Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Groups offer a wide range of activities including food groups, arts and crafts, music and singing, exercise and fitness and fun excursions. Participants meet together in groups to cook, knit, make music, hike and eat dinner at local restaurants and go on outings for games, etc.
All activities provide great opportunities for women to talk and make new friends. Groups meet weekly, twice a month or monthly.
1. Baking Adventures Group
First Friday, 10 am - 12:30 pm
We will bake many favorites to include: Muffins, Cookies, Waffles, Scones, Quiche ,Cakes and various Breads. We will have a planning meeting on Friday September 30th at 10am to start the year.
All the meetings will be at the leaders home starting at 10 am and ending at 12:30 pm or when we're through baking. Each member can take a turn demonstrating a favorite recipe by bringing the ingredients and baking the recipe with the group.
2. Vegetarian Cooking Group
Second Monday, 11:30 am – 1 pm
The group is for vegetarian and non-vegetarian women who would like to learn more about vegetarian cooking. It’s important to have women from many countries, so we learn about food from different cultures. We take turns making vegetarian dishes and bringing them (or demonstrating how to make them) at our meetings.
3. International Cooking Group One
Second Friday, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Meetings will begin at 9:30 am the leader’s home and will end around 12:30 pm, after the group has lunched on what has been prepared that day. Each member will “demonstrate” by preparing typical dishes of her home country (using ingredients brought by her).
Members will be selected from all those who sign up in a manner that maximizes the variety of nationalities.
4. International Cooking Group Two
Third Friday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Meetings will begin at 9:30 am the leader’s home and will end around 12:30 pm, after the group has lunched on what has been prepared that day. Each member will “demonstrate” by preparing typical dishes of her home country (using ingredients brought by her).
Members will be selected from all those who sign up in a manner that maximizes the variety of nationalities.
5. Knitting Group
Second and Fourth Thursday, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
The group is for women who CAN knit. You don’t need to know a lot, just how to knit and purl. We share patterns and help you improve your skills. You purchase your own yarn and needles. We have pattern books, etc. that you can borrow. We have supplies to use for practice. We meet in a craft room for two hours. Come when you can and stay for one or two hours.
6. Let's Make Music Group
First and Third Tuesday, 1 pm - 2:30 pm
We will have fun sharing music from around the world – learning songs from a variety of cultures – both traditional and current. Please join us if you play an instrument or enjoy singing.
7. Hiking Group One (Year Round)
Every Monday, 10 am - 12 pm
We meet at local parks year round, weather permitting. An email is sent to group members on Saturday with the location. We hike for 1 ½ - 2 hours, sometimes we go up steep hills. We take a break halfway. No one hikes alone and we talk as we walk.
Come when you can, but arrive by 10 am because we leave on time.
8. Hiking Group Two (Late March through November)
Second and Fourth Thursday, 1 pm - 3 pm
We walk for about 1 1/2 hours twice a month weather permitting. In the cooler weather, we begin at 1 pm and in the hotter months, we begin at 10 am. The group meets at different locations in the Ann Arbor area. On the Sunday before the hike, the next location and directions are sent to members. Come when you can, but come on time as we leave promptly.
*OK for children, but not toddlers, because some of the trails are uneven and not good for strollers.
9. Stroller Walking Group (Year Round)
Every Thursday, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
We meet for a 1-hour walk, March through November, weather permitting. An email will be sent the week prior to the meeting with the location. Come when you can, but arrive by 10:30 am because we leave on time.*** Children are included in this group, bring your stroller or your carrier, if your toddler would like to walk we can include some slow walking time towards the end of the walk for them.
Optional: Stay afterward to play.
10. Chat and Chew Group (Mostly Year Round)
First Tuesday, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join this fun and active group to get to know each other and establish lasting friendships in a casual environment. The meetings will be at coffee shops, restaurants, bistro’s, etc. We decide on the next place to visit at the end of each meet up.
11. Fun and Games Group (Mostly Year Round)
Third Wednesday, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Try out new games from card and board games to outdoor games like frisbee golf! Chat and laugh with other women and make new friends. No skills required!
