Please join us in the North End for an afternoon with ‘Boston Pizza Tours.'
FAMILY AND FRIENDS WELCOME!
• Sample some of the city’s best pizzerias
• Enjoy a cannoli
• Hear inside knowledge and pass by historical sites
• Vegetarian friendly
• Restrooms available
• Walking distance about 1 mile
WHEN: Saturday, October 19th from 12:00-2:30 pm (Rain or Shine)
MEETING PLACE: Modern Pastry, 275 Hanover Street
PARKING SUGGESTION:
Pilot House Garage 2 Atlantic Ave (under Starbucks)
There are also two open air lots nearby if the garage is full.
COST: $55 Food included
(payment due October 1)
Please include the names of all attending when registering
Click on the I Love Boston logo at right to RSVP
Our opening meeting on September 30 included a wonderful speaking engagement with Carol Clingan from ‘Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston’ (JGSGB). Click the link below for further information and links to helpful sites for tracing your Jewish roots. Begin your search today!
Let's celebrate the fall and start preparing for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Come join our delightful group for a fun filled afternoon:
- Socialize under a private tent
- Enjoy a food tasting from Ward's Berry's delicious farm shop
- Hop on a hayride!
- Pick the crop of the season (carrots or popcorn)
Wednesday, November 13th
11:30 to 1:30
Cost $25 (includes all the fun except lunch which we will purchase individually at the counter)
Click ont the Ward's Berry Farm logo to RSVP
Brandeis alumni, friends, and family are welcome to explore timely topics with Brandeis faculty, distinguished alumni speakers and experts in their field.
Virtual programs via Zoom.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW, PRINT, FILL IT OUT WITH YOUR CHOICES, AND MAIL WITH YOUR CHECK MADE OUT TO BNC TO THE ADDRESS NOTED ON THE FORM.
THE STUDY GROUPS BELOW ARE OPEN TO CURRENT MEMBERS. NEW MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO ONE FREE STUDY GROUP (DOES NOT APPLY TO CANASTA OR MAH JONGG).
COST IS $20 FOR ONE GROUP; $36 FOR TWO OR MORE GROUPS. NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE THROUGH THE YEAR EXCEPT FOR CANASTA AND MAH JONGG.
ALL CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO: BNC GREATER BOSTON
NOTE: THE BNC ONLINE CHAPTER IS SEPARATE. PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR INFORMATION AND THE PRICE TO JOIN.
Wed. Oct. 30 10:00am
Choose from my vast supply of beads of all sizes and styles to make a bracelet, necklace, earrings of your own design. Meets at the home of Audree Dyson
Limit 6 (an additional session will be arranged if needed)
Led by: Audree Dyson
Thursdays 1:00-4:00pm beginning Sept. 12
Calling all Mah Jongg players - new and experienced. Come play for the afternoon, or beginners can learn Mah Jongg. We will teach you the basics of the game, help you with strategy, then be available for questions as you continue playing. Cost for this group is $50 from September to January.
UMass Dining Hall on the Mt Ida campus
100 Carlson Ave.
Newton
Led by Karen Rubin and Robin Shecter
1st Thursday each moth begins Nov. 7 11:00am
Over twenty-five years before his ascension to the Supreme Court, Louis Brandeis first made a national reputation by making the first attempt to spell out a legal “right to privacy.” Courts have been struggling ever since with the task of defining how far our rights to privacy go.
This study group is intended to allow us to discuss our own attempts to decide what the boundaries of the privacy right ought to be. Each of the six case studies is based upon an actual dispute, and each boasts the kind of fact pattern that we hope will be interesting and provocative enough to encourage careful thinking and robust debate.
UMass Dining Hall on the Mt Ida campus
100 Carlson Ave.
Newton
Led by Merle Carrus
Canasta Play and Instruction
Mondays 1:00 - 4:00 Begins September 9
Please join us on Monday afternoons from 1:00 - 4:00 for open play and instruction. We will place experienced players in groups and introduce new players to the rules and strategy of the game. Invite your friends to join us.
UMass Dining Hall on the Mt Ida campus
100 Carlson Ave.
Newton
$50 Sept - Jan
Led by Leslie Pearlstein and Audree Dyson
3rd Wednesday each month 11:00AM Begins September 18
Attention all mystery detective readers... We are gearing up for another year of unraveling the mysterious circumstances hidden in mystery novels both new and old. Come join our group of intrepid puzzle solvers as we decipher the clues and uncover the whodunits. Don’t miss out on our first book of the year for an unusual start....America’s first great organized crime lord was a lady—a nice Jewish mother named Mrs. Mandelbaum. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss by Margalit Fox
UMass Dining Hall on the Mt Ida campus
100 Carlson Ave.
Newton
(occasionally on Zoom)
Led by Merle Carrus
4th Wednesday each month 10:30am Begins September 25
Each month, a member of the group chooses a story and leads the discussion. We will continue using Here I Am, Contemporary Jewish Stories from Around the World Edited by Marsha Lee Berkman and Elaine Marcus Starkman. This year we will add Frankly Feminist, Short Stories by Jewish Women from Lilith Magazine Edited by Susan Weidman Schneider and Yona Zeldis McDonough. Both are available on Amazon.
We will begin meeting on Zoom, then decide whether to meet in person.
Once registered, you will be notified of the first story to read.
Led by Audree Dyson
1st Tuesday each month - 10:30am Begins October 1
Come join us for another season of great movies! They will be chosen from Netflix, Amazon
Prime, and On Demand, as well as movies currently in the theater. Discussions will remain on
Zoom. We will let you know the first movie in advance. Bring your own popcorn.
