Happy Birthday To Us!
It’s hard to believe, but this
month our Cinema Club is
one-year-old. The brainchild
of steering Committee member
Carol Klinger, along with Gloria
Beck, Chickie Kaufman and
Mimi Radin, Vicki Mazel was
asked to lead the movie discussions,
which morphed into
monthly meetings held in the
theater. Our audience is growing
and the program has opened up
to the entire NST community.
None of this would have been
possible without the cooperation
and partnership of the cinema’s
co-manager, Howard Simon. In
addition to supplying trailers of
the designated film, he offers
movie insight and information
on upcoming films in the theater.
Our selections thus far have
been well received and have won
Oscars, Golden Globes, and
People’s Choice Awards. Recent
Oscar winners include “Green
Book” for Best Picture, Best
Supporting Actor (Marhershala
Ali); “BlackKlansman” for Best
Adapted Screenplay; and “A Star
is Born” for Best Song. Glenn
Close was also accorded a Golden
Globe for her performance in “The
Wife,” another of our reviewed
films. The films have represented
diverse subjects and genres ranging
from the Holocaust, Ku Klux Klan,
terrorism and even baseball.
Guest speakers have been
invited to offer their expertise
on certain films. Regular participation
by Dr. Nurit Israeli is
always welcomed, as she provides
insight into character analysis and
personality traits. NST Board
Member Felice Hannah gave a
compelling talk on her experiences
with the actual Green Book and
its impact on residents traveling
down South. Young filmmaker
Benny Scheckner attended several
sessions and offered interesting
observations about camera work,
editing and other technical areas
of filmmaking.
If you want to attend our movie
review sessions, look for flyers
with the yellow rose in the mailrooms,
Buffy’s and the top of the
stairway to the movie theater.
SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
PLAYTIME!
The Women’s Club has launched
a play-reading workshop. Under
the leadership Eleanor Ullrich,
the program will be held on
Friday, March 29 and April 1 in
the Coleridge Lounge, Room 1,
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. A selected play
will be read aloud and discussed
by participants. Copies of the play
will be made available. We are
almost at capacity membership for
this new and innovative addition
to our schedule. Please contact
Eleanor Ulrich at 718 -225-0102,
if you wish to attend.
MEETINGS
• Wednesday, March 27 @ 7:15
p.m. in Towers on the Green
(change of venue)
Speaker Marilyn Carminio—
Queen Elizabeth II: The Early
Years (in honor of Women’s
History Month)
• Wednesday, April 24 @ 7:15
p.m. Downstairs Card Room
Speakers Professors Howard
Ehrlich and Harvey Sackowitz—
Jewish Gangsters (Who love their
mothers)
• Wednesday, May 15 @ 12 noon
at The Jolly Fisherman Restaurant
Good Golly Big Jolly—Annual
Luncheon
$27 per person (tax and tip
included).
Cutoff date for reservations is
May 1st.
Please include special seating
requests in the same envelope as
your payment
Solo seatings are welcomed and
will be assigned at our discretion
Checks can be left with the concierges
of each building:
• Building #1: Anita Levien
(347-408-4251)
• Building #2: Marilyn Goldberg
(347-502-7309)
• Building #3: Chickie Kaufman
(718-819-8176)
Remember: always check the
NST Courier and mailrooms for
future events.
We look forward to the beginning
of spring, Passover and Easter
holidays… AND our southern
sisters returning to North Shore
Towers.
More to come… We’re never
done. Stay tuned.
Women’s Club South
Wonderful exhibit celebrating history through art in the Sunshine
State, enjoyed by NST Women’s Club South
IBY ROBERTA GOULD t was a beautiful warm
sunny day. On Thursday,
February 28, the North
Shore Towers Women’s Club
South gathered at Max’s Grille
for a delicious luncheon. This
was followed by a visit to the
Boca Raton Museum, led by
two docents. Titled “Imagining
FLORIDA: History and Myth
in the Sunshine State,” the
exhibit was composed of more
than 200 works, which celebrate
how the Sunshine State
has inspired artists across three
centuries. Included were works
from some of the worlds most
renowned painters who visited
Florida, including John Singer
Sargent, Winslow Homer,
Louis Comfort Tiffany, John
James Audubon and Frederic
Remington.
One of the funniest part of the
exhibit was a statue of Ponce
de Leon, dressed in his armor,
approaching an Native American
in full war paint, and asking,
“Pardon me… I’m looking for
the fountain of youth.”
We all enjoyed being with our
friends from the Towers and
sharing a great afternoon together.
Soon we will return and look
forward to greeting you again back
at the ranch. Be well and have fun.
Bobby Gould, President
32 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ April 2019