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Bulletin from the Editor Bill Taylor Volume 19 Number 4: Summer 2018 St. BotolphBulletin From the Editor Bill Taylor “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language,” opined quasi-Botolphian Henry James. But the passing of summer and the arrival of fall poses a conundrum: if Bill Taylor summer afternoons are so long, why, in New England, is the summer season so short? The answer might lie in some mathematical confluence of the tilt of the earth’s axis, its diurnal rotation on that axis and its elliptical orbit around the sun. Or, more likely, it’s just in our minds. At least this year, the Red Sox have stretched summer into October. Quartet Fin de Siècle - Katharina Radlberger, Summer is comparatively quiet at the Club. Some of us travel. Karen McComoney, Jennifer Morsches Some escape to the Cape—or to the other Cape. Some write, paint, sculpt, compose or practice as they cannot during the school year. Some of us less ambitious Botolphians read on the beach what we should have read in the library. And some of us stay-at-homes continue to trek to the Club for enlightenment, food and air-conditioning. Your editor dallied most of the summer at the other Cape but managed a few excursions back Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me to the Club. Highlights were those have always been the two most beautiful n Sebastien Cournot’s recital of turn-of-the century piano words in the English language music linked somewhat obliquely to the impressionist painters beloved by Botolphians; n Joshua Rubenstein’s masterful description of Vladimir Putin’s political and economic role from the perspective of Russian history traced from the Czars, through the Soviet Union, through glasnost under Gorbachev and back again to despotism. Be afraid. Be very afraid; n The performance of the period instrument string quartet Fin de Siècle of works written in 1905, evocative of the artistic, literary and musical spirit of the time; IN THIS ISSUE: (Continued on page 3) 1: From the Editor 5: Quartet Fin de Siècle 9: New Members contiued 2: The First 125 Years Problem of Riches Domenico Scarlatti Came to Dinner The Simple Things 6-7: St. Botolph at the Jenny Lin Plays Phillip Glass 3: Totally Middle School: Tales of Providence Art Club 10: Foxborough Confidential Friends, Family, and Fitting In 8: New Members Remembering Karl Zerbe 4: Allison Newsome in Venice 11 -12: Photo Gallery Acknowledgments The St. Botolph Club of Boston – The First 125 Years Editor Bill Taylor The History Committee is pleased to announce that after four years in the making, Photographer the eagerly-awaited history of the St. Botolph Peter Van Demark Club should be shipped in the near future. Published by the University Press of New Contributors England, the book features the history of our Francine Crawford Club from its founding in 1880 to 2005, and Jean Gibran includes the contributions of distinguished Betsy Groban Botolphians to American arts and letters. Gene Kelly The master narrative was written by James Ken Turino O’Gorman under the editorship of Buell Hollister with individual sections written by Dan Shannon, Andrea Olmstead, Buell Hollister, Anita Lincoln and Michael Robbins. Details will follow when the books are ready for distribution. Stay tuned! Preview of the cover & spine Announcements Calling All Botolphians – We Need Reporters A View from the Kitchen and Photographers! The Simple Things The editor welcomes stories Chef Brad Hall and articles from members. Help us define and celebrate I was fortunate enough to find myself on the Almafi coast in the our Club with your contribu- town of Positano for five days in June. I was traveling with my tions, both written and fiancée, sister and her husband. We knew we wanted to see the pictorial. Give us your coastline view from the water so we looked into renting a boat. thoughts and suggestions. Arrangements were made and we had a beautiful sunny day for Email me at wtaylor276@ Chef Brad Hall gmail.com. our ride. Our boat driver’s name was Agire, and he told us he was – Bill Taylor from a small fishing village called Cetara, a town known for tuna Editor and anchovy fishing. We sipped on glasses of Prosecco as we cruised by the towns of Amalfi and Ravello. The cliffs were breathtaking and we passed many small beaches only accessible by boat. We decided with Agire that we would go to his village for a nice lunch. We did stop a few times on the way to jump off the boat and do some floating in the Mediterranean. We arrived at San Pietro in time for lunch. Our waiter introduced us to a local treasure called Club Attire Colatura, an Italian fish sauce made from local anchovies layered with salt in barrels and Members are reminded that fermented for nearly a year. The clear amber liquid drippings are then bottled and used as flavoring. Lunch was fantastic! We dined on tuna belly, octopus, shrimp and whole fish cooked St. Botolph Club scarves, in crazy water. All magnificent small courses, but the standout for me was a simple spaghetti ties and other accoutrement with garlic and chili drizzled with Colatura. are displayed in the Hawthorne Room. After a great lunch it was back to the boat for our return trip. Agire was mixing mojitos for us, and we enjoyed some local cherries. After a few more stops to jump in the water, we made our way back to Positano. This is the day I will be thinking about when the Club is in full swing in December. 