Interest Groups Summer 2025
For information about any Interest Group or to share an idea for forming a new Interest Group, contact Catherine McLoughlin. If there are Interest Group changes during the month, the Interest Group information leaders will communicate with their group members via email.
Note: All paid AAUW members and prospective members are welcome to visit any group one time before committing to the group or AAUW. For more information, check your Sea Breeze newsletter. Non-members should send an email to aauw4sccb@gmail.com.
BOOK DISCUSSIONS
BOOK WORMS will meet on Thursday, September 25 at 1:00 at Dee Trevorrow’s home to
discuss the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Dee will also lead the discussion. Please RSVP to Dee if you will be attending or not! For more information, contact Diana Phelps.
CONTEMPORARY NOVELS, PLUS will meet on Monday, September 29 at 1:00. Reading selections have an emphasis on women’s issues including novels, mysteries, and non-fiction. Book and host TBD. Information will be sent to members via email. Contact person: Tammy Isaacs.
EVENING BOOKS will meet on Monday, September 15, 7PM at the home of Rona Neiman to discuss When Women Invented Television by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. Linda McLaughlin will lead the discussion. We are always looking for new members. Click to see our 2024-2025 reading schedule. Information Contacts: Linda McLaughlin and Jane Robinett.
LITERARY CONVERSATIONS meets on the first Monday of the month at 1:00 pm. There will be no meeting for September, due to the Labor Day holiday. Reading selections are from our book 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories. For any information or to join the group please contact Toby Curry.
GAMES
BRIDGE: The AAUW Bridge group will meet on the Sept. 18, the second Thursday of the month, at Fratello’s 647 Camino de los Flores, San Clemente at 11am. There will be 2 duplicate tables and one table of newer players. Please contact Nasrah Kwentus if you would like to be on the sub list which we always need! Looking forward to adding you!
MAH JONGG: The Mah Jongg group meets every two weeks on Friday evening at 6 p.m. The games will be at Toby Curry’s home on September 12 at 6 p.m. and at Carol Tuch’s home on September 26 at 6 p.m. We would love to have new players. If you would like to join the group or learn to play Mah Jongg, contact Jane Robinett.
DINE OUT OPPORTUNITIES
HAPPY HOUR will meet on September 3, the first Wednesday of the month at 4:00pm at San Juan Creek Golf Club. Everyone is welcome. It is a great way in a casual atmosphere to get to know your fellow AAUW members. You just need to let Suzi Klickstein know if you are coming, so we can set up the right amount of tables and chairs. Please don’t forget to wear your name tag.
LUNCH BUNCH The Lunch Bunch will meet on Wednesday, September 17th at 11:30am at Hennessey’s Tavern, 31761 Camino Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano. Join us at 26772 Avery Parkway, Mission Viejo. Please make reservations with Lynda Winter by July 13th. For further information, please contact Lynda Winter or Audie Sturla.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS will not meet in September. Please let Irene Berardesco know if you would like to be on the email distribution list for 2025. Topics are selected from the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions Series. Information Contact: Irene Berardesco.
MATINEE DRAMA will meet on Friday, Sept. 12 1:00pm. Play and location TBA. All are welcome! Contact Tanya Johnson for information.
MEANDERING MAIDENS A small group of us walk around Dana Point Harbor most Saturdays at 10am. We meet outside of Harpoon Henry’s. It is a very pleasant and easy 2 1/2 mile walk. If you would like to join us, contact Suzi Klickstein and we will add you to our contact list.
MOVIE GROUP meets the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7PM at the home of Joan Nielsen. Contact: Joan Nielsen.