DECEMBER 2019

 

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

 

WAB members joined the state president

at the Fall Conference.

(The lovely quilt - made by a WAB member -

is a fundraiser to be raffled at the WAB

holiday luncheon.)

 

WAB

Holiday Luncheon & Silent Auction

Saturday, December 7

11am shopping, noon meal

Bonnie Brook Clubhouse

2800 N. Lewis Avenue

Waukegan

$22

 

The branch board will meet at 7pm on Thursday, December 12.

 





NOVEMBER 2019

• The Reflections on Reading interest group will discuss The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom by Helen Thorpe at the 1pm, Thursday, November 7 meeting.

• At 1pm, Monday, November 11, the At the Movies interest group will discuss the film       The Old Man and the Gun.

• Warren-Newport Public Library will host A Tea at Hull House with Jane Addams 10:30am - 12:30pm, Wednesday, November 13.  Betsey Means will portray Addams.  Registration is required...hhttp/:www.wnpl.info or 847-244-5150.

• The WAB general meeting will be at 10:30am, Saturday, November 16, at the Gurnee Police Facility.  Attorney Laura A Josephson-Bernat's program will be "Implicit Bias: What Is It and How to Disrupt It."  As usual, the general meeting is open to the public.

OCTOBER 2019

• The Reflections on Reading interest group will discuss Kristen Hannah's novel Winter Garden at its 1pm, Thursday, October 3, meeting.

• Lake County Historian Diana Dretske will tell us about Women Who Made History in Lake County at the 7pm, Tuesday, October 8, WAB general meeting at the Gurnee Police Facility community room.  As always, this general meeting is open to the public.  Hope to see you!

• The At the Movies interest group will meet at 7pm on Monday, October 14, to discuss the film Darkest Hour.

• Field Trip!  The Exploring Culture interest group will go to the Chicago History Museum on Wednesday, October 16, for The First Influencers (How American Fashion Designers Became Mainstream in the '30s and '40s). 

• The WAB board will meet at 7pm on Thursday, October 17.  

 

AAUW-IL, Inc.

Northern Fall Conference

9am-1pm

Saturday, October 19

Illinois Institute of Technology Rice Campus

201 E. Loop Road, Wheaton

 



SEPTEMBER 2019

• The Reflections on Reading interest group will me at 1pm, Thursday, September 5, to discuss Where the Crawdads Sing, a novel by Delia Owens.

• Two films - The Wife and Collette - will be compared at the 7pm, Monday, September 9, At the Movies interest group meeting.

• Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart will speak about leadership at the Saturday, September 14, WAB general meeting at the Living Faith United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (414 McAree Road, Waukegan).  A continental breakfast will be available at 10am followed by Hart's presentation at 10:30.  As always, this general meeting is open to the public.

AAUW Waukegan Area Branch &

Waukegan Arts Council

present

 

LUNAFEST 2019

Short Films

By, For, About Women

 

Friday, September 20

2pm and 7pm

 

Schornick Theatre

39 Benny Drive

Bowen Park, Waukegan

 

Suggestion donation: $7

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 

• The Travelogue interest group will meet at 7pm, Tuesday, September 24, to learn about a member's trip to Greece.

 

• The branch board will meet at 7pm, on Thursday, September 26.

 



 

 



AUGUST 2019

Lake County Women’s Coalition

Women's Equality Day Celebration

  

6-8pm, Thursday, August 29, 2019

Warren-Newport Public Library, Gurnee

 

 



If you’d like to attend, please contact the library at 847-244-5150

or https://www.wnpl.info to register. 

 FREE and open to the public.

 

 

 

JULY 2019

 

Enjoy

 

summer!

 



 

 



JUNE 2019

• The At the Movies interest group will discuss The Shape of Water (2017) at its 7pm, Monday, June 3, meeting.

• The annual spring potluck meeting of the Travelogue interest group will take place at 6pm, Tuesday, June 4.  The program will feature New Zealand.

• At its 1pm, Thursday, June 6, meeting, the Reflections on Reading interest group will share recommendations for summer reading and select a book to discuss in September.

Waukegan Area Branch

Luncheon & Silent Auction

11am, Tuesday, June 11

Bonnie Brook Golf Club

2800 N. Lewis Avenue

Waukegan, IL 60087

$21 per person

Guests are welcome!




MAY 2019

• The Reflections on Reading interest discusses Radium Girls by Kate Moore at its 1pm, Thursday, May 2, meeting.

