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Newton College Book Club
Monday, September 22, 2008
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Putnam Room in Alumni House
Just in time for the 2008 presidential election, this summer, read best selling author Jeffrey Toobin’s The Nine: The Secret World of the Supreme Court. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices, The Nine profiles the secret, legal body in our country and reveals the complex dynamic that exists among the nine people who interpret the law of the land. This engaging, erudite and candid story explores the members of the court and the way their ideological make up has influenced their decisions.
Reunion Weekend 2008
May 30 - June 1, 2008
Reunion 2008 is just around the corner! Come back to campus to reconnect with friends and alma mater.
Online registration is now available for all events and housing at www.bc.edu/reunion. Act soon: the registration deadline is May 9 for housing and May 21 for events. Advance registration is required for all events; walk-ins cannot be accommodated.
Here are the Newton College events at Reunion this year:
Saturday, May 31
Newton College 50th Class Party
Newton College 45th Class Party
Newton College 40th Class Party
Newton College 35th Class Party
Sunday, June 1
Newton College Alumnae Mass
Newton College Reunion Brunch
Monday, May 12, 2008
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Putnam Room in Alumni House
The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing and The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (short story can be downloaded at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Wallpaper)
To prepare for the May meeting, read a novel written by a feminist icon and a Nobel-Prize winner and follow it with a short story often regarded as an important early work of 19th century American feminist literature, and see what the two selections have in common. Doris Lessing’s The Memoirs of a Survivor is the author’s attempt at autobiography. Set in a beleaguered city, Lessing combines her visionary and realistic style of writing to create a place where government has collapsed and violence is pervasive. Told in the first-person perspective in the form of journal entries, The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman illustrates the effect of confinement on the narrator’s mental health, and her decent into madness.
Professor Judith Wilt, Newton College Alumnae Chair in Western Culture, is the Book Club moderator.
If you wish to attend the Book Club session, please respond by Thursday, May 8, to Julie Nuzzo, NC ’74, at the Boston College Alumni Association, 617-552-4577 or julie.nuzzo@bc.edu.
Fifteenth Annual Spring Tea
Sunday, April 20, 2008
12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Hamilton House
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
9101 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland
The Newton College alumnae of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. are planning their annual Tea and you are invited to attend. Reservations are necessary. If you would like to come to this event, please send a check in the amount of $22.00 by Thursday, April 10, 2008, to the attention of Julie Nuzzo, NC’74, Assistant Director, Newton College at the Boston College Alumni Association, 825 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02458. For more information, including directions to Stone Ridge School, contact by telephone or e-mail: Pat Winkler Browne, NC’ 60, at 301-881-4136 or enworb@earthlink.net or Nancy Brouillard McKenzie, NC’72, at 301-229-1071 or newton885@bc.edu.
First Annual Fairfield County Connecticut Spring Tea
Sunday, April 6, 2008
1:00 – 4:00 P.M.
The home of Karen Foley Freeman NC’75
91 Four Winds Lane
New Canaan, Connecticut
Join Newton College alumnae for the first annual Spring Tea in Fairfield County. Reservations are necessary. If you plan to attend, please send a check in the amount of $20.00 by Monday, March 24, 2008, to the attention of Julie Nuzzo NC ’74, Assistant Director, Newton College at the Boston College Alumni Association, 825 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02458. For more information, including directions to 91 Four Winds Lane, you may contact by telephone or e-mail: Karen Foley Freeman NC’75 at 203-972-9194 or kff1@optonline.net and Karen Sweeney Mactas NC’73 at 203-972-8284 or kmactas@aol.com.
There are 116 Newton alumnae in the Fairfield County area and we hope to see all of you on April 6.
Newton College Book Club
Monday, March 31, 2008
Putnam Room, Alumni House, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Cheating at Canasta by William Trevor
William Trevor is often hailed as the “greatest living writer of short stories in the English language.” (New Yorker Magazine) Trevor’s precise and unflinching insights into the hearts and lives of ordinary people are evidenced in his latest collection of short stories. These twelve exquisite tales of regret, deception, adultery, aging and forgiveness confirm Trevor’s reputation as one of literature’s preeminent chroniclers of the human condition. Trevor’s mastery of the short story along with his examination of relationships and their frailty will linger long after his words are read.
The Poetry of Ireland
Thursday, March 13, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Alumni House
Listen and be inspired when Rattigan Professor of English Emeritus John L. Mahoney recites the spoken verse from a selection of Irish poems he has recently released on a compact disc. BC Professor Mahoney has spent his lifetime teaching and writing about the works of great poets and now he brings some of the most beloved poetry of Ireland to life and he delivers it in classic style. Mahoney will read poems ranging from William Butler Yeats to Seamus Heaney. His love of the genre will infuse your heart.
To attend the poetry reading, contact Julie Nuzzo no later than Monday, March 10, 2008 at 617-552-4577 or by e-mail at julie.nuzzo@bc.edu. Admission is free.
Lenten Weekend Retreat
Saturday, February 23, and Sunday, February 24
Boston College Connors Family Retreat and Conference Center
20 Glen Road, Dover, MA 02030
This Lenten season, Newton College alumnae have a special opportunity for spiritual renewal and fellowship. The Boston College Connors Family Retreat and Conference Center in Dover, MA, which sits on 80 scenic acres bordering the Charles River, will be the site of a Lenten retreat. The program will offer two options. The first is for part of the day on Saturday and will begin will a continental breakfast at 9:00 a.m., followed by lunch at noon and ending with Mass at 4:00 p.m. A second, overnight option includes Saturday and Sunday and concludes mid-afternoon on Sunday. Our spiritual team will feature James Fleming, SJ, Assistant to the Vice President of Mission Ministry at BC; Maria DiChiappari, Director, BC Neighborhood Center; Dianne Duffin, Associate Director, BCAA Office of Spirituality and Service, and Dan Leahy, Assistant Director, BCAA Office of Spirituality and Service.
The cost for the Saturday program is $30, and the cost for the full weekend is $65. The deadline to register is Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Contact Julie Nuzzo NC '74 at 617-552-4577 or julie.nuzzo@bc.edu for more details and to register. Directions to Dover are available upon request.
Newton College Book Club
Monday, February 11, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
March by Geraldine Brooks will be discussed in the Putnam Room at Alumni House. View the Book Club Web page for more information including past selections, book reviews, conference call options, and discounts available at the BC Bookstore. Contact Julie Nuzzo at 617-552-4577 or julie.nuzzo@bc.edu if you plan on attending the event or have questions.
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As Reunion Weekend comes to a close, alumnae gather at Stuart Commons for the Newton College Reunion Brunch held on Sunday, June 1.
