✴️ Click on each group heading below for more information ✴️
AFTERNOON LADIES BRIDGE
Barbara O’Brien (H) 419-352-0754 (C) 419-601-3995, tvandbob@roadrunner.com
The Ladies of the Afternoon Bridge Society meet every two weeks on Tuesday…for Lunch at noon and Bridge at 1PM…at Stone Ridge Golf Club…year round. We welcome all levels of play!
ANTIQUES and COLLECTIBLES
Co-chairs Susan Winters 419-780-1048 grwii@roadrunner.com
and Paula Galway 419-575-7089 galway2653@aol.com
The Antique Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 PM from September through May except for January and February. Our programs are varied; covering antiques, vintage items, and collectibles. We generally meet in members’ homes but occasionally take a field trip. Dessert is always a part of the evening.
Additional dues for the Antiques group are $10 a year.
ART MUSEUM GROUPS
These groups meet once a month for a lecture and tour at The Toledo Art Museum.
Additional dues will be determined after groups are formed.
Wednesday Morning Art Museum Group
Debbie Newlove (H) 419-352-3254 (C) 419-308-9355 dhazard@woh.rr.com
This group meets at the museum on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:15 AM for the 11:30 tour. Many members go to lunch together at the museum café following the tour.
Wednesday Afternoon Art Museum Group
Barbara Moorman (H) 419-385-8900 (C) 419-265-6412, jochco2@aol.com
This group meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month in September, October, March, April, May.
Our December meeting is the first Wednesday..
Thursday Afternoon Art Museum Group
Paula Galway 419-575-7089 galway2653@aol.com
We meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM in front of the gift shop in the museum.
BGSU ARTS GROUP
Lee Field-Starks 401-269-6767, lafstarks@gmail.com
This group will attend one selected arts performance at BGSU each month. It may be a music or theater performance or a fine arts exhibit. There are many options to choose from so Lee Starks (group leader) will work to provide a good variety over the course of the academic year. Most performances and exhibits are free, however, some performances may require a fee of $8.00 to $10.00 (or more for the opera or larger musical theater productions). Options chosen will take into account the University's position on COVID-19 and the number of audience members allowed based on the space in which it is presented.
BOOK GROUPS
Banned Book Group
Barbara Ruland 419-575-9997 barbararuland1@gmail.com
Sandy Wicks 419-378-1216 nattysandy@yahoo.com
This group meets at 10:00 am on the third Saturday of the month at Grounds for Thought
to discuss books that have been challenged or banned.
Tuesday Evening "Novel Women" Book Group
Peggy Boren 419-494-3041 pboren506@gmail.com
This group meets on the third Tuesday of the month from September through May at 7:00 pm.
We discuss a variety of books - novels, classics and nonfiction.
Thursday Afternoon Book Group
Karen Cota 419-575-6392 klcota02@gmail.com
This year the group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 2 p.m.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Anne Bullerjahn (H) 419-353-5831 (C) 419-494-6119 amebullerjahn@gmail.com
This dynamic group meets to organize sponsorship of one or more local families during the holiday season. This includes collecting money and food items from the organization, buying items, wrapping gifts, and delivering items to the families.
CRAFT GROUP (INSPIRED IMAGINATIONS)
✴️ New group in 2023-2024 ✴️
Suzanne Fahrer 419-601-0844 suefahrer@gmail.com
Becky McOmber 419-494-2626 rkmcomb@gmail.com
Unleash your creativity and inventiveness while learning to make fun, pretty, and seasonal decorations for your home or yard.
Cost for materials will vary each month. Attendance may be limited by month and/or project.
This group plans to meet on the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 pm.
GARDEN GROUP (MORNING BLOOMS!)
Jane Schimpf (H) 419-352-6956 (C) 419-575-5285 schimpfj2000@yahoo.com
Suzanne Fahrer 419-601-0844 suefahrer@gmail.com
Denise Robins (H) 419-352-0788 (C) 419-575-1138 denir521@gmail.com
This new garden group will visit local home gardens, including our own, take trips to public gardens and greenhouses, and discuss best practices of gardening. The group will meet once a month during April, May, August, September and October. They will meet twice a month during June and July at 9:00 am, usually on Wednesday, although the meeting date may be flexible depending upon what we will be doing. There will be no fee for the group, but there may be entrance fees to public gardens, and we will divide the cost of gas when car pooling is involved.
KNITTING/CROCHETING (KNITWITS)
Barbara O’Brien (H) 419-352-0754 (C) 419-601-3995 tvandbob@roadrunner.com
Whether you're new to knitting or have a current project you're working on, this group is for you. Anyone interested in getting together to knit/crochet is welcome. We meet weekly on Thursdays from 2-4 pm at Grounds for Thought. Great conversation and beautiful projects can be had. We meet year round except for the holidays.
LUNCH BUNCH
Mary Lynn Pozniak (H) 419-389-6263 (C) 419-346-6960 Marylyn@bgsu.edu
Jan Marcin 419-494-9411 jcmarcin44@gmail.com
This group meets on varying dates of the month at noon for lunch at a local restaurant.
A different place is selected each time! Dutch treat. A great way to meet new and old friends!
MOVIE DISCUSSION GROUPS
Wednesday Afternoon Movie Discussion Group
Denise Robins (H) 419-352-0788 (C) 419-575-1138 denir521@gmail.com,
Members will see movies individually and then meet to discuss them on the second Wednesday each month at 2:00 pm. Each month a different member of the group chooses a movie for the other members to view and leads the discussion of that movie at the meeting.
Wednesday Evening Movie Discussion Group
Denise Robins (H) 419-352-0788 (C) 419-575-1138 denir521@gmail.com
This movie discussion group meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm.
SOCIAL GROUP (EXPRESSO YOURSELF)
Barbara O’Brien (H) 419-352-0754 (C) 419-601-3995 tvandbob@roadrunner.com
Denise Robins (H) 419-352-0788 (C) 419-575-1138 denir521@gmail.com
The group meets on Mondays at Grounds for Thought at 10:00 am for coffee and conversation.
All members of University Women are welcome. There is no need to formally join the group or RSVP. Just come when you can.
TOOTs (The Out Of Tuners)
Jo Ascunce 419-308-2928 jo.ascunce47@gmail.com
Members of TOOTs will learn how to sing in tune, using solfege and other ear-training exercises as well as sing in harmony,
become familiar with notation, rhythm, meter, and tackle singing in front of an audience.
Group sessions will be held from 1:30 - 2:30 pm the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
We meet at the BG Church of the Nazarene, 1855 Gorrill Rd, BG.
TRAVELERS GROUP
Elizabeth (Betty) Yarris (H) 419-352-6004 eyarris@bgsu.edu
The Travelers group, composed of both individuals and couples, meets on the 4th Sunday of the month from September through May from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Exceptions to this schedule for 2023-2024 will be September 17, December 3, and May 18. Each month one or more members present hints and highlights about trips they have taken; from Yellowstone to Bhutan, from Ireland to Indonesia. Meetings are held in members’ homes and feature pot-luck food and beverage items. Members are requested to host, co-host, and/or present periodically.