Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Upon return to his homeland, an exiled poet finds himself pursued by figures ranging from an old friend's ex-husband to a charismatic terrorist. The second of two meetings discussing this work.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Bring a knitting or crochet project and get to know your fellow Mechanics’ Institute members and staff.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Join our informal monthly club for Mechanics' Institute members of all ages who want to improve their living environment.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Charming turn-of-the-century romantic comedy gives Rita Hayworth her breakthrough role as the flirtatious town siren who gets her comeuppance when she ditches James Cagney for Jack Carson. Her best friend (Olivia de Havilland) marries dentist Cagney after an unusual courtship which provides some amusing scenes. Rita shines but de Havilland walks off with the film.
Please join us for a special event to honor the memory American historian and California State Librarian Kevin Starr.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Bestselling author Michael Connelly, creator of detectives Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller (The Lincoln Lawyer), brings readers the first in a new series of thrillers introducing a driven young detective trying to prove herself in the LAPD. Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing none as each morning she turns her cases over to day shift detectives...until she catches two cases she can't seem to let go of when the sun comes up.
Bring your lunch and curiosity to talk about ideas, stories, and concepts with fellow Mechanics' Institute members and staff.
Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time (also known in English as Remembrance of Things Past) is a monumental, seven-volume novel that Edmund White calls, “the most respected novel of the twentieth century.” Whether you've been too intimidated to begin the novel, already wrestled with Proust's dense prose, or know the joys of savoring his work, you’ll find something of value in reading it with an expert guide.
In 1851 Father Jean Marie Latour comes as the Apostolic Vicar to New Mexico. What he finds is a vast territory of red hills and tortuous arroyos, American by law but Mexican and Indian in custom and belief. In the almost forty years that follow, Latour spreads his faith in the only way he knows...
Reserve a 30-minute appointment to work with a librarian for one-on-one help with a device, software, email, or similar tech- and internet-related issue.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
The Mechanics’ Institute Treasure Hunt is an enjoyable and engaging way for members and the public to discover the history and physical entity of the MI.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
Bring your device to this hands-on workshop where you'll set up an account, have your questions answered, and get started downloading eBooks, eMagazines, eComics, and eAudiobooks.
A Photographer's Journey captures the remarkable life and work of Pedro Guerrero (1917-2012).
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
A classical violinist from the slums (Garfield) is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite (Joan). Music performed by Isaac Stern.
Join veteran tour leader Monika Trobits for an exploration of the heart of the Union Square area, its development and its transformation over the last century and a half.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Bring a knitting or crochet project and get to know your fellow Mechanics’ Institute members and staff.
Calvino's compilation of fragmentary urban images, in the voice of Marco Polo reporting his findings to Kublai Khan, may be tales spun from Polo's imagination, or perhaps he is recreating details of his native Venice over and over again, or perhaps he is simply recounting some of the myriad possible forms a city might take...
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Join MI historian and librarian Taryn Edwards, architectural tour guide Rick Evans, and Hallidie building restoration Project Manager Bruce Albert, Principal, The Albert Group, LCC in a discussion about Hallidie, his namesake building, and its extraordinary renovation.
A crusading DA (Bogart) persuades a clip joint "party girl" (Bette) to testify against her mobster boss after her sister dies during one of his unsavory parties.
Laurie McLean will unveil the secrets of the perfect pitch and the quintessential query in an information-rich 2-hour class.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
This is a hands-on workshop for your specific pitch and query.
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Join our informal monthly club for Mechanics' Institute members of all ages who want to improve their living environment.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Bring your lunch and curiosity to talk about ideas, stories, and concepts with fellow Mechanics' Institute members and staff.
Reserve a 30-minute appointment to work with a librarian for one-on-one help with a device, software, email, or similar tech- and internet-related issue.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Adair will help you shed your inhibitions in order to craft a compelling memoir…and give you tips on getting it published!
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
Bring your device to this hands-on workshop where you'll set up an account, have your questions answered, and get started downloading eBooks, eMagazines, eComics, and eAudiobooks.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Bring a knitting or crochet project and get to know your fellow Mechanics’ Institute members and staff.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Join our informal monthly club for Mechanics' Institute members of all ages who want to improve their living environment.
Reserve a 30-minute appointment to work with a librarian for one-on-one help with a device, software, email, or similar tech- and internet-related issue.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Bring your lunch and curiosity to talk about ideas, stories, and concepts with fellow Mechanics' Institute members and staff.
Bring your device to this hands-on workshop where you'll set up an account, have your questions answered, and get started downloading eBooks, eMagazines, eComics, and eAudiobooks.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Join our informal monthly club for Mechanics' Institute members of all ages who want to improve their living environment.
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
Interested in learning the basics of chess? Planning to play in your first tournament? Looking for new opponents, or just want to get back into the game your dad taught you long ago? Then come on down to the Mechanics' Institute, the oldest chess club in the country and sharpen your skills!
Do you play chess? Do you wish you played chess? Have you played a few times but have been intimidated about playing more? If any of these things apply to you, come to the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco for our free women-only chess classes!
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
