March 2000

March 3rd Weekend
Reno Fun Train 

Ride the rails with MAX Friday to Sunday, March 3rd through 5th. MAXSouth and MAXTravel present the RENO FUN TRAIN! The adventure includes round trip train from Emeryville, two nights at Harrah's East Tower, discount booklet and lite meals on train. Cost for MAX members is $209 non members $219, with a $25 deposit to hold your space. Contact Kevin Stern at 408.246.1414 or 1.800.595.0881.

Saturday, March 4th, 8:00PM - midnight
Casino Tropicale

Shanti and MAX will host a casino night at the Rincon Center, 101 Spear Street, San Francisco on March 4th. MAX helped Shanti raise $20,000 at last year's Casino Tropicale where more than 350 people attended a fabulous party. The Rincon Center was hopping with gamblers, dancers, great food, drink, and entertainment. This year, the gambling venue will include slot machines. In addition, there will be a silent auction and a raffle drawing with American Airlines travel as a prize. Tickets will be sold at the door for $25.00. For more information about Casino Tropicale, call Doren Martin at Shanti  674.4764. If you're interested in volunteering at the event please call MAX Outreach director Jeff Nigh at  752.7340.
Since 1974, Shanti and its volunteers have dedicated themselves to enhancing the quality of life, improving the well-being and promoting the independence of people living with terminal illness, primarily HIV disease and AIDS. Shanti has trained more than 8,000 volunteers who have provided more than two million hours of care, love, counseling and assistance to those in need.

Sunday, March 5
Ballet Trockadero

Enjoy the ever-fabulous male travesty and comic dance  company at Stanford's Memorial Auditorium. MAXSouth has reserved a limited number of tickets for this special event. Contact Hugh Barnett at 408.435.1172 to reserve your tickets at $23 for MAX members and $27 for non-members. Then send in your check to the MAX office with Trockadero on the memo line. MAX member Brad Littlefield has also arranged for an optional brunch beforehand at Palo Alto's beautifully refurbished Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel. We will meet at the Cabana at noon for brunch at the private Chef's Table. Cost for the brunch will be approximately $20. When reserving your ballet ticket, tell Hugh if you're planning to join the brunch group.

Tuesday, March 7
FAT Tuesday!

Join us for happy hour celebrating Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras style. Beginning at 6:00PM on Tuesday, March 7, we will be meeting at The Bar On Castro to celebrate this event in style. We may not have the nudity of New Orleans but we San Franciscans can certainly throw a party. Call the MAXParty hotline at  436.0976 for details.

Sunday, March 12, 11:30AM
Cosmos at Opening Day Ceremonies

Join your favorite fun-loving softball team, the MAX Cosmos for Opening Day Ceremonies on Sunday March 12, at Moscone field (Chestnut/Buchanan Streets, in the Marina) at 11:30am sharp! Cosmos/MAX team member Howard Miller will be singing the National Anthem. The Cosmos will play their first regular season game at 1:20pm. Then join the team at the Midnight Sun immediately following the game for more fun. If weather presents a problem please call the SFGSL hotline at  436.0707 for further details.

Watch for news of the Season Opening Party April 2nd.

Sunday, March 12, 2:00pm
2 Pianos, 4 Hands at ACT

"Clever, Deft, and Dazzlingly amusing" says the New York Post. 2 Pianos stars a pair of virtuoso actor-musicians playing an entire chorus of maniacal music teachers, self-centered students, pushy parents, and cantankerous competition judges. Featuring the music of Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, as well as Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael and Billy Joel. Reserve online and Dennis Baker will confirm your reservations for your $52 member and $60 guest orchestra tickets.

Monday, March 13, 7pm
Wills and Estate Planning

On Monday, March 13th at 7:00pm, the MAXForum committee will host a seminar on last will and estate
planning, at 1326 Cabrillo Street (near 14th Avenue) in San Francisco. This is an important but often neglected topic and you'll learn what you should do at this informative event! Reserve online and Mark Cecil will confirm your $10 member ticket, or $15 for non-members.

Wednesday, March 15
MAXSouth's Dive Dinner

MAXSouth's Dive Dinner for March will be at Mike's Pizza at  497 Zanier Road in San Jose. For information, contact Blair Cambra at 408.473.2205. Find your way to Mike's via our map.

Friday, March 17-19    
Tahoe Takeover                  *sold out*

Once again the studly men from MAX are hitting the slopes. This year we have reserved luxury condos at Bitterbrush in Incline Village. These condos are right next to each other and all have beautiful views, decks, and fireplaces. The trip includes two nights lodging, breakfast and dinner, cocktails and one lift ticket to Alpine Meadows. All of this for the incredible price of $135 members, $160 guests. The condos are close to the Hyatt Regency so you can gamble or ease those sore muscles at the day spa. Call Steve Kleine and Norm Dito at  337.7975 to reserve your spot today. The trip is limited to only 22 people and will sell out, so call and send in your payment today to the MAX address!

Saturday, March 25, 9:00AM
Georgia O'Keeffe Exhibit

MAX is organizing a visit to the Palace of the Legion of Honor to see the Georgia O'Keeffe Exhibit. Join our docent led tour of The Poetry of Things, the first exhibition of the artist's painting of objects. The 53 paintings explore O'Keeffe's emotional, spiritual and aesthetic relationships with the objects she chose to paint. Reserve online or call David Mowday at  333-2212 for your $18 member and $23 guest tickets.

Sunday, March 26, at Noon
Champagne Jazz Brunch at Scott's Terrace

MAXEast invites you to come and enjoy Live Jazz, Fine Cuisine and UNLIMITED Champagne at Scott's Terrace Seafood Bar and Grill, 1333 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek. Their exquisite New Orleans Style Champagne Jazz Brunch includes an incredible buffet of seafood featuring favorites such as Eggs New Orleans, smoked salmon, shellfish au gratin, fisherman's stew, and exquisite delectable crab cakes, just to name a few. You can top things off by visiting Scott's sensational dessert buffet that is sure to have one of your sweet desires. Join us for what is sure to be an extravaganza of food, live jazz, and mingling with MAXers at Scott's Terrace where they're known for making sure that "your champagne glass will never be empty!" Cost is $35 for members, $40 for guests. Reserve online now or contact Larry McNeill at  673.7288 for reservations and for further details.

Friday, March 31, 6-9pm 
Fifth Friday TGIF 

At CitiCourt Cafe, 1 Sansome Street. Finish off your month, and do a good deed, by joining the Community Outreach Committee for a Fifth Friday TGIF to benefit Dolores Street Community Services. Dolores Street Community Services provides a variety of services, including a licensed facility providing supportive housing for people living with AIDS who were previously homeless; a housing program providing emergency food and housing to homeless in the Castro and the Mission; and a community center. Cost is $5 members, $10 guests. No reservations necessary.

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