Comic Book Collecting San Francisco

Book Club: "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin

Our first meetup. We will discuss Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow over coffee. Whether you loved it, hated it, or are still reading, come talk it through with us. All readers welcome.

November Book Club: Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton

2026 has been a loss of legends. I hope you will join me in learning a bit more about Dolly and the life behind the lyrics. Location TBD for now ABOUT THE BOOK New York Times bestseller Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop culture legend. This landmark volume explores the remarkable life and lyrics of the one and only Dolly Parton. As told in her own inimitable words, Songteller explores the songs that have defined Parton's journey. Illustrated throughout with previously unpublished images from her personal and business archives, the Washington Post calls it "a gold mine of little-seen photos and personal anecdotes." Mining over 60 years of songwriting, Dolly Parton highlights 175 of her songs and brings readers behind the lyrics. A celebrity memoir like no other, Dolly Parton, Songteller reveals the stories and memories that have made Dolly a beloved icon across generations, genders, and social and international boundaries.

Lee Friedlander - Gallery Visit / Photo Walk (B&W Delta 400)

Join us as we visit the Lee Friedlander photo exhibit and then take a photo walk - (B&W Delta 400). [https://fraenkelgallery.com/exhibitions/lee-friedlander-maria](https://fraenkelgallery.com/exhibitions/lee-friedlander-maria) Fraenkel Gallery 49 Geary Street, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Lee Friedlander: Maria A seven-decade portrait of the artist’s wife Lee Friedlander Lee Friedlander: Maria presents a seven-decade portrait of the artist’s wife, muse, and most recurrent subject, tracing the arc of the couple’s relationship through marriage, parenthood, grandparenthood, and beyond. Spanning the 1950s to the 2020s, Friedlander’s photographs of Maria constitute one of the longest extended portraits in the history of visual art. While the approximately 50 photographs chronicle the unfolding of the couple’s relationship, they simultaneously chart the evolution of Friedlander’s artistic vision. This event is hosted In association with the California Camera Club. [https://www.meetup.com/california_camera_club](https://www.meetup.com/california_camera_club/events/31600993)

Ancillary Justice @ Barebottle Brewing

Come enjoy a drink at Barebottle Brewing and discuss our October read! Our book for October is Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. Hope to see you there!

Book 93: The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann

This looks like a fun macabre read we can enjoy in the month of October for our November discussion. -Jessica \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **How it works:** We’ll meet at a local brewery for some drinks and conversation. Finishing the book is not a requirement to attend—as long as you don't mind spoilers! We’ll have an unstructured, informal discussion of the book and the themes that the book brings up. We hope to see you there! \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Disgraced. Beheaded. And out for revenge . . . We all know what happened to Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn. But what if she woke up the day after her execution and took it upon herself to seek justice? “Fabulous! A marvelously inventive and mythic reworking of the story of Anne Boleyn. I loved it.”—Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love “Nobody was surprised at Anne’s conviction. The world loves to put a woman in her place.” The Beheading Game begins in the hours after Anne Boleyn’s beheading, when she wakes to find herself unceremoniously laid to rest in a makeshift coffin, her head wrapped in linen at her knees. Discarded by King Henry VIII for being unable to give him a male heir and reviled by Cromwell for being too smart for her own good, she was ultimately executed based on trumped-up charges of adultery, incest, and high treason. Anne escapes the Tower of London, sews her head back on, then sets out on a quest to kill Henry VIII before he can marry her own lady-in-waiting Jane Seymour. The stakes are high—if Jane gives birth to a rival heir, Anne’s daughter, Elizabeth, will lose her claim to the throne. Traveling the streets of London in the guise of a commoner, with the help of a prostitute who becomes a trusted friend (and perhaps something more), Anne soon realizes how little she knew about life in the real world. A fantastical journey through the wilds of England and Tudor history, filled with danger and magic and steeped in Arthurian legend, The Beheading Game is a prescient reminder that “mouthy” women have always been punished. Now, thanks to debut novelist Rebecca Lehmann, nearly five hundred years after Anne Boleyn’s death, one of history’s most maligned women finally has the chance to tell her story.

