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AZ Red Hats Updates
Where on earth has the time gone???!!! I can’t believe Mother’s Day and Memorial Day is behind us and Father’s Day and July 4th is right around the corner! It seems like I close my eyes and when I open them, another week has passed by! Is that a sign of old age?? Oh, dear, if it is, I gotta start living life faster to stay ahead of the game!!! J As we begin our long, hot summer, many of our Red Hat sisters have gone to cooler climates~~lucky ducks!! Speaking of ducks, my chapter rode the Yellow Duck Ride at Lake Pleasant recently and had a ball. It’s something your chapter may want to consider. http://www.arizonaducks.com Don’t forget to visit our red hat sisters in Prescott and a trip to Jerome would be a cool outing for the red hatters. You may even run into a ghost or two while visiting Jerome; I hear they roam around frequently! I will be working with Phoenix Symphony for their new schedule for some RED HAT deals as well as lunch at Sam’s Café at the Arizona Center. Many of the Valley theatres and businesses contact me to give our red hatters discounts and I love passing on the great savings. I do, however, have become selective as the deals have to be something we all enjoy; therefore, when the Skateboarding Association contacted me to do a deal with us, I graciously turned them down. Now I know a lot of you may be disappointed but the hospitals might become overcrowded with broken hips!!! Speaking of hospitals, most of you know I work for Mayo Clinic Hospital and I try to keep a balance between red hatting and my work. I receive many, many requests to promote other red hat events and to send out notices of changes, etc. and I will not be able to continue sending out notices for your doings as I just don’t have the time or help to do so. I hope you understand and appreciate your understanding. Travel – I know so many of you enjoy traveling and that is why I have put together a number of trips in the past and will continue to do so. I’ve just taken a few weeks off from traveling and needed some time to think what my future plans would be for our traveling red hat sisters. At this time, I wish to announce that I will not be working with Promenade Travel in planning future Red Hat travel experiences. I’ve had a three-year run with them and appreciate their help in making our trips memorable. I will now be working exclusively with Terra Travel on future Red Hat travel trips. They have three offices (Tempe, Mesa and Phoenix and have “800” phone numbers to each office. http://www.terratravelaz.com. If you have a special travel trip in mind for your group or simply for yourself, please allow me to help you plan it. You can call any one of the three offices and mention you are a red hatter or you can call me directly at 480-361-9336 and leave a message. I will return calls in the evenings and on weekends. Stay tuned for more information. Take Me Out To The Ballgame ~~ July 22, 2008 ~~ (SOLD OUT – ALL 250!!!) I will be mailing out the last of the D-Backs tickets this week if IF IF you included a stamped, self-addressed envelope. I will be able to acquire ADDITIONAL D-Back/Cubbie tickets in a section nearby the Miller Lite Diamond Club but you will NOT be able to have access to where we will be (Diamond Club) nor will you receive the one-of-a kind collector’s pin exclusively designed for the Red Hatters & D-Backs. Those who sent in their registrations early will receive these pins. Please let me know if you wish to order additional tickets that will be near the Miller Lite Diamond Club. Just click on the link below and follow the directions. This will be a fun evening and a $25 ticket is only $20 (red hat discount.) – In early JULY, I will send final details for the evening. You will be able to Chase Field as early as 5 PM; game time is 6:40 PM. There will be a prize given for the BEST D-Back/Red Hat design so get your creative juices flowing!!! If you plan on entering your creation, you must arrive by 6 PM and sign in. The winner will be announced at 6:30 PM. There is an elevator for those that cannot walk the stairs to the Diamond Club. http://www.azredhats.com/az2008chasefield.htm For those coming from the East Valley, contact Connie at cr_cards@netzero.com if you wish to ride the bus ($20). She will let you know where the pick up spots are. cr_cards@netzero.com Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre ‘Barefoot in the Park’ - May 2 – July 6, 2008 WHO: Scottsdale Desert Stages Actor’s Café presents “Barefoot in the Park” Explore the thin line between love and hate! “Barefoot in the Park” is on stage in Scottsdale Desert Stages Actor’s Café May 2 through July 6, 2008. