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GALA SPECIAL Volume 11, Issue 11 Bits & Bites November 2006 President’s Message Dear Members and Prospective Members: WOW, is it November already? What a diverse experience I’ve had serving as your 2006 ACEP President, truly a great learning opportunity. My sincere thanks to everyone who assisted me along the way! Thank you to the fantastic Board of Directors who contributed their time and energy each in their own way, all the while maintaining their sense humor. Meeting monthly with all of you was definitely high on my list of “Favorite things about being President.” Thank you to the great membership who got involved when needed, generously shared feedback, suggestions and ideas about how to enrich the ACEP experience as a whole. Thank you to all the Members who hosted, entertained and catered to us throughout the year. Thank you to Sandy and staff with Catering At Its Best, who every year gives so generously to ACEP. Thank you to Irene Mills of Angelica Photography and Don Richardson our ACEP Webmaster, for working together so well to update www.acep.com, creating the contemporary ACEP brand represented on the Web today. Thank you to the ACEP Public Relations committee, Amy Wing with Dance Techniques, Janelle Meredith with Stargazer Basket, Lora Heil-Frone with Meeting and Conventions of Oregon, Inc., and Dallah Reese with Impact Advertising Specialties, all for their individual contributions to the work done to increasing ACEP’s visibility within the community. Thank you to Dawn Tryon with OREF and ProStart as well as Patrick Galvin with Galvin Communications, for their contributions throughout the year as first time partners with ACEP. In reviewing the three main objectives I identified as my focus at the beginning of the year: Increase the membership, regularly provide exceptional meetings, and build on our education program, I feel a sense of achievement in knowing that time and energy was invested throughout the year among these areas and progress can be measured…slightly (I’m kidding). Truly ACEP has grown and continues to grow in many ways and we have a prosperous 2007 before us... Which brings me to my closing thank you (please forgive me if I’ve managed to overlook anyone!), many thanks to the Gala committee, Irene Mills of Angelica Photography, Linda Smith of Notes of Celebration, Lesley Wise of Image Wise Productions, Lora Heil-Frone with Meeting and Conventions of Oregon, Inc., Amy Wing of Dance Techniques and Candy Stedman of Red Lion Hotel, who have been a part in planning a great party to end 2006 together. This year’s event holds promise of being a wonderful evening of celebration! See additional details regarding the evening within in this newsletter issue. I truly hope to see everyone at the Gala get down and have a great time! Come to the PARTY and celebrate our great association together. As always, any questions or interest in the information above, feel free to contact me at either 971-563-0350 or at dominique@acep.com. My sincere thanks to everyone! Warmly, MISSION STATEMENT ACEP’s Mission Is To: Identify and give status to the catering and event planning industry as a whole and to represent its desires and best interests to the community at large. To promote the exchange of common ideas and solutions. To develop a cordial relationship among its members. To present to the members programs of educational value relating to catering, event industries and allied businesses. ACEP’s BENEFITS INCLUDE Complementary web page, monthly meetings and newsletter. Reduced AAA membership, educational scholarships and more! Dominique S. Roberts 2006 ACEP President Page 2 IN REVIEW 2006 Board of Directors President Dominique Roberts dominique@acep.com Vice President Lora Heil-Frone Convention & Meeting Planners of Oregon 218 NE 20th Place Hillsboro, OR 97124 503.846.1742 Lora@cmpor.com www.cmpor.com Secretary Myra Lee Espresso Volare! PO Box 6625 Portland, OR 97228 503.246.3398 espressovolare@comcast.net Treasurer Candy Stedman Red Lion Portland - Convention Center 1021 NE Grand Ave. Portland, OR 