March 18 - Michael Ballard with Rachael Kroog
Saxophonist Michael entertained. He also invited Rachael Kroog, vocalist and ventriloquist to the stage. We welcomed 4 new members
February 19 - Tight Genes
Approximately 150 people attended this brother sister singing trio. We welcomed 9 new members.
January 15 - Missing Links Band
Approximately 250 people attended a classic band party. We welcomed 26 new members.
December 18, 2023 - Regular Meeting - Mary Jo Vitale
Approximately 200 people attended. Mary Jo Vitale sang beautifully many Christmas favorites and songs from her musical plays. We welcomed 6 new members.
November 20, 2023 - Regular Meeting - Wine Bingo
Over 175 people attended. 35 bottles of wine were awarded. Treasurer, Tom Aldrich kept us laughing with his Ole and Lena joke. We welcomed 10 new members.
October 16, 2023 - Regular Meeting - Mike Palma, Ventriloquist
Over 150 people attended our first meeting of the season including 18 new members. Mike Palma, ventriloquist and his dummy Buddy from Freedom Point kept us laughing all night. We honored our outgoing leaders, Marcy and Bob Solomonson. New leader Steve Larson was introduced by Marcy.
April 17, 2023 - Annual Picnic
An ideal day. The perfect weather and a great crowd of 90 Minnesotans gathering under sunshine and warmth with a cool breeze to keep us comfortable. Great food, as usual, served by Oakwood and some fabulous 'cash' gifts given out to 20 lucky souls. An ideal ending to an ideal Minnesota Club Season. See you in Octoberl
March 20, 2023 - Regular Meeting - Glen Foster
What a fun night. Another big crowd being entertained by Glen Foster who mixed a little magic with a lot of laughs for a really great night. 8 new members welcomed into our club (picture below) and a lot of member participation in Glen's routines (more pictures below).
February 20, 2023 - Regular Meeting - Donna Moore
Another great night!!!! And another big crowd! 15 new members ( see their pictures below). And a great evening of entertainment from The Villages legend Donna Moore. She regaled us with interpretations of all the great email divas from Cher to Dolly Parton to Patsy Cline. What a performer. It Was wonderful.
January 16,2023 - Regular Meeting - Jimmy Mazz
What a night!!!!! We had the biggest crowd ever at app. 230, 27 new members, and an entertainer who blew our sox off. A common comment after the show was ' the best entertainment ever' and it was. Jimmy Mazz treated us with a run-through of all the oldies by decade with him sounding just like those legends. Terrific!
Here's pictures of our new members. And pictures of Jimmy and our own Michael Ballard and Mike Maguire having it up on stage. Such fun!
Here's pictures of our new members. And pictures of Jimmy and our own Michael Ballard and Mike Maguire having it up on stage. Such fun!
December 19, 2022- Regular Meeting - Forever Young'
Our time to celebrate the Holiday season with a small but feisty crowd of Minnesotans. We welcomed 7 new members and all thoroughly enjoyed the singing of 'Forever Young'. They had us dancing, singing along, and even joined in by Steve Larson and Michael Ballard. It was a wonderful evening,
November 21,2022 - Regular Meeting - Ric Mitchell Bingo
We had a great crowd and welcomed 17 New members to the club. We all had fun playing musical bingo with lots of bottles of wine going out to the winners.
October 17, 2022 - Regular Meeting - Tight Genes
We had our first meeting of the new season with a nice sized crowd and were entertained by a singing group called 'Tight Genes'. They're 3 siblings who got together after they all moved to The VIllages. They were terrific.
We welcomed 25 new members. See the pictures below.
We welcomed 25 new members. See the pictures below.
