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April Meetings
Fridays at 10am
at Morrill Hall, St
Mark's Episcopal Church, and remotely, over Zoom.
NCMC Membership Dues
If you haven't already... Please make your $75
check payable to NCMC and deliver it
to the Membership desk at a meeting or mail it to the address at
the end of this email.
OUR
APRIL SPEAKERS
 Alec Wiggin, an avid
bird watcher, will share his extensive knowledge of Birding
and Bird Migration. Learn
about bird calls and songs, birds native to New England and those
just flying through. Spring is here so now is your chance to
learn more about our feathered neighbors.
 Dionna
Carlson, First Selectman, will
discuss Goals and Priorities for New Canaan.
What is in store for New Canaan in the coming months? Where are
our taxes going? What can we do about this issue? ... and don't
forget that issue!
 NO MEETING — Easter
break
 Dr Edward
H Schuster, MD, cardiologist at Stamford
Health Medical Group, will tell us How to Live to be 110
Without Disabilities. Specializing in preventive
cardiology, Dr Schuster will share what he has learned from years
in his practice. Maybe 110 is not your age goal,
but living a long and healthy life is definitely in your best
interest.
ACTIVITIES
Golf
First outing:
Fairchild
Wheeler, Fairfield.
Day, date, 1st tee time and fees: TBD
Sign up at the Couth Table or email
golf@newcanaanmensclub.org
Paddle
Tennis
Mondays & Tuesdays:
8:30 – 10:30am (weather
permitting)
Thursdays: 1 – 2:30pm (weather
permitting)
Waveny Park Paddle Courts
End of season events
Annual Paddle Tournament
Monday, April 21st,
8:30am
Rain date: Tuesday,
April 22nd.
Annual Pancake Breakfast
Tuesday, April 29th,
11am at Lapham Center
Unlimited pancakes with warm maple syrup and hot coffee.
$10 per person.
Deadline for registration with payment: April
22nd.
Please pay Peter Eldridge.
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
Pickleball is back!
Season play starts Tuesday, April 15th!
Tuesdays &
Thursdays, 3 – 4:30pm
Mead Park Pickleball Courts
A
Recreation Department Pickleball 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
pickleball@newcanaanmensclub.org
Hiking
Wednesday, April 9th
Edith
Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Rye, NY
The Sanctuary covers 179 acres and includes an 85 acre lake.
Our 3 mile hike will take approximately one-and-a-half hours
and is rated easy. The trail is
flat gravel and paved paths.
Lunch will follow at Bareburger in
Rye.
Meet at St Mark's at 9:30am to carpool to
the Sanctuary and back.
Spouses
and guests are welcome. Dogs are not allowed.
Rain date: April 16th.
Sign up at the Couth Table or email
hiking@newcanaanmensclub.org
Yoga - Spring Sessions
Monday classes: through May
19th, 2:30pm
Wednesday classes: through May
28th, 2:30pm.
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, April
8th, 1:30pm at Lapham
Center
Popcorn will be served.
The
Cinema Club will discuss The
Killing Fields (1984).
A war drama about a New York Times reporter
and his Cambodian assistant trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's
murderous régime.
You can find this film for free online:
https://www.lookmovie2.to/movies/play/1689844256-the-killing-fields-1984
Also
available on all streaming services.
For more
information, contact
cinemaclub@newcanaanmensclub.org
Auto
Club
Wednesday, April 16th,
1:45pm at Lapham Center's Art
Room
Speaker/Topic: TBD
For updates, email autoclub@newcanaanmensclub.org
Amateur
Chefs
Thursday, April 17th, Noon
at Lapham Center
SOLD
OUT
... but you can sign up for the wait list
— A Simple April Meal —
Cæsar
Salad
Oven Chicken Parmesan
Penne Marinara
Frozen Profiteroles
Wine
$10 per person
Seating is limited to 12 - 14
Make reservations at the Couth Table or by contacting
amateurchefs@newcanaanmensclub.org
Book
Club
Tuesday, April 22th, 1:30pm
at Lapham Center.
This month's book: Going
Infinite (2023) by Michael
Lewis, author of Moneyball
and other business best sellers.
Non-fiction about the cryptocurrency exchange FTX,
its CEO, Sam
Bankman-Fried, and what came to be
the collapse of FTX.
For more information, contact
book@newcanaanmensclub.org
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Distinguished
Service Award
We are pleased to announce the recipient of this year's
Distinguished Service Award:
Ralph
Hills
Thank
you for your service to our club and our community.
Illustration Art: It's
All About Us
Tom Davies and Nick Ranieri's five-part series Illustration
Art: It's All About Us will be
presented at Lapham Center's
Douglas Room, Thursdays from April
3rd through May 1st
at 2pm. This video series examines more than
a dozen categories of illustration including
Literature, History, Advertising, Social Issues, Humor
and Politics.
Habitat for Humanity of
Coastal Fairfield County
Saturday, April 26th.
Work a full or half day. No experience or tools required.
Spouses
are invited.
Sign up at the Couth Table or contact Rich Townsend
rtown34@gmail.com
203.644.0014
NEW
MEMBERS
We are pleased to introduce our newest members
Edward
Leeming, John Matz,
Jon Ritz and Philip
Sheibley
Welcome, Edward, John, Jon and Philip!
JUST
KIDDING!
10 Reasons
the English Language is just plain WEIRD!
- The bandage was wound around the wound.
- The farm was used to produce produce.
- The dump was so full that it had to
refuse more refuse.
- We must polish the Polish furniture.
- He could lead if he would get the lead
out.
- The soldier decided to desert his dessert
in the desert.
- Since there is no time like the present,
he thought it was time to present his present.
- A bass was painted on the head of the
bass drum.
- At the sound of a gunshot, the dove
dove into the bushes.
- I did not object to the object.
Eliot
Tarlin, editor
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