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• Hiking with Liz

  • When
    6 Jun 2023
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    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Highstead in Redding, CT

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  Hiking with Liz

  Nourish your inner being and connect with nature!  Let’s get out in the woods and breathe some fresh air. Reset your mind by getting out into Nature with Liz Orteig on the hiking trails.

  Afterwards we reward ourselves with a tasty lunch in a nearby restaurant. (Optional) Please wear hiking shoes and bring water.

  Please click the Register button to sign up for this hike.

  Any questions, please email Liz Orteig.
  

  
  

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• Pickleball

  • Start
    7 Jun 2023
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  • End
    4 Oct 2023
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  • Schedule
    18 sessions
  • Location
    Mead Park, New Canaan

  Encore Pickleball

  Mead Park Courts, New Canaan

  Encore Pickleball begins April 5.

  There are usually two courts (courts 3 and 4) every Wednesday from 11am to 1pm through October.

  All levels are welcome, although players should have some pickleball experience. Please bring your own paddle. Encore will provide the balls.

  Pickleball Permits (seniors $60, adults $120) must be purchased by you at the New Canaan Recreation Department prior to play.
  

  We will be using SignUp Genius for weekly signups. 

  If interested please Email:

  Masterdiane@gmail.com

  
  

  Diane Master 

  Pickleball Coordinator

  Cell is 203-619-1713.

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• EATS Luncheon

  • Start
    8 Jun 2023
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  • End
    13 Jun 2024
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  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Lapham Community Center

  EATS (The Eating and Tasting Society) is a fun, diverse group of 30 ladies, divided into 3 groups.  Each group gets together every three months, to plan and prepare a lunch for all the members.  Luncheons are usually held at Lapham Community Center.  Recipes are emailed to members and discussed at the luncheon.  There are 9 luncheons each year on the second Thursday of each month (except December, July and August). 

  If you would like to join the group, find out more, or come as a guest, please email Kathy DeMarco or call 203-594-7956.

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• Canasta

  • Start
    8 Jun 2023
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  • End
    21 Dec 2023
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  • Schedule
    29 sessions
  • Location
    Lapham Community Center

  If you are interested in learning and playing a fun card game then Canasta is for you.  The group meets on Thursdays from 1:30 to 3:30 at Lapham Community Center. 

  The first twenty people who respond to the SignUpGenius invitation will have a seat at a table. The next combination (2, 3, or 4) will play according to number. 

  If you would like to be added to the list please email Geri Rhoades.

  
  

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• Critics Corner

  • When
    9 Jun 2023
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Jacobi home

  We will have our next Critics Corner meeting on Friday, June 9th, at 7:00 PM, at the home of Lorraine Jacobi. The following movies will be discussed and then rated:

  

  
  

  Triangle of Sadness – (Available on Prime and other pay channels) In a wickedly funny Palme d'Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty. Featuring Woody Harrelson and Dolly De Leone.

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

  Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – (Available on Prime and other pay channels) A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own. Staring Lesley Manville and Isabelle Huppert.

  
  

  
  

  If you enjoy going to the movies and love an opportunity to discuss the movie with other movie enthusiasts, then you should consider joining Critics’ Corner. We meet at a member’s house. After socializing over appetizers and some drinks, we then discuss and rate the two movies, which we will have already seen on our own. Each attendee brings either an appetizer or dessert and contributes $5 when they arrive to cover the cost of the drinks. Spouses/Significant others welcome!

  Please email Jeannette Glazer or call 203 966 2063 if you would like to participate.

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• Off-the-Road Bike Ride

  • When
    11 Jun 2023
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    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Millwood, NY

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  Off-the-Road Bike Ride

  Sunday, June 11 at 11:00

  Rain date: June 25th

  How about a nice friendly, safe bike ride on a Sunday late morning/early afternoon in June on an off-the-road scenic trail?

  This ride will be on a a 15 mile, paved off-the-road trail in Millwood, NY, in Westchester County about 40 minutes from New Canaan. It’s about 10-15 minutes from Mt. Kisco on Rte. 133.

  Meeting place:  Parking lot 300 yds. past 83 Millwood Rd., Millwood, NY. 10546, on Rte. 133 West.

  Please register so we know who is coming. Guests welcome.

  For further information, contact Diane Reiter.

  
  

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• Bunco

  • When
    14 Jun 2023
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    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Member's home
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  Wednesday, June 14

  (Rain date Thursday, June 15)

  6:00 pm

  After a very successful and fun “Bunco Ladies Night Out” we are back at it!  Come, join the fun and learn the easy, social dice game “Bunco”.  No experience necessary!  Please bring an appetizer or bottle of wine.  Cost is $10 for Bunco pot plus $3 (single dollar bills) for dollar game. Fee payable at event.

  Location address at members home (in NC) will be released with confirmation reminder closer to date.

  Any questions, please contact Norma VanVleet or call 203-979-8023.
  

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• Backyard Dance Party

  • When
    16 Jun 2023
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    6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Member's New Canaan home
  • Spaces left
    62

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  BACKYARD DANCE PARTY

  Friday, June 16th - rain or shine - 6:30-10pm

  Come and enjoy the company of old & new friends & dance the night away!

