PAD Literary Club Meeting and Cookie Exchange - Sunday, December 17 - 7:00pm

Join the PAD Literary Club for some holiday cheer and some holiday cookies.

The PAD Literary Club is getting in the holiday spirit for our December meeting by adding a Cookie Exchange. Sister Jessica Wu has graciously agreed to host this event at her place in Santa Clara.

For the cookie exchange, everyone is asked to bring a 1/2 dozen cookies for each participant.

Our book for this meeting is I know I Am But, What Are You? By Samantha Bee https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1439142742/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_14_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ACF78JSKJDWCY7HNNDX1&dpPl=1&dpID=81nt1v9rU%2BL#mediaMatrix_secondary_view_div_1509811516751

Come for fun discussion and cookies All members and their friends are welcome to join us.

If you are interested in joining us please send an email to me at michelle.isherwood@gmail.com and I can give you Jessica's address.

PAD Founders' Day Picnic - Saturday, November 11 - Lake Elizabeth, Fremont, CA

Join us on Saturday, Nov 11 for a picnic at beautiful Lake Elizabeth in Fremont to celebrate PAD's Founders' Day and fraternize with Bay Area PAD student and alumni members. We will be in the Treehouse picnic area. Look for the PAD Banner.

Where: Lake Elizabeth at Central Park, Fremont, CA 40000 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CATime: 12:00 Noon - 3:00pm

 

Please bring a main dish, side, snack, dessert or beverage to share.

If you have questions or need more information, contact Michelle Isherwood at michelle.isherwood@gmail.com.

July Alumni Chapter Events

Join us in July for one of our events.

PAD Wine Tasting and Picnic - Saturday, July 22, 12:00 noon, Saratoga, CA
Join us for a picnic and wine tasting at beautiful House Family Vineyards in Saratoga on July 22 at 12:00 Noon. http://www.housefamilyvineyards.com/. Bring a picnic item to share and enjoy some wine on the grounds of this beautiful Bay Area winery.

House Family Vineyard - 13336 Old Oak Way, Saratoga, California 95070

PAD Literary Club - July 26, 7:00pm, Milpitas 
Join us for the PAD Literary club meeting. This month join us for a discussion of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer - https://www.amazon.com/Unbecoming-Mara-Dyer-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B004IK988I/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1491351846&sr=1-4&keywords=Michelle+hodkin

Join us at Black Bear Diner, 174 W. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 94035. Come for fun discussion and dinner. 

SF Bay Area PAD Alumni Chapter events are open to all PAD members, their friends and family.

PAD Literary Club - Thursday, May 18 - 7:00pm

Join us for the PAD Literary club meeting on Thursday, May 18. at 7:00pm. This month join us for a discussion of How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran,https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Woman-Caitlin-Moran-ebook/dp/B0068LYEHA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1491352131&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+be+a+woman+caitlin+moran

Join us at Black Bear Diner, 174 W. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 94035. Come for fun discussion and dinner. 

All members and their friends/family are welcome to join us

NEW DATE - PAD Literary Club - Wednesday, April 5 - 7:00pm

Join us for the PAD Literary club meeting on Wednesday, April 5 at 7pm. This month join us for a discussion of Before the Fall by Noah Hawley, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26245850-before-the-fall

Join us at Black Bear Diner, 174 W. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 94035. Come for fun discussion and dinner. 

All members and their friends/family are welcome to join us

The PAD Literary Club Book List - 3.5 Years of Literary Fun

My mind needed a short break today at work so I decided to look at all the books we've read for our PAD Literary Club over the last 3.5 years. We started this book club in November 2013 as a way to get together, expand our reading selections and generally get to know each other better.

The PAD Literary Club meets every 4-6 weeks and books are chosen by the attending members each month. All PAD members and their friends and family are welcomed to attend. 

Below is the list of books we have read as of 2/22/2017: 

In the Garden of Beasts

Miss Peregrin's Home for Peculiar Children

The Wife, the Maid and the Mistress

The Yard

The Book Thief

Under the Banner of Heaven

The Rise and Fall of Great Powers

The Signature of All Things

The Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror & Deliverance in the City of Love

A Christmas Carol

The Black Country

The Secret History

A Study in Silks

All the Light We Cannot See

Car Sick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America

Go Set a Watchman

Interview with a Vampire

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival and Coming of Age in Prison

Little Demon in the City of Light: A True Story of Murder and Mesmerism in Belle Epoque Paris

The Last Woman Standing

Silk worm

The Candy Cane Murder

Girl on a Train

The Big Short

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Join us for future meetings. Meeting location, time and the upcoming book are posted on this blog and our Facebook groups.

Feel free to reach out to Michelle Isherwood at michelle.isherwood@gmail.com for more information.

PAD Literary Club - February 22, 2017 - 7:00pm

Join us for the PAD Literary club meeting on February 22, 2017 at 7:00pm. This month join us for a discussion on Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.

We will be meeting at Black Bear Diner, 174 W. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 94035. Come for fun discussion and dinner.

All members and their friends/family are welcome to join us