[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 12
Apr
1
5:30 PM17:30

[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 12

​[This is a Virtual Ruby event, a 13-week discussion/accountability group that will meet virtually on Wednesdays. Video link to be emailed the Tuesday prior to our first meeting.]

​The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity was created by artist and writer Julia Cameron more than 30 years ago to demystify the art of creation. The book posits that within every person is a source of creativity waiting to be unleashed.

​As we usher in a new year, join us in a journey of spiritual and artistic renewal: a journey to reconnect with ourselves and overcome the mental blocks inhibiting our creative process. This group is for everyone, whether you are a writer, artist, designer, or simply someone looking to connect more deeply to your creative self.

​In small groups over the course of 13 weeks, we will meet online every Wednesday to share, listen, and support one another in our journeys. The intention of this creative cluster is to create a safe space for us to embark on creative recovery together, where no one feels alone in these isolating and challenging times.

​After our initial intro meeting, every week over the subsequent weeks, you will be asked to complete:

  • ​Morning pages: a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious

  • ​The Artist Date: a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist

  • ​Weekly exercises and prompts

  • ​Meet with your creative cluster to share and listen

​We invite Rubies and transfeminine, women-identified, and non-binary extended community members join us.

​Materials Needed

​A copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

​RSVPs

​To give us time to organize, please RSVP by January 12th.

​If you miss the deadline and would still like to participate, please email: staff@therubysf.com and we'll do our best. To keep group disruptions to a minimum, all groups are completely closed after Jan 23rd. Thanks for understanding!

​A quick note about our approach to The Artist's Way.
We’ll be engaging with The Artist’s Way as a shared practice for creativity and reflection. While this book and journey has been meaningful for many, including many in our community, we also recognize that this is not a recent book and carries certain biases and elements of ableism that may not align with everyone’s experiences or values. Additionally, not everyone has the same relationship to god as described by this book. We want to acknowledge this openly as we do in our clusters. We do not endorse all of Julia Cameron’s perspectives or approaches.

​Each cluster will move through the material their own way guided by conscientious questioning, mutual support, and collective reflection. Our hope is to create a generative and inspiring space for exploring our creativity together.

​All proceeds support The Ruby's sustainability. We have reserved some discounted scholarship spots at half off for QTBIPOC folks with financial need. If you'd like to be considered for those, please email staff@therubysf.com and provide a brief statement explaining your financial need and how receiving this scholarship will support you in your work. All information will remain confidential and only used to access eligibility.

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Apr
2
5:00 PM17:00

Full Moon Meditation

Full Moon Meditation Gathering

​The full moon marks a powerful point of reflection, release, and renewal. It is an auspicious time to pause, reset, and realign.

​We invite you to gather in silence and intention as we meditate together — calling in clarity, compassion, and strength for ourselves and those near and dear to us.

​Space Note:

​Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs we can be aware of to help you feel comfortable and welcome in our space. We are able to hold this event in our ground floor space without elevation or stairs if that is preferred.

This is an intimate gathering for Ruby members.

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Apr
6
6:00 PM18:00

[Virtual] Write-In Session

Come join the virtual Ruby Write-In! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects.

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​Our 2026 biweekly Write-In sessions will open with a brief share-out of our individual goals, and a short guided meditation. We'll spend the majority of time in quiet writing, and then check in during the final five minutes to reflect.

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[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 13
Apr
8
5:30 PM17:30

[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 13

​[This is a Virtual Ruby event, a 13-week discussion/accountability group that will meet virtually on Wednesdays. Video link to be emailed the Tuesday prior to our first meeting.]

​The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity was created by artist and writer Julia Cameron more than 30 years ago to demystify the art of creation. The book posits that within every person is a source of creativity waiting to be unleashed.

​As we usher in a new year, join us in a journey of spiritual and artistic renewal: a journey to reconnect with ourselves and overcome the mental blocks inhibiting our creative process. This group is for everyone, whether you are a writer, artist, designer, or simply someone looking to connect more deeply to your creative self.

​In small groups over the course of 13 weeks, we will meet online every Wednesday to share, listen, and support one another in our journeys. The intention of this creative cluster is to create a safe space for us to embark on creative recovery together, where no one feels alone in these isolating and challenging times.

​After our initial intro meeting, every week over the subsequent weeks, you will be asked to complete:

  • ​Morning pages: a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious

  • ​The Artist Date: a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist

  • ​Weekly exercises and prompts

  • ​Meet with your creative cluster to share and listen

​We invite Rubies and transfeminine, women-identified, and non-binary extended community members join us.

​Materials Needed

​A copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

​RSVPs

​To give us time to organize, please RSVP by January 12th.

​If you miss the deadline and would still like to participate, please email: staff@therubysf.com and we'll do our best. To keep group disruptions to a minimum, all groups are completely closed after Jan 23rd. Thanks for understanding!

​A quick note about our approach to The Artist's Way.
We’ll be engaging with The Artist’s Way as a shared practice for creativity and reflection. While this book and journey has been meaningful for many, including many in our community, we also recognize that this is not a recent book and carries certain biases and elements of ableism that may not align with everyone’s experiences or values. Additionally, not everyone has the same relationship to god as described by this book. We want to acknowledge this openly as we do in our clusters. We do not endorse all of Julia Cameron’s perspectives or approaches.

​Each cluster will move through the material their own way guided by conscientious questioning, mutual support, and collective reflection. Our hope is to create a generative and inspiring space for exploring our creativity together.

​All proceeds support The Ruby's sustainability. We have reserved some discounted scholarship spots at half off for QTBIPOC folks with financial need. If you'd like to be considered for those, please email staff@therubysf.com and provide a brief statement explaining your financial need and how receiving this scholarship will support you in your work. All information will remain confidential and only used to access eligibility.

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Apr
9
6:00 PM18:00

[In Person] Write-In Craft Session with Allie Sullberg and Naomi Kanakia

​To complement our Ruby Write-In sessions, we're hosting once-a-month craft talks with Ruby authors!

​​This month, please join Rubies Naomi Kanakia (Woman of Letters) and Allie Sullberg (The Museum of Small and Important Things) for a fireside chat about their journeys in building vibrant Substack communities. We’re diving into the 'why' behind their growth—from finding like-minded people and expanding their creative communities to the practicalities of monetization They’ll discuss how they’ve grown their platforms while keeping the experience intimate and human.

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Apr
10
5:30 PM17:30

Murder Mystery Game Night at The Ruby!

​Ruby Sapna Talati is designing and writing a murder mystery game for Happy Hour! Participation is not required, come to observe if you'd like!

​There will be themed cock/mocktails and refreshments to share.

​Please RSVP by March 27 to be guaranteed a character!

​This event will be held in our accessible gallery floor. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs or dietary restrictions so that we can be mindful.

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Apr
13
6:30 PM18:30

The River Connects Us: Sangamithra Iyer, Vijaya Nagarajan and Shruti Swamy in conversation

The work of the featured writers holds a keen interest in the interwoven lives of plants, humans, and animals, an attention to the sacred, and explorations of ancestral knowledge. They will speak about the complexities of writing memoir and the shared concerns of their work. An intimate, joyful conversation between South Asian women writers not to be missed. Free and open to the public, RSVP required.

​This program is made possible by generous funding from the San Francisco Arts Commission

​More about the Panelists:

​Sangamithra Iyer is an environmental planner, engineer, and the author of Governing Bodies: A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed. She holds a B.E. in Civil Engineering from The Cooper Union, an M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Hunter College. She is the recipient of a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant, a Café Royal Foundation Literature Grant and the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellowship at the New York Public Library. She is the founder of the Literary Animal Project, for which she was awarded a Culture and Animals Foundation Grant. She lives in Queens, New York and works on nature-based stormwater planning.

​Vijaya Nagarajan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theology/Religious Studies and in the Program of Environmental Studies at the University of San Francisco.  She holds a Ph.D. in South Asian Language and Literature, a MA in South Asian Civilization, and a B.S. in Political Economy of Natural Resources, all from UC Berkeley. She teaches courses on Hinduism, Commons: Land, Water, and Air, Voice, Memory, and Landscape, Religion and Nonviolence, among others. Her book, Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual and Ecology in India— An Exploration of the Kolam (Oxford University Press) delves into gender, art, ritual, climate, and ethics. She has been awarded fellowships from the Women’s Studies in Religion Fellowship at Harvard University, the Fulbright, American Institute of Indian Studies, the NEH Chair and the Davies Chair at University of San Francisco and writing residencies at the Mesa Refuge and the Djerassi.  She has been a frequent writer on dailydosedeal.com, a feminist climate blog on Hinduism and Climate in 2020 and been published in the Brick Literary Journal (Toronto), Whole Earth Review, Marg (Mumbai), publications, among others. Born along the Kaveri River, raised in New Delhi along the Yamuna River and Washington D.C along the Potomac River, Vijaya has been at the crossroads of many confluences of rivers, villages, migrations, and faiths. 

​Shruti Swamy is the author of A House Is a Body: Stories, and The Archer. Her novel Margret & Vishnu is forthcoming from Algonquin Books in 2027.She teaches writing with the collective The Dream Side.

​​​IMPORTANT NOTE:

​​​Health & Safety: To be inclusive of our immunocompromised and caregiver community members, all who join us are expected to have had the most recent COVID vaccine series and/or wear a mask throughout their time in our space.

​​​Accessibility: Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs we can be aware of to help you feel comfortable and welcome in our space. We are holding this event in our ground floor space without elevation to the entrance and have a gender-neutral ADA bathroom.

​​​Getting Here & Parking: We're a few short blocks from 16th Street BART. Public transportation is encouraged.

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Apr
14
6:30 PM18:30

Ruby Film Club Animation Series: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

The Ruby's Film Club is BACK! We will be watching and discussing a series of animated films directed by women-identified, nonbinary, and transfemme artists, and this April we will start with the Oscar-nominated film Little Amélie! The event will also feature themed snacks and drinks. On Discord please vote in the poll: should we watch this subbed (original spoken language in French) or English dubbed? 

​Please also feel free to drop recommendations for future screenings in the Discord!

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Apr
15
12:00 PM12:00

Ruby Yoga

​As everything speeds up and roars through 2026, it can be more challenging than usual to find moments of quiet and stillness. As a much needed antidote to busyness, it’s my pleasure to offer 1-hour yoga classes monthly at The Ruby on Wednesdays at 12pm.

Regardless of whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or a brand new beginner, these classes will offer a space to combine breath, movement, stillness, and surrender. All levels are truly welcome! The classes will be an accessible, heartful flow with some music and some silence. There will be plenty of room to dial it up or dial it down, depending on what you need from the class.

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Book Launch: MY DEAR YOU by Rachel Khong in Conversation with R.O. Kwon
Apr
16
7:00 PM19:00

Book Launch: MY DEAR YOU by Rachel Khong in Conversation with R.O. Kwon

Praise for My Dear You
“There’s a beautiful, effortless feel to these stories that makes them so highly readable (and I’m sure wasn’t effortless at all), and with it, Khong is able to sneak in abundant insights and a genuine depth that reveals itself unexpectedly. A thoroughly enjoyable collection.” —Aimee Bender, author of The Butterfly Lampshade

“I couldn’t stop reading these sly, poignant, very funny stories about intimacy and friendship, work and death, longing and connection. Rachel Khong’s writing is so agile and fluid and charming that it can sneak up on you and knock you out.” —Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown

“My Dear You is a garden of bravura, incandescent and explosive and compassionate all at once. Khong’s stories astound and comfort, expanding the form’s possibilities, guiding us through the familiar, and the deeply unknowable, in spectacular form. Khong is one of my favorite writers; My Dear You is one of my favorite books.” —Bryan Washington, author of Palaver

About My Dear You
From the author of New York Times bestseller Real Americans, a brilliant short story collection about love, life, and the anguish of becoming oneself in a time when it’s so easy to be someone else

“I couldn’t stop reading these sly, poignant, very funny stories about intimacy and friendship, work and death, longing and connection. Rachel Khong’s writing is so agile and fluid and charming that it can sneak up on you and knock you out.” —Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown

The characters in My Dear You find themselves facing extraordinary choices in scenarios that range from the everyday to the absurd: The U.S. government injects all citizens with a drug that makes them see everyone else as members of their own race and gender. God does away with humans in favor of something much better. A woman adopts a cat who conjures the ghosts of her ex-loves. A factory worker decides to befriend a sex doll she is tasked with selling.

