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Tech Support Hour (with Grace, Fridays at 1:30 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 1:30pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Akash, Fridays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
CinemaLit - Far From Heaven (2002)
CinemaLit Films, Club Events
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Best Films of the 21st Century
Members $5, Non-Members $10
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 12:00pm
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[Rescheduled] Covert Joy: Selected Stories
Book Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 12:00pm
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by Clarice Lispector, translated by Katrina Dodson
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
The Crossing (Part II)
Book Groups, Club Events, World Literature
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 6:00pm
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by Cormac McCarthy
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
Write If You Dare!
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Grace, Fridays at 1:30 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Friday, April 25, 2025 - 1:30pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Akash, Fridays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Friday, April 25, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
CinemaLit - Children of Men (2006)
CinemaLit Films, Club Events
Friday, April 25, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Best Films of the 21st Century
Members $5, Non-Members $10
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, April 28, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Kindred Voices: Maya Angelou
Classes, Club Events
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 5:30pm
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A writer, performer, and fearless voice for care and justice. Module III of the Kindred Voices seminar at Mechanics' Institute.
Members $100 (Module III Only); $185 (Modules II-III), Non-Members/Public $125 (Module III Only); $235 (Modules II-III)
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 01, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Non-Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, May 01, 2025 - 3:00pm
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Recruiting writers who are Mechanics' Institute members. If you wish to join this group, email Nico Chen at [email protected] with a brief description of your writing background and areas of interest in non-fiction.
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, May 01, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Grace, Fridays at 1:30 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Friday, May 02, 2025 - 1:30pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Monthly Chess Social
Activities, Club Events
Friday, May 02, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month
Free
Tech Support Hour (with Akash, Fridays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Friday, May 02, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
CinemaLit - Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
CinemaLit Films, Club Events
Friday, May 02, 2025 - 6:00pm
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The Camera of James Wong Howe
Members $5, Non-Members $10
Needles and Hooks
Activities, Club Events
Saturday, May 03, 2025 - 3:00pm
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Join us on the 2nd floor in the library, the first Saturday of every month from 3:00-4:00 pm.
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
Berkeley Rep Docent Talk: The Aves
Classes, Club Events
Monday, May 05, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Attendees of this docent talk will receive 20% off tickets for Berkeley Rep's 2024-25 season.
Members Free, Non-Members $10
Mixed Media Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, May 05, 2025 - 3:00pm
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Working on New Work
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, May 07, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, May 07, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 08, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, May 08, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, May 08, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
The Book of Awesome Asian Women: Empresses, Warriors, Scientists, and Mavericks
Meet the Author(s), Club Events
Thursday, May 08, 2025 - 6:00pm
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with author Karen Wang Diggs
Members $5, Non-Members $15
Tech Support Hour (with Grace, Fridays at 1:30 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Friday, May 09, 2025 - 1:30pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Akash, Fridays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Friday, May 09, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
CinemaLit - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
CinemaLit Films, Club Events
Friday, May 09, 2025 - 6:00pm
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The Camera of James Wong Howe
Members $5, Non-Members $10
The Chill
Book Groups, Brown Bag Mystery Readers, Club Events
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 12:00pm
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by Ross MacDonald
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Morning and Evening
Book Groups, Club Events, World Literature
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 6:00pm
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by Jon Fosse
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
Write If You Dare!
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain
Meet the Author(s), Club Events
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 6:00pm
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with Rebecca Solnit and Lauren Markham
Members $10, Non-Members $20
CinemaLit - The Thin Man (1934)
CinemaLit Films, Club Events
Friday, May 16, 2025 - 6:00pm
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The Camera of James Wong Howe
Members $5, Non-Members $10
Masterclass with Tommy Orange
Classes, Club Events
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 10:00am
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A Half-Day Retreat for Advanced Fiction Writers
Members $150 (fees paid upon acceptance, lunch included), Non-Members $200 (fees paid upon acceptance, lunch included)
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Sand-Catcher
Book Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 12:00pm
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by Omar Khalifah, translated by Barbara Romaine
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
Write If You Dare!
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, May 26, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
Book Groups, Club Events, World Literature
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 6:00pm
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by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
Write If You Dare!
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
CinemaLit - Funny Lady (1975)
CinemaLit Films, Club Events
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 6:00pm
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The Camera of James Wong Howe
Members $5, Non-Members $10
Mixed Media Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, June 02, 2025 - 3:00pm
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Working on New Work
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, June 04, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, June 04, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 05, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, June 05, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, June 05, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Stories from the Edge of the Sea
Meet the Author(s), Club Events
Thursday, June 05, 2025 - 6:00pm
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with author Andrew Lam and Aimee Phan
Members $5, Non-Members $15
Monthly Chess Social
Activities, Club Events
Friday, June 06, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month
Free
Needles and Hooks
Activities, Club Events
Saturday, June 07, 2025 - 3:00pm
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Join us on the 2nd floor in the library, the first Saturday of every month from 3:00-4:00 pm.
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
Curtain
Book Groups, Brown Bag Mystery Readers, Club Events
Monday, June 09, 2025 - 12:00pm
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by Agatha Christie
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, June 09, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family, and Second Chances
Meet the Author(s), Club Events
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 6:00pm
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with author Kevin Fagan and Erin Baldassari
Members $5, Non-Members $15
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
Write If You Dare!
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, June 23, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
A Greek Tragedy
Meet the Author(s), Club Events
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 6:00pm
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with author Jeanne Carstensen and Michael Montgomery
Members $5, Non-Members $15
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, July 02, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, July 02, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 03, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, July 03, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, July 03, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Monthly Chess Social
Activities, Club Events
Friday, July 04, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month
Free
Mixed Media Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, July 07, 2025 - 3:00pm
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Working on New Work
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, July 07, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, July 08, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, July 09, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, July 09, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
The Lost Man
Book Groups, Brown Bag Mystery Readers, Club Events
Monday, July 14, 2025 - 12:00pm
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by Jane Harper
Members Free, Non-Members/Public $5
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
Activities, Club Events
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 5:00pm
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Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, July 21, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Mixed Media Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, August 04, 2025 - 3:00pm
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Working on New Work
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, August 04, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, August 05, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, August 06, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, August 06, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 07, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, August 18, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Mixed Media Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, September 01, 2025 - 3:00pm
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Working on New Work
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, September 01, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, September 02, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, September 03, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, September 03, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 04, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
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We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, September 15, 2025 - 6:00pm
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Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 25, 2025 - 11:00am
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A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, September 25, 2025 - 3:00pm
view
We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, September 29, 2025 - 6:00pm
view
Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 4:00pm
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The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, October 01, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, October 01, 2025 - 12:00pm
view
Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, October 02, 2025 - 11:00am
view
A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Mixed Media Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, October 06, 2025 - 3:00pm
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Working on New Work
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, October 08, 2025 - 12:00pm
view
Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, October 08, 2025 - 12:00pm
view
Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, October 09, 2025 - 11:00am
view
A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Thursday Fiction Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Thursday, October 09, 2025 - 3:00pm
view
We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
Monday Night Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 6:00pm
view
Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
Mystery Writers' Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 4:00pm
view
The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
Creative Project Group
Writers' Groups, Club Events
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 12:00pm
view
Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute
Activities, Club Events
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 12:00pm
view
Support This Event
Write If You Dare!
Write If You Dare Image
Writers' Groups
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 11:00am
view
A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
Activities
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Grace, Fridays at 1:30 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Activities
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Akash, Fridays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
CinemaLit Films
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 6:00 pm

