Interest Groups January 2026
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 WORMS will meet Thursday, Jan. 22 at 1:00! Welcome to another fun year of reading! We will meet at Miriam Kranser’s home to discuss the book Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. Petti Van Rekom will lead the discussion. Please RSVP to Miriam if you will be attending or not! For more information, contact Diana Phelps.
CONTEMPORARY NOVELS, PLUS will meet the last Monday of the month on January 26 at 1:00 at the home of Debbie Mecklenburg to discuss The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Labour. Information will be sent to members via email. Contact person: Tammy Isaacs.
EVENING BOOKS will meet at 7PM on Monday, Jan. 19 at the home of Audie Sturla to discuss A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Powell. Susan Rosenberger will lead the discussion. Please RSVP to Audie. We are always looking for new members. Click to see our current reading schedule. Information Contacts: Linda McLaughlin and Jane Robinett.
LITERARY CONVERSATIONS will not meet in January. Please contact Toby if there are any questions.. For any information or to join the group please contact Toby Curry.
GAMES
BRIDGE: The AAUW Bridge group will meet on January 8th, the second Thursday of the month, at Fratello’s 647 Camino de los Flores, San Clemente at 11am. Please contact Debbie as early as possible if you plan to attend. Information Contact Debbie Mecklenberg.
MAH JONGG: The Mah Jongg group meets every two weeks on Friday. The January games will be at Rona Neiman’s home on January 2 and at the home of Jane Robinett on January 16. Both start 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 January 7, 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 Marge Hobbs 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 Our first gathering of the new year will be at 11:30 am on January 21, 2026 at Mandarin Garden, 111 Avenida Palizada, San Clemente. For further information contact Lynda Winter
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS . is dark through January. Our first meeting in 2026 will be on February 10 at Gayle Brosseau’s home. Deb Mecklenburg will be facilitating the group discussion on Ukraine. Visitors are welcome. Please let Irene Berardesco know if you would like to be on the email distribution list for 2026. Topics are selected from the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions Series. Information Contact: Irene Berardesco.
MATINEE DRAMA will meet Jan. 9 at the home of Suzi Klickstein for a reading of To Kill a Mockingbird, recently a very big hit on Broadway. 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. Meetings will resume on January 28. Contact: Joan Nielsen.