This is a Newsletter to the Members of the Haviland Club. All activities pertain to member/guest-only activities unless indicated.

We are accepting new members. If interested, please contact thehavilandclub@gmail.com or call 902-894-4421.

 

This Week’s Headlines (See Below For More Information)

• Friday Social This Week—Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6 
• Coffee and Conversation Thursday Morning, 10 AM
• Play Reading! Group—Monday December 9, 7:30 PM
• The Haviland Club Book Club, Tuesday December 17, 7 PM
• Christmas Potluck and Social – Friday December 20th

 

Info Updates:

 

Congratulations to Doug Thompson on his election to Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Haviland Club. Doug is a highly respected member of the Club and a former Vice-President. Thanks also to Bert for taking a lead role in the interim.

 

A Huge Thanks to Julie for producing the Club Newsletter the last couple of months. It’s a great deal of work on top of a full-time job, and you did a great job. Thanks, Julie.

 

A Great Big Thanks to Cathy B for stepping up to provide chili for last Friday’s $7 Friday, as Marie was unfortunately ill. Thanks also to Tricia for helping, and for those who cleaned up.

 

And Another Massive Thanks to Carol Reid for her donation of 50% of the cost of a stone mason—and negotiating the discount rate—for repairs of the pink Sicilian marble fireplace in the Parlour and the white fireplace in the Snug, which was coming apart. Both fireplaces look so much better, and we understand the crack in the Library fireplace will also be repaired.

 

Time to View the Wonderful Woodhouse Christmas Display.

19 Campbell Road, Johnston’s River, Sunday to Thursday 5–10pm. Friday and Saturdays 5-11 Members Gary and Terry invite you to come and be a part of their 7th season. Bring the family and enjoy the show free of charge but donations in aid of Santa’s Angels are gratefully accepted. (Santa’s Angels is a 100% volunteer-based group that provides a surprise Christmas morning to families across the Island (so donations are much needed!) For more details visit: https://www.facebook.com/Garyslightshow

 

Piano Tuned Thanks to pianist Max Keenleyside for tuning the piano in the Great Room so that pianist Sarah Hagen could launch of her new CD. There was lots of Media presence at the launch. (P.S. Max says we have an excellent piano.)

 

About Surnames A note on the use of surnames in this Newsletter. As the Newsletter is published on Facebook and the web to help stimulate interest and membership, surnames are not used unless in formal situations, such as elections. This informal policy but deemed wise by Newsletter staff but could be changed at the direction of the Executive.

 

Details on Upcoming Events

 

Friday Social This Week—Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6

We’ll miss you if we don’t see you—so see you Friday!

 

Coffee and Conversation, Thursday December 5, 10 –11:30 AM

This week, our guest, Jennifer Evans, is unable to join us; but has agreed to join us on January 16th. Please drop in on Thursday for coffee and conversation—including suggestions for the program in 2020. Hey, we’re interesting too, right?

 

Last week, on Thursday Nov 28^th, we had an honoured guest, Grace Nicholson. Grace was one of the first ladies to join the Haviland Club. Vice President Jamie Trainor welcomed Grace, and announced that Grace would be an Honorary Member of the Club, with her name on the board, along with Her Honour Antoinette Perry and  His Worship Philip Brown. There were 35 people present to express best wishes to Grace, and her daughter, Martha.

 

Next week will be the last meeting for 2019. Join us for spiced cider, Christmas cake, and maybe more!!! Bert C welcomes any suggestions for our program in the new year. Please let him, Tim or Susan know of your suggestions.

 

And please note (and do we hate having to say this!): If schools are closed because of the weather, then Thursday morning coffee is also cancelled.

 

Play Reading! Group Monday December 9, 7:30 PM

If this interests you, please come to an organizational meeting at the Haviland Club to decide on the details and pick a snazzier name! If you have questions, email Robin at rscarson@icloud.com or call 902-892-3373. But hey, come! It’ll be fun.

 

The Haviland Club Book Club, Tuesday December 17, 7 PM

This month your Book Club is reading The Other Side of the Sun, an immigrant’s fascinating tale by Island writer Thien Tang. This will be followed by The Big Green Tent: A Novel, by Ludmila Ulitskaya; Fifth Business, by Robertson Davies; and Nostalgia,  by M G Vassanji. Join the conversation!