2 | ST. BOTOLPH BULLETIN From the Editor (Continued from page 1) Bill Taylor n Ben Volin’s first-hand account of sports journalism in the National Football League, and more personally, in the Patriot’s world of Kraft, Belichick and Brady. Not to mention Malcolm Butler and Alex Guerrero; n The Table Française Club Night featuring flutist Patricia Nagle and pianist John Kramer. Chic alors! Formidable! Well worth resurrecting your high school French. n A candid discussion of the facts and future of gender and ethnicity in Massachusetts and the nation, focusing on the upcoming Midterm Elections, led by Ann Bookman, New Sidewalk! Director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at UMass Boston. Be active. Register. Vote. The summer quiet is also the time for repairs and upgrades to the building. Have you noticed that the broken front-door light has been repaired? That the sunken concrete sidewalk section was replaced? That the Daniel C. French Bas-Relief which was donated to the Foundation by long- time Botolphian and past Club President Joe Bain is now loaned to the Club, framed in a shadow box, and is now hanging in the library? Stop the Press Daniel C. French Bas-Relief on loan At 2 o’clock on September 1 at St. Mary’s Church in Quincy, Megan Spies married Andrew Giragosian. Enthusiastic best wishes from all of us! More practically, since Megan will take Andrew’s name, we must all now change her name in our contact lists. Congratulations Megan & Andrew! Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting In Edited by Betsy Groban From literary masterminds like Club “Groban has compiled a collection for the 12-year-old in all of us from member Lois Lowry, former Club beloved authors such as Karen Cushman, David Wiesner, Margarita member Gregory Maguire, and more, Engle, and [Club member] Lois Lowry. In this ode to middle school, in comes a timeless and inspirational all of its difficult and awkward glory, readers will get a glimpse into anthology about the sometimes- the adolescences of a diverse cast of characters with varying experi- challenging, always-rewarding ences, helping them see the world through someone else’s eyes.” coming-of-age years: middle school. – Kirkus Reviews Totally Middle School tackles a range of important subjects, from peer “This collection explores three topics—“Family,” “Friends and Fitting pressure, family issues, and cultural In,” and “Finding Yourself”—in a variety of formats, from poems barriers to the unexpected saving to comic panels. The collection, “dedicated to middle schoolers grace of music, art, friendship, and everywhere” (“This, too, shall pass”), deals honestly and sensitively reading. Brimming with heart and humor, these poignant with this volatile time.” stories shine a light on the moments when everything is thrilling – Publishers Weekly and terrifying at the same time—in a way it will never be again. Published by Random House on August 7, 2018 and coming soon to the St. Botolph Club library. VOLUME 19 NUMBER 4 | 3 It was a cloudless blue Venetian sky with perfect temperature at Allison Newsome in Venice noon on May 24 when Daniel Libeskind officially opened the Eugene F. Kelly Giardinni to the public. Attending the opening were Allison, her daughter Arden, Club Members Anne Kilguss and Eugene Kelly, along three other close friends. We all raised a glass of champagne in Allison’s honor at the garden reception which followed. During our week in Venetia, we celebrated Anne’s birthday at Teatro La Fenece with a modern performance of La Traviata, followed by an unplanned dinner of Venetian specialties, in an elegant modern restaurant located on a lane a block behind the opera house. Not to be outdone, Allison celebrated her 60th birthday with a specially planned dinner, hosted by her husband Spencer, on the Island of Guernica, at a small restaurant with our table on the Lagoon, looking back to Venetia under a blanket of sparkling stars. The chef proudly served a line caught trout with golden cheeks from Umbria.
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