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See the photos of our Karaoke Night HERE!
See the photos of our Pig Roast HERE!
See the "Casablanca" setting for Governor's Ball 2008 HERE!
SSee the photos of our Governor's Ball 2007 HERE!
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April Event Report
Several more impromptu evenings were enjoyed last month. Movie Night paid homage to the late, great Charlton Heston with a presentation of "Ben Hur". We thank Patty & Paul Cecere for hosting the evening, as well as promoting the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The club was also faced with the dilemma of selecting white house wines for the year. A mid-week Wine Tasting , hosted by April Feldman & Patty Cecere brought a dozen-or-so discerning palates to post their ballots.
We thank Robert Moment, who hatched the idea of an adult Wii Party. Although it wasn't as well-attended as we had hoped, we did learn that our tweens & teens might like it a lot more! If anyone wants to host a Wii party for them...
The much-anticipated Disco Party Day was well worth the wait! DJ "Twin Daddy" pulled double duty as we inaugurated the Racquet Club's new PA system. Twin Daddy, AKA Dave Steck, threw down some serious Jams for the junior set pumping up the late, late afternoon's Baby Disco . It was "bedtime be damned" as about thirty children under the age of seven got their first real taste of the night life. The little kids rocked the house, as the ballroom was converted into...well a ballroom, replete with an over the top assortment of stage and disco lights all synched up and hooked up to computers, projectors and sound sensors. Gabriella and Nora provided face painting and hand stamping services. The kids played a game of "Freeze Dancing", a Hula Hoop game, stomped on bubble wrap, and tumbled on mats. Juice boxes and snacks were served to the children. About 30 parents relaxed and enjoyed beverages in our upper bar while keeping a close eye on their children. A very generous friend of Hestia ordered huge cupcakes which were delivered right to the party. We thank Hestia DeVries for her assistance, as well as Robert Moment and Patty Gamba, who offered their bartending skills. What a success! We heartily thank Dave Steck for selecting, purchasing, installing and operating a great a sound system for our club!
As the day turned to night it was the adults' turn. The small yet appreciative crowd was treated to what was one of the finest DJ experiences this club has ever seen at the Adult Disco . Augmented by some period costume, the music and dancing went on till well after the witching hour. Special bartending props go to Patty Schumann, who after safely seeing that their kids were in bed, returned to the club and took a spell behind the bar mixing specialty drinks and shooters to everyone's surprise and delight. At the end of the evening the ceremonial bottle of Goldschlagger was bestowed upon our very own disco diva, Claire Miko, for best dressed, best dancer and best attitude. We all revisited with Claire's help on how to do the Hustle...so, like, where is Tony Manero when you really need him? Special mention goes Robert Moment for wearing more gold chains than Mr. T, and to Patty Cecere for braving an ancient set of hot rollers to get her hair to look just like Farrah Fawcett's classic 'do. Extra special mention for the all those sporting the Mad Threads and Bad Lids! General consensus was we got ourselves one hot dance spot up on the hill.Governor's Ball 2008: "Casablanca"
Photo Courtesy Paul Cecere
Sixty-five guests were transported back in time to Rick's Café Americain at this year's "Casablanca" -themed Governors' Ball . It all started with an idea dreamed up by Karin White. Her creativity provided the catalyst for a full-week's flurry of decorating. The plan could not have been pulled off without the artistic vision, direction, and round-the-clock toil by Paul Cecere. His impeccable attention to detail - especially lighting - accomplished a special mood for the evening. Karin and Paul were assisted by a few "elves" (Jill Feldman, Karen Lorence and Claire Miko), who sewed reams of fabric and generally helped hang, tape, staple-gun, cut, paste, arrange, and schlep. Thank you, Dennis Lindsay, for donating several lanterns, oil lamps, etc. to complete the setting. It was absolutely wonderful!
Plenty of other tasks were carried out by other members of our Board of Governors: Patty Cecere (our self-professed "worker bee") rolled up her sleeves and washed dishes and glassware the night before the event. She, Maura Laverty, and Patty Gamba led the crew to get all the tables set. Maura also arranged for a delicious meal to be catered by An American Bistro. Everyone agreed that the food was flavorful and perfectly prepared - a difficult feat when pre-cooked food is delivered! (She also whipped up a batch of homemade chocolate-covered strawberries for us.) Thanks go to all those board members and guests who donated scrumptious hors d'oeuvres for the cocktail hour. We must thank Gabriella Gamba for her assistance too - including washing out centerpiece bowls & salt/pepper shakers!
