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  • Summer Announcements from 826 Valencia

    This summer is busier than ever at 826 Valencia. We’re excited to announce that during the month of June and part of July, 826′s writing center will undergo some structural renovations, while still maintaining our store and space’s aesthetic. We’ll be closin...
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  • Join Francis Ford Coppola and Thao Nguyen at 826′s Spring Luncheon

    Gus Van Sant. James Franco. Catherine Keener. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein of Portlandia. What do these celebrities have in common? They’ve all hosted our Spring Fundraiser Luncheon. And who are this year’s hosts? Get...
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  • Hot off the press! The Enter Question

    This Friday, the eighty-three student authors of The Enter Question: How to Ask and How to Answer, will celebrate the release of their 300-page anthology with 826 Valencia. The Enter Question is the product of 826 Valencia’s Young Authors’ Book Project, for which we par...
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  • 826 takes James Lick students to report on the Giants

    On Sunday May 12, Giants Magazine invited three of our top reporters from James Lick Middle School to spend a very special day at AT&T Park. Using the special media entrance, we arrived bright and early to spend some time in the du...
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  • The release of Look Closer/Mira de Cerca and the last day of tutoring

    On Thursday May 23, the After-school Tutoring Program held its last tutoring session of the school year in the Writing Lab. Students, tutors, family, friends, and countless volunteers celebrated the end of the year with a reading from ...
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  • Sunday Drop-in Tutoring

    May. 26, 2013

    Join us is supporting our scholars in Sunday drop-in tutoring.

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  • 826 Valencia Annual Spring Luncheon

    May. 29, 2013

    826 Valencia's Annual Spring Luncheon with Francis Ford Coppola and Thao Nguyen

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