Upcoming Events
We recognize that SoCal is a large area and we are all very spread out. Feel free to join any event you’d like, regardless of location! We’d love to see you at our next event.
Quarterly LA book Club
What: LA Quarterly Book Club - Potluck! We will discuss Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
When: Sunday, April 12 @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Where: Alum Mary Sheehan's house in central LA.
RSVP Below!
SoCal Lunch Meetup!
What: In the heart of Los Angeles, Shabuya stands out as a haven for hot pot enthusiasts. Offering a plethora of fresh meats, seafood, and a customizable dining experience, Shabuya is a must-visit destination. The warm ambiance and attentive service elevate the dining experience, making it perfect for gatherings with friends and family. The extensive menu caters to all preferences, with options like vegan and vegetarian choices available.
SHABUYA! Buffet style eating, set prices per person and drinks not included.
Where: 1925 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90006 for delicious meal. Valet parking is available for $2.
Hosted By: Alum Daisy Benitez
RSVP Below!
Quarterly LA Book Club Potluck
What: Quarterly gathering of the LA book club — Reading Sandwich: A Novel by Catherine Newman
Potluck style meal and book discussion.
Where: We will meet at Caitlin Healey's in Canoga Park (The SF Valley), address provided upon "yes" RSVP.
RSVP below!
ArtZen for MHC: A Gathering for Reflection, Power, and Connection
ArtZen for MHC: A Gathering for Reflection, Power, and Connection
Life moves quickly.
Many of us are carrying a lot — decisions, responsibilities, transitions, questions that don’t always have clear answers.
This gathering is a pause.
Not to fix anything.
Not to optimize ourselves.
But to listen — inwardly and together.
ArtZen offers a quiet, guided space to slow down, reconnect with what you’re feeling beneath the noise, and remember the kind of clarity that comes from being present in your body, not just your thoughts. We’ll move gently between reflection and experience — thinking and sensing — so insight doesn’t stay abstract, but becomes felt.
Through breath, simple creative expression, and shared reflection, many people discover a renewed sense of steadiness — a feeling of personal power that comes not from pushing harder, but from understanding oneself more deeply. And in being alongside others doing the same, connection happens naturally, without pressure.
This is time for yourself.
And time with others who understand the season you’re in.
RSVP Below!
An Evening With President Holley
The MHC Club of Southern California Invites you to an Evening With President Danielle Holley!
What: Enjoy Bites and Drinks with your fellow alums
Where: Dodger Stadium at 1000 Vin Scully Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012. Exact Location of room to Follow Post RSVP
Parking: Parking will be free. Once you RSVP, we will include clear instructions in the invitation about which gate to enter and which lot to use. There is a short walk to the Stadium Club from parking.
Here is the event calendar posting, and our Presidential visits webpage for any additional details.
Mary Lyons Birthday Celebration
What: Dinner Party Celebration
Where: 212 Equestrian Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Hosted By: Pattie Firestone
PLEASE RSVP with what YOU plan to bring. Here is what we need:
3 appetizers - 3 people
1 large salad - 1 person
1 hard crust bread - 1 person
4 wine bottles - 2 people
4 seltzer water - 1 person
Other drinks? Second salad?
RSVP Below
Mary Lyon’s Birthday Griffith Observatory Hike!
What: Come and celebrate Mary Lyon's Bday with a fun (and not too strenuous) Griffith Observatory Hike and yummy scones and coffee after!!!
Where: Meet at Trails Cafe to begin our short loop up and down and then share some treats to reward our efforts and toast our alma mater's founder!
Hosted By: Club President, Jacqueline Duvivier
RSVP Below
LA Book Club!
What: We will discuss Butter by Asako Yuzuki and enjoy a potluck dinner!
Where: North Hollywood — Address provided upon RSVP
Hosted By: Alums Caitlin Healey & Emma Boisselle
RSVP Below!
Tapas Night in Orange County!
