May 2019 issue small revised

GWSA Group & Activity Reports
ALL Activity Groups require that you MUST have an up-to-date GWSA Membership to participate.
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Art in the Hall
The Art in the Hall project is mandated
to display good art work in
the halls of the Evergreen Centre. If
you are interested in having your
work in a solo exhibition, or if you
are interested in having a few pieces
of your work as part of a group
display at the Evergreen Centre in
2019, contact Ted Pritchard at 519-
826-6121 or tpritcha@rogers.com.
Art Studio in 2
Art Studio in 2 is an Art group
working out of Room 2 at the Evergreen
Centre on alternate Tuesday
evenings from 6:30 pm until 9:30
pm on the first, third and fifth Tuesday
of the month and on alternate
Wednesday afternoons from 12:30
pm until 4:00 pm on the second and
fourth Wednesday of the month.
The artists in this club choose their
own media to work with, examples
of which are acrylic painting,
Bunka, drawing, pastels, porcelain
painting, printmaking, stitchery/
textile arts, watercolour painting
and others. Room 2 isn’t vented
properly for the use of oil paints,
turpentine, linseed oil or other
strong-smelling media. There are
restrictions on perfume use also at
the Centre to respect those with allergies.
Artists will need to provide
all the materials they need to complete
their work and be prepared to
share their technique and insights
with other artists. The membership
in Art Studio in 2 is limited to 24
and yearly membership costs
$24.00 including HST, in addition
to the GWSA membership. If you
are interested in joining Art Studio
in 2 for 2019, contact Ted Pritchard
at 519-826-6121 or
tpritcha@rogers.com.
Badminton
Our Club welcomes all from beginners
to experienced and competitive
players. Join us as many as 6
times a week for friendly, active
games and competition at two locations.
We play at the West End
Community Centre on Monday and
Wednesday afternoons at 1:00 pm.
At the Evergreen Centre play is on
Tuesday evening at 7 pm, Thursday
at 9 am, Friday at 10 am and Sunday
afternoons at 1:15 pm.
We do our best to keep members
alerted of any changes to our times
with emails and personal calls.
Racquets are available for shortterm
loan but players are required
to have indoor court shoes suitable
for the games.
Your membership fee covers participation
at both locations. We allow
3 free visits to give you a
chance to discover if you are able
and will enjoy this very active
sport. The yearly fee is $60.00 and
you must have an up-to-date membership
with GWSA to be a member
of our club.
For further information regarding
our activities and membership, contact
Eleanor Stern at 519-837-2702.
Bicycling - Casual
This group will be exploring
Guelph’s wonderful multi-use trail
system. We’ll take in the sights of
our city, explore some history, get
some fresh air and exercise, all in
one morning! This group is geared
to people who can ride 10 km in
less than 2 hours. Helmets and your
own bike are mandatory. Meeting
place is the Enabling Garden at
Riverside Park.
Bid Euchre
Come into Room 4 and enjoy a
friendly game of 4-Hand Bid Euchre
Monday evenings from 6:30
until 9:00 pm, and Thursdays from
1 until 4 pm. There will also be 6-
Hand Bid Euchre on Thursday afternoons.
Don’t know how to play?
We will teach you at no charge.
Come and enjoy a visit; we would
love to meet some new members.
Guests are always welcome. For
information on 4-Hand Bid Euchre,
phone Sharyn Richards (519-822-
1810) or for 6-Hand Bid Euchre,
call Dot Smith (519-836-6448).
Book Club 1
Our group meets in the Boardroom
on the last Friday of each month
from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
For May, our selection is A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
In June, we will be reading An Orphan’s
Tale by Pam Jenoff.
Monthly fee is $3.00.
Book Club 2
This group will meet in Room 2 on
the third Friday of each month at
1:30 pm.
The fee is $3/visit.
Bridge
We invite all bridge players to
come and join us in a friendly game
of bridge. We play three times a
week as follows:
Monday at the West End in the Lions
Lair from 12:45 until 3:15 pm.
Tuesday at the Evergreen in Room
3 from 6:45 pm until 9:15 pm.
Thursday at the Evergreen in Room
3 from 12:30 pm until 3:30 pm.
We hope you will come out and
have a friendly game with us. We
will be delighted to welcome you.
Bunka
Bunka embroidery is created by
using a unique combination of
punch needle and special silk-like
rayon thread. When completed,
many pictures resemble delicately
shaded paintings. In fact, the needle
is held and operates in much the
same manner as an artist’s brush or
pencil. The Bunka artist uses many
different stitch techniques in order
to achieve the desired effect of
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