Arden Club Calendar

Arden Club Calendar
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November 2014
ARDEN HOLIDAY SHOP
Come catch the spirit of the season at the Arden Holiday Shop on
Sunday, November 30, from 10 AM until 4 PM at the Gild Hall. More
than 30 crafters are eager for you to shop their unique handcrafted,
homemade wares that are perfect for gift-giving. Shoppers will find
jewelry, pottery, note cards, ornaments, fiber arts, stained glass,
candles, woodcrafts, pet items, gourmet foods, and much more! The
Arden Craft Shop Museum will bring select items from its gift shop.
Enjoy lunch prepared by Edmond Bischoff and the Dinner Gild cooks.
Choose from hamburgers, hot dogs, grilled cheese sandwiches, and
soup from 11 AM until 3 PM. Admission is free and there is plenty of
parking! The Arden Club hopes to see YOU at the Arden Holiday
Shop. Bring a friend and enjoy the annual Arden tradition of holiday
shopping in the historic Gild Hall. For more information, contact
Debbie Ricard at 529.1510 or Janet Cosgrove at 475-8793.
FOLK DANCERS GILD
November Dances
November 2, Sunday: CONTRA David Eisenstadter calling with the Band - Perpetual
eMotion: Ed Howe (electric fiddle) and John Coté (electric guitar, didgeridoo, foot
percussion). Special price: $12 regular, $10 Arden Club members, $7 students. Dinner plans:
Mexican burritos at Branmar Plaza.
November 5, Wednesday: Israeli dancing led by Sharon Kleban, 7:30-9:30 PM.
November 12, Wednesday: Country Line Dancing led by Laura Stanton and Stephen Pistoia,
7:00 -9:30 PM. Price: $4, $6.
November 19, Wednesday: Israeli dancing led by Sharon Kleban 7:30-9:30PM.
November 26, Wednesday: Big Thanksgiving Folk and Square Dance, Ismat Shah Folk D, All
-Requests, Elmo Troiani SQ caller and Bob Witt SQ callers. 8 - 11 PM.
Bring savory or sweet to share. Refreshment provided by the Folk Dance Gild. Price: $5, $6.
Join the Arden Folk Dance Gild on Facebook for the latest schedule information.
For more info call: 302-478-7257 or 610-277-0844, or see the website: www.ardenclub.org.
POETRY GILD
The Poetry Gild meets on the second Tuesday of each month in the Library at 8 PM. This
month’s meeting is on November 11. Bring your own spoken word poetry or a selection from
any writing of your choosing -- lyrics, poetry, prose, stories, etc. You are welcome hither!
ARDENSINGERS
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, a panto by Stuart Ardern
Performances are on November 15, 21, & 22, 2014 at 8 PM and November 16 &
22 at 2 PM. Stage direction is by Henry Porreca, assisted by Ken Mammarella,
with music direction by Diane Gray.
This British comedy is definitely NOT a silent pantomime! Come join us for this raucous re-telling of the
Snow White story. There's humor and on-stage silliness to appeal to people of all ages, along with some great
singing! Characters include the King, the evil Queen, the Magic Mirror, Snow White, Dame Victoria (Snow’s
nurse), the Pest Control Officer, Nifty & Shifty (disreputable salesmen), the Huntsman, three princes, horses,
various woodland animals, the Oozelum Bird, and the dwarves, among others.
Make sure to cheer for Snow White, and hiss at the evil Queen, if you dare!
Tickets:
Paid in advance: Adult - $17; Senior - $14; Child/Student - $ 5
Paid at the door: Adult - $20; Senior - $17; Child/Student - $ 7
For information or to download a ticket order form: Visit www.ardensingers.org, e-mail us at
ardensingers@gmail.com, or call John Trexler at (484) 319-2350.
Advance ticket purchases: Send check, payable to Ardensingers, with form to: Ardensingers, P.O. Box 7575,
Wilmington, DE 19803. For credit card purchases visit our website, www.ardensingers.org, or call John
Trexler at (484) 319-2350. Advance purchase price is only available for sales prior to the performance date.
Contact Ardensingers for the form.
Senior price is for those 65 and older. Child/Student price is for those 17 and under, or for full-time students.
The Arden Club member discount is $3 per adult or senior ticket and $1 per child ticket. Only one discounted
ticket per member.
