For all members and their guests. Bring the kids! Prospective members welcome too!
Details in the flyer below.
An introduction to the fundamentals of sculling (each person has two oars, one in each hand) and sweep rowing (each person controls just one oar), as well as safe boat handling. For adult women. Check https://zlac.org/learn-to-row-masters for more information.
Friday, January 3 (6:15-8:15 PM)
Saturday, January 4 (11:00 AM to 1:30 PM)
Sunday, January 5 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Saturday, January 11 (11:00 AM to 1:30 PM)
Sunday, January 12 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Registration for the Waitlist for the Women’s Learn to Row class, hosted by ZLAC Rowing Club.
For Members and their Guests
This meeting will be in-person at ZLAC. You may bring your own dinner or snack. BYOB.
The book club includes a rating system.
We think it’s fun to know what our ZLAC community thinks of a book! The system is from 1 to 5, with 2.5 being that you would recommend the book with some hesitation. Anything between 2.5 to 5 is how much you liked it. And anything below 2.5 is how much you hated it.
Don't be shy, all views and opinions are welcome! We will collect the scores and average them, then post the ZLAC score in the following month's Eight Oars newsletter.
Can't make the in-person meeting? No problem! Email your score to: carolynw.ca@gmail.com AND valeriekayelewis@gmail.com, and you will be included in the scoring.
Book description from Goodreads.com:
The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego to the fateful consequences of brief encounters, and the delicate mechanics of compromise which operate at the heart of modern marriages.
In Towles’s novel, Rules of Civility, the indomitable Evelyn Ross leaves New York City in September, 1938, with the intention of returning home to Indiana. But as her train pulls into Chicago, where her parents are waiting, she instead extends her ticket to Los Angeles. Told from seven points of view, “Eve in Hollywood” describes how Eve crafts a new future for herself — and others — in the midst of Hollywood’s golden age.
Throughout the stories, two characters often find themselves sitting across a table for two where the direction of their futures may hinge upon what they say to each other next.
Written with his signature wit, humor, and sophistication, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towles’s canon of stylish and transporting historical fiction.
If you're looking to support small businesses, consider shopping locally with Mysterious Galaxy Books, Warwicks Books, La Playa Books, and Bluestocking Books. Most have free or discounted shipping, and in some cases free local delivery. Purchases from Bookshop.org also support small bookstores.
An introduction to the fundamentals of sculling (each person has two oars, one in each hand) and sweep rowing (each person controls just one oar), as well as safe boat handling. For adult women. Check https://zlac.org/learn-to-row-masters for more information.
Friday, January 31 (6:15-8:15 PM)
Saturday, February 1 (11:00 AM to 1:30 PM)
Sunday, February 2 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Saturday, February 8 (11:00 AM to 1:30 PM)
Sunday, February 9 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Registration for the Waitlist for the Women’s Learn to Row, hosted by ZLAC Rowing Club.
For all members and their guests. Prospective members welcome too!
Details in the flyer below.
For ZLAC members only. Details in the flyer below.
For all members and their guests. Prospective members welcome too!
Details in the flyer below.
For Members and their Guests
This meeting will be in-person at ZLAC. You may bring your own dinner or snack. BYOB.
The book club includes a rating system.
We think it’s fun to know what our ZLAC community thinks of a book! The system is from 1 to 5, with 2.5 being that you would recommend the book with some hesitation. Anything between 2.5 to 5 is how much you liked it. And anything below 2.5 is how much you hated it.
Don't be shy, all views and opinions are welcome! We will collect the scores and average them, then post the ZLAC score in the following month's Eight Oars newsletter.
Can't make the in-person meeting? No problem! Email your score to: carolynw.ca@gmail.com AND valeriekayelewis@gmail.com, and you will be included in the scoring.
England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike. The end of days is near, but life always goes on. A young Latin tutor—penniless and bullied by a violent father—falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman. Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family's land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people. Once she settles with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, she becomes a fiercely protective mother and a steadfast, centrifugal force in the life of her young husband, whose career on the London stage is just taking off when his beloved young son succumbs to sudden fever.
If you're looking to support small businesses, consider shopping locally with Mysterious Galaxy Books, Warwicks Books, La Playa Books, and Bluestocking Books. Most have free or discounted shipping, and in some cases free local delivery. Purchases from Bookshop.org also support small bookstores.
