Mother`s Day Brunch - Woman`s Club of Wisconsin

WOMAN’S CLUB
of W I S C O N S I N
MAY / JUNE 2016
To make a reservation, email
[email protected] or call 414/276-5170
Upcoming WCW Events
Sunday, May 8
Mother’s Day Brunch
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
reservations on the half hour
Saturday, May 14
Member Birthday Night
Wednesday, May 18
5 Tricks for More Energy
11:30 a.m. social / 12:00 p.m. lunch
Tuesday, May 31
Musical Encounters Series
11:30 a.m. social / 12:00 p.m. lunch / program
Mother’s Day Brunch
Sunday, May 8
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Reservations on the half hour
Enjoy complimentary champagne along with traditional menu favorites
featuring carved strip loin of beef, made-to-order omelets, hot breakfast
and lunch entrees, cold salads, fresh baked breads, and delicious desserts.
$45 inclusive adults
$20 inclusive ages 4 - 12
Under age 3 gratis
Guests welcome
TAPAS
NIGHT
Wednesday, June 8
by Mary Peterson
Thursday, June 9
Friday, June 17
5:30 p.m. cocktails
6:30 p.m. dinner
Tuesday, June 14
Come celebrate summer in the city! June 17 is opening day of the
Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) Lakefront Festival of Art. Valet park here,
visit the Lakefront Festival, and return here for a fun and fabulous tapas
dinner! Casual dress is welcome, including jeans.
Martha Bolles Art Lecture Series
11:00 a.m. lecture / 12:00 p.m. express lunch
Summer Soiree Open House
Performance by Milwaukee Children’s Choir
5:30 p.m. social / 6:15 p.m. performance
optional a la carte dinner (reservations required)
Martha Mitchell Tea
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15
At Home with Jane Austen and Emma
11:00 a.m. program / 11:30 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. lunch / 12:45 p.m. 2nd speaker
Friday, June 17
Tapas Night
5:30 p.m. cocktails / 6:30 p.m. dinner
Wednesday, June 22
Martha Bolles Art Lecture Series
11:00 a.m. lecture / 12:00 p.m. express lunch
Friday, June 24
Member Birthday Night
Thursday, June 30
The Little Black Dress Through The Ages
Fashion Show - WCW Foundation Fundraiser
11:15 a.m. social / 12:00 p.m. luncheon
1:00 p.m. fashion show
Tapas are all the rage and a delightful way to share an evening tasting of
a variety of dishes, including sausages, cheese, olives, seafood, salads, and
much more. We will be emphasizing locally sourced ingredients wherever
possible, following the farm-to-table theme. The evening will begin with a
signature cocktail, and we will have a luscious Spanish Rioja to accompany
dinner.
Guests welcome
Watch your email updates for event cost
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of
Jane Austen & Emma
Wednesday, June 15
11:00 a.m. program
11:30 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. lunch
12:45 p.m. 2nd speaker
Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s Emma
with a discussion by Regency period author and WCW
member Victoria Hinshaw.
Directory Update
Talk with Author Kim Wilson about her book At Home with
Jane Austen. Enjoy a lovely lunch with featured summer
wines.
New contact information? Let us know! We are
currently working on updating the directory for
the 2016 - 2017 fiscal year. Check your listing
online or in the membership book and email
[email protected] or call 414/276-5170 with
any changes.
Menu
Grilled Chicken & Vegetable Garden Salad
Blanc Mange
2016 - 2017
Served with a fresh fruit sauce
$28 inclusive members and members’ guests
$33 inclusive non-members
PRESIDENT’S MESSSAGE... by Betsy Prinz
The benefits of membership are many; those of you who completed our membership survey last fall
listed the benefits you felt to be of the most value: warm and inviting club rooms, superlative staff,
wonderful food, intriguing programs, and entertaining events. And reciprocal clubs.
Most of these are examples of what we think of as basics at our Club, such as dining and gracious
service.
But dining wasn’t always a “basic”; it was not introduced until 1922. The Club quickly established
a reputation of fine dining and excellent service due to the first cooks, Nellie Ward and Anna
Hackbarth. Their recipes of fish pudding and maple mousse were favorites. But you had to “clean
your plate” at the Club—no such thing as a doggy bag was countenanced!
