Held annually to raise funds for branch scholarships for California University Long Beach and Long Beach City College women students.

Saturday. April 26, 2025
Diane Marie Brown
The public and  AAUW members attended the Annual Long Beach Branch Author’s Event: “A Luncheon To Die For.” A delicious luncheon was served, a silent auction was held, followed by a talk from author Diane Marie Brown. Ms Brown signed copies of her mystery novel Black Candle Woman.  Proceeds from the event support scholarships for LBCC and CSULB female students.
March 30, 2024
Award Winning Mystery Author Iris Yamashita

The public and all AAUW members attended the Long Beach Branch Author event Saturday, March 30 at 12 noon. A delicious luncheon was served, a silent auction was held, followed by a talk from mystery and screen writer,  Iris Yamashita. Signed copies of her latest mystery, Village in the Dark, were available.   Proceeds from the event support scholarships for LBCC and CSULB female students.

June 10, 2023
Lisa See: A Tantalizing Tea

Thank you to Lisa See and all of the amazing branch members and guests who made this event a fantastic success!!  The author’s event and tea luncheon on the Long Beach City College Liberal Arts Campus raised $10,000 for the American Association of University Women Long Beach Branch Frances Magarian Scholarship Fund.

A Tantalizing Tea, on June 10, featured award-winning novelist Lisa See, who is known for authoring “On Gold Mountain,” “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women,” “Shanghai Girls” and more. The event gathered 140 guests, who placed bids in a silent auction that went toward the scholarship fund.

The AAUW Long Beach scholarship was established in 2013. Since then, four scholarships have been granted each year — two Cal State Long Beach students get $2,500 each and two LBCC students receive $500 each.

November 2019 Meeting
A Luncheon Most Deadly!
Author, Anne Cleeland, took us on a journey featuring the “Doyle and Acton Scotland Yard” series. Anne self-publishes her novels. Anne is one of the top 100 Amazon best sellers and publishes about three books annually. She is donating all proceeds from her book sales at this event to AAUW Long Beach Branch! Proceeds will go towards the scholarship fund offered to female LBCC and CSULB students each year.
Anne lives in Pasadena and holds a degree in English from UCLA as well as a law degree from Pepperdine University. Her murder series includes Murder in Spite, Murder in Shadow, and Murder in Just Cause, among many others. She writes historical fiction set in the Regency Period as well as mysteries.