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• October Third Thursday

  • When
    17 Oct 2019
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Beaux, 2344 Market St., San Francisco

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  Join MAX SF at Beaux Bar from 5:30 pm to 8 pm for MAX's "Third Thursday". Join a superb crowd of gay men and their friends for food, conversation, and spectacular performances at the nearby piano.  Superb cocktails at happy hour prices! Appetizers provided!
  

  Admission is $5; complimentary for dues-paying members.

  RSVP on Meetup here for a fun time!  Or if you prefer, click register on the left to RSVP.
  

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• Palm Springs Gay Pride Getaway, Plus Halloween and "Priscilla"

  • Start
    31 Oct 2019
  • End
    3 Nov 2019
  • Location
    Palm Springs, CA

  
  

  Only One Queen and One King Room Left!
  

  Join MAX for a fabulous four-day getaway to the beautiful gay paradise of Palm Springs, California.  Pack your bags with a Halloween costume, swimsuit, sunscreen and hiking shoes for a fun-filled weekend at our own private retreat just north of downtown, with pool, hot tub, sauna and game room.

  • Thursday:  On Thursday October 31st drive down or take a one-hour flight (check United and Alaska for great deals) and arrive in time for the annual Halloween contest in the middle of the Arenas Road gay district.  Thousands of people show up in the MOST creative and outrageous costumes and party to live disco music on the street until late into the evening.
    
    
  • Friday:  Relax and recover by the pool or take an optional day trip that includes a short city tour (including celebrity homes) and a visit to idyllic Joshua Tree National Park ($20 pp).  In the evening, we are invited to dinner with members of the Desert Cities California Men’s Gathering group. 
    
    
  • Saturday:  Sun by the pool or visit the Gay Pride festival, which includes hundreds of booths, music, food and non-stop entertainment along Palm Canyon Drive.  In the evening, the group will attend the Palm Canyon Theater’s hilarious production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. 
    
    
  • Sunday: Attend the best little gay pride parade in America (10 am-Noon) and enjoy brunch and/or a tea dance before returning home on Sunday. 
    

  Learn more about Palm Springs Gay Pride here.

  Space Available:

  This trip is limited to 10 participants. 

  Cost Options:

  Package prices includes three-nights accommodation, Friday welcome dinner and theater tickets.  Does not include air transportation or the Joshua Tree excursion.

  • Cactus Flowers: twin bed, shared room. (2-4 people) $375 pp
  • Queens of the Desert: queen bed, single or double occupancy. (three available) $450 or $275 pp
  • Kings of the House: king bed, single or double occupancy. (two available) $650 or $375 pp
    

  To Sign Up:

  Send full payment for each participant to event champion Lorenzo Taylor.  Pay by credit card at this link: paypal.me/MAX2OSF. Contact Lorenzo directly to pay by check.
  

  For More Information:

  Contact event host Lorenzo Taylor, Lorenzo_Max@aol.com or email concierge@maxsf.org.

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• November Chairman's First Friday

  • When
    1 Nov 2019
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Beaux, 2344 Market St., San Francisco

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  Catch up with friends at our Chairman's First Friday.

  Join us on Friday, November 1st, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm for our monthly event, Chairman's First Friday at Beaux Bar (2344 Market St, SF).

  This month's event promises to be a great way to visit with old friends, make new friends, and talk about your plans for the upcoming holiday season.

  Hosted by MAX SF Chairman Mike Barsul, our Chairman's First Friday features no admission fee and a no-host bar. 

  MAX First Friday events attract anywhere from 40 to 80 people.  With attendees running the gamut in age and interests, it's definitely a diverse group of men.  We always go out of our way to make everyone, especially newcomers, feel welcome, so if you've never joined us before, this is the perfect opportunity to be introduced to some new people.

  RSVP on Meetup here.  or if you prefer, click Register on the left to RSVP.

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• My Favorite Place: Poesia Osteria Italiana

  • When
    6 Nov 2019
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Poesia Osteria Italiana, 4072 18th Street, San Francisco, CA
  • Spaces left
    9

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  Join Jerry Tusan and Jason Feinberg at Our Favorite Place, Poesia Osteria Italiana, Wednesday, November 6th at 6pm. 

  Poesia features authentic southern Italian cuisine coming from the owner's home in Calabria.  All pastas are hand-made each day and sauces are gently simmered for hour.  The bar features hand crafted cocktails combining local fruits and innovative liquors.  Poesia has been featured on Bay Area Check Please and was the dining spot for Oprah Winfrey with the release of Selma at the Castro Theater.

  Chef/Owner Francesco has designed a very generous prix fixe dinner for MAX.  Your all inclusive dinner includes choices of 3 antipasti, 3 homemade pasta dishes, seasonal vegetables, dessert, choice of red and white Italian wines, tax and gratuity, all for $65 per person.

