Voted Best Co-Working Space in the East Bay 4 years in a row by East Bay Express

PAST HAPPENINGS

Temescal Works is a place to experience community and engage in meaningful social connections. Monthly socials, Member Q&A’s and pop-up retail events are just some of the ways we bring members and the extended community together.

Enjoy Member Events as a Temescal Works member. Sign up or RSVP (to hello@temescalworks.com) for Community Events!

 

PAST EVENTS

Member Social: March Madness

Date: March 20, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
Member Event
March Madness

Join us for big-screen college basketball and themed nibbles for this fun and engaging social! Root for a team and meet fellow members.

Members Workshop: Focus, Relax, Heal: Acupressure for Stress & Pain Relief

Date: March 12, 2025
Time: 3:00 pm
Member Event
Maya Joshua

Come learn concrete tools for helping your body navigate the stresses of modern life by applying gentle pressure to specific points on our bodies that allow for pain relief and increased internal calm, with local Acupuncturist and East Asian Medicine practitioner Maya Joshua. We’ll learn how to call up our own existing healing resources to improve our quality of life.

Parlar Series: Passion

Date: February 12, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm
Community Event

Please join us for a conversation on the timely and versatile topic of PASSION. Hosted in small groups, each Parlar conversation is designed by the participants in real time, following an original and exhilarating format. Parlar Series is a project of focused, thoughtful conversations on topics from our daily lives that anyone can relate to, curated by culture writer Flora Tsapovsky.

SIGN UP by emailing flora@temescalworks.com

Member Social: Cheesy Valentine’s

Date: February 12, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
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It’s everyone’s favorite holiday! Please join us for a cheesy, lighthearted social featuring surprise foods and drinks – plus a guest appearance by Temescal Works’ very own member couples!

Member Spotlight Q&A: Trish Tierney and Emily Berlin

Date: January 23, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm
Member Event
Women's Alliance for Knowledge Exchange (WAKE)

Join us in the sofa area for an illuminating Q&A with the Executive Director and Director of Strategic Partnerships of Women’s Alliance for Knowledge Exchange (WAKE), a nonprofit working both locally and globally to uplift women social entrepreneurs. WAKE drives social impact through technology and collaboration, matching volunteer Advisors from the tech industry with social entrepreneurs who are driving change in their communities. In 2025, WAKE will undertake impact projects in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Vilnius, Lithuania, supporting Ukrainian women entrepreneurs as they rebuild their businesses in their new community.

Art Opening: Alex Chand

Date: January 16, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
Community Event
Alex Chand painting
Join us to celebrate All the Colors of Nature, an exhibition by Alex Chand, a Bay Area artist whose landscape paintings transcend the traditional boundaries of representation, inviting viewers to engage with the emotional and sensory essence of nature rather than its literal forms. Born in 1982 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Alex’s artistic journey began when he first encountered Bob Ross’s “The Joy of Painting” series as a child.

Temescal Works Holiday Party

Date: December 11, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm
Member Event
Winter Holiday
It’s time to get festive together! Food, drinks, White Elephant gifts and merriment to be expected.

Member Spotlight Q&A: Sunil Rajaraman

Date: December 4, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm
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Sunil is the Founder of Hamlet, a company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make public information easier to understand. Prior to Hamlet, Sunil co-founded Scripted.com, a marketplace for businesses to hire freelance writers. Sunil also owned and operated The Bold Italic, a local San Francisco publication, which he sold to Medium in 2019. Sunil’s writing has appeared in ForbesFortuneThe Information Techcrunch and others. He once ran one of the top 200 podcasts in the US.

Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice Everything Extravaganza

Date: November 20, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm
Member Event
Pumpkin spice

It’s time for our annual November members’ social, which is just an excuse to sample all the seasonal goodies from Trader Joe’s. Not to be missed!

Member Spotlight Q&A: Bianca Kaprielian

Date: November 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm
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Join us for a fun Q&A with member Bianca Kaprielian, the founder of Fruit World, one of California’s most prominent fruit growers and sellers! During the Q&A, we’ll hold a raffle for some Fruit World merch!

Member Social: Healthy lunch

Date: October 30, 2024
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Join us for a nutritious and sustainable lunch courtesy of the local duo The Table Catering. Vegan options are available!

