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The Beacon
January 2015
Volume 10, Number 8
Attention City Club Members
Plan to Attend the
Ann Arbor City Club
Special Meeting of the Membership
Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 10:30 am
A Special Meeting of the Membership will be held
to report on the State of the Club, including
financials, and to present plans to renegotiate our
mortgage, as required by our balloon mortgage
(which comes due in August 2015). A vote will be
taken on a proposal regarding the new mortgage.
Any additional business may be presented.
Member News
Welcome new members!
Rebecca Scott & Peter Railton
Christopher Taylor & Eva Rosenwald
Terrence & Mary Ann McDonald
The next Dine & Discover / Lunch & Learn series
has been announced!
Check out all the great speakers and topics on page 6.
Please save the date and make a reservation to stay
for lunch afterward.
Come to the Winter Mixer on January 14, 4:30-6:00 pm to
sign up for all the new learning opportunities in our Winter
& Spring 2015 Programs & Classes Schedule (see pages 1013).
www.annarborcityclub.org
1830 Washtenaw Avenue Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
1
734.662.3279
From Your President
Dear Friends:
Oh what joy awaits us all in 2015! I hope that’s true for all of you personally, but I know it’s true if you spend time at the City
Club. In this issue, we’re announcing a fascinating new line-up of Lunch & Learn/Dine & Discover events with topics in
language, science, literature, sports, and entertainment. We’ve also put together an impressive schedule of classes for the
winter and spring with many new, creative offerings (see p. 10-13). And I’ll look for you on the dance floor at our next party
and open house—“When I’m 64” on January 23rd (6-10pm)—celebrating the City Club’s birthday with a live band and
1960s-era décor. Please spread the word to friends and neighbors and come for a night of pure fun.
There’s even joy in starting this year’s fundraising season, because we have a lot of good news. The City Club is making great
progress in strengthening its financial position, and 2014-15 is the best yet as we look at excellent events revenue, our
anticipated lowest loss of members in years, little to no expected borrowing from the future, and the implementation of a
concrete member recruitment plan. In fact, our events revenue is running slightly ahead of budget, and we have not yet taken
any money from our annual line of credit. However, a sustainable business model that does not rely on member donations
requires a significant upturn in membership, and we are not there yet.
Thanks to your generous donations last year, we started this fiscal year in great shape, and we continue to be in great shape…
if we stay on budget. As in other recent years, the budget calls for substantial donations to meet all expenses.
A successful campaign for The Way Forward 2015 is already underway. First, thanks to all those donors who sent
unexpected, unrestricted gifts throughout the previous eight months. You all got us on track.
We also thank Nan Elliott for a generous gift to support the City Club that will be recognized by naming the bridge storage
room (off the ballroom) in her honor. We are fortunate to be able to acknowledge Nan’s past leadership as City Club
Duplicate Bridge President. Way to go, Nan!
And as we kick off this new year of giving, I’m thrilled to announce that Susan Smith Gray has offered a matching donation
of $35,000. Bless you, Susan! This awesome offer will match 100% of donations of $3,000 or more. These donors will be
acknowledged as Sustainers for the Way Forward 2015. If the City Club has been there for you this year—and if you have the
means to do so—please consider showing your appreciation with a Sustainer gift.
So where does that leave us? We still need donations from the rest of our membership. If a Sustaining gift is not in your
budget, we ask that you give $240 or more by the end of April. Pledge cards are available at the front desk that allow for
various payment options.
The City Club Board of Directors is committed to this effort, and I hope you will join them in demonstrating your
commitment to the Club, our historic building, and our treasured role in our community.
With the help of our treasurer, Tom Kenney, I will go into more detail about the budget, our excellent year so far, the plans
for refinancing our balloon mortgage, and the Way Forward 2015 campaign at the Special Meeting of the Membership on
February 4, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. (see p. 1). We’ll make sure everyone gets up to speed on where we are and where we’re going.
With your help, we’ll get there!
Stephanie Kadel Taras
President
TEAM TRIVIA
Thursday, January 29, 2015 7 - 9 p.m.
$10 per person
Bar will be open and brain food provided!
6 person limit per team.
Sign up your teams with the Front Desk today!
Call 734.662.3279, ext. 1, or email [email protected]
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Diners Wanted
November’s numbers weren’t so great for people eating in
the dining room. We have set our sights on an end-of-fiscalyear average of 2.5 meals per member per month, but
November was only 1.57. Our average so far, MayNovember, is 1.95. Chase away those winter blues this
month with lunch in our bright dining room. Or skip
cooking at home and order a meal to go. Every little bit
helps. Thanks for supporting your club.
Daily Lunch Service 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
Drinks & Snacks in the Pub 1:30 – 5 p.m. (M, Tu, Th, F)
Thursday Evening Dinner Service 5 – 8 p.m.
Social Bridge Welcomes You
Welcome to an afternoon of social bridge held on the 1st and
3rd Monday of each month at 1 p.m. We play Rubber Bridge,
and all levels of players are welcome.
Wednesday, January 14
Programs and Classes Winter Mixer & Dinner
Mixer 4:30 - 6 p.m. / Dinner 5 -7 p.m.
