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April 2016

Celebrating 90 Years

HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE TOWN & COUNTY

An Unusual Evening of French Chamber Music Monday, April 11

5:30pm Cocktails and Save Your Seat

6:00pm Concert | 7:15pm Dinner

$65 inclusive | Members are Limited to One Guest

Join us for this special evening at the Club. Enjoy cocktails, then the concert followed by dinner in the Ballroom. Seating is limited, so make

your reservations early. All tables are rounds of eight. If you do not have eight in your party, you will be seated with others.

Chair: Muriel Fleischmann

Menu: Petite Salade des Mache, Roquette et Radicchio

avec Éschalotes Frites et Vinaigrette Champagne

Salad of Mache, Arugula & Radicchio

with Crispy Shallots & Champagne Vinaigrette

Carré D’Agneau Rôti au Beurre Romarin, Asperges, Pommes Noisettes

Roasted rack of Lamb, Rosemary Butter, Asparagus and Roasted Potatoes

Mille Feuille des Fraises et Crème Diplomat

Crispy Pastry with Spring Strawberries & Diplomat Cream

COME ONE! COME ALL!

Town & County Club Annual Meeting Thursday, April 21, 2016

5:30 PM

It’s that time of year again. It’s time for the membership of the Town & County Club to convene for our Annual

Meeting. The annual meeting, which is mandated by our Club Bylaws, is an opportunity for you to hear more

about the financial stability, operational achievements and committee contributions to your Club.

Originally scheduled to commence at 5 PM, we have pushed the start time back to 5:30 PM in order to

accommodate member schedules.

You will hear from various members of our Board of Governors as well as other invited speakers.

Follow in the footsteps of the many Town & County members who have chosen over the years to participate in

this time-honored Club tradition. Please advise the Club of your plans to attend so that we can be prepared and

have adequate seating and materials for everyone. If you plan to stay for dinner afterwards, don’t forget to make

reservations. Chef will be preparing some surprises!

The Board of Governors

Program:

1922 Camille Saint Saëns: Fantaisie, Op.124 Maurice Ravel: Sonata for

Violin and Cello, Jacques Ibert: Trio for Violin, Cello & Harp,

1945

Ravel: Allegro - Très vif - Lent - Vif, avec entrain

Ibert:

Allegro tranquillo - Andante sostenuto -

Scherzando con moto

Lenny Sigal, Violin

HSO Concertmaster

Julie Spring, Harp

Eric Dahlin, Cello

Assistant Principal

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2016 – 2017 Board of Governors

President Nancy Brennan term ends 2017

Vice President Mary Beth Murphy term ends 2017

Vice President Lynn Erie term ends 2018

Treasurer Barbara Kiefer term ends 2017

Corresponding Secretary Marjorie Berger term ends 2017

Recording Secretary Candace Fitzpatrick term ends 2017 Activities Susan Brown term ends 2018

Communications Robin Johnson term ends 2018

Member Relations Jayne Amodio term ends 2018

Membership Development Virginia Street term ends 2018

Program Jean Groothuis term ends 2018

Admissions Elaine Cartland term ends 2017

Nominating Sarah Riley term ends 2017

Audit Ruth Timme term ends 2017

Community Relations Sherry Brown term ends 2017

Long Range Planning Mary Rossettie term ends 2017

Property Anne Gerard term ends 2017

Nominating Committee 2016-2017

Sarah Riley Chair

Mary Rossettie BOG representative Mary Lynn Gorman

Penny Dix Margaret Beers

Deb Willard Lucette Favreau

Member Admissions

Elaine Cartland Chair

Wendy Lincoln ’17 Jeane Martin ‘17

Mary P Russell ’17 Gloria Brown ‘18 Susan Donaldson ’18 Peggy Quiros ‘18

Ann Uphoff ’18 Becky Swanson Bowers ‘18

THE SPRING FORUM

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE SPRING FORUM TO BE HELD APRIL 26

The Community Relations Committee, in partnership with the Lyman Heritage Preservation Foundation, is holding its third annual forum on April 26, from 3 to 6pm at the Club. This year's top-

ic is HIDDEN TREASURES: Arts and Culture on Asylum Hill, and will feature

demonstrations, interaction with artists, and performances along with a

panel discussion. Join us as we learn about the talent and creativity from

many different cultures that are thriving right here in our own back

yard. An e-mail invitation will be coming soon, mark your calendars now

to make sure you can attend.



