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| Adventurous Chefs | Adventurous Chefs meets: 1st Friday @ 11:30 am.
This group is limited and there is a wait list. Contact: 925-280-0437, 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 include 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 |  |
| Books II | Books II
New members are welcome. Contact: 925-934-8199, dring@ifn.net, Meets: 3rd Thursday @ 10 am. Please RSVP to Phyllis Duggan at 933-2615.
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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 3rd Monday of each month at 10:00 A.M. and shares lunch. The evening bridge group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 P.M. A dessert is available. We meet at members homes at 7:30 p.m. and usually have 3 Tables.
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 4th 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. |
Barbara Critchlow and Jan Knadle |  |
| Contemporary Book Group | Open to new members.Contact: 939-0373, lstangel@astound.net.
Meets: 4th Wednesday @ 9:30 am.
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Diane Stangel |  |
| 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 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm 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. |
Marian Bliss |  |
| Golf | Do you enjoy playing golf? The AAUW golf group meets on the second Saturday and third Wednesday of each month. Please contact Susan Terzuoli 820-9071 or susanterz@hotmail.com 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. | Susan Terzuoli |  |
| 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 |
February and March every week Great Decisions meets and discuss issues published by the World Affairs Council. They include eight different world topics each year. The meetings are only in the spring and our branch has a daytime and an evening session. The Foreign Policy Association's Great Decision program ballots from our group and the results are sent to congress to help them make government decisions.
Please click and read the information link for more detail. Information. The 2010 meeting schedule is as follows:
We also have a monthly meeting to discuss books relating to our discussions. |
Roseann Krane, Martha Slavin, and Joan Ward |
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| Hiking | A new hiking group is forming! If you are interested in hiking some friendly trails in Contra Costa, e-mail: kathiehixon@comcast.net | Kathie Hixon |  |
| Literature - Daytime | Daytime Literature - We usually meet second Friday of each month at 9:30 AM at Livery Bagel Shop discuss the book of the month.
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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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Pat Foster | |
| Mahjong | Mah Jongg group is open to members who already know how to play and members who want to learn. We play in daytime groups on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Email pauladuck@yahoo.com or call 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 | Our new Travel Group offers armchair and active travel experiences for both members and spouses/significant others. We meet the 3rd Friday of every other month September through May at 7:30 PM at the home of one of our members. 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. As our aim is to also include active travel experiences during the year, this summer we are organizing a trip to Santa Fe, N.M. to coincide with the Santa Fe Summer Opera as well as an additional trip to Ashland, Ore. in October to see several plays. We have a good time socializing while learning about what our world has to offer.
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Marcia Steinhart |  |
| 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 |  |
| WC Travel | WC Travel, Contact: 925-939-2383, mimiaknox@comcast.net. Meets: 3rd Wednesday @ 7:30 pm. Open to new members. | Mimi Knox |  |
| 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:
For a six weeks trial group, we will each write one of the genre above: your choice of poetry, prose, or memoir. I trust we will grow to become a supportive community of writers. We will achieve this goal by doing the following: *Day: Please email the best day for you to meet: Thursday or Friday *Where: Email me if you prefer to Rotate homes? or meet elsewhere. *Time: Please email the best time for you to meet: 10:30 - 12:30 or 12:00 -2:00 *Start week will be: September 18, 2008 You will be contacted if you send email to B. Stumph |
Barbara Stumph |  |
