Sunday, February 28, 2010

Singles Parties, February 25-27, 2010

3 parties this past weekend:
  • North Bay Cougar Mixer, Thursday, Feb 25, at Last Day Saloon in Santa Rosa. The North Bay Bohemian did a full page story about us for their Valentine issue, so we had a few new faces. Great food!
  • Match Your Key Dance, Friday, Feb 26, at WPLJ's in Walnut Creek. Nice turnout, big pasta buffet, great DJ, high energy party.
  • Solid Gold Dance, Saturday, Feb 27, at Sinbad's in San Francisco. As usual, another fun party at Sinbad's! DJ Miguel spun his usual magic. The dance floor was packed all night. We lucked out with the weather--beautiful clear night with a full moon on the Bay!
Next week features three more parties:
  • Young at Heart Mixer, Tuesday, March 2, at MARQS in Menlo Park. This is our first-ever party for singles 60+. Hopefully we will attract a big crowd and do many more! Very nice, upscale restaurant, with Live Music.
  • Boys Before Business Seminar, followed by Dance Party, Friday, March 5, at Poplar Creek Grill at Coyote Point Golf Course in San Mateo. We've had big turnouts at our previous two parties at this fun venue. Hope history repeats itself! Two entertaining authors give a presentation for our women only at 7:30pm. At 9pm we open the doors for the men. Dance to your favorite hits.
  • Young Single Professionals Mixer, Saturday, March 6, at Maharani Restaurant in San Francisco. Our first YSP Mixer in quite a while, so should attract a crowd.
Details and more events at www.ThePartyHotline.com. See you at the parties!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Singles Parties, February 12 - 20, 2010

Just got back from Australia, producing Cougar Conventions in the three largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Terrific turnouts, friendly people, and massive media coverage! More info.

While I was away, the show went on at our six singles parties in the SF Bay Area:
  • Valentine Dance, Friday, Feb 12, at Hotel Sofitel Redwood City. We were happy to return to this lovely hotel after a long hiatus. Barbara Millin of Singles Supper Club, who ran the party, reports a fairly large crowd, considering that we were competing that night with two large singles dances in the area.
  • Valentine Art & Wine Tasting Party, Saturday, Feb 13, at Art People Gallery at the Crocker Galleria in San Francisco. Usually we have a decline in attendance the second time we do a party at the same location, but we broke that trend with a larger crowd than last time! Guess our singles really like this beautiful art gallery! We hope to do another here soon. Patrick of Wine Socials ran this party, with Ida's help.
  • MidLife Singles Valentines Day Mixer, Sunday, Feb 14, at the Marriott Hotel Vallejo. Jim Spillane, who ran this party, reports a decent turnout and a fun party.
  • Mardi Gras Mixer, Tuesday, Feb 16, at the Walnut Creek Marriott. Ida, who ran this party, says it went well. But the attendance was less than we usually get at this popular hotel. Guess the Mardi Gras theme wasn't a big draw. Surprise.
  • Friday Night Fever Dance, Feb 19, at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in San Rafael. Jim Spillane reports a good turnout and fun party, with DJ Darryl K spinning his usual magic!
  • Haiti Relief Singles Ball, Saturday, Feb 20, at David's Restaurant in Santa Clara. Barbara Millin reports a huge crowd! 100% of your tax-deductible donations went directly to Habitat for Humanity, to help rebuild Haiti after the disastrous earthquake. Thanks to all of you for helping us raise over $6,000! Many thanks to our co-sponsors: Stanford Bachelors, Singles Supper Club, Wine Socials, MatchYourKey.com, BayAreaSingles.com, Your Asian Connection, Apres Ski Club, Get a Love Life!, Rusty Bindings Ski Club, etc. Also thank you to all who donated prizes, including Fred Astaire Dance Studios (San Jose), Studio Joule (Los Gatos), Artisian Wine Depot (Mountain View), Michi Sushi (Campbell), Ultimate Potential (Los Gatos), Laser Medi-Spa Services, Bliss Therapeutic Massage (Willow Glen), Facials by Lori (Willow Glen), Lion and Compass Restaurant (Sunnyvale), which will host an upcoming singles party soon, Get a Love Life!, and last but not least, David's Restaurant. David donated the space and the appetizers. Thanks, David! If you enjoy our singles charity balls, be on the lookout for the next one at the Westin St Francis Hotel on Union Square in SF, benefiting The Seva Foundation, coming soon!
This coming weekend features 3 more great parties:
  • Cougar Mixer, Thursday, Feb 25, at Last Day Saloon in Santa Rosa. This is our first-ever cougar party in Sonoma County!
  • Match Your Key Dance, Friday, Feb 26, at WPLJ's in Walnut Creek. This night club is always popular with singles. I've been there several times and always thought it would be a great place for a singles party. We are delighted to finally have one at this venue!
  • Solid Gold Dance, Saturday, Feb 27, at Sinbad's in San Francisco. Popular DJ Miguel of Startracks will play nothing but golden records, every song a million-seller from the past!
More details and more singles events at www.ThePartyHotline.com. See you at the parties!