What: Join Chef Begonia and enjoy Spanish delectables and fun alum chatter. Time to unwind, sip on Cava and get to know people in and around OC.
Where: 35205 Del Rey, San Clemente, CA 92624 RSVP by February 15
Hosted By: Alum Begonia Martinez
RSVP Below!
ArtZen Immersion - Pasadena
The start of a new year often feels like a good moment to slow down and reset.
ArtZen Immersion (Jan 22–25, LA) is an immersive art experience designed as a space to unplug, reflect, and reconnect — both with yourself and with others — through guided reflection, embodied awareness, and art-making, informed by neuroscience.
People come to sit in a calm, sensory environment, engage with art in a personal way (no experience needed), and leave feeling more grounded, clear, and creatively refreshed.
RSVP Below!
Santa Barbara Alum Holiday Party!
What: Santa Barbara MHC Club Holiday Party!
Please BRING an appetizer to share with 8-10 people
Hosted By: Patti Firestone
When: Monday, December 15 from 5:30-8:00pm
Where: 1141 Via Del Rey, Goleta
Hope to see you there!
LA Book Club
Where: Home in Westchester. Address provided upon RSVP
What: We will discuss Becoming Madame Secretary By Stephanie Dray
Hosted By: Jennifer Symington
RSVP Below!
MHC SoCal Board Holiday Cocktail Party
Hosted By: Jackie Duvivier - Club President
Where: 1100 Wilshire Blvd Apt 1705
What: Holiday Party for All!
When: December, 13 @ 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Parking info to follow with RSVP
Hollywood Pantages Theatre Alum Event!
Where: Hollywood Pantages Theater on November 23
What: Come see the Tony Award-winning musical, Suffs, with the club
When: Meet @ 5:30pm at the Frolic Room - Show is at 6:30pm!
Nature Walk & Coffee
Where: Meeting at Palos Verdes Nature Preserve at 30940 Hawthorne Blvd Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
What: Nature Walk/coffee around the Preserve.
Stopping at yellow vase for a quick coffee/tea on our way back from our walk @Yellow Vase: 31248 Palos Verdes Dr W, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
You are welcome to bring your pets/dogs. Plenty of parking if we get there early.
Pasadena Book Club
Location: Millie’s Cafe - Pasadena
What: Book club discussing Mount Holyoke College’s common read, Parable of the Sower
Hosted By: Caitlin Healey
RSVP Below!
Santa Barbara Mountain Day Celebration & Book Discussion!
Hosted By: Pattie Firestone
What: Mountain Day Celebration & Book Discussion of Frances Perkins book Becoming Madam Secretary.
When: Tuesday, October 14 @ 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Where: 453 Las Alturas Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Parking instructions to follow RSVP.
Griffith Observatory Mountain Day Hike!
Hosted By: Jackie Duvivier (Club President)
What: Mountain Day Hike + Coffee Hang
When: Saturday, October 11 @ 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Griffith Observatory- 2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Meet at Trails Cafe for a quick and easy 3 mile loop followed by a coffee and scone :)
Alum Event: Fall Fiesta, Tapas Fare!
Hoted By: SoCal Alum Begonia Martinez
What: Break bread and mingle over some tapas and cava!
Where: 35205 Del Rey Dana Point, CA 92624
West LA Book Club
Location: West LA
What: Book club + potluck style dinner! *Special Activity* Bring paints and sketchbook / canvas if you want to dabble in some plein-air painting!
Address will be provided upon RSVP.
Hosted By:
RSVP - heale20c@gmail.com
RSVP Below!
Los Angeles Alum Park Meetup @ Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
Location: Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook 6400 Hetzler Rd Culver City CA 90232. This is the address to the parking lot. We can meet there and walk down.
What: Summer goal is to hike down and take the stairs back up and enjoy the beautiful view. It will be early enough to avoid the huge crowds and the bright sun.
Parking: Lot address provided above.
Remember: Bring your water bottle and walking shoes. Let's do this!!
