About Us

Bert is a writer, political activist, and Armored Antics fiend.
Gloria is a sculptor, textile artist, puppeteer, practitioner of visual theater, violist, singer, and teacher, all with the sensibility of a down-to-earth urban mystic. She is inspired both by her exterior and interior landscapes, and finds beauty in unexpected places.
Thea, our renaissance woman, has been known to rescue stray cats then try to pawn them off on others.
Joe is constantly changing his mind about a lot of things, including what he should put about himself in this bio.
Glory is a radical homemaker and wishes there were a satisfactory answer to the problem of evil.
Bob is a physicist, programmer, and peacemaker, not to mention an unrepentant Dodgers fan.
Anne loves cats and loving other people.
Bea, our German-born, German-raised, cooking queen. Achtung, baby!
Dave is a bicycling enthusiast whose speed on the road is surpassed only by the speed of his wit.
Donna loves foreign films and foreign dance and has often been willing to lend us her ears and her insight.
Allis, the newest attender, can be seen teaching others about climate change and advocating for carbon emission reduction.
Craig has been our resident fire safety expert and also tends one of UV's most attractive vegetable gardens.
Heidi is an incredible baker and mom.
Lydia is the eldest UV child and sometimes asks us to refer to her as "Tinkerbell".
Jude loves balls and asking "The Bert" for "more airplane rides".
Sean is learning both English and German and trying to teach us the art of shrieking.