THIS WEEK!
Wednesday, July 24 | 12:00 pm | Creative Project Group - On Zoom
Thursday, July 25 | 5:30 pm | Tech Support Hour
Friday, July 26 | 6:00 pm | July CinemaLit - Dreamgirls (2006)
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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Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month.
Celebrate James Baldwinâs 100th birthday with an immersive night of readings and performance.
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.
Current Drop-In Hours:
Current Drop-In Hours:
Join author Jared Stearns in conversation with cinephile Jesse Hawthorne Ficks on Stearnsâ new book, Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers.
Discuss The James Joyce Murder by Amanda Cross 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.
Gather with other food enthusiasts at Mechanics' Institute. Your ticket price includes a copy of Forage. Gather. Feast. by Maria Finn. This inaugural session is co-presented with Flora and Fungi Adventures.
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.
Members learn from members. In this class, members who are new to family history research will learn from our long-time genealogy researchers, followed by a live demonstration of Ancestry.com. After this class, the neophytes will have a realistic and clear plan for getting started in genealogy research.
Discuss The Makioka Sisters (Part I) by Jun'ichirÅ Tanizaki with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Join Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon in conversation on American Conservatory Theaterâs upcoming production of Private Lives, along with a preview of the 24-25 season.
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This presentation by Bonnie Portnoy is featured as part of the Monday Noontime History Series at Mechanics' Institute and meets on in the 4th Floor Board Room.
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.
Join Jenny Odell and Cathy Park Hong, acclaimed authors of Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock and Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, in conversation at Mechanicsâ Institute.
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This hybrid seminar meets both in-person in the 4th Floor Meeting Room at Mechanics' Institute and online via Zoom.
Join an immersive exploration of James Baldwinâs timeless literary legacy and meditation on the human condition through close readings of influential texts such as Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanniâs Room, and If Beale Street Could Talk. Facilitated by Nigel Hatton, Ph.D., a contributing editor to the James Baldwin Review, this seminar is limited to 21 people to ensure an intimate setting for discussion, close reading, and occasional short in-seminar writing exercises.
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.
Discuss The Makioka Sisters (Part II) by Jun'ichirÅ Tanizaki with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Join us at Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday, August 28th at 6:15 pm for a storytelling and improvisation workshop with Corey Rosen, host of âThe Mothâ and author of Your Story, Well Told: Creative Strategies to Develop and Perform Stories that Wow an Audience.
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Take a deep dive into design with Assembling Tomorrow! This inaugural book group gathering, presented in partnership with the Stanford d.school, will feature the book's authors and other design professionals in a roundtable before we transition into an informal discussion about the book.
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.
This event is held onsite and continues the the cycle with Marcel Proust's Sodom and Gomorrah. Sessions held on 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, between September 4, 2024-January 29, 2025 from 5:30-6:30pm.
Join bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Orange in conversation in Mechanicsâ Instituteâs historic library space.
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Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month.
Discuss March Violets by Philip Kerr 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.
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.
Discuss Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Join a tour of the Institute to learn about our historical landmark building, our history and mission, and our current services and benefits of membership.
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.
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.
Current Drop-In Hours:
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.
Discuss The Radetzky March (Part I) by Joseph Roth with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
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.
Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month.
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.
Discuss The Radetzky March (Part II) by Joseph Roth with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Join a tour of the Institute to learn about our historical landmark building, our history and mission, and our current services and benefits of membership.
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.
Current Drop-In Hours:
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.
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.
Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month.
Discuss Spider Woman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman 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.
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.
Join a tour of the Institute to learn about our historical landmark building, our history and mission, and our current services and benefits of membership.
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.
Current Drop-In Hours:
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.
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.
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.
Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month.
Join a tour of the Institute to learn about our historical landmark building, our history and mission, and our current services and benefits of membership.
Join a tour of the Institute to learn about our historical landmark building, our history and mission, and our current services and benefits of membership.
Discuss Carved in Bone by Michael Nava 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.
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.
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.
Current Drop-In Hours:
Join the Chess Room for Chess Socials on the first Friday of each month.
Current Drop-In Hours:
