Holiday Luncheon - December 19
2023-12-19 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Carmel Country Club, 4735 Carmel Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28226, United States
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Date: December 19, 2023
Time: 12 noon (doors open at 11:30 am)
Place: Carmel Country Club
Cost: $45/person. Payable at Friday meetings or mail a check payable to Senior Scholars.
Address: Senior Scholars at Queens; ATTN: Eileen Griggs; 1900 Selwyn Avenue MSC 1409; Charlotte, NC 28274.

Spring Luncheon - May 30
2024-05-30 11:30 - 14:00 | Carmel Country Club, 4735 Carmel Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28226, United States
SPRING LUNCHEON
Date: May 30, 2024
Time: 11:30 – 2:00 pm
Cost: $40/person
Place: Carmel Country Club, 4735 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC 28226
Speaker: Leesa Walker, Director of Instruction, Pickleball Charlotte
Topic: Pickleball, Olympics Bound?
Come join us for our Spring luncheon with an upcoming Summer Olympics theme. Take an Olympic selfie, trade Olympic fun facts and enjoy a group lunch before Senior Scholars adjourns for the summer.
What’s your favorite Olympic sport? How many medals will the USA win?
Lunch includes club sandwich, homemade chips, key lime pie or strawberry parfait dessert, tea or coffee. Gluten free available.
Sign up at the Welcome/donut desk at Friday meetings starting April 19 until May 24.
$40.00 check to SS or cash. Checks must be mailed by 5/24/24.
Mail checks to:
Senior Scholars at Queens
1900 Selwyn Ave
MSC 1409
Charlotte, NC 28274
For questions, text Eileen Griggs at (704) 661-4934.

Holiday Luncheon - December 4, 2024
2024-12-04 11:30 - 14:00 | Maggiano’s, 4400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211, United States
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Join your fellow members at our end of year luncheon filled with entertainment and a speaker.
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Time: 11:30 am – 2 pm (serving starts at 12 noon)
Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy. 4400 Sharon Rd (Southpark). Maggiano’s Little Italy, Southpark
Price per Attendee: $50. Buy Tickets Here
You can “Buy Tickets” via the link here or at the weekly meetings beginning October 18.
Or you can also mail a check payable to Senior Scholars:
Senior Scholars at Queens; ATTN: Nancy Stancill; 1900 Selwyn Avenue MSC 1409; Charlotte, NC 28274.

Menu:
Family style serving at tables seating 10. Each table will receive all the following items:
• Appetizers: Balsamic Tomato Bruschetta and Stuffed Mushrooms
• Italian Tossed Salad
• Entrees: Chicken Marsala, Mom’s Meat Lasagna and Mushroom Ravioli
• Desserts: Gigi’s Butter Cake and Tiramisu
• Ciabatta Rolls
• Beverages: Coffee, Iced Tea, Water and Soft Drinks
• Alcoholic Beverages: May be purchased at bar in the luncheon

Speaker: Mark Washburn, former senior reporter and columnist for the Charlotte Observer; Topic: “Miracle on the Hudson: the reporter who covered the story looks back.” More info on Mark Washburn below.
Entertainment: Holiday music provided by Randy Broome on trombone and Pierce Howard on B flat and Piccolo trumpets.
Other Business: Introduction of 2025 Officers and Members of the Board of Directors
Mark Washburn is a semi-retired journalist who spent his career at newspapers in the South. At the Miami Herald, he rose to State Editor, responsible for coverage of Florida outside Miami and Fort Lauderdale. In 1999 he transferred to the Charlotte Observer, both owned by Knight Ridder Newspapers.
At the Charlotte Observer, he was a writer and columnist until his retirement in 2017. With Knight Ridder, he served on three teams that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, for Hurricane Andrew in Miami, the 1997 Red River Flood in North Dakota and Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast. He also covered the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and served on the bureau’s investigative team during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He also served two tours as a war correspondent in Iraq.
He lives in Davidson with his wife, Betsy
NOTE: The last day for online registration/payment is Monday November 25. Checks mailed to the Queens’ mailbox must be received by Friday November 22.

