•FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREES ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA
Noon, Friday, May 18, 2012: Luncheon at the Hilton Garden Inn, Palm Coast.
Speaker: Pulitzer Prize winner John C. Bersia, Global Perspectives Office Director and Professor, University of Central Florida, on "Iran and the Middle East." For more info contact Dennis Reece at sutterreece@verizon.net or 813-971-5195 by May 10.
•THE FOREIGN SERVICE GROUP - CENTRAL TEXAS
Please join your TFSG friends at each of these two opportunities in June!
Friday, June 8, 6 p.m.
The gala Opening Night of Gilbert & Sullivan's “Patience.” We are told that when “Patience” first opened in 1881, it ran for 587 consecutive performances. It is called one of the most lyrical and laugh-filled of all the Gilbert & Sullivan productions.
This is the major production of the 2012 Gilbert & Sullivan Society season, at its new home: the Brentwood Christian School Performing Arts Center, 11908 North Lamar Blvd., Austin. The theater is brand-new and will have a huge screen over the stage, showing all the dialogue as it is spoken and sung.
We have 30 seats available, mostly in row H, center section, at a cost of only $18 (the regular price is $23 or $28 at the door). You may invite family and friends.
If you buy tickets to “Patience” on June 8 through us, you will get a dollar off your June 12 TFSG luncheon.
Reservations are REQUIRED on or before 2 p.m. on Thursday 24 May, preferably accompanied by a check for $18 per ticket. Please make your checks payable to TFSG and mail them to P.O. Box 50246, Austin, TX 78763.
Opening Night includes a complimentary buffet following the show and an opportunity to meet and chat with the actors.
Directions to Brentwood Christian School Performing Arts Center, from Mopac:
North on Mopac, right (east) onto Parmer Lane, right (south) onto Lamar. 11908 North Lamar is on the right (west) side of Lamar going south.
Leaving: right on Lamar heading south, then right on Braker heading west, directly to both Mopac and 183.
Tuesday, June 12, regular TFSG luncheon meeting
11:20 a.m.; Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Green Pastures Restaurant, 811 West Live Oak Street, Austin, TX 78704
Speaker to be confirmed
June Menu:
House salad; coffee, iced tea; cotillion rolls and butter. Entrée: Chicken crepes (golden crepes filled with chicken, mushrooms, onions, white wine, toasted almonds). A vegetarian option is available; please let us know by June 6 if you want this option. Dessert: Chef’s choice
RSVP: Please confirm your attendance and menu choice by noon on Wednesday, June 6
- By e-mail to jmclean@computermoms.com or
- By phone to John at 512.797.0538 or
- By mail to TFSG, P.O. Box 50246, Austin, TX 78763-0246
Via mail with a check is our preferred method. In all cases, please include a phone number so we can confirm receipt of your reservation. All RSVPs will be confirmed. If you do not get a confirmation, please contact us.
Lunch begins at noon. Members $20. Guests of members $25. No shows or cancellations after 12 noon on Wednesday, June 6, will be billed for their lunch. Checks may be made out to TFSG and mailed to P.O. Box 50246, Austin, TX 78763-0246. Checks mailed in advance are greatly appreciated.
Need a ride to lunch? Please call Florita Sheppard at 512.331.7808 or John at 512.797.0538.
Upcoming Luncheons:
All TFSG luncheons are on the second Tuesday of even-numbered months.
- August 14, 2012 (Professor Jeremi Suri; Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin; and joint appointment in the Department of History at UT Austin)
- October 9, 2012 (Glenn Frankel, Director, The School of Journalism, UT Austin; and former press correspondent in Southern Africa, the Middle East and Europe, covering both Gulf Wars and the political and economic transformation of Europe)
- December 11, 2012 (fourth annual Fun Festival Luncheon)
If you know of someone interested in joining the Foreign Service, please invite him or her as your guest to one of our luncheons. If you know of someone who is eligible to be a member and is not, please send her/his name to us.
•THE FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
No announcements at this time.