Come join us!
Make new friends, expand your mind, learn new skills and best of all, have fun with interesting, like-minded women by participating in one of our varied Interest and Study Groups.
It’s easy! Check out the Study and Interest Groups descriptions below and the Weekly Interest Group calendar to find a group that appeals to you. Then email the IG coordinator listed for that group to find out more information and/or join. They will get back to you soon.
Create Your Own Study or Interest Group
Don’t see a group that appeals to you? Want to join a group but it is already full? Never fear! We encourage members to create their own Groups Almost any fun or interesting activity can form the basis of a new Study or Interest Group. We’ll help you get started by working with you to promote your new group in the newsletter. Before you know it, you’ll be meeting with new friends and sharing laughs, skills, and ideas!
Check out some possible ideas for new Study and Interest groups and how to get started HERE
Arts and Entertainment
Play Reading
Try out your best theatrical voice by reading plays out loud together and sharing snacks and conversation. We read a variety of plays supplied by the AAUW chapter in San Clemente, CA. Usually, we read one play over two months. New members are welcome. An email will be sent to members prior to the meeting listing where we are meeting and what play is to be read.
Meets: 4th Friday, 3 pm
Coordinator: Cathe Ledford
Afternoon Movie Group
The afternoon movie group meets at the Varsity. The selected movie and time will be announced by email. We meet in the lobby ten minutes before the movie begins and we often discuss the movie at the Elk’s Lodge afterwards.
Meets: 4th Tuesday of every month
Coordinator: Jean Conger
Games, Genealogy, and Handcrafts
Fun & Games
Get a Clue, steal the gold or exercise your word power! Board and card games chosen by the rotating host range from Scrabble to Pirates to Spades and beyond.
Meets: 4th Wednesday, 7 pm
Coordinator: Sylvie Whitman
Genealogy
Learn about how to research your family roots, restore those old photos and share family stories. Novice and experienced genealogists are invited. Members share individual family research and tips and a featured genealogy topic is also presented each meeting.
Meets: 4th Monday at 1:30 pm, via Zoom.
Coordinator: Linda Lipkind
Knitters and Stitchers
Work together on your individual hand projects
while sharing conversation and fellowship.
Meets: 2nd Thursday, 1 pm.
Coordinator: Peggy Audibert
Dining and Cooking
Potluck Dinners
Get together four to six times a year to share fellowship, good conversation, and a yummy potluck dinner. New members welcome.
Watch for an email invitation.
Coordinator: Elaine Sweet
Book Discussion Groups
Note: Click on “Book List” to see a current list of the books that the group is reading.
Brain Books
How does social change happen? Why are we polarized? Learn about the lesser-known history of eastern Oregon. Read about and explore social, historical, and philosophical questions such as these and more.
Meets: 4th Tuesday, 3:30 pm, via Zoom.
Coordinator: Sandra Coyner
Book list
Day Nonfiction
Our interests include history, biography, science, equal rights, and other popular topics. New members are invited to join us for stimulating discussions and enlightenment!
Meets: 1st Wednesday, 1 pm, via Zoom.
Coordinator: Linda Lipkind
List of all the books the group has read since 2009.
Nighttime Narrative Nonfiction
Come together to discuss books that combine good research with compelling, character-driven storytelling that read like novels. Authors explored are Erik Larson, Tara Westover, and Isabel Wilkerson.
Meets: 3rd Wednesday, 7 pm, via Zoom.
Coordinator: Gretchen King
Book list
Fiction Fans
Read and discuss classics to bestsellers, E.M. Forester to Ann Patchett.
Wine and nibbles round out the evening.
Meets: 2nd Monday, 7 pm.
Coordinator: Shannon Stuver
Book list
Mystery Mavens
Do you have a favorite detective? Whether it’s Sam Spade, Miss Marple, or Jackson Brodie, come share your passion for the whodunit! Each member selects a month to host and the book to be discussed. We’re still meeting by Zoom as of April 1 but hope to meet in person soon. We welcome new members! If you’re interested, contact Esther Stone.
Meets: 2nd Thursday, 7 pm, via Zoom.
Coordinator: Esther Stone
Book list
Study and Interest Groups Coordinator, Peggy Audibert 