Spring Luncheon: June 5 | SOLD OUT!
2025-06-05 11:30 - 14:00 | Raintree County Club, 8600 Raintree Lane, Charlotte, NC, 28277
SPRING LUNCHEON IS SOLD OUT!
Get ready to enjoy our last event before our summer break—our wonderful spring luncheon. Save Thursday, June 5 from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for this perennially popular gathering. It will be at the Raintree Country Club, 8600 Raintree Lane (near the Arboretum off Pineville-Matthews Road), and cost $45 per person.
The sumptuous buffet will include herbed chicken, pulled pork and fixings, mixed green salad, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, and berry cobbler. Cash bar will be available to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Our speaker will be local historian and man-about-town Tom Hanchett, who will talk about Charlotte’s changing food scene and hidden restaurants you should know about.
Signups start mid-April with the following payment options:
• Online – Use the RSVP button above. Signups end Tuesday, May 27.
• In Person – Stop by the Spring Luncheon desk at Friday meetings starting April 11 through May 23.
• By Mail – Mail checks to:
Senior Scholars at Queens
1900 Selwyn Ave
MSC 1409
Charlotte, NC 28274
Registration and checks must be received by Friday 5/23/25.
For questions, contact Nancy Stancill at nancy.stancill@gmail.com

Holiday Luncheon - December 3, 2025
2025-12-03 11:30 - 14:00 | Maggiano’s, 4400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211, United States
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Join your fellow members for a delicious holiday luncheon at one of Charlotte’s premier Italian Restaurants, Maggiano’s Little Italy at Southpark.
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Time: 11:30 am – 2 pm (serving starts at 12 noon)
Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy. 4400 Sharon Rd (Southpark). Maggiano’s Little Italy, Southpark
Price per Attendee: $50.
You can “Buy Tickets” via the link here or at the weekly meetings beginning October 18.
Or you can also mail a check payable to Senior Scholars:
Senior Scholars at Queens; ATTN: Nancy Stancill; 1900 Selwyn Avenue MSC 1409; Charlotte, NC 28274.

Menu:
Family style serving at tables seating 10. Each table will receive all the following items:
First Course:
• Italian Chopped Salad
• Bread
Second Course:
• Fettuccine Alfredo with Parmesan Crusted Chicken
• Lasagna
• Simply Grilled Salmon
Dessert
• Tiramisu
• Warm Apple Crostata
Beverages: Coffee (Regular and Decaf), Tea (Iced and Hot), Various Sodas and Water.
Alcoholic Beverage: Cash Bar Available.

Speaker: Tony Mecia, Founder and Executive Editor of The Charlotte Ledger
Topic: Tony’s Crystal Ball for the Charlotte Region in 2026
Tony Mecia is the founder and executive editor of The Charlotte Ledger. A graduate of Duke University, Tony is an award-winning former Charlotte Observer business writer and editor. After leaving newspapers, Tony was a freelance writer and then covered business as a staff writer for a national magazine. He and his wife have three children. They live in south Charlotte in the Olde Providence area.
NOTE: The last day for online registration/payment is Monday November 24. Checks mailed to the Queens’ mailbox must be received by Friday November 21.

Spring Luncheon - June 5
2026-06-05 11:30 - 14:00 | Brewers at 4001 Yancey, 4001 Yancey, Charlotte, NC, 28217
SPRING LUNCHEON
Date: June 5, 2026
Time: 11:30 – 2:00 pm
Cost: $47/person
Place: Brewers at 4001 Yancey, 4001-A Yancey Rd. Charlotte, NC 28217. Private dining room with adjacent patio area.
Speaker: Sheri Lynch, radio personality, “The Bob and Sheri Show”
Topic: Anecdotes of 30+ years as an on-air radio personality
Buffet lunch includes:

Caesar salad
Grilled bistro steak and lemon herbed chicken
Whipped potatoes, rosemary vegetables and roasted brussels sprouts
Dessert,
Beverages: iced tea and water (coffee, soft drinks and cash bar available for extra charge).

Sign up at the Welcome/donut desk at Friday meetings starting April 10 until May 29.
$47.00 check to SS or cash.
Mail checks to:
Senior Scholars at Queens
1900 Selwyn Ave
MSC 1409
Charlotte, NC 28274
Checks must be recieved by Friday May 29.
For questions, contact Nancy Stancill at nancy.stancill@gmail.com