Lastly, we have to thank Patty Gamba - in particular - who took all the RSVP's (including entrée choices), arranged for the DJ, purchased hors d'oeuvres, dessert & other odd & ends, figured out table seating, filled out place cards...and covered all the other details that everyone else would forget! Thank you so much, Patty.
Other March Event Recaps
Last month's Movie Night brought another cozy crowd to the lower bar, this time to see a couple of new films: Across the Universe , and No Reservations . We thank Claire Miko for picking up the flicks & organizing the night.
Our annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration was a smaller affair than usual; several of our regulars we not able to attend this year, including Rosemary Beirne! Rosemary still found the time to arrange purchase of the food (all delicious!) and to line up the highly-talented Irish Step Dancers and live Irish Band for everyone's entertainment. She also coordinated and assembled the lovely gift baskets (donated by Patty & Joe Gamba, Mary Liberatore, Daphne Romeo, and Jill & Larry Feldman), which were raffled off to some lucky guests. Laura Weinfield, Dot Hackett & Kevin McInerney graciously stepped in to help Jim Beirne run the event. Aodhan Beirne was a great help, as well. Thank you all for your hard work!
February Event Recap
A full house of football fans came and enjoyed Super Bowl Sunday on the big screen this year. Pot-luck fare and a steady flow of drinks (served up by new Head Bartender, Dawn) kept everyone happy - although it was one of the most exciting games in Super Bowl history! Go Giants! We thank members of the bar committee, including Laura Weinfield & Dot Hackett, who set up the spread and cleaned up afterwards.
Forty-or-so people cozied into the bar for another round of Adult Karaoke last month. The "usual suspects" entertained us with a couple of new additions to the mix, including Robert 'I Hate Karaoke' Moment doing a great rendition of "Brick House". Now that he's got the bug, we're hard-pressed to wrench the mike from his hand! Karin White was also new on the scene. "To Sir with Love" and "Cabaret" were made memorable with her sultry voice. Other notable performances were Claire Miko & gals doing "At The Hop", Paul Cecere singing that he can't be with a woman who gets "Drunker Than Me" as well as "I'm Your Vehicle", and Phyllis Cavaliere & friend Ellen doing "Mambo Italiano". Thanks go to Paul Cecere for setting up our stage. And thanks, once again, to Patty Gamba for arranging the gig, buying the food, cleaning up & doing whatever else that needed doing. It always proves to be a fun night!
The latest installment of our Friday Night Movie had a small gathering of movie-lovers. The romantic comedy "Moonstruck" was chosen in conjunction with Valentine's Day. Thank you, Maura Laverty, for hosting this session.
Close to 30 people attended our combination Bonfire Night/Chili Cookoff, making it a great success. Our three chili winners: Dave Steck in 1 st place, Mary Kay Moment in 2nd place and Matt Kraweic in 3rd . Honorable mention goes to William Kraweic who also made his own batch, and to Jennifer Ringstad for her delicious cherry cobbler! We thank Mike Smith & Anne Marie O'Keefe as well as Charles Baker for their wood donations. Hestia DeVries and Patty Schumann deserve praise for organizing the children's activities. We appreciate all those families who came and supported our efforts. Thanks go to Robert Moment and especially to Karin White for organizing the chili event.
January Event Recap
Two more Friday Movie Nights were held on our big screen in January. Our FOTC (Friends of the Cinema) movie committee conducted in-depth email discussions in order to select the movies to be shown. A return to the quaint olden days of party lines (remember what those are?) and white-gloved dinners took place with the showing of Pillow Talk, starring Doris Day & Rock Hudson. Two weeks later, Big Night was screened, with Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub (of Wings and Monk fame) as Italian brothers trying to make a go of the restaurant business on the Jersey Shore. The food was enough to make your mouth water! The “double feature” of the night was completed with live coverage of the women’s final of the Australian Open. We thank Patty & Paul Cecere for obtaining the films & setting things up for us.
Our first Kids’ Saturday Movie Matinee was a great success with 20 kids and almost as many adults in attendance. Armed with juice boxes & goldfish crackers and sitting in small folding chairs, the kids were all really well-behaved watching Madagascar. Those who lost interest in the movie went up into the playroom to play quietly and would pop back in occasionally. The children all got up and danced during the music parts. Parents enjoyed cocktails and snacks on the couches and actually enjoyed the movie too! Others took turns watching the kids in the playroom. Gabriella Gamba did an excellent job of distributing the snacks, corralling the kids and playing with the younger ones in the playroom. It was fun – for everyone! Our thanks go to Patty Schumann & Dave Steck for making it all happen.