These stories go deep beneath the surface, touching on the particular awkwardness of dating in your thirties and asking: What does it mean to be an Asian woman in America? Or an American? Or a human? Along the way, the characters stop to consider interventions from the supernatural, the earthly, the robotic, and the immortal.

Playful, profane, and yet enveloped with profound compassion for life, however you define it, My Dear You takes on dating, marriage, and the pressures of having or not having children; intimacy, memory, race, and capitalism; living, dying, and being dead. At their very core, they are tales of love in its many forms: being in love when you’re not supposed to be, or not being in love but wishing you were; failing at dating apps or finding yourself in weird but wonderful lifelong friendships; struggling in heaven to remember your loved ones.

Ranging from the sinister to the tender, these witty and expertly paced stories will have you laughing out loud one minute and reaching for your best friend the next.

About Rachel Khong
Rachel Khong is the author of Goodbye, Vitamin, win­ner of the California Book Award for First Fiction. Real Americans, her second novel, was a New York Times best­seller. In 2018, Khong founded The Ruby, a work and event space for women and nonbinary writers and artists in San Francisco’s Mission District. With friends, she teaches creative writing as The Dream Side. She lives in Los Angeles.

About R.O. Kwon
R.O. Kwon is the author of the nationally bestselling novel The Incendiaries, which was translated into seven languages, named a best book of the year by over forty publications, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award. With Garth Greenwell, Kwon coedited the bestselling Kink, a New York Times Notable Book and the recipient of the inaugural Joy Award. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Yaddo, and MacDowell. Born in Seoul, Kwon has lived most of her life in the United States.

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Apr
17
12:45 PM12:45

Ruby Open Mic

​Join fellow Rubies in sharing works-in-progress in a safe, supportive atmosphere: our version of Open Mic!

​Those who wish to share should plan on about five minutes of material. We've heard prose, poetry, songs, screenplays, and combinations of all of the above. A sign-up sheet will be available to indicate interest.

​Anyone is welcome to listen and enjoy.

​No feedback, just snaps and smiles.

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Apr
20
6:00 PM18:00

Ruby Journal and Zine Club

​This is a relaxed monthly session for anyone who enjoys or wants to start zine-making or journaling, or other forms of diaristic expression! We’ll open up the session with introductions, a conversation about our artistic practices and goals, and an optional creative prompt to get us started. The rest of the time will be spent writing, drawing, planning,  reflecting, and/or creating. The Ruby will provide paper, magazines, art supplies, and some zines and journal spreads for inspiration. We welcome you to bring your own journals, materials, and tools of choice! 

​*This is an intimate gathering of Ruby members.

​Generous Rubies often bring snacks to share that are consumed indoors. Everyone is welcome to bring whatever they like! Some Rubies have created a helpful list of some more allergy-safe options as well.

To help us be mindful and inclusive, please let us know if there are ways we can help ensure you are comfortable in the space. Now that we have a new expanded space, most events can be hosted on the ground floor. If you'd prefer this for accessibility or comfort reasons, just let us know when you RSVP.

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Apr
20
6:00 PM18:00

[Virtual] Write-In Session

Come join the virtual Ruby Write-In! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects.

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​Our 2026 biweekly Write-In sessions will open with a brief share-out of our individual goals, and a short guided meditation. We'll spend the majority of time in quiet writing, and then check in during the final five minutes to reflect.

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Apr
21
6:00 PM18:00

Ruby Resistance Skillshare

​✨ Ruby Resist!

​Ruby Resist, a newly forming Ruby group, has formed three new working groups to support our community, neighbors and organizations impacted by growing fascism and the recent SF budget cuts: 

  1. ​Zine Group – creating a zine to uplift mission-based organizations (currently focused on Latino Task Force).

  2. ​Direct Action Group – coordinating Rubies to attend actions together safely.

  3. ​Direct Service Group – volunteering directly in the Mission with partner organizations seeking support (our first focus is Latino Task Force) 

​**This event is an intimate group of Ruby members.

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Mar
27
5:00 PM17:00

Building Art Through Community Mixer - Spring 2026

IAM's Building Art Through Community networking mixers unite Bay Area creators — from visual artists and musicians to filmmakers and cultural workers — in carefully selected venues. Each event features curated community partners, creating organic opportunities to connect, collaborate, and grow to build an ecosystem where every conversation could spark your next creative partnerships.

ABOUT INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA:

IAM's mission is to steward and empower independent art and media projects that foster community and civic participation, and facilitate cultural engagement and free expression.

Media, journalism, the arts and culture are all arenas of social interaction and civic engagement. Yet even in the Internet era, these arenas are closed to public participation due to commercial or institutional barriers. We champion media producers and culture makers doing significant work to advance civic engagement and cultural participation in our communities and our democracy.

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Mar
26
6:00 PM18:00

DVAN Reading Series | Storytellers & Activists

Join DVAN for a powerful reading featuring Barbara Jane Reyes & Lan Duong, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Julie Thi Underhill.

The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) proudly presents Storytellers & Activists – the latest installment of our quarterly reading series in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library.

Our first reading and panel discussion of 2026 will take place at The Ruby in San Francisco's Mission District. As a safe space for transfemme, women, and nonbinary folks, The Ruby doesn't share their address publicly. Please RSVP via Eventbrite for the exact location and help us keep it a sanctuary by not sharing the address with those not registered to this event.

This event is FREE, but donations are always welcome. Your support helps DVAN continue organizing community events that support and amplify diasporic voices. If you'd like to request special accommodations, please email us at hello@dvan.org.

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[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 11
Mar
25
5:30 PM17:30

[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 11

​[This is a Virtual Ruby event, a 13-week discussion/accountability group that will meet virtually on Wednesdays. Video link to be emailed the Tuesday prior to our first meeting.]

​The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity was created by artist and writer Julia Cameron more than 30 years ago to demystify the art of creation. The book posits that within every person is a source of creativity waiting to be unleashed.

​As we usher in a new year, join us in a journey of spiritual and artistic renewal: a journey to reconnect with ourselves and overcome the mental blocks inhibiting our creative process. This group is for everyone, whether you are a writer, artist, designer, or simply someone looking to connect more deeply to your creative self.

​In small groups over the course of 13 weeks, we will meet online every Wednesday to share, listen, and support one another in our journeys. The intention of this creative cluster is to create a safe space for us to embark on creative recovery together, where no one feels alone in these isolating and challenging times.

​After our initial intro meeting, every week over the subsequent weeks, you will be asked to complete:

  • ​Morning pages: a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious

  • ​The Artist Date: a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist

  • ​Weekly exercises and prompts

  • ​Meet with your creative cluster to share and listen

​We invite Rubies and transfeminine, women-identified, and non-binary extended community members join us.

​Materials Needed

​A copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

​RSVPs

​To give us time to organize, please RSVP by January 12th.

​If you miss the deadline and would still like to participate, please email: staff@therubysf.com and we'll do our best. To keep group disruptions to a minimum, all groups are completely closed after Jan 23rd. Thanks for understanding!

​A quick note about our approach to The Artist's Way.
We’ll be engaging with The Artist’s Way as a shared practice for creativity and reflection. While this book and journey has been meaningful for many, including many in our community, we also recognize that this is not a recent book and carries certain biases and elements of ableism that may not align with everyone’s experiences or values. Additionally, not everyone has the same relationship to god as described by this book. We want to acknowledge this openly as we do in our clusters. We do not endorse all of Julia Cameron’s perspectives or approaches.

​Each cluster will move through the material their own way guided by conscientious questioning, mutual support, and collective reflection. Our hope is to create a generative and inspiring space for exploring our creativity together.

​All proceeds support The Ruby's sustainability. We have reserved some discounted scholarship spots at half off for QTBIPOC folks with financial need. If you'd like to be considered for those, please email staff@therubysf.com and provide a brief statement explaining your financial need and how receiving this scholarship will support you in your work. All information will remain confidential and only used to access eligibility.

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Mar
23
6:00 PM18:00

[Virtual] Write-In Session

Come join the virtual Ruby Write-In! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects.

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​Our 2026 biweekly Write-In sessions will open with a brief share-out of our individual goals, and a short guided meditation. We'll spend the majority of time in quiet writing, and then check in during the final five minutes to reflect.

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Mar
20
5:00 PM17:00

Let The Body Sing: A Generative Workshop on Writing into Sex, Desire and the Body

​In this two hour class, we will discuss the ways writers of color have written about sex and desire while navigating the politics of race, gender, sexual identity. Taking inspiration from works by Natalie Diaz, Raven Leilani, Lucille Clifton among others, we will dive into freewrites and short writing sprints to make new work or advance the poems and prose pieces we are currently engaged in. There will be time for sharing, however, this is not a critique based session. All genres and writing levels are welcome. This space is made possible by support from the San Francisco Arts Commission. 

​*This is an intimate gathering, capped at 10 attendees, for Ruby members. We encourage you to RSVP early to reserve your space and to also update your reservation ASAP if your plans change so that another attendee who would like to join can make it.

​Facilitator bio:

​Preeti Vangani is an Indian poet & writer based in San Francisco. She is the author of Mother Tongue Apologize (2019) and Fifty Mothers, forthcoming from River River Books (Feb 2026). Her work has been published in AGNI, The Georgia Review, Gulf Coast, Prairie Schooner among other places. Her debut short story won the 2021 Pen/Dau Emerging Writers Prize.Vangani has been a resident at UCross, Djerassi and Ragdale. She holds an MFA in Writing from University of San Francisco and currently teaches in the program.

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Mar
20
12:45 PM12:45

Comedy Open Reading

​Folks interested in comedy, standup, comic stories, funny pieces, we're holding a very casual, supportive open reading to share work-in-progress in front of a supportive crowd! Come share or listen to bits from our community after community lunch in our screening area!

​Readings will begin at 12:45 pm and go to 1:30 pm.

​We'll pass around sign-up sheet for the reading in the screening area. If you're thinking about reading (which is not a requirement for attending), please plan for 3-8 minutes of time. We don't care how messy or polished!

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[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 10
Mar
18
5:30 PM17:30

[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 10

​[This is a Virtual Ruby event, a 13-week discussion/accountability group that will meet virtually on Wednesdays. Video link to be emailed the Tuesday prior to our first meeting.]

​The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity was created by artist and writer Julia Cameron more than 30 years ago to demystify the art of creation. The book posits that within every person is a source of creativity waiting to be unleashed.

​As we usher in a new year, join us in a journey of spiritual and artistic renewal: a journey to reconnect with ourselves and overcome the mental blocks inhibiting our creative process. This group is for everyone, whether you are a writer, artist, designer, or simply someone looking to connect more deeply to your creative self.

​In small groups over the course of 13 weeks, we will meet online every Wednesday to share, listen, and support one another in our journeys. The intention of this creative cluster is to create a safe space for us to embark on creative recovery together, where no one feels alone in these isolating and challenging times.

​After our initial intro meeting, every week over the subsequent weeks, you will be asked to complete:

  • ​Morning pages: a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious

  • ​The Artist Date: a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist

  • ​Weekly exercises and prompts

  • ​Meet with your creative cluster to share and listen

​We invite Rubies and transfeminine, women-identified, and non-binary extended community members join us.

​Materials Needed

​A copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

​RSVPs

​To give us time to organize, please RSVP by January 12th.

​If you miss the deadline and would still like to participate, please email: staff@therubysf.com and we'll do our best. To keep group disruptions to a minimum, all groups are completely closed after Jan 23rd. Thanks for understanding!

​A quick note about our approach to The Artist's Way.
We’ll be engaging with The Artist’s Way as a shared practice for creativity and reflection. While this book and journey has been meaningful for many, including many in our community, we also recognize that this is not a recent book and carries certain biases and elements of ableism that may not align with everyone’s experiences or values. Additionally, not everyone has the same relationship to god as described by this book. We want to acknowledge this openly as we do in our clusters. We do not endorse all of Julia Cameron’s perspectives or approaches.

