Femme Fatale” is a gateway work that invites readers to have an intimate interaction with the beautiful and profound.
What You’ll Do
The cherished fermented vegetable dish of Korea, kimchi, can boost the flavors of our everyday dish, improve health, and connect you to the vegetables you eat. Wash your hands, imagine sharing delicious food with loved ones, and head out to meet kimchi expert Ellen White, owner of the acclaimed organic brand Ellen’s Kimchi. Ellen shows you the ins and outs of kimchi’s health benefits as you make your own jar, decorate it with napkin and twine, and head home with the step-by-step instructions for fermenting your veggies.
The experience lasts 2 hours or less. Each event is capped at 12 participants; each event requires a minimum of 4 participants in order to take place.
Your Host
Ellen White
Owner, Ellen’s Kimchi
There’s a reason Ellen’s Kimchi, an organic, local kimchi brand, has been such a successful endeavor: owner Ellen White creates each product based off her grandmother’s cherished recipe in small batches. Fueled with a lifelong love of the delicious superfood, Ellen perfected her own kimchi making and delved into the social, nutritional, and environmental benefits of eating kimchi. For Ellen, sharing her renowned kimchi recipe with others is both a calling and a reward. Ellen’s Kimchi is sold at Goodeggs.com/ellenskimchi and organic specialty stores in San Francisco and Sausalito, CA. Ellen’s Kimchi is currently being served or sold through Bon Appétit Management Company to major corporations as a Farm-to-Fork vendor.
Join us for Open Studios featuring artists: Harvey Abernathey, Jane Alexander-Perry, Sasha Colin, Mark Harris, Vivien Hart, Sean Hyland, Kevin B Jones, Amy Moore, Seren Moran, Andrew Ogus, Rodney Weiss, Sandy Young.
Opening Reception: Friday, October 24, 7-9pm
Exhibition: Saturday – Sunday, October 25-26, 11am-6pm
SF Open Studios is the oldest and largest open studios program in the country, featuring an annual, month-long art event that showcases over 900 emerging and established San Francisco artists in their studios. Each weekend, art patrons, admirers, and collectors venture out on self-guided tours to see as many SF Open Studios artists and their artworks as possible, in the hopes of finding their next true art love. The event connects collectors with artists for engaging dialogue and a glimpse into the life of the working artist; SF Open Studios simultaneously helps artists build their mailing lists, gain new admirers, and ultimately sustain a living making art.
How to integrate ‘blissed’ and busy: an introductory talk on Vedic Meditation
Host: Tory Bridges from The Minimal Mind
Cost: FREE
Monday, September 29, 3-4pm
Monday, October 6th, 6-7pm
Why does the world feel more ‘grind’ and less bliss?
Tory Bridges is a teacher of Vedic Meditation, an effortless technique where a mantra is used to step beyond thought and arrive at a state of inner wakefulness: pure consciousness.
It is a technique specifically designed for people with careers, kids and busy schedules – people who are engaged in the modern world and the stresses that go along with it. Vedic Meditation dissolves these stresses, allowing you to make “blissed and busy” a part of your daily reality.
This is what she would like to share with you:
• What the technique is and how it can work for you
• The benefits you can expect from continued practice
• An invitation to receive your own Vedic Meditation mantra
• Q&A
More information can be found at www.theminimalmind.com
GROW YOUR OWN BLUE CHEESE
Sunday, June 22, noon-3pm
$86 | $69 SHARED members – Register here.
What is veiny, stinky and alive with mold? What can you make in your own kitchen using store-bought milk and easy-to-find equipment? A beautiful piece of blue cheese! FARMcurious brings the spectacular San Francisco Milk Maid to show us a whirlwind introduction to home cheesemaking with a focus on the style of blue cheeses.
We’ll start with a vat of warm milk and wind our way over the course of three hours to something aged and robust. We’ll do plenty of sampling, of course, to make sure you know what you’re looking for in a magnificent chunk of moldy cheese.
