Our interest groups and activities enable our members to come together in social settings, to get to know each other on a more personal level, and to have fun doing things that interest them.
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ACTIVITIES
Event Calendar
INTEREST GROUPS
Art History Group
Our art loving ladies use and peruse art forms, information, museums, mixed media of all sorts, learning and sharing our artsy chic.
Bridge Group 
This group meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.
Cinema Groups 
Two cinema groups (“Afternoon Movie Delights” and “Twin Cinema” Groups) meet the 1st Tuesday of each month at 12:30 PM at the homes of group members. The movies are selected by those in attendance the prior month. Many of the chosen movies are foreign films, which have received Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Sun Dance Festival Awards, etc. or nominations for various categories. Bring your lunch. Refreshments are provided by the host and group members. Eat, socialize and watch top rated movies.
Great Decisions
Great Decisions is a foreign policy discussion group sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association. Participants purchase and read a Great Decisions paperback book containing information about eight topics on world issues. The Group usually meets the 3rd or 4th Tuesday of the month, at 12:30 PM, after Book Sort, to discuss one of the topics. All are welcome to participate.
Literature Groups
Daytime Literature Groups
There are three discussion groups that meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month, at 12:30 PM, in members’ homes. Participants bring their lunch. Refreshments are provided by the hostess. Selections for the year, voted on from members’ suggestions, are made at the May meetings.
Note: No Meetings in December or June.
2017-2018 Book Groups
THE BOOKMARKS DAYTIME BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP (2017 – 2018 Meetings)
- June 27 Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
- July 25 A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding by Jackie Copelton
- August 22 The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin
- September 26 The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
- October 24 The Curious Charms of Author Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
- November 28 The sweetness of Forgetting by Kristin Harmel
- December No Meeting
- January 23 Joshua – A Brooklyn Tale by Andrew Kane
- February 27 Lunch at Anemos (12:30)
- March 27 The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa
- April 24 The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes
- May 22 Planning Meeting and Lunch
FEED N’ READ DAYTIME BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP (2017 – 2018 Meetings)
- July 25 Tell about a book that we read and enjoyed
- August 22 Tell about a book that we read and enjoyed
- Sep. 26th – “The Wives of Los Alamos” by Tarashea Nesbit
- Oct. 24th – “The Bridal Chair” by Gloria Goldreich
- Nov. 28th – “Ordinary Grace” by Wm. Kent Krueger
- December – No Meeting
- Jan. 23rd – “The Rent Collector” by Cameron Wright
- Feb. 27th – “The Two Family House” by Lynda Cohen Loigman
- Mar. 27th – “The Last Train to Istanbul” by Ayse Kulin
- Apr.24th – “The German Girl” by Correa
- May 22 – Pot Luck
MS. PRINTS BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP (2017-2018 Meetings)
- July 25 Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
- August. 22 Open discussion
- September 26 The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Inara Erickson
- October 24 Devil in Jerusalem by Naomi Ragen
- November 28 Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
- January 23 Enchanted Islands by Allison Amend
- February 27 Orphan # 8 by Kim van Alkemade
- March 27 Digging to America by Anne Tyler
- April 24 America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray
- May 22 Planning meeting
Evening Literature Group (2017-2018 Meetings)
This discussion group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, at 6:30 PM, in members’ homes. Refreshments are served. Selections for the year, voted on from members’ suggestions, are made at the May meeting.
- September 20 TBA
- October 18 TBA
- November 15 TBA
- December No Meeting
- January 17 TBA
- February 14 TBA
- March 14 TBA
- April 18 TBA
- May 16 Selection
- June No Meeting
2017-2018 Book Groups
2016-2017 Book Groups
2015-2016 Books
Lunch Bunch 
This group meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m., for a casual meal in an area restaurant.
Pot Luck Dinner
Potluck Dinner at Members’ homes during month of February (Replaces February Branch Meeting)
Recognition Dinner 
The Recognition Dinner, which is held in the month of June, has been an annual event for many years. It is an evening to socialize with those we see all the time and those we don’t get a chance to visit with very often. We always have a very enjoyable evening and are glad that many of our members were able to join us.
Supper Club
The group is looking for a new Chair. It previously met the 4th Wednesday of most months, at 6:30 PM at a restaurant in the surrounding area. Wine, good food and conversation all combine to make for a very pleasant evening out. (Does not meet in December.)
Travel Information Group
The purpose of the Travel Information Group is to explore as many different types of travel and travel experiences as possible. The group calls on our widely traveled membership to volunteer to speak about a travel destination, share experiences, pictures, planning, modes of travel, etc. Meetings are informal, yet informative. The group meets at a member’s home, afternoons (1:30 PM), four times per year (in September, October, April & May) on the third Thursday of the month,
Trips and Treks (Cultural Affairs) 
Each month trips are planned to various locations in NY and NJ, where we take docent-led tours of museums and other places of interest. During winter months, instead of monthly trip: Ladies Afternoon at the Movies (East Windsor) Carpools are facilitated for those wishing to attend. Some destinations we’ve visited are:
- Brandywine River Art Museum Chadds Ford, PA
- Bryn Athyn, PA Historic District
- Cedar Lane Alpaca Farm and The Chapter House for lunch , Howell NJ
- Center for Holocaust, Human Rights, and Genocide Education (Chhange) at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
- Deep Cut Gardens in Middletown, NJ
- Duke Farms in Hillsborough, NJ
- Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA
- Freehold Museum & Library In Freehold, NJ
- George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ (A trip to see Venus in Fur)
- Grounds for Sculpture, in Hamilton, NJ
- Hindu Temple = the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robinsville, NJ & Mastori’s Diner, Bordentown, NJ
- GUILD OF CREATIVE ART in Shrewsbury, NJ
- Hunterdon Hills Playhouse in Union Township, NJ
- Info Age Museum at Camp Evans in Wall Twp, NJ
- Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County
- Monmouth County Agriculture Building (Kosloski Rd, Freehold)
- The Monmouth County Historical Association, Marpit Hall and the Taylor-Butler Housel Middletown, NJ
- Morris Aboretum in Philadelphia, PA
- Morris Museum and The Thirsty Turtle
- Nemours Mansion & Gardens Wilmington, DE
- NY Botanical Gardens and lunch at Antonio’s Trattoria
- Pearl S. Buck House in Perkasie, PA
- Pine Barrens Native Fruits, and lunch at the Plumstead Grill
- The Proprietary House, in Perth Amboy, NJ and lunch at The Barge
- Roebling Museum in Roebling, NJ
- Rutherford Hall in Allamuchy, NJ
- The Seeing Eye Institute in Morristown, NJ
- Spirit of NJ lunch cruise from Weehawken, NJ
- Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms and lunch at Lemongrass Viet-Thai Restaurant
- Tenement Museum in NYC
- Twin Lights Lighthouse, Bahrs & Monmouth County 9/11 Memorial located at Mt. Mitchell
- Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center and Old Oarhouse Irish Pub
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Delaware
- Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick, NJ
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See the Pictures of our Branch (2016) Pictures of our Branch (2015) and Pictures of our Branch (2014) for pictures from past activities.