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| New Meetup: December Meetup - A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: December Meetup - A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving When: January 6, 2010 6:00 PM Price: $2.00 per person Where: Gwen's H | Gwen | Oct 17, 2009 |
| One of our book club members, Melinda, is putting on a special walking event.... details inside - On Saturday October 24th at 9:00 am, the Greensboro Walking Club is hosting a presentation about the health benefits of walking, after which there will be a walk on the Greensboro Bicentennial Greenway. The event will begin at Lewis R | Gwen | Oct 17, 2009 |
| RE: [bookclub-426] Muhammura Recipe - P { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } | Patrice | Sep 27, 2009 |
| Muhammura Recipe - Hello, At our last meetup several people asked for a copy of the muhammura recipe. I can't recall who asked for it, so I'm just sending it to the whole list. Cheers, Gwen Muhammura 7-ounce jar roasted read pepppe | Gwen | Sep 27, 2009 |
November Meetup – The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera - Announcing Our November meetup (which actually meets in December) . For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/426 /calendar/11239209/ When: December 2,
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Gwen | Aug 30, 2009 |
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October Meetup- The Book Thief , by Markus Zusak - Announcing our October Meetup: http://bookclub.meetup.com/426/calendar/11239144/ When: October 28, 2009 6:00 PM Where: The Green Bean ($2 Rolling Rock, $3.50 Wine G
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Gwen | Aug 30, 2009 |
| September Meetup– Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel García Márquez - Announcing a New Meetup. What: Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez When: Wednesday, September 30th, 6pm Where: The Green Bean RSVP Here: | Gwen | Aug 19, 2009 |
| Schedule for the next 10 months - Hello, Based on the feedback I received from several members, I have reordered the reading schedule for the next 10 months. This order isn't immutable. We might decide to make changes later - or not. If you are planning on attending the September me | Gwen | Aug 19, 2009 |
| Reading Schedule for the Next Ten Months - Hi Everyone, I posted a few polls querying the group about meeting days/times and locations. The results show a preference for meeting on the last Wednesday of each month at 6pm. As far as location, the results show that the group prefers the Green | Gwen | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Two New Polls - Please Vote (again, sorry) - One more request - the GSO book club has been in existence for 3 and 1/2 years. I wonder if it is time for some re-imagining and re-configuring? Or perhaps the date/time/location are just right. Let me know. Vote here | Gwen | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Final Results! (drum roll...) - Friends, The results are in. Here is the list of ten books our club will read this coming year. The books are listed in the order of point accumulation; this is not necessarily the order in which we will read them. Look at what collective effort bri | Gwen | Jul 22, 2009 |
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Reminder - One more day to vote - Friends, Just a quick reminder to submit your run-off votes to me by 5pm tomorrow. Details below. Thank you!! Gwen -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Gwen | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Results!!! - Hi Everyone, The votes are in! I kept track of the votes in an excel spread sheet. The results are divided into three tiers. Tier one are books that received at least three votes and earned more than 23 points. Tier two includes books that at least | Gwen | Jul 13, 2009 |
| hi - Preview not available | Marcia | Jul 13, 2009 |
| Hey - Preview not available | Marcia | Jul 13, 2009 |
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Reminder - Two Days Left to Vote - Hi Everyone, Just a quick reminder that the polls close on Sunday evening. If you haven't already done so, I hope you'll vote on your top ten books before then. Details below. Best, Gwen --------------------------------------------
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Gwen | Jul 10, 2009 |
| Re: [bookclub-426] Long List of Titles For Sept 2009 - June 2010 - Please Vote! - #10 Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel García Márquez #9 Waiting for the Barbarians, J.M. Coetzee #8 The Namesake by Jumpha Lahiri #7 Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese | Kathleen King | Jul 3, 2009 |
| Re: [bookclub-426] Long List of Titles For Sept 2009 - June 2010 - Please Vote! - Correction: please DO NOT hit "reply" to submit your vote. Instead, send your ranked list to [address removed] . So | Gwen | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Long List of Titles For Sept 2009 - June 2010 - Please Vote! - Greetings, I sincerely appreciate all of the wonderful book suggestions from members. We have 63 titles to choose from. It's definitely going to be tough to cull 10 books from this great list, but the "difficult decision hour" has arrived. | Gwen | Jul 2, 2009 |
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Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks Summer's Best Books - Hi Everyone, Here is a list of Summer's Best Books from Librarian Nancy Pearl - an annual treat on NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/sto
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Gwen | Jun 21, 2009 |
| It's time to select books for next year! - Hi Everyone, After House of Mirth in August, we'll be out of titles. It is time to select the next ten books that will take us through June 2010. We've got a democratic system that has served us well in the past. Here's how the sele | Gwen | Jun 10, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Summer Classic Read - The House of Mirth (1905), by Edith Wharton - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: Summer Classic Read - The House of Mirth (1905), by Edith Wharton When: August 29, 2009 6:00 PM Price: $2.00 per person Where: Click the l | Gwen | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Olive Kitteridge Meetup - Are you planning to attend? If yes, please RSVP - Hi Everyone, I'm writing to get some assistance with planning our June meetup. Our next meetup is Friday, June 6th at 6pm. Our book selection is this year's Pulitzer winner, Olive Kitteridge. At present, only three people are scheduled to attend thi | Gwen | Jun 8, 2009 |
| Selecting a Classic to Read this Summer - Hi Everyone, A big thank you to everyone who submitted votes for our summer classic read. Based on the votes you all submitted, there were three books tied for the #1 spot: House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton The Good Earth, by Pearl | Gwen | Jun 6, 2009 |
| Re: [bookclub-426] Public Radio - Best books of 2008 - One more list.... Public Radio | Gwen | Jun 3, 2009 |
| Public Radio - Best books of 2008 - Friends, As you are compiling your list of book titles for possible selection for the Greensboro Book Club, I thought you might like to see a list of the best books of 2008 selected by NPR and the New York Times. | Gwen | Jun 3, 2009 |
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Re: [bookclub-426] Selecting a Classic to read this summer - Please VOTE here. - One last item I forgot to mention: please include your name along with your votes. Best, Gwen -------------------------------------- Gwen Hunnicutt,
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Gwen | May 31, 2009 |
| Selecting a Classic to read this summer - Please VOTE here. - Dear Friends, We have a very impressive list of 23 classics. Thank you to everyone who contributed titles. Our next task is to VOTE on these 23 books. I'll compile the results and will announce the selection one week from today. We'll hold our classi | Gwen | May 31, 2009 |
| Selecting a Classic to Read this Summer - Please post your suggestions to the message board - Hi Everyone, Our custom has been to take two months over the summer, July and August, to read a classic literary work; particularly a book that poses some challenge and promises tremendous pay off. Last year we read Don Quixote. We read One Hundred | Gwen | May 17, 2009 |
| New Meetup: June Book Club - "Olive Kitteridge" - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: June Book Club - "Olive Kitteridge" When: June 26, 2009 6:00 PM Price: $2.00 per person Where: (A location has not been chosen y | Gwen | May 17, 2009 |
| June Book Selection - Need Suggestions - Hello Friends, During our last meetup the group decided to change our June book selection. Currently, the selection is Salmon Rushdie's Enchantress of Florence . We decided to shelf this book (pun intended) for several reasons. First, the revie | Gwen | May 7, 2009 |
| Book Club Pot Luck - May 29th, Gwen's House. Book Selection: "Lolita" - Hi Everyone, I hope you will be able to attend May's book club. The discussion will be held at my house (directions to follow later). I'll provide food and wine. Contributions of desserts, dishes, salads, and beverages are welcome. Our May book sele | Gwen | May 2, 2009 |
| Greg mortenson tomorrow evening - | David Lattimore | Apr 1, 2009 |
| Opps! - Sorry about the last message. I meant to send that message to David, not the whole group. That's what you get when you try to compose email at 11:30 | Gwen | Mar 5, 2009 |
| Re: [bookclub-426] Greg mortenson coming to Carolina Theater in April - Hey David, It's great to hear from you. This is amazing news about Greg M. I'll post it to the website. UNCG tried to bring him in, but we couldn't get him. He's very | Gwen | Mar 5, 2009 |
| April's book selection is Plague of Doves - Thanks to those who voted in the poll regarding our April book selection. The majority of readers would prefer to keep Plague of Doves as our April book selection. While the paperback version of this book has not been released, there are affordable | Gwen | Mar 4, 2009 |
