C ommittee R eports Event Committees Enrich Members’ Experiences 20s/30s In only our third year, the 20s/30s Committee saw continued success and growth. We set a goal of giving back to our community, and we were able to volunteer with the Multnomah Athletic Foundation at the Portland Marathon and at the Candelighters Harvest of Hope Annual Benefit Auction, which was held at MAC. The 20s/30s Committee joined forces with the Washington Athletic Club 20s/30s Committee and hosted them for the Timbers versus Chase Sounders game in April. It was great fun to meet McPherson our counterparts from the north and cheer on the Timbers. Our two biggest events were Tequila and Tapas in June and the Ugly Holiday Sweater Soirée in December. Both proved to be a great success, with around 100 members in attendance for each. We also held various smaller events throughout the year, such as Happy Hour in MACtinins, a Brewcycle trip, the Field Games and BBQ event, and an Oregon Symphony Opening Night at Waterfront Park meetup. We really want to send a special thanks to Nicole Greider, our staff liaison, for making all of our crazy ideas a success. Another shout out to Ellen Sweeney, our Member Events liaison, who stuck with us through our unorthodox meetings and always had a smile and great insight. Join our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/MAC20s30s) to find out about our 2015 events. u Committee members: Michael Butler, Whitney Button,Thomas Carrier, Bridget Connolly, Barbie Curtis, Anna Friedhoff, Kyle Goulard, Alex Ilica, Macey Laurick,Tina Lewis, Greg Lockwood, Lizzie Mardesich, Chair Chase McPherson, Elizabeth Mitsky, Emily Owens, Spencer Raymond, John Thomas, Craig Thompson, Michael Wehrley, Greg Wells and Madeleine Witte
Balladeers The Balladeers have had a great year singing at MAC and throughout the community. We meet each Thursday evening to sing, laugh and share brotherhood. Our main events are Brothers Sing On at the University of Portland, where a halfdozen male choruses performed, and our annual Doyle Memorial Concert at MAC, where we sang with men from Portland Youth Choir. Combined audiences for those events exceeded 500. Jay Maxwell Of several performances in the community, our concert at St. Mary’s Home For Boys, a residence program for troubled youth, was remarkable. We wondered what we would have in common with these polite and serious teens, but by the end they were laughing, standing, clapping and singing along. It was an inspiring musical experience. We are fortunate to have as our director Dr. Scott Tuomi, who also serves as Director of Choral Music at Pacific University. The group made such wonderful musical progress and had such fun during the year under Tuomi that, instead of taking the summer off as usual, we gathered for one evening a month in the summer to keep our music fresh and to enjoy one another. That continuity paid off when we reconvened in the fall. All year we have been treated to the skill and accomplishment of our
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fantastic accompanist, Paul Nelsen. We are also made better musicians by our music members Andre Marechal and Josh Sauby, assistant director. In addition to the committee members listed below, responsibilities are shared by Dennis Muir, Mike Gleeson, Karl Wetzel, Spencer Snow and Dick Allen. Everyone in our group participates when they are needed. Mandy Beasley Chase provides the superior support and encouragement that we have come to expect from MAC’s excellent Member Events department. u Committee members: John Gould, Chair Jay Maxwell, Art Pascuzzi, Dan Scribner and John Wykoff
Culture & Style It’s been a year of expansion for Culture & Style. We began in March with the Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery offering options to expand our minds and art collections. In April, Oregon Symphony Conductor Carlos Kalmar taught us about the intricacies of conducting our Dana Baioni Amy Lindgren nationally acclaimed orchestra. May brought personal accounts of success, shared with us by Oregon entrepreneurs who created and developed their own small businesses. It was a heartwarming program. In July, we enjoyed expanding our artistic talents with Paint on the Patio, a raucous, wildly creative event culminating in a personal painting completed by each attendee. The fall brought a presentation about fashion with Jessica Kane in September, and in October, celebrity-inspired tablescapes and tips from Geranium Lake’s Kim Foren about holiday table designs.
… The committee expanded our holiday fashion show to three seatings. … It was a resounding success, and all three shows sold out. In November, The Secrets of Pearls offered attendees an informative history of the pearl industry, featuring cultured, natural and colored pearls from Mastoloni Pearls in New York. Finally, in December, the committee expanded our holiday fashion show to three seatings. Bridgeport Village provided looks from Mario’s 3.10, J. Jill, Orvis, Eileen Fisher, Mapel Boutique, Janelle James, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF Fifth, and Talbots. It was a resounding success, and all three shows sold out. In February, we featured Christiana Millinger, who discussed handwoven rugs and carpets made historically and currently in small communities around the globe. Thanks to the very hard-working Culture & Style Committee members for the many hours of work necessary to prepare for the enlarged Holiday Fashion Show. Thanks, additionally, to staff liaison Sybil Guggenheim, who works tirelessly to produce each of our club events. Club members can look for more inspiring programs to come. u Committee members: Sheri Anderson, Judith Arnell, Sarah Bohnenkamp, Paula Carney, Marjorie Carson, Ann Gerson, Constance Hammond, Linda Iverson, Chair Sharon Murphy, Debbie Olds-Lewis, Paula O’Neil, Leslie Ramsey, Davia Rubenstein, Stephen Scott, Christine Tarpey, Laura Winkelman; and Member Events liaison Erika Wrenn