Have you guys ever heard of
The Pirate Store or
826 Valencia? I stumbled upon this curious shop after
an incredible meal in the Mission (post coming soon) and couldn't help but ask the employee a million questions about the store and non-profit connected to it. Founded by Dave Eggers and Kevin Powers, 826 Valencia is dedicating to helping kids of every age better their writing in a fun, classroom-type setting. I can't think of anything better. (I applied to be a volunteer. It's too cool.) They host creative and enticing workshops that I would love to attend, you know, if I wasn't several years over the age limit. Storytelling, Singable Stories and Comic Drawing... just to name a few.
Anyways, by this point, I needed to make a purchase because I was so psyched on the place, so I bought the latest
826 Quarterly which is a collection of poetry, fiction and essays all written by kids ages 6 to 18. This was my favorite (obviously):
Too cute, huh? Slash I couldn't have said it better myself.
8 comments:
That is way too adorable! Love.
I love this way too much. Thanks for sharing!
That place is the best! Not the mention it's decorated in pirate theme, which if I was a kid, I would be SO stoked about and hang out there all the time (which i want to do now..). So glad you're having a fun time exploring the city!!
this is too cute
xo the egg out west.
I had to stop in there while on my honeymoon in SF! Such a cute shop! That's awesome you'll be volunteering there.
eep, i love dave eggers & basically everything he does. this sounds adorable, i hope you get to volunteer!! <3
Dave Eggers' TED talk is amazing and explains more about the mission of the program: http://www.ted.com/talks/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wish_once_upon_a_school.html
they also have a bunch of other chapters with equally as odd storefronts - time travel mart, superhero store, robot supplies, bigfoot research center - it's seriously amazing.
I love this place! When I was in there, I couldn't help but ask tons of questions too! The books are adorable (my favorite was a book of letters to Michelle Obama from little kids). I asked why it was a pirate shop and a writing center in one, and they told me that the are was zoned for retail, so they had to sell something too, and of course the most logical thing is a pirate supply shop. Duh haha. I've thought about volunteering there too!
Glad you're having fun :)
xoxo Jess
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