  Poesia is conveniently located upstairs at 4072 18th street, near Castro.

  You may arrive anytime between 5 and 6pm to take advantage of Poesia's Happy Hour full bar specials.

  My Favorite Place is our monthly dinner series.  Each month a MAX member selects one of their favorite restaurants to introduce to the MAX community. 

  Advance payment of $65 needed to secure your reservation to join us.  Sorry no refunds.
  

  We need to limit this dinner to 12 but will have an established waitlist.

  Registration deadline is Friday, November 1^st. 
  

  Click REGISTER on the left to pay and reserve your space.

  
  

  
  

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• Soiree on the Bay II: Celebrity Cruises Benefit Party for REAF

  • When
    13 Nov 2019
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Pier 27, Embarcadero

  
  

  

  You’ll be greeted with a glass of champagne upon boarding the
  Celebrity Eclipse…

  Back by popular demand!  This fun benefit party, featuring a fully-hosted bar, appetizers, and entertainment, will be onboard Celebrity Cruises’ mega-cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse.  This is a fundraising event for the benefit of our partner organization, REAF, the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation.

  Join REAF on November 13th from 5:30 - 8:30 pm for this special on-board party while the Celebrity Eclipse is docked overnight in San Francisco.  The evening will start with a champagne reception in the Solarium before moving to the Club Level.  This benefit party will feature special entertainment, music and dancing, as well as appetizers and a fully hosted bar.  Tours of the ship will be available throughout the evening.

  Tickets are $125/person.

  Due to port regulations, tickets must be ordered by November 3^rd.

  Tickets are limited to 200 and this event is certain to sell out.  Buy your tickets today!

  Click here for more information and to purchase your ticket.

  Then RSVP on Meetup here to let your fellow MAXers know you'll be joining us for this fun evening!
  

  
  

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• November Third Thursday

  • When
    21 Nov 2019
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Beaux, 2344 Market St., San Francisco

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  Join MAX SF at Beaux Bar from 5:30 pm to 8 pm for MAX's "Third Thursday". Join a superb crowd of gay men and their friends for food, conversation, and spectacular performances at the nearby piano.  Superb cocktails at happy hour prices! Appetizers provided!
  

  Admission is $5; complimentary for dues-paying members.

  RSVP on Meetup here for a fun time!  Or if you prefer, click register on the left to RSVP.
  

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• SOLD OUT! Holiday Elegant Brunch: The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus

  • When
    30 Nov 2019
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    The Rotunda, Neiman Marcus, 150 Stockton St, San Francisco
  • Spaces left
    8

  
  

  

  Join Nick Wade, MAX SF Programs and Events Chair, as he returns to The Rotunda for a Holiday Elegant Brunch. 

  The Rotunda,  the spectacular and elegant restaurant at Neiman Marcus San Francisco, features a fine-dining atmosphere with an innovative menu selection.  Dine at what is considered one of the classiest places to eat in San Francisco while taking in the stunning stained-glass dome and the spectacular holiday tree.  To view the menu, please click here.

  This is our holiday edition of MAX SF's "Elegant Brunch" series in which Nick explores the many opportunities to enjoy an elegant weekend brunch in San Francisco.

  Attendance is limited.  Advanced registration with Nick required to join us.

  Unfortunately, this event is now sold out.  If you have questions, email Nick Wade at wade.nicky@yahoo.com.
  
  

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• December Chairman's First Friday

  • When
    6 Dec 2019
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Beaux, 2344 Market St., San Francisco

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  Catch up with friends at our Chairman's First Friday.

  Join us on Friday, December 6th, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm for our monthly event, Chairman's First Friday at Beaux Bar (2344 Market St, SF).
  

  This event promises to be a great way to visit with old friends, make new friends, and talk about your plans this holiday season.

  Hosted by MAX SF Chairman Mike Barsul, our Chairman's First Friday features no admission fee and a no-host bar. 

  MAX First Friday events attract anywhere from 40 to 80 people.  With attendees running the gamut in age and interests, it's definitely a diverse group of men.  We always go out of our way to make everyone, especially newcomers, feel welcome, so if you've never joined us before, this is the perfect opportunity to be introduced to some new people.

  RSVP on Meetup here, or if you prefer, click Register on the left to RSVP.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• December Third Thursday

  • When
    19 Dec 2019
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Beaux, 2344 Market St., San Francisco

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  Join MAX SF at Beaux Bar from 5:30 pm to 8 pm for MAX's "Third Thursday". Join a superb crowd of gay men and their friends for food, conversation, and spectacular performances at the nearby piano.  Superb cocktails at happy hour prices! Appetizers provided!
  