| Greg mortenson coming to Carolina Theater in April - | David Lattimore | Mar 1, 2009 |
| Please Vote in Poll Concerning our April Book Selection. - Friends, Louise Erdrich's latest book, Plague of Doves , is our selection for April. This book is currently out in hardback. The paperback edition won't be published until May, 2009. According to Amazon.com, the paperback edition is about $7 l | Gwen | Feb 28, 2009 |
| New Meetup: May Meetup - Lolita, By Vladimir Nobokov - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: May Meetup - Lolita, By Vladimir Nobokov When: May 29, 2009 6:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: Okay fol | Gwen | Jan 17, 2009 |
| New Meetup: April Meetup - 4/29 -The plague of Doves, by Louise Erdrich - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: April Meetup - 4/29 -The plague of Doves, by Louise Erdrich When: April 29, 2009 6:00 PM Price: $2.00 per person Where: Click the link be | Gwen | Jan 17, 2009 |
| New Meetup: March Meetup - 3/25- People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: March Meetup - 3/25- People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks When: March 25, 2009 6:00 PM Price: $2.00 per person Where: Click the link b | Gwen | Jan 17, 2009 |
| New Meetup: February Meetup - Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Otoole - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: February Meetup - Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Otoole When: February 25, 2009 6:00 PM Price: $2.00 per person Where: Click the | Gwen | Jan 17, 2009 |
| A Few Updates on The Greensboro Book Club Meetup - Hello Everyone, Happy New Year! If you are looking to start of the new year with a fantastic book, you should rush out to the book store and pick up our January book club selection - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao . Boy, does this book | Gwen | Jan 17, 2009 |
| New Meetup: January Book Club- [u]The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao[/u], by Junot Diaz - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: January Book Club- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao , by Junot Diaz When: January 28, 2009 6:00 PM Price: $1.00 per person Wher | Gwen | Dec 4, 2008 |
| Changing the order of book selections - Hi Everyone, Our January book selection was The plague of Doves , by Louise Erdrich. This book has not been published in paperback. I moved this title to April. It should be out in paperback then. Here's the new monthly line up: Dece | Gwen | Dec 4, 2008 |
| New Meetup: December Book Discussion - Feast of Love, by Charles Baxter - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: December Book Discussion - Feast of Love, by Charles Baxter When: January 7, 2009 6:00 PM Price: $1.00 per person Where: Click the link b | Gwen | Dec 4, 2008 |
| New Meetup: November Meetup "Interpreter of Maladies" - Book discussion and dinner afterward - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: November Meetup "Interpreter of Maladies" - Book discussion and dinner afterward When: December 3, 2008 6:00 PM Price: $1.00 per person | Gwen | Nov 1, 2008 |
| New Meetup: October Meetup - "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: October Meetup - "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson When: October 29, 2008 6:00 PM Price: $1.00 per person Where: Click the l | Gwen | Sep 26, 2008 |
| New Meetup: September Book Discussion, "Middlesex" by Jeffery Eugenides - Announcing a new Meetup for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: September Book Discussion, "Middlesex" by Jeffery Eugenides When: September 25, 2008 6:00 PM Price: $1.00 per person Where: Clic | Gwen | Aug 30, 2008 |
| Book Club Selections for September 2008-June 2009 - Hi, Thanks to everyone who proposed titles and voted. The top 10 books our club democratically selected are listed below. We've got an impressive line up of literature! These 10 books will carry us through June 2009. We'll continue to meet the last T | Gwen | Jul 27, 2008 |
| Reminder - Cast Your Vote for Books by Sunday - Hi there, Thanks to all who voted already. This is just a quick reminder to send me your book votes by Sunday the 27th. I'll tally votes Sunday AM and send out our fi | Gwen | Jul 25, 2008 |
| Meetup details changed: Summer Challenge Read - Don Quixote - Hi Everyone, I had to change the night of our August meetup discussion of Don Quixote . The democratic convention is airing Thursday the 28th (our previously scheduled meetup). Since this is such an important night (for those of us who are dem | Gwen | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Time to Vote on Book Selections! - Hi Everyone, Thanks to everyone who submitted book titles. We have a list of 50 great titles! Now it's time to extract 10 books from this list. O | Gwen | Jul 20, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-426] One week left to propose book titles - | Patrice | Jul 18, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-426] One week left to propose book titles - C'mon everybody! You don't have to scramble for all EIGHT titles Gwen allowed you to suggest. Feel free to suggest one or tw | Tom | Jul 15, 2008 |
