AAUW Branch members from Grand Rapids, Ely, Duluth, Brainerd, Virginia and Hibbing are invited to attend the annual Northland Fall Gathering hosted by the Virginia AAUW Branch this year. See details below and the flyer attached, plus a flyer on Bridge Daze in Virginia on Sept. 14 for some additional sightseeing and fun. – Arlene Wheaton

NORTHLAND AAUW FALL GATHERING 2019
Sat., Sept. 14, 10 am-1:30 pm, Lyric Center for the Arts Annex, 516 Chestnut St. in Downtown Virginia

Registration/Social, 9:00-10:00

Speakers, 10:00-12:00
Mary McReynolds, Executive Director, Lyric Center for the Arts, “Arts & Culture as the New Economic Driver”
Mary Erickson, Weaver, “Fiber Art Inspired by our Geology”
Whitney Ridlon, IRRRB, “Reimagining our Iron Range Towns”

12:00-1:00:  Lunch - A Taste of the Iron Range

1:00-1:30:  Business & Sharing by Branches

Cost is $25.  Register with attached form by Aug. 15.

From Juliet Jones...

You are invited to join your AAUW sisters for another Exploring Our Community outing on Sat., Sept. 7^th, at Annabella's in Bovey, where we will tour the SpeakEasy under Annabella's and learn about Prohibition, Flappers, and the Iron Range Legacy during this era . Our tour starts at 11:00 a.m. and ends with a High Tea lunch at $6.95 per person at Annabella's upstairs.  Reservations need to be made a week ahead. Please RSVP Juliet Jones: kcjones50@yahoo.com  by Aug. 31.

P.S.  If anyone has a Flapper costume, feel free to wear it and "Be in the Moment!"