Y's Men News -- Sunday, August 24, 2025 | | |
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- GIDG Meets Monday to Discuss Russia/Ukraine War Meetings
- Peter Greenberg at Westport Library
- Openings Available for Summer Tennis Players
- Y's Men Ancient Mariners Sail This Tuesday; Crew Sought
- Annual Hot Dog Festival Set for Tuesday, September 9
- Y's Man Tom Kretsch's Art Work at The Westport Library
- DNR Concert to Honor First Responders
- Photography Club Meets Tuesday, August 26
- T&E Lists Upcoming Outings
- Y's Men Invited to Westport Rotary Football Pool
- Classical Music Society Meets September 2
- Tom Lowrie Honored as "Father of Westport Pickleball"
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Global Issues to Discuss Meetings on Russia/Ukraine War
The Global Issues Discussion Group (GIDG) will meet tomorrow (Monday, August 25) at 9:00 am in Room 203/204 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church.
Topics slated for discussion at the meeting are the Trump/Putin summit in Alaska and the Trump/Zelinsky/European Leaders meeting in Washington, and their realistic expectations.
For more information on GIDG, contact Harvey Luft at harveyluft@gmail.com
| | Y's Men Travel Group and Library Welcome Peter Greenberg | | |
Peter Greenberg is America’s most recognized, honored, and respected front-line travel news journalist and consumer adviser. He is travel editor for CBS News, appearing on CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News, and CBS Sunday Morning, and has also appeared on NBC’s Today, ABC’s Good Morning America, PBS, and in Newsweek magazine.
He will be in conversation with his longtime friend and colleague Y's Man Allen Swerdlowe, an architect and world-wide traveler, at The Westport Library on Thursday, September 25 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. The program is co-sponsored by the Y's Men Travel Group and The Library. Please invite your friends to attend this wonderful and informative evening.
Author of The New York Times best-selling Travel Detective series, Peter's website, PeterGreenberg.com, is one of the premier travel news resources for consumers and industry insiders. Currently, Peter's website features such varied and fascinating articles as what to do when you're owed a refund from an airline; navigating automated toll roads; skipping long TSA lines at airport hotels; and how one museum membership can unlock many more: valuable information and advice for any traveler.
Tickets are selling fast, so click here to purchase yours at the Library's website. Bon Voyage!
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New Openings for Players in Y's Men Summer Tennis
More than 40 players participate in the Y’s Men summer tennis program. They play doubles on seven courts on Tuesday and Friday mornings at Longshore from 8:00 to 9:30 am from May through September. In September, there are openings because some members return to playing indoors.
If you are interested in joining the group for September play, contact Y’s Men Tennis Manager Dewey Loselle at deweyloselle@gmail.com or 203-454-4171 (home) for more information or with questions.
A range of age and skill levels can be accommodated.
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Y's Men Ancient Mariners Sail This Tuesday; Crew Sought
This Tuesday, August 26, looks like an exceptionally good sailing day. The forecast is for 10 to 12 knot winds. a high of 77 degrees F, and lots of sunshine.
Y's Man Ron Ryzoff will sail his Pearson 30’ sloop, “Andiamo,” to the harbor behind Penfield Reef in Fairfield where Y's Man Josh Schwartz will join up with his Pearson 31 ‘Pelican.”
The plan is to meet on each of the two boats at 9:45 am, depart the docks no later than 10:00 am, then sail east along the coast to Penfield Reef, where they will rendezvous and raft up for a brown bag lunch stop and socializing. They expect to return to Westport no later than 4:00 pm. Crew Assignments and Meetup Details will be sent out as soon as the number of crew interested in participating is finalized.
If you are interested in joining the crew, send an email to George Kalan (gkalan@optonline.net) or contact him directly by text or call to 203-856-1250.
| | Annual Hot Dog Festival Set for Tuesday, September 9 | | |
The Y’s Men Annual Hot Dog Festival, postponed from its July 30 date because of hot weather, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, September 9 at 5:00 pm. A fundraiser for Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, the event will be at Compo Beach South.
Unlike the regular Tuesday evening beach picnics during the summer where participants bring their own food and beverage, food is provided at the Festival with hot dogs as the main attraction. You're still welcome to bring your own dinner and beverage.
The festival raises money for Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang so bring a donation in cash or a check made out to Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang.
