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| Adventurous Chefs | Adventurous Chefs meets the first Friday at 11:30 a.m.
This group is limited and there is a wait list. Contact Phyllis at 925-280-0437 or psheller@comcast.net,
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Phyllis Sheller |  |
| Art and Garden | Art and Garden AAUW Art & Garden Interest Group is an eclectic group with varied interests. Past activities have included trips to art museums, walking tours of San Francisco, trips to Filoli Garden and the Berkeley Botanical Garden, tours of the Palace Hotel, the Paramount Theatre, the Tao House, and the Sunset and Popular Science House of Innovation. We have fun, always learn something new, and always lunch during our outings!
Please check the Advocate News for monthly trips and call to join us. |
Jacque Schubert |  |
| Beads2Jewelry | Beads2Jewelry invites all members interested in learning to make jewelry. Our meetings will include sharing of work, bead and finding discussions and examples of how to make jewelry. We also plan to attend special bead and jewelry functions as a group. Call either of us for further information and watch the newsletter for meeting information. | Gayle Clark and Roseann Krane |  |
| Books II | Books II
Books II meets the third Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. It is a small group and new members and visitors are always welcome. Contact Doris Ringot at 934-8199 or dring@ifn.net for information.
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Doris Ringot |  |
| Bridge Daytime and Evening Information |
Our bridge group is an informal social group. The Daytime party bridge meets the third Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m. and shares lunch. The Evening Bridge group meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. We meet at members’ homes and usually have three tables. Dessert is provided.
Talleys available - just click and print: |
Daytime: Angela Domer Evening: Barbara Nexsen |
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Bridge-Duplicate Information |
The Duplicate Bridge group meets the fourth Monday of each month at 9:30 a.m. A lunch is served and we play 21 hands. The group meets at members' homes.
Talleys available - just click and print: |
Duplicate: Sandy Hoffman |
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| Cinema1 Evening Film "Cinema1" |
The Cinema 1 Movie Group meets the second Friday of the month at 7:30 pm in the home of one of the members. We begin the evening with a social half hour when wine and appetizers are served, then gather to discuss two movies, rate them on a scale of 1 to 10 and vote on two new movie selections to see for the next meeting. We end the evening with coffee and dessert. The host provides the home and wine, another member the appetizers and a third the dessert. At Christmas time we hold a potluck dinner. On the evening of the Academy Awards we either meet in a restaurant or a member's home with catered food to watch the Oscar presentation and tally our ballots for the most winners.
We are all film fans and view a wide range of movies over the course of a year. |
Jan Knadle |  |
| Contemporary Book Group | Open to new members. We meet the fourth Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Contact Diane Stangel at 939-0373 or lstangel@astound.net.
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Diane Stangel |  |
| First Friday Movie Section | First Friday Movie Section | Judy Halden, Diane Stein |  |
| Evening Film "Oscars1" | Oscar 1 Film Group
We choose a movie for the following month. We all see the film on our own and then meet on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for discussion. Each person shares his or her view of the film, and we have a lot of fun with it. Spouses are included. The hostess provides beverages, appetizers and desert.
Note, we are attempting to start a third film section as it is necessary to limit the size of each group to facilitate discussion, and the existing two film groups are frequently at capacity. |
Sharon Cohune |  |
| Golf | Do you enjoy playing golf? The AAUW golf group meets on the second Saturday and third Wednesday of each month. Please contact Marian Bliss 820-4709 or mbliss@sbcglobal.net to put your name on the golf group email list. Play times will also be available for members wanting to learn the game or refresh their skills. | Marian Bliss |  |
| International Gourmet | International Gourmet - share their knowledge of a world place through discussion and photos as well as experience fun foods from around the world. Menus and recipes will be prepared by members participating and all will share in the costs. Dinners will be only two or three times a year and diners may bring a friend or spouse.
Enjoy fun food experiences by joining our group. Take a look at some dinner menus listed on the left. Meals we have had include: |
Roseann Krane and Judy Lauper |
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| Great Decisions Information |
For eight weeks in February and March, our Great Decisions
groups meet to discuss foreign policy issues. Each week we discuss a
different topic from the Great Decisions briefing book published by the
Foreign Policy Association (FPA). The book includes a ballot which the
members fill out at the end of the discussions and return to FPA which
then sends the results to Congress. It is not necessary to purchase a
briefing book but they are available for $18 (2010) plus shipping.
