September 2002

Saturday, September 7th, 2:00PM
Pool Party Fiesta
Champion: Jerry Tusan /  484-5048
Admission: $25 members, $35 guests

La Fiesta Es Numero Uno!! That says it all! Swimming, eating, partying, drinking! A terrific way to end the summer, all in a beautiful garden setting hosted by Senor Andrew & Anthony in Walnut Creek. Your one admission price to our version of MAX Club Med includes all you can eat Mexican & American cuisine, hosted bar including fabulous homemade margaritas, soft drinks and juices and traditional dance music. A hot tub, swimming pool and picnic area will add to the fun. Make reservations early as we anticipate a sell out. Directions will be given upon reservation confirmation.

Friday, September 13th, 8:00 PM
Deep In a Dream at the Castro Theater

"Deep In a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker", an autobiography by James Gavin. This promotion event is a two-set performance piece, and includes the reading of passages from the book, interwoven with live music well associated with Baker. This Castro Theater event will involve the readings from the book, the music, and the U.S. premiere of a 10-minute film of one of Chet's final performances, filmed in an intimate cabaret in Paris. An optional meet-and-greet gala reception will follow the performance at the theater for approximately 200 attendees. Award-winning Chicago jazz vocalist Spider Saloff will perform vocals for the event, backed by a jazz trio featuring Ken Muir at the piano. There will probably be one or two celebrity readers such as Barbara Rush, Rita Moreno, Clint Eastwood, Armistead Maupin, Chris Isaak. This is a highly publicized, quite prestigious and very cool event. Spider Saloff has a great following in San Francisco, and within that, a strong gay following fostered through her work with benefit concerts for various organizations who help support education and the fight against HIV/AIDS. $25 event/$50 includes gala reception, Member price. $35 event/$65 includes gala reception Guest price. Buy your ticket online.

Sunday, September 15th, 4:30PM
MAXdining at the Bull Valley Inn
Champion: Dave Johnson,  673-8736
Admission: $40.00

Join us for another spectacular MAXdining experience at the Bull Valley Inn in Port Costa. The Bull Valley Inn was constructed in 1897 and may have served as a grocery store, a butcher shop, a post office and possibly a bordello! Come join us for a no-host bar and dinner. Your dinner includes choice of Salmon, Prime Rib or Breast of Chicken followed by dessert. This will be a fabulous dinning experience so sign up quickly as we will cut off reservations at 25 attendees. This is a members only event, no guests please. Venue: Bull Valley Inn, 14 Canyon Lake Drive, Port Costa. View a map with directions.

Monday, September 23rd, 7:00PM
Giving Back III with Julie Newmar Screening

General Admission: $25.00 - Members / Guests Screening Reserved Seats & Reception: $75.00 - Members / Guests Champion: Robert Sokol /  865-3650 /

Drag queens, gay singers, popcorn and a gen-u-ine movie star at the Castro Theatre... what more could you ask for in a charity benefit supporting the AIDS Emergency Fund and SFGMC? This fun-filled evening will include a brief performance by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, an on-stage appearance by Julie Newmar and a screening of the gay comedy classic "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar" starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner and, in a cameo appearance, Newmar herself! And for more time with Julie, join us at the post-screening reception at a fabulous Castro boite to be named! Newmar, sister of MAX's own John Newmeyer, has a film career spanning fifty years and includes early roles in such classic musicals as "The Band Wagon" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." On Broadway she won a Tony Award for "The Marriage-Go-Round" and appeared in the musicals "Silk Stockings" and later in "Li'l Abner" - as the aptly named Stupefyin' Jones. Her television credits are extensive, capped of course by creating the purr-fectly perfect signature role of Catwoman in the "Batman" series of the '60s. SFGMC is the longest continuously performing gay men's chorus in the world. GIVING BACK, the third in a series of charity events produced by the SFGMC to give something back to its Bay Area home community, kicks off their 25th season, which will culminate in November 2003, with a gala celebration at Davies Symphony Hall.

The AIDS Emergency Fund, co-beneficiary of the evening and famous for its "Every Penny Counts" campaign, marks twenty years of providing emergency financial assistance ­ over $20 million to date - to Bay Area residents living with HIV.

For tickets, call the SFGMC office at  865-3650, visit www.sfgmc.org or stop by the SFGMC office at 4053 18th Street in the heart of the Castro!

Sunday, September 29th
MAXbooth at the Folsom Street Fair

One year we had a prison cell; who knows what MAX will bring this year to the Folsom Street Fair. Think MAX is all suits and ties? Come and see the leather suits and some unusual ties at the MAX booth, not to mention a lot of skin! If you'd like to meet a lot of new guys by handing out MAX info at the booth, call Chris at  435-5478. Or, just come and show us some skin!