Saturday, June 29, 2013

May/June 2013 Meeting

June 1, 2013


Dear Book Clubbers,

Wednesday night’s combo meeting at Marilyn’s worked out just fine.  We discussed both books thoroughly (thanks to excellent steerage by Jackie and Jen), had great snacks, talked a little business and did a lot of socializing.  The overall ratings for the books were 4.3 for The Night Circus and 3.3 for The Bolter.  Thank you Marilyn for hosting this double format and for everyone’s attentiveness through 2 sessions.  (Think about a group excursion to the movies when The Night Circus hits the big screen.)

Next up is our summer picnic meeting.  Jackie will once again host on her lovely deck on Wednesday, July 24th beginning at 6:15 PM.  The book for discussion that night is Maine by Courtney Sullivan.  Jackie, along with help from Jen and Terry, has sketched out an awesome menu.  They will be cooking up some typical Maine summer cottage dishes, which we will each contribute a few dollars toward.  In an effort to not have too many leftovers, Jackie is also keeping a detailed sign up sheet, which was passed around Wednesday night.  If you weren’t there and plan on attending, please call Jackie to choose your assignment.  This meeting is usually a great one for newcomers to check out our club.  If you have new neighbors, please reach out to them and invite them along.

At this meeting we will also firm up dates and locations for our book selection meeting and September musician biography choice.  (I think we sort of agreed to do Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation.)

On Wednesday, August 21st, Ina will host a summer mini meeting for anyone wishing to discuss Fifty Shades of Gray and the all the hoopla surrounding that trilogy. 

In other business, Jill brought a giant, comprehensive list of “summer doings” in Buffalo.  Look for that document in your mailbox soon!  Thanks Jill.

Marty announced that the newly repaired pool with saline replacing chlorination should be ready soon.  Watch the mail center billboard for news of the opening as well as a start date for the water aerobics class.

I think that about covers it.  Hope everyone gets their spring work done soon and can enjoy SUMMER!

Jan