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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
The GWSA Seniors Badminton
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 and at the
Evergreen Centre on Tuesday
evening, Thursday and Friday
mornings, and Sunday afternoon.
Your membership fee covers participation
at both locations.
We do our best to keep members
alerted of any sudden changes to
our times. During the months of
July and August, there are no sessions
at the West End Community
Centre. We have an additional time
slot at the Evergreen Centre on
Monday afternoons from 12:30 to
3:00 pm beginning Monday, July 3,
and ending August 28.
Proper indoor shoes are required
and racquets are available for temporary
use.
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 or email:
eleanor.stern@gmail.com.
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
Welcome to Bid Euchre. Come in
and make friends. We play the
game on Monday evenings and
Thursday afternoons. Experience
not necessary, we will teach you.
Any questions, call our president,
Sharyn Richards at 519-822-1810.
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 June, our selection is An Orphan’s
Tale by Pam Jenoff. In
July, we will be reading “Stranger
in the Woods” by Michael Finkel.
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 tech-
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