Sign up for classes and signature groups!
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages.
Reserve for dinner.
We hope men and women alike will join us.
Any questions? Contact Betty Fowler at 734.929.0671.
Flea
Market
Wednesday, January 21
Travelogue & Dinner
Dinner 6 p.m. / Program after dinner
Presented by Linda Atkins & Tom Kenney on
“California Dreaming.”
3 Months to Flea Market! Mark your Calendars!
Thursday, January 22
Dinner and a Movie Night at the Club
Dinner at 5 p.m.
Movie at 7 p.m.
Plan to watch It Happened One Night after enjoying a
dinner of your choice from our dinner menu.
The Ann Arbor City Club’s 2015 Flea Market will be held on
March 27 (for members and guests), 28, and 29 — three days
of non-stop shopping with everything at ½ price on Sunday.
“Markers” are meeting monthly to price donations and to
research items online. We need our member’s gently used,
clean items: linens, jewelry, household items, pillows, art,
books, toys, seasonal items, baskets, etc. We are happy to
accept donations from your family and friends. Once the sale
is over, unsold items will be donated to local charities (e.g.,
Kiwanis, Thrift Shop, and the Saline Library).
Friday, January 23
When I’m Sixty-Four
6-10 p.m.
1960’s music and dance party featuring the Rick Lieder
Band. Celebrating 64 groovy years of the Ann Arbor
City Club.
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres
1960s attire encouraged!
$20 per person
If you need assistance, please let me know. I will arrange for
your boxed donation to be picked up and brought to the City
Club.
Note:
We cannot accept clothing, furniture, car seats, bed pillows,
TV sets, or computer monitors.
We will respect the value of your donations. You can help by
providing a note concerning the history and cost of the item.
If item is special, leave it at the front desk, and we will
appraise it.
Tuesday, January 27
“It’s Your Birthday” Luncheon
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Calling all December and January birthdays! Come
celebrate at the Club with complimentary birthday cake
for all.
This is the biggest Ways & Means fundraising event of the
year. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
Wednesday, January 28
Dine & Discover with Anne L. Curzan
6 - 7:30 p.m.
See page 6 for more details.
Linda Atkins
Ways & Means Chair
734.741.8032
[email protected]
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From the Library
Evening Book Discussion
Recent Acquisitions
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
The Evening Book Discussion Group will meet on
Thursday, January 8, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. This month’s
selection is Still Life written by Louise Penny. We meet in
The Pub for dinner and a lively discussion about the book.
Reservations for dinner are suggested but if you find that
you are free on short notice, we would be delighted to have
you join us. For more information, please call Karen Valvo,
734.649.6047 or email [email protected].
Books 2 and 3 in The Neapolitan Trilogy donated by Lucia
Traugott after reading My Brilliant Friend, which begins the
trilogy.
The Looming Tower, Al Queda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence
Wright.
Ann Arbor City Club Reads
Donated by Sarah and Dick Furlow, this book is the winner
of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. Sarah says:
It is extremely informative and helped her to understand
ISIS and ISIS-like radical groups.
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
“And it isn’t really about the Queen at all. It’s about
literature, the ultimate democracy.” - The Guardian, 5/29/12
We’re starting off the new year with our first ever Ann
Arbor City Club Reads selection. Based on the Ann Arbor/
Ypsilanti Reads program at the Ann Arbor District Library,
there will be extra copies of the book available in our library
so that many of us could be reading the same book at about
the same time. We’ll follow up in February with an
opportunity for discussion at a date to be determined.
The Uncommon Reader is the length of a novella and utterly
charming. “In recounting this story of a ruler who becomes
a reader, a monarch who’d rather write than reign, Mr.
Bennett has written a captivating fairy tale.” - NYT,
10/30/07
Junior League of Ann Arbor Hosts
Town-Hall Forum on
Human Trafficking
Please join the Junior League of Ann Arbor at the Ann
Arbor City Club on Wednesday, February 11, for a town
hall forum on human trafficking. The state of Michigan has
been at the forefront in creating legislation to prosecute
human traffickers and to support the victims of this crime,
and the Michigan State Council of Junior Leagues has been
a participant in this activism.………………….………..
Mrs. Irena Spakauskiene
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
While traveling in Lithuania last August, Sarah and Dick
Furlow met Mrs. Irena Spakauskiene, whose story is told in
novel form in this book. It is the tale of a survivor of Soviet
deportation to Siberia, where hundreds of thousands of
people lost their lives during Stalin’s cleansing of the Baltic
region. The Furlows have kindly donated four copies of this
multi-award winning book to our library.
Please join us from 7-8:30 p.m. to hear speakers from
relevant community agencies on next steps and how you
can help.
The event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are
appreciated after January 9 at www.jlaa.org. Please contact
the Junior League of Ann Arbor with questions at
734.996.8818.
Come up and see me sometime,
“Marian the librarian”
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Dine & Discover
TRAVELOGUES! TRAVELOGUES!
Anne L. Curzan
January 28th
Our Travelogues with Special Dinners
accompanying the presentations will resume in
January 2015!
