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January Meetings
Fridays at 10am
at Morrill Hall, St
Mark's Episcopal Church, and remotely, over Zoom.
NCMC Membership
Dues for 2025 are due NOW!
Please make your $75 check payable
to NCMC and deliver it to the Membership
desk at a meeting or mail it to
New Canaan Men's
Club
PO Box 1612
New Canaan CT 06840
OUR
JANUARY SPEAKERS
 Phil Vitiello,
American Civil War historian, will review the life of Joshua
Lawrence Chamberlain. Vitiello will cover
Chamberlain's remarkable life from his youth, through his
role in the Civil War and on into his post-war years.
 Tim Pettee,
President, Greens
Ledge Light Preservation Society, will discuss
efforts to save one of the area's most important sea landmarks,
as well as the history of New England lighthouses.
 G Warfield 'Skip' Hobbs,
Managing Partner, Ammonite
Resources, will present Harnessing
Vulcan's Might An Overview of
Geothermal Energy. Geothermal energy, the earth's
natural heat flow, could provide an unlimited 'green' resource
for both power generation and heating. Hobbs will share his deep
knowledge of this important energy source.
 Brian Walker,
cartoonist and author, will speak on A
Life in Cartoons. In the early 1980s Walker began
working as part of the creative team behind two very successful
comic strips created by his father Mort Walker:
Beetle
Bailey and Hi
and Lois. Walker will provide a
history of the comic strip art form, and share a short film on
creating a Beetle Bailey comic
strip.
 Francis A Doherty,
author of Only the
Light Moves, a memoir of his time in the Vietnam
War and after, flew reconnaissance missions over
the Ho
Chi Minh Trail. He will share the highs and lows
of his time in the war, and the emotional struggles he and others
dealt with when they returned.
ACTIVITIES
Paddle
Tennis
Mondays & Tuesdays:
8:30 10:30am (weather
permitting)
Thursdays: 1 2:30pm (weather
permitting)
Waveny Park Paddle Courts
A
Recreation Department Paddle Tennis season pass is required for
residents.
For guests, there is a fee.
To get your pass go to newcanaanct.myrec.com.
For more information email
paddle@newcanaanmensclub.org
Hiking
No hike this month. Brrr!
For more information email
hiking@newcanaanmensclub.org
Yoga - Winter Sessions
Monday classes: through February
24th, 2:30pm
(No classes December 30th, January 20th and February 17th)
Wednesday classes: through February
26th, 2:30pm.
(No classes December 25th and January 1st)
Call Lapham Center for details and to
register: 203.594.3620.
If you have questions about these programs email
yoga@newcanaanmensclub.org
CLUBS
Lunch
Bunch
Wednesdays at 12:30pm
at Cherry
Street East.
Great food. Great conversation. Great time.
Bridge
Club
Mondays and Wednesdays at
10am at Lapham
Center.
Fridays, after our weekly
meeting, around noon. If there is
no weekly meeting, we play at 10am.
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
Cinema
Club
Tuesday, January
14th, 1:30pm at Lapham
Center
Popcorn will be served.
To celebrate the 50th
Anniversary of this film by Milos
Forman, the Cinema Club will discuss One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack
Nicholson.
You can find this film on Amazon Prime, YouTube,
Google Play, Movies
and Apple TV.
For more information, contact
cinemaclub@newcanaanmensclub.org
Auto
Club
Wednesday, January
15th, 1:45pm downstairs
at Lapham Center
Speaker/Topic: TBD
(something about cars and driving)
For updates, email autoclub@newcanaanmensclub.org
Amateur
Chefs
Thursday, January 16th, Noon
at Lapham Center
A Merry New Year Casserole! Seating is
limited to 12 - 14.
Eggs, Sausage, Bacon,
Potatoes,
Peppers, Onions,
and Cheese
Fresh Fruit
Pillsbury Grand Muffin with Jam
Prosecco & Orange Juice
Coffee
$10 per person
Make reservations at the Couth Table or by contacting
amateurchefs@newcanaanmensclub.org
Investment
Club
Monday, January
27th 10am
at Lapham Center
Investment Club Chair Hans Dijs will
present
Irrational Exuberance?
Bring questions and join the conversation. Spouses
are welcome.
For more information, contact
investment@newcanaanmensclub.org
Book Club
Tuesday, January
28th 1:30pm
at Lapham Center.
This month's book: Angela's
Ashes (1996) by Frank
McCourt.
A memoir about childhood, resilience, and the power of
storytelling, that won The Pulitzer Prize for Biography, and was
a #1 New York Times bestseller.
For more information, contact
book@newcanaanmensclub.org
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Distinguished
Service Award 2025
Committee Chair Ralph Hills is
requesting nominations of club members worthy of this prestigious
annual award that acknowledges a member's commitment to our club
as well as to our communities.
The deadline for submitting nominations is February
15th.
For more information, contact
distinguishedservice@newcanaanmensclub.org
Habitat
for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County
Saturdays (Dates TBD)
Work a full or half day. No experience or tools required.
Spouses
are invited.
Sign up at the Couth Table or contact Rich Townsend
rich@monoclepartnersllc.com
203.644.0014
NEW
MEMBERS
We are pleased to introduce our newest members
Harley
Griffiths and
Paul Reinhardt
Welcome, Harley and Paul!
JUST
KIDDING!
Some
doctor jokes
Doctor (on
the phone with a patient): "Mr Smith, I got a
note from my bank today saying your check just came back."
Patient:
"So did my arthritis!"
Doctor:
"No worries! You'll live to be 60!"
Patient:
" I AM
60!"
Doctor:
"See! What did I tell you?"
Patient:
"Doctor, I have a constant ringing in my ears."
Doctor:
"My advice: Don't answer it!"
Patient:
"I want a prescription for cyanide."
Doctor:
"Why would you want a prescription for cyanide?"
Patient:
"I need it to poison my husband."
Doctor:
"No way! Absolutely not!"
The patient pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the
doctor's wife.
Doctor:
"Well, that's different! A prescription for cyanide, you
say?"
Eliot
Tarlin, editor
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