Dream Yoga is a transformative practice that helps you connect with your inner knowing through the exploration and understanding of your dreams. Because dreams are deeply personal, learning to work with them can be one of the most direct and illuminating ways to understand yourself more deeply.

By combining yogic techniques with the study of dream symbolism, this workshop opens a meaningful dialogue with the unconscious mind.

Dream Yoga emphasizes self-discovery and independence. The process of uncovering your own insights is empowering, joyful, and confidence-building - helping you cultivate wisdom from within.

This workshop will guide you in:

• Learning a clear framework for exploring and interpreting your own dreams

• Engaging in guided reflection and symbolic inquiry

• Sharing insights and reflections

Please bring: A journal or something to write with one dream written out and ready to explore

About the facilitator:

As a certified teacher of Yasodhara Hatha Yoga, Hidden Language Hatha Yoga, and Kundalini and Dreams Yoga, Ametisse Gover-Chamlou takes an insight-oriented approach to her teaching, with a particular interest in the transformative potential of dream work. She understands dreams as a powerful pathway for entering into dialogue with the unconscious and accessing inner wisdom.

Her journey began in 2013, when she completed the three-month Yoga Development Course at Yasodhara Ashram, followed by her Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification later that year. In 2014, she expanded her expertise by earning additional certifications in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Kundalini and Dreams Yoga.

Ametisse teaches yoga workshops at Lighthouse Yoga Studio in Washington, DC, and at Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia. She grew up in Northern Virginia and currently lives in Maryland. She is Iranian American and holds deep gratitude for the gifts of her cultural heritage.

Pride is a protest! And we’re coming together to help bring that protest in the form of a float named Azadi (meaning freedom in Persian) back to Capital Pride.

In partnership with The Arcade DC and Right Proper Kitchen we’re hosting a two-part fundraising series at Brookland Arts Walk featuring community, art, and football in support of queer Iranian representation at Pride in Washington, DC.

Part 1: Screen-Print Fundraiser at the Farmer’s Market

At Kucheh / Brookland Arts Walk

On Saturday, June 13, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Bring a cotton shirt to Kucheh during the Brookland Farmer’s Market to be screen-printed with art celebrating queer Iranian love. Just donate $25+ to our campaign! Every dollar helps fund the restoration and transportation of Azadi for Capital Pride.

Part 2: Screen-Print + World Cup Watch Party

At Right Proper Kitchen in Brookland

On Monday, June 15, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Cheer on Team Iran as they take on New Zealand in the FIFA World Cup during an evening of community, screen-printing, and fundraising! All while enjoying delicious beer and bites at Right Proper’s new location in Brookland. Whether you’re coming for the match, the art, or the chance to support queer Iranian representation, we’d love to see you there.

Bring your friends, spread the word, and help us create a beautiful show of love and liberation together.

You can donate $25+ now by visiting this link, or any time during the events, to participate and have your cotton shirt screen-printed.

Learn the basics of linocut carving and printing in one 3-hour session with a professional artist. All experience levels are welcome.

This class is an opportunity to learn to get creative, develop a plan and design, and make a bold work of art using linocut. You will be guided and learn the complete linoleum carving and printing process, and will leave with a series of prints and your carved printing block. All materials are included with your registration.

About the Artist:

Mina Michelle Jafari is a multi-disciplinary artist, with over a decade of professional experience with creating digital art, paintings, screenprinting, and linocut printmaking. She has degrees in Government & Politics and Persian Studies from the University of Maryland College Park, and grew up in the Washington, DC area.

Jomeh Bazar means “Friday Market”—join us the first Friday of each month to find new vendors and to shop from Brookland Arts Walk art studios and shops (like Kucheh at Studio 9)! Free and open to the public, ADA accessible, and Metro accessible.

Find unique handmade art, play backgammon, drink aromatic coffee and tea, eat freshly made savory and sweet snacks, smell and taste locally farmed goods, your hand at various art-making methods, hear live poetry—all while you meet local artisans and and pop-up vendors!

