EDINA NEWCOMERS

A Note from our President –

February is the time for love—and who deserves it more than ourselves? So, love the one you’re with 24/7!  Indulge, comfort, educate, and celebrate her this month—Edina Newcomers is here to help.

Coffee Break—enjoy the view from Tammy’s 8^th floor condo

International Night—travel vicariously with us to Bhutan in SE Asia

Ladies Night Out—come on, get happy at Crave!

Lunch Bunch—heads to Granite City—check out the great burgers!

See you there!

Sally Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

ACTIVITIES

COFFEE: Wednesday, February 9th, 10:00AM—at the home of  a member

Come enjoy the great view and warm conversation. Please bring something to share. Bring your suit if you’d like to swim following the coffee.

RSVP by Sunday, February 7^th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

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INTERNATIONAL NIGHT: Wednesday, February 23^rd , 7:00PM—

Destination: Bhutan

At the home of a member

One of our newest members, will share stories from her family trip to Bhutan in 2008 for the 100^th year Monarchy celebration and the coronation of His Majesty.  Her children will dress in the Gho/Kira traditional attire made for them, and will show items bought there.  This will be a don’t miss evening! 

RSVP by Sunday, February 20th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

LUNCHEON: Thursday, February 24^th, 11:30AM—Granite City

5500 Excelsior Blvd., St Louis Park          952-746-9900

Granite City first opened in St. Cloud, MN. They now have 26 locations in 11 states – so we can claim it as “Minnesota grown”.  The menu is extensive, with a number of reasonably priced, varied lunch items. The food is freshly prepared and they also feature many handcrafted beers to compliment your meal.

RSVP by Monday February 22^nd to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

Directions: Hwy 100 to Excelsior Blvd – go east to first left turn. Restaurant is on the north side of Excelsior Blvd.

LADIES NIGHT OUT: Monday, February 28th, 6:30PM—Dinner at Patrick’s Bakery

Southdale Square, 2928 West 66th St. (66^th/York)    612-861-7570

There’s much more to Patrick’s than their fabulous, authentic French pastries. Join us and you’re see. You can look over their menu at www.patricksbakerycafe.com.

RSVP by Saturday, February 26th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

BOOKCLUB:  March Date TBA—- The Latehomecomer Kao Kalia Yang

In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to America. But lacking a written language of their own, the Hmong experience has been primarily recorded by others. Driven to tell her family’s story after her grandmother’s death, The Latehomecomer is Kao Kalia Yang’s tribute to the remarkable woman whose spirit held them all together. It is also an eloquent, firsthand account of a people who have worked hard to make their voices heard. Beginning in the 1970s, as the Hmong were being massacred for their collaboration with the United States during the Vietnam War, Yang recounts the harrowing story of her family’s captivity, the daring rescue undertaken by her father and uncles, and their narrow escape into Thailand where Yang was born in the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp. When she was six years old, Yang’s family immigrated to America, and she evocatively captures the challenges of adapting to a new place and a new language.

There are lots of available copies available at HCLib.org