Hope to see you ALL there!!
An Afternoon of Women’s Voices with Vox Femina Los Angeles
Location: First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
540 S Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles, CA
The MHC SoCal Club Board is supporting a sister women’s organization in this one of kind concert. We have 3 FREE tickets (first come first serve) to join your host Mary Sheehan Rajswing rajswing2@aol.com for this wonderful event!!
VOX honors the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in this moving concert featuring the treble choir World Premiere of Rollo Dillworth’s “Weather."
Join VOX and three-time GRAMMY-nominated vocal activist Melanie DeMore for a concert that invites the audience to not only listen but to explore and acknowledge the ways in which they can make the world a better place. This concert will inspire you to sing, compel you to stand together, and leave you with a renewed sense of hope.
For more info go to:
Calling All Sports Fans!!!
Location: BMO Stadium DTLA
Are you a sports fan??? Or just want to have a fun evening with your fellow alums!!! Join us for a night of excitement to cheer on our very own Los Angeles Angel City FC women’s soccer team in DTLA at BMO Stadium.
Angel City FC will be playing Chicago Stars FC on 6/7/25 at 7:00 PM.
We have blocked off a group of tickets all together for this fun event. First come first serve … Tickets are $46 a person and can be reserved by RSVPing ASAP on our website and sending payment upon confirmation.
Support our MHC Alum, Rose Donahue, as she stars in a new play!!!!
Hollywood Fringe Festival:The Wizard of Oh No
Synopsis: Angie McDormitt’s (self-proclaimed intersectional theater-maker and human soul) dream is to bring her own modern retelling of The Wizard of Oz to 2025 audiences. With a few last-minute dropouts, big egos, and tech snafus, the production does not go exactly as she imagined.
Location: Jaxx Theatre, 5432 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Tickets: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/11492?tab=tickets
Cost: Friday, 6/6: $5 tickets with discount code: preview All other dates: $15 plus tax. JUST KIDDING! Let us cover the tax for you. Use discount code: MHCCLUB
Parking: Get there early to find parking! Rideshare is recommended. Parking lot available at 1110 N Western Ave.
Hang Out After the Show: Jim and James, 4854 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 (4 minute drive from the theater. Food and drinks available for purchase).
RSVP below or to your host Emma Boisselle boisselle.e@gmail.com
Book Club: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
ATTN: Book Club in North Hollywood Los Angeles!
Reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Location: To be provided upon a ‘YES’ RSVP
Central LA Brunch Meet up
Central LA Brunch Meet up
Hectic times call for community and a good meal. This spring, one week after Mother's Days, Central LA Mount Holyoke folks will gather to enjoy both.
Join us on Saturday, May 17, for brunch at Great White in Larchmont Village. All the details are below.
Los Angeles Alum Museum Meetup @ The Hammer Museum!
Location: Hammer Museum @ UCLA : 10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
What: Turiya Rising Performance Series: Step into the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal every Sunday for special performances on a stage designed for the exhibition by artist GeoVanna Gonzalez. Each performance is presented in celebration of Coltrane’s legacy as a musical innovator and as an ode to her Sunday services at the Sai Anantam Ashram.
Deluge Presents: Naliah Hunter & Adee Roberson: https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2025/alice-coltrane-monument-eternal
Parking: Under the museum, $8 flat rate on weekends. Cash or credit card.
Remember: This free program is not ticketed. Limited seating in gallery will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Spring Has Sprung! South Bay Walk and Brunch
Location: Sand Dune Park 3299 Bell Ave, Manhattan Beach (hike) and 840 CA-1 #110, El Segundo (brunch)
What: Spring hike to get your endorphins flowing and enjoy the beautiful views. It will be early enough to avoid the huge crowds and the bright sun.
Remember: Bring your water bottle and walking shoes. And Wear your MHC Gear!!
Hope to see you ALL there!!
Hosted by: Aretha Kou
Los Angeles Alum Park Meetup!
