Friendship Force of Wisconsin

Book Club - My Forbidden Face – Growing Up Under the Taliban
2022-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | WI
The next Book Club Meeting is on January 24th at 7:00 pm on ZOOM.
That gives you lots of time to read “My Forbidden Face – Growing Up Under the Taliban” by Latifa.
It is available at the local library or on Amazon if you wish to buy it.
Google says that the book “……. provides a poignant and highly personal account of life under the Taliban regime. With painful honesty and clarity Latifa describes the way she watched her world falling apart, in the name of a fanatical interpretation of a faith that she could not comprehend.”
Email Marian Ehrenberg at: marianeh2014@gmail.com for the Zoom key.

Winter Potluck Party
2022-01-15 11:30 - 15:00 | Fitchburg Public Library, 5530 Lacy Road, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, 53711
Enjoy a winter potluck party with FF Members!
On Saturday January 15, 2022, from 11:30am until 3pm, members will enjoy a winter potluck party at the Fitchburg Library, 5530 Lacy Road.
Social time begins at 11:30, and potluck at noon.
You are asked to contribute a main dish, salad, vegetable, dessert or a favorite specialty.
Mike Lambert of the Programs Committee will offer us an international trivia game program, so be prepared to have fun and test your knowledge.

Friendship Force Board Meeting
2022-01-13 12:30 - 14:00 | WI
Friendship Force – Wisconsin’s board meets in person or via Zoom!

Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
2022-01-06 12:30 - 15:30 | Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, 2802 Dairy Drive, Madison, 53719, United States
Help out and have fun!

Book Club
2026-06-20 11:28 | WI
Monday, August 18- Hoping for an in person meeting– location and time to be announced
Contemporary insight into our justice system, from a brilliant lawyer who works however he can to make it a better one.
Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption – Bryan Stevenson (2014), 336 pp. 54 of 60 copies are available.
“Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship–and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.”

Book Club
2026-06-20 11:28 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Monday, July 21 — Time and location TBD.. Hoping for a in person meeting location.
A trip to France! If you can’t read the book then see the 2014 movie – or do both! Film also available from the library.
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Richard C. Morais (2008), 245 pp. 10 copies available through the library system.
“A New York Times Bestseller; now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Om Puri. Born above his grandfather’s modest restaurant in Mumbai, Hassan Haji first experienced life through intoxicating whiffs of spicy fish curry, trips to the local markets, and gourmet outings with his mother. Then tragedy pushes the family out of India, they eat their way around the world before settling in a small village in the French Alps. There they open an inexpensive Indian restaurant opposite the esteemed French relais of chef Madame Mallory.”

Adopt a Highway
2026-06-20 11:28 | Intersection of Hwy 51 and Tower Road
Meet up on Highway 51. (Parking on Highway 51 at the intersection with Tower Drive – there is a large gravel shoulder to park on. Click on the link to see map. Note, there is a Tower Rd that intersects with Highway 51 near McFarland that could be confused with our location. Another way to find it is to search for “Altemus Corners House Bed and Breakfast” in maps, which is at the same intersection.). https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9186274,- 89.1515839,15z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxMy4wIK XMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Please contact Stephanie Vanden Bush (sljacobs2@gmail.com

Book Club
2026-06-20 11:28 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Finally, we are excited to announce another author conversation in May! Our book will be The Mockingbird Next Door, by Marja Mills, and Ms. Mills has agreed to meet us by zoom on May 19. There will be more information about this in the May newsletter.

Book Club
2026-06-20 11:28 | WI
October 21 – in person at Stephanie Sorensen, time to be determined
This is Happiness by Niall Williams (2019 – 380 pp)
32 copies in the library system; 13 available
“Change is coming to Faha, a small Irish parish that hasn’t changed in a thousand years. For one thing, the rain is stopping. N

2026-06-20 11:28 | Marshall Park
Our Summer Picnic will be held
Saturday, September 7
at the Marshall Park shelter 2101 Allen Boulevard in Madison

Book Club
2026-06-20 11:28 | WI
Join us in person. Watch the Mailchimp for location.

We will discuss Cutting for Stone (2009) by Abraham Verghese. This is a long book with 657 pages. There are plenty of copies available through the library system. Location and time TBD
