Study/Interest Groups (SIGS) 2025-2026
These groups are offered to VAAUW members. Some of the groups have met for years, others are fairly new. We are always open to adding new groups to the list. The following groups will meet over the 2025-26 year. Contact and meeting information is included below. For the latest updates, always check your most recent Venice Views.
Book Group: Book lovers discuss a variety of group-chosen literary titles.
Bridge for Fun: Intermediate or higher-level players meet and follow ACBL guidelines. Plan for lunch.
Coastal Cruising: Members enjoy the pleasures of boating in Intracoastal Waterway. Plan for lunch after.
Cooks Corner : Members choose a monthly culinary theme and recipe to prepare and share.
Euchre: An excellent social card game, simple in concept but with a hig degree of subtlety in the play. Plan for lunch.
Evenings Out: Enjoy an evening out at one of the local restaurants.
Exploring with Your Camera: Grab your camera, smartphone, or iPad to explore some wonderful, wild, and wacky sites found only in Florida
French Conversation: Stay active and engage in the French language. All levels are welcome to participate in French discussions.
Hot Topics: Changes seem to come at us daily from book banning, public school governing, environmental shifts, health care, and many more. Let’s talk!
Lunch Bunch – Join us for lunch and conversation at restaurants.
Mix and Mingle: Meet with members for wine tasting and lively conversation.
Movie Mavens: Meet to view a current movie or play usually during daytime hours.
Travel Group: Arrange educational travel experiences for small groups of members using professional travel organizations and shorter local trips, arranged by SIG leadership
COASTAL CRUISERS
BRIDGE FOR FUN!
COOKS CORNER CELEBRATING ST. PATRICK’S DAY
LUNCH BUNCH OUTING
The November Lunch Bunch group met at a restaurant near the inland waterway in Nokomis, Florida.