November 2014 issue - MarinaCityClub.net

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Oh Calcutta!
November 2014
Thanksgiving
Champagne Brunch
FREE POUR CHAMPAGNE
FRESH ORANGE JUICE
AND
Chilled Gulf Shrimp and Snow Crab Claws with
Cocktail Sauce and Lemons
Norwegian Style Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese,
Shaved Onions and Bagels
Breakfast Pastries, Rolls, Muffins
Danishes, and Croissants
COLD STATION
Baby Spinach Salad Bar with toppings and dressings
Caesar Salad – Anchovies, Garlic Croutons,
Shaved Parmesan
Chicken Waldorf Salad
y popular demand, the
MCC Social Committee
has arranged to have
Karaoke night return once again.
This very popular event will be
held on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from
8 to 10 p.m. in the dining room.
Come see the “golden voices”
of MCC perform, along with those
of us who aren’t quite so talented.
Everyone is invited to
participate in this very fun
evening.
The karaoke night will be MC’d
by Karaoke professional Gina
Mooring of LA Sings Karaoke.
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$38.95 Adults
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$17 Children
12 and under
.95
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Omelets and Belgian Waffles prepared to order
BREAKFAST FAVORITES & HOT ENTREES
Traditional Eggs Benedicts, Crispy Bacon and Sausages
Cinnamon French Toast
Cheese Blintzes with Strawberry Sauce
Filet of Sole with Roasted Shallot Beurre Blanc Sauce
Idaho Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Sweet Yams with Roasted Marshmallows
Country Style Sage Cornbread Stuffing
Honey Glazed Baby Carrots and Wax Bean Casserole
CARVING STATION
Slow Oven Roasted Black Angus Prime Rib with
Au Jus and Horseradish
Butter Basted Oven Roasted Tom’s Turkey
with Cranberry Orange Sauce and Giblet Gravy
Honey Cured Baked Ham with Sweet and Sour Sauce
DESSERTS
Chocolate Fountain with toppings
Traditional Thanksgiving Desserts
Assorted Pastries and Cupcakes
Fresh Seasonal Fruit
Variety of Gelato flavors and much more
Children 5 and under
are free!
Tax and Gratuity Additional
Reservations
required
with a
credit card
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11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Calcutta Champions Mio Charles
and Jim Richards (story on pg 4)
November 27
Restaurant News
By Candace Miller,
Food & Beverage Director
To help with Holiday Planning,
the December events are listed below:
Hanukah Buffet
Wednesday, December 17th
from 6-10 p.m.
Member Holiday Party
appy Thanksgiving month! We
just love November here in the
restaurant. We get to share the
“chilly” part of the year with you, while
stuffing ourselves for Thanksgiving, and
then moving straight into the Holiday
season!
If you’ve missed Monday Night Football
in the dining room, here is your reminder!!
We have the games on the TVs at low
volume and a tasty Slider and Happy Hour
menu to accompany the games.
Your Social Committee has themed
Friday, 11/14 as a “Black and White Bash”
with Summerwind. Attire in black and
white encouraged to go with our black
and white themed food menu. Let’s get
some great photos for our newsletter by
having everyone in black and white!
Our beloved Thanksgiving Champagne
Brunch will be held on Thursday, November
27th. Price is $38.95++ per person, children
12 and under are $17.95, and under 5 are
free! Hours: 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., with a
String Duet from 12-3 p.m. Following the
holiday, the 3rd floor dining room will be
Closed on Friday the 28th, and reopen for
regular business hours on Monday,
December 1st. The City Café will remain
open through Saturday and Sunday,
however closed 11/28 as well.
Veteran’s Day is Tuesday, 11/11/14 and
we are excited that Herman Jordan, long
time member and veteran, is going to be
showing his collection of war planes and
air crafts in the dining room from 6-9 p.m.
We encourage all those that served, or
have a family member that served, stop by
to see the collection. We will have special
cakes dedicated to each Service
department and invite everyone to bring a
picture of themselves or family member in
uniform to place around the cakes to
honor and remember all who have served
this great country.
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Friday, December 19th
from 6-11:30 p.m.
RESTAURANT CLOSURE
December 22nd to December 30th
Reopen for Gatsby’s NYE!!!!
The Great Gatsby’s NYE Event!
