May 2017 Newsletter
WOMEN’S COLLEGE CLUB OF PRINCETON
P.O. BOX 3181
PRINCETON NJ 08549
MAY 2017
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
I really want to encourage one and all to come to our final meeting at Windrows on Monday, May 15th. It’s the perfect occasion to bring guests and introduce them to the club. Our treasurer, Nancy Lifland, is concerned that so few have signed up.
In the past we have always been able to accommodate late comers at the door, but we cannot do this May 15th. So please get your reservation to Nancy as soon as possible. And, heavens, let me know if you have questions.
The May meeting is our year-end meeting and you will get the chance to vote on the new slate of club officers and to hear about the Princeton Festival that’s on the horizon. We will remember a year which brought the sad news of the loss of the Ju family home from fire and the death of our beloved member and treasured friend Marge White. And yet we will celebrate the wonderful windfall of the Luna Kayser bequest.
We welcome eleven new members (whom we will “officially” celebrate on June 12th at a tea at Josephine Ondetti’s home). We shall have our scholarship tea at Ginny Mason’s home on Tuesday, May 23rd where we can chat with our scholarship winners and their families. There is a lot going on, so put on your dancing shoes and get ready for May and a wonderful lunch and meeting at Windrows!
Kathy Hutchins
GENERAL MEETING:
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM: THE PRINCETON ARTS FESTIVAL’S 2017 SEASON
Monday, May 15, 2017 at Windrows – 12:00 p.m.
June is an exciting month for Princeton as the Princeton Festival, New Jersey’s premier performing arts festival presents its 2017 season.
Recognized as one of the nation’s outstanding arts destination, the Festival includes opera, ballet, musicals, piano competitions, choral and orchestral concerts, jazz, lectures and workshops, and much more.
It is an exciting time to be here and to have an opportunity to experience these events featuring “nationally-renowned professional artists in more than ten different types of performances.”
We will be taken into the heart of the Festival by our speaker, Gregory Geerhern, Assistant Conductor, who will speak to us about “The Impossible Dream: The Princeton Arts Festival’s 2017 Season”. Join in the festivities, bring guests, and enjoy an afternoon of excitement and inspiration.
Janet Reiche
BOARD MEETING:
The board meeting on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 will be held at the home of Kathy Hutchins. Meeting begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please call Kathy (609-430-1565) if you are unable to attend. Arrive a little beforehand for coffee and greetings.
LUNCHING OUT GROUP:
Bonnie Larson will email those on the list of members who have shown interest in monthly luncheons with other members to inform them of the current restaurant choice. If you wish to join the group, please call Bonnie.
OPERA GROUP:
The final opera in the MET/HD’s current series will be presented on May 13, 2017. Richard Strauss’ “DER ROSENKAVALIER” starring Renee Fleming will be shown at the AMC in Hamilton beginning at 12:30 p.m. Please note the different starting time.
This has been Fleming’s signature role and will be the last time she will sing this. Rumors are that she may resign from opera productions. She is now in her late fifties and at the top of her career.
Elina Garanca, Erin Morley, Matthew Polenzani, Marcus Bruck, and Gunther Groissbock will join her.
Director: Gary Halvorson.
It will run approximately 4 ½ hours.
BOOK GROUP:
Marlene Gordon will be our host on May 25 at her home, in Princeton Junction.
We shall share our thoughts about The Wreck of the Medusa by Jonathan Miles. Please call Marlene if you will be joining us at 1:00 p.m.
Each June we share poetry with each other. Bring whatever you feel others may enjoy.
LOOKING FORWARD:
SCHOLARSHIP TEA
The annual Scholarship Tea honoring our recipients will be held on Tuesday, May 23 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the home of Ginny Mason. All members are encouraged to attend to meet the young women who have been selected.
NEW MEMBERS’ TEA
The annual New Members Tea, at which we can become better acquainted with those who have joined us this past year, will be held on Monday, June 12 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the home of Josephine Ondetti. All members may attend.
NEW MEMBERS:
Sandra (Sandy) L. Driska
SUNY – Potsdam
SUNY – Albany
Rosemarie Eckert
University of Kentucky
University of North Carolina
Rutgers University
Jackie Bloom
Brooklyn College
College of New Jersey
SUNSHINE LADY:
Bonnie Larson would like to be contacted if you know a member who has been ill or who has lost a family member. Contact Bonnie so she can send a card representing the College Club.
RESERVATION FOR THE ANNUAL LUNCHEON/MEETING:
I SHALL ATTEND THE ANNUAL LUNCHEON/MEETING ON MAY 15 AT WINDROWS AT 12:00 P.M.
Make checks payable to Women’s College Club of Princeton.
Mail checks and reservation form to:
Nancy Lifland
900 Hollinshead Spring Rd. F202
Skillman NJ 08558
Your reservation must reach Nancy by Tuesday, May 9.
There will be no late reservations accepted at the door.
Printed Name:_____________________________Phone______________________
Please reserve _____________@ $20. Total $_________________
- Choose: cold gazpacho______________
OR hot cream of mushroom and butternut squash ______
- Choose: grilled vegetables with salmon ______________
OR grilled vegetables with chicken _____________
Name(s) of guest(s)
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I cannot attend, but here is my gift of $______________toward the Scholarship Fund.
The Women's College Club of Princeton NJ 