A note from our President…..

I can get used to these great warm temps!  A girl can hope that spring’s really coming soon. Whatever the weather, please come enjoy some time at several of the area’s new venues with Edina Newcomers this month.

Coffee Break—satisfy your sweet tooth at the new Franklin Street Bakery

Ladies Night Out—meets at  Galleria’s new Peoples Organic and Wine Cafe

Lunch Bunch—checks out Bloomington’s new Purple Sandpiper

International—indulges in a gourmet lunch at Le Cordon Blue

See you there!    Sally                  Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

ACTIVITIES

TEA &  BOOK TALK:  Thursday, April  7^th, 3:00PM—-

The Latehomecomer Kao Kalia Yang

NOTE CHANGE IN USUAL TIME! at the home of a member

In search of a home, thousands of Hmong families journeyed from the war-torn Laos to refugee camps of Thailand and onward to America. Lacking a written language, 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

RSVP by Sunday, April 3rd  to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

COFFEE BREAK: Wednesday, April, 13^th,  10:00AM—

Franklin Street Bakery

3904 Sunnyside Road, Edina       952-929-2253

This wonderful Minneapolis bakery has just opened an Edina outpost.  The reviews have been outstanding.  Maybe we’ll even be able to enjoy the outdoor seating along Sunnyside and France.

RSVP by Saturday, April 9^th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

LADIES’ NIGHT OUT: Monday, April 18th, 6:30PM—-

Dinner at Peoples Organic & Wine Cafe

The Galleria    3510 West 70th Street, Edina, MN 55435 (952)426-1856

This affordable new cafe (by the owner of the French Meadow) has gotten positive press. It is located near Crave. You can look over their menu at www.peoplesorganic.com. Nothing over $10.95

RSVP by Saturday, March 16th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

LUNCH BUNCH: Thursday, April 21, 11:00AM Departure—

Purple Sandpiper Bakehouse & Pub

8405 Lyndale Ave. S., Bloomington        952-888-1429

Featured recently in the MN Monthly and Strib – both gave high praise to the restaurant’s efforts to feature fresh organic food delivered daily from small farms with an emphasis on sustainable agriculture. Reviewers stated the food is excellent— near gourmet at reasonable prices.

RSVP by Monday, Tuesday, April 19^th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

A carpool will leave Edina at 11:00AM, or meet us there at 11:30AM.

Directions: I-494 east, exit onto Lyndale, go south – restaurant is located in strip mall on the east side.

INTERNATIONAL: Thursday, April 28^th, 11:00AM Departure— Technique Restaurant, at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

1315 Mendota Heights Blvd., Mendota Heights, MN 55120

Indulge in a delicious gourmet meal by Le Cordon Bleu students under the guidance of an on-site chef instructor. Cost for a 3-course lunch is $10.00. Beverage and a generous tip for good food and student chefs and servers extra.  Please RSVP ASAP to ensure a place at our table for eight. You won’t want to miss this.

RSVP ASAP to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org

A carpool will leave Edina at 11:00AM .  Or, meet us there at 11:30AM

Directions: 494E to Hwy. 5E  to Hwy. 55E.  Turn Right on Mendota Heights Blvd.  to school.