Spend a night with the Newcomers for some Iive music and fun! Join us for a throwback night listening and dancing to music by "My Own Worst 90's Band." $8 cover charge and food for purchase. Please RSVP by Feb 16 so we can have a chance to reserve a table.

Questions? Email Rachel at rcb1120@gmail.com.

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Bunco is a dice game with twelve or more players, divided into groups of four, trying to score points while taking turns rolling three dice in a series of six rounds. A bunco is achieved when a person rolls three-of-a-kind and all three numbers match the round number which is decided at the beginning of the round.

This is an easy game that allows for lots of side conversations. If you are new to newcomers this is an EXCELLENT event to attend because it allows you to talk to in small groups, while playing a really easy dice game.

Questions? Email Christine at ctalleda@gmail.com.

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Join us for an afternoon tea party for a late galentine's day celebration! Cost is $35 paid when you get there. Includes unlimited tea and a set menu of sweet and savory treats! We will have a private room, but space is limited so RSVP soon!
Last day to RSVP is February 12. Questions? Email Christine at Ctalleda@gmail.com
Check out www.thesteepingleafpa.com for more information.

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Be a part of a global event while sipping coffee and making friends! Every year people submit bird counts to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world. We will sit inside in front of a window that faces bird feeders, and identify and count how many birds we see. Absolutely no birding experience is required!

Questions? Email Christine at ctalleda@gmail.com.

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Book Description:

A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and ferociously funny—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view

When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.

Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first-century American literature.

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Questions? Email Jess at jess.silbermann@gmail.com.

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Come bring your little ones to a Friday morning playdate at the Seesaw Center in Castle Shannon. "Share the up and downs of parenting! " Visit https://theseesawcenter.org/plan-your-visit/ for more details.

Questions? Email Melissa at melissamalepati@gmail.com.

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Enjoy an evening over coffee OR wine at Orbis Cafe with the Newcomers. Your choice, while you hang out with friends, old and new. Warm up, relax on Thursday Feb 6th after work or a long day of mommin'. Let us know you're coming so we know who to look for.

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Bring the family to see the newly released movie, Dog Man on Saturday, February 1 at 2:15pm.

You are responsible for buying your own tickets (https://www.phoenixtheatres.com/theatre-tickets/x050o-phoenix-theatres-luxury-14-ptx/) but RSVP so we know who to look for! My seats are in the middle of row H. After the movie, we can stay out and grab a bite to eat.

Dog Man: “When a police officer and his faithful police dog get injured in the line of duty, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together -- and Dog Man is born. As Dog Man learns to embrace his new identity, he must stop feline supervillain Petey the Cat from cloning himself and going on a crime spree.”

Questions? Email Julie at juliesdavis@gmail.com.

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Enjoy a wonderful wintery experience with your kiddos at our local outdoor South Park ice skating rink. Sip on some hot cocoa, get a bite to eat at the concession stand, or sit by the warm, cozy fireplace. We'll meet inside, in front of the ice skating rental area.

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Join us for an afternoon of games! We will start by learning to play Mahjong for those that are interested! Then break off to play a variety of other games such as pachinko, ms Pac-Man, pinball, shuffleboard etc!

If you want to learn Mahjong we will do that first, so plan to be there at 1. No experience with the game is required!

Please bring a snack or drink to share.

Questions? Email Jess at Jess.silbermann@gmail.com

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Come by for a casual coffee & chat at the end of January with newcomer friends old and new.

Questions? Email Maysa at masesuliamen@gmail.com

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Book Description:

The Nineties: a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about the sin of trying too hard, during the greatest shift in human consciousness of any decade in American history.

It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: The Berlin Wall fell and the Twin Towers collapsed. In between, one presidential election was allegedly decided by Ross Perot while another was plausibly decided by Ralph Nader. In the beginning, almost every name and address was listed in a phone book, and everyone answered their landlines because you didn't know who it was. By the end, exposing someone's address was an act of emotional violence, and nobody picked up their new cell phone if they didn't know who it was. The '90s brought about a revolution in the human condition we're still groping to understand. Happily, Chuck Klosterman is more than up to the job.

Beyond epiphenomena like Cop Killer and Titanic and Zima, there were wholesale shifts in how society was perceived: the rise of the internet, pre-9/11 politics, and the paradoxical belief that nothing was more humiliating than trying too hard. Pop culture accelerated without the aid of a machine that remembered everything, generating an odd comfort in never being certain about anything. On a '90s Thursday night, more people watched any random episode of Seinfeld than the finale of Game of Thrones. But nobody thought that was important; if you missed it, you simply missed it. It was the last era that held to the idea of a true, hegemonic mainstream before it all began to fracture, whether you found a home in it or defined yourself against it.