​Each cluster will move through the material their own way guided by conscientious questioning, mutual support, and collective reflection. Our hope is to create a generative and inspiring space for exploring our creativity together.

​All proceeds support The Ruby's sustainability. We have reserved some discounted scholarship spots at half off for QTBIPOC folks with financial need. If you'd like to be considered for those, please email staff@therubysf.com and provide a brief statement explaining your financial need and how receiving this scholarship will support you in your work. All information will remain confidential and only used to access eligibility.

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Mar
16
6:00 PM18:00

Ruby Journal and Zine Club

​This is a relaxed monthly session for anyone who enjoys or wants to start zine-making or journaling, or other forms of diaristic expression! We’ll open up the session with introductions, a conversation about our artistic practices and goals, and an optional creative prompt to get us started. The rest of the time will be spent writing, drawing, planning,  reflecting, and/or creating. The Ruby will provide paper, magazines, art supplies, and some zines and journal spreads for inspiration. We welcome you to bring your own journals, materials, and tools of choice! 

​*This is an intimate gathering of Ruby members.

​Generous Rubies often bring snacks to share that are consumed indoors. Everyone is welcome to bring whatever they like! Some Rubies have created a helpful list of some more allergy-safe options as well.

To help us be mindful and inclusive, please let us know if there are ways we can help ensure you are comfortable in the space. Now that we have a new expanded space, most events can be hosted on the ground floor. If you'd prefer this for accessibility or comfort reasons, just let us know when you RSVP.

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Mar
13
7:30 PM19:30

CAAM Storytellers Session: Making Herstory

Join us this Women’s History Month for an invite-only conversation and mixer with CAAM in collaboration with The Ruby. Enjoy complimentary pours and light bites as we celebrate Asian American women creatives reshaping storytelling with filmmaker Nisha Balaram and CAAM Media Fund Manager Czarina Garcia.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This event will take place at The Ruby in San Francisco's Mission District. The Ruby is a community of transfeminine, nonbinary, and women-identified people, and for the safety of its members the address is not public. You'll receive the address after RSVP-ing.

HEALTH & SAFETY at The Ruby: To be inclusive of our immunocompromised and caregiver community members, we ask all who join us to have the most recent COVID vaccine series or be willing to wear a mask throughout their time in our space.

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Mar
13
9:30 AM09:30

Baby Bounce and Toddler Storytime at The Ruby!

​For Rubies with little humans in their lives -- here's a chance to bring them in for songs, socializing and playtime! Hosts Kathy, Nicole & Angie will be hanging out with their kiddos starting around 9:30am, and at 10am we'll commence a "popcorn-style" storytime. Attendees are invited to bring a favorite book to read to the group, lead us in a song, a game or toy to play with, or something else! Storytime will run from 10:00-10:30, with more playtime and socializing until 11am. 

​All Rubies who would like to participate in the chaos of baby-wrangling and entertainment are welcome to join, no kid necessary :) 

​Books and activities should target Age 0-4.

​Also: Rubies are welcome to bring in gently-used clothing or toys for a light swap! Remaining items will be donated.

​Snacks will be provided for adults, please bring in snacks for your own kiddos and let us know about any food allergies/sensitivities ahead of time.

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Mar
12
6:00 PM18:00

A Generative Workshop on AI, Futurism and Ancestral Wisdom

​This is a generative, embodied workshop integrating artistic experience to tap into the wisdom of our mentors, the nature around us and each other to gain a deeper understanding of a social, cultural, technological change we are experiencing with the acceleration of AI.

​How do we build on ancestral wisdom to shape a future amidst the technological wave of AI? What can we root in? Where are areas for hope and cultural sovereignty?

Workshop participants who register in advance will receive a short list of reading and opportunity to add to the list of readings. 30 min of reading is recommended, though not required in advance of the workshop.

​Snacks will be provided. Please share if you have any dietary restrictions and allergies with us in your RSVP so that we can be mindful.

​About the Instructor, Tara Dorabji

​Tara Dorabji is the author of Call Her Freedom, winner of the Simon & Schuster Books Like Us Award. Her documentary film series on human rights defenders in Kashmir won awards at over a dozen film festivals throughout Asia and the USA. This workshop supports the development of her next novel exploring cultural erasure and human's relationship with technology. 

​​IMPORTANT NOTE: This event will take place at The Ruby in San Francisco's Mission District. The Ruby is a community of transfeminine, nonbinary, and women-identified people, and for the safety of its members the address is not public. Please do not share this address with anyone who is not attending the event.

​​Health & Safety: To be inclusive of our immunocompromised and caregiver community members, all who join us are expected to have had the most recent COVID vaccine series and/or wear a mask throughout their time in our space.

​​Accessibility: Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs we can be aware of to help you feel comfortable and welcome in our space. We are able to hold this event in our ground floor space without elevation or stairs if that is preferred.

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Green Apple x The Ruby present: The book launch for THE WEST FACADE by Lauren Johnson at Green Apple Books on the Park!
Mar
11
7:00 PM19:00

Green Apple x The Ruby present: The book launch for THE WEST FACADE by Lauren Johnson at Green Apple Books on the Park!

Join us on Wednesday, March 11 at 7pm when we welcome Lauren C. Johnson for the release of her debut novel, The West Façade, with Tara Campbell and Beth Winegarner at 9th Ave!

Free to Attend, Please RSVP
Mask Encouraged for In-Person Attendance
Or Watch on YouTube Live/Link Available Soon

Praise for The West Facade
"Imaginative and immersive, The West Façade is a sensuous fairy tale all about the delights and horrors of the human body. I will never look at statues the same way again."- Rita Chang-Eppig, author of Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea

"A saint who transgresses and a character who yearns, Geneviève pierces her enchantment and sets out to find out what it means to be alive in this lush, sexy dream of a book for fans of Piranesi, Fingersmith, Circe, and the ACOTAR series." -Yohanca Delgado, O. Henry Prize Winner, co-author with Janelle Monáe: The Memory Librarian

About The West Facade
A cathedral statue discovers what it means to be human, then faces an impossible choice: living for herself or lasting forever.

