While HLAA-TC Chapter Meetings are on break for the summer and will resume in September, below is a list of activities that are happening with our group this summer (you can also always view upcoming events on our website MEETING PAGE). The following listings are for upcoming BOOK CLUBS (on Zoom), BOARD MEETINGS (on Zoom) and various SPECIAL EVENTS (in person):

Summer Book Clubs:  [Book club Zoom links are put on our website a month before the meeting, for more on Book Club view the BOOK CLUB PAGE and send any questions to Laura: social@hlaatc.org ]

MAY BOOK CLUB: Thursday, MAY 29, 5 p.m. Western/ 7 p.m. Central/ 8 p.m. Eastern Time “Soundtrack of Silence: love loss, and a playlist for life.” May Book Club (View this previous blog with more information on Matt Hay) is meeting on the SPECIAL DAY of Thursday (usually we meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month), WITH SPECIAL GUEST MATT HAY. ZOOM-Register Here

JUNE BOOK CLUB: Tuesday, JUNE 24, 5 p.m. Western/ 7 p.m. Central/ 8 p.m. Eastern Time “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women: A Novel” (fiction) by Lisa See, BARD: DB 115160, Now Welcoming SPECIAL GUEST, AUTHOR LISA SEE!

JULY BOOK CLUB: Tuesday, JULY 22, 5 p.m. Western/ 7 p.m. Central/ 8 p.m. Eastern Time “In Silence: growing up hearing in a deaf world” (Nonfiction) By Ruth Sidranski, BARD: DB 32598

AUGUST BOOK CLUB: Tuesday, AUGUST 26, 5 p.m. Western/ 7 p.m. Central/ 8 p.m. Eastern Time SPECIAL PROGRAM: A Conversation with Two Family members who wrote a book for young readers explaining hearing loss (a grandmother and granddaughter): “Can She HEAR this Cat’s Meow?” By Julia Metternich Olson and Colleen Julia Cline

Summer Events: [These events are in person events at various locations]

JUNE EVENT: HLAA National Convention, JUNE 11-14, 2025, Indianapolis (More Information found on the general Convention website here.)

JUNE EVENT: Saturday, June 21, 2025, At Como Park, St. Paul, MN,  9:30am Register, 11:15am Walk “Twin Cities Walk 4 Hearing.” (Visit our Walk4Hearing page for more information about participating and/donating.)

Summer Board Meetings: [All board meetings are Zoom meetings and are open to members to attend, email president@hlaatc.org for link.]

JUNE BOARD MEETING: Wednesday, JUNE 4, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

JULY BOARD MEETING: NO JULY BOARD MEETING

AUGUST BOARD MEETING: Wednesday, AUGUST 6, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

NOTE: HLAA-TC Chapter Meetings on break in June, July and August and resume in September (a schedule of chapter meeting speakers will be put on our website MEETING PAGE in September).