ARCHIVE: Monthly Activities Summarized
Activities for November 2025
- November 2025 Newsletter
- November 12, Wednesday 11:00 AM (cancelled due to bad weather) Trip. State Police Museum, Ewing, NJ.
- November 12 Wednesday (cancelled) Lunching Out. Lunch at Cattani Restaurant after Wednesday November 12 trip to the State Police Museum in Ewing.
- November 13, Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. Marks Gallery at Windrows (W. Windsor Library not available).
- November 17, Monday 1-3 PM. General Meeting. Speaker: Sandra Lanman, genealogist. Topic: “Haven or Hell? Jews in the Philippines During WWII” – a story of hope, terror, and survival. Stockton Education Center, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street. Public is invited. Poster.
- November 28 Friday (NO book group meeting because it is Thanksgiving weekend). The book group will next meet at Windrows in the Barnhart Room on the terrace level at 10:30-11:30 AM on Friday, December 5 to discuss Mockingbird Summer by Lynda Rutledge. Optional lunch after at the Windrows cafe.
Activities for October 2025
- October 2025 Newsletter
- October 9 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- October 10 Friday. Trip. 1:00 PM, New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown; lunch at Fernando’s in Hightstown at 11:30 before going to the art exhibit. Contact Bonnie.
- October 20 Monday 1-3 PM. General Meeting. Speaker: Lisa Cruser, LPN. Topic: “Empowering Patients.” Stockton Education Center, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street. Public is invited. Poster.
- October 22 Wednesday, Lunching Out at noon at Seasons 52 in Marketfair.
- October 31 Friday. 11:00 AM Book Group The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Lunch after in cafe.
Activities for September 2025
- September 2025 Newsletter
- September 11 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
September 15 Monday 1-3 PM. General Meeting. Speaker: James Steward, Director, Princeton University Art Museum. Topic: “A New Museum for Princeton.” Stockton Education Center, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street. Public is invited. Poster. Photos.
- September 19 Friday, Trip. 11 AM lunch (location TBA), 1:30 PM tour of the National Weather Service Office at Mt. Holly, NJ. Contact Connie.
- September 26 Friday. 11:00 AM Book Group Time of the Child by Niall Williams.. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Lunch after in cafe.
- September 29 Monday noon. Lunching Out. Villa Maria on Quakerbridge Rd., Hamilton. Contact Bonnie by September 19.
- Club History Interest Group. TBA
Activities for August 2025
- July-August 2025 Summer Newsletter
- August 2 Sunday, 2 PM Trip. Princeton Summer Theatre. Frankenstein.
- August 14 Thursday, 10-11:30 Board Meeting. West Windsor Library.
- August 18 Monday, noon. Lunching Out Aja on Rt 206 Montgomery. Contact Bonnie by Friday Aug. 15.
- August 22 Friday (New change. Note date is not the last Friday of Aug). 11:00 AM Book Group reading selection is West with Giraffes, a novel by Lynda Rutledge. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Lunch after in cafe.
Activities for July 2025
- July-August 2025 Summer Newsletter
- No July Board Meeting.
- July 6 Sunday 2 PM. Trip. Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot. Princeton Summer Theatre.
- July 10 Thursday, at noon Lunching Out at Villa Maria, on Quakerbridge Rd., Hamilton.
- July 25 Friday, 11:00 AM Book Group Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Lunch after in cafe.
- July 29 Tuesday, 10:30 AM Trip. Mercer County Senior Art Show in the Conference Center at Mercer County College. Lunch at noon at Robbinsville Bar and Grill on Rt. 130.
Activities for June 2025
Activities for May 2025
- May 2025 Newsletter
- May 8 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- (cancelled) May 12 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
- May 14 Wednesday. Noon. Lunching Out. City Streets, Rt. 130, East Windsor.
- May 19 Monday 3-5 PM General Meeting. Scholarship Tea. Awards-giving ceremony. Stockton Education Center at Morven. Photos.
- May 22 Thursday 11 AM. Trip. Zimmerli Museum of Art at Rutgers University. 71 Hamilton St, New Brunswick, NJ. RSVP to Barbara by May 5th.
- May 30 Friday, 11 AM-12 PM. Book Group. Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter. Barnhart Room, Windrows. Afterwards, lunch upstairs in the cafe.
Activities for April 2025
- April 2025 Newsletter
- April 8 Tuesday 10:30 AM (cancelled; too cold). Trip/Walking Group Walk through Sayen Gardens (corner of Hughes Drive and Mercer St. in Hamilton Square) with Spring flowers in bloom; Lunch at Panera’s on Route 33 in Hamilton to follow. Contact Jan Stout.
