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MCD Library MakeArt: Felt + Sock Puppets

San Francisco Public Library, Mission Bay Branch 960 4th St, San Francisco

Turn your living room into a theater, complete with hand-made sock and felt puppets! Join MCD at the Mission Bay Branch Library, and turn socks and scraps, felt, feathers, buttons…

Turn your living room into a theater, complete with hand-made sock and felt puppets! Join MCD at the Mission Bay Branch Library, and turn socks and scraps, felt, feathers, buttons...

MCD Movie Night: The Science of Sleep

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

DOORS AT 7PM • SHOW AT 7:30PM In honor of National Craft Month, we are screening director Michel Gondry’s surreal trip through the mind of an introverted but wildly creative…

DOORS AT 7PM • SHOW AT 7:30PM In honor of National Craft Month, we are screening director Michel Gondry’s surreal trip through the mind of an introverted but wildly creative...

•• CANCELLED •• MCD Speaker Series: Kari Marboe • Archive Performance

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

••• THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED ••• • We apologize for the disappointment. Please contact cjones@sfmcd.org with any questions. •   Join artist and “Archive of Creative Culture” contributor Kari…

••• THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED ••• • We apologize for the disappointment. Please contact cjones@sfmcd.org with any questions. •   Join artist and "Archive of Creative Culture" contributor Kari...

MCD MakeArt Family Day: Sunday Streets: Ele-FUN!

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Get inspired by Wendy Maruyama’s magnificent elephant artworks, and scale it down to a wearable size. We’ll be making elephant-inspired shrink plastic pins, charms and pendants that you will be…

Get inspired by Wendy Maruyama’s magnificent elephant artworks, and scale it down to a wearable size. We’ll be making elephant-inspired shrink plastic pins, charms and pendants that you will be...

MCD Craft Lab: Hidden Curio Books

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Use a real hardbound book to create a hidden stash box for keeping your treasures safe! The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library are providing a mini archive of…

Use a real hardbound book to create a hidden stash box for keeping your treasures safe! The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library are providing a mini archive of...

MCD Community MakeArt: Pier 39 Egg Hunt

Pier 39, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States

We’re hunting eggs at Pier 39! Swing by the MCD booth to design and make a custom bag to collect and carry your Easter treasures. We will use felt, foam,…

We’re hunting eggs at Pier 39! Swing by the MCD booth to design and make a custom bag to collect and carry your Easter treasures. We will use felt, foam,...

MCD Community MakeArt: Pier 70 Happy Hour • Upcycled Keychains

Pier 70 Partners 420 22nd St, San Francisco

Pier 70’s first Happy Hour of the year will be taking place in benefit of local non-profit, Project Wreckless! Swing by the MCD booth where we will be making keychains…

Pier 70’s first Happy Hour of the year will be taking place in benefit of local non-profit, Project Wreckless! Swing by the MCD booth where we will be making keychains...

MCD Community MakeArt: BVOH Earth Day: Upcycled Insects

Bayview Opera House 4705 3rd St, San Francisco

Start celebrating Earth Day early, by creating a whole garden of beneficial insects, while saving the materials from becoming more landfill. These whimsical bugs are sure to brighten up any…

Start celebrating Earth Day early, by creating a whole garden of beneficial insects, while saving the materials from becoming more landfill. These whimsical bugs are sure to brighten up any...

MCD MakeArt Family Day: eARTh Day • Sustainable Succulents

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Join us for Earth Day to explore the science, history and art of felt– and meet the sheep from the Capella Grazing Project!* In the MakeArt Lab participants of all…

Join us for Earth Day to explore the science, history and art of felt– and meet the sheep from the Capella Grazing Project!* In the MakeArt Lab participants of all...

MCD Speaker Series: Janice Arnold

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Join FELT DeCoded exhibition artist Janice Arnold for a lively presentation that reveals the inspirational journey from cartographers daughter to feltmaker – creating monumental installations using the ancient tradition of…

Join FELT DeCoded exhibition artist Janice Arnold for a lively presentation that reveals the inspirational journey from cartographers daughter to feltmaker - creating monumental installations using the ancient tradition of...