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Could Care Less: A Linguist’s Look at Language
Pet Peeves
Dates, Presenters, and Topics are:
MENU
Ginger Scallion Encrusted Salmon served with smashed redskin
potatoes and fresh vegetable.
or
Vegetarian Paella. Spanish rice casserole with saffron
roasted Yukon potatoes and fresh vegetable.
Wednesday, January 21
Linda Atkins & Tom Kenney
“California Dreaming”
City Club Members: $28
Non-Club Members: $33
Wednesday, February 25
Connie & Chuck Olson
“The Most Beautiful Place in America:
Leelanau County”
From the Archives
“A Little Piece of History”
Wednesday, March 25
Kathy Kelley
“South American Sampler”
Our house’s history… In 1951, Dr. and Mrs.
Canfield’s daughter, Barbara, married and living in
Chicago, accepted the offer of $45,000 from the
Interclub Committee. Margaret Towsley (Towsley
Room on the second floor is named in her honor)
sent letters to all the women’s clubs in Ann Arbor
asking them to join and also to encourage at least a
quarter of their group to enroll as individual
members. Twenty-one clubs and 600 individuals
responded. The group managed to pay the entire
mortgage within five years from membership fees
and fundraising. Six years later, architect Ralph
Hammett (his wife, Gladys, was the first Club
President, and the Library is named in her honor) was
engaged to design a modern addition to the house
including a large dining room (lower level),
auditorium, office, main lobby, and lounge.
Wednesday, April 22
Penny & Patrick O’Malley
“Istanbul to Venice Mediterranean Cruise”
The dinner for all programs begins at 6 p.m.
with the program following at 7 p.m.
Please make reservations for our Travelogues
and Special Dinners by calling 734.662.3279,
ext. 1, or email [email protected]
Twenty-five years ago, January 1990… Class
offerings were Beginning Genealogy led by Connie
Olson; Oil Painting with Carroll Walterhouse; Bridge:
Supervised Play of the Hand with Suzanne Dempster;
Aerobics to Music with Ann Hunt; and Basket
Weaving with Karen O’Neal. Workshops offered
were: Probate and Estate Planning Seminar with
Attorney-at-Law John Barr; Appliance Doctor Joe
Gagnon was discussing how to buy major home
appliances; and Clarice Meeks was teaching how to
interpret one’s dreams.
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1830 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-662-3279
annarborcityclub.org
Anne L. Curzan
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of English Language and Literature; Professor of Linguistics; Professor of
Education; and Faculty Athletic Representative, Office of the President, University of Michigan
Could Care Less: A Linguist's Look at Language Pet Peeves
Wednesday,
January 28
Dine & Discover
Anne Curzan's research interests include the history of English, language and gender, corpus linguistics, historical
sociolinguistics, pedagogy, and lexicography. She received the University's Henry Russel Award in 2007, the Faculty
Achievement Award in 2009, and the John Dewey Award in 2012. Professor Curzan has written several books including
How English Works: A Linguistic Introduction and Gender Shifts in the History of English. She can be found talking about language in
short videos on the LSA Wire, in the column “Talking About Words” in Michigan Today, and on the segment That's What They
Say on Michigan Radio.
Bradley J. Cardinale
Associate Professor of Natural Resources; and Associate Professor of Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
Biodiversity Loss and its Impact on Humanity
Wednesday,
February 18
Dine & Discover
Bradley Cardinale uses theory, experiments, and observational studies to gain an understanding of how human alteration
of the environment impacts the biotic diversity of communities and, in turn, how this loss can affect fluxes of energy and
matter that are fundamental to all biological processes. He believes that global loss of biodiversity ranks among the most
important and dramatic environmental problems in modern history. Yet, even while rates of species extinction are
approaching those of prior mass extinctions, we know very little about the different roles that species play in ecosystems.
More importantly, we have almost no idea how the well being of our own species might be linked to the great variety of
life that is the most striking feature of our planet.
Joseph Csicsila
Professor of English Language and Literature, Eastern Michigan University
Mark Twain and Money: The Fantastic Financial Adventures of Samuel Clemens
Joseph Csicsila's research focuses generally on American literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries. His principal
interests include Mark Twain, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Sarah Orne Jewett, and William Faulkner. Professor Csicsila has
delivered presentations around the country, including at the International Conference on the State of Mark Twain
Studies, the Modern Language Association national convention, the American Literature Association annual conference,
Wednesday,
and at the College English Association annual meeting. He has lectured at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Historical Society, and
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at the Center for Mark Twain Studies in Elmira, New York, where he was the Scholar in Residence in 1996. In 2002, he
Dine & Discover was awarded the Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching, the highest honor Eastern Michigan
Scott A. Ellsworth
Lecturer, the Department of Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan; Author
The Secret Game: A Basketball Story in Black and White
Wednesday,
April 15
Lunch & Learn
Scott Ellsworth joined the DAAS faculty in 2007. He teaches courses on African American history, Southern literature,
and crime and justice in contemporary U.S. society. He wrote Death in a Promised Land, the first-ever comprehensive
history of the horrific Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 and served as one of the lead scholars for the Tulsa Race Riot Commission.
