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    • 6 Jun 2023
    • 9:30 AM
    • Highstead in Redding, CT
    Registration is closed

    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.


    • 7 Jun 2023
    • 4 Oct 2023
    • 18 sessions
    • 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.

    • 8 Jun 2023
    • 13 Jun 2024
    • 10 sessions
    • 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.

    • 8 Jun 2023
    • 21 Dec 2023
    • 29 sessions
    • 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.


    • 9 Jun 2023
    • 7:00 PM
    • 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.

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

    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.


    • 14 Jun 2023
    • 6:00 PM
    • Member's home
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    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.

    • 16 Jun 2023
    • 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    • Member's New Canaan home
    • 62
    Register

    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.

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

    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.

    • 26 Jun 2023
    • 2:00 PM
    • 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.

    • 1 Aug 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    • 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.

    • 13 Sep 2023
    • 8 May 2024
    • 9 sessions
    • 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.

    • 25 Sep 2023
    • 1:00 PM
    • Lapham, Downstairs
    Register

    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.



    • 27 Sep 2023
    • 2:00 PM
    • Nederlander Theatre, NYC
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    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 41st St.

                       New York, NY

    Train and lunch details will be determined later.

    For more information, contact Pamela Crum.

    • 30 Oct 2023
    • 24 Jun 2024
    • 8 sessions
    • 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.

     



