Join our monthly gathering of visual remixers, where we transform forgotten fragments into fresh narratives.

Whether you're a seasoned collage artist or just love the satisfaction of a good scissors session, there's space at our table for your vision.

No experience needed - just bring your imagination and join us as we turn chaos into composition.

Build Your Own Multi-Color Print

Carve your own rubber blocks and layer them up to create a stunning multi-colored print! Using beginner-friendly easy-carve blocks (4x6") and water-based inks, you'll carve at least two blocks and experiment with color and layering to build a print that's uniquely yours. Feel free to come with a simple image in mind, or choose from our selection on the day. All experience levels welcome!

Lit Nite #3: The Beats & the American Barbaric Yawp Poetry, Jazz, and the San Francisco Renaissance

From Walt Whitman's boundless self to the coffeehouses of North Beach, we trace the wild American expressive tradition through the Beat Generation. Dramatic readings and discussion featuring Ginsberg, Kerouac, Ferlinghetti, di Prima, and more — exploring the poetry, jazz, and spiritual energy that sparked a cultural revolution.

Personalized Leather Journal Cover Workshop

Personalize a pre-cut vegetable-tanned leather journal cover using decorative and alphabet stamps, then bring it to life with water-based dyes in a rainbow of colors. We'll finish by assembling your cover with an elastic band system that holds multiple journals and makes swapping them out easy. The cover fits up to a 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” journal or notebook. No experience needed — just come ready to have fun and leave with something made by you!

June’s Sound Sessions brings Music Bingo to The Exchange- and trust us, it’s way more fun than regular bingo. Instead of numbers, you’re listening for song clips. Think of it as “Name That Tune” mashed up with bingo. We’re covering the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, if you spent any time listening to radio, MTV, or making mixtapes, you’ve got this. Come solo and make new friends, or bring your crew and dominate.

$20/person OR $60 4. (Members get 20% discount)

Claudette Inspired Vintage is bringing back the intimate, unhurried elegance of the salon show — where fashion wasn't a spectacle, it was personal. Just you, a drink in hand, and some seriously stunning vintage looks moving through the room.

Arrive early for a pre-show mingle, high tea- Jamaican style. Good eats, mimosas and good company. Then watch as the models weave through the space dressed head to toe in Claudette Inspired Vintage — pieces that carry the spirit of every decade, reimagined for right now. Jazz and hip hop. Hibiscus and brownstones. Movement and memory.

Spot something you love? Every look is numbered and available for purchase that evening. See it. Fall for it. Take it home.

Vintage soul. Fresh urban edge. Purely Claudette.

Join our monthly gathering of visual remixers, where we transform forgotten fragments into fresh narratives.

Whether you're a seasoned collage artist or just love the satisfaction of a good scissors session, there's space at our table for your vision.

No experience needed - just bring your imagination and join us as we turn chaos into composition.

We're thrilled to host the artists reception for SNAPSHOTS, a stunning new fine art photography book by Kat Toronto (Miss Meatface) and her father Richard Toronto, shot in and around Vallejo and Northern California.

Captured on grainy 110 film during visits home to Northern California between 2022 and 2025, SNAPSHOTS mingles the bizarre and cinematic with the tender language of the family snapshot. It's an homage to a shared history — and to the landscape that shaped them both.

The event kicks off at Alibi Bookshop across the street for a book launch, signing & Q&A with Kat and Richard (1:30–2:45pm), then the party moves to The Exchange for the artists reception (3:00–5:00pm).

Free to attend — RSVP on Eventbrite!

Our second Lit Nite event is HOW TO READ & WRITE A POEM (Vision & Imagination in Theory & Practice). Together, we’ll explore how imagery, rhythm, sound, and structure create meaning beneath the surface of language, uncovering the hidden architecture that gives great poems their emotional and philosophical power.

From there, we’ll trace poetry’s evolution from classical verse and Romantic lyricism through modern spoken word, performance poetry, and hip-hop, exploring how cadence, improvisation, and voice continue to reinvent one of humanity’s oldest art forms.

Questions we’ll explore: How does poetry so often say what ordinary language cannot? How do rhythm and metaphor transform consciousness? What happens when language becomes incantation, prophecy, confession, or rebellion? And why, across thousands of years, have human beings continued to turn to poetry in moments of ecstasy, grief, revolution, and love?

The evening will culminate in playful creative exercises and shared performances inviting participants to experiment with their own poetic voices — whether you’re a lifelong reader of verse or someone who’s never written a poem before.

Discover how to transform fine crepe paper into lush, full peonies. We'll be working with extra-fine German crepe paper that stretches up to 130%, making it incredibly easy to shape and manipulate. You'll learn to stretch, curl, twist, and layer the paper to create realistic petals with natural-looking texture and depth.

Whether you're making a thoughtful gift or creating everlasting blooms for your own space, you'll leave with beautiful handcrafted flowers and the skills to keep making more. No experience necessary—just bring your patience for the details and enjoy the process!

Join us for our monthly produce (FREE) swap where neighbors share the bounty from their gardens and rebuild connections to local food systems.

Bring whatever's thriving in your garden—fragrant herbs, backyard citrus, that inevitable zucchini surplus, flowers or homegrown veggies—and take home something fresh in return. This is more than just swapping produce; it's about strengthening our community's food resilience and creating alternatives to corporate agriculture.

