TraditionMEMBER NEWSLETTER – JULY 2015 Spread theEXECUTIVE Word! MEMBERSHIP Summer Promotion Your friends and contacts can join the Madison Club this summer and get their first 3 months free! Special applies to the Executive Membership, our most popular membership, and offer is good through August 31, 2015. Tell your friends to sign up now for 15 months of membership for the price of 12! THE MADISON CLUB IS THE PLACE FOR YOUR FRIENDS THIS SUMMER! Wouldn't membership be more fun with friends? A Madison Club membership allows your contacts access to unmatched summer activities, including fantastic special events, family activities, networking opportunities, wine tastings, golf reciprocity, gourmet dining, private meeting rooms and more. Spread the word and let your family, friends and colleagues know that they can receive 15 months of membership for the price of 12. Their first three months are free when they join the Madison Club this summer! After 3 months, membership is only $120 per month with a $300 quarterly spending minimum. DETAILS: • 15 months of membership for the price of 12 • First 3 months free (a savings of over $300!) • Access to the Madison Club, Churchill’s Restaurant and our top-notch events • Reduced meeting room rental fees • Reciprocal privileges, including golfing privileges at numerous area country clubs, and special member- exclusive discounts For more information, please contact Krista Laubmeier, Membership Director: [email protected] or 608-255-4861. CLUB HOURS Monday - Friday: 7 AM - 11 PM save the date Saturdays: 8 AM - 11 PM Sundays: Closed, except for JULY 2015 special functions MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY BREAKFAST: Complimentary continental 1 2 3 4 breakfast in Churchill’s Lounge Weekdays: 7 - 9:30 AM Club Closed WCO Concerts on Fourth of July the Square Saturday Farmer's Market Brunch: 8 AM - 1 PM LUNCH: Weekdays: 11:30 AM - 2 PM 6 7 8 9 10 11 DINNER: Ladies' Bridge Art Fair on the Monday - Saturday: 5 - 9 PM WCO Concerts on 11:30 AM Square the Square CHURCHILL’S LOUNGE: Weekdays: 11:30 AM - Close Saturday: 4 PM - Close TAP ROOM: 13 14 15 16 17 18 Monday - Thursday: 4 - 8 PM Leadership Forum Roundtable WCO Concerts on Italian Wine 8 AM Luncheon the Square Tasting 12 PM 5:30 - 7:30 PM Open Contract Italian-themed Bridge LOOKING AHEAD specials in 6 PM Churchill's! COOKING CLASS: ITALIAN FARMER'S MARKET MEALS 20 21 22 23 24 25 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 WisPolitics WCO Concerts on WINE TASTING WITH KITTY Luncheon the Square 11:30 AM - 1 PM BENNETT OF PRIMA THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 KIDS PARTY AT HENRY VILAS ZOO 27 28 29 30 31 THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 FINAL WCO Inspire Wisconsin CIGAR & WHISKEY EVENT Concerts on the Breakfast THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 Square 7:15 - 8:30 AM ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 MEMBER TRIP TO OLD WORLD WISCONSIN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 EVENT RESERVATIONS CALENDAR KEY WINE CLUB To make reservations for events, you may sign up online by logging in to the ‘Members THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 GENTLEMEN'S Only’ section of www.madisonclub.org, or by calling the Madison Club’s front desk: LOW-STAKES POKER 608-255-4861. If you need a username and password for the website, please email Mondays, 6 - 10 PM Becky Snyder at [email protected]. WISPOLITICS LUNCHEON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 FAMILY NIGHT EVENT CANCELLATIONS Fridays and Saturdays, HISTORY CLUB DINNER 5 - 9 PM If you are cancelling an event reservation, please note that members who cancel less than 48 hours before an event will be charged 50 percent of the price of the event, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 FARMER'S MARKET unless a waiting list is available, in which case there will be no charge. Additionally, BRUNCH members who do not show up for an event they have made reservations for will be MEMBER TRIP TO PARIS & Saturdays, 8 AM - 1 PM responsible for the full cost of the event. NORMANDY OCTOBER 12-22 COOKING CLASS: FARMER'S MARKET ITALIAN MEALS bon appetit WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 AT 6 PM FARMERS’ MARKET BRUNCH SATURDAYS THROUGH SEPTEMBER, FROM 8 AM - 1 PM Don't forget about the Madison Club’s popular Saturday morning Farmers’ Market Brunch! Stop by the Club before or after your Farmer’s Market shopping for a delicious meal in Churchill’s every Saturday from 8 AM - 1 PM, through September. Bon appetito! Join Executive Chef Andrew Wilson as he shows you The Club's fantastic culinary team has created an all-new brunch how to incorporate your farmer's menu, featuring an array of farm-fresh classics and tantalizing market finds when preparing the breakfast creations made from local ingredients and seasonal favorites. finest Italian dishes. Chef Andrew From the savory tastes of our classic eggs benedict and homemade will