Here are the star-studded pop-up vendors for this month’s Jomeh Bazar, and activities at various Brookland Arts Walk studios + shops:

🫓 Delicious bites by Elif’s Table Catering

🍰 Cookies by Chef Koo’s Kitchen

🧶 Handmade Rugs by Kabul Home Decor

☕️ Chai + Turkish Coffee by Ballstonian by Isa Seyran

🌱 Farmed goods by Keep Step Farm

🎲 Backgammon by Kucheh

🎤 Live Poetry at American Poetry Museum

🪡 Sewing machine “petting zoo” at Amend and Adapt

…and more available at studios all along the outdoor promenade!

PLUS music to close out your Friday night and enter the weekend right! See you there

Over one 3-hour session, you will design, carve, and customize your denim item with a professional artist. All experience levels are welcome.

This class is an opportunity to learn to get creative, develop a plan and design, and elevate your outfit from dull to delightful by adding hand-carved elements that celebrate your individuality! You will be guided and learn the complete linoleum carving and printing process, print your own piece, and take home your carving(s) to continue your design collection. Bring your own denim — all other materials and professional guided instruction are included with your registration. Class is limited to 4 people.

If you want to organize a private group session, or invite more individuals than the provided limit please email info@kuchehdc.com with more information.

About the Artist:

Mina Michelle Jafari is a multi-disciplinary artist, with over a decade of professional experience with creating digital art, paintings, screenprinting, and linocut printmaking. She has degrees in Government & Politics and Persian Studies from the University of Maryland College Park, and grew up in the Washington, DC area.

Dream Yoga is a transformative practice that helps you connect with your inner knowing through the exploration and understanding of your dreams. Because dreams are deeply personal, learning to work with them can be one of the most direct and illuminating ways to understand yourself more deeply.

By combining yogic techniques with the study of dream symbolism, this workshop opens a meaningful dialogue with the unconscious mind. Dream Yoga emphasizes self-discovery and independence. The process of uncovering your own insights is empowering, joyful, and confidence-building - helping you cultivate wisdom from within.

This workshop will guide you in:

-Learning a clear framework for exploring and interpreting your own dreams

-Engaging in guided reflection and symbolic inquiry

-Sharing insights and reflections

Please bring: A journal or something to write with one dream written out and ready to explore

About the facilitator:

As a certified teacher of Yasodhara Hatha Yoga, Hidden Language Hatha Yoga, and Kundalini and Dreams Yoga, Ametisse takes an insight-oriented approach to her teaching, with a particular interest in the transformative potential of dream work. She understands dreams as a powerful pathway for entering into dialogue with the unconscious and accessing inner wisdom.

Her journey began in 2013, when she completed the three-month Yoga Development Course at Yasodhara Ashram, followed by her Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification later that year. In 2014, she expanded her expertise by earning additional certifications in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Kundalini and Dreams Yoga.

Ametisse teaches yoga workshops at Lighthouse Yoga Studio in Washington, DC, and at Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia. She grew up in Northern Virginia and currently lives in Maryland. She is Iranian American and holds deep gratitude for the gifts of her cultural heritage.

Join us for Kucheh Kollective’s monthly Book Klub event! We will be reading and discussing The Return by Hisham Matar.

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While the book will be a starting point for our discussions, this book club is not meant to be academically rigorous or intimidating, but rather a safe space for community and connection. We encourage readers and non-readers alike to join!

Discussions will consider the intersection between the themes from the selected book and our personal and emotional experiences. Our time together includes:

• Group sharing

• Small group sharing

• Tea and Sweets (feel free to bring your own snack!)

Please read or listen to the selected book in advance. If you register and are unable to complete the book prior to the event or unable to attend for any reason, please contact Kucheh Kollective (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) so another individual may have the opportunity to attend.

By registering for Book Klub, please note you will receive emails from the organizers from the Kucheh Kollective email (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) prior to and after the event.

While this is a free event, we encourage you to consider making a donation if you can! 100% of the donations will be invested into the future of Book Klub.

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About the Facilitators

Anita Farsad is a writer and facilitator based in Washington DC. Through poetry, essays, and fiction, she explores themes including memory, identity, and migration.

Mina M. Jafari is an artist based in Washington, DC and co-owner of Kucheh Art Studio + Shop. Her art is rooted in Iranian culture, and is a way for her to express her political and feminist point of view.