- April 10 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- April 14 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
- April 21 Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting. Topic: “24 Hours for Africa” Women Baseball Benefit Game in 2003. Speaker: Cathy Kreyche, an independent editor and writer who specializes in memoirs and organizational histories. Stockton Education Center at Morven. Poster.
- April 25 Friday, 11 AM-12 PM. Book Group. (Note the change in the book selection) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Barnhart Room, Windrows. Afterwards, lunch upstairs in the cafe.
- April 29, Tuesday 12 noon. Lunching Out. PF Chang at Marketfair.
Activities for March 2025
- March 2025 Newsletter
- March 10 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
- March 13 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- March 14 Friday. 12 noon Lunching Out. The Stone Terrace by John Henry’s. 2275 Kuser Road, Hamilton.
- March 17 Monday, 1-3 PM General Meeting. Speaker: Dr. Pamela Barnett, Dean of the School of the Arts and Communication at The College of New Jersey, on “Education for Community and the Common Good” at Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- March 26 Wednesday. 10-11 a.m. Trip. Amazon warehouse tour; lunch at Robbinsville Bar & Grille. Contact Barbara (732) 742-2827. Email address: barbe017@aol.com
- March 28 Friday, 11 AM -12 PM. Book Group. Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. Windrows’ Barnhart Room. Lunch after at Windrows’ cafe.
Activities for February 2025
- February 2025 Newsletter
- February 13 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- February 17 Monday, 1-3 PM General Meeting. Joyce Felsenfeld, a docent at the Princeton University Art Museum, will give an art talk titled “Raising Awareness of African American Artists”. The talk is especially pertinent during February, which is Black History Month. The talk will feature artists from the 18th to the 21st century, including an artist who was once a slave. Black artists faced significant barriers to attain acceptance into art schools in the US until the 1960’s when segregation was ruled unconstitutional. There will be a variety of artists, styles, and themes in the artwork that will be shown and discussed. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- February 21 Friday, 12:00 Lunching Out. Salt Creek Grill.
- February 26, Wednesday, 10:30 AM Trip. New Jersey State Museum. 195-205 West State Street in Trenton. Lunch at Mikonos. Barbara (732) 742-2827. Email address: barbe017@aol.com
- February 28 Friday, 11 AM -12 PM. Book Group. Book title Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman. Windrows’ Barnhart Room. Lunch after at Windrows’ cafe.
- No February meeting for Club History Interest Group. Next meeting March 10, Monday 9:30-11:30 AM. Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
Activities for January 2025
- January 2025 Newsletter
- January 9 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- January 17 Friday 12:00 noon. Lunching Out Fernando’s Grille in Hightstown.
- January 20, Monday. 1-3 PM (cancelled due to snow) General Meeting. “Education for Community and the Common Good” – Presenter: Dr. Pamela Barnett, Dean of the School of Arts and Communication at TCNJ. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- January 27 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM Club History Interest Group. Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
- January 30 Thursday 1 PM. Trip. Newark Museum of Art.
- January 31 Friday, 11 AM -12 PM. Book Group. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik. Windrows’ Barnhart Room. Optional lunch after at Windrows’ cafe.
Activities for December 2024
- December Newsletter 2024
- cancelled: December 5 Thursday, 11 AM. Trip. Holiday train show at the Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge. Lunch at D’Italias in Avenel.
- December 6 Friday Book Group. 11 AM -12 PM. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Windrows’ Barnhart Room. Lunch after at Windrows’ cafe (cancelled, cafe closed).
- December 9 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM Club History Interest Group. Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
- December 12 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- December 13 Friday Noon. Lunching Out. Capuano’s on Clarksville Rd., Princeton Junction.
- December 16, Monday. 1-3 PM General Meeting. “Oppenheimer and Princeton” – Presenters: Eve Mandel and Heather Jahrling. At Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster. Photos.
Activities for November 2024
- November 2024 Newsletter
- November 7 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- November 18, Monday. 1-3 PM General Meeting. “Changes in Education” – Presenter: Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott. At Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- November 25 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart Room.
- November 15 Friday Noon. Lunching Out. Jagrah’s , 1 Wheeler Way, Princeton.
- No November trip. Trip. Next trip, December 5 Thursday, to the Barron Arts Center.
- No November Walking Group. Walking Group.
- No November Book Group meeting. Book Group. Next meeting, December 6 Friday. Book to discuss will be Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
Activities for October 2024
- October 2024 Newsletter
- October 10 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- October 14 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart Room.
