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June 2010

Monday, June 7, 7:00 p.m.  Washington Park Walk.  This will be our next walk’s of the season.  We meet on the east side of the park at Franklin and Mississippi at 7:00 p.m. and begin walking promptly at 7:05 p.m.  Invite your friends and friendly dogs.  If the weather looks threatening, call Dee to see if the walk is still on.  This is a great opportunity to walk off the extra calories you ingested over the weekend.

Friday, June 18, 6:00 PM Game Night at Gina’s. In honor of Father’s Day on Sunday, she will provide steaks for all fathers and people who have or had fathers or like fathers. Please bring a dish to add to this and your favorite game to share. Those who would like to bring suits are welcome to choose to go swimming or sit in hot tub after games are over. There is also a pool room here if anyone wants that to be their game.

Monday, June 21  7:00 p.m.  Washington Park Walk.  This will be our next walk’s of the season.  We meet on the east side of the park at Franklin and Mississippi at 7:00 p.m. and begin walking promptly at 7:05 p.m.  Invite your friends and friendly dogs.  If the weather looks threatening, call Dee to see if the walk is still on.  This is a great opportunity to walk off the extra calories you ingested over the weekend.

Sunday, June 27, 5:30pm SNC Meeting. For our June 27 meeting we will be at Cherri Cassio’s Clubhouse at the Woodside Village Condos at 5:30 PM. This will be a fun evening as Judy Yamakishi will be teaching us Line Dancing.  She has been teaching for 17 years from beginners to advance and teaches several workshops in AZ, GA, WY, SD and CO. Last weekend she taught a workshop for the Senior Olympics which was held in Greeley.  She teaches 14 classes a week in 11 different Senior Centers around the Metro area. It’s potluck, please call Cherri and let her know what you are bringing.

May, 2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2:00-3:30 PM. At Garden Plaza of Aurora, 14221 E. Evans Avenue in Aurora, 80014. Women of Denver History. Join Active Minds as they focus on the women of Denver and their contributions to the city and the state.  They will cover some familiar names as well as some lesser known figures as they trace the impact of these women and their place in history. Let Rosalie know if you are interested in attending as she will try and be there.  RSVP for the program at 303-750-0820.

Sunday May 16, 6:00 PM Game Night at Jim’s. Please join Jim R. and other good friends at 6:00 pm for pot luck and games.  Please bring food and games. Let Jim know if you are coming and what you are planning to bring.

Monday, May 17, 7:00 p.m.  Washington Park Walk.  This will be our first walk of the season.  We meet on the east side of the park at Franklin and Mississippi at 7:00 p.m. and begin walking promptly at 7:05 p.m.  Invite your friends and friendly dogs.  If the weather looks threatening, call Dee to see if the walk is still on.  This is a great opportunity to walk off the extra calories you ingested at last night’s game night/potluck!

Sunday, May 23, 5:30 p.m. SNC Meeting at 5:30pm at Apple Creek Grill, located at 10600 E. Iliff Avenue. Tonight Tammy Bleck will be our speaker.  She is both an author and speaker and offers a program for singles that is wonderfully enlightening, optimistically upbeat, and at times, absolutely hilarious.  She has been motivating and educating the public for over 20 years.  Tammy leaves her audiences feeling empowered, focused and ready to greet the world with a positive new outlook.  You can check out her web site at www.TammyBleck.com.

Tuesday, May 25,  Academy Free Day at Wellshire Presbyterian Church This is a free event with three sessions that you can attend at 9:30-11:30 AM, 12-1 PM and 1:30-3:30 PM. You can attend 1,2 or 3 sessions.  Call Andrea A. for complete details. The address is 2999 S Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO and their phone number is (303) 758-2233.

Saturday, May 29, 9:45 AM “14th Annual Waterton Canyon Hike.” This is a good opportunity to meet new people as we usually have lots of visitors.  We will meet at the entrance to the main parking lot at 9:45 a.m. by the rocks. Maybe the Big Horn Sheep will visit us on the trail. Call Dee to let her know if you will be there and for further information. If the weather is bad, we will reschedule the hike.

