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October 3rd - Forum: Anglicanism
11th - Student Music Dinner
17th - Golden Girlfriends
19th - Oktoberfest
26th - Cal Performance interview- SPECIAL EVENT!
November
8th - Student Music Dinner
9th - Forum: Twyla Tharp
16th - Navarro Winemaker's Dinner
19th - Oktoberfest
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Message from the Manager
Dear Members!
Our busy fall season is underway, with many activities going on around the Club. There’s been a lot of action on our
football Satudays. If you’re going to the game, come in for lunch and/or your favorite beverage. And be sure to stop by
afterwards for post-game festivities.
We are beginning to plan for our Christmas parties. The Monks’ invitation will be reaching you in the latter part of
this month. Our staff are already gearing up for these busy evenings. I’d like to thank them for all their hard work so far this fall.
If you have an idea for a program or event at the Club – or even something like a bridge evening – be sure to pass your
ideas on to me.
We’ve started a series of lectures and dinner concerts at the Club with the help of Professor Lubenow. Plan to attend
some of these events.
Remember that I enjoy seeing you and serving you at the Club. Feel free to contact me with any suggestions or concerns.
Oktoberfest is Near!
Traditions, traditions. Here it is, October again, and we dig out the dirndls and the lederhosen. How’s your yodeling? There’s still time to practice! Join Club members on October 19th for a reprise of one of the Club’s more popular events. Our chef will be planning a special German dinner to accompany selected beers (and wines). Enjoy the evening with its live accordion music.
Art Show of the Month - October
This month we continue to enjoy the work of Jean Hearst. After working some years on silk screens, she began working in other mediums, primarily watercolor and acrylic. Her subject matter is varied but she often finds a fantasy or surreal picture emerging as she works – often with a focus on fruit that your editor found almost edible! Jean enjoys experiencing the germ of an idea unfolding. Her work on silk screens generally leads her to using layering techniques in other mediums.
Buffets, Breakfast, Bargain Dinners, Bar Food Service
The popular new Friday evening bargain Fish Dinner ($13.99!) continues during the fall. Come by and try it soon. The Breakfast Special, a bargain at $2.99, will continue, as will the Bargain Dinners: from 5 to 6:30. Enjoy a great meal for only $13.99. See the Club notice board for the menu of the month. The Short Order Service in the Bar is now bringing in people who have to work late on campus and don’t have time for a full dinner. Specials in the Bar include $2 tacos on Tuesdays. Our kitchen can also provide Take Out Lunches that can be ordered by phone or fax.
Golden Girlfriends Lunch
The next meeting will be on Wednessday, October 17th. The program will be “From Gothic to Gaudi: the wild and wacky architecture of Barcelona”, with pictures. All surviving spouses of Club members are eligible to join this welcoming group. Lunch costs $17, with an extra $5 charge for wine. Reserve by calling 540-5678, ext. 224. Current members will receive notification of the meeting by mail. Do not hesitate to call for more information: Phyllis Schafer at 510-704-9951
Faculty Club Forum
Under the guidance of our Events Chairman, Jerry Lubenow, the Club has started
a new series of programs addressing a range of interests and issues in the arts and sciences. The programs will feature a
wine and cheese reception at 5:30 and the program at 6:00 p.m. All for $15. Reserve now (at extension 224)- and why not
continue your discussions over a dinner in the Kerr Dining Room?
Here is the fall schedule for your planning:
The Global State of Anglicanism. Conflicts within the Anglican Communion have been tense in current years over
difficult issues such as homosexuality and church leadership. The church has grown incredibly in the Global South at a
time when it is stagnating in the North. On October 3rd Professor Don Morgan (Church Divinity School of the Pacific, GTU)
will discuss how fundamental north-south cultural differences will affect global Anglicanism and the Episcopal Church in the
U.S. Moderato: Sarah Heitler Bamberger, Program Director, The Religion, Politics and Globalization Project.
Celebrating Twyla Tharp. A talk by Boston Phoenix, dance writer and author of Howling Near Heaven: Twyla Tharp
and the Reinvention of Modern Dance. Co-sponsored on November 9th with Cal Performances where the American Ballet Theater
will perform Tharp’s “Baker’s Dozen” and “Sinatra Suite” that evening at Zellerbach Hall.
Student Performers’ Dinner Concerts
Another new program! This series will showcase the Music School’s best young performers in a series of monthly dinner programs on October 11th, November 8th, December 13th, and January 10th. Watch for details of specific programs and performers on the Club notice board and in upcoming Newsletters, but plan to reserve for the October dinner now. Reception at 6; dinner and concert between 7 and 9p.m. Cost: $40 per person for the dinner and the concert. Try it! You’ll like it!
Parking for Club Events
We are sorry to have to remind you that changes in the University’s parking policies mean that we can no longer offer free parking for Club events. Parking is still available in the structure across Bancroft from the Art Museum, but at a cost of $10. You can arrange for parking at the time you make your reservation. Check with the reservations clerk, Mayra, at ext. 224.
Navarro Winemaker’s Dinner
On November 16th Jim Klein of Navarro Vineyards will join us for another of the Club’s magnificent winemaker’s dinners, matching fine wines with an elegant meal. These dinners sell out fast, so be sure to get your reservations in early. More details in the October Newsletter. The cost will be $65 per person, all-inclusive.
Special Event – Cal Performances’ Robert Cole and Edward Villella
Free and open to the public! A joint presentation of the Faculty Club and Cal Performances’ Education and Community program. At 6 p.m. on Friday, October 26th Robert Cole will interview Miami City Ballet artistic director, Edward Villella, at Club, as part of the 2007/08 Focus on Tharp. This program is made possible in part by the campus Consortium for the Arts.
Football at the Club
Every Saturday that Cal plays at home during the football season the Club is open for pre-game lunches and drinks, as well as post-game snacks and cocktails. Beat the crowd, arrive early, get your team spirit flowing, and enjoy a short walk to the stadium. Then celebrate afterwards GO BEARS!
| The Faculty Club Newsletter is published monthly by:
The Faculty Club University of California Berkeley. CA 94720-6050 Contributions and comments may be mailed to the Editor, Phyllis Brooks, at the Club, or by e-mail to pbrooks@vdn.com Board of Directors, 2007-2008:
Club Manager: Felix Solomon |
| Club numbers:
Telephone: 510-540-5678 Fax: 510-540-6204 Reservations:
E-mail: info@berkeleyfacultyclub.com
Website: www.berkeleyfacultyclub.com
Kerr Dining Room hours
Bar hours: M-F 11:30-1:30; Happy Hours 4-30-6 30; closes at 8:30
p.m.
Buffet lunch: 11:30-1:30 M-F
Guest accommodations available:
Membership: Call Felix, at ext. 9. |