Book Club - The Tortilla Curtain
2023-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle
The story of immigration conflict in California, told through the eyes of two very different couples, one well-off Anglos, the other undocumented Mexican immigrants living in a canyon. The novel chronicles their relationship against the background of growing hostility between immigrants and native Anglos.
Contact Marjie Marion for the Zoom link in advance.

Second Harvest Food Bank
2023-04-27 00:30 - 15:30, 2023-05-25 00:30 - 15:30 | Second Harvest Food Bank, 2802 Dairy Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53718
Our Madison club volunteers at the end of each month. We sort, package, and generally prepare bulk food into smaller proportions for distribution by the Foodbank.

Annual Meeting of Friendship Force Wisconsin-Madison
2023-04-30 14:00 - 16:00 | Fitchburg Public Library, 5530 Lacy Road, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, 53711
The Board of FF Wisconsin-Madison invites all members to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting on April 30 from 2-4pm at the Fitchburg Library. In addition to the business meeting, there will be a social activity, a silent auction, information about upcoming journeys, and recognition of members who have been a part of the club for twenty or more years.
This year we are celebrating the FF theme, “A World of Friends is a World of Peace,” with international desserts. Please bring your favorite international dessert to share with members. Coffee, tea, and water will be provided by the club.
Please email your RSVP to Diane Mertens by April 23. Include “FF RSVP” in the email subject line. Diane’s email address is: mertensdk27@gmail.com.
For members who are unable to attend in person, a Zoom link will be provided in advance of the meeting. Please let Diane know if you will be attending via Zoom.
The FF bylaws require a quorum of 25% of the membership in attendance to hold the business meeting. We hope to see you all on April 30!

Dining on the 6th - North and South Seafood and Smokehouse
2023-05-06 17:30 - 19:30 | North and South Seafood and Smokehouse, 958 Liberty Drive, Verona, Wisconsin
We’re planning for a warm sunny day to dine outdoors on the patio at the North and South Seafood and Smokehouse Restaurant.
We’ll enjoy selections from their menu of appetizers, soups and salads, tacos and sandwiches ($11.50 – $14.50). The Smokehouse offers ribs, Texas brisket, Memphis pulled pork, Carolina chicken breast, burnt ends, nine combos; and all entrees include two sides. Fish entrees are haddock, cod, perch, catfish, salmon, and whitefish with crab stuffing. There are five styles of shrimp and you can choose one or two styles — hand battered, scampi, firecracker, grilled, or coconut — for $16. New Orleans jambalaya is $18, and the Smokin’ Saturday special is smoked prime rib for $25/ $31/ $45 plus an old fashioned drink. There is a full bar for beverage choices.
Please register by Thursday, May 4, with host Gail Holmes, phone (608) 249-1846 or email glholmes@wisc.edu, so that a table space will be prepared for you. As always, please plan to wear your name tag.

Book Club - The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
2023-05-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny. This coming of age story weaves plenty of Maori culture into the mix.
Contact Marjie for the Zoom information.

Outbound Journey
2023-05-31 - 2023-06-06 | Toronto, Canada
Outbound Journey to Toronto – Ambassadors have been selected and travel/journey plans are being made

Friendship Force Board Meeting
2023-06-15 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-08-10 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-14 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-09 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Steering the Organization.

Book Club - 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared
2023-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Wisconsin
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson.
Gathering in person. Contact Gail Holmes at glholmes@wisc.edu for the location.

Volunteer: Second Harvest Food Bank
2023-06-29 12:30 - 15:30 | Second Harvest Food Bank, 2802 Dairy Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53718
Thursday June 29th from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm is our Club’s June volunteer day with Second Harvest Food Bank, 2802 Dairy Drive in Madison. This is a safe working environment with precautions in place.
Volunteers should wear shirts with sleeves, closed-toed shoes and remove all jewelry.
Please consider giving three hours of your time this month to help others. Let Lois Schulz know if you want to participate. loisschulz1942@gmail.com / 608-243-9761

Dining on the 6th
2023-07-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Liberty Station, 2161 Rimrock Rd, Madison, Wisconsin, 53713
Dining on the 6 for July will be at Liberty Station American Tavern and Smokehouse on Rimrock Road at noon.