| One week left to propose book titles - Hi Everyone, Just a quick reminder that there is one week remaining to propose book titles for the coming year. You can propose your titles by replying to the thread that I started on the discussion board.On July 20th, I'll close the thread to replie | Gwen | Jul 13, 2008 |
| It's time to select books for the next year! - Hi Everyone, After Don Quixote in August, we'll be out of titles. It's time to select our next ten titles, the books that will take us through June 2009. We've got a democratic system that has served us well in the past. Here's how the | Gwen | Jun 25, 2008 |
| New Meeting: Summer Challenge Read - Don Quixote - Announcing a new meeting for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: Summer Challenge Read - Don Quixote When: Thursday, August 28, 6:00 PM Meeting fee: USD1.00 per person Where: Click the link below to fin | Gwen | Jun 8, 2008 |
| New Meeting: June Book Club - Blood Meridian - Announcing a new meeting for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: June Book Club - Blood Meridian When: Thursday, June 26, 6:00 PM Meeting fee: USD1.00 per person Where: Click the link below to find out! | Gwen | May 30, 2008 |
| New Meeting: May Book Club Meetup - "The Known World," by Edward P. Jones - Announcing a new meeting for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: May Book Club Meetup - "The Known World," by Edward P. Jones When: Thursday, May 29, 6:00 PM Meeting fee: USD1.00 per person Wh | Gwen | Apr 26, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-426] More on Don Quixote - Yes, see my post on DQ: Raffel, Grossman, Starkie, Putnam all have editions. Grossman gets high reviews but maybe just because it's the most recent. | Tom | Apr 23, 2008 |
| More on Don Quixote - Jessica also suggested a couple of Don Quixote translations. She writes... "I have the Burton Raffell translation of Don Quixote (actually he spells it "Quijote"). I think it's relatively recent (late 90's/early 00's) and it rece | Gwen | Apr 23, 2008 |
| Don Quixote - Hi Everyone, Thanks to those of you who participated in suggesting a classic to read over the summer. Among the people who made suggestions there was an overwhelming interest in reading Don Quixote. I don't think a vote is necessary here | Gwen | Apr 23, 2008 |
| Selecting a Classic to Read During the Summer - Hi Everyone, The group has decided to take two months over the summer, July and August, to read a classic literary work; particularly a book that poses some challenge and promises tremendous pay off (like Don Quixote, Moby Dick, or War and Peace). Ou | Gwen | Mar 29, 2008 |
| New Meeting: April's Book Club Meetup - The Alchemist - Announcing a new meeting for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: April's Book Club Meetup - The Alchemist When: Thursday, April 24, 6:00 PM Meeting fee: USD1.00 per person Where: Click the link below to | Gwen | Mar 29, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-426] Our bookclub appears in a story in the News and Record - very cool that we were mentioned! and the one time i missed going to the book club... On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 9:36 AM, Gwen < [address removed] > wrote: | melissa | Mar 9, 2008 |
| Our bookclub appears in a story in the News and Record - Check out this story that appeared in our local paper today on the decline of reading. The reporter visited our book club and interviewed several members of the club for the story. Jessica and Melanie and I are all quoted. Brace yourself for some disappoi | Gwen | Mar 9, 2008 |
| New Meeting: March's Book Club Meetup - The Thirteenth Tale - Announcing a new meeting for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: March's Book Club Meetup - The Thirteenth Tale When: Thursday, March 27, 6:00 PM Meeting fee: USD1.00 per person Where: Click the link be | Gwen | Feb 28, 2008 |
| New Meeting: February's Meetup - The Sea, by John Banville - Announcing a new meeting for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: February's Meetup - The Sea, by John Banville When: Thursday, February 28, 6:00 PM Meeting fee: USD1.00 per person Where: Click the link | Gwen | Feb 1, 2008 |
| In Case of Bad Weather Tomorrow Night - Hi Everyone, There is freezing rain in the forecast for Greensboro tomorrow evening. I'll keep my eye on the predictions throughout the day tomorrow. If it looks ominous, I'll send an email about rescheduling the meetup by late afternoon. But yo | Gwen | Jan 30, 2008 |
| New Event: January's Meetup -"The Parable of Sower" - Announcing a new event for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: January's Meetup -"The Parable of Sower" When: Thursday, January 31, 6:00 PM Event fee: USD1.00 per person Where: Click the link | Gwen | Jan 3, 2008 |
