President’s Notes

Dear Lovely Newcomers!

Welcome Spring (finally)! Yes, we have snow on the ground, but that’s New England’s little joke.

We have an abbreviated roster this month because of school ‘s Spring break.

Please check out the details of our events in this newsletter. And as always, we welcome you to email us with questions and suggestions.

Alli Smith, LNC President, allihinman@hotmail.com

Tuesday Walking Group

Join us for our weekly walk n talk. We meet every Tuesday, weather permitting, and walk for about 90 minutes on a local outdoor trail. Contact our organizers to get on the distribution list so they can email you the prior Monday with meet-up details.

TUESDAYS @ 9:00am (please be prompt)

Organizers: Deb Zucker debbra.zucker@gmail.com and Katie Walter katiebwalter@gmail.com.

Book Club…What She Knew (by Gilly MacMillan)

TUES April 10 @ 7:30 pm | PLEASE RSVP: suemstapleton@gmail.com

In her enthralling debut, Gilly Macmillan explores a mother’s search for her missing son, weaving a taut psychological thriller as gripping and skillful as The Girl on the Train and The Guilty One.

In a heartbeat, everything changes…Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he can run ahead. Rachel has no reason to worry—until Ben vanishes. Police are called, search parties go out, and Rachel, already insecure after her recent divorce, feels herself coming undone. As hours and then days pass, everyone who knew Ben is called into question, from Rachel’s newly married ex-husband to her mother-of-the-year sister. Inevitably, media attention focuses on Rachel too, and the public’s attitude toward her begins to shift from sympathy to suspicion. As she desperately pieces together the threadbare clues, Rachel realizes that nothing is quite as she imagined, not even her own judgment. And the greatest dangers may lie not in the anonymous strangers of every parent’s nightmares, but behind the familiar smiles of those she trusts the most. Where is Ben? The clock is ticking…

Coffee Talk

WED April 11 10am-12pm @ Caffé Nero, in Burlington Mall

Start your day with a smile. Chat with friends while enjoying coffee and a nibble.

No RSVP: Just drop in!

Questions: Contact Viki Deardorff, milwaukeemeow@yahoo.com

Chocolate Tour & Lunch Bunch

TUES April 24 | 11am Chocolate Tour | 12:30pm Lunch

Bring your appetites for chocolate AND lunch. We have arranged this wonderful twofer, combining a tour of the Taza Chocolate Factory (sampling included!) and lunch at nearby Muqueca, a Brazilian restaurant.

Taza Chocolate makes “stone ground chocolate that’s seriously good and fair for all.” See how it’s done.

Muqueca’s Brazilian seafood stew in traditional clay pots is the main attraction at this bright, funky eatery.

Join for the tour, for lunch, or both.

11:00am: Taza Chocolate Tour @ Taza Chocolate
561 Windsor St, Somerville, MA
Fee: $5 (Subsidized by LNC.)

12:30pm: Lunch at Muqueca
1008 Cambridge St., Cambridge MA

RSVP: By FRI April 20
Email Pam Richter, pamrichter7@gmail.com, and specify tour, lunch, or both.

Bunco (& Left-Right-Center)

THURS April 26 @ 7:30pm
Bring: $5 ante for Bunco; $3 for L-R-C (exact change appreciated!); and a beverage or snack to share.
RSVP: email Kessa Glisic, kessaglisic@gmail.com, for location details.

About the Games: Bunco is an entertaining, simple dice game, with no experience required. It’s played in multiple rounds with players alternating turns rolling the dice to match the target number. Whoever wins the most rounds is the overall winner. And because players rotate tables, it is a great way to meet and chat with different people. Left-Right-Center is an even simpler game, faster moving than Bunco, and is played at the end of the evening. Did we mention there’s no experience required?

Escape: Cheese Tasting!