Our reciprocal clubs, however, are a more recent benefit to Club members. We currently have over 75
reciprocals, both national and international. And dining or lodging at a reciprocal club is considered a significant benefit for
today’s members. Our survey indicated that more than 60 members have taken advantage of and greatly enjoyed their visits to
more than 22 different clubs as near as West Bend or as distant as New Zealand.
These clubs can offer you the same warm, personal attention that you receive at the WCW. Consider taking advantage of this
unique benefit on your next trip.
A roster of reciprocal clubs is in your Club directory along with information about arranging to visit one. The office staff is
happy to make all of these necessary arrangements. Happy traveling!
Betsy
FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK
by Valerie McDonald
Member
Birthday Nights
May and June Birthdays
Saturday, May 14
Friday, June 24
Bring your friends and family to dinner
in celebration of your birthday!
Complimentary chef-selected dessert
and champagne for all!
Dear Members,
The Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch
is a WCW favorite. Reservations fill
up quickly, so be sure to call early and
reserve your table. Brunch will include
bottomless glasses of pink champagne
and mimosas. The buffet will feature
breakfast and luncheon entrees including
carved roast strip loin of beef, made-toorder omelets, seafood, assorted cold
salads, and fabulous desserts and pastries. Treat yourself and
your Mom; let us do the cooking and setting the table for your
family.
This upcoming season of Club events is sure to have something
of interest for everyone. Check out the details in this newsletter
for upcoming programs and events.
Remember, the Club is now open for dinner on Thursday nights,
serving an a la carte menu 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Hope to see you at the Club.
Valerie
From the Treasurer
by Carole Montgomery, Treasurer
I would like to thank each and every member who continues the annual commitment for membership at the Woman’s
Club of Wisconsin. Thank you for encouraging previous members to return and for inviting Milwaukee newcomers
to visit and consider joining us. Members are the lifeblood of the working committees, friendships, events, activities,
programs, and community outreach commitments of the Club. Each one of you matters.
The Club budget is primarily based on and dependent on three things: the number of dues-paying members as of
March 1, a conservative estimate of the momentum of new members, and Valerie’s experienced estimate of the
anticipated revenue from confirmed event bookings. For the past several years, the Board of Directors has accepted
resignations as effective at the end of the new fiscal year if received after the budget is developed. With our member
numbers this year and with the number of confirmed bookings for events next year, we have no increase in dues for the
fourth year. We have a balanced budget. That is the really good news. However, we do have a tight budget. We are not
yet building enough financial reserve in order to solidify the ongoing strength of our wonderful Club. Yet, we do have
good plans and optimism. Thanks again.
By Kathleen Arenz
Reciprocal
Club News
On a recent trip to Washington, D.C.,
my husband and I stayed at the University Club of Washington, D.C., one of
the WCW’s wonderful reciprocal clubs.
IN MEMORY OF...
WCW Associate Member
Delphine Cannon
WCW Associate Member
Gloria Eckman
Conveniently located within easy walking distance of three Metro stops, the
club is a short walk from the White House. Rich in history, the club’s first
president was William Taft, later president of the United States.
We didn’t have time to take advantage of the athletic facilities or the
swimming pool, but a quick look assured us they were first-rate. We ate
breakfast daily and one dinner at the club and found the cuisine and service
to be outstanding, certainly the quality that we expect at our own club.
Beautifully appointed common rooms, including a magnificent library and
cozy den, offered us a choice of places to enjoy a drink, read, and relax in
between sightseeing excursions.
We booked one of the newly remodeled sleeping rooms, which have new
bathrooms and lovely furniture.
Plan to attend the
The club does charge a service fee if you use a credit card. We found the
staff to be universally helpful and friendly. We would definitely stay here
again!
Summer
Soiree
and Open House
Tuesday, June 9
5:30 p.m. social
6:15 p.m. performance
optional a la carte dinner
Join us for our 2nd Annual Summer Soiree and Open House. The Milwaukee Children’s Choir will entertain WCW
members. Begin the summer season with this stellar evening.