97232 503.820.4160 candy.stedman@gaha.biz www.redlion.com Membership Gloria Quipotla Initial Tropical Plants 11959 SW Garden Place Tigard, OR 97223 503.684.0570 gquipotla@initialtropicalplants.com www.initialtropicalplants.com Program chair Irene Mills Angelica Photography 2174 NW Davis; #402 Portland, OR 97210 503.525.2287 missirene@comcast.net www.angelicaphotography.com Newsletter Editor Terry Stegmann A Floral Affair 11376 SE Linwood Ave. Milwaukie, OR 97222 503.794.9370 acep@afloralaffair.com afloralaffair.com Past President Cheri Baber Event Floral P.O. Box 6011 Portland, OR 97228 503.241.2225 floralevent@aol.com www.eventfloral.biz October Recap This year’s October meeting was a wonderful experience, hosted by the new and improved Bridgeport Brewing Company. They have made some incredible renovations and really improved the look and feel of the interior space. If you haven’t been by, be sure to check out the Knucklehead Room when you do. Although we had a relatively small group that evening, we were cozy up on the second floor as we all sat around one table, making the meeting a wonderfully intimate experience and rich with networking. Bridgeport really out did themselves with a fantastic buffet featuring a variety of delicious menu offerings, all beautifully displayed, complimented by excellent service. Marty Peterson, the speaker for the meeting, shared some valuable insight with her presentation, “Hiring the Right Person for Your Greatest Marketing Impact.” Marty shared her years of experience and wisdom having been in the “business” and spoke of identifying certain personality types in different individuals. Based on the qualities that potential employees demonstrated, you could create a better match between the person for the job and the tasks at hand. An addtional bonus during her presentation came when Steve DeAngelo volunteered to assist Marty and did an excellent job of role playing to help in illustrating her points. “If you must choose between two evils, choose the one you haven’t tried before.” “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” --Alvin Toffler, American writer submitted by Cheri Baber MEETING NOTICE AND RESERVATION FORM Page 3 Gala 2006 Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM When: Windows Skyroom - Sixth Floor Red Lion Hotel Portland Convention Center 1021 NE Grand Avenue Portland Where: DRIVING DIRECTIONS • Merge onto I-5 S toward PORTLAND • Take EXIT 302A toward ROSE QUARTER / CITY CENTER. • Take the ramp toward ROSE QTR. • Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto N VANCOUVER AVE. • N VANCOUVER AVE becomes N WHEELER AVE. • Turn LEFT onto NE MULTNOMAH ST. <0.1 miles Map • Turn RIGHT onto NE 2ND AVE. <0.1 miles Map • Turn LEFT onto NE HOLLADAY ST. • Merge onto I-84 W / US-30 W toward PORTLAND • Take the I-5 N / US-30 W exit toward SEATTLE. • Take the exit toward CONVENTION CENTER / ROSE QUARTER. • Turn RIGHT onto NE HOLLADAY ST. • Turn LEFT onto NE GRAND AVE / OR-99E N / PACIFIC HWY E. • Merge onto I-5 N toward PORTLAND • Take the WEIDLER ST. exit- EXIT 302A- toward ROSE QUARTER / BROADWAY. • Turn RIGHT onto NE WEIDLER ST. • Turn RIGHT onto NE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD / OR-99E S. • Turn LEFT onto NE HOLLADAY ST • Merge onto US-26 E toward PORTLAND. • Merge onto I-405 N via the exit on the LEFT toward ST. HELENS / SEATTLE. • Take EXIT 2B toward EVERETT ST. • Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto NW 14TH AVE. • Turn RIGHT onto NW EVERETT ST. • Take the OR-99W N ramp. • Stay STRAIGHT to go onto STEEL BRIDGE. STEEL BRIDGE becomes NE OREGON ST. Turn LEFT onto NE 1ST AVE. Turn RIGHT onto NE HOLLADAY ST. From North Portland/Vancouver I-5 From East Side I-84 From South Side I-5 From West Side Hwy 26 ACEP now accepts Visa and MasterCard payments at the meetings! RSVP to WWW.ACEP.COM, or fax or email your reservation to Myra @ Fax: 503.245.0373 or Email to espressovolare@comcast.net or call Myra @ 503.246.3398 $30.00 Per Person if RSVP by November 7th ($40 per person after November 7th) (If you reserve and do not show, you will be billed for each