Our annual Indoor Tennis Party was again held at Yonkers Indoor on a chilly January night. More than 30 players joined in a four hour round robin session. All six courts were active all night long with six-game match ups. Groups were continually formed at random as players came off the courts. It all ran quite smoothly, thanks to Wendy Bodner’s organization, and a little “fortification” of fabulous finger food, soft drinks & wine too!
The kids had a great time at our first Kid’s Bowling Party. A light attendance gave the kids many turns on the lanes. Thanks go to Stuart McPhee for maintaining order and troubleshooting the pin setters, to Nora Byrne for volunteering to supervise the children outdoors when they decided to take a “bowling break” in the playground, and especially to Karin White for organizing the day.
HOLIDAY DECORATING THANKS
Our holiday season couldn't get started without the hours of decorating time donated by a small group of creative members. Our thanks go to Matt Krawiec, Karin White, Kieran Michael Brown, Hestia DeVries, Dot Hackett, Laura Weinfield, Paul Meissner, Jennifer Ringstad, and Patty & Gabriella Gamba for "festivizing" the ballroom. Paul Cecere spent a couple of hours setting up the projector for children to watch Polar Express while their parents helped out decorating the ballroom. He & Jill Feldman transformed the lower bar with hand-made bird ornaments hung from the ceiling, new larger-than-life decorations (donated by Dennis Lindsey & Greg Vann) on the front windows, our popular bar wreath, as well as other various table arrangements. Mike D'Angelo donated the tree in the lobby. We have amassed a great collection of seasonal trimmings through members' generosity.
HOLIDAY POT-LUCK COCKTAIL
About 30 people joined together to celebrate the season at our annual Holiday Pot-Luck Cocktail Party . The decorations wowed all of us as we entered the bar, many of us wishing that we could have them up year-round. We had a feast which varied from Patty Gamba's water chestnuts wrapped in bacon and covered in BBQ sauce, Kathryn Buckley's mixed spiced nuts and sugar-coated cranberries to Bobby D's desserts. That's D for delicious! An array of delectable food was sampled throughout the evening. Some of the food contributions: chicken satay, sweet & sour meatballs, pasta salad, shrimp, Asian spring rolls, bread & pate spreads, cheese & crackers, crudités & more. We have quite a few chefs at the Racquet Club. Fiona served up drinks and Paul Cecere kept the music playing. Some guests stayed after midnight. Thank you, everyone, for your contributions & thank you, April Feldman, for organizing the night!
HOLIDAY FUND
Please join us in showing our appreciation to those staff members (houseman, bartenders, and lifeguards) on whom we've counted in 2007. If you would like to participate, please return a separate second check made out to the Racquet Club, along with the tear-off sheet at the end of the newsletter. Note "Holiday Fund" in the comments section of your check. They will appreciate your generosity this holiday season.
FAMILY KARAOKE
About 30 folks (mostly children) took part in our second session of Family Karaoke . Parents and kids alike took turns at the mike. The most popular choices were from Disney's High School Musical , High School Musical II , and the Cheetah Girls . Noteworthy performances (in no particular order) included: Alicia Figura - "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes", Anthony Figura & Christopher Gamba - "I Don't Dance", Vincent Ventarola "The Black Parade", The Moment Family - "I Won't Back Down", St. Ann's 6 th Grade Girls - "Celebration", Christopher Gamba - "Runnin' With The Devil", and Robert Moment trying to sing "Over The Moon" (from Rent) in between every song ! Everyone feasted on pizza, chips, dips & homemade brownies. Thanks again, Patty Gamba for taking care of everything!
WINTERIZING COMMITTEE
Ou r "ad hoc" Winterizing Committee performed a well-coordinated group effort a couple of weeks ago. Heavy plastic sheeting (donated by Fred & Larry Feldman) was attached to all the windows in the ballroom, kitchen, snack kitchen & office. Claire Miko, Katherine Haas, Andrew James & Karin White did the most difficult job of holding the plastic over their heads to staple it on! Richard Haas did a killer job of measuring. Maura Laverty kept us all well-fed with hors d'oeuvres. Karin went up & down those ladders like a real pro - oh right, she IS a pro! Great job on the duct-taping too, Karin. Bob D. helped outdoors to get the windows screwed tightly closed. Of course, Jill had the important job of installing staples into the staplers & generally pointing out what needed to be done! Laura Weinfield came by a little later on & helped Claire do the finishing touch of taping the kitchen window. It was all accomplished in ninety-or-so minutes. Thank you everyone!
