Interest Group Happenings for December By Vicki Nicholson

• Art & Architecture:  Dec. 2, 11 a.m., tour of Crocker Art Museum photography exhibit; RSVP required to Deborah Dunn.
• Board Games:  Dec. 30, 7 p.m., at Ruth Werner’s home.
• Film Fans:  Dec. 20, 11 a.m., contact Cherril Peabody.
• Great Decisions I:  On hiatus until February 2023, contact Cathy Locke.
• Great Decisions II:  No meeting in December, contact Lynn Wood.
• Great Decisions III: No meeting in December, contact Kathy Schrumpf.
• Healthy Heart:  Dec. 16, 11:30 a.m. at Stephanie Moczydlowski’s home, contact Jane Cooley.
• Readers’ Theater:  Dec. 13, The Nerd by Larry Shue, 10 a.m., at Mary Williams’ home.
• Scrabble:   Dec. 26, 1 p.m., at Vivian Counts’ home.
• Singles Dining:  Dec. 4, 6 p.m., contact Nancy McCabe.

Interest Group Happenings for November By Vicki Nicholson

• Art & Architecture:  Nov. 4, 10 a.m.  Contact Deborah Dunn.
• Board Games:  No meeting in November.
• Film Fans:  Nov. 15, 11 a.m.  Contact Cherril Peabody.
• Great Decisions I:  On hiatus until February 2023.  Contact Cathy Locke.
• Great Decisions II:  Nov. 10, 7 p.m., topic — Biden’s Foreign Policy.  Contact Lynn Wood.
• Great Decisions III:  Nov. 21, 1 p.m.  Contact Kathy Schrumpf.
• Healthy Heart:  Nov. 18, 11:30 a.m.  Contact Jane Cooley.
• Readers’ Theater:  Nov. 14, 10 a.m., Mary Williams’ home.  Contact Diane Peterson.
• Scrabble:  Nov. 28, 1 p.m., At Vivian Counts’ home.
• Singles Dining:  Nov. 6, 6 p.m.  Contact Nancy McCabe.

AAUW Home Tour in Sutter Creek – April 22, 2023

Save the Date! The AAUW Amador Branch Home Tour is back!  After a three-year absence, the AAUW Home Tour will return on April 22, 2023, and will feature homes in Sutter Creek.  Mark your calendars now and plan to participate in this always enjoyable event. More information can be found at: https://amador-ca.aauw.net.

The Home Tour is the primary fundraiser for the Amador Branch of AAUW and it supports scholarships for local girls and women.  Some funds are used to send young women who will enter eighth grade in the fall to Tech Trek which is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) camp designed to develop interest and excitement in the STEM fields and self-confidence in young women.  The funds raised through the Home Tour also support women who are in the Upper Division portion of their degree studies, doing Graduate work and women who have either delayed or interrupted their education and wish to go back to college to improve their employment opportunities.

Upcoming Interest Group Meetings, By Vicki Nicholson

*Art & Architecture:  First meeting Friday, October 7.  Contact Deborah Dunn for more information.

*Board Games:  September 30, 7 p.m., at Ruth Werner’s residence.

*Film Fans:  September 20, 11 a.m., Zoom  Group occasionally meets in person to attend theater screenings.  Contact Cherril Peabody for current offerings.

*Great Decisions I:  September 19, 7 p.m., Zoom, topic-A Century of Drug Wars. Contact Cathy Locke.

*Great Decisions II:  September 8, 7 PM – 9 PM on Zoom.  September topic ”No end in sight: a century of drug wars”.  Contact Lynn Wood.

*Great Decisions III:  September 19, 1:00 p.m.  Subject and location to be determined.  Call Kathy Schrumpf for details.  A new Great Decisions book to be purchased in January.

*Healthy Heart:  September 16, 11:30 a.m.; place to be determined at August gathering.

*Reader’s Theater:  plays will begin in October.

*Scrabble:  September 26, 1 p.m., at Vivian Counts’ home.

*Singles Dining:  September 4, 6 p.m.  Contact Nancy McCabe or Karen Burley.

CALLING ALL BRIDGE PLAYERS By Margot Leidig

COME JOIN CHAR MARATHON BRIDGE

Signups are now being accepted for next season’s play. This is a joint Sacramento Branch-CHAR interest group.