Let the fun begin: phenomenal conversation and entertainment and WCW signature refreshments highlighting new
summer wines - to say nothing of the opportunity to win a fabulous prize!
Activities and events will be highlighted and, of course, our cuisine will be splendidly displayed and taste even better.
Milwaukee Children’s Choir is a premier youth choir and serves children ages 4-18. The choral music program is an
audition-based program and serves children during the school day at two Milwaukee Public Schools and after school at two
City of Milwaukee public schools through its grant-funded Harmony Program.
The Club will look its best, will showcase our activities and events, will offer our splendid mouth-watering cuisine, and to
top it all off will display the talents of the Milwaukee Children’s Choir.
$15 inclusive for members and guests
Prospective members gratis
FOUNDATION NEWS ... NURTURING BRIGHT FUTURES
DONOR NEWS
The following donors contributed to the Woman’s Club of Wisconsin Foundation between February 1, 2016, and
March 31, 2016. On behalf of those whose lives will be strengthened through these gifts, we offer heartfelt thanks.
Donations
THANK YOU...
Mary Flynn
Kathy Gridley
Linda Klimowicz
Alice Kuramoto
Jean Levenhagen
Wendy Moeller
by Faye Wetzel, Foundation Director
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s
Grant Allocation effort.
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Christmas Spirit Foundation
Margaret and John Murphy
In Memory of
Former WCW Club President, Filippa C. Weber
Sara RS Miller
Former WCW Member and Martha Mitchell Society Member,
Barbara Carson
Vicki Streich
Shawn Cantrell
Patricia Menefee
Richard Harris, WCW Member Lynne Harris’ husband
Sara RS Miller
WCW Merited Member Polly Rabion
Grace Haydon
In Honor of
WCW Club President, Betsy Prinz
Sara RS Miller
Foundation Day
Jeanne Hoff
The leadership provided by Joan Bruce as head of the
Grant Allocation Committee was superb.
Those of us who attended the Foundation Day Luncheon
on March 16 were witness to the fulfillment of our
promise of “Nurturing Bright Futures.” The WCW
Foundation awarded $58,000 to 27 nonprofit agencies.
Welcome to new members of the Foundation
Committee, Rachel Larrivee and Amy Schneider.
Martha Mitchell Tea
Tuesday, June 14
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Join us to fete our fellow
members’ generosity to
the Foundation.
New Martha Mitchell members
will be inducted. (Martha Mitchell
members have contributed $5,000
or more to the Foundation in
their tenure at the Club.)
Terrie Barsanti’ s Birthday
The Barsanti Family Charitable Fund
The Martha Mitchell Society was established to recognize
members whose lifetime record of contributions to the Foundation
exceeds $5,000. This includes gifts of stocks, cash gifts, and
memorials and the receipt of appropriate documents detailing
the Planned Giving arrangements where the Foundation is the
beneficiary. A plaque has been placed in the entrance of the Club
listing each member who achieved this recognition.
Recent contributions to the Foundation have introduced Linda
Klimowicz into the Martha Mitchell Society at the Amethyst
level and have moved Terrie Barsanti to the Peridot level.
The Circle of Gems acknowledges additional levels of giving; a
token gemstone will be awarded as each level is achieved:
$5,000 Amethyst Level
$10,000 Pearl Level
$15,000 Opal Level
$20,000 Sapphire Level
$25,000 Peridot Level
$30,000 Ruby Level
$35,000 Garnet Level
$40,000 Emerald Level
$45,000 Amber Level
$50,000 Diamond Level
2016 Foundation Fundraiser
The Little Black Dress
Through the Ages
Thursday, June 30
11:15 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. luncheon
1:00 p.m. fashion show
Fashion Show
In celebration of our Club’s 140th Anniversary, the
Foundation presents a Goodwill Industries and Faye’s
Women’s Boutiques Fashion Show.
Women from the 1800s to the present day have depended
on the “Little Black Dress” to get them through any
occasion. This lighthearted and entertaining show
features versatile black ensembles beginning in the 1890s
through the present day.
(Wear your little black dress, of course!)