Learn the basics of linocut carving and printing in one 3-hour session with a professional artist. All experience levels are welcome.

This class is an opportunity to learn to get creative, develop a plan and design, and make a bold work of art using linocut. You will be guided and learn the complete linoleum carving and printing process, and will leave with a series of prints and your carved printing block. All materials are included with your registration.

About the Artist:

Mina Michelle Jafari is a multi-disciplinary artist, with over a decade of professional experience with creating digital art, paintings, screenprinting, and linocut printmaking. She has degrees in Government & Politics and Persian Studies from the University of Maryland College Park, and grew up in the Washington, DC area.

Jomeh Bazar means “Friday Market”—join us the first Friday of each month to find new vendors and to shop from Brookland Arts Walk art studios and shops (like Kucheh at Studio 9)! Free and open to the public, ADA accessible, and Metro accessible.

Find unique handmade art, play backgammon, drink aromatic coffee and tea, eat freshly baked man’oushe, smell and taste curated herbal remedies, try your hand at various art-making methods, hear live poetry—all while you meet local artisans and and pop-up vendors!

Here are the star-studded pop-up vendors for this month’s Jomeh Bazar, and activities at various Brookland Arts Walk studios + shops:

🫓 Man’oushe by Toot Toot

🍰 Baklava by The Persian Table

🧶 Handmade Rugs by Kabul Home Decor

☕️ Chai + Turkish Coffee by Ballstonian by Isa Seyran

🌱 Herbs + Tinctures by Anahita Herbal Medleys

🎲 Backgammon + Printmaking at Kucheh

🎤 Live Poetry at American Poetry Museum

🪡 Sewing machine “petting zoo” at Amend and Adapt

🌸 Bloom bar at Handmade Habitat

🗿 Sculpting at Maroulla Sculpture

📚 Books at BOL Coop Bookstore

…and more available at studios all along the outdoor promenade!

PLUS beats by DJ Basbousa to close out your Friday night and enter the weekend right! See you there

Learn the basics of linocut carving and printing in one 3-hour session with a professional artist. All experience levels are welcome.

This class is an opportunity to learn to get creative, develop a plan and design, and make a bold work of art using linocut. You will be guided and learn the complete linoleum carving and printing process, and will leave with a series of prints and your carved printing block. All materials are included with your registration, including but not limited to linocut blocks, carving tools, handles, brayers, tracing paper, printmaking paper, palette knives, gloves, rags, sketching materials, and inspiration materials.

About the Artist:

Mina Michelle Jafari is a multi-disciplinary artist, with over a decade of professional experience with creating digital art, paintings, screenprinting, and linocut printmaking. She has degrees in Government & Politics and Persian Studies from the University of Maryland College Park, and grew up in the Washington, DC area.

Join us for Kucheh Kollective’s monthly Book Klub event! We will be reading and discussing Liquid by Mariam Rahmani.

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While the book will be a starting point for our discussions, this book club is not meant to be academically rigorous or intimidating, but rather a safe space for community and connection. We encourage readers and non-readers alike to join!

Discussions will consider the intersection between the themes from the selected book and our personal and emotional experiences. Our time together includes:

• Group sharing

• Small group sharing

• Tea and Sweets (feel free to bring your own snack!)

Please read or listen to the selected book in advance. If you register and are unable to complete the book prior to the event or unable to attend for any reason, please contact Kucheh Kollective (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) so another individual may have the opportunity to attend.

By registering for Book Klub, please note you will receive emails from the organizers from the Kucheh Kollective email (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) prior to and after the event.

While this is a free event, we encourage you to consider making a donation if you can! 100% of the donations will be invested into the future of Book Klub.

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About the Facilitators

Anita Farsad is a writer and facilitator based in Washington DC. Through poetry, essays, and fiction, she explores themes including memory, identity, and migration.

Mina M. Jafari is an artist based in Washington, DC and co-owner of Kucheh Art Studio + Shop. Her art is rooted in Iranian culture, and is a way for her to express her political and feminist point of view.