April, 2010

Wednesday, April 7, 2:00-3:30 PM. At Garden Plaza of Aurora, 14221 E. Evans Avenue in Aurora, 80014.  Health Care Reform. Join Active Minds as they examine the proposed legislation and future prospects for health care reform, both from the perspective of its supporters and its opponents with the goal of understanding what it means for all of us. Let Rosalie know if you are interested in attending as she will try and be there.   RSVP for the program at 303-750-0820

Sunday, April 11, 6:00 PM Game Night at Jennifer’s. Please join Jennifer and other good friends at 6:00 pm for pot luck and games.  Please bring food and games. Let Jennifer know if you are coming and what you are planning to bring.   Call for directions.

Tuesday, April 13 from 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.  Karaoke at the Frontier Club at 18881 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80011, Tel. 303-367-8637.  1 Block East of Tower Road at Colfax on Left Hand Side.  They have Country Western Dancing.  Dress is casual, good food, beverages and there is no cover charge. The regulars call it a “joint.”  If you are interested in going call Charles  by Monday, April 12.

Saturday, April 17 from 10:00-11:00 AM only.  A Basic Golf Lesson at Centre Hills Golf Course, 16300 E.  Centertech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011, Tel. 303-343-4935. Web site: www.golfaurora.com   It is on Centertech Parkway near Aurora Community College.  Take Chambers to 6th Avenue and go East one block past Chambers.  It is a Par 3 Golf Course.  Bring Clubs if you have them. If you are interested in going call Charles by Friday, April 16.

Sunday, April 25, 5:30pm. SNC Meeting at Apple Creek Restaurant. Michelle A. Rahn is an acclaimed professional speaker and educator, and feels she has been called to “lift people to become the best they can be…to participate and be involved in a task with a purpose, no matter what the age.”   She was crowned Ms. Senior America in 2004, is an acclaimed presenter with contagious energy and magnetic motivational presentations accessible to a wide array of audiences.  Michelle has much enthusiasm.  Some of her topics include Defying Gravity:  Leaping Through the Challenges of Life,  What makes one person succeed where others don’t? They don’t accept artificial limits or second-guess their goals. Instead, they defy the gravity of personal or societal expectations.

March, 2010

Sunday, March 7, 5:30 p.m.  Oscar Party at Rosalie’s.  It will be a pot luck and we will have Oscar Ballots to fill out to see who comes the closest at picking the winners.  Call Rosalie for directions and to RSVP and let her know you are coming by Friday, March 6 and let her know what you are bringing.

Sunday, March 21 at 5:30 PM SNC Meeting at Apple Creek Grill at 10600 E. Iliff Avenue. Tonight Kathi McKnight will be our speaker.  She is a handwriting analyst and expert as well as a writer.  We will discover the extraordinary insights that Handwriting Analysis reveals about you and everyone else. This promises to be a very interesting evening.  She has written a book entitled:  “Rate Your Date Before You Mate – 72 Handwriting Tips.”  She may discuss her book and as it said on her web site the book is full of fascinating clues that people reveal in their handwriting.  The author presents this topic with lighthearted humor.  It’s a very revealing and fun to read and reveals information that is truly valuable in discovering someone’s true character.

Friday, March 26, 6:00-10:00 PM – Denver Art Museum (DAM) Untitled #27 Program. If you are a DAM member it is free.  Otherwise there is a $10.00 charge.  We may meet to car pool down to the DAM.  Call Rosalie if you are interested in going by Wednesday, March 24. We can see the Embrace exhibit one more time before it closes on April 4.  They usually have an art project you can do, music to listen to and some free snacks plus a cash bar. They are also selling Tutankhamun, the Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, King Tut tickets ahead of time at a discount.  The exhibit will be at the DAM from July 1 to January 2, 2011.

February, 2010

Sunday, February 7, 4 p.m.  Super Bowl Party.  Party is at Dee’s.  Arrive any time after 4 p.m.  Kickoff is 4:28 p.m.
Please bring a pot luck dish or snack to share – something you enjoy so that you will take home any leftovers!  Soft drinks will be provided.  If you wish to indulge in an “adult beverage” (alcohol), please bring your own.  Please call Dee to let her know you plan to attend.  She has moved, so also call for directions if you haven’t been to the new address yet.

Thurs. Feb. 11 A Jew Falls out: Search for Jewish homeland in Suriname 4-5:30 free, at Sturm Hall at DU.  Join Andrea Antico for this lecture.  Call Andrea  if you are interested in going.  Could possibly go out to eat at an inexpensive pizza place afterwards.

Sunday, February 14, 6:00 PM. Join Andrea Antico and your other good friends for a Valentines’ evening potluck and game night at Parker and Mississippi. Contact Andrea for better directions and to let her know what food and games you are bringing.   Get in the Valentine’s spirit and wear “red” for Valentine’s Day if you like.

SNC Meeting, February 21, 5:30PM. Apple Creek Restaurant and Grill,  10600 E. Iliff Avenue. Discussion: “Everything You Wanted To Know About the Opposite Sex but Were Afraid to Ask!” Please come to the meeting with questions either ahead of time or write down questions at the meeting that you would like to discuss concerning relationships, dating and any other topic you can think of concerning men and women. We will put the questions in a bowl and discuss as many as we can during the night.

January, 2010

Wednesday, January 6, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Active Minds presents The Life and Legacy of Ronald Reagan at Garden Plaza of Aurora, 14221 E. Evans Avenue, Aurora, 80014. From “supply side” economics to the end of the Cold War, Ronald Reagan presided over some of the most significant changes of 20th century. Frequently ranked in opinion polls among the most popular presidents, Reagan was both bold and controversial. Join Active Minds as they examine Reagan’s life before becoming president, his years as Commander-in-Chief and his lasting impact on the country and the world. If you are interested in going make an RSVP to 303-750-0820 as last month the program was packed. Check out Active Minds on their web site, www.activemindsforlife.com If you want Rosalie to know you are going you can let her know but you need to make your own reservation for this.

Friday, January 15 at 8:00 PM, Concert at Swallow Hill’s featuring Wendy Woo & Nina Storey with Megan Burtt. The club went to this concert the past few year’s and enjoyed it and decided to go to it again this year to hear these two talented and treasured female artists plus a guest performer. We will meet at 7:30 PM at Swallow Hill located at 71 East Yale Avenue in Denver. It is East of Broadway on Yale. Parking is either on the street or in a parking lot off of Yale. Multicultural in both heritage and outlook, Wendy Woo displays a blend of soul, vibrancy, and wild child attitude. Nina Storey’s songs have been featured in both film and television.

If you are interested in going please RSVP to Rosalie by Wednesday, January 13. Ticket prices are $20 in advance and $22 the day of the show. If you are a Swallow Hills member, the prices are less and perhaps you can help some of us purchase tickets. Everyone will be responsible for getting their own tickets. If you want to call Swallow Hill to order tickets their number is 303-777-1003 or check on line at www.swallowhillmusic.org . We may even meet earlier for dinner in a nearby restaurant. Let me know if you would be interested in having dinner before the concert. Check the hotline in case of inclement weather or any changes.

Sunday, January 24, 5:30pm SNC Meeting. For our first meeting of the year we will be going to Apple Creek Restaurant and Grill, which is located at 10600 E. Iliff Avenue. They have a meeting room that we will use. Their menu, which is reasonably priced, has lots of choices and includes sandwiches, burgers, specialty pastas and Southwestern favorites, prime rib, steaks, chicken, pot roast, appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, etc. Hopefully everyone will purchase something for dinner, as they are not charging us to use their meeting room. There will be no additional fees for members or non-members tonight.

This will be a delightful evening, as The Great Swahili will perform a magic show for us. Actually it is Bob Schlageter who has been doing magic for over 35+ years and became interested in magic when he was in Junior High School. He has been a member of the Mile High Magician Society for many years. He will entertain us with his magic tricks and it will be a very fun evening.

Please remember to invite other single people you know to our meetings and activities, as we always like to increase the size of our club. Guests can come to a few events and then hopefully they will join our club. Hosts of events are encouraged to speak to guests that come on a regular basis to join our club as our dues are very reasonable ($25.00 a year) and we would like the membership in our club to keep growing in 2010. If guests keep coming to our activities without becoming members it is not fair to our regular paying members.

Friday, January 29, 5:00 p.m. Happy Hour at The Proof. Join Rosalie and Dee for happy hour at the Proof from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There is a $3 cover charge at the door and a one drink minimum. According to their recorded information, the dinner buffet is then free and most drinks are $3. There is also music and dancing. It is located at 7800 East Hampden Ave. on the east side of the Tiffany Plaza shopping center. Call Rosalie or Dee if you plan to attend so that we can hopefully find enough seats for everyone. Other singles groups will also be there, so it may be quite crowded. See you there!

For our first meeting of the year we will be going to Apple Creek Restaurant and Grill, which is located at 10600 E. Iliff Avenue. They have a meeting room that we will use. Their menu, which is reasonably priced, has lots of choices and includes sandwiches, burgers, specialty pastas and Southwestern favorites, prime rib, steaks, chicken, pot roast, appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, etc. Hopefully everyone will purchase something for dinner, as they are not charging us to use their meeting room. There will be no additional fees for members or non-members tonight.

This will be a delightful evening, as The Great Swahili will perform a magic show for us. Actually it is Bob Schlageter who has been doing magic for over 35+ years and became interested in magic when he was in Junior High School. He has been a member of the Mile High Magician Society for many years. He will entertain us with his magic tricks and it will be a very fun evening.

Please remember to invite other single people you know to our meetings and activities, as we always like to increase the size of our club. Guests can come to a few events and then hopefully they will join our club. Hosts of events are encouraged to speak to guests that come on a regular basis to join our club as our dues are very reasonable ($25.00 a year) and we would like the membership in our club to keep growing in 2010. If guests keep coming to our activities without becoming members it is not fair to our regular paying members.

December, 2009

Friday, December 4, Untitled at the Denver Art Museum (DAM) We will be meeting around 6:00 PM. There are always lots to see at the DAM.  They have a few new exhibits and I heard the bamboo exhibit is among them.  Tonight is free for all DAM members and a fee for others.  This is also the night for the Parade of Lights that begins at 8:00 PM and we may be able to see some of the parade from Civic Center Park.  This is also the First Friday Art Walk so we will be downtown to decide on that if time permits. If you are interested in going, please RSVP to Rosalie by Thursday, December 3. Remember to dress warm in case we get to see some of the parade, which I would love to do. Let me know if car-pooling interests you. In case of very cold and inclement weather we may have to cancel so let’s hope it is a beautiful semi-warm evening.

Friday, December 4, 2009, 7 p.m. Lone Tree Symphony. Please join Kathy for the next Lone Tree Symphony concert at the Cornerstone Baptist Church, on the corner of Lone Tree Parkway and Lincoln Avenue (the I-25 exit just south from the I-470/C-470 junction). Their exact address is 9941 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, Co 80124. This season, they are suggesting a voluntary donation of $5 per adult (age 12 to 65), with no charge for children under 12 years of age or senior citizens above the age of 65. This concert will be A Midwinter’s Celebration:

Please call Kathy or email her to let her know if you will be joining her.

Saturday, December 12, 4:30 p.m. We are having happy hour at TGIFriday’s.  We will meet in the bar.  They have 1/2 price appetizers and discounted drinks.  I believe the drink prices are good until 6 p.m.  At 1/2 price, the appetizers will run from around $3.50 to $5.00.  Drink specials include:  $4 Bacardi mojitos, $2 domestic draft, $3 select drafts, margaritas, and long island ice teas, and $1 off house wine by the glass and spirits.  TGIFriday’s is located on the southwest corner or County Line Road and Yosemite, near Park Meadows Mall.  Call Dee if you have questions or plan to attend.