CinemaLit - Far From Heaven (2002)

Best Films of the 21st Century

Todd Haynes’s homage to Douglas Sirk’s plush 1950s melodramas manages to be both imitative and innovative.

Members $5
Non-Members $10
More information
Writers' Groups
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
More information
Activities
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
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Book Groups -
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

[Rescheduled] Covert Joy: Selected Stories

by Clarice Lispector, translated by Katrina Dodson

Dive into the rich tapestry of global literature with Mechanics' Institute's Contemporary Translated Works Book Group, presented in partnership with the Center for the Art of Translation and Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.

This book group meets online via Zoom.

Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
More information
Book Groups - World Literature
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm

The Crossing (Part II)

by Cormac McCarthy

Discuss The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy with fellow members.

Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.

Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
More information
Activities
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Activities
Friday, April 25, 2025 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Grace, Fridays at 1:30 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Activities
Friday, April 25, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Akash, Fridays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
CinemaLit Films
Friday, April 25, 2025 - 6:00 pm

CinemaLit - Children of Men (2006)

Best Films of the 21st Century

Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón's epic vision of doomsday is balanced with personal stories of transcendent heartbreak.

Members $5
Non-Members $10
More information
Writers' Groups
Monday, April 28, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
More information
Classes
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Kindred Voices: Maya Angelou

A writer, performer, and fearless voice for care and justice. Module III of the Kindred Voices seminar at Mechanics' Institute.

