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Wilt (and others):

I think an open house, as bestmickey suggests, is an excellent plan. After all, 99.99% of Villagers love a party! ;D

Hand-delivering an invitation makes sense, too. I would, however, be prepared in your own mind to do it all yourself. Later, after having met everyone, you'll fall in to the "y'all bring something to share" mode, very common in TV.

Coney's thought that you might be inundated with casseroles brings to mind a story I heard even before I actually came to TV (sorry, some readers may have already heard this): Seems a widower bought a place on a nice-looking cul-de-sac. His research failed to show that there were six widows on the street. After a constant stream of casseroles, etc., over several weeks, our "victim" was careful to plan his golfing late in the day, in the hopes that he could get home late, giving him a chance to see what was happening, then rush into his garage under cover of darkness! :joke:
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