November 2001

Thursday, November 1st at 8:00 PM
Matthew Bourne's THE CAR MAN

* SOLD OUT *

One of the hottest choreographers in the world today, Matthew Bourne and his company of dancer/actors, Adventures in Motion Pictures, have made a mission of updating classic ballets into witty, iconoclastic dance-theater spectacles for the modern age. Bourne's gender-bending revisitations of Swan Lake and Cinderella have become international mega-hits, and this steamy reworking of Bizet's Carmen is traveling the same road to success, named the Best Musical Event of the Year by London's The Evening Standard.
 
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This is going to keep you up at night and all through the day!  Orchestra seat tickets are $60.50 (Members) / $66.00 (Guests). Call Ken Wrasse at  591-1546. (VENUE: Zellerbach Hall - UC Berkeley) BART stops there.

Saturday, November 3rd
MAX Volunteer Appreciation Party

MAX would not be what it is without our volunteers! You'd think we had a professional party planner, but we don't -- it's our fun-loving guys who volunteer to put MAX events together, and they always do a spectacular job! And, now we've planned a terrific party for ourselves, the MAX volunteers!

Would you like to help out on a MAX event? It's easy and fun, too! You get to meet great guys and make MAX more enjoyable for yourself. Check out the kinds of things you can do, and contact a committee director to let him know you'd like to help.

Sunday, November 4th at 2:00 PM
The Crumple Zone    *sold out*

This play by Buddy Thomas comes as an Off-Broadway 2000 season smash hit and winner of New Voices Play Award. Liz Smith called it "a little gem." It's a comedy about three gay roommates during a frantic Christmas holiday weekend. Tickets are $18.00 (Members) / $20.00(Guests). This event is sold out, but you can put yourself on the waitlist -- contact Ken Wrasse at  591-1546. (VENUE: New Conservatory Theatre, 25 Van Ness Avenue,  861-8972)

Friday, November 9th, 6-9pm
MAXfriday in the East Bay on a Special Date

This year we are having a special MAXfriday in the East Bay on Friday November 9th from 6-9pm. We'll ring in the holidays with the wonderful holiday merriment of the East Bay Gay Men's Chorale group. The usual food and spirits will be served. Best of all, it's free to members and still just $5 for guests. There will be no MAXfriday in the East Bay on the normal 4th Friday of the month in either November or December. See you on November 9th at the Walnut Creek Marriott!

Saturday, November 10th at 8:00 PM
Leather and Loft Party      *sold out*

Join your fellow urban brothers in the outer, outer, outer, outer Mission at what may be Walnut Creek's first loft. Hosted by MAX members Gil Rose and Rich Bortness, you are invited to an evening of libations and hors d'oeuvres in their renovated inner city digs. Leatherwear will be encouraged, but not required. Many surprises are planned. The cost will be $20.00 (Members) / $30.00 (Guests). Call Gary Hoelderlin at  906-9110.

Saturday, November 17th at 6:00 PM
MAXsouth Dinner at the Chart House

Join the MAXsouth gang at the Chart House restaurant located in an historic 1800's Victorian home in Los Gatos. 

 
For our Chart House dinner, we will be ordering from their menu and paying individually. Our reservation will be for 6pm, but join us for a no-host bar at 5pm. Spend the afternoon on your own holiday shopping in Los Gatos and then join our MAX dinner with the fun guys of MAXsouth! 

Make your reservations online or call Dale Benjamin at (408) 377-3810.

Location: Chart House Restaurant
115 North Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, CA
408-354-1737
 

More directions and other information about the Chart House can be found at the Chart House web site.

Sunday, November 18th at 2:00 PM
MAXthanksgiving Dinner

If you just can't wait for the 22nd you will have an opportunity to practice your stuffing skills - either you or the bird - at the annual MAXthanksgiving Dinner, this year at the fabulous home of Jeff Nigh. This lovely gathering will start with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres and dinner will be served at sunset. The cost will be $25.00 (Members) / $35.00 (Guests) and the RSVP list is limited to fifty people. Reservations should go to Neil Metal at  552-0837. (VENUE: Nigh Residence, San Francisco)

Wednesday to Sunday, November 21-25
A Mendocino Thanksgiving - MEMBERS ONLY

Listen up Pilgrims! Feel like talking turkey in Mendocino? Fifteen lucky MAXers will spend the Thanksgiving holiday in a rustic rented beach house within walking distance of the ocean. This will definitely be a casual jeans and sweatshirt kind of weekend. Starting on the Wednesday before, we'll spend five days (and four nights!) enjoying the natural surroundings and relaxing in our own outdoor hot tub. There'll be games, movies, fine men, shopping trips to nearby Fort Bragg, and optional dinners out at local restaurants. Highlight of the trip, of course, is Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, prepared by the accomplished chef extraordinaire Mark Sifling and his sidekick, Glen Shannon. Cost for our beach feast and getaway is only $250.00 and is for members only. Some attendees must share beds, so plan ahead. All will share cooking and cleanup duties. Space is limited, so reserve your space now by calling Mike Barsul at  331-1850.

Sunday, November 25th, 10:00AM
Filoli Holiday Traditions   *sold out*

MAX at "Filoli Holiday Traditions" Join the men of MAXsouth for a holiday visit to Filoli! Every year Filoli decorates for the holidays and then reopens for one week after Thanksgiving. The Filoli House and Visitor Center will have been transformed into a Parisian City of Lights with emphasis on French color and romance when we visit on Sunday, November 25th at 10am. You'll have three hours to tour the house and grounds, and to pick up something special for a special someone! Oooh-la-la!

After our morning at Filoli, those who are interested will meet up for lunch at Max's Opera Cafe in the Stanford Mall. (yippee! more shopping!)

The Filoli tickets are limited, non-refundable and only ordered upon receipt of payment (members $17, guests $19). We're sold out, but get on the waitlist by contacting Dale at 408-377-3810. Directions to Filoli can be found at http://www.filoli.org/visitor_how.html.