Interest Sections

Arts, Crafts & Performance   Books   Games, Garden & Fitness   Out and About in Ann Arbor & Beyond   World: People, Languages, Food & Wine

More than forty active interest sections reflect the diverse interests, activities and enthusiasms of FWC members. Find something that appeals to you.

Arts, Crafts & Performance: Antiques; Art History; Arts and Crafts; Knitting; Music; Painting; Photography, Quilting; Tuesday Play Reading (on hiatus)

Books: Afternoon Readers, Books and Authors; Books, Etc; Contemporaries Meet Classics Book Discussion; Evening Enrichment;  Monday Afternoon Book Review, Mystery Books, Newcomers+ Book Group

Games, Garden & Fitness:  Friday Aces; Garden; Friday Evening Bridge, Garden Amateurs II; Hiking; Yoga

Out and About in Ann Arbor & Beyond: Campus Explorers; Cinema; Fans of Women’s Sports Fans; Friends of Live Theater; FWC Goes to Dinner; FWC Service; Let’s Go; Luncheon Adventures

World: People, Languages, Food & Wine: Friends From Around the World;  Travel; Beginning Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Advanced Spanish Conversation; Conversational French, Theatre et Conversation; Global Gourmets; International Cooking; Wine Tasting.

U-M Women’s Sports Fans was formed in 2015. Members attended a Michigan women’s basketball game on November 22, 2015 together.

Are spouses or partners welcome? Is there a section fee? There are several sections, such as cooking and wine tasting, that welcome members and their spouse/partner to participate. Spouses or partners are welcome to join FWC and to participate directly in sections. In general, there is no additional charge for section participation; if there is a small section fee, it is used to defray section expenses. Sections in their descriptions list fees if applicable.

How do you join a section? Members may join a section at any time. Contact the Interest Sections Chair (FWC.InterestSections@umich.edu) or use the inquiry form under Contact Us. Each year FWC holds a fall reception, usually at the Michigan League (cancelled for 2020), and section chairs or representatives are available to describe sections and recruit new members.

How are new interest sections formed? The sections are a dynamic, ever-changing facet of FWC. New sections can be formed when as few as ten members petition the FWC Board; old sections disband as interest wanes. Contact the Interest Sections Chair (FWC.InterestSections@umich.edu) for more information.

Updated 8/17/2024

Established 1921