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CLUB PROGRAMS 206.464.3060 • clubprograms@wac.net March MTW SU TH FSA 1 2345678 9 101112131415 16171819202122 23242526272829 30 31 N EW 13 | Making Whiskey at Copperworks Distillery N EW 21 | 82nd Annual Father Son Dinner "Batter Up" N EW 27 | Childproof Parenting: Building Your Parenting Toolbox N EW 28 | Modernist Cuisine Kitchen Tour April doors and tending the bar for a WAC exclusive night featuring one of his favorite liquors: Gin. Taste your way through the history and evolution of gin with bar side education and a "Soul Tonic." Every cocktail is as unique as its name and will leave you saying hallelujah! House-made American Southern fare with a twist will be served, think Dixie poutine, fried chicken, and shrimp and grits. All are welcome to this evening in this churchinspired house of spirits. Event includes five mini-cocktails and ample appetizers. 6–8pm; $55; cancel by March 21 MTW SU TH FSA 6789 10 11 12 ESCAPADES 13141516171819 7th Annual Tubing & Brews 12345 20212223242526 27282930 Saturday, February 8 Sold out. Contact Club Programs to be waitlisted. 4:30–11 pm; $85; cancel by January 30 N EW 2 | Craft Cocktailing at Witness Bar N EW 10 | A Night at the Pier: Dinner & the Seattle Great Wheel N EW 15–30 | A Room With A View N EW 24 | Little Shop of Horrors at ACT Theatre Thursday, April 10 N EW 26 | Cupcakes and Canvas N EW 28 | La Conner & Skagit Valley Tulip Festival By popular request, we offer this feel-good family-friendly event pairing a scenic dinner at The Fisherman's Restaurant & Bar with a ride on the Seattle Great Wheel, both located at the end of Pier 57. Enjoy watching ferries glide to and from Bainbridge Island from waterfront-view windows as you dine on a wonderful buffet featuring mesquite-grilled wild salmon, teriyaki chicken breasts, Caesar salad, apple cobbler a la mode, and more. Chicken strips and fries are included for children of all ages, as are non-alcoholic beverages. Full bar service is available on a no-host basis. At sunset, get ready for the ferris wheel and amazing views of Seattle at dusk. The Seattle Great Wheel is the Craft Cocktailing at Witness Bar NEW Wednesday, April 2 Tucked away on Broadway in Capitol Hill lies Witness Bar, a Southern-influenced bar featuring nothing but modern cocktails that Witness considers a "religious experience." Witness places emphasis on warm hospitality and premium-quality beverages. Witness owner Gregg Holcomb (formerly of Knee High Stocking Company), is opening his N E W A Night at the Pier: Dinner & the Seattle Great Wheel 38 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | JANUARY 2014 largest observation wheel on the West Coast, has 42 fully-enclosed and heated pods, and extends 40 feet out over Elliott Bay. During your 20-minute ride, enjoy a special LED light show, performed especially for the WAC. Before or after dinner and the wheel, visit the mall inside Pier 57, ride the carousel, or play arcade games to complete this great night for WAC families and friends. Be a hometown tourist and join us at the pier! 6:15 pm buffet, 7:35 pm ride; $42 adults, $18 ages 12 and under; cancel by April 3 N E W La Conner & Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Monday, April 28 Brighten up your spring with a day trip from Seattle to the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, one of the most magnificent floral displays in the country. Board our motor coach at the WAC then head north to the quaint town of La Conner, where lunch and spectacular views await at the Waterfront Café. Enjoy browsing the town's eclectic boutiques, galleries, museums, and antiques before we head to the colorful fields at Tulip Town and Roozengaarde, the Tulip Festival's premier stops. Bring your camera to capture the vast acres of brilliantly colored fields and millions of tulips in full bloom. Stroll through the endless waves of tulips or stop and chat with the tulip growers. The gardens are labeled so you can purchase your favorite bulbs, cut flowers, or potted tulips to bring back home. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is the celebration of spring, and the tulip is the world's peace flower. Come celebrate your inner peace amidst one of nature's grandest and most vibrant palettes. Motor coach, lunch, admissions and fees included. 9:30 am–5:30 pm; $75; cancel by April 21. FAMILY ACTIVITIES Seