NEWCOMERS New to the Section Club? A special sign-in table will be set up at the Fall Garden Reception to welcome you. For the answers to your questions about the Section Club or life in our community please contact usectionclub@berkeley.edu and put Danielle de Fontaine in the subject line.
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Danielle de Fontaine (Didier) |
ADVENTURE offers a monthly bus or car-pool trip to stimulating points of interest in the Bay Area and surrounding counties, attracting a wide following from both returning members and newcomers. This section is open to husbands and guests to help fill a bus to meet expenses. Top
Third Wednesday, all day. Occasionally a trip is scheduled on a different day or week, not every place is open or available on the third Wednesday.
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Sue Cork (Bruce) |
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Trudy Washburn (Jack) |
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Peggy Fuerstenau (Douglas) |
BERKELEY ART MUSEUM meets six times a year for guided tours of current and permanent exhibitions led by the staff of the Museum. One presentation is by the Pacific Film Archives.Top
Second Friday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Beverly McFadden (Dan) |
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Carol Craine (Roger) |
BIRDING section members enjoy visiting a variety of habitats from shoreline to hills, to observe birds as well as whatever else is of interest in nearby sites (many in East Bay Regional Parks).Top
First Wednesday, 9:00 AM
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Ruth Tobey (Alan) |
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Jean Thomas (Paul) |
*BON APPÉTIT, formerly Gourmet, welcomes couples and singles for dinner parties with a theme in groups of 6-10. Some all-member events are also planned. Come and meet others in the University community in a convivial social setting. Members rotate hosting and planning of dinners.
Weekend evenings decided by hosts. Top
Weekend evenings decided by hosts.
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Mary Hanemann (Michael) |
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Mehry Astaneh (Hassan) |
BOOK DISCUSSION members discuss a mutually agreed upon book. A volunteer, who also presents pertinent background information, leads the session. All members are encouraged to read the book in advance but this is not necessary for the enjoyment of the stimulating discussion. Top
First Friday, 1:00 PM
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Elizabeth Cecchetti (Giovanni) |
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Miriam Cairns (Elton) |
*DRAMA welcomes all: actors, audiences, producers. We are especially looking for members to join our audience. Plays are enjoyed in the homes of members, and the informal staging/reading is a lively mix of seriousness and spontaneity. Top
Fourth Monday, 8:00 PM during Sept., Oct., Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr.
FRENCH provides, for those who comprehend French and have an interest in French culture, a variety of interesting speakers and programs on many aspects of French life and culture, plus the opportunity for lively conversation. Top
First Tuesday, 1:30 PM
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Jacqueline Eberhard (Philippe) |
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Nicole Welmond (André) |
GERMAN gives us an opportunity to share programs about different aspects of contemporary life and cultural heritage in the German speaking courntries. Both German and English are spoken. One member says that she always has a wonderful time with this friendly group. Top
Third Tuesday, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Trudi Frei (Heinz) |
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Gerda Janos (Andrew) |
ITALIAN meetings begin with a cultural program consisting of a lecture on different aspects of Italian life (art, literature, science, politics, etc.), followed by a lunch of mainly Italian cuisine. We all enjoy the warm friendship and congeniality characterizing our meetings.Top
Second Thursday, 11:00 AM
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Lucia Falcone (Robert) |
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Teresa De Luca Schooler (Edmund) |
MUSIC welcomes performers and appreciative listeners. The section provides opportunities for soloists as well as chamber groups. We support a lively chorus which rehearses with director, Tina Harrington. Concerts are held in members' homes, followed by tea.Top
First Thursday, 1:00 PM
PHOTOGRAPHY includes a program of learning strategies and techniques to make a photographer proud of his/her creative accomplishments. The group hosts visits by local photographers, we also plan field trips to points of interest. Top
First Tuesday, 10:00 AM
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Marianne Haller (Eugene) |
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Silvia Spiller |

October 2007 meeting with our mentor and photographer, Don Melandry. Picture taken by
Marianne Haller with her new computer.
SEW AND SO provides an opportunity to be creative in a social setting. Bring your project and let us mend, sew, embroider, knit, or crochet together. Top
Second Friday, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM .
SPANISH SPANISH meets monthly for dessert and coffee, sometimes lunch in a restaurant or a visit to a museum. Those who need practice speaking Spanish love getting together with the native speaking international members. Top
Fourth Thursday, 1:00 PM
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Janet Fréchet (Jean) |
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Marion Gardiser |
TENNIS is open to all members of the Section Club. Channing Courts. Top
Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Greti Sequin (Carlo) |
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Rita Kohl |
WALKING is a great way for newcomers and visitors to make new friends and enjoy the mid-week solitude of nearby parks, hillsides, shorelines and cityscapes. We meet to car-pool to the trail head. Bring lunch and water.Top
Second Wednesday, 9:00 AM
WRITERS' WORKSHOP meets in members' homes for a light lunch. Members bring poems, novels, creative stories, articles or memoirs to read. Since it is a workshop, members give feedback to the written pieces. Top
First Monday, 12:30 PM
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Diane De Pisa (Elio) |
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Kaye Sharon (Douglas) |
DO YOU WANT TO FORM A NEW SECTION?
Any member of Section Club may start a new Section consistent with the purposes of Section Club by notifying the President, in writing, prior to the Annual Meeting, indicating the nature of the Section, including the signatures of four (4) additional persons who will be active members. Top
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
1st Week |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Writer's Workshop
12:30 PM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
French 1:30 PM
Photography
10 AM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Birding 9 AM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Centre
9:30 AM - noon
Music 1 PM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Book Discussion
1 PM |
2nd Week |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Walking 9 AM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Centre
9:30 AM - noon
Italian 11 AM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Berkeley Art Museum
10 AM - 11 AM
Sew and So
1 PM - 3 PM |
3rd Week |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
German
1 PM - 3 PM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Adventure -
All Day |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Centre
9:30 AM - noon |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM |
4th Week |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Drama 8 PM
Sept., Oct., Jan.
Feb, Mar, Apr |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM
Centre
9:30 AM - noon
Spanish 1 PM |
Tennis
9 AM - 11 AM |
| Bon Appétit - Weekend evenings decided by hosts. |
Drama - Fourth Monday, 8:00 PM during Sept., Oct., Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr. |