The Stookey's Club Moderne August Newsletter
Welcome to the August 2018 edition of Here's How! Thanks for tuning as we all endure the chocking fumes from the massive Mendicino Complex Fire north of us, yet enjoy all that San Francisco has to offer in the way of entertainment and culture, delicious food and, yes, cocktails and jazz! We are pleased to offer a Stookey's selection of refreshing libations! Swing on in and take a load off!
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Recently, we connected with long-time San Franciscan and Chilean-American owner of
Chile Lindo
(16th @ Capp St., SF) who offers the most authentic Chilean empanadas in the area! As it happens she is organizing the first annual Chilean Film Festival at the Castro Theater November 11th! As many of you know, we love film and film festivals and will be helping her to get the word out by hosting a monthly
Pisco Sour Happy Hour
on the first Sunday of each month (through November).
Sunday September 2, we will be pleased to include during the Happy Hour Alexandra Rieloff of the
The Cabaret of Red & Blue
singing lounge standards from 5:30 - 8:00pm. Come on by, learn about the festival and enjoy some delicious empanadas from
Chile Lindo
!
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Don't forget, the
34th Annual Gatsby Summer Afternoon
is coming up
September 9th, 2018
! The picnic, which is sponsored by the Art Deco Society of California, will be featuring the Decobelles dance troupe, the Century Sisters and Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra.
Stookey's At Your Service
(our beverage catering service) will be proudly serving refreshing Summer cocktails all afternoon.
Located at the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate in Oakland (near the Oakland Zoo), Gatsby is a great time to dress in classic '20s-'30s Summer picnic attire, and enjoy the sounds of the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra! I'll see you there!!
For tickets and more information click
here
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Stookey's At Your Service
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View of the Dunsmuir Hellman Mansion
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Stookey's At Your Service @Alameda Point Vintage Fashion Faire
In addition, for those of you interested in acquiring awesome Vintage attire, definitely make a not of the upcoming
Alameda Point Vintage Fashion Faire
coming up the weekend of
September 15-16
! They will be doing a vintage fashion show and contest on Saturday night! Stookey's At Your Service will be serving our lovely cocktails throughout the Faire!
From more information and tickets click
here
!
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Meanwhile, we are proud to be able to continue to bring the sounds of the mid-century to Stookey's during
Jazz Thursdays at Stookey's
!
In our
"What's on Tap"
section of this newsletter, we list upcoming music and events this month and beyond!
We will close
"Here's How"
with our
Cocktail of Month
! Thanks for your continued patronage -- we look forward to seeing you at Stookey's very soon!
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Doug Woods Spins 78s - Sundays
Our good friend, Doug Woods, brings his 78 records and spins them on our in-house Victrola every Sunday!
Sundays, 7:00pm -
until he decides its time to go (usually around 11ish)
It's a great chance to hear the music as it was played in the 1930s and 40's and catch him in the act of changing needles and winding the player. Don't forget to add a contribution to his
tip jar
!
(For the first Sunday of the month, Please expect Doug to start at 8:30pm)
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San Francisco Bitcoin Meetup and Happy Hour at the Club Moderne
We are still the only bar in San Francisco that accepts Bitcoin as payment for drinks, and now we are now taking Etherium and Litecoin! We are pleased to be the regular host for a special monthly Happy Hour for the San Francisco Bitcoin Meetup Group! It's on every third Wednesday of the Month.
BTW -- Now, all drinks paid for with Bitcoin, Etherium or Litecoin are entitled to happy hour pricing during the event! That works out to $2 off cocktails and spirits and $1 off beer and wine....
Wednesday, August 15th, 6:30 - 10:00pm
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Let's Jump with Doug Woods
It's awesome to welcome back to Jazz Thursdays at Stookey's
Let's Jump with Doug Woods!
A long time friend of the Club Moderne, Doug Woods is proficient jump jazz vocalist! We love that sound of Louie Jordan's era ...
Thursday, August 16, 7:30 - 10:00pm, No Cover
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Sara & Swingtime
A long time member of the Art Deco Society of California, and great supporter of Stookey's Club Moderne, Sara has been singing the jazz ballads and songs from the Great American Song Book for over 20 years!
