Above images from “Michelangelo’s Masterpiece or The Talk of the Town,” a Haviland Club Production

We are accepting new members. If interested, check us 0ut at Members ,  email  thehavilandclub@gmail.com or  call 902-894-4421.

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

• TONIGHT—Haviland Club Book Club, 7 PM (Members and their Guests) 
• Thursday, Coffee and Conversation with Vaeda Matheson, the 2020 Easter Seals Ambassador—10AM (Public)
• Friday Social WITH LUCY BLU MUSIC—Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6, MUSIC 6:15-7:30 (Members and their Guests)
• Saturday, Easter Seal Bridge Fundraiser, lunch at 12:00 PM, game 1–4 PM (Public Event)
• NEXT FRIDAY/SATURDAY (20/21) Michelangelo’s Masterpiece or The Talk of the Town (Public Events)
  • Show Only, Friday March 20, 7:00 PM  
  • Dinner Theatre, Saturday March 21, 6 PM 

Upcoming Events

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

TONIGHT: TUESDAY March 10, The Haviland Club Book Club, 7 PM

With schedules during March, meeting was not possible on the 3rd Tuesday, so the group will meet on the second Tuesday, March 10. With the shorter turn-around time, the group decided on a shorter book than Nostalgia, and will go with Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. (If you’ve been thinking of attending and haven’t, new members are always welcome. We love to hear what you think!)

THURSDAY: Coffee and Conversation, 10 –11:30 AM (Public)

This week: our guest is Vaeda Matheson, the 2020 Easter Seals Ambassador.  Join us on Thursday to meet this interesting young lady.
NOTE: the lounge and great room are not available to us on this Thursday, so we will meet upstairs in the room to the right at the head of the stairs.
Next week Tami McIntyre. Tami was the street navigator last year and is now with Bedford-McDonald House.
And remember, if schools are closed on Thursday because of the weather (heaven forbid!), Coffee and Conversation is cancelled.

FRIDAY the 13th: Friday Social with MUSIC BY LUCY BLU – Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6, Music 6:15

Gather ‘round people, Friday the 13th—come fro the Friday social this week with Lucy Blu providing musical entertainment from 6:15 to 7:30. Originally from BC, Lucy Blu has travelled East making the very beautiful and musical PEI her home. With the opportunity to join new talented musicians, she is continuing her dream of showcasing many of her original songs along with some tasteful cover music. She has opened for some amazing talents such as; Alfie Zappacosta, Blues sensation David Gogo, Karen Lee Baton, Paul Laine and Germany’s Alice Francis. Lucy’s song, ‘(You’ve Got To) Give Your Love To Me’ was played on CBC RADIO as a Valentine’s Day feature and lead into for CBC Searchlight.

SATURDAY, March 14: Easter Seals Bridge Fundraiser, 1-3 PM (Public Event)
Come to the Easter Seals Bridge Fundraiser at the Haviland Club. Sandwiches and sweets at noon (supplied by the Rotary Club of Charlottetown), bridge to follow. See the poster below. Link to Bridge Club.

Friday March 20, and Saturday March 21st—Michelangelo’s Masterpiece (or The Talk of the Town) (Public Events) See image above.

Mark your March entertainment and dining calendar entry in ink, not pencil, for March 21st at 6pm at The Haviland Club, when the Haviland Club presents “Michelangelo’s Masterpiece – or – Talk of the Town.”  You can decide the most fitting title after you see the show.  A delectable, Italian-inspired menu from Green Island Catering will be enveloped in a fun, music-filled escapade in the piazza at Poggibonsi.  Michelangelo will tell you all about the colourful characters.

Dinner and a show on a Saturday night for $50!! The menu? Ricotta Arancini Croquette with Micro Greens, Roasted Chicken Breast and Drumstick Lollipop, Cheese Tortellini, Truffle Potatoes, Carrots and Kale, and Tiramisu for dessert. If you can’t make dinner, how about just the show on Friday night?  $20 at 7 pm.  Tell your friends! Tickets available at the bar. Buongiorno!

Tickets are available by calling 902-894-4421.