We usually order as a group. We have both a daytime and evening group. Meeting times are: Evening Group: Mondays 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Daytime Group: Tuesdays 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
2011 Schedule: Mondays 7:30 - 9:30, Tuesdays 1-3 Host
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Roseann Krane, Martha Slavin, and Joan Ward |
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| Hiking | The hiking group meets monthly. We hike a variety of trails in Contra Costa and Alameda counties. The hikes are generally moderate, between 3-6 miles and take about 2 1/2 to 4 hours. We meet at the Sycamore Park and Ride for carpooling. An announcement for the upcoming hike is sent to those on the hiking list and is also available in the Advocate. Please contact Kathie Hixon at kathiehixon@comcast.net for more information. | Kathie Hixon |  |
| Literature - Daytime | The Daytime Literature Group meets at 9:30 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month except in December. Meetings are usually held in the home of the volunteer hostess/discussion leader for the book selected for that month. During the July and August the group meets at 10:00 a.m. at The Bagel Street Café in the Danville Livery. Books are nominated by the members and selected by vote.
The first quarter schedule is:
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Pat Madsen |  |
| Literature - Evening | Evening Literature - We usually meet the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM at a member's home to discuss the book of the month.
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Sandy Shalon | |
| Mahjong | The Tuesday morning Mah Jongg group is closed to new members. There will be a new group starting in the fall depending on interest. It will be a daytime group and open to both those who already know how to play or who are interested in learning. I will teach those who want to learn. It is really fun! The time and day will be determined by the group. Contact Paula at pauladuck@yahoo.com or phone 925-820-7308. Mah Jongg Rules |
Paula Weintraub |  |
| Movies 'n' Lunch | Contact:939-0373, lstangel@astound.net. Meets: 3rd. Tuesday @ 11:30 am. Open to new members | Diane Stangel |  |
| Photography | Contact Marian or Dora-Thea for information. | Marian Bliss and Dora-Thea Porter |  |
| Quilting | varies | Mary Kelly |  |
| Travel Group | Our Travel Group offers armchair and active travel experiences for both members and spouses/significant others. We meet the third Friday of every other month from September through May at 7:30 p.m. at members’ homes. We enjoy beverages and dessert while learning about a travel destination that is presented by one of our members. Each meeting also includes a Travel Forum where we share the latest travel tips and offerings as well as have an opportunity to ask the group for help with travel-related questions. We have a good time socializing while learning about what our world has to offer. This September we will meet Wednesday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. All our remaining meetings are planned for our regular meeting time which is the third Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Contact Karen at aauw.da.travgrp2@att.net for more information and include the name AAWU in the message title.
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Karen Larkin |  |
| WC Gourmet | WC Gourmet Group, Contact: 925-946-0249, judyfinchlaw@yahoo.com. Meets: 3rd. Saturday @ 6:30 pm. This group is limited and there is a wait list. | Judy Finch |  |
| Wine Tasters | We will meet monthly in members' homes and plan to do blind tastings or on occasion to have an expert speak to the group. Couples are welcome. | Barbara Critchlow and Alicia Jones |  |
| Writers Group | AAUW: Original Poetry, Prose, and/or Memoir Writing Workshop Interest Section: Or We write in your choice of poetry, prose, or memoir.
We are a supportive community of writers and achieve this goal as follows: We write and read to each other in our group. We bring multiple copies of a draft to share. We encourage each other and we will give one another as much or as little feedback as the author requests. We meet once a month usually on the third or fourth Thursday. We rotate homes or meet elsewhere at a club house, for example. Our 2010-2011 start week will be either the second or third Thursday of September between 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please email Barbara the best time for you to meet. Her email is bbornets@yahoo.com. If you need writing prompts to get you started for the first meeting, let her know and include “AAUW” in the title of your email. Thank you. Barbara Bornet Stumph |
Barbara Stumph |  |
