Past Programs

12:00 pm at Van Buren County Senior Services, 08337 M-140. NO ZOOM.
Members will receive a reminder email.
RSVP Required. Non-members, send an email to info@scottclub.org

Entertainment by Diane and Lisa

Join the Scott Club members at Senior Services for a delicious lunch and great entertainment. Our Annual Meeting will start at 12:00 pm. We will install our new board of directors during the meeting. After the meeting, we will enjoy lunch prepared by Senior Services and entertainment by Diane Van Deurzen & Lisa Otey.

Diane and Lisa are a dynamic duo, a perfect blend of hot jazz, sultry blues and boogie-woogie. As international touring artists, they take their act to festivals, clubs and theaters around the world and are known for creating an atmosphere of intimacy with their humor and joyful interactions with the audience. Diane and Lisa will present a fun, energetic program of classic feel-good music from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Please come and sing along!

By Alexandra Newman, Region IV Area Agency on Aging

Whether you want to get a jump start on your own obituary, or you want to be prepared for writing someone else’s when the time comes, join us for this presentation and discussion on how to tell the story of someone’s life. Learn tips and tricks for capturing those special things about a person and even what you can leave out if you’re short on space. We’ll also touch a little on grief and the healing power of storytelling.

Alexandra Newman is the communications and outreach coordinator at Region IV Area Agency on Aging. A journalist by training, she uses a variety of mediums to tell the story of Area Agency on Aging. A job at The Herald-Palladium newspaper brought Newman to Southwest Michigan in 2017 and she instantly fell in love with the unsalted Lake Michigan coast. After the experience of writing obituaries for her grandparents, she decided to launch a class at the Campus for Creative Aging to help others write these tough, end-of-life stories.

Drop off donations:
Tuesday, May 27th and Wednesday, May 28th – 10 am to 2 pm.

Sale:
Thursday, May 29th, and Friday, May 30th – 9 am to 4 pm.
Saturday, May 31st – 9 am to noon

Shop for treasures and support South Haven Scott Club’s major fundraiser by donating clean items in good condition and attending the sale to take advantage of some incredible bargains. Proceeds will help support maintenance of the Scott Club, a Michigan Historic site, and the rich variety of programs offered.

June 28, 2025: noon to 5 pm

Afterwards, 4 pm to 5 pm – Scott Club open for tours and refreshments

Scott Club is delighted to partner with SHOUT for the 28th annual Cottage Walk. This event, a fundraiser for both nonprofit organizations, opens beautiful South Haven cottages and a brand-new riverfront condo for tours. Conclude the afternoon with a tour and refreshments at the Scott Club, a Michigan Historic Site built in 1893, on the corner of Phoenix and Pearl Streets.

Tickets $20. Available at
The South Haven Visitors Bureau, 546 Phoenix Street &
The Chamber of Commerce, 606 Phillips Street,
or on June 28th at the Farmer’s Market

By Timothy Horan

Timothy Horan, a South Haven native, will share his poetry designed to assist humanity in its integral role in the functioning of the sacred web of life and the importance of becoming engaged.

He served on the South Haven City Council as a Council Member and Mayor from 1978-1984. During his administration, the Downtown Development work began. He has worked as a public school teacher and, for decades, as an Executive Director for Indian Housing for 5 Native American Tribes. He has a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Consciousness Studies from John F Kennedy University, with a concentration in ecology and Native American spirituality.

By Jo Ann Flowers

Identity theft is widespread and varied. While there are many ways for fraudsters to poach your identity, there are also many simple steps you can take to help keep them at bay. This is an opportunity to review your ID protection checklist and to learn steps you can start using today to help protect your identity.

Since 2015, Jo Ann Flowers has been an AARP Michigan volunteer with the driver safety program and a presenter on various topics, including brain health and fraud.

By Sharon Carlson, President, Kalamazoo Ladies’ Library Association

Ladies’ Library Associations existed in more than 100 communities in Michigan between the 1850s and early twentieth century. Many provided the first subscription-based library services, and some helped shepherd public libraries. This program will provide the background that made Michigan so well suited to these institutions and tell the stories of some of the women who helped promote this movement. It will also talk about the evolution and decline of the movement, as well as the tangible legacy these organizations left behind.

Sharon Carlson retired as head of Western Michigan University’s Zhang Legacy Collections Center in 2020. She is an archival and historical consultant and has worked for the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame and the Meijer Corporation. Ms. Carlson has graduate degrees in history and library science with the main focus of her dissertation research having been on ladies’ library associations in Michigan. She is currently the president of the Kalamazoo Ladies’ Library Association and has served as president of the Historical Society of Michigan.