In The Nineties, Chuck Klosterman makes a home in all of it: the film, the music, the sports, the TV, the politics, the changes regarding race and class and sexuality, the yin/yang of Oprah and Alan Greenspan. In perhaps no other book ever written would a sentence like, "The video for 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was not more consequential than the reunification of Germany" make complete sense. Chuck Klosterman has written a multi-dimensional masterpiece, a work of synthesis so smart and delightful that future historians might well refer to this entire period as Klostermanian.

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Please bring a drink or snack to share - there will be an opportunity to add what you’re planning to bring to book club closer to the event! In ADDITION! This is our winter book swap and we’re adding a twist! Bring an adult book (novel, non-fiction, etc) written IN the nineties, ABOUT the nineties, or largely SET in the nineties! And if you feel so inspired to dress appropriately or bring a nineties treat, GO FOR IT!

Questions? Email Jess at jess.silbermann@gmail.com

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January Wine & Chat - Survived the holidays or maybe you didn't?!!? Come chat with the gals in a casual environment over wine or drink of choice. New members and OGs welcome (Women's event). Some items provided, but please bring something to share. Please RSVP so we know who can make it. Comment in the chat what you might bring.

Questions? Email Rachel at rcb1120@gmail.com.

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🍪🍻 It's timeeeee! The Annual Beer & Cookie Exchange is back! 🍪🍻

Grab your spouse for a fun night out (where calories will NOT count). 😊 Put your baking skills to the test & plan to bring a few dozen cookies and bottles of beer. We'll let you know how many to bring ONE WEEK before the event.

The fun starts at 7 pm at Trial & Error Cigar Lounge in Bridgeville. Looking forward to seeing so many new faces, drinks & desserts!

**Please bring homemade cookies that are usually enjoyed around the holidays. The more festive, the better!**

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Event Details: December Book Club - Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder - Starring Amy Adams.

Book Description:

One day, the mother was a mother but then, one night, she was quite suddenly something else...

At home full-time with her two-year-old son, an artist finds she is struggling. She is lonely and exhausted. She had imagined - what was it she had imagined? Her husband, always travelling for his work, calls her from faraway hotel rooms. One more toddler bedtime, and she fears she might lose her mind.

Instead, quite suddenly, she starts gaining things, surprising things that happen one night when her child will not sleep. Sharper canines. Strange new patches of hair. New appetites, new instincts. And from deep within herself, a new voice...

With its clear eyes on contemporary womanhood and sharp take on structures of power, Nightbitch is an outrageously original, joyfully subversive read that will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition. Addictive enough to be devoured in one sitting, this is an unforgettable novel from a blazing new talent.

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We hope you’ll be able to join us for this event - book/dinner out! RSVP by noon on 12/14/2024 to allow for final count for the restaurant. Any follow-up questions email Jess: jess.silbermann@gmail.com

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Looking for a fun, family friendly event nearby? Visit the Bridgeville Public Library to see do a holiday craft, take pictures with Santa, and watch a Magic Show! 10:30-12:30pm - Pictures with Santa, 1:00pm-1:30pm - Magic Show, and All Day- Holiday Craft Making. Grab your kids and your coats, then head over to Bridgeville Public Library where your kids will get to enjoy a fun day full of holiday spirit!

No need to RSVP, hope to see some familiar faces there!

Fuel up with Friends at Crazy Horse Coffee on Saturday, Dec 14th at 8:30AM-10:30AM. Get a break after the week before pushing through one of the last weekends of holiday shopping and prep. Us ladies need that caffeine boost to get it all done! Come grab a quick cup or hang out for awhile. We'd love to see you there!

Email Rachel at rcb1120@gmail.com with any questions.

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Let’s go birding! Join Christine for a beginner birding walk. We will walk around Wingfield pines, which is a property managed by the Allegheny land trust. We will spot many of the birds that will spend the winter in Pennsylvania. Birders of all skills are welcome! I have extra binoculars if anyone needs them.

This is a fairly easy and slow paced walk with little elevation. There are no bathrooms available, but the rec center is across the street.

I'll be checking the weather, so if it looks like a bad day to be outside, I'll reschedule.

Email Christine at ctalleda@gmail.com with any questions.

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Come have a holiday brunch and exchange gifts with us! Bring three of your favorite thing $10 and under to exchange with the group. This can be any item you have liked this past year, beauty related, snacks, home decor, cleaning, clothes etc!

