Events

San Jose Woman's Club Besse Book Discussion Group meets via ZOOM on the first Tuesday of each month, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. You do not need to read the book to attend. RSVP to Chair Lucille Boone at besse@sjwomansclub.org for the Zoom link.

Meetings are free and open to all. 

Book discussion calendar 2025:

Jan 7th The Frozen River/Ariel Lawhon(F)

Feb 4th The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI by Fei Fei Li (Silicon Valley Reads selection)

Mar 4th Finding Margaret Fuller/Allison Pataki (F)

Apr 1st  An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s/ Doris Kearns Goodwin,(NF)
May 6th In the Time of our History/Suzanne Pari (F)

Jun 3rd The Cemetery of Untold Stories/Julia Alvarez(F)

Jul 1st  Shelterwood: a nove/Lisa Wingate (F)

Aug 5th /6th How to Read a Book: novel/Monica Wood (F)

Sep 2nd The Hungry Season: a journey of war, love, and survival/Lisa M. Hamilton (NF)

Oct 7th  The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store/James McBride(F)

Nov 4 TBA

Dec  in person holiday get together

F=Fiction, NF= Nonfiction

The Besse Group was formed in 1997 for those who are interested in discussing books, attending cultural events and enjoying stimulating conversations. It was named in honor of Clubmember and major SJWC donor Besse Slonaker, who passed away that year.

For more information, contact Chair Lucille Boone at besse@sjwomansclub.org.

Mahjong is cancelled while we get our new HVAC system. We’ll be back in August.

The Mahjong Group meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at the Clubhouse from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Club's Tea Room. On months with a fifth Monday, the group holds a bonus meeting. 

If you have never tried this game of skill, strategy, and luck, or you are an experienced player, you are welcome to join in the fun!

Meetings are free and open to all, but a RSVP is required to reserve your spot: mahjong@sjwomansclub.org Want to find out more? Email Mahjong Group Chairs   Liz Edlund and Robyn Ginsburg Braverman., mahjong@sjwomansclub.org.

The Mind, Body & Soil Group meets monthly, generally on the third Tuesday of the month at the Clubhouse, a  member's garden or a public garden,  usually from 2-3:30 pm.  This month, we are meeting on a special date.

Avid gardeners all, we clear our minds and find inspiration working in the garden; we work on keeping our bodies fit and strong, and in the soil we find the immense satisfaction that gardening can bring. We promote sustainability, planting native species, protecting pollinators, and safe and healthy practices. We produce beauty, peace, conviviality, good things to eat and bouquets galore! We share garden know-how, learning from each other and from garden masters. We visit other people’s gardens and gardens of note near and far. We share cuttings and seeds and, most importantly, we share, nourish and grow friendship. We welcome you to come grow with us!
This month Audrey Rust, native garden expert, will host us in her native garden. It's an opportunity to see an almost no water garden in the midst of summer. Audrey will share her knowledge, practices and experience. Since planting in October is the best time to do so for California natives, this is a good time to begin to think and plan.

To learn more or RSVP and get details, contact Chair Mary Lou Mason at garden@sjwomansclub.org