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MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH

SUNDAY, MAY 8

11:30am - 2pm

$40 inclusive | $18 inclusive kids 5 to 12 (Dining Members Welcome)

Carving Station

Roast Prime Rib of Beef with Chimichurri

Sauce, Black Oak Farms Ham

Eggs to order

Omelet Station

Hot Entrées

Country Pineapple Casserole

Sautéed Shrimp & Scallops with Chardonnay

Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce

French Toast, Applewood Smoked Bacon,

Wild Boar Sausage

Mediterranean Cod Fillet

Buffet

Venetian Chicken Salad with Curry,

Red Grapes & Toasted Walnuts

Chilled Asparagus Soup,

Spinach Salad with Fontinella Cheese,

Mandarin Oranges & Toasted Almonds,

Pear-Champagne Vinaigrette

Chilled Grilled Vegetables, Fresh Fruit Salad,

Fresh Baked Danish, Muffins & Croissants

Sliced Traditional Norwegian Salmon Gravlax

Desserts

Mini Cannolis, Cranberry Pound Cake with

Toasted Almonds; Tiramisu,

Mothers Day Cookies, Raspberry Chocolate

Cake, Vanilla & Pink Peppermint Ice Cream

Saturday, May 7

5:30pm | Complimentary Hors D’Oeuvres

Drinks on Member Ticket

Prix Fixe Menu Following the Race

$38 inclusive

Join us for the “Run for the Roses” on the Big Screen...

Don’t Forget Your Best Hat!

After the race enjoy our derby-inspired

prix fixe menu in the Dining Room

On the Menu…

Wilted Green Salad

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Beet, Orange and Walnut Salad

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Fried Green Tomatoes

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Bourbon Glazed Beef Short Ribs

caramelized root vegetable | horseradish

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Grilled Swordfish

pineapple vanilla butter sauce

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Brown Sugar Bourbon Pork Tenderloin

grilled cornbread | grilled peaches

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Traditional Pecan-Bourbon Pie

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Mint Julep Sorbet

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Sticky Toffee Pudding



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T&C Luncheon Wednesday, April 20 GERRI CHANEL

SAVING MONA LISA: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and Its Treasures

During World War II. 11:30 Social, noon lunch. $23.50 inclusive.

Please partake in this special opportunity to learn about the fascinating

research of the book’s author, Gerri Chanel. Saving Mona Lisa details

the heroic efforts to remove all artwork from the

Louvre for safekeeping during WWII.

Mrs. Chanel is a prize-winning freelance journalist, associate professor at York

College of City University of New York, and a CPA licensed in both New York

and Connecticut. She lived in France for five years, where she began the research on her book. Previously, Mrs. Chanel was a consultant for interna-

tional companies.

Saving Mona Lisa can be purchased with cash or check after the luncheon.

Gerri Chanel will be available for book signing.

Kay Brown and Diana Salopek, Chairs

T&C Dinner

Thursday, April 14 - Social time: 5:45 Dinner: 6:30 $40 inclusive

We are happy to welcome Coach Paul Assaiante, Head Men’s Squash Coach at Trinity College, to speak with us on Thursday, April 14th. Coach Assaiante has brought the Trinity

men’s squash team back to the College Squash Association (CSA) National Championship

Finals for the 19th year in a row, for 2014-2015. The Bantams also came through with their

15th national title with a 7-2 win against St. Lawrence in the finals. Coach Assaiante was

co-winner of Trinity’s Athletic Department Coach of the Year Award in 2014-2015. Coach Assaiante has guided Trinity to many national titles, including 13 consecutive CSA

National titles from 1999 to2011, and 252 wins in a row before a 5-4 loss at Yale in January

2012 closed the book on the longest winning streak in the history of intercollegiate varsity

sports. The team will forever remain a legendary piece of history at Trinity, where squash has

been enthusiastically embraced. It can easily be seen why this team is one of the most feared

in college sports.

Coach Assaiante will speak to us about his outstanding career as a college coach who has

been able to guide the men’s squash team at Trinity College to an exceptional place in college

sports. Coach Assiante graduated from Springfield College, and holds a master’s degree from

Long Island University. Sara Markham, Chair

T&C Lunch and Listen, Wednesday, May 11. $23.50 inclusive.

Lucy Ferriss, the writer-in-residence at Trinity College, will present her experiences in Pakistan and writing the book, A Sister to Honor, which re-

lates the efforts of a young Pakistani woman to attend college in New England

and the subsequent cultural discordance which inevitably ensues. (An Honor

killing in Pakistan refers to the murder of an offending daughter who has dishonored the family by associating in any way with a man

who is not a relative. There were 933 honor killings in Paki-

stan in the last two years. One 15-year old was killed by her

mother for looking twice at a man passing on a motorcycle.)

