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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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  • Conjuring Q, with Suzanne Moore

    Wednesday, March 25, 2026
    10:00 am PDT
    This is a free, on-line lecture via Zoom.
    Spaces are limited.

    Beginning in 1999, Suzanne began considering the essence of the letter Q, and how one might portray it in original work on paper and with printmaking techniques. The work has continued, parallel to other studio work, in the creation of manuscript books and a variant edition. The Rilke passage, from Letters to a Young Poet, “. . . love the questions themselves like locked rooms, or books that are written in a foreign tongue”, and Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions offered inspiration along the way. The result is 8 manuscript books (and counting), hand-colored prints, original pieces and the recent edition book, Rescuing Q…Quandaries and Queries. A copy of this book was recently purchased with combined efforts of FOC and San Francisco Public Library.
    Join us for a glimpse into the rich trove of Q explorations, with an array of tools, using sumi ink, gouache, acrylic painting, drawing and printmaking techniques.

    Suzanne Moore is a lettering artist, painter, and printmaker whose eclectic interests meld in the diversity of her artists' books. Suzanne weaves word and painted image with form, content and structure into spaces which invite the reader to engage, examine and inquire. Her books blend abstract and representational imagery, rich color and surface treatments with textual content and contemporary lettering to create work that obscures the line between word and image, legibility and abstraction.
    Contact: Elena Caruthers

    Register for this lecture on Eventbrite.


  • Graceful Envelope Logo
    The Graceful Envelope 2026 Theme: Great Beginnings
    Postmark Deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

    If you haven't entered yet, there's still a chance to get creative and decorate an envelope! Enter the Washington Calligraphers Guild’s annual contest, The Graceful Envelope. This year’s theme is “Great Beginnings”. It also marks two anniversaries: the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Washington Calligraphers Guild and the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. For returning participants, please note that the 2026 Graceful Envelope Contest has a New Theme and New Rules: Place your Entry Envelope inside a Carrier Envelope.

    For complete information, please visit the Washington Calligraphers Guild website.





  • Annual General Meeting

    with keynote lecture by Jody Meese

    When Sunday, May 3rd, 2026 (in person only)
    Where SF Main Library, 100 Larkin Street
    Latino/Hispanic Community Room, Lower Level
    Who’s Invited Free & Open to the Public

    Program:
    • 1:00 pm   Welcome and Introduction
    • 1:30 pm   Jody Meese, Keynote
    • 3:15 pm   FOC Business Meeting

    Download PDF flyer
    Questions? Contact us at info@friendsofcalligraphy.org


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
Wednesday March 25, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT Conjuring Q, with 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 12:00 pm — 3:00 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,
with keynote lecture by Jody Meese
Download PDF flyer		 Latino/Hispanic Room
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco		 Friends of Calligraphy
Monday - Friday May 25-29, 2026 9:30 am - 4:30 pm PDT Vellum and Cheryl’s Gothic,
Early Summer Workshop, with Cheryl Jacobsen
Download PDF flyer		 In Person
Arlington Community Church
Kensington, CA		 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
Mondays June 8, 15 & 22 10:00 am – 1:00 pm PDT Gothic Cursive,
 with Nina Tran
Download PDF flyer		 online via Zoom Raoul Martinez
Saturday mornings August 1, 8, 15, 22 10:00AM – 12:00PM 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