Member Spotlight Q&A: Camille Garrigues

Date: October 24, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm
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Join us for an informative and fun Q&A with member Camille Garrigues; a certified Integrative Health Practitioner (IHP Level 2) and acne nutritionist. Camille takes a whole body, root cause approach that focuses on both the external and internal aspects of acne to help her clients achieve clear skin, step into their confidence, and lead their most vibrant lives.

Endorsement Event: East Bay Animal PAC 2024

Date: September 25, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Community Event
East Bay Animal PAC sign
The East Bay Animal PAC, a nonprofit organization promoting animal-friendly candidates and legislation, will host its 2024 Endorsement Meeting at Temescal Works on September 25. Join the PAC to connect with fellow animal advocates, learn about local candidates, and help decide who deserves our support in the upcoming election. Light plant-based refreshments will be served.
All are welcome to attend, but only members of the PAC are allowed to vote.

Competitive Scavenger Hunt

Date: September 19, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm
Member Event
scavenger hunt

Grab a beer, form a team, and embark on a scavenger hunt throughout the space to win a fantastic gift card prize! Test your knowledge about the space and fellow members while having fun.

Floral workshop with Ellen Kim

Date: September 18, 2024
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Member Event
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Let your inner creative bloom with this fun and interactive flower arranging workshop, led by floral designer Ellen Kim.  Before joining the Temescal Works team, Ellen operated a floral design studio specializing in events and celebrations.
Vase, flowers & foliage provided. You bring a creative heart and pair of snips (or strong scissors). Get inspired and ready to have some floral fun!

Waffle Wednesday

Date: September 18, 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Member Event
Waffle iron with waffles in the shape of hearts in a cartoon style isolated on white background. Tasty dessert. Vector illustration.

We’re starting our day right with fluffy waffles prepared from scratch by long-time community members Roy and Judith.

Pizza Party Lunch

Date: September 10, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm
Member Event
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Join us for a delicious pizza lunch as part of our 6-year anniversary celebration. Member events happening the entire month of September!

Member Spotlight Q&A: Catherine Hicks

Date: September 5, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm
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Catherine Hicks is an accomplished artist and animator with a passion for both technology and traditional crafts. A recent addition to Temescal Works, Catherine brings 15 years of experience from Pixar Animation Studios. She also contributed her creative talents as a designer for Sesame Workshop. Catherine is an avid puppet designer and fabricator. Join her for an exploration of puppet fabrication, puppeteering, and their connections to animation, and experience hands-on demonstrations with professional-grade puppets.

Artist Kim Cardoso: Demonstration

Date: September 4, 2024
Time: 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Community Event
Art demonstration
Are you curious how wax paintings catch the light? Kim Cardoso will bring her hot palette and show us how she paints with the ancient encaustic medium, pigments, her favorite tools, and fire.

Temescal Works Turns 6 — YAY!

Date: September 3, 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Member Event
Donuts
Let’s kick off our anniversary month celebrations with fresh donuts! Join us in the kitchen area to nosh, mingle and celebrate together.

Art Opening: Kim Cardoso

Date: August 28, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm
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Please join us for the opening night of land lines — a solo exhibition by Oakland abstract painter Kim Cardoso. Light refreshments will be served!

Member Spotlight Q&A: Perris Richter

Date: August 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm
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Perris runs the Innovation Lab at Human Rights First, where they explore how to best leverage advanced technology to protect human rights and democracy. Get to know all about their work and passions!

Workshop: Painting fruit with Sophie Tivona

Date: June 27, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Community Event
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Join Oakland watercolorist and illustrator Sophie Tivona for a series of workshops focused on painting fruit. Study apples, citrus, and more, and take home colorful creations. Beginners are welcome. Sign up here (use discount code THEWORKS for %10 off!)

Workshop: Painting fruit with Sophie Tivona

Date: June 20, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Community Event
Watercolor of apple
Join Oakland watercolorist and illustrator Sophie Tivona for a series of workshops focused on painting fruit. Study apples, citrus, and more, and take home colorful creations. Beginners are welcome. Sign up here (use discount code THEWORKS for %10 off!)

Workshop: Painting fruit with Sophie Tivona

Date: June 13, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Community Event
Watercolor of apple
Join Oakland watercolorist and illustrator Sophie Tivona for a series of workshops focused on painting fruit. Study apples, citrus, and more, and take home colorful creations. Beginners are welcome. Sign up here (use discount code THEWORKS for %10 off!)