Lunch and Listen begins at 11:30 for mingling with lunch served at noon. During

lunch the speaker begins, with the intent of finishing by 1:00. Lunch and Listen provides a perfect venue for a quick and interesting lunch if you are trying to get

back to work, as is Lucy.

Jean Groothuis, Chair



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Congratulations to T & C member Sherry Brown, who has been

named a 2016 Malta House of Care Wonder Woman. Sherry

served on the board of Komen CT for the Cure, as a St. Francis

Hospital and Medical Center corporator and a Bushnell Overse-

er. We know Sherry best as the Chair of our Community Rela-

tions Committee. She and her committee have been responsible

for working diligently to keep us in touch with our neighbors in

Hartford and, particularly, the Asylum Hill neighborhood. Our

members continue to make us proud and Sherry is an inspiring example of using

one’s time and energy to improve others’ lives.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS HIGHLIGHTS

March 2016

The Board met on March 1st with all but two members present. Lisa Scalise, Chair of Member Admissions Committee reported 5 resignations and

one candidate who was approved for Resident Membership.

Nancy Brennan, President, requested that all Standing Committees Chairs prepare

and submit their annual reports by March 25th. These will be distributed at the An-

nual Meeting on April 21st. The BOG decided that the Annual Meeting should start

at 5:30 PM, versus the 5 PM time previously considered. Norma Glover and Lisa Scalise presented the proposed 2016/2017 budget which had previously been ap-

proved by the Finance Committee. The club’s financials are strong. Dues and mortgage assessments will

remain the same. The budget also encompasses funds for potential special projects involving communications, the library and Lyman Committee Budgets were decided. Fundraising events included in

the budget were a spring auction and a craft fair in the fall.

Projections for the 2016/2017 fiscal year were made. After discussion, the Board unanimously passed the 2016/2017 budget and commended Norma, Lisa, the

Budget Committee, Michael and Mary Ann for a job well done. Nancy presented the results from the 3 focus areas at the February 13th Members’ Forum. These results

were listed in the order of most member interest and Nancy will be communicating the results to the

membership. Based upon the recommendations of the Nominating Committee, the Board approved two changes to the

2016/2017 Officer and Committee slate.

Michael Duval shared two possible new features for club members- one for every day and one as a

surprise for the members. These were favorably received by the BOG. Stay tuned for more information.

Honor Bar Do you ever want to pop by your club in the afternoon but unsure if the bar will be open? You spoke up

at the Members’ Forum and we heard you. Beginning on Tuesday, March 15 from 3 to 5pm an honor bar

will be set up in the library. Full beverage service will resume at 5pm. The Honor bar will feature red and white wine, glassware, small carafes to measure a perfect pour and

some complimentary vegetable crudités and accompanying dip. There will be a small pad for your mem-

bership number and signature to record your visit. This Honor Bar will be available Tuesdays through

Fridays. Giving you the option of this Honor Bar allows you to drop by the club without notice for a spontaneous

glass of wine to celebrate a good day at the office or the welcome signs of an early spring.



April 2016 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Meet Sally Richter

If you value and enjoy spending time at the Town and County Club’s beautiful Lyman

House, you may wish to introduce yourself to Sally Richter and thank her.

Sally joined the club in 1994 while still a language teacher at Glastonbury High School.

She retired in 1998. Over the next few years she served in various club leadership

roles eventually being elected Club President in 2003. Like today, it was an interesting

time of change demanding strong leaders willing to make important decisions that

would positively affect the future of the club and its members. While Sally served as

President, a new general manager and chef were hired. Phil Schenck, then Town

Manager of Avon, was the first man to serve on the Board of Governors. Toward the

end of her Presidency, it would have been understandable if Sally had chosen to take some well-deserved time

off from the board and committee work and just spend time relaxing at the club.

Instead, Sally continued to be an integral part of the club’s present and future. Thanks to the vision and com-

mitment of Sally and a handful of committed members, the Lyman Heritage Preservation Foundation (LHPF), a

501(C)3 was formed in 2007. Since then generous Town and County Club members have pledged and donated

approximately $700,000 to LHPF, and $300,000 has been allocated to various projects in and on the Lyman

House: repairing roofs, fixing leaks, opening the front entry. Future plans include replacing chimneys and

renovating the parking, landscaping and lighting. The visionary members who formed the Lyman Heritage

Foundation and generously provided and continue to provide funding do so to ensure this home’s future

remains a gathering place for club members for years to come.