demonstrate a variety of biscuit sandwich, to our sweet lemon sugar beignets and brioche french traditional Italian recipes using toast, we have just the thing to rejuvenate you after a stroll around the Square. the best produce Wisconsin has to offer. In this hands-on class, No need to dress up for Farmers’ Market Brunch - stop by the Club for a casual meal in your shorts, participants will focus on creating sandals, and other summer attire. Seating on our sunny patio is available, weather permitting, and we dishes from several different regions of Italy including, but not limited will have storage for all of your market goodies while you eat. Reservations: 608-255-4861. to, pizza, pasta and salads. Cooking" classes are limited to 10 participants, and each participant must be 16 years of age or older. Cost is $55++ per person and BEST VIEWS IN THE CITY! includes beverages and snacks. OUTDOOR DINING AT THE MADISON CLUB Reservations: 608-255-4861. It's no secret that here in Wisconsin, once summer hits, most of us can be found trying to enjoy the outdoors! This summer, take advantage of one of the greatest outdoor spots in the city - atop the Chef Wilson, thank you for Madison Club! Churchill's Patio offers spectacular and unbeatable the wonderful BBQ cooking class... views of the city and Lake Monona. One of the only area restaurants your presentation was excellent, with such a view! Sit back and enjoy your favorite meal, bottle of informative, and very much wine, or cocktail while taking in a wonderful sunset, a concert on the appreciated. We had a wonderful Monona Terrace rooftop, or staying cozy by one of our firepit tables time. It is a testimony to the after sunset. club that 6 different couples or FIREPIT TABLES ON CHURCHILL'S PATIO: individuals, not one knowing any Pull up a chair at one of our new firepit tables, an elegant and fun way to enjoy of the others before the event, had your dinner and drinks outside, overlooking beautiful Lake Monona. Gather an evening that resembled old with friends and family and enjoy an evening on our patio with your own friends getting together at one of personal firepit! Hosting a party or celebrating a special event? Reserve our Club Patio our homes. Thanks for giving us with firepit for a private function. the base to have so much fun. CONCERTS ON THE ROOFTOP: Overall, you and your staff A truly unique Madison experience! Enjoy spectacular local bands have consistently exceeded our accompanied by great views of the city. Listen to live music over expectations, causing our joining dinner and drinks on Churchill's Patio. We encourage reservations the Club to be one of our best for this event, as seating on our patio fills up quickly. Madison decisions yet. Thank you for the many wonderful meals we JULY CONCERTS ON THE ROOFTOP SCHEDULE: have experienced. 9 (Thursday): Madison County 16 (Thursday): Start Making Sense (Talking Heads Tribute) 23 (Thursday): ABBA Salute - Dean Richards " CLUB UPDATE To ensure the continued safety bon appetit and comfort of our members and guests at the Madison Club, we will be installing new and updated security measures throughout the building over the next few months. This includes new video Annual Cigar Dinner surveillance and locked entryways THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 AT 6 PM during certain hours. We will keep you updated as new and Members and guests, you are invited to a spectacular evening on our improved measures are installed. Club Patio featuring gourmet food, cigars and spirits on August 20! Please feel free to contact the Club with any questions. We thank Our friends from Maduro and Fuller's Pullers will provide guests with you for your understanding as we the opportunity to sample premium cigars. These special cigars will work to continuously improve the be perfectly complemented with some of the Club’s finest wines and Madison Club! liquors, as well as an outstanding multi-course epicurean feast prepared by Executive Chef Andrew Wilson. Enjoy a sample of premium coffee from Torke Coffee Roasters with their dessert, and each guest will CHURCHILL'S SPECIALS! receive their own 1 lb. bag of coffee to take home. MONDAY NIGHT HALF This elaborate evening of amazing tastes, top-shelf cigars and the PRICE WINE & CHEESE camaraderie of friends will make for a truly unforgettable event. Join us for Price is $85++ per person and includes a dinner buffet, beverage dinner in pairings, a selection of quality cigars and door prizes. Seating is Churchill's limited, so please make your reservations early: 608-255-4861. Dining Room or Lounge on Monday nights and take advantage of our discounted wines by the bottle and fantastic cheese plates. Bottles of wine from Beverage Manager David Ginocchio's special list are half-priced on Monday On the Club Patio! nights only! Plus, pair your wine perfectly with a custom cheese ITALIAN WINE TASTING platter at half-price! Cheese And, Italian Specials in Churchill's! selections are just $3 per cheese.