MCD Library MakeArt: Paper Flower Garlands

San Francisco Public Library Visitacion Valley Branch 201 Leland Ave, San Francisco

Celebrate Earth Day/Month by decorating with these lively and colorful flower garlands made with repurposed materials. You can enjoy these blooms all year round! This activity is appropriate for ages…

Celebrate Earth Day/Month by decorating with these lively and colorful flower garlands made with repurposed materials. You can enjoy these blooms all year round! This activity is appropriate for ages...

MCD MakeArt: Curio Cabinets and Containers

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Have a collection of some kind at home? Of course you do!! Design and construct your own clever display and storage unit to show it off! Optional: Bring in a…

Have a collection of some kind at home? Of course you do!! Design and construct your own clever display and storage unit to show it off! Optional: Bring in a...

MCD Community Event: Summer of Weird

How Weird Street Faire Howard St at 2nd St, San Francisco

MCD is joining the weirdness at the 18th annual HOW WEIRD Street Faire! This year the theme is “Summer of Weird,” so stop by our booth in Art Alley to…

MCD is joining the weirdness at the 18th annual HOW WEIRD Street Faire! This year the theme is "Summer of Weird," so stop by our booth in Art Alley to...

MCD Craft Lab: Felt Fun!

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Join us for an evening exploring the fun of felt! This versatile material can be utilized for a number of different projects, including felt plants, frosted donut keychains, and cell…

Join us for an evening exploring the fun of felt! This versatile material can be utilized for a number of different projects, including felt plants, frosted donut keychains, and cell...

MCD Community MakeArt: CHS History Play Date

California Historical Society 678 Mission St, San Francisco

Join us at California Historical Society for their third History Play Date Family Program to celebrate the new exhibition, On the Road to the Summer of Love, with a groovy…

Join us at California Historical Society for their third History Play Date Family Program to celebrate the new exhibition, On the Road to the Summer of Love, with a groovy...

MCD Speaker Series: Wendy Maruyama

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Wendy Maruyama’s WildLIFE PROJECT is an emotional ode to the poaching conflict facing African elephants and rhinos, and explores the impact of the ivory trade through the masterful use of…

Wendy Maruyama’s WildLIFE PROJECT is an emotional ode to the poaching conflict facing African elephants and rhinos, and explores the impact of the ivory trade through the masterful use of...

MCD Community MakeArt: Maker Faire: Flowers in Your Hair

San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo Ca. 2495 S Delaware St, San Mateo

Celebrate (or relive!) the historic Summer of Love with MCD!! Stop by our booth on day 1 of Maker Faire Bay Area to fashion some flower adornments for your hair,…

Celebrate (or relive!) the historic Summer of Love with MCD!! Stop by our booth on day 1 of Maker Faire Bay Area to fashion some flower adornments for your hair,...

MCD Community MakeArt: Maker Faire: Fringe Pouches

San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo Ca. 2495 S Delaware St, San Mateo

Channel the creative spirit of the historic Summer of Love! Stop by the MCD booth on day 2 of Maker Faire Bay Area to craft your own fringed pouch, ready…

Channel the creative spirit of the historic Summer of Love! Stop by the MCD booth on day 2 of Maker Faire Bay Area to craft your own fringed pouch, ready...

CANCELLED • MCD Movie Night: Hugo

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

EVENT CANCELLED Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” is the story of a young orphan, living in a 1930s Paris train station and trying to repair a mechanical man built by his father….

EVENT CANCELLED Martin Scorsese’s "Hugo" is the story of a young orphan, living in a 1930s Paris train station and trying to repair a mechanical man built by his father....

MCD MakeArt: Felted Necklaces

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Join us in crafting a variety of felt-based necklaces! Learn basic wet- and needle-felting techniques to transform wool roving into colorful beads, or cut pre-made felt into a stunning, one-of-a-kind…

Join us in crafting a variety of felt-based necklaces! Learn basic wet- and needle-felting techniques to transform wool roving into colorful beads, or cut pre-made felt into a stunning, one-of-a-kind...

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