COMMUNITY OUTREACH ... “Joining Hands, Supporting Others”
Comfort
Quilts for Children
by Lydia Cooley
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNTIES
Members are invited to join other WCW members at the
sewing sessions producing simple comfort quilts for children.
Non-sewing members are very helpful too. Most of these
quilts are donated to the Milwaukee Child Advocacy Center
of Children’s Hospital.
Tuesday, May 3
Read with Me
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Project with Next Door Foundation
Saturday, May 21
Mad Hot Ballroom Dance Competition
Volunteering at BMO Harris Bradley Center during the
event with morning and afternoon shifts
We will be sewing on the following date:
Friday, May 13
All sessions are from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. A short
break for lunch is taken at 12:00 p.m. If you have questions,
contact Lydia Cooley at [email protected] or Bonnie
Roemer at [email protected].
Saturday, June 4
Breast Cancer Showhouse
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
In Stitches
In Stitches, the WCW knitting group, is joining the
Alzheimer’s group knitting project this summer. We are
knitting strips of colorful stripes to weave around a trash
container in Federal Plaza in Downtown Milwaukee. If you
would like to join us, please contact Ann Miller for more
information.
Thank you for all the
donations for the
Layette Collection!
Breast Cancer Showhouse
Saturday, June 4
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The WCW needs volunteers to help
staff the Breast Cancer Showhouse
either as a docent or boutique helper.
Meet fellow Club members while
supporting an important fundraiser for
the Medical College of Wisconsin and
cancer research.
Saturday, October 8 - Saturday, October 15
Week of Service
Check future newsletters for volunteer opportunities
WCW 140th Challenge
by Lydia Cooley
The 140th is more than a number of candles on an anniversary
cake. It also represents the many years and diverse ways we
have served our members and our community. Community
Outreach challenges our talented and creative members to
consider how we might quantify this anniversary as we go
about our daily club lives in the year ahead. In some cases, we
are confident that 140 will be a multiplier rather than a target.
We offer just a few suggestions to get the challenge started but
welcome many more suggestions:
This year’s Showhouse is located
on Oconomowoc Lake at 3943
North Sawyer Road. It will be open from Saturday,
June 4 through Sunday, June 19.
To volunteer to be a docent from 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m., email Therese Burkhart at [email protected].
To volunteer to work in the boutique at the showhouse on
Saturday, June 4 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., email Joan
Bruce at [email protected].
You may also tour the Showhouse before or after your shift.
* How many hands of bridge might be played at our
tables each year? Might these bridge players be
willing to contribute 140 decks of cards to share
with seniors or veterans?
* How many floral arrangements might we donate to
seniors or to others needing a bright spot in their
day?
* How many hats might the knitters make for little
babies?
* When we collect items such as peanut butter, school
collections, layette items, and toiletries, how many
times can we achieve 140 as the number collected?
* Might the book clubs read 140 books in a year or be
willing to donate 140 books for other readers?
* How many grant applicants do Grant Allocation
Members really review? How many attend this
celebratory luncheon?
* How many service hours do we accomplish on an
annual basis?
* Might we be able to gather 140 members for an
anniversary event or two this year?
We ask you to join the fun as we look at ourselves from inside
out, making some tally marks as we go. At the end of this
anniversary year, let us see how we measure up as an active
and vital organization.
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
Antiques and Vintage Shopping
Excursion in Northshore
Chicago
Thursday, May 12
8:00 a.m. breakfast
9:00 a.m. depart WCW
4:00 p.m. return to WCW
Join us for our annual field trip to Northshore Chicago
for antiques, vintage shopping, and a fabulous lunch at a
darling French bistro. All are within an hour of the Club
and close to one another.
*Ashley & Sloane: a small warehouse of French and
English antiques and reproductions. The store offers
home furnishings, furniture, accessories, garden urns,
mirrors, and more. You will love this place!
*Anna’s: an upscale vintage, reproductions, and antiques
store full of beautiful home furnishings in multiple styles.
*Gurnee Antiques Center: multi-dealer, well-curated
collection of 100+ antique dealers. This antique store
beholds jewelry, vintage purses, silver, art, statuary,
porcelain, crystal, glassware, housewares, furniture, and
more.