- October 15 Tuesday 11:30-1. Trip. Jewish Heritage Museum in Freehold. An hour and a half tour. Docent led and handicapped accessible. Dedicated to the notion of public awareness of the county’s Jewish heritage. Includes 18th and 19th century photos. Carpool from City Streets (20 minutes from there). Lunch will be at Baco’s pizzeria in the same parking lot. Contact Barbara.
- October 21 Monday. 1-3 PM General Meeting. “Transformational Advocacy: Reclaiming Our Democracy” Speaker: Sam Daley-Harris. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster. Photos.
- October 24 Thursday 12 noon Lunching Out. Robbinsville Bar and Grill, Rt. 130 South. Contact Bonnie.
- October 25 Friday 11 AM Book Group. The Women by Kristin Hannah. Windrows Barnhart Room. A la carte lunch after, in the cafe (optional).
- October 28 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- October 29 Tuesday 11 AM Trip. The 58th Annual New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show. Meadow Lakes Senior Living, East Windsor. Lunch after at Fernando’s in Hightstown. Contact Barbara. Photos by Patrish Shalestik.
- Walking Group. – none scheduled.
Activities for September 2024
- September 2024 Newsletter
- September 9 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart Room.
- September 12 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- September 16 Monday. 1-3 PM General Meeting. “Search for the Fountain Of Youth” Speaker: Bruce Jeffries-Fox. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- September 19 Thursday 11 AM Trip. Morven Museum. “Morven: Memory, Myth & Reality” Docent-led $10/p. Lunch at Metro North on Alexander Street. Contact Barbara.
- September 23 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart Room.
- September 23 Monday 12 noon Lunching Out. Carlucci’s on Princeton-Hightstown Road. Contact Bonnie.
- (cancelled) September 26 Thursday 10:30 AM. Walking Group. 2 Mile Walk, Robbinsville’s Town Center, then lunch at DeLorenzo’s Tomato Pies, 2350 NJ-33 in Robbinsville. Contact Jan for more details.
- September 27 Friday 11 AM Book Group. The Wager by David Grann. Windrows Barnhart Room. A la carte lunch after, in the cafe (optional).
Activities for August 2024
- Summer Newsletter 2024.
- August 2 Friday (cancelled, heat-wave), Walking Group. Trail at College of NJ, then lunch at Panera. Contact Jan for more details.
- August 8 Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- August 13 Tuesday Lunching Out. 12 noon at Fernando’s, 173 Mercer St., Hightstown. Contact Bonnie.
- Club History Interest Group. No August meeting. Resumes Monday September 9.
- Book Group. No August meeting. Next meetings, Sept. 27, The Wager by David Grann. Oct. 25, The Women, by Kristin Hannah.
- Trip. No August outing planned.
Activities for July 2024
- Summer Newsletter 2024.
- Walking Group. None for July.
- Board Meeting. None for July.
- July 9 Tuesday, Trip to Mercer County Community College to view the “Mercer County Artists Exhibit of 2024”. Lunch will follow at noon at Villa Maria on Quakerbridge Rd. Hamilton. RSVP Barbara by July 4th for lunch reservation.
- July 15 Monday noon. Lunching Out. Season52. Contact Bonnie.
- July 26 Friday 11 AM. Book Group. “Brooklyn,” by Colm Tóibín. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Contact Joan.
Activities for June 2024
Activities for May 2024
- May 2024 Newsletter
- May 6, 13 Mondays. 9:30 -11:30 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- May 8 Wednesday 10:30 AM. Walking Group and Trip. Sayen Gardens in Hamilton Square. Lunch at Panera. Contact Jan.
- May 9 Thursday 10-11:30 AM Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- May 20 Monday. 3-5 PM General Meeting. 2024 Scholarship Award Tea. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center.
- May 22 Wednesday noon. Lunching Out. Rossi’s Bar and Grill, Hamilton, NJ. Contact Bonnie.
- May 30 Thursday 2-4 PM. New Member Tea, for 2023-2024 new members, by invitation, at Connie Loukatos’ home.
- May 31 Friday 11 AM. Book Group. The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Contact Joan.
Activities for April 2024
- April 2024 Newsletter.
- April 1, 8, 22, 29 Mondays. 9:30 -11:30 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- April 9 Tuesday noon. Lunching Out. Aja (Asian fusion cuisine). Route 206 Skillman. Contact Bonnie.
- April 11 Thursday 10-11:30 AM Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- April 15 Monday. 1-3 PM General Meeting. “Book Banning” Speaker: Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- April 24 Wednesday 10 AM. Walking Group. Mercer County Park. Contact Jan.
- April 25 Thursday. Noon Trip New Leaf Tea Room, 606 Main St., Riverton, NJ. Contact Barbara.
