Singles Parties, July 9-11, 2009

Our Summer Singles Spectacular, Friday, July 10, certainly lived up to its billing. We were at Broadway Studios, the largest night club in North Beach, and needed all of that space for the trapeze artist, singers, dancers, dance lesson, and dance party (plus dinner!). Cynthia Glinka gave a terrific free lesson, "If You Can Walk, You Can Dance." DJ Miguel of Startracks played a very nice variety of today's hottest hits and the greatest songs of yesteryear.

Our Silicon Valley Single Mingle, Thursday, July 9, at Bay Cafe at Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, featured a fun Mixer Game, plus appetizers. Nice party, with lots of new faces.

The weekend concluded on Saturday, July 11 at Choice Night Club in Benicia with the first Single Cougars Party ever held in Solano County. It started out grim, with almost all men for the first hour. The women eventually arrived (thank God!), but ladies, we need you to arrive earlier at these parties!

Next weekend features three more parties:

• First-ever Santa Cruz Single Cougars Mixer, Thursday, July 16, at the Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley. Hope you read the feature story about this party in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
• Dance Among the Redwoods, Friday, July 17, at Deer Park Villa in Fairfax. We are excited about our first-ever party in Fairfax, and our first-ever party in one of Marin's most famous and most beautiful venues!
• Wine Tasting & Live Band Dance, Saturday, July 18, at Alberto's Night Club in Mountain View. Enjoy boutique wines and specialty appetizers, followed by dancing to the live music of Ruido Azul, who play Latin Rock.

More info about all of our singles events at www.thepartyhotline.com. See you at the parties!

Singles Parties, Fourth of July Weekend, 2009

Two parties over the long 4th of July Weekend:

• Thursday, July 2, Single Mingle at the Walnut Creek Marriott. Big crowd at the lounge in the spectacular atrium! Live piano music provided a romantic backdrop to our mixer.
• Friday, July 3, Independence Eve Dance at the Poplar Creek Grill. It was only recently that I learned of the large banquet room alongside the golf course. Perfect place for a big party! It started off badly, with almost all men and no women. The women eventually arrived, then the dance floor was packed until the last song at midnight. Uncle Sam hosted the party. DJ Mike of Startracks did his usual terrific job of playing the right song at the right time. We hope to return soon to this marvelous new venue.

We have three more singles parties coming up this next week:

• Silicon Valley Single Mingle, Thursday, July 9, at Bay Cafe at Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course. Always a big crowd at this fun venue, also on a golf course.
• Summer Singles Spectacular, Friday, July 10, at Broadway Studios in San Francisco. We are excited about our first-ever party on Broadway. This is a huge facility, so please pass the word on to your single friends, as we need a humongous crowd, or the place will look empty. We have live entertainment, including TRAPEZE, plus DJ Miguel of Startracks playing your favorite hits. BONUS: Cynthia Glinka will do a free dance lesson for those who arrive on time. All for just $15/advance (by July 9) or $20/door. OPTION: Come early for a delicious dinner, at additional cost. The other advantage to coming early is the free street parking that fills up quickly. There is a paid parking lot next door to this venue.
• Cougar Mixer & Live Band Dance, Saturday, July 11, at Choices in Benicia. We had a nice party at this fun night club a couple of months ago, so we are returning to do the first-ever Cougars party in Solano County!

Details about all of our singles events at www.thepartyhotline.com. See you at the parties!

Singles Parties, June 23-28, 2009

Well, we survived the heat wave! Four parties this past week:

• Advanced Degrees Mixer, Tuesday, June 23, at Trader Vic's in Emeryville. Always cooler in Emeryville than most of the rest of the Bay Area. We were outside on Trader Vic's lovely deck on the water and in fact had to ask them to turn on the heating lamps for those who were skimpily dressed! Nice turnout.
• Summer Night Delight Dance, Friday, June 26, at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Resort Hotel in Palo Alto. Big crowd, and very enthusiastic! In honor of Michael Jackson's passing, DJ Slick played many of his greatest hits, which we all thoroughly enjoyed. Such a lovely venue, with a great view of the pool area. The outside deck was also quite popular.
• Saturday Night Fever Dance, Saturday, June 27, at Graziano's in Petaluma. DJ Darryl K played lots of songs and videos from the movie, plus he taught us all how to do the Saturday Night Fever Hustle. But Michael Jackson dominated this party as well. The big crowd just couldn't get enough of Michael's great songs and videos!
• Sunday Afternoon Delight, June 28, at Whipper Snapper in San Rafael. The heat finally caught up with us, with a vengeance. The hottest time of the day, 3pm, on the hottest day of the year, with no air conditioning! Small crowd, as you might expect. Great food from Whipper Snapper. We will do this fun venue again, hopefully next time without the sweltering heat!

