Pour yourself a Quarantini, or other adult beverage, and join your friends for a a bit socializing and cheer. Not great, but it beats the alternative. See you there.
Category: Events (Page 5 of 13)
Events are unique, or annual, occurrences that provide singular opportunities for entertainment, service, or education.
As you can imagine, for someone who has been wearing prison greens for years, proper civilian clothing is a must and is sorely needed. (New York, which is not atypical, gives a released inmate only $40 and a bus ticket home.) This year’s drive will take place on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 before our regular meeting.
Just bring those gently worn items (suits, ties, shirts, pants, sweaters, coats, etc.) that’s been clogging up your closet to the DCA parking lot before our meeting on May 4. A Hudson Link van will be waiting to take it to the Hudson Link office in Ossining, where it will be Ossining office where it will change someone’s life. It will be much appreciated!
It costs $60,000/yr to incarcerate a person. The NY the recidivism rate is 43% – a stunning waste of money and lives. However, Hudson Link, through counseling, education, and help with reentry, has a recidivism rate of just 2%. Part of the help with reentry is a professional wardrobe that can help land a job and find housing.
Last year the clothing drive was a huge success. Let’s make it happen again.
Arranged by Pete Wells
Hudson Link has spoken at DMA twice:
Damian Rossney and Billy Seales,Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison,Wednesday, April 18, 2018
To find out more see: www.hudsonlink.org
Rain date, June 4, 2020
The DMA winter concert will be by Gunsmoke performing “A Night at the Opry” – a musical tribute to the legendary landmark of Nashville Tennessee. The event will be from 6:30-8:30 at St. Luke’s Community Center. At 6:30 there will be a reception of wine and hor d’oeuvres with the toe tappin’ concert at 7:30.
Today, people all over the world recognize the Grand Ole Opry as the show that made country music famous. It all began on November 28, 1925 when an announcer on WSM introduced fiddle player Uncle Jimmy Thompson as the first performer on the new show called “The WSM Barn Dance.” Now, over 90 years later, the show they started is still going strong. Along the way, it has launched countless country music careers and led the way for Nashville to become Music City.
Gunsmoke’s tribute pays truly remarkable homage to the history of the Grand Ole Opry.
Photo Gallery
This year’s version of our annual hockey outing will take place on Saturday, February 8th. The game starts at 7:00. Prior to that, we will once again have a family style dinner at 4:45 at Ralph ‘n’ Rich’s—which is an approximate 5 minute walk from the Webster Bank Arena. Dinner will include a salad (gorgonzola if you wish), three different entrees (veal parmesan, chicken francaise and salmon piccata), cookie and pastry tray, coffee, tea, soft drinks and wine. Price, which includes a center ice ticket to the game and dinner, is $65. Parking is free at the restaurant. Car pools can be arranged.Last year we had 24 people join the fun—including 8 wives/significant others. This year we will cap the attendance to the first 26 who sign up and pay. Sign up will begin at our first meeting in January.
Tom Lom & Gehr Brown
The Darien Men’s Association will again be checking the lights in the holiday wreaths and replacing broken bulbs with new ones. Last year 192 lights were changed.
We will be meeting behind town hall on Thursday November 7th at 9 am.
Coffee and Donuts are provided.
DMA – Christmas Party
Thursday, December 19, 2019
5:30 pm to 8 pm
Country Club of Darien
$65 per person + cash bar
Hors d’oeuvres and Buffet Dinner
(Grilled Salmon, Chicken Francaise, Cavatelli Bolognese)
Entertainment by the Darien Tudor Singers
Social Committee Organizer: Tony Yezzi
(203) 323-7171, apyezzi@aol.com
PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF THE NORWALK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE DMA
MONDAY OCTOBER 21, 2019
AT ST LUKE’S COMMUNITY CENTER, DARIEN
6.30-8.30PM–Two Hours
AN HOUR OF WINE and GENEROUS HORS D’OEUVRES BY CAROLYN EDDIE
FOLLOWED BY AN HOUR OF WORLD CLASS CLASSICAL MUSIC
Arranged by Bob McGroarty and John Hess
DMA Memorial Day Parade
Remember to support DMA, the Town and your fellow members by walking (or riding) in Monday’s Memorial Day parade!
Wave to the crowd and bask in their adoring applause!
Where else can you appear in public wearing a straw hat and a straight face!
Our new President, Sunil, will lead our contingent bearing the flag for his SHORTEST hike of the year!
Why let our Volunteer Firemen have all the glory!
No singing, acting or other special talent required!
Unlike many Memorial Days, we GUARANTEE the sun will be shining, there’ll be no humidity, nary a drop of rain!
Wear a blue shirt, khakis, walking shoes (socks optional), sunscreen, and a smile!
Come one, come all, Goodwives, 9:30 am Monday morning.
The Darien Historical Society, will conduct a special curated tour of its current World War I exhibition for members of the DMA and their spouses/guests May 21 at 6:30PM
Dave Polett and Maggie McIntire give a guided tour. The tour is complimentary for our group.
Our host: Joe Spain
Take an evening sail on the Sound on the schooner Soundwaters followed by dinner at the Crab Shell. While aboard a naturalist will talk about the “Maritime History of Long Island Sound.”
Cost of the two-hour sail is $15 per person. There is space on board for a maximum of 40 people.
Participants are invited to bring their own snacks or beverages such as beer, wine and soft drinks.
Park in Boccuzzi Park, 200 Southfield Ave. Stamford. It is on the West side of Stamford. There is construction in the area, plus the usual I95 congestion through Stamford, so allow extra time. The boat sails promptly at 5. My GPS took me to Exit 6 then left on West, left on Selleck, and right onto Southfield. A crew member will be at the parking lot to give you a parking permit and escort you to the Soundwaters. It is a short walk but there are ramps and floating docks that are a bit unsteady. There are port-a-johns at the parking lot they ask you to use vs. the on-board head. There are also public restrooms off the boardwalk at the Crab Shell.
Dinner after the sail is available at the Crab Shell or Prime – 46 Southfield Ave., Stamford. You can also park at Prime/Crab Shell and walk 15 minutes south (to your right) on a pleasant boardwalk to the SoundWaters.
SoundWaters, founded in 1989, is the premier environmental education organization focused on the protection of Long Island Sound and its watershed.
Your host: Chris Snyder
Pictures from last year. 