In Paris, at the dawn of the Bubonic Plague, the statues that guard the Notre Dame Cathedral are forbidden from experiencing human pleasures. Even on the wakenings-the one night of life they receive each month on the new moon in exchange for protecting the cathedral. The statue of Sainte Geneviève's quiet existence changes irrevocably when a grieving woman places a citrus fruit in her hands as an offering-an offering Geneviève can't resist eating.

Eating awakens Geneviève to her desires: To climb down the wall, to explore Paris, to understand her human makers, and to love. Geneviève wants to be more than an object on a cathedral wall. She wants to live for herself. But when Geneviève gets what she wants, she must choose between remaining human and accepting mortality or returning to the cathedral, where she will become a statue again and spend eternity watching others live.

About Lauren C. Johnson
Lauren C. Johnson attributes her upbringing in Florida, America’s weirdest state, to her interest in the ecological and surreal. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Orion Magazine online, and more. She earned her MFA in creative writing at American University and lives in San Francisco, where she is a co-host of Babylon Salon, a quarterly Bay Area reading series, and Club Chicxulub, a sci-fi and fantasy performance series. The West Façade is her debut novel. 

About the Readers
Tara Campbell (www.taracampbell.com) is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She teaches flash and speculative fiction, and is the author of two novels, two hybrid collections, two short story collections, and a chapbook of sestinas. Additional publication credits include Masters Review, Wigleaf, Electric Literature, CRAFT Literary, Uncharted Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, and Escape Pod/Artemis Rising.

Beth Winegarner is a journalist and writer who’s contributed to the New York Times, the New Yorker, The Guardian, and many others. She is the author of several books, most recently "San Francisco’s Forgotten Cemeteries: A Buried History," and the co-host of the Dead Reckoning podcast. 

Accessibility
The event is located on the ground level, and there are no stairs between the entrance and event space. 

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[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 9
Mar
11
5:30 PM17:30

[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 9

​[This is a Virtual Ruby event, a 13-week discussion/accountability group that will meet virtually on Wednesdays. Video link to be emailed the Tuesday prior to our first meeting.]

​The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity was created by artist and writer Julia Cameron more than 30 years ago to demystify the art of creation. The book posits that within every person is a source of creativity waiting to be unleashed.

​As we usher in a new year, join us in a journey of spiritual and artistic renewal: a journey to reconnect with ourselves and overcome the mental blocks inhibiting our creative process. This group is for everyone, whether you are a writer, artist, designer, or simply someone looking to connect more deeply to your creative self.

​In small groups over the course of 13 weeks, we will meet online every Wednesday to share, listen, and support one another in our journeys. The intention of this creative cluster is to create a safe space for us to embark on creative recovery together, where no one feels alone in these isolating and challenging times.

​After our initial intro meeting, every week over the subsequent weeks, you will be asked to complete:

  • ​Morning pages: a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious

  • ​The Artist Date: a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist

  • ​Weekly exercises and prompts

  • ​Meet with your creative cluster to share and listen

​We invite Rubies and transfeminine, women-identified, and non-binary extended community members join us.

​Materials Needed

​A copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

​RSVPs

​To give us time to organize, please RSVP by January 12th.

​If you miss the deadline and would still like to participate, please email: staff@therubysf.com and we'll do our best. To keep group disruptions to a minimum, all groups are completely closed after Jan 23rd. Thanks for understanding!

​A quick note about our approach to The Artist's Way.
We’ll be engaging with The Artist’s Way as a shared practice for creativity and reflection. While this book and journey has been meaningful for many, including many in our community, we also recognize that this is not a recent book and carries certain biases and elements of ableism that may not align with everyone’s experiences or values. Additionally, not everyone has the same relationship to god as described by this book. We want to acknowledge this openly as we do in our clusters. We do not endorse all of Julia Cameron’s perspectives or approaches.

​Each cluster will move through the material their own way guided by conscientious questioning, mutual support, and collective reflection. Our hope is to create a generative and inspiring space for exploring our creativity together.

​All proceeds support The Ruby's sustainability. We have reserved some discounted scholarship spots at half off for QTBIPOC folks with financial need. If you'd like to be considered for those, please email staff@therubysf.com and provide a brief statement explaining your financial need and how receiving this scholarship will support you in your work. All information will remain confidential and only used to access eligibility.

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Mar
9
6:00 PM18:00

[Virtual] Write-In Session

Come join the virtual Ruby Write-In! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects.

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​Our 2026 biweekly Write-In sessions will open with a brief share-out of our individual goals, and a short guided meditation. We'll spend the majority of time in quiet writing, and then check in during the final five minutes to reflect.

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[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 8
Mar
4
5:30 PM17:30

[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 8

​[This is a Virtual Ruby event, a 13-week discussion/accountability group that will meet virtually on Wednesdays. Video link to be emailed the Tuesday prior to our first meeting.]

​The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity was created by artist and writer Julia Cameron more than 30 years ago to demystify the art of creation. The book posits that within every person is a source of creativity waiting to be unleashed.

​As we usher in a new year, join us in a journey of spiritual and artistic renewal: a journey to reconnect with ourselves and overcome the mental blocks inhibiting our creative process. This group is for everyone, whether you are a writer, artist, designer, or simply someone looking to connect more deeply to your creative self.

​In small groups over the course of 13 weeks, we will meet online every Wednesday to share, listen, and support one another in our journeys. The intention of this creative cluster is to create a safe space for us to embark on creative recovery together, where no one feels alone in these isolating and challenging times.

​After our initial intro meeting, every week over the subsequent weeks, you will be asked to complete:

  • ​Morning pages: a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious

  • ​The Artist Date: a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist

  • ​Weekly exercises and prompts

  • ​Meet with your creative cluster to share and listen

​We invite Rubies and transfeminine, women-identified, and non-binary extended community members join us.

​Materials Needed

​A copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

​RSVPs

​To give us time to organize, please RSVP by January 12th.

​If you miss the deadline and would still like to participate, please email: staff@therubysf.com and we'll do our best. To keep group disruptions to a minimum, all groups are completely closed after Jan 23rd. Thanks for understanding!

​A quick note about our approach to The Artist's Way.
We’ll be engaging with The Artist’s Way as a shared practice for creativity and reflection. While this book and journey has been meaningful for many, including many in our community, we also recognize that this is not a recent book and carries certain biases and elements of ableism that may not align with everyone’s experiences or values. Additionally, not everyone has the same relationship to god as described by this book. We want to acknowledge this openly as we do in our clusters. We do not endorse all of Julia Cameron’s perspectives or approaches.

​Each cluster will move through the material their own way guided by conscientious questioning, mutual support, and collective reflection. Our hope is to create a generative and inspiring space for exploring our creativity together.

​All proceeds support The Ruby's sustainability. We have reserved some discounted scholarship spots at half off for QTBIPOC folks with financial need. If you'd like to be considered for those, please email staff@therubysf.com and provide a brief statement explaining your financial need and how receiving this scholarship will support you in your work. All information will remain confidential and only used to access eligibility.

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[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 7
Feb
25
5:30 PM17:30

[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 7

​[This is a Virtual Ruby event, a 13-week discussion/accountability group that will meet virtually on Wednesdays. Video link to be emailed the Tuesday prior to our first meeting.]

​The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity was created by artist and writer Julia Cameron more than 30 years ago to demystify the art of creation. The book posits that within every person is a source of creativity waiting to be unleashed.

​As we usher in a new year, join us in a journey of spiritual and artistic renewal: a journey to reconnect with ourselves and overcome the mental blocks inhibiting our creative process. This group is for everyone, whether you are a writer, artist, designer, or simply someone looking to connect more deeply to your creative self.

​In small groups over the course of 13 weeks, we will meet online every Wednesday to share, listen, and support one another in our journeys. The intention of this creative cluster is to create a safe space for us to embark on creative recovery together, where no one feels alone in these isolating and challenging times.

​After our initial intro meeting, every week over the subsequent weeks, you will be asked to complete:

  • ​Morning pages: a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious

  • ​The Artist Date: a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist

  • ​Weekly exercises and prompts

  • ​Meet with your creative cluster to share and listen

​We invite Rubies and transfeminine, women-identified, and non-binary extended community members join us.

​Materials Needed

​A copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

​RSVPs

​To give us time to organize, please RSVP by January 12th.

​If you miss the deadline and would still like to participate, please email: staff@therubysf.com and we'll do our best. To keep group disruptions to a minimum, all groups are completely closed after Jan 23rd. Thanks for understanding!

​A quick note about our approach to The Artist's Way.
We’ll be engaging with The Artist’s Way as a shared practice for creativity and reflection. While this book and journey has been meaningful for many, including many in our community, we also recognize that this is not a recent book and carries certain biases and elements of ableism that may not align with everyone’s experiences or values. Additionally, not everyone has the same relationship to god as described by this book. We want to acknowledge this openly as we do in our clusters. We do not endorse all of Julia Cameron’s perspectives or approaches.

​Each cluster will move through the material their own way guided by conscientious questioning, mutual support, and collective reflection. Our hope is to create a generative and inspiring space for exploring our creativity together.

​All proceeds support The Ruby's sustainability. We have reserved some discounted scholarship spots at half off for QTBIPOC folks with financial need. If you'd like to be considered for those, please email staff@therubysf.com and provide a brief statement explaining your financial need and how receiving this scholarship will support you in your work. All information will remain confidential and only used to access eligibility.

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Feb
23
6:00 PM18:00

Ruby Journal and Zine Club

​This is a relaxed monthly session for anyone who enjoys or wants to start zine-making or journaling, or other forms of diaristic expression! We’ll open up the session with introductions, a conversation about our artistic practices and goals, and an optional creative prompt to get us started. The rest of the time will be spent writing, drawing, planning,  reflecting, and/or creating. The Ruby will provide paper, magazines, art supplies, and some zines and journal spreads for inspiration. We welcome you to bring your own journals, materials, and tools of choice! 

​*This is an intimate gathering of Ruby members.

​Generous Rubies often bring snacks to share that are consumed indoors. Everyone is welcome to bring whatever they like! Some Rubies have created a helpful list of some more allergy-safe options as well.

To help us be mindful and inclusive, please let us know if there are ways we can help ensure you are comfortable in the space. Now that we have a new expanded space, most events can be hosted on the ground floor. If you'd prefer this for accessibility or comfort reasons, just let us know when you RSVP.

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Feb
23
6:00 PM18:00

[Virtual] Write-In Session

Come join the virtual Ruby Write-In! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects.

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​Our 2026 biweekly Write-In sessions will open with a brief share-out of our individual goals, and a short guided meditation. We'll spend the majority of time in quiet writing, and then check in during the final five minutes to reflect.

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Feb
23
6:00 PM18:00

Ruby Journal and Zine Club

​This is a relaxed monthly session for anyone who enjoys or wants to start zine-making or journaling, or other forms of diaristic expression! We’ll open up the session with introductions, a conversation about our artistic practices and goals, and an optional creative prompt to get us started. The rest of the time will be spent writing, drawing, planning,  reflecting, and/or creating. The Ruby will provide paper, magazines, art supplies, and some zines and journal spreads for inspiration. We welcome you to bring your own journals, materials, and tools of choice! 

​*This is an intimate gathering of Ruby members.

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Celebrating Lunar New Year with Maxine Hong Kingston and Special Guests
Feb
19
6:30 PM18:30

Celebrating Lunar New Year with Maxine Hong Kingston and Special Guests

We welcome back renowned Bay Area author Maxine Hong Kingston, along with new guests Kathy Leung, Russell M. Jeung, Donald Young, and Nicole Wong, to commemorate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Fire Horse. The panelists will share the traditional, contemporary, and uniquely personal rituals that make up their New Year celebrations, explore the myths and qualities associated with the Horse, and offer predictions for the year. RSVP

Co-sponsored by the Chinese Historical Society of America and The Ruby.

About the Speakers

Maxine Hong Kingston is the author of The Woman Warrior, China Men, and The Fifth Book of Peace, among other works. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation, and the F. Scott Fitzgerald award. She was given the National Humanities Medal by President Clinton, and the National Medal of Arts by President Obama. She worked for many years as a senior lecturer in creative writing at UC Berkeley. Kingston lives in Oakland, California.

