A Publication of Marina City Club
www.marinacityclub.net
September 2014
Club Council
News
aureen Hunt's social
M committee has scheduled
some exciting events for the fall.
Wednesday, September 10
Tyrone Perkins will be performing
with his band to entertain us in
the 3rd floor restaurant as part of
the campaign to "Help Heal
Through Music." Many of you
know Tyrone as one of our
personal trainers, but did you
know he is also a very talented
song and dance man? Make
your dinner reservation to hear
Tyrone singing many popular
standards from 7-8:30 p.m. Later
in the month is member Herman
Jordan's birthday party on
September 19th, which
traditionally attracts a full house.
Get out your best white outfit
for our "White Ball" coming in
October. Jim Bisch is wearing
white trousers he describes as
"classic", Richard Rinejohn is
wearing new tennis shoes with
his white ensemble. Carole Barlin
says she has a fabulous white
gown and hopes to win the Best
Dressed prize but Carol Simonoff
says she does not have a
chance to beat out her designer
white pantsuit. There are prizes
for the Best Dressed couple,
female, male, and most creative
outfits and tuxedos are
acceptable.
Club Council President Don
Mantarro is arranging for great
prizes for the Halloween party.
Remember last year when the
prize for best couple was two
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LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION
Doors open at Noon and we close at 4 p.m.
Monday, September 1
by the oval pool
Music by
THE BELMONT BETTYS
12:30-4:00 p.m.
Fresh Guacamole, Tortilla Chips and Hot Salsa
Tostada Salad Bar • Confetti Cole-Slaw
Grilled Corn & Vegetable Salad
Southern Style Baby Back Pork Ribs
Grilled Black Angus Tri Tip of Beef
South of the Border Spicy Chicken
Build your own Ground Chuck Burger
Kosher Beef Hot Dogs & Turkey Dogs
Baked Beans and Sweet Corn on the Cob
Fresh Seasonal Fruit • Brownies and Cookies
Ice-Cream and Much More
Buffet 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Tickets sold in Dining room
Monday-Friday, 5-9:30 p.m.
Reservations can be made via phone
with credit card at Ext 215.
By-pass the line to pay and get right in
with pre bought Tickets!!
CASH BAR
$25 per person • Kids $15 (5-12 years old)
Children under 5 - FREE
Restaurant News
By Candace Miller,
Food & Beverage Director
love fall, don’t you?! Fall means
FOOTBALL and the start to the
Holiday season!
To reserve a table, please Call us at
Ext 215 to make your reservations and
have your credit card ready to hold that
reservation. We require a 24 hour
cancelation or a $20 per person fee will
be charged. Please NOTE: all menus are
available online at
www.marinacityclub.net
We will celebrate Rosh Hashanah on
Thursday, September 25th. Buffet opens
at 6 p.m. for $26.95 plus tax and tip, kids
12 to 6 $15.95 and under 5 are free.
Please see the website and elevators for
the menu.
Monday Night Football returns on 9/8
with opening night NY Giants vs. Detroit
Lions & San Diego vs. Arizona. We will be
bringing back our Monday Night Sliders
for $3.50 each and happy hour all night
until 9 p.m. Early Bird and Half Roasted
Chicken specials will continue on Monday
nights as well. All TVs will be showing the
games in HD, but without volume.
9/10 – Special musical performance
by our very own Tyron Perkins from 7-8:30
p.m. Please note that due to an
expected high volume of diners that
night; we will only be serving our Weekly
Specials. This is to ensure your prompt
and efficient service from our staff.