Wednesday, December 31st
Reservations are being taken in the Restaurant
beginning 11/17, held with a credit card, at the hostess
stand or call Ext 215. Price will be $85, all inclusive,
with a champagne toast and gourmet buffet and
cocktail hour. We will take reservations up until the
19th and infrequently return messages during our
closure from 22nd-30th. To ensure your reservation
with NO delay, we encourage you to call before the 19th.
Let’s get all “Dolled up”for the Cat’s Meow party of the
Year! The night is shaping up to flow like this: Doors open at
7:30 p.m., Cocktail hour from 7:30-9 p.m., dinner seatings
begin at 8:45 p.m.; buffet opens at 8:30 p.m. and goes until
11:30 p.m. The Band will play from 8-midnight and ring us
into the New Year!
We look forward to seeing you all soon!
~The Restaurant & Café Staff
Bella Mar Salon
invites you to
stop by for a
Wine & Cheese
Social Event
Wednesday
November 19thth
from
from 6-??8
6-??8 p.m.
p.m.
Salon Phone Number:
310-305-4009
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5
Come by and meet the
expanded team and
check us out!
We are located down
the hall from the Gym
MARINA CITY CLUB
4333 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 822-0611
www.marinacityclub.net
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mark Fleischman
President
Jerry Simonoff
Vice President/Treasurer
Carole Barlin
Secretary
Tom Hallick
Director
Milton Condon
Director
RESTAURANT CORPORATION
BOARD
Mark Fleischman
Co-President
Marie Rassman
Co-President
MCC CLUB COUNCIL
Don Mantarro
Carole Barlin
Vivienne Versace
Tommie Jackson
Mike Pagani
MARINA CITY CLUB STAFF
Alexandria Pollock
General Manager
Catriona McCarthy
Assistant Manager
Rose Judkins
Director of Resident Services
Susan Stohrer
Director of Fitness Center
Gene Desrochers
Tennis Director
Mark Baldus
Director of Engineering
Levood Lopez
Director of Property Services
MARINA LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE
Marina Lifestyle Magazine
is a monthly publication of
the Marina City Club.
For editorial information,
please contact the
Executive Office:
phone:
(310) 822-0611, Ext. 236
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Message
from the President
By Mark Fleischman, President of the Marina City Club
Condominium Owners Association, Inc.
[email protected]
his is to bring you up to date on what has happened at the Marina City Club during
this past month. Alexandria Pollock (Lexie) has taken over as Seabreeze manager of
the MCC and has been busy familiarizing herself with the staff, property, and its
various issues. After consultation with the Board and a number of homeowners, she is
concentrating on Property Services regarding security issues and we will hear more from
her soon.
In regard to gate security, we have developed a system where we can speed up
admissions through the gate by emailing your request three plus hours before your
visitors arrive to [email protected] with your name, unit #, and the name of
your visitor. This way, the green car ID form will be filled out in advance and in the hands
of the gate attendant, which we expect will speed up the line.
I’m happy to report that the aerobic floor in the gym has been completed and a
proposal has been entered into for repairs to the men’s sauna as well as preventative
maintenance on the women’s sauna. The agreement, which was signed October 16th,
provides for completion within 45 days.
Many of you may have noticed that you are getting emails in regard to emergency
building issues, i.e.: water shut offs for repairs etc., however, we only have 200 or so
email addresses. The Board and Management would appreciate it if you would send
your email address to [email protected] so that you can be added to the list to
receive this important information.
Also we still need more volunteers for Floor Captains regarding emergency
preparedness so please consider this and send your contact information to
[email protected] if you are interested.
Management and the Board are exploring prices for earthquake insurance to cover
the building and will be back to you within the next few months. However, it is possible
to get individual earthquake insurance issued by Safeco Insurance and backed by CEA
at reasonable rates, which would cover the contents and improvements in your unit as
well as assessments up to $75,000, which may be levied as a result of earthquake
damage. This can be written by any insurance broker.
fax:
(310) 578-4905
e-mail:
[email protected]
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amazing
Karen Berliner
tournament this
and Carlos
year. Although we did not
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raise much cash for the
second place
Boys & Girls Club of Venice
($402), we did have a great
weekend of camaraderie
and exceptional
sportsmanship. Every player
showed genuine concern
for fairness. The athletes
were jovial with one
another throughout, even
Calcutta
when the big money was
Champions
on the line in the latter
Jim Richards
stages of the tournament.
and Mio
Ten teams entered, but Charles
unfortunately, only four
teams could finish "in the money."