SAT April 28 @ 7:30pm @ a member’s home in Lexington

Back by popular demand, bring your palate to our post-dinner cheese tasting party. We will provide an array of cheeses selected from the Concord Cheese Shop. (We will have a different selection from last year, so repeat customers welcome!) We ask each guest to bring a beverage to share.

Max: 30 guests. Spots go quickly, so sign up soon!

RSVP: email Lesley at lesleysegal@hotmail.com.

President’s Notes

Dear Lovely Newcomers!

We have a busy month with some special events beyond our monthly regulars. Check out our escapes: Georgia O’Keeffe on FRI March 2 (hurry in w RSVPs!) and our Foodie excursion on FRI March 16.

Please check out the details of these and all our events in this newsletter. And as always, we welcome you to email us with questions and suggestions.

Alli Smith, LNC President, allihinman@hotmail.com

Tuesday Walking Group

Join us for our weekly walk n talk. We meet every Tuesday, weather permitting, and walk for about 90 minutes on a local outdoor trail. Contact our organizers to get on the distribution list so they can email you the prior Monday with meet-up details.

TUESDAYS @ 9:00am (please be prompt)

Organizers: Deb Zucker debbra.zucker@gmail.com and Katie Walter katiebwalter@gmail.com.

Escape: Georgia O’Keeffe | POSTPONED b/c of weather

COMING SOON!! RSVP TODAY

Join us at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem for a private guided tour of the works of an iconic American artist, in the exhibit, “Georgia O´Keeffe: Art, Image, Style.”

If you also love great coffee and pastry, meet us before the tour at A and J King Bakery (a five-minute walk from the museum).

Finally we will finish our weekday escape with lunch at the well-known Hawthorne Hotel.

FRI March 2

10:30am—Coffee/Pastries @
A & J King Bakery, 48 Central Street Salem, MA

11:20am—Guided tour Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit @ Peabody Essex Museum,161 Essex St., Salem, MA.
$20 for tour and museum admission.

12:45pm—Lunch @ The Hawthorne Hotel, 18 Washington Sq. W., Salem

RSVP: Natalie Auer at 847-494-5349 or natalie_auer@hotmail.com

Book Club…City of Thieves (by David Benioff)

THURS March 8 @ 7:30 pm

From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and co-creator of HBO’s Game of Thrones, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime. During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter’s wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible.

Men’s Pub Night

THURS March 15 @ 7:00pm-whenever @ Via Lago, Lexington Center

Please join the guys again for drinks and conversation.

No RSVPs needed, however expressions of interest helpful in making arrangements with our venue. Also, if you’re not already on Norm’s distribution list, send your contact info so he can notify you of last minute changes.

Contact: Norm Richter, normrichter@comcast.net.

Look forward to seeing you then!

Escape: Foodie Fun!

FRI March 16

11am—Grocery Tour: 99 Asian Supermarket, 60 Broadway, Malden, MA

12pm—Dim Sum: Ming’s Seafood Restaurant, 19 Pleasant Street, Malden

Please join us for an informal tour of Asian grocery, 99 Asian Supermarket, led by LNC’s own Minna and Shelly. After the market, we will head to nearby Ming’s Seafood Restaurant for delicious dim sum. Come to one or both of these locations with us.

Carpooling will be arranged for those interested.
RSVP by March 10: email lesleysegal@hotmail.com.

Coffee Talk

WED March 21 @ 10:00am @ Farhana Stevenson’s home, 4 Hampton Rd., Lexington

Start your day with a smile. Chat with friends while enjoying coffee and a nibble.

No RSVP: Just drop in!

Questions: Contact Viki Deardorff, milwaukeemeow@yahoo.com

Lunch Bunch

TUES March 27 @12:00pm @ Moody’s Delicatessen
468 Moody Street, Waltham

Bring your appetites. Moody’s features its own hand crafted dry-aged meats with farm fresh, locally-sourced veggies. Moody’s mission: provide quality, responsibly-produced products for its guests.

