PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
By Cathie Clinch
Yikes - October is here and wishing all of you and your families and friends a very Happy Thanksgiving. It is a good time to reflect on all of things we can be thankful for; both large or small. And thankful for a tasty Thanksgiving feast!!
We had good time catching up at our September Coffee Morning. Members have been travelling, moving, welcoming new grandchildren, home renovations -- you name it… we are a busy group of women.
Our October Meeting will be a trip to the Lulu Island Winery for a tour and tasting on October
18th. This will be an educational and festive event!! You may find the perfect wine for your holiday entertaining. Future events are listed in this newsletter so be sure and mark your calendars. We are looking forward to seeing you during the year. And guests are
always welcome to our meetings / activities.
And since it is the Thanksgiving Season the Executive wishes to thank our Members for their support, generosity and attendance at meetings. Our common interests have us support a lot of good things!
PROGRAMMES:
Tuesday, October 18th: Lulu Island Winery
We will enjoy a guided tour at Lulu Island Winery, starting with a visit to the vineyard. You will then tour the production area where the operators will explain how they make their wines and finish the tour with a video explaining how ice-wine is made. Once the tour is finished you will enjoy a wine tasting where you will sample table wine, fruit wine and Ice-wine along with some light snacks of cheese and crackers, and fruit.
Lulu Island Winery Website
Times: 10:30AM Meet at Winery
11:00AM Tour begins, followed by sampling of wines and light snacks
1:00PM Lunch at Lakeside Grill, Mayfair Lakes Golf & Country Club
Location: Lulu Island Winery, 16880 Westminster Hwy, Richmond (between No. 7 Road and No. 8 Road)
Cost: $12.00 per person for the tour, lunch to follow is à la carte.
Lunch: Following our tour, we will meet at the Lakeside Grill Restaurant at the Mayfair Lakes Golf & Country Club at 5460 No. 7 Road, just north of the winery. Lunch will be à la carte.
Lunch Menu: please have a look at the below link to the items offered on the lunch menu
Lakeside Grill Menu
RSVP: please to Nancy Christopher by email at by Wednesday, October 12th.
As always, guests and husbands are always welcome!!
If you are wishing to attend the lunch and unable to make the wine tour, please still come along. Just let Nancy know that you will only be joining us for the lunch. Likewise, if you must leave before lunch come along as well. Just do come!!
Thursday, November 17th: Tea and Trumpets Series @ The Orpheum Theatre
Please note that this event will be held on the third Thursday of the month, rather than our regular Tuesday.
Event: Lunch at a nearby restaurant followed by a short walk to the Orpheum Theatre for tea & cookies before the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performance of “From Russia with Love” conducted by William Rowson and hosted by Christopher Gaze.
There's nothing like the full-blooded power of the great Russian classics. This concert features music by Glinka, Liadov, Mussorgsky/Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glière, Stravinsky, and three pieces by Tchaikovsky.
We have pre-purchased 16 tickets for the Tea & Trumpets performance and they will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Please RSVP Nancy Christopher by email at to secure your pre-paid ticket for the event ASAP.
As always, guests and husbands are always welcome!!
Times: 11:30AM meet for lunch
1:00PM meet at the Orpheum Theatre for cookies & tea
2:00PM concert at the Orpheum Theatre
Lunch: to be determined in a nearby restaurant
Cost: Lunch – paid separately,
$35.00 for Tea & Trumpets ticket
***** Please note, we have only pre-purchased 16 tickets; there are still available to the Tea & Trumpets concert at a cost of $42.00 Adult and $35.00 Senior. Please consider joining us if you find your afternoon is free.
To Purchase Tickets for "From Russia with Love"
Tuesday, December 13th: Vancouver Christmas Market
For something completely new… we are going to change things up and have an outing to the Vancouver Christmas Market, which for the first time will be held at the Jack Poole Plaza, 1055 Canada Place (the site of the Olympic Cauldron)
Running November 26 – December 30, 2016, the city’s signature yuletide celebration will expand its revelry with more 70 huts in which to savour an abundance of authentic German flavours.
During your visit to the Vancouver Christmas Market you’ll experience a mix of traditional Christmas food and beverage, as well as a selection of authentic wood carvings and toys, knitted goods, nutcrackers, pottery and other unique gifts and ride Vancouver’s only Christmas Carousel.
List of the 2016 Vendors attending the Christmas market
We plan to attend on Tuesday, December 13th, the SECOND Tuesday of December. Please note this is different than our usual meeting day.
Lunch: We will go to one of the fantastic restaurants located alongside the ‘New’ Convention Centre. Details to follow.
Group Tickets are available at $5.00 Senior but there may be a Groupon closer to the date that may include a fresh pretzel or a glass of mulled wine. RSVP details will be closer to the event.
If you think you may be interested in attending, let Dawn Russell know by email
MEMBERSHIP
By Irene Rhodes
It is time to consider renewing your GVMWA for the upcoming season. Please call Irene Rhodes you are unsure about the status of your membership.
Memberships are available either annually or by the 5-year plan (pay for 4 years and get a fifth year free). Please remember that you can pay for next years membership (2016-2017) at the June meeting. Please see the membership form on the last page of The Drift.
If you have any changes to your contact information, please notify Irene. A new members contact list will be mailed out in November following the 2016-2017 Registration drive.
PHOTOGRAPHS
If anyone has taken photographs at any of our events this past year and would like to submit them for our website photo album, please email them to Barbara Caelles.
CORRESPONDENCE
If you know of any member who has had an illness, birth, special anniversary, or other event where it would be appropriate to send a card, please call Mary Leathley.
University Women’s Club of Vancouver
The Executive is looking for a potential new venue to host the Annual General Meeting in May/June this year. One potential location suggested was Hycroft Manor. We are wondering if we have any members of the University Women’s Club of Vancouver in our GVMWA who would be able to help facilitate. Please let a member of the Executive know if you can help.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Oct. 18th Lulu Island Winery
Nov. 17th Tea and Trumpets, Orpheum
Dec. 13th Vancouver Christmas Market
Jan. 17th Vancouver Police Museum
Jan. 23-26th RoundUP
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