Coming Spring 2015 – The Sorcerer
Lead roles for our Spring 2015 show, Gilbert and Sullivan’s, “The Sorcerer,” have been cast. However, we
would welcome former, current and future chorus members. The show will run from April 24 through May 2,
2015, with rehearsals beginning in January on Sunday afternoons from 2 - 4:30 and Tuesday evenings from
7:30-10.
Alexis, son of Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre, has lectured in many venues that true love should break down all
artificial barriers, such as rank, wealth, beauty, and age, but the response of his listeners is a great
disappointment. Despite the misgivings of his betrothed Aline, Alexis engages the great John Wellington
Wells, from an old-established firm of family sorcerers, to work magic and bring the ideal of true love to
reality. Topsy-turvydom ensues when Alexis extends his scheme to the entire village!
Our “Sorcerer” involves a wedding party and a traveling circus so it won’t be like any “Sorcerer” you have
seen or performed in before. Stage direction will be by Ryan Goulden with music direction by Helene Furlong.
To express interest in joining the chorus, please contact John Trexler at Ardensingers@gmail.com or
(484)319-2350.
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NOVEMBER 2014
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Annual Meeting
The Annual meeting of the Arden Club was held on Thursday, October 9. We recognized the achievements of
the Gilds and Committees, with each giving a brief annual report. We have had a very good year with
excellent concerts, dances, dinners, plays, and programs as well as our Arden Fair. We welcome new Board
members: John Martin, Ken Morrison and Shelley Robyn. Thanks go to our Treasurer, Teri Tremel who is
stepping down after 8 years of service and welcome Frank Jost as our new Treasurer. Also, thanks to Pat
Morrison for her service on our Board. We look forward to another excellent year. The major effort this year
will be the renovation of the entire Lower Hall foundation and flooring, including the kitchen and pantry.
Once this project is complete a year from now, every area of the Hall will have been renovated over the past
16 years.
Arden Club Approves Officers
At the meeting of the members of the Arden Club on October 9, the following officers were elected to serve
from 11/01/14 thru 10/31/15:
Officers and Directors-at-Large for the Arden Club
President
Vice Pres.
2nd Vice Pres.
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Steve Cohen
Pat Toman
Ron Meick
Steve Harcourt
Frank Jost
Laura Wallace
Ina Jacobs
Ken Morrison
Shelley Robyn
John Martin
LIBRARY GILD
New Hours
In an effort to make it easier for folks to visit the library, we are changing our hours. Beginning November 1,
we will be open on a new day and a new time: Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. As part of the shifting schedule,
we will be closed on Mondays. We are always looking for new volunteers. Perhaps these earlier hours are
more to your liking; if so, call Jan Westerhouse at 302-529-7690 to sign up.
Library Hours:
Sunday - 2:30 to 4:00 PM
Monday - closed
Tuesday - 5:30 to 7:00 PM (starting Nov. 1, 2014)
Wednesday - 7:30 to 9 PM
Thursday - 7:30 to 9 PM
Saturday - after every regularly scheduled Dinner Gild dinner from October through May.
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CONCERT GILD
XPN Welcomes THE PINE HILL PROJECT
Saturday November 8 - 8 PM
$25 advance or member, $30 day-of-show non-member
The Pine Hill Project is Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell, with producer Larry
Campbell. They’ve just finished recording "Tomorrow You're Going," an album of
cover songs. A Kickstarter campaign raised $85,000 to make this a reality, and now the
live show comes to Arden!
Lucy and Richard have been singing together for 25 years, and talking about making a
record together for just as long. Enough already! The new record is due out in November
- details here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1893427276/the-pine-hill-project-richard-shindell-and-lucy-ka
DakhaBrakha
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 8 PM
$22; members $18
"Jonathan Poneman, a co-founder of Sub Pop Records about DakhaBrakha's show at
OFF Festival. "DakhaBrakha were so thrilling, so spellbinding, and so utterly moving, it
was an event unto itself," Poneman said later. "There was OFF, and then there was
DakhaBrakha. They were enchanting and unlike anything that I've ever seen before." He
called it "the performance of the festival" and bemoaned that DakhaBrakha was "not on
the Sub Pop roster... yet."
Purling Hiss
December 06, 2014 8:30 PM
We love loud guitars in Arden, and on December 6, Philly's premier psychedelic garage
rockers Purling Hiss will shake the old barn's rafters with their own brand of weird lo-fi
pop.
Thunderhank and St. James and the Apostles open the night. If you like old school
Dinosaur Jr., you'll love this band! They have a new album "Weirdon" out 9/23 on Drag
City Records, and the teaser sounds fantastic. Last year's "Water on Mars" made my Best
Of list for 2013.