In the finals of the Gold Division
with a newcomer to the Calcutta,
we had Sheelagh Boyd teamed
Linda Fuller. On the other side of
with Mike Skolnik against the
the net were Maureen
fearsome duo of Barbara Rubin
Hunt (last year's Calcutta
Elliot Nache and
and Jack Hubka. This match was champ) teamed with Carl
Linda Fuller:
a barn burner, with the outcome
Hoppe, another Calcutta
3rd place winners
in doubt to the very last point. In
virgin. Linda and Elliot
the end, Skolnik and Boyd took
proved to be too much
the Gold trophy 32-28, 31-32, 32and with a deft blend of
Mike Skolnik and
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battle in the first two sets.
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high level tennis and never let Carlos
two lowest handicapped teams
and Karen get rhythm or position
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COURT WASHING SCHEDULE
Courts 1 & 2
Tuesday, November 4
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Court 3
Tuesday, November 11
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Court 4
Tuesday, November 11
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Courts 5 & 6
Tuesday, November 18
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Gene's Tip
of the Month
“Loosen Up
Your Grip”
ow tightly should a tennis
player grip the racket?
This is one of my all-time
favorite questions because it is so
crucial to a player's development. The short
answer: "Not very." I would say on average, for
most tennis strokes, the grip tightness can be rated
on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being a death-grip
you'd use to choke out Charles Manson if he were
in your house and a 1 being barely keeping the
racket in your hand.
If you are a beginner, I would recommend you
hold the racket about 10-20% tighter than
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recommended here. Once you've established your
strokes and are hitting the sweet-spot consistently,
loosen up.
For groundstrokes, hold a 3 or 4 out of 10; for
volleys a 3-5, depending on the speed of the
incoming ball, but still, loose is preferable. For the
serve and overhead, a 2-3 is best. You really only
want to grip the racket tight enough so that it doesn't
fly out of your hand or become unstable at impact. If
you are out of position or off-balance, you may have
to firm up your grip because your lack of stability in
your core muscles will have to be compensated for
by your extremities (arm, hand, and wrist). If you are
in good position and have good balance, then keep
your grip as loose as possible.
I realize this sounds counter-intuitive, however, if
you want a smoother, more powerful swing, a loose
grip is paramount to generate racket-head speed
(rhs), the backbone of advanced and improving
tennis players' strokes.
Think about a whip versus a two-by-four board.
Which goes faster at its fastest point? Although I'd like
to say the whip's tip breaks the speed of sound, that
theory is still in dispute, however, I can safely say that
the tip of a whip goes faster than the tip of a board
at its fastest point. Therefore, the more whip-like the
tip of your tennis racket is, the faster your rhs, and the
more power you will impart on the tennis ball.
In addition to power, a relaxed grip also relaxes
the body and mind, putting you more in control of
your movements and decisions when playing a
match. Anxiety is your enemy on the tennis court.
Developing a looser grip will create less tension and a
more relaxed attitude that translates into better
strokes, and eventually into wins.
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Susan Stohrer, Fitness Director
www.marinacityclub.net
Tuesday,
November 11th
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In honor of
Veteran’s Day,
Herman Jordan
will be showing
his collection of
war planes & air crafts
in the dining room
from 6-9 p.m.
Fitness Center Hours
for Thanksgiving Weekend:
Wednesday, Nov 26
5:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. (regular day & classes)
Thursday, November 27
(Thanksgiving Day)
7 a.m.-1 p.m. (modified class schedule)
Friday, November 28
7a.m.-8 p.m. (reg. class sched.-weekend hrs)
Saturday, November 29
7 a.m.-8 p.m. (regular class schedule)
Sunday, November 30
7 a.m.-8 p.m. (regular class schedule)
Club Council
Meeting
Tuesday, November 13
5:30 p.m.
Galaxy Room
Meetings take place every
other month and are open to
all MCC members (residents
and non-residents).
We look forward to your
participation in these
meetings regarding your club.