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm; 2pm Sundays. After their whirl wind courtship, Paul and Corie begin their new life together in an old sixth floor walk-up apartment, which Corie has picked out and Paul sees for the first time on their return from the honeymoon. She is a free-spirited young wife and he is a serious young lawyer. Add her somewhat prudish mother and the charming, yet strange, upstairs neighbor and you get a delightful comedy! The laughs are non-stop in this Neil Simon comedy as these two complete opposites try to adjust to life as husband and wife. The trials and tribulations of the couple’s marital bliss come to a comic explosion when Paul refuses to join Corie for a barefoot walk through a snowy park. Suitable for all ages. Tickets: $20-$25 South Pacific - July 11 – August 10 WHO: Scottsdale Desert Stages Main Stage presents “South Pacific” Nominated for 11 Tony Awards in the Broadway revival, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” is on stage at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre July 11 – August 10, 2008. There’s Nothin’ Like a Dame to get the wishful sailors stationed on a South Pacific Isle singin’ and dancin’. Set during World War II, romance blooms in paradise when a feisty Naval nurse named Nellie Forbush falls in love with a French plantation owner with a hidden past and the dashing Marine Lieutenant Joe Cable falls in love with a young native girl. But the dangers of war and prevailing prejudice are storm clouds that threaten a happy ending for these mismatched couples. Adapted from James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of stories, “Tales of the South Pacific,” this musical masterpiece features songs that are as lush and colorful as its tropical setting, including Some Enchanted Evening, I’m in Love With a Wonderful Guy and I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair. Performances are 7:30 pm Fridays and Saturdays; 2pm matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: $20-$25; $15 Student Rush. UPCOMING RED HAT EVENTS Fall – 2008 ~~ Second Hand Rose (details will be forthcoming for you to shop for gently used red/purple items as well as for you to sell your unwanted item. Start cleaning out your closets ladies and watch for the announcement. October 2008 – Boo Bash (Costume party and dance) GAMMAGE TICKETS – DEADLINE – JUNE 1, 2008 – FINAL NOTICE Ladies, I’m trying something new this year and I wanted to share it with you all. I’ve got a close connection at Gammage who gets me really great seats (no balcony~see the rows below) before the tickets go on sale to the public. I realize these shows are a long way off, but you get the choice of prime seats. Below are details for you to consider before you place your order:
Thu - Sep. 4, 2008 - A Chorus Line - $69.00 per/ticket - A CHORUS LINE is a stunning musical-verite about a chorus audition for a Broadway musical. It tells of the achingly poignant ambitions of professional Broadway gypsies to land a job in the show, and is a powerful metaphor for all human aspiration. Memorable musical numbers include I Can Do That, At the Ballet, Dance: Ten; Looks: Three, The Music and the Mirror, What I Did for Love, One (Singular Sensation) and I Hope I Get It. It is a brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song and compellingly authentic drama. The show was instantly recognized as a classic. Rows 14-25 off to the side Thu – Jan 15, 2009 (SOLD OUT) - Lion King – NEW DATE – JAN 21, 2009 - $81.50 per/ticket - Based on the Disney cartoon feature, this tailor-made for kids musical continues Simba's adventures as he learns to accept his new role as king of the jungle. Orchestra seats Rows 3-10 Aisle seats and in 10 seats for great viewing of the animal parade down the aisle! **IMPORTANT NOTE: For Lion King, Gammage is divided into 3 main sections for this show, creating 2 main aisles around seats 21 to 25 and seats 20-24. Our seats have been chosen to get the first 6-10 seats off the aisle for best viewing of the Parade of Animals down those 2 aisles. The middle section is the VIP section rows 3-11. You get a souvenir ticket holder, program and LK hat for the price. We are offering centered and out VIP seating only on Tues. 1/13 in a limited quantity. To purchase VIP seats choose the Lion King PT show. Thu – Apr 2, 2009 - Frost/Nixon - $63.00 per/ticket - David Frost's interviews with Richard Nixon, following the Watergate scandal and the President's humiliating resignation, drew the largest audience ever for a news interview. Could this British talk-show host, with no known political convictions and a playboy reputation, be the one to elicit an apology from the man who committed one of the biggest felonies in American political history? Rows 14-25 off to the side Thu – Jun 18, 2009 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - $69.00 per/ticket - The most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything. A new stage adaptation of the internationally known hit film of Ian Fleming's timeless story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang features a beloved score, including such memorable classics as "Truly Scrumptious," "Toot Sweets," "Hushabye Mountain," and the Oscar-nominated title song. Rows 14-25 off to the side Wicked! The Musical – COMING JULY 2009 – NO PRICES AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME - Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years. Recommended age for children is 8 and up. No children under 4 admitted.
