FROM THE OUTSIDE IN
May 2015
The University Club of Toronto
Spring is here
and the Club is
busy with
activities and
events to fill your
calendar
The University Club of Toronto 380 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1R6
Tel: 416-597-1336 www.universitycluboftoronto.com
On the Calendar
May 10
Mother’s Day Brunch p. 3
May 13
Aga Khan Museum Trip p. 5
May 20
Signorello Wine Tasting and dinner p. 2
May 22
M’Dea Undone p. 4
May 26
Round Table Lunch p. 3
May 26
Cinq a Sept (5-7)
May 28
Tedx Women’s Event p. 4
June 3
The Summer Night Sky p. 2
June 4
Walter Gordon Circle / Deb Matthews p. 7
p.5
June 11 Cinq a Sept (5-7) p.5
June 17 Blue Jays vs. the Mets Game p. 8
June 18 Season Closer p. 6
June 25 Jewels of the Cellar p. 2
June 29 President’s Best Ball Golf Tournament p. 4
The Summer Night Sky
and Current Space Items in the News
An illustrated talk by Randy Attwood,
Executive Director, Royal Astronomical
Society of Canada
Wednesday, June 3rd
Talk at 6.30pm / dinner to follow
When booking let us know if
you’ll be staying for dinner
Optional table d’hote dinner ~ $35
Space is limited
The University Club of Toronto 380 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1R6
Tel: 416-597-1336 www.universitycluboftoronto.com
Mothers’ Day Brunch
Sunday, May 10th
Reception in the Lounge from 11.30 a.m.
Buffet Brunch from 12noon to 2.30 p.m.
Join us for Chef Patrick's fabulous Carvery station and Club buffet with all of Mom's favourite foods.
And if you are arriving from out of town we
have overnight accommodations available in our bedrooms.
Contact the front desk to book your overnight room
Adults $42 ~ Children 3-12 years $24 ~ Under 2 years of age dine for free
Tuesday, May 26th
UCT Monthly
Round Table
Luncheon
(moved from May 19)
The University Club of Toronto 380 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1R6
Tel: 416-597-1336 www.universitycluboftoronto.com
The University Club of Toronto
will be hosting the locally organized
TEDx event,
TEDxTheAnnexWomen on
May 28th, 2015!
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to
Ideas Worth Spreading, and started as a
conference in California 26 years ago.
Some of the notable speakers have included Roger Ebert, Sheryl Sandberg, Bill
Gates, Elizabeth Gilbert, Benoit Mandelbrot, and many more. TED has since
grown to support those world-changing
ideas with many initiatives. We are now
bringing the world class TED experience to
you!
This independently organized TEDx conference is devoted to bringing forth innovative female voices from our community to
explore the theme ‘Momentum’. Hosted
by CityTV’s Tammie Sutherland, this is a
unique opportunity to discover, share and
learn about local initiatives driving momentum in Toronto. On a larger scale, this
event will contribute to the global TEDWomen conference taking place May 2729, 2015. We will provide updates on the
speaker lineup for TEDxTheAnnexWomen
over the next few months.
In the meantime, we are very excited to be
involved in this event; if you are looking to
participate, speak, volunteer or sponsor,
please visit
http://tedxtheannexwomen.com/ for more
details.
All Day Ticket Price $55
Reception only $25
Food and beverage included
Please join the conversation on Twitter:
@TEDxTAW and find us on Facebook:
TEDxTheAnnexWomen and Instagram:
TEDxTAW
If you have any questions please
contact Jill Hutchison at
events@universitycluboftoronto.com.
We look forward to creating momentum
with you this year!
President’s Best Ball Golf Tournament
Monday, June 29th
at
The Ladies Golf Club of Toronto
7859 Yonge Street
Tee-Off times from 1pm
More details to come
Sign-up here
The University Club of Toronto 380 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1R6
Tel: 416-597-1336 www.universitycluboftoronto.com
UCT tours the
Cinq à Sept
AGA KHAN MUSEUM
a new monthly UCT event!
