Y's Men News -- Sunday, March 2, 2025 | |
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- Travel Group Meets Tomorrow at 9:00 am
- Y's Men Mindfulness Group Meets Mondays by Zoom
- Staples Chamber Orchestra Performs for Y's Men This Tuesday
- Lachat Town Farm Presents "Seared"
- Fairfield University President Marc Nemec to Speak Thursday
- Staples Players Dress Rehearsal for "Spelling Bee" This Thursday
- Next Breakfast Club Meeting will be Tuesday, March 11
- Jazz Club Lunch at the VFW Will Be Wednesday, March 12
- T&E Announces Three Outings
- Hoot Owls Have Four More Local Performances in March
- Last Call: Sign Up Now for CR Auto Test Center Tour
- Volunteers Needed for Connecticut Free Dental Clinic
- Jere Van Dyk Spoke to Y's Men About His Stormy Career
- New Members of Y's Men Have Lunch and Tour Playhouse
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Travel Group Meets Tomorrow at 9:00 am
The Y’s Men Travel Group will meet from 9:00 to 10:30 am tomorrow (Monday, March 3) in Room 203 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church.
All meetings start by members talking about their recent travel experiences.
The topic for this week: Online Presentation and Discussion of Online Travel Websites.
Using its new projector, the Group will review some of the notable sites worth checking out and using for their own planning.
For information about the Y’s Men Travel Group, or to be added to the Group’s email distribution list, please contact Art Mann at:
mannart03@gmail.com
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Y's Men Mindfulness Group Meets Mondays by Zoom
The Y's Men Mindfulness Group meets every Monday at 7:30 pm by Zoom. If you would like to attend or obtain information about the Group, contact Harvey Luft at harveyluft@gmail.com or Paul Epstein at epsteinmb@aol.com.
Harvey and Paul also can provide access to reviewing and reading material from previous meetings and discussions. Paul provided this list of benefits from meditation which is discussed at the Group's Meetings:
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Staples Chamber Orchestra to Perform for Y's Men Tuesday | |
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The Staples Stradivarius Chamber Orchestra will perform for Y's Men this Tuesday, March 4.
One of Staples High School’s elite musical ensembles will perform a free concert this Tuesday, March 4 in the Saugatuck Congregational Church Sanctuary, beginning at 2:45 pm. The concert serves as the March meeting of the Y’s Men Classical Music Society.
The Stradivarius Chamber Orchestra is an advanced, by-audition ensemble open to all Staples High School string players currently enrolled in the high school’s orchestra programs. Candidates must audition each spring for the following school year’s ensemble, whether they were part of the previous year’s ensemble or not.
For additional information, contact Ed Bloch at edbloch71@gmail.com.
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Fairfield University President, Dr. Mark Nemec,
Speaks This Thursday
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Dr. Marc Nemec
Many Y’s Men know Fairfield University primarily through attending events at the Quick Center for the Arts. But during the past eight years, under the leadership of its President, Dr. Mark Nemec, the University has emerged on the national level as an academic, and even athletic, powerhouse.
Dr. Nemec will give us some insight on how Fairfield University has become one of the top 125 national universities, one of the top 12 percent of colleges for salary impact, grown its enrollment by 25 percent and contributed $1 billion to our local economy. He may even talk about his rugby prowess and how the Fairfield University Women’s Basketball team became “the other CT women’s team” in the NCAA Division 1 top 25.
He will share his nationally recognized insights on the current and future state of higher education – measuring the NPV of going to college and redefining the missions of our colleges and universities for the 21st Century.
Y's Men Thursday morning meetings are in Hoskins Hall downstairs in the Saugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Road East in Westport. As always, donut and bagel social hour 9:00 to 10:00 am, short business meeting at 10:00, and speaker starts at 10:30 finishing no later than 11:30. Come early and meet your fellow members. Guests are always welcome.
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Lachat Town Farm Presents "Seared" March 7 - 23 | |
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Lachat Town Farm in Weston is a theatrical destination, in addition to many other wonderful programs available to all in our area.
Click here to learn more about Lachat Town Farm.
Currently in final rehearsals is the production of “Seared” a four-actor dramatic comedy by playwright Theresa Rebeck that premiered to great acclaim off-Broadway in 2019, and received four Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Professional equity actors play the four characters. Performances are from
March 7 through 23.
Click here for details about "Seared."