 

Speaking of Books, Our Library is growing month by month. New Titles arrive all the times. Have you had a look lately? This week 5 news books on various topics have been added, including a complete biography of Maud Lewis, the famous Canadian Maritime painter.  An attractive feature is that most of our books are new or newish and in good condition. Our catalogue of available books is online at Libib, under Haviland Club Library. Enjoy!

 

Christmas Potluck and Social – Friday December 20th

Come and join us for our Christmas Pot Luck and Social! Please bring your favourite dish, enjoy music with Musical Sue, wear your favourite Christmas garb, and help celebrate the Christmas season with your fellow Club members. A sign-up sheet has been posted in the Taproom to help everyone decide what dish to bring.

 

 

New Years Eve Drop In:  As in the past, the Haviland Club will be open on New Years Eve. Members and guests are invited to drop in and spend some time with fellow members and friends enjoying the warmth and convivial beauty of our club.

 

New Years Day Levee: The New Year’s Levee will take place 11 to 1 PM on New Year’s Day. It’s fun to see so many people in the Club; we hope you’ll come and spend some time enjoying the sight, and we very much hope that you’ll consider making up a tray of sweets to satisfy the hungry hoards and perhaps helping out with the serving. Please help out. We like to put on the best of shows, and as with everything else at the Club, you’re part of it.

 

Get Centered Workshops Weekly \through Nov. and Dec. 2019 (Public Event)

Learn about Soothing Yourself – Quieting your mind – Calm in adversity-Mediation and the brain. For details on cost, dates and times and to register please email as follows:

louise@louisecarota.com.  Or visit her website www.louisecartota.com and on Facebook www.facebook.com/Reliefofstress

 

Entertainment Committee Request If members have an event or idea that they would like to see happen at the Club please feel free to bring it forward to the manager or the social committee and let’s try and make it happen. Let’s work together to make this the best season yet. Your Social/Committee consists of Sue Stanger (Chair), Julie Charlebois, Marie Hunt and Cathy Butler.

 

 

CARDS – GAMES AND TIMES

Monday:  Sanctioned Bridge ~ 1 to 4 PM

Tuesday: Sanctioned Bridge ~ 7 PM

Tuesday:  Members’ 45 Club ~ 7 PM

Wednesday:   Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM

Thursday:  Social Duplicate Bridge ~ 7 PM

Friday:  Members’ Bridge ~ 1 PM   Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM

CLUB FALL HOURS – UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE BAR OPENS AT 4 P.M.

 

Please note that at times the bar may be open later – as events dictate.

Monday:  CLOSED

Tuesday: 11AM – 10 PM

Wednesday: 11 AM – 7 PM

Thursday: 11 AM – 10 PM

Friday: 11 AM – 10 PM

Saturday: Bar Open 7 – 10 PM (or as event dictates)

Sunday: CLOSED (unless events)

 

Come to the Haviland Club, where the draw is the people!

BI WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE WEEK OF MONDAY NOV 25, 2019

 

This Newsletter is for Members of the Haviland Club. All activities pertain to member/guest-only unless indicated.
The Club would like to send out a special thank you to Charlie and Carolyn Triainor for the gift of silver tea set.
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Headlines/Reminders/Upcoming Events
 If any members have an event or idea that they would like to see happening at the Club please feel free to bring it forward to the manager, your fellow club members or the social committee and let’s try and make it happen. Remember this is your Club and the more we all get involved to plan an event, or volunteer at an event, the better our Club will be. Let’s work together to make this the best season yet. Your Social/Committee consists of Julie Charlebois, Sue Stanger, Marie Hunt and Cathy Butler.

 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29 – SUPPER/SOCIAL WITH SPECIAL MUSICAL GUESTS. Bar opens at 4 p.m. and the Supper/Music at 6 p.m. and onward.
Come out and enjoy a dinner of Chicken Enchiladas served with Mexican Rice. Cost of supper is $9.00. All members and their guests are welcome. Dinner prepared by Marie. We will be hosting some local musicians, Tim McCulloch on Guitar and Brian Bradley on Guitar and Drum. They will be playing for your enjoyment, Latin inspired soft rock, for example, Santana, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan. They are playing for Free, however, we will have a Tip Jar, so if you enjoy the music please contribute. Thank you.
As normal we encourage everyone to reserve your dinner by either calling or emailing the Club or signing up in the Tap Room. We require the reservations to be made by noon on Wednesday Nov. 27th in order to ensure we purchase and prepare the proper amount of food. Come on out and support this social and enjoy some great food, good music and the company of your fellow members.
 Thursday Coffee and Conversation 10 a.m. This event happens every Thursday and are coordinated by your member Bert Christie

