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Meet to draw each other in San Francisco!
Sat, May 16, 9:00 PMTake a turn modeling (nude) then just draw for the rest of the session. Looking forward to seeing old and new friends! Optional $10 donation to cover studio rent is suggested but not required. We will supply chairs but bring your own drawing materials, such as pencil, paper, and drawing board if you have one. (No oil paints, solvents, or fixative inside the building.) Open to all levels of experience.

Free Craft Night in Alameda!
Fri, May 1, 1:00 AMhi creative pals! join me for a free craft night at faction brewing in alameda! i am SO excited to host a community event here! the venue is absolutely gorgeous and i love watching the sun set on the water! they’ll have food trucks and all their best beers on tap! and we’ll be making bag charms! i got a whole new selection of beads and i can’t wait for you to see all the new themes hehe. it’s free to join, and supplies are provided as always! come with friends, or come by yourself and meet some new ones! i love connecting with our communities through crafting 💕

Analog Electronics for Guitar Pedals
Sat, Apr 25, 8:00 PM# Analog Electronics for Guitar Pedals ## Session 1: Breadboarding the Transistor Amplifier Ever wondered how a guitar pedal actually works? At the heart of most fuzz and boost pedals is a humble transistor doing something elegant: amplifying your signal. The **common emitter amplifier** is one of the most important circuits in analog electronics — and once you understand it, you'll see it everywhere. The Big Muff Pi is a chain of common emitter stages. The Electra Fuzz is built around a single one. Joe Davisson's Vulcan Overdrive uses the topology as its foundation. In this session we'll build one from scratch on a breadboard and learn exactly how it works. We'll cover: * **Ohm's Law** — the foundation of everything * **Resistor dividers** — how to set voltages * **Biasing a transistor** — how to wake it up and make it work * **Building a common emitter amp on a breadboard** — see and hear it in action No prior electronics experience required. Bring your curiosity. Breadboards, components, and multimeters available to share. Already working on a pedal project? Bring it along! This is an open, collaborative space — you're welcome to work on your own build, ask questions, and share what you're making. This is Session 1 of a three-part series. Session 2 will take what we build here and turn it into a real prototype, and Session 3 will explore the op-amp.

Bottle share!
Mon, Apr 20, 12:00 AMHere’s the deal: We want to share good company and good beer! It’s a $5 corkage fee per person and Tom will open all the bottles and pour all of the beer. Please don’t bring any beers readily available at a regular grocery store. Please don’t bring your homebrew. Please bring just one 22oz beer (or a couple of smaller beers) per person in your party. The Willows also has a selection of bottles to choose from if you have nothing to share. Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new people! -Amanda Follow Tom's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/thewillowstaproom/

Session 3: Breadboarding the Op-Amp
Sat, May 23, 8:00 PM## Session 3: Breadboarding the Op-Amp If the transistor is the building block of analog electronics, the **op-amp** is the Swiss Army knife. Op-amps show up everywhere in guitar pedals — as clean boosts, buffers, tone stacks, and the gain stages at the heart of overdrive circuits. The Tube Screamer, the RAT, the LM308-based fuzz variants — all built around op-amps. In this session we'll get hands-on with the op-amp on a breadboard and learn how to put it to work. We'll cover: * **What an op-amp is** — and how it differs from a transistor amplifier * **Biasing** — setting up the op-amp to work with a single-supply voltage, like a 9V battery * **Setting the gain** — using feedback resistors to dial in exactly how much amplification you want * **Building a boost or buffer circuit** — and hearing the difference it makes No prior experience with op-amps needed. If you've been following the series, you already have all the foundation you need — but newcomers are welcome too. Already working on a pedal project? Bring it! Whether you have questions, need a second pair of eyes, or just want to solder alongside others, you're welcome to work on your own build.

Sunday Coffee & Crafting
Sun, Apr 26, 5:00 PM**Bring your own seat or picnic blanket as cafe seating is very limited!** Come join us for our bi-weekly Sunday Coffee & Crafting for some cafe fare and crafting social time! As always, all fiber artists are welcome. *** **About the location:** The Hidden Cafe is a cozy cafe located in the Strawberry Creek Park in Berkeley. On weekends they also host pop-up food options. **How to Get There:** BART: 10 minute walk from North Berkeley station Bus: 51B, 800 Car: Parking for Strawberry Creek Park is available, along with on-street parking nearby. Bike: For those north (in Albany or El Cerrito) you can also take the bike path directly to the park!
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