May 2012 Newsletter
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012A note from our President…..
It’s hard to believe May is almost here. Soon it will be summer and with it comes the end of ENC’s year. May’s events will be your last opportunities to participate until next fall—so come out and enjoy the fun things we’ve planned—just for you!
Coffee Break—yummy treats await at the Taste of Scandinavia Bakery and Cafe
International—be amazed at the art of Ukranian egg decorating
Ladies Night Out— try something new at Cocina Del Barrio
Lunch Bunch—enjoy great cooking at Betty’s
Tea & Book Talk—discuss “American Wife” at Keiko’s
My deepest appreciation to our wonderful Board Members for all their time, energy and great ideas. ENC would be nothing without you! Many, Many thanks for another great year!
Sally
ACTIVITIES
COFFEE BREAK: Wednesday, May 9th, 9:30AM Departure––Taste of Scandinavian Bakery Café
401 West 98th St., Bloomington 952-358-7490
They’ve been offering delicious Scandinavian treats in Minneapolis/St.Paul since 1990, when the company was founded by Soile Anderson with recipes she brought over from Finland 35 years ago. Great kringles and krumkaka.
A carpool will leave at 9:30AM from Edina, or meet us there at 10:00AM
RSVP BY Monday, May 7th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org
Directions: 494 East to 35W South. Exit at 98th St. Go East to café near Festival Foods.
LADIES’ NIGHT OUT: Monday, May 14th, 6:00PM— Cocina Del Barrio Restaurant
5036 France Ave., Edina (50/France, next to Salut) (952) 920-1860
This restaurant is one of the latest additions to the food scene in downtown Edina. Free parking in the ramp behind the restaurant and the Edina Theater (Watch the signs for 90 minute vs. 5 hour parking.) You can look over their menu at www.barriotequlia.com.
RSVP by Saturday, May 12th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org
INTERNATIONAL: Tuesday, May 22nd, 10:30AM Departure— Ukranian Gift Shop
2782 Fairview Ave. No. , Roseville 55113 – www. Ukraniangiftshop.com 651-638-9700
We will have a tour of the store at 11:00AM and then an egg decorating demonstration by Louba who is in her 80′s. This will be an interesting opportunity to see her amazing craft. We will have lunch at a restaurant around the perimeter of Roseville Shopping Center.
RSVP by Saturday, May 19th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org
A carpool will leave at 10:30AM from Edina, or meet us there at 11:00AM
Directions: #62 East to #35W North to Cleveland Ave. Exit. Turn Right onto Cleveland to first Left (Co. Rd. CW). Turn Left at Fairview. Store is on the Right.
LUNCH BUNCH: Thursday, May 24, 11:15AM—Springtime Luncheon
at the home of a member
Celebrate spring with ENC friends at the home of Betty Hanson. Please arrive at 11:15 for a bit of socializing before Betty serves a lovely luncheon, which I happen to know will include spring asparagus, delicious ham, fresh bread and a refreshing dessert – all for the modest cost of $7.00, payable prior to day of luncheon.
RSVP by Monday, May 21st to Sally@EdinaNewcpomers.org
TEA & BOOK TALK: Tuesday, May 29th, 9:30AM Departure—American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
At the home of a member
On what might become one of the most significant days in her husband’s presidency, Alice Blackwell considers the strange and unlikely path that has led her to the White House–and the repercussions of a life lived, as she puts it, “almost in opposition to itself.”
RSVP by Saturday, May 26th to Sally@EdinaNewcomers.org
A carpool will leave at 9:30AM from Edina, or meet us there at 10:00AM
BOOKCLUB READING AHEAD:
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September 2012: Cutting for Stone : a novel / Abraham Verghese Marion, fresh out of medical school, flees Ethiopia and makes his way to America, finding refuge in his work as an intern at an underfunded, overcrowded New York City hospital. When the past catches up to him, nearly destroying him, Marion must entrust his life to the two men he thought he trusted least in the world: the surgeon father who abandoned him and the brother who betrayed him. Over 500 pages—get started early. Mostly large type copies available at HCLib.org.
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November 2012: Tinkers / Paul Harding Pulitzer Prize American Library Association Notable Book PEN / Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers Award. An old man lies dying. Propped up in his living room and surrounded by his children and grandchildren, George Washington Crosby drifts in and out of consciousness, back to the wonder and pain of his impoverished childhood in Maine. As the clock repairer’s time winds down, his memories intertwine with those of his father, an epileptic, itinerant peddler and his grandfather, a Methodist preacher beset by madness. At once heartbreaking and life affirming, Tinkers is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, illness, faith, and the fierce beauty of nature. No waiting 191 pages |
January 2013: Self-Made Man : one woman’s journey into manhood and back again / Norah Vincent
For more than a year and a half Vincent ventured into the world as Ned, with an ever-present five o’clock shadow and a crew cut–a perfect disguise that enabled her to observe the world of men as an insider. With her buddies on the bowling league she enjoyed the rough and rewarding embrace of male camaraderie; a stint in a high-octane sales job taught her the gut-wrenching pressures endured by men who would do anything to succeed; she frequented sex clubs, dated women hungry for love but bitter about men, and infiltrated all-male communities including a men’s therapy group and even a monastery. She ended her journey astounded — and exhausted — by the rigid codes and rituals of masculinity.
March 2013: Shanghai Girls : a novel / Lisa See.
In the mid 1930′s two well-educated sisters from Shanghai go to Los Angeles to become brides of the “Gold Mountain men” when their family is on the verge of bankruptcy. When they get there they are detained, interrogated, and humiliated for months. When one of the sisters becomes pregnant they vow that no one will ever know.
May 2013: Stealing Secrets by H. Donald Winkler
Clandestine missions. Clever, devious, daring. Passionately committed to a cause. During America’s most divisive war, both the Union and Confederacy took advantage of brave and courageous women willing to adventurously support their causes. These female spies of the Civil War participated in the world’s second-oldest profession-spying-a profession perilous in the extreme. The tales of female spies are filled with suspense, bravery, treachery, and trickery. They took enormous risks and achieved remarkable results-often in ways men could not do. As stated on the grave marker of Union spy Elizabeth Van Lew: “She risked everything that is dear to man-friends, fortune, comfort, health, life itself.” Told with personality and pizzazz, the author uses memoirs, journals, letters, and newspaper articles, plus the latest in scholarly research.