TUESDAY April 14, The Haviland Club Play Reading Group, 7:30 PM 

The Haviland Readers Theatre met on March 9 and read Anton Chekhov’s short comedy “The Boor.” Chekhov’s plays were a staple of The Moscow Art Theatre where Konstantin Stanislavsky taught ’The Method’, the acting style still preferred in theatre schools today. “The Boor,” set in pre-Revolution Russia, was a good demonstration of nineteenth-century dramatic styles in transition to the sort of realism that characterizes most twentieth-century drama. At the meeting, two things were decided. First of all, Tuesday would be a better night to meet since the Haviland is usually dark on Monday. So, our next meeting will be on April 14, at the Haviland at 7:30 PM. Second, it was felt that we should try a longer work. Maxwell Anderson’s  Barefoot in Athens, a play that dramatizes the last few days of Socrates’ life, was selected. This play has a fairly large cast, so if you would like to join us, you would be most welcome! Get in touch with Robin Carson for a copy of the script. Contact Robin Carson at rscarson@icloud.com

CARDS – GAMES AND TIMES, Club Hours, Bar opens 4pm
Monday: Sanctioned Bridge ~ 1 to 4PM ,Closed, Closed
Tuesday: Sanctioned Bridge ~ 7 PM, 11am – 7pm, Bar opens 4PM
Tuesday: Members’ 45 Club ~ 7 PM, 11am – 7pm, Bar opens 4PM
Wednesday: Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM, 11am – 7pm, Bar opens 4PM
Thursday: Social Duplicate Bridge ~ 7 PM, 11am – 10pm, Bar opens 4PM
Friday: Members’ Bridge ~ 1 PM, 11am – 10pm, Bar opens 4PM
Saturday Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM, 7pm – 10 PM, (or as event dictates)
Sunday                                                               Closed

Heavy PEI Eggs?

Did you know… (Doug, did you know this?)  In 1867 egg exports from Charlottetown amounted to 156,000 dozen (almost 2 million eggs!), almost all bound for the Boston market. Many went by steamer but most were sent by rail via New Brunswick. In 1874 the New England Farmer noted that eggs from Prince Edward Island weighed thirty per cent more than other eggs! The following year the Boston Globe reported that a recent steamer cargo included five million eggs from Prince Edward Island in a single shipment. We won’t tell you how that worked out, something about tariffs, but it was good for PEI while it lasted, which was through the years our house was built. Did the Lowden fleet carry eggs? Almost certainly!

(This info courtesy of Island historical blog Sailstrait.)

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

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)

• Thursday, Coffee and Conversation with Health PEI Nutritionist Brenda Richards—10AM (Members and their Guests)
• Friday Social—Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6 (Members and their Guests)
• Sunday—International Woman’s Day Celebration, Hosted by Catherine MacLellan & Tanya Davis (Public Event)
• Next Monday—Play Reading Group (Members and their Guests)
• Next Tuesday—Haviland Club Book Club, Reading Frankl: Man’s Search for Meaning (Members and their Guests) 
• Michelangelo’s Masterpiece or The Talk of the Town (Public Events)
  • Show Only, Friday March 20, 7:00 PM  
  • Dinner Theatre, Saturday March 21, 6 PM 

A Big Congratulations: to members Rob and Leah on their lovely, winter-themed wedding on Saturday. (The headline picture used this week is of the mantle in the lounge, decorated for the wedding—lovely!) May the sun always shine for you both!

And Our Apologies: to our own celebrity Catherine MacLellan, whom we misnamed last week in this Newsletter. Sorry! Catherine hosts with Tanya Davis the International Women’s Day Celebration this coming Sunday afternoon at the Club, a fundraiser for Anderson House (which you will want to attend when you see the list of performers below!)

Upcoming Events

Our activities are a mix of  member/guest-only activities  and Public activities. Each activity is labeled.

THURSDAY: Coffee and Conversation, 10 –11:30 AM (Public)

Last week a very successful ‘Coffee and Blarney’  There were 8 joke tellers present and many laughs!  We will repeat this next year. (We’ve included a joke for you below.)

This week Our guest is Brenda Richards, who is a nutritionist with Health PEI. “Healthy eating for seniors”

Next week  we will have a very special guest:  Vaeda Matheson, Easter Seals Ambassader, 2020.

FRIDAY: Friday Social – Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6

Another Fun Friday—conversation with people you enjoy.

