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2009-2010 Special Interest Group Events

For information, call 717-232-3517 or e-mail the special interest groups chair. Also see special interest group descriptions

Afternoon Book Group
Afternoon Bridge Group
Cuisine Club
Cuisine Specialties
Culture Vultures

Dine Around Harrisburg
Drama Group
Films Group
Games Group
Paperback Book Group


Afternoon Book Group

The group meets on the first Tuesday of the month. Please notify the hostess at least three days ahead of the date to let her know if you plan to attend or not. For more information, call Gladys at 652-5643

November 2, 2009
(Tuesday)
Noon
For more information, call Gladys at 717-652-5643.

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Afternoon Bridge Group

The group meets the second Monday of each month at 11:30 a.m. 
at the Brew House Grill in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.   
For information call 717-732-9880. 


November 9, 2009
(Monday)
Noon
Please contact Marion at 717-732-9880 if you want to be a substitute.

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Cuisine Club

Contact Pat (p_riker@juno.com) for more information on the group's dining outings, through which couples (any twosome) enjoy a variety of Saturday evening dining experiences at area restaurants. 

November 2009

TBA

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Cuisine Specialties

Unless otherwise noted, dinners are set for Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. 
For more information, e-mail or call Mary Lou (717-566-6711). 

November 2009 We will meet in a member's home for dinner. Contact Mary Lou  (717-566-6711) for details.

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Culture Vultures Bus Trips

To reserve a seat  or get more information on a Culture Vultures bus trip, or to suggest an event, call Barb at 717-774-5559 or e-mail warfelb@yahoo.com.
Trips are open to all, not just AAUW members.
 

December 2009

The group is planning a trip to Washington, DC to see the Chinese Terracotta Warriors, as well as a White House Christmas Tour and a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Museum of American History. The group also plans a tour of the National Library of Congress. The travel dates that have been requested for the White House Tour are December 14, 15, 16, or 17.

You can also contact Barb with suggestions for day trips.

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Dine Around Harrisburg

Unless otherwise noted, dinners are set for the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Most restaurants accept separate checks. To RSVP, e-mail or call Mary Lou (717-566-6711) by Noon on the Monday preceding the dinner.

November 11, 2009
(Wednesday)
Devon Seafood Grille, 27 West Chocolate, Hershey, Pennsylvania (behind Houlihans in old Hershey Press Building)
717-
508-5460
www.devonseafood.com 
December 9, 2009
(Wednesday)
Tuscano Pizza Grille, 421 Friendship Road #3, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Techport east of Hbg. Mall) 717-561-5151
www.tuscanogrill.com
January 13, 2010
(Wednesday)
Arepa City Latin Eatery, 316 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Venezuelan foods, BYOB) 717-233-3332
http://arepacity.com 
February 10, 2010
(Wednesday)
Mount Hill Tavern, 2120 Colonial Road, Lower Paxton Twp., Pennsylvania (old stone house corner of Linglestown and Colonial Roads) 717-540-6840
www.mounthilltavern.com 
March 10, 2010
(Wednesday)
Café Bruges, 16 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Belgian food and ales) 717-960-0223
www.cafebruges.com
April 14, 2010
(Wednesday)
Bangkok Wok, 125 Gateway Dr # 111, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 717-795-7292
www.bangkokwok.com
May 12, 2010
(Wednesday)
Hershey Links, 101 Hanshue Road, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania (Hanshue Rd. is off Rte 39/Hershey Road between Giant foods and Auto Museum.) 717-508-2626
www.HersheyLinks.com
June 9, 2010
(Wednesday)
Boiling Springs Tavern, Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania
717-258-3614
http://www.boilingspringstavern.net/

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Drama Group

The Baltimore Center Stage subscription is full for the 2009-2010 season, but to join the group for other events or be placed on the substitute list, please contact Marjie at 766-9815 or mharle@mindspring.com

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Films Group

This group gets together form time to time to see movies. E-mail Linda at lkfigueroa@yahoo.com to express interest in joining us.

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Games Group

For more information, e-mail or call Marda  (717-877-8261).

If you would like to join game-playing friends of AAUW Harrisburg, contact Marda (see above) so that she can send you an invitation to the next gathering.

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Paperback Books

All meetings are on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. except for the May planning picnic.
If you would like to attend, please e-mail the hostess listed in the final column below. For more information, contact Dorothy at 717-763-1080 or dorothymb2@verizon.net.
 

Date

Book

Reviewed by At the Home of
November 19, 2009 The Master and Marguerita by Mikhail Bulgakov Karla S. Kathy K. (rdkrausse@comcast.net)  
January 21, 2010 An Equal Music by Vikram Seth Carol B. Pat R. (p_riker@juno.com)
February 18, 2010 The Human Stain by Philip Roth Joyce E. Marcia N. (mlnye@verizon.net)
March 18, 2010 The Centaur by John Updike Debbie M. Dorothy B. (dorothymb@verizon.net)
April 15, 2010 The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks Dorothy B. Joyce E. (ensignjohn@aol.com)
May 20, 2010
6 p.m.
Planning Picnic Jan R. (jpr@catalpafarm.com)
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