Wednesday-Night

Wednesday Night

The candles softly flickering
We’re welcomed in the room
Our places at the table
Films ready for their turn
Economists and lawyers
Politicians, students too
Wednesday Night is starting
There never are too few
The Chairman is seated
Guests take to their chairs
…
Musicians, doctors, businessmen
Beliefs are deeply aired
A cross section of society
They all come here to share
Subjects vary weekly
The guest list none too […]

Wednesday Night 25th Anniversary Year […]

WHOM TO INVITE, NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT?
Or, David and Diana demonstrate they are never listless
(Written with the appropriately polysyllabic apologies to Messrs Gilbert and Sullivan)

My name is David Nicholson, the dean of Wednesday Night,
And I’ve got a little list - I’ve got a little list
Of guests at our salon I am inclined to dis-invite
Who […]

“I am leaving tomorrow for two weeks in Cuba and, unfortunately, will be missing that important event. Diana and David have achieved a weekly gathering of minds where we have all learned a lot from each other. For myself, I have learned to present a financial and economic presentation from 7 minutes initially down to […]

An eye-witness account:
Jeremy Jonas writes to John & Holly in Australia:
From: Jeremy Jonas Sent:
Fri 3/9/2007 4:39 AM
To: John Joseph Jonas, Prof.
Subject: Wednesday Night
Well, despite your absence the family was well represented with 3 of us there
- Jono also brought a posse of well-dressed friends and roommates.
The soirée went very well, basically a well-lubricated cocktail party […]

Wednesday nights 25th anniversary AND Reasonable accommodation!
First and foremost hearty and warm congratulations to the hosts of Wednesday nights –who entertained, educated, cultured many of their guests – without distinction of race, creed, colour, religion and sexual orientation – one has to celebrate also their contribution to the Canadian mosaic of nationhood– […]