SUNDAY, March 8: International Women’s Day Celebration with Tanya Davis and Catherine MacLellan, 1-3PM  (Public Event)

Music PEI presents An International Women’s Day Celebration at the Haviland Club with performances & Words by: KINLEY, Joce Reyome, Starchild Eliza Knockwood, Members of/des membres de Gadelle, Tiffany Liu, Emily Coughlin, Sara Roach-Lewis and Tamara Steele! Hosted by Tanya Davis and Catherine MacLellan. Delicious food catered by Sarah Forrester. Donations accepted for Anderson House https://www.fvps.ca/anderson-house/

MONDAY March 9, The Haviland Club Play Reading Group, 7:30 PM 

At the request of a couple of people, hard-working leader Robin has managed to scare up a Chekov one-act, “The Boor.”  Robin says, “Chekov was part of the movement toward realism that began at the Moscow Art Theatre about 125 years ago. There is a brief Britannica article about that at https://www.britannica.com/topic/Moscow-Art-Theatre.  “Method acting” has its roots in that school. If attending (or if you are on the email list and NOT attending, please let Robin know, at rscarson@icloud.com. He will send copies of the play. He also asks that those attending bring Ionesco’s “The Lesson,” which was sent earlier, as the group might take a brief look at it if there is time.

TUESDAY March 10, The Haviland Club Book Club, 7 PM

With schedules during March, meeting was not possible on the 3rd Tuesday, so the group will meet on the second Tuesday, March 10. With the shorter turn-around time, the group decided on a shorter book than Nostalgia, and will go with Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. (If you’ve been thinking of attending and haven’t, new members are always welcome. We love to hear what you think!)

SATURDAY, March 14: Easter Seals Bridge Fundraiser, 1-3 PM (Public Event)
Come to the Easter Seals Bridge Fundraiser at the Haviland Club. Sandwiches and sweets at noon (supplied by the Rotary Club of Charlottetown), bridge to follow. See the poster below. Link to Bridge Club.

Michelangelo’s Masterpiece (or The Talk of the Town), Friday March 20, and Saturday March 21st (Both are Public Events.

Mark your March entertainment and dining calendar entry in ink, not pencil, for March 21st at 6pm at The Haviland Club, when the Haviland Club presents “Michelangelo’s Masterpiece – or – Talk of the Town.”  You can decide the most fitting title after you see the show.  A delectable, Italian-inspired menu from Green Island Catering will be enveloped in a fun, music-filled escapade in the piazza at Poggibonsi.  Michelangelo will tell you all about the colourful characters.

Dinner and a show on a Saturday night for $50!! The menu? Ricotta Arancini Croquette with Micro Greens, Roasted Chicken Breast and Drumstick Lollipop, Cheese Tortellini, Truffle Potatoes, Carrots and Kale, and Tiramisu for dessert. If you can’t make dinner, how about just the show on Friday night?  $20 at 7 pm.  Tell your friends! Tickets available at the bar. Buongiorno!

CARDS – GAMES AND TIMES, Club Hours, Bar opens 4pm
Monday: Sanctioned Bridge ~ 1 to 4PM ,Closed, Closed
Tuesday: Sanctioned Bridge ~ 7 PM, 11am – 7pm, Bar opens 4PM
Tuesday: Members’ 45 Club ~ 7 PM, 11am – 7pm, Bar opens 4PM
Wednesday: Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM, 11am – 7pm, Bar opens 4PM
Thursday: Social Duplicate Bridge ~ 7 PM, 11am – 10pm, Bar opens 4PM
Friday: Members’ Bridge ~ 1 PM, 11am – 10pm, Bar opens 4PM
Saturday Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM, 7pm – 10 PM, (or as event dictates)
Sunday                                                               Closed

A Little Humour (Courtesy Coffee with Blarney)

A child asked his father, “How were people born?” So his father said, “Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on.”
Then the child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, “We were monkeys, then we evolved to become like we are now.”
The child ran back to his father and said, “You lied to me!” His father replied, “Oh, no, son, your mom was talking about her side of the family.”

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

Tickets will be on sale at The Haviland Club as of Feb. 10.

Thank you to all who played, contributed food, prizes or cash.

If you missed the Luncheon, another one is in the planning stage.

Have a look at the new floor in our back entry.