Sunday, December 13, 2009, 5:30 PM Game Night

Our December game night will be held on Sunday Dec 13th at 5:30 PM at the home of Cindy Wilkinson.  Please bring a dish to share and a favorite game if you have one!!  RSVP to Cindy.

Friday, December 18, 9:00 PM, Holiday Diva Show with The Wendy Woo Band and Hazel Miller at the D Note! 7519 Grandview Ave., Olde Town Arvada, CO 80002.  $10 cover. Please join Kathy for this evening of music; RSVP by Wed. Dec. 16. We can make arrangements for dinner, carpooling, etc. if there is any interest.

Holiday Party and “White Elephant” Gift Exchange

December 20, 2009 at 5:30 PM

For our last meeting of the year we will be going to Apple Creek Restaurant and Grill which is located at 10600 E. Iliff Avenue. They have a meeting room that we will use. Their menu, which is reasonably priced, has lots of choices and includes sandwiches, burgers, specialty pastas and Southwestern favorites, prime rib, steaks, chicken, pot roast, appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, etc. Hopefully everyone will purchase something for dinner, as they are not charging us to use their meeting room. There will be no additional fees for members or non-members tonight.

The “white elephant” gift exchange has been an annual event for our club and everyone seems to enjoy it. To participate in it you need to bring a wrapped gift, new or used with a value of $5.00-$10.00. Now is the time to start looking in your garage or basement for the “white elephant” you may want to use in the gift exchange. Remember to invite other single people you know to this event, as they will have a good time. Don’t forget to remind them that our new dues are only $25.00 for the year.

Please remember to invite other single people you know to our meetings and activities, as we always like to increase the size of our club. Guests can come to a few events and then hopefully they will join our club. Hosts of events are encouraged to speak to guests that come on a regular basis to join our club as our dues are very reasonable ($25.00 a year) and we would like the membership in our club to keep growing. If guests keep coming to our activities without becoming members it is not fair to our regular paying members.

November, 2009

Friday, November 6, Park Hill Art Club 2009 Fall Show and Sale at  5:00 PM. The show is at the Park Hill United Methodist Church at 5209 Montview Boulevard.  We went to this show last year and enjoyed it.  They will have over 1,000 unframed and 200 framed pieces of original art.  Their show is from Friday to Sunday in case you can’t join us Friday evening.  Afterwards since it is the First Friday Art Walk we will decide on an area to explore if time permits. If you are interested in going, please RSVP to Rosalie by Thursday, November 5. Let me know if car-pooling interests you. In case of very cold and inclement weather we may have to cancel so let’s hope it is a beautiful semi-warm evening.

Sunday, November 22, 5:30 p.m.

Annual Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner Meeting & Game Night

Tonight’s meeting will be our annual potluck Thanksgiving Dinner at Cherri Cassio’s Clubhouse at the Woodside Village Condos from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Please bring a dish to share for 4-6 people. There will be an $8.00 fee for members and non-members tonight who don’t bring food. Hopefully everyone will bring food so we will have plenty for everyone to eat. Don’t forget to invite a guest to join us, if you like, as visitors are always welcomed. Tonight will also be our monthly game night and we will play games, if time permits, so bring your favorite games along. Please call our hotline at 303-639-7622 for more information.

Friday, November 27, 5:00 p.m. Happy Hour at The Proof. Join Rosalie and Dee for happy hour at the Proof from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There is a $3 cover charge at the door and a one drink minimum. According to their recorded information, the dinner buffet is then free and most drinks are $3. There is also music and dancing. It is located at 7800 East Hampden Ave. on the east side of the Tiffany Plaza shopping center. Call Rosalie  or Dee  if you plan to attend so that we can hopefully find enough seats for everyone. Other singles groups will also be there, so it may be quite crowded.

October, 2009

Friday, October 9., 7 p.m. Lone Tree Symphony. Please join Kathy for the next Lone Tree Symphony concert at the Cornerstone Baptist Church, on the corner of Lone Tree Parkway and Lincoln Avenue (the I-25 exit just south from the I-470/C-470 junction). Their exact address is 9941 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, Co 80124. This season, they are suggesting a voluntary donation of $5 per adult (age 12 to 65), with no charge for children under 12 years of age or senior citizens above the age of 65. This concert will be “Music from Out of This World”:

We can meet for dinner before the concert if there is any interest. Please let Kathy know by Wednesday evening if you will be able to join me.

Sunday, October 11, Game Night: It’s time to gather again for the monthly game nights at each others’ homes. Please join Gina from 6-9 p.m. Sunday, October 11, to share our favorite games and potluck dishes.  Bring your swimming suit if you want to sit in the hot tub after the games. Contact Gina.

Thursday, October 22, 7:30 p.m. Lamont Symphony Orchestra. Please join Kathy for the Lamont Symphony Orchestra performing The Planets & Beethoven triple concertos. Lawrence Golan, conductor. Gates Concert Hall. Free admission but tickets are required and available at the Newman Center Box Office. Lamont Concert Line (303) 871 6412 Please let me know by Tuesday evening if you will be able to join me. If you let me know you are interested ahead of time, I can pick up a ticket for you when I get mine.

Friday, October 23, 5:00 p.m. Happy Hour at The Proof. Join Rosalie and Dee for happy hour at the Proof from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There is a $3 cover charge at the door and a one drink minimum. According to their recorded information, the dinner buffet is then free and most drinks are $3. There is also music and dancing. It is located at 7800 East Hampden Ave. on the east side of the Tiffany Plaza shopping center. Call Rosalie or Dee if you plan to attend so that we can hopefully find enough seats for everyone. Other singles groups will also be there, so it may be quite crowded.

Saturday, October 24, Beatles to Broadway Concert: You are invited to come to a concert at Shwayder Theater, 350 S. Dahlia Street, Denver, 80246 at 7:30, Saturday, October 24. Performers are Natalie Oliver Atherton, Cheryl Hiraoka, and Freddie Rodriguez, Jr. The program is narrated by comedienne Edith Weiss. Besides being an opportunity to hear amazing musicians perform, this is also a fundraiser for the Jewish Community Center’s Senior Program. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased there or through Gina Abegg. Those that are interested may also have dinner before the concert at a restaurant to be determined.

Sunday, October 25, 5:00 p.m. SNC Appreciation Dinner at Piccolo’s. 3563 South Monaco Parkway. See newsletter for details.

September, 2009

Friday, September 4, First Friday Art Walk in the Golden Triangle area meet at 5:00 PM. We haven’t had a Friday Art Walk in a while and this is the Labor Day weekend with a Taste of Colorado going on nearby. We will meet in the vicinity of the Denver Art Museum and head to some of the art galleries in the Golden Triangle neighborhood art districts. If you are interested in going RSVP to Rosalie by Thursday, September 3. In case of very cold and inclement weather we may have to cancel so let’s hope it is a beautiful evening.

Monday, September 14, 6:30 p.m. Washington Park Walk. Please note change of start time. We meet on the east side of the park at Franklin and Mississippi at 6:30 p.m. and begin walking promptly at 6:35 p.m. Please invite your friends to join us.  Call Dee if the weather looks threatening to see if the walk is still on or just to let me know you plan to attend.

Sunday, September 20, 4:30 p.m. SNC Meeting. Back to Nature at the Morrison Nature Center at Star K Ranch. See newsletter details on page 1. (And please note earlier time)

Wednesday, September 23, 6 p.m. Burger Madness! We will meet at the Bull and Bush for Burger Madness – buy any burger and get a free beer (the ones they brew there.) If you don’t like burgers and beer, the full menu is available including sandwiches, salads, dinners, and appetizers. You just don’t get a free beer. Bull and Bush is located at 4700 Cherry Creek Drive South. Cross Street is Dexter. Call Dee or email her  if you plan to attend by Tuesday, September 22 to ensure sufficient seating.