*Lunch nearby at the inimitable charming French bistro
Froggy’s Café; elegant French cuisine with a modern light
touch. Soup, superb salad with chicken or salmon, divine
dessert!
All stops are easily accessible ground level shops with
elegant, upscale, classical wares.
$67 inclusive (breakfast buffet, bus transportation,
refreshments on bus)
$32 for lunch at Froggy’s (checks payable to Froggy’s)
Space is limited.
All WCW members are welcome!
Evening Marathon Bridge
Friday, May 6
5:30 p.m. cocktails
6:00 p.m. dinner
followed by cards
Remember to make reservations for the Evening
Marathon Bridge dinner and awards program.
Classics Book Group
by Ann Hirst and Kathy Grogan
12:30 p.m. lunch/discussion on the third Thursday of the
month
The food is always outstanding, the discussion is always
lively, and all Club members are invited.
Thursday, May 19, Ann Hirst will lead
a discussion of selected short stories by
the nineteenth-century French writer Guy
de Maupassant. Widely regarded as a
master of the short story form and one
of the fathers of the modern short story,
Maupassant wrote some 300 stories. As
a naturalistic writer, he is admired as a
keen observer and psychologist of human
nature and a brilliant stylist.
We will discuss “Boule de Suif,” “Mademoiselle Fifi,”
“The Diamond Necklace,” “The Trip of the Horla,” “The
False Gems,” and “A Country Excursion.” All are available
in English on the internet, for example at https://ebooks.
adelaide.edu.au/m/maupassant/guy/m45s/ The English
translation of story titles may vary on other websites.
Thursday, June 16, Kathy Grogan will help us explore
The Waste Land by T.S Eliot (1922). This work, considered
Eliot’s masterpiece, is widely regarded as one of the most
important poems of the 20th century, and a central text in
Modernist poetry. The 435-line poem begins with the often
quoted:
April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Art History Lecture Series
by Martha Bolles
Wednesdays, June 8 and June 22
11:00 a.m. lecture
12:00 p.m. express lunch
Wednesday, June 8: The Rise of Women in the last 140
years During its past 140 years, the Woman’s Club has
been the scene for a wide variety of events mirroring the
growing freedom and power of the women in the United
States and Europe. As educated women moved outside the
home and into the wider world, they established broader
social networks and more varied activities. We look at these
changes as artists have illustrated them.
Wednesday, June 22: In connection with the Woman’s
Club of Wisconsin coming tour to the Basque regions of
France and Spain, we look at some art of this area, focusing
mainly on the work of Picasso in the region and the new
museum in Bilbao.
TRAVEL
NEWS
by Judy Keyes
The Basque Country: France and Spain
September 14 – 23, 2016
This unique region has a history and customs all its
own. It is known for its fabulous food, beautiful
scenery, and a strong tendency toward an identity
independent from France and Spain. On this trip we
will stay three nights in Biarritz (France), two nights
in San Sebastian (Spain), and three nights in Bilbao
(Spain). Some of the highlights include:
- Biarritz and Bayonne with visits to an
aquarium, a regional market, and a guided
tour of Basque Museum
- A day in the French countryside among
the Basque villages and a visit to the Villa
Arnaga Museum
- St. Jean de Luz , an active fishing harbor,
and San Sebastian, the royal seaside resort
of the kings and queens of Spain
- Bilbao and the Guggenheim Museum
- The Rioja Wine Region
The full detailed itinerary, registration form and other
information are available in the Club office. (If space
remains after the initial registration period, significant
others may also be welcome to join.)
Beginning Mah Jongg
Winds! Bams! Dragons! Learn an
ancient game with a modern twist.
Mah Jongg has been a popular game
in America since the 1920’s. (Note:
This is NOT merely matching tiles,
a game sometimes erroneously called Mah Jongg on the
Internet.) Combining both luck and skill, you will find
Mah Jongg to be a friendly, fun, and fascinating game
for men and women of all ages. Although this game of
Chinese tiles is usually played by 4 people, the play is
individual and partners are not needed. Groups of “Mahj”
friends play regularly for years - come and see why so many
people have enjoyed the game for such a long time! YOU
TOO will be able to join in the fun after these classes!
