Study, Action, and Interest groups provide an opportunity for members
to grow intellectually and
creatively, broaden their involvement in topics of interest, become
agents for intelligent community action and meet people who share
similar interests. Any member of the NMCB branch may join an
existing group or visit as a guest. Guests may also
participate in groups, but must
join
within three months of first attending as a guest.
NMCB members receive updates in the emailed NetWorks.
Join today!
For more information
and to confirm meeting dates,times, and locations
please contact the study group
directors.
Art History
Studies and discusses global art of all periods and genres through
member presentations and visits to museums, galleries, and outdoor art
exhibitions. New members are always welcome!
Meeting Date/Time: Meetings times and dates vary. Contact the group
chairs or study group director for more information.
Chairs:
Joan
Fruchter, Barbara Withers
French
Conversation
Our
group enables women with a good knowledge of the French
language to maintain their fluency through some language structure
reviews and
conversation with other members on different topics. Upon the
recommendation of
our members we have now added a literary component to some of our
meetings. Members
are
encouraged to participate (orally or written) at the monthly meetings. Newcomers
are always welcome.
Meeting Date/Time: Monthly, 2nd Tuesday, 7:30pm online or in person
Chair:
Jeannine Maloney
Insights
This
group reads non-fiction and meets on the second Tuesday of
the month at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.
New members are always welcome!
Meeting Date/Time: Monthly, 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm, online
Contact: Kathleen Olsen
Russian
Short
Stories
This study group reads Russian short stories and examines popular
themes
within Russian literature.
All materials for the study group are available
through
www.gutenberg.org.
Meeting Date: Monthly, 3rd Thursday, 1pm
Chair: Stephanie Rose
These groups are not currently running, to start the group again please contact a study group director
Literature
Group Not in Session
The group selects literary fiction, with an occasional
memoir, to be read in the coming year. A different member leads
the group each month and presents background and critical appraisal of
the selection. All meetings right now are held online, with perhaps a
hybrid meeting: in-person and online, in the future.
Please join us!
Meeting Date/Time: no meetings scheduled at this time
Chair:
Writing
Group - Not In Session
Members of this group are interested in all kinds of writing - memoirs,
poetry, fiction, essays - and vary from experienced writers to
beginners. Some members work on longer pieces and some experiment with
variety. Meetings begins with a journal exercise followed by lunch. We
listen to and discuss pieces or parts of pieces brought in by various
members, or more finished pieces that are read in advance. New group
members always welcome!
Meeting Date/Time: no meetings scheduled at this time
Chair:
German
Conversation - Not In Session
We read
auf deutsch and
translate with the goal to improve our German language skills in
reading and conversation. Our group is a mixture of English speaking
members with a background of
college level German and several members who are native German
speakers. New members are always welcome.
Meeting Date/Time: No meetings scheduled at this time
Chair: