Events

October 17, 2008 - Big Purple Undies Show and Lunch- SOLD OUT! Sponsored by Red Hat Ladies of Elegance. To be held in Rotunda West. Cost is $35.00. Maximum Attendees: 350 Time of Event: 11am Join in the fun and laughter of a 2 hour comedy show with a 20 minute intermission. Shop and have lunch before the show. RSVP Deadline: 9/17/08. RSVP to Barbara Jones. RSVP Telephone: (941) 697-5549. RSVP Email: bjrhle@yahoo.com Location: Englewood Elks,401 North Indiana Avenue, Englewood,Florida. Take Exit 191, Turn right, Go to Indiana Ave. Turn right, go three blocks. Elks is on the right.

Queen Dee Dean and the Frivilous Flirts will be sponsoring this event. This event will be held at the Vero Beach Elk's Lodge, 1350 26th Street, Vero Beach. Attire: Roaring 20's Flapper dresses in Red, White, Purple or Black OR your Red and Purple Red Hat Regalia. Charleston Instructor will be there to teach you how to do the Charleston. Door Prizes, Games, Red Hat Split (50/50), and Vendors. Menu: Pork, Tomato Mozzarella Salad, Double-baked Potato, Vegetable Medley and Chocolate Cake. Time: 11AM – 3PM. Cost: $30.00 per person. PASSWORD to get inside: JOE SENT ME!

Please send one check per chapter (if possible). Please include Chapter ID number. Make check out to Jane Dagenais and send to 3911 Sable Palm Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963. If you have any questions concerning this event, please call either Jane at (772) 231-7753 or Elizabeth Robbins at (772) 563-0341.

November 5 2008 - HATS! The Red Hat Society Musical A new musical for the rest of your life. What comes after the big 50? Fun, friendship & forgetting about things that just don't matter. Inspired by stories, experiences & and mission of the Red Hat Society, HATS is about a 49.999 year old woman who reluctantly faces the inevitable..until she meets several women who are determined to show her a good time. So "Hold on to your Hats!" If you enjoyed going to Menopause, you'll love this!!! Includes: bus, escort, lunch, resesrved seating at Plaza Theatre in Orlando, gratuities. Bring your group, or join ours, but hurry, you won't want to miss the fun! Lunch at Dixie Crossroads in Titusville. Price: $89.00 pp Depart Jensen Beach Travel: 8:00am Return approx: 7:00 pm. Jensen Beach Travel, 1991 NE Jensen Beach Blvd, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 (772) 334-1300.

November 10 2008 - Thanksgiving Luncheon - SOLD OUT! The Lucie Goosies, Dazzling Dames in Red and Capella Rosa are hosting a Thanksgiving Luncheon at Manero's, 2851 SW High Meadows Avd, Palm City, FL 34990 at 11:30AM. Traditional Turkey with stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Salad, non-alcoholic beverage, and pumpkin pie. Cost is $20 per person. Cash Bar will be available. Door prizes, Red Hat Split. Make your reservations ASAP. Deadline: November 3rd. Call Eileen Barrett at (772) 871-6252 or Email sebarrett5@aol.com Send checks to Eileen Barrett, 6956 NW Hershy Circle, Port St. Lucie, FL 34983.

November 13 2008 - Red Hat Pawn Shop Night - The Pizazzy Pineapples invite you to a night in a pawn shop----it is BEST BUY PAWN 2817 south us #1 Fort Pierce. The date is Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 6:30pm. There is a limit of 40 red hatters. There will be refreshments and if a Red Hatter attending has a birthday in November, there will be a cake and balloons. Even better --all purchases made that night are 40% off----The owners want women to be at ease in a pawn shop. Please reply to Jean-Jane Althoff at jjkpsaa@bellsouth.net

December 6, 2008 - Red Hat Christmas Party Sponsored by the Treasure Coast Queens Council. Time: 11AM - 3PM. This event will be held at the Vero Beach Elk's Lodge, 1350 26th Street, Vero Beach, FL. Cost: $30. Vendors, Red Hat Split.

We ask each chapter to bring a door prize (valued at $15). We will NOT be doing a Gift Exchange or collecting for Toys for Tots.

We will be having a Centerpiece Contest
(1) All centerpieces must be handcrafted - not store bought.
(2) Maximum height - 16 inches
(3) Each chapter should put their name on bottom of centerpiece (not visible)
(4) Only one entry per chapter.
(5) Centerpieces will be collected at the door at Check-In.

Menu: Ham and Turkey with Gravy, Potatoes, baby carrots, caesar salad, and Red Velvet Cake. Coffee and Tea. Cash Bar Available.

