August Newsletter - Northshore Newcomers
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August Newsletter - Northshore Newcomers
AUGUST 2013 Northshore Newcomers August 2013 Since summer and margaritas go perfect together we are bringing back everyone's favorite Ladies' Night Out event... Margarita Madness! Thursday Aug 22 7pm Lizzy Howayeck's 4470 N. Maryland Ave, Shorewood Whether you like frozen or on the rocks, traditional or flavored, it is sure to be a good time. We hope you can join us for our last LNO event of the season (more to come in the fall!) Cost: $5 RSVP on Groupspaces ! PAGE 1 AUGUST 2013 Membersʼ Bulletin Board Please welcome our newest members Gauri and Fabian Johnston moved to Fox Point from Baltimore, MD. They have one child, Ahalya (1 1/2). and Jean and Matt McGrail moved to Whitefish Bay from Cerritos, CA. They have one child, Aidan (10 mos). ! PAGE 2 AUGUST 2013 August Board Meeting New Board Transition Dinner Wednesday Aug 7 , 6:30 pm (Dinner at 7) Via Downer 2625 N. Downer Ave, Milwaukee RSVP on Groupspaces 2013-2014 Newcomers Board ! President Amanda Bothwell Recording Secretary Serena Weits abothwel@hotmail.com serenaweits@gmail.com Treasurer Jenny Dotto drjenniferdotto@gmail.com 612-715-9649 Advisor Susan Coyle susan.coyle@gmail.com 414-967-9373 Advertising Alicia Fearday aliciafearday@gmail.com 414-704-2265 Baked Goods for Babies Nancey Gerard nanceygerard@gmail.com 414-748-8412 Book Club Laurie Elling laurieelling@sbcglobal.net 414-573-3769 Bunco OPEN Couples Night Out Rebecca and Pete Massart rzore@hotmail.com 414-708-4870 Community Events Debbie Seif deborah.seif@gmail.com 847-630-7310 Gourmet Group Julie and Brian Demitros brian.demitros@gmail.com 773-706-1945 Guy’s Events Kirk Wiskus kirk_wiskus@yahoo.com 414-469-4850 Ladies Night Out Lizzy Howaycek elizhowaycek@gmail.com 314-330-7442 713-449-4158 312-404-9477 Membership Anna Malin rich.anna@sbcglobal.net 414-967-9280 Newsletter Katie Foy kkmc1231@yahoo.com 414-935-2527 Progressive Dinner OPEN Philanthropy Meagan Porter and Andrew Ruehl meagan.a.porter@gmail.com Website Kim Schmoldt kim.schmoldt@gmail.com 414-721-1976 414-416-8535 PAGE 3 AUGUST 2013 New and Old Board Members Reminder! Join us August 7th at 6:30 (dinner at 7) at Via Downer for this Year’s Old Board – New Board Transition Dinner! Old Board Members, let us thank you for your time this past year! New Board Members, welcome to the board! Please RSVP on Groupspaces by August 4th! Thank you NSNC Board! Thank you to the 2012-13 Board, for all your hard work, and for bringing all our members a great year! Thank you to those board members that will be returning to the board for the coming year for your continued involvement… And… Thank you to the NSNC members that will be joining the Board for the 2013-2014 year! ! PAGE 4 AUGUST 2013 ! PAGE 5 AUGUST 2013 Enjoy a wonderful evening at the Fox Point Summer Serenade Longacre Pavilion at Stormonth Park, Fox Point. Wednesday, August 14 6:00 p.m. Featuring: The Flamingos Bring a blanket or chair to sit on. Bring the family! Look for the Balloons to find your fellow Newcomers! RSVP on Groupspaces! NSNC BOOK CLUB Get ready for another great year of book club! Join us in September to discuss American author Veronica Roth’s debut novel, Divergent, the first in a three-part series of books about a young girl’s coming of age in a dystopian Chicago world. Divergent has won the title of Favorite Book of 2011 in 2011’s Goodreads Choice Awards. Date: Tuesday, September 24 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Kellie MacDonald Freeze’s home (7218 N Crossway, Fox Point 53217) ***NSNC members receive 10% off all Book Club selections at Boswell Books on Milwaukee's East Side. If you have never been to Boswell Books, go check it out. It is a wonderful, local bookstore! ! PAGE 6 AUGUST 2013 July Book Club Recap At the July Book Club, we met on a warm summer evening in Debbie Seif ’s backyard. We read Lunch in Paris, a romantic memoir by Elizabeth Bard that led to discussions about places we have traveled and our thoughts about the author’s situation (an American living the French way of life). The book is full of recipes and many of the attendees tried their hand at cooking/baking some of the dishes. (We need to find more of these kinds of books…) Below you will find the recipe that I made – incredibly easy molten lava cakes. I followed the directions for freezing the cakes. This allowed me to make them the night before and then take them over to Debbie’s and bake them there, ensuring molten centers. We hope that you try out this book and its recipes and/or join us at a future Book Club. INDIVIDUAL MOLTEN LAVA CAKES If you have a chocoholic in your life, prepare to be worshipped. Perfect for dessert for two, this recipe also makes you look a teensy bit like a culinary genius in front of guests. Make the batter in advance, and pop the cakes into the oven right after dinner. As for accompaniments, resist the temptation to go overboard; forget the caramel sauce and raspberry coulis. A dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream or a golf ballsized scoop of vanilla ice cream [or frozen custard] is all that is required. 