  Admission is $5; complimentary for dues-paying members.

  RSVP on Meetup here for a fun time!  Or if you prefer, click register on the left to RSVP.
  

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• Porgy and Bess: The Met Opera Live in HD

  • When
    1 Feb 2020
  •  
    9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Century San Francisco Centre 9 and XD in the Westfield San Francisco Centre, 845 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
  • Spaces left
    10

  

  Join MAX for The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD theater broadcast of the George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess.   The opera will be simulcast to the Century Theatre in in the Westfield San Francisco Centre on Saturday, February 1st, starting at 9:55 AM.

  Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera filled with an embarrassment of rich melodies from the American songbook.  The songs just roll out one after another as this tragic love triangle plays out in the Catfish Row section of Charleston.  The story follows the attempts of a crippled street beggar to rescue Bess from Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and from Sportin' Life, her Happy Dust dealer.

  Among the songs included in Porgy and Bess are:

  • Summertime
  • A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
  • My Man's Gone Now
  • I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
  • Bess, You Is My Woman Now
  • Oh, I Can't Sit Down!
  • It Ain't Necessarily So
  • I Loves You, Porgy
  • A Red Headed Woman

  The theatre is readily accessible from BART.  You can enter the Westfield Center directly from the Powell Street BART station.

  We'll meet in the lobby of the Century Theatre on the 5^th floor of the Westfield Centre by 9:30 AM to give everyone time to get any refreshments and get settled before show begins at 9:55 AM.  The opera runs three hours and twenty-five minutes.

  After the opera, we'll make our way to The Rotunda restaurant in the nearby Neiman Marcus for a 2pm lunch.

  The opera costs $28. 

  An advance non-refundable $25 deposit is also required to reserve a space for lunch at The Rotunda.  Your deposit will be applied to the cost of your meal and beverages.  Each individual will be responsible for paying for their food and drink in excess of their deposit.

  Total cost is $53.

  Sorry, no refunds, due to the need to purchase tickets ahead of time.

  Registration deadline is January 3rd, 2020.
  

  Click REGISTER on the left to pay and reserve your space.

  

  

  
  

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• MAX Cruise: Wine Cruise to Mexico with MAX

  • Start
    19 Mar 2020
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • End
    23 Mar 2020
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    San Francisco; The Guadalupe Valley (Ensenada), Mexico

  

  Come join MAX and your host David Petlin for a four night sailing out of SAN FRANCISCO (that’s right, no air fare needed!) on board the beautiful Carnival Miracle.  Sail away under the Golden Gate Bridge (one of the most spectacular sailings) to Sunny Ensenada Mexico where we will meet our hosts for a wonderful day adventuring through the Guadalupe Valley – this is Mexico’s answer to Napa Valley - for a spectacular day of wine tasting.   

  Unspoiled and untouched, the Guadalupe Valley boasts some of the best wine you will taste and food you will eat.  Enjoy the rustic countryside as we visit 3-4 wineries. Experience the alluring wine culture in the Guadalupe Valley before it reaches Napa Valley prices.  We will also enjoy lunch at a 5-star restaurant in the valley (that would be over $300 per person in San Francisco) for around $50.

  On board the Carnival Miracle - you can experience one of a kind dining, entertainment, pools, waterslides, and spa. Take part in the Hasbro Game Show, grab a pint at the RedFrog Pub, or enjoy a show with Playlist Productions. There will also be a LGBT Meet-up on board so you can meet other sailors not with our group!  There is a reason Carnival is the FUN SHIP, with MAX on board, you know it will be!

  Cruise price starts at $419 a person plus taxes, fees, and gratuities based on two in the room, plus approximately $100 for the excursion to Wine Country (this is based on the number of people who join us - wine tastings are included, but lunch is not).  On board an optional dinner will include a chef’s dinner in the main dining room that is one of a kind and not to miss!

  Fee to MAX is $25 for members and $50 for non-members.  All MAX dues-paying members will receive $25 in on-board credit per cabin.

  Dates March 19–23, 2020

  • Thursday Mar 19 - Depart San Francisco 4:00pm
  • Friday Mar 20 - Fun day at sea
  • Saturday Mar 21 - Ensenada 8am - 6pm
  • Sunday Mar 22 - Fun day at sea
  • Monday Mar 23 - Arrive San Francisco 8:00am 

  Book early for best prices and to guarantee your spot.  This will sell out! Maximum 30 people, guaranteed to travel with 6 guests booked. Low non-refundable deposit to book with final payment due in January 2020. 

  Call or email Our Travel Host - David Petlin at 415-890-6331 or david@travelbyflair.com to reserve your spot

  Once you've booked your cruise, click here to pay the fee to MAX.
  

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