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Lizann Bassham, author, Sunday,October 12, 2-4
Come to the Sitting Room for tea and readings from this local writer. Her novels address coming of age in Northern California and the AIDS crisis in San Francisco.
California Women Artists, Saturday October 18, 6 for potluck, 7 for show.
Come to J.J. Wilson's house for this illuminating slide presentation by Clarice Stasz, who will discuss long-neglected women artists from 1850-1930s.
Spirit Matters Publication Party, Sunday,June 8
To grand fanfare at a party on June 8, the Sitting Room's 2008
publication "Spirit Matters: Spiritual Voices in a Secular Age" was
launched with a public reading and a discussion led by Carol Lee Flinders,
who also wrote the introduction. Copies are available to read at the
Sitting Room, of course, and also to buy for a minimum $5 donation (it costs
a bit more to produce but we are yearning for people to read it far and
wide!) If it is unlikely that you will be going by The Sitting Room, email
J.J. Wilson and she will mail you however many copies
you wish.
There will be another public reading during the 9th Annual Sonoma County
Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. On Courthouse Square in
downtown Santa Rosa. Of course copies will be available there.
Here is Barbara Shatto and the scrumptious cake she made at a previous party:
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MUSEUM FIELD TRIP
From June 21-September 21, the Legion has a special show of "Women Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Marie Bracquemond." Our July field trip found it most inspiring. The Frida Kahlo show is at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art until September 20. J.J. Wilson describes it as very powerful in terms of its emotional richness.
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
We meet 2-4 on the third Wednesday of every month, skipping December.
Here are the next books scheduled:
September 17: Christina Garcia, Dreaming in Cuban or any other book.
October 15: Amy Tan, The Bonesetter's Daughter. This novel is transformed into an opera by Ken Smith and has its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera this September.
November 19:Rumer Godden, any book. This prolific writer's novels include The Black Narcissus, In This House of Brede, Greengage Summer, The River, An Episode of Summer, Five For Sorrow-Ten for Joy. Godden's novels evoke the flavors of India, where she lived many years. A late-life convert to Catholicism, spiritual themes play large as well.
December: No meeting during this busy month.
To receive reminders and updates of our meetings, please e-mail Joanne.
To see what the group has read to date, check our Book Club
Reading List.
MORE PARTY PHOTOGRAPHS!
Look at our wonderful food and guests at our 2008 Birthday Party.
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