Budgeting Workshops San Francisco

San Francisco Garden Terrarium Workshop

**Build Your Own Tiny San Francisco** Join us to create a living miniature garden and decorate it with handmade Victorian houses crafted in our studio, along with moss, sand, pebbles, flowers, and other tiny decorative details. During this beginner - friendly workshop, you'll create a living miniature garden and decorate it with handmade Victorian houses crafted in our studio, along with moss, sand, pebbles, flowers, and other tiny decorative details. No experience is needed - just come ready to relax, get creative, and have fun. No two terrariums are ever the same. You'll leave with a unique living keepsake inspired by the charm, character, and magic of The City. 📅 **Date:** August 29 🕖 **Time:** 12:00 PM ⏳ **Duration:** 1.5 hours 📍 **Location:** Cafe Alma (second floor) 888 Innes Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124 \*Plants and decorative materials may vary from those shown in the photos. **Cancellation Policy** All ticket sales are final. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your ticket to another person. Please contact us in advance so we can update the registration. If the workshop is canceled by the organizer, all participants will receive a full refund.

FREE Workshop Care Night @ Ace Makerspace

The Ace Workshop is a community space which means that we all have a role to play beyond simply working on our projects and cleaning up after ourselves. This social evening is all about working together to care for our tools, make repairs, and practice concepts covered in our Shop Basics class like logging assets and finding information on the wiki. **Class Type:** Exposure **Level:** Beginner **Timing:** 2 hours **Location:** Suite #214 Workshop **Prerequisite:** Shop Basics **Certifications:** None **Age:** 18+ Our expert host, Howard Cohen, will help guide the group through a variety of repairs as we work in teams of two to tackle a checklist of current workshop maintenance and repair needs. This beginner-accessible volunteer event is a great entry point into both Ace shop culture and tool repair concepts + an easy way to make your monthly contribution of effort. Each event is unique! One month we may align the Table Saw blade, repair a vacuum duct and re-home new tools; the next we may wax the tool tabletops and replace the cyclone filter. **Bonus:** Try signing up with a friend or a date! At Ace we use the buddy system for all repairs. **What to bring:** A notebook or well-charged phone for accessing slack and the wiki. **What to wear:** Closed-toe shoes, short sleeves, and work clothes. Long hair must be tied back. **Safety Gear:** Eye protection, ear protection, and hand sanitizer will be provided. You can also bring your own. New Guests must [sign up for a FREE Guest Account and sign their liability waiver](https://www.acemakerspace.org/product/guest-account/) before this event starts. Add the FREE account on check out or sign up here → [FREE Guest Account](https://www.acemakerspace.org/product/guest-account/). Ace Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit member-supported organization. All proceeds support Ace Makerspace and help us serve over 1200 people a year with innovative programs, equitable access to makerspace resources, and more creative, self-reliant communities in Oakland. YOU MUST RSVP/PURCHASE TICKETS THROUGH THE ACE MAKERSPACE WEBSITE: [www.acemakerspace.org/calendar](https://www.acemakerspace.org/calendar/)

Plan. Launch. Grow. Business Advising with Luis Quiroz

Get personalized guidance for your business journey. Meet one-on-one with an experienced business advisor for free, confidential support on topics like business planning, marketing, funding and growth. Whether you’re launching a new idea or strengthening an existing business, our advisors can help you take the next step. **\*\*Free half-hour sessions are available by appointment.\*\*** **\*\*Appointments will open on August 1**.\*\* **Register here:** https://outlook.office365.com/book/PlanLaunchGrowBusinessAdvisingwithGwendolynWright@SFGOV1.onmicrosoft.com/s/yc0W5Zy3G0WZpudxLLr9MA2?ismsaljsauthenabled Program takes place in the Sycip Family Conference Room - 4th Floor of Main Library (100 Larkin)

Wrap Up Party - The Psychology of Money @ The Grove

We have finished the first book, The Psychology of Money. Tonight will be a wrap up party. Come and share which concepts in the book resonate and impact you, which one you will adopt when managing your finance. We will also do the followings * Write down your financial goals to achieve by the end of this year * Select the next book to read * Suggestion and feedback **Agenda** 5:30 \~ 6:00 pm Sharing and Networking ( You can buy or bring food to eat while we are discussing the book) 6:00 \~ 7:30 pm Book Summary 7:30 \~ 8:00 pm Conclusion & Final thought **About the book** Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money - investing, personal finance, and business decisions - is typically taught as math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. In the Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to mkae better sense of one of life's most important topics.

