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Chronicle Curates gives to 826!

September 17, 2013

This Thursday, September 19, Turntable Kitchen and Chronicle Books are giving you an opportunity to purchase some delightful cookbooks at 25% off and support 826 Valencia. Come enjoy a drink with us, …

Our Spelling Bee for Cheaters raises over $100,000!

February 18, 2011

826 Valencia kids write letters to Michelle Obama

December 8, 2010

Please join us as we celebrate the release of I Live Real Close to Where You Used to Live: Kids’ Letters to Michelle Obama, this Friday, December 10 at 7:00 PM in our writ…

The Great San Francisco Personal Statement Weekend 2010

November 18, 2010

On November 13 and 14, more than 180 high-school seniors from throughout the Bay Area attended The Great San Francisco Personal Statement Weekend at Mission High School. Stu…

Judd Apatow at Mission High School: talking comedy with students

October 7, 2010

On Thursday, October 7, producer, director, screenwriter, and Hollywood hit-maker Judd Apatow was in town for the City Arts & Lectures event…

8/26 Day Write-a-thon raises over $7,900

August 27, 2010

The scribbling started promptly at noon and continued until 8:26 PM. The writing lab at 826 Valencia quickly filled with diligent writers, cranking out pages using pens, pencils, and laptops. Fueled by …

8/26 Day Write-a-thon!

August 10, 2010

On Thursday, August 26, we’re going to write until our pencils break, our pens run out of ink, our fingers fall off, and our computers crash. And you? You should join us. From noon until 8:26 PM on 8/…

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