May 30, 2025

Thank you to everyone who has supported Bryn Mawr this year. When you make a gift to the College, you help to provide access to a Bryn Mawr education and light the way for current and future students.

If you have not yet made a gift and are able to at this time, please contribute by Saturday, May 31.

Upcoming Regional Club Events

All times listed are in the event's local time zone. 
See complete listing of all upcoming events online. 

Sunday, June 1, 2025 
Princeton Club - Walk in the Woods 
First Sunday of the Month Walk with the Princeton Club
1:00 PM ET
Billie Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, Princeton, NJ

Friday, June 6, 2025 
New York City Club - Art Class
Free MoMA Drop-In Drawing Class
5:30 PM ET
The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019

Saturday, June 7, 2025 
NH/VT Club - State House Tour
Bryn Mawr alums (and their guests) are invited to a private tour of Vermont’s most important building by Curator David Schutz and State Senator Wendy Harrison ’84.
10:00 AM ET 
Vermont State House, Montpelier, VT

Saturday, June 7, 2025 
Boston Club - Annual Meeting and Lunch
Annual Meeting & lunch at the home of Paula McNay ’76 in Chestnut Hill, MA.
12:00 PM ET
Chestnut Hill, MA

Saturday, June 7, 2025 
Delaware Club - Ice Cream Social at Woodside Farm Creamery
Come join us for all-you-can eat ice cream and good conversation! We've reserved the private party space at Woodside Farm Creamery.
12:00 PM ET
Woodside Creamery, Hockessin, DE

Saturday, June 7, 2025 
New York City - Central Park Tour led by Catherine Fredman ’80
Central Park’s North Woods is one of the best-kept secrets of the park. The forty-acre woodland epitomizes the desire of landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux to bring the healing powers of nature into a concrete jungle.
10:30 AM ET
 Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park North, New York City

Sunday, June 8, 2025 
Boston Club - Young Alum Meetup
Meet other recent graduates (Class of 2014-2024) for an informal meetup. We will grab a bite to eat, chat, and, if people are interested, play a conversational card game.
1:00 PM ET
Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way,. Somerville, MA 02143

Sunday, June 8, 2025 
Los Angeles Club - Museum Sunday
Join the Bryn Mawr Club of Los Angeles for our next quarterly Museum Sunday! We are going on a docent-led art and architecture tour of the LA Central Library
1:15 PM PT
Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Saturday, June 14, 2025 
Chicago Club - Public Housing Museum Private Tour
Join the Chicago Club for a very special visit to the long-awaited National Public Housing Museum
1:30 PM CT
National Public Housing Museum, Chicago, IL

Saturday, June 14, 2025 
Research Triangle - Lunch at the North Carolina Museum of Art Cafe
We'll meet in the NCMA Cafe at noon. If you'd like, stay afterward and view the art with fellow alums and their guests.
12:00 PM ET
North Carolina Museum of Art Cafe, Raleigh, NC 27608

Saturday, June 21, 2025 
DC Club - Playing with Language at Planet Word
Join the Bryn Mawr Club of DC for a group exploration of Planet Word, the only museum in the country dedicated to renewing and inspiring a love of words and language.
9:30 AM ET
Planet Word, Washington, DC

Sunday, June 22, 2025 
Northern California Club - Sunday Brunch
BMC Northern California Sunday Brunch in Santa Cruz!
11:00 AM PT
Ivéta Westside, 2125 Delaware Ave., Santa Cruz, CA

Alumnae/i Regional Book Groups

Sunday, June 1, 2025 
Delaware Club - Virtual Book Chat
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4:30 PM ET 
Via Zoom

Saturday, June 7, 2025 
Colorado/Wyoming Club - Book-ISH Potluck
Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple
3:00 PM MT
Erie, CO

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 
DC Club - Monthly Book Discussion
Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
7:30 PM ET
Via Zoom

Saturday, June 21, 2025 
Seattle Club Eastside Book Group
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
9:30 AM PT
Top Pot Doughnuts 10600 NE 9th Place Bellevue, WA 98004

Sunday, June 22, 2025 
Seattle Club - Mainland FTG Book Club
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
2:00 PM PT
West Seattle, WA

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 
Boston Club - Book Group
The Wren, the Wren: A Novel, by Anne Enright
7:00 PM ET
Via Zoom

Thursday, June 26, 2025 
Berkeley Book Group
Rocannon’s World (1966) OR The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) OR The Lathe of Heaven (also a PBS series) (1971) OR Four Ways to Forgiveness (1995) OR any other novel by Ursula K. LeGuin
3:00 PM PT
Cafenated Coffee Co., 2085 Vine St., Berkeley, CA.