ONLY 2 spaces left
A chance to unwind after work with friends, associates and fellow members.
Join us Wednesday, May 13th
as we board a deluxe coach and head
north on the DVP for a private tour
by the Museum’s Education Director Dr.
Ruba Kana’an. Dr. Kana’an will join us back
at the Club for dinner
Housed in a stunning Fumihiko Maki designed
building the Aga Khan museum offers visitors a
window into worlds unknown or unfamiliar. The
artistic, intellectual and scientific heritage of Muslim civilizations across the centuries from the Iberian Peninsula to China. Its mission is to foster a
greater understanding and appreciation of the
contribution that Muslim civilizations have made
to world heritage.
The Bus leaves UCT at 5 pm
for scheduled tour at 6 pm.
An optional dinner back
at the club will follow.
$35 incl. Coach Transportation,
Museum Entry and Guided Tour
Tuesday, May 26th
Drinks by Chit.
Food optional and priced accordingly
5-7 pm
Because any time spent with friends is
time well spent!
...and again on .June 11
Join us on
Wednesday June 17th
as we dine at the Club and then
head over to the Rogers Centre for
The Toronto Blue Jays
vs
The New York Mets
Prix Fixe Dinner and game tickets $90
Weekly eblasts
If you’re not aware that the Club sends out regular eblasts – updating information on our website and in our newsletter then you
are probably not in our system. If you would like to receive them
email us at rsvp@universitycluboftoronto.com and we will add
your name into the system.
The general emails go out on either Monday or Tuesday. If you
have not been receiving them you might want to look into your
‘junk’ folder as they may be ending up there.
If you have unsubscribed to our weekly eblast in the past however we will
need another email address in order to re-subscribe you. Once unsubscribed email addresses are earmarked as ‘undelivarable’ and cannot be
added back in to the system.
Only a limited numbr of tickets available,
so sign up now!
And in salute to our night with ‘the
Boys of Summer’ we’ll be featuring a
showing of the classic musical
‘Damn Yankees’
on Friday June 12th
The University Club of Toronto 380 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1R6
Tel: 416-597-1336 www.universitycluboftoronto.com
New Orford Quartet
Season
Closing
Event
Friday, April 17th was a very special evening at the Club. We were thrilled to be
able to introduce the members of the New
Orford String Quartet as our Artists-inResidence. We warmly welcomed these
stellar musicians into our club membership: violinist Jonathan Crow, violinist
Andrew Wan, violist Eric Nowlin, and cellist Brian Manker. Coinciding with the
three-year period of their residency with
us is their major undertaking to play all of
Beethoven’s string quartets, with a view to recording them. Friday
evening we were privileged to hear one of
Beethoven’s profound
late quartets – the Opus
132 – and to enrich our
listening experience by
studying the music first.
We sat in sofas and armchairs in the lounge as
the quartet talked about
how the piece was constructed, playing excerpts of the music to
illustrate their points.
When we reconvened in the library for a
performance of the entire piece, the audience sat in rapt attention for the duration
and leapt to their feet, applauding, at the
last note. Many people commented on
how much the pre-concert lecture had
increased their appreciation and enjoyment of the music. We then moved
through to the dining room where Chef
Patrick had a wonderful dinner awaiting
us, which no doubt contributed to the animated conversations happening all over
the room. The evening ended downstairs
in the lounge with Chef’s ‘Chocolate
Dreams’ dessert table, as guests mingled
and chatted until late evening. It was truly
a splendid evening. As one guest, who
was enjoying his first visit to the club,
commented at the end of the evening,
“This is a very civilized and cultured
place.”
~
Diana Wiley
Thursday,
June 18th
6.30pm
A casual opportunity
to meet with friends
and make new acquaintances before
the summer season
begins.
Watch for details
“Get the feeling
freedom of speech
isn’t quite so free
these days?”
David K. Shipler
Ramsay Breakfast
Thursday, June 4th
7:30 a.m.—9:00 a.m.
