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May 3rd Meeting
We meet again this Friday at 10am
at Morrill Hall, St
Mark's Episcopal Church, and remotely, over Zoom.
Annual NCMC Meeting Luncheon
Our Annual Meeting Luncheon will be Friday,
May 10th, at 11:30am,
at The
Country Club of New Canaan.
The cost is $80. Make your
reservation at our Friday meeting.
OUR
SPEAKER
 Laurence
Jurdem, adjunct professor of history at
Fairfield University and Fordham College, will discuss his latest
book: The
Rough Rider and the Professor.
Chronicling the thirty-five-year friendship of President Theodore
Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts during
which both men rose to political prominence, this book explores
that friendship and its impact on the burgeoning United States.
ACTIVITIES
Golf
Next outing:
Tuesday, May
14th: Whitney
Farms, Monroe.
1st tee time: 9:03am. Fee,
including cart: $52.
20 golfers in 5 foursomes
Sign up at the Couth Table or email
golf@newcanaanmensclub.org
Paddle Tennis
Thursday, May 2nd
is our last official day of play from 8:30 10:30am,
followed by our end-of-season Annual Paddle
Pancake Brunch at 11am
including announcement of the Golden Spatula Award winner.
Pickleball
is back!
We play on Pickleball Courts 1 & 2
at Mead Park, Tuesdays
and Wednesdays, from 2:30
4pm (weather
permitting).
Spouses
are invited. Loaner paddles and instruction are available.
A Recreation Department Pickleball season pass ($80
for seniors) is required for residents.
For guests, there is a fee.
To get a pass go to newcanaanct.myrec.com.
Hiking
Our next hike is Wednesday, May
8th at Pine
Mountain Reserve, Ridgefield. This is a moderately
challenging hike. Following the hike, lunch will
be at The
Wire Mill Saloon & Barbecue.
We meet at St Mark's at 9:30am to carpool
to the reserve and back. Bad weather cancels. Rain date: May
15th.
Spouses
and guests are welcome. Dogs on leashes are permitted. Rain
cancels.
Sign up at the Couth Table or email
hiking@newcanaanmensclub.org
Yoga - Spring
Session
Monday classes:
Continuing through May 20th, 2:30
3:30pm.
Wednesday classes: Continuing through
May 29th, 2:30
3:30pm.
Call Lapham Center for details and to
register: 203.594.3620.
If you have questions about these programs email
yoga@newcanaanmensclub.org
CLUBS
Bridge
Club
The NCMC Bridge Club meets Mondays and Wednesdays at
10am and Fridays
at noon at Lapham Center.
There are lessons for novices, and skills building for
intermediate players, as well as open games for all skill levels.
Wives
and guests are always welcome.
For more information, contact
bridgeclub@newcanaanmensclub.org
Investment Club
Investment Club chair Hans Dijs will present
Higher
for Longer: Inflation, interest rates and deficits
Join the conversation Tuesday, May
13th at 10am
at Lapham Center
For more information, contact
investment@newcanaanmensclub.org
Cinema
Club
The NCMC Cinema Club will be discussing two films from New York
City's tumultuous 70's: Sidney Lumet's Serpico
(1973) and Philip D'Antoni's The
Seven-Ups (1973).
Join the conversation Tuesday, May
14th at 1:30pm at
Lapham Center. Popcorn will be served.
Serpico is streaming on Paramount+
and Amazon Prime Video, and is available online for free here.
The Seven-Ups is available online
for free on YouTube
and also here.
For more information, contact
cinemaclub@newcanaanmensclub.org
Auto
Club
The NCMC Auto Club will meet on Wednesday,
May 15th at 1:45pm
downstairs at Lapham Community Center.
Our topic: Buying
and Selling Cars through an Auto Auction.
To sign up, email autoclub@newcanaanmensclub.org
Amateur
Chefs
Seared Flank Steak
with Chimichurri Sauce on Thursday,
May 16th, 12
noon at Lapham Center is SOLD OUT!
Sign up for the Waiting List at the Couth Table.
Book
Club
This month the NCMC Book Club will discuss Poverty,
by America (2023), by Matthew
Desmond.
We will meet on Tuesday,
May 28th at 1:30pm
at Lapham Community Center.
For more information, contact
book@newcanaanmensclub.org
Opera
Club
The NCMC Opera Club will be showing The Metropolitan Opera
performance of Philip
Glass' Akhnaten (1983)
at the New Canaan Library in the Tate Conference
Room.
NOTE: We will
meet on Tuesday, April
30th at 1:30pm.
For more information, contact
operaclub@newcanaanmensclub.org
NEW
MEMBER
We are pleased to introduce a new member:
Steven
Case
Welcome, Steven!
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
The
Orientalists: A Film
Series
Tom Davies's six-part film series The
Orientalists: Western Artists
in Arabia, the Sahara, Persia and India continues at
Lapham Center, Tuesdays
at 5pm, through
May.
Call Lapham Center to
register: 203.594.3624
Wednesday
Lunch Bunch
Join in the NCMC Bunch for lunch at
Cherry
Street East every Wednesday
at 12:30pm.
JUST
KIDDING!
It's weird being the same age
as old people.
The best day of my life was
when a vending machine dropped two candy bars at once.
It seems we live in a time when intelligent people are silenced
so stupid people won't be offended.
When your kid says, "Daddy, I want mommy," that's the
kid version of "I'd like to speak with your
supervisor!"
Last night, instead of getting
on the computer, I spent a few hours with my family. They seem
like nice folks.
Eliot
Tarlin, editor
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