Each participant brings home a freshly made mini wheel to grow old and moldy with. This class is a good introduction to cheesemaking or, even better, a ‘next step’ for those who’ve already made yogurt, ricotta, mozzarella or chevre.
Ticket price includes instruction, tastings, recipes and edible homework.
Supplies Required: Nothing is required but feel free to BYOB.
Limit: 20 people
Saturday, June 7th, 2pm-4pm
$75 | $60 SHARED members
So’s philosophy: one on one practice, and group classes are all an extension of this learning. There is a place for everything and a path for everyone. All she asks is that her students/clients make the commitment and trust her through the process. There’s always a method to her madness!
Saturday, May 3rd, 9pm to 2am
$5 door contribution, full bar and your favorite DJ’s Sparkle (Planet Earth & Outpost 23) and Porter (Planet Earth & The Cat Club) playing all of your favorite 80s and Depeche Mode hits and videos!
Proceeds to benefit our neighbor: SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts who provides rehearsal space and support to performing artists.
Small bites provided by Emilie from Crepe la Vie.
Tuesdays: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27
$100 | $80 SHARED members
Register here.
Beginner UKE covers basic chords and strums
This class is for players who are new to the ukelele and for those who would like to review the basic chords and strums.
We’ll cover the following skills:
And we’ll learn to play and sing some easy popular songs.
NOTE: You will need your own uke. If you don’t have an uke yet, try to borrow one for the first class. Email Cynthia to get recommendations on purchasing a starter uke: hello@cynthialin.com
Tuesdays: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27
$100 | $80 SHARED members
Register here.
BEGINNER II UKE is for players who want to solidify the basics
This class is for students continuing from Beginner I, and for uke players who have some familiarity with chords and strums and want to build confidence playing on their own. Also good for guitar players who want to transition to uke.
Each class will use popular and classic songs to help you:
Bring your own uke!
Saturday, April 12, 9am – 6pm
$225 (Full Registration)
$50 (Regular), $40 (Regular SHARED member rate)
THE FULL SCRIPT WORKSHOP (Limit 7 Writers)
Participants read seven screenplays in advance of the workshop. During the workshop, Gordy provides direct and in-depth feedback on each screenplay, with everyone encouraged to contribute his or her own thoughts and concerns.
Each writer will leave with a great sense of what they can do specifically to improve their screenplay, as well as a better awareness of where they might properly develop as a professional screenwriter as a whole. Writers benefit from the direct focus placed on their screenplays by the workshop, along with the analysis of the six other scripts.
Screenplays can be first drafts or rewrites, incomplete or partial, with first time writers and veterans all welcome. Scripts are due 10-14 days prior to the date of the workshop.
Note: Screenplays submitted to the workshop are not eligible to be entered into the BlueCat Screenplay Competition.
REGULAR REGISTRATION OPTION
Do you want to participate, but do not have a script to submit at this time? Regular registration for the workshop allows you to attend without submitting written material, read the scripts in advance and still participate in the discussion.
Read more here.
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Gordy Hoffman is a Sundance award-winning writer/director (LOVE LIZA, A COAT OF SNOW) and founder of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition.
Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival for LOVE LIZA, Gordy Hoffman has taught screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, as well as led workshops all over North America, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. He has served as a panelist for the IFP Script to Screen Conference in NYC, Women in Film’s Script DC Conference in Washington, DC, and the George Eastman House Film Festival, as well as a judge for the McKnight Screenwriting Fellowships in Minnesota. Gordy Hoffman founded the BlueCat Screenplay Competition in 1998 and remains its judge. He’s currently developing a movie with Abigail Spencer.
Tuesdays: March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15
$100 | $80 SHARED members
Register here.
INTERMEDIATE UKE is for players who know the basics
If you can already play east songs, then join Intermediate Uke to take your uke skills to the next level.
Each class will use popular and classic songs to help you:
We’ll play songs from the Daily Ukelele book and your song requests. Bring your own uke!
Tuesdays: March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15
$100 | $80 SHARED members
Register here.
Beginner UKE covers basic chords and strums
This class is for players who are new to the ukelele and for those who would like to review the basic chords and strums.
