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EVENTS

Low Volume Vinyl Listening Night

Every Friday · 6:00–9:00 PM

Bring one record worth sharing. We will listen closely, study the cover, and let the room talk.

Slow Make Night

Every Tuesday · 6:00–9:00 PM

Bring handwork, repair, or a patient little project. Make slowly in good company, without performance pressure.

Writer’s Night

Every Wednesday · 6:00–9:00 PM

A quiet room, a working page, and three hours to write without pitching, performing, or forced networking.

Temple Night Market

August 6 · 6:00 PM

Artists, makers, books, food, useful objects, and unexpected finds take over the ground floor for First Thursday.

Sketchbook Social

Every Thursday · 6:00–9:00 PM

Bring a sketchbook, borrow basic materials, and draw in a room where nobody has to prove anything.

The Magic of Sun Prints | Cyanotype

Saturday, August 8 · 1:00–4:00 PM

Make vivid Prussian-blue prints with Leslie Alexander. No experience needed; every tool and material is included.

ELT Volunteer Meetup

7:00–9:30 PM

Meet the people holding the room, find a real crew, and turn your availability into useful work.

The Magic of Sun Prints | Cyanotype

Thursday, August 13 · 6:00–9:00 PM

Make vivid Prussian-blue prints with Leslie Alexander. No experience needed; every tool and material is included.

Japanese Style Bookbinding Workshop

Thursday, August 20, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM

Learn four traditional Japanese stab stitches and leave with four hand-bound books made at the BOOKFORGE table.

PAINTED PAPER LAB

Sunday, August 30, 2026 · 1:00–5:00 PM

Mix color, paste, pressure, and pattern into a working collection of handmade decorative papers.

GROUNDS FOR LABOR: COFFEE CULTURE

Friday, September 18 (Gallery Night) · 4:30 PM (doors) / 5:00 PM (program)

Coffee becomes pigment, labor history, and cultural signal in a provisional installation by Ezju.

BREWED SHADOWS

Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 6:30–8:30 PM

Trade paint for coffee and build an image from sepia washes, blooms, stains, rings, and tide lines.

INK AFTER DARK

Thursday, September 28, 2026 · 6:30–8:30 PM

Paint with squid ink and learn to control smoke-gray washes, blue-black depth, blooms, stains, and razor edges.

Workshop: Voodoo Dolls

Friday, October 9 · 7:00 PM

Stitch and assemble a symbolic figure while examining the histories, meanings, and misrepresentations attached to the form.

THE SECRET SPINE

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 1:00–4:30 PM

Build a flat-opening journal with a woven exposed spine that looks intricate and works hard.

Workshop: Hoodoo “Chicken Foot” Charm

Wednesday, October 28 · 6:30 PM (doors) / 7:00–9:30 PM (workshop)

Build a symbolic chicken-foot charm through careful material work, cultural context, and responsible folk-craft practice.

Emergency Edition No. 001 — AFTER THE DEADLINE

Saturday, November 21 · 4:30 PM (doors) / 5:00 PM (performance)

One civic question. A few hours to write, draw, edit, print, assemble, and bind the answer.

WORK UNDER VOLTAGE

Friday, December 11 (Gallery Night) · 4:30 PM (doors) / 5:00 PM (program)

UNION opens with art shaped by labor, pressure, tools, repair, repetition, and material intelligence.

Golden Globes (Watch Party)

Sunday, January 10

Open awards season in a room built for ballots, performances, sharp opinions, and shared reactions.

GRAMMY Awards Watch Party

Sunday, February 7

Music’s biggest broadcast becomes a shared sound room for performances, ballots, records, and real-time reaction.

Super Bowl LX Viewing Party

5:30 PM (doors) / 6:30 PM (kickoff)

A communal big-screen game night with real room energy, shared reactions, and space beyond the couch.

BAFTA Film Awards

Sunday, February 21

A quieter international-film salon for ballots, craft, conversation, and the BAFTA winners reveal.

BRIT Awards (UK Music Night)

Sunday, February 27

A sharp, stylish UK music night built around live performance, new voices, and the year’s loudest records.

SAG Awards (Actors Night)

Sunday, February 28 · 7:00 PM (doors) / 8:00 PM (show)

Actors honor actors. Watch the performances, make your ballot, and argue the season’s strongest work.

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