The Hartford Club Newsletter

The Hartford Club Newsletter
What's Happening?
2016 March
A Note From The Hartford Club Management
The Hartford Club is off and running with new members and
exciting member events! Thank you to everyone who came out for
the Mardi Gras Celebration as well as the Valentine's Day dinners.
We hope you and your sweetheart enjoyed Chef Tripp's menu. We
would love to see your photos of your evening(s) at the
club! Please email your photos to Elizabeth Goslee
([email protected]).
Club Information
Hours of Operation
Business Offices
Monday-Friday
9:00am-5:30pm
We have many exciting events coming up this season for
everyone! Please keep an eye out for upcoming emails complete
with event information and menus.
The 'Be Our Guest' dinner campaign will continue until March 31,
2016. Join us for lunch or dinner and upon completion of your
meal, select a sealed envelope (ask your server). Bring the sealed
envelope back when you return to dine and our dining room
manager will open the envelope to reveal a complimentary treat. It
could be anything from a complimentary, cocktail, appetizer,
entree or dessert**. Contact the Front Desk for complete details!
*February 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016 | **Not valid on private catering events
Again, a huge thank you to Cashman & Katz for their release of
The Club's new ad campaign complete with TV commercials,
internet banner ads, billboard ads (I-84 & I-91 in Hartford) along
with radio advertisements.
Clubhouse
Continental Breakfast
Mon-Fri 7:30-9:30am
Lunch Service
Mon-Fri 11:30-2:00pm
Dinner Service
Tues-Sat 5:30-8:00pm
Happy Hour
Wed-Fri 5:00-7:00pm
Club Closed
Sundays (Year Round)
Saturday-Monday (July & Aug)
Reservations are Highly
Suggested for Dining
We Hope to See You at The Club Soon!!
-Hartford Club Management
Event Spotlight
Committee Meetings
Interested in joining a Hartford Club committee?
& Member Events
Contact Us
Main Phone/Reservations
(860) 522-1271
General Manager-Tom Natola
ext. 264
[email protected]
Join in on any of the meetings below. Contact Elizabeth
Goslee [email protected] or Justina
Santiago [email protected]
if you would like additional information on each
committee.
Community Committee
Wednesday, March 9th | 6:00pm
Membership Committee
Wednesday, March 9th | 12:00pm
Program Committee
Friday March, 11th | 5:00pm
Texas Hold 'Em
Tuesday, March 1st | 6:30pm
Avid player or want to learn? Join your fellow
members for an evening of poker. Be sure to
bring your poker face! Cocktails and dinner
service available on Member Ticket while you play!
Breakfast Club
Wednesday, March 2nd | 8:00am
Come warm up with Chef Tripp's specialty
breakfast stations as well as danish, pastries,
fresh fruit, coffee, Harney & Sons teas andfresh
fruit juices. Invite your friends, colleagues and
fellow members. $10.00++ per Person
Business Networking Forum
Wednesday, March 2nd | 5:30pm
Featured Speaker: Catherine Smith-Department
of Economic and Community Development
Commissioner
Topic: Strengthening Connecticut's Economic
Competitiveness
Complimentary Event
Hartt School Orechestra Performance
Thursday, March 3rd | 6:30pm
Join Us for a private orchestra performance from
Dr. Edward Cumming and his 48 piece student
orchestra. Chef Tripp will be preparing an elegant dinner buffet
complete with a carving station and dessert. Space is limited so
RSVP today! $35.00++ per Person
Wine Club
Executive Chef-Leslie Tripp
ext. 263
[email protected]
Controller-Will Raddatz
ext. 219
[email protected]
Accounting-Karin Fogal
ext. 218
[email protected]
Catering-Elizabeth Goslee
ext. 221
[email protected]
Membership-Justina Santiago
ext. 299
[email protected]
Member Events-Elizabeth
Goslee
ext. 221
[email protected]
Dress Code
Business Casual is the
accepted form of dress in
all areas of the Club with
the exception of the Main
Dining Room on Friday and
Saturday evenings. Jacket
and tie are appropriate and
encouraged on all floors of
the Club. Jackets are
required in the Main Dining
Room on Friday and
Saturday evenings.
The following are NOT
acceptable: Denim of any
kind, shorts, athletic
attire, ripped or worn
clothing, sneakers, sport
sandals, flip flops, t
shirts or other collarless
shirts.
