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Y's Men News -- Wednesday, May 1st, 2025

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• Kathleen Maher Barnum Museum Speaks This Thursday
• Current Events Group Meets Wednesdays and Fridays
• Tickets Available for Sale for July 29 Performance by Chicago
• T&E Announces Outings
• Global Issues Discussion Group
• Volunteers Needed for Westport Spring Clean-up Day

Kathleen Maher to Discuss Barnum Museum

Plans for the Future

Kathleen Maher

Despite disaster-related setbacks, the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport is forging ahead with plans for the future. Kathleen Maher, executive director of the Museum, will tell us all about those plans at the Y's Men meeting this Thursday, February 6.

Despite disaster-related setbacks, the Barnum Museum is forging ahead with With more than 30 years in the museum world, Kathleen is a gifted speaker and noted authority on all things related to Phineas Taylor Barnum. She joined the Barnum Museum in 1998 and has been Executive Director since 2005.

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.

Tickets on Sale for Chicago, Tuesday Evening, July 29 at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater 

We are holding tickets in sections 206 and 207 at a price of $99.00 plus a small credit card fee. They will be made available after the purchase deadline of Sunday, May 18. Use the link below to purchase up to four tickets by credit card and receive a confirmation of your purchase. Ignore any reference to tickets being sent to you. To pay by check, please make it out to Y's Men of Westport/Weston and send it to Y's Men of Westport/Weston, P.O. Box 167, Westport, CT 06880-0167. We must receive payment by May 18.

Seats are assigned on a first come-first served basis and will be available to you in hard ticket form or, if you wish, at Will Call the night of the show. You will get an e-mail about ticket delivery shortly after May 18.

If you want more than four tickets to the show, you will be advised of availability immediately after the purchase deadline of May 18.

Click the link below to buy tickets. You must select the number of tickets before clicking on "buy tickets."

https://www.ysmenwestportweston.org/event/2025-chicago-concert-july-29/

Please send an e-mail with any questions to dickkalt@gmail.com

Thanks, and looking forward to a great evening.

Monday, May 12

NYC Walk Around (Not Through) Central Park – Part 1

Spouses, Significant Others & Guests Welcome!

https://conta.cc/3XXOMQB

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Tuesday-Wednesday, June 17-18

WOODS HOLE – NEW BEDFORD – FALL RIVER

Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!

https://conta.cc/3G9ibBa

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Friday, May 16

Nature Walk & Bird Watching

Event is restricted to Y’s Men members, spouses or significant others

https://conta.cc/4lIP5J3

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Tuesday, May 20

Historical Walking Tour Brooklyn Heights/Brooklyn Bridge

Dim Sum Lunch in Chinatown

Spouses, Significant Others & Guests Welcome!

https://conta.cc/3YQwyRb

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GIDG

Global Issues Discussion Group (GIDG) meeting this coming Monday. The topic will be:

How Can Europe Deter Russia: Is Deploying troops in Ukraine the answer? If not, what is? 

More Volunteers Needed for Westport Spring Clean-up Day

Westport's Spring Clean-up Day is Saturday, April 26 beginning at 9:00 am. Please join us at Burying Hill Beach or Sherwood Island Connector Commuter Lot.