Dr. Ellsworth served as a historian with the Smithsonian Institution and has written about American history for the New
York Times, the Washington Post, and other publications. He has appeared on National Public Radio, the Today Show,
PBS's The American Experience, the History Channel and in both film and broadcast documentaries. His new book, The Secret
Game: A Basketball Story in Black and White, explores race and basketball in the 1940s. It will be released in March 2015.
Henry B. Aldridge
Emeritus Professor of Electronic Media and Film Studies, Eastern Michigan University, Author
Ann Arbor’s Historic Movie Theaters
Wednesday,
May 13
Lunch & Learn
Dr. Henry B. Aldridge served as a guiding force in the Electronic Media and Film Studies Program at EMU from 1972
until his retirement in 2013. He developed the Electronic Media Major and Minor, the Film Studies Concentration, and
the Interdisciplinary Film Studies Minor. Dr. Aldridge has achieved national recognition for his original research on the
history of American film exhibition. His publications include two textbooks, and The Michigan Theater: Ann Arbor’s Home for
Fine Film and the Performing Arts Since 1928. Professor Aldridge was awarded an EMU Alumni Association Teaching Award.
In addition, Dr. Aldridge is a fine musician and has served as head organist at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor since
l972. He was largely responsible for saving the theater in l979, and is an Incorporating Officer of the Michigan Theater
Foundation.
Lunch & Learn
Dine & Discover
Season Tickets
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
(Attend all five and save!)
City Club Members
$25
$28
$125
Non-Club Members
$30
$33
$150
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Community Outreach Has a Wide Reach
Save the Date!
The City Club Community Outreach committee has been
busy this fall. We have interviewed three nonprofits from
which we’ll choose our annual award recipient: (1) Friends
in Deed—an interfaith organization that responds to unmet
needs of low-income Washtenaw County residents, filling in
the “gap” by providing furniture, car repair, and financial
assistance for utility bills; (2) Community Music School of
Ann Arbor—which is requesting funds to provide music
lessons for children who want to continue studying music
but cannot otherwise afford it; and (3) Camp Liberty—
which helps troops returning home from Iraq and
Afghanistan adjust to non-combat life; the camp serves
veterans suffering from head injuries, post-traumatic stress
syndrome, and/or depression by providing a place for them
to enjoy outdoor activities and get respite from the traumas
of war. Camp Liberty is requesting funds toward appliance
purchases for the camp.
Art Deco Tour of
Detroit
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Included but not limited to
interior tours of the Guardian
Building and the Fisher
Theatre.
The tour will be conducted by
Professor Michael Farrell.
Camp Liberty’s fundraising event in February is giving the
committee a chance to help by donating a basket for their
fundraising auction. We have purchased a basket of Italian
foods and wines with a value just under $300, and we wish
them much success.
Additional information
will be available soon.
We also decided to support once again the Education
Project for Homeless Youth with holiday gift bags for 1st
and 2nd graders and Target gift cards for the teens.
Both the Camp Liberty basket donation and the holiday gifts
came from the generosity of the committee members’
personal funds and did not impact the Club’s budget. We
welcome other City Club members to participate in future
outreach efforts, which will also include some one-time
volunteering activities in the coming months. Let me know
if you want to know more: [email protected].
Dinner and a Movie
Make your dinner reservations and join us for a viewing of
It Happened One Night
Starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, and
Walter Connolly
As always, thank you for your contributions to all our
outreach efforts on behalf of the Club and community.
Thursday, January 22
7 p.m.
Barb Pomey
Chair
Ellie Andrews has just tied the
knot with society aviator King
Westley when she is whisked
away to her father’s yacht and out
of King’s clutches. Ellie jumps
ship and eventually winds up on a
bus headed back to her husband.
Reluctantly she must accept the
help of out-of-work reporter
Peter Warne. Actually, Warne
doesn’t give her any choice: either
she sticks with him until he gets
her back to her husband, or he’ll blow the whistle on
Ellie to her father. Either way, Peter gets what (he
thinks!) he wants .... a really juicy newspaper story.
Art & Crafts Festival Was a Success
What a wonderful day we all had on December 6. Everyone
had the holiday spirit. The weather was great, the exhibitors
were happy, and the shoppers shopped! A heartfelt thank
you to all of you who helped make this year’s Festival a
successful one. Everyone who volunteered to help post
signs, mark floors Friday afternoon, and work at the Festival
on Saturday deserve the highest of praise. The show
wouldn’t have been a successful event without you. Thank
you all! (Reminder: If you took some signs to put around
town that week, please return them to the Club.)
Penny O’Malley
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Connections: Spotlight on Barbara Kramer
Barb Kramer was born in New York City but brought up in Ann Arbor. Just to
show you how easy-going and adaptable she is, she says, “Ann Arbor is a great
place to grow up.” You will find it difficult to believe that anyone would happily
trade Manhattan for Ann Arbor. Barb went to local schools—Eberwhite,
Slauson, and Ann Arbor High (now Pioneer). She enrolled in the University of
Michigan, fully intending to major in journalism, but she was waylaid during her
freshman year. She volunteered at APA—the Association of Producing Artists
which was part of the U of M Theater Department. This was a professional
group that came from New York. Barb enjoyed the experience so much that she
switched to a theater major. The Theater Department was housed in the Frieze
Building (which was the original Ann Arbor High School), complete with the
Trueblood Theater. Productions were also offered at Lydia Mendelssohn
Theater.