Name ________________________________________ Addr _________________________________________ City __________________________________________ AZ ZIP ______________ PH # ____________________ E-Mail ________________________________________ Play ________________________________________ Thus - Sep. 4, 2008 - A Chorus Line - $69/tkt # of tkt ____ Thu - Oct. 16, 2008 - The Rat Pack - $63/tkt # of tkt ____ Thus – Nov. 30, 2008 - Happy Days - $69/tkt # of tkt ____ Thu – Jan 15, 2009 - Lion King - $81.50/tkt # of tkt ____ Thu – Apr 2, 2009 - Frost/Nixon - $63/tkt # of tkt ____ Thu – Jun 18, 2009 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - $69.00 per/tkt Wicked! The Musical – COMING JULY 2009 – NO PRICES AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME Date_________________ Total # of Tickets _____________ Total Enclosed ______________ Chk # ________________ Please enclose above form and keep a copy for yourself. Send along with a check made payable to Janie Rausch, 1717 East Cielo Grande Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85024 and please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope or your tickets will have to be picked up at my home.
I wanted to share an experience I had this weekend w/all my friends in hopes it never happens to you. Please do NOT store your bottle of bleach or any type of toxic chemical on a shelf or cupboard above your dryer. Little did I know that my bleach bottle had developed a slow leak and had been dripping down on the electrical cord of my dryer and when it finally ate through the rubber and hit the live/hot wires that go into the plug, it caused a flash fire. Luckily I was home and the fire department was only minutes away. Please check where you store your cleaning items. I never even thought of something like this happening~now I know better. Go check you laundry room now and have everyone you love do the same. Thanks for listening. Ladies ~ I found this wonderful website and you can sign up to get newsletters and wonderful recipes and ideas. Just click on the link below. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Gilbert Fine Arts Association – April 9 and 11, 2008 – Still time left to enjoy the 80’s! http://www.azredhats.com/theatregilbert.html April 25, 2008 marks the Red Hat Society’s 10th birthday. Many of you who were around when the RHS was born 10 years ago, never dreamed where we were heading. It’s been a phenomenal journey and continues to show younger women everywhere what they have to look forward to. Life just begins at 50 and only gets better!!! The new friendships that have been formed have made a difference in so many women’s lives and we now, there was a need for such an organization. It shows the world we have much to give: wisdom, strength, humor, encouragement, and most of all, friendship. The world is a better place because of the RHS and its purpose. Let’s hope the next 10 years will be a phenomenal journey. Whatever your chapters chooses to do on April 25 to celebrate the Red Hat Society’s birthday, remember to enjoy yourselves and continue to show the world we are not done living and so have much to give. Happy Birthday! May 15, 2008 – Way to Go Women As one women’s club to another, The Soroptimist of the San Tans wants to invite your Red Hat Society members to the “WAY TO GO” event honoring “special women” in our community. This year’s Woman’s Opportunity Award Winner has overcome the loss a child, an abusive marriage, and the hardship of trying to earn a degree while working to support her remaining daughter as a single mom. Also this year we will be recognizing two young women in our community for their volunteer work with the Phoenix Guide Dog programs.