Sunday
Monday
Monday
Night
Football
Schedule
2 Early Bird
Indianapolis
Colts
at
New York
Giants
☛
9
Carolina
Panthers
at
Philadelphia
Eagles
☛
16
Pittsburg
Steelers
at
Tennessee
Titans
☛
23
Baltimore
at
New Orleans
☛
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November 2014
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
SAVE THE DATE:
Tennis Holiday Party – Friday, December 5
Hanukah Buffet – Wednesday, December 17
Member Holiday Party – Friday, December 19
New Year’s Eve – Wednesday, December 31
3 Bridge Night 4
Third Floor
dining room
closed,
however
City Café is
open from
7a.m.-3 p.m.!
1
6 Dining &
7
Prix Fixe
Dinner
Specials
13 Dining &
14
Prix Fixe
Dinner
Specials
20 Dining &
21
Third Floor
dining room
closed,
however
City Café is
open from
7a.m.-3 p.m.!
27
28
Third Floor
dining room
closed,
however
City Café is
open from
7a.m.-3 p.m.!
5 Prix Fixe
Specials
Early Bird Spec. Cardio Tennis
8:30-9:30 a.m.
5-6:30 p.m.
$11.95++
Monday Night Taco Tuesday Court 3
Football - $3.25 Prix Fixe
Early Bird Spec.
sliders, Happy Dinner
5-6:30 p.m.
hour til 9 p.m. Specials
Early Bird
10 Bridge Night 11 Cardio Tennis12
Specials
Early Bird Spec. 8:30-9:30 a.m.
5-6:30 p.m.
Court 3
$11.95++
Monday Night Taco Tuesday
Football - $3.25
Early Bird Spec.
Prix Fixe Spec.
sliders, Happy
5-6:30 p.m.
Veteran’s Day
hour til 9 p.m. War plane display
Early Bird
17 Bridge Night 18 Cardio Ten. 19
Specials
Early Bird Spec. 8:30-9:30 a.m.
5-6:30 p.m.
Early Bird Spec.
$11.95++
Monday Night
Taco Tuesday 5-6:30 p.m.
Football - $3.25
Karaoke
sliders, Happy Prix Fixe
Night
Dinner
hour til 9 p.m. Specials
8-10 p.m.
Early Bird
24 Bridge Night25
26
Specials
Cardio Tennis
Early Bird Spec.
5-6:30 p.m.
8:30-9:30 a.m.
$11.95++
Monday Night
Court 3
Football - $3.25 Taco Tuesday
sliders, Happy Prix Fixe
Early Bird Spec.
hour til 9 p.m. Dinner
5-6:30 p.m.
Specials
Saturday
Dinner
Specials
Third Floor
Dancing w/
dining room
The Vic
closed,
Moraga Band
however
Happy Hour
City Café is
5-7 p.m.
open from
7a.m.-3 p.m.!
(Bar only)
8
Third Floor
Dancing w/
dining room
Summerwind
closed,
Black & White
however
City Café is
Bash
open from
Happy Hour
7a.m.-3 p.m.!
5-7 p.m.
Dancing w/
DJ Tom Foley
Happy Hour
5-7 p.m.
(Bar only)
Thanksgiving
Champagne
Dining Room
Brunch
Closed
11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Jazz Quartet from
12 - 3:30 p.m.
15
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www.marinacityclub.net
Welcome New Members
Chris Burgy
Mio Charles
Christine Conner
Timothy & Daryl
Dr. Stanley Frileck
Marvin Goodfriend
Seiji Hara
Jill Hawkins
Suzanne Heiffer
Charles Lassman
Carolyn Lawrence
Michele Lee
Michelle Leigh
Frank & Sieglinde Leutner
Shanon Marks
Michael O’Conner
Diana Palazzolo
Paul Peress
Jacqlyn Rainier
Thomas Steward
Shahira Tadross
Rami & Sara Tochterman
Steve & Janet Welch
Michelle White
Andrea Willer
Sandra Zebi
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Monday Night
Football
Flat Screens behind the Bar
Large Big Screen in the Dining Room
Sliders
Bacon Cheddar
Pulled Pork
Portobello
Mushroom
French Fry Plates
Parmesan and
Rosemary
$3.25++
Chili
Cheese
$3.75++
regular menu and weekly specials also available
Prix Fixe
Menu Specials
on
Tuesday & Thursday
each week
for
$16.95
plus tax and tip
Choose from
a soup or salad
for course one
main entrée
for course two
and dessert
for course three
4333 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
310.822.0611
www.marinacityclub.net