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CANCELED DUE TO RAIN: Walking Society: Japantown
January 3, 2025 9:00 am - 11:00 am
San Jose Woman's Club, 75 S 11th St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA
On our first Friday of 2025, Helene (408 887-4335) will lead a 3.5 mile walk to Japantown and back. The route will start at SJWC and thread past San Jose City Hall, the Corinthian Bldg across from St James Park, the historic Hensley district to Japantown with the Buddhist Temple and Nijiya Market. The iconic Mariani Packing Co water tower will mark our return path to downtown San Jose
CONTACT: If this is your first walk with the Walking Society, please send a message to WalkingSociety@SJWomansclub.org with "Join Walkers List" in the subject line. Once Lisa receives your message, she will send you additional important info about our walks. Everyone welcome, SJWC membership not required.
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Cantar con los Reyes
Cantar con los Reyes
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
San Jose Woman's Club, 75 S 11th St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA
Ring in the New Year with joyful music led by TikTok sensation, Mariachi and Opera singer Omar Alejandro.
Share in cherished holiday traditions and delicious treats like Rosca de Reyes, Tamales and Atole at this vibrant holiday sing-along event.
Presented by San Jose Woman's Club and Opera Cultura.
Tickets are just $5. SJWC members free with code SJWC: https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/operacultura/6882/event/1405491
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Mahjong Group
Mahjong Group
January 6, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
San Jose Woman's Club, 75 South 11th Street, San Jose, CA, United States
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 Fireside Room.
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.
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Mind, Body and Soil Gardening Group: Rose Pruning Workshop
January 7, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
In a member's garden. RSVP for locaion
Join us in a members garden this month to learn how to prune roses. We are meeting on a special date and time this month.
Mary Heidler’s lifelong passion has been gardening. For 12 years she was the Lead Gardener at the City of San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, and she has worked as a gardener for fifty years. From Mary, we will learn the proper pruning methods to maintain a beautiful rose bush or vine. She will have invaluable information and advice about rose care, plant selection and maintenance. Remember - January is rose-pruning time!
RSVP to garden@sjwomansclub.org for the address.
Mind, Body and Soil Gardening Group: 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!
Group meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at the Clubhouse, a member's garden or a public garden, usually from 4-5:30 pm.
Contact: Mary Lou Mason, garden@sjwomansclub.org
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Bessie Book Discussion Group Meeting - Video Meeting
January 7, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
At your home!
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.
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Sewing Group
Sewing Group
January 8, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
SJWC's newest Group, chaired by veteran sewers Sandy Swirsky and Jackie Daemon, meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Clubhouse from 10 am to 2 pm. If you have an easy to move sewing machine, bring it with you.
This month we a re making fabric leaf bowls, 10 - 2, Bring good scissors and your sewing machine if it is portable. We have lots of fabric.
Group members choose a project for each meeting and a materials list is provided in advance. Project ideas include leaf bowls, banner wall hangings or table runners with appliques, simple stuffed toys, potato heating bags, reusable bags for gifts, learning to make clothes, and learning to crochet.
Bring your lunch and beverage and snacks to share if you want.
Please RSVP so we know how to set up the room. We look forward to enjoying this new activity with you!
Contact: Chairs Sandy Swirsky and Jackie Daemon at sewing@sjwomansclub.org to learn more and RSVP.
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Artist's Collec…
Artist's Collective Group Meeting
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
San Jose Woman's Club, 75 S 11th St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA
The Artist's Collective Group brings together interested artists—anyone wanting to share work, inspiration, and ideas—as a group of creatives to build a platform of motivation, community and support. Anyone interested in participating is welcome.
Group meetings are held at the Clubhouse, from 6:30 to 8:00, on the Third Wednesday of each month.
Contact: Chair Lisa Wangsness at collective@sjwomansclub.org to learn more and RSVP.
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Walking Society: Dow…
Walking Society: Downtown San Jose
January 17, 2025 9:00 am - 11:00 am
San Jose Woman's Club, 75 S 11th St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA
Join us for an invigorating walk through DTSJ!
Lisa will be leading this walk. Meet at the SJWC promptly at 9am. Walk is a 4 mile flat loop through Downtown, with an optional coffee stop. Highlights: SJSU, St James & Ryland Parks, Guadalupe River Trail, Little Italy, San Pedro Square, Caesar Chavez Plaza, Paseo de San Antonio. For last minute questions contact Lisa at (408) 393-6292
CONTACT: If this is your first walk with the Walking Society, please send a message to WalkingSociety@SJWomansclub.org with "Join Walkers List" in the subject line. Once Lisa receives your message, she will send you additional important info about our walks. Everyone welcome, SJWC membership not required.
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Mahjong Group
Mahjong Group
January 20, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
San Jose Woman's Club, 75 South 11th Street, San Jose, CA, United States
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 Fireside Room.
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.
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Best Furry Friends m…
Best Furry Friends meeting
January 21, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Are you a cat lady, dog mom, or all around animal lover? What a coincidence! So are we. Best Furry Friends formed in 2016 to partner with local companion animal charities to volunteer, drive awareness, and raise funds for our furry friends in need.
Join us in our mission to help animals in need. We create fundraisers, organize animal welfare events, and han out with our best furry friends.
When: BFF meets in January, April, July, and October on the third Tuesday of the month, 5:30 - 7:00pm on zoom and/or in person.
Contact: Chairs Lisa Buchanan and Betty Sleeth at bff@sjwomansclub.org for more information.
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Art, Culture, & …
Art, Culture, & Antiques Group Meeting
January 27, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
San Jose Woman's Club, 75 S 11th St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA
This month fellow Clubmember Debbie Anderson will share her journey to discover her heritage: Finding My Two Ancestral Villages in China.
Debbie will explain how she found her paternal "Leu" ancestral village and her maternal "Chan" village. Both villages are located in Guangdong province, China. She discovered relatives' she didn't know she had and traveled to Hong Kong with her family to meet maternal relatives in 2018. RSVP at https://sjwc_antiques.eventbrite.com
Art, Culture, & Antiques generally meets on the fourth Monday of the month, September through June. For more info, contact Group Chairs Sandy Swirksy and Alice Gosak Gary at antiques@sjwomansclub.org
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