Book Discussions

  • “Gift from the Sea” Book Discussion

    Details Price Qty
    Registrationshow details + $125.00 USD  
    Member Registrationshow details + $115.00 USD  

    •  May 29, 2026
       10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Judy Bowman will facilitate a 5-week book discussion for Gift from the Sea, a classic 1955 book by Anne Morrow Lindbergh exploring themes of modern life, solitude, and relationships through meditations on youth, age, love, and marriage, offering wisdom on finding inner peace and simplicity amidst the demands of daily life.

    First Class: Please read Chapter 1 (The Beach) and Chapter II (Channelled Whelk.     Page numbers may vary by edition.    Syllabus handed out first class.

                      Fridays,  May 29, June 12 and June 26, 10 am to Noon am. $125/$115

  • “Outrageous Openness:  Letting the Divine Take the Lead”

    Details Price Qty
    Registrationshow details + $190.00 USD  
    Member Registrationshow details + $180.00 USD  

    •  June 2, 2026
       1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    The 6 week summer class with Harriet Porter, LCSW is a book discussion:
     “Outrageous Openness:  Letting the Divine Take the Lead” by Tosha Silver.
    By allowing the Divine to lead the way, we can finally put down the heavy load of hopes, fears, and opinions about how things should be.  We learn how to be guided to take the right actions at the right time.
                                   6 Tuesdays: June 2 through July 7, 1 pm to 2:30 pm. $190/$180

  • Lit Circle

    Details Price Qty
    Registrationshow details + $35.00 USD   Expired
    Member Registrationshow details + $30.00 USD   Expired
    June Onlyshow details + $15.00 USD  

    •  June 8, 2026
       1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    LIT CIRCLE

    Book lovers, join our literature reading circle with Connie Garner and Judy Bowman to explore a variety of fiction and non-fiction, including classics, mysteries, historical fiction, and family drama.

    Join us prepared to discuss a particular aspect of the book, such as plot, character(s), theme(s), setting  symbol(s), etc. For help, you may want to consult a website such as.
    Monday, June 8 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM meet to discuss True Biz, a “story of sign language and lip-reading, disability and civil rights, isolation and injustice, first love and loss, and, above all, great persistence,daring, and joy.” Certain to be a great discussion! New readers always welcome.

            Monday: June 8, 1 pm to 2:30 pm.  $15