Thursday Nov 28th – There will be a special celebration to honour Grace Nicholson. We have been told that Grace was one of the first ladies to become a member of the Haviland Club; and that was in 2001. Grace lives with family members in a house on Water St next to our club, and of course will be joining with us on Thursday the 28th.
Next week Dec 5th – Our guest will be Jennifer Evans, from Ocean 100. Ocean 100 is located in the Atlantic Technology Centre on University Avenue. You may have seen the employees doing a broadcast as you passed by the building.
Last week on Nov 21: Our guest was Donald Andrus, an artist, Donald was introduced by his friend, Laurent Beaulieu. Donald gave an interesting talk about his early life and struggles as an artist, and showed a couple of his paintings.
Future Dates – I would welcome any suggestions for our program in the new year – Bert Christie
On November 14th the guest was Peter Richards, managing editor, The Buzz. During the writing of the newsletter there was an error in stating that “We all agreed that The Buzz is not a part of PEI. I would like to reiterate that this was a typing error. It was meant to state that “We all agreed the BUZZ is a part of PEI! Thank you, Julie Charlebois

Get Centered Workshops – Held Weekly at the Haviland Club through Nov. and Dec. 2019
Learn about Soothing Yourself – Quieting your mind – Calm in adversity-Mediation and the brain
For details on cost, dates and times and to register please email as follows:
louise@louisecarota.com. Or visit her website www.louisecartota.com and on Facebook www.facebook.com/Reliefofstress
The information is also posted in the Tap Room at the Club.
 MONDAY DEC. 09, Play Reading Group – 7:30 p.m.
Several members have expressed interest in forming a play-reading group. Please join us for an organizational meeting at the Haviland Club, at 7:30 PM on Monday, December 9. At the meeting we can decide on the details of such a group (and pick a snazzier name than ‘A Play-Reading Group.’) If you have questions, email Robin Carson at rscarson@icloud.com or call 902-892-3373.
 FRIDAY DEC. 20 – CHRISTMAS POTLUCK PARTY – MEMBERS
A sign-up sheet has been the Tap room – please bring your favourite dish and help celebrate the Christmas season with your fellow Club members. This year we will be having some fun activities along with the Pot Luck, as well as encouraging everyone to wear your favourite Christmas garb, Ugly Christmas Sweater, Favourite Tie!!! See the attached poster for more details.

In future newsletters we will also be detailing the New Years Eve appetizer drop in party as well as New Years Day Levee. Stay tuned.

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CARDS – GAMES AND TIMES
Monday: Sanctioned Bridge ~ 1 to 4 PM
Tuesday: Sanctioned Bridge ~ 7 PM
Tuesday: Members’ 45 Club ~ 7 PM
Wednesday: Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM
Thursday: Social Duplicate Bridge ~ 7 PM
Friday: Members’ Bridge ~ 1 PM Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM
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CLUB FALL HOURS – UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE BAR OPENS AT 4 P.M.
Please note that at times the bar may be open later – as events dictate.
MONDAY: CLOSED TUESDAY: 11AM – 10 PM WEDNESDAY: 11 AM – 7 PM
THURSDAY: 11 AM – 10 PM FRIDAY: 11 AM – 10 PM
SATURDAY: Bar Open 7 – 10 PM (or as event dictates) SUNDAY: CLOSED (unless events)

Come to the Haviland Club, where the draw is the people!
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BI WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE WEEK OF MONDAY NOV 18, 2019

This Newsletter is for Members of the Haviland Club. All activities pertain to member/guest-only unless indicated.

****A follow up regarding the special visit from the Lft. Governor, and mayor of Charlottetown on Saturday Nov 16, 2019.

The Haviland Club would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Laurent Beaulieu for spear heading and organizing this special event. Laurent put a lot of effort into ensuring this event went off without a hitch.

The club had a successful event to host our two new patrons and members of the club, her honour the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island, and the mayor of Charlottetown. The club would like to acknowledge and thank all of the organizers and volunteers of this event, Laurent Beaulieu, Susan Stanger, Caroline Trainor, Pam Capes and our Club manager Susan Macdonald. THANK YOU ALL!!!!

Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday November 17 to help decorate the Club for Christmas. It was nice to see everyone out enjoying some holiday spirit.

