I want to start by wishing you all a very happy New Year. I hope you all had a safe and wonderful holiday season.  We are starting the new year with new member programs.  Much needed work was done during our closing both on the kitchen and in other parts of the Club.  Check the new lighting in the O'Neill room, and the improved lighting in the Great Hall, where the final touch, new chandeliers, will soon be installed.  I look forward to seeing you all here at the Club during the New Year.

On January 2nd the Club will resume food services with a limited menu, and full services will start again on January 14th, when kitchen renovations are completed.

Join wine lovers who want to explore the connection between the taste of wine and the nature of the land on which the grapes were grown. On Friday, January 25th, from 5 to 7 p.m., Dr. David Howell, co-author of a forth-coming U.C. Press book on Napa Valley wines, will lead a tasting of outstanding wines. There will be two tasting "flights." First, we'll compare a number of pinot noirs made from one year's grapes grown in different vineyards by the same winemaker and by the same process. Then we'll taste as many as seven outstanding (and expensive!) cabemet sauvignons made of grapes from different vineyards by various winemakers.
Participation will be limited to 40 people. Hors d'oeuvres will be served to accompany the tasting. The all-inclusive price is $40. Reserve your place now by calling Mark at 540-5678, ext. 224.


The next meeting of the Golden Girlfriends will be held on Tuesday, January 22nd. Members who attend these luncheons will receive notification in the mail in early January.
Our artist for January is David Molesky, a Cal graduate and member of the Alumni Association. Co-founder of the Yellow Bam Gallery and Studio in Glen Echo National Park, Molesky has been in many group and one-man exhibitions in the Bay Area and the Mid-Atlantic regions, including the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. His paintings may be viewed online at www.angelfire.com/art/davidmolesky
Moosetradamus reminds you to get your entries in to The Grand, Once-in-a-lifetime, Centennial Palindrome Contest. In this uniquely palindromic year of 2002, Win a prize for the best palindrome that includes the letters in the word  "Ides." Example (bad): I,  madam, I saw stars edit noont ide's rats. Was I mad? Am I?"
Contestants will be rewarded for efforts that have the simplicity and thought-provoking qualities of the classic "Do geese see God?" In case of ties, ambivalent prizes will be awarded. The decisions of the judges will be equivocal. Winners will hear their entries read by Moosetradamus during the Centennial Party, so get to work. Send entries to Jack Coons, c/o the Club. Your editor will also receive entries by e-mail at pbrooks@vdn.com

Work continues on the party for the Club's Centennial, on March 15th. First the intellectually respectable part of the celebration: at 4:30 that afternoon, in the Library, plan to attend the colloquium on "The Idea of a Community of Scholars." Speakers will be Richard Muller (Physics), Anne Kilmer (Near Eastern Studies), Ken Jowitt (Political Science), and Martin Trow (Center for Higher Education). From 7 to 8:30, a Felix Feast! (During this time: Discreet Discrete Entertainments are planned.)
After that? Dance with Kelly Park, sing with Joanne Neaville, reminisce with Tom Bopp, and on, and on, and on. You will be receiving your invitation soon, but save the date now!

Plan now to dine at the Club and enjoy an evening dancing with Kelly Park's trio on February 14th. This lovely annual event, with a specially designed meal and good wine, costs $75 a couple. Reception at 6 p.m., dinner at 7, and dancing from 8 to 10. Reserve now!

February 22nd the Club will be repeating the wonderful evening of food and entertainment started last year by the late John Reynolds. Details in the February Newsletter, but you can reserve now. $30 per person.

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, 2000-2001: Bruce Bolt, President Cal Moore, Treasurer Dick White, Recorder Jack Coons Joyce Kallgren Bill Oldham    Janet Yellen Club Manager: Felix Solomon

Club numbers: Telephone:  510-540-5678 Fax:  510-540-6204 Reservations: Kerr Dining Room:  Extension 0 Parties:   Extension 5 E-mail: theclub@uclink.berkeley.edu Website: www.berkeleyfacultyclub.com Kerr Dining Room hours Breakfast 7:30-10:00; Lunch M-F 11:30 –1:30; Dinner M-F 5:00-8:30 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: Reservations may be made at 540-5678, ext. 3 or through our website. Membership: Call Felix, at ext.  9.

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