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2025-2026 Events


February 2, 2026 Book Review Breakfast: "Below the Edge of Darkness" by Dr. Edith Widder
Dr. Edith Widder, Senior Scientist with ORCA, will review the book she wrote, Below the Edge of Darkness Don’t miss this opportunity to...


February 21, 2026 Luncheon: Africa Travelogue
“ Africa Travelogue ,” featuring the travels and photos of members Jane Howard, Karen Nuccitelli and Charlotte Jones, who will share...


March 2, 2026 Book Review Breakfast: "The Little Girls’ Guide to Entrepreneurship: What I Now Know That I Sure Wish I Knew Then," by Emily McHugh
Ellen Contreras of Treasure Coast Connector will review The Little Girls’ Guide to Entrepreneurship: What I Now Know That I Sure Wish I...


March 2026 Fundraiser: The Best Friends Variety Hour with Kris & Alli
Written and performed by Kristin Finger and Alli Soowal Come, celebrate friendship — in all its glory and hilarity! One of the most amazing things in life is finding that person who is not only your best friend; but also your soulmate, a sister, and a person who will shower you after a major surgery. She might be the same one you giggled with in middle school, your high school or college bestie, or someone you met as an adult, and everything just clicked. Spend an hour with


March 21 Luncheon: Difficult Conversations
In an era of political and cultural polarization, how can we manage our social (and online) interactions in a positive way? Speakers will...


April 2026 in Vero Beach means — It’s Time to Play the New Card!
April 10, April 25 Now you can choose to join AAUW Vero Beach once or twice in Playing the New Card! April 10, 2026 — 10:30am – 2:00pm Bent Pine Country Club 6001 Clubhouse Dr. Vero Beach, FL 32967 Registration opens January 3. OR April 25, 2026, 10:30am – 2:00pm Vero Beach Yacht Club 3601 Rio Vista Blvd. Vero Beach, FL 32963 Registration opens February 21. Both events feature rounds of play, a delicious chef-prepared lunch, more rounds of play, and prizes! And all proceeds g
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January 17, 2026 Speaker & Luncheon: Beyond the Centennial
Kenneth Grudens, Executive Director of the Indian River Land Trust, and Melissa DePriest, Chief Development Officer, provided an in-depth look at the efforts of the I.R. Land Trust, and the impact it's made since its founding. In 2025 we celebrated the Centennial of Indian River County. One of the most prominent aspects of Indian River County is in its very name: Indian River. In 1990, the Indian River Land Trust was formed to protect that land that protects the Indian River


January 5, 2026 Book Review Breakfast: "How We Learn to be Brave," by Mariann Budde
Carol Ludwig, Executive Director of the Vero Beach Center for Spiritual Care, reviewed How We Learn to be Brave , by Mariann Budde. How We Learn to Be Brave is an inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. Carol Ludwig , spiritual director, supervisor, teacher and retreat leader, presents widely in the


December 1, 2025 Book Review Breakfast: "All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard—Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy," by Tom Clavin and Phil Keith
In December, Dana King, journalist and sculptor, reviewed All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard—Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy , by Tom Clavin and Phil Keith. Eugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the 20 th century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard fled home at the age of eleven to escape the racial hostility of his Georgia community. When his journey led him to Europe, he garnered worldwide fame as a boxer,

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