Love of the theater—and even perhaps of New York—led Barb to leave the University before graduation. A friend who was
going to New York as artistic director of a new production company, Playwrights’ Horizon, asked her to join the company.
Then she moved to the Eastern Opera Theater of New York as production manager. Her next position was with the Hebrew
Arts School which was an after-school and weekend program for school children founded by an Israeli who had observed
that most theater programs for children were on Saturday, thus preventing participation of many Jewish children. The
Hebrew Arts School’s weekend classes were on Sunday. The school found a supporter in Abraham Goodman of Goody Hair
products and thus had a large building constructed for it near Lincoln Center.
While Barbara loved her work, she also missed her family in Ann Arbor. So after more than ten years in New York, she
returned to Ann Arbor. She thought that the two things she would miss most were good delis and sushi. As luck would have
it, two weeks after she returned, Zingerman’s opened, and soon after that came a great sushi restaurant on Huron. Barbara
found a good position at the University Hospital where she worked in a diagnostic lab generating reports and handling
scheduling.
Barb’s days in the theater were not over, however. She soon discovered the Performance Network where she volunteered for
stage management and where she met her future husband, Ron, who was the technical director. In the next several years,
Barb went back and forth from full to part-time work as she and Ron married and had two sons. And this is the segue into
Barbara joining the City Club. She met Swanna Saltiel at Performance Network who urged her to come to the City Club. As
is true of all too many people, Barb’s idea of the City Club was of stuffy women who played bridge and ate lunch, period. But
Swanna is persuasive, so Barb did come to dinner a few times and finally agreed to come to an Open House. When she
arrived, Swanna was not yet there, but Suzanne Powell greeted her and offered to get her a drink. Well, we seem to have
bought Barb for a glass of wine—in other words, she was captivated by the friendly atmosphere and so she joined. The Club
is the winner!
Barb still does not play bridge but there is hardly anything else she does not do. She is a member of Ways and Means and the
Membership Committee; she is chair of Strategic Planning and Co-Chair of the Flea Market. Her life as a citizen of Ann
Arbor is far from neglected as she serves on the board of the City HIV/Aids Resource Center, the Kerrytown Concert
House, the Southeastern Michigan Jazz Association and the Community Music School of Ann Arbor (formerly the Ann
Arbor School for the Performing Arts). Barbara is one of the people who make the trains run on time. As in her work with
the theater, she is not on stage but enables others to be there. She does all this with unflappable good humor—possibly
inherited from her mother. When Barb was in sixth grade at Eberwhite she was chosen to play Mary in a Christmas pageant.
The teacher told her that she had to ask her mother. When she did so, her mother said, “They are asking for you to get
permission to play Mary because you’re Jewish? What do they think Mary was?”
Barbara loves the City Club, and it shows. She said she was amazed at how many different activities go on like the Signature
Groups. She is a member of Genealogy and Apple Lovers. She was also surprised at the varied and interesting careers of
many of her fellow members. Also, having spent several years at U of M Hospital where staff turnover is huge, she is very
happy to be with people her own age.
Libby Birdsall
For the Membership Committee
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Programs and Classes Winter & Spring 2015
Album and Scrapbooking
Instr: Janet Distelzweig
January 7
Day: 1st Wednesday of each month
Time: 10 a.m.−3 p.m.
Member Fee: $16 per class
Non-Member Fee: $24 per class
Procrastinate no longer – it’s time to get it done! Gather up
your family photographs and come join us to begin putting
them in a photo safe environment for your family. We meet
on the first Wednesday of every month, but you don’t have to
attend every month. Bring your photos and memorabilia and
Janet will bring albums and supplies you can purchase as well
as cropping tools for you to use. Janet is a Creative Memories
consultant.
Exercise for Fitness
Instr: Ann Hunt
January 26
Time: 9−10 a.m.
11 Weeks
Mondays
Member Fee: $26
Min: 5
Non-Member Fee: $39
Move to music in a convivial atmosphere to condition your
heart and stretch and strengthen your muscles. Join this longtime group for an hour of energy!
Ukrainian Easter Eggs
Instr: Sarah Furlow
January 26
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
1 Time Class
Member Fee: $35
Max: 10
Non-Member Fee: $53
Beginning Bridge, Section 3: Defense
Make colorful Ukrainian Eggs! It’s a fun activity for a group
Instr: Ronnie Meade
January 7
of friends, and you come away with a wonderfully decorated
egg to celebrate the season! The process involves applying
Time: 10 a.m.−12 p.m.
6 Weeks
your design to an egg and a series of colors with wax
Wednesdays
applications, and voila! You have a lovely intricate egg that
Member Fee: $70
you
have designed! This egg is coated in polyurethane for
Non-Member Fee: $105
protection,
and the yolk is removed. Class will include a break
These six classes will focus on strategies for the defenders:
for
lunch.