A reminder again, to all our guests
and patrons that there is a Dress Code for
the Dining Room. Tank tops are not
permitted at the bar or at the tables at
any time. Please also understand Athletic
Wear is not permitted on Fridays; business
causal is preferred. We encourage you
to join us before or after your work-outs,
but be sure to bring a change of clothes
as it may be offensive to other diners.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
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~The Restaurant & Café Staff
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Club Council (continued from page 1)
airline tickets to Hawaii? This year Don tells us he has even
better prizes, so put together your best costume and come
to the Halloween party on Friday, October 31st. You can
watch the highly competitive competition for the best
couple between past winners the team of Chuck
Daughterly and Debra Winkler against Stan and Debra
Berman. And of course, contestants always have to worry
about the creative talents of the three Howards – Gitlin,
Leids, and Kaiser.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Look for the upcoming auditions for Karaoke night.
Board member Tom Hallick will be the MC and President
Mark Fleischman said he may sing Beseme Mucho in
Spanish. The Club Council will be holding auditions so if
you want to participate in the fun filled event contact any
member or look for the announcement. See you at the
Club!
L.A. County Supervisor candidate Sheila Kuehl will be
making a special appearance at the Marina City Club
during a very informative fundraiser on Saturday,
September 27th from 4-6 p.m. in the Monterey Room, East
Tower.
MCC’s Annual
Halloween Party
Friday, October 31
Live
Music!
Don Paul
from
7:30-11 p.m.
Master of
Ceremonies
from
6-9:30 p.m.
Best Couple,
Scariest, Sexiest
Most Creative,
and more!
Prizes!
Buffet
Dinner
For Reservations,
call Ext 215
Credit card required to hold a table reservation.
Bar Area, First come, first serve.
MARINA CITY CLUB
4333 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 822-0611
www.marinacityclub.net
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Message
from the President
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
Susan Larson
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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By Mark Fleischman, President of the Marina City Club
Condominium Owners Association, Inc.
[email protected]
Dear Homeowners and Members,
y last message in the August issue of Marina Lifestyle talked about
positive improvements, many of which are in the works. Contracts for
repairing and renovating the pool areas and tennis courts are being
negotiated. Time Warner Cable is in the process of upgrading TVs in the public
areas, fabrics are being selected for seating in the City Café, our attorney’s are
working on necessary by law changes, a colorful brochure is in the works to
attract new members to defray expenses, the social committee is busy planning
activities in the Fall, and Seabreeze is in the process of replacing the aerobics
floor.
On a more serious note, the power outage at the beginning of August in the
Center Towers North and South awakened me to the possibility of what could
happen if we had a major earthquake as a result of which we could lose
electricity and water for an extended period of time. As individuals, we should
each prepare for this eventuality with flashlights, batteries, battery powered
lanterns, food, water, and cell phone chargers that aren’t dependent on power –
I just ordered one from Amazon.
Management has assured me that Property Services (Security), will have a
guard in each parking structure to guide people to the staircases during any loss
of electricity. Additionally, our Engineering Department will be directed to keep
emergency lighting on in the garages and hallways throughout the evenings for
an extended period of time. An emergency response guide for building
occupants will be distributed within the next month to all units.
That emergency guide references a floor warden or building representative in
the case of emergencies and it would be in everyone’s interest for us to have
volunteers acting as either a floor captain or a building warden to help others
during emergencies. Naturally we will set up trainings at convenient times so that
these designated people will know what to do in an emergency. I am
volunteering to be one of them and would appreciate hearing from others who
may be interested. To get more information or to sign up, email us at
[email protected].
fax:
(310) 578-4905
e-mail:
[email protected]
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n July 12th
we had
our 2nd
Women's A-B
Potluck with 16
ladies each
forming a doubles
team of one Aplayer and one Bplayer. It was a
round robin format
with rotating
teams so that both
levels got to enjoy
a different
opponent and a
different partner in
each round. The
women brought
food, wine, drinks,
and desserts for
everyone to enjoy
after the matches
were complete. This event was
hosted by our very own Georgie
Dinham. In the A-division,
Jacquie Stultz wound up
winning the most games and in
Woman’s Potluck
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the B-division, Diane Nathan secured
the most games. However, the main
focus was sportsmanship/socializing
and in these areas all the ladies
were winners!
