November 2010 Newsletter
Thursday, October 28th, 2010A Note from our President –
What a great October we’ve had. A year ago we had 4 inches of snow—but then came a beautiful November. Let’s hope for a repeat. Regardless–get out of the house for some fun with ENC!
Bookclub—will discuss Pulitzer prize winner Tinkers at Southdale Library
Coffee Break—gets healthy at the French Meadow bakery
Ladies Night Out—gets creative with some new holiday crafts at Marlys’
International Night—uff-da, join us for lutefisk—ya sure you betcha
See you there!
Sally Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org
ACTIVITIES
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BOOKCLUB: Monday, November 8th, 7:00PM—-Tinkers by Paul Harding
Southdale Library, followed by coffee and dessert at a nearby restaurant
Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. An old man lies dying. Confined to bed in his living room, he sees the walls around him begin to collapse, the windows come loose from their sashes, and the ceiling plaster fall off in great chunks, showering him with a lifetime of debris: newspaper clippings, old photographs, wool jackets, rusty tools, and the mangled brass works of antique clocks. Soon, the clouds from the sky above plummet down on top of him, followed by the stars, till the black night covers him like a shroud. He is hallucinating, in death throes from cancer and kidney failure. ??A methodical repairer of clocks, he is now finally released from the usual constraints of time and memory to rejoin his father, an epileptic, itinerant peddler, whom he had lost 7 decades before. In his return to the wonder and pain of his impoverished childhood in the backwoods of Maine, he recovers a natural world that is at once indifferent to man and inseparable from him, menacing and awe inspiring. At once heartbreaking and life affirming, it is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, and the fierce beauty of nature. Facilitator: Brigitte Frase, Poet and book critic
COFFEE BREAK: Wednesday, November 10th, 9:30AM Departure—
French Meadow Bakery
2610 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls. 612-870–7855
Join us for a visit to this renowned, health-conscious bakery and café offering delectable food and great people watching. Take home one of their marvelous sourdough or rustic loaves.
A carpool will depart at 9:30AM from Edina—or meet us at the restaurant at 10:00AM.
RSVP by Monday, November 8th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org
Directions: 35W North to Lake Street Exit. Left (West) to Lyndale Ave. Right on Lyndale to French Meadow.
BOOKCLUB #2: Saturday, November 13th, 2:00 PM—Addie Ingebrand’s Great Reads
Edina Library
Looking for new additions to your reading list? Experienced book discussion leader Ingebrand has recommendations that will fire you up and to help you plan for the readers on your holiday gift list. Addie is a retired English teacher and former member of ENC. She facilitated our bookclub meetings, which were more like wonderful college lectures than a discussions. She now gets paid by the Bookcase of Wayzata to lead their monthly bookclub.
LADIES NIGHT OUT—Monday, November 15th, 6:30PM—
Craft Night at a member’s home
Come whenever you can to make—for yourself of as gifts—felt ornaments, holiday pin and pen, holiday cards, etc…No skills or talent required to produce great holiday items. Everyone is welcome! No charge for a fun night of crafts and appetizers and drinks.
RSVP by Saturday, November 13th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org
LUNCH BUNCH: Thursday, November 18th, 11:00AM Departure—
SAUCE, Pizza/Pasta
1610 West End Blvd, St Louis Park, MN, 952-657-5020
Continuing our ‘exploration’ of the restaurants located in the West End, the new shopping locale in St Louis Park, we will gather at Sauce. Their menu is Italian with pizza, pasta, Panini, salads, and soup. With everyone getting ready for ‘turkey dinner’ this will be a pleasant alternative before Thanksgiving. You order at the counter—they do not take reservations. Prices are under $10.
RSVP by Saturday, November 15th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org
A carpool will leave Edina at 11:00AM, or meet us at the restaurant at 11:30AM.
Directions: Hwy 100 North to Cedar Lake Road exit. Bear Right, going under Hwy 100 and straight thru first intersection (Park Place Blvd and Cedar Lake Road)— do not turn. Continue (north) on Park Place Blvd to W 16 Street. Turn RIGHT. Free parking is provided in underground (right) or traditional (left) ramps – many signs posted.
INTERNTIONAL NIGHT: Saturday, November 20th, 4:00PM—Lutefisk Dinner
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4100 Lyndale Ave.
Lutefisk, Lefse and so much more!! Spouses and guests are invited to join the Newcomers for this annual, authentic Nordic feast featuring Swedish meatballs, herring, lefse, fruit soup, julekage, and of course the famous lutefisk. Tickets ($17) are extremely LIMITED and sell out fast. Call the church at 612-312-3400 ASAP to purchase your ticket for the 4:00PM seating. Once you have a ticket, contact Ann Gray at ann@interlachentravel.com about carpooling or meeting up with our group.