A rain date for the event is Wednesday, September 10.
| | Y's Man Tom Kretsch's Art Work at The Westport Library | | |
DNR, the Almost All-Physician Band, to Honor First Responders
DNR, the almost all-physician band, will be performing at the Levitt Pavilion on Thursday, September 11, to honor Westport's first responders. The concert will focus particularly on the town's volunteer Emergency Medical Service.
DNR will be encouraging voluntary donations and will highlight the valuable role EMS plays in caring for Westporters. If people are interested, DNR can arrange for them to join the EMT service. The concert is free.
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Photography Club Will Meet This Tuesday
The Y's Men Photography Club will meet this Tuesday (August 26) in room 109-110 at 9:30 am in the Saugatuck Congregational Church.
For the meeting, Y's Man William Weiss, chairman of the Club, has asked members to submit three of their best, well composed and sharply focused images of any subject they choose, taken with any camera. The goal is to have their images tell the story by way of good cropping, composition and focus.
Details on how best to email submissions to William may be obtained by contacting him at 201-538-5970.
At the Photography Club's last meeting, Y's Man Warren Jahn presented a comprehensive look at Macro Photography in all its goodness but with warts and all. "Well done, and thank you, Warren," said Wiliam.
Meanwhile, entries in Expo 22, the photo contest co-sponsored by the Y's Men Photography Club and the Westport Center for Senior Activities, may be submitted between Thursday, October 23, and Thursday, November 6.
Judging of entries, in eight classifications, will be on Wednesday, November 12. Three entries per person will be allowed in these categories: Landscape, Waterscape, Architectural, Portrait, Nature, Critter, General, and Highly Manipulated.
Click here to read the rules of the exhibition and obtain an entry form. Both also are available on the Y's Men website.
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Tuesday, August 26
Sheffield Island Clambake
Two tickets have just become available.
Spouses and significant others welcome.
https://conta.cc/40PNyrP
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Sunday, September 14
Aerobatic (Flying) Airshow
This event is open to Y’s Men members and spouses and significant others. Family members and non-member friends are also welcome.
https://conta.cc/4o6IDgk
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Y's Men Invited: Westport Rotary NFL Football Pool Fundraiser
If you are interested in participating, please go to the pool admin at the link below and create your account.
You can make a single donation of $50.00 for the season by Venmo funds to the address @Westport-Rotary (code 8606) or simply send a check made out to Westport Rotary Foundation, P.O Box 743, Westport, CT 06881. Write Football Pool on the memo line of your check. You will be ready for kick off on September 6.
The link is:
https://www.runyourpool.com/contest/?jCode=4a7000990eb34c8088a32f808be1bffa
If you encounter any problems or have any questions, please contact Jeff Wieser at wieser74@gmail.com
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Classical Music Society Resumes Meetings September 2
After a summer hiatus, the Y's Men Classical Music Society begins its new season with a meeting on Tuesday, September 2 at 2:45 pm at the Westport Center for
Senior Activities.
The meeting will feature one of the pillars of the classical repertoire, a piece that has not only survived through the years but has broadened its influence far beyond the concert stage. It exemplifies all that is grand about the extraordinary composers and their works of any period. It is both familiar and central to an understanding and deep appreciation of what music adds to our quality of life.
Any guesses? Come to the meeting and see if your "Jeopardy!" skills are intact.
Because of limited seating at the Senior Center, reservations are required. Please reserve a seat through Y's Man Ed Bloch at edbloch71@gmail.com.
| | Y's Man Tom Lowrie Honored as"Father of Westport Pickleball" | | |
Y's Man Tom Lowrie (seated) was honored yesterday at the dedication of the "Tom Lowrie Pickleball Court" at Compo Beach. Y's men in attendance included Charlie Haberstroh, Baxter Urist, and Bruce Borner.
On an absolutely beautiful Saturday afternoon (yesterday), the "Tom Lowrie Pickleball Court" was dedicated in his honor at Compo Beach. Y's Man Charles Haberstroh hosted the event, attended by over 50 Westporters, including First Selectwoman Jen Tooker.
Tom gratefully accepted the honor for his many years of service as the Father of Westport Pickleball and reminded us that the current courts are awaiting us to get in the game.
It was a wonderful moment for Tom, as he received a commemorative paddle autographed by the Y's Men, and heard the comments of the many who benefit from his hard work and dedication to the sport, and its growth in Westport.
When you next come to Compo Beach, be sure to visit the Tom Lowrie Pickleball Court.
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