Kathy Chin Leong is an award-winning journalist who has been published in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Sunset Magazine, and many other newspapers and magazines. She is the author of San Francisco’s Chinatown, with Dick Evans. As a second-generation ABC (American-born Chinese), she grew up in San Francisco’s Sunset District and spent nearly every weekend in Chinatown visiting her grandmother and helping her mother shop for groceries.

Russell M. Jeung is Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University and co-founder of Stop AAIP Hate. He is a leading sociologist of race, immigration, and religion. Over the last 25 years his groundbreaking research on Asian American communities has shaped the fields of Asian American Studies and Sociology of Religion. He is author of Family Sacrifices: The Worldviews and Ethics of Chinese Americans (Oxford University Press, 2019); Moving Movers: Student Activism and the Emergence of Asian American Studies (UCLA Asian American Studies Center, 2019); At Home in Exile: Finding Jesus among My Ancestors and Refugee Neighbors (Zondervan, 2016); Sustaining Faith Traditions: Race, Ethnicity and Religion Among the Latino and Asian American Second Generation (with Carolyn Chen; New York University Press, 2012): and Faithful Generations: Race and New Asian American Churches (Rutgers University Press, 2004). Jeung is considered an expert in community-based, participatory research and is extensively involved with his students in conducting research with Asian American communities. In addition, with Valerie Sie, he co-produced the documentary, The Oak Park Story (2010), about a landmark housing lawsuit involving Cambodian and Latino tenants. In March 2020, Professor Jeung co-founded Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition that was awarded the 2021 Webby Award for "Social Movement of the Year." He was named as one of the TIME 100 Most Influential Persons in 2021.

Donald Young enters the role of CAAM’s Executive Director, after serving the organization for 30 years, most recently as the Director of Programs. As a longtime documentary production executive and advocate for independent storytelling, Young has played a key role in building CAAM’s stature as a national producer of documentaries and independent feature films. His credits include executive producing the 2022 Peabody Awards Nominee Rising Against Asian Hate, and the 2020 landmark PBS series Asian Americans. Other credits include the critically-acclaimed independent feature Coming Home Again by Wayne Wang. Young is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Nicole Wong is the author of Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora, and the creator of The Mahjong Project. She has over a decade of experience working with companies and community organizations that tell stories about the Asian American experience, such as Hyphen magazine and the Center for Asian American Media. The Mahjong Project is her effort to preserve a small piece of her family history and bring more people into the joy of playing the game while also encouraging others to contemplate unique family traditions in their own lives. The Mahjong Project hosts pop-up mahjong nights around San Francisco and Oakland and collects stories and anecdotes about mahjong at www.themahjongproject.com (Instagram: @themahjongproject). Nicole's work has been featured in Vogue, The Washington Post, NPR's Code Switch, CNN, KQED, and more. She is also a founding member of The Ruby, an arts & letters-focused collective and gathering space in San Francisco for women-identifying and nonbinary creatives.

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[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 6
Feb
18
5:30 PM17:30

[Virtual] A 13-Week The Artist's Way Discussion Group | Week 6

​[This is a Virtual Ruby event, a 13-week discussion/accountability group that will meet virtually on Wednesdays. Video link to be emailed the Tuesday prior to our first meeting.]

​The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity was created by artist and writer Julia Cameron more than 30 years ago to demystify the art of creation. The book posits that within every person is a source of creativity waiting to be unleashed.

​As we usher in a new year, join us in a journey of spiritual and artistic renewal: a journey to reconnect with ourselves and overcome the mental blocks inhibiting our creative process. This group is for everyone, whether you are a writer, artist, designer, or simply someone looking to connect more deeply to your creative self.

​In small groups over the course of 13 weeks, we will meet online every Wednesday to share, listen, and support one another in our journeys. The intention of this creative cluster is to create a safe space for us to embark on creative recovery together, where no one feels alone in these isolating and challenging times.

​After our initial intro meeting, every week over the subsequent weeks, you will be asked to complete:

  • ​Morning pages: a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious

  • ​The Artist Date: a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist

  • ​Weekly exercises and prompts

  • ​Meet with your creative cluster to share and listen

​We invite Rubies and transfeminine, women-identified, and non-binary extended community members join us.

​Materials Needed

​A copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

​RSVPs

​To give us time to organize, please RSVP by January 12th.

​If you miss the deadline and would still like to participate, please email: staff@therubysf.com and we'll do our best. To keep group disruptions to a minimum, all groups are completely closed after Jan 23rd. Thanks for understanding!

​A quick note about our approach to The Artist's Way.
We’ll be engaging with The Artist’s Way as a shared practice for creativity and reflection. While this book and journey has been meaningful for many, including many in our community, we also recognize that this is not a recent book and carries certain biases and elements of ableism that may not align with everyone’s experiences or values. Additionally, not everyone has the same relationship to god as described by this book. We want to acknowledge this openly as we do in our clusters. We do not endorse all of Julia Cameron’s perspectives or approaches.

​Each cluster will move through the material their own way guided by conscientious questioning, mutual support, and collective reflection. Our hope is to create a generative and inspiring space for exploring our creativity together.

​All proceeds support The Ruby's sustainability. We have reserved some discounted scholarship spots at half off for QTBIPOC folks with financial need. If you'd like to be considered for those, please email staff@therubysf.com and provide a brief statement explaining your financial need and how receiving this scholarship will support you in your work. All information will remain confidential and only used to access eligibility.

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Feb
17
6:00 PM18:00

Ruby Resistance Skillshare

​✨ Ruby Resist!

​Ruby Resist, a newly forming Ruby group, has formed three new working groups to support our community, neighbors and organizations impacted by growing fascism and the recent SF budget cuts: 

  1. ​Zine Group – creating a zine to uplift mission-based organizations (currently focused on Latino Task Force).

  2. ​Direct Action Group – coordinating Rubies to attend actions together safely.

  3. ​Direct Service Group – volunteering directly in the Mission with partner organizations seeking support (our first focus is Latino Task Force) 

​**This event is an intimate group of Ruby members.

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