BONFIRE NIGHT
Bonfire Night was well-attended that Friday. About 30 people, consisting of both established and new members, enjoyed mulled apple cider, S'mores, clam dip, baked bananas and more tidbits which were generously contributed. Sparklers and other harmless light sources were enjoyed. We thank everyone for their participation, Charles Baker for the wood and Robert Moment for organizing the evening.
LEBOWSKI FEST II
After a week's postponement, Lebowski Fest II was held for about 15 bowlers. After a couple of regular games, bowling got much cozier when guests shared a "Scotch" game on two lanes. These bowlers were serious - about having a good time! We thank Jason Feldman for lending his MP 3 player (and his collection of tunes), Patty Gamba, Deane Prouty & Paul Meissner for helping to set up the lights, etc. in the bowling alley, Paul Cecere for helping break things down, Jill Feldman for helping to organize the bowlers & Karen Lorence for running the whole shindig! Bowlerina promises a Year-End Round Up in our next issue.
OCTOBERFEST
A small group of folks gathered on a lovely evening for this year's Oktoberfest. Strings of lights & homemade banners gave our front porch area a biergarten atmosphere. Homemade brats, potato salad & apple strudel were washed down with several helpings of "lemon drops". We thank Patty Schumann for preparing the food and organizing the event, Maura Laverty for her tray of brats & Hestia DeVries for the decorations.
TAILGATE PARTY
A gang of football buffs partook in our Giants/Jets Tailgate Party. The club was bustling both inside and out with a football pool & trivia contest, dominoes on the front porch, tennis games & plenty of eating. Our thanks go to Scotty McCambridge, who spent much of the weekend preparing a feast which included delicious deep-fried turkey. We thank Mike Karol for organizing the event and for frying up the turkeys by the pool. Mm mm good!
MOVIE NIGHTA "baker's dozen" of moviegoers got cozy on the couches to watch The Uninvited at our latest Movie Night. We thank Paul Cecere for setting up the show, as well as Mike Karol, for obtaining the film as well as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents . We'll be showing more movies around once a month over the winter. Watch for email notices!
KID'S HALLOWEEN PARTY
Patty Gamba reports: Thanks to all our volunteers for making this year's Kids Halloween Party run smoothly and successfully. Our final count was 58 adults and 58 children. The party was great in spite of what seemed like one hurdle after another:
• Oriental trading sent the wrong stuff! - Rosemary Beirne came to the rescue with help from past years' leftover crafts.
• Costco had a power outage! - Luckily, Ilene Rosenthal picked up the cakes in time to divert a catastrophe.
• The balloon shop was closed on Sunday! - Hestia DeVries ran around and found some replacement balloons.
• A flat tire for parade leader Ray DeAngelis! - Mike Karol stepped in and led the kids around the block.
Sunny the Clown was the highlight of the day, leading the children in songs and dances. "Bubble wrap freeze dancing" was especially well-received. Everyone got to do crafts & went home with personal pumpkins and goodie bags. It was a wonderful day!
Additional thank yous go to Mary Kay Moment for picking up paper goods, to Patty Schumann for getting the pumpkins, to Ray DeAngelis for pumpkin carving, and to Abi Wright, Diane Scott et al for general setup and cleanup.
The club thanks Patty Gamba for once again heading up the Halloween committee. Her efforts included taking reservations & door check in, orchestrating ballroom decorating, supervising purchases, preparing goodie bags and more. Several "no-shows" & "show-ups" made the committee's job much more difficult with additional runs to the stores for last-minute supplies. We urge members to RSVP on time & to honor those reservations for future parties.
OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT
An Outdoor Movie Night was held to christen our newly-purchased projector. A small group shared a few laughs watching Young Frankenstein and The Pink Panther on a cool, crisp night. We thank Paul Cecere & Mike D'Angelo for setting up the system for us. We would also like to thank Mike for donating some speakers & Karen Lorence for donating a brand new receiver (with surround sound capability) to the club. We could use some more speakers & a sub-woofer in good condition. If you've got some lying around & would like to donate them, please contact the club. Oh - and keep checking your emails for the next Movie Night installment!
