In this session, you’ll design and build a fully custom phone case using picto-charms, trinkets, vintage findings, beads, and embellishments—secured with Beacon’s thick, whipped, ultra-satisfying adhesive that’s perfect for dimensional designs.

We’ll guide you through layout, layering, and adhesion tips so your case is both cute and durable. All assemblage materials provided, but please bring your own plastic phone case.

Imagine this: You’re putting together your very own mini bookshelf, chatting with new friends about your new favorite book and coffee shop, and vibing on a Saturday afternoon.

Here’s what’s in store:

​🎨 Paint your very own wooden bookshelf

​📖 Create Tiny Books – Design mini books to fill up your new bookcase

​🎁 Mystery Trinket Surprise – Because no bookshelf is complete without a little trinket.

​📚 Optional Trinket Swap – Bring some trinkets to swap with new friends

​🍪 Snacks & Drinks Provided – Because crafting is better with treats.

Repurpose your old and unworn jewelry to create a one-of-a-kind necklace that reflects your personal style.

In this wire wrap jewelry workshop, you'll learn fundamental jewelry making techniques like chaining, beading, and using jewelry pliers while working with precious metals.

Design and create a necklace with a collage of your old earrings, rings, necklaces, buttons, chains, charms, beads or whatever you can imagine.

We'll have charms, beads, and necklace chains, but your necklace collage comes to life with whatever you bring.

Join us for a night of junk journaling and zine trading at a queer & woman-owned bar, 21+. It's free but donations are encouraged. You can also create collages and other art and we will provide a range of zines for you to bring home. A big rolling luggage containing stickers, tapes, glues, ephemera, magazines, scented papers from the Philippines, and other special paper treats galore will be available for your perusal. Feel free to bring your own art supplies & zines to share. We look forward to crafting and hanging out with you!

​For our January read and first book of the year, Lit Club will gather around The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison — a timeless novel that asks us to think critically about how we understand beauty, harm, and whose stories are centered.

​​We’ll meet at Liz's Book Bar, a beloved Black-owned book bar in Brooklyn, for intimate discussion over bites and drinks. The series will culminate in a panel conversation reflecting on the legacy of Morrison’s work and its influence on contemporary writers on the 23rd (more on that soon!). Join us for these impactful conversations!

​Celebrate the return of our Salsa Party series with a dance-filled evening hosted by Balmir Dance Society. Kick off the evening with a lesson led by professional dancers at 6 pm, followed by live music, social dancing, and performances by the borough’s best Latin dance teams.

Celebrate the New Year with an Ikenobo Ikebana workshop! Learn the art of Japanese flower arrangement and create a stunning display.

Join us for a seasonal Ikebana Workshop at 7s Art, where you'll explore the elegance of Ikenobo Ikebana — the oldest and most revered school of Japanese flower arrangement.

This hands-on session covers its rich philosophy, history, and aesthetic, guiding you to create your own seasonal freestyle arrangement using fresh seasonal flowers.

​Ever wanted to design your own travelers notebook from scratch? Want to organize your journaling system? Now’s your chance! In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll create a travler-sized traveler’s notebook (think passport, A6) that’s customized to your style! Walk away with something you’ll be excited to reach for every day!

This will be a smaller class in order to make sure everyone gets hands on guidance.

Join Craft Society for an evening of weaving baskets with traditional plaited weaving techniques, preparing for the winter harvest. You will be creating medium-sized baskets, for winter greens, persimmons and pomegranates. 

​join us for a cozy, low-pressure collage workshop where we’ll create artist trading cards (ATCs) using paper scraps, magazine cut-outs, stickers, and other bits and bobs. think handmade treasures and slow, tactile creativity.

​this is a space to unwind, cut things up, glue things together, and enjoy the simple joy of making something small and meaningful. you can trade cards, keep them, or tuck them into a letter for a future pen pal.

Welcome the New Year through the refined art of wagashi. In this guided, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn the techniques behind seasonal sweets, explore their cultural meaning, and enjoy a thoughtfully paired tea. The experience invites both beginners and returning guests to slow down, create, and connect in a calm, communal setting.