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Two Comics & a Crooner Village Center Happenings February 2014 Village Center Information Winter Hours Saturday, March 22nd November 8, 2013 – April 1, 2014 Monday - Thursday 7:00 am to 9:30 pm* TWO COMICS & Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7:00 am to 9:00 pm* Summer Hours A CROONER April 15, 2013 – November 7, 2013 Sunday – Saturday Doors Open - 6:00pm, Showtime - 7:00pm 7:00 am – 10:00 pm* *Pools, Hot Tub & Fitness areas close 30 minutes before the building closes and Wimpy’s Seafood Café Locker Rooms close 15 minutes before closing. will provide Pre-show entrée, If you’d like a Calendar & Village Center Happenings sent to you via $28.00 per person – BYOB email send request to: villagecenter@southpo rtoncapecod.com Activities Office # Steve Kradolfer, Magician & Stand-up Comic 508-477-9213 ext. 102 is one of the founding producers and performers of The Mystery Lounge. Part comedian – part magician, Steve’s brand of Office Assistants: audience interactive entertainment will be a hit! His show is a Amanda Hester tour de force of comedy, mystery and amazement. Steve [email protected] performs for Fortune 500 companies across the country. Jean McKeown Joey Canzano, Man of Many Voices [email protected] First, he's Old Blue Eyes. Then with a slight shift of stance, a Center Director subtlety of gesture and a total change in tonality, he becomes Amy Ne Dean Martin. Throughout the night, he'll morph several times, Janet Johnson [email protected] into Tony Bennett, Tom Jones, Julio Iglesias, Neil Diamond and the King himself. Described as the man of 1000 voices, Joey Housekeeping & Office Assistant Canzano will bring your favorites and others to life. Dianna Mota [email protected] Brian Powers, Stand-up Comic He brings a unique perspective to the field of stand-up comedy Health and Wellness Coordinator and has become one of the most sought after stand-up Julianne Davignon comedians in the New England area. Brian is widely recognized 508-477-9213 ext. 103 as a clean comic whose act illuminates the laughter inherent to [email protected] Village Center Services growing old, raising kids and being married for many years. As Facials The Boston Herald states, “…Brian Powers regales the audience For appointments with tales about a blue collar guy adjusting to mid-life, middle- Sheila Noonan: 508-539-7707 class suburbia…” Massage Therapy For appointments Guests welcome to attend. Echo Mellyn: 617-816-8828 Pre-Show Entrée includes: Marinated Chicken Breast, Barber Shop Open Tuesdays & Thursdays Mediterranean Vegetable & Orzo Salad, 8:00am-12:00 noon Fruit Kabob, Dinner Rolls, 508-477-9213 ext. 126 Ghirardelli Chocolate Brownie, Coffee & Water. The Nail Tec. Coming Soon AFTER-HOURS/WEEKEND PROCEDURE FOR INFORMATION EMERGENCY CALLS UPDATE FROM THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS IF THERE IS A LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY! Your newly elected Board of Governors has been actively When a non-life-threatening emergency occurs after hours engaged in meeting the requirements to formalize our or on a weekend residents should contact the Guard status by taking all of the steps required to complete the House at (508) 539-9650 to report it. transition from the previous Board. We have held the first The Guard House will contact Maintenance with the meeting that is required to be held within 10 days by our information. The Maintenance Department will contact the governing documents and we have elected officers (see resident directly to discuss the issue. contact information below). Because members of our Please Note: The Maintenance Department does not Board are in Florida until mid-April, we had to agree to have access to residents’ keys after hours or on meet by conference call until they return to Southport. A weekends. - If a resident is LOCKED OUT, the resident copy of the minutes of that first meeting are posted on our will need to contact a locksmith. new bulletin board in the Information Room, and copies of all meeting minutes will also be posted in a binder that will Ace Locksmith – (508) 548-4565 be on the shelf in the Library. We agreed in that first Cape Cod Locksmith – (508)202-1570 meeting that all rules and regulations that were in effect remain in effect. We will be reviewing those regulations Low Battery Chirps on your Smoke Detectors or CO as we go along, but wanted to make it clear that there are Detectors are not emergency issues. no changes to existing rules and regulations at this time. The Guard House will direct issues regarding walkways in need of shoveling and icy walkways, parking lots and As we set our agenda for future meetings, we look forward driveways to Landscaping. to the continued input of feedback from the entire community that has already begun during the election SNOW STORM