Monthly Programs
SEPTEMBER
Thursday, September 10, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
New Member Forum
ZOOM Meeting
Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Business Meeting
ZOOM Meeting
This is a MEMBERS ONLY business meeting (existing and new active members) where the
year’s activities will be finalized and yearbooks distributed
OCTOBER
Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:30 pm
Zoom presentation for Questions & Answers
Meeing ID & Passcode will be emailed to members
“Stop Trafficking US"
Catherine Wilson
Via public and private speaking engagements, social media, TV, radio, and print,
Stop Trafficking US works to educate the community on the life cycle of abuse,
and the horrific domino effect that occurs after a child has been sexually abused in any way.
BWC Members are invited to a Question and Answer Zoom Meeting
with Catherine Wilson. Please view the link below prior to the Zoom Meeting.
Link: youtube.com Search SexTraffickingAwareness.mp4
“Who I Am” Video (approximately 60 minutes)
Thursday, October 22, 2020
11:30 am - BWC Zoom General Program Meeting
Meeting ID & Passcode will be emailed to members
12:30 pm - Program - Exploring the Light in Landscape Paintings
John O'Shaughnessy, Painter & Art Educator at the Currier Art Center
John O’Shaughnessy will lead you on a virtual tour of the majesty and sense of
light that was attained by the Hudson River School painters.
Using the Currier Museum’s painting, Moat Mountain in Intervale, by Alfred Bierstadt
as the starting point, participants will be encouraged to look closely
while John draws attention to some of the ways Bierstadt used light and shadow
to achieve a sense of calm and drama within the same painting. Other Hudson
River School artists, Thomas Cole to Jasper Cropsey and Martin Heade will
also be highlighted, as time allows.
Friday, October 23, 2020 12:30pm
Learn to Paint with Watercolors
John O'Shaughnessy, Painter & Art Educator at the Currier Art Center
Zoom one hour virtual class -- Meeting ID & Passcode will be emailed to members
John will demonstrate methods of achieving a sense of light, using the artwork from the
Thursday session as a reference, and encourage students to participate with
him by doing paintings of their own. Paper and paintbrush
will be provided. Watch your email for the sign-ups and further details.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
Kitchen and Bathroom Trends and Practical Updates and
How to Make Homes User Friendly As We Age
Meghan Collins – Interior Designer, Allied A.S.I.D.
Zoom Presentation - Meeting ID and Passcode will be emailed to members.
Meghan has been practicing Interior Design for over twenty years. She received
an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Education from Princeton University,
and a Professional Certificate of Interior Design from NH Institute of Art.
Meghan offers full service Interior Design, including space planning, kitchen
and bath design, remodels and additions, flooring and tile design, color and paint selections,
furnishings and accessories, and pretty much anything you can imagine for inside and
sometimes even outside your home. She also has a related business of
rehabbing old homes. Meghan and her husband currently reside in Bedford and have
raised their three children right across the street from her childhood home.
NOVEMBER
Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:30 pm
Cooking for 1 or 2
Liz Barbour – Local Chef, Cookbook Writer, Owner of the Creative Feast
Zoom Presentation - Meeting ID and Passcode will be emailed to members.
One- and two-person households are the fastest growing segment of the population.
It can be ricky when cooking for one (or even two) to make the most of your ingredients
and your time. Join Chef Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast for this fun and delicious
cooking demonstration. Liz will help you fill your pantry with quick cooking,
small batch ingredients that will be cost effective, healthy, and easy to prepare.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
11:30 am - BWC Zoom General Program Meeting
Zoom Presentation - Meeting ID & Passcode will be emailed to members
12:30 pm - Program - awaiting confirmation
November 26, 2020 to December 3, 2020
BWC TIME AND TALENT AUCTION - ONLINE!
Since 2002, the Time and Talent Auction has been our largest fundraiser of the year.
We have decided to combine it with our Holly Auction to create an impressive ONLINE event.
Over the past 10 years we have donated over $100,000 to support charities which serve
Bedford and to provide scholarships to both high school seniors and adult women continuing
their education.
