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UPCOMING EVENTS
Colorful book cover with a cat and Parisian backdrop.

Theatre Night

Saturday, December 6  •  6:30 pm

Social Hour • Silent Auction • Performance

Theatre Artists' Studio

SOLD OUT
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University on Wheels

Friday, January 9, 2026

Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement

More information

B&A 2026 logo w text

Book & Author 2026

Monday, February 23

Luncheon • 5 Authors • Boutiques

Sunday, February 22

Donor Cocktail Reception and Dinner with the Authors

Westin Resort, Scottsdale

See the Event Overview page

Annual Meeting 2026

Annual Meeting

Wednesday, March 18

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Speaker, Mo Garfinkle,

Los Milics Vineyards

From concept to award-winning Arizona winery

Details to follow

Spring

Spring Luncheon & Installation

Thursday, April 16

Details to follow

The proceeds from our events this year will benefit the BNC Engineering the Future campaign.

EVENT PHOTOS

Welcome Back Fiesta 2025

A beautiful evening at Aunt Chilada's in Phoenix

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Summer Camp 2025

Group of senior women smiling and holding books indoors.
A lively gathering with people enjoying food and conversation in a cozy room.

Chapter members made sandwiches to benefit the veterans at the new Veterans Center in central Phoenix, organized by

Community Outreach chairs Gale Gradus and Debbie Gordon

A group enjoying a festive gathering with food and drinks.
A group enjoying Asian dining with Great Wall cuisine, smiling around a table.
A group of people enjoying a meal with sandwiches and drinks around a table.
Making sandwiches for AZ Friends of the Homeless
A woman smiling while holding a fan of playing cards at a table.
Hannah Meyerson made a rare Wild Canasta of All 2s - 5,000 points!
Three women crafting jewelry at a table filled with tools and beads.

Making Beaded Mah Jongg Bracelets

Several people wearing handmade beaded bracelets at a crafting table.

Spring Luncheon and Installation of the 2025-2026 Board

at Maggiano's Little Italy in Scottsdale

Woman holding a microphone and a pink bottle, standing in front of a presentation screen.
People socializing in a cozy indoor setting with wooden decor.
Guests seated at a formal dining event in an elegant room.
Four women seated around a table in a restaurant, engaged in conversation.
A group of people engaged in a meeting at a restaurant.
A large group of people dining in a warmly lit restaurant.
A speaker addressing a seated audience in a cozy restaurant setting.
Five women standing together indoors, smiling at the camera.
Co-president Stephanie Klopper, Ronee Siegel, Event co-Chair Ellen Kirschenbaum, Speaker Donna Vessey, co-president Joyce Steinberg
Menu for Brandeis Spring Luncheon and Installation, April 27, 1958.
A group of seven women standing indoors, smiling at the camera.
Harriet Schwartz, Linda Ullman, Judy Krockey, Jan Lebovitz, Ruth Lerner, Gail Tenn, Lois Ross

BNC ONLINE EXHIBIT

The Brandeis Archives and Special Collections has launched an online exhibition of Brandeis National Committee materials such as conference programs, membership brochures, and other ephemera dating from the 1960s to the 1990s. This collection provides insight into the founding days of Brandeis and the role the BNC had in fundraising for the university and the library.

Take a trip back in time and enjoy looking at this collection! If you have materials you wold like to donate to the archives, please email bnc@brandeis.edu.

Vintage event flyer featuring two speakers' photos and event details.
Invitation to the First Regular Meeting of the Chicago Chapter, October 1949
Woman stepping forward with a statue and text 'STEP FORWARD'.
1960 Annual Conference
Women posing with a vintage mobile pickup service van.
Brandeis Bookmobile, ca. 1960
Large crowd gathered outside a building with a sign reading 'Baker Auditorium'.
Millionth Book Celebration, 1996

University on Wheels

The day after University on Wheels, Ingrid Schorr, the Interim BNC Executive Director, and fellow Brandeis members went on a hike.

Group of six women hiking in a desert landscape with walking sticks.

Volunteering Words of Wisdom

Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
~ Sherry Anderson

Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in. ~ Anonymous

We make a living by what we get.
We make a life by what we give.
~ Winston Churchill

We thank, honor and appreciate all our Board members and other Chapter volunteers, without whom this chapter could not exist.

Two pictures of a person at the podium
A group of people in a room with chairs.
A close up of the newspaper page with an ad for chart beat.
Two women standing in front of a wooden door.
Three pictures of a woman and man at the podium.

THE ANNUAL MEETING WITH FRED BRONSON

A group of men sitting in front of each other.

Event Chairs: Stephanie Klopper, Joyce Steinberg
Collage Photos: Gale Gradus

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