Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction
PLEASE JOIN US ON
SATURDAY MARCH 22, 2008 – 6:00 p.m.
THE EXTIQUISHING OF LIGHTS
* Dinner Served *
NO COST REQUIRED
RELIGHTING OF LIGHTS
This is going to be and enlightening evening and will be extremely heart warming. Please bring your spouse, friends, relatives, and neighbors. All are welcome!!!
Everyone needs to make reservations so our chef will be provide a nice meal for all.
To make reservations please call: (704)365-3579
You will not want to miss this! See you Saturday
Dear Fellow Culinarian,
My name is Chef John J. Cutitta, I am producing a Culinary Game Show in Charlotte North Carolina, March 3rd 2008. The top Culinary Schools are involved, Johnson & Wales University, The Art Institute of Charlotte and CPCC. The show will be held in a 1,000 seat auditorium at The Charlotte Scottish Rite Theater 4740 Randolph Road. In attendance will be Top Local Chefs and the top brass of the local ACF Chapter. We are raising money for two local charities. Many Restaurants and local purveyors have donated prizes.
Doors open at 5:00PM, the event will begin at 6:00 and end approximately 8:00PM. The Game show has three competition categories, a Jeopardy style Q&A round with “lock out buzzers” and contestant podiums. Second round. A hands on challenge “Beat the Clock” style,using pastry bags, whisks and channel knives.In the last leg of the evening a “blind palate test”Culinary Students will be picked from the audience to compete. prizes are still rolling in, many companies are being supportive and generous. Tickets will be sold the evening of the event at the door $10.00 each. Thank you for your anticipated participation.
Executive Chef John J. Cutitta (formerly the Executive Chef of Winged Foot Golf Club NY,Corporate Chef for City Tavern Restaurants and currently Chef Of Delectables By Holly)
PS: We are raising money for two charities that night: The Charlotte Scottish Rite Children’s Learning Center & Joe’s closet for the Community Culinary School of Charlotte
The schools involved are: Johnson and Wales University, The International Culinary School @ The Art Institute of Charlotte & Central Piedmont Community College Culinary Program
Other sponsors: The Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Delectables by Holly Catering, The American Culinary Federation, Piedmont Natural Gas, SYSCO, US Foods, Wusthoff Cutlery, Earthfare, Dean & Deluca, City Tavern Restaurants, Ratcliffe on the Green, Blue, Table, Cabo fish Taco, and more still coming!
Brothers, your Scottish Rite Golf Committee has selected two tournaments for your enjoyment and to support the Children’s Learning Center. Our first will be the Roger Hart tournament to be held May 24 at the Charlotte National Golf Course. We were the designated charity for this tournament last year and had great success. They have chosen us again this year and we are looking for a better turn out this year. The second is the Sixth Annual Doug Mayes Children’s Charity Golf Tournament to be Held in October at the Raintree Golf Course. We are returning to Raintree where the tournament started. You can help support our efforts in many ways. First you can play in the tournament or form a team from work or church or your lodge. Second you can provide an item for our door prizes. Third you or your company can purchase a hole sign which will be placed at the tee boxes on the course. Many members have purchased personal signs to support the learning center. And finally you can purchase a dozen golf balls or a golf related item and bring it to the stated communication in March, April or May for the Roger Hart tournament. You do not have to be a golfer to help. We will also need members to help on the day of the tournament. Lets all get behind these fundraisers this year and make them better than ever.
In case you didn’t already know, a “Reunion” is the two day event held twice a year, when we confer the Scottish Rite Degrees!
Directors of the Work, Ill. Allen Hardy and Ron Bowers, held a Casting Meeting for our Spring Reunion this afternoon in the library of the Temple. Degree Masters have been working hard behind the scenes (as always) lining up some of the best ritualists in North Carolina (maybe in all of the world of Masonry – I’m partial I guess!) to be ready for April 25th & 26th. Practices are set for April 13th & 20th – letters will be going out to the cast and crew shortly.
It was a very productive meeting; the Stage Crew, Robing Crew, Choir, Supernumeraries and Assistants had some good comments. It takes more than a hundred dedicated Brothers to make one of these Reunions happen. There are still some parts that we need alternates for, if you’re interested, please let us know.
Our Secretary had some information about some costumes we are replacing, and made copies of the practice schedule for all present. We also talked about a new special piece of stage equipment that is being built by two of our able Brothers.
As usual, the conversation and fellowship continued after the meeting. The new coffee pot (the Keurig B200 Brewing System) was a big hit with the guys. It makes a single cup of freshly brewed coffee, and everyone can choose from a variety of flavors. Come by and check it out if you get a chance!
See you at the Reunion!