AS A NOTE: Some groups are meeting in person, others are being held virtually. Please check newsletter for details.
Bocce
Each month we will play bocce at a local court (or two courts if there are enough people). We will play on the third Saturday of the month, from 1 to 3 p.m. The exact location will be posted each month in our newsletter. We currently have an enthusiastic and fun-loving group of women signed up to play, and hope that more people will join us.
Book Exchange
Do you like reading best sellers, but don’t like library waiting lists and time restrictions or bookstore prices? Then the Book Exchange is for you. To join, buy a hardcover book from the current year’s best sellers list, either fiction or non-fiction. Your book will be rotated among the other Book Exchange members. You will receive a book on the first of each month and get your book back at the end of the year.
Bridge, Tuesday Night
For intermediate to advanced Bridge players. They play the third Tuesday of every month at 7pm.
Daytime Readers
Participants take turns reviewing and leading lively discussions of books that include classics, best sellers, fiction, and non-fiction. They meet the second Monday of every month at 1pm.
| Date | Book Title & Author | Hostess – Name |
Reviewer |
| Dec 12 | Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li |
Zoom | |
| Jan 8 2024 | Meet to propose books | Zoom | |
| Feb 12 | Grey Bees by Andrey Kurenkov | Chris White | Chris White |
| Mar 11 |
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See | Zoom | Joint meeting with Evening Book Group at your normal time- Margo James |
| Apr 8 | The Humans by Matt Haig | Zoom | Nancy Vandell |
| May 13 | Vera Wang’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto | Zoom | Rebecca Said |
| Jun 10 | Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall | Zoom | Diane Griffiths |
| July 8 | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrowby Gabrielle Zevin | Kathy Senti | Kathy Senti |
| Aug 12 | Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolutionby Cat Bohannon | Zoom | Kathleen Schaub |
| Sept 9 | The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters | Zoom | Cordelia Hwang |
| Oct 14 | The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey | Zooom | Carolyn Fishel |
| Nov 11 | How Can I Help You? by Laura Sims | Zoom | Pat Kelly |
| Dec 9 | The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown OR Read Contra Costa book |
Zoom | TBD |
| Jan 13 2025 | Be prepared to propose books to read! | Everyone |
Fourth Friday Flicks
On the fourth Friday of each month, members of this group will meet at a theater–location and time to be announced via email–to enjoy a movie picked by the monthly organizer. This group will be very email dependent as last minute changes in location and time may frequently occur. The organizer will change monthly, rotating through members of the group.
Game Night
A variety of games (board, dice, cards, etc.) are made available by the hostess, or by members bringing their own favorites. No skill is needed, except for the desire to have a fun evening! We meet the first Saturday of the month at 7:30pm.
Lunch Bunch
This group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 11:30 at a local restaurant for a casual lunch (separate checks) and conversations cover subjects from serious to humorous.
Night Book Group
Participants take turns reviewing and leading lively discussions of books that include classics, best sellers, fiction, and non-fiction. They meet third every third Monday of the month at 7pm.
| Date | Book Title & Author | Hostess – Name |
Reviewer |
| Nov. 18 | A Day in the Life of Abed Salama by Nathan Thrall |
Terry Kalashian | |
| Dec. 16 | Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury |
Chris White | |
| Jan. 20 | James by Percival Everett Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain |
Marielle Boortz | |
| Feb. 17 | The Life Impossible by Matt Haig |
Cheri Ng | |
| Mar. 17 | The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle & Flying Club by Helen Simonson |
Karen Van Zino | |
| Apr. 21 | Hamnet, a Novel of the Plague by Maggie O’Farrell |
Janet Williams | |
| May 19 | Master, Slave, Husband, Wife, an Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo |
TBD | |
| Jun 16 | The Women by Kristin Hannah |
TBD | |
| July 21 | All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker |
Chris Sweeney Ely | |
| Aug. 18 | The Confidante by Christopher G. Gorham |
TBD | |
| Sept. 15 | Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger |
Karen Van Zino | |
| Oct. 20 | Potluck & Book Selection | ||
Local Walking Group
Join your AAUW friends on a once-a-month walk. We meet at 9 a.m., usually on the 2nd Saturday of the month in the Target parking lot. Besides being in the healthy outdoors, we get to enjoy the company of old and new friends.
Women in History Podcast
This is a new group so help us get it going! Every month we will independently listen to a podcast from The History Chicks (https://thehistorychicks.com/) and then meet to discuss it via Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month at 11:30 AM. We will learn about famous women and women who made a contribution but are not as well known. Join us!
2025 Schedule
January 15–Chris White will lead a discussion about Martha Washington. Episode 225: Martha Washington
February 19-Rebecca Said will lead a discussion about Lucille Ball. This is a two parter, so make sure you allow enough time. Episode 82: Lucille Ball part 1 Episode 83: Lucille Ball part 2
March 19-Diane Griffiths will lead a discussion about Katharine Graham. Episode 257: Katharine Graham
April 16-Cindy Alpert will lead a discussion about Doctor Mary Edwards Walker. Episode 211: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
May 21-Margo James will lead a discussion about Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Episode 125: Babe Didrikson Zaharias