Led by: Marilyn Howard and Nancy Grodin
3rd Wednesday each month - 10:00 - 11:00am Begins October 16
Join us for a chance to discuss the many issues of the day, be they local, national or international. Being an election year, there should certainly be much to talk about and we welcome all opinions. Please note the day change from the 2nd to the 3rd Wednesday of each month. We meet at Mt. Ida/UMass Campus in the dining hall.
Led by: Abby Raelin and Joie Feinberg
2nd Tuesday at 11 AM. Begins October 8
Meets at Sylvia Goodman's home in Newton.
Each month we will discuss a fiction story from the New Yorker. Come join the discussion even if you don't have a subscription! The New Yorker is available in your library and most stories can be found online as well. You will be notified of our first story a few weeks before the first meeting.. Feel free to contact Sylvia with any questions.
Led by: Sylvia Goodman
Two Sessions Thursdays December 12th and 19th 11:00-12:15
Please join us as we learn about two important poets who are part of our culture.
Session 1 - Mary Oliver was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She was inspired for her work by taking solitary walks in the wild and in 2007 was declared the country’s best selling poet.
Session 2 - Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese American writer, poet and artist. He was also considered a philosopher. His most famous work “The Prophet” has been translated into 100 languages. We will discuss many excerpts from the book in our discussion.
Meets on Zoom.
Led by: Ruth Bender
Five Wednesdays at 10:00am: Nov. 6, Dec 4, Jan. 8, March 5, May 7
In reading history we learn about events. In reading historical fiction we learn how people lived through them: How they were affected, what they thought and felt. In this study group we will read four books. The first will be Table for Two by Amor Towles. Because of the broad interest in this beloved author’s latest book – and because it comprises six short stories and one novella – we will spend the first two meetings (Nov. 6 and Dec 4) – each 1.5 hours – discussing the book. During the first meeting we will also vote on the three other books we will read. These remaining meetings will each be one hour.
UMass Dining Hall on the Mt Ida campus
100 Carlson Ave.
Newton
Led by: Rita Stulin
Starting up again this fall is the BNC Banned Book study group. Join us virtually every month for
a discussion of a book chosen from the challenged book list. BNC President Merle Carrus, P’12, has picked a variety of books and will lead the monthly book discussion. Your one-time registration will sign you up for monthly discussions beginning in October. Sign up online for the year of reading banned books.
NOTE: THIS GROUP IS FROM THE BNC ONLINE CHAPTER. Use the link below to register.
Please CLICK ON THE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW, PRINT IT OUT, COMPLETE WITH YOUR CHOICES, AND MAIL YOUR CHECK MADE OUT TO BNC TO THE ADDRESS NOTED ON THE FORM.
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Wednesday, Sept. 25th, 11:00 am
Join us on a private docent led tour at the Addison Gallery of Phillip’s Academy. This new exhibit is called “Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France between 1946-1962”. Over 135 works by 70 artists including archival materials which investigate who these artists were and dig into many issues surrounding these folks including what it meant to be an American artist living abroad!
Limit to 15 people.
Lunch following the tour at Grassfields, a nearby restaurant with plenty of parking.
(lunch not included in fee)
Cost: Members $18. Non-Members $25
Friday, October 25th, 10:00 am
Join us as we tour the newly re-opened final home of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder and leader of Christian Science. The sprawling home located at 400 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill will transport you back to 1908. A 90 minute guided tour will introduce us to Mrs. Eddy’s labors and achievements during this period, as well as to what day to day life was like in the early 20th century. *Please note there is limited opportunity for sitting during the tour.
400 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill
(Ample free parking)
Cost: Members $18. Non-Members $25.
Friday, November 15th 12:45 pm
Join us for a tour with a Museum Teacher as we explore MANET : A Model Family at The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. We will see depictions of Manet’s family with works on loan from Europe and the U.S as the exhibit explores the complexity of his family situation. We also have an 11:30 lunch reservation at Cafe G at the museum for those who wish to enjoy lunch before the tour. *Lunch is not included in the tour fee.
Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, Boston
Metered parking and discounted parking at the Simmons Management
School garage next door
Cost: BNC members $28 Non-Members $33 Museum Members $18
Book Fund/Tribute Cards are the perfect way to send greetings, condolences, or to honor someone for a special milestone or accomplishment.
To order a Book Fund Card, Tribute Card or Learned Research Journal click the link below.
Calling all knitters and crocheters. Please continue to make shawls and lapghans to be donated to elder residents of Hebrew Senior Life in Roslindale, Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham and Orchard Cove in Canton. Save your creations for the fall collection.
Please store away any books you're willing to pass along to More Than Words, a non-profit social enterprise program that empowers troubled young adults to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a book-selling business. For more information on More Than Words click on the link.
Acceptable to Donate: gently-used hardcover books and paperbacks, any subject including foreign language; textbooks no older than 10 years (may be underlined); CDs and DVDs in original cases; records; video games.
Not Acceptable: textbooks older than 10 years, encyclopedias, magazine/journals, audio cassettes, VHS tapes.
Our next drive collection will be announced soon.
Each spring, we organize a collection for Welcome Home, a nonprofit agency which distributes home goods to families in need. In the past, we have donated linen closet items and
glassware. Each year, Welcome Home lets us know what items they are in need of.
We're always looking for new, stimulating ideas to add to our schedule. If you have an idea for an activity or event please let us know!
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