Events
Upcoming Programs
MAY 2024
A note on BWC Events and our Guest Policies:
BWC hosts many community events where we open our doors often and freely to support our commitment to bringing educational, civic-minded programming that benefits our whole community. Examples include Sheriff Corpus, the panel on Climate Action, and the League of Women Voters at election time.
For our member events, such as our General Meetings, member happy hours, Mah Jong, and monthly book clubs, we encourage our members to invite guests to attend so they can experience the club. However, we want to set the expectation that if a guest comes to more than two events, we expect them to commit to joining, as that is only fair to our paying members.
Thank you for your understanding!
Sundays
NEW PROGRAM!! Weekly Mah Jong comes to BWC
4 pm
We host Mah Jong almost every Sunday. Beginners are welcome; there will be a teaching table for Classic Chinese Mah Jong most weeks. Other types of Mah Jong are welcome at different tables (American/Jewish/Hong Kong, etc.). This is a friendly game, but attendance matters, as we rely on you to fill your seat. MJ can be played with 3 or 4 people, so there is some flexibility, but do come if you sign up.
Food/drinks: Please bring a nibble or drink to share.
If you have questions, email Jackie Sage at [email protected].
Thursday, May 2 – BWC Event Planning Committee
9:00 – 10:00 am
Interested in bringing new topics and forums, member engagement ideas, and other community events to the Clubhouse? We appreciate all ideas and introductions to new ideas and speakers. Engagement at any level is appreciate but there is no major time commitment. Meetings are held on Zoom.
Register Here to get the Zoom Link
Thursday, May 2 – Founder’s Day Luncheon and May General Meeting
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Join us for our Founder’s Day Luncheon while we celebrate past Clubhouse Presidents and welcome new members.
The Nominating Committee will present the ’24/’25 Board Slate.
Cost: $25
Tuesday, May 7 – “Self-Care with a Smile (Humor as a Tool for Healing and Coping) with Drucker and Mayer.”
7:00 -8:30 pm
Invite your friends and neighbors to this fun and so-needed night of musical humor and healing.
Karen Drucker & Lauren Mayer are both entertainers, songwriters and speakers with decades of experience delighting audiences and fans. Karen has released 20 best-selling albums of inspirational music, performed at events and retreats nationwide, and been a keynote speaker at healthcare conferences. Lauren is an award-winning cabaret performer who creates a topical comedy song every week (generating thousands of views and almost as many trolls) and a prolific musical theater composer on the faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. As “Drucker & Mayer” they’ve performed hit shows at nightclubs and theaters, as well as creating customized comedy shows for clients ranging from Hewlett-Packard and Bank of America to the Nat’l Conference of Funeral Directors – as one client put it, “People are still talking about you two – all with smiles on their faces!”
They look forward to bringing smiles, fun, and useful tips to the Burlingame Woman’s Club.
Dessert provided.
This is a community event.
Cost: Free
Tuesday, May 14 – Evening Book Club
7:00 – 8:30 pm
We are reading “The Woman,” by Kristin Hannah. Contact Lucie Kober ([email protected]) for more information.
This event is for members and prospective members.
Cost: Free
Thursday, May 16 – “Phoenix Kingdoms: The Last Splendor of China’s Bronze Age”
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Experience the splendor, sophistication, and extravagance of two mysterious
kingdoms that flourished at the dawn of China’s Bronze Age. Before they were
conquered by a powerful emperor and buried by 2,000 years of imperial history,
the Yangzi River Valley states were highly advanced cultures with luxurious
tastes, imaginative styles, and a yearning for immortality.
Join us in this community event as we hear from Yvonne Cheng, docent of the Asian Art Museum, who will be presenting a new talk about a special exhibition that opened on April 19.
This is a FREE community event.
Tuesday, May 21, – “From Chaos to Collection: A Beginner’s Guide to Photo Organization with Coach Karen”
7:00 – 8:30 pm
Overview:
In this member-only event, participants bring their physical photos and learn about:
- Photo Categorization: Sort them into categories like family, vacations, and special occasions.
- Annotation and Labeling: Label and annotate photos with provided pens, markers, and sticky notes for participants
- Digital Organization: Get an overview of digital photo organization, explaining concepts like folder structures, naming conventions, and basic file management.
- Sharing and Storing Best Practices: See examples of organized digital photo libraries and discuss the benefits of transitioning from physical to digital organization for legacy planning and sharing. Learn about privacy settings and best practices for sharing and storing photos online.
Coach Karen Bio:
Coach Karen is a self-employed Declutter and Productivity Expert, Speaker, and Writer. She brings over six years of experience empowering professional women with ADHD to overcome overwhelm and embrace life. With a nearly decade-long background in information asset management, document control, and digital file organization, she is well-versed in the intricacies of streamlining processes and optimizing environments for enhanced efficiency. Coach Karen is a Certified Productive Environment Specialist/Master ++ (CPES) and a CTI Certified Life Coach (CPCC). She is deeply committed to facilitating transformative experiences in physical and digital spaces. Her approach involves collaborating with clients to develop tailored systems that effectively reduce clutter, boost productivity, and instill a sense of mastery over their surroundings.
www.coachkarenlynch.com
Members Only. Limited to first 15 registrants.
Wednesday, May 29th, 2:00 – 3;30pm – SAVE THE DATE for an event co-sponsored with the Burlingame Chamber of Commerce with a focus on professional and personal development. This is 1st in a series. More information and registration to come.
BWC and Chamber Members-only Event.
Friday May 31st, TIKI PARTY – SAVE THE DATE
7:00 – 8:00 pm
More to come at this super fun annual event!
Members and their guests.
Registration Coming Soon.
Monthly Member Meetings
All Monthly General Meetings will be held at the Clubhouse, 241 Park Road, Burlingame, CA 94010
2023/2024
September 7, 2023
Lunch Meeting—11:30am-1:30pm
October 5, 2023
Dinner Meeting—6:00pm-8:00pm
November 2, 2023
Lunch Meeting—11:30am-1:30pm
JANUARY 4, 2024
Lunch Meeting—11:30am-1:30pm
February 1, 2024
Dinner Meeting—6:00pm-8:00pm
March 7, 2024
Lunch Meeting—11:30am-1:30pm
April 4, 2024
Dinner Meeting—6:00pm-8:00pm
May 2, 2024
Lunch Meeting—11:30am-1:30pm
June 6, 2024
Dinner Meeting—11:30am – 1:30pm
Monthly Activities
Cards at the clubhouse
Join us at the Clubhouse on the fourth Thursday of each month at 11:00 am (except in December, when we meet Wednesday). Gather a group of four and join us for the card game of your choice. Regular ladies play bridge, canasta, and more.
For more information, contact Arlene Citron at 650-344-5864 or [email protected]
Please let Arlene know if you plan on coming so we can set up enough tables for the day.
Book Club
Join us at the Clubhouse every other month on the 3rd Wednesday at 11:00 am (except in December, when we meet on the 2nd Wednesday). Book club participants select books for the following year at our December meeting.
Below is a link to book list for this year and the books we have chosen in past years.
For more information, contact Cathy Borrone at 650-242-1685 or [email protected]