person to cover association costs incurred) Credit Cards are now accepted with an additional $1.00 service charge RSVP’S REQUIRED by Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 Page 4 mORE ABOUT THE GALA Break out your platforms and old forty-fives. Dust off your bell bottoms for a party that jives. Come Join the Disco Fever For The ACEP Annual Gala Program 6:00 pm Bar opens & passed hors d’oeuvres Silent Auction Interactive entertainment with Magician Scott Davis 7:00 pm Buffet dinner 7:20 pm 2006 Presentations: 2006 award recipients Goodbye to Old Board Welcome New Board 7:35 pm Dessert & coffee served Magician Scott Davis performs 8:05 pm Silent auction winners announced 8:15 pm Dancing 8:30 pm Game Show Mania in the Lounge 9:30 pm Evening concludes Menu PASSED HORS D’OUVRES Poached Pacific Prawns on Cucumber with Herb Goat Cheese & Caviar Marinated Olive & Roasted Garlic Brochette Fresh Mozzarella & Sun Dried Tomato Crostini SALAD Bouquet of Oregon Field Green with Grilled Asparagus, Marinated White Beans, Sautéed Shitake Mushrooms, served with Honey-Lime Vinaigrette and Cilantro Ranch ENTREE Sweet Chili Glazed Beef Tenderloin, Miso Marinated Pacific Salmon, Jerk Poached Prawn with Wild Rice & Roasted Corn Timbale VEGETARIAN ENTREE Parley Matzo Dumplings served in a Roasted Root Vegetable Herb Broth DESSERT Mauna Loa Tart with Chocolate Mousse Coffee, Decaf, or Hot Tea gala ENtertainment SCott Davis the magician High Fidelity Music Catering Page 5 his years event is sure to be an evening of intrigue and amusement provided by lively entertainer Scott Davis, best known for his unique blend of Magic, Comedy, Ventriloquism, and outrageous Balloon Art for adults. Mr. Davis has worked cracking up audiences at everything from county fairs and company picnics, to department stores and club events, including such clients as Burgerville USA, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Intel, Mentor Graphics, Portland Yacht Club and Multanomah Athletic Club to name a few. Scott’s other appearances include nightclub comedy shows, trade shows, and restaurant walk-around entertainment; not to mention working as a stage technician, magical assistant, and featured Ventriloquist in the touring production of The World of Magic starring famed magician, Stan Kramien, for six seasons! He has also appeared in many variety shows produced by Armga and Associates with engagements all over the Pacific Northwest! He is most recently appearing in the show called ILLUSIONS, starring magician Mark Benthimer. Balloon Art has also been a mainstay of Scott’s act since the beginning. He has written 2 books, The Advanced book of Balloon Art 1, and Balloon Art II. After many years of producing small single balloon characters, Scott has been creating characters that stand as high as 3 stories! These outrageous projects can use thousands of balloons. From Close-Up Magic to Balloon tricks and Comedy, with countless laughs along the way....Count on SCOTT DAVIS to bring joy and spirit to this years ACEP gala event! T T he right entertainment can make any event memorable and special! High Fidelity Music Catering invests 12 to 40 hours to most special events but it may appear that the client is only paying for “4 hours”. Consultations, music purchasing & amp; editing, preparation, setup and tear-down, education and other business related endeavors add up to the overall success of the special occasion. We are fortunate to have High Fidelity Music Catering Music as MC at this year’s gala event, creating an entertaining evening filled with music, dance instruction and Game Show Mania. Page 6 gala PRIZES AND MORE This Year’s Silent Auction We encourage guests to enjoy and bid on the select silent auction items on display at this year’s gala. Thank you to all the A.C.E.P. members for their generous contributions. The money raised on the auction will be allocated among three different areas. The primary investment will be applied to the ACEP speaker budget. In 2007, membership can look forward to having the opportunity to enjoy compelling educational speakers offered more often throughout