This dress code is
applicable to Members,
Guests, and Private Event
attendees. It is the
Tuesday, March 8th | 6:30pm
Member's responsibility to
Wine Club has returned for the year! This month
inform their guests of the
we will featuring the Benzinger Family Winery in
dress code.
Sonoma, CA. Ray McKenna from AS Goodman
will be presenting various wines from the winery along with Chef
Tripp's delicious dinner buffet. Don't miss out on this amazing
selection of wines that you may add to your wine bin.
$35.00++ per Person
Talk of the Town
Thursday, March 10th | 5:30pm
Featured Speaker: Mark Borton-Executive
Director of Hartford Health Works
Check Out our
New Website
www.hartfordclub.com
Cigar Lounge Happy
Hour
Tuesday-Thursday
4:00-8:00pm
The cigar lounge bar has
Topic: Details to Follow...
Complimentary Event
been revived again! The bar
will be fully staffed on
Tuesday-Thursday nights.
Cigar Dinner
Lounge menu is also
Tuesday, March 15th | 5:30pm
available.
Bring one, bring all for our monthly cigar dinner.
Start with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the
cigar lounge followed by a sit down dinner
complete with appetizer, entree and dessert.
$50.00++ per Person (BYOC)
Communal Table
Wednesdays
11:30-2:00pm
Join fellow members at our
communal lunch table on
Bridge Club
Tuesday, March 15th | 6:00pm
A fan of bridge? Or interested in honing your
skills? Join us for our monthly Bridge Club in the
Members Lounge. Food and beverage available
on member ticket.
Breakfast Club
Wednesday, March 16th | 8:00am
Come warm up with Chef Tripp's specialty
breakfast stations as well as danish, pastries,
fresh fruit, coffee, Harney & Sons teas and fresh
fruit juices. Invite your friends, colleagues and
fellow members. $10.00++ per Person
Talk of the Town
Wednesdays. Great way to
network and get to know
your fellow members.
Calling All Business
Professionals
for Junior
Achievement Event
Thursday, March 31st
8:30-10:30am
Contact Justina Santiago to
volunteer your time or for
more information
[email protected]
Thursday, March 17th | 12:00pm
Featured Speaker: Luke Bronin-Mayor of
Hartford, CT
Topic: Details to Follow...
Event to include a lunch buffet and soft drinks.
All beverages available on Member Ticket.
Space is limited. RSVP today!
$25.00++ per Person
Private Events &
Catering
Interested in hosting a
meeting, seminar, cocktail
reception, gala or wedding
here at The Hartford Club?
Please contact
Elizabeth Goslee
St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Thursday, March 17th | 5:30pm
Join us for an evening of St. Patrick's Day
for more information
(860) 522-1271 ext. 221
[email protected]
celebrations complete with complimentary hors
d'oeuvres in the Members Lounge from
5:30-7:30pm. Chef Tripp will be preparing
the traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner as our nightly
special. Irish coffee and Guinness will also be available.
Movie Night
Saturday, March 19th | 6:00pm
Join us in the Members Lounge for a movie
classic. Enjoy dinner and cocktails with friends
while watching the movie.
Food & Beverage on Member Ticket
Movie of the Month:
Forget Paris
Update Your
Information
Change of job or moved
recently? Contact Justina,
our membership director
[email protected]
to update your mailing
address, email address
and/or phone number.
Book Club
Tuesday, March 22nd | 6:00pm
Join your fellow members for a discussion on
this month's book. Complimentary Event
Member Event
Reservations
Reservations are highly
encouraged for member
events. Please note, if
reservation attendance is
low prior to event, it may be
Member Mixer
Wednesday, March 23rd | 5:30-7:00pm
Join us for our monthly member mixer. This
month we will feature a Wellness theme
complete with chair massages & a reiki
practitioner*. Networking galore! The evening will be complete with
dinner stations and open bar. Bring your friends and colleagues who
may be interested in joining The Club. *Reservations required for chair
massages & reiki sessions
$10.00++ per Member
cancelled so please RSVP
if interested in attending!
Member Event
Cancellation Policy
The Club has the following
policy regarding the
cancellation of reservations
for a club Member Event.