In addition to serving the club, Sally has been actively involved with and a contributing member of the Junior

League of Hartford, served as Chair of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women in Hartford, and

is a member of the Garden Club of Hartford.

The club continues to move forward into the future because of talented and committed members like Sally.

Ask Sally about the Lyman Heritage Preservation Foundation next time you see her and make sure you also

wish her a Happy 50th wedding anniversary with her husband Dale…her high school sweetheart and life

partner.

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The Hospitality Committee is responsible for meeting and greeting members

as they arrive for social events held at our club. Each member is warmly greet-

ed and given her name tag. Members of this committee also attend prospec-

tive member events and, if needed and act as hostesses for hospitality tables.

They are an integral part of creating the warm and gracious atmosphere that

we’ve come to expect at the Town and County.

SPOTLIGHT: MEMBER PERKS & PRIVILEGES OUR OVERNIGHT ACCOMODATIONS

The Town and County has FIVE very attractive, well appointed, spacious rooms for rent to overnight guests:

guests from reciprocal clubs, friends and family of T&C members and, of course, T&C members themselves.

Prices are extremely modest, ranging from just $95 for Twin to $135 for King. In addition to all of the in-room

amenities provided for our guests, such as television, telephone, directory of local services and in-room sitting

area, guests also enjoy free WiFi and access to a cozy business lounge.

But, did you know that our overnight guests also receive a complimentary continental breakfast every morning of their

stay . . . delivered right to their room? To reserve a room for your out-of-town guests, call Joy Morin,

Club receptionist, (860) 522-1100.



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The T&C Capital Spending Budget

(First in a series of club financial columns) What does “Capital Spending” mean? Capital spending refers to those items necessary to

maintain the facility (club house and grounds) for its intended purpose and which are not on-

going maintenance items.

How is our capital budget funded? Historically the club’s capital spending came from new member initiation

fees. In years when fewer new members join, less money is contributed to the capital budget and over the years

that forced a good deal of deferred maintenance. Beginning in 2013 the Board established a monthly capital charge of $5 per person. The capital charge fee was

made permanent in 2015. The Club now has two primary sources of money for capital projects: initiation fees and the monthly capital

charge. When a significant project is undertaken, such as the recent ballroom renovation, additional restricted

funds may be raised from such outside sources as the Lyman Heritage Preservation Foundation, other Club re-

sources (Summersby Auction proceeds) or private donations from generous members.

How much has been collected and how has it been spent? Capital Spending Funds received April 2013 through January 2016

Opening Balance 4/1/2013 $ 23,708

New member initiation fees $ 33,620

Capital Improvement Fees $ 60,698

Additional outside funding $ 38,579

Interest (minus fees) $ 74

TOTAL AVAILABLE $156,679

Capital Spending - Completed Projects April 2013 through January 2016

Ballroom renovation $ 76,949

Ice machine purchase $ 3,745

Network upgrade $ 18,510

Attic pipe repair $ 993

Dining room China replacement $ 11,057

Ballroom rooftop heater $ 11,490

Replace kitchen line stove $ 15,221

TOTAL COMPLETED PROJECTS $137,965

Ending Balance 1/31/2016 $ 18,714

What projects still need to be completed? The T&C clubhouse is an old facility and there will al-

ways be significant maintenance and refurbishment needed. This is a partial list of Capital projects

identified for 2016-2017 – costs shown are estimates:

Ballroom ramp from parking lot $ 7,000

Active leak, ballroom/flower room area $ 5,000

Sidewalk repair $ 5,000

Banquet china replacement $ 7,000

Dining room silverware replacement $ 2,500

Kitchen-Hatco fryer $ 2,500

Kitchen-2-Stacking convection oven $ 6,000

Ballroom doors to parking lot $ 2,500

Kitchen area porch, lattice & trim $ 2,500

$40,000

Brought to you by the T&C Finance Committee - Norma Glover, Treasurer



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April 2016 Art Exhibit

Please join us Friday, April 8, for an art opening of Linda

Rahm and Nan Runde’s exhibit “The Nature of Things”.

Complimentary Cheese and wine will be served from 5:30

to 7pm.

Linda Rahm’s love of art, through observation and the pro-

cess of creation, has been a constant thread in her life.

