Y's Men News -- Wednesday, August 20, 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
- Annual Hot Dog Festival Set for Tuesday, September 9
- Y's Man Tom Kretsch's Art Work at The Westport Library
- Science-Fiction Book Club Re-Starting
- DNR Concert to Honor First Responders
- Photography Club Meets Tuesday, August 26
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T&E Lists Upcoming Outings
- Pickleball Courts to be Dedicated to Tom Lowrie this Saturday
- New Pastor at Saugatuck Congregational Church
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Global Issues to Discuss Meetings on Russia/Ukraine War
The Global Issues Discussion Group (GIDG) will meet 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.
| | 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 | | |
Science Fiction Book Club Sets First Meeting September 8
The Y's Men Science Fiction Book Club will hold its first meeting on Monday, September 8, at 10:00 am in the McCall Room at The Westport Library. The Club, which has been dormant for a while, is re-starting under the leadership of Y's Man Stephen Bentkover.
To help spark an interest in the reading group, Stephen proposed a reading of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy. Undoubtedly, that proposal will be discussed at the September meeting.
If you are interested in joining the Sci-Fi Book Club, contact Stephen Bentkover at sgb214@sbcglobal.net.
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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.
Also, Y's Man Bob Cooper will be playing with Billy and the Showmen, a great 10 (or 11) piece soul band, today at Roger Sherman Park in Greenwich.
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Photography Club Meets Next Tuesday, August 26
The Y's Men Photography Club will meet 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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Wednesday, August 20
Thimble Islands Tour
Spouses and significant others welcome.
https://conta.cc/3IxZrwu
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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
| | Pickleball Courts to be Dedicated to Tom Lowrie This Saturday | | |
Tom Lowrie
Calling all pickleball players. And fans of Y's Man Tom Lowrie. And everyone else who wants to celebrate.
This Saturday, August 23 from 3:00 to 5:30 pm, the pickleball courts at Compo Beach will be dedicated in honor of Lowrie.
The 97-year-old is "the father of Westport pickleball" (and much more).
There will be an exhibition with professional, nationally ranked players (and prizes). And the Y's Men's Hoot Owls will provide musical entertainment.
Bring your own beach chair and refreshments. Watch the pros. Honor Tom. And then play afterward, on the Tom Lowrie Courts.
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New Pastor at Saugatuck Congregational Church
When the Y's Men begin their new season next month at the Saugatuck Congregational Church, the Church will have a new pastor. He is Rev. Dr. Steven Savides.
Rev. Dr. Savides has a broad background as a pastor, theologian, educator, and former journalist that reflects his passion for building resilient and compassionate communities.
Born and raised in South Africa, he has lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades with his wife, Rev. Nanette Pitt.
Rev. Dr. Savides holds a Ph.D. degree in Peace Studies and Theology from the University of Notre Dame, along with graduate degrees from Harvard Divinity School and Andover Newton Theological School.
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