LEXINGTON

Hello Neighbors & Newcomers,

We are so excited to offer a variety of fun events in March, including an all-members countdown to spring social, our popular ladies’ & lads’ nights, and many other opportunities for fun with neighbors! In order to keep everyone safe, we ask that members follow CDC guidelines and use their best judgment when joining us for in-person events. We hope all of our families had an enjoyable February break filled with rest and relaxation, and we so look forward to seeing more faces again as people feel comfortable!

We always welcome your ideas and feedback. Any questions or comments, feel free to email us at lncexecs@lexington-newcomers.org or post ideas/thoughts to the Lexington Neighbors & Newcomers Members Facebook group.

Kindly,
Your Newcomers & Neighbors Board

Upcoming Events

Count Down to Spring
Thursday, March 3 7-10pm

Help us cheer on spring on Thursday evening at the Aloft Lexington (727 Marrett Rd A). 
Enjoy a cozy atmosphere with a pool table, tapas (provided), and cocktails (for purchase), including a special signature LNN Spring Cocktail.

All members are welcome for what is sure to be a fun evening!

Please sign up ASAP (today!) by emailing Saskia.

Book Club
Thursday, March 10 at 7pm

Hoping that we can get together in person for this month’s Book Club, join us on Thursday March 10th, to talk about “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett.

#1 New York Times Bestseller, one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of the year, named a best book of 2020 by NYT, Washington Post, NPR, People, Time Magazine & Vanity Fair,  “The Vanishing Half” is the story of twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.

After growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters’ storylines intersect?

In order to ensure everyone’s health and comfort in an in-person gathering, we are suggesting that all participants take a Covid home test on the day of Book Club. This is not mandatory nor is proof of test require to attend.

RSVP by March 9th to lexnnbookclub@gmail.com. On the morning of March 10th, we will email the details, including the address of our host to all. Please bring a drink of your choice and/or snacks to share.

Ladies’ Night
Wednesday, March 16 7-10pm

Ladies’ Night returns to Revolution Hall in March! Grab your favorite green attire and celebrate our St. Patrick’s Day theme if you choose. Please RSVP to Saskia to ensure you receive the latest updates. Feel free to bring along a friend who might be interested in LNN as well!

Lads’ Night

Lads’ Night returns in March! Email Derek to be added to the Lex Mecs distribution list to find out more details.

Lunch Bunch
Friday, March 25 at 12pm

Join us at Town Meeting Bistro at The Inn at Hastings Park for our March lunch bunch. Please RSVP by March 21st to Carol!

Learn more about the venue on their website.

Walking Group
Tuesdays at 9:30am

Weekly location will be sent to the walking group email distribution prior to the hike. Please reach out to Debbie with questions!

Coffee Talk
Monday, March 28 10:30-11:30am

We are planning to meet up for coffee at a fun spot in Lexington. Location will be shared via email prior to the meet-up. Please RSVP to Jen!

Bunco Night
Wednesday, March 30 at 7pm

The ever popular Bunco Night is back! If you would be interested in participating, please email Lara to sign up and receive location details closer to the event date.

Additional Upcoming Events

If you have hobbies or activities that you would like to share with other LNN members, please reach out to Helena to share more information and discuss the possibility of hosting an event!

Announcements

• To stay up to date on the latest news in between newsletters, please join our Facebook group!
• Please note that we do not typically solicit donations from our members via email. If you received a request for gift cards, please know that this is a common scam recently and you should not engage. Feel free to reach out to the LNN Board if you ever have questions about the legitimacy of a request.
• Munroe Center for the Arts: Adult Playwriting Workshop
  • For more information and to register: https://www.munroecenter.org/workshops.html

Hello Neighbors & Newcomers,

We hope you are all staying warm and enjoying this Winter Wonderland! Members had tons of fun playing some virtual trivia and winning gift cards to local restaurants, and we have some additional virtual events in store for you. Our optimism remains high that the recent downward trends in the COVID-19 rates may be a positive indicator of some fun, in-person events again in our future.

We always welcome your ideas and feedback. Any questions or comments, feel free to email us at lncexecs@lexington-newcomers.org or post ideas/thoughts to the Lexington Neighbors & Newcomers Members Facebook group.

Kindly,
Your Newcomers & Neighbors Board

Upcoming Events

Book Club
Thursday, February 10 at 7pm

Let’s get together virtually on Thursday, February 10th, 2022 to discuss this month’s Book Club selection, Unorthodox. 

Unorthodox is the bestselling memoir and Netflix TV series by Deborah Feldman, a former member of the strictly religious Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism, who grew up under a code of relentlessly enforced customs governing everything from what she could wear and to whom she could speak to what she was allowed to read. Yet in spite of her repressive upbringing, Deborah grew into an independent-minded young woman whose stolen moments reading about the empowered literary characters of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott helped her to imagine an alternative way of life among the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Trapped as a teenager in a sexually and emotionally dysfunctional marriage to a man she barely knew, the tension between Deborah’s desires and her responsibilities as a good Satmar girl grew more explosive until she gave birth at nineteen and realized that, regardless of the obstacles, she would have to forge a path—for herself and her son—to happiness and freedom.