A writer, performer, and fearless voice for care and justice. Module III of the Kindred Voices seminar at Mechanics' Institute.

Members $100 (Module III Only); $185 (Modules II-III)
Non-Members/Public $125 (Module III Only); $235 (Modules II-III)
More information
Writers' Groups
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
More information
Activities
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 01, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 01, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Non-Fiction Writers' Group

Recruiting writers who are Mechanics' Institute members. If you wish to join this group, email Nico Chen at [email protected] with a brief description of your writing background and areas of interest in non-fiction.
Members Free
More information
Activities
Thursday, May 01, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Activities
Friday, May 02, 2025 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Grace, Fridays at 1:30 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Activities
Friday, May 02, 2025 - 5:00 pm

Monthly Chess Social

Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month

Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month.

Free
More information
Activities
Friday, May 02, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Akash, Fridays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
CinemaLit Films
Friday, May 02, 2025 - 6:00 pm

CinemaLit - Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

The Camera of James Wong Howe

Howe worked closely with director Alexander Mackendrick to give a neon-lit Manhattan at night the proper sharp focus look of a 50s tabloid.

Members $5
Non-Members $10
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Activities
Saturday, May 03, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Needles and Hooks

Join us on the 2nd floor in the library, the first Saturday of every month from 3:00-4:00 pm.
Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
More information
Classes
Monday, May 05, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Berkeley Rep Docent Talk: The Aves

Attendees of this docent talk will receive 20% off tickets for Berkeley Rep's 2024-25 season.

These docent talks provide education and enrichment opportunities about the plays that Berkeley Rep presents each season.

Members Free
Non-Members $10
More information
Writers' Groups
Monday, May 05, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Mixed Media Writers' Group

Working on New Work
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Wednesday, May 07, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
More information
Activities
Wednesday, May 07, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 08, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 08, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
More information
Activities
Thursday, May 08, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Meet the Author(s)
Thursday, May 08, 2025 - 6:00 pm

The Book of Awesome Asian Women: Empresses, Warriors, Scientists, and Mavericks

with author Karen Wang Diggs

In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, join author Karen Wang Diggs in conversation with Katie Quan and Tina Pham on Karen’s latest book, The Book of Awesome Asian Women: Empresses, Warriors, Scientists, and Mavericks.

Members $5
Non-Members $15
More information
Activities
Friday, May 09, 2025 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Grace, Fridays at 1:30 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Activities
Friday, May 09, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Akash, Fridays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
CinemaLit Films
Friday, May 09, 2025 - 6:00 pm

CinemaLit - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968)

The Camera of James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe’s subtle color pallet and graceful camera movements strengthen the already heavy drama of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

Members $5
Non-Members $10
More information
Book Groups - Brown Bag Mystery Readers
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

The Chill

by Ross MacDonald

Discuss The Chill by Ross MacDonald with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.

Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
More information
Writers' Groups
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
More information
Activities
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
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Book Groups - World Literature
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm

Morning and Evening

by Jon Fosse

Discuss Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse with fellow members.

Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.

Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
More information
Activities
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Meet the Author(s)
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 6:00 pm

No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain

with Rebecca Solnit and Lauren Markham

Join acclaimed authors Rebecca Solnit and Lauren Markham in conversation on Solnit’s latest book, No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain.

Members $10
Non-Members $20
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CinemaLit Films
Friday, May 16, 2025 - 6:00 pm

CinemaLit - The Thin Man (1934)

The Camera of James Wong Howe

The photography of James Wong Howe brings a touch of German Expressionism with long shadows and slashes of light to heighten suspense.

Members $5
Non-Members $10
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Classes
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Masterclass with Tommy Orange

A Half-Day Retreat for Advanced Fiction Writers

APPLY BY MARCH 24 to be a part of this opportunity to work closely with an acclaimed author and connect with a community of advanced fiction writers.

Members $150 (fees paid upon acceptance, lunch included)
Non-Members $200 (fees paid upon acceptance, lunch included)
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
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Book Groups -
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Sand-Catcher

by Omar Khalifah, translated by Barbara Romaine

Dive into the rich tapestry of global literature with Mechanics' Institute's Contemporary Translated Works Book Group, presented in partnership with the Center for the Art of Translation and Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.

This book group meets online via Zoom.

Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
More information
Activities
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Monday, May 26, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
More information
Activities
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
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Book Groups - World Literature
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories

by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Discuss Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa with fellow members. We will discuss two stories: (1) Dragon: The Old Potter’s Tale and (2) Hell Screen.

Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.

Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
More information
Activities
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
CinemaLit Films
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 6:00 pm

CinemaLit - Funny Lady (1975)

The Camera of James Wong Howe

Funny Lady, Barbra Streisand’s follow-up to her Broadway and Hollywood triumph Funny Girl (1968) was also James Wong Howe's last film.

Members $5
Non-Members $10
More information
Writers' Groups
Monday, June 02, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Mixed Media Writers' Group

Working on New Work
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Wednesday, June 04, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
More information
Activities
Wednesday, June 04, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 05, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 05, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
More information
Activities
Thursday, June 05, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
More information
Meet the Author(s)
Thursday, June 05, 2025 - 6:00 pm

Stories from the Edge of the Sea

with author Andrew Lam and Aimee Phan

Join authors Andrew Lam and Aimee Phan in conversation on Lam’s new book, Stories from the Edge of the Sea.

Members $5
Non-Members $15
More information
Activities
Friday, June 06, 2025 - 5:00 pm

Monthly Chess Social

Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month

Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month.

Free
More information
Activities
Saturday, June 07, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Needles and Hooks

Join us on the 2nd floor in the library, the first Saturday of every month from 3:00-4:00 pm.
Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
More information
Book Groups - Brown Bag Mystery Readers
Monday, June 09, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

Curtain

by Agatha Christie

Discuss Curtain by Agatha Christie with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.

Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
More information
Writers' Groups
Monday, June 09, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
More information
Activities
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
More information
Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
More information
Activities
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
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Meet the Author(s)
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 6:00 pm

The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family, and Second Chances

with author Kevin Fagan and Erin Baldassari

Join author and journalist Kevin Fagan in conversation with KQED Senior Editor on Housing Affordability Erin Baldassari on Fagan’s new book, The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family, and Second Chances. 

Members $5
Non-Members $15
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
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Activities
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, June 23, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Activities
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
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Meet the Author(s)
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 6:00 pm

A Greek Tragedy

with author Jeanne Carstensen and Michael Montgomery

Join author Jeanne Carstensen in conversation with Reveal journalist Michael Montgomery on her new book, A Greek Tragedy. 

Members $5
Non-Members $15
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, July 02, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, July 02, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 03, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 03, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
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Activities
Thursday, July 03, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
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Activities
Friday, July 04, 2025 - 5:00 pm

Monthly Chess Social

Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month

Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month.

Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, July 07, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Mixed Media Writers' Group

Working on New Work
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, July 07, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Tuesday, July 08, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, July 09, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, July 09, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Activities
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
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Book Groups - Brown Bag Mystery Readers
Monday, July 14, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

The Lost Man

by Jane Harper

Discuss The Lost Man by Jane Harper with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.

Members Free
Non-Members/Public $5
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
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Activities
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Tech Support Hour (with Mattie, Thursdays at 5:00 pm)

Get tech support from our Community Tech Network Volunteers!

Current Drop-In Hours:

  • Thursday Evenings (with Mattie) from 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Friday Afternoons (with Grace) from 1:30-2:30 pm
  • Friday Evenings (with Akash) from 5:00-6:00 pm
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, July 21, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, August 04, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Mixed Media Writers' Group

Working on New Work
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, August 04, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Tuesday, August 05, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, August 06, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, August 06, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 07, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, August 18, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, September 01, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Mixed Media Writers' Group

Working on New Work
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, September 01, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Tuesday, September 02, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, September 03, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, September 03, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 04, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, September 15, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

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Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 25, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, September 25, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, September 29, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, October 01, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, October 01, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, October 02, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Monday, October 06, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Mixed Media Writers' Group

Working on New Work
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, October 08, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, October 08, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, October 09, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, October 09, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Thursday Fiction Writers' Group

We are recruiting one to two new members.
Members Free
More information
Writers' Groups
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Monday Night Writers' Group

Are you looking a (virtual) space to write after Mechanics' Institute closes down on Mondays?
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Mystery Writers' Group

The Mystery Writers’ Group is for those writing in the mystery, thriller, and suspense categories.
Members Free
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Writers' Groups
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Creative Project Group

Do you have a creative project you're working on? Join us on Zoom to work and share together!
Members Free
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Activities
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In-Person Tour of the Mechanics' Institute

If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member, the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.

Support This Event
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Writers' Groups
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 11:00 am

Write If You Dare!

A virtual version of our popular drop-in writing group
Members Free
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