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TALL CLUB of MILWAUKEE Jan, Feb, March 2010 calendar updated Jan 11th Events subject to change; watch our website for updates and additions! You are strongly encouraged to RSVP to each event’s contact person. See contact info at bottom of this list. Some events are in Madison and other locales; note the locations carefully. READ AHEAD AND MAKE NOTE OF EVENTS THAT REQUIRE TICKETS, please! ONGOING EVENT on TUESDAY NIGHTS starting at 8pm – Swing Dance Lessons at Milw Ale House, 233 N. Water Street. Several of our members are trying to fix their two left feet and attending this. You do not need to know how to dance…they start with the basics. Each session begins with a one-hour lesson and then there is dancing for the whole group afterwards. You don’t need a partner because the lessons rotate the dancers with different partners. Lesson cost is $6; in case you are hungry before the lessons, they have a great menu there. FRI FEB 5th -- DEADLINE: RSVP to Larry for this weekend’s Super Bowl party. SUN FEB 7th – Tall Club of Milwaukee SUPER BOWL PARTY, 4pm until a winner is declared, at Larry’s place in Wind Lake. Woo hoo! Larry has a fabulous large-screen TV, and this year his party comes with a twist…a tail-gating event with a pre-game bonfire (weather permitting) in his back yard! Bring your warm coat and gloves…bring your tall club dues and get paid up for the year…and better yet, bring betting moolah. Half the betting proceeds will go to our scholarship fund! Larry will serve up his famous brats and will also grill burgers and hot dogs. Beer and soda will be provided. BRING A DISH and a snack item to pass. Bring your own beverage if you’re particular about your imbibing. RSVP to Larry no later than FRI the 5th please. LOCATION: 8828 Oriole Lane, Wind Lake, WI. This will be a great occasion to pay your Tall Club dues for 2010 if you haven’t yet done so! And speaking of $$ -- bring extra bucks for a fun raffle-type betting pool. Half the proceeds go to the winners and half the proceeds will be designated for our Scholarship Fund. THURS FEB 11th -- DEADLINE to RSVP to Pat in Madison for the Valentine’s Dinner on the 13th. SAT FEB 13th – DEADLINE to RSVP to Larry for next week’s bowling event in Milwaukee. SAT FEB 13th – MADISON – Valentine’s Day Celebration at Porta Bella Restaurant, 5pm. Voted Madison’s “Most Romantic Restaurant” for 15 years in a row! Small rooms create a casual, cozy atmosphere, yet there is plenty of room for a larger group like ours. Best known for homemade Italian dinners, pasta, pizzas, steak and seafood. Celebrate the day with the one you love, and with your tall friends who love you, too! 425 N. Frances Street. Directions: Get on the Beltline going west and exit at Park Street. Right onto Johnson, left on N. Frances Street. www.portabellarestaurant.com. RSVP to Pat in Madison by Thurs the 11th. Contact Deb T for carpooling info. SUN FEB 21st – MADISON – Sunday Brunch at 11:30 and visit to Olbrich Botanical Gardens at 1pm, Madison’s version of “the domes.” Meet at 11:30 at Eldorado Grill for southwestern, Tex-Mex and Mexican cuisine. The restaurant interior is an old candy factory transformed into a warm and Western atmosphere. Awesome margarita’s and bloody Maria’s. Over 80 tequilas on hand. www.eldoradogrillmadison.com – check out the menus online. Directions: from the Beltline, exit John Nolan Drive and proceed north into downtown and past Monona Terrace. Turn right onto Williamson Street and the restaurant will be on the left side. Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 1pm, 330 Atwood Avenue. Stroll through the tropics and then enjoy a 2pm concert by the New Mountain Kickers, a four-person group playing acoustic bluegrass and folk rock. SUN FEB 21st – 7pm OPEN BOWLING at WEST ALLIS LANES. Whadda bargain! A buck per game and shoe rental is another buck. Host = Larry, and he needs to reserve lanes with the alley a week ahead of time, so do RSVP to him by Feb 13th to guarantee your spot! Location: 10901 W. Lapham in West Allis. THUR FEB 25th – Music Under Glass at the MITCHELL PARK DOMES in Milwaukee, 6pm to 8:30. Come and see the redesigned domes with new architectural lighting installations throughout the buildings. A perfect way to warm up this winter! Enjoy blues music provided by The Keith Weisling Group and see the light shows during the break and after the concert. The Show Dome will feature the Westward Ho show with G-scale model trains compliments of several train clubs in the area. Train hobbyists will be on hand to answer questions. SAT FEB 27th – GREATER MILWAUKEE AUTO SHOW, Midwest Airlines Convention Center, 400 W. Wisconsin. Admission: $9 for adults, 4-5 for kids and students, Seniors 62 and over are $5. Paul Johnson is our host. Call him for further details closer to the event, such as meeting time and place. 