Newsletter March 2, 2006THURSDAY, MARCH 2Eckart Preu, Music Director, Stamford (CT) Symphony will speak about The Symphony Orchestra of the 21st Century. We will meet in the church sanctuary after coffee and donuts. He will do a narrative accompanied by piano selections about the symphony orchestra of the 21st century. In searching for their first new maestro in 25 years, the SSO reviewed over 250 candidates. He was appointed to the position in June 2005. Eckart Preu will continue as Music Director of the Spokane Symphony during his tenure in Stamford. It is usual for the most successful conductors to hold more than one podium. His Carnegie Hall debut was in May 1999. He had a live radio/TV broadcast with the Radio Philharmonic of Slovenia in February 2000 and an engagement with the Jerusalem Symphony in April 2005. A native of Germany, Mr. Preu came to the United States as winner of the National Conducting Competition of the German Academic Exchange Service (1996) for graduate studies at the Hartt School of Music. Bill Meyer adds the following important announcement: Y's Men wives are cordially invited to share this treat with us. Since we have parking for only 205 cars it is suggested that Y's men's wives come with their husbands. There will be coffee and refreshments starting at 9:30 a.m. in the fellowship room adjacent to the sanctuary. Our regular meeting will start at l0:00 a.m. in Hopkins Hall, and we'll proceed to the sanctuary at l0:25 a.m. If you have any questions please call Bob Fatherly 454-3653 or me 226-3704. THURSDAY, MARCH 9 Gina McCarthy is the Commissioner of Department of Environmental Protection. "The Environmental Challenges We Face" will be the topic she presents. She comes to us from Massachusetts where has been in public service for the past 25 years working on environmental issues at the local and state level. Just prior to joining CT DEP, she served as the Deputy Secretary of Operations within Governor Mitt Romney's Office for Commonwealth Development. Commissioner McCarthy received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts and a joint Master of Science in Environmental Health Engineering and Planning and Policy from Tufts University. She is married with three children and resides in Canton, Massachusetts. In Memoriam Karl Nelson FUTURE MEETINGSMarch 02 Eckart Preu Music Director Stamford Symphony (Meeting will be in Church sanctuary after coffee and donuts) March 09 Gina McCarthy Commissioner CT Dept Environmental Protection March 16 Carl Lindahl Executive Producer of the History Channel March 23 Chris Shays Washington Update DONUT HOSTSThe donut hosts for March 2 will be Jorgen Jensen, Andrew Lozyniak, John Washburn and Pete Wolgast. On March 9 the hosts will be Herb Antell, Bob Bernstein, Win Potter and Harrison Valante. MEETING FACILITIESMarch 2 the chairs will be set up by Roger Eickhoff, Royal Graves, Peter Knight and Pete Wolgast. March 9 the chairs will be set up by Herb Antell, Otis Crawford, Jorgen Jensen and Harrison Valante. HISTORICAL SOCIETYBruce Allen reports that The Westport Historical Society finds itself in a financial crunch. They are going to have to try running their organization essentially with volunteer help. They have a wide variety of opportunities. To volunteer; contact Dorothy Bryce at dbryce@prodigy.net TRIPS AND TRAVELMarch 22 - Join us on a day trip to Hartford to visit the Wadsworth Athenaeum and the State Capitol. The "Wadsworth" is America's oldest public museum (1842). The main attraction of our morning tour will be the traveling Rodin exhibition with 62 sculptures including his famous works The Kiss and The Thinker. Following the tour, we will have a delicious lunch at the Museum Cafe. After lunch, our bus will take us to the State Capitol where a tour has been scheduled. After the tour we expect to have time to sit in one or both legislative galleries and visit with one of our Fairfield County legislators. The cost is $66 per person. Contact Dave Kidney at 227-7560. April 23-25 On our three day trip to Gettysburg, Antietam and Harpers Ferry, we will have guided tours of National Military and Historic Parks. On the final day, we will make some interesting stops near York, PA before heading home. The cost is $425 per person, double occupancy, including insurance and seven meals. Pick up full trip description at Travel Desk. Contact Dave Kidney 227-7560. May 21 Our Baltic cruise begins May 21. It is a ten night cruise, 13 day total. We will visit Copenhagen, Tallin, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Visby, Sweden, Warnemunde (Berlin) and Arhus (Denmark). The cost is $3,909 per person for an outside cabin, includes air fare. Contact Ed VanGelder 227-6120. June 9 Join the bus trip to see the world famous Cirque du Soleil's "Corteo”. This exciting and innovative circus performance will take place at 4 p.m. in a great tent on Randall's Island in the East River in New York City. It is a limited engagement. The trip includes lunch at Mario's on Arthur Avenue (“Little Italy in the Bronx”). Menu includes a choice of Veal Parmesan, Chicken Francaise or Filet of Sole with a Scampi sauce along with salad, pasta, wine and coffee or tea. Arrival back in Westport will be approximately 8 p.m. The price, $144 per person, includes deluxe coach transportation, luncheon and the show. Contact Warren Rossell 226-5357. Y's MEN NEEDS A FEW GOOD MEN Bob McGrath is starting to put together next year's slate of officers and club directors. He needs you to volunteer to serve in one of several open positions. Please contact him for more information - remcgrath1@aol.com or 227-5754. CAMERA CLUB EVENTS Our series of tutorials on Photoshop Elements 3 and 4 will continue on March 7th and 21st at Hall-Brooke in the Community Room (47 Long Lots Rd.) from 10:00 am until noon. A tutorial written for these sessions may be downloaded by clicking on a link on the home page of the website. We are planning a local field trip in Westport/Weston for April 4th and a trip to Manhattan on May 9th - more information later. MEETING SCHEDULEMarch 2 Eckart Preu March 9 Gina McCarthy March 16 Carl Lindahl March 23 Chris Shays TRIPSMarch 22 Wadsworth Athenaeum April 23/25 National Military and Historic Parks May 21 Baltic Cruise June 9 Cirque du Soleil's “Corteo” |
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