KARAOKE NIGHT
Fifty people had a ball at our latest Karaoke Night . Claire Miko & gals were prepared with props, this time for their rendition of the theme from Secret Agent . Trench coats, fedoras & phony handguns made everyone laugh. Richard & Phyllis Cavaliere wowed us with their terrific voices. Actually, every performance that night was worthy of our applause. Thanks again to Patty Gamba (assisted by Robert Moment, Jill Feldman, Adrienne D'Alessio & Claire Miko) for bringing us another fabulous night of songs and laughter.JULY 4TH PICNIC/TOURNAMENT
Another beautiful summer's day ushered in our annual Independence Day Picnic and Tournament . A mid-week July 4 th kept many members in town; lots of folks participated in the Mixed Doubles Fun Tournament . Our finalists this year were Robin Ricca & May SooHoo taking First Place with Bob Reape and Kim Buono taking Second Place. Congratulations to our winners and all our participants. Thank you, Paul Meissner, for organizing the tournament.
Our picnic was made possible by a crew of tireless regulars; we thank Claire Miko for chairing the event, Patty Gamba for picking up the food (again), Bob D. for manning the grill, Daphne Romeo for bringing in fruit for our morning's tennis, and general help from Rosemary Beirne, Patty Cecere, Wendy Bodner & Maura Laverty.
NEW MEMBER'S PATIO COCKTAIL PARTY
This year's New Members' Patio Cocktail Party was considered by many of the 45-50 guests who attended to be one of the best ever. People brought several great dishes & great fellowship, as well. Everyone talked, shared food and played darts late into the night. About five of our newest members made it; for those of you who couldn't - we'll see you next year - but hopefully sooner on the tennis courts, of course!
VINYL NIGHTS
Another series of Vinyl Nights brought a little music and fun that brightened up our Thursday nights. Food was brought and shared while platters were spun, often bringing a round of song or an impromptu spate of dancing. Although the nights were billed "Adults Only", some of our older kids looked forward to hanging out with club friends too - outdoors, of course! Thank you, Paul Cecere, for being our D.J. each time. Our "Final Vinyl" will be held on Thursday, August 9 th at 7:30 PM.
GAME NIGHT
A small crew of trivia buffs enjoyed our first Game Night in the lower bar. April Feldman served up a Mexican-Style meal as well as a tome of trivia games. Armed with pencils and answer pads, contestants tallied their responses on several quizzes: spelling, TV trivia, & cocktail ingredients. (What's in a Long Island Iced Tea? You don't want to know!) The evening was finished off with a competition vying the men against the women. It was a lot of laughs! Thank you, April, for coming up with a great idea.
Adult Karaoke (See Pix here!)
About 30 folks filled our lower bar with songs and laughter at our latest installment of Adult Karaoke . Our regulars keep raising the entertainment bar; each time we think they've put on the best performance possible, they outdo it the next time! Claire Miko, along with sisters Mary & Annette, and her cousin Rosemary, sashayed in sequined sashes to "Walk Like an Egyptian". Their dance routine clearly took a few rehearsals to perfect! The room was rockin' with other excellent performances by Paul Cecere ("Jessie's Girl), Larry Feldman ("You Really Got Me"), and Jill Feldman, with a perfectly stuttered version of "My Generation" as well as "Hotel California". Donna Ventarola, as always, proved her singing chops, this time with "On My Own". And the grand surprise was when Peggy Howland got up and offered stirring renditions of "Climb Every Mountain" and "I Could Have Danced All Night". Who knew? Our thanks go to Patty Gamba for organizing the event. When can we do it again, Patty?
Pig Roast Recap (See pix here!)
Twenty-odd volunteers + one roasted pig + countless hours of work = one FABULOUS day! Our sporadic not-so-annual, but definitely spectacular Pig Roast was a smashing success. After enduring a couple of postponements, much planning, meeting, and preparation, Robert Moment and his team of helpers made it happen.
We couldn't have done it without Scotty McCambridge, our Master Chef, who spent all day Friday (and then some) chopping veggies, preparing food, washing dishes, and sweltering in the kitchen. Homemade salads prepared by Scotty and Joe Harbeson accompanied burgers, dogs, chicken and the main event - a delicious roast pig. We thank Toni Buono for her assistance with cooking on Saturday morning. Karin White put her artistic talent to work on designing our special Pig Roast T-Shirts (as well as the cute watermelon pigs on the dessert table)!
Guests were greeted at the gate by Tom Harrington, with relief by Karen Lorence (who was quite creative with her wrist-ribbon tying)! A day-long set of toe-tapping tunes were provided by Joe Harbeson, who set up his studio on the front porch. The entire club grounds were utilized for various fun and games for adults and children too. An informal round robin of tennis started off the afternoon on the courts, thanks to Patty Cecere. The backyard was transformed into a bocce/croquet/horseshoe court, thanks to Jennifer Ringstad. While all this was going on, Helen Regan and Fiona McGovern feverishly mixed drinks and tapped beer (in between selling raffle tickets).
