A "Sherry-bration" - a Jazzy Midwinter Social

What: “Sherry-bration” – a Jazzy Midwinter Social

When: Thursday, March 5, 2015; 5:30-9:00 p.m.

Cost: $45 per person, cash bar includes wine, beer and mixed drinks

Description:

Join your fellow Rotarians, past and present, for a convivial dinner and a toast to Sherry Howe’s 27 years as our club’s Executive Director. Our setting is Dove Hill, the gracious and historic home of members Dick and Nancy Nicholson. Originally built by James J. Hill as a wedding gift to his son Louis, this classic Georgian Revival mansion has hosted Presidents and royalty.

We begin with a cash bar in the solarium with its stained glass windows overlooking the Mississippi bluffs and the lights of downtown. A jazz trio with saxophone from McNally Smith School of Music will get you in the mood as you chat among the books, antiques and art.

Ascend the grand double stair case to the ballroom for a seated dinner prepared exclusively for us by the chefs of The St. Paul Hotel.

Menu:

Cream of Minnesota Wild Rice Soup

Almond Crusted Breast of Chicken
Pan Seared Chicken Breast with “Sherry Sauce,” Raspberry Fennel Chutney served
with Roasted Shallot Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Fresh Vegetables

Vegetarian option: Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Sage Butter Sauce, Seared Mushrooms
and Asparagus Fricassée, and Parmesan Shards

Chocolate Coffee Almond Tart

During dinner we’ll raise our glasses to Sherry and hear a few choice anecdotes and perhaps a comic song from Rotary presidents past, present, and yet to come. We’ll pair dessert with a final set of jazz to send you out into “March Madness” with the glow of Rotary friendships.