Manhattan Women's Social Meetup

Start the new year right by joining other members of the Manhattan Women’s Social Meetup for 45-minutes of dance-fitness at M Dance & Fitness!

You need to sign up on the link below and remember to bring your ID to enter the building.

No need to know anything about fitness or dance, just follow simple moves to feel-good songs for a fun and easy workout. Any level from beginner to advanced to “I hate working out” will enjoy this. Wear sneakers and anything comfy. $25 for the class at 500 Eighth Avenue (35/36 st.), third floor, 6PM (ID needed for the building), sign up with this link.
CLICK HERE (https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=12055&stype=-7&sView=day&sLoc=0&date=01/28/26)

Class 6 - 6:45 pm taught by Misty Clark

Followed by an optional dinner at 7 pm (restaurant TBD - feel free to recommend one in the comments).

For our 54th book, we will discuss "The Lion Women of Tehran” by Marjan Kamali

The next 3 books:
The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick in April
The Wedding People by Alison Espach in June
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid in August

Summary of The Lion Women of Tehran
In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother's endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa's warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming "lion women." But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls' high school in Iran, Ellie's memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie's privileged world alters the course of both of their lives. Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.

A ZOOM LINK WILL BE AVAILABLE A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING.

For our 54th book, we will discuss "The Lion Women of Tehran” by Marjan Kamali

The next 3 books:
The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick in April
The Wedding People by Alison Espach in June
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid in August

Summary of The Lion Women of Tehran
In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother's endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa's warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming "lion women." But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls' high school in Iran, Ellie's memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie's privileged world alters the course of both of their lives. Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.