Past events

2 Jun 2023 Intermediate Hiking
24 May 2023 Hiking with Liz
23 May 2023 Intermediate Hiking
22 May 2023 Encore Book Group
19 May 2023 Spring Fashion Show Luncheon
18 May 2023 Spring Art Class
5 May 2023 Hiking with Liz
4 May 2023 Paddle Social
2 May 2023 Benko's Bunco
28 Apr 2023 Critics Corner
27 Apr 2023 Spring Art Experience
24 Apr 2023 Encore Book Group
21 Apr 2023 Powerhouse Theater !!
21 Apr 2023 Hiking with Liz
21 Apr 2023 Intermediate Hiking
18 Apr 2023 Prospective and All Member Coffee
7 Apr 2023 Hiking with Liz
7 Apr 2023 Intermediate Hiking
5 Apr 2023 Benko's Bunco
31 Mar 2023 Critics Corner
27 Mar 2023 Encore Book Group
24 Mar 2023 Hiking with Liz
24 Mar 2023 Intermediate Hiking
23 Mar 2023 Tour of the Morgan Library and Museum
8 Mar 2023 Paddle Social
2 Mar 2023 Winter Luncheon
27 Feb 2023 Encore Book Group
24 Feb 2023 Critics Corner
23 Feb 2023 Connecticut Flower and Garden Show
13 Feb 2023 Secrets of Grand Central Terminal Tour
30 Jan 2023 Encore Book Group
27 Jan 2023 Critics Corner
10 Jan 2023 Expo Event
15 Dec 2022 "Christmas in Connecticut" Play and Lunch
11 Dec 2022 Holiday Party
6 Dec 2022 Hiking with Liz
5 Dec 2022 Encore Book Group
2 Dec 2022 Critics Corner
16 Nov 2022 Afternoon Tea at Gruel Britannia
9 Nov 2022 Hiking with Liz
31 Oct 2022 Encore Book Group
29 Oct 2022 Spooktacular Soirée
28 Oct 2022 Critics Corner
28 Oct 2022 Bush Holley House Museum
20 Oct 2022 Fall Luncheon
14 Oct 2022 Hiking with Liz
30 Sep 2022 Results of Critics' Corner 2021-2022
30 Sep 2022 Critics Corner
28 Sep 2022 Prospective and New Member Coffee
26 Sep 2022 Encore Book Group
22 Sep 2022 EXPO Event
19 Sep 2022 Pickleball
11 Sep 2022 Kayak Klub
31 Jul 2022 Hiking with Liz
1 Jul 2022 2021-2022 COVID-19 Waiver
27 Jun 2022 Encore Book Group
24 Jun 2022 Summer Evening Social
10 Jun 2022 Board Luncheon
3 Jun 2022 Critics' Corner
24 May 2022 Tour and Tea at the Mather Homestead
23 May 2022 Encore Book Group
18 May 2022 Board Meeting
13 May 2022 Spring Fashion Show Luncheon
13 May 2022 2022-2023 Proposed Slate
6 May 2022 Critics' Corner
25 Apr 2022 Encore Book Group
20 Apr 2022 Board Meeting
18 Apr 2022 All Member & Prospective Member Spring Coffee 2022
8 Apr 2022 EXPO
28 Mar 2022 Encore Book Group
25 Mar 2022 Critics' Corner
24 Mar 2022 Winter Luncheon
16 Mar 2022 Board Meeting
28 Feb 2022 Encore Book Group
25 Feb 2022 Critics' Corner
31 Jan 2022 Encore Book Group
28 Jan 2022 Critics' Corner
12 Dec 2021 Holiday Party
8 Dec 2021 Hiking with Liz
6 Dec 2021 Encore Book Group
3 Dec 2021 Critics' Corner
18 Nov 2021 EXPO Event
14 Nov 2021 Bonfire Social
29 Oct 2021 Critics' Corner
25 Oct 2021 Encore Book Club
21 Oct 2021 Fall Luncheon
20 Oct 2021 Prospective & New Member Coffee
20 Oct 2021 Board Meeting
12 Oct 2021 Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
9 Oct 2021 Fall Tailgate
27 Sep 2021 Encore Book Club
27 Sep 2021 Tennis, anyone?
24 Sep 2021 Critics Corner
17 Aug 2021 Kayak Klub
1 Jul 2021 COVID-19 Waiver
28 Jun 2021 Encore Book Group
15 Jun 2021 Let's Walk!
10 Jun 2021 EATS Luncheon
9 Jun 2021 Board Meeting
4 Jun 2021 Critics Corner
24 May 2021 Encore Book Group
21 May 2021 Spring Fashion Show Luncheon
13 May 2021 EATS Luncheon
30 Apr 2021 Critics Corner
26 Apr 2021 Encore Book Group
21 Apr 2021 Pickleball
9 Apr 2021 Hiking with Liz
8 Apr 2021 EATS Luncheon
29 Mar 2021 Encore Book Group
26 Mar 2021 Critics Corner
23 Mar 2021 A Conversation with Kathleen
18 Mar 2021 Winter Luncheon
11 Mar 2021 Cooking Demonstration
11 Mar 2021 EATS Luncheon
26 Feb 2021 Critics Corner
22 Feb 2021 Encore Book Group
16 Feb 2021 Cooking Class: Pasta and Sauce
11 Feb 2021 EATS Luncheon
25 Jan 2021 Encore Book Group
21 Jan 2021 Zoomin' Scavenger Hunt
14 Jan 2021 EATS Luncheon
8 Jan 2021 Critics Corner
11 Dec 2020 Hiking with Liz
10 Dec 2020 Holiday Social Hour
9 Dec 2020 Board Meeting
7 Dec 2020 Book Group
4 Dec 2020 European Holiday Wine Tasting
15 Nov 2020 Mask-Er-Ade
12 Nov 2020 EATS Luncheon
1 Nov 2020 Encore Book Group- Book Suggestions
30 Oct 2020 Critic's Corner
26 Oct 2020 Encore Book Group - October
22 Oct 2020 Cycling Anyone?
15 Oct 2020 Encore Summer Tennis
8 Oct 2020 EATS Luncheon
7 Oct 2020 Art in the Park
3 Oct 2020 Fall Twilight Tailgate at Thyme Meadow
28 Sep 2020 Encore Book Group - September
25 Sep 2020 Critic's Corner
18 Sep 2020 Hiking with Liz
17 Sep 2020 Rosé Wine Tasting
17 Sep 2020 EATS Coffee
16 Sep 2020 Prospective and New Member Coffee