Fee
includes materials.
opening leads, second, and third hand play and defensive
st
signals. Defense in the 21 Century will be the text.
Exercise for Fitness
Instr: Ann Hunt
January 30
Bible Study
Instr: Rotating
January 7
Time: 9−10 a.m.
11 Weeks
Fridays
Time: 10 a.m.−11:30 a.m.
Member Fee: $26
Min: 5
Every Wednesday
Non-Member
Fee:
$39
Member Fee: $10 semester
See above.
Non-Member Fee: $15 semester
In 1940 Mortimer Adler published a book called How to Read
a Book. Adler contends that informed readers ask questions of Bridge Logic: Section 1
February 3 & 5
the text, which fall into three categories: 1) Facts–what does Instr: Don Rumelhart
Time: 10-11:30 a.m.
3 Weeks, 6 sessions
the author want us to know; 2) Interpret–what ideas is he
trying to get across; 3) Application–How does it apply to me. Tuesdays and Thursdays
Member Fee: $100
Are there warnings and prohibitions to heed, examples to
follow, encouragement and comfort for the slings and arrows Non-Member Fee: $150
This class will emphasize logical bridge analysis from both
of this life? Those of us who are participants in this class
declarer’s
and defender’s perspective. During every class
hope to become informed readers of that long time best seller
period,
we
will examine several bridge hands for lessons on
–the Bible.
bidding, defending, and drawing the winning deductions.
Learn to analyze bridge hands like an expert. There are no
Making a Love Frame NEW!
prerequisites for this class. The material presented does not
Instr: Julie Brancart
January 19
require any knowledge of conventions or information
Time: 10 a.m.−12 p.m.
1 Time Class
presented in any other classes.
Member Fee: $45
Min: 6
Non-Member Fee: $68
Max: 20
Join us to make this beautiful "Love Sampler." In this class, Dining Etiquette Refresher Luncheon NEW!
February 6
you will learn how to dry emboss as well as heat emboss. Instr: Charmelle School
Time:
11:30
a.m.
–
2
p.m.
1 Time Class
When finished you will have a beautiful item to display in
Member
Fee:
$45
Min:
5
your home. It also makes a perfect wedding gift. Price
Non-Member
Fee:
$68
Max:
20
includes all supplies and frame.
The New Year is sure to be filled with new dining
experiences! Why not take a refresher course in the dining
do’s and don’ts? Whether it’s lobster, sushi, or prime rib we’ll
share a few reminders for diverse table settings. Cost
includes three-course meal and a beverage.
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Card Making NEW!
Instr: Julie Brancart
February 16
Time: 10 a.m.−12 p.m.
1 Time Class
Member Fee: $22
Min: 6
Non-Member Fee: $33
Max: 20
Three beautiful cards in one class. All suitable for Valentine’s
Day, Birthday or Sympathy. Several techniques will be taught
in this class. Beginners to experienced card makers are
welcome. Please bring adhesive.
Tour of Maker Works NEW!
April 1
Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
1 Time Class
FREE
Meet up at 3765 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor, for a tour of Maker
Works, a 14,000 sq. ft. workshop that provides tools and
education in four areas of hands-on creation: Metal, Wood,
Circuits, and Craft. Maker Works welcomes artists, hobbyists,
and business people to take advantage of access to thousands
of dollars worth of tools, space for projects big and small,
and a vibrant community of like-minded people. This tour,
scheduled just for the City Club, will introduce us to the tools
and space and what it costs to use them. Sign up early
through the City Club. Space is limited.
Culinary Class with Chef Todd: Bacon
Instr: Todd Stapnowski
February 17
Time: 5:30 p.m.
1 Time Class
Member Fee: $35 inclusive
Non-Member Fee: $53 inclusive
Memory Preservation Lab Presents: Downsizing Our
Min: 10 / Max: 20
Chef will demonstrate a handful of dishes from appetizers to Treasures – Making the Difficult Decisions NEW!
Instr: Dina Shtull
April 3
main course incorporating bacon in all.
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
1 Time Class
Member
Fee:
$35
Max:
10
Memory Preservation Lab Presents: Top Ten
Non-Member
Fee:
$53
Preservation Mistakes…and How to Avoid Them NEW!
Our homes seem to be accumulating stuff at a faster pace
Instr: Rob Hoffman
February 20
than ever before. Even our digital storage never seems to be
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
1 Time Class
enough. We become emotionally attached to items collected
Member Fee: $35
Max: 10
over the years or inherited from past generations. At some
Non-Member Fee: $53
This is an interactive workshop that helps participants figure point in our lives, we are faced with downsizing, whether
out the often confusing world of preserving their family because of need or desire. Considering this possibility, we
photos, movies and slides. Among other things, participants have a unique opportunity to think about which stories and
learn what digital formats to avoid, how commonly used heirlooms to preserve. This workshop will offer strategies
scrapbooking items actually put your items in danger, and for deciding what to keep for use now as well as what to keep
how to digitize your mementos properly. Questions and for the next generation. It will also present strategies for
preventing unnecessary accumulation.
problem situations are welcomed.
