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Our January Calendar is Live!
January events, holiday hours, and more!
Zoe Wallace
December 18, 2024
Hey friend!
Big changes are coming to Drawing Room! Read below to learn all about our new Open Hours, volunteer-led gatherings, a coat drive, and a chance to explore the Met Opera.
With the new year comes many exciting updates, one being our very first year added to our belt! Happy Birthday to us 🥳 A big celebration is brewing, so expect an invitation soon! Thank you for joining us on this wild and creative journey. We look forward to another year of fun with you all!
Main highlights
 | Drawing Room has partnered with the Met Opera to bring you a truly enchanting field trip spring 2025. As you stay tuned for that, our friends at the Met want to give you a sneak peak into the opera house—offering our community a special discount for their upcoming holiday production, Magic Flute! Here’s a little more about the show: Mozart’s enchanting musical fairy tale returns in the Met’s abridged, English-language production by Broadway legend Julie Taymor. With dazzling puppets and a spectacularly vibrant setting, the Met’s Magic Flute is one of the city’s ultimate seasonal sensations for family audiences. On stage December 12-January 4. Use code NYCMAGIC for 20% off tickets. |
 | Do you have a craft, project, or skill you are dying to share with the Drawing Room community? We'd love to hear about it! We are opening up two slots per month (the third and fourth Thursday from 7pm-9pm, during Open Hours) for volunteers to host their own gathering at Drawing Room. A great way to lead, get feedback, and spread the joy! |
 | Winter is officially here and it’s chilly! So here’s a reminder that Drawing Room has organized a Community Coat Drive, aiming to provide as much warmth as possible to those in need. If you’d like to help, drop off new or gently used coats at our donation box in the entryway during open hours. You’ll receive a special stamp for your donation! (Limited to max one stamp per week) Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We have reached our first full box, which will be headed out to folks in need soon! |
Open Hours this month
As usual, we’re open every day except Mondays. Bring your lunch, laptop, project, friends, date, a birthday cake, whatever and get creative, read, play games, or just get some work done! Did you know you can reserve a table for up to 8 people? Make a reservation or walk-in.
Tuesdays: 10am-6pm (Cereal 4 Breakfast starting 11am)
Wednesdays: 10am-6pm (Lunch Break Puzzles starting 1pm)
Thursdays: 10am-10pm (Writers’ Tea Party starting 3pm)
Fridays: 10am-11pm (Movie Night starting 7pm)
Saturdays: 12-11pm ( Game Night starting 7pm)
Sundays: 12-9pm
Please note that Open Hours will be changing slightly starting February.
We’ve been getting so many requests to host your own events at Drawing Room! In an effort to make more opportunities to open up our space for your use—think birthday parties, craft circles and volunteer-led workshops—we’ll be closing our public hours early on Fridays and Saturdays.
Our new hours starting February 1 are:
Fridays: 10am-7pm
Open rental spots starting 7:30pm
Saturdays: 1pm-7pm
Open rental spots starting 7:30pm
Movie Nights: First Thursday of each month, starting 7pm
Game Nights: Second Thursday of each month, starting at 7pm
Volunteer-led community circles: Third and Fourth Thursday each month, starting at 7pm (Please apply here if you’d like to lead a gathering at Drawing Room!)
Please reach out at [email protected] if you are interested in hosting your own event at Drawing Room – we recommend making bookings at least a month in advance; spots will go fast!
Special hours coming up:
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024: closed
Christmas Day, December 25, 2024: closed
New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2024: closed
New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025: closed
You can always check out the Open Hour page on our website, Google Maps, or Instagram for our most up to date hours.
Featured events this month
Knitting Circle - Thurs, Jan 16 ​Join Drawing Room for our very first ever knitting circle! Bring any cozy project with you (yes, even if it’s technically crochet) and let’s get nifty while making friends! Included in Open Hours. |  |
Cohort (Re)union - Wed, Jan 22 Calling all previous, current, and prospective cohort members! Catch up with your Drawing Room pals in a casual hangout sesh over some refreshments. Bring your sketchbook, cowork, or chat like old times! Held during Open Hours. |  |
Warp & Weft: Closet Recycle - Sat, Jan 25 Make a wall hanging that weaves together your memories by using old unwanted garments! We’ll take your 2-3 unwanted garments (each with a different color and/or texture), transform them into “yarn”, and guide you through weaving techniques to recycle your old pieces into beautiful wall art that tells a story. |  |
Take a looksie through more of our upcoming events!
Knit & Purl - Tues, Jan 7: A beginner-friendly knitting workshop. Learn to knit (and purl) in the coziest living room!
Claydate (various dates): Learn the fundamentals of ceramic hand-building. Paint it with ceramic underglaze in the same session to add illustrations or patterns. We’ll fire and glaze it for you so it’s food safe; ready for pickup in 3-4 weeks.
Cohort Coffee Meet: Friendship Bracelets - Thurs, Jan 9: Hang out and chat, cowork, and make friendship bracelets! We provide the supplies and the coffee. This meet-up takes place during Open Hours. Exclusive to Winter 2025 Cohort Program members.
Color in Flow - Sat, Jan 11: Learn the fundamental techniques of watercolor through collaborative exercises. Then make a framed piece!
For the Love of Drawing - Mon, Jan 13: Try changing your relationship to drawing with new techniques, and free up opportunities to incorporate art back into your daily life!
Drawing from the Body - Tue, Jan 14: We’re bringing figure drawing back! A great, approachable way to get an intro to figure and gesture drawing, using multiple mediums to emphasize the joy of capturing the energy, proportions, and movement of the human body, rather than getting hung up on details.
Pen to Paper - Sat, Jan 18: Learn the basics of crafting a story and adding dimension to your writing. We’ll play with the seasonality of life and use words to examine the many transitions we often must navigate. This will be a safe space for reflection and creative expression without judgment.
Collage Potluck: 2025 Vision Boarding - Tue, Jan 21: A potluck of collage supplies! Come collage and show-and-tell your visions for the year ahead with Drawing Room’s collage community.
Carve & Print: Aprons - Wed, Jan 22: We’ll learn how to design and carve our own stamps, ink them with brayers and fabric ink, then apply them as prints to aprons. You’ll be ready to tackle the kitchen in no time!
Field Trip: Museum - Sun, Jan 26: Learn to draw from observation at the museum. Perfect for those interested in beginning a visual travel diary and making friends as we create on the go!
BYODinner Party: Lunar New Year - Wed, Jan 29: A candle-lit community dinner, where everyone brings their own food and celebrates the Lunar New Year. Feel welcome to bring food to share, too!
Bundles and Memberships
Really want the best deal? We offer bundles of day passes and memberships so you can pop by anytime, at your convenience.
“I’m a regular” bundle - buy 4 passes get the 5th free. $80 Must reserve visits online in advance to redeem. |
Drawing Room Membership - $220/month The full Drawing Room experience at the best price! Unlimited Open Hours with Art Library access. Attend up to 2 workshops on our calendar per month. One guest pass with Art Library access per month. |
Drawing Room Membership - $89/month Our convenient membership, made accessible. Unlimited Open Hours without Art Library access. 15% off all workshops and events on our calendar. One guest pass (without Art Library access) per month. |
That’s it for now, let us know if you have any questions by replying to this email! Hope to meet you at Drawing Room soon 🤩
Warmly,
Zoe, your typewriting host