Both old and new teams are welcome.  You and your partner become a team playing one game a month from September through April on a date agreed upon by the respective teams.

18 hands are played each month using party bridge scoring.
Monthly scores are compiled with winners announced at the end-of-year luncheon.

No partner? Contact us and we will match you up with one.

Registration is a $25.00 donation for AAUW Scholarships or Tech Trek and end-of- year prizes. Instructions and play schedule will be mailed to each player in August.

Each player should mail a $25.00 check, payable to AAUW CHAR, to Pat Boyd at 7801 Greenridge Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 by July 15. Please write your partner’s name on the memo line of your check. AAUW dues must be current. Please provide your street address and email address.

Questions?? Contact Pat Boyd: kinderteach38@att.net , 916-390-9907, or  Margot Leidig: MHLeidig@aol.com , 916-599-8744.

Board Games Interest Group by Ruth Werner

The AAUW Board Games group has not been meeting during the pandemic.  However, we will be giving it a try again and starting up in April.  We meet on the last Friday night of the month at 7 p.m. in a member’s home.

It’s a group that plays for fun.  We are not competitive.  We keep score sometimes and sometimes not — depending on the game.  The games we usually play are Mexican Train, Rummikub, Quirkle and Splendor, but are open to new games.  It’s a great chance to visit and get to know your fellow AAUW members better.

Please join in the fun for a pleasant evening and escape from your daily routine.  Contact Ruth Werner – her contact information can be found in the Branch Membership Directory.

Interest Group Highlight – Healthy Heart By Jane Cooley

Healthy Heart meets for lunch now instead of dinner due to Covid19. We meet the Friday after the second Sunday.  The March meeting is March 18.

Currently, we have nine members who come regularly. Due to Covid19, we choose patio eating and fresh air.  The February meeting was held at Pure Soul Plant Based Eats in their parking lot. The next meeting will be March 18 at 11:30 a.m. at Lido’s Café on Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael.

This group has been together for a long time, and we support each other as we enjoy hearing about each other’s lives. We talk about everything, including current events, world situations, what the ingredients are in a specific dish — you name it, we will talk about it.

We have recently welcomed two new members.  A third is interested but hasn’t been able to join us yet.  We get the names of members from the interest form that is filled out when joining or renewing membership in the branch.  Sometimes we get recommendations from others in our group.

When we met at night, we took turns hosting at our homes. The host made the main dish, and the rest of us brought salad, an appetizer, vegetables, or dessert.  We considered allergies to foods and diet choices such as vegetarianism.

We also kept our membership at eight due to the fact most dining room tables seat eight.  Like the rest of society, we have adjusted to changes.

Interest Group: Film Fans By Cherril Peabody

The Film Fans interest group has been active since the mid-2000s. Until COVID-19 struck, on the third Tuesday of each month our members met at the Tower Theatre or some other local theater to see a movie matinee together. Then, those who had the time got together nearby afterward to have lunch or a snack and talk about the movie and whatever else came up! It’s a very friendly group, and we always have had a lot of laughs. Since March of last year, we have been meeting on Zoom, but last month we ventured out in person again, though we still met on Zoom as well.

For our Zoom get-togethers, we choose films that are available on Netflix and watch them on our own and then discuss them on our traditional third Tuesday morning on Zoom. To choose the film or films we will see, I come up with several suggestions that I think the group would enjoy, and those who plan to participate vote on them. Members can suggest another film if they like, providing that it is available currently on Netflix. We like independent movies and foreign films a lot, so I often suggest those types of films. When we attend in person, our criteria for movie selection include the time and the place the film will be shown.

We stuck our toes back in the water with our recent in-person attendance to view the new version of “West Side Story,” which we all enjoyed, and we even went to lunch afterward. I expect we will be organizing more in-person screenings in the coming months, though of course it all depends on how Omicron plays out.

If you are interested in getting on the email list for the group, send me an email to me (contact information for Cherill Peabody can be found in the Membership Directory).  We have around 50 people on the list, but most of them don’t participate frequently, particularly since we have been on Zoom. We have a core group now of about six members who attend often on Zoom. You are welcome to join us whenever you can.