Gene's Tip of the Month
“Practice Pressure Makes Perfect”
any people
practice their
serves (hopefully)
to make the stroke better,
and that works. As I said
earlier in the year, if you
can practice your serve 2-3
times per week, then you
can see improvement over
time. However, the other
problem I frequently hear is, "My
serve has been great in practice,
I'm nailing it! But, whenever I go
to play a match, I tighten up and
it's good-bye good serve, hello
pusher serve." I makes me sad to
hear that people cannot enjoy
their new toy, a better serve,
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because they get so
tensed up in a match.
There is a way to
duplicate the pressure of
a match when practicing
your serve by yourself. It's
a game you play against
an amazing player
named Mr. Nobody.
Mr. Nobody is tough, but fair.
When you play Mr. Nobody, you
serve every point. If you get
your first serve in, you win the
point and Mr. Nobody loses the
point, every time. If you miss
your first serve, but get your
second serve in, Mr. Nobody wins
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the game. Play sets. First try to
win a set (regular scoring)
against Mr. Nobody.
If you do that, then make the
game a little more difficult by
requiring that you hit your first
serve harder. You can do this by
saying, that the second bounce
must be past the baseline or it
does not qualify as a first serve,
so I either do it over or it's a fault
and I'm on to the second serve.
If you want to make both serves
stronger, then put requirements
on your second serve as well: It
must also go over the baseline before
the second bounce or it must have
slice on it. Each time, you can add
things to make the game harder, while
under the pressure of trying to beat Mr.
Nobody in a set or three. There are
other ways to modify the basic format
if the harshness of losing games for
double faults is too much at first, but
eventually, you should make every
effort to play the game as laid out
here to create the pressure of a real
match.
If you are able to conquer Mr.
Nobody 6-0, 6-0, week after week,
then you should be on your way to
having a match ready serve that is
immune, or at least less susceptible to
the whims of match nerves!
TENNIS COURT WASHING SCHEDULE
Courts 1 & 2
Tuesday, September 2
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Court 3
Tuesday, September 9
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Court 4
Tuesday, September 9
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Courts 5 & 6
Tuesday, September 11
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Classical Concert Held at MCC
A classical concert by violinist Geoffrey Maingart and Marina City Club member Warren Peterson, who was
the piano accompaniment, was held on Sunday July 13th. It was held in the West Tower G3 level, at the
Marina Venice Yacht Club music series concert room. Twenty pieces were played to the attentive audience.
Prix Fixe Menu
Specials
each week on
Tuesday & Thursday
$16.95
plus tax and tip
Welcome New Members
Amy Bethard
Susan Bursk
Kevin Callahan
Xiomara Comrie
Denise Donahoe
Mary Donahoe
Lucille Hoyt
Nasrin Kokani
Russell Patton
Shari Sellers
Ankur Shah
Diana Speilberger
Andrew Steiner
Janelle Tiulentino
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Susan Stohrer, Fitness Director
www.marinacityclub.net
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$$
Refer a new qualifying
Non-Resident member
and Resident Members
will receive up to
$100 in MCC
Vouchers.
Non-Resident
members
will receive up to one
month free.
Promotion ends
September 30, 2014.
Sunday
September 2014
Monday
Early Bird
Specials
5-6:30 p.m.
Monday
Night
Football
Schedule
7 Early Bird
Tuesday
1 Bridge Night 2
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Prix Fixe
Dinner
Specials
4 Dining &
5
8 Bridge Night 9 Cardio Ten. 10 Prix Fixe
11 Dining &
Third Floor
dining room
closed,
however
City Café is
open from
7a.m.-3 p.m.!
12
18 Dining &
Third Floor
dining room
closed,
however
City Café is
open from
7a.m.-3 p.m.!
19
25 Dining &
Third Floor
dining room
closed,
however
City Café is
open from
7a.m.-3 p.m.!