The Spring Standards - Boxing Day!
December 26, 2014 8:00 PM
After 2 years of double shows we are going back to one show at 8 PM. This means it will
sell out fast! With a Live CD and DVD from their 2012 show, The Spring Standards are
now part of the fabric of Arden Concert Gild! Tim Meren, a terrific young songwriter
opens the show.
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NOVEMBER 2014
GARDENERS’ GILD
Therapeutic Gardens
On Monday, November 17, 2014, at 7:30 PM in the Lower Gild Hall, the Gardeners Gild is
pleased to present as our speaker Faith B. Kuehn. Faith is currently leading the Delaware
Department of Agriculture’s Planting Hope in Delaware project to develop therapeutic,
community, and market gardens at the Delaware Psychiatric Center. A variety of gardens has been
designed as gardens for the improved sense of well being which people experience when
interacting with plants. Faith will discuss several such gardens designed for the general public,
including for people who have a variety of physical and mental limitations.
Since 2001, Faith B. Kuehn, as Environmental Program Administrator with the Delaware Department of
Agriculture, has been charged with sustaining and promoting the viability of commercial plant resources in
Delaware. Her responsibilities include nursery inspection and certification, apiary licensing and inspection,
surveys and improving public awareness for noxious weeds and invasive species, and permitting for the
transport of plant pests and genetically modified plants. Faith has also led projects to catalog native bees in
Delaware farmlands. Faith has her Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Arizona. Her past work
includes Museum Director for the Insectarium in Philadelphia; various positions within E.I. DuPont de
Nemours & Co.’s Crop Protection Division; and as a small business owner.
We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have any questions, please contact Maura Lynch or Barbara Conway at 302-529-9464.
SWIM GILD
Arden Swim Club Chili Cook Off: Saturday, Jan. 3. Looking for a variety of chili entries: meat,
venison, turkey, veggie, vegan, gluten free! All you chili cooks out there need to brush up on your
favorite recipe and enter it - for free! All you chili lovers bring your taste buds and your
enthusiasm - for a small fee! Beer and wine will be available to buy. Details coming in the
December issue!
BRIDGE INTEREST GROUP
Is looking forward to playing BRIDGE with you.
We play in the Bratten Room of the Lower Gild Hall the first and third Thursdays monthly.
November dates are November 6 and November 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
The cost is $2 for Arden Club members and $3 for non-members.
SEE YOU THERE!
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Drummers & Dancers
Friday, December 19, 2014 @ 8 PM @ the Gild Hall in Arden
Co-sponsored by the Arden Concert Gild www.ardenclub.org
Drummers and Dancers come together. Twirlers and jugglers are also invited.
All are welcome, beginner to experienced. Bring a drum, many drums, or other percussion instruments.
Some will be provided for use. Bring food and drink to share if you can, some will be provided.
Suggested donation: $5 or $10.
DINNER GILD
Spend Your Saturday Nights With Good Food And Good Company
This year’s season has started out with a BANG! Come join us for lots of delicious menus and a weekly
opportunity to stay in touch with your friends and neighbors. Volunteer cooks are always welcomed and
needed. Join us for our monthly meeting on the first Monday of each month in the Lower Gild Hall. Any
questions or comments gladly accepted at adgreservations@gmail.com or on our Facebook page.
Prices have increased this year. For adult Arden Club members the cost will be $11, with adult non-Arden
Club members charged $13. The cost for children ages 12 and under will be $6.
Make reservations via e-mail (adgreservations@gmail.com) or via voice mail message (792-7139) prior to
6:00 PM the Thursday before the dinner. WE ARE GOING TO STICK TO THIS DEADLINE THIS
SEASON! It is most important that you tell the reservationist (1) your name, (2) phone number, (3) who’s
coming (member, non-member, child), (4) if you would like the vegetarian alternative, and (5) if you know in
advance if you will be taking your dinner home with you. RESERVATIONS ON THE NIGHT OF THE
DINNER WILL BE HELD ONLY UNTIL 6:30 PM.
Here are the entrees for November: Please call the reservation line for more details as the date
approaches!
November 8: Northwood Family: Pork Roast;
vegetarian stew.
November 15: Nancy Clay: Eggplant parmesan
with a small side of pasta, a simple green salad,
and a nice pre dinner antipasto set up, rustic bread
with roasted garlic pods, and for dessert - eclaire
cake.
November 22: Shakespeare Gild: Beef stew or
vegetarian stew.