Any event that requires a
Ladies Night
Thursday, March 24th | 4:30-7:00pm
Calling all Ladies! Join us for a Ladies Night
complete with various beauty vendors. Stay
tuned for more information...
reservation (cigar dinner,
wine club, Easter brunch,
Mothers Day brunch, etc...)
will be subject to a
cancellation charge.
If reservations are
Easter Brunch
cancelled prior to the 48
Sunday, March 27th | 11:00-2:00pm
Join us with your family for our Easter Brunch.
Complete with the Easter Bunny, face painting
and a delicious brunch buffet from Chef Tripp.
hour window, no charge will
be assessed. Reservations
that are cancelled within the
48 hours prior to the start of
Click Here for the Menu. $45.00++ per Adult (13+ years) | $25.00++
per Child (4-12 years old) | Children 3 & Under-Free Reservations
Required!
the member event will be
billed 100% of the
advertised price.
Iron Chef Competition
Wednesday, March 30th | 5:30pm
Chef Tripp is bringing back the popular Iron Chef
competition. Sign up today as spaces are
limited. Contestants will be teamed up with fellow
Hartford Club members and create a specific course with the help of
our chefs. Following the competition everyone will enjoy the fruits of
their labor. One team will be chosen the winner and each teammate
will receive a prize. Click Here to RSVP
Junior Achievement
Thursday, March 31st | 8:30am
Join us for a Junior Achievement Career Ready
Volunteer Program with Hartford Public High
School. Volunteer to teach lessons on career-
Exceptions may apply
Welcome Our
New Members
Thomas Loughman
Wadsworth Atheneum
Mary Tzambazakis
Hartford Public Library
Eddie Garcia
New Society Initiative
Mark O'Connell
Wolf & Company, P.C.
related topics such as: Career Exploration | Resume Building | Mock
Interviews
Join us for a Networking Breakfast with the students from
Martin Caine
Wolf & Company, P.C.
8:30-9:30 a.m. No teaching experience necessary! JA provides all
lesson plans in a step-by-step format. Information/training session
for prospective volunteers: Wednesday, March 23rd at 6:45pm in
the Members Lounge.
Gerald Gagne
Wolf & Company, P.C.
Timothy Stewart
New Britain Chamber of
Beer Club
Commerce
Thursday, March 31st | 5:30-7:30pm
Join us for our inaugural Beer Club complete with
a local brewery & bar bites from chef Tripp.
For the month of April, we will feature the
Kristen Becher
Hamilton Point
Investments
Brewery of the Month on all of our bars including
the Members Lounge.
$15.00++ per Person
Dennis Smith
Citizens Financial Group
Featured Brewery: Back East Brewery
A Look Ahead...April 2016 Events
5th | Texas Hold 'Em | 6:30pm
John Cafasso
Colliers International
Matthew Tashjian
Merrill Lynch
6th | Breakfast Club | 8:00am
Charles Reeb
6th | Business Networking Forum | 5:30pm
Aetna
8th | Heartbeat Gala | 6:00pm
May 2016 Spotlight
12th | Wine Club | 6:30pm
13th | Membership Committee | 5:00pm
3rd | Texas Hold 'Em
4th | Breakfast Club
4th | Business Networking
Forum
7th | Kentucky Derby Party
14th | Program Committee | 12:00pm
8th | Mother's Day Brunch
10th | Wine Club
16th | High Tea Luncheon | 2:00pm
11th | Membership
Committee
19th | Cigar Dinner | 5:30pm
12th | Program Committee
17th | Cigar Dinner
20th | Breakfast Club | 8:00am
18th | Breakfast Club
18th | Community
20th | Community Committee | 6:00pm
Committee
19th | Bridge Club
21st | Talk of the Town | 5:30pm
24th | Book Club
25th | Member Mixer
21st | Bridge Club | 6:00pm
26th | Beer Club
30th | Club Closed for
22nd | Cooking Class | 6:00pm
26th | Book Club | 6:00pm
27th | Member Mixer | 5:30pm
28th | Beer Club | 5:30pm
30th | National Rebuilding Volunteer Opportunity | 11:00am
The Hartford Club
46 Prospect Street | Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 522-1271 | [email protected]
Memorial Day
*Please Note: Dates May
Change for Listed Events
UCONN Basketball
Games
Did you know you can
watch the UCONN Men's &
Women's Basketball
Games in the Members
Lounge? Join us for a
cocktail and lounge menu
while you cheer on the
home team!