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 5 ounces dark chocolate (70 percent cocoa) A good pinch of coarse sea salt 2 e$s 2 e$ yolks 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon flour Preheat the oven to 450°F. Melt butter and chocolate together in the top of a double boiler or in the microwave. Add sea salt. Meanwhile, beat together the eggs, egg yolks, and sugar with a whisk or an electric beater until light and slightly foamy. Add the egg mixture to the warm chocolate; whisk quickly to combine. Add flour and stir just to combine. The batter will be pretty thick. The unmolding is the tricky part of these little cakes; the only foolproof solution I’ve found is to use Reynolds foil cupcake liners (paper liners don’t work, they stick). Use 5 or 6 liners stacked together so they’re rigid enough to make a freestanding mold. Make 6 of these molds. (If you can’t find foil baking cups, use small ramekins, generously buttered.) Divide the batter evenly among the molds. (You can make the cakes in advance to this point and chill them until you’re ready to bake. But be sure to bring the batter back to room temperature before baking.) Baking time will depend on your oven; start with 7 minutes for a thin outer shell with a completely molten interior, 8 minutes for a slightly thick crust and a gooey heart. Yield: Serves 6 ! PAGE 7 AUGUST 2013 Stay-at-home mom? You need Allstate life insurance. I can help you protect your family at an affordable price. To replace all you do to keep up your household, it would cost around $138,000* a year. I can help you take care of your family even if something happens to you. Call me today. Andrew McCabe (414) 961-1166 4451 N. Oakland Ave. Shorewood *Source: Salary.com, "Mom Deserves a Raise in 2007", May 2, 2007. Life insurance offered by Allstate Life Insurance Company: Northbrook, IL, and Lincoln Benefit Life Co., Lincoln, NE and American Heritage Life Insurance Co., Jacksonville, FL. In New York, Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York, Hauppauge, NY. © 2009 Allstate Insurance Company ! PAGE 8 AUGUST 2013 Keeping Cool Near the Pool (or Lake, or Splashpad, oh well, you get the idea)! Assuming that August will eventually bring the hot, hot summer days that have nearly evaded so far this summer, it can be a great time to explore a new beach, venture out to a community pool, or stop by a splash pad for a quick cool off with the kids. There are many great places to explore within a half hour of our doorsteps. Great Beaches along Lake Michigan – Atwater Park, Shorewood Looking for a deep sand beach without the hustle of Bradford Beach? Atwater is the answer. With a neighborhood feel, an innovative new playground adjacent the beach, and enough space to spread out even on a busy day, Atwater is Shorewood’s best answer to lakeside living. Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Bayside, WI Besides being a great nature center full of programs for all ages, wonderful trails, and a premiere preschool program, the SANC is also home to a beach on Lake Michigan that will transport you “Up North” only minutes from home. Harrington Beach, near Belgium This state park has a nice ride-in paved bike trail (they also have a tram on the weekends you can use). The trail runs about a mile parallel to the beach with access trails to picnic and beach areas. Typically the further along the trail you go, the more secluded you get. It also has a very picturesque quarry lake, great for a quick hike. Public Pools of Note David F. Schulz Aquatic Center in Lincoln Park, Milwaukee Nearly in Whitefish Bay, this popular pool has great facilities, and wonderful young children’s hours in the mornings all summer long. Wirth Park, Brookfield has a very large kid's pool, complete with small water slide and water features. Their before-noon young children’s hours make the experience all the more enjoyable for young families. ! Hoyt Park Pool, Wauwatosa Fun for all ages, and special hours for the younger set, this pool is worth the drive! Cedarburg Community Pool, Cedarburg – One of the areas best kept secrets, it is sure to cool your family off and leave smiles on your