Six Classes Beginning May 5
Thursdays 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Minimum of 6 people, WCW friends and spouses welcome
Class Fee: $65 includes all classes and materials needed
Instructor: Janet Fine
To sign up or get more info, email Janet at
[email protected]
(Refresher class also available; please email if interested.)
Culture & Cuisine
NOTE: The spring trip for 2017 will be to Montreal and
Milwaukee Repertory
Quebec at the end of April / beginning of May. We will
Five
Shows
spend time in Quebec City and cosmopolitan Montreal.
Saturday - 4:00 p.m. Matinee
with dinner to follow at WCW
MUSICAL
ENCOUNTERS
SERIES
by Debbie Patel
Tuesday, May 31
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven’s Eroica
11:30 a.m. Social
12:00 p.m. Lunch and Program
We close our season on May 31 by discovering
Beethoven’s heroic Symphony No. 3, a
revolutionary work that changed the course
of music history. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will
explore the score and its political background, shedding
light on Beethoven’s ambivalent feelings toward Napoleon,
a would-be hero turned tyrant. Performances are Friday
and Saturday, June 10 and11. Discount codes typically
provided.
$25 inclusive
Guests welcome
Theater
Man of La Mancha~September 24, 2016
The Foreigner~November 19, 2016
Disgraced~February 4, 2017
The Glass Menagerie~March 25, 2017
Jane Eyre~May 20, 2017
$247.90 per person for the season’s tickets
Transportation must be purchased up front for the full
season. Reservations are on a first come, first serve basis,
so we encourage early sign-up. Transportation prices are as
follows:
For a bus with 8 reservations: $100 per person
For a bus with 10 reservations: $80 per person
For a bus with 12 reservations: $70 per person
For a bus with 14 reservations: $60 per person
To make your reservation, email [email protected] or call
Melissa at 414/276-5170 no later than Friday, April 22.
Sponsored by Garden Club
The Language of Flowers
by Ann Hirst
Friday, May 17
11:30 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. lunch, lecture, and book signing
Mary Ellen Mueller will talk to us
about the symbolic meaning attached
to flowers and their colors. The use of
flowers to convey messages have been
used since ancient times. The
Victorian Era began the publication of
“flower dictionaries,” which brought
the romantic and symbolic interest in
the meaning of flowers to the entire
world.
While studying art in Florence, Italy,
Mary Ellen pursued her interest in
making detailed nature etchings and architectural drawings.
Her inspiration for her art work includes flowers, fish, and
animals. She also creates precise and beautiful etchings of
national and international landmarks such as the Leaning
Tower of Pisa, along with commissions for private homes
and businesses.
Tour the Garden of
WCW Member Karen Schmahl
by Ann Hirst
Tuesday, June 21
If a rain date becomes necessary, signups will be contacted.
11:30 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. lunch at WCW
1:00 p.m. carpool to Karen Schmahl’s home at
1925 West Dean Road, River Hills
Please wear comfortable walking shoes and a sun hat.
Karen Schmahl is generously opening her garden to our
group. After our gourmet lunch at the Club, we will
carpool to Karen’s home. The Schmahls’ formal garden is a
Williamsburg garden, with spaciously balanced rectangular
beds surrounded by hedges; a central walkway leads to the
focal point of a small pergola covered with climbing roses
and on to a sundial at the far end. A brick garden wall
separates the less formal upper patio, including an herb
garden of knot design, from the lower, and formal garden
beds.
Mary Ellen will be selling and signing her new hardcover
book of flower illustrations and texts about the language of
flowers. Her book is entitled A is for Amaryllis. The cost of
the book is $30.
Roses are a highlight of the upper and lower gardens, with
many David Austin rose bushes. The front circle has a
quadrant design, with a total of 53 hybrid tea roses and
floribunda roses. The colors of the roses change from red at
the periphery to dark and then light pink, with yellow pinktipped Peace roses at the center.
All WCW members and guests are welcome.
Make your reservations now.
After guiding us through her garden, Karen has kindly
offered to provide refreshments for our group.