Bring your own materials, or use studio materials! We will have:

• Paint and cardboard for poster-making

• 1” button-making machine

• Sticker-making materials

• Linocut printmaking tools and materials

This is a self-guided open studio with no formal instruction provided. It is a space for creative expression, message-making, and collective imagination—whether you’re working on personal projects, protest art, or something in between. Come make at your own pace, work alongside others, and be in community. All skill levels are welcome.

Limited space available.

Join BOL, Kucheh Kollective, and Muslim Counterpublics Lab to learn more about the long campaign of disinformation, propaganda and war profiteering that has resulted in the current war on Iran. We will also discuss the important actions that activists, artists, teachers and community members can take to resist and push back the narrative of war as peace, the use of US military intervention in the Middle East and South West Asia. 

RSVP Here

Location: BOL Bookstore, 716 Monroe Street NE, Studio 11, Washington, DC

Date/Time: Sunday, March 29, 3-5pm

Speakers:

Dr. Negar Razavi is a Senior Researcher with Security in Context and an Associate Research Scholar at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University, where she is working on her first book manuscript on the role of policy experts in shaping U.S. security policies toward the Middle East generally and Iran specifically. Broadly, Razavi’s work examines the intersections of state power, empire, security, foreign policy, expertise, and gender.

Reza H. Akbari is a Program Manager at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting and a PhD candidate at American University where he studies the history of modern Middle East, modern Iran, and critical theory. Reza conducts research on state-society relations, social movements, political parties, Iranian domestic politics, political transition, and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.

Play backgammon, enjoy tea, and be in community for a good cause. Hosted by Kucheh Kollective + Alexandria for Palestine.

RSVP and bring proof of donation (any amount!). We can accept your donation at the door, or you can show us a recent receipt from a donation you made to Children of Persia directly here. Every dollar counts, and we encourage you to donate any amount you can.

A donation of $50 provides a family in Iran with essential seasonal staples, helping families prepare modest meals and nourish children in need. We encourage you to bring cash, but you can also make your tax-deductible donation at the event!

All guests will receive a Persian/English calendar (1405/2026) filled with beautiful photographs from Iran.

All donations collected will go toward Children of Persia, one of the few organizations that have OFAC licenses to send humanitarian funds to Iran, while they are under U.S. sanctions.

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Hosted by Kucheh Kollective + Alexandria for Palestine.

Join us for Kucheh Kollective’s monthly Book Klub event! We will be reading and discussing Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang.

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While the book will be a starting point for our discussions, this book club is not meant to be academically rigorous or intimidating, but rather a safe space for community and connection. We encourage readers and non-readers alike to join!

Discussions will consider the intersection between the themes from the selected book and our personal and emotional experiences. Our time together includes:

• Group sharing

• Small group sharing

• Tea and Sweets (feel free to bring your own snack!)

Please read or listen to the selected book in advance. If you register and are unable to complete the book prior to the event or unable to attend for any reason, please contact Kucheh Kollective (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) so another individual may have the opportunity to attend.

By registering for Book Klub, please note you will receive emails from the organizers from the Kucheh Kollective email (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) prior to and after the event.

While this is a free event, we encourage you to consider making a donation if you can! 100% of the donations will be invested into the future of Book Klub.

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About the Facilitators

Anita Farsad is a writer and facilitator based in Washington DC. Through poetry, essays, and fiction, she explores themes including memory, identity, and migration.

Mina M. Jafari is an artist based in Washington, DC and co-owner of Kucheh Art Studio + Shop. Her art is rooted in Iranian culture, and is a way for her to express her political and feminist point of view.

Bring your own materials, or use studio materials! We will have:

• Paint and cardboard for poster-making

• 1” button-making machine

• Sticker-making materials

• Linocut printmaking tools and materials

This is a self-guided open studio with no formal instruction provided. It is a space for creative expression, message-making, and collective imagination—whether you’re working on personal projects, protest art, or something in between. Come make at your own pace, work alongside others, and be in community. All skill levels are welcome.

Limited space available.

In the midst of ongoing trauma and uncertainty in Iran and across the region, Kucheh Kollective invites you to an afternoon of writing as a path to understanding, processing, and healing.