Please make checks out to Treasure Coast Queens Council and mail them to Florence Jones, 2500 SE Angus Court, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952. You can call Florence at (772) 380-0285 or email her at L8RIZR2000@aol.com. Deadline: November 23, 2008.

December 12, 2008 - Bus trip to Chalet Suzanne/Pinewood EstatesSponsored by the Lucie Goosies. Please come join us with a great luncheon at Chalet Suzanne and a chance to visit the famous soup cannery. Tour of the 1930s Pinewood Mansion with its Holiday Decorations and stroll through the gardens. Leave from the Fort Pierce Cracker Barrel at 8:15AM and return approx. 5:30PM. $78.00 per person. Call Eileen Barrett at (772) 871-6252 or Email her at sebarrett5@aol.com.

Chicken Salad on Puff Pastry, Tuna Salad on Puff Pastry or Cold Sliced Baked Ham on Puff Pastry. Includes Soup, Beverage and Dessert.

Please make checks out to American Scenes. Mail checks to Eileen Barrett, 6956 NW Hershy Circle, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34983.

January 24, 2009 - Red Hat Chinese New Year Party sponsored by Pampered Pack of Peacocks from Palm City. Start looking for your Chinese Costume for the costume contest! If you do not care to wear a Chinese costume, the Red Hat Regalia (purple outfit and red Hat) is necessary. This event will be held at High Tide Beach Grill, 9800 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach (across from the entrance to Nettles Island) Cost: 23.00 Cash Bar available. Limited to 100. Time: 11:30am - 2:30pm. Menu: Split Egg Rolls with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, Choice of Soy-Sesame Chicken Stir Fry with Snow Peas, Bamboo Shoots, Carrots & Sticky Rice OR Sweet and Sour Port with Tri-colored Peppers, Onions, Pineapple Chunks, & Sticky Rice. Dessert: Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream with Fortune Cookie. Iced Tea or Soda. For reservations, please make your check out to Kristine Loessin and send to Kristine Loessin, 501 SW Pine Tree Lane, Palm City, FL 34990. Deadline: January 15, 2009. You can contact Kristine by email at kloessin@bellsouth.net or call (772) 286-9965.

February 7, 2009 - 50s Sock Hop ( Tentative) To be held at Panther Woods Country Club in Fort Pierce. More info as soon as it becomes available.

February 21, 2009 - Mardi Gras Parade in Fort Pierce More info as soon as it becomes available.

West Coast Queens' Council
Red Hat Society
6th Annual
Red Hat Chapters Gala
Saturday, March 28, 2009
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
A La Carte Event Pavilion
4050 Dana Shores Drive
TAMPA
(813) 831-5390
(Directions below)

Registration: 10:30 - 11:15
Shopping in the Terrace Salon: 10:30 - 4:00
Doors to Dining Area Open: 11:45
Program Begins: 12:00
Luncheon is served: 12:15
Entertainment: 1:30
Door Prizes & Raffles: 2:45
Event Concludes: 4:00

Tickets $45.00
Reservations / Cancellations must be completed by February 28, 2009
It is advisable to make reservations ASAP followed by payment. Once we reach 800 Hatters, reservations will close.

* This event will conclude by 4:00 p.m. If you are making transportation reservations, please let your driver know the time as we don't want you miss any part of this wonderful Gala.

* A three course luncheon is offered. Both selections will begin with a Salad of Mixed Field Greens, Plum Tomatoes, Feta, Cucumbers and White Balsamic Vinaigrette (on the side) and end with Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse w/Mixed Berry Sauce. Beverages of water, Iced Tea and Coffee Service is included.

Please select one from the following:

Pan Seared Tilapia with Pecan Brown Butter, Caper Berries, Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables.

Grilled Marinated Flank Steak (cooked medium) with Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables.

Let us know if a member has dietary concerns, we can offer a Vegetarian meal.

Two cash bars will be available and will include appropriate soft beverages, wine, mixed drinks and bottled water. Drinks will not be served table side but bars are available in the dining room.

Please collect payment from your chapter members and send ONE check payable to:
Marilyn Waltz, QM, WCQC
376 Mt. Saxon Ave., NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-6947

Optional request for each chapter to donate a $10 value, wrapped & new gift for a door prize which will be collected at the registration table.

Many vendors will be ready to assist you in picking up that new hat or dress you've been wanting plus lots of new BLING. Have fun and shop 'til you drop! We want your Red Hatter experience to be fun so plan on having cash and/or checks as many vendors do not accept credit cards.

Share the Wealth raffle with multiple winners - WCQC Raffle Basket - Door Prizes
* We have kept the ticket price the same as last year, even though expenses have increased. Please be generous buying raffle tickets which will help defray the additional costs.
* Some prizes will be distributed throughout the luncheon portion of the program.
* Raffle drawings will be at the conclusion of the entertainment portion of the program.