Next week features three more singles events:

• The Art of Flirting Seminar, Tuesday, June 20, at Santa Rosa Jr College. Although this is at a college, it is for adult singles, not college-age. This is the seminar I have taught in major cities all over the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Laugh while you learn how to flirt!
• Single Mingle, Thursday, July 2, at the Walnut Creek Marriott. The lovely atrium of this upscale hotel is perfect for our Mixer Game and appetizers.
• Independence Eve Dance, Friday, July 3, at Dominic's at Poplar Creek in San Mateo. We are excited about this new venue! Uncle Sam will host this party.

Details about all of our events at www.ThePartyHotline.com. See you at the parties!

Singles Parties, June 18-20, 2009

I was on vacation in New Mexico for six days (beautiful state!), so I missed the first two of our parties this week:

• Young Single Professionals Mixer & Live Band Dance, Thursday, June 18, at #1 Broadway Night Club in Los Gatos. Barbara Millin of Singles Supper Club, who ran the party, reports a moderate turnout and a fun party.
• Elegant Lock & Key Dance, Friday, June 19, at the Claremont Resort Hotel in Berkeley. Patrick Dalal of LockandKeyMatch.com, reports a big crowd. I heard a complaint that the temperature was too hot. We mean something totally different when we say we have hot singles parties!

I returned home from New Mexico on Saturday afternoon, so I was able to run the Welcome Summer Art & Wine Tasting Party on June 20 at RR Gallery in San Francisco. Nice turnout, lots of new faces, great party!

Next week features 4 more parties:

• Advanced Degrees Mixer, Tuesday, June 23, at Trader Vic's in Emeryville. You can't miss at this gorgeous location! All of our past parties here have been very well-attended. If you like partying with well-educated singles in the world's most luxurious restaurant chain, this is the party for you.
• Summer Night Delight Dance, Friday, June 26, at Crowne Plaza Cabana Resort Hotel in Palo Alto. We are in the beautiful Cyprus Ballroom, the site of our large New Year's Eve Party. Co-sponsoring with Singles Supper Club.
• Saturday Night Fever Dance, Saturday, June 27, at Graziano's Ristorante in Petaluma. DJ Darryl K will teach us all how to do the Saturday Night Fever Hustle, followed by dancing to today's hottest hits and the greatest songs of the past.
• Sunday Afternoon Delight Mixer, Sunday, June 28, at Whipper Snapper Restaurant & Sangria Bar in Downtown San Rafael. This is a lovely, fun restaurant I discovered when the West End Neighborhood reopened (after extensive construction). We will enjoy the outdoor patio, weather permitting, as well as the fun interior, complimentary appetizers, and a Mixer Game with prizes.

More information about our events at www.thepartyhotline.com. See you at the parties!

Singles Parties, June 11-13, 2009

3 parties this past weekend:

The weekend started out early and poorly at our Single Parents Mixer, Thursday, June 11, at Park Chalet in San Francisco. Tiny turnout. I asked some of our regulars, who live within a mile of the party, why they didn't attend. They said they didn't want to meet single parents. Sad to hear that so many of our singles prefer not to meet someone with children!

Our annual Bay Area Flirting Convention, Friday, June 12, at the Concord Hilton, was a great success! Huge turnout, including KPIX CBS 5 TV. We were on the 11 o'clock news the night of the party, and are scheduled to be on TV again at length in a couple of weeks on KPIX's Eye on the Bay. We will let you know when you can watch the footage on our website, http://www.thepartyhotline.com/. Congratulations to Denise Stanley and Gordon Osmundson, who won the Bay Area Flirting Championship!

Our Elegant Evening in Tiburon, Saturday, June 13, at Servino's Ristorante, also attracted a big crowd! We appreciate so many of you who went to the extra trouble of dressing in your finest. You looked great. Excellent dance party, thanks to DJ Mike Keating of Grand Slam Mobile DJ.

