THE HAVILAND CLUB NEWSLETTER
February 19, 2019
Your weekly reason to be a Haviland Club Member: to enjoy being part of 150 years of Island history!
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:Feb 21: Our guest is Story Sheidow, Editor-in-Chief, “PEI Living”, PEI’s newest magazine (Public Event)
- This Week, $7 Friday courtesy of Marie. Bar Opens at 4, Draws at 6 PM (Please let us know by Thurs noon if you plan to come) (Members and Guests)
- Last Week’s Lucy Maude Dinner was postponed due to weather. A new date has not yet been arranged.
Changes to the Executive: Irene is stepping down from the Executive due to other commitments. Her contributions have been very much appreciated! During the meeting the Executive approved the nomination of Laurent as new Fundraising Chair, and Irene has agreed to help as she can.
Congratulations: To President Tim and the Executive for the painting of the hall and lounge. The improvements are great to see.
Also Congrats: Congratulations to Mike and Laurie for another great Friday Night Live! Next event is March 15 with Gypsy Jazz!
Library Upgrade The Club Library is being renewed with new books. In order to do so we will need donations of more recent titles. Books published in the last 20 years only or recently published. If you have books at home you no longer need or want, please consider donating them to the Haviland Club Library. The books should be clean, no marks or damage to them, no pages missing and no pages marked or written in.
Books NOT suitable for this project are encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, school books, textbooks, magazines, periodicals, specialized legal or professional books. Any general books on various topics, fiction, biographies, etc are welcome. They can be soft cover or hard cover. If you have any questions please contact Laurent directly through his email address or see him at the Club. Laurent is responsible for this renewal project.
Upcoming Events
This is a Newsletter to the Members of the Haviland Club.
All activities pertain to member-only activities unless otherwise indicated.
Tuesday February 19, The Haviland Club Book Club, 7 PM
The Book Club is now reading Educated, by Tara Westover, according to Goodreads: “An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.” And then, for March, the club will read Hag Seed, by Margaret Atwood, which makes delightful use of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. New voices always welcome—if you are a reader, please join us.
Wednesday Night Billiards, 7 PM
Snooker, anyone? Two great old tables in The Haviland Club downstairs.
Thursday Coffee and Conversation
Thursday, Feb 21: Our guest is Story Sheidow, Editor-in-Chief, “PEI Living”, PEI’s newest magazine. Story will tell us about the origins of this magazine, and it’s publishing philosophy.
Thursday, Feb 28. Haviland Club member, Laurent Beaulieu, “China and Canada – our relationship today”. Laurent was with the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, 2004-2007. On February 28th we also celebrate the 200th anniversary of George F. C. Lowden. (And please remember: if schools are closed because of weather, Coffee and Conversation is cancelled for that day.)
$7 Friday This Friday, Bar Opens at 4, Dinner following the Draws at 6
We’re having another fabulous $7 Friday this week courtesy of Marie, who’s serving Chili Colorado with Pico de Gallo, which Maries tells us is fresh salsa.) Please tell Marie or Susan but noon Thursday, or call 894-442, so that Marie knows how much she needs to make.
Wednesday Craft Night, next week (Feb 27), 7 PM.
This year the craft club is getting together to craft on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Bring a project to work on – knitting, crocheting, sewing, etc. Sit and craft while having a chat with your friends. We laugh and learn from each other while having a glass of wine. All are welcome.
MUSIC: Friday Night Live at the Haviland! Friday March 15 at 7 PM (Public Event)
Friday Night Live at the Haviland returns Friday, March 15, 7-10 p.m. Mike Mooney and Laurie Brinklow host special guest Gypsy Jazz for an evening of music and, well,… you name it, we’ll try it in the Open Mic portion of the show! All you have to do is sign up at the door, but come early as it’s sure to fill up fast. Admission is $10, $8 for Haviland Club members, and free if you’re performing on the Open Stage. I
St. Patrick’s Day Irish Whisky Tasting, March 16, 7 PM (Public Event).
Start your St. Patrick’s Day celebration a day early at The Haviland Club Irish Whisky Tasting. Gary Ready will host; five Irish Whiskey’s will be presented and tasted; a suitable snack will be served; there’ll be trivia, and by the end of the evening most of us will know more than we do now about the distillation of Irish spirits and how they differ from the Scottish. There may be a few tickets left, so call now Tickets are $40 and available at the taproom bar, or by calling 902-894-4421.
Cards:
| Monday | Public Bridge Over the Bridge Club ~ : 1 to 4 PM ℗ |
| Tuesday | Public Bridge Over the Bridge Club ~ 7 PM ℗ |
| Tuesday | Members’ 45 Club ~ 7 PM |
| Wednesday | Members’ 45 Club ~ 1 PM |
| Thursday | Public Bridge Happy Bidders Bridge Club (Social Duplicate) ~ 7 PM ℗ |
| Friday | Members’ Bridge ~ 1 PM |
| Saturday | Members’ 45 Club ~ 1 PM |
DAY CLUB Hours Bar Hours
Monday Closed Closed
Tuesday 11AM – 10 PM 4PM-10 PM
Wednesday 11AM – 10 PM 4PM-10 PM
Thursday 11AM – 10 PM 4PM-10 PM
Friday 11AM – 10 PM 4PM-10 PM
Saturday 7PM_10PM 7PM-10PM
Sunday Closed Closed
Come to the Haviland Club. The draw is the people!
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