We'll have seed swaps, growing tips, and knowledge exchanges happening organically throughout the gathering. Whether you're an experienced gardener or just getting started, there's always something to learn and share.

Laced Leather Eyeglass Case

Just in time for summer sunnies! Learn three classic leather lacing techniques—whip stitch, buckstitch, and single cordovan—then choose your favorite to create a sleek, handmade eyeglass case. Select from various leather colors and lacing options to customize your case. Perfect for beginners or those wanting to add new skills to their leatherwork repertoire. All materials provided.

Your stage. Your voice. Your community. May’s Sound Sessions opens the floor to local performers, poets, singers, storytellers, and anyone with something to share. This is your chance to try out new material, share your art, or finally do that thing you’ve been thinking about doing.

Sign up for a 5-7 minute slot when you arrive. Bring your acoustic guitar, your poetry notebook, comedy set or spoken word- whatever form your creativity takes. Performing or just here to support? Either way, you’re part of creating something special!

Light snacks provided. $20\person OR $60 for 4 people (Members save 20%)

Ever been curious about wood burning? Join Vallejo's own Liberty Pierson for an introduction to pyrography—the art of drawing and designing on wood using heat.

In this 3-hour beginner-level workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of the Walnut Hollow wood burning tool and complete two projects to take home: a 3-inch wooden trinket and a raw edge wood plaque. All materials provided. No experience necessary, just bring your curiosity and creativity!

Join our monthly gathering of visual remixers, where we transform forgotten fragments into fresh narratives.

Whether you're a seasoned collage artist or just love the satisfaction of a good scissors session, there's space at our table for your vision.

No experience needed - just bring your imagination and join us as we turn chaos into composition.

Intimidated by drawing faces? We get it. Eyes are tricky, proportions feel impossible, and somehow noses never look quite right.

Fine artist Becca Schillinger is here to change all that with her approachable method for creating stunning colored pencil portraits of your pet or favorite person. NO previous art experience required—just bring your enthusiasm and a willingness to learn something new!

Becca's step-by-step approach demystifies portrait drawing. Becca will show you photo transfer techniques, shading methods that add real depth, and how to tackle challenging features with confidence. She'll also guide you through adding vibrant colors that bring your portraits to life.

What to Bring: A printed photo of your person or pet as your reference. Images must be clearly in focus, and have a good amount of contrast between light and dark areas. Bringing in multiple images and options is highly recommended. Portraits will range in size based on your reference photo, but please make sure the image is not bigger than your 9x11in paper.

Discover the mesmerizing art of water marbling and create stunning, one-of-a-kind leather pieces! In this workshop, you'll learn the art of floating acrylic paints on water to create swirling, intricate patterns, then transfer these beautiful designs onto leather.

In class you’ll create 3 marbling baths for one-of-a-kind coasters, a small card wallet and several keychains.

No prior experience necessary—just bring your creativity and prepare to be amazed by what you can create! All materials provided.

Presented by Kaleidoscope School

Skip the book club small talk. These aren’t your average reading group meetings - they’re part seminar, part salon, part theatrical experience, and entirely engaging.

Each month, we're hosting a two-hour deep dive into literature that matters. Facilitated by John and Christine Walker of Kaleidoscope, the evening will start off with a dramatic reading, followed by historical context, close reading, and the kind of wide-ranging conversation that goes places you don't expect - from aesthetics to politics to questions you didn't know you had about the human condition.

The series will kick off with THE HORROR STORY (The Revenge of Nature) starting with a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" - an archetypal tale that helped define the modern horror tradition. From there, we’ll trace horror’s evolution: from Enlightenment cautionary tales designed to regulate the imagination, to 20th-century Cosmic Horror and its contemporary transformation into forms like Afrofuturism.

Questions we’ll explore: Why has horror so powerfully gripped the modern imagination? Is it therapeutic - a way of staging trauma? Are our monsters (vampires, zombies, witches, robots) manifestations of repressed social anxieties?

Bring a little green into your space with handcrafted air plant hangers that are equal parts functional and beautiful.

In this workshop, you'll learn decorative knotting techniques with leather cord around brass rings, creating geometric hanging planters perfect for air plants. The combination of warm leather, gleaming brass, and living greenery makes for a stunning pieces to display—whether it's catching light in a window or adding life to a blank wall.

We'll walk you through everything step by step, so no previous leatherwork or macramé experience needed. You'll leave with several finished hangers (plus an air plant for each one) and the skills to keep making more at home.

Perfect for plant lovers, craft enthusiasts, or anyone looking to add handmade charm to their space. All materials and tools included—just bring your creativity.

Join us for our monthly produce (FREE) swap where neighbors share the bounty from their gardens and rebuild connections to local food systems.

Bring whatever's thriving in your garden—fragrant herbs, backyard citrus, that inevitable zucchini surplus, flowers or homegrown veggies—and take home something fresh in return. This is more than just swapping produce; it's about strengthening our community's food resilience and creating alternatives to corporate agriculture.

We'll have seed swaps, growing tips, and knowledge exchanges happening organically throughout the gathering. Whether you're an experienced gardener or just getting started, there's always something to learn and share.

Join our monthly gathering of visual remixers, where we transform forgotten fragments into fresh narratives.

Whether you're a seasoned collage artist or just love the satisfaction of a good scissors session, there's space at our table for your vision.

No experience needed - just bring your imagination and join us as we turn chaos into composition.