December 6: Edmond Bischoff: Brewers plate
dinner: Cucumber salad in sour cream over spinach
leaf, bratwurst with sauerkraut, German potato salad,
and apple kuchen with whipped cream.
Pipers Group
Every Thursday evening from 6 to 9 the bagpipers hold practice in the back stage gallery with lessons
for novice as well experienced Pipers. The drummers use the Upper Hall (when the space is available).
They encourage anyone who has any interest in learning how to play the Highland Pipes or the Parade
drums to come to the Gild Hall any Thursday evening. If you would like more information please call
Pat Phalan @ 302-475-5512 or Amy Bryan @ 302-898-7392.
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NOVEMBER 2014
SCHOLARS GILD
Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 PM
Delaware, the Water State
Dr. Jerry Kauffman, Director of the University of Delaware’s Water Resources Agency, will
lead the November Scholars Gild discussion of “Delaware, the Water State.” As the lowest
state in the Union and one of just three states on a peninsula, Delaware is surrounded by
water. The State’s watersheds and waterways contribute $2 to $6 billion in revenue to the
state’s economy annually, and directly and indirectly are associated with upwards of 70,000
jobs in the state via tourism, agriculture, industrial, recreation, and water supply sectors.
Our discussion will focus on the status and future direction of water policy in Delaware and how policies can
impact the supply of clean and plentiful water, which is so important to Delaware's economy. All are
welcomed to join in this discussion on Tuesday, November 18, at 7:30 PM in the Lower Gild Hall.
For more information on this and future topics, please visit the Scholars Gild blog on the ArdenClub.org
website. If you wish to receive future announcements of Scholars Gild discussions directly, send an e-mail to
ArdenScholarsGild@gmail.com with the “Please Add Me” in the subject line. Include your name in the body
of the e-mail.
MEMBERSHIP FORM
Time to Renew?
Regular and Pathway Memberships
Check your mailing label on the back page. The end
date of your Club membership is there. To renew, send
in this form. Questions? Call Debbie Ricard, 302 5291510, or visit the Membership page of our website,
www.ArdenClub.org. To correct an address or ask
about expiration dates, please call Pat and Linda Toman at 302 475-7508.
Adult: 18-64, $20
Senior: 65 and over, $15
Junior, 3–17, $7
Household (all at one address): Maximum = $50.
Name(s) ____________________________________
*Clubhouse Path level: 1 membership, $75
___________________________________________
*Rocky Walk level: 1 or multiple memberships, $150
Address ____________________________________
City _______________________________________
State _________________ Zip __________________
Phone(s) ___________________________________
Email ______________________________________
To learn about the benefits of “Clubhouse” and higher
levels of Pathways memberships, visit the Membership
page of our website: www.ArdenClub.org.
*The Glen level: 1 or multiple memberships, $300
*Indian Circle level: 1 or multiple memberships, $500
*Milky Way Path level: 1 or multiple memberships, $1,000
*Eligible for year-end drawing of valuable prizes
I am enclosing $___________________
Date of Application _________________
Make checks payable to “The Arden Club, Inc.”
Mail this form and your check to The Arden Club,
2126 The Highway, Arden, DE 19810-4059.
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SHAKESPEARE GILD
We have a lot of announcements to share as we begin another busy season!
First on the agenda for the new season, officers were elected at the September meeting
and now include: Mary Catherine Kelley and Linda Kimmelman as co-Gild mistresses;
Henry Porreca will continue as treasurer; and Claire Ennis will serve as secretary.
The play for the 2015 season is King Lear, to be directed by our all-time favorite Gild
Mistress, Mary Catherine Kelley! Auditions are planned for March 9, 10, and 12, but
more and final information will be shared in next month’s calendar.
On November 22, 2014, the Shakespeare Gild will be cooking the Saturday night dinner for the Dinner Gild
and will be serving the traditional beef stew.
And finally, the Young Actors’ Workshop will take place again for its 17th year!
Registration/Auditions: Saturday, Dec 6, 1-2 PM, in the Upper Gild Hall.
Rehearsal dates: Saturdays, 9:30 AM-3:30 PM, January 10, 17, 24, 31, and February 7.
Showcase: Sunday, February 8, 2-4 PM.
Cost: $30; $50 maximum per family.
For more information about registration, see the Shakespeare Gild page on the Ardenclub.org website or
contact Cecilia Vore at 302-530-1215 or cavore@comcast.net.
Please join us for our monthly meetings the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Bratten Room of
the Lower Gild Hall. Our next meeting is November 5.
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