Think Holidays at The City Club!

The City Club of San Francisco invites you to celebrate the Holiday Season in holiday adorned Art Deco splendor. From small, intimate lunches or dinners, to larger celebrations, we’re pleased to offer a variety of customized options to put your holiday party planning at ease.

Our halls will be gloriously decked, our culinary team has created a delicious array of seasonal menus, and our events planning experts are ready to help you create the best holiday celebration of the season.

Prime dates are still available for luncheons, dinners, and receptions of all sizes!

Looking for something different this year?
Whether you a small business looking for a unique dining experience with a twist of dancing and fun, or you are just wanting to treat your closet friends and colleagues to a wonderful evening, join us for our Grand Holiday Party.

The City Club has partnered with Denon & Doyle and Sidepocket to combine the sophisticated elegance of a band and the great dance music of a DJ. It's the best of both worlds... It's "SideSpin"

Our Executive Chef has created the seasonal menu, and the bars will be stocked with the finest wines and festive libations. Your table will be set with custom linens and centerpieces, especially for your special group.

DATE: Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

TIME: 6pm - 11pm

PRICE: $150 inclusive per person

RSVP: By December 1, 2009

Table requests and reservations will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis.

This event will sell out, so reserve your table today.

For all new bookings, reserve your Holiday celebration with The City Club & receive 10% off our standard food & beverage pricing.

Please contact our Catering & Sales team for more information.
We will look forward to hearing from you soon!

Happy Planning,

Michelle Kimmins
Director of Sales & Catering

Newsmaker! City Club Member Ken WinansBay Area Philanthropist Selected for Ride With the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels Flight Team
from Forbes.com

09.30.09, 6:30 PM ETNOVATO, Calif., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Respected money manager and philanthropist Ken Winans has been selected by the U.S. Navy as one of three civilians for a 35-minute flight in a Blue Angel F/A-18 Hornet supersonic fighter next week. Educators Dale Vigil and Dennis Willeford will join him."I have watched the Blue Angels since I was 5 years old, and I never thought I would get this opportunity - Dreams really do come true!" says Winans, who participated in Navy ROTC while attending college, but due to poor eye sight, didn't qualify for flightschool www.kenwinans.com .

Earlier this year, San Francisco Fleet Week organizers had selected The W Foundation's "Navy in Space" exhibit as a featured event during the 2009 San Francisco Fleet Week festivities in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 and 12 moon landings.

Ken and his wife Debbie Wreyford founded The W Foundation http://www.thewfoundation.org/ in 2004 as volunteer staffed & privately funded 501c3 non-profit education organization. In addition to Fleet Week, the Winans are also actively involved with Chabot Space & Science Center, USS Hornet Museum, The Magic Theatre, Museum of American Finance, and The Society of CaliforniaPioneers.

SOURCE The W FoundationCopyright 2009 PR Newswire All rights reserved.

Havana Night - September 17, 2009

Last night’s very mellow Havana Night featured a wonderful Cigar Roller named Nestor Castillo, who spent the evening demonstrating his trade of rolling world-class cigars grown from Cuban seed tobacco. Nestor came to us through Oye Productions, and was recommended to us by member Irv Spivak (thank you Irv for all your great connections!)

We may be looking to spice up future Havana Nights with live music or casino tables – what do you think? Would a Monte Carlo theme be the perfect fit for our final Havana Night of the year? Or would you rather heat it up by adding Flamenco dancers or a salsa band to the mix? I did get feedback that meeting other members is a key factor in the continued success of these evenings – should we just keep it simple and step up our game in adding new faces to the mix? I would love to hear what you think – email me with your comments or suggestions for what you want to see at the Club.

Save the Date: Friday, November 20
Hasta la Proxima Vez!

Larissa Lorian
Member Services Manager

Fillet-A-Fish and other Stories

Chef Michael Munoz, along with Chefs Danny Renteria and Luis Zepeda, put together a dynamic and interactive presentation for our members! After a brief overview on cutting techniques and knife sharpening, Chef pulled out three extremely fresh 15-pound salmons, and swiftly sliced, trimmed and boned the fish for members. Then it was time for everyone to don their gloves and aprons, and slice into the fish themselves!

Other stories...

Monday evening we were treated to the delightful and relaxing sounds of Paul Mehling, one of the top guitarists in the gypsy/swing style made famous by Django Rheinhardt. A number of members stopped by for a glass of wine, easy conversation, and the mellow sounds playing in the background. Many thanks to our member, Natasha Miller of Entire Productions for selecting a performer that exactly matches the tone and energy of the member's Bar. He would be perfect for weddings too!