Location: Kenneth Hahn Park / First Meet @ Norman O. Houston Park 4800 S LA Brea Ave, Los Angles CA 90008 park our cars and then walk over to Kenneth Hahn Park.
What: Kenneth Hahn Park walk/hike around the park! Beautiful view of downtown LA plus Martin Luther King Memorial. After our walk you are welcome to join us at Hilltop Coffee & Kitchen for tea/coffee or meal 4427 W. Slauson Ave Los Angeles CA 90043.
Parking: FREE PARKING @ Both locations (Norman O Houston Park & Hilltop Coffee & Kitchen)
Hope to see you ALL there!!
DTLA MOCA Art Gathering
Enjoying contemporary art and MHC alums!!!
Location: MOCA Grand 250 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
What: MoCA Grand Focus: Ana Segovia In his paintings, Ana Segovia (b. 1991, Mexico City) twists assumptions about masculinity through a queer lens. Working with an aggressive palette of fluorescent colors, daring compositions, and cinematographic framing and cropping, Segovia undermines the gendered basis of national identity built around hypermasculine archetypes—such as the charro or cowboy—that have been standardized by film. The artist, who is a direct descendent of major players in the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, an era spanning from the early 1930s to the late 1960s, has been using film stills drawn mostly from this auspicious tradition as a source for his paintings. Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968 Reexamining the postwar art movement of photorealism and tracing its lineages in art of the present day, Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968 includes more than forty artists (largely though not exclusively North American), spans the 1960s to the present, and features paintings, drawings, and sculptures. This historical, scholarly, group exhibition recovers the social art history of photorealism and complicates its meaning as a realism.
Hosted By: Suzy Stevens ‘76 suzycs@aol.com
RSVP - on our website or to suzycs@aol.com
Remember: Wear your MHC gear!!
Pasadena Playhouse Evening
Pasadena Playhouse Evening
Location:Pasadena Playhouse Theater
39 S. El Molino Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
What: An evening of drinks and theatre to watch this Pulitzer Prize winning play by MHC Alum Suzan-Lori Parks, ‘85. Tickets going fast and range from $117 - $40. Please buy your own tickets. Show starts at 8 pm.
Meet for a pre-show drink and mingle at 7 pm at The 1894 (wine bar) a block away from the theater. 695 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
Remember: RSVP on the website.
Long Beach Creative
Calling all creative MHC alums!
Location: Plantitas Market 4003 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814
What: Let's make something and get to know each other in real life. Take this 2 hour guided workshop for a hands-on experience in building your very own ceramic planter to take home for yourself or to gift to a loved one! You will be taught by Isabella, an experienced ceramics artist. Come unleash your creativity and design your own pot for a new plant baby.
Registration is $55.20 and includes all necessary materials (clay) and tools, and getting your finished piece fired by Isabella at a studio (which can take a few days). Note: allow up to two weeks from the date of the event for the pieces to be ready for pick up at Plantiitas Market. Early bird registration before February 28 is $44.52. Purchase your own ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planter-building-workshop-tickets-1200377564609?aff=oddtdtcreator.
And then RSVP here so we can save you a seat! Afterward, we will go across the street to Alder + Sage together for lunch or drinks. You can enjoy the vintage shopping along retro row on 4th street for the rest of the day, or relax at the art theatre for an afternoon screening.
Hosted By: Sara Stanza ‘06 and Elsa Tung ‘05
Plantiitas Market. 4003 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814
RSVP - sara.stanizai@gmail.com
Remember: Wear your MHC gear!!
Coffee, Bagels & Therapeutic Art
Location: Pasadena (address shared upon RSVP)
What: Start your Saturday with warm coffee, fresh bagels, and a creative experience designed to nourish your mind and soul. Through guided therapeutic art, you’ll explore self-discovery, resilience, and connection—all in a welcoming space where you can simply be. No art experience needed—just bring yourself, sip, create, and reconnect with what truly matters.