Upcoming Garden Club
Tuesday, July 19
Event
Tour the Fox Point garden of WCW member
All WCW members and guests are welcome.
$28 inclusive. Make your reservations now.
Pamela Shovers
Open to all Club members and guests
5 Tricks for More Energy
by Pam Thickens
Wednesday, May 18
11:30 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. lunch
5 TRICKS FOR MORE ENERGY,
presented by Sarah Philipp, Certified
Holistic Nutritionist and owner of
Abundelicious
Avoid crashing at 2:30 p.m. and
depending on sugar and caffeine to
get through the rest of the day.
$28 inclusive
American History Study Group
by Vicky Hinshaw
Friday, May 13
8:30 a.m. breakfast
The American History Study
Group will meet for breakfast
and conversation about Founding
Father Benjamin Franklin. Books
to read or skim in advance include:
Walter Issacson, Benjamin Franklin:
An American Life (2003); Franklin’s
Autobiography (1771-1790 memoirs,
available in paperback or free online at gutenberg.org and
ushistory.org); and for fun, Carl Japikse, Ed., Fart Proudly:
Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School (2003).
The group meets every other month, typically on the
second Friday (upcoming dates are July 1, September 9,
and November 11). Club members (and spouses) welcome!
SAVE THE DATES!
by Pam Thickens
Thursday, July 21
10:30 a.m. book discussion
11:30 a.m. Mad Hatter social
12:00 p.m. lunch/tea
To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
You’d be crazy to miss it!
FIREWORKS
Buffet
WCW
Mad Hatter’s
Tea Party
Sunday, July 3
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Complimentary valet parking, casual dress, top-notch
seats for the fireworks, delicious food, and live
entertainment by Michael Drake.
$40 inclusive adults
$20 inclusive ages 4-12
Under age 3 gratis
Celebrate Independence Month
with America’s Founders
by Debbie Patel
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, September 13
Back to the Club Night
5:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 15
Kohler Wine & Cheese Chocolatiers
5:30 p.m. social / 6:00 p.m. tasting
optional a la carte dinner to follow
Thursday, September 29
Evening Program Presented by
David Ullrich, Executive Director from
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities
Water Initiative
More information to follow
Thursday, October 6
140th Anniversary Party
Thursday, October 27
Halloween Hat Party
11:30 a.m. social / 12:00 p.m. lunch
Thursday, November 17
Holiday Boutique
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday July 14
5:30 p.m. social
6:00 p.m. dinner
7:15 p.m. program
What exactly did our
Founding Fathers (and
Mothers) say about one
another? Constitutional scholar John P. Kaminski joins us
for a lively biographical discussion where we will learn what
the people of our United States thought and said about each
other.
Kaminski is the founder of the University of Wisconsin –
Madison Center for the Study of the American Constitution;
a leading national authority on America’s founders, and an
entertaining speaker - so sign up now! Dinner will feature
colonial fare.
Details to follow.
Evening Program with
Robert Greenstreet
Thursday, September 8
5:30 p.m. social
6:00 p.m. dinner
7:15 p.m. program
Robert Greenstreet, Ph.D., is an architect
and Dean of the School of Architecture
and Urban Planning at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
$38 inclusive
Guests welcome
WCW
Members
PUBLICATIONS
COORDINATOR
Mary Ann Beaumont
DESIGNER
Melissa Pawlowski
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[email protected]
Club members socializng at the
140th Anniversary Open House in March
Mary Dengel and Peggy Karpowicz
attend the Flip Fund unveiling
WCW ARCHIVES
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VOLUNTEER VITAMINS
“Knowing what must be done does away with fear.”
Rosa Parks
May 2016
Sunday
Monday
1
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Bridge Lessons
9:00 a.m.
In Stitches
10:00 a.m.
Mah Jongg Lessons
10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
2
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Read with Me
1:30 p.m.
8
Mother’s
Day
Brunch
10
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
15
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
11
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
17
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
Needlework
10:00 a.m.
16
Garden Club
11:30 a.m.
Membership Committee
11:30 a.m.
Community Outreach
11:45 a.m.
Program Committee
6:00 p.m.