RSVP by February 8th to lexnnbookclub@gmail.com. Due to COVID, Book Club will be meeting via Zoom again. Once you RSVP, we will send all participants the zoom invite the morning of February 10th.

Coffee Talk
Tuesday, February 15 11:30am-12:30pm

We are planning to meet up for coffee at a fun spot in Lexington. Location will be shared via email prior to the meet-up. Please RSVP to Jen!

Walking Group
Tuesdays at 9:30am

Weekly location will be sent to the walking group email distribution prior to the hike. Please reach out to Debbie with questions!

Upcoming March Socials

Mark your calendars early, as we hope to get back together in person in March. We will provide appetizers and a couple of fun evenings. Please RSVP to Saskia so that we can communicate any additional details or changes.

• Bring on Spring – Thursday, March 3 7-10pm – Aloft Lexington (All Members Welcome)
• Ladies’ Night – Thursday, March 16 7-10pm – Revolution Hall

Announcements

Munroe Center for the Arts: Adult Playwriting Workshop

• For more information and to register: https://www.munroecenter.org/workshops.html

• Due to COVID spikes and the current weather not comfortably permitting most outdoor events, many activities will be paused or held virtually this month. Please be on the lookout for Bunco Night, Ladies’ and Lads’ Nights, Lunch Bunch, and more to return again at a later date! 

Hello Neighbors & Newcomers,

Welcome to 2022! As we look back on 2021, it was another challenging year, yet we managed to have a lot of fun, meet each other in person multiple times, and even re-launched a few great activities, like Bunco and Lunch Bunch! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and a nice, relaxing break with loved ones. We are looking forward to some fun, upcoming events in the new year but also want to be cautious and respectful of our community during the ongoing challenges. We will pause some indoor events and host some fun virtual activities in the meantime!

We always welcome your ideas and feedback. Any questions or comments, feel free to email us at lncexecs@lexington-newcomers.org or post ideas/thoughts to the Lexington Neighbors & Newcomers Members Facebook group.

Kindly,
Your Newcomers & Neighbors Board

Upcoming Events

Book Club
Thursday, January 13 at 7pm

Join us next Thursday, January 13th to talk about this month Book Club selection, The House of the Mosque, by Kader Abdolah.

Iran, 1969. Aqa Jaan’s family has lived in the house of the mosque for eight centuries. The house is teeming with life, played out under the watchful eyes of the storks that nest on the minarets above. But this family will experience upheaval unknown to previous generations. For in Iran, political unrest is brewing. The shah is losing his hold on power; the ayatollah incites rebellion from his exile in France; and one day the ayatollah returns. The consequences will be felt in every corner of Aqa Jaan’s family.

RSVP by January 11th to lexnnbookclub@gmail.com. Due to the current COVID spike, we will be doing Book Club via Zoom this time around. Once you RSVP, we will send all participants the zoom invite the morning of January 13th.

Virtual Quiz Night
Date TBD

We are excited to host a virtual quiz night this month, exact day to be determined. Please email Saskia if you would like to receive additional details for this event as they are finalized!

Walking Group
Tuesdays at 9:30am

Weekly location will be sent to the walking group email distribution prior to the hike. Please reach out to Debbie with questions!

Announcements

• Munroe Center for the Arts: January 10th begins the winter semester for classes in painting/drawing, theatre, and ceramics. There is something for all ages. Class and workshop information, and registration can be found at www.MunroeCenter.org/classes
• Due to COVID spikes and the current weather not comfortably permitting most outdoor events, many activities will be paused or held virtually this month. Please be on the lookout for Bunco Night, Ladies’ and Lads’ Nights, Lunch Bunch, and more to return again at a later date! 

Hello Neighbors & Newcomers,

We hope you all had a fun-filled Thanksgiving and got a chance to enjoy some of our November events. We were so excited to bring Bunco Night back and are looking forward to getting Lunch Bunch geared back up as well. Both the ladies and the lads have nights out, plus we have a couple of holiday special events planned for this month.
 
Look forward to seeing many of you at our upcoming events, and we wish everyone a wonderful holiday season!

We always welcome your ideas and feedback. Any questions or comments, feel free to email us at lncexecs@lexington-newcomers.org or post ideas/thoughts to the Lexington Neighbors & Newcomers Members Facebook group.

Kindly,
Your Newcomers & Neighbors Board

Upcoming Events

Ladies’ Night
Thursday, December 9 at 7pm

Join the ladies of LNN again at Revolution Hall (along the Minuteman Bikeway, 3 Maguire Road).

We will order some shared bites for the group. Drink cards and additional food may be purchased individually. 

Please RSVP to Saskia to ensure we are able to communicate any info as necessary.

Lads’ Night
Thursday, December 9 at 7pm

Don your favorite ugly sweater and join the Lex Mecs at Waxy O’Connor’s for their December outing. To receive further details, email Derek to be added to the Lex Mecs distribution list.

