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.
Welcome to 2020! Holy crazy calendars, Batman! Seems like Y2K was only a couple of years ago! Well, anyway, here’s what’s happening in the first week and month of the new decade.
This Week’s Headlines (See Below For More Information)
- Coffee and Conversation With Sean Westbury of Island EMS—Thursday 10AM (Public)
- Friday Social—Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6 (Members and their Guests)
- Monday January 13, Play Reading Group (Members and their Guests)
- The Book Club book has been changed! See below. Meeting January 21st, 7 PM (Members and their Guests)
The New Years Levee, A Resounding Success: The recent New Years Levee was another great success, with an estimated 750 people or more attending, people from 12 to 85 years of age, and the attendance of a number of dignitaries including former Premiers, MP’s and MLA’s. President Tim and others took pleasure in discussions with elected Members about the Club’s importance as a cultural Center and meeting place.
A Huge 2020 Thanks to so many people for helping organize and deliver the levee: Carolyn and Charlie, Tim and Jo, Steve K for the Moose Milk, Jim and Marion, Sue for the lovely music, Laurent, Bert, Lennie, Louise C, Jamie and Jill and Brian—and others who brought sweets and helped out, and we sincerely hope we didn’t miss anyone. Thank you all—you make us proud.
Upcoming Events
Coffee and Conversation, Thursday January 9, 10 –11:30 AM (Public)
This week, January 9th, our guest is Sean Westbury, Island EMS. Sean will discuss “When to call 911 and when to call an ambulance” and related matters, which should be interesting and informative. Next Week, January 16th, Jennifer Evans, Ocean 100. 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.
Play Reading Group Monday January 13, 7:30 PM
A number of people have said they thought of coming to the play reading group but hesitated. Why hesitate? This month we hope to pick a play, decide how it will be read, and give it a try. I mean, and this is a serious, philosophical question, why the heck not? Comments and questions please to rscarson@icloud.com or call 902-892-3373—or just show up, which is what we did the last time.
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. 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! (Public)
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!