We will also be awarding a host of other local charities and service organizations with cash grants to help them with their efforts. Come watch the smiling faces as we give donations to support My Sister’s Place domestic violence shelter, the Chandler Christian Center food bank, Neighbor’s Who Care, House of Refuge East, YMCA, Chandler Public Library, the Desert Cancer Foundation and many others. Please join us on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos San Tan Ballroom at 1 San Marcos Place in Chandler. Tickets are $35 with a portion of the proceeds going to support future women and social service groups in their efforts to make a difference in our community. Your attendance shows your support to these hard working individuals and agencies. Please reserve your spot by purchasing a luncheon ticket today. Mail by May 5, 2008 to: Or call 480-782-2221 or email margaret.coulter@chandleraz.gov May 16 and 17, 2008 – ProMusica – Anthem, AZ Friday, May 16th, 7:30 p.m. Saturday May 17th, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Just how tall is Paul Bunyan? Does the Wolf eat Peter? What does the Dog learn from the Bee? ? What is a cakewalk, and what does it sound like? These and other stories are asked and answered at this family- friendly and fun concert that celebrates some of the great fables and tall tales told through music. Join the PMAZ Orchestra and Chorale for works by Prokofiev, Dorff, Adler, Britten, Pottle and Pfautsch. Bring your friends, family and kids and grandkids to a sensational concert that will answer some of life's mysteries. Tickets start at Adults $15, Students $10. Tickets and information available at www.promusicaaz.org. If you would like to purchase tickets by mail, please send a check for $15 for each adult ticket and $10 for each student ticket made payable to PMAZ and send it to: Patricia Harris Marrs 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress – Dates below – May 2008 IT’S SPRING - TIME FOR A WEDDING – AND 5 WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS Tempe Little Theatre, the community’s only non-profit, all volunteer, production company, will close out its 37th Season with a deliciously dark comedy that takes you into the world of five very different women, all bridesmaids, with performances of 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress, running May 9 through May 18, 2008. Performance dates for 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress are May 9, 10, 16, 17 at 8 p.m. May 10, 11, 17, 18 at 2 p.m. and May 15 at 7 p.m. All performances are at the new Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 Rio Salado Parkway, at Tempe Town Lake. During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee estate, five reluctant, identically-clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason for avoiding the proceedings below. As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women joyously discover they all share common bonds -- beyond their bridesmaid dresses. Join Tempe Little Theatre for this wickedly funny, irreverent and touching celebration of the women's spirit, from the Academy Award-winning author of American Beauty, Alan Ball. 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress will be directed for Tempe Little Theatre by Janis Webb. Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors (55+) and students. Some ticket processing fees may apply. To make a reservation call the Tempe Center for the Arts box office at 480-350-2822 or visit their website at www.tempe.gov/TCA Take Me Out To The Ballgame ~~ July 22, 2008 ~~ (Less than 50 tickets are left) Let’s go see the D-Backs as I've reserved a SPECIAL section at Chase Field and this will be for ALL CHAPTERS so don't wait too long as I only have 250 tickets and they will go fast because it is the CUBBIES and you even take your "hubbies to see the cubbies!!" This will be a fun evening and a $25 ticket is only $20 (red hat discount) and you will receive a collector's pin specifically designed for the red hatters with the D-Back's logo and it is yours for free!! Details are below...but don't wait too long!!
http://www.azredhats.com/az2008chasefield.htm October 10-12, 2008 – Tri-State Tea 6 – Click to find out about the fun in Laughlin
This is a new year and reason to celebrate ALL YEAR LONG!!! Why not, we are 10 years old!! Yippee!! Our
organization has grown so over the past 10 years.
2008 marks the Red Hat Society’s 10th birthday and
that is reason to celebrate in my book!
The National Hatquarters in
Celebrate!!! And when someone asks you if it is your birthday because you are wearing a purple hat, you can tell them, “no, but it is the Red Hat Society’s 10th birthday and that is reason to celebrate!” Let’s
Talk Convention – March 1, 2008
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These
and many more questions are being asked about the upcoming AZ Red Hat
Convention ~ Happenin’ @ the Hilton on Saturday, March 1, 2008.
It is getting exciting and I’ve heard from our entertainer, Ms.
Kacey Jones, from There are still GREAT seats left and you will not want to miss out on the fun. As always, I rent two huge overhead screens so everyone will be able to see and hear what is going on. We will have prize give-aways as well as some show tickets and numerous other items. Also, you may want to bring a wrap in case it is a little chilly in the grand ballroom. It is hard to keep the temperature at a degree to please everyone. For those of you who sent in reservations and a self-addressed, stamped envelope, your tickets will be mailed to you in mid-February timeframe and it will be your responsibility to see the ladies in your group each gets their ticket. You may want to hand on to all of them until the day of the convention and meet them at a designated spot and hand them to them at that time to ensure no one forgets them at home. That will cause problems. If you did not send a stamped, self-addressed envelope, you will be able to pick up your tickets at the WILL CALL table outside the Grand Ballroom beginning at 10 AM. They will be listed under the person’s name that sent in the reservation. http://www.azredhats.com/az2008convention.htm You
can still send in your reservations and join in the fun.