RSVP: Email Pam Richter pamrichter7@gmail.com.

Bunco (& Left-Right-Center)

THURS March 29 @ 7:30pm
Bring: $5 ante for Bunco; $3 for L-R-C (exact change appreciated!); and a beverage or snack to share.
RSVP: email Kessa Glisic, kessaglisic@gmail.com, for location details.

About the Games: Bunco is an entertaining, simple dice game, with no experience required. It’s played in multiple rounds with players alternating turns rolling the dice to match the target number. Whoever wins the most rounds is the overall winner. And because players rotate tables, it is a great way to meet and chat with different people. Left-Right-Center is an even simpler game, faster moving than Bunco, and is played at the end of the evening. Did we mention there’s no experience required?

President’s Notes
Dear Lovely Newcomers!
We are inching steadily toward spring and better weather! We hope you take time out to enjoy our events this month—a somewhat abbreviated schedule given school vacation.
As always, we welcome you to email us with questions and suggestions.
Alli Smith, LNC President, allihinman@hotmail.com

Tuesday Walking Group
Join us for our weekly walk n talk. We meet every Tuesday, weather permitting, and walk for about 90 minutes on a local outdoor trail. Contact our organizers to get on the distribution list so they can email you the prior Monday with meet-up details.
TUESDAYS @ 9:00am (please be prompt) Organizers: Deb Zucker debbra.zucker@gmail.com and Katie Walter katiebwalter@gmail.com.

Coffee Talk
WED Feb 28 @ 10:00am @ Pressed Cafe, 200 District Ave., Burlington.
Start your day with a smile. Chat with friends while enjoying coffee and a nibble. Pressed Café is behind Burlington Mall off of Burlington Mall Road, right next to Island Creek Oyster Bar.
No RSVP: Just drop in!
Questions: Contact Viki Deardorff, milwaukeemeow@yahoo.com

Book Club…The Mothers (by Brit Bennett)
THURS Feb 8 @ 7:30 pm Host: Viki Deardorff

PLEASE RSVP: email suemstapleton@gmail.com
A powerful novel about motherhood, friendship and finding love with a broken heart. Young Nadia Turner has her world turned upside down when, just after her mother commits suicide, she discovers she’s pregnant with the pastor’s son’s child. Nadia finds solace in her friend Aubrey, but as time goes by, her past decisions invade the present, and a new wave of wounds. The Mothers ambitiously tackles heavy circumstances, but the hope of these young black women and Bennett’s ability to convey the ferocity of what it means have a mother, to be a mother, and to want a mother, make this novel a resoundingly magnetic and essential read.

Lunch Bunch
WED Feb 14 @12:00pm @ Island Creek Oyster Bar, Burlington
Island Creek Oyster Bar serves a variety of fresh seafood, soups, and salads, along with soul-warming cocktails and desserts. The restaurant is behind Burlington Mall off of Burlington Mall Road, right next to Pressed Café.
RSVP: Email Pam Richter pamrichter7@gmail.com.

President’s Notes

Dear Lovely Newcomers!

Happy December everyone. It’s a busy time, but we hope you can spend some time with us at this month’s events. We have our Holiday Party on SAT Dec 9 (invitations in your email) and a special Lunch Bunch at Lexington’s Artistry on the Green on FRI Dec 15. Please read on for more details.

Fun Fact: Have you heard about our Yahoo email group? Check out Email Group on our website for more info.

Please enjoy our December events. And as always, we welcome you to email us with questions and suggestions.

Alli Smith, LNC President
allihinman@hotmail.com

Tuesday Walking Group

Join us for our weekly walk n talk. We meet every Tuesday, weather permitting, and walk for about 90 minutes on a local outdoor trail. Contact our organizers to get on the distribution list so they can email you the prior Monday with meet-up details.
TUESDAYS @ 9:00am (please be prompt)
Organizers: Deb Zucker debbra.zucker@gmail.com and Katie Walter katiebwalter@gmail.com.

