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Pirate Lightning: 826 Valencia plus Quiet Lightning
If you didn’t make it to our 826+Quiet Lightning reading, you missed Quinn Mullen rapping about his trip to New York. Watch it–you’ll love it.
826 Valencia’s new Evening Tutoring Program
We are now in our second semester of our first year offering Evening Tutoring, an extension of After-school Tutoring for middle and high school students.
Guest artist Candice “Antique” Wicks visits After-school tutoring
We kicked off our guest artist series this year with a visit from Candice “Antique” Wicks. On Tuesday, February 4, Antique, an Oakland-based independent…
Join the Night Writer Society for a bookmaking workshop on March 15
The Night Writer Society, a writerly secret society that hosts literary happenings for adults, has begun holding its events at 826 Valencia, and…
Straight-up News kicks off its latest issue
Mr. Gardner’s Leadership class at Everett Middle School took a field trip to 826 Valencia on Wednesday to kick off the spring semester of the…
Slick Magazine releases Issue Five
Slick is here! On Friday, February 1, last semester’s Slick journalists, tutors, teachers, families, and friends packed the James Lick Writers’ Room to celebrate…
Congrats to Ms. Rosa Mana, our February Teacher of the Month
We would like to extend a hearty congratulations to our February Teacher of the Month, Rosa Mana of Bryant Elementary School in San Francisco. Ms.
Lisa Brown and the light in the window
Lisa Brown, artist, author, field trip leader, and dear friend of 826 Valencia, is the design genius behind the Pirate Store’s latest window…
The NWS Presents: Bookmaking with Eli and Rhiannon
We’re excited to announce the next event in The Night Writer Society series: a seminar on bookmaking, featuring book experts Eli Horowitz and…