262 339 9871. SAT MAR 6th – HOCKEY: MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS vs. Chicago Wolves, 7pm, in ROSEMONT ILLINOIS. Dinner at TGIF Fridays at 5pm. The Paramount Tall Club of Chicago has invited Milwaukee Tall Club to this event. They’ll get a block of tickets at a group rate, and the $15 tickets will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. To get to Allstate Arena: take I-94 south to I-294, the Tri-State Tollway. Exit onto I-90 and follow the signs west to Rockford. Once you’re on I-90, take the FIRST EXIT, Lee Street and turn right. Make an immediate right and the Allstate Arena will be down the hill. The Arena is inside a triangle of roads…I-90 on the southeast edge, Lunt Street along the north edge, and Mannheim Road on the eastern side of the triangle. Get the address of the restaurant from Pat S, who will need your RSVPs as soon as possible, 630.244.4475 or email: patsLvn (at) msn.com. Contact Deb from the Milw club for carpooling info. SAT MAR 13th – CONCERT DAY: MASTER SINGERS with the KO-THI DANCE COMPANY, 3:30pm, Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts on the UWM campus, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd. The theme is Voices of Liberation and brilliant, colorful African dancing and drumming will meet the traditional Latin Mass in an unforgettable work from the Congo titled Missa Luba. Tickets can be purchased online at www.mastersingersofmilwaukee.org. Our tall club member Steve will be singing bass in this extraordinary concert. Dinner in between the concerts, TBA. CONCORD CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, 8pm, at the Humphrey Scottish Rite Center in downtown Milwaukee. Will feature the winner of the orchestra’s 2010 concerto competition, and the theme of the evening will be the compass point East. Music will salute the lands of rising sun, shifting sands and mysterious jungles of the near, middle and far East. Tickets are $15, avail at the door. LOCATION: 790 N. Van Buren Street. The entrance is covered by an awning. RSVP to Deb by FRI MAR 12th, please, for either or both these events. WEEKEND OF MAR 19-21ST – BeaTALLmania Weekend in DETROIT – See flyer at www.tciweekends.com. Quite a large contingent of Milwaukeeans will be attending this event! RSVP to Dave R or Deb T for carpooling arrangements. Attendees, please let Dave know who is going and who is bunking with whom, so we can help fellow members plan their travel. Hotel is the Doubletree in Dearborn, close to Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum and the Fairlane Mall. Discounted room rates held until Mar 1; mention Tip Toppers Club of Detroit when making reservations. Package = $115 by Jan 31, $125 by Feb 28 and $135 thereafter. Free transportation from DTW airport. Afterhours room is located right across from the pool and hot tub, both of which will be open late. Package includes Fri night costume party and dance, Sat tours, Sat cocktail hour, Sat awards banquet and dance, Fri/Sat afterhours and SAT/SUN breakfasts! Whadda bargain! Come Together and show up as your favorite character or theme from the Beatles. SUN MAR 27th – MILWAUKEE GAME NIGHT and 6pm POTLUCK AT LARRY’S home in Wind Lake. Woo hoo! Larry has a Wii system and will try to have his air hockey table up and running. He has plenty of room for boisterous games and some quiet spaces for board and card games. Bring your favorite board or card games, plus A DISH AND BEVERAGE TO PASS. RSVP to Larry no later than FRI the 25th please. LOCATION: 8828 Oriole Lane, Wind Lake, WI. SUN MAR 28th – FESTIVAL CITY SYMPHONY CONCERT, 3pm, Historic Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee. DAVE R HAS 6 FREE TICKETS to this event available to the first people who RSVP to him!! Program will feature treasures of American music by Copland and Samuel Barber. WEEKEND OF APRIL 23 – 25TH – Chicago Weekend: TALLzan of the Jungle – Flyer is posted on the Paramount Tall Club of Chicago website. Venue: Hilton Garden, Chicago O’Hare Airport, 2930 S. River Road in Des Plaines. Free breakfast and free parking! Package includes: Fri night costume party with DJ (cash bar), Sat pre-dinner reception, dinner and dance (cash bar) and afterhours both nights, plus a Sun kill-the-bottle gathering. Package = $105 by Jan 15, $115 by Feb 15, and $125 by Mar 15. Deposit of $60 will hold your package price. Signees as of Jan 15th will be entered into a drawing to win a free weekend package. See flyer for info on how to reserve rooms, which will be held until 4/8. There will be a THURS night pre-weekend event at an additional cost, TBA. SUN APR 25th -- FESTIVAL CITY SYMPHONY CONCERT, 3pm, Historic Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee. DAVE R HAS 6 FREE TICKETS to this event available to the first people who RSVP to him!! Program features Tchaikovsky and British composer Gerald Finzi’s whimsical piece for clarinet and strings. MARK YOUR CALENDARS: MAY 28-30, Memorial Day weekend….airshow in West Bend. Details TBA. Paul J will host. JULY 31-AUG 1 – Rockford Airfest 2010 air show in Rockford Illinois. Mad-Town Talls and the Milw club had do much fun here last year that we voted unanimously to make this an annual tradition. There’s nothing like it! Exact date and details forthcoming closer to the event. Contact info: Deb T – 262.377.7355 / debtetz (at) hotmail.com / cell 262 496 2167 Dave R – 414.364.0311 / dave (at) uwm.edu Kris B – 414.418.1428 / leahgeorge8847 (at) yahoo.com Larry K – 262.565.8926 / lkucharek (at) wi.rr.com Barry Umbs – 414.529.9887 ; baumbs (at) ra.rockwell.com Pat with Madison Tall Club – 608.206.6825 – patwish2 (at) aol.com Wanda with Madison Tall Club: wjwilkinson (at) kw.com, c608.219.8480 / h608.938.1665 Tall Club of Milwaukee website: http://www.tall.org/clubs/wi/mketalls/ Mad Town Talls website: http://www.tall.org/clubs/wi/madtowntalls/ Paramount Tall Club of Chicago website: http://www.tallclubchicago.org/ |
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