This workshop provides the Iranian diaspora community with a safe and supportive space to explore identity, emotion, belonging, and resilience. Through guided meditation, group and independent writing prompts, and optional sharing, together we will meet our grief, confusion, and pain with empathy and compassion.

No prior writing experience is necessary. Just show up and put pen to page.

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About our facilitators:

Maryam Khatami, LICSW is a clinical social worker licensed in DC and VA. Maryam specializes in treating anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder. Maryam currently works as a staff clinician to students at American University.

Elham Khatami is a writer and editor, currently working in nonprofit communications. Previously, she served as a journalist and editor at ThinkProgress and CQ Roll Call. Her work has appeared in Catapult, WIRED, Guernica, and other publications.

Bring your own materials, or use studio materials! We will have:

• Paint and cardboard for poster-making

• 1” button-making machine

• Sticker-making materials

• Linocut printmaking tools and materials

This is a self-guided open studio with no formal instruction provided. It is a space for creative expression, message-making, and collective imagination—whether you’re working on personal projects, protest art, or something in between. Come make at your own pace, work alongside others, and be in community. All skill levels are welcome.

Limited space available.

Join us for Kucheh Kollective’s monthly Book Klub event! We will be reading and discussing The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar.

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While the book will be a starting point for our discussions, this book club is not meant to be academically rigorous or intimidating, but rather a safe space for community and connection. We encourage readers and non-readers alike to join!

Discussions will consider the intersection between the themes from the selected book and our personal and emotional experiences. Our time together includes:

• Group sharing

• Small group sharing

• Tea and Sweets (feel free to bring your own snack!)

Please read or listen to the selected book in advance. If you register and are unable to complete the book prior to the event or unable to attend for any reason, please contact Kucheh Kollective (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) so another individual may have the opportunity to attend.

By registering for Book Klub, please note you will receive emails from the organizers from the Kucheh Kollective email (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) prior to and after the event.

While this is a free event, we encourage you to consider making a donation if you can! 100% of the donations will be invested into the future of Book Klub.

_____________

About the Facilitators

Anita Farsad is a writer and facilitator based in Washington DC. Through poetry, essays, and fiction, she explores themes including memory, identity, and migration.

Mina M. Jafari is an artist based in Washington, DC and co-owner of Kucheh Art Studio + Shop. Her art is rooted in Iranian culture, and is a way for her to express her political and feminist point of view.

Authors of For the Sun, After Long Nights join us to share their experiences reporting on Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom uprising.

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If you want to understand Iran’s women-led fight for liberation and equality, you can’t miss this opportunity. We are honored and grateful to be hosting authors and journalists Fatemeh Jamalpour and Nilo Tabrizy to talk about their experiences reporting on Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom uprising, both inside and outside Iran.

The book entails narratives and accounts of resistance by eyewitnesses and activists as well as the author’s personal accounts of the women’s fight for freedom, and how their journalism helped shed light on these stories. It’s also a deeply human story of how bonds of solidarity and sisterhood reach through borders, walls, injustice, and even time to change a collective future.

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Tea and sweets will be served. Limited copies of the book will also be available for purchase (update: sold out), and seating is first come first serve. The authors' talk will be followed by a short Q&A with guests.

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Fatemeh Jamalpour is a feminist freelance journalist banned from working in Iran by the Ministry of Intelligence. She has contributed to The Sunday Times, The Paris Review, and the Los Angeles Times and has previously worked at BBC World News in London and at Shargh newspaper in Tehran. Fatemeh was a 2024-25 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan.

Nilo Tabrizy is an investigative reporter at The Washington Post. She works for the Visual Forensics team, where she covers Iran using open-source methods. Previously, she was a video journalist at The New York Times, covering Iran, race and policing, abortion access, and more. She is an Emmy nominee and the 2022 winner of the Front Page Award for Online Investigative Reporting. Nilo received her M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University and her B.A. in Political Science and French from the University of British Columbia.

Join us for an informal teach-in focused on the current uprisings in Iran, where we ask: how do we oppose imperialism while also supporting the Iranian people's growing opposition to the Islamic Republic? How can we assess the situation on the ground in the midst of media misinformation and internet blackouts? What does solidarity with people inside Iran look like right now?