WAB members with

AAUW CEO Kimberly Churches

at the AAUW-IL convention

in Springfield

May 3

 

• The At the Movies interest group discusses Concussion (2015) at its 1pm, Monday, May 6 meeting.

• Plan to come to the WAB general meeting, 7pm, Tuesday, May 14, at the Gurnee Police Facility community room.  You'll hear board-certified music therapist Mary Helen Ekstam talk about "How Music Can Change Your Brain."  This meeting is open to the public.

Wednesday, May 15

SPRINGFIELD DAY!

 

• The branch board will meet at 7pm, Thursday, May 23.



 

 



AAUW-IL Convention (Saturday)

This year's convention had outstanding speakers

with relevant topics.

 

Betsy Dirksen Londrigan

"A Meaningful Campaign"

 

Dr. Zoe Spencer

"I Am Worth More"

 

Jenny Purdue

Legislative Update

 

Deanie Brown

"Title IX Updates"

 

Dr. Natasha Casey

"Media & Information Literacy"

 

 

 

 

AAUW-IL Convention (Friday)

The AAUW Illinois, Inc., annual convention was held in Springfield May 3 & 4.

 

Waukegan Area Branch members

posed with the state president.

 

The AAUW CEO

gave an inspiring presentation.

 

 

 

 AAUW CEO

Kim Churches

 



 

WAB at AAUW-IL D5 Fellows Brunch

These Waukegan Area Branch members and guests attended the AAUW-IL, District 5, Fellows Brunch on Saturday, April 13, at Lambs Farm in Libertyville.

 

 

AAUW Fellowship Recipient

& Guest Speaker

Dr. Jelena Radovic-Fanta

 

 

APRIL 2019

• April 1 (Monday), 7pm...At the Movies...discussion of The Bookshop (2018)

 

Tuesday, April 2: VOTE!

&

Equal Pay Day

 

• April 4 (Thursday), 1pm...Reflections on Reading discussion of Forever

 

• April 9 (Tuesday), 7pm...General Meeting - open to the public - Gurnee Police Facility community room..."What It Means to be a Muslim Woman in Lake County Today" featuring Helena Abushamaa

 

AAUW-IL District 5

Fellows Brunch

11am, Saturday, April 13

Lambs Farm

Libertyville

$22

 

• April 23 (Tuesday), 7pm...Travelogue program on Australia

 

• April 25 (Thursday), 7pm...Branch Board meeting

 

 



WAB at LCWC Women's History Month Event

Waukegan Area Branch members enjoyed learning about Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.

 

 

Our Visionary Woman honoree was represented by her daughter.

MARCH 2019

 

Lake County Women's Coalition

Visionary Women Event

Wedgewood in Wadsworth

10:30am, Saturday, March 2

https://Lakecountywomen.org/

• The Reflections on Reading interest group will meet at 1pm, Thursday, March 7, to discuss Maria Duenas' novel The Heart Has Its Reasons. 

• This month the branch general meeting will be preceded by a continental breakfast at 9:30am, Saturday, March 9, at the Gurnee Police Facility community room (Washington & O'Plaine).  The guest speaker will be Karen Kopriva Topham, America's First Openly Transgender Teacher.  As usual, the general meeting is open to the public.

• Monday, March 11, will find the At the Movies interest group discussing The Post at 1pm.
  

AAUW-IL

Tech Savvy

8am - 4pm, Saturday, March 23

Lewis University

Romeoville

 

• Brazil, Argentina, and the Chilean Fjords will be the topic of the Travelogue interest group at its 7pm, Tuesday, March 26, meeting.

• The branch board will meet at 7pm, Thursday, March 28.

 

 

 



JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019

January

 

• Saturday, January 26, 11:30am...AAUW-IL, Inc., District 5 Networking Luncheon, Deerfield Embassy Suites...guest speaker: Wendy Pearlman, author of We Crossed a Bridge, and It Trembled: Voices From Syria
• Thursday, January 31, 7pm...branch board meeting

 

February

 

• Thursday, February 7, 1pm...Reflections on Reading interest group...discussion of Peter Hamill's novel Forever
• Saturday, February 16, 9:30am...branch general meeting at Gurnee Police Facility Community Room...presenters from the local group Stop EtO
• Tuesday, February 26, 7pm...Travelogue interest group...topic: Scotland
• Thursday, February 28, 7pm...branch board meeting