We have one book selected for our meeting on Monday, October 21. It is This is Happiness by Irish author Niall Williams and it appeared on the FF International book list. Margaret Renkl of The New York Times calls it “a book so beautiful and so funny and so true that it will make you ...
You may join FF friends and other volunteers the last Wednesday of the month from 12:30-3:30. The staff is friendly and caring and will instruct you as to your “job” for that day. You’ll be able to take a break during that 3 hour shift to have some goodies and chat with friends. Sign up ...
Many of you have savored spicy specialties from the Chinese province of Sichuan (old spelling Szechwan) at local restaurants. Ready for another “taste” of southwestern China? In less than a week, Lin, a senior at UW-M majoring in philosophy and political science, will highlight her home city of Chengdu at 5:30 pm via zoom. The ...
Our November gathering will be for lunch at noon at the famous Norwegian Norski Nook Restaurant and Bakery in DeForest. Please register by Monday, November 4, with host Gail Holmes, phone 608 249-1846 or email glholmes@wisc.edu.Looking forward to a beautiful fall day for our enjoyment. As always, please plan to wear your name tag.
And without further ado, the book for November will be The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton. We will meet to discuss on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7:00 by zoom. Club member Dorothy Baldwin recommends this book, especially as it ties into the climate meeting attended by some members during the recent FF Conference in Milwaukee.
Our next book will be Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin, with meeting to be held by zoom on Monday Dec 16 at 7:00. The author was born and raised in Zambia, has worked in South Africa and Rwanda, and has written textbooks and children’s books in addition to her writing for adults. The book ...
Holiday Party Saturday, January 4, 2025 12 noon - 3 pm Vintage Brewing Company West 674 S. Whitney Way Madison, WI
Apeirogon by Callum McCann will be the book for -January 20 7:00 by zoom
Join us for our monthly service activity. Each month we sort, repackage and in general give our partners at Second Harvest a hand. Second Harvest distributed over 26 million pounds of food to Food Banks across South Central Wisconsin in 2024. The need is greater than ever. If you can help or if ...
Thursday, February 6, 2025 12:00 noon for lunch Liberty Station American Tavern & Smokehouse 2161 Rimrock Road, Madison Join your friends for lunch at Liberty Station, American Tavern and Smokehouse, a culinary endeavor from Omaha, Nebraska. The menu uses many locally sourced ingredients, fresh seafood, and high quality meats made in a custom smoker ...