Dandelion Fall Newsletter
SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2026
Recent Events
Creative Show and Tell No.1
We wrapped up this summer feeling energized after our first creative share. Presentations included everything from a zine about Avondale Estates to how to build a guitar out of a soup pot. We even had a surprise song performance. If you're interested in sharing in the future send us a quick note by email.
Presentations from:
Philip Johnson (Philip & Friends)
Avery Robinson (Avery is Hungry)
Bryan Collins (Poetic State)
Kyle Lapointe
Pat Felix (Ordinary Rules)
Timia Lewis (Timia Lewis)
Franco Maria Castillo
Be sure to check out the work in the links above!
AIGA Buzz!
We kicked off summer with a design happy hour by the Atlanta AIGA.
Thanks to Mary Patterson for helping organize the event!
Men's Reading Group
Reading our second book "On this Journey We Call Our Life: Living the Questions" by James Hollis. If you want to join the group for our next book reach out by email.
Upcoming Events
Open Hours
Sun Oct 25th 12-3pm
Our next open hours is Sunday October, 25th. Come grab a coffee and hangout with us while we draw, read, chat and play chess. Highly recommend stopping by the Avondale Farmer's Market during this time, which is just three blocks away.
Fundraiser and Screening of La Orquesta
Friday November 13 6-8pm | $10 suggested donation to La Orquesta
A movie about a retired music teacher (Juana Alzaga) that sets out to create a youth orchestra, the first of its kind for immigrant families in Georgia.
Over her 40-year teaching career, Juana Alzaga has maintained a tireless commitment to her students. She’s led many school orchestras, but this one is different. The majority of her students’ families are immigrants from Central and South America who’ve made new homes along Buford Highway, one of the most diverse corridors in the South. For most, this is their only opportunity for music education.
LA ORQUESTA follows Juana, an indomitable teacher and activist, and her orchestra over the course of one school year. Through cinéma vérité, intimate interviews and archival footage, the film tells the story of a community coming together to offer its children opportunities that should be accessible to all, even as they navigate health and financial challenges and increasing hostility toward immigrants.
Made by our wonderful friends Monica Villavicencio and Stephanie Liu
Check out their filmmaking work at https://www.madebyxerophile.com
Doors at 6pm | Movie at 6:30pm | Stick around for a Q&A with Juana
News
Space Rentals
We had our very first space rental from the folks at The Taskforce for Global Health. If you are interested in renting out the space for workshops or gatherings email us at wearedandelionco@gmail.com for more information.
DFOS Site (Dark Forest OS)
I recently stumbled upon a new platform I am really excited about. It’s built around the idea that the open internet is changing and prioritizing more private groups.
In the words of the founder of DFOS “Instead it (the internet) became a place to be watched, measured, advertised to, and made to perform. People began moving somewhere quieter: private group chats, small communities, newsletters, and hidden corners of the web. These became the dark forests of the internet.”
We will be able to chat, hold communal calendars, sell books, host our blog and more.
Dive into the space here: Dandelion DFOS
Midway Woods Fall Fest 2026
Oct 18th 2-5pm
For those in the neighborhood Jessie and Franco of Dandelion will be helping with the fall festivities in Midway Woods. More to come!
From the shop
Latent Figures
Jannis Marsocheck
Jannis Maroscheck returns with an updated look on machine-generated graphics and the core motif of mass produced ideas. Searching for forms of expression hidden between ancient runes and y2k logos, medieval monograms and clip art illustrations, hieroglyphs and stock icons, Maroscheck developed systems to merge the shared visual vocabulary designed by humans across eras, continents and cultures.
FC - “A gorgeous book of blobs"
No Straight Road Takes You There
Rebecca Solnit
In her latest essay collection, the award-winning author explores climate change, feminism, democracy, hope, and power and its abuses. Throughout, she asks us to heed the stories we tell or have been told, and the ways these stories can or should be changed. Solnit offers a reappraisal of the value of indirect consequences—and an embrace of unpredictability, slowness, and imperfection in the politics of how to change the world.
JB - "A quick read that will give you hope in these dark times"
What we're listening to
Boards of Canada
Inferno
"Dark, moody synths from the electronic masters." - FC
Warlock Corpse
Stone Paths
"Medieval dungeon synths from Kazakhstan. Perfect for fall. Check out the last track for the disco/black metal crossover no one asked for" - FC