The artists who have had the biggest influence on her work

are Paul Cezanne, Edgar Payne and Brian Rutenberg. Linda is a member of The National Society of Painters in

Casein & Acrylic and an elected member of the West Hartford Art League and the

Connecticut Plein Air Painters. Nan Runde is inspired by the natural world at the same time exploring the inner world of

dreams and imagination. Her work has appeared in numerous exhibitions from Arizona to Boston and has won eight awards in the last two years alone, including Best in Show at the

West Hartford Art League Members’ Exhibition

Their work will be on display in the Gallery from April 4 until May 2nd.

Chairs: Vicki Albert, Lee Goode, Dorothy Haviland.

Vicki Albert, Lee Goode, and Dorothy Stachowicz Haviland, co-chairs.

May 17th at 4:00 pm

Joint Seminar

Town & County Club and the College Club of Hartford

We invite you to attend a seminar on Ethics in Journalism on May 17th at 4:00 pm. Matthew

Hay Brown will be conducting an interactive discussion.

Mr. Brown is senior editor for national news and enterprise at The Baltimore Sun. He assigns

and edits coverage of Washington DC, the military and the federal workforce, and works

with reporters on enterprise and investigative projects. In 10 years at The Sun, Brown has

served as politics and government editor, business editor, Washington D.C. correspondent

and religion writer. In 25 years in newspapers, he has reported from Africa, Asia, Europe,

Latin America and the Middle East. He has written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science

Monitor and other newspapers.

As a staff writer at The Hartford Courant, Brown was a member of the team that won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking

News Reporting for The Hartford Courant. He holds a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia

University, where he won the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship, the school’s highest honor. At Phillip Merrill College of Jour-

nalism, University of Maryland, he teaches News Writing & Reporting I. and Ethics in Journalism. He has also taught at the

Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Brown is the son of club member Susan M. Brown.

Please make a reservation with Joy, 860-522-1100.

33rd Annual Foodshare Walk

Sunday, May 1, 2016 Liam E. McGee Memorial Park

(formerly Hartbeat Park)140 Garden Street, Hartford

Check-in at 12:30pm

Walk steps off at 2pm

Members are encouraged to join the staff who will be participating in the walk again this year. Through our collected

generosity, we have raised nearly $3,000 in each of the last three years.


http://site.foodshare.org/site/TR/Walk/General?pg=informational&fr_id=1331&type=fr_informational&sid=1020


CURRENT EVENTS

MORNING CURRENT EVENTS Wednesday, April 6 at 10:15am

Join us to discuss a variety of topics in the news.

Co-Chairs: Norma Glover

and Barbara Voskowsky

EVENING CURRENT EVENTS

Tuesday, April 19| 5:45pm

Drinks at 5:45pm with dinner at 6:15pm

Co-Chairs: Martha Fransson, Mary Rossettie and Claudia Shelton

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WRITERS GROUP Wednesday, April 6 at 4:00 pm.

Come and join us, we’d love

to see you at one of our

meetings. This is a wonderful way to

improve your writing skills and have

fun. Write whatever you wish: there

is no critiquing, only friendly

comments on the content. No need to sign up, just join us.

Conveners: Leta Marks and Greta

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LANGUAGE

CONVERSATIONS GERMAN CONVERSATION

Tuesday, April 12 at Noon

Chair: Becky Swanson-Bowers

SPANISH CONVERSATION

Thursday, April 7 at 12:30 pm.

Chair: Elaine Cartland

Wednesday Mornings | 8:30am ~ Contact Joy Morin for more Information.

CLASSIC FILM GROUP

April 27

Classic Film Group - Double Feature! By popular request we will begin showing Classic Films at two times on the

fourth Wednesday of each month:

April 27, 2016: All About Eve Film will begin at 11:30 am in the library and will include soup, sandwich and

dessert on trays. Cost: $14.50 inclusive.

Film will be shown again at 3:00pm and will be followed by cocktails, dinner

and film discussion. Cost: $33 inclusive.

Future Films on the 2016 schedule:

May 25: Madame Bovary

June 22: Vertigo

July 27: Grapes of Wrath

April Flowers are by Susan German & Barbara Kiefer

The Flower Committee Barbara Kiefer, Chair

PROSPECTIVE MEMBER EVENT

Our Club gives individuals the opportunity to meet, socialize, and develop friendships with people from a variety of backgrounds, interests, and pursuits. Show your pride in our Club by introducing a friend, neighbor or colleague to the privileges our Club offers its members. Bring a candidate to a prospective new member event.

