Please read: Before we get into all the wonderful events coming up, and discuss the fun summer we've been having, please note that Members will be receiving an email on September 6 with outlined changes to the clubs bylaws. Please be sure to read that email and review the changes. Then on September 20, Members will receive a ballot to vote on two items: 1. Approve the changes to the bylaws, and 2. Approve the slate of executive officers of the club for the new year that begins in October. If you are not a dues-paying member of the club, you do not have voting entitlement, though you are welcome at events, including the annual meeting on October 4 where we will introduce the newly-elected executive officers and all other board members for the upcoming year. | | |
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Summer Tour of the Dahlia Dell
- Book Club
- Annual All-Club Meeting
- Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA):
Routed West exhibition
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SATURDAY, SEPT 13 @ 11:00 AM
Summer Tour of the Dahlia Dell
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
https://maps.app.goo.gl/msWV5mdyyBYBXKHt8
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We're heading to the city to see the San Francisco Dahlia Dell in all its glory and find out more about this amazing flower. We will have a personal tour led by our very own Jennifer Tobiason '92, a leader in the Dahlia Society of California.
Free admission. No tickets necessary. Bring the kids (dogs on leash okay) and your cameras!
Club Members will receive a proactive Evite for this event. All alums are welcome! Non-members, please send us an email at thepeninsulasmithclub@gmail.com to let us know you're coming.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT 17 @ 7:30 PM
Book Club (meets monthly)
This month we're reading and discussing the New York Times bestseller "All the Beauty in the World,” by Patrick Bringley.
While looking for somewhere to contemplate his life and heal from a tragic, personal loss, Patrick Bringley quit his high-profile journalism career at The New Yorker magazine and sought refuge in the most beautiful place he could think of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Over his 10-year career as a Museum guard, Patrick fell under the spell of the place and the people he met there.
If you are interested in attending our book club meetings or getting on the mailing list, please contact the Book Club Coordinator Sally Smith '64 via email or by filling out the form on our website at https://www.peninsulasmithclubca.org/book-club.
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SATURDAY, OCT 4 @ 5:00 PM
Annual Potluck - All-Club Meeting - A Year in Review!
The home of Donna Dong '13
San Jose, CA
Join us at the home of Donna Dong ‘13 for an all-club potluck where we will celebrate and discuss the previous year, and plan for coming year. This is a great opportunity to make suggestions for upcoming events. Prior to the meeting, all Club Members will have a chance to vote on the club’s slate of board execs, and at the gathering we will introduce any new board members.
Please bring a dish to share. We have a general spreadsheet available for food planning so we can avoid 37 desserts… unless we really want 37 desserts… there’s nothing wrong with that.
Club Members have received a proactive Evite for this event with address details. All alums are welcome! Non-members, please send us an email at thepeninsulasmithclub@gmail.com to RSVP and to get the address details.
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SATURDAY, OCT 11 @ 11:00 AM
Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, 94720
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Join us at the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive as we immerse ourselves in the captivating colors, textures, and histories stitched into African American quilts. Routed West is a "dazzling" new exhibition that traces the flow and flourishing of African-American quilt-making traditions that were brought to California during the Second Great Migration. The exhibition features works by nearly 90 quilt artists—predominantly Black women with ties to the Bay Area.
We will have a docent dedicated to our tour. Tickets will be roughly $20 including admission to the museum — exact price to be determined — and money will be collected at the entrance. Space is limited to 25 participants. For those who want to hang out afterwards, we plan to gather for a light lunch in the area and further discuss the exhibition.
Club Members have received a proactive Evite for this event. All alums are welcome! Non-members, please send us an email at thepeninsulasmithclub@gmail.com to let us you're interested.
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Stanford Dish Hike & Tea
Saturday, July 12
It was a gorgeous day for a walk! We had a lovely 3.7 mile stroll, with fresh air, local wildlife, spectacular views, and great conversations. Near the end of the loop trail, we detoured to the back patio of Theresa Chung ‘85 for a refreshing tea! Thank you, Theresa for such a nice break!
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Wine & Sculpture Garden @ Donum Estate
Saturday, July 26
A few Smithies made the trip to the Donum Estate in Sonoma for an exploration of their impressive sculpture garden, and did a little tasting of their excellent wine.
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Annual Dahlia Show
Saturday, August 16
We made the trek to Golden Gate Park's Country Fair Building for the annual dahlia show, where dahlia growers from all over California bring their best blooms to be judged and awarded ribbons. Joining hundreds of visitors, we were treated to a private tour from Smithies Sarah Smith '88 and Jennifer Tobiason '92, learning about dahlias, the official flower of San Francisco! We will follow this up with another visit in September to the Dahlia Dell, the public garden in Golden Gate Park where these gorgeous flowers are grown, and will get another tour from Jennifer Tobiason!
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Book Club - August
Thursday, August 21
It was food and a flick for ten of us on Thursday, August 21, at the home of Nisha Thatte-Potter. The film, “Bel Canto,” is set in an unnamed South American country, so we had a South American-themed potluck. We had all read the book and—as is often the case—felt the movie didn’t do justice to it. Whereas the author, Ann Patchett, spends time developing the individual characters and the gradually deepening relationships among them, the movie gives us only a superficial picture of this central element of the book. The film also simply dispenses with a number of significant plot elements. Nonetheless, we enjoyed it—and we loved the book. Thanks for hosting us, Nisha!
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Annual Summer Tea
Saturday, August 23
What a delight to gather alums, current students, and students headed to Northampton for the first time for this annual event. As in years past, our hostess Joy Silver provided a beautiful tea with sandwiches, scones, and cookies. It is always the best feeling to see our pre-alums connect and exchange phone numbers, and this year even discovering housemates! Thank you, Joy, for another amazing event in your lovely home.
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Become a Member!
As a paying member of the Smith College Club of the Peninsula, you will get proactive evites to every planned event, and the following additional perks:
- Discounted admission to Club events, including lectures by faculty from the College
- Evite invitations to fun programs geared toward the varying interests of local alums
- The opportunity to meet and form lifelong connections with intelligent, interesting alums
- A sense of satisfaction knowing that Club funds help Smith attract outstanding young women from the Peninsula and provide scholarship funds to enable them to attend the College
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Suggest a Group Event
We're always looking for new ways to meet up and connect. If you have great ideas for group events, there's a way to make those suggestions: Go to our website under the Events tab, or just click here, and you will be presented with a Google form to guide you through your event suggestion. Please complete the form, including as much information as you can. After you submit the form, someone from the club's events team will contact you.
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