- April 26 Friday 11 AM. Book Group, The Color of Water by James McBride. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Contact Joan.
Activities for March 2024
- March 2024 Newsletter.
- March 4, 11, 25 Mondays. 9:30 -11:30 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- March 12 Tuesday noon. Lunching Out. Cranbury Inn (Main St. Cranbury). Contact Bonnie.
- March 14 Thursday 10-11:30 AM Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- March 18 Monday. 1-3 PM General Meeting. “A Discussion of Elder Law” Speaker: Shie-Fong Sun. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- March 27 Wednesday. 1:00 PM Trip Met Opera Encore “Romeo & Juliette”. North Brunswick Rt 1 Regal Theatre.
- March 29 Friday 11 AM. Book Group, A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell.. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Contact Joan.
Activities for February 2024
- February 2024 Newsletter.
- February 5, 12, 26 Mondays. 9:30 -11:30 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- February 8 Thursday 10-11:30 AM Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- February 12 Monday noon. Lunching Out. Salt Creek Grill (1 Rockingham Row, Princeton Forrestal Village). Contact Bonnie.
- February 19 Monday. 1-3 PM General Meeting. “Centurion Ministries Innocence Project” Speakers: Paul Casteleiro, Legal Director and Christina Francois, Assistant Legal Director. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- February 23 Friday 11 AM. Book Group, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Contact Joan.
- February 28 Wednesday. 1:00 PM Trip Drumthwacket, one-hour tour. No organized lunch
Activities for January 2024
- January 2024 Newsletter
- January 8, 22, 29 Mondays. 9:30 -11:30 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- January 9 Tuesday noon. Lunching Out. Capuano at W. Windsor. Contact Bonnie.
- January 11 Thursday 10-11:30 AM Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- January 15 Monday. 1-3 PM General Meeting. “The Most Mysterious & Unique Egyptologist” speaker Bruce Jeffries-Fox, recounts the life and legacy of Egyptologist Dorothy Eady, later known as Omm Sety. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- January 24 Wednesday. 10:15 AM. Trip Hindu Temple: Akshardham Arts and Cultural Center in Robbinsville Township. Docent-led tour, 2 hours. Lunch in temple cafeteria Shayona Cafe (vegan), or City Streets restaurant. RSVP Barbara by Sunday Jan 14.
- January 26 Friday 11 AM. Book Group We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Contact Joan.
Activities for December 2023
- December 2023 Newsletter
- December 1 Friday, 11 AM. Book Group meeting. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Windrows Barnhart Room.
- December 4, Monday. 11 AM. Trip NJ State Capitol. Contact Barbara Rinaldo.
- December 11 Monday. 9:30 -11:30 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- December 11 Monday at noon. Lunching Out. PF Chang (lunch portion). Contact Bonnie.
- December 14 Thursday 10-11:30 Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- December 18, Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting. Hana Muzika Kahn on “Maya and Spanish Languages and Cultures in a Town in Guatemala” Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster. Photos.
Activities for November 2023
- November 2023 Newsletter
- November 9 Thursday 10-11:30 Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- November 10 Friday at noon. Lunching Out. Season’s 52. Contact Bonnie before Wed Nov 8.
- November 13, 27 Mondays. 9:30 -11 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- November 14, Tuesday. 11 AM. Trip NJ National Guard Militia Museum at 161 Eggert Crossing Road, Lawrenceville. The docent-led tour will begin at 11 AM with lunch to follow at Chambers Walk Cafe and Catering, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville. Contact Barbara Rinaldo.
- November 20, Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting. Dr. Adam Fisch on “Artificial Intelligence”. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- No Book Group meeting in November (Thanksgiving Day weekend). Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus on Friday, December 1. Windrows Barnhart Room. 11 AM.
Activities for October 2023
- October 2023 Newsletter
- October 9, 23, 30 Mondays. 9:30 -11 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- October 12 Thursday 10-11:30 Board Meeting. W. Windsor Public Library.
- October 13, Friday. 10 AM. Trip and Lunching Out. Visiting the Joseph Bonaparte Exhibit at the Meeting House, Bordentown. Deadline for signing up Wed. Oct 5. Lunch after the tour at Toscano. Contact Barbara Rinaldo.
- October 16 Monday: 1-3 PM. General Meeting. Ruth Schulman, PhD., will discuss women in the clergy. This was the topic of her doctoral dissertation. Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- October 27 Friday, 11 AM Book Group. We will discuss The Painted House by John Grisham. Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
Activities for September 2023
- September 2023 Newsletter
- No September Board Meeting.
- September 4, 11, 25 Mondays. 9:30 -11 AM. Club History Interest Group. Windrows Barnhart.