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Headlines/Reminders/Upcoming Events

• If any members have an event or idea that they would like to see happening at the Club please feel free to bring it forward to the manager, your fellow club members or the social committee, and let’s try and make it happen. Remember this is your Club and the more we all get involved to plan an event, or volunteer at an event, the better our Club will be. Let’s work together to make this the best season yet.

 

• Snooker – There have been a few members who have shown interest in getting the Snooker started again, on Wednesday evenings. If anyone is interested in taking the lead on this event, please talk to Susan M. (manager) about arranging this. This is up for discussion and arrangement by those who are interested.

 

• Friday Socials – Bar opens at 4 p.m. Draws at 6 p.m. See you Friday!!!

 

• Thursday Coffee and Conversation 10 a.m. This event happens every Thursday

 Thursday Nov 21 – This week our guest will be artist painter Donald Andrus. Donald is a well know artist in Canada who has exhibited in a number of well know galleries.

This will be an illustrated talk Donald lives in Charlottetown, PEI.

 

Last week, our guest was Peter Richards, managing editor, The Buzz. Peter started this monthly publication in 1993. Peter described the problems he encountered in setting up a this very successful publication. We all agreed that The Buzz is not a part of PEI.

 

Get Centered Workshops – Held Weekly at the Haviland Club through Nov. and Dec. 2019

Learn about Soothing Yourself – Quieting your mind – Calm in adversity-Mediation and the brain
For details on cost, dates and times and to register please email as follows:
louise@louisecarota.com. Or visit her website www.louisecartota.com and on Facebook www.facebook.com/Reliefofstress

The information is also posted in the Tap Room at the Club.

 

• WENESDAY NOV. 20, 2019 7.p.m. – Annual General Meeting for all members of the Haviland Club. Members are encouraged to bring a potentical new member to the meeting.

 The Annual General Meeting of the Haviland Club will be held Wednesday November 20th, at 7 PM, in the Great Room.

The Executive hopes to see you there, to learn about activities and progress in the past year and future plans. 

For those who have not yet renewed their annual membership, this is an excellent time to do so.

 

• SATURDAY NOV 23^RD FROM 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – PEI Writers’ Guide to offer Screenwriting 101 workshop – Public Event

Screenwriting 101 takes place on November 23, from 9am until 4pm, at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. The cost is $85 for Guild members and $95 for non-members. Registration is available on the PEIWG’s website (peiwritersguild.com). See some details below.

On November 23, the PEI Writers’ Guild will host a screenwriting workshop, the first of a new “Crossing Over” series the Guild is hosting this year. Entitled “Screenwriting 101,” the workshop will be facilitated by Louise Lalonde of Louise Lalonde Productions, a Prince Edward Island media company.

“The idea for a Crossing Over series came from the desire to explore genre transition,” explains PEI Writers’ Guild president Mo Duffy Cobb. “Over the next few months, the Guild will host workshops in screenwriting, playwriting, and songwriting—exploring the techniques of writing in each genre.”

Duffy Cobb said the workshops will appeal to those who wish to break into a particular genre, but who may not be familiar with genre-specific writing conventions.

Saturday November 23^rd from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sara Hagan Classical Pianist – Public Event – Album Launch

Special Entertainer Sara Hagan, pianist, soloist and chamber musician will be performing at the Haviland Club. This is a public event, please see her web site for more details and ticket prices.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29 – SUPPER/SOCIAL WITH SPECIAL MUSICAL GUESTS. Bar opens at 4 p.m. and the Supper/Music at 6 p.m. and onward.

Come out and enjoy a dinner of Chicken Enchiladas served with Mexican Rice. Cost of supper is $9.00. All members and their guests are welcome. Dinner prepared by Marie. We will be hosting some local musicians, Tim on Guitar and Brian ? on Guitar and Drum. They will be playing for your enjoyment, Latin inspired soft rock, for example, Santana, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan. They are playing for Free, however, we will have a Tip Jar, so if you enjoy the music please contribute. Thank you.

As normal we encourage everyone to reserve your dinner by either calling or emailing the Club or signing up in the Tap Room. We require the reservations to be made by noon on Wednesday Nov. 27^th in order to ensure we purchase and prepare the proper amount of food. Come on out and support this social, bring a friend.

MONDAY DEC. 09, Play Reading Group – 7:30 p.m.

Several members have expressed interest in forming a play-reading group. Please join us for an organizational meeting at the Haviland Club, at 7:30 PM on Monday, December 9. At the meeting we can decide on the details of such a group (and pick a snazzier name than ‘A Play-Reading Group.’) If you have questions, email Robin Carson at rscarson@icloud.com or call 902-892-3373.