Composition & Photography: A Hands-On Workshop with Harold Davis

**What:** *Composition & Photography: A Hands-On Workshop with Harold Davis* **Where:** Maine Media campus, located in the town of Rockport on the beautiful Maine Coast **When:** Monday, Aug 17, 2026 – Friday, Aug 21, 2026 **Info and Registration:** [mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/composition-photography-a-hands-on-workshop/](https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/composition-photography-a-hands-on-workshop/) **Description:** Guided by Harold Davis (author of *[Composition & Photography](https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/topics-and-techniques/composition/composition-photography/)*), learn the tools and visual vocabulary to creatively design your photographs. Of all the magical elixirs that make up a successful photograph, composition is perhaps the most fundamental, and at the same time the most elusive. What makes a composition “good”? It’s hard to define exactly, but we instinctively recognize good composition when we see it. There is an undeniable emotional response when a composition resonates with and complements the subject matter of an image. In this hands-on workshop, we will approach composition as an instance of open-ended two-dimensional design. Photographic exercises will start with simple shapes, such as lines and circles, and proceed through patterns and repetitions, and onwards to spirals, fractals, and abstractions. Field sessions will take advantage of the “target-rich” mid-coast Maine scenery. Classroom discussions will be intended to provoke thought about composition basics and continue to enable individual integration of the process of composition into each participant’s creative practice. [Read more](https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/composition-photography-a-hands-on-workshop/). **Info and Registration:** [mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/composition-photography-a-hands-on-workshop/](https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/composition-photography-a-hands-on-workshop/)

Cheaper Than Therapy, Stand-up Comedy, Shelton Theater, Union Square, SF

Let's have fun thursday night together! I hope this is very funny! At least the name is funny already! [Cheaper Than Therapy](http://cttcomedy.com/?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=eventdescription&utm_content=sun) offers a healthy dose of live stand-up comedy. Located in San Francisco's historic [Shelton Theater](http://sheltontheater.org/?utm_source=cttcomedy&utm_medium=eventbrite) in the heart of Union Square, Cheaper Than Therapy is convenient to get to, whether you live in the Bay Area or are just visiting. Check out the reviews on [Yelp](http://www.yelp.com/biz/cheaper-than-therapy-san-francisco), [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cheaper+Than+Therapy/@37.7889145,-122.4113228,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x78bbc2b81aba94a2!8m2!3d37.7889145!4d-122.4091341!9m1!1b1), and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/cttcomedy). ## About the show Each show features five to six hand-picked, experienced comedians and an occasional guest drop-in. Please arrive at the theater by 7:45pm to check in with the box office. The bar opens at 7pm, and the show starts at 8pm. **Last seating** is at 8:20pm. The theater has a full bar with no drink minimum. Come early for craft drinks and great seats! The show will end by 9:30pm. . Please check the FAQ [here](https://cttcomedy.com/) and to buy tickets go[ ](https://tickets.cttcomedy.com/events)https://tickets.cttcomedy.com/events/2238/Cheaper-Than-Therapy-Stand-up-Comedy-Thu-Jan-15 Hope see you there!

Take a FUN Improv Class (in-person) - then After Party!

Welcome to the fun!!! Here are all the details: Step 1.) You must register and pay $25 on Eventbrite ([https://thursdayimprovclass.eventbrite.com](https://thursdayimprovclass.eventbrite.com)) to secure your place in the class (not just on this Meetup). Online registration ends at 7:00 PM every Thursday for that week. $25 online registration for the class is located here: [https://thursdayimprovclass.eventbrite.com](https://thursdayimprovclass.eventbrite.com) Step 2.) Everyone meets in front of the building entrance at 450 Geary St, checks-in, and then goes upstairs to the classroom. Following the class there's often an after party at a nearby place. It's a great time, hope to see you there! This Meetup is for people who currently improvise or are interested in trying out improv. We get together and attend Leela's weekly Thursday night drop-in improv class (see below). "Come play, bring a friend, and meet new people in Leela's weekly drop-in improv class. This fun-filled improv class is a valuable opportunity for experienced actors/improvisors to sharpen their skills, and newbies to get introduced to the wonderful world of improvisation. Connect, play, grow..." Visit http://www.leela-sf.com for more information about Leela.