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)

• Tonight, The Haviland Club Bookclub, 7:00 PM in the Snug (Members and their Guests)
• Thursday, Coffee and Conversation With Dr. Ralph Kennedy—10AM (Public)
• Friday Social—Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6 (Members and their Guests)
• Next Week, Tribute to Maude Montgomery, Free Presentation (Public Event)
• The Robbie Burns Scotch Tasting, February 

Many Thanks:  To Susan S and her associate Lisa (pictured here) for last Friday evenings delightful entertainment in the Lounge—an unexpected warm treat on a cold night!

And also a Big Thanks:  To House Chair Pat for recolouring the grout in the lounge fireplace mantle—that’s what you’re looking at in the picture above. Great job, Pat! And we’re still grateful to Carol for arranging to have the mantles repaired and covering part of the cost. They look sooooo!! much better.

And a Note on Spam:  From time to time, members who’ve been regularly receiving this Newsletter don’t receive it. If that happens—if you’ve been getting it all along but then don’t—please check the spam/junk folder in your emails. We use the same email list each week, so it’s possible your email decided we were spam, silly thing that it is (PS: Free Google email does have limits on numbers of recipients in an Email B. Sanderson). If that doesn’t solve the problem, let the Club know and we will resend.

Upcoming Events

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

TONIGHT: The Haviland Club Book Club, Tuesday January 21, 7 PM

Tonight the bookclub discusses The Other Side of the Sun, a fascinating immigrant’s tale by Island writer Thien Tang. For February the book club is now reading My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress, a true story recently in the news. Check: A Fake Heiress Called Anna Delvey Conned the City’s Wealthy. ‘I’m Not Sorry,’ She Says.

Future readings include Fifth Business, by Robertson Davies; and Nostalgia,  by M G Vassanji. Come join the conversation!

THURSDAY: Coffee and Conversation, Thursday January 9, 10 –11:30 AM

What a fascinating discussion with Ocean 100’s Jennifer Evans last week! This week our guest will be Ralph Kennedy, speaking on “My time in family practice”. Ralph is a retired family  doctor and, of course, a member of the Haviland Club—and also an excellent bridge player!!

Next week, January 30th, our guest will be Gerry Fougere, Island EMS. Originally scheduled for Jan 9th but cancelled due to weather, Gerry will speak on “When to call 911; when to call an ambulance,” and other matters pertaining to EMS. And please remember, if schools are cancelled because of the weather, Thursday Coffee and Conversation is cancelled as well.

FRIDAY: Friday Social – Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6

If you’re not a Friday night regular, you’re missing an instant party—fun evenings of varied conversation with people you enjoy being with.

NEXT WEEK: Show Preview: Tribute to Maud Montgomery in Word and Song, Friday January 31, 6:30 PM

Member David MacKay, with Joscelynne Bordeaux and friends, is presenting a preview of their new show, “The Montgomerys, A Tribute to Maud Montgomery in word and song. LM Montgomery, better known to her friends as Maud, until the 1950s was the most famous novelist in Canada and some say in the world, selling hundreds of thousands of her books in various languages internationally. Over the past months David and Joscelynne have been  adapting some of the poetry of Maud Montgomery to music as well as developing songs in celebration of her life and work. Add this free spectacle to your Friday fun!

AND TO COME: Robbie Burns Scotch Tasting, Friday February 7, 7 PM 

We don’t mean to tease with the poster below, but the Robbie Burns Scotch Tasting on February 7th is sold out. But! If you’d like to come, put your name on a list at the bar. We never know how things will work out.

Play Reading Group Monday February 10, 7:30 PM

The Haviland Readers Theatre will meet again at 7:30 PM on Monday, February 10 at the Haviland Club. We’ll be reading “Still Stands the House” by Gwen Pharis Ringwood, and (we hope!) “The Lesson” by Eugène Ionesco, with a discussion of both. Last week we read “Aria da Capo” by Edna St.Vincent Millay, a darkly humoured commentary on territorial divisions and human indifference. Though the play was first staged in 1920, it provides a remarkably contemporary thrust at present-day politics (e.g., The Wall!) Though the purpose of our Readers Theatre is just to enjoy reading the texts we choose, discussion afterwards is a lot of fun!