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Singles Parties, January 17 - February 6, 2010

The party schedule has been so hectic, I haven't been able to update this blog. So here's the run down of our last 8 parties:
  • Marin Singles Convention, Friday, Jan 22, at Servino's in Tiburon. Jim Spillane ran this party while I was in Las Vegas producing the Cougar Convention (see below). Jim reports a big crowd and that everyone loved DJ Mike Keating of Grand Slam Mobile DJ. Kathleen Sims gave an entertaining talk prior to the dancing.
  • Las Vegas Cougar Convention, Friday, Jan 22, at The Tropicana. Big crowd. Lots of news media covered this event, including ABC's Nightline, French TV, Univision, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Fox TV, etc.
  • Winter Night Delight Dance, Saturday, Jan 23, at Dinah's Garden Hotel in Palo Alto. Barbara Millin of Singles Supper Club ran this one, and reports a very nice turnout and fun party.
  • East Bay Single Mingle, Friday, Jan 29, at the W Hotel in Newark. What a wonderful party space! The only complaint was the drinks were expensive. That's the price for attending a party at an upscale hotel. The rain cut down on our numbers, but it was fun anyway.
  • National Cub Convention, Saturday, Jan 30, at the Clarion SFO in Millbrae. Big crowd. Heavy news media coverage, including the San Mateo Times, which ran two big stories about us, reprinted by the San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, etc. KTVU Fox 2 TV also covered the convention. Congratulations to Eugene Lee, who won the title of Cutest Cub in America. His prize was a free berth on either of our upcoming Cougar Cruises, May 16-23 to the Mexican Riviera or Dec 3-6 to The Bahamas. Details at SinglesTravelCompany.com.
  • Singles Night at the Marin Symphony, Tuesday, Feb 2, in San Rafael. The Marin Symphony generously provided a party just for our singles prior to the performance, with complimentary wines from Jacuzzi and great appetizers. The Marin Symphony sure know how to throw a party, as well as provide marvelous music!
  • Valentine Mixer, Thursday, Feb 4, at Frantoio in Mill Valley. Pretty good turnout despite the heavy rain.
  • Meet Your Valentine Convention, Saturday, Feb 6, at The Claremont in Berkeley. Terrific crowd, dance floor was packed all night. Susan Bradley gave a very entertaining talk, "Meet Your Valentine Tonight!" DJ Slick did a great job of mixing up the music.
I will be doing single conventions in Australia for the next two weeks, so I won't be able to attend my own upcoming parties. Those of you who do attend might want to add your comments to this blog so I can hear how these parties are doing in the Bay Area:
  • Valentine Dance, Friday, Feb 12, Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City. This is a lovely hotel and should be a great party.
  • Valentine Art & Wine Tasting Party, Saturday, Feb 13, Art People Gallery at Crocker Galleria in San Francisco. Our first party at this beautiful venue was so much fun, we're doing it again!
  • MidLife Valentines Day Mixer, Sunday, Feb 14, Marriott Hotel in Vallejo. Annie Gleason of Get a Love Life!, dating expert for the SF Examiner, will give a brief talk about MidLife dating. There will also be a Mixer Game and appetizers. The Vallejo Times Herald did a big feature story about Annie and this party, so expect a lot of new faces!
  • Mardi Gras Mixer, Tuesday, Feb 16, at the Walnut Creek Marriott. Fat Tuesday is always a great party theme.
  • Friday Night Fever Dance, Feb 19, at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in San Rafael. DJ Darryl of Mobile Sound & Video will play the great hits of the past, with great videos, plus provide a free Saturday Night Fever Hustle Dance Lesson early in the evening.
  • Haiti Relief Singles Ball, Saturday, Feb 20, at David's in Santa Clara. 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to Habitat for Humanity's rebuilding efforts in Haiti. The catastrophic earthquake reminds us how lucky we are here in the BayArea!
More details on our Website. See you at the parties!