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• WATERING HOLE STROLL (public post)

  • When
    19 Apr 2024
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    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Comm Ave & Centre Street by the BlueBikes, 4pm

  Join us for a Watering Hole Stroll!

  Need to get outside? Let's move! We'll gather at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Centre Street (by the BlueBikes) at 4 p.m Friday afternoon. We'll start walking promptly at 4:05 p.m. The route is about 2 miles.

  After the stroll, you can chose to join for a fun and quick wine-tasing in Newton Centre.

  Interested in joining our Forum? Click the JOIN US tab at the top of this page.

  Current Extended membership promotion. Those who join starting April 1 for $165 receive an extended membership that includes the rest of this 2023-2024 season (to Sep. 30, 2024) and continues through the full 2024-2025 NWF season (to Sep. 30, 2025). 
  

  Want to learn more? Please email newtonwomensforum@gmail.com. 

  
  

  If you are not feeling well, please stay home, and speedy recovery!

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• BOOK GROUP: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

  • When
    24 Apr 2024
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    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  A NEW YORK TIMES "TEN BEST BOOKS OF 2022"  An Oprah’s Book Club Selection An Instant New York Times Bestseller An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller A #1 Washington Post Bestseller

  "Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even more resilient.” —Beth Macy, author of Dopesick

  "May be the best novel of 2022. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.” (Ron Charles, Washington Post)

  From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturity

  Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.

  Please bring an appetizer, dessert or wine to share.  

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• PROGRESSIVE DINNER (public post)

  • When
    27 Apr 2024
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    6:00 PM - 10:15 PM
  • Location
    Members' Homes

  Join us for our Spring Progressive Dinner event! It's always fun to visit with small groups of members and their guests at different homes throughout the fun-filled evening!

  We'll visit several homes and enjoy appetizers, desserts and beverages while socializing with others. Come on your own, or bring your partner or a friend.

  Members can sign up to host or to provide wine. Hosts will provide a few appetizer and/or dessert options for 8-10 people. Those who provide wine will be asked to bring 3 bottles. Thank you to our hosts who significantly contribute to the success of this evening. No pressure to be fancy - this event is focused on the gathering rather than the food! Weather permitting, you can always host outdoors if you prefer. A schedule with food/wine/host assignments will be provided a couple days ahead of the event. Looking forward to seeing you! Schedule as follows:

  • 6:00-7:15pm - Appetizers at first home
  • 7:30-8:45pm - Appetizers at second hone
  • 9:00-10:15pm - Appetizers and/or desserts at third home

  Interested in joining our Forum? Please click the JOIN US tab at the top of this page.

  Current Membership Promotion: A new member who joins after April 1, 2024, enjoys an extended membership - through Sep. 30, 2025. Her membership will include the remainder of this 2023-2024 season (to Sep. 30, 2024) and continue through the full 2024-2025 NWF season (to Sep. 30, 2025). 
  

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• SPEAKER NIGHT & DINNER SERIES - May

  • When
    6 May 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    The Carroll Center (Technology Rm), 770 Centre St, Newton

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  Join us for our signature Speaker Night. Theme: Contact! (Connection | Communication). Social time, dinner and announcements 7-8 p.m.;  speaker 8-9 p.m. 

  SHANNON MULLEN is a multi hyphenate—journalist, author, screenwriter, playwright, podcast host and film producer. Her latest book is about a young mother in Maine whose weekly letters to her Governor helped both women brave the first year of the pandemic. 

  More Links, Less Connection
  

  Shannon is a smart, dynamic speaker (visiting us from Maine!) and will talk about the core themes of this book and beyond. How do we connect to one another, with civility and humanity, in times of seemingly escalating social fracture and mistrust, in both public and personal discourse. (Note from Kristin: "I saw her at a book event where she was interviewed by NPR’s Meghna Chakrabarti, who happens to be one of her closest friends!"

  “A remarkable story of work, worry, art, faith, community, life, and hope. An instant classic.”  — Heather Cox Richardson, author of the New York Times bestseller Democracy Awakening
  

  “A heartfelt and moving story . . . Just as important, it’s also a well-timed lesson in civics.”  — Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls

  Bio: Shannon A. Mullen has been telling stories in one form or another since childhood. She grew up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and has spent more than two decades contributing to national programs on public radio, including Marketplace, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition, and print reporting for The New Yorker, Boston Magazine, and The Boston Globe, among others. She is currently developing multiple projects for the stage and screen.

  We will have a delicious catered meal, wine and other beverages; enjoy dinner with us! 

  Our Speaker Series is part of the NWF membership. Non-members are welcome to attend any of our Speaker Series events for a $35. If a guest decides to join during the month of the Speaker event, $35 will be deducted from the $165 annual dues. If you or someone you know would like to attend as a guest, please RSVP by emailing: newtonwomensforum@gmail.com.

  Current Extended membership promotion: Those who join starting April 1, 2024 enjoy an extended membership that includes the rest of this 2023-2024 season (to Sep. 30, 2024) and continues through the full 2024-2025 NWF season (to Sep. 30, 2025). 
  

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• BOOK GROUP: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

  • When
    15 May 2024
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    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  For May we discuss YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang 

  —an instant NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK.

  “Hard to put down, harder to forget.”—Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author

  White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel.

  Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena is a literary darling, while June literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.

  With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently enjoyable. 

  Members bring an appetizer, dessert, or wine to share. 

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• COOKING REVIEW: Maxi's Kitchen

  • When
    23 May 2024
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  Foodies: Join us for May's seasonal cooking review. Maxi's Kitchen by Maxine Sharf -- a food blogger and recipe developer. The youngest and only daughter with two older brothers, Maxine grew up cooking with her family and could roll a wonton for as long as she can remember. Her mom is Korean and Chinese, and her dad is Russian, Romanian and Polish, so Maxine was exposed to lots of different flavors in the house. Maxine has always had a passion for food, something that led her to struggle with her weight as an adolescent. She openly discusses this challenge, how she still to this day works to find a healthy balance, and she attributes her passion for healthy alternatives to these formative years.

  For our Cooking Reviews, a member hosts, and each attendee selects a recipe from the preselected Chef. Members prepare and bring their selected recipe to the event in serving dishes with serving utensils. Together, everyone samples the delicious dishes, and discusses impressions about the recipe, the author's style, snd more. If you are not "a cook" or don't have time, you can RSVP with the '2-bottles-of-wine' option.
  

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