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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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  • An Inside Look, with Nancy Hays Hills

    Wednesday, January 14, 2026
    10:00 am PST
    This is a free, on-line lecture via Zoom.
    Spaces are limited.

    Many artists have delighted the world by sharing their art journals and techniques. These brave souls open their pages to the world, and there are some absolutely stunning collections of drawings and books of meticulously drawn patterns, as well as visual travelogues of places that have caught the artist’s eye. My journals are different.

    Nancy Hays Hills is an artist and Episcopal deacon living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her working career was in the field of advertising and graphic design. She retired in 2020 to devote more time to her dual vocations of ministry and art. She shares a home with her husband Julian, and her trusty feline sidekick, Samantha.

    Download the PDF flyer
    Contact: Nancy Noble

    Register for this lecture on Eventbrite.



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 January 10. 2026 9:30 am — 4:30 pm PST Trivial Pursuits Christ United Presbyterian Church, SF
1700 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94115		 Cassandra Wilson
Wednesday January 14. 2026 10:00 am — 12:00 pm PST An Inside Look, with Nancy Hays Hills online via Zoom Nancy Noble
Sunday January 18. 2026 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm PST FOC Council Meeting online via Zoom Evelyn Eldridge
Saturday & Sunday January 31 &
Sunday, February 1, 2026		 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Weaving Words
with Marina Soria
Download the PDF flyer		 Albany Senior Center Claudia Kruse
510-210-2278
Thursday, Friday, Saturday February 19,20,21, 2026 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM PST Gaudi inspired Mosaic Letter Art
Gabriela Soba		 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
Tuesday - Saturday May 19 - 23, 2026 9:30 am to 4:30 pm PDT Early Summer Workshop with David McGrail
I Flamed Amazement		 Arlington Community Church
Kensington		 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 – 1:00PM 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