| New Event: December's Book Meet Up (which is actually in January) - The Amazing Adventures. - Announcing a new event for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: December's Book Meet Up (which is actually in January) - The Amazing Adventures. When: Thursday, January 3, 6:00 PM Event fee: USD1.00 per person | Gwen | Nov 30, 2007 |
| New Event: November Book Discussion - The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood - Announcing a new event for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: November Book Discussion - The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood When: Thursday, November 29, 6:00 PM Event fee: USD1.00 per person Where: | Gwen | Oct 25, 2007 |
| New Event: October Book Discussion- The Devil in the White City, by Eric Larson - Announcing a new event for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: October Book Discussion- The Devil in the White City, by Eric Larson When: Thursday, October 25, 6:00 PM Event fee: USD1.00 per person Wher | Gwen | Sep 27, 2007 |
| New Event: September Meetup - Discussion of "Three Junes," by Julia Glalss - Announcing a new event for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: September Meetup - Discussion of "Three Junes," by Julia Glalss When: Thursday, September 27, 6:00 PM Event fee: USD1.00 per person | Gwen | Aug 31, 2007 |
| Book Festival in Winston / volunteers needed - Hi everyone, I've just joined this meetup and will try to make the Sept meeting. I just wanted to share some info on an upcoming book festival. I | Amy | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Book Club Titles September 2007 - May 2008 - Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for participating in the voting process. The votes are in. The selections for the next nine months are listed below. Best, Gwen 2007 September - Three Junes, by Julia Glass Octobe | Gwen | Aug 20, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-426] Short List Results and Time to Vote! - GREAT list. Good work sweetie! Tom Thomas F. Jackson Associate Professor (Twentieth Century U.S. and Civil Rights) | Tom | Aug 20, 2007 |
| Short List Results and Time to Vote! - | Gwen | Aug 16, 2007 |
| Reminder - Make Book Selections by Tonight - Hi Everyone, Thanks to all who have contributed to shaping the short list of book titles. If you haven't yet sent me a list of 15 titles (culled from the larger list of 47), ple | Gwen | Aug 15, 2007 |
| please use this list instead - | Gwen | Aug 11, 2007 |
| Creating a Short List of Titles - | Gwen | Aug 11, 2007 |
| Extra Time to Submit Book Titles - Hi There, My boyfriend just reminded me how busy people are. He suggested that we allow more time for title submissions. And I suppose that choosing five titles among a world of great literature is difficult. So let's extend our "title gathering | Gwen | Aug 6, 2007 |
| Quick Reminder - Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder that you still have two days to propose book titles to the group. We've generated an impressive list already. Check out these 30+ books on the discussion board. Even if you are new to the group, you can add your boo | Gwen | Aug 6, 2007 |
| camping - sweets this always appealed, since the peaks are open views, unlike the smokeys and it's 1 | Tom | Aug 1, 2007 |
| New Event: August Book Club Meetup - Water for Elephants - Announcing a new event for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: August Book Club Meetup - Water for Elephants When: Thursday, August 30, 6:00 PM Event fee: USD1.00 per person Where: Click the link below | Gwen | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Selection of Next Six Book Titles - Hi everyone, It's time to select our next six titles, the books that will take us through February 2008. Here's how this will work: Every book club member gets to propose five titles You have one week (until next | Gwen | Jul 31, 2007 |
| New Event: July Meetup - Book Discussion of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" - Announcing a new event for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: July Meetup - Book Discussion of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" When: Tuesday, July 31, 6:00 PM Event fee: USD1.00 per person Wh | Gwen | May 30, 2007 |
| New Event: May's book disscussion of "Memory Keeper's Daughter" - Announcing a new event for The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group! What: May's book disscussion of "Memory Keeper's Daughter" When: Wednesday, May 30, 6:00 PM Event fee: USD1.00 per person Where: Click | Gwen | Apr 27, 2007 |
| NEW: The Greensboro Book Club Meetup Group Mailing List - Announcing our new mailing list! It's a great new way to talk in between Meetups right from our email. This means we can discuss where to meet, what to talk about and who's bringing what without having to keep checking the Meetup.com website. T | Gwen | Apr 11, 2007 |
