The surroundings
and food are
terrific.
opened in 1941 by the Racovi-
tis and Stoiantsis families .. .
Co-owners are Valerie Stoiant-
sis, Thom Racovitis and Chris
Stoiantsis.
MUSICAL NOTES . . .
Michael Krieger is at Boodles
Restaurant, 11 Mile and 1-75 in
Madison Heights, Fridays and
Saturdays from 7 p.m., Sundays
from 5:30 p.m., and Mondays
from 6 p.m. . . . The Rick Man-
tle-Sheila Landis duo will be at
Coffee Exchange on the Board-
walk, Orchard Lake Road, Feb.
20, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. . . .
Rick on guitar and songstress
Sheila do jazz, show tunes and
pop music.
42 YEARS AGO, a small
group of Jewish sailing folks
couldn't get membership any-
where . . . so went out and
started their own club.
Today, Great Lakes Yacht
Club offJefferson, just north of
Nine Mile in St. Clair Shores,
has about 172 members, 110
boat wells, modern clubhouse,
outdoor pool and plenty of
grounds.
The first site was near Wa-
terworks Park on the Detroit
River . . . With assistance from
members of the local commu-
nity, the present locale and fa-
cilities were established.
Predominantly a Jewish
club, GLYC is a member of the
Detroit River Yachting Associ-
ation, helping sponsor some of
the annual sailboat races held
with other yacht clubs.
Its 1994 boating season takes
off with the Commodores Ball,
April 23, at Lovet Hall in Green-
field Village . . . Then come a lot
more doings, including month-
ly social parties, from a Shab-
bat shalom to Hawaiian or
country-western nights or
maybe weekly ice cream socials
with monthly night games.
When one enters Great
Lakes Yacht Club through the
front doors, there is a ceramic
mezuzah designed, carved,
painted and fired by member
Barry Semansky with the aid
of fellow dubber Seymour
Kirsch.
You might want more info
about GLYC . . . Call Pat
Brauning, club manager, 778-
9510.
CONGRATS . . . to retired
travel gent Jules Doneson .. .
on his birthday . . . Celebration
of cocktails, dinner and music
was at the Marquise Hotel in
Palm Springs, Calif.
A FIRST-EVER yearbook
with recipes and coupons from
restaurants represented will be
at "The Art of Food & Wine,"
now in its sixth year, March 5,
at Temple Israel on Walnut
Lake Road . . . Almost 40 din-
ing and wining spots will make
up a deep mix of restaurants,
etc., with samples to taste.
Temple's Silent Auction and
Raffle will also have a trip for
two to Israel, including air fare
and lodging; two round-trip tick-
ets to Europe; use of a condo up
north; a stay at the Detroit
Tiger Fantasy Camp, etc.
Entertainment will be sup-
plied by Mel Ball and Colours
along with the Jack Brokensha
Jazz Quartet.
For more info, call Steve
Suskin at Temple Israel, 661-
5700.
FIRST ANNFVERSARY
Party by the Detroit Vegas Club
in Las Vegas will be at the next
meeting, Feb. 20, Spanish Oaks
Clubhouse, Spanish Oaks Dr.
north of Sahara . . . $3 per per-
son includes Vernor's ice cream
floats ... and what would a De-
troit club celebration be with-
out them?
MICHIGAN CLUB of Del-
ray Beach and Boca Raton, Fla.,
social club since 1979, has ex-
tended its membership to in-
clude friends of Michiganians.
Carl Wolfe, membership
chairman, also sings in a men's
choir; Belle Miller is studying
Hebrew for her oncoming bat
mitzvah at age 83; Bob Bran-
don is the group's medical ad-
viser; and Sam Vernoff gives
legal counsel ... Faye B. Weiner
is program chairman . . .
(407) 499-9647.
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Akk,
"An Evening on Broadway"
Cabaret Concert
performed by
"Opera Lite"
Saturday, February 19, 1994
8:30 p.m.
Admission: $15.00 Refreshments served Reservations required.
For information and reservations call the
Cultural Arts Department at 661-7632..
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FE BR UARY
House in Southfield's Towne
Square Building, David Neault,
is remembered by many as a
waiter for Les Gruber at Lon-
don Chop House . . . He was
there 1980 to 1986 . . . David
opened the Whitney as a wait-
er from 1986 to 1988 . . . and un-
til his present post was general
manager at the Rattlesnake
Club from 1988 to 1993.
Also at Morton's, its day
manager, Penny Zywick, has
been there since it opened just
over a year ago ... She was bar-
maid 31/2 years at Ritz-Carlton
Dearborn's the Grill Restau-
rant.
If you think that meat is all
Morton's serves, try the salmon
and pasta dishes and be pre-
pared for a pleasant surprise.
AT ONE TIME, there were
many evenings when a lot of
people came but couldn't be
seen . . . They were hidden in
the bar-lounge at Birmingham
Tavern, former Lemon Peel, on
Woodward.
People like to see each other
so a center wall was torn down
and the place is beyond recog-
nition.
YOU DON'T HAVE to go to
Windsor to taste the famous
Tunnel Bar-B-Q sauces .. .
They are being marketed na-
tionally ... Tunnel Bar-B-Q was
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