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Many thanks to all who helped make the HSC Spring Dinner a success. First and foremost, the members and friends who came to the dinner. We reached full capacity (80 for this dinner) and appreciate the financial support of those who had to cancel coming to the dinner. Our costs were also defrayed by a generous donation of wine from the HSC Dance Committee. ​ There is a lot that goes into putting together a dinner: coordinating entertainment and catering, printing and sendin

October 3rd, 2022 at the Hillside Club - 7:30pm We are excited to announce that Urban Design and Architecture critic, John King will be here in October to discuss the changes to Berkeley's landscape and how it can be made better for all. John King is as architecture critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, a two time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and an honorary member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. He is currently working on a book about the history of the Ferry

November 7th, 2022 at the Hillside Club - 7:30pm The Bay Area is home to one of the nation’s only magazines devoted to reporting on local nature and environmental issues. Bay Nature magazine and website approach environmental journalism as a complete package. It inspires people through surprising, funny, and fascinating stories about the plants and animals living here while informing readers about the essential challenges facing Northern California – climate change, drought,

The Last Friday Lunch, Friday, May 27, noon-1:30 p.m., features Sally Newson, founder, Wellify Teen , a Marin County nonprofit dedicated to teen mental health care solutions. A serious entrepreneur as well as a mother, Sally is also an active philanthropist focusing on mental health, autism education, and youth active living. She also is involved with JAMBAR, a Marin energy bar company that vies half of its net proceeds to music and active living nonprofits. We'll have Cheese

Join us as we greet local author/creator/ sisterhood activator Rozella (Rozie) Kennedy, founder of Brave Sis Project. Brave Sis is a lifestyle brand created by Rozie, and her 2022 Brave Sis Journey-Journal is the world's only guided journal/day planner featuring over 400 BIPOC women in U.S. history, and part of the project's goals which are to promote wellness and history so that BIPOC women will better know and celebrate themselves and each other, and that white women can ha

Our next tasting will be at 7:30PM on Tuesday May 3rd. The tasting will feature the wines of Famille Brunier most widely known for their Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe ``La Crau'' Châteauneuf-du-Pape. One of the world's classic wine blends from the Rhône Valley of France, Châteaunuf-du-Pape is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre (aka Mataró), colloquially known as a "GSM". We will be tasting the full range of the Famille Brunier's production ranging from the current relea

Friday, October 28th, 2022 - 12pm Join us Friday, October 28, for the Last Friday Lunch at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., in Berkeley. We’ll get a chance to meet three folks – Jenna Gaarde, Ariel Cohen, and Xavier Morales -- from the Oakland chapter of the (recently Mackenzie Scott-funded) Praxis Project, a nonprofit with a different approach to helping communities achieve health equity and justice. Think of them as community consultants, helping to drive local initiativ

Our next tasting will be 7:30PM on Monday August 8th. As it has been nearly eight years since our last Sauvignon Blanc tasting, we feel that we are past due to have another one. Originally from the Bordeaux and Loire regions of France, Sauvignon Blanc is grown all over the world in a plethora of different styles varying from assertively grassy to flinty to sweet. It's the primary grape of White Bordeaux, Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, and New Zealand, and is even blended blended in

Thursday, July 7th - 7:30PM - Husch Pinot Noir Quarter-Century Vertical Tasting Our next tasting will feature a 27-year vertical of Husch Pinot Noirs (1994 Reserve, 1999 Apple Hill Vineyard, 2005 Reserve, 2010 Reserve, 2015 Knoll, and the current 2020 Estate release). This collection gives you an opportunity to see how Pinot Noir from one of Anderson Valley's well-known producers ages over a quarter of a century. Advanced signup is required. If interested, please sign up by

Join us for a return to our Last Friday Lunch at noon, September 30. Our speaker is Laura Turbow, a local photographer and founder of Still Life Stories , which helps you tell stories about the objects in your family's lives that connect you to your past. Turbow photographs those treasures and captures your stories for future generations...sort of like a space capsule delivering our human culture to another planet.

Tuesday November 15th, 2022 - 7:30PM - Red Bordeaux Blend Tasting The November theme will be Bordeaux-blend wines. Primarily based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, other common contributors to Bordeaux include Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. This blend is classically paired with bold red meat. The high tannins and acids in these grapes also make them prime candidates for long term aging. Although named for the region in France, this classic blend is produced al

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