Name: November Luncheon ~ Japanese Garden
Start: 2025-11-18T11:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-18T13:00:00-06:00
Location: Muscatine Art Center

**PLEASE NOTE: FINAL RSVP BY 5:00PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH WITH NO EXCEPTIONS**
Please join us for the November Luncheon at the Muscatine Art Center. The meal catered by Hy-Vee will be a wrap, fruit kabob, pasta salad, chips, cookies, and cheesecake. The charity will be the Preservation of Japanese Garden – Laura Musser McColm House District. In 1930, Laura Musser McColm had the Japanese Garden installed in the side yard where it occupied approximately half an acre. The Japanese Garden was viewed as a symbol of cultural sophistication, used for spiritual retreat and rejuvenation. Traditional Japanese garden design was intended to evoke the natural landscape of mountains and rivers. The newly rehabilitated Japanese Garden reopened spring 2024. Please consider making a monetary donation for the continued upkeep of the Japanese Garden. Thank you.
At $15.00 per person which may be paid by cash or a check made out to "Newcomers", we offer an AMAZING value for great food, great company, and great entertainment. THIS LOW PRICE IS ONLY ACHIEVABLE WITH OUR VARIOUS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE MEMBERSHIP YEAR!! If you have not already done so, please be prepared to pay our annual dues of $20.00 for the 2025-26 membership year.
Reservations: To attend, please RSVP Yes by 5:00pm on Friday, November 14th.
Childcare: Provided for $5.00 per child, please add a comment with the RSVP stating your child's name and age. Please drop your children off at Wesley United Methodist Church, 400 Iowa Avenue, between 11-11:30am. Please pack a lunch for each child. PLEASE NOTE: Infants up to six months of age are welcome to accompany their mothers to the luncheon site.
Cancellations: If you need to cancel, please contact Erin by email ([email protected]) OR text (847-927-9027) BEFORE 8:00AM ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH. Any cancellations after 8:00am will need to pay for the cost of the meal. Someone may bring your payment and pick up your meal if you are unable to attend.
Final RSVP by Friday, Friday, November 14th. **If you are needing to add your RSVP after 5:00pm on Friday afternoon you need to text Erin, the 2nd Vice President, to tell her in person. WE NEED TO GUARANTEE FOOD FOR YOU AND IF YOU ARE BRINGING A FRIEND, YOU MUST PUT HER NAME DOWN ON EVITE.
**Muscatine Newcomers & Friends Club holds a monthly social luncheon. It is held on the third Tuesday of the month from September through May.