Next weekend features 3 more parties:

• Young Single Professionals Mixer & Live Band Dance, Thursday, June 18, 7:30pm, at #1 Broadway Night Club in Los Gatos. Always a good turnout at this fun night club! You can't beat the price: only $10 includes our Mixer Game, with prizes; accompanied by appetizers, served at 7:30pm, as long as they last; plus dancing to the terrific music of The Second Story Band!
• Our first-ever Elegant Lock & Key Dance will be on Friday, June 19, at the elegant Claremont Resort Hotel in Berkeley.
• Art & Wine Tasting Party, Saturday, June 20, at one of our favorite venues, RR Gallery near Union Square in San Francisco.

More info about all of our events at www.ThePartyHotline.com. See you at the parties!

Singles Parties, June 2-6, 2009

3 singles parties this past week:

• Sausalito Singles Mixer, Tuesday, June 2, at The Spinnaker. Our favorite restaurant is always the site for a great turnout and party! The weatherman had predicted rain that night, which would have ruined the spectacular view of San Francisco and the Bay. Once again we got lucky, and there was the beautiful panorama!
• The Recession Ball, Friday, June 5, at the San Mateo Marriott. Excellent crowd. Lots of compliments about the music played by DJ Scotty.
• Black Card Mixer, Saturday, June 6, at Faz at Sheraton Sunnyvale. Everyone wanted to know what the Black Card was all about. You can find out at www.SecondConnection.com. Hope you all used up the 10 free cards you got at the party and will make that second connection!

Next week features three more parties:

• Single Parents Mixer, Thursday, June 11, at Park Chalet in San Francisco. We've been neglecting you single parents for a couple of years, so here's a party just for you! If you are the parent of a living child, come to meet your fellow veterans of child-rearing.
• Bay Area Flirting Convention, Friday, June 12, at the Concord Hilton. I was interviewed by the Contra Costa Times, as were my keynote speaker, Susan Bradley and three of our singles. A huge article is scheduled to come out a few days before the party. Could be quite a turnout! We only do the flirting convention once a year, so this is your only chance in 2009 to win the flirting championship of the Bay Area, with prizes! Our first flirting convention was featured by Oprah for an hour. Channel 5's Eye on the Bay is planning to cover this one.
• An Elegant Night in Tiburon, Saturday, June 13, at Servino's. Always a huge crowd when we party at this lovely restaurant, with the great view of the SF Skyline and Bay.

More information about all of our events at www.ThePartyHotline.com. See you at the parties!

Singles Parties, May 29-30, 2009

Two singles parties this weekend:

• Tropical Dance on Friday, May 29, at Lion and Compass in Sunnyvale. Barbara Millin of Singles Supper Club, who co-sponsored the party with us, reports that it was a "good party," but not as well-attended as usual. "It started very slow between 8 and 9." DJ Tony of Choice Music "did a great job. Good mix and lots of kudos from folks."
• Cougars Mixer & Dance on Saturday, May 30, at Roe Night Club in San Francisco. Huge crowd! Our younger men/older women appreciated the low $10 cover charge, which not only included our own private mixer on the 2nd Floor of this giant, beautiful night club; but also free admission to the dancing, which followed, with 3 different DJs on 3 different levels. The general public had to pay $20 cover after 10pm, but our singles got to stay for the dancing for free! As long as these cougar parties continue to be so well-attended, we will scheduled one per month, somewhere in the Bay Area.

Next week features 3 more singles parties:

• Sausalito Single Mingle, Tuesday, June 2, at The Spinnaker. Always a big crowd at this upscale restaurant!
• The Recession Ball, Friday, June 5, at the San Mateo Marriott. In order to enable our singles to attend during these tough financial times, we have lowered the price to only $10 at the door, the first time we have done so at a major hotel. Should be a huge crowd! Wear your finest and look prosperous!
• Black Card Mixer, Saturday, June 6, at Faz Restaurant in Sunnyvale. Only $10/door includes our fun Mixer Game, plus appetizers, served at 8pm, as long as they last. As a bonus, you will receive ten FREE Black Cards, which enable you to make contact after the party with new friends you have met!

More information about our events at www.ThePartyHotline.com. See you at the parties!