Angie says, “Our next reading selection is: Girl on the Boat / also called Three Men and a Maid (1921). The next meeting is 4th Tuesday of February — Feb. 28, 7pm.” Location will be made clear closer to the date via the Northwodes email list, or by request. To which Maria follows up, “For those [...]
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Bring on the cheese curls!
The Northwodes’ Combined Holiday Party and Book Discussion will start at 6 pm, Saturday, December 17, in Bloomington (MN). Contact the Northwodes’ extensive staff to RSVP or get more details. Angie announced that December’s book is “Bring On the Girls!” This will be our first foray into the autobiographical writings (“semi-autobiographical,” according to wikipedia, and not just [...]
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Wodehouse in song! and on CD!
Maria Jette and Dan Chouinard gave a knock-out performance of songs for which Wodehouse wrote the lyrics at the TWS convention in Detroit on Oct. 15–a very fitting way to celebrate the 130th anniversary of PGW’s birth! Also an auspicious day for the release of the CD, which is now available for order (at least in [...]
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Burgling Banks in October
Passing along the low-down from Angie: Hello fellow Wodehouse readers, The Northwodes bookgroup met last Tuesday [Aug. 23] and had a splendid time. Our next read will be: Do Butler’s Burgle Banks? (1968) We will again meet at the WA Frost (in St. Paul) on Oct. 25 at 7pm.
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Songs in Paradise
Remember the great performance of songs with Wodehouse lyrics at the 2009 TWS convention? Maria Jette and Dan Chouinard are back with even more, destined for a CD. They previewed several numbers, by turns rollicking and lovely, at an August 7 “concertlette” sponsored by the University of Minnesota Libraries and Friends of the Libraries.
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Northwodes Book Club – “Uncle Fred in the Springtime”
Hello Northwodes, The next book up for discussion in August will be: Uncle Fred in the Springtime The next meeting will be August 23 at 7pm. The next meeting location will be at: WA Frost 374 Selby Avenue St. Paul, MN 55102 http://www.wafrost.com/photogallery.asp Happy Summer Reading, Angie
Northwodes Book Club, June edition – “Mr Mulliner Speaking”
“Mr. Mulliner Speaking” is on deck for the Northwodes’ June 28 2011 book group.
Northwodes Derby Day
It would be helpful if at least one of you brought a hat; but anyone who wants to draw a horse out of it should be prepared to fork over a buck.
Boat Race Night 2011
The annual aquatic contest between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge took place on Saturday, 26 March 2011, and the Northwodes celebrated Oxford’s win appropriately that evening. Gathering at the Happy Gnome, browsing and sluicing was enjoyed by all, and only one policeman’s helmet was subject to purloining. (See “Carry On, Jeeves”, ch 7, for [...]
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