faces. Splash Away on a Hot Hot Day – Bayshore Town Square, Glendale – Stop in for entertainment and splash pad fun throughout the summer. Madison Park Splash Pad, Wauwatosa This splashpad, located across from Timmerman Airport, has a fun “aviation” theme to it, with lots of water features to keep your kids guessing. ! PAGE 89 AUGUST 2013 Playgroup Welcome Newcomers with Kids to a great new year of Playgroup! The Summer playgroups! will meet every other week at local parks. Hope to see you there! Friday, Aug 9th - 11:30 - 1:00 pm Fun with Frogs and Salamanders Bayshore Kids Club @ J-Shore (located near food court) **A& Ages Playgroup! Please RSVP directly through Groupspaces Monday, Aug 12th - 11:00 - 12:00 Musical Monday - an hour of singing, movement and rhythm Bayshore Town Square ** geared toward ages 3-7 but all are welcome Please RSVP directly through Groupspaces ! PAGE 10 AUGUST 2013 !!!! Northshore Newcomers with Small Children It’s time to sign up for the 2013-2014 Playgroup Year! This year playgroups will be structured a little differently. We’ll still be celebrating the family playgroups and family parties enjoyed throughout the year, but this year weekly playgroups will have a more intimate approach. This year we will be offering small group playgroups for our members! You can sign up this month on Groupspaces (Please provide the age(s) of children that will be participating to aid us in your placements). We will then place you within a small group of 4-6 parents/caregivers. Group members will be announced at the beginning of September. Each Group will be in charge of setting its own meeting schedule (although we’d suggest weekly or bi-weekly). New additions throughout the year will be welcome! Sign Up Here! ! PAGE 11 !!! AUGUST 2013 Baths Kitchens Additions Residential Design/Build Crestone Construction Shawn L. Brown like us on facebook 414-305-4066 | crestone1@sbcglobal.net ! PAGE 12 AUGUST 2013 August Community Events Wisconsin State Fair When: August 1 - 11 What: animals, rides and cream puffs Where: State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St. How much: $10, $7 seniors and military/veterans with ID, $6 children, kids 6 and under free Rockerbox When: Saturday, August 3 What: motorcycle show and street festival Where: Center Street between Humboldt and Pierce Streets How much: free African World Festival When: Saturday, August 3 What: African heritage festival Where: Maier Festival Park, 200 N. Harbor Dr. How much: ticket prices tba Milwaukee Air and Water Show When: August 3 & 4 What: an exciting display of military aircraft and ships Where: Between Bradford and McKinley Beach, main location at 2272 North Lincoln Memorial Dr. How much: $35 - $350 Morning Glory Fine Craft Fair When: August 10 & 11 What: downtown fine arts festival Where: Red Arrow Park, 929 N. Water St. How much: free Irish Fest When: August 15 - 18 What: ethnic festival Where: Maier Festival Park, 200 N. Harbor Dr. How much: $17, $12 seniors. $5 admission on Thursday. Lebwoski Fest When: August 16 & 17 What: Celebrate the Dude with a public screening of The Big Lebowski at Cathedral Square Park Free and open to the public, on Friday, and a bowling party at AMF lanes on Saturyday. costume, trivia and other contests. Unlimited bowling and shoe rental is included with ticket. Where: Cathedral Square Park, Kilbourn and Jefferson Streets, AMF West Lanes, 7505 West Oklahoma Ave. How much: Movie party - $25, bowling party - $25 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Zoo a la Carte When: August 15 - 18 What: dining among the beasts Where: Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Blue Mound Rd. How much: $14.25, $13.25 seniors, $11.25 kids 3-12 Milwaukee Domes Art Festival When: August 16 - 18 What: art among the flowers Where: The Domes, 524 S. Layton Blvd. How much: $8 Mexican Fiesta When: August 23 - 25 What: Mexican ethnic festival Where: Henry Maier Festival Park, 200 N. Harbor Dr. How much: $15 Fish Fry & A Flick: The Avengers When: August 30 What: outdoor film and fish fry Where: Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Dr. How much: Films are free. Fish fry and other food items available Milwaukee Domes Art Festival When: August 16 -18 Where: Domes in Mitchell Park How Much: $8 for adults, free for children under 5 ! PAGE 13 AUGUST 2013 ! PAGE 14 Sunday 27 26 25 28 21 20 14 19 Board Mtg 6:30 pm @Via Downer 7 18 13 6 Wednesday Summer Seranade 6:00 pm @Longacre Pavillion 12 11 Tuesday Playgroup 11:00 am @Bayshore Town Square 5 4 Monday August 2013 8 1 29 7:00pm @Lizzy Howayeck’s La!es Night Out 22 15 Thursday Playgroup 11:30 am @J-Shore 10 9 30 23 31 24 17 3 Saturday 2 16 Friday