We’ll cover the following skills:
And we’ll learn to play and sing some easy popular songs.
NOTE: You will need your own uke. If you don’t have an uke yet, try to borrow one for the first class. Email Cynthia to get recommendations on purchasing a starter uke: hello@cynthialin.com
THE FULL SCRIPT WORKSHOP
Saturday May 17, 9am-6pm
$225 (Full Registration) / $50 (Regular) | $40 (Regular SHARED member rate)
Limit: 7 Writers
Participants read seven screenplays in advance of the workshop. During the workshop, Gordy provides direct and in-depth feedback on each screenplay, with everyone encouraged to contribute his or her own thoughts and concerns.
Each writer will leave with a great sense of what they can do specifically to improve their screenplay, as well as a better awareness of where they might properly develop as a professional screenwriter as a whole. Writers benefit from the direct focus placed on their screenplays by the workshop, along with the analysis of the six other scripts.
Screenplays can be first drafts or rewrites, incomplete or partial, with first time writers and veterans all welcome. Scripts are due 10-14 days prior to the date of the workshop.
Note: Screenplays submitted to the workshop are not eligible to be entered into the BlueCat Screenplay Competition.
REGULAR REGISTRATION OPTION
Do you want to participate, but do not have a script to submit at this time? Regular registration for the workshop allows you to attend without submitting written material, read the scripts in advance and still participate in the discussion.
Read more here.
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Gordy Hoffman, the Sundance award-winning writer/director (LOVE LIZA, A COAT OF SNOW) and founder of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition, is leading a screenwriting workshop in San Francisco on Saturday, May 17th, from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival for LOVE LIZA, Gordy Hoffman has taught screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, as well as led workshops all over North America, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. He has served as a panelist for the IFP Script to Screen Conference in NYC, Women in Film’s Script DC Conference in Washington, DC, and the George Eastman House Film Festival, as well as a judge for the McKnight Screenwriting Fellowships in Minnesota. Gordy Hoffman founded the BlueCat Screenplay Competition in 1998 and remains its judge. He’s currently developing a movie with Abigail Spencer.
December 5th 5-7pm
Come hang out with the SHARED coworkers. Have a bite or a drink (provided by FWD.us).
FWD.us is an organization started by key leaders in the tech community to promote policies to keep the United States and its citizens competitive in a global economy—including comprehensive immigration reform and education reform. We believe the global economy is changing and America must make significant changes to stay ahead. We work to encourage Congress to focus on policies that maximize the potential of our country’s workforce to contribute to the knowledge economy.
This campaign will harness the best of new and old organizing tactics. We use online social organizing, which many of our founders pioneered, to build a movement in the tech community, while engaging in direct advocacy at the state and district level to support members of Congress, regardless of party. For more info, please check out our website.
Our first Open Studios featuring artists: Ivan Bajinov, Gerald Barnes, Lisa Fernald-Barker, Marianne Bland, Liz Brozell, Kate Farrall, Fuzz Grant, Mark Harris, Rebecca Meredith, Regis Vincent, Susie Valdez, and Rodney Weiss.
SF Open Studios is the oldest and largest open studios program in the country, featuring an annual, month-long art event that showcases over 900 emerging and established San Francisco artists in their studios. Each weekend, art patrons, admirers, and collectors venture out on self-guided tours to see as many SF Open Studios artists and their artworks as possible, in the hopes of finding their next true art love. The event connects collectors with artists for engaging dialogue and a glimpse into the life of the working artist; SF Open Studios simultaneously helps artists build their mailing lists, gain new admirers, and ultimately sustain a living making art.
Saturday Nov 16, 2-4pm
$75 non-member | $60 SHARED member
Learn how to make delicious Indian-inspired small plates “tapas,” known as Chaat cuisine, and delight your senses with an olive oil and balsamic vinegar tasting. This session will begin with an education about olive oils & balsamic vinegars, including the health benefits of these products, how flavored varietals are made and the proper etiquette for tasting. Tips for how to host your own tasting will be shared. This will be followed by a blind tasting of some select flavored varietals, utilizing the senses of smell and taste to guess the different flavors. A fun way to excite your culinary creativity!