Tuesday, April 12 Coffee at 10:30 AM

Your candidate will meet a member of the Membership Admissions Committee and Board of Governors, which is required to complete an application. Call Susie Barney for details. Please RSVP at least 48 hours in advance. Jeane Best, Membership Development Chair.



BIOGRAPHY BOOK GROUP

Friday May 20, 12:30 pm: “Michelle Obama: A Life” by Peter Selvin. “An inspiring story,

richly detailed and written with élan, here is the first comprehensive account of the life and times of

Michelle Obama, a woman of achievement and purpose.” 2015, 432 pp., Verne Mahoney and Julie

Stone, Discussion Leaders

July 15, 2016: David McCulloch, The Wright Brothers

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READERS FEAST Thursday April 14 at 5:45 pm. “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande

Facilitator: Susan Brown

Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from

harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of

medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit. Nursing

homes, preoccupied with safety, pin patients into railed beds and wheelchairs. Hospitals isolate

the dying, checking for vital signs long after the goals of cure have become moot. Doctors,

committed to extending life, continue to carry out devastating procedures that in the end

extend suffering.

TUESDAY MORNING READERS April 12, 10:30 “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr - Discussion

facilitated by Della Schultz From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful,

stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a

German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the

devastation of World War II.

May 10, 10:30 “Go Set a Watchman,” by Harper Lee

Joyce Buckingham

MYSTERY BOOK GROUP Wednesday, April 20 | 5:45pm “The English Assassin” by Daniel Sylva

Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon, is asked to visit Zurich to clean the work of an

Old Master for a millionaire banker. But when he gets there he finds the corpse of his client

in a pool of blood beneath the masterpiece, and discovers that a secret collection of

priceless paintings - stolen by Nazis in the war - is missing. With the Swiss authorities trying

to pin the murder on Allon and a powerful cabal determined to make sure this wartime

secret remains buried, the art restorer must use all his former spy skills to find out the truth.

And with an assassin that he helped to train also on the loose, Allon will need all his wits just

to stay alive. June 15: Borderline by Liza Marklund

Lori Petricone & Beth Rubino, chairs

THE HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE NEEDS YOU!

Our Hospitality Committee is badly in need of new volunteers. The active members remaining are few, so we need

YOU!

Greeting members at events is an important part of the warm and welcoming atmosphere of the Club. It's an ideal

volunteer position for new members because while you're meeting and greeting, you're also connecting all those new

faces with names.

There are no committee meetings. Once a month the Chair sends out an email requesting volunteers for upcoming

events. You are free to choose. Then all that's involved is coming in a little early on the day of the event to pull the

tags with a partner and afterwards collecting the tags and filing them back.

Please call Judy Murray, program chair (860-232-7142) or email ([email protected]) if you are interested.



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FROM THE BRIDGE TABLE

Thursday Social Bridge

Play begins at10am in the President’s Room every Thursday.

Join the fun with a group of bridge players in a welcoming

environment. Bridge players of all abilities are invited. This is not a

competitive group. Newcomers are encouraged to jump right in.

Players should contact Marty Harper each week, 860-521-3134, by Wednes-

day to let her know that you will be coming. There is a $2 charge for coffee or tea.

Friday Duplicate Bridge Series V Runs through April 28, 2016 at 9:15am.

The fee for the series is $36; day play is $8. Contact Sarah Riley

The T&C Bridge Connection Looking for a bridge partner? Contact Norma Glover,

[email protected] or 860-677-9280. She will send your request to fellow bridge players, who will con-

tact you if spots are available.

Co-Chairs: Mary Carsky and Sarah Riley

Saturday Afternoon Bridge

April 9, 2016 at 3:30 pm. Contact: Sarah Riley

Make your reservations with Joy.

SATURDAY SCHMOOZE

Join us for this Saturday afternoon program on April 9. Stop by the Library from 3 to 6 PM for coffee, wine,

cocktails, munchies and conversation. This is a great chance to relax after your

busy week, and connect with both new and long-time friends.

No reservations required. Dress is casual.

Future dates are May 14, June 11 and July 9.

APRIL BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON

April 8 | 12:30pm If you have an April birthday, call and reserve for a casual buffet luncheon.

The Club will provide a birthday dessert.

Sponsored by the Member Relations Committee

FRIDAY WITH FRIENDS April 22 | 12:30pm

Join us and get to know your fellow

Town & County members at this monthly casual lunch.

Call the office to make a reservation.