Alumnae/i Travel Program

For a PDF brochure or additional information on the trips you see below or any of our upcoming trips, please contact Taylor Manferdini

January 15-22, 2026 
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage
Faculty Host: Selby Hearth, Associate Professor of Geology 

Venturing into Antarctica is an expedition like no other- a chance to explore wonderlands of sculpted snow and ice where whales swim, penguins flock, and albatrosses soar. On this 8-day journey with National Geographic- Lindblad Expeditions, you'll fly between South America and Antarctica on a round-trip flight and enjoy five adventure-filled days to explore the otherworldly realm at the bottom of the globe.

January 22-30, 2026 
Finland Arctic Magnificence

Join us for an exhilarating, seven-night journey that captures the natural grandeur, vibrant culture and Nordic cool of Finland! Begin with three nights in lively Helsinki before flying to Lapland, where you'll stay four nights in a comfy, glass-domed cabin, perfect for watching the spectacular Northern Lights. Strap on snowshoes for a trek through a moonlit forest, see reindeer at a traditional reindeer farm, and drive across the glistening fjells on a dogsled or snowmobile! Reserve your spot on this popular trip today! 

Alumni Learning Consortium Webinars

Visit Bryn Mawr's Upcoming Webinars page to register and access recordings of past programs. Contact cpd@brynmawr.edu with any questions.

Thursday, June 5, 2025
Human-Centered Leadership: Cultivating a High-Performing and Innovative Workplace
Join Minette Norman, acclaimed author of The Boldly Inclusive Leader, as she guides us through the transformative processes that can help cultivate a thriving and inclusive workplace culture.
12:00 PM ET
Via Webinar

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 
Why Are We Here: Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants
Amidst a backdrop of global crises — from pandemics to political upheavals — many are questioning the role work plays in their lives and its overall significance.
12:00 PM ET
Via Webinar

Faculty and Staff In Memoriam

Alumnae/i Relations and Development will share in memoriam information for Bryn Mawr faculty and staff here when we are informed that there are opportunities for alumnae/i to participate in remembrances and celebrations of life on campus.

Visit the College website here to see a remembrance of Laura Grafe, Associate Professor of Psychology.

Yoga at Home - Live Zoom with Bryn Mawr

Fridays on Zoom 
Yoga at Home – LIVE Chill Yoga 
Join your fellow Mawrter alumnae/i and current athletes for a live weekly yoga class on Zoom. Courtney Morris ’99, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach & Fitness Center Director at BMC, will lead the class.
12:00 PM ET
Via Zoom

The class on Friday, June 6, 2025 will be cancelled.

Connections

Are you doing a book tour? Have you written a memoir? Performing at a local theater? Reading your poetry at a coffee shop?

Let us know! We want to share your non-Bryn Mawr related events with fellow Mawrters right here in Alumnae/i Connections.

Submit details at clubs@brynmawr.edu by the 10th and 25th of each month -- include date, time, location, and registration info.

Jessica B. Harris '68 Book Tour - Braided Heritage Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine
Jessica B. Harris '68 will be doing a series of events around the country for her latest cookbook Braided Heritage: Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine(out June 10). Tour details and information about the new book can be found here.

Alumnae/i Information Update

Have you moved? Gotten a new job? New email address?

Update your information today!

Contact Us

Alumnae/i Connections is a bi-weekly event calendar published by Bryn Mawr Alumnae/i Relations and Development on the 15th and 30th of each month. Submit details at clubs@brynmawr.edu by the 10th and 25th of each month -- include date, time, location, and registration info.

Interested in hosting an event or starting a club in your area? Contact clubs@brynmawr.edu