Woodworking Workshop

-please read the whole updated description!- Come to work on your own projects and get some feedback from your fellow woodchucks. We have a planer, drill presses, hand tools, a table saw, and much more! ###################### **starting June 8 we will be taking a break from the intensive power tool trainings provided in previous sessions.** For the next few weeks we want to use wood night as a time for actively working on projects and designing ideas for your projects. Happy to help with some guided use of the tools, but for now no full training will be offered. If you are new to the woodshop you are still welcome to join, just know that we will not provide a full training on the tools. If you have significant experience using a Tablesaw, mitre saw, planer etc then this should not be an issue. We do have some scrap wood available, but bringing some wood for your project, especially if it is larger or more crafty, is highly encouraged. We recommend getting your wood at Lowe’s (cheaper) Discount builders supply (closer to NB) or Beronio (higher quality and carry lots of hardwoods). Please feel free to ask questions on the discord if you are unsure about what to get for your project.

Book Club - The Psychology of Money

We will kick start the first event with the discussion of the book "The Psychology of Money". It will be at least 8 weeks series. Once we start reading it, we will adjust it depending on everyone's pace and participation. Please read at least two chapters. For the first event, it will be the introduction and chapter 1. We will have wrap party at the last session of this book. Update: Since it is a easy read book, we have decided to read and discuss 4 chapters for each reading. I will update chapters to read at each event in the **Comment** area down below. Make sure to check it out. **How to find us** I will be at 2nd floor. Take the escalator up. I will be at your right with a green sign "Cafe Finance" when you stand at the entrance. **Agenda** 5:30 \~ 6:00 pm Sharing and Networking ( You can buy or bring food to eat while we are discussing the book) 6:00 \~ 7:30 pm Book Discussion 7:30 \~ 8:00 pm Conclusion & Final thought **About the book** Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money - investing, personal finance, and business decisions - is typically taught as math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. In the Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to mkae better sense of one of life's most important topics.

Online Spanish Bilingual SF Toastmasters Weekly Meeting

During the Shelter in Place, we will be celebrating meetings through Zoom. You can submit your request to attend here or on our website. Join us every Thursday for this unique Toastmasters meeting in two languages! Every meeting is two meetings in one: an English segment, followed by a Spanish segment. Each segment is approximately 30-45 minutes, or 90 minutes total, adjourning promptly at 8:00pm. Each segment includes: * 1-2 prepared speeches (5-7 minutes) * Formal speech evaluations (2-3 minutes) * Impromptu speaking opportunities (Table Topics, 2-3 minutes) * Reports: Grammarian, Ah Counter, Timer (1-3 minutes) * After meetings, many of us go to a nearby restaurant for food and drinks. Learn more and request a visit at https://www.clubbilinguesf.org/visit LOCATION: Wells Fargo Museum, 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

Photography Crawl

Whether you're a serious amateur or a seasoned professional we're here to encourage you to share your photography as you develop your ideas, whatever your experience level. Workshop your talent with us to develop your portfolio while sharing insights with mentors, peers, and potential collaborators. No soliciting, please. Get involved in a photography crawl or a live workshop right here in San Francisco and build your photography portfolio with hands-on coaching. Build an impressive portfolio that shows off your abilities as you gain confidence and skill with your equipment. As usual, we'll meet at 11 to give out the secret assignment for the day, and then give you all about 90 minutes to explore the area and carry out the assignment before coming together again to share our experiences. Feel free to use whatever equipment you want to fulfill the assignment. And we would love to see you post your images to the Meetup group page for the event so people can check out the gallery afterward. We do ask for a $5 donation to help support the ongoing management of this event for the community and the Meetup organizer fees. Feel free to bring cash to the event or you can use this link to offer your donation in advance: [https://www.paypal.me/khaledphotography](https://www.paypal.me/khaledphotography) or if you don't have a Paypal account you can also use Venmo: @khaled-sayed-2 In the meantime, here are some posts that covers various aspects of street photography in America, ranging from selecting the ideal shooting locations to important do's and don'ts in street photography. [Five More Tips To Make You A Street Photography Pro](https://link.medium.com/QFkLndr9Vgb) [Essential Tips for Choosing Picture-Perfect Street Photography Locations](https://medium.com/@khaledfilms/essential-tips-for-choosing-picture-perfect-street-photography-locations-fdea9047a9fa) [Breaking Down the Dos and Don& don'ts of Street Photography in America](https://medium.com/@khaledfilms/breaking-down-the-dos-and-donts-of-street-photography-in-america-da4484f5cea6) [Five Street Photography Ideas to Inspire Your Next Shoot](https://medium.com/@khaledfilms/five-street-photography-ideas-to-inspire-your-next-shoot-c7a4031d3984) Feel free to comment or let me know if I need to expand on some of the tips.

Mini-Meetup: Let's Play Charades!