Now for a busy November newsletter! But first …. did you know that the November Theatre is a Canadian theatre company committed to producing unique pieces with a heightened performing style that incorporates text, music, and movement? In 1998 it produced the world English premiere of the expressionist operetta The Black Rider, which [...]
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OCTOBER 2009
Ooooh – can you believe the shops have had CHRISTMAS decorations out for nearly a month already???!!! Talk about rushing the year away! I, however, have already bought TWO Christmas presents – good hey? Well, I suppose MVDS’ dramatic year IS coming to a close what with our last production opening on 15 October [...]
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SEPTEMBER 2009
Semenya’s story – we have all heard/read/seen the conjecture regarding athlete Caster Semenya’s gender verification but did you know that the first sporting disqualification based on a sex test was of the Polish sprinter Ewa Klobukowska in 1967? She was found to have an extra chromosome which made her ineligible for female athletic events. [...]
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AUGUST 2009
An abbreviated affair this newsletter ……… so let’s get right to it:
MEMBERS’ EVENING
For catering purposes we need to know how many people are attending our members’ evening which will be held on the opening night of Appointment with Death, namely Friday, 28 August. We will be providing snacks and some free champers after the [...]
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Jim Lovell ………. Name mean anything to you? Nah, me neither! BUT he should have been on Apollo 11 in July 1969! Michael Collins was originally slated to be the Command Module Pilot on Apollo 8 but was removed when he required surgery on his back and was replaced by Lovell, his backup for that [...]
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Jumping jellybeans!! It’s JUNE already! What is a “June Bug”?? I’ll tell you a little later on…….. but first to business:
MEMBERS’ EVENING
As birga’s soup was incredibly popular at our May evening, the recipe is attached for those who would like to re-create it! (Ron has promised to make it one day this week).
Our August members’ [...]
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Mantou, Fougasse, Rghifa and Paratha are all WHAT?? Find the answer a little further down! Hope you enjoy the read!
MEMBERS’ EVENING
We had a wonderful evening on 20 May in Shakers’ Cocktail Bar, temporarily relocated to the Rendezvous. Patrons were treated to a variety of soups, made by the-obviously-good-cooks of the committee and a H U [...]
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A “new” government?? Well, not quite, but certainly some interesting results. Do hope you are all sporting your purple thumb/nail! We had a bumper edition of this newsletter last month so not too much this time but here goes:
AN APOLOGY
First and foremost, Wendy Morling, who was the very capable back-stage assistant for Hello & Goodbye [...]
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MEGA-MARCH 2009
My, my, my – can you believe we are nearly a quarter of the way through the year? Did everyone have a good Friday the thirteenth? I know I did as that is the day my boss has a birthday and we were treated to a slap-up buffet breakfast. He was born on [...]
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FEBRUARY 2009
February - the shortest month of the year and boy is it zooting past! The month to think of l o v e and a whole lot M O R E besides!!
You may be wondering, “Who is St. Valentine”? Legend has it that Valentine was a priest who served during third century Rome. There was [...]
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