December 2002

Friday, December 6th, 8:00PM
Dooley     *SOLD OUT*

Admission: $16 Members/ $16 Guests
Champion: Ken Wrasse/  591-1546

The Jon Sims Center for the Arts is pleased to invite the men of MAX to the premiere of the play Dooley, by nationally known gay playwright Harry C. Cronin. MAX funded a grant to produce the play, and The Jon Sims Center particularly invites MAX members to this performance. There will be a food and wine reception to meet the artists following the show. This will be a very handsome cast and production of an excellent play, whose subject matter will speak to many of the men of MAX.  Cronin, former McKnight Fellow in playwriting at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and a former Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts, is currently on the faculty of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. The play Dooley, tells the story of the US government’s official entrapment of Dr. Thomas A. Dooley (1927-1961), a Navy officer who worked with refugees in French Indochina prior to the American war in Vietnam. Even though Dooley had achieved the status of a public hero, and even though he was the primary spokesman for what the US government wanted to do in Vietnam, he was nonetheless the subject of a relentless witch-hunt on the part of the Navy because he was gay. This production of Dooley features the stellar cast of Nick Sholley and Jayson Mathews under the direction of Alan Quismorio. (VENUE: The Jon Sims Center for the Arts, 1519 Mission Street (between 11th and South Van Ness), San Francisco, phone  554-0402).

Note: Dec 6th performance is sold out, but Dooley is being performed also on Dec 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, and 15th. To reserve for one of these dates, call the Jon Sims Center directly at  554-0402.

Saturday, December 7th, 7pm-12am    
48th Annual Green Room Party

Champion: Randy Bailey,  460-1901
 
Join us for a fabulous Holiday Gala, with live music and dancing to a DJ, fantastic food, wine, champagne and an open bar all included. Plus those HUNKY grand cosmo bartenders! MAX has adopted this party as its official Holiday Gala and Fundraiser for The Volunteer Auxiliary of San Francisco's Youth Guidance Center. 100% of all proceeds of the Gala benefit the Holiday Gift Program of the Auxiliary. The Volunteer Auxiliary provides personal and meaningful Holiday gifts for each and every abused, abandoned or neglected child of San Francisco, all wards of the Juvenile Court of San Francisco. So join us to have fun and to help the kids this Holiday Season. A minimum donation of $50 is requested. For more information and to pay online, go to http://www.greenroomparty.org
(VENUE: Green Room Veteran's War Memorial Building,
401 Van Ness Avenue, 2nd Floor, San Francisco)

Click here to see photos from last years gala!

Sunday, December 8th, 2:00PM
Holiday Hors D’oeuvre and Dessert Pot Luck

Admission: $10.00 Members/ $15 Guests
Champion: Chris Vanini/  833-1905

Come celebrate the holidays in San Ramon with the MAX guys of the East Bay. Bring your favorite hors d’oeuvre or holiday treat plus a wrapped gift with an approximate $10 value for a gift exchange. Wine, soft drinks and mixed drinks will be served. Space is limited so sign up early. Buy your tickets online.

Sunday, December 8th, 6:00PM
MAXsouth Holiday Get-together

Come one, come all! Celebrate the Holiday Season with your buds from MAXsouth!

What: Casual holiday get together for MAXsouth group, since there will be NO MAXsouth TGIF in December. Hang out, talk, eat, drink a little, etc.

When: Sunday, December 8th, starting at 6:00pm, going to "whenever". Yes, this is the same day as one of the other
MAX events; this is less driving for South Bay folks who still want to celebrate the season.

Theme: Very casual. Kind of like MAX TGIF. Order your own food at the Front Counter. Folks will order and eat as they arrive, as some of you will be fashionably late. Very reasonable prices.

Where: Vesuvio's Restaurant
Pizza and Italian food
3044 El Camino, Santa Clara
Phone: (408) 296-1052
We have reserved the back room under "max south".

Some Directions:
On El Camino at Alpine, between Keily & Calabas.
It's east of Lawrence Expressway, just before Keily, on the 280 side of El Camino. Landmarks: At same shopping center as Ace Hardware and Round Table Pizza.

Cost: No direct cost. Members and non-members welcome.
You order and pay for your own food.

Phone numbers: Vesuvio's: (408) 296-1052
Eugene's cell: (408) 373-7816, Mark's cell: (408) 828-6836

Monday, December 9th, 7:30PM
Help is on the Way for the Holidays IV
The Herbst Theatre

This gala holiday celebration features stars from Broadway, television, film, San Francisco Ballet and top Bay Area talent including:
Jill Eikenberry & Michael Tucker
Gregory Harrison
Rod McKuen
Sally Struthers
Davis Gaines
Franc D'Ambrosio
Sharon McNight
Wesla Whitfield
Lisa Viggiano
Opie Bellas
Michael Bannett
The cast of STOMP
Principal dancers from San Francisco Ballet
Advanced students from San Francisco Ballet School

This performance benefits agencies supporting women, children and youth with HIV. Silent auction starts at 6pm, performance at 7:30pm. Tickets for the performance only are $35, $50 & $75. Tickets for performance and gala cast dessert party following the performance start at $100 and include complimentary cocktails, wine and delectable desserts. To be seated with other MAXers in your category, be sure to identify yourself as a MAX member. For more information or to order tickets, call  273-1620 or order online at www.helpisontheway.org.