Robert Frank in America
Join the Explore the Campus and the Visual Arts Sections on Friday, October 3rd, 2pm, for our kick-off collaborative event, a docent led tour of the exhibition, Robert Frank in America, at the Cantor Arts Center.  The tour will conclude with an informal walk through of another exciting exhibition, Pop Art from the Anderson Collection at SFMOMA, consisting of 10 pieces from artists such as Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, and others.  Meet in the lobby of the Cantor Arts Center at 1:50.   Parking is in front of the Cantor Art Center and behind in Parking Structure 1 off of Campus Drive.  Parking is a challenge.  Carpooling is strongly recommended and please allow adequate time to park.

The Robert Frank in America exhibition of photographs sheds new light on the making of influential photographer Robert Frank’s provocative book, The Americans. Frank traveled the nation between 1955 and 1956 for this project. His images document subjects such as Hollywood (seen both from within the studio and from the fans’ perspective) and the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, while probing social issues such as politics, race, religion, and postwar consumer culture. The exhibition, which includes photographs from the book as well as many unknown and unfamiliar pictures, explores a rich body of work that remains largely hidden more than half a century after it was made. Learn more           IMAGE: Robert Frank (U.S.A., b. Switzerland, 1924), Hollywood, 1958. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Bowen H. McCoy, 1984.493.70 © Robert Frank.
If you need more information please contact Deanna Mann (965-3035)  golferdeanna@gmail.com or Daniele Archambault (330-1111 ext.1) daniele@danieleBD.com.

We hope you’ll join us for a lovely garden party to kick off the new SUWC year. Sarah Bagwell has opened her beautiful garden on campus to host the club.  Join us for a class of wine, refreshments and great conversation.  Catch up with old friends and meet new ones.  What could be better?

Please bring any Stanford-affiliated women who might like to join our club.

Carolands   Lottery    Click here to sign up for the Lottery

Lottery closes at 8 pm on Monday Sept. 22.

Based on all the interest in Carolands we are going to do a lottery to ensure everyone has a equal opportunity to attend the two tour dates on Oct. 8 and Oct. 15.     Members may sign up in person at the Garden Party.  If you are not able to attend to the Garden party you may sign up  on-line or by calling Ronna by Sept 22.     If more than 25 people want to attend each tour will do a drawing for the tickets and results will be announced on Sept. 26th.

SAVE THE DATE of Friday, October 10th, from 10:00-11:30 for the annual Autumn Brunch at the Hoover House hosted by Mrs. Andrea Hennessy. Invitations for the Brunch were mailed in early September.

Please send questions to StanfordWomensclub@gmail.com.

Audrey Gold and her team of smart event experts are working hard on the coming year’s programs. To get started, they will take SUWC to Chateau Carolands in Hillsborough. For more intriguing details about the mansion, see the upcoming KQED series, The Heiress and Her Chateau. The TV schedule is shown here. The story of Chateau Carolands is a 100 year saga of a 100 room mansion. Built by one of the richest women in the world, the Chateau is a three dimensional window into life among America’s elite, a tale of wealth and ruin. The tours will take place in October. Sign-ups will happen later this fall.

You’re invited to a Hot Dog Roast on Friday, June 27th. Our incoming Programs VP, Audrey Gold, is organizing a FUN-raiser for Michelle Hoffmann and her family. Michelle is an SUWC member who helped with SMAK events, until her husband Sean’s illness started two years ago. And a recent Stanford layoff has compounded an already difficult situation. The Hoffmanns have two young children and are currently living at Stanford West. Please click here for the official invitation, including instructions on how to contribute to the Hoffmann Family (donate at the Roast or online). Please contact Audrey if you have questions, audreygold@gmail.com.

Join us for a cup of tea and delightful treats on a spring afternoon at the beautiful home and garden of Sunny Scott. The annual Spring Tea is Wednesday, May 21st, 610 Gerona Road on Campus from 2:00 to 4:00pm. Members may RSVP to Patty Huggins at (650) 843-0613 or patriciahuggins@mac.com. Click here for other May events!

Thanks to all for such a great event. Please see the pictures in the photo gallery in the left column! And send your iPhone shots to kim@winkelmayer.com, if you want to share them on the site.

Our own Yoshiko Amemiya treated SMAK to a Japanese folding fiesta. We made cups, balloons and this clever Samurai hat (shown here)! Thanks to Kim, Ammie and Minal for bringing kid treats, too! See pictures in the gallery to the left.

The Oxford English Dictionary (the informal sections, of course) defines “selfie” as follows: A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. We were told that we could not photograph the art, but they didn’t say we couldn’t photograph ourselves. If you’d like to see other paparazzi, see the photo gallery to the left. We were treated to Jasper Johns, Chuck Close, Tobias Putrih and a host of others. Terrific!

Deadline to RSVP: Friday, March 14th. Girls, you should have already received your invitation to the annual SUWC Fashion Show and Luncheon at the Menlo Circus Club. For all the details or if you’ve misplaced your copy, please click here. This year, Yum-Yum Tree of Los Altos will present their Spring line of fashions—featuring wearable, fun apparel for women. Your ticket includes lunch and a really fun fashion show featuring SUWC members on the runway! Our red carpet commentator will be Chris Kendall, owner of Yum-Yum Tree.