ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULES
We hold general meetings open to the public approximately once a month at the First Lutheran Church, 153 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042 between September and June. Each meeting features coffee and bagels followed by a speaker on varied topics. This past year we heard about contemporary art quilts from a respected collector, some NJ historical subjects, poetry survey from a noted MSU professor. Information on our meetings appears in the Chapter Newsletter, the Montclair Watercooler, Baristanet.com, Patch.com, The Jersey Tomato Press and the Montclair Times.
In addition to the general meetings, we have two special interest groups:
Dining out - evenings 1 - 2 times per year. Deana Campion (973-509-9036)
Book Group (see below for schedule) - 12:30 pm the second Wednesday of each month (bring a sandwich). Clare May (973-746-0757)
Our major fund raising activity for scholarships is our twice yearly Book Sale. Many members and non-members work on receiving, sorting and pricing the donated books all year long. Each member is obligated to contribute some time to staffing the two Book Sales.
2018 - 2019 GENERAL MEETINGS
General meetings are open to the public and are held at 10:00am on Saturdays unless otherwise indicated below. Guests welcomed. We begin each meeting with coffee and bagels - the lecture usually starts at 10:30.
First Lutheran Church (lectures on 2nd floor - enter at rear)
153 Park St. (parking at the rear)
Montclair, NJ
September 15: Opening Luncheon (12:00)
Just Jakes
Park St. St
Montclair, NJ
October 13: Speaker: Jean Jaeger
Topic: Historic Canfield-Morgan Farm
First Lutheran Church
November 8 - 11 Book Sale
December 1: Holiday Luncheon (12:00)
First Lutheran Church
January 12: Speaker: Quilter Mary Schwartzenberger
Topic: Art quilts - Natural themes and wearable fibre art
First Lutheran Church
February 9: Speaker: Gregory Waters
English Professor Montclair State University
Topic: TBA
First Lutheran Church
March 9: Speaker Phil Jaeger, Local Historian
Topic: Allan B. DuMont - Inventor, Engineer
First Lutheran Church
April 3 - April 14 Book Sale
May 11: Speaker Laurie Wallmark
Topic: A Writer's Treasury
First Lutheran Church
TBA End-of-Year Luncheon
Location to be announced
June Traditional Book Sale Volunteer Celebration
June Awards Tea Celebration
Questions or Information, call: Barbara Ann 973-239-8710 or Deana 973-509-9036
BOOK GROUP SCHEDULE 2018-2019
For more information call Clare MAY 973-746-0757
Month Hostess &Telephone Book Title &Author Reviewer
SEP 12-2018 Bettine AVENIA Andrea BARNAT 2018 Nancy WOLFF
12:30 PM 973-783-7824 Visionary Women: Story of 4
important women; History
OCT 17-2018 Maggie KENNEDY Jeanette WALLS; 2006 Bettine AVENIA
12:30 PM 973-743-3601 The Glass Castle:
a memoir
NOV 14-2018 Dot HUNT Jason FAGONE Jane SKIBO
12:30 PM 973-783-5772 The Woman Who Smashed Codes
2017 - History/Memoir
DEC 12-2018 Jane SKIBO Mary Higgins Clark Joan GREVATT
12:30 PM 973-783-5357 Moonlight Becomes You
1997 - Mystery/Novel
JAN 9 - 2019 Linda STARK JD Vance Clare MAY
12:30 PM 973-857-2681 Hillbilly Elegy
2016 - Memoir
FEB 13-2019 Clare MAY Penelope Lively Linda STARK
12:30 PM 973-746-0757 How it all Began
2012 - Novel
MAR 13-2019 Lucy BROGLE Dan EGAN Jean ATHERTON
12:30 PM 973-783-7824 Death and Life of the Great Lakes
2018 - Ecology
APR 10-2019 Maggie KENNEDY David McCULLOUGH Dot HUNT
12:30 PM 973-743-3601 The Wright Brothers
2015 - History
MAY 8-2019 Joan GREVATT Dorothy WICKENDEN Lucy BROGLE
12:30 PM 973-785-2389 (home) Nothing Daunted
201-303-7855 (cell) 2012 - Non-Fiction
JUN 12-2019 Clare May BROWN BAG LUNCHEON
12:30 PM 973-746-0757 2018-2019 PLANNING MEETING