Bridge Logic: Section 2
Instr: Don Rumelhart
March 3 & 5
Time: 10-11:30 a.m.
3 Weeks, 6 sessions
Tuesday and Thursdays
Member Fee: $100
Non-Member Fee: $150
This class will emphasize logical bridge analysis from both
declarer’s and defender’s perspective. During every class
period, we will examine several bridge hands for lessons on
bidding, defending, and drawing the winning deductions.
Learn to analyze bridge hands like an expert. There are no
prerequisites for this class. The material presented does not
require any knowledge of conventions or information
presented in any other classes.
Introduction to Frame Drum Wisdom NEW!
Instr: Karen Robb
April 17
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
1 Time Class
Member Fee: $35
Min: 4
Non-Member Fee: $50
Max: 16
Join us as we explore the mystery of sound through the
ancient wisdom of the frame drum. Together we will sound,
sing and chant into the frame drum creating a beautiful,
“other worldly” resonance; learn to drum over others creating
a stress reducing, calming effect; and just play together
finding new ways to interact with the drum and each other.
As we each connect with the drum, we find the beauty,
strength and power of our own unique voice.
Beginning Bridge, Section 4: Two over One
Instr: Ronnie Meade
March 18
Time: 10 a.m.−12 p.m.
6 Weeks
Wednesdays
Member Fee: $70
Non-Member Fee: $105
The 2 over 1 approach to bidding will be explained, including
1NT Forcing, New Minor Forcing, and Fourth Suit Forcing.
Cancellation/Payment Policy: Members who sign up for
classes will have two (2) business days following registration
to cancel; thereafter, there will be no refunds. Class and
material (if any) fees will be charged to the member’s account
after the two business day grace period. If a class is cancelled
by the City Club due to the minimum not being met or the
instructor being unable to teach, enrollees shall be notified by
the City Club office by telephone or email and fees refunded
in full.
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Signature Interest Groups Winter & Spring 2015
Apple Lovers
Facilitators: Ronnie Meade
Day: 4th Wednesday of the month
Time: 2 p.m.
Fee: $10/Semester
Are you a Mac user with an iPad, iPhone or Notebook who
would love to share helpful tips and mini-frustrations with
others just like you? Let’s get a group together to have fun
with our new technology and learn from one another.
Everyone is welcome!
Art: Medium of Choice
Facilitator: Kathy Kelley
Day: Fridays
Time: 9:30−11:30 a.m.
This group evolved out of Mary Bachman’s popular class
“Art: Medium of Choice.” Drop in for this informal painting
group to work on and discuss your art projects.
Automobile Appreciation Club
Facilitators: Connie D’Amato & Dean DeGalan
This club informally meets once per quarter to foster interests
in the automobile. Activities focus on the historical, global
industry as well as current state-of-the-art technology. The
club arranges group trips to local destinations of interest and
encourages other activities pertaining to this business and will
support the annual Car Show at the City Club in May.
Garden Club
Facilitator: Ronnie Meade
Day: Once a Month in the summer
Time: TBD
Fee: $10/semester
We are comprised of members who are interested in
gardens—their architecture, variety of plants, ornamentals,
etc. Programs, held from April through October, which
consist of visits to interesting gardens and greenhouses. We
do no “hands-on” for the City Club gardens. New members
are always welcome.
Genealogy Group
Facilitator: Connie Olson
Day: 4th Friday of the month
Time: 10 a.m.
Fee: $10/semester
This group will meet monthly (except for the summer
months) to talk about the “how to” and tips for developing
family trees. Members will decide on the agenda for these gettogethers based on their genealogy interests and skill levels.
Great Decisions Group
Facilitator: Barb Pomey
Day: 3nd Thursday of the month
Time: 7 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. for dinner
Fee: $30 for program materials
Great Decisions, an offshoot of the Foreign Policy
Association, is a discussion opportunity for adults who are
Book Discussion Group
interested in learning more about world events. We will meet
Facilitator: Suzanne Powell
at least once a month, January through May, to discuss topics
Day: 3rd Friday of the month
outlined in the Briefing Book published each year by the
Time: 10:30 a.m.
This is an informed group that chooses one book from a FPA. Participation requires some preparatory reading but no
wide variety of books to read each month. A report is given prior knowledge or expertise is necessary. The meeting will
and all members are welcome. Meetings are held each month begin with dinner and socializing at the Club at 5:30 p.m.,
followed by a DVD presentation that is aligned with the
from September through June, followed by lunch.
book, and then discussion by the members.
Duplicate Bridge – ACBL Sanctioned Games
History Club
Days: Every Monday, Tuesday & Friday
Facilitator: Bill Thomas
Time: 1 p.m.
Day: 1st Thursday of the month
Fee: $6 regular games / $7-8 special games
All members are welcome! ACBL master points are awarded. Time: 7 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. for dinner
This group begins with dinner and follows that up with either
a speaker or discussion on a pre-determined topic. For
Evening Book Discussion Group
further information contact Bill at [email protected].
