Mark your calendars: Monday, May 9th, 2011 at 6:30pm.

Where: Myriam Cohen’s home.  Address to follow.

Book:  Our next read is The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson. Because this book is part of a trilogy we are going to read all three books, every other month.

The objective of our Book Club is our love for reading but as a result of our "common" love to read, we have developed a beautiful bond of friendship among the group. We discuss personal and business concerns without being "judge" and assist each through ups and downs of our daily lives. A few of the ladies were concerned about the fact that if they host they have to cook elaborate meals…this is NOT about cooking, this is about reading and developing lasting and meaning friendships.

If anyone has any questions they can contact me through this email,

Rosewhite@allstate.com

Thank you,

ROSE WHITE

Just to give an idea of the fun this group has, Judith’s note to Jan Bullard has been inserted for your reading pleasure –

I offer my services as Rose’s willing assistant. I love our Bookies group and am honored to work as her “new assistant.”

Onward . . .

Judith

PS: Chef Schwabe (aka “my husband Chuck”) is excited to be our private chef for February. He loves to cook and will treat us well.

Judith Kolva, Ph.D.

WEC BOOK CLUB Founded in November, 2003

2010 Books List

Emily – To Have and Have Not

Jan B – ceded to Edie Hoppe – The Reliable Wife

Joni – Daring Chloe

Rose-The Help

Sharyn-We Need to Talk About Kevin

Jan Bullard- Cutting for Stone

Judith Kolva-The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo

Prior Years Books Read

Emily – Baudolino

Joni – The Corrections

Deb – The Lovely Bones

Lisa – Richard III

Joyce Shore – Leap of Faith

Jan – The DaVinci Code

Gloria Williams – Five People You Meet in Heaven

Emily – Weaveworld

Patty Camp – Memoirs of a Geisha

Geri – Seabiscuit

Deb – Secret Life of Bees

Joni – The Kite Runner

Lisa – Girl with the Pearl Earring

Jan – Founding Mothers

Geri – The House of Sand and Fog

Deb – Full Cupboard of Life

Emily – As I Lay Dying

Nancy – I Am Madam X

Joni – Girl in Hyacinth Blue

Jan – The Weight of Water

Deb – The Seashell on Top of the Mountain

Emily – Their Eyes Were Watching God

Nancy – The Painted House

Joni – A Salty Piece of Land

Deb – Anansi Boys

Jan H – The Sparrow

Emily – Children of God

Joni – The Mermaid Chair

Jan M-R – Where the Heart Is

Deb – Wicked

Nancy – Dreams from My Father

Jan Bullard – The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

Emily – Bitter End

Joni – The Road

Jan Herard – A Thousand Splendid Suns

Deb – The Birth of Venus

Jan Mayer-Rodriguez – Into the Wild

Jan Bullard – 90 Minutes in Heaven

Emily – Love in the Time of Cholera

Joni Rosenthal – People of the Book

Jan Herard – The Good Earth

Deb – Light on Snow

Jan M R – Eat, Pray, Love

Jan B – Loving Frank

Emily – Life of Pi

Joni – The Lace Reader

Jan H. – The Madonnas of Leningrad

Liz Mandel – The Last Lecture

Deb – The Shack

Emily – Labyrinth

Jan Bullard – Winter in Madrid

Joni – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Rose – The Book Thief

Diane – The Horse Boy

Deb – Death Comes to the Archbishop

Enjoy an early Valentine Evening with your fellow WEC members.

Head count as of Jan 29 is 24. Valet count is 14.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 6pm-7:15pm reception at The Symphony Condominium Club Room, 2nd floor. 7:45pm performance.

Member and Member’s Guest Event. $49 per person. 50 person max. Deadline for RSVP is Feb. 4. Paypal set up in SPECIAL EVENTS section of RESERVATIONS page of WEC website, or mail check to Karen Rowe.

This is a non refundable event, as tickets must be purchased for jazz in advance.

Hors D’oeuvres provided by Rosana Santos, Big Chef. This is a “pot luck” event. Members asked to bring a dish. Valet parking for first 25 people who sign up. Community Room, valet parking & wine provided courtesy of Events Team Host Nora Weiss. (Please be sure to tip the valet).

This Heart of Mine – Jackie Ryan, Jazz Vocalist

According to Don Heckman, jazz critic for the Los Angeles Times Jackie Ryan is “extraordinary – a world-class talent!” Her latest jazz CD, Doozy, was the #1 Jazz CD nationwide for seven weeks on the Jazzweek charts. A fantastic new talent not to be missed!

Check out this video about Jackie

As of 12/1, head count is 49

Back up list available only. 

Tuesday, December 7th, 6:30-8:30 pm, Bahia Mar.  (Boat leaves promptly at 6:30, so be sure to arrive early).

Member and Member invited Guest Event. Holiday Lights Cruise.

Lisa Kaufman & Angela Colley are Events Team Hosts.

Parking available at the marina.

$40 per person, 35 person minimum. Max 49 people.

Participants asked to bring a dish. Wine, beer and dry snacks provided.

Sign up and payment required by November 30^th to attend.

Let Susan know if you are coming, so accurate headcount, please.

SKingsley@remax.net / 954-661-2305

Pay on website in SPECIAL EVENTS area of RESERVATIONS page or mail a check to Karen Rowe. Contact Susan for questions.

Click below to see link for Tropical Sailing, “Your Answer For Fun In The Sun”,

Tropical Sailing web gallery

I can’t hear you!!!! Are you ready for your GEMS lunches????

That’s better.

The hosts past, current and future, 12 of us, met, to get ready for this upcoming year.

You will have 10 hosts, rotating lists sent to them from Liz.

Please be sure to email Liz Mendel if you want to be on attendee list, if you are not already on the list and attending lunches. Current attendees from 2009-2010 year do not have to do anything but to wait to hear from your host. For some reason if your host has not contacted you in August, please be sure to email them or Liz.

The lunch schedule is;

August-September

October-November

January-February

March-April

May- June

Bon Appetite

Mother Nature created the most wonderful evening a girl could ask for.

The food was excellent. The wine flowed. Everyone had a great time.

For those of you who did not attend, we missed you.

Thank you Martha and Maggie!!!!!!!