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Folksong SIG
Hosted by Alan Stillson at 5515 Keokuk Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 – near Winnetka and the 101. Please contact Alan at (818) 884-4284 or astillson13@gmail.com if you plan to attend or to get more details. Maximum of 15 people. It’s free. Soft drinks and light snacks are provided. Feel free to contribute additional food. (SFV)
Urban Walk
We will enjoy the Christmas lights at Naples Island on this festive walk. Park near Marlena Cafe at 5854 E. Naples Plaza, Long Beach. We will meet outside the restaurant and go for our walk around the Rivo Alto Canal and enjoy the lights and festive atmosphere. After the walk we will return to Marlena Cafe for dinner. You can come just for the walk, or just for the dinner, or, best, come for both. The approximate time back to Marlena Cafe will be around 6:30, but could be earlier or later depending on the speed of the walkers. RSVPs [...]
International Diners’ Club
This month we are doing the Hebrew letter kaph, which stands for the guttural CH as well as the K sound. Since there are two other letters that stand for only one of these sounds in modern Hebrew, kaph is not commonly used in transliterations. However, it is very much used in ancient Near Eastern names, including Canaan and Kurdistan, both of which are represented by this month's restaurant. We are going to the Israeli restaurant Kubbeh Cohen in Woodland Hills, the kubbeh referring to its signature meat dumpling that the Jews of Kurdistan brought with them to Israel. While a [...]