Cookie Swap
Friday, December 10, 10am-1pm

Hurry up and get your favorite cookies in the oven for the cookie swap! Please plan to bring 2 dozen cookies to share (in small bags for easy swapping if possible), and take others’ creations home with you in exchange. Email Pam by December 9th to RSVP and receive details.

Lunch Bunch
Monday, December 13 at 11:30am

Lunch Bunch is back!! Please join us at Concord’s Colonial Inn at 11:30am to enjoy lunch and festive conversation. Email our new lunch bunch host, Carol, by December 9th to RSVP.

Book Club
Thursday, December 16 at 7pm

Join us for some holiday cheer and lively conversation of this month’s book club selection, Less by Andrew Sean Greer, on Thursday, December 16th, 2021.

Winner of the Pulitzer Price and New York Times Notable Book of 2017

Who says you can’t run away from your problems? You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can’t say yes–it would be too awkward–and you can’t say no–it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the world.

QUESTION: How do you arrange to skip town?

ANSWER: You accept them all.

What would possibly go wrong? Arthur Less will almost fall in love in Paris, almost fall to his death in Berlin, barely escape to a Moroccan ski chalet from a Saharan sandstorm, accidentally book himself as the (only) writer-in-residence at a Christian Retreat Center in Southern India, and encounter, on a desert island in the Arabian Sea, the last person on Earth he wants to face. Somewhere in there: he will turn fifty. Through it all, there is his first love. And there is his last.

Because, despite all these mishaps, missteps, misunderstandings and mistakes, Less is, above all, a love story.

RSVP by December 15th  to lexnnbookclub@gmail.com.  Once you RSVP, we will send you the address of our host home the day before the meeting.

Holiday Sip & Stroll
Friday, December 17, 7-9pm

Join us for warm drinks at a LNN member’s backyard 7-8pm, then stroll through the neighborhood to see all the beautiful holiday lights 8-9pm. Email Lara to RSVP, and she will share specific details, including location to meet, closer to the event. Pro tip: Bring a mug you can hold to drink from, that also keeps your fingers warm on the walk!

Walking Group
Tuesdays at 9:30am

Weekly location will be sent to the walking group email distribution prior to the hike. Please reach out to Debbie with questions!

Hello Neighbors & Newcomers,

The Lads and Ladies had a great time in October, and many members also enjoyed a waterfall hike & chocolates and another excellent book club discussion.
 
We are so excited to see both new and familiar faces back out again and are looking forward to our next month of fun events (see below). We look forward to seeing you!

We always welcome your ideas and feedback. Any questions or comments, feel free to email us at lncexecs@lexington-newcomers.org or post ideas/thoughts to the Lexington Neighbors & Newcomers Members Facebook group.

Kindly,
Your Newcomers & Neighbors Board

Upcoming Events

Book Club
Wednesday, November 10 at 7pm

Join us for wine, snacks and a friendly conversation of this month’s book club selection, Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson, on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021.

This historically inspired novel follows the life of Pheby Delores Brown, an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia.

Pheby is promised freedom on her eighteenth birthday, but instead of the free life she envisioned for herself,  she is sent away from the plantation where she was born to the infamous Devil’s Half Acre, a slave jail in Richmond, Virginia, where enslaved people face the most cruel of treatments.  To survive, Pheby will have to outwit the Jailer while sacrificing much in the process.

RSVP by November 8th  to lexnnbookclub@gmail.com.  Once you RSVP, we will send you the address of our host home before the meeting.

Lads’ Night
Thursday, November 11 at 7pm

The Lex Mecs continue to have fun outings in Lexington and surrounding towns. To learn about upcoming events, email Derek to be added to the Lex Mecs distribution list.

Coffee Talk
Thursday, November 18 at 10am

Join us for coffee in the yard. This event is open to both current members and non-members interested in learning about what LNN offers. Feel free to bring along someone new to Lexington or someone looking to expand their community. See you there!

Please RSVP to Jen.

Bunco Night
Thursday, November 18 at 7pm

We are so excited to revitalize Bunco Night, hosted at a gracious fellow member’s home.

Maximum of 16 participants, so get your RSVP in right away to Saskia!

Ladies’ Night
Thursday, December 9 at 7pm

Join the ladies of LNN again at Revolution Hall (along the Minuteman Bikeway, 3 Maguire Road). We had too much fun for one night, so we’ll be doing it again in December!

We will order some shared bites for the group. Drink cards and additional food may be purchased individually. 

Please RSVP to Saskia to ensure we are able to communicate any info as necessary.

Dog Meet-Up

Please email Rachel, if you haven’t already, to be included in group emails about upcoming dog meet-up info!

Walking Group
Tuesdays at 9:30am

Weekly location will be sent to the walking group email distribution prior to the hike. Please reach out to Debbie with questions!

Those interested in additional Lexington walks can also check out CLC’s Fall Walks. 

Membership for 2021/2022

Please remember to check your email inbox and/or spam folder if you have not yet renewed your membership.

Please check your email, and proceed to pay your membership as soon as possible. In case you cannot find these documents, please reach out to: lexingtonma.newcomers@gmail.com

Please also let us know, should you no longer wish to be a member, so we can update our membership records accordingly.