• FRIDAY DEC. 20 – CHRISTMAS POTLUCK PARTY – MEMBERS

A sign-up sheet with be posted in the Tap room – please bring your favourite dish and help celebrate the Christmas season with your fellow Club members. This year we will be having some fun activities along with the Pot Luck, as well as encouraging everyone to wear your favourite Christmas garb, Ugly Christmas Sweater, Favourite Tie!!! More details to follow.

 

In future newsletters we will also be detailing the New Years Eve appetizer drop in party as well as New Years Day Levee. Stay tuned.

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CARDS – GAMES AND TIMES

Monday:           Sanctioned Bridge ~ 1 to 4 PM

Tuesday:          Sanctioned Bridge ~ 7 PM

Tuesday:          Members’ 45 Club ~ 7 PM

Wednesday:     Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM

Thursday:         Social Duplicate Bridge ~ 7 PM

Friday:              Members’ Bridge ~ 1 PM   Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM

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CLUB FALL HOURS – UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE BAR OPENS AT 4 P.M.

Please note that at times the bar may be open later – as events dictate.

MONDAY: CLOSED   TUESDAY: 11AM – 10 PM WEDNESDAY: 11 AM – 7 PM

THURSDAY:     11 AM – 10 PM FRIDAY: 11 AM – 10 PM

SATURDAY: Bar Open 7 – 10 PM (or as event dictates) SUNDAY: CLOSED (unless events)

 

Come to the Haviland Club, where the draw is the people!

 

 

 

 

On August 23rd, Honorable Antoinette  Perry, Lieutenant Governor of PEI granted

the Haviland Club vise-regal patronage.  Link  

Today Saturday  16 November from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. the Club Members and guests welcome our New Club Patron the Honorable Antoinette
Perry, Lieutenant Governor of PEI to a  Vice-Regal afternoon Tea / Cocktails Party. 

ALL Members are requested to attend
and bring family and guests with you to this special afternoon.
Refreshments will be served.

havilandclub.com

 

 

Space is available for Sunday’s Get Centered workshop 10am – 12:30pm upstairs at the Haviland Club.
Email louise@louisecarota.com if you or someone you know is interested in coming and I’ll add your names to the list.

The $20 workshop fee can be brought with you.

PEI Writers’ Guide to offer Screenwriting 101 workshop

On November 23, the PEI Writers’ Guild will host a screenwriting workshop, the first of a new “Crossing Over” series the Guild is hosting this year. Entitled “Screenwriting 101,” the workshop will be facilitated by Louise Lalonde of Louise Lalonde Productions, a Prince Edward Island media company.

“The idea for a Crossing Over series came from the desire to explore genre transition,” explains PEI Writers’ Guild president Mo Duffy Cobb. “Over the next few months, the Guild will host workshops in screenwriting, playwriting, and songwriting—exploring the techniques of writing in each genre.”

Duffy Cobb said the workshops will appeal to those who wish to break into a particular genre, but who may not be familiar with genre-specific writing conventions. “There might be those who’ve written a novel or poetry and who have a desire to try screenwriting, but who aren’t familiar with the format or criteria required.” But Duffy Cobb also stresses that you do not need to be an experienced writer to participate in these workshops.

In Screenwriting 101, Lalonde will guide participants through the screenwriting process, from creating a draft to making it ready for market. Participants will learn the difference between novel writing and writing a screenplay; the criteria used to ensure an idea is strong enough to carry a whole movie, series, mini-series, short film or feature film; how to tell a visual, emotional, and surprising story for screens; an overview on various screenwriting programs and their functions; and the use of dialogue for exposition.

Participants will also learn about funding opportunities for screenwriters, something Lalonde knows all too well as a familiar face at FilmPEI. She is the program coordinator of the popular PEI Screenwriters’ Bootcamp, an annual series of workshops for emerging screenwriters since 2008. She has served on the Island Media Arts Co-op, Women in Film and Television—Atlantic, and the PEI Council of the Arts committees. She is also the president of  the Charlottetown Film Society. She has written and directed several short films: Looking for Mr. Right, Hole in My Heart, C J Superstar, and, most recently, The Appointment/Le Rendez-vous.

Screenwriting 101 takes place on November 23, from 9am until 4pm, at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. The cost is $85 for Guild members and $95 for non-members. Registration is available on the PEIWG’s website (peiwritersguild.com).