- September 8, Friday. Trip. Tour of the Thomas Edison Center in Menlo Park. 37 Christie St. Edison, NJ 08820. 10:15 AM arrive museum. You may want to arrive earlier to tour the museum grounds. 10:30 AM starts the 45-minute guided tour museum (tours on the half hours). 12 noon lunch at LouCas, 9 Lincoln Highway, Edison (Italian) Cost: $5 for seniors; purchase tickets online at menloparkmuseum.org. Contact Jan Stout if you plan to go. Car pools will be set up. Photos.
- September 15, Friday. Lunching Out. Jagrah’s at noon. Contact Bonnie Larson by Friday Sept 8 if you plan to go.
- September 18, Monday, 1-3 PM. General Meeting (Joyce Felsenfeld, speaker, Princeton University Art Museum docent; “A ‘Couple’ of Artists: “Gabriele Münter and Vassily Kandinsky,” Morven Museum Stockton Education Center. Poster.
- September 29, Friday, 11 AM Book Group. The September book is Educated by Tara Westover. Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
Activities for July/August 2023
- July-August 2023 Newsletter
- No July Board meeting.
- July 28, Friday 11 AM. Book Group Lucy By the Sea by Elizabeth Strout. Windrows/Barnhart Room.
- August 7, 14, 21, 28 Monday at 9:30 AM, Historian Committee Windrows’ Barnhart Room. – No July meeting.
- August 8, Tuesday at 10:30 AM, Trip and Lunching Out combination trip/luncheon: the Senior Art Exhibit at the Conference Center at Mercer County College on Old Trenton Rd., and lunch at Villa Maria on Quakerbridge Road at noon.
- August 25, Friday, 11 AM Book Group. Cancelled due to hot weather. Book Educated by Tara Westover to be discussed in September instead.
- August 31, Thursday 9:30-11 AM. Board Meeting (first meeting for 2023-2024. Jan Stout- VP now Club President, presided), W. Windsor Library.
Activities for June 2023
- June 2, Friday 9:30 AM. Walking Group D&R Canal from Port Mercer south. Contact Jan for details.
- June 2, Friday 11 AM. Book Group The Personal Librarian by Heather Terrell. Windrows/Barnhart Room.
- June 8, Thursday, 9:30 -11 AM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library.
- June 8, Thursday 3-5 PM, New Members’ Tea, by invitation.
- June 19, Monday. 11:30 AM – 2 PM. Final 2022-2023 program: Annual meeting-Board election-and luncheon – (members and invited guests only) at Princeton Windrows. Luncheon reservation form. Photos
- June 21, Wednesday Trip: 9:30 AM. Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve. New Hope. RSVP to Jan Stout by June 20.
- June 23, Friday at noon Lunching Out Amalfi’s Kitchen and Bar. Contact Bonnie.
- Historian Committee. – No June meeting.
Activities for May 2023
- May 2023 Newsletter-with annual meeting luncheon menu
- May 1, 8, 22 Mondays 10 AM-12 noon. Historian Committee. Windrows Barnhart Room.
- CANCELLED – May 4, Thursday 3-5 PM, New Members’ Tea, by invitation. Postponed to June 8.
- May 5, Friday 10 AM Walking Group Where: D&R Canal path starting from the parking lot on the south side of Alexander Rd.
- May 10 Wednesday. Trip. The Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum. Route 29 N of Lambertville followed by lunch in Lambertville. Meet there at 10:30 AM. Photos.
- May 11 Thursday, 10 -11:45 PM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library.
- May 15, Monday 3-5 PM General Meeting: Scholarship Award Ceremony, at Stockton Education Center at Morven Museum. For members and their guests only. Poster. Winners and photos.
- May 19, Friday, at noon. Lunching Out at Acacia (note new location). Contact Bonnie if you are going.
- Book Group – No meeting in May (Memorial Day weekend), postponed to Friday June 2: Book selection- The Personal Librarian by Heather Terrell. Windrows/Barnhart Room.
Activities for April 2023
- April 2023 Newsletter-withPoster.
- April 3, 10, 24 Mondays 10 AM-12 noon. Historian Committee. Windrows Barnhart Room.
- April 6 Thursday 10:30 AM, Walking Group Veterans Park, Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Rd entrance (next to Hospital) Contact Jan Stout.
- April 13 Thursday, 10 -11:45 PM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library.
- April 14 Friday, Trip. Carpool to arrive at Montclair Art Museum at 11 AM. 1 hour drive. Purchase own ticket online $12. Lunch after museum visit. Contact Jan for carpool details.