Photojournalism Panel - SF Main Library

October Book Club: The Only One Left

The arrival of October means it’s time for a spooky book! For the next meet up in October, we’ll be reading The Only One Left by Riley Sager. The Marin library system has plenty of copies available. Happy reading!

SF Bay Area Stationery Meetup - Click-clack Clipboards

Hi Stationery Friends! I'll just give it to you straight - we've been struck with a fever. Many of us are down bad for the satisfying clap of a sturdy, magnetic clipboard, and we're doing our best to spread the contagion. You might think you're safe, but have you ever really paid attention to the beautiful wood grain, the helpful clip, the convenience of writing or sketching wherever you want? On that note, whether or not you're a clipboard enthusiast, we'd love to see and hear about your on-the-go setup! Are you toting all your supplies around the house in a perfectly organized bag, or haphazard piles that leave a trail of markers behind you? Are you a steadfast hardcover notebook fan, so you can write anywhere without a separate surface, or dedicated to slim softcovers you can tuck in any bag or pocket? Do you buy duplicates of your favorite stationery so you can keep the perfect eraser in every bag, or keep everything in its place and never journal in a second location? Whether or not you can make it this month, [join us on Discord](https://discord.gg/TG8pK5BTkT) to talk stationery, learn about future meetups, and vote on themes. Rickshaw recommends the nearby Coffee Shop, Piccino Cafe, La Stazione, and Neighbor Bakehouse for coffee & pastries. Street parking is available but pay close attention to the restrictions - they're different on basically every street surrounding Rickshaw. The 48 & 55 buses drop off just about at Rickshaw's door, the Caltrain 22nd Street Stop is a short walk away, and so is the 23rd Street Stop of Muni's T Line.

Crawloween (Halloween Block Party) - Cosplay Photography Workshop

Le Mil's Specialty Indian Coffee (Cafe Art Circle)

Cafe sketching at the brand new Le Mil's Coffee in SF Nob Hill. 📍 **1:00pm meet inside.** Look for us with sketchbooks. 🎨 Bring your own art supplies. Roam freely. Sketch what you see. ☕ Pull up a chair anytime to draw with us and talk art. 📓 2:45pm. We wrap things up with a show & tell throwdown. Le Mil’s Coffee is San Francisco's first specialty Indian coffee shop that recently held its grand opening Aug 15, 2026. The cafe was founded by Milana Ram and Himanshu Bhaisare, with origins going back to Ram’s family’s five generation coffee farm in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, one of India’s historic coffee growing regions. The cafe serves espresso drinks and pour overs alongside South Indian filter coffee. * [SF Gate Article](https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/sf-indian-coffee-shop-22357496.php) * [SF Chronicle Article](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/le-mils-indian-coffee-opening-sf-22345476.php) * [Le Mil's Website](https://lemils.com/) This is organized by the **[Cafe Art Circle](https://www.zenbay.org/cafe_art_circle)** meetup under SF Sketchers. We explore coffee and tea shops around the Bay Area, using sketching as a way to experience the atmosphere of each place and its neighborhood.

Lee Friedlander - Gallery Visit / Photo Walk (B&W Workshop - Delta 400)

AMC A-List Meetup

Are you an AMC A-List member? Come meet other A-List members and find people with similar movie tastes to add to your Entourage list to book movies with together. The event will be casual - we'll get a table downstairs to chat and meet up and you can book an afternoon movie and head up whenever it's time. I'll probably plan on the 3pm Street Fighter screening. [edit: jk I double booked my afternoon so no movie for me, but I'll still host the meetup!] Note: AMC A-List is a paid subscription to see up to 4 movies a week at AMC Theaters. You are welcome to join if you are not a subscriber, but you will likely not get as much out of this meetup as current subscribers. [https://www.amctheatres.com/amcstubs/alist](https://www.amctheatres.com/amcstubs/alist)