The next Fort Wood Book Club meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 23, at the home of Lisa Mack, 846 Oak Street, at 7:00 P.M. The book selected is “The Fourth Turning” by Strauss and Howe.
For October, we’ve selected “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. 2010 is the 50th anniversary of the publication of this American classic. The time and place for the October meeting TBA.
Our next Fort Wood Book Club meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 17, at 7:00 PM at the home of Jane Keegan, 826 Vine Street. Our book for the month is “The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo,” by Steig Larrson.
The next meeting of the Fort Wood Book Club is scheduled for Monday, July 19th, at 7:00 P.M. at the home of Terri Rice, 414 Wiehl Street. Terri’s phone number is 423-242-5171.
Our book for July is “The Sounding” by Hank Searls. Please join us for interesting conversation and a lot of fun!
Our book selection for August is “The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo” by Steig Larsson. Time and place TBA.
If you missed the book club on May 24th, you missed a lot of fun! Lisa Mack and her husband prepared several Pakistani dishes (and tea), including lamb biryani, dates, and sesame balls. All very delicious and interesting! This really enhanced the “atmosphere” as we discussed the two Greg Mortenson books, “Three Cups of Tea” and “Stones Into Schools”.
This will be a hard act to follow--but Janice Heath has offered to host our next meeting on Monday, June 21, at her home at 928 Oak Street. We’ll meet as usual at 7:00 P.M. The book we’ve chosen is “Bel Canto” by Ann Patchett--a Nashville author and winner of many literary awards (this …
The Fort Wood Neighborhood Association held a quarterly meeting at the Mayor’s Mansion on Thursday, May 20,2010. Election of a slate of officers and board members was held. Officers and Board Members are as follows:
President - Michael Biderman
Vice President - Jim Palmour
Secretary - Janice Heath
Treasurer - Robert Stanley
Board Members: Amanda Tarr; Carolyn Insler, Lisa Mack, Jane Keegan, Carey Koch and Mary Ann Zaha
Following the election, Bijan Dhanani from createhere.org spoke concerning upcoming events that are part of the Chattanooga Stand initiative. The first of those events is on June 9 at 55 E. Main St. The public …
Please note the change in date for the next meeting of the Fort Wood Book Club to Monday, May 24th at 7:00 PM.
For next month, we’ve chosen the Greg Mortenson books, “Three Cups of Tea” and “Stones Into Schools.” If you haven’t read “Three Cups,” you should begin with this one, because it explains how Mortenson began building schools in Pakistan in the 1990’s. “Stones” describes the expansion into Afghanistan after 9/11 and is riveting, also, but in a different way. It also includes maps which provide a better geographical “feel” for where this is taking place. We hope you’ll read at least one of these and join us on Monday, May …
The annual Fort Wood neighborhood meeting is coming soon. This year’s meeting will be held on Thursday, May 20th, 7:00 P.M., at the Mayor’s Mansion Inn on Vine St. Officers and board members will be elected for the coming year. Be sure that your membership dues have been paid, as only members may vote. We look forward to a good turnout!
Our book for next month is “My Stroke of Insight” by Jill Bolte Taylor. It’s the true story of a neurologist who suffered a massive stroke and then spent eight years working on her recovery. She believes the stroke was “the best thing that could have happened to her.” The book is a “fascinating journey into the mechanics of the human mind.” It’s not too long (177 pages) and very readable—and it’s been on the NYTimes bestseller list for a couple of years.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 22, at 7:00 P.M., and we’re meeting once again at the home of Jane Elmore (thank you, Jane!) If you haven’t been …
The Fort Wood neighborhood continues the popular Friday 2 open house events. Each month, on the 2nd Friday evening (5:30 – 8:30 P.M.), residents of Fort Wood open their home to neighbors for a social get-together. It’s a great time to meet new neighbors, catch up with old friends, and see some beautifully restored homes. If you come, bring an appetizer to share and/or a bottle of wine. Below is a list of the upcoming Friday 2’s for 2010.
March 12th - Ginny and Randall Soules - 872 Oak St.
April 9th - Tom and Nancy Bibler - 905 Oak St.
May 14th - Remo and Beth Capecchi - …
Carolyn Insler has generously offered to distribute welcome baskets to newcomers in the Fort Wood neighborhood. If you are a Fort Wood resident or business, and would like to have your business card included in a welcome basket, please contact Carolyn Insler at 423-468-4166 or email carolyn@visionsgallery.com. Also, please let us know of newcomers in the neighborhood.
The book club meeting for March has been changed to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 18, 2010. This was more convenient for our host, Jane Elmore (901 Oak Street), and we thought it would be preferable not to have the book club meet the same week as Friday Two. Please note the change in date on your calendar!
And a reminder - Our book for March is “The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer. It’s been on the bestseller list for a couple of years, and it’s out in paperback ($6.99 on Amazon.com). We hope you’ll read the book and come join the discussion - but even if …