- April 17, Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting: speaker Kathleen Biggins on “C-Change Conversations,” at Stockton Education Center at Morven Museum. Poster. Photos.
- April 21, Friday Noon Lunching Out. Acacia, Lawrenceville. Parking behind restaurant in the large lot. Contact Bonnie if you are coming.
- April 28 Friday 11 AM Book Group – The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. Windrows/Barnhart Room.
Activities for March 2023
- March 2023 Newsletter-with flyer 1.
- March 9 Thursday, 10 -11:45 PM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library.
- March 13 Monday, 1 PM. Walking Group Rosedale Park. Contact Jan Stouts.
- March 19, Sunday 4 PM. Trip Pro Musica concert – Bach’s St John’s Passion, Richardson Auditorium. Contact Jan Stouts for details.
- March 20, Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting: speaker Allan Silverman discussing Pain Management, at Stockton Education Center at Morven Museum.
- March 24, Friday noon. Lunching Out Metro North on Alexander Rd.
- March 31 Friday 11 AM Book Group East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Windrows/Barnhart Room.
Activities for February 2023
- February 2023 Newsletter
- February 6 MONDAY at 1 PM (weather permitting) Walking Group meet at Mercer County Park East Picnic Area to Viet Nam Memorial and back (3 miles). Contact Jan Stouts.
- February 8 Wednesday Trip Morris Museum, contact Jan Stouts by Feb 1 for details.
- February 9 Thursday, 10 -11:45 PM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library.
- February 17 Friday noon Lunching Out Cranbury Inn, Main Street, Cranbury.
- February 20 Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting: – speaker Shirley Ann Satterfield. “The Other Side of King’s Highway – African American Life in Princeton, NJ” at Stockton Education Center at Morven Museum.
- February 24 Friday 11 AM Book Group King Peggy by Eleanor Herman and Peggielene Bartels. Barnhart Room at Windrows.
Activities for January 2023
- January 2023 Newsletter-w-flyer
- January 12 Thursday, 10 -11:45 PM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library
- January 13 Friday, 1 PM Walking Group meet in Mercer County Park at the East Picnic area off Edinburg Rd. Call Jan Stouts.
- January 16 Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting: “President Who?” speaker The Rev. Dr. David Mulford, at Stockton Education Center at Morven Museum.
- January 17 Tuesday 1:30 PM Jewelry Making, see Newsletter for details.
- January 19 Thursday 1 PM Endowment Meeting, contact Bonnie.
- January 20 Friday noon, Lunching Out Chambers Walk Café.
- January 27 Friday 11 AM Book Group An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alamenddine, Windrows Barnhart Room.
- Trip -none for January
Activities for December 2022
- December 2022 Newsletter-with flyer
- December 2, Friday 11 AM Book Group Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Dantacat. Windrows Barnhart Room.
- December 6 Tuesday 10:45 Trip (+ Walking Group, Lunching Out ) Kuser Farm Mansion, Hamilton NJ, lunch at Padrino’s Bistro. Car pool 10 AM from Kathy’s house. RSVP to Kathy.
- December 12 Monday, 1 – 2:45 PM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library (NOTE THE NEW DATE AND TIME)
- December 19 Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting: HomeFront and Its Mission. Speakers: Sarah Steward is the new HomeFront CIO, and Meghan Cubano is the HomeFront Director of Development and Community. Poster. (Bring gifts for HomeFront Holiday Wishes Drive, if you wish.) Photos by Nora Ananos.
Activities for November 2022
- November 2022 Newsletter
- November 4 Friday Movie Group 2:20 p.m. – “The Banshees of Inisherin” Montgomery Cinema.
- November 10 Thursday, 10-11:45 AM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library
- November 11 Friday 11:30 Walking Group and Trip: a docent-led tour of the beautiful Grounds for Sculpture and/or lunch at Rats at 12:45.
- November 12 Saturday Movie Group…Till (4:30), Tar (4:05), The Banshees of Inishhern (4:30), and Triangle of Sadness (4:15). Montgomery Cinema.
- November 18 Friday noon Lunching Out – Jagrah’s Restaurant, Princeton Country Club.
- November 21 Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting: American Art: Visualizing America Through Art. Speaker: Joyce Felsenfeld. (Bring gifts for HomeFront Holiday Wishes Drive) Photos
- No November Book Group meeting. Next meeting: Dec 2, Friday 11 AM at Windrows Barnhart Room. Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Dantacat.
Activities for October 2022
- October 2022 Newsletter.
- October 7 Friday 1:30 PM Walking Group – D&R Canal Path from Alexander Rd.
