Monday Morning Memo – 10.16.2023
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Monday Morning Memo – 10.16.2023

Wider Horizons Events and Information

  1. The Bridge Group meets on Tuesday, October 17, 1-3:30 pm at Aegis Lake Union on Eastlake. Unless you play regularly, contact Chris Morris if you’d like to attend.
  2. WH Men Drinking Coffee meets this Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 10:00 am in Victrola’s community room, 511 – 15th Ave East. Charles Heaney will be coordinating. All are welcome.
  3. Women will drink coffee at Susan Fleischmann’s Madrona home, 615 38th Ave, at 10:30 am on Wednesday, October 18.
  4. Thursday morning’s all-member Zoom is this Thursday, October 19, in its usual time slot of 9:30 am. The link and small group questions will be sent out on Wednesday.
  5. Storytelling this Thursday, October 19, at 4 pm. Our storytellers are Victoria Bestock, Susan Jamison, Kathleen O’Connor, and me.
  6. Fiber Art Enthusiasts…hook into our Friday, October 20, 10:30-noon virtual gathering as we share projects, scoop up ideas and craft together around our Zoom table. Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/2cv7dubv  All levels welcome and warm conversation guaranteed. Pop in and learn of our upcoming delivery of hats and blankets to Wellspring Family Services for insecurely housed little ones. For information: Joan Bergman, jmbergman43@comcast.net
  7. Liz Ohlson is going to see Eric Johnson’s organ concert on Saturday, October 21, 7 pm on Mercer Island. She has room for 2 more people in her car. Contact Liz if you’re interested: dlizzie­_97@yahoo.com

8. Rick Grossman has a new address: 1521 Broadway, Apt. 803. See the updated Member Directory (attached).

9. And welcome our newest member, Valerie Costa. If she looks familiar, that’s because she is on the slate of people to be elected to our Board of Directors (sent out a few days ago). Val’s bio is on the slate, but highlights include being Chief Development Officer at Sound Generations and Executive Director of 350 Seattle.

If you haven’t yet voted for the slate, please do so!

Members and Friends Share Information

  1. The next Bill Lippe house concert, the True North Duo, is on Saturday, November 4th, 7:30 pm. See attached for more information. Address provided when your reservation is confirmed.
  2. From Ellen Berg: There is an exciting expansion of Osher Lifetime Learning underway: they have just merged with an Eastside program called EDU, adding some of their fantastic instructors and students – so check out their catalog at https://www.osher.uw.edu/  I am attaching a flyer for my own course (starting next week) – but urge you to look at the bigger catalog, too, for Zoom and in-person offerings.  It is an intellectually stimulating community to be part of!
  3. Ann Lawrence announces a gathering of people whose lives have been touched by adoption at the home of Patti Gorman and Dick Knutson on Sunday, November 19th from 1-3:30 pm. Gorman/Knutson address is: 1824 E. McGraw St. Abundant parking. Ann says, Please RSVP to me (all4us2@earthlink.net) and I’ll be sure we have enough chairs, cookies, and tea/coffee, etc. During our time together we will have an opportunity to share your individual/family’s adoption story, enjoy each other’s companionship, and munch on some snacks together. We will also decide on the focus for future gatherings if we’d like to continue.
  4. Margaret Fisher’s daughter Elizabeth Armancas got a chance to meet Laphonza Butler (appointed by CA Governor Newsom to fill Dianne Feinstein’s senate post) and, in the process also met Don Cheadle and George Clooney, among other celebrities, as she covered Butler’s appointment celebration (see attached photo). Elizabeth is the well-positioned person with red glasses.
  5. Terence Davies, film director, died this past week. Some think he was Britain’s all-time best director. I highly recommend his most recent film, Benediction, a bio-pic about Sigfried Sassoon. You can stream it on Hulu or buy on Amazon Prime.