After that, we will move into a circle where we will, to the extent people are comfortable, share where we are now. We'll spend time together holding the pain, hope, and anger. Contradictory feelings are often forged in grief. We will ask each other questions about our needs, how we each want to support Iranians in Iran, and what we each may might want in the future.

Come with curiosity, openness, and a willingness to listen, share, and learn.

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Neda Toloui-Semnani is an author, journalist, podcaster, and storyteller. Her book They Said They Wanted Revolution: A Memoir of My Parents was published in 2021 by Little A. Currently, she's an assistant teaching professor of Broadcast journalism and an affiliate with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Negar Razavi is a political anthropologist by training, whose research examines the role of Middle East policy experts in DC shaping and sustaining America's Forever Wars in the SWANA region broadly and against Iran specifically. Her work sits at the intersections of critical security studies, anthropology, gender studies, and global SWANA studies.

Join us as we hold space for the pain of the Iranian diaspora community: have a coffee or tea, talk, sit, and allow art to nourish us.

Join us for an evening in community as we hold space for one another's pain, and share our love for the Iranian people and all people who are suffering, while healing through togetherness and art.

• Music performed by violist and tonbak player, Kimia Hesabi

• Hot tea and coffee served on cozy rugs by Ballstonian by Isa

• Craft activities and backgammon at Kucheh

• Light snacks and water

• A candlelight vigil to peacefully honor those who we lost, including Iranians, and members of the immigrant community here in the United States.

We will also be raising funds for an Iranian children's charity as well as a local DMV area Iranian family that has been separated by ICE and needs financial support for living and legal expenses.

This event is free and open to the public, but please donate what you can to help us support the causes listed above (we will split the donations 50/50 between them).

Join us for Kucheh Kollective’s monthly Book Klub event! We will be reading and discussing For the Sun After Long Nights by Fatemeh Jamalpour and Nilo Tabrizy.

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While the book will be a starting point for our discussions, this book club is not meant to be academically rigorous or intimidating, but rather a safe space for community and connection. We encourage readers and non-readers alike to join!

Discussions will consider the intersection between the themes from the selected book and our personal and emotional experiences. Our time together includes:

• Group sharing

• Small group sharing

• Tea and Sweets (feel free to bring your own snack!)

Please read or listen to the selected book in advance. If you register and are unable to complete the book prior to the event or unable to attend for any reason, please contact Kucheh Kollective (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) so another individual may have the opportunity to attend.

By registering for Book Klub, please note you will receive emails from the organizers from the Kucheh Kollective email (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) prior to and after the event.

While this is a free event, we encourage you to consider making a donation if you can! 100% of the donations will be invested into the future of Book Klub.

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About the Facilitators

Anita Farsad is a writer and facilitator based in Washington DC. Through poetry, essays, and fiction, she explores themes including memory, identity, and migration.

Mina M. Jafari is an artist based in Washington, DC and co-owner of Kucheh Art Studio + Shop. Her art is rooted in Iranian culture, and is a way for her to express her political and feminist point of view.

Join us for a relaxed, beginner-friendly bookmark making workshop where you’ll design and print your own set of simple linocut bookmarks. Because this is a focused two-hour session, we’ll guide you toward creating clean, minimal designs that work beautifully at a small scale. Think of a favorite word, a short phrase, a symbolic motif, or an iconic image inspired by a beloved writer or book.

You’ll learn the basics of carving a relief block safely and effectively, then hand-print a small set of bookmarks using your finished design.

You’ll head home with a set of hand-printed bookmarks and the carved block you created, which you can reuse anytime. All materials are provided, and no experience is needed. Tea will be served, and the workshop is kept intentionally small for individualized guidance.

