☕ The Commons Public Events Bulletin

Hi there, and welcome!

The Commons is a community co-working and event space in Hayes Valley where curious, creative people gather to build, make, reflect, and connect. Each week we open some of our gatherings to the wider public, and this bulletin is your invitation in.

Here’s what’s open to everyone this week.

Open to non-members. Registration links included below.

💪 Builders Night
🗓️ Monday, August 17, 6:30 PM
📍 550 Laguna St, Full Studio
Bring a project, build quietly alongside others, and leave with more momentum.
Host: Lee Flannery & The SF Commons
Ticket: [RSVP]
Register: [link]

🧘 The Philosophy Behind Yoga: And How You Can Apply It in Your Life
🗓️ Tuesday, August 18, 5:15 PM
📍 540 Laguna St, Hogwarts Hall
The philosophy beneath the poses and how to use it in a hard week. No mat needed.
Host: Gabi Gazzola & The SF Commons
Ticket: [$25±]
Register: [link]

🌬️ Somatic Breathwork Journey: Emotional Release, Clarity & Nervous System Reset
🗓️ Tuesday, August 18, 5:30 PM
📍 550 Laguna St, Full Studio
Guided breathwork to release stored stress and reset your nervous system.
Host: Anna Bolender & The SF Commons
Ticket: [$20]
Register: [link]

🌙 Write Night
🗓️ Wednesday, August 19, 6:30 PM
📍 540 Laguna St, Hogwarts Hall
A quiet hour to finally move your writing forward, then good company after.
Host: Laura King & The SF Commons
Ticket: [RSVP]
Register: [link]

🧠 The Thought Experiment Lab
🗓️ Wednesday, August 19, 6:30 PM
📍 550 Laguna St
Socratic philosophy debate this week: can we actually know anything at all?
Host: Mendel Liu & The SF Commons
Ticket: [RSVP]
Register: [link]

💜 Souling: AI for Inner Child Healing
🗓️ Thursday, August 20, 6:00 PM
📍 540 Laguna St, 540 Cafe
See an AI tool for inner-child healing and give the builders your feedback.
Host: Ming, Leia Anapaula, Conscious Tech Collective & The SF Commons
Ticket: [$10±]
Register: [link]

💛 How to Give a Damn in the Age of AI w/ B. Scot Rousse
🗓️ Thursday, August 20, 6:00 PM
📍 550 Laguna St, Full Studio
A philosopher on protecting your capacity to care as AI takes over.
Host: Austin, B. Scot Rousse & The SF Commons
Ticket: [$10]
Register: [link]

🎬 THE (first) AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
🗓️ Saturday, August 22, 5:00 PM
📍 550 Laguna St, Full Studio
A Civil War deep-dive plus a screening of Spielberg’s Lincoln, with the host in costume.
Host: Daniel Jensen & The SF Commons
Ticket: [$10]
Register: [link]

🚪 The Commons Public Hours
🗓️ Sunday, August 23, 9:00 AM
📍 540 Laguna St, Full Space
No membership needed: drop in, co-work, and explore the space at your pace.
Host: The SF Commons
Ticket: [$10]
Register: [link]

☀️ Sundays in SF: 050
🗓️ Sunday, August 23, 10:00 AM
📍 550 Laguna St, Full Studio
Carve out deep-work hours for the passion project you never get to.
Host: Jason Tan & The SF Commons
Ticket: [RSVP]
Register: [link]

🎨 Resonance Salon: AI, Slop, and the Future of Culture (Near Capacity, register early!)
🗓️ Sunday, August 23, 4:00 PM
📍 550 Laguna St, Full Studio
Dinner and Socratic dialogue on AI “slop” and what culture is worth keeping.
Host: Tess Posner, Austin & The SF Commons
Ticket: [RSVP]
Register: [link]

These gatherings are part of our members’ calendar. A taste of what you’d get access to:

• 💻 Monday Morning Coworking (Mon, Aug 17): Beat the work-from-home slump and start your week with real accountability.

• 🌀 Emergence: A Relational Mindfulness Practice (Mon, Aug 17): Practice honest, in-the-moment connection and sharpen how you read yourself and others.

• 💻 Commons Co-working Day (Thu, Aug 20): Bring the project you keep putting off and knock it out in good company.

• 🍽️ Commons Gatherers Dinner & Mastermind (Wed, Aug 19): For the people who make this place run: dinner, heart, and a mastermind.

Join The Commons to participate in our full calendar of member-only gatherings, rituals, salons, workshops, and community experiences. It’s where the deeper magic happens, week after week.

👉 Become a member

Questions? Reach out anytime at hello@thesfcommons.com

See you around The Commons 🌿