May 15, 2025

Upcoming Regional Club Events

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

Saturday, May 17, 2025 
Atlanta Club - May Day
Hurrah for May – Greater Atlanta May Day Celebration
12:00 PM ET
Waller’s Coffeehouse, 240 Dekalb Industrial Way, Decatur, GA

Sunday, May 18, 2025 
Annapolis & Baltimore Clubs - May Day
Celebrate May Day with Tea at the Reynolds Tavern
11:00 AM ET
Reynolds Tavern, Annapolis MD

Monday, May 19, 2025 
DC Club - The Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges Concert
Come support the Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges as they tour the nation, with a stop at St Mark's on Capitol Hill!
7:00 PM ET
St. Mark's Church, Washington, DC

Saturday, May 24, 2025 
Japan Club - May Day Picnic
Join the Bryn Mawr Club of Japan for May Day Picnic 
11:00 AM JST
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Tokyo, Japan

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

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 
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 

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

Alumnae/i Regional Book Groups

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 
Boston Club - Book Group
American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal by Neil King 
7:00 PM ET
Via Zoom

Sunday, May 25, 2025 
Seattle Club - Mainland FTG Book Club
Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman
2:00 PM PT
Hosted by Elisa Sparks '73, West Seattle

Monday, May 26, 2025 
Berkeley Book Group
Dance of the Dwarfs OR Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household OR any other book by Geoffrey Household
3:00 PM PT
At a member’s home in Berkeley

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

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 

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.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 
How to Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need)
Join Sabina Nawaz, author and a seasoned coach to Fortune 50 executives and academic leaders, in a transformative webinar that delves into the core of workplace interactions.
12:00 PM ET
Via Webinar

Thursday, May 22, 2025 
Reset: How to Change What's Not Working with Author Dan Heath
We’ve all been there—facing a system that’s inefficient, a team stuck in a rut, or a process that drains time and energy.
12:00 PM ET
Via Webinar

Faculty and Staff Retirements

Celebrating the Retirement of Patti Lausch, Assistant Dean for International Student and Scholar Advising

Throughout her 25 years at the College, we know that many international alumnae/i worked closely with Patti Lausch and recognized the care that she brought to her work with students. The Impact Center is collecting notes from alums who would like to wish Patti well in her retirement and thank her for her support over the years. These will be presented to her, along with cards and notes from current students, faculty, and staff, at an upcoming celebration in her honor. Please submit your notes for Patti to BMCAlum@brynmawr.edu by Friday, May 23. 

A celebration for Mark Lord on the occasion of his retirement

On Saturday, May 31 Mark Lord, Theresa Helburn Chair of Drama and Professor of Theater, will have a retirement celebration at the College. To view the event details, click here.

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 and upcoming memorial details for Robert (Bob) Washington, Professor Emeritus of Sociology.

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.

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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