Chair: Mary Sargent



MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETINGS

April 5, 12:30 Lunch Committee

April 5, 5:00pm - Board of Governors

April 5, 12:00 Seminar committee

April 6, 3:00 pm - Dinners Committee

April 12, 5:00 pm - Communications

April 14, 4:45pm - Long Range Planning

April 14, 4:00 pm - Community Relations April 18, 1:30 pm - Art Committee

April 19, 2:00 pm - Interior Committee

April 19, 5:00pm - Finance Committee

April 21, 1:00 pm - Member Relations April 21, 4:30 pm - Trips and Tours Committee

April 26, 5:00 - Executive Committee April 27, 5:00 pm - Member Admissions

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

May Newsletter

Information

Due by APRIL 12

Information can be emailed to: Michael Duval [email protected]

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SAVE THE DATE - COMING IN MAY

May 4, Writer’s Group

May 4, Morning Current Events, Writer’s Group

May 5, Spanish Conversation, Social Bridge

May 6, Art Opening

May 10, Tuesday Readers, German Conversation

May 11, T&C Lunch - Lucy Farriss

May 12, Reader’s Feast

May 13, Birthday lunch

May14, Saturday Schmooze, Afternoon Bridge

May 17, Evening Current Events

May 18, Scholarship Lunch

May 20, Friday with Friends

May 20 Biography Book Group

May 25, Classic Film Group “Madame Bovary”

May 25, Member Admissions

May 26, Newcomers at Noon

May 26, Business connections

CLUB STAFF Michael Duval, General Manager

[email protected] ext.11 John Bates, Asst. Manager [email protected] ext. 27

Mary Ann Gianni, Controller [email protected] ext. 27

Susan Barney, Membership Director [email protected] ext. 14

Lisandro Patino-Arias, Executive Chef

[email protected] ext. 12

Joy Morin, Receptionist


Chrissy Dubeansky, Marketing


Manny’s Wine of the Month

Terres de Saint Louis,

Coteaux Varois en Provence Rosé

Pale salmon pink colour; delicate strawberry and cherry aro-

mas; dry and fruity with cherry and citrus flavours.



Mem

ber

ship

Ms. Deborah Cohen, a friend of Ms. Margaret Beers and creator of The Front Door Project, has written

a delightful blog post about The Town and County Club. Here is a link to the March 8 post.

http://www.thefrontdoorproject.com/2016/03/historic-doors/90-years-and-counting-at-the-town-county-club/

NEW & REINSTATED

MEMBER AND SPONSOR PARTY

Thursday, April 28th

5:30 – 7:30 PM

$20.00 ~ cash bar

The Membership Development Committee cordially invites all new and reinstated members who joined

since April 1, 2015 along with their sponsors, to an evening of camaraderie and fun.

We cannot think of a better way to welcome our newest members and to acknowledge those who

sponsored them, than by celebrating together.

Please make a reservation with Joy and do consider staying for dinner afterwards.

Jeane Best, Chair

Membership Development Committee

A BENEFIT FOR OUR OCTOGENARIAN MEMBERS

We are very proud to have several members that are above eighty years of age. Their continuing friend-

ship and participation in club events is an inspiration to us all.

Members of the club over 80 years of age may, at their request, combine two quarterly minimum charg-

es into one semi-annual minimum charge. The dollar amount of the minimum

remains the same, but this allows member who are 80+ to benefit from such seasonal usage as holidays

and other special events.

WELCOME NEW MEMBER: Maureen Zavatone (NR)

109 Ayers Point Rd., Old Saybrook, CT 06475 917.407.2832 Maureen is senior vice president and financial advisor at Morgan Stanley. She has more than 18 years of experience as a fi-

nancial advisory professional and is a long-time volunteer and board member of the Children’s Law Center. A member of the

Estate and Business Planning Council of Hartford, Maureen is the mother of two active toddlers.