Coffee Talk

MON Dec 4 @ 10:00am @ Via Lago, Massachusetts Ave., Lexington Center

Via Lago is adjacent to the Visitors Center at the corner of Mass Ave. and Meriam St.

Start your day with a smile. Chat with friends while enjoying coffee and a nibble.

No RSVP: Just drop in!
Questions: Contact Viki Deardorff, milwaukeemeow@yahoo.com

Movie Night (& aprés show social at Il Casale)!

Chill out with us in Lexington Center. We’ll catch the movie (film to be announced soon),
then head over to Il Casale for refreshment and conversation.

WED Dec 6 @ TBD @ Lexington Venue, 1794 Massachusetts Ave.

RSVP/Questions: Lesley lesleysegal@hotmail.com

Winter Holiday Party!

SAT Dec 9 @ 7:30-10pm

We hope you can attend our traditional winter holiday get together. Invitations have been sent to your email box. If you haven’t already, please RSVP by Fri Dec 1.
Questions: email Nassma nassmahalaseh@hotmail.com

Bunco (& Left-Right-Center)

TUES Dec 12 @ 7:30pm
Bring: $5 ante for Bunco; $3 for L-R-C (exact change appreciated!); and a beverage or snack to share.
RSVP: email Kessa Glisic, kessaglisic@gmail.com, for location details.

About the Games: Bunco is an entertaining, simple dice game, with no experience required. It’s played in multiple rounds with players alternating turns rolling the dice to match the target number. Whoever wins the most rounds is the overall winner. And because players rotate tables, it is a great way to meet and chat with different people. Left-Right-Center is an even simpler game, faster moving than Bunco, and is played at the end of the evening. Did we mention there’s no experience required?

Book Club…No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering (by Clara Bensen)

THURS Dec 14 @ 7:30 pm
RSVP: email suemstapleton@gmail.com

Newly recovered from a quarter-life meltdown, Clara Bensen decided to test her comeback by signing up for an online dating account. She never expected to meet Jeff, a wildly energetic university professor with a reputation for bucking convention. They barely know each other’s last names when they agree to set out on a risky travel experiment spanning eight countries and three weeks. The catch? No hotel reservations, no plans, and best of all, no baggage.

Lunch Bunch

FRI Dec 15 @12:00pm @ Artistry on the Green, 2027 Mass Ave, Lexington

Take a break from it all and enjoy a special lunch with us at the beautiful Artistry restaurant right in town.

Price: $25 price fixe menu including a choice of a starter, a main dish, and tea/coffee.

Bring: A small donation for the Lexington Food Pantry. The food pantry is in need of toiletry items such as: shampoo/conditioner, hand/body lotion, body wash, TP, tissues, paper towels. We will collect and deliver to the pantry that day.

RSVP: Email Pam Richter pamrichter7@gmail.com.

Voted 2017’s best brunch in New England by Yankee Magazine, Artistry on the Green uses fresh, seasonal ingredients and innovative cooking techniques to create delicious menus that showcase classic New England favorites with an inspired twist.

Presidents’ Notes

Dear Lovely Newcomers!

Happy November everyone. Despite the Thanksgiving Holiday this month, we managed to squeeze in a few special outings along with our regular events. Check out our museum tour on Nov 3 and our Barre class on Nov 30.

Fun Fact: Did you know that once a newcomer always a newcomer? In other words, once you join the club, you can stay as long as you like. Some of us have been here for over five years!

Please enjoy our November events. And as always, we welcome you to email us with questions and suggestions.

Alli Smith, LNC President
allihinman@hotmail.com

Tuesday Walking Group

Join us for our weekly walk n talk. We meet every Tuesday, weather permitting, and walk for about 90 minutes on a local outdoor trail. Contact our organizers to get on the distribution list so they can email you the prior Monday with meet-up details.
TUESDAYS @ 9:00am (please be prompt)
Organizers: Deb Zucker debbra.zucker@gmail.com and Katie Walter katiebwalter@gmail.com.