Facilitator: Karen Valvo
nd
Day: 2 Thursday of the month
Local Food Club
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Facilitator: Judy Cohen
This group meets for dinner in the pub with a lively
Meets: Quarterly
discussion about our monthly book choice. We welcome all
Join us to discuss buying, growing, preserving, cooking, and
men and women who enjoy reading and sharing their
eating locally grown and produced food. We meet once each
perspectives on a variety of books. If interested, contact
season to share information about local farms and farmer’s
Karen at [email protected].
markets, new local products, gardening tips, recipes, and
efforts to promote the “locavore” movement. We also seek
to help the City Club kitchen use more local ingredients.
Contact Judy at 734-677-3416.
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Novice Duplicate Bridge
Facilitators: Don Cleveland & Lee Evans
Day: Every Thursday
Time: 1 p.m.
This is a weekly ACBL sanctioned bridge game for players
with less than 300 master points.
On Our Own Club
Facilitator: Mary Dolan
Time: Lunch (TBD)
Day: A Wednesday of each month
This group meets once per month, usually on a Wednesday,
with the date determined at the previous meeting. Their
purpose is to bring single members together for camaraderie
and support. For further information, please contact Mary
Dolan at [email protected]
Origami +
Facilitator: Millie Empedocles
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Day: 1st Monday of the month
This group creates useful, decorative items for sale at the
Club, the proceeds of which benefit the Club. All members
are welcome to join.
Watercolors
Facilitator: Pat Fitzgerald
Days: Every Thursday
Time: 9−11:30 a.m.
Fee: $10/semester
Learn from one another in a supportive, creative atmosphere.
Whether you have never painted before, or have and would
love to return to watercolor, you will be welcome. Art
materials will be suggested.
Writing Group
Facilitator: Jeanette Brock
Days: Every Friday
Time: 12 p.m. Lunch / 1−3 p.m.
Fee: $10/ semester
“Graduates” of Stephanie Kadel Taras’ memoir writing class
and other writers gather together to share personal writing
they’ve done during the week. Discussion follows each
reading. There is often time to start a new piece, sometimes
inspired by another member’s writing.
Yarn & Darn
Facilitator: Ellen Kenney
Days: Every Tuesday
Time: 10−11:30 a.m.
Poetry Club
This dynamic group meets weekly. Knitters of any ability are
Facilitator: Kathleen Fitzgerald
welcome. Come join us for knitting support, camaraderie and
Day: 1st Thursday of the month
spinning yarns! This group knits year around and makes
Time: 5:30 p.m.
several annual donations. Please come join us and stay for
The Poetry Club is a group of City Club members with lunch.
varying interests and pursuits who have come together to
enjoy reading and talking about poetry. We read and explore
both contemporary and traditional poets. As we set our
schedule, we hope to invite local poets to share their work
with us. We also enjoy writing poetry ourselves about
different subjects–nature, places we have visited and people
Sign up for classes and signature interest
we have known. We take field trips to places on campus and
groups
at our Programs and Classes Winter
in town that spur our imagination. Laughter and friendship
Mixer, Wednesday, January 14th, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
and the love of the written word are what bring us together.
Social Bridge
Facilitator: Betty Fowler
Days: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month
Time: 1 p.m.
Players of all skill levels are welcome. For more information
call Betty at 734-929-0671.
Traveler’s Club
Facilitator: Rotating
Day: 2nd Thursday of the month
Time: 11:30 a.m. in the Pub
Do you like to travel but don’t want to travel alone or do the
driving? This group is for those who might be interested in
getting out of town for a day, a week or even longer. Its
mission is to organize trips for members.
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Or register at any time by contacting the front desk at
734.662.3279 ext. 1 or e-mail [email protected] or
visiting our website http://www.annarborcityclub.org/
programs-and-classes.html.
1830 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
734.662.3279
[email protected]
www.annarborcityclub.org
Upcoming Events
The Beacon
President:
Editor:
Stephanie Kadel Taras
Kylista Geiger
January 2015
Thursday
1
CLUB CLOSED New Year’s Day
Wednesday
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Programs and Classes Mixer 4:30-6 p.m.
Wednesday
21
Travelogue 6 p.m. Dinner / 7 p.m. Program
Thursday
22
Dinner and a Movie - Dinner 5 p.m./Movie 7 p.m.
Friday
23
When I’m Sixty-Four: 1960s Party & Open House 6-10 p.m.
Tuesday
27
It’s Your Birthday Lunch (Dec & Jan) 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday
28
Dine & Discover: Anne L. Curzan 6 p.m.
Thursday
29
Trivia Night 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday
4
Special Meeting of the Membership 10:30 a.m.
Friday
13
Valentine’s Luncheon 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday
18
Dine & Discover: Bradley J. Cardinale 6 p.m.
Tuesday
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It’s Your Birthday Lunch 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday
25
Travelogue 6 p.m. Dinner / 7 p.m. Program
Thursday
26
Dinner and a Movie - Dinner 5 p.m./Movie 7 p.m.
Friday
27
Beach Party
February 2015
Photograph by Steven Huyser-Honig
St. Joseph Lighthouse
St. Joseph, Michigan
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