Proposer: Christiana N. Gianopulos Seconders: Jeane Best and Kathleen Cloud

Directory update: Peggy Quiros [email protected]

IN MEMORIAM

Cynthia Hanson Gordon

Barbara Griffith Washburn


http://www.thefrontdoorproject.com/2016/03/historic-doors/90-years-and-counting-at-the-town-county-club/

mailto:[email protected]


—April

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

Duplicate Bridge I

9:15 am

2

Club Open

For Dinner

3 4

Club Closed

5 Seminar Committee

I 12:00 pm ***

Luncheons

Committee I 12:30

pm ***

Board of Governor’s

Meeting I 5:00 pm

6 Yoga | 8:30am

***

Current Events I

10:15 am ***

Dinners Committee

|

3:00 pm ***

Writer’s Group I

4:00 pm

7

Social Bridge |

10:00am ***

Spanish

Conversation I 12:30

Club Closed for

Dinner

8

Duplicate Bridge

I 9:15am ***

Birthday Lunch

112:30 am ***

Art Opening I 5:30

pm

9

Afternoon

Bridge I 3:00 pm ***

Schmooze I 3:00

pm

***

Club Open

For Dinner

10

11

Hartford

Symphony Dinner

12

Tuesday Readers I

10:30 ***

Prospective Member

Coffee I 10:30 am ***

German

Conversation | Noon ***

Communications

Committee | 4:30pm

13 Yoga | 8:30am

14

Social Bridge |

10:00am ***

Community

Relations I 4:00 pm ***

Long Range Plan-

ning Committee |

4:45pm ***

Readers Feast I 5:45

pm ***

T&C Dinner Coach

Paul Assaiante I 5:45

pm

15 Duplicate Bridge

I 9:15am

16 Club Closed

17

18 Club Closed

Art Committee I

1:30 pm

19

Interior Committee

| 2:00 pm ***

Evening Current

Events | 5:45pm ***

Finance | 5:00pm

20 Yoga | 8:30am

***

T&C Lunch with

Gerri Chanel I 11:30

am ***

Mystery Book Group

I 5:45 pm

21 Social Bridge |

10:00am ***

Member Relations I

1:00 pm ***

Trips and Tours

Committee I 4:30

pm ***

Annual Meeting I

5:30 pm

22

Duplicate Bridge

I 9:15am

***

Friday with

Friends I 12:00 pm

23 Club Open for

Dinner

24

25 Club Closed

26

Spring Forum |

4:00pm ***

Executive Commit-

tee I 5:00 pm

27

Yoga | 8:30am ***

Master Calendar

Meeting I 4:00 pm ***

Member Admissions

I 5:00 pm ***

Classic Film Group

“All about Eve” |

11:30am I 3:00 pm

second showing

28

Social Bridge |

10:00am ***

Business Connec-

tions | 7:30am

29

Duplicate Bridge

I 9:15 am

30 Club Open for

Dinner



—May

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Foodshare

“Walk against

Hunger”

2 Club Closed

3 Lunch Committee I

12:30 pm ***

Board of Governor’s

Meeting I 5:00 pm

4 Yoga | 8:30am

***

Current Events I

10:15 am ***

Dinner committee |

3:00 pm ***

Writer’s Group I

4:00 pm

5 Social Bridge |

10:00am ***

Spanish

Conversation I 12:30

6

Duplicate Bridge I

9:15 am ***

Art Opening I 5:30

pm

7

Club Open

For Dinner

8 Mother’s Day

Brunch Buffet

9 Club Closed

10 Tuesday Morning

Readers I 10:30 ***

German

Conversation | Noon ***

Seminars Commit-

tee I Noon ***

Communications

Committee | 4:30pm

11 Yoga | 8:30am

***

T&C Lunch I 11:30

am

12

Social Bridge |

10:00am ***

Long Range Plan-

ning Committee |

4:45pm ***

Readers Feast I 5:45

pm

13

Duplicate Bridge

I 9:15am ***

Birthday Lunch

112:30 am

14

Afternoon

Bridge I 3:00 pm ***

Schmooze I 3:00

pm

***

Club Open

For Dinner

15

16

Club Closed

Art Committee I

1:30 pm

17

Interior Committee

| 2:00 pm ***

Evening Current

Events | 5:45pm ***

Finance | 5:00pm

18 Yoga | 8:30am

***

Scholarship Lunch-

eon I 11:30 am

19

Social Bridge |

10:00am

20 Duplicate Bridge

I 9:15am ***

Friday with

Friends I 12:00 pm ***

Biography Book

Group I 12:30 pm

21 Club Open for

Dinner

22

23 Club Closed

24 Seminar I 5:30 pm

***

Bushnell “Dirty

Dancing”

25 Yoga | 8:30am

***

Classic Film I Noon

and 3:30

26 Social Bridge |

10:00am ***

Member Relations I

1:00 pm ***

Community Rela-

tions Committee I

4:00 pm

27

Duplicate Bridge

I 9:15am

28

Club Closed

29

30 Memorial Day

Club Closed

31

Executive Commit-

tee I 5:00 pm


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