Next Dinner-Dance
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About Us
Take Two
Saturday, May 11 will be our Blossoms In May Ball
The evening will begin at 6 PM in the ante room at Fireside with a hosted cocktail and wine bar with appetizers of Bruschetta with Garden Tomato & Basil, as well as Marinated Melon, Prosciutto & Mint Skewers, and Swedish Meatball picks with Parmesan Cheese. It's a wonderful time to chat with old friends and meet guests. The bar will close at 6:45 PM, and dinner, catered by Classic Catering, will start at 7 PM.
The music of Take Two welcomes you to your reserved seats in the dining room with special themed décor done by the incomparable Barrie Christensen. Music will play as dinner is served and throughout the evening for your dancing enjoyment.
On the tables there will be individual Classic Caesar salad with croutons and shaved cheeses, plus a bakery basket with soft dinner rolls, butter; and bottles of red and white wine. Entrée choices are:
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Roasted Salmon Filet w/ Lemon-Coriander Rub & Dried Cranberry, Tomato Orange Salsa Served with Lentils
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Roast Pork Loin with Apple Cranberry Chutney & Roasted Baby Potatoes
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Vegetarian Eggplant Parmesan
Dessert will be Chocolate Decadent Truffle Cake w/ Kahlua infused Whipped Creme. Coffee and tea will be available.
The cost for the entire evening is $115.00 per member couple and $135.00 per guest couple. For reservation details, please see "Attendance" below.
At this elegant evening, woman wear gowns or dressy pant suits. Men's attire is a tuxedo, dinner jacket or dark suit. Members are encouraged to invite guest couples to experience this special event.
The Penguin Dinner-Dance Club of Rossmoor was organized in 1966 by a group of Rossmoor residents who felt the need for a social dinner dance club that would increase the opportunity for developing friends living in this beautiful valley.
Formal attire is the signature of the Penguin Dinner-Dance Club. Member and guest couples come dressed in their finest to make it an elegant affair:
Ladies: Formal evening gown, cocktail dress or elegant pant ensemble.
Men: Tuxedo or dinner jacket with tuxedo trousers, or dark suit.
The club holds six catered formal dinner dances per year with music by a live band. The dances are held in the Fireside room at Gateway. The dance music is ballroom style: foxtrots, waltzes, swings and Latin dances. Dances are held on the second Saturday of the odd-numbered months (January, March, etc.)
Enjoying a delicious dinner and delightful conversation, L-R:
Jerry Bowes, Lynn Sanders, Clement Chou, Jodie Chou,
Phil Prasek, Dorothy Williams, Jim Griesemer, Sheryl Ruzek
Attendance
Attendance at Penguin Dinner-Dance Club events is for Club members and guests. We will follow the rules pertaining to masking and COVID-19 protocols that are in-place by Contra Costa Country at the time of this event.
RESERVATIONS:
Before making member dinner-dance reservations, you first need to pay your 2024 dues here.
NEW! Zelle users can now pay for dinner-dance reservations with no fees for you and will also save the Club from paying credit card fees!
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DEADLINES:
The deadline for payment and reservations for our next dinner-dance is Thursday, May 2.
Last day to cancel is Friday, May 3 by Noon.