January 13, 2008 – PJ Game @ Herberger – 1 PM ~ Wear your jammies
if you like!!! – Call Promenade Travel NOW if you want to have
fun on a Sunday afternoon and never have to change your clothes after you
wake up on Sunday morning!!! Of
course, wearing PJ’s is optional but we are going to have a blast and
there will be many “Kodak” moments!!
1-866-9 Red Hat or 623-974-8668 March
8, 2008 – 3rd Annual March
11, 2008 – Spring Fling Lunch The
Montesa Matriarchs of When: Tuesday, March
11, 2008 What better way to celebrate Spring than with a fantastic luncheon, and entertainment by the infamous Don Walsh from the Camelback Inn. Ladies, we have
seating for 300; mail your reservation form and check to us ASAP. For more information
you may call Sandy Hartford, Queen Mum at 480-671-1463 or e mail her at hartfordcarl@hotmail.com
Or e mail Barbara Konecny –Vice Queen at bkmesa@juno.com http://www.azredhats.com/az2008springfling.htm Reservation Form Please make your
check payable to Montesa Matriarchs and send with a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED
ENVELOPE,(no envelope, no tickets) along with this form to: Montesa Matriarchs of
Name: ________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________ Phone: ( ) _____________________________________________________________ E Mail Address: _________________________________________________________ Chapter: _______________________________________________________________ Queen: ________________________________________________________________ Number of Tickets: _________ X $16.00 = _________ Amount of check ___________ We are looking
forward to seeing all of you. Please list members attending below: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ March
16, 2008 – Menopause the Musical – The whole theatre
has been reserved just for RED HATTERS!!!
Won’t that be fun! Theatre
4301 is in downtown You will need to make one reservation for your group because you will save money! There is a $7.50 charge for one reservation; therefore if you have 10 ladies going, you can divide that charge up between you. Each ticket is $36.00 and a great savings. Call the toll free # at 888-686-8587, ext. #11 and ask for Jana Goupil. She is the Group Sales Manager and the one to make your reservations with for this very popular show. Be sure to wear your red hat regalia! http://www.azredhats.com/az2008menopause.htm AZ EVENTS – Always remember to check AZ’s web page for upcoming “adventures in fun.” I’m always trying to find fun things for us!!! Just click on title below for details.
Red Hat Travel Trips – What a joy it is to travel with the red hatters as we seem to have become celebrities when seen in our full regalia. Don’t wait to sign up or you’ll miss out on loads of fun and a chance to make lasting memories! http://www.ptaz.com/red%20hat%20travel.net/Red%20Hat%20Travel.Net%20Home%20Page.htm
Red Hatters' Motorcoach Tours For more information just click on the trip's name
Ladies…..this “girls get-away weekend” was so much fun last year that we are doing it again. Join me and many red hatters for a weekend in southern AZ in Sierra Vista’s Just Desserts and then a shopping trip to Tubac. Get signed up so you can ride on my bus …. The FUN BUS!!! JUST DESSERTS
& REGALIA ROUND UP
Here it is again! DON'T MISS IT! We'll be traveling to beautiful southern Arizona (near Bisbee) where we'll be hosted by three wonderful chapters in the Sierra Vista area for fun, frivolity -- and SHOPPING!! Book your dessert ($15 charge) by calling Queen Mum Pat at 520/ 227-8000 or contact her by e-mail at plumcrazy@cox.net right away! Note that box lunches ($11 charge) must be ordered at the time you make your reservation. Their link is http://www.azredhats.com/az2008justdesserts.htm
Please collect checks from your chapter and mail ONE check in ONE envelope to: BE SURE TO BRING YOUR PHOTO ID. Travel insurance is available and highly recommended. Ask for details. 10001 West Bell Road #113 ° Sun City, AZ 85351
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