With Sara on vocals and piano and accompanying stand up bass and occasional reed player, she will be entertaining guests at Stookey's every second and fourth Wednesday! We are thrilled!
Wednesday August 22, 7:30-10pm, No Cover
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Don Neely Trio
Don Neely has loved the jazz of the 20s and 30s since he attended high school; around that time he began to put together the arrangements from greats of the era (e.g., Paul Whiteman, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington). Over time these efforts became the
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
. Although we can't accommodate his entire orchestra, we are extremely proud to bring the
Don Neely Trio
to Stookey's! Don't miss it!!
Thursday, August 23, 7:30 - 10:00pm, No Cover!
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Nick Rossi and His Swing Four
Nick Rossi and His Swing Four
are back for their regular gig for
Jazz Thursdays At Stookey's
! Always a great time: Nick graces us with his licks on the last Thursday every month! Swing on in to the Club Moderne and enjoy the
Swing Four
's take on the jazz classics from the
1930s. No Cover.
Thursday, August 30, 7:30-10:00 pm
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The Pisco Sour Happy Hour & Celebration of the Upcoming Chilean Film Festival
In honor of the upcoming 1st Annual Chilean Film on November 11, we are proudly featuring our pisco sour and serving hot empanadas from
Chile Lindo
In addition, we welcome to the stage:
The Cabaret of Red and Blue
Alexandra Rieloff, a Chilean-American multi-disciplinary artist, musician and film maker, will be leading the group and playing jazz standards as well as a few boleros and bosa nova tunes. She will be accompanied by Rob Bassinette on bass, and Jennifer Murphy on piano.
Happy Hour 5-7pm (discounted cocktails)
Music 5:30 - 8pm
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Fredrick Hodges - Pianist
It's with great pride that we bring back to Jazz Thursdays our great friend
Pianist Fredrick Hodges!
As many of you know, Fredrick is one of San Francisco Bay Area's musical virtuosos and is known nationwide for his skillful playing and knowledge of the music of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, et.al. of the early 20th century! Bring your musical requests from the era; he probably knows it! No Cover.
Thursday, September 6th, 2018, 7:30-10:00pm
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Additional upcoming acts:
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Sara & Swingtime
September 12 & 26th, 7:30-10:00pm
The Alcatraz Islanders
September 13, 7:30-10:00pm
Don Neely Trio
September 20, 7:30-10:00pm
Nick Rossi & His Swing Four
September 27th, 7:30-10:00pm
Silver Bell Jazz Trio
October 4th, 7:30-10:00pm
Pisco Sour Happy Hour
October 7, 5:00-7:00pm
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The cocktail of the month is an original creation we are calling "
Who's Yehoodi?
"
It is named after the renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin who grew up in the Fillmore district of San Francisco in the 1920s. In 1938, Yehudi Menuhin appeared on Bob Hope's radio program. Hope's sidekick Jerry Colona ad-libbed the phrase "Who's Yehoodi?" The audience loved it! So great was the response that Colona kept on using it on other shows even though Yehudi wasn't a guest. It soon become a catchphrase among the younger, swing generation. In 1940 it was turned into a song and a number of bands recorded it.
Here is Cab Calloway's version from 1943.
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Who's Yehoodi?
¾ oz. Slivovitz
¾ oz. Zubrowka
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
½ oz. Simple Syrup (2:1)
1 Bar Spoon Mulberry Gin
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
Measure and add ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add ice. Shake vigorously 20 seconds. Double strain (using cocktail "hawthorne" strainer plus a tea strainer) into coupe glass.
Garnish cocktail with a lemon peel.
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Thanks for your continued support!
As you know, Stookey's is the perfect place to catch up with a friend or just relax! And with
"At Your Service"
we can bring our Summer cocktails to your next event or party! Let us know your plans and how we can help!
We would love to hear from you! Drop us a line at
messages
or just stop by!
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895 Bush Street @ Taylor
San Francisco, CA 94108
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Phone: 415-771-9695
4:30pm - 2:00am
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