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GPYC Upcoming Events
Women's Book Club
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Wednesday, January 4 | 6 p.m.
This group meets at the Club on the first Wednesday of each month (unless that falls on a holiday). The book of the month is discussed over dinner and cocktails. If you enjoy reading, please join us for a fun evening of conversation and camaraderie. Please contact Mariann Channell at medievalmd@aol.com if you are not already on the Book Club email list.
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell: A Novel: Robert Dugoni
Amazon.com: Books
Euchre Night is Back
Saturday, January 7 | 7 p.m.
Enjoy grab-n-go food items and dessert with a fun night with friends. Please bring $10 that will be collected when you arrive toward game play.
Euchre Nights:
February 11 (Fo’c’sle) March 11 (Tower Pub) April 1 (Tower Pub) May 6 (Tower Pub)
$20++ per person. Drinks by subscription.
You must register 48 hours in advance. Please contact the Front Desk to register (313) 884-2500.
GPYC Cooking Classes
January 2023
Come cook with us this January with Executive Chef Eric, as you will learn new cooking techniques and fun recipes for you and your family. Each session will have a different theme from the Chef’s choice as you make a complete meal. Enjoy appetizers and a complimentary glass of wine with friends for these exciting new workshops.
New Year Resolutions – Get Healthy! January 5 | 6 p.m.
Create healthy meals for you and your family. Peter Wendzinski, GPYC Athletic Director, will be there to say hello and help answer any questions on nutrition.
Soup for the Soul January 12 | 6 p.m.
Let’s warm up by making signature soups when the weather gets cold outside.
Noodles Galore January 19 | 6 p.m.
Learn different pasta-making for all types of noodles.
Darling Dumplings January 26 | 6 p.m.
Nothing says loving like dumplings from around the world. So join us to make delicious dumplings that will be a family favorite for years to come. $55++ per person / per session. Limited seating. Drinks by subscription. Please contact the Front Desk for reservations at (313) 884-2500 or email frontdesk@gpyc.org. Please indicate which workshop(s) you would like to attend.
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Let’s Glow Crazy! Teen Winter Blast
Friday, January 20 | 6 - 9 p.m.
A fun night for the teens of the Club to enjoy Glow Bowling, a photo booth, interactive games, slushies, appetizers and music in the Bowling Recreation Center.
$25++ per person. Please contact the Front Desk for reservations at (313) 884-2500 or email frontdesk@gpyc.org.
Kid's Club
Parents – Enjoy a quiet, relaxing evening at the Club while your kids enjoy Kid's Club on Fridays and Saturdays from 5:30 – 10 p.m. Children must be three years old and potty trained; $30 for the first child and $25 for each additional child in the family. To maintain the appropriate staff-tochild ratio, the maximum number of children who can attend Kid's Club is 12 children per evening. Reservations are required. The cut-off for reservations is by 4:30 p.m. the day of the event. To sign up your children, contact the Front Desk at frontdesk@gpyc.org or (313) 884-2500.
Every Friday & Saturday in January will feature a Special theme. Available every week:
Book Nook • Tech Corner Cards and Games • Space Activity & Sensory table • Dress-Up Imagination
Winter Blast
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Saturday, January 21 | 7 p.m. Our annual Winter Blast is just around the corner. Join us outside in a tent on the East Lawn for winter drinks, dancing, and an amazing array of food prepared by our culinary staff. It may be cold outside, but the all-night dancing will keep you warm!
$75++ per person. Drinks by subscription.
Please contact the Front Desk for reservations at (313) 884-2500 or email frontdesk@gpyc.org.
2023 Rendezvous Kick-Off Reception
Wednesday, January 25 | 6:30 p.m.
Boaters and non-boaters alike are invited to join us at a reception to learn more about the 2023 rendezvous schedule.
Every year, the GPYC lines up an exciting number of destinations for our members. This year will include trips to the Old Club, Catawba Island, Milliken, Killarney and Fort Lauderdale.
Many destinations have lodging available for those that don’t arrive by boat.
Complimentary appetizers will be served and drinks by subscription.
Please contact the Front Desk for reservations at (313) 884-2500 or email frontdesk@gpyc.org.
Save the
Date
Women's Book Club
February 1
Member vs. Staff Bowling Party
February 7
Valentine's Day Dining Specials
February 10-12 First Female GPYC Member
“Dear Miss Kay: Welcome to Membership in the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.” With that letter dated June 24, 1977, Jane Kay (later Nugent) was informed that she had been unanimously elected to Social Membership, the first true female member of the GPYC. Was she the first woman to become a GPYC member? In fact, records show that between 1927 and 1930, four women were identified as members. Did this mean that gentlemen GPYC members were ahead of their time? No, what it meant was they could add 2+2, and when funds were needed, they were willing to add female “members” as long as they didn’t actually expect to have the same membership privileges. Through later years, several membership categories were created to accommodate widows of members, but none of those categories allowed women voting privileges. Then in 1977, Jane was approached by a GPYC member to join the Club in a newly created, gender-neutral Social Membership category. He confided that the Board was looking for a “safe” woman to become the first female member. Being a Detroit Edison vice president and already a member of The Detroit Club, The Detroit Athletic Club, and the Edison Boat Club, how could she turn down an offer like that? The rest is history, although Jane later said she took great pains not to be so “safe!”
For more information see “The Changing Status of GPYC Women” on page 155 in “Grosse Pointe Yacht Club 100 Years: 1914-2014.”
