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This week is your last chance to make reservations for the 39th Annual Jack Buck Sports Awards Banquet on Monday, Dec. 15. The event is nearly sold out, so make your reservations today to see some of your favorite local sports stars. This year’s list of honorees is impressive. University of Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel will receive the Sports Personality of the Year award. Pinkel becomes the third Mizzou football coach to win the prestigious award (Al Onfrio, 1972; Warren Powers, 1978). 2008 Olympian Dawn Harper will be honored with the Carl O. Bauer Award, which recognizes top amateur sports figures. Blues broadcaster Kelly Chase will be in attendance to receive the Jack Buck Award, in recognition of enthusiastic and dedicated support of sports in St. Louis. Former head coach for the football Cardinals and Rams assistant coach Jim Hanifan will receive the Legends Award. Frank Cusumano will be honored with the Burnes/Broeg Award in recognition for years of promoting St. Louis through sports. Finally, Webster Groves basketball coach Jay Blossom will be honored with a new award given to a top high school coach. Since Jack Buck helped establish the event in 1970, the MAC has been home to the best sports banquet in St. Louis. The event will be carried live on KMOX Radio and for the first time in the history of the event will air on tape delay on Charter Cable. The event begins with cocktail at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. followed by the program at 8 p.m. Admission is $125. Call 314-539-4470 for reservations. Or you can sign up online. Click 
Rock around the Christmas tree at the Christmas Dinner Dance on Saturday, Dec. 13. Enjoy a gourmet dinner and music from Josef Polach and St. Louis Express. Whether you have been taking dance lessons this fall or just want to show off some of your moves, the MAC is a great place to spend a Saturday evening out. A cocktail reception (cash bar) will begin at 6:30 p.m. and dinner will be served from 7-8:30 p.m. After dinner is over the rest of the night will be left for dancing the night away. The price is $33.50, inclusive, per person for Dinner Dance Club members and $40, inclusive, per person for non-Dinner Dance Club members. To make your reservation, please call 314-539-4470. Or you can sign up online. Click 
Don’t just sit at home and watch the ball drop at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Get out of the house and to the Club to celebrate the New Year like you’re in New Orleans at the MAC's New Year’s Eve Gala “Mardi Gras Madness.” This year’s Mardi Gras theme adds a fun and different twist to your typical New Year’s Eve Gala. Don’t forget your feathers, masks and beads. Drinks will be flowing all night long from the open bar, so don’t worry about bringing enough cash or closing your tab at the end of the night, this year you are covered! Arvell and Company will supply the music all evening long for dancing and entertainment. Arvell and Company has a traditional big band sound, but also incorporates a jazz feel that will have you on the dance floor all evening long. Revelers are encouraged to dress to the theme with lots of feathers, masks, beads and bright colors. Jacket and tie is required. Creative black tie is optional and a call to have fun with your look. Come in your tux with a bright colored cummerbund or pocket square or wear a wacky tie, and ladies don’t forget your glitz and glimmer. Creativity is encouraged so express the spirit of Mardi Gras in your outfit. The evening will begin at 7:30 p.m. with lavish hors d’oeuvres and an oyster/crawfish bar. Dinner will be served at 8:45 p.m., followed by dancing to entertainment by Arvell and Company. At 1 a.m. a continental breakfast will be served. The cost is $125, per person, plus gratuity. Call 314-539-4470 to make your reservation. Or you can sign up online. Click 
Forget the last minute preparation of your holiday desserts. With so many other things to worry about this holiday season, check something off of your list today by purchasing your holiday desserts from the MAC. Both Clubhouses are offering holiday desserts for purchase throughout December. The Downtown Clubhouse is selling chocolate chip bourbon tarts, chocolate minto dobos tortes, apple strudel and raspberry swirl cheesecake for $25 and pumpkin pie for $15. All orders must be placed three days before desired pick up. Ordering hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Requests less than three days will not be accepted. Orders can be made through Stephanie at 314-539-4470. The Poolside Cafe at MAC West will be selling pumpkin rolls for $14 or two dozen cookies for $18. The cookie choices are gooey butter, pumpkin, chocolate chip, peanut butter and sugar. The Poolside Cafe needs 24-hour notice on all dessert orders. You can place your order by stopping by the Poolside Cafe when you are at the Club or by calling 314-539-4444 and asking for the Poolside Cafe.
Save the date for a Valentine’s Affair. On Friday, Feb. 13, the MAC will once again host the annual MAC Board Spouses Fashion Show. This year’s show will feature a Valentine’s theme and with the anticipation of warmer weather, spring fashions will be highlighted. Fashion consultants Jan McCormack and Tara Hogan will provide the looks and colorful fashion commentary. If you want to be the most stylish lady in the bunch this spring, be sure to make your reservations now so you can see all of the upcoming seasons hottest looks. The fashion show will begin with a cocktail hour at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon and the show will begin at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $26.95 per person, plus gratuity. This event is also a wonderful and fun opportunity to bring friends for a ladies day out. Make your reservations by calling 314-539-4470.
Escape the hectic workday with a mid-afternoon relaxation session at the Downtown Clubhouse. A new session of yoga will begin on Monday, Jan. 5, at noon. Yoga doesn’t just help to relieve stress. There are many health benefits to taking the class. Yoga can increase your flexibility. Men, this can help to improve your golf game, basketball skills or any other sport you may play. Yoga also tones muscles, prevents pains, and mentally strengthens the body. The 8-week yoga session costs $50 for the session or $10 per class. Reservations can be made by calling Rick Schneider at 314-539-4434. 
