THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN S CLUB

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1 Martha Vye/ Carrie Tomko, Editors/ February 2014 SPRING GENERAL MEETING At the Hower House 60 Fir Hill, Akron Thursday, March 20,2014 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN S CLUB Visit us on-line at 6:00 p.m. Shop at the Gift Shop 6:30 p.m. Dinner followed by the program and business meeting Program: Our own Kate Waits will present The Joys of Volkswalking U.S. State Capitals. For the past six years, Kate has participated in the low-cost, non-competitive walking program sponsored by the American Volkssport Association (ava.org). As part of that program, she has completed walks (designed by volunteers from local AVA clubs) in 46 states. Ohio is a hotbed of volkswalking activity the state has more than 50 year-round volkswalks, as well as many special oneday walks. One of Kate s greatest volkswalking pleasures has been to walk in state capital cities. To date, she s done volkswalks in 42 state capitals, plus her home town of Washington, DC. Kate s talk will briefly cover volkswalking basics but will focus on what she s encountered in those capitals (and capitol buildings) from Augusta to Olympia and Tallahassee to Phoenix. Her talk will include some photos, and there will be time for comments and questions from the audience. Details about reservations and cost will appear in the March newsletter. SAVE THE DATE Sunday, April 6, 2 p.m. Spring Scholarship Event We will once again enjoy a performance at Actors Summit at Greystone Hall in downtown Akron. The play is "Handle with Care," a romantic comedy receiving its regional premier. After the show we'll have an on-stage reception of appetizers and desserts, along with beverages and wine. The cast and director have been invited to join us. Kate Waits (kw269@cornell.edu) is in charge if you have questions. More details and a reservation form will be in the March newsletter.

2 Women s Club News and Notes Note: If you have any news regarding our members such as illnesses, births, or deaths, please call our Corresponding Secretary Barbara Clark at or bclark2275@att.net Barbara will send an appropriate card with regards from the Club. Gail Gertrude Dye passed away on October 30, 2013 in Maryville, Illinois. She was a long-time member of the Women s Club. Her surviving husband Dr. Charles M. Dye is a retired professor from the College of Education. Dodi Meade, president of the Faculty Women s Club in (now UA Women s Club), died on November 12, Her deceased husband Claude was professor of French in the Modern Languages Department. Through the years, Dodi was active in the Club and in other community organizations, especially the Akron Symphony. Sylvia Johnson has agreed to serve on the Scholarship Committee for the remainder of this academic year. The Committee is composed of Kate Waits, Chair; Diane Vukovich; and Sylvia. Save the Date: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, October 1, 2, and 3, We ll again go to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, for the Shaw Theatre Festival. This event will be a fundraiser for the WC Scholarship Fund. Note: Please correct Grace Goettler s telephone number in your Directory Special Activities Chair: Tracy Cummins ; cumminst62@yahoo.com Newcomers are welcomed and encouraged to join any of these groups. Please call the chairpersons to let them know of your interest. Afternoon Book Review Co-Chairs: Betty Seiberling and Jackie Fay ( ) This group meets the last Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. If you don t like driving at night, this is good group to join. Here are the hostesses and book selections for the remainder of this academic year. The hostess each month will provide dessert. February Barb Jones The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin March Jean Questel I Shall Not Hate, by Izzeldin Abuelaish April Carolyn Cox Through the Shadowlands, by Brian Sibley May Kathy Zbinden The Art Forger, by Barbara Shapiro June Marcia Mazak Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford

3 Evening Book Review Co-Chairs: Anne Biermann ( ) and Kirklyn Kuzdrall ( ) The University of Akron 2013/14 Evening Book Review Schedule Dessert at 7 p.m., reviews begin at 7:30 DATE BOOK/REVIEWER HOSTESS DESSERT Feb 19 Native Son, by Richard Wright Reviewer: Sharon Gandee Anne Biermann Mar 19 Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver Reviewer: Carol Ellis Jean Questel Sherry Yoke Apr 16 Twilight of the Elites: America after Meritocracy, by Christopher Hayes Reviewer: Laura Monroe Molly McBurney Iris Kuehls May 21 Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ s Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore Reviewer: Molly McBurney Carolyn Cox Kirklyn Kuzdrall Anne Biermann: (h), or abierm@mac.com Kirklyn Kuzdrall: (h), (c) or kirklyn19@att.net Bridge Groups Women s afternoon: Chair: Iris Kuehls ( ) This group meets the fourth Thursday at noon for lunch and bridge at the apartments at Rockynol, a very nice place to meet. There are usually three choices for lunch. Please call Iris to learn of the choices, as she lets Rockynol know ahead of the meeting what everyone would like. Dates for upcoming meetings: January 23 and February 27 Women s evening: Chair: Anais Webb ( ) Evening bridge meets the first Monday evening of the month October through August and then the last Monday evening of August at 7 p.m. There is no evening bridge in September. On February 3, Evening Bridge will be hosted by Bev Brockett at 7 p.m. at her mom's home in Silver Towers 408B, Silver Lake. Any questions please feel free to call or me. -- anais my cell is awebb629@gmail.com 3

4 Gourmet Dinner Chair: Martha Vye ( ) The Gourmet group meets four times an academic year at the home of various participants. The dates and hosts for the Gourmet Dinner Group for the remainder of this academic year follow: April 26 May TBD Jane and John Gwinn Diana and Gerhard Kunze Hiking Chair: Leslie Bain ( ) Watch for this group s spring activities in upcoming newsletters. Tour Group Co-chairs: Sharon Gandee ( ) and Sylvia Johnson ( ) On Tuesday, April 8, the group will go to the Maltz Museum in Cleveland. Mark your calendar now and look for specifics about the trip in the March newsletter. In late spring or early summer, a trip to the Cleveland Cultural Gardens is planned. Also there is the possibility of a trip to the Canton Museum of Art, depending on the time when a national exhibit with a focus on spotting fakes and forgeries in the art world is scheduled. This exhibit is scheduled for four museums throughout the country, Canton being one of them. More later. Knit/Crochet Group Chair: Kate Waits ( ) This group is discontinued for the foreseeable future. Kate says that she would be HAPPY to meet with members one-on-one or in small groups to learn or to problem-solve or whatever. If you wish to have her expertise, please send her an - kw269@cornell.edu Thank you, Kate, for offering this activity for over a year. Lunch-and-a-Movie Group Chair: Sherry Yoke ( ) Sherry sends this message: I think the movie will be Monuments Men, about the recovery of works of art stolen and hidden by the Nazis, starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchette, and John Goodman. It is due to be released Feb 7, but I want to check with the theater to make sure that date is when it will actually show up here. If the timing works, I'd like to go to Beau's Grille. Details will be announced later." For questions or to be added to the mailing list, contact Sherry Yoke at or at rumpuscat01@yahoo.com. 4

5 Report on Shaw Festival Scholarship Fundraiser Early in 2013, the WC Board proposed to Sylvia Johnson that she organize a fundraiser to the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the Lake in Ontario, Canada. Sylvia, having organized trips to this location before, agreed and thus the wheels were put in motion. On October 2, 3, and 4, 2013, the Thomas Limousine Company transported 34 people on a luxury bus to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where we stayed at the historic Victorian hotel, Prince of Wales, established in Our stay allowed shopping, sightseeing, theatre-going, wine-tasting, dining, and walking around the town of Niagara, said to be The Prettiest Town in Canada because of the beautiful flowers that are planted along the streets and in planters hanging from lampposts. A short walk takes one to the banks of Lake Ontario, to the Queen Royal Park, or Fort Mississauga, and on the way the sight of lovely old homes can be enjoyed. Shops along Queen Street offer something for everyone chocolates, clothing boutiques, cosmetics, jams and jellies, artwork, sculptures, novelties, sweets, kitchen items, jewelry, wine, and lots of restaurants. While we had two dinners and one breakfast as part of the package, we had ample opportunity to try various cuisines. Depending on show choices, we saw either Our Betters, Guys and Dolls, Enchanted April, or Trifles. Before re-entering the U.S., we were able to shop at the Duty Free shop at the border. A successful fundraiser indeed our endowment was increased by $4,700 for scholarships! Thank you to all those people who went on the trip! --Martha Vye Photo Gallery Coreopsis as seen at Springfield Park by Hiking Group in 2011 Think Spring! 5

6 The U of Akron Women s Club c/o Martha W. Vye 71 Whitefriars Drive Akron, OH