We are happy to announce that Ms. Carol Downing, Associate Director of the Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf, Clearwater, will assist with American Signing for those sisters who need a little help.

Remember QM Lianne Paschette (Goddess of Glitz) and "If My Friends Could See Me Now".
Wait and see what she's up to now...

Listen and/or Dance to The Fabulous 50's & Nifty 60's Show

Featuring American Bandstand Recording Artist, Mary Swan. Mary will tug at your heart with her hit songs, "Crying in the Chapel" and "My Heart Belongs to Only You." She'll take you down memory lane with songs from Connie Francis, Patti Page, Kay Starr and many more of your Favorites!
Marti Carroll is a Nashville recording artist - Exciting vocalist - on keyboard and guitar. Performing Ray Charles to Patsy Cline and more.
Ken Brady of the CASINOS - "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" out of Cincinnati, Ohio, sings great hits "Daddy's Home', Life is But a Dream, "Stand by Me, and "I Believe".

You won't want to miss the great sounds of our day in this stroll down memory lane.

A beautiful basket of vendor donated items will be raffled with proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Florida Suncoast. Last year we presented a check in the amount of $1,400 for research. It would be wonderful if we could top that this year. The basket is huge and full of wonderful Hatter items.

ATTENTION PLEASE
The dining room is not accessible until 11:45 - firm. Staff is setting up, program is being tested, etc. and you will not be allowed access. In the past, those who have come very early and completed their shopping, find it difficult to find seating until the dining room opens. Why not plan to arrive on time instead of early. We will be there for you and you will not experience a lag time. Help us to help you enjoy every minute. The vendors will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Jay Byorne Becker, a Fine Art Photographer from Titusville, Florida will photograph any Gala attendee - QM, VQM, Red Hatter and/or chapters. His rates are reasonable at $12 for an 8 x 10, or two 5 x 7, or three 4 x 6, or eight wallet size, or twenty-four specialty (business card). His rate includes free sitting and postage. Please note that he will accept cash and checks. Jay is donating five door prizes (8 x 10s of an individual or group/chapter) to be redeemed at the Gala. How nice is that? These door prizes will be drawn early in the program to allow the winners time for their sitting.

Directions to A La Carte Event Pavilion: http://tampabay.citysearch.com/profile/map/2684816/tampa_fl/a_la_carte_event_pavilion.html
NOTE: You may want to get driving directions. At the bottom of the map there is room to type in your address.

Purple Hugs and Red Hat Kisses...

Marilyn Waltz, FQM
727-528-2731
Karol Singleton, VQM
727-459-3603
Donna Fluno, VQM
Membership, 727-507-0394
West Coast Queens' Council
Chapter ID: 72933

www.westcoastqueenscouncil.com

Please collect payment from your chapter members and send ONE check payable to:
Marilyn Waltz, QM, WCQC
376 Mt. Saxon Ave., NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-6947
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6th ANNUAL RED HAT GALA

Chapter Name:_____________________________________

Location:____________________

Queen Mother: _______________________________________

Include the names of Red Hatters attending along with luncheon selection, i.e., fish or meat.

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April 3, 2009 - Maryland Fried Chicken and Fashion Show by Bon Worth This is sponsored by Friends to the End. It will be held at Spanish Lakes Country Club Village in Fort Pierce. Time: 11:30AM til ?? Cost: ?? Make out checks to Shirley Doney and send to Shirley Doney, 36 Montoya, Fort Pierce, FL 34951

April 25, 2009 - Red Hat Birthday Bash To be held in Port Saint Lucie. More info as soon as it becomes available.

May 9, 2009 - Mother's Day Luncheon at Lady Ann's Sponsored by the Lucie Goosies. 11:30AM seating. Maximum number attending: 40. Cost is $20.39 per person payable in advance. Remit to Eileen Barrett, 6956 NW Hershy Circle, Port St. Lucie, FL 34983. E-mail: sebarrett5@aol.com or Telephone 772-871-6252. The quicker you reserve your seat the better. This will sell out.

May 16, 2009 - TEA and ELVIS!!! Sponsored by the Classic Crimson Cruisers. An afternoon Tea with Elvis. With Darrell Dunhill as Florida's most unique and exditing impersonator . Door prizes, 50/50, vendors with new and unusual items for Red Hatters and a surprise at the end of the show for a few chosen There will be a cash bar for your pleasure. Check in and get acquainted time: 12:45 Tea Time: 1:30pm, 50/50 and door prizes 2:30 Show Begins at 3:00pm. Location and Cost will be posted soon. Remit to: Sidney Weber, 18501 Mach One Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987 Email: STWEBER2@flbb.net Telephone: 772-979-5796.