Bacchus the Rascal...

will be updated next time! We are thrilled to be welcoming proprietor Jan Schrem and winemaker Shaun Richardson of Clos Pegase to the Club on Friday, August 21. We will be tasting a selection of estate and reserve wines paired with a lovely menu created by Chef Michael Munoz. Stay tuned - this sold-out event promises to be a convivial evening, with an amusing presentation of Bacchus the Rascal (The God of Wine throughout Art History).

See you at the Club!

Larissa Lorian

Member Services Manager

A City Club Affaire- Sunday, October 4, 2009

The City Club of San Francisco invites you to our A City Club Affaire
Wedding & Event Show on Sunday, October 4, 2009 from 11am-3pm.

Don’t miss this special opportunity to meet The City Club’s preferred partners in our beautiful venue. We promise you will find just the right collection of experts for your next event.

We are proud to feature the following partners:

Amy Kushel Bride

Arrowood Photography

Artists in Music

Bay Music and Entertainment

Blueprint Studios

Branch Out

Cakework

California Chocolate Fountains

California Parking Valet

Carol Irvine Photography

Carolyn Wong Cakes

Chapin Court Salon

Classic Party Rentals

Darcy Padilla Photography

Denon & Doyle

Dilek Sezen

Dot the I Designs

Dreams on a Dime

Elle MusicEntire Productions

Floramor Studios

Floreal

Galleria Park Hotel

Have Your Cake

Hyegraph Invitations & Calligraphy

Jade Studio Productions

Jay Kelly Photography

Justin Fone Productions

Karina Marie Diaz Lifestyle Photographer

Kimpton Hotels

La Tavola Linen

Mandarin Oriental

Marianne Kent & Bay City

Mosaic Transportation

Nancy Liu Chin

Napa Valley Linens

Omni Hotels

San Francisco Brides Magazine

Sibby's Cupcakes

Simayof

Sound in Motion

Stacey Miller Designs

Sylvie Gil Photography

The Buttercream Studios

Thomas Hughes Video

Under the Chuppah

Well Rehearsed



Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and champagne mimosas provided by The City Club, a full day schedule of live entertainment so that you can sample sounds from our collection of artists, tasty treats from our dessert partners, a copy of San Francisco Brides Magazine, and the opportunity to meet in person with all of our premier partners.


Complimentary Admission
Complimentary Valet Parking will be available.
Please register at http://www.cityclubsf.com/

Here Comes the Sun

What makes the City Club such a special space for a Wedding Ceremony’s is the look you can create. Our large windows in the City Club Café receive great light depending on the month, time of year, and of course the weather. A wedding in April whom hosted their ceremony here had one of the best afternoon “Sun’s” that I have seen.

The couples’ wedding colors were hues of red & pink. The Café became a red, pink, and amber haven! With the blush floral hues framing our fireplace, red & pink chinese parasols, afternoon sun, the beautiful gold & silver ceilings of the City Club, and our orginal white stretch calf skin walls, the room lit up just in time for the Bride to walk down the aisle! To make everything complete, she walked down the aisle to the song “Here Comes the Sun”. The perfect song to the most perfect sunset.

Thanks to Charlie Gesell photography, he captured the perfect photos for the occasion, photographing every color of the room that the Bride & Groom dreamed of. Please visit his work and more photos of Diana & Jay’s sunny ceremony at http://www.charliegesellphotography.com/. Charlie can also be reached at cgesell@sprynet.com, and 707 494-9698.

-Alison Angelo
Sales & Catering Manager

Have you been Well Rehearsed?

If you are a new couple planning your upcoming wedding celebration, don’t lose thought of the Mother of the Groom. She can be your biggest resource, your biggest supporter, and is probably just as thrilled and excited as the Bride, that her son is now getting married!

And most importantly the Mother of the Groom creates the kick- off celebration to your BIG day!

Rehearsal dinner planning is something that most couples do not think about until much later in the planning, but they don’t have to. Kathy Goodman from Well Rehearsed is the best resource for her special niche market, Rehearsal Dinners.

Not only will Kathy customize and create a memorable and unique celebration, but she will work directly with the Mother of the Groom to help make your celebration one of a kind, personal, and of course enjoyable by all.

Groom’s here’s something for you!
The Groom’s Checklist:

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Bride’s- if you were running out of tasks for your groom-

Think Kathy Goodman, Well Rehearsed, Rehearsal Dinner-

Then sit back and enjoy your pre-wedding surprises and celebrations created especially for you!

Don’t miss an upcoming event hosted by Well Rehearsed and Nieman Marcus, Palo Alto

Kathy Goodman and Well Rehearsed will also be featured at our upcoming A City Club Affaire, scheduled for Sunday, October 4, 2009.

Happy Planning!
Michelle Kimmins-Director of Sales & Catering