PROCEDURE – VILLAGE CENTER process. We also encourage your involvement in existing If there is a significant snow storm that closes committees which will now all be reporting to the Board schools in the area, classes at the Village Center directly. You may send me email at the address below might be cancelled. Please be advised that the (and copy other Board members), or provide written mail Village Center will remain open for your use. to the Board at the address below. We look forward to Each instructor will do his/her best to inform us in your involvement and support. advance of a possible or necessary cancellation. Thank-you, Please be aware that if there is significant snow on scheduled TRASH DAY, the trash pickup may be delayed one day until roads are Dan Riley cleared. It helps our snow plow drivers also when the trash barrels are put away during the storm, Dan Riley, President [email protected] so that they have better access to the streets and 508-420-7918 (home phone) sidewalks for pushing and moving the snow. David Greenfield, Treasurer [email protected] 508-539-4733(home phone) Southport Service Portal: Adrienne Guptill, Clerk [email protected] On October 7th we activated the new automated 508-477-1313(home phone) system that Southport homeowners will use to Ed Larkin, Member [email protected] submit maintenance and landscape service (860) 329-7544 (mobile phone) requests. These requests were previously Arthur Wagman , Member [email protected] identified as work orders or punch list items. 561-469-6955 Florida (home phone) If you have a work order request to submit, please go to: http://www.southportservice.com and follow Board of Governors the simple instructions. Southport on Cape Cod Condominium Association 23 Southport Drive PLEASE NOTE: Both all new work orders and those submitted previously on paper and not yet Mashpee, MA 02649 completed must be entered into the new system using this new automated process. 2 If you would like assistance using the new system, One Non-Alcoholic Beverage please stop by the Village Center and our staff will Choice of Garden Salad or Soup of the Day be glad to show you how the new process works. Choice of the following Main Dishes, each served with potato and vegetable: -Grilled Salmon -Baked Scrod –Vegetable Quiche -Roasted Chicken with Pear and Sage Stuffing Entertainment: Events and other! -Grilled Teriyaki Tenderloin Tips & Chef’s Choice Dessert Guests welcome. Art for the Heart Exhibition Friday February 7th _ 2:00-4:00pm Ballroom Friday Night Special & Karaoke To save lives and raise awareness about heart Friday February 28th - 5:30pm – Social 6:30pm - Karaoke disease, the number one killer of women, the $15.00 per person includes a Hearty Bowl of American Heart Association launched Go Red for Beef Stew, Salad, fresh assorted Breads & Butter, Women 10 years ago. In support of this Chocolate Layer Cake, Coffee & Entertainment. endeavor we are sponsoring a Southport Art BYOB. Showcase. This FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL includes great We invite and encourage those of you with artistic food, friends and the fun of Karaoke. The DJ will talents to please display your work that day. We engage the crowd in song, join you in a duet or would like to showcase art created by you i.e. help you become the next Singing Sensation. paintings, collages, woodwork, photographs, jewelry, quilts and any other art medium you may Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day use. Please sign-up to let us know you will Friday March 14th – 5:30pm display your art. See Info Room for guidelines Join Us Friday, March 14th for a Night of Good and details. Old Fashion Irish Food, Songs, & a Sing-Along. We invite the rest of you to come stroll through the The Southport Singers will begin at 7:00pm. expedition and see the amazing pieces of art Dinner will be catered by Wimpy’s Seafood Café. created by your friends and neighbors. $18.00 pp will include: Red Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes, Carrots, Assorted Breads, Superbowl in Sports Lounge Carrot or Chocolate Cake, Green Beer, Sunday February 2nd - 6:30pm Water & Coffee, BYOB. BYOB – come enjoy game with friends. TWO COMICS & A CROONER Dinner & A Movie Saturday, March 22nd Tuesday, February 4th _ 4:00pm Doors Open - 6:00pm, Showtime - 7:00pm $22.00 pp includes Dinner (special movie menu), Wimpy’s Seafood Café and Movie Ticket. The movie ticket can be used will provide Preshow entrée, any Monday or Tuesday if you decide you do not $28.00 per person – BYOB want to attend the movie after dinner. Plan to meet in Village Center at 4:00pm. Mark your Calendar - Upcoming Summer Events Movie: August: Osage County Time: 6:15pm. we are very excited about…. Check listings for additional times. Tomatoes is located at Heritage Plaza, Rt.
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