There’s a lot going on in October, so please save these dates and check below for details! Enjoy!
SAT Oct 1 7:00pm Reception for NEW Newcomers (Invitations have been sent. If you joined within the last year and you did not receive your invitation, please contact our membership chair at elizabeth.murray1@comcast.net)
TUES Oct 4 10:30am WeekDAY ESCAPE: deCordova Sculpture Park
THURS Oct 13 7:30pm BOOK CLUB
THURS Oct 20 7:30pm BUNCO
FRI Oct 21 10:30am COFFEE TALK
SAT Oct 22 7:00pm KICKOFF PARTY! (details coming soon)
FRI Oct 28 12pm LUNCH BUNCH
Presidents’ Notes
Dear Lovely Newcomers!
We have had a great start to our season with terrific turnouts to our September events! We always love this time of year when we meet brand new members and reconnect with existing ones.
If you have joined within the last year, please attend our NEW Newcomer Reception on SAT Oct 1. It’s a wonderful way for the LNC board to get to know our newest members. All of our newbies should have received an Evite invitation. If you did not, please email our membership chair at elizabeth.murray1@comcast.net.
We hope you enjoy our October events. And as always, we welcome you to email us with questions and suggestions.
LNC Co-Presidents: April Smith & Alli Smith
execs@lexingtonma-newcomers.com
Weekday Escape (deCordova Sculpture Park)
TUES Oct 4 @ 10:30am (weather permitting)
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA
www.decordova.org
RSVP: Email lesleysegal@hotmail.com if you plan to attend so that we can arrange a meeting spot!
Join fellow newcomers at the deCordova Sculpture Park in nearby Lincoln, MA. Set on 35 acres of woodlands, the park is a wonderful place to walk while admiring large scale, outdoor sculptures and site-specific installations. Because the museum building is closed for an exhibit change, we can enjoy the park for half price! $7 for adults, $6 for seniors.
Book Club
THURS Oct 13 @ 7:30 pm
RSVP: email suemstapleton@gmail.com or akzinke@gmail.com
The Girls By Emma Cline
Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teen, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous aura of abandon. Soon, Evie is fascinated with Suzanne, a mesmerizing older girl, and is drawn into the circle of a soon-to-be infamous cult and the man who is its charismatic leader. Hidden in the hills, their ranch is eerie and run down, but to Evie, it is exotic, thrilling—a place where she feels desperate to be accepted. As her obsession with Suzanne intensifies, Evie does not realize she is coming closer and closer to unthinkable violence.
Like information?
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Help Wanted!
Many hands make light work—and we could use some hands. If you have a little extra time and you enjoy some camaraderie, there are several ways to get involved, both short- and longer-term:
▪ host a coffee ▪ update our website with the latest happenings ▪ host a Bunco or Book Club evening ▪ host or organize a cookbook party ▪ update seasonal “stuff-to-do-in-the-area” flyer ▪ start a walking group ▪ have another idea? let us know! ▪
Email asmithziegler@gmail.com for more information.
Special Thank-you
Sheila Tweeddale !
For answering our ad to help with LNC mailings.
Bunco! (& Left-Right-Center)
THURS Oct 20
7:30pm—schmoozing begins
8:00pm—gameplay begins
Bring: $5 ante for Bunco; $3 for L-R-C (exact change appreciated!); and a beverage or snack to share.
RSVP: email kessacoleman@gmail.com for location details.
About the Games:
Bunco is an entertaining, simple dice game, with no experience required. It’s played in multiple rounds with players alternating turns rolling the dice to match the target number. Whoever wins the most rounds is the overall winner. And because players rotate tables, it is a great way to meet and chat with different people. Left-Right-Center is an even simpler game, faster moving than Bunco, and is played at the end of the evening. Did we mention there’s no experience required?
Coffee Talk
FRI Oct 21 @ 10:30am
Host: contact asmithziegler@gmail.com for details
Parking/Directions: Please park in the street—plenty available. Traveling east on Mass. Ave., toward Arlington, pass Pleasant St. (turnoff to Wilson Farms) on your right. Cynthia is the fourth driveway on your right after Pleasant St. No RSVP required—just drop in!
LNC Annual Kickoff Party!
INVITATION COMING SOON!
SAT Oct 22 @ 7:00pm
Don’t miss our annual fall kickoff cocktail party! Invitation coming to your email soon!
Lunch Bunch
FRI Oct 28 @ 12pm
Beijing Chinese Dining, 1709 Mass Ave., Lexington (corner of Edison Way & Mass. Ave.)
www.beijingchinesedining.com
RSVP: email elizabeth.murray1@comcast.net
Located in Lexington center, Beijing Chinese Dining offers a comfortable sit down dining experience and a relaxing bar for local residences and visitors.