Museum Tour!

Discover the unique Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with a private guided tour just for us!
FRI Nov 3 | 11am: Lunch at Museum at Café G (optional) | 12pm: Tour begins.
Cost: $10/person with our group.
Carpool/Parking: Carpooling will be arranged. Discounted parking @ the next-door Simmons School of Management Garage.
RSVP by Oct 31: Natalie @ 847 494 5349 or natalie_auer@hotmail.com
Let Natalie know whether you’re joining for lunch or just the tour.

Book Club…This is Where I Leave You (by Jonathan Tropper)

THURS Nov 9 @ 7:30 pm
Host: Peg Smith
RSVP: email suemstapleton@gmail.com for location details.

Tropper writes compulsively readable, laugh-out-loud funny novels, and his fifth book, This Is Where I Leave You, is his best yet. Judd Foxman is oscillating between a sea of self-pity and a “snake pit of fury and resentment” in the aftermath of the explosion of his marriage, which ended “the way these things do: with paramedics and cheesecake.” Simultaneously hilarious and hopeful, This Is Where I Leave You is as much about a family’s reckoning as it is about one man’s attempt to get it together.

Lunch Bunch

TUES Nov 14 @12:00pm @ Sichuan Garden, 2 Alfred Street, Woburn

With a 4-start Yelp review, Sichuan Garden offers an array of authentic Sichuan dishes and libations from it’s well known bar.

RSVP: Email Pam Richter pamrichter7@gmail.com and indicate whether you would like to carpool.

Coffee Talk

WED Nov 15 @ 10:00am

Host: Cynthia Brody. Plenty of street parking available.

Start your day with a smile. Chat with friends while enjoying coffee and a nibble.

No RSVP: Just drop in!
Questions: Contact Viki Deardorff, milwaukeemeow@yahoo.com for location details.

Bunco (& Left-Right-Center)

THURS Nov 16 @ 7:30pm
Bring: $5 ante for Bunco; $3 for L-R-C (exact change appreciated!); and a beverage or snack to share.
RSVP: email Kessa Glisic, kessaglisic@gmail.com, for location details.

About the Games: Bunco is an entertaining, simple dice game, with no experience required. It’s played in multiple rounds with players alternating turns rolling the dice to match the target number. Whoever wins the most rounds is the overall winner. And because players rotate tables, it is a great way to meet and chat with different people. Left-Right-Center is an even simpler game, faster moving than Bunco, and is played at the end of the evening. Did we mention there’s no experience required?

Men’s Pub Night

WED Nov 29, 7:00pm-whenever @ Via Lago, Lexington Center

Terrific turnout last time at Via Lago! So join us again this month, 99 years after prohibition began with the first US legislation banning sale of beverages with an alcohol content higher than 1.28%. Not even a session beer!

Send indications of interest, which are helpful when making arrangements with Via Lago, to normrichter@comcast.net. Look forward to seeing you then!

Barre3 Fitness Class & Social!

THURS Nov 30 @ 8pm @ Barre3, 158 Great Road, Bedford (near Whole Foods in the Bedford Marketplace shopping complex)
8:15pm: class begins
9:15pm: after-class refreshments and schmoozing

Join us for a fun and free Barre3 class (just for LNC members!) followed by well deserved drinks and healthy snacks. Barre3 is functional training with a twist. Rooted in three fitness disciplines—ballet barre, pilates and yoga—barre3 workouts will have you feeling strong and balanced inside and out.

Parking: Plenty of free parking in front of and behind the studio.
Attire: Stretchy, yoga-like attire to move freely in a variety of postures. Barefoot or grippy socks. Props and small towels provided.
Water: Please bring a water bottle.
RSVP: email lesleysegal@hotmail.com