- October 13 Thursday, 10-11:45 AM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library
- October 14 Friday Movie Group – “Amsterdam” Montgomery Cinema. 1:30.
- October 17 Monday 1-3 PM General Meeting: “A Historical Presentation in Period Costume: Mary Katherine Goddard and the Declaration of Independence” Morven Education Center. Speaker: Terry Antoniewicz. Poster.
- October 21 Friday noon Lunching Out – PF Chang
- October 27 Thursday Trip – the Mitchener Museum in Doylestown.
- October 28 Friday 11 AM. Book Group Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult, at Windrows Barnhart Room.
Activities for September 2022
- Sept 2022 Newsletter
- September 8 Thursday, 10-11:30 AM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library
- September 9 Friday First Friday Walk when: 9 AM, where: Mercer County Park marina parking lot.
- September 9 Friday 4:30 PM Movie Group “The Good Boss”Montgomery Cinema. A quick dinner after.
- September 13, Tuesday noon Lunching Out Seasons 52.
- September 16 Friday, Movie Group 2:45 PM “See How They Run” at Montgomery Cinema.
- September 19 Monday, 1-3 PM General Meeting: “Princeton The Nation’s Capital 1783 – A Talk with Many Images” Morven Education Center. Poster.
- September 29 Thursday Trip Phillips Mill art show, New Hope, PA; 10 AM carpool from Kathy’s. Photos.
- September 30 Friday 11 AM Book Group at Windrows Barnhart Room, Beyond the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo.
Activities for August 2022
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- First Friday Walk Due to the persistent heat, the walking group is postponing its August walk until September, when the weather is more cooperative.
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- August 9, Tuesday, 2 PM Board Meeting at W. Windsor Library
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- August 10, Wednesday, 4:50 PM, Movie Group “Vengeance” at the Montgomery Cinema and grab a slice or something next door afterwards.
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- August 17, Wednesday, noon Lunching Out – Acacia in Lawrenceville.
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- August 25, Thursday, Trip – State Museum of New Jersey on State Street in Trenton with lunch following at Malaga restaurant in Hamilton. 10:30 AM car pool from Kathy’s. Photos by Nora Ananos.
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- August 26, Friday, 11 AM Book Group at Windrows, in the Barnhart Room. Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera.
Activities for July 2022: click the links for more information about each event.
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- July 22, Friday 10:30 AM Trip and Lunching Out combined. Mercer County Senior Art Show (Photos) and lunch at Villa Maria (noon).
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- July 25, Monday 1:30 PM. Movie Group – Montgomery Cinema, maybe “Crawdad,” or “Top Gun” or “Elvis” then hang out later next door to talk over the movies.
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- July 29, Friday, at 11 AM. Book Group The Goddess of Small Victories by Yannick Grannec. Meet at Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
Activities for June 2022: click the links for more information about each event.
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- June Walk: First Friday Walk (postponed later to June 22 Wednesday).
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- June 8 Wednesday: Movie Group – Everything Everywhere All At Once at Montgomery Cinema, 4:30 p.m.
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- June 14, (note new date)Tuesday: Board Meeting (10 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.) West Windsor Library.
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- June 17 Friday: Movie Group – The Duke at Montgomery Cinema, 2:15 p.m.
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- June 20, Monday 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. : Annual Meeting, Board Election, and Luncheon (reservation form) at Windrows’ Nassau Room. Photos by Nora Ananos.
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- June Walk: First Friday Walk 9 a.m. June 22 Wednesday, where: Pole Farm on Cold Soil Rd. (part of Mercer Meadows). Park by the barn.
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- June 24, Friday at 11 AM : Book Group – Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood, meet at Windrows’ Barnhart Room.
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- June 27, Monday at noon: Lunching Out – Villaggio Iccara, 104 Yardville Allentown Rd, Hamilton.
Activities for May 2022: click the links for more information about each event.
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- May 3, Tuesday: Board Meeting (10 a.m. -11:30 a.m.) by Zoom (not WW Library).
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- May 6, Friday: First Friday Walk – (cancelled–rain expected) 9:30 a.m. Veterans Park, Hamilton.
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- May 20, Friday at 1 PM : Book Group – I’ll Give You the Sun by Sandy Nelson, at Windrows, The Barnhart Room.
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- May 24, Tuesday at noon: Lunching Out – at Yardley Inn. By carpool.
Activities for April 2022: click the links for more information about each event.
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- April 5, Tuesday: Board Meeting (10 a.m. -11:30 a.m.) location – at the West Windsor Library. Bring a mask.
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- April 18, Monday: 1 -3 p.m. General Meeting at Morven; “Criminal Minds, Killer Handwriting” presenter – Terry Antoniewitz.