Celebrate the end of the year with Eaton. Gather in Eaton House, our creative coworking space and artistic hub. Learn more about what we're about and meet some of the innovators and changemakers that make up the Eaton community. Happy Hour from 5pm to 8pm, with activations and offerings from Eaton partners, collaborators and community members, including:

• Chair massages from Eaton Wellness (sign up at check-in desk at arrival. first come, first serve)

• Art and interactive print making with Kucheh

• Live collage art from Khadija Jahmila

• Ceramic goods from Black Pepper Paperie Co. (whose work is featured in Eaton Hotel guest rooms)

• Chair massages from Eaton Wellness (sign up at check-in desk at arrival. first come, first serve)

• Live music from Free Music artists, including Krista O'Connell and Marissa Zechinato (Free Music visual and music installation on display in Eaton House)

• Holiday Glass in Session cocktail class from Eaton partner Booze Bruvas 

• Art and Culture tours

• Photos with the Re:Spirited Tree (Eaton's sustainable holiday tree, located in hotel lobby) -  Plus vodka samples from Fou-Dre Vodka (Re:Spirited partner)

• Season of Giving Raffle (with prizes including stays at Eaton DC, free tickets, merch and more!)

...and more to be announced!

Yalda Market returns on Saturday, December 13th, from 3pm to 7pm at the Brookland Arts Walk!

Begin the coldest season by warming up at our annual community gathering and celebration of the Winter Solstice! This year we are joined by more than thirty food and art vendors, a continuous DJ set, and performances! Plus plenty of hands-on activities for children, including button making, stamp printing, and more. Stay tuned here for more about our vendors and activities—we’re excited to share what we have in store!

Don’t miss a beautiful evening in community, with fun for the whole family. Yalda Market is free and open to the public. We can’t wait to see you there!

Join us for a hands-on textile printing workshop where you’ll learn how to carve your own relief block and transform it into a repeating pattern on fabric. We’ll begin with an introduction to designing for textiles—how motifs behave when repeated, how to plan for rhythm and movement, and how to translate your ideas into a carve-able block. You’ll then carve your design and explore different ways to print it onto fabric using textile ink and traditional hand-printing techniques.

Throughout the session, you’ll have time to experiment with pattern placement and layout as you create your own custom-printed piece. By the end of the workshop, you’ll take home a beautifully patterned tea towel printed entirely by hand, as well as the carved block you created, which you can reuse for future textile or paper projects.

All materials are provided, and no prior experience is needed. Tea will be served to keep the atmosphere relaxed and welcoming. To ensure plenty of individual guidance, the workshop is limited to 4 participants.

Join us for Kucheh Kollective’s monthly Book Klub event! We will be reading and discussing The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa.

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While the book will be a starting point for our discussions, this book club is not meant to be academically rigorous or intimidating, but rather a safe space for community and connection. We encourage readers and non-readers alike to join!

Discussions will consider the intersection between the themes from the selected book and our personal and emotional experiences. Our time together includes:

• Group sharing

• Small group sharing

• Tea and Sweets (feel free to bring your own snack!)

Please read or listen to the selected book in advance. If you register and are unable to complete the book prior to the event or unable to attend for any reason, please contact Kucheh Kollective (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) so another individual may have the opportunity to attend.

By registering for Book Klub, please note you will receive emails from the organizers from the Kucheh Kollective email (kuchehkollective@gmail.com) prior to and after the event.

While this is a free event, we encourage you to consider making a donation if you can! 100% of the donations will be invested into the future of Book Klub.

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About the Facilitators

Anita Farsad is a writer and facilitator based in Washington DC. Through poetry, essays, and fiction, she explores themes including memory, identity, and migration.

Mina M. Jafari is an artist based in Washington, DC and co-owner of Kucheh Art Studio + Shop. Her art is rooted in Iranian culture, and is a way for her to express her political and feminist point of view.

Join us for a hands-on linocut relief printmaking workshop where you’ll create your own set of custom stationery or cards from start to finish. We’ll begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of linocut.

Learn how to plan your design, safely carve your block, and achieve a clean pull on your prints. You’ll then print a small collection of cards or stationery using your own carved stamp, experimenting with layout, repetition, and ink application.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll not only leave with a beautifully crafted set of handmade stationery, but also the linocut stamp you carved yourself, which you can continue using at home to build out your collection. All materials are provided, and no prior experience is required. Tea will be served to keep the session cozy and relaxed. This is an intimate workshop limited to 4 participants to ensure plenty of personalized guidance.