Friendship Force Board Meeting
2023-07-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Steering the organization to success.

Book Club - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
2023-07-17 19:00 - 21:00 | TBD
The Sentence: A Novel by Louise Erdrich tells a funny ghost story, a tale of passion, a complex marriage, and a woman’s relentless errors.
Set in a Minneapolis bookstore from All Souls’ Day for a one year period.

Inbound visit from Oita Japan
2023-08-23 - 2023-08-30 | City of Madison, United States
We will host ambassadors from Oita Japan. Co-coordinators Kathy Speck and Magdi Sebestyn

Friendship Force Board Meeting
2023-10-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

Dining on the 5th
2023-10-16 12:00 - 2023-11-05 13:30 | Maple Bluff Country Club, 500 Kensington Dr., Maple Bluff, WI, United States
Actually it is moved to the 5thSunday November 5, 2023 at 12:00 NoonMaple Bluff Country Club500 Kensington Drive
Our November gathering will actually be on Sunday, November 5, for a lunch at noon. The reason is so that we can dine for their brunch/lunch which is served only on Sundays at the Maple Bluff Country Club. We will be seated in the Fairway Dining Room, can order from their regular menu, and pay individually. Register with Gail Holmes 608 249-1846 or email glholmes@wisc.edu.

Book Club
2023-10-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Join us for a discussion of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, by Mark Adams.

In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and located the lost city of Machu Picchu. A hundred years later, Mark Adams set out to retrace the explorer’s perilous path, even though he’d written about adventure far more than he’d actually lived it.

Book Club
2023-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Africa is Not a Country, by Dipo Faloyin – discussion via zoom on Mon, Nov 20 at 7pm.
“An exuberant, opinionated, stereotype-busting view of contemporary Africa in all its splendid diversity by one of its leading new writers. A lively and diverse continent of fifty-four countries, over two thousand languages, and 1.4 billion people, Africa has long been painted with a broad brush in Western literature, media, and culture, flattening it into a monolith.”

Book Club
2023-12-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Deep Blue Between, by Ayesha Hamuna Attah – discussion via zoom on Monday, Dec 18 at 7pm.
Twin sisters Hassana and Husseina have always shared their lives. After a raid on their village in 1892, the twins are torn apart. Taken in different directions, far from their home in rural West Africa, each sister finds freedom and a new start.

Book Club
2024-01-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Join us for a discussion of Norwegian Wood by Lars Mytting and The Sixteen Trees of Somme allso by Lars Mytting. Norwegian wood is literally about cutting, stacking and curing wood the Norwegian way. The trees of Somme is about a man’s quest to unlock family secrets. His search takes him from Norway to Shetland.

Second Harvest
2024-01-31 12:30 - 15:30 | Second Harvest Food Bank, 2802 Dairy Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53718
Help us support Second Harvests efforts to feed those in need throughout South Central Wisconsin. We sort and prepare donated food products for distribution to food pantries.

Second Harvest
2024-01-31 12:30 - 15:30 | Second Harvest Food Bank, 2802 Dairy Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53718
Each month up to 8 of us give Second Harvest a hand. We help sort, pack and prepare food for delivery to food pantries throughout South Central Wisconsin.

Dining on the 6th
2024-02-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Wisconsin
Our February 6 gathering will be for breakfast at 10:00 a.m. at the Pancake Café in the shopping center on the corner of Gammon and Watts Roads.

Book Club
2024-02-19 07:00 - 20:30 | Wisconsin
Join us for a discussion of Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About The World by Tim Marshall and The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World also by Tim Marshall

Book Club
2024-02-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Our books for February are the Prisoners of Geography and/or the Power of Geography both written by Tim Marshall. Join us on Zoom. Link will be sent prior to the meeting,.

Cultural Program: Brazil
2024-02-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Zoom – within your own home!, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Program Committee has scheduled another Brazil zoom presentation on Feb. 22nd at 4:00 p.m. Our presenter is Leticia. Leticia was born and raised in Recife, which is located in Northeast Brazil. She moved to Madison two years ago to pursue her M.A. in Portuguese culture and literature at UW-Madison