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- April 22, Friday: at noon: Lunching Out – at Brick Farm Tavern.
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- April 26, Tuesday: 3-5 p.m. New Members’ Tea, at Club President Connie Loukatos’ home.
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- (cancelled-to be rescheduled) April 29, Friday: 9:30 a.m. Trip – to Clinton where there is a good small museum, historic village, lots of shops, and a couple of lunch options. Car pool from Kathy Hutchins’.
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- April 29, Friday: 1 p.m. Book Group – Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig, at Windrows, The Barnhart Room.
Activities for March 2022: click
the links for more information about each event.
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- March 1, Tuesday: Board Meeting (10 a.m. – Zoom).
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- March 4, Friday: 1 p.m., First Friday Walk, D & R Canal Path at Quakerbridge Road (Port Mercer).
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- March 10, Thursday: Trip to The College of NJ art exhibit, titled “Meaningful Beauty: The Vibrant Vocabulary of Honeysuckles”. 10 a.m. car pool from Kathy Hutchins’ house.
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- March 15, Tuesday: 12 noon, Lunching Out, Aja Asian Cuisine on Rt. 206 in Skillman.
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- March 18, Friday: Trip to the Ellarslie Museum in Trenton to see the juried show “Painting the Moon and Beyond: Lois Dodd & Friends Explore the Night Sky”. 11:30 a.m. car pool from Kathy Hutchins’ house.
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- March 25, Friday: 1 p.m. Book Group, “Girl Waits with Gun” by Amy Stewart, at Marlene Gordon’s home.
Activities for February 2022:
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- February 1, Tuesday: Board Meeting (10 a.m. by Zoom).
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- February 4, Friday: 1 p.m., First Friday Walk, Mercer County Park marina area (cancelled due to expected rain; to be rescheduled)
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- February 21, Monday: 1 p.m. General Meeting at Morven – Reverend Dr. David Mulford will speak on “The “Roaring Twenties and Its Presidents” (Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover). He will provide an overview of the 1920’s and discuss the presidents as individuals, and how they handled the issues of the times.
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- February 24, Thursday: 12 noon, Lunching Out, Seasons52, MarketFair.
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- February 25, Friday: 1 p.m. Book Group, Please Look After Mom, by Kyung-Sook Shin. Janet Young’s home.
Past Activities for January 2022:
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- No trip for January (see January 2022 Newsletter).
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- January 4, Tuesday: Board Meeting (10 a.m. by Zoom).
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- January 7, Friday: 1 p.m., snow cancellation First Friday Walk, Alexander Rd. / D& R Canal
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- January 21, Friday: 12 noon, Lunching Out, Cheesecake Factory at Quakerbridge Mall.
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- January 24, Monday: General Meeting-cancelled (see January 2022 Newsletter)
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- January 28, Friday: 1 p.m. Book Group, Charming Billy by Alice McDermott. Janet Young’s home.
Past Activities for December 2021:
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- December 3, Friday, 10:30 AM: Walking Group at Rosedale Park, Pennington.
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- December 7, Tuesday, Board Meeting. 9:30 a.m. at Connie’s.
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- December 9, Thursday, noon: Lunching Out, Capuano’s at West Windsor.
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- December 10, Friday: Book Group, Montana 1948, at Janet Young’s home.
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- December 16, Thursday: Trip – Mitchener Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 9:30 a.m. carpool from Kathy’s.
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- December 20, Monday: 1:00 PM, General Meeting, Holly Jolly Music and Sing-Along with Julie Markavitch-Caudle on Keyboard. Pianist Julie Markavitch–Caudle is the Director of Music at the First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton Square on Nottingham Way. December Program Flyer.
Past Activities for November 2021:
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- November 2, Tuesday: Board Meeting
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- November 5, Friday, 9:30 AM: Walking Group at Mercer County Park.
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- November 15, Monday: 1:00 PM, General Meeting, presenter Mr. William Hart: on “War of the Worlds–A West Windsor Story with a Plainsboro Twist”
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- November 30, Tuesday: 1:30 p.m. Movie Group, meet at AMC Marketfair lobby, to see “Belfast”
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- November: Book Group: no meeting. Next meeting in December.
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- November: Trip: no trip for November. Next trip in December.
Past Activities for October 2021:
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- October 1, Friday: 9:30 a.m.: Walking Group at Mercer County Park
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- October 5, Tuesday: Board Meeting by Zoom.
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- October 27, Wednesday: Trip to Lambertville, and Phillip’s Mill.
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- October 28, Thursday: Book Group, at 1 PM, A Sudden Light book by Garth Stein.