We would love to have you join our Play Reading Group! And, and this is important, if you plan to attend, please contact Robin at rscarson@icloud.com to be sent the material, as we distribute scripts by email. At the next meeting we will also be discussing plans for moving forward including the number of meetings in a month, script selection, reading ‘cold’ vs. polishing a presentation, and the mechanics of finding and distributing scripts. Remember, please contact Robin for scripts if you would like to join us (and we hope you do!)

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 WINTER 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!

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)

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

• Tonight, Monday January 13, Play Reading Group, 7:30 PM (Members and their Guests)
• Coffee and Conversation With Jennifer Evans of Ocean 100—Thursday 10AM (Public)
• Friday Social—Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6 (Members and their Guests)
• Book Club January 21st, 7 PM (Members and their Guests)

Volunteers Wanted to help with Coffee and Conversation:  One or two volunteers to join with Bert Christie in making arrangements on Thursday mornings. The ability to do one or more of the following activities will be given preference: make phone calls, send emails, make coffee/tea, arrange  cookies tastefully on a plate, arrange chairs in the lounge, make a fire in the fireplace, and, since a large response to this ad is expected, you are advised to submit your application early to be considered. Applications may be made orally on a Thursday morning, or in writing to Bert

Upcoming Events

TONIGHT: Play Reading Group Monday January 13, 7:30 PM

An organizational meeting for the Haviland Readers Theatre will be tonight, Monday, January 13, and we would love to have you join us. We will begin by reading Edna St. Vincent Millay’s short play “Aria da Capo,” that takes a darkly humorous look at the meaning of war. We’ll also choose some future readings and a general direction for the group. The purpose of the group is to look at drama off the page, and to do that in a relaxed and enjoyable way. Please join us. Contact Robin Carson.

Coffee and Conversation, Thursday January 16, 10 –11:30 AM

This week, January 16th, Jennifer Evans is visiting from Ocean 100 radio. Have you been by the Island Technology Centre to watch the broadcasting? And, as usual, If schools are closed because of the weather, then Thursday morning coffee is also cancelled.

Friday Social this week – Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6

If you’re not a Friday night regular, you’re missing an instant party—fun evenings of varied conversation with people you enjoy being with.

The Haviland Club Book Club, Tuesday January 21, 7 PM

This month comes the Christmas-delayed discussion of the fascinating, The Other Side of the Sun, a fascinating immigrant’s tale by Island writer Thien Tang. For next month, with the full support of the book club, leader Barbara suggests we read something other than The Big Green Tent, which those who’ve started it agree is a bit of a dud. SO… for February the book club is now reading My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress, a true story recently in the news. Check: A Fake Heiress Called Anna Delvey Conned the City’s Wealthy. ‘I’m Not Sorry,’ She Says.

Future readings include Fifth Business, by Robertson Davies; and Nostalgia,  by M G Vassanji. Come join the conversation!

Show Preview: Tribute to Maud Montgomery in Word and Song, Friday January 31, 6:30 PM

Member David MacKay, with Joscelynne Bordeaux and friends, is presenting a preview of their new show, “The Montgomerys, A Tribute to Maud Montgomery in word and song. L. M. Montgomery, better known to her friends as Maud, until the 1950s was the most famous novelist in Canada and some say in the world, selling hundreds of thousands of her books in various languages internationally. Over the past months David and Joscelynne have been  adapting some of the poetry of Maud Montgomery to music as well as developing songs in celebration of her life and work. Add this free spectacle to your Friday fun!

CARDS – GAMES AND TIMES

Monday:   Sanctioned Bridge ~ 1 to 4 PM
Tuesday:  Sanctioned Bridge ~ 7 to 10 PM
Tuesday:  Members’ 45 Club ~ 7 PM
Wednesday:             Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM
Thursday:                Social Duplicate Bridge ~ 7 to 10 PM
Friday:                    Members’ Bridge ~ 1 PM
Members’ 45 Club ~ 12:30 PM

CLUB WINTER 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!

Come celebrate the launch of Kirstin’s first and Patti’s 130+ book!

The Haviland Club is still displaying the decorations of the Christmas Season.

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— Kirstin Lund (@KirstinLund) December 6, 2019

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 eMail  or call 902-894-4421.