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3
Early Bird Spec. Cardio Tennis
$11.95++
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Court 3
Prix Fixe
Dinner
Specials
Early Bird Spec.
5-6:30 p.m.
NY GIANTS Specials
Early Bird Spec. 8:30-9:30 a.m.
$11.95++
VS. DETROIT 5-6:30 p.m.
Performance:
Monday Night
&
Tyrone Perkins
SAN DIEGO Football - $3.50 Prix Fixe
Only Weekly
Specials
VS. ARIZONA sliders, Happy Dinner
hour til 9 p.m. Specials
Available
Bridge
Night
Early
Bird
15
16 Cardio Tennis17
14
Specials
Early Bird Spec. 8:30-9:30 a.m.
5-6:30 p.m.
$11.95++
PHILADELPHIA Monday Night
Early Bird Spec.
VS.
Football - $3.50 Prix Fixe
5-6:30 p.m.
INDY
sliders, Happy Dinner
Jerzy Przybylski
hour til 9 p.m. Specials
Pianst 6-9 p.m.
☛
Dinner
Specials
Dancing w/
Sonny &
Friends
Happy Hour
5-7 p.m.
(Bar only
Dancing w/
Stack of 45s
Happy Hour
5-7 p.m.
(Bar only)
Club Council
Meeting
5:30 p.m.
Prix Fixe
Dinner
Specials
☛
21 Early Bird
CHICAGO
VS.
NY JETS
☛
22 Bridge Night 23
Specials
5-6:30 p.m.
Monday Night
Football - $3.50
sliders, Happy
hour til 9 p.m.
28 Early Bird
24 Prix Fixe
Early Bird Spec. Cardio Tennis
8:30-9:30 a.m.
$11.95++
Court 3
Prix Fixe
Dinner
Specials
29 Bridge Night30
Specials
NEW
5-6:30 p.m.
ENGLAND
Monday Night
VS.
Football - $3.50
KANSAS CITY sliders, Happy
hour til 9 p.m.
☛
Saturday
Early Bird Spec.
$11.95++
Prix Fixe
Dinner
Specials
Dinner
Specials
Early Bird Spec.
5-6:30 p.m.
Dancing w/
Michael
Forbes
Happy Hour
5-7 p.m.
(Bar only)
Dancing w/
Summerwind
Happy Hour
5-7 p.m.
(Bar only)
6
13
20
Third Floor
dining room
closed,
however
City Café is
open from
7a.m.-3 p.m.!
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SAVE THE DATE:
MCC Halloween Party
Friday, October 31
www.marinacityclub.net
Bella Mar Salon
Welcomes
Isabella Bellinaso
to our
styling team!
Salon Phone Number:
310-305-4009
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5
She is available
Thursday-Saturday
and takes later
appointments for
your convenience.
Call her direct at
310-619-6413
We are located down
the hall from the Gym
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Rosh Hashanah
Thursdsday, September 25th
Buffet opens at 6:00 p.m.
Matzo Ball Soup with Chicken
Round Challah Bread with Sliced Apples, Honey, and Walnuts
Chopped Salad, Chopped Liver Pate with Lavash Crackers,
Gefilte Fish garnished with Lemons and Parsley
ENTREES
Oven Roasted Brisket of Beef (Cognac Demi-glace Reduction Sauce)
Baked Filet of Atlantic Salmon (Dill Caper Beurre Blanc Sauce)
Crispy Herb Chicken Breast
Potato Latkes, Sour Cream and Apple Sauce
Steamed Seasonal Vegetables
DESSERTS:
Baklava, Assorted Pastries, Coconut Macaroons and Honey Cake
Variety of Ice Cream and Fresh Seasonal Fruit
$26.95 per person
(Tax and Gratuity Additional)
Reservations Required with a Credit Card at Ext. 215
4333 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
310.822.0611
www.marinacityclub.net