Lexington Neighbors & Newcomers is a social organization of Lexington (Massachusetts) residents and offers a wide array of activities such as book groups, cocktail parties, museum & historical site visits, game nights, coffee talks, lunch outings, walking groups, and more. We also endeavor to be a source of helpful information and social contacts in your new (or old) hometown!
Comments Off on Welcome to Lexington Neighbors & Newcomers
Posted in Uncategorized
Greetings Newcomers!
Don’t miss our first book club of the season! We’re reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon. And yes, you have time to read it–it’s only 226 pages!
Mark Haddon’s bitterly funny debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a murder mystery of sorts–one told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole. Fifteen-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone is mathematically gifted and socially hopeless, raised in a working-class home by parents who can barely cope with their child’s quirks. He takes everything that he sees (or is told) at face value, and is unable to sort out the strange behavior of his elders and peers.
Late one night, Christopher comes across his neighbor’s poodle, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork. Wellington’s owner finds him cradling her dead dog in his arms, and has him arrested. After spending a night in jail, Christopher resolves–against the objection of his father and neighbors–to discover just who has murdered Wellington. He is encouraged by Siobhan, a social worker at his school, to write a book about his investigations, and the result–quirkily illustrated, with each chapter given its own prime number–is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Haddon’s novel is a startling performance. This is the sort of book that could turn condescending, or exploitative, or overly sentimental, or grossly tasteless very easily, but Haddon navigates those dangers with a sureness of touch that is extremely rare among first-time novelists. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is original, clever, and genuinely moving: this one is a must-read.
Date/Time: Tues Sept 13 at 7:30pm
Host: Sue Stapleton, 138 Burlington St., Lexington
RSVP: to suemstapleton@gmail.com or akzinke@gmail.com
Parking: Park on nearest cross street, Hawthorne Rd.
Comments Off on UPDATE: Book Club Resumes! TUES Sept. 13 @ 7:30pm
Posted in Uncategorized
Greetings Lovely Newcomers…
Welcome to the 2016-2017 LNC season!! Please mark your calendars for these upcoming events. Our newsletter will be coming out shortly, with more details about each!
WED Sept 7 @ 12pm LUNCH BUNCH @ Vinebrook Tavern, Lexington. RSVP to elizabeth.murray1@comcast.net
TUES Sept 13 @ 7:30 pm BOOK CLUB @ Sue Stapleton’s house, 138 Burlington St., Lexington, RSVP to suemstapleton@gmail.com
FRI Sept 16 @ 10am COFFEE TALK @ TBD. Drop in. Drink coffee. Schmooze. No RSVP required.
TUES Sept 20 @ 7:30pm–SPA OUTING!! A very special event! Stay tuned for more details…
TUES Sept 27 @ 7:30pm BUNCO. RSVP to kessacoleman@gmail.com for location details. FYI, Bunco is an entertaining, simple game, with no experience required.
Comments Off on September Happenings….
Posted in Uncategorized
Stump! Trivia Night (singles or couples–all are welcome!)*
(In lieu of Bunco this month)
Monday, June 6
Kings Bowl
52 Second Ave, Burlington
Schedule:
6:30p
Comments Off on Happenings: Trivia Night June 6 | Lunch Bunch June 7
Posted in Uncategorized
Events This Week
Book Club
Wednesday, May 25 @ 7:30pm
“To Rise Again at a Decent Hour” by Joshua Ferris
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this big, brilliant, profoundly observed novel by National Book Award Finalist Joshua Ferris explores the absurdities of modern life and one man’s search for meaning. At once laugh-out-loud funny about the absurdities of the modern world, and indelibly profound about the eternal questions of the meaning of life, love and truth, TO RISE AGAIN AT A DECENT HOUR is a deeply moving and constantly surprising tour de force.
Please RSVP to Lorri: lorrikern or Sue: suemstapleton
SAVE THE DATE for June
Monday, June 6 6:30 pm Trivia Night!
Tuesday, June 7 12:00 pm Lunch Bunch
Wednesday, June 15 7:30 pm Book Club
Wednesday, May 18 10:00 am Coffee Talk
Friday, June 24 7:00 pm INTERNATIONAL PARTY
Wednesday, June 29 10:00 am Coffee Talk
Lexington Newcomers Club
Website: www.lexington-newcomers.org
Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LNC_MA/
‘like’ us on Facebook: Lexington Newcomers Club
Comments Off on LNC Reminders and Save the Date!
Posted in Uncategorized