  Headlining Brad and Brian, the fabulous musical duo, playing all our favorite dance songs including classic rock, Billy Joel, Bruno Mars, Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Ed Sheeran & more!

  Generous buffet.

  Wine, beer and soft drinks included.

  $65 per person - Please register by June 9th.

  Spouses/Guests welcome.

  Location: private New Canaan home

  Please contact email Liz Orteig if you have any questions.

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• Shakespeare on the Sound

  • When
    20 Jun 2023
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Pinkney Park, Rowayton, CT

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  Please join us at Shakespeare on the Sound’s summer production “As You Like It”.  We will meet at 6:00pm on Tuesday, 6/20/23.  The show starts at 7:00. This is a donation only evening.  Suggested donation amounts are $25 for adults, and $10 for seniors over 65. You will need to bring your own lawn chair, keeping in mind that sections will be separated by chair height with lower chairs in front of taller chairs.

  This is a BYO picnic style event. Please bring your own food/drink. Food also available for pickup at Rowayton Market or pre order from Walter Stewart’s picnic menu.

  Please register so we know who is coming. Guests/spouses welcome.

  Your donation will be collected at the theatre.

  Location          Pinkney Park

                                 177 Rowayton Ave.

                           Rowayton, CT 

  Any questions?  Please contact Rachel Ranieri.

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• Book Group

  • When
    26 Jun 2023
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    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Downstairs at Lapham

  The June meeting of the Encore Book Group will be held at 1:30 PM Monday, June 26, 2023, downstairs at Lapham.  We will be discussing Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

  

  
  

  Meet Elizabeth Zott: “a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention” (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show.

  
  

  
  

  There is always a lively discussion, so please email Anne Sutcliffe if you would like to participate. If you RSVP to Anne, you can be alerted to any changes in the schedule or venue. You may also call 203-966-1167.

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• Summer Tennis

  • When
    1 Aug 2023
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Mead Park Courts, New Canaan

  Encore’s Summer Tennis

  This is for members who are interested in playing social tennis.  Emails will be sent weekly for you to sign up to play on a week-by-week basis on the days you choose.  

  Games will be scheduled 9:00-10:30 AM on Mondays through Thursdays at Mead Park Courts.

  If this group is for you or you have questions, register by emailing Carolyn Prazenka.

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• Bridge Group

  • Start
    13 Sep 2023
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  • End
    8 May 2024
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    Lapham Center

  

  This group was created for social bridge players of intermediate level to have fun practicing and improving their skills while enjoying the company of other ladies who are there to do the same thing. We are a fun-loving group and welcome players to be members of a set group or as substitutes. We play bridge on the second Wednesday of the month from September through May starting at 9:15 at the Lapham Community Center. 

  If you would like to join us for social bridge, or as a substitute, please email Simin Zendehrouh or call 203-966-7391.

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• Encore Book Group

  • When
    25 Sep 2023
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Lapham, Downstairs

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  The September meeting of the Encore Book Group will be held at 1:00, Monday, September 25, 2023, downstairs at Lapham.  We will be discussing A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline. 

  

  
  

  
  

  From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash bestseller Orphan Train, a stunning and atmospheric novel of friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth’s mysterious and iconic painting Christina’s World.
  

  
  

   

  
  

  There is always a lively discussion so please REGISTER to let us know you plan to attend.

  
  

  You can contact Anne Sutcliffe. If you get on the email list, you can be alerted to any changes in the schedule or venue and book availability. You may also call 203-966-1167.

  
  

  
  

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• Broadway Musical

  • When
    27 Sep 2023
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    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Nederlander Theatre, NYC
  • Spaces left
    0

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  This is an advance call for getting - Shucked - the Broadway musical tickets. We will have 15 tickets for the Wednesday, September 27th matinee at 2:00! Optional “country” lunch beforehand.

  This original musical (with 9 Tony nominations) takes place in a town surrounded by corn fields. It is a corny show with lots of puns popping up throughout and topped with po-lenta of wonderful music. You will wander through a maze of jokes, songs, and a simple story which matches the simple set that brings you back to a simpler time. The characters range from those who display grit-s to those who are syrupy. Now is a time in our world when everyone needs “basic” laughter and smiles ... and this show delivers that.

  Center orchestra seats, which includes the first 4 seats on either side of the aisle, rows J – M will be approximately $130 per ticket. Register now to reserve your ticket and you will be contacted to pay for the tickets when they are confirmed in June. All ticket payments are final; there will be a waitlist for tickets in case you have to cancel. Sign up early – tickets will go fast.

  Location               Nederlander Theatre

                          208 West 41^st St.

                     New York, NY

  Train and lunch details will be determined later.

  For more information, contact Pamela Crum.

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• Encore Book Group

  • Start
    30 Oct 2023
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  • End
    24 Jun 2024
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Lapham Downstairs

  The meetings of the Encore Book Group are held at 1:00 on Mondays, once a month, meeting downstairs at Lapham Community Center.  Books are chosen two months in advance. 

  
  

  There is always a lively discussion so we ask you to please register for an RSVP. If you have any questions, email Anne Sutcliffe if you’d like to participate. You may also call 203-966-1167.

   

  
  

  
  

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