¡ADELANTE! BOOK CLUB — September is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Please join us on Monday, September 19, at 10:00 am at the home of Sue Catterton, where Eileen Frey will lead our discussion of The Ones I Bring with Me by Carol Spaulding-Kruse and Kelsey Lepperd. Please RSVP to Tina Caliga by Friday, Sept 16 at tcaliga@gmail.com .
This bilingual English and Spanish book depicts young Latinas growing up in Iowa, with an emphasis on the importance of education and on overcoming barriers that keep Latinas from completing school, The Ones I Bring with Me shows the character and determination of students and their young adult mentors who tell about their struggles with identity and experiences as people of color. Foreword by Maria Hinojosa, award-winning journalist and the author and executive producer of Latino USA on NPR, a radio show devoted to Latino issues.
NEW MEMBERS GROUP — Come join the first meeting of the New Members Group for Happy Hour at Blue Mesa! We will gather on the patio weather permitting or in the bar if the elements prohibit that. Blue Mesa offers us a number of choices for happy hour beverages as well as complimentary quesadillas. Our meeting offers us a chance to share some time with interesting and engaging women. All are welcome to meet new faces and enjoy good company. Please consider giving yourself the gift of relationships on Monday, September 26, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Blue Mesa is located at 1600 S. University #609 (North side) in University Park Village, Fort Worth. Hope to see you there. (If Blue Mesa restaurant moves to its new location near Montgomery Plaza before then, we will alert you!)
October Adelante! — National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Please join us on Monday, October 17, at 10:00 am to discuss What Is Visible: A Novel by Kimberly Elkins. Location and host have not yet been determined. Please RSVP to Tina Caliga by Friday, Oct 14 at tcaliga@gmail.com.
A vividly original novel based on the true story of Laura Bridgman, a woman who blazed the trail for women with disabilities. At age two, Bridgman lost four of her five senses to scarlet fever. By age 20, she was considered the 19th century’s second most famous woman, having charmed the world with her accomplishments and brilliance. Deeply enthralling and rich with lyricism, What Is Visible chronicles what Bridgman’s career meant in the context of the great social, philosophical, theological, and educational changes that rocked Victorian America.
LITERATURE GROUP — October 10 Lit Group will be hosted by Kay Yount at 7:30 pm. Becki Griffith review Anne Tyler’s Vinegar Girl. Please RSVP to kay at kjyount2@sbcglobal.net. All are welcome, and please do invite guests or bring friends.
Lit Group met at the home of Lynn Hayes on Monday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 pm. Carlotta Norman reviewed In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir by Neil White.
GOURMET GROUP – Will return in October. This group usually meets on the fourth Saturday. Contact the leader Eva Isbell, emisbell@aol.com for more information.
OUT TO LUNCH — On Wednesday September 14th, at 11:30 am, the lunch group dined at Bravo! Cucina Italiana, 3010 Hulen St in Trinity Commons Shopping Center.