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GWSA Group & Activity Reports<br />
ALL Activity Groups require that you MUST have an up-to-date GWSA Membership to participate.<br />
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Art in the Hall<br />
The Art in the Hall project is mandated<br />
to display good art work in<br />
the halls of the Evergreen Centre.<br />
If you are interested in having your<br />
work in a solo exhibition, or if you<br />
are interested in having a few pieces<br />
of your work as part of a group<br />
display at the Evergreen Centre in<br />
<strong>2019</strong>, contact Ted Pritchard at 519-<br />
826-6121 or tpritcha@rogers.com.<br />
Art Studio in 2<br />
Art Studio in 2 is an Art group<br />
working out of Room 2 at the Evergreen<br />
Centre on alternate Tuesday<br />
evenings from 6:30 pm until 9:30<br />
pm on the first, third and fifth<br />
Tuesday of the month and on alternate<br />
Wednesday afternoons from<br />
12:30 pm until 4:00 pm on the second<br />
and fourth Wednesday of the<br />
month. The artists in this club<br />
choose their own media to work<br />
with, examples of which are acrylic<br />
painting, Bunka, drawing, pastels,<br />
porcelain painting, printmaking,<br />
stitchery/textile arts, watercolour<br />
painting and others. Room 2 isn’t<br />
vented properly for the use of oil<br />
paints, turpentine, linseed oil or<br />
other strong-smelling media. There<br />
are restrictions on perfume use also<br />
at the Centre to respect those with<br />
allergies. Artists will need to provide<br />
all the materials they need to<br />
complete their work and be prepared<br />
to share their technique and<br />
insights with other artists. The<br />
membership in Art Studio in 2 is<br />
limited to 24 and yearly membership<br />
costs $24.00 including HST,<br />
in addition to the GWSA membership.<br />
If you are interested in joining<br />
Art Studio in 2 for <strong>2019</strong>, contact<br />
Ted Pritchard at 519-826-6121 or<br />
tpritcha@rogers.com.<br />
Badminton<br />
The GWSA Seniors Badminton<br />
Club welcomes all from beginners<br />
to experienced and competitive<br />
players. Join us as many as 6 times<br />
a week for friendly, active games<br />
and competition at two locations.<br />
We play at the West End Community<br />
Centre on Monday and<br />
Wednesday afternoons and at the<br />
Evergreen Centre on Tuesday<br />
evening, Thursday and Friday<br />
mornings, and Sunday afternoon.<br />
Your membership fee covers participation<br />
at both locations.<br />
We do our best to keep members<br />
alerted of any sudden changes to<br />
our times. During the months of<br />
<strong>July</strong> and <strong>August</strong>, there are no sessions<br />
at the West End Community<br />
Centre. We have an additional time<br />
slot at the Evergreen Centre on<br />
Monday afternoons from 12:30 to<br />
3:00 pm beginning Monday, <strong>July</strong> 3,<br />
and ending <strong>August</strong> 28.<br />
Proper indoor shoes are required<br />
and racquets are available for temporary<br />
use.<br />
We allow 3 free visits to give you<br />
a chance to discover if you are able<br />
and will enjoy this very active<br />
sport. The yearly fee is $60.00 and<br />
you must have an up-to-date membership<br />
with GWSA to be a member<br />
of our club.<br />
For further information regarding<br />
our activities and membership,<br />
contact Eleanor Stern at 519-837-<br />
2702 or email:<br />
eleanor.stern@gmail.com.<br />
Bicycling - Casual<br />
This group will be exploring<br />
Guelph’s wonderful multi-use trail<br />
system. We’ll take in the sights of<br />
our city, explore some history, get<br />
some fresh air and exercise, all in<br />
one morning! This group is geared<br />
to people who can ride 10 km in<br />
less than 2 hours. Helmets and your<br />
own bike are mandatory. Meeting<br />
place is the Enabling Garden at<br />
Riverside Park.<br />
Bid Euchre<br />
Welcome to Bid Euchre. Come in<br />
and make friends. We play the<br />
game on Monday evenings and<br />
Thursday afternoons. Experience<br />
not necessary, we will teach you.<br />
Any questions, call our president,<br />
Sharyn Richards at 519-822-1810.<br />
Book Club 1<br />
Our group meets in the Boardroom<br />
on the last Friday of each month<br />
from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.<br />
For <strong>June</strong>, our selection is An Orphan’s<br />
Tale by Pam Jenoff. In<br />
<strong>July</strong>, we will be reading “Stranger<br />
in the Woods” by Michael Finkel.<br />
Monthly fee is $3.00.<br />
Book Club 2<br />
This group will meet in Room 2 on<br />
the third Friday of each month at<br />
1:30 pm. The fee is $3/visit.<br />
Bridge<br />
We invite all bridge players to<br />
come and join us in a friendly<br />
game of bridge. We play three<br />
times a week as follows:<br />
Monday at the West End in the Lions<br />
Lair from 12:45 until 3:15 pm.<br />
Tuesday at the Evergreen in Room<br />
3 from 6:45 pm until 9:15 pm.<br />
Thursday at the Evergreen in Room<br />
3 from 12:30 pm until 3:30 pm.<br />
We hope you will come out and<br />
have a friendly game with us. We<br />
will be delighted to welcome you.<br />
Bunka<br />
Bunka embroidery is created by<br />
using a unique combination of<br />
punch needle and special silk-like<br />
rayon thread. When completed,<br />
many pictures resemble delicately<br />
shaded paintings. In fact, the needle<br />
is held and operates in much<br />
the same manner as an artist’s<br />
brush or pencil. The Bunka artist<br />
uses many different stitch tech-<br />
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