Interest
Groups 2009- 2010
One of the privileges of branch
membership is the opportunity to participate in one or more interest group.
Any member is welcome to join as many as are of interest. If you
would like to initiate a new interest group, please contact Deanna prior to the
10th of the month preceding your event.
It will be listed in the following month’s column to advertise and recruit for
members who would like to help start or join the new group
Contact: Deanna, Interest Group Chair
dfranke@vcccd.edu,
805-529-8644.
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Coffee and Chat
Meets 9:15am the 1st Saturday of every month. Our
next meeting will be Saturday, October 3rd. We will
meet at the Greenhouse Café , 652 E. Janss Rd.,
Thousand Oaks. This is a very pleasant way to get
acquainted and keep acquainted. We hope you will be
able to join us. For further information, contact Narda
at 805-493-2138 or email pfargot@verizon.net.
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Craftiness
Meets 7pm the 2nd Tuesday of each month. So
many of us have UFO’s, UnFinished Objects, that we intend to complete.
This group will meet at Ann McCartney’shome once a month to work on a
variety of crafts, quilts, knitting, etc. Contact Narda atpfargot@verizon.net,
805-493-2138 or
Ann McCartney at
amccartney@lvusd.org,,
818-597-0021.
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Daytime Bridge
Meets 1pm the 2nd and 4th Mondays each month at
members’ homes.
Contact Wendy if at
805-496-2764
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Geography Interest Group
Meets 6:30pm the 4th Monday of the month. Our next meeting
will be October 26th and the country to be studied will
be
Switzerland.
Location varies. Contact Wendy Hoffman at 805-496-2764 or
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Daytime Literature Group
We invite you to join us for a lively discussion on the
4th Monday of each month at
10:15am at the Thousand
Oaks Library.
Oct. 26
The Soloist
by Steve Lopez (Thousand
Oaks
One City One Book
selection. Discussion
will
be led by Sue Pelman.)
For further information please contact Shirley Morris at
805-495-9669 or email
PhillySJM@aol.com.
Museums and More
Meets just after Coffee and Chat the 1st
Saturday of
each month. Contact Ann McCartney 818-597-0021,
amccartney@lvusd.org.
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Evening Literature Group
We are meeting on a new day, the 2nd
Thursday
of each
month at 7:30pm at members’ homes. Everyone is
welcome to attend. Our schedule is:
Oct. 8
Entertaining Disasters: A Novel (with
Recipes)
by Nancy Spiller
Nov. 12 Twilight
by Stephanie
Meyers
Dec. 10
The Tortilla Curtain
by
T.C. Boyle (Potluck)
January 14
Kabul Beauty
School: An American
Woman
Goes
Behind the Veil Deborah
Rodriguez
and Kristin
Ohlson
February 11, 2010
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
David Wroblewski
March 11, 2010
Anthem Ayn Rand
April 8, 2010
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
May 13, 2010
The Necklace:
Thirteen Women and
the
Experiment That Transformed Their Lives
Cheryl Jarvis (AUTHOR EVENT)
June 10, 2010
In The Woods
Tana French
(POTLUCK)
July 8, 2010
Revolutionary
Road
Richard Yates
August 12,
2010 My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's
Personal Journey Jill Bolte
Taylor
Borders gives a discount to AAUW members for these
books. Contact Jennifer Gross at
jengross@gte.net
or
805-499-7147.
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Healthy Lifestyle Group
Meets every Monday at 8:30am in group members’
homes. We focus on developing a healthy lifestyle,
keeping a positive attitude and, most importantly,
offering support for one another as we make beneficial
change in our lives. For meeting location, contact
Pattie Dix at
805-376-3568 or email
PDix28@gmail.com.
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Morning Walking Group
Meets every Thursday at 7:30am rain or shine for a
moderate walk, approximately 45 minutes. We meet by
the Cheesecake Factory
in the Oaks Mall (inside if rain;
outside if shine). Some of the group continue on for
coffee and to do crossword puzzles. Contact Shirley
Morris at
PhillySJM@aol.com
or 805-495-9669.
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Movie Interest Group
Meets late afternoon on the 2nd
Wednesday of the
month, depending on movie
times at local theaters. Sometimes we meet for
dinner after the show. Please contact Eleanor Arbeene at
elenorarbeene@roadrunner.com
or
call
805-241-1838 (identify email with AAUW Movie as
“Subject”) for movie selection and discussion location.
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Photography Group
Meets the 3rd
Tuesday of the month
at 10:15am. We
are “budding” photographers who meet once a month
to learn about our digital cameras and how to take the
“perfect” picture and have lots of fun along the way.
Call Wendy Hoffman at 805-496-2764 or email at
wendyhof@gmail.com.
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