There is no charge for this class, but you must register below by adding the class to your cart and checking out. Participants will learn the essentials of rowing both on the water and on the rowing machine. Participants will learn the language of the sport, how to complete the rowing stroke, and how to row with others. After completing the beginning rowing class, participants will be ready to take a full Learn to Row class and/or start as a novice rower in the Juniors Rowing Program.
Contact juniors@zlac.org with any questions.
An introduction to the fundamentals of sculling (each person has two oars, one in each hand) and sweep rowing (each person controls just one oar), as well as safe boat handling. For adult women. Class size is limited to only four participants for maximum learning! Check https://zlac.org/learn-to-row-masters for more information.
Friday, October 11 (6:15-8:15 PM)
Saturday, October 12 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Sunday, October 13 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Saturday, October 19 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Sunday, October 20 (8:30-11:00 AM)
(Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00 pm.)
For ZLAC members only. See details below.
There is no charge for this class, but you must register below by adding the class to your cart and checking out. Participants will learn the essentials of rowing both on the water and on the rowing machine. Participants will learn the language of the sport, how to complete the rowing stroke, and how to row with others. After completing the beginning rowing class, participants will be ready to take a full Learn to Row class and/or start as a novice rower in the Juniors Rowing Program.
Contact juniors@zlac.org with any questions.
For Members and their Guests
This meeting will be in-person at ZLAC. You may bring your own dinner or snack. BYOB.
The book club includes a rating system.
We think it’s fun to know what our ZLAC community thinks of a book! The system is from 1 to 5, with 2.5 being that you would recommend the book with some hesitation. Anything between 2.5 to 5 is how much you liked it. And anything below 2.5 is how much you hated it.
Don't be shy, all views and opinions are welcome! We will collect the scores and average them, then post the ZLAC score in the following month's Eight Oars newsletter.
Can't make the in-person meeting? No problem! Email your score to: carolynw.ca@gmail.com AND valeriekayelewis@gmail.com, and you will be included in the scoring.
In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Lou Arrendale, a high-functioning autistic adult, is a member of the lost generation, born at the wrong time to reap the rewards of medical science. He lives a low-key, independent life. But then he is offered a chance to try a brand-new experimental “cure” for his condition. With this treatment Lou would think and act and be just like everyone else. But if he was suddenly free of autism, would he still be himself? Would he still love the same classical music—with its complications and resolutions? Would he still see the same colors and patterns in the world—shades and hues that others cannot see? Most important, would he still love Marjory, a woman who may never be able to reciprocate his feelings? Now Lou must decide if he should submit to a surgery that might completely change the way he views the world . . . and the very essence of who he is.
If you're looking to support small businesses, consider shopping locally with Mysterious Galaxy Books, Warwicks Books, La Playa Books, and Bluestocking Books. Most have free or discounted shipping, and in some cases free local delivery. Purchases from Bookshop.org also support small bookstores.
An introduction to the fundamentals of sculling (each person has two oars, one in each hand) and sweep rowing (each person controls just one oar), as well as safe boat handling. For adult women. Class size is limited to only four participants for maximum learning! Check https://zlac.org/learn-to-row-masters for more information.
Friday, September 6 (6:15-8:15 PM)
Saturday, September 7 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Sunday, September 8 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Saturday, September 14 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Sunday, September 15 (8:30-11:00 AM)
For ZLAC members and their guests. Bring the kids!
Please RSVP
For Members and their Guests
This meeting will be in-person at ZLAC. You may bring your own dinner or snack. BYOB.
NEW! The book club includes a rating system.
We think it might be fun to see what our ZLAC community thinks of a book! The system is from 1 to 5, with 2.5 being that you would recommend the book with some hesitation. Anything between 2.5 to 5 is how much you liked it. And anything below 2.5 is how much you hated it.
Don't be shy, all views and opinions are welcome! We will collect the scores and average them, then post the ZLAC score in the following month's Eight Oars newsletter.
Can't make the in-person meeting? No problem! Email your score to: carolynw.ca@gmail.com AND valeriekayelewis@gmail.com, and you will be included in the scoring.
French novelist Valerie Perrin wrote this funny yet moving story of Violette Toussaint, a caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. One day the local police chief arrives with a strange request: to deposit his mother’s ashes on the gravesite of a complete stranger. We soon find that his mother’s story is intertwined with Violette’s secret past.