the year. The secondary application of the fundraising would be allocated to continue the fostering of the ProStart program through OREF, increasing the value of the student scholarship ACEP will award in 2007. The third application will be applied to continue our connection with Potluck in The Park, supporting their efforts and the meaningful work they do all year. Please think generously when bidding on the silent auction. Have a great time… all for great causes! Thanks to the ACEP Members contributing to this year’s Gala • Event Floral • Floral Affair • Creative Ice • Red Lion Convention Center • Interstate Special Events • NW Talent • HI FI Music Catering • Signature Event Group ….and more JMI Limousine 13737 SW 117th Beaverton, OR 97005 503-643-6404 70’s trivia Page 7 Clothes of the 70’s Adidas Shorts Very short shorts with the famous Adidas 3 striped lines on each side with the emblem on the lower left short leg..mostly for men into track. Adidas Sneakers The original running shoe had a thin sole and the three white stripes diagonally on the sides. Usually in navy blue. Unisex. All Star Converse Sneakers The classics. Some high top, some not, usually black, rubber soles, etc. Bell Bottoms Denim tight at the top and baggy at the bottom . Cowl Neck Sweaters A sweater with a huge neck that hung down. Late 70s-early 80s. Bandana/Headband A piece of cloth that you would wear around the head. Clogs Sling-back shoes with a thick heel and sole, made of wood with leather or suede front straps and a metal buckle. Disco Shirts When you went out to a disco club, the men would ware a real flashy shirt with realy large collars. The pionts of the collars were realy large, and hung lower than the collars of today. Hip Huggers Those bell bottoms with the “waistline” striking just below the belly button. Double front zippers were pretty fashionable,one on each side. Mini-Skirt Bright colored short skirts that were usually about a foot in total length. Polyester Leisure Suit That flashy gleam of synthetic, complete with wide lapels, top shirt-button undone to reveal just the right amount of of chest hair and gold chainage, accompanied by a strong whiff of Canoe. Think Warren Beatty in “Shampoo.” This was the uniform of the 70s lothario. Slang of the 70’s ‘ Can You Dig It’ Do you understand? “ Can you dig it man?” ‘ Psyche’!!! To trick someone. To b.s. someone. As if to psyche them out. ‘Bogue’ Used to describe something offensive or an unrealistic idea. “That’s so Bogue” or “That’s Bogue” or “Bogue, man...” ‘Don’t Be Such A ‘spaz’ A ‘spaz’ was someone that was accident prone,clutsy, or just acting stupid. ‘Dream On’ a term used to get someone down to earth, or tell them they are being unrealistic about something, e.g. when someone would say, “I’m getting a brand new car!” you’d respond, “Yeah, right; dream on man!” ‘Far Out’ cool ‘The Man’ Any authority, corporations, police, government, they’re all the man tho first used in the 60’s by the hippies it lived through the 70’s,80’s,90’s and still to this day . ‘To The Max’! Take it to the maximum. The best it can be. ‘Chill’ ‘Be Cool’ relax, man! ‘Bitch-in’ very cool Toys of the 70’s ATARI The 1st ever game cosonle! Crissy Doll Doll had hair that you could make grow from pushing a button on her back. Battleship You’re not really a parent until you step on one of your kid’s toys with your bare feet, and shag rugs just loved to collect the little white pegs that came with this game. “You sank my battleship!” was a common saying in the ‘70s. Easy Bake Oven The Easy Bake Oven was a Classic hit of the 70’s! You could bake mini cakes and cookies in your own oven since Mom wouldn’t let you experiment with the big oven. Etch-a-sketch Two knobs and a screen, turn the knobs and it would draw. Page 8 70’s trivia Top 10 Songs 10. “Long and Winding Road” - Beatles 9. “Every thing is beautiful” - Ray Stevens 8. “American Women” - The Guess Who 7. “ABC” - Jackson Five 6. “Let it be” - Beatles 5. “Bridge over troubled waters” - Simon & Garfunkel 4. “Thank you for being my friend” - Sly and the Family Stove 3. “Venus” - The Shocking