We are off to a great year with exciting events and fascinating interest group meetings planned for the entire year. We thank Bill Landing for organizing the First Friday Gallery Tour. A small select group enjoyed exploring Railroad Square. On October 6, a group of FFC members met at the First Wednesday Member Mixer at the University Center Club to greet new faculty. On Saturday, October 30, Barbara & John Elam are hosting the Halloween Party at their house. Come dressed in costume and enjoy what promises to be a fun-filled evening. Two weeks later on Friday, November 12, the FSU Film School is inviting us to a film screening and a tour of their state-of-the-art facility by Dean Emeritus Ray Fielding. On Saturday, December 4, we will usher in the holiday season with the Holiday Happening hosted by Linda & Steve Leach in their lovely home. Make sure to mark your calendars for these events and the others planned for the spring of 2005 supplied to you in the yearbook sent with the September newsletter. In addition to the regular newsletters, I will keep you informed via e-mail. If you are not receiving my regular mass e-mail messages but have an e-mail address, please send it to me at all9002@fsu.edu.
Annelise Leysieffer
Please forward information to Annelise at all9002@fsu.edu for the November newsletter by November 14 and forward information for the website to Peter Jörgensen at peter.jorgensen@fsu.edu.
Halloween Party –
Saturday, October 30
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Join us for a festive and fun-filled evening
at the home of Barbara & John Elam at 3204 Brookforest Drive off of Lakeshore Drive. We ask that you bring along either a meat or vegetarian chili to add to the common pot, a salad, bread, dessert or other goodie. Beverages (wine, beer and soft drinks) will be provided by the Club. We encourage you to come dressed in costume to add zest to this fun evening.
Please call Barbara Elam at 385-9856 or e-mail her at ble@neuro.fsu.edu to let her know if you are coming and what you plan to bring. There is no deadline, but it will help Barbara and her committee in their planning to have a general idea of how many people to expect.
Film Screening & Tour of the FSU Film School
University Center Building A
First Floor Lobby
Friday, November 12
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Light refreshments at 6:30 p.m. with the film screening to begin at 7:00 p.m. Dean Frank Patterson and Senate President Vallière Richard Auzenne will welcome us before Dean Emeritus Ray Fielding presents the films and takes us on a tour of the state-of-the-art facility. We are grateful for this unique opportunity to visit the Film School. Please RSVP to Annelise Leysieffer, 893-1272, all9002@fsu.edu by Sunday, November 7 to let her know if you are planning to attend. Parking is free at the university after 4:30 p.m. on Fridays.
A World of Thanks from the International Center!
Danke schön, spasiba, trimakasi, selamat detang, merci, muchas gracias etc. etc! The FSU International Center advisory board and staff would like to say many thanks to all of the FFC members and community friends who came to the Tallahassee Little Theater Benefit Night on September 22. Your support means a lot to the more than 1200 international students, scholars and their families at FSU. Benefit proceeds will be used to enhance current IC programs that foster cross-cultural exchange and understanding. We hope that you enjoyed “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, the reception and the silent auction. We hope to see you at next year’s benefit.
Thanks! Mafe Brooks
INTEREST GROUPS
Globetrotters
Saturday, November 6 – 8:00 p.m. (Football: noon game)
Program: Italy by Fred Jones
First Christian Church – 1319 High Road
Call Sherry & Tom Hart, 385-7550, for further information
Gourmet Club
Fall Hors d’Oeuvres Reception
Sunday, November 21 – 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Hosts: Josephine & James Ang, 3099 O’Brien Drive
Please bring your favorite wine, appetizer or dessert and copies of your recipe to share. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided by the Gourmet Club. Mafe is in the process of updating the roster. Please let her know if you wish to remain a member of this interest group.
RSVP by November 15 to Mafe Brooks, 383-0724, or e-mail her at mbrooks@admin.fsu.edu to attend
Presbyterian University Center Lecture Series
Tuesday, November 9 – 12:15 p.m.
Philip Froelich – Oceanography
Advance reservation requested by Friday to 222-6320
Call Bob Spivey at 894-5242 – $7.75 per plate
Brown-Bag Luncheon Series
Tuesday, November 16 – 12:30-1:45 p.m.
“A Reading by Erin Belieu”
FSU creative-writing program faculty member and poet
Strozier Library – Media Room – Basement
Call Fred Leysieffer 893-1272 for more information
Lunch Bunch
Tuesday, November 16 – 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Mozaik – 1410 Market Street
Please call Sharon Adams at 562-6193
(Paperback) Book Discussion Group
Monday, November 15 – 7:30 p.m.
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
Host: Bonnie Armstrong at 2883 N. Hannon Hill Drive
Discussion leader: Ursel Homann
Please remember to submit your (paperback) book nominations for the coming year to Diane Olsen olsend@dor.state.fl.us or to Bonnie Armstrong bonniearmstrong@comcast.net. They need the author, title, and a brief description of the book. They will be voting on their selections for 2005 at the December 13 meeting. That meeting will be at Beth Wright’s home at 911 Lothian Dr. (385-5915) and includes a great pot luck dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Call Maxine Weiss, 893-1891, or Diane Olsen, 386-5797, or via e-mail to OlsenD@dor.state.fl.us for more information
Restaurant Roulette
Tuesday, Nov 16 – Manna Café – 6:30 p.m.
Call Al Trezza, 878-5551, to attend
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? invites Table Française
Friday, November 19 – 7:30 p.m.
“Old Europe” and friends will meet for an evening
with poetry and verse
At the Kenilwood Clubhouse in Killearn
3007 Shamrock North
RSVP to Ursel Homann, 386-2012, uhomann@mailer.fsu.edu to attend for German speakers
and RSVP to Jo Stepp-Greany, 383-3970, jstepp@mailer.fsu.edu for more information about French
MEMBERSHIP DUES $16/$12
Unless 04 appears on your address label, your membership dues were not received by October 20. The new roster will be mailed with the next newsletter due November 18. All interest groups are part of The Faculty & Friends Club. Please fill out the form provided below and mail it together with your check made out to The Faculty & Friends Club of FSU to Calvin Zongker, 601 Live Oak Plantation Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312-2334.
Name(s): _________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
Zip: ___________Home Phone: ______________________
E-mail address(es): ________________________________
Department(s): ____________________________________
Please indicate department(s), if retired, or if you are a friend
Membership Dues per address: $16($12 for retirees): $______
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