Saturday, July 27, 2013

Summer 2013 Meeting

Dear Book Clubbers,

Wednesday’s big summer meeting at Jackie’s was a smashing success.  As usual, Jackie put her heart and soul into setting the Maine theme.  Co-hosts Jennifer and Terry served up some amazing food.  While the book earned a 3.26 overall rating, the meal, the ambiance and the company earned a 5+.  We were thrilled to be joined by new friends, Tara and Nancy, and to have dearly missed Polly and Marion back in our midst.  Thank you again Jackie, Jen and Terry for creating a truly memorable evening. 

Next up is the Fifty Shades meeting at 7:15 on Wednesday, August 21st at Ina’s.  Many of you already signed up to attend and bring something.  If you plan on participating and did not sign the list, please contact Ina.  Conversely, if you signed the list and your summer plans change, please let Ina know so that she can prepare seating for the evening.

September 11th will be our annual book selection night, organizational meeting and used book exchange.  We are currently planning on holding this at the pool shelter since we now have wet weather protection and heat available.  Although this meeting falls at a hectic time of the year, we always hope to have a good turn out and tons of input at this critical event.  Remember our book club is what we make it, the sum of some pretty special friends who share an interest in reading and in our community.  If anyone has thoughts regarding how to improve our club going forward in 2013-2014, please feel free to share them with me, Grace or Jill in the next week or so.  Stay tuned in August for a reminder about how the selection night works as well as some new and different ideas regarding how we can best streamline book club doings and ensure that all of us have a role and a voice in our group.

Our first read of the 2013-2014 season will be Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller.  The meeting is tentatively set for Wednesday, September 25th at Barb’s with Peggy serving as discussion leader.

Finally, for those of you who requested Terry’s crab and shrimp bisque recipe, it can already be found (along with some of our other favorites from over the years) in the recipe section of our blog, which remains www.crbc.blogspot.com.  (Thank you, Jill for maintaining our awesome blog!)

As you enjoy the rest of your summer, give some thought to books you would like us to read and any suggestions for improvements you might have.

Jan