Blue 2. “I want you back” - Jackson Five 1. “Randrops keep fallin’ on my head” - B.J. Thomas Dances of the 70’s Hustle is believed to have originated in New York Disco Couple dancing regained popularity in the mid 1970’s Rueda Re-emerged and became popular in the Miami clubs Street Hustle Latin Hustle Night Fever Line Dance Bus Stop Four Corners Bump Top Ten Movies 1. The Godfather 2. Star Wars 3. The Godfather, Part II (1974) (II) 4. Animal House 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 7. The Sting 8. Patton 9. Young Frankenstein 10. The Deer Hunter Events From the 70’s 1970, Cleve Cavaliers lose by biggest margin-54 pts (Phila 141-87) 1971, “Great Harp” opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 7 performances 1971, Orioles Pat Dobson no-hits Yomiuri Giants, 2-0 1972, Construction begins on Kingdome, Seattle 1972, Phillies’ Steve Carlton wins unanimous NL Cy Young Award 1972, USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1973, “Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments” airs on CBS TV 1973, OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) forms 1974, Art Modell gets snowed in & misses his 1st Cleve Brown game in 33 yrs 1974, Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for OF Dave May 1974, USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1975, Ed Giacomin as a Red Wing returns to Mad Sq Garden beats Rangers 6-4 1975, Summit in Houston opens - Rockets beat Milwaukee Bucks, 104-89 1975, T Smirnova discovers asteroids 1976, Jimmy Carter (D) defeats Gerald Ford (R) for president 1976, NJ voters approve gambling for Atlantic City 1976, SD Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young 1977, Phillies’ Steve Carlton wins 2nd Cy Young Award 1978, Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31 1978, France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1978, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1979, Peter Shaffers musical “Amadeus,” premieres in London CALENDAR Every Sunday November 14th Venue and Caterer: Red Lion Convention Center 1021 N.E. Grand Avenue Portland, OR 97232 (503) 820-4160 Page 9 3:00 pm Potluck in the Park (rain or shine) 6:00 pm January 2007 16th 5:00 pm GALA Venue and Caterer: Kell’s Irish Restaurant & Pub 112 SW 2nd Avenue Portland, OR 97201 (503) 227-4057 www.kellsirish.com 6:30 pm February 20th 5:00 pm Happy 2007, Thank- God-Christmas-Is-Over Networking Party Venue: Interstate Special Events (503) 285-6685 Caterer: Chef du Jour Catering and Something Sweeeet Program: TBD Spotlight: TBD Venue and Caterer: Greek Cusina Program: TBD Spotlight: TBD 6:30 pm March 20th 5:00 pm 6:30 pm Board Meetings start at 3:00 pm prior to every meeting at the same location as the meeting. Board meetings are open to all members to attend. ****RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT FOR SALE***** OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 10 - 4 PM 13794 SE 97TH AVE, CLACKAMAS (MAP QUEST WORK GREAT) 503-789-6297 I have the following for sale: frialator JCP 41” H x 26” L x 10” w, $200.00 Grill Jade Range 30”L x 24”W x 40”H, $600.00 SS Commercial Freezer Jordon 58”L x36”W x81”H, $950.00 SS Commercial Refridgerator Harvard 79”H x 52”L x 33”W, $950.00 6 burner gas Grill/Dbl oven Wolf, $4550.00 3 bay sink SS 5ft w/sprayer no drainboard $350.00 2 bay sink SS 5ft w/faucet DB rightside, $250.00 Sandwich prep station 6x4, $250.00 6ft SS prep table $150.00 12ft SS counter w/sink,faucet & slid out wood trays $550.00 2 undercounter refridgerators (new) $200.00 ea Hood, exahast fan, fire supprecent (the works) $5500.00 everything is in good working order, was taken out of a closed store everything will need to be cleaned, everything is sold as is. THE 1ST $14500.00 TAKES IT ALL, BOUGHT BRAND NEW IT WOULD COST OVER $20k NO DELIVERIES BUYER TO FURNISH ALL TRUCKS, DOLLIES, TIE DOWN ETC. TO MOVE THE EQUIPMENT CASH, Visa or MC ONLY PLEASE SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY THANKS FOR LOOKING HAVE A VERY BLESSED DAY! *** P.O. Box 14233 Portland, OR. 97293-0233 (503) 299-ACEP www.acep.com Dated materials. Open immediately