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Bay Area OLOC

Old Lesbian Games This Sunday, July 19, 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Drop in to play games of all kinds at Redwood Gardens, Community Room, 2951 Derby St, Berkeley. Bring snacks and your favorite games. Subscribe to the games Google Group by emailing Karen Orlando at korlando1007@gmail.com or calling her at (510) 725-7041.

Our Annual Outdoor Potluck
Sunday, July 26, 12:00 – 4:00
Live Oak Park, Berkeley

Lesbians 60 and over —plus partners and caregivers of any age— YOU are invited to Bay Area OLOC’s annual summer party. Drop in from 12:00-4:00. Get to know new friends and connect with women you haven’t seen for a while. It’s also a good opportunity to check us out If you haven’t attended a Bay Area OLOC event before.

Bring a favorite dish:
A salad, appetizer, main dish, drinks, or dessert. Vegetarian, sugarfree, and gluten-free offerings are always appreciated. (We don’t light up the BBQ so bring food that doesn’t need to be cooked.) Women with dietary restrictions are welcome to bring their own food. Bring your own plate and utensils or use the ones OLOC will provide.

The site has water, ample seating, and a disability accessible indoor restroom at the Art Center by our area. There’s a public restroom for able-bodied women in the park across the
street. The wooded, shady site is accessible and served by paratransit. Street parking is available. For a ride from North Berkeley BART, call Ginny ahead of time at 510 495-4285
and we’ll arrange to pick you up.

Our site is Picnic Area 2, between Oxford and Walnut next to the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut Street. We hope to see you there!

For information on why we call our event an outdoor potluck, not a picnic, go to https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/question/2021/july.htm

Fall Retreat at Enchanted Hills
Friday – Sunday, September 25-27

Plan to attend what will probably be our last retreat at this lovely wooded site with its private pool outside Napa.  The camp’s prices will increase beyond our range after this farewell visit!  (All welcome on an ability-to-pay basis.)

Halloween Dance
Saturday, October 31, 3:00 – 5:30

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists,
corner of Cedar and Bonita Streets, Berkeley.  
Costumes and all women welcome.

On Going Events

Bay Area OLOC sponsors weekend afternoon Games get-togethers:

Sign up with Karen Orlando at korlando1007@gmail.com to be added to an email
notification list for face-to-face games events.

A Bay Area OLOC anti-racism working group for white women
every fourth Sunday at 6:30 pm

This group is open to additional participants. This is an on-going monthly facilitated meeting, with links to suggested readings, videos, activities, etc. We share our personal histories around racism, our thoughts about the various links provided, and each month discuss what our own individual “next steps” could be. The group (currently nine of us) is open to adding a couple/few more participants. We have been meeting since the fall on Zoom, every fourth Sunday at 6:30 pm. This month we will meet in person at 2:00 pm, still on the fourth Sunday (April 26) in the East Bay. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Laura Tow at mslaura@earthlink.net or (925) 980-3842 cell/text.

Elder Lesbians of Color Gatherings Are Continuing!

Welcoming the opportunity to hang out with other old Lesbians, a growing group of elders are gathering to share light snacks, conversation and a friendly atmosphere-perfect for connecting and getting to know one another. Please RSVP to Michiko at michiko@oloc.org or text/call 510-325-4374. “Hope to see all of you elder lesbians of color there!” (If you are not getting notices of these gatherings, get in touch with Michiko even if you can’t attend so you hear about future events.)

Photos from Bay Area OLOC’s Spring Retreat!

Friday, May 15 – Sunday, May 17, 2026

Photos by Molly Martin

Past Events

OLOC Bar Area October Dance, 2026

COME to OLOC’s OUTDOOR POTLUCK!!
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Live Oak Park in Berkeley, Noon–4:00 pm

Photo by Sandy Morris ssmxcski@comcast.net

On July 20th, Bay Area OLOC will party at Live Oak Park in Berkeley from 12:00–4:00. Lesbians 60 and over — plus partners and caregivers of any age — are all invited to this annual summer picnic. Get to know new friends and connect with women you haven’t seen for a while. This is a good opportunity to check us out If you haven’t attended a Bay Area OLOC event before.

Bring a favorite dish: a salad, appetizer, main dish, drinks, or dessert. Vegetarian, sugar-free, and gluten-free offerings are always appreciated. Due to smoke sensitivities, we will not light up the BBQ. Women with dietary restrictions are welcome to bring their own food. Bring your own plate and utensils or use the ones OLOC will provide.

The site has water, ample seating, and a disability accessible indoor restroom at the Art Center by our area. There’s a public restroom for able-bodied women in the park across the street. The wooded, shady site is accessible and served by paratransit. Street parking may be scarce as the SF Mime Troupe will be performing near us. For a ride from North Berkeley BART, call Ginny ahead of time at 510 495-4285 and we’ll arrange to pick you up.

Our site is Picnic Area 2, between Oxford and Walnut next to the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut Street.

Memorial Day Weekend 2 Night Retreat
Highlights

May 19–21, 2023
Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa County

Photos: Molly Martin

Our picnic on July 31, 2023 was in person at Live Oak Park in Berkeley.
Everyone who attended had a great time. 

Click on image to view full size and activate the slide show. Press ESC on your keyboard to return to the Bay Area web page.

Photos: Laura Tow

For further information or to be included in the Bay Area OLOC email list,
contact Pat Cull at patcull70@gmail.com or 415-637-5002.

Download the Bay Area newsletter:

Bay Area OLOC provides Old Lesbians with the opportunity to meet like-minded women in our common goal to challenge ageism, to share mutual interests, and to experience the joy and warmth of playing and working together.

BAOLOC chapter kept busy during the early years of the pandemic with workshops on Racism and a Zoom salon of our members’ writing, art and music. We’ve had an ongoing Zoom on Tuesday mornings that is still going after 3 years as well as a regular Death and Dying group. In this later part of the pandemic, we have held in-person picnics and dances. Our twice-a-year retreats at Enchanted Hills Camp are all set to resume with the first one being from May 19-21 this year!

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We promote the visibility and pride of Old Lesbians. We celebrate our strengths, our talents, and our diverse life experiences.

We raise our voices against injustice of all kinds: racism, ageism, and homophobia.

We are a proud and active presence in social justice activities. Many of us are life-long activists and we appreciate working with other groups on today’s issues.

We call ourselves OLD with pride because we will no longer accommodate ourselves to language that implies in any way that “old” means inferior.

Bay Area OLOC organizes six events each year in addition to one-time-only activities as energy permits.

  • RETREATS: 2 nights at a camp in the Napa woods in May and September.
  • Three all-day GATHERINGS held in various locations in the Bay Area.
  • A PICNIC held in an accessible park.

All of our events accommodate the hearing impaired and differently abled. Fees are based on each woman’s ability to pay.

We publish a newsletter six times a year preceding our scheduled events. We maintain this web page at oloc.org/bayareaoloc.

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