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On Saturday we’re celebrating Pride x “Worldwide Knit-in-Public Day” with feminist fiber artist around the world! Knitters, crocheters, and all mobile fiber artist both seasoned and aspiring are invited to come out for some live music, a group knitting project, or just bring your own current projects! We’ll be serving snacks and sips inside 💞This event is free to attend, and open to ALL ages. Happy Pride Season, yall!

We love having live music here! Thanks to everyone who came out last weekend! We’ll have Rocky Lane back playing music again next Saturday between 2-4pm for Worldwide Knit in Public Day!

Tonight’s Q***r Bookclub with author Nikki Pimentel was a damn pleasure— an embodied offering of a world where we’re all more free. Q***r third spaces are part of the medicine, and we couldn’t be here stirring it up without yall. 💋 be sure to check out Nikki’s book “In My Mind’s Eye”

Yall really came for that Monday Mood over here and we’re so grateful. The kitchen is wiped out and will be closing at 2pm but don’t we’re still slinging sips and pastries while they last! Thank you # # #100000 and see you on Thursday 💋💋💋

Pardon, you need a little treat?

Q***r Bookclub in May offers an extra treat as we host Nikki Pimentel, the author of “In My Mind’s Eye” !! Nikki will be co-facilitating our discussion about their book, offering personal insight into the inspirations, creative process, and lived experiences behind the work. Readers can expect an open, affirming, and heartfelt conversation; one that honors the vulnerability within the pages and welcomes all questions, reflections, and connections readers bring to the table. My Mind’s Eye is a bilingual (English/Spanish) debut poetry collection by local author Nikki Pimentel. Written from lived experience as a q***r, trans, neurodivergent, Latine person, the collection takes readers on an intimate journey through trauma, healing, identity, and family challenges. This is a book that invites readers to sit with the full complexity of a life including the grief, the tenderness, the reclamation, and the joy of becoming. You can scoop a copy of the book at Small Format starting this weekend! As always, no need to sign up for Q***r Bookclub— just cozy in with a drink and a snack to explore with us!

CONTENT WARNING from the author ⚠️ This collection contains references to topics around trauma, mental health challenges, grief, and sexual violence. Please read with care and prioritize your wellbeing.

Thank you to everyone who came and packed the opening night of “Seed of Sovereignty” — this photography exhibit features recent images from Palestine, telling the story of resistance and insistence on life in the face of colonization. The exhibit, curated and installed by Tameka E-C showcases powerful photography by Rabat Photography .photo and will be on view throughout May. All prints purchased from the show will continue to fundraise for the Lajee Center in Palestine.

Tonight, Friday 7-8:30— you’re invited to the opening of  “Seed of Sovereignty” to explore the work of Syrian-American photographer John Rabat Russell (.photo) in a new photography series sharing his recent trip to Palestine.

John’s photography centers the work of the Lajee Center in Aida Refugee Camp, documenting the many ways Palestinians have been our compass and our teachers in joy, community power, the love of life and all things living, and resistance against oppressors. Even in the face of the darkest horrors of colonial violence, Palestinian sovereignty remains. The aim of this series is to showcase and celebrate the Palestinian ingenuity, community care, love, and creativity embodied in the work of the Lajee Center and other grassroots community organizers in refugee camps across Palestine. Prints will be available for sale and 100% of the proceeds will go to the continued work on the ground in Palestine.

Aprils Q***r Bookclub is reading “Honey Girl” by Morgan Rogers. This debut novel follows the story of Grace Porter, a Black woman who just completed her PhD in Astronomy, during a pivotal moment in her life. Despite being a rather self-disciplined person, while on a girls’ trip to Vegas celebrating her newly earned degree, Grace drunkenly gets married to another woman she just met. This one gorgeous moment of spontaneity quickly unravels the life plans Grace has very carefully planned over the years. Now she must ask herself a few questions: how can she prioritize her happiness while achieving what she truly wants to do in her life? And how can she break out of the rigid mold instilled in her by her family background?

As usual, Q***r Bookclub will meet the last Monday of the month, April 27th, from 5:30pm to 7pm. There’s no need to sign up, just come by to join us in a fun conversation about this sapphic second coming of age story. Refreshing snacks and sips will be available!