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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.



    Kalligraphia 2025 Logo
    KALLIGRAPHIA 2025
    An Exhibition by Members of the FRIENDS OF CALLIGRAPHY
    June 7 through August 31, 2025
    SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
    100 Larkin Street, San Francisco Skylight Gallery, Sixth Floor

    There will be calligraphy demos during the exhibit. See the event listings below.
    Download PDF flyer




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
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
Download PDF flyer		 online via Zoom Dena Sneider
June 7 - August 31 Kalligraphia 2025
Download PDF flyer		 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
Download PDF flyer		 Skylight Gallery, 6th Floor
SF Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Saturday June 14 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia Demo: Katie Leavens –
English Roundhand:
History, Misconceptions & Modern Practice
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 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
Saturday June 21 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia in Skylight: What Is Calligraphy?
Illustrated talk by Judy Detrick
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Saturday July 5 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia Demo: Raoul Martinez –
The Many Flavors of Blackletter
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Saturday July 12 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia Demo: Meredith Jane Klein –
Scribes, Script & Art in the Book of Kells
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Sunday July 13 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm PDT Council Meeting online via Zoom Evelyn Eldridge
Saturday July 19 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia Demo: Suzanne Moore –
Speaking to the Eyes: Word as Image
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Monday - Friday July 21 - 25 9:30 am - 4:30 pm PDT Speaking to the Eyes:
Exploring Writing as Image,
FOC summer workshop with Suzanne Moore		 Arlington Community Church,
Kensington		 Meredith Klein
Saturday July 26 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia Demo: Christopher Stinehour –
Lettercarving in Stone
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Saturday August 2 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia Demo: Carl Rohrs –
Capital Ideas Revisited
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Saturday August 9 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia Demo: Sara Loesch-Frank –
How to Take the Ick out of Your Italic
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
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
Saturday August 16 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia Demo: Grendl Löfkvist –
Unrepentant Uncial
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Meredith Klein or Katie Leavens
Saturday August 23 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT Kalligraphia Demo: Dean Robino & Dorothy Yuki –
BLOCKED? Try These Letters
Download PDF flyer		 SF Public Library, Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102		 Meredith Klein or 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
Tuesday - Saturday March 3 - 7, 2026 Tues afternoon
through Sat lunch		 FOC Spring Retreat Mercy Center
2300 Adeline Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010		 Meredith Klein