15 Sep 2020 Kayak Klub
13 Sep 2020 George Gershwin Alone
27 Jul 2020 Encore Book Group- July
3 Jul 2020 Hamilton
29 Jun 2020 Encore Book Group- June
19 Jun 2020 Summer Sculpture Soiree
25 May 2020 Encore Book Group-May
27 Apr 2020 Encore Book Group-April
9 Apr 2020 An Evening of Sondheim-Online
6 Apr 2020 Coffee, Culture, and Conversation, All Member Coffee
2 Apr 2020 Encore Golf League
13 Mar 2020 Hiking- March
28 Feb 2020 Critics Corner -February
27 Feb 2020 Ladies Winter Luncheon
31 Jan 2020 Critics Corner - January
27 Jan 2020 Encore Book Group- January
15 Dec 2019 Encore’s Annual Holiday Party
6 Dec 2019 Critics Corner - December
5 Dec 2019 EXPO December- Paris, Capital of Fashion Museum Trip
21 Nov 2019 EXPO Moulin Rouge - Broadway Show
28 Oct 2019 Encore Book Group- October
25 Oct 2019 Critics Corner -October
23 Oct 2019 Ladies Night Out-Board & Brush Creative Studio
18 Oct 2019 Hiking- October
16 Oct 2019 Encore Fall Luncheon - Basso Café Restaurant & Bar
30 Sep 2019 Encore Book Group- September
27 Sep 2019 Critics Corner -September
20 Sep 2019 Hiking- September
20 Sep 2019 EXPO -Thimble Cruise & Lunch
14 Sep 2019 Welcome Back Potluck Party
29 Jul 2019 Kayak Klub
16 Jul 2019 Kayak Klub
28 Jun 2019 Kayak Klub
17 Jun 2019 Encore Book Group -June
13 Jun 2019 Eating and Tasting Society (EATS)
9 Jun 2019 Big Green Truck Pizza Paaarty
7 Jun 2019 Critics Corner - June
4 Jun 2019 EXPO- June Untermyer Park, Yonkers NY
31 May 2019 Hiking- May
21 May 2019 Encore Tennis Meeting
20 May 2019 Encore Book Group -May
17 May 2019 EXPO- May- Lilac Girls House
15 May 2019 May Luncheon and Fashion Show
8 May 2019 SOLD OUT- In The Heights Musical
29 Apr 2019 Encore Book Group - April
26 Apr 2019 Critics Corner - April
26 Apr 2019 Expo- Neue Galerie NYC
24 Apr 2019 April EXPO- Florence Griswold Museum
19 Apr 2019 Hiking- April
15 Apr 2019 Photo Sorting, Arranging and Scrapbooking
10 Apr 2019 Bridge Group
29 Mar 2019 Critics Corner - March
28 Mar 2019 Encore Golf League
28 Mar 2019 All Member Invitation: Coffee, Culture and Conversation
25 Mar 2019 Book Group - March
20 Mar 2019 March Expo - Play with your Food
7 Mar 2019 Encore Winter Luncheon
25 Feb 2019 Book Group - February
22 Feb 2019 Critics Corner -February
22 Feb 2019 Hiking- February
14 Feb 2019 E.A.T.S. -February
13 Feb 2019 Bridge Group
28 Jan 2019 Book Group - January
25 Jan 2019 Critics Corner -January
11 Jan 2019 Hiking-January
10 Jan 2019 E.A.T.S. -January
12 Dec 2018 Connecticut Christmas Theater Outing
10 Dec 2018 Book Group - December
7 Dec 2018 Hiking-December
9 Nov 2018 Hiking-November
8 Nov 2018 E.A.T.S. -November
7 Nov 2018 Haircuts, Hairstyles and Color
29 Oct 2018 Book Group - October
26 Oct 2018 Critics Corner - October
17 Oct 2018 Yale British Art Tour
16 Oct 2018 Visions of Hawaii Exhibit- Rescheduled
12 Oct 2018 Hiking-October
11 Oct 2018 E.A.T.S. - October
10 Oct 2018 Fall Luncheon
28 Sep 2018 Critics Corner September
25 Sep 2018 Visions of Hawaii Exhibit- Rescheduled
24 Sep 2018 Book Group September
18 Sep 2018 Visions of Hawaii Exhibit
14 Sep 2018 Hiking Group-September
13 Sep 2018 E.A.T.S. - September
12 Sep 2018 Bridge Group
25 Jun 2018 Book Group June
14 Jun 2018 E.A.T.S. June
8 Jun 2018 Hiking Group
6 Jun 2018 Summer Tennis
2 Jun 2018 Encore Summer Party
30 May 2018 Expo Day Trip to Wave Hill
21 May 2018 Book Group May
18 May 2018 Critics Corner May
11 May 2018 Hiking Group
10 May 2018 E.A.T.S. May
9 May 2018 Daytime Bridge
3 May 2018 Spring Luncheon & Fashion Show
30 Apr 2018 Book Group April
27 Apr 2018 Critics Corner April
12 Apr 2018 E.A.T.S. April
26 Mar 2018 Book Group March
23 Mar 2018 Critics Corner March
8 Mar 2018 E.A.T.S. March
27 Feb 2018 Winter Luncheon
26 Feb 2018 Book Group February
23 Feb 2018 Critics Corner February
13 Feb 2018 A Chocolate Experience
8 Feb 2018 E.A.T.S. February
29 Jan 2018 Book Group January
19 Jan 2018 Critics Corner
11 Jan 2018 E.A.T.S. January
8 Jan 2018 Expo Monday Night at the Movies
13 Dec 2017 Expo goes to Broadway
11 Dec 2017 Book Group
3 Dec 2017 Encore Holiday Party
17 Nov 2017 Critics Corner
10 Nov 2017 Hiking Group
9 Nov 2017 E.A.T.S.
27 Oct 2017 Critics Corner
27 Oct 2017 Expo Outing - Storm King
23 Oct 2017 Book Group
20 Oct 2017 E.A.T.S.
14 Oct 2017 Fall Pot Luck Supper
13 Oct 2017 Hiking Group
12 Oct 2017 Fall Luncheon
19 Sep 2017 Golf Group
15 Sep 2017 Critics' Corner
14 Sep 2017 E.A.T.S.

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