This Christmas Week We’re All Headlines: 

• Please come as your timing suits to our New Years Eve Drop in, December 31st 4PM to 2020 
• Members are asked, if they can, to please bring a plate or tray of sweets to the New Years Levee, January 1 2020, 11 AM – 1 PM. Please bring or drop off sweets by 10 AM if you can so the tables can be set.
• Thanks to everyone who came, contributed, set up and cleaned up at the Christmas Potluck and Social last Friday night. And thanks especially to musical hosts Sue, Doran and friends for the fabulous entertainment, and for getting everyone involved!
• In this otherwise happy season, it is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Past President Mac Norbert MacDonald in Nova Scotia. A celebration of life will be held in 2020, date to be confirmed. We will share a picture and a little more about our old friend Mac after the holiday.

Have a Merry Christmas and the Best of Holidays 

• Wishing all the best for you, Haviland friend! You matter to us. Merry Christmas, in no particular order, to: Aubrey, Gus, Barbara, Mark, Ben, Brenda, Bert, Ina, Roger, Beth, Betty Ann, Barbara, Bruce, Fox, Cathy Anne, Calleen, Barbara, Carol, Catherine, Corilyn, Charlie, Jo, Chaz, Christina, Rick, David, Cliff, Cindy, Cathy, Carol, Craig, Carolyn, Charles, Dale, Don, David, Sylvie, Dean, Arlene, Daniel, Carm, Frank, Dominic, Phyllis, Don, Doran, Elizabeth, Della, Hal, David, Doug, Edith, Keith, Ed, Pam, William, Frank, Jude, Fred, Gary, Gord, Gloria, Greg, Glenn, Gordie, Sally, Gordon, Barbi, Harold, Ian, Alice, Leo, Irene, Allan, Jake, Jim, Jamie, Jon, Judith, Jennifer, Jill, Jim, Brian, Kerry, Jay, Jeannette, Kim, Joanne, Leonard, Joanne, Joseph, Jennifer, Judy, Mary, Scotty, Jean Yves, Louise, Karla, Kelly, Doug, Ken, Scott, Laurent, Laurie, Lennie, Linda, Louise, Sherri, Margaret, Marion, James, Marion, Marshall, Michael, Steven, Ernie, Mike, Marie, Marion, Laura, Maureen, Susan, Diane, Myron, Neil, Nessya, Nelson, Norma Lea, Nora, Christine, Pamela, Don, Tim, Brian, Patricia, Dick, Gail, Ralph, Susan, Richard, Ray, Bruce, Patricia, Ritchie, Rose Ellen, Ronald, Robin, Ryan, Tom, Jane, Ken, Sue, Adam, Tanya, Terry, Gary, Tricia, Virginia, William, Zonya, Brian, and all our good friends and loved ones.

Editor: Mark Belfry

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)

• THIS FRIDAY: Christmas Potluck and Social—Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6 (Members and their Guests)
• New Years Eve Drop in, December 31st 4 PM till 2020 (Members and their Guests)
• New Years Levee, January 1 2020, 11 AM – 1 PM (Public Event)
• Coffee and Conversation Returns in January 2020 (Public)

Info Updates:

Members are reminded please to be gracious hosts at our club and to treat all guests, visitors and renters most respectfully. If a member sees something that concerns them, please speak to Manager Susan or a member of the Executive. Thank you.

Have you been yet 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

Welcome to the Newsletter, the Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor: It’s a pleasure to include you in our weekly mailing.

Details on Upcoming Events

THIS FRIDAY: Christmas Potluck and Social – Bar Opens at 4, Draws and Dinner at 6, with Entertainment to Follow

There’s still time to sign up for the Christmas Pot Luck and Social! Bring a dish, enjoy musical Musical Sue’s varied and interesting program, 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.

Member Book Launch, December 30, 6 PM

Member and writer Kirstin Lund is launching her new book, written with Patti Larsen, To Sleep Perchance to Die, December 30th at the Club.

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.

Play Reading Group Monday January 13, 7:30 PM

A small but keen group met Monday to discuss plays that might be read and whether there is interest in some small plays being staged, perhaps even surprise performances! If you have an interest, please come in January. Comments and questions please to rscarson@icloud.com or call 902-892-3373.

The Haviland Club Book Club, Tuesday January 21, 7 PM

Join in the discussion of The Other Side of the Sun, a fascinating immigrant’s 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!

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.

Library: 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!

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)