June 2009

Wednesdays June 10th and 24th , July 8th, 22nd, August 12th and 26th at 10:15 am Morning Coffee at The Rooms, the easiest meeting place for true newcomers.

You will always find a friendly contact at one of the Wednesday coffee mornings. The coffee mornings provide the best informal way to meet other members, connect with kindred spirits, or suggest themes for future socials or new activities. If the present gathering cannot satisfy your curiosity the following ladies are always ready to answer questions regarding the Newcomers’ Club and our activities: Ann G. 739-0416 Basia 726-1611 Hana 738-0266

Craft Group
All activities of this group will resume in the second part of September. Details will be in our September issue of the Signal.

Book Notes
Tuesday June 9th at 10:00 am End of the Year Pot Luck Lunch at Andrea’s. All are welcome to come to the meetings. Call Andrea for details.

June Social
Monday June 15th at 6:30 pm. As always, our June general meeting takes place in the
evening. This year we are pleased to hold the dinner at the historic Crow’s Nest (709) 753-6927 where we will gather at 6:30pm prior to a tasty sit down dinner catered by Red Oak Catering at 7:00pm.

Please call Basia to reserve the main course of your choice. The Newcomers’ Club will treat all diners to a complimentary glass of wine and cover the cost of gratuity for the always impeccable service.

All participants are asked to bring a wrapped small inexpensive item suitable for Small scale patio or urban gardening which will be raffled off at the end of the evening. Seeds, gardeners’ gloves, planters, hand lotion, anything that will make it easier to create a small summer wonder in our backyards during the all too short summer season will be appreciated.

AROUND TOWN
See the City of St. John’s Welcomes You site for all the cultural events the season offers. The Scope and The Telegram newspapers as well as the Roger’s community listings provide information about local clubs and places of interest.

Not to be missed in June is the Newfoundland Screech Comedy Festival from Wednesday, June 10th to Sunday, June 14th, as well as 2 performances of Cirque du Soleil June 26th and 27th.

The dinner theatre fare at the former Masonic Temple is always enjoyable and continues throughout the summer.

You must catch at least a glimpse of pods of whales following the caplins, as well as icebergs in June.

Every two years the City of St. John’s plays host to Festival 500 which features performances by many national and international choirs at various venues in the city from July 5th to 12th. If you prefer Jazz, check out the Jazz and Blues Festival.

In August you will have a chance to enjoy a day at the pond, cheering for your favorite crew at the Annual Royal Regatta, planned this year for Wednesday August 5th, weather permitting.

Shakespeare by the Sea (and in the Park) will keep you busy week ends at the amphi-theatre of the Bowring Park. We have not even touched on out of town possibilities, so be adventurous and google away.

Lunch and May Social

Our lunch this month takes place at the new Chinese restaurant, Bird's Nest, 16 Stavanger Drive. We have reserved a small room for our group, this coming Friday, May 22nd at 12:00 noon.

Our social takes place on the following Monday, May 25th at 10:30am at Presentation Motherhouse at Cathedral Square. There is parking in front of the Motherhouse as well as in front of the Basillica next door, or the nearby Rooms. No admission is charged by the Presentation Sisters, however, they kindly offer one sister as our tour guide, and our small voluntary contribution would most likely be appreciated.

Any questions will be answered by Hana at 738-0266

Activities in March and April 2009

Wednesdays - Morning Coffee at The Rooms

March 4th, 18th
April 1st, 15th and 29th at 10:15 am

You will always find a friendly contact at one of the Wednesday coffee mornings. The coffee mornings provide the best informal way to meet other members, connect with kindred spirits, or suggest themes for future socials or new activities. If the present gathering cannot satisfy your curiosity the following ladies are always ready to answer questions regarding the Newcomers’ Club and our activities:
Ann G. 739-0416, Jamie 722-5915, Basia 726-1611, Hana 738-0266


Thursdays - Craft Group

March 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
April 2nd, 9th , 16th, 23rd, and 30th join our at 12:30 pm

at the home of Estella P. The meetings last about 2 hours.

Book Notes

Tuesday, March 10th - at 9:30 am
at Randi’s. The book for this month is Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea.

Tuesday, April 21st. - at 9:30 am
at Carol F.'s, 15 British Sqr. The selection for April is Elizabeth Murphy’s Imperfect Librarian.
All are welcome to come to the meetings.


MARCH SOCIAL

Monday, March 16th at 11:00 am at Basia’s.

The theme for our March Social is (not quite surprisingly) all things Irish. Basia’s main course will be waiting and supplemented by participants’ delectable potluck contributions inspired by St. Patrick’s Day traditions. Please, wear something Irish and share stories of Irish luck, lore and customs connected to St. Patrick’s Day.

APRIL SOCIAL

Monday April 6th

Details about the Club’s Monday April 6th Social featuring a talk by one of our own, Jamie Stockton, will be finalized by April Fool’s Day, and you can find out about the plans at the first Morning Coffee of April.

