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Mountain Lakes, NJ Area Branch

Join an Enrichment Group

These groups are open to dues-paying members only:

Antiques Study Group, Afternoon Book Group, Daytime Gourmet, Saturday Evening Gourmet, Evening Gourmet, Women's Evening Gourmet, Evening Book Group, The Julia Child Memorial Society, Art Film Discussion Group, New York Theatre, and University Women's Chorale

Antiques Study Group
Join us for good conversation, great antiques, and lunch! Please let Candy Shanks know if you would like to participate in any of these outings.

Let Candy Shanks know if you interested in joining the group for a monthly excursion or tell her about your antiquing passion. Antiques, buying or window shopping and lunch!

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Art Film Discussion Group
If you are interested in revamping, helping organize, or doing publicity for the Arts Film Group events and activities,
please call or e-mail or call Shavaun Pizar, 862-368-4517

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Afternoon Book Group

Thursday, January 26, 1:30 pm—Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel by Jamie Ford

Ford’s first novel focuses on “Henry Lee, a Chinese-American in Seattle who, in 1986, has just lost his wife to cancer. After Henry hears that the belongings of Japanese immigrants interned during WWII have been found in the basement of the Panama Hotel, the narrative shuttles between 1986 and the 1940s in a predictable story that chronicles the losses of old age and the bewilderment of youth.” (Publishers Weekly) “Henry Lee is a 12-year-old Chinese boy who falls in love with Keiko Okabe, a 12-year-old Japanese girl, while they are scholarship students at a prestigious private school in World War II Seattle. Henry hides the relationship from his parents, who would disown him if they knew he had a Japanese friend. His father insists that Henry wear an "I am Chinese" button everywhere he goes…” (School Library Journal)

Hostess: Marge Woodnorth

You do not need to read the book to attend. We are a small, casual group of eclectic readers and would love to have you join us. We will be picking books for the upcoming months.

Group Facilitator—Ann Greek

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The Julia Child Memorial Society

We meet in members' homes and share a gourmet meal, which we prepare. If you would like help in forming another gourmet group, please feel free to contact Laura via link below.

Contact Laura Locklin for information.

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Women's Daytime Gourmet

We meet the first Friday of each month at a member's home. Members take turns "chairing", cooking, and hosting a lunch. Contact Betty if you are interested in becoming a member of the group.

Coordinator Betty Davis

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Saturday Evening Gourmet

We invite all Branch members to join our friendly couple group. We like to cook and love to eat. We meet monthly at members’ homes. If you are interested in sharing a relaxed, fun evening each month, contact Rosemary.

Coordinator Rosemary Skeele if you are interested in attending.

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Women's Evening Gourmet

We meet first Thursday of each month at a Member's home, taking turns preparing the menu and hosting the meal. Members are given menus to prepare for the group. Each member cooks four times a year.

Coordinator Maryann Wargo

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Evening Book Group—7:30-9:30 p.m., 4th Tuesdays (unless noted otherwise)
We are looking forward to increasing our member participation, have planned well in advance, and hope to bring you out to us.

We have great, fun group—please read and come. Meetings are open to any member, any time; just call before to let the hostess know.

January 31—March by Geraldine Brooks (2005) Hostess: Carol Schneider; Facilitator: Angela Margolit

Brooks became interested in the Civil War after moving to Virginia in the 1990s. Her book March, imagines the chaplain’s life led by John March, the absent father in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. The novel traces twenty years in March’s life, chronicling his journey from innocence to experience… “Thanks to Geraldine Brooks, the father of the Little Women is no longer faceless. March is beautifully written, cleverly conceived and dramatically plotted.” (BookReporter review)

February 28—Toward a True Kinship of Faiths: How the World’s Religions Can Come Together by The Dalai Lama (2010)
Hostess: Bonnie Cytron

In this book, the Dalai Lama explores peaceful coexistence of the various world religions. He believes globalization can bring people together and lead to a deeper

understanding of historic spiritual traditions and the life experiences we all share as humans. The Dalai Lama outlines principles we may use to optimistically and

confidently step into the future.

Coordinator Gail Richman

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New York Theater Group—Travel to NYC on a chartered bus to see a Broadway play, usually for a Wednesday matinee. The excursions begin around 8:30 a.m. They include a morning visit to a museum or other place of interest, followed by lunch near the theater (either separately or as part of the group), and a brisk walk to the theater. Prices include theater ticket, round-trip bus fare, and refreshments served on the return trip. Waiting list for some performances.

Next show:

March 14—Porgy and Bess—$119

Four-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis star in a re-imagined and jazz-oriented version of the Gershwins’ 1935 classic,

adapted by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan Lori-Parks. The story, set on Catfish Row, Charleston, South Carolina, started as a book,

then was a play, the Gershwins made the story into a folk opera, and finally came a 1942 musical and a 1959 film starring Sidney Poitier and

Dorothy Dandridge. Enjoy this timeless love story and marvelous music Lori-Parks has fleshed out the characters with a bit more dialogue, yet the running time is less.

Wait List Available: Contact Bonnie at bcytron@yahoo.com or 973-600-9970 if you would like to join us for a spectacular day of museum—lunch — theatre

Contact Bonnie Cytron to make a reservation.

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University Women's Chorale—This amateur singing group rehearses 9:30-11 a.m. Thursdays, usually at the home of Peg Collins, but check with Maureen first.

Join us as we begin practicing new music after New Year’s through the summer with Chris Jonas (while Gloria winters in Florida) in preparation for the Annual May Luncheon on May 11. Sopranos are especially needed.

Contact Coordinator Maureen Gramo if you would like to join.
Led January through May by Chris Jonas, former music teacher and church musician

Revised: 1/25/2012

Contact the President: Barbara