Evening Book Group
“The Edge of the Earth”
5:30 p.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
12
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
Served
11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
9
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
18
23
24
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
Daytime Book Group
“A Spool of Blue Thread”
10:30 a.m.
Antiques Trip
8:00 a.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
19
5 Tricks for More Energy
11:30 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. lunch
WCW Board Meeting
11:30 a.m.
25
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
26
Casual Bridge
9:00 a.m.
Mah Jongg Lessons
10:00 a.m.
In Stitches
10:00 a.m.
Classics Book Group
“Selected Short Stories”
12:30 p.m.
Marathon Bridge &
Luncheon
11:30 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. lunch
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Casual Bridge
9:00 a.m.
Mah Jongg Lessons
10:00 a.m.
Evening Book Group
“The Lemon Tree: An Arab,
a Jew, and the Heart of the
Middle East”
5:30 p.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
29
31
7
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Club Closed
Private Event
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Evening Marathon
Bridge Awards & Dinner
5:30 p.m. cocktails
6:00 p.m. dinner
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
13 American History
14
Study Group
8:30 a.m.
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
WCW Quilters
10:00 a.m.
Member Birthday Night
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
20
21
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
Club Closed
Private Event
Duplicate Bridge
10:00 a.m.
Executive Board
Meeting
11:30 a.m.
No a la carte
dinner service
Club closes at 5:00 p.m.
27
28
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
Club Closed
Private Event
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Dining Hours
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
30
6 A la Carte Breakfast
Mah Jongg Lessons
10:00 a.m.
Foundation Meeting
11:30 a.m.
22
Bridge Lessons
9:00 a.m.
Saturday
Friday
Musical Encounters
Series
11:30 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. lunch
A la Carte Breakfast
A la Carte Lunch
7:00 - 10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday - Saturday
A la Carte Dinner
Thursday
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday - Saturday
Friday & Saturday
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
To make a reservation, email [email protected]
or call 414/276-5170
June 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
In Stitches
10:00 a.m.
7
8
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
6
Daytime Book Group
“The Husband’s Secret”
10:30 a.m.
15
14
13
At Home with Jane Austin
& Emma Luncheon
11:00 a.m. program
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. social
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. lunch
12:45 p.m. 2nd speaker
Woman’s Club of
Wisconsin Foundation
Martha Mitchell Tea
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
19
21
20
Garden Club
11:30 a.m.
Foundation Comittee
11:30 a.m.
26
28
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
27
WCW Board Meeting
11:30 a.m.
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Club Closed
Private Event
Duplicate Bridge
10:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
23
Martha Bolles
Art Lecture Series
11:00 a.m. lecture
12:00 p.m. lunch
18
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
“The Waste Land”
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
22
Club Closed
Private Event
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
Classics Book Group
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
Needlework
10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
In Stitches
10:00 a.m.
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
11
10
17
16
A la Carte Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Mah Jongg Lessons
10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
12
Club Closed
Private Event
Program Committee
6:00 p.m.
Summer Soiree
and Open House
Milwaukee Children’s Choir
5:30 p.m. social
6:15 p.m. performance
A la Carte Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
Community Outreach
11:45 a.m.
9
Martha Bolles
Art Lecture Series
11:00 a.m. lecture
12:00 p.m. lunch
4
3
Mah Jongg Lessons
10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
5
Saturday
Friday
Tapas Dinner
5:30 p.m. social
6:00 p.m. dinner
No a la carte dinner service
24
25
Yoga Class
9:30 a.m.
Evening Book Group
“All the Light
We Cannot See”
5:30 p.m.
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Club Closed
Private Event
Executive Board
Meeting
11:30 a.m.
Member Birthday Night
A la Carte Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
30
29
Dining Hours
Club Closed
The Little Black Dress
A la Carte Breakfast
The Ages Fashion Tuesday - Saturday
Private Event Through
Show Fundraiser
11:15 a.m. social
12:00 p.m. lunch
1:00 p.m. fashion show
7:00 - 10:00 a.m.
A la Carte Dinner
Thursday
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
A la Carte Lunch
Tuesday - Saturday
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
To make a reservation, email [email protected]
or call 414/276-5170