The kids were certainly not left out: Pere the Clown was a big hit with the 2 to 7 crowd (thanks to Claire Miko for hiring him). Patty Schumann organized three legged, sack, and egg run races in the back field and each kid received a medal and goodie bag for his/her participation. (Rosemary Beirne was kind enough to donate many of her pool prizes to the toddlers.) Older children were entertained with pool games, which were organized by Maura Laverty. We thank the lifeguards for their assistance!
The crew of volunteers was filled out by Rosemary Beirne, Pat Buono, Patty Cecere, Jill Feldman, Patty Gamba, Dot Hackett, Kevin McInerney, and Laura Weinfield*, who assisted Scotty in schlepping, washing dishes, cleanup, making grocery runs, and all the other behind-the-scenes stuff that ensured a smooth-running day.
*These names are listed in alphabetical order, but certainly not in order of importance. If your name was omitted, it was certainly unintentional. We appreciate you all!
GREAT VOLUNTEER WORK!
Hestia DeVries and Jennifer Ringstad (our Grounds Committee of two!) arranged for a trench running the entire length of the Van Cortlandt sidewalk to be dug on Saturday, purchased daylilies, coordinated donations of hostas, and headed-up the volunteer effort by a few hearty horticulturists on the morning of April 22 nd . The bulk of the digging was done by Hestia, Jennifer, Patty Cecere and Daphne Romeo, with assistance by Paul Meissner, Laura Weinfield and Jill Feldman. A tremendous amount of work was accomplished, even with such a small turnout of volunteers. The walkway will look fantastic as the summer progresses, and will get better year after year. We thank Karen White and Mary Kay Moment for their donations of annuals as well.
Reports contributed by: Patty Schumann - Pizza Party , Patty Gamba - Spring Fest! , Patty Cecere - Spring Planting Day .
St. Patrick's Party
This year's St. Patrick's Party brought out the Irish in all of us. Nearly 90 attendees donned their green to come and enjoy delicious traditional corned beef & cabbage, shepherd's pie, and Irish soda bread prepared by Morley's. A special thank you goes to all those who donated prizes: Mary Liberatore, the Laverty-James family, the Gamba family, and the Beirne & McManus families. We also thank Rita Concannon of Morley's for donating the beautiful Irish food basket. Most of all, we thank the Beirne family for once again organizing this successful yearly event.
Governor's Ball
Our ballroom was transformed into a Japanese tea garden, thanks to the tireless efforts of our decorating crew, all in preparation for a fabulous 2007 Governors' Ball . Karin White once again "raided" the New York City Opera warehouse to borrow lots of paper parasols, Japanese lanterns, decorative urns and floral arrangements. With her assistance, Paul Cecere put his creativity in motion to embellish every square inch of the room. The results were absolutely breathtaking! Instead of traditional flowers, table centerpieces took shape as mini Zen gardens. Parasols hung from the ceiling. The dance floor was defined by floating lights & lanterns. All 61 guests were blown away by the atmosphere he created. We also thank Claire Miko & Jill Feldman for their decorating assistance. Thanks go to April Feldman & Patty Cecere for pre-washing all the dishes & setting all the tables. We all enjoyed the delicious meal from American Bistro, the great hors d'oeuvres contributed by our board members, and the lively music and dancing. Can't wait for next year!
Upcoming Events
Season Opener Brunch & Open House
Sun May 4th, 11a-1p
Sun May 25th
Picnic, Tourney & Outdoor games
Open Houses
5/4, 5/10, 5/18 1-4p
Sun, May 16th 7pm
Sun May 25th (rain 5/26)
Playgroup Annual Tag Sale
Sat May 31 (Rain 6/1)
Our ballroom is available for rent for your event! Call or email the club for details
SOCIAL EVENTS AT THE RACQUET CLUB!
- We have gatherings all year long, including these traditional events:
Memorial Day - July 4th
- Labor Day picnics
- Summer BBQs and Family Day
- Hawaiian Night at the Pool
- Halloween Costume Party
- Kids Parade and Crafts
- Holiday Governors Ball Dinner and Dance
- St. Patrick's Day Festival
- Theme Bowling Parties
- Musical and Theatrical Events
Lakeside Drive and Glenbrook Avenue
Yonkers NY 10705
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