Special Interest Groups

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
Reviewer
January 13 Meet to propose books
Feb. 10 The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Atul Gawande
Zoom Kathleen Schaub
March 10 The Golden Gate: A Novel
Amy Chua
Zoom Nancy Vandell
April 14 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon
Zoom Jane Young
May 12 Mother, Daughter, Traitor, Spy
Susan Elia MacNeal
In Person Chris White
June 9 Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Malcolm Gladwell
Zoom Diane Griffiths
July 14 The God of the Woods
Liz Moore
Zoom Rebecca Said
Aug.11 Table for Two by Amor Towles
Zoom Cordelia Hwang
Sept. 8
Oct. 13
Nov. 10 The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson
Zoom Kathy Senti
Jan. 12,
2026
Be prepared to propose books to read! Zoom 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