AROUND TOWN

See the City of St. John’s Welcomes You site for all the cultural events the season offers (and Winter Spring Active Guide) . The Scope and The Telegram newspapers as well as the Roger’s channel feature listings of events planned by various institutions and societies. Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club opened on Kenmount Rd. and may be worth a visit for some much needed humour. The Kiwanis Music Festival takes place in March and should be as enjoyable as ever.

The Torbay Museum and Torbay Recreation will be holding two workshops:

March 28th - Who Are You - The Newfoundland Genealogical Society is conducting a workshop on how to start researching your family history. Kinsmen Centre 1 – 4 pm. Free.

April 25th – Revisit an old traditional cloth making. Renowned felter Bonnie Johnstone is coming from the Southern Shore to teach felting. The project will be a wall hanging to take home. Kinsmen Centre, 11am - 5 pm. Cost is $30.

IMPORTANT LAST WORD

The weather was truly unpredictable this month and provided ample opportunities for exercise, mainly that of heavy lifting… The falling snow was rarely of the pleasing powder variety, but mostly rather wet and heavy. Students missed a lot of school making their scholastic February even shorter, and the Newcomers missed out on one of their two monthly Coffees at The Rooms, due to the Museum’s closure. Our newest members may not be familiar with the possibility of experiencing all four seasons in one day… Please, never underestimate the weather warnings and always check if the venues of our meeting are actually opened prior to leaving your cozy homes.

Activities January 2008

We are still alive and kicking, but there was just no time to update the site. So finally some news on our activities for this month:

January Social, Thursday, January 8th at 10:00 am is scheduled at an unusual time because our guest speaker is only available at this particular time and date. Do not miss this opportunity to learn about yoga and its benefits for mind and body. Be inspired and change your life for the new year.

Thursdays January 15th, 22nd, and 29th join our Craft Group at 9:30 am at the home of Estella

Book Notes:There will be no book club meeting this month due to the unavailability of the chosen book. All are welcome to come to the meeting on February 17th (details to follow in the next month’s listings), when we shall discuss both Perfect Night to Go to China and Cloud of Bone.

Wednesday January 7th, and 21st at 10:15 am Morning Coffee at The Rooms.
You will always find a friendly contact at one of the Wednesday coffee mornings. The coffee mornings provide the best informal way to meet other members, connect with kindred spirits, or suggest themes for future socials or new activities. If the present gathering cannot satisfy your curiosity the following ladies are always ready to answer questions regarding the Newcomers’ Club and our activities:

Ann 739-0416 Hana 738-0266

AROUND TOWN
If the present global economic climate gets you down, one effective remedy may be a ticket to the Revue 2008 staged at Art and Culture centre. The show has decades old tradition, and travels through all 6 provincial A&C Centres to sell out crowds. Your chance is on any of the following dates: January 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17. For other shows, concerts and happenings check out the free publications, the Rogers community TV Channel and The City of St. John’s Welcomes You web site.

According to the poet Samuel Butler (1612-1680), “Great actions are not always true sons of great and mighty resolutions.” It stands to reason then, even if you are one of the few who did not make any resolutions for the New Year, you may still accomplish something wonderful. Most of us break the resolutions we make under the influence of the bubbly, anyhow.

Have a great year, Newcomers!

Craft Morning

When?
Every Thursday morning from 9.30 am till noon.

Where?
In the upstairs Community Room at Sobey's on Merrymeeting Road.

This year again we would like to have a craft group. Last year we worked on some fun projects and this time we will carry on with more "crazy quilting" along with other interesting craft activities, like plain quilting, embroidery or possibly some beading. Working with cardboard, paper and lots of glue too for notebook making. Michael's has supplies for small or large notebook making but if you do not want to purchase these, shoebox cardboard is very usable too for this.
We hope to see you at our first craft meet on the 18th September.

Upcoming Events

September 8th. Welcome Coffee at 9:30 am. A social to welcome New members and renew friendships after summer vacations.

September 9th. Book Club at 9:30 am.

September 17th. Morning Coffee at the Rooms, 4th Floor, 10:15- 11:30 Open to any Newcomer.

September 22nd Hike and Hot Tub Social, 10:00 - 2:30 in Bay Roberts. An opportunity to go for an easy hike with beautiful vistas, light refreshments and enjoy the Hot Tub (hope for good weather). RSVP. Car pooling.

September 26th - Out For Lunch. Place to be announced. Call Charisse.

October 1st and 15th Morning Coffee at The Rooms 10:15 - 11:30.

October 20th - October Fest Social more details to follow.

Coffee Morning

It's Coffee Morning again and this time we even might have one out-of-town member to meet up with. One of our regulars will be at the Café for all of you who are free on Wednesday morning, 30th July, to join her at the Rooms Café for a coffee.

She will be there between 10.15 and 11.30

Hope some of you will make it.

If you are new in town and want to meet up with a friendly group of other newcomers, come along to this informal meet-up. We'd love to see you there.