Pulitzer Prize winning author;
co-recipient of the George Polk
award; former Moscow Bureau
Chief for the New York TImes
David K. Shipler talks at UCT
about the state of our freedoms
$69 +HST includes a full English breakfast and a copy of
Shipler’s latest book ‘Freedom
of Speech’
Register here
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90-DAY FITNESS CHALLENGE!
Do you need a little inspiration and guidance to get fit this season?
Lose inches and get toned in as little as 90-days. The Total Body Circuit & Spinning
Workouts are the perfect classes to attend if you are planning on participating in the
challenge! All fitness levels are welcome to join. Our small group classes are personalized for beginner, intermediate and advanced participants - modifications of all
the exercises will be given and your workout
will be individualized to meet your specific
needs. Special prizes will be awarded to the
members who have the highest class/gym attendance record and adhere to all the guidelines outlined in the 90-Day program.
Happening now!
For details, contact Karen Csida, UCT Sports Director
at sports@universitycluboftoronto.com
Senator David P. Smith invites you to attend
THE WALTER GORDON CIRCLE
THE HONOURABLE DEB MATTHEWS,
Deputy Premier of the Province of Ontario
President of the Treasury Board
Minister Responsible
for the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Thursday, June 4
Spring Group Fitness Schedule
Karen has just issued her spring fitness schedule—it
includes a range of classes from Spinning, Power
Yoga, Circuit, Total Body Conditioning, Golf Conditioning, Pilates and more.
If you are currently not a member of the Fitness Section but are considering the benefits of joing contact
Karen by clicking here.
Click here to see the current group fitness programme.
6:30 Cocktails, 7:00 Dinner
$100 (tax included)
Includes cocktails, dinner,
dinner wine and ‘a nightcap’
Guests are welcome
Reserve at rsvp@universitycluboftoronto.com
If bringing a guest please let us know
The University Club of Toronto 380 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1R6
Tel: 416-597-1336 www.universitycluboftoronto.com
FABULOUS MUSICALS
continue on Friday Evenings through to the end of May
Also on Thursday and Friday evenings featuring Chef Patrick’s 3 course
Prix Fixe Menu for only $35
May 8
“South Pacific”
On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young
nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military
mission.
May 15
“Porgy and Bess”
Join us as we show the filmization of the legendary Gershwin opera set among
the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina.
May 29
“The Producers”
Producers Bialystock and Bloom make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
All Musicals start at 8 pm (ish) and Family Films at 6 pm.
Lebanese Wine Tasting and Dinner
20 of us gathered on April 23 for a tasting of five surprising wines from Lebanon. The tasting was followed
by a wonderful ‘Pan-Mediterranean’ buffet, abundantly set out by Chef Patrick and his assistants. The
event was something of a tribute to Serge Hochar who was one of the most admired wine producers in the
world when he died at the age of 75 in 2014. Hochar’s father founded the Chateau Musar in 1930, after
returning to Lebanon from Bordeaux, and we were fortunate to have two of his wines to consider: a 2003
Chateau Musar (Cab/Cinsault/Carignan) and the 2009 Hochar Pere et Fils. Hochar famously said “I know
nothing about wine, I know how to make wine, but I know nothing about wine, and each day I discover I
know less.” This of course warms the heart of any wine lover who would rather enjoy than talk about
wine!
We also tasted two other interesting reds: Chateau Ksara (2011) and Chateau Kefraya (2010), along with
a clean and refreshing Clos St. Thomas Blanc (2013). Most of us were pleasantly surprised by the idiosyncratic flavours that result from blending cabernet sauvignon with a
cinsault or a carignan, two grapes very popular in the region. Discussions were very
lively, and everyone had a favourite or two.
Upstairs in the library there was a delicious spread of Lebanese mezze (the name for
appetizers, pickles and dips), laid out with lamb chops over rice, chicken schwarma, fattoush salad, and an array of desserts. Needless to say, it was an animated crowd enjoying a thoroughly pleasant wine tasting and
dinner at the Club. Many thanks to Nico, Chef
Patrick et al.
Michael Haddad,
Wine Committee Chair
The University Club of Toronto 380 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1R6
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