The second portion of this session will feature fusion style cooking demos that display how to use these flavored olive oils & balsamic vinegars in Indian Chaat cuisine. The Chaat cuisine is traditional Indian street food, designed as small plates similar to tapas, and is great for appetizers or entertaining. During this session, you will learn how to make 2-3 popular Chaat dishes and receive an education about the Chaat cuisine and unique Indian ingredients used. Creative ways in which to serve the dishes and grocery shopping tips will be shared.
At the end of the class, participants will receive two 100mL bottles of Om Oliva’s olive oil & balsamic vinegar to continue the cooking at home!
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Class taught by Om Olivia
Om Oliva began as an idea of the Om Oliva team – consisting of foodies who loved to cook & savor dishes with gourmet flavors, minus the long prep times and cooking processes. With the vision of creating products that enable any chef to transform every dish into something delectably gourmet “in a cinch” — Om Oliva Gourmet Olive Oils & Flavored Balsamic Vinegars was introduced.
Om Oliva products make it easy to add the flavors of your favorite ingredients to dishes without slicing, dicing, or mincing. With Om Oliva, you will create healthy gourmet cooking with an exotic twist!
October 30, 6-8:30 pm. It’s FREE, just RSVP.
Would you like to drive millions of users to your website, product, mobile app, or service by harnessing the power of free mass media coverage?
Would you like to raise $120,000 on Kickstarter in under one week?
Quadruple-threat PR hacker Ben Kaplan has done it all — as a media pundit, brand spokesperson, boutique PR firm owner, and seasoned journalist. In this interactive workshop, he’ll show you how a little creativity and strategy can turn you and your business into a media superstar that generates millions of dollars worth of publicity at minimal cost to your start-up, growing business, or other venture.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
TOPICS COVERED:
SPECIAL BONUS:
We’d love to have you come prepared to briefly explain your product, service, company, or cause (in just a few sentences). Near the end of the presentation, we’ll invite audience members on stage to participate in a Lightning Pitch round. In 3 minutes or less, Ben will help you brainstorm an awesome “media hook” for getting widespread PR and media coverage.
MORE INFORMATION:
Learn more at www.prhacker.com
Wednesday September 25th, 6-9pm
San Francisco Fashion and Merchants Alliance, Inc. (SFFAMA) is pleased to announce San Francisco Fashion Week ® 2013 : September 23-29, 2013. San Francisco Fashion Week ® 2013 will highlight the convergence of fashion and technology unique to the San Francisco fashion industry while showcasing emerging designers and student collections.
/ Featured by Emerging Startups:
San Francisco Fashion Week ® 2013 is a growing celebration highlighting the strategic convergence of fashion, design and technology unique to the San Francisco fashion industry while showcasing innovative and emerging designers and week-long events and workshops featuring entrepreneurs in fashion, design, wearable technology, startups, retailers and public projects. Runway shows feature Couture, Ready to Wear, Menswear Showcase and Emerging Designers. Fashionistas, Techies, boutiques, buyers, bloggers, design leaders and key industry influencers will descend upon the City by the Bay. This city-wide event will feature multiple locations for seven days and nights of fashion celebrating San Francisco style, spirit and leading innovation.
SFFAMA, Inc. produces the annual SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK® showcasing innovative and emerging designers, innovative brands and sponsors, and a full schedule of events and workshops featuring fashion, design and technology entrepreneurs, retailers and public projects. SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK® is the premier representative event for individuals, groups and organizations involved in the development and transformation of the fashion industry business vertical in San Francisco into the innovation and technology global industry leader. SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK® represents the new vanguard in the convergence of fashion, technology and innovation, and is THE most pivotal fashion week platform to watch from the innovation and creative capital of the world – San Francisco.SHARED is the most unique coworking space in San Francisco, located in the heart of SoMa. Think of it as Tech Shop meets coworking.