In conjunction with CharityAuctionsToday.com you will be able to view and bid on items
for 10 days, just in time for the holidays. Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday--
join us for BWC Friday and Charity Monday!
It’s easy, it’s fun, and the monies raised will go to our Scholarships and Charities fund.
Thinkabout what creative item you would like to donate, or what service you might like to offer.
It should be something you love doing and would be happy to provide to the highest bidder. Past items include: a hosted Day at the Lake, gorgeous knitted scarves, custom container gardens, multi-course dinners, and computer tech help.
The variety of contributions is always a joy to see!
Information regarding item submission, logging into the website, bidding for items,
paying for items, and receiving items will follow.
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DECEMBER
Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:00 am -2:00 pm
HOLLY LUNCHEON
Manchester Country Club
What better way to celebrate the holidays than with your friends from the Bedford Women’s Club at the Manchester Country Club! Come and enjoy the festivities! In addition to a lovely meal in a beautifully decorated room, there will be entertainment and prizes. The Silent Auction is a wonderful place to pick up some holiday gifts for your friends and family (or even for yourself!). As always, guests are welcome. Tickets will be on sale at our Oct and Novr meetings and will be available for purchase until November 30th
JANUARY
Thursday, January 23, 2020 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Light Luncheon and Program
Fellowship Hall, Bedford Presbyterian Church
“YOUR HIT PARADE”: 25 YEARS PRESENTING AMERICA’S TOP POPULAR SONGS
CAL KNICKERBOCKER
Jeff Warner iPopular music has evolved over the years. Major shifts seem to occur about every 10 years. “Your Hit Parade” chronicled the changes in popular music from its debut in 1935 to its “death by Rock and Roll” in 1959.
FEBRUARY
Thursday, February 20, 2020 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Light Luncheon and Program
Fellowship Hall, Bedford Presbyterian Church
“A Trip We’re All On: The Role of Palliative Care in Laying Out a Road Map for Life to Death. Planning with Comfort, Joy and Dignity”
Dr. Charles Mills
How and why has New England comeDrawing on his clinical and life experiences, Dr. Mills will explore feelings and fears we all face in the trajectory of aging and declining health. He will describe the specialty of palliative medicine. He will explain how it is distinct from but related to hospice care. Through stories, he will help the audience explore the most common stumbling blocks of family interaction beliefs that create turmoil and suffering as serious illness impacts quality of life. The format of the presentation will lend itself to participatory interaction for personal growth and insights by the end of the talk.
MARCH
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Special Book Club Meeting
Bedford Public Library
1:00 pm Dr. Meg Cronin from St. Anselm College will lead a discussion of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Copies of the book will be available at the library Reference desk in late January. All BWC members are welcome to attend this Book Group meeting.
Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Light Luncheon and Program
Fellowship Hall, Bedford Presbyterian Church
"Stop Trafficking US"
Catherine Anne Wilson
Director of Portsmouth Black HeriVia public and private speaking engagements, social media, TV, radio, and print, Stop Trafficking US works to educate the community on the life cycle of abuse, and the horrific domino effect that occurs after a child has been sexually abused in any way.
APRIL
Thursday, April 23, 2020 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Annual Business Meeting
Fellowship Hall, Bedford Presbyterian ChurchA birthday celebration will be enjoyed. At the conclusion of the birthday celebration, we will hold our annual April Business Meeting. This is a MEMBERS ONLY MEETING. We will be voting on the election of officers, the disbursement of funds for Scholarships and Charities, the amount of dues, and any other items which may come up. Membership forms may be filled out and dues paid at the conclusion of the meeting. Checks and credit cards will be accepted. We hope to see you there!
MAY
Thursday, May 21, 2020 11:00 AM -3:00 PM
Annual May Luncheon
Manchester Country Club
Come join the fun and fellowship at the last BWC event of the season. We will have the induction of the new officers and will be entertained by the Spur of the Moment, a barbershop quartet. Bring a friend!
Menu details to be announced.