RSVP by December 1. Email Christine at ctalleda@gmail.com with any questions.

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Let's wine down & bid farewell to the Atria's as we know it before they close to renovate and rebrand (we'll plan to go back in the spring when it's fresh and new too!!! ) . Meet at the bar anytime between 5:30PM and 9:00PM with board members, new members and familiar faces. Let's kick off December with a toast and take on the end of the year together.

Email Rachel at rcb1120@gmail.com with any questions.

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Amrutha will be teaching us to make a North Indian Masala! We will cook the dish together and sit down to eat dinner afterwards. Participants will go home with the recipe and some spices! We ask for $15 for groceries and spices to participate. Payment can be made via Venmo to the host after registration.

Please RSVP by November 20. Email Christine at ctalleda@gmail.com with any questions.

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Looking for a great volunteer opportunity for your family to give back to the community? Help pack 150 boxes of Thanksgiving food for families facing food insecurity in Carnegie. Parents and their kids are encouraged to participate.

Email Melissa at melissamalepati@gmail.com with any questions.

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November Book Club The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

Book Description:

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a community, and remains unsolved for nearly fifty years.

July 1962. A Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister’s disappearance for years to come.

In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret.

For readers of The Vanishing Half and Woman of Light, this showstopping debut by a vibrant new voice in fiction is a riveting novel about the search for truth, the shadow of trauma, and the persistence of love across time.

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Please bring a drink or snack to share - there will be an opportunity to add what you’re planning to bring to book club closer to the event!

Contact Jess at jess.silbermann@gmail.com with questions.

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During this class, you will learn how to work with UV resin. Each person will take home at least one project (possibly more) that they will work on during class. Projects may range from jewelry, hair clips, or keychains. Expect to be at the studio for 1.5-2 hours. Food and drinks are welcome, we just ask that those consuming alcoholic beverages are of age and drink responsibly.

Follow this link to sign up and pay:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=31120542&appointmentType=63834953

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Come watch the Steeler game and/or have your kids play games at Pins Mechanical for an afternoon of family fun. Families are encouraged to bring their own food or have it delivered (don't forget utensils!). They discourage bringing your own beverages since they have a full-service bar with cocktails and sodas. You should be able to bring water bottles without a problem. Hope to see you there!

Email Melissa at melissamalepati@gmail.com with any questions.

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Come out to trivia night at Willow Station in Castle Shannon! Hope to see yinz there.

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October Book Club Shark Heart by Emily Habeck.

Book Description:
For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last. A few weeks after their wedding, Lewis receives a rare diagnosis: He will retain most of his consciousness, memories, and intellect, but his physical body will gradually turn into a great white shark. As Lewis develops the features and impulses of one of the most predatory creatures in the ocean, his complicated artist’s heart struggles to make peace with his unfulfilled dreams.

At first, Wren internally resists her husband’s fate. Is there a way for them to be together after Lewis changes? Then, a glimpse of Lewis’s developing carnivorous nature activates long-repressed memories for Wren, whose story vacillates between her childhood living on a houseboat in Oklahoma, her time with her college ex-girlfriend, and her unusual friendship with a woman pregnant with twin birds.

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Please bring a drink or snack to share - there will be an opportunity to add what you’re planning to bring to book club closer to the event!

Contact Jess at jess.silbermann@gmail.com with any questions, changes in RSVP, etc.

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Calling all K-4th graders and their parents! Join us for this informative and interactive family session! The kids will get to do a Spooky Craft in the Children's library, while the parents get to listen in on a Positive Parenting presentation by Brenda Levin, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked as a school-based and outpatient therapist for over 20 years. A parent herself, she is deeply passionate about positive parenting techniques which helped her teach her own children emotional intelligence. Parents will get to ask questions and participate in a parenting discussion at the end. Bring yourself, your spouse, and your kids! If you have little ones under the age of 5, there will be babysitting on-site. We want parents to be able to attend and participate even if they have littler ones. We look forward to seeing you there!

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"Come join us for our very first Cemetarrium workshop! Let's get spooky with lots of lush plants, fun plant picks and Halloween-inspired terrarium decor. It will be an absolute eerie adventure!"

This is a public event, so before you RSVP, please register and pay at
https://rubyflora.com/products/cemetarrium-workshop-saturday-october-12

The shop has limited tickets, so sign up if you are interested!

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Fall Welcome Event for new, current and prospective members (ladies of USC looking to meet others).
Food and drink provided. Last day to register is Friday, October 4.

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