Chapter House presents for its residents a series of Events and Activities. Some are scheduled on a regular, monthly basis and others are once-a-year events. Participation in any of these activities is entirely voluntary. Certain events outside of Chapter House involve admission or other costs. These are borne by the residents and in all cases kept to a minimum.
| Day of the month: | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Monday | 2:15 PM | Out To Shop - Residents are taken to local shopping centers to purchase items for everyday use, clothing, gifts, books, and other items. |
| 3rd Monday | 2:30 PM | Residents' Meeting - Residents and the Executive Director and her assistant meet to talk about events at Chapter House, special needs, maintenance items and anything else of mutual interest. |
| 3rd Wednesday | 2:15 PM | Out for Fun! This activity covers a wide variety of interests. Visits to local museums, galleries, other points of interest to stops at local coffee shops or cafes for a cup of coffee, tea and a pastry. |
| 2nd Friday | 1:30 PM | Bridge Club |
| 4th Friday | 10:15 AM | Tea and Classics - This is Chapter House' own book club where a series of books are discussed to further the understanding of literary works in a casual and congenial environment. This year's reading list follows this listing of events. |
| Every Friday | 4:00 PM | Happy Hour - A fitting way to end the week. Residents and the Executive Director and her assistant gather in the library to socialize with a snack, a cup of coffee or tea, a soft drink or a glass of wine. Guests are sometimes invited to participate in this enjoyable one-hour social gathering. |
In addition to these regularly scheduled monthly in-house events, certain musical events and art series taking place in the city of Colorado Springs are occasionally being made available for participation by residents of Chapter House:
USAF Academy Band Series - The U.S. Air Force Academy Band and the Falconaires, its Jazz Ensemble, every year hold a series of concerts in the evening or afternoon in the Pikes Peak Center in down town Colorado Springs. These concerts are free to the public. Chapter House has been able to obtain regularly tickets to these concerts so that residents who wish to attend can be taken to the Center and enjoy an afternoon or evening of excellent music.
Fine Arts Center - This center and its down town subsidiary, the FAC Modern, have a magnificent collection of native American, Colorado, national, and international art and regularly schedule exhibits of these art works. In addition, exhibits of works from other national museums of art are held. Residents of Chapter House are given the opportunity to visit these institutions and their exhibits.
The following, once-a-year events are scheduled to take place at Chapter House:
- Easter (April 4), Mother's Day (May 9), and Thanksgiving Buffet (November 25) for residents, their guests and P.E.O.s Please call the Chapter House office for dates and details.
- Holiday Decorating Party: Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Chapter House.
- Christmas Open House: Sunday, December 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Chapter House. Please note the change in the day of the week and the time of day to enable more working sisters and their families to attend as well as out-of-town guests. The QUILT RAFFLE will be held at this special event!
| Date: | Author: | Title: |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2010 | Wallace Stegner | Carrion Spring |
| February 26, 2010 | Jack London | Call of the Wild |
| March 26, 2010 | Flannery O'Connor | A Good Man is Hard to Find & The Artificial Nigger |
| April 23, 2010 | Elizabeth Tallent | Favor (Best of '87 book) |
| May 28, 2010 | Kent Haruf | Private Debts/Public Holdings |
| June 25, 2010 | Sue Miller | The Lover of Women |
| July 23, 2010 | Madison Smartt Bell | The Lie Detector |
| August 27, 2010 | Alice Munro | Circle of Prayer |
| September 24, 2010 | Charles Baxter | How I found My Brother |
| October 22, 2010 | John Updike | The Afterlife |
| November 2010 | No Meeting | |
| December 3, 2010 | Tobias Wolff | The Other Miller |