August 2020 / BFAB's fifth Zoom Meeting (We discussed "Fairest" with the aurhor, Meredith Talusan). Summer 2020, meeting in Maine. July 2020 / BFAB's fourth Zoom Meeting (We discussed "Trick Mirror" with the aurhor, Jia Tolentino). June 2020 / BFAB's third Zoom Meeting (We discussed "Vampires of Portlandia" with the aurhor, Jason Tanamor). May 2020 / BFAB's second Zoom Meeting (We discussed "Patron Saints of Nothing" with the author, Randy Ribay). April 2020 / BFAB's first Zoom Meeting. February 2020 @ Rory and Jane's. January 2020 @ Eliza and Jon's. December 2019. BFAB's Annual NYE Party @ Sandra and David's. November 2019 @ Rory and Jane's. September 2019, meeting in New Hampshire. Summer 2019, meeting in Maine. June 2019 @ JnJ Turo Turo. May 2019 @ Tufts University. We discussed Grace Talusan's, "The Body Papers." March 2019 @ Tufts University. "The Body Papers" book launch. Congrats, Grace Talusan!!! February 2019 @ Tufts University (The Asian American Cente). We Skyped with the author of "America Is Not The Heart," Elaine Castillo. December 2019. BFAB's Annual NYE Party @ Sandra and David's. Summer 2018, meeting in Maine. June 2018 @ Bren and Bob's. April 2018 Screening of the documentary, "Sunday Beauty Queen," @ The PAO Arts Center. March 2018 @ The PAO Arts Center. We discussed "The Leavers" with Lisa Ko via Skype. January 2018@ Eliza and Jon's. December 2017. BFAB's Annual NYE Party @ Sandra and David's. December 2017. BFAB's "10th Anniversary" @ JNJ TuroTuro. November 2017 Alonso's photo exhibit opening @ Tufts University October 2017 @ Rory and Jane's. Patty Enrado, author of "A Village in the Fields," joined us in person. September 2017 @ The Harvard Book Store (Alex Gilvarry's reading of his latest book, "Eastman Was Here: A Novel") July 2017 @ JNJ Turo Turo in Quincy, MA June 2017 in Maine May 2017 @ Grace & Alonso's April 2017: "The King and I" @ The Opera House in Boston. Jose Llana played the King. March 2017: Lav Diaz screening of "The Woman Who Left" @ Harvard. December 2016: Annual New Years Eve Party @ Sandra and David's. November 2016 @ Reina's. The award winning film director, Lav Diaz, joined us. October 2016 @ Reina's. Chef Patrick Enage of Akinto joined us. September 2016 @ Bren and Bob's. August 2016 in Maine July 2016 in San Francisco (Bren Bataclan's first family book club meeting. We discussed Mia Alvar's book, "In the Country") June 2016 @ Ton's May 2016 @ Jane and Rory's April 2016 @ Grace's reading March 2016 @ Bren and Bob's February 2016 @ Reina and Rick's January 2016@ Donna and Mike's December 2015 Annual New Years Eve Party @ Sandra and David's December 2015 @ Grace & Alonso's November 2015 @ Eliza and Jon's September 2015 @ Grace & Alonso's June 2015 @ Gigi's concert in Davis Square. May 2015. BFAB with the FilAm playright, A. Rey Pamatmat, @ The Calderwood Pavilion in Boston. April 2015 @ Cecilia and Andrew's. March 2015 @ Sabina Murray's home in Western Massachusetts (BFAB's first excursion) January 2015 @ Bren and Bob's December 2014 @ Grace & Alonso's October 2014 @ Reina's with Angela Narciso Torres, author of "Blood Orange." July 2014. @ Camp Parlin in Maine May 2014. @ The Garcia Family with Nini Cabaero (Harvard Nieman Fellow) April 2014. @ Cecilia's "Vagina Monologues" performance in Cambridge, MA. March 2014. @ Stephen's. February 2014. @ Grace and Alonso's with Miguel Syjuco, author of, "Ilustrado" (Winner of the Man Asia Literary Prize). January 2014. @ Bren & Bob's with M. Evelina Galang. December 2013. Annual New Year's Eve Party@ David & Sandra's. November 2013. @ Eliza and Jon's Place. October 2013. @ The Artlington Theater ("Graceland" screening) September 2013. @ Grace & Alonso's new house August 2013. @ Camp Parlin in Maine July 2013. @ Berryline May 2013. @ the Garcia family's house March 2013. @ the Capino family with the author, Lysley Tenorio January 2013. @ Matthias & Marjorie's December 2012. BFAB's Annual New Year's Eve Party @ Sandra and David's November 2012 @ Eliza's with the author Richard T. Chu October 2012 @ Cecilia's. Congrats, Ton, for winning the Halloween costume contest! September 2012 @ Bren & Bob's with Samatha Sotto author of "BEFORE EVER AFTER" via Skype April 2012 @ Richard's with Alex Gilvarry author of "FROM THE MEMOIRS OF A NON-ENEMY COMBATANT" March 2012 @ Bren and Bob's. "Leche's" author, R. Zamora Linmark joined us via Skype. December 2011. Our first New Year's Eve Party @ Sandra and David's November 2011 @ Reina and Rick's
September 2011 @ The Philippine Madrigal Singers concert May 2011 Meeting @ Keyk (A Filipina owned bakery in Chelmsford, MA >>>) April 2011 Coolidge Corner Branch Library (Grace Talusan gave a reading). March 2011 Bren with Charmaine Clamor at the Regattabar (where she had a concert).
May 2010 Meeting at Ole. April 2010 Meeting @ Tufts University.
November 2009 Meeting: Mike & Donna's new home.
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