If you're looking to support small businesses, consider shopping locally with Mysterious Galaxy Books, Warwicks Books, La Playa Books, and Bluestocking Books. Most have free or discounted shipping, and in some cases free local delivery. Purchases from Bookshop.org also support small bookstores.
Please go to zlac.org/learn-to-row-juniors for the description of this class.
Contact juniors@zlac.org with any questions, or to be put on a waitlist if the class you want to book is sold out.
There is no charge for this class, but you must register below by adding the class to your cart and checking out. Participants will learn the essentials of rowing both on the water and on the rowing machine. Participants will learn the language of the sport, how to complete the rowing stroke, and how to row with others. After completing the beginning rowing class, participants will be ready to take a full Learn to Row class and/or start as a novice rower in the Juniors Rowing Program.
Contact juniors@zlac.org with any questions.
An introduction to the fundamentals of sculling (each person has two oars, one in each hand) and sweep rowing (each person controls just one oar), as well as safe boat handling. For adult women. Class size is limited to only four participants for maximum learning! Check https://zlac.org/learn-to-row-masters for more information.
Friday, July 12 (6:15-8:15 PM)
Saturday, July 13 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Sunday, July 14 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Saturday, July 20 (8:30-11:00 AM)
Sunday, July 21 (8:30-11:00 AM)
For Members and their Guests
This meeting will be in-person at ZLAC. You may bring your own dinner or snack. BYOB.
NEW! The book club will now include a rating system.
We think it might be fun to see what our ZLAC community thinks of a book! The system is from 1 to 5, with 2.5 being that you would recommend the book with some hesitation. Anything between 2.5 to 5 is how much you liked it. And anything below 2.5 is how much you hated it.
Don't be shy, all views and opinions are welcome! We will collect the scores and average them, then post the ZLAC score in the following month's Eight Oars newsletter.
Can't make the in-person meeting? No problem! Email your score to: carolynw.ca@gmail.com AND valeriekayelewis@gmail.com, and you will be included in the scoring.
Canadian author Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013, with good reason: she is widely considered a master and innovator of the short story. Munro passed away in May, and we honor her by reading and discussing this book of short stories, published in 2001.
If you're looking to support small businesses, consider shopping locally with Mysterious Galaxy Books, Warwicks Books, La Playa Books, and Bluestocking Books. Most have free or discounted shipping, and in some cases free local delivery. Purchases from Bookshop.org also support small bookstores.
Sold out! Thanks to all who purchased tickets. See you there!
For ZLAC Members and Their Guests
An introduction to the fundamentals of sculling (rowing with two oars, one in each hand), as well as safe boat handling. For adult women. Class size is limited to only four participants for maximum learning! Check https://zlac.org/learn-to-row-masters for more information.
For Members and their Guests
This meeting will be in-person at ZLAC. You may bring your own dinner or snack. BYOB.
NEW! The book club will now include a rating system.
We think it might be fun to see what our ZLAC community thinks of a book! The system is from 1 to 5, with 2.5 being that you would recommend the book with some hesitation. Anything between 2.5 to 5 is how much you liked it. And anything below 2.5 is how much you hated it.
Don't be shy, all views and opinions are welcome! We will collect the scores and average them, then post the ZLAC score in the following month's Eight Oars newsletter.
Can't make the in-person meeting? No problem! Email your score to: carolynw.ca@gmail.com AND valeriekayelewis@gmail.com, and you will be included in the scoring.
This book is about true crime but so much more: it's about identity and history as well. Hard to believe it's a true story! Read more about it at Goodreads.
If you're looking to support small businesses, consider shopping locally with Mysterious Galaxy Books, Warwicks Books, La Playa Books, and Bluestocking Books. Most have free or discounted shipping, and in some cases free local delivery. Purchases from Bookshop.org also support small bookstores.
Organized by Crew XII for ZLAC members and their guests.
For ZLAC Members
Please join us for afternoon tea to welcome, honor, and celebrate our new ZLAC members!
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to membership@zlac.org by April 30.
For ZLAC Members and Their Guests
For ZLAC Members and Their Guests
For ZLAC Members and Their Guests
For ZLAC Members and Their Guests
For members and their guests.
Private ZLAC viewing of The Boys in the Boat movie on January 6, 2024