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Staples Players Present "Spelling Bee" for Y's Men March 6 | |
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Enjoy this wonderful comedy dress rehearsal at no cost to Y's Men
Date: Thursday, March 6 at 6:00 pm
Check-in: 5:00 to 6:00 pm
Click here for details
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Next Breakfast Club Gathering Will Be Tuesday, March 11
The Y's Men Breakfast Club meets this month on Tuesday, March 11, at 8:00 am in The Original Pancake House, 43 Main Street, Westport. The restaurant is on the 2nd floor in the former Acqua Restaurant off Parker Harding Plaza. For those who would prefer it, there is an elevator available. A few tickets are still left. You must have a ticket to get in. No payments will be taken at the door.
The cost is $12.50 per person with tax and tip included. Pay by credit card by clicking on the link below or send a check made out to Y's Men Westport/Weston and mail to Y's Men, PO Box 167, Westport, CT 06880.
Note: The risk you take in using a check is the mail delay in getting the check to our treasurer. Mailing a check can also be risky unless you post the envelope at the post office.
A few rules apply. You must keep to the menu which is already robust.
You will be treated to coffee or tea, two eggs any style, three fluffy pancakes, and a half order of meat (bacon, patties, links).
Questions? Please call Ron Holtz 203-993-4970
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Y's Men Jazz Club Lunch Set for Wednesday, March 12
The March Y's Men Jazz Club Lunch will be at noon on Wednesday, March 12, at the Westport VFW. 465 Riverside Avenue.
Legendary pianists and big bands will be featured and will include Dave Brubeck, Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Woody Herman...and more on the big screen. There will also be biographical sketches for each artist before his/her performance.
Wives and special friends are also invited. Catered buffet lunch. $25.00 per person, pay there. Reserve by either emailing Jeff Hare at jeffhare@optonline.net or signing up at this Thursday's Y's Men meeting.
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Trips and Events
Thursday, March 6
Staples Players Dress Rehearsal of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"
Spouses and significant others invited (no other guests)
https://conta.cc/4khR2vy
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Friday, March 14
Keeler Tavern & Aldrich Museum
Spouses and significant others invited
https://conta.cc/42ZgOOH
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Wednesday, May 28
Consumer Reports Auto Test Track Tour
Register Here
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Consumer Reports Tour Now Fully Subscribed
With 100 Reservations
If you want to be added to the "Wait List" in the event of cancellations, please email Ron Holtz at ronholtz.ysmen@gmail.com.
There may be cancellations or additional spots added in the future. Below is the original notice for reference.
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Sign Up Now for Tour of Consumer Reports Auto Test Center | |
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Views of the Consumer Reports Auto Test Center.
Be sure to sign up now for lunch and a tour of the Consumer Reports Auto Test Center in Colchester, Conn., on Wednesday, May 28. In May 2023, the last time this event was offered, it was sold out within two days of the official announcement.
Participation in this behind the scenes tour requires a $100.00 donation to Consumer Reports:
• Your tour includes a lunch reception with CR experts
• $76.00 of your ticket cost is a tax-deductible donation. $24.00 gives you access to a digital CR membership (10,000+ products and services)
Any questions, contact Second Vice President and Speaker/Program Chairman Ron Holtz at 203-993-4970 or ronholtz.ysmen@gmail.com.
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Volunteers Needed for Connecticut
Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic
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Jere van Dyk Speaks to Y's Men About His Stormy Career | |
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Jere van Dyk addresses the Y's Men last Thursday.
Pulitzer-nominated journalist and book author Jere Van Dyk gave the Y’s Men on Thursday an emotional introduction to his life before his infamous capture and imprisonment by the Taliban in 2008.
A former New York Times correspondent, he covered the region after 9/11 until 2017 for CBS television. In that year, his book was published: Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban.
He traced the origin of “state-sponsored political kidnapping" to 1801 when pirates captured an American ship off the coast of North Africa, and President Thomas Jefferson paid a ransom for the sailors.
Click button below to view his most compelling story before being captured and held hostage by the Taliban.
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Tour of Playhouse Followed Y's Men New Member Luncheon | |
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Bruce Miller, Archivist and Cultural Associate at the Westport Country Playhouse leads Y's Men on a behind the scenes tour following a lunch for new members last Thursday.
Nearly 60 new Y's Men attended a luncheon for new members at Gabriele's Italian Steakhouse last Thursday. They were greeted by Y's Men President Bruce Borner and other Board members who highlighted key aspects of the organization such as its three dozen diverse interest groups, weekly speakers, social activities, and trips and events.
Attendees were treated to a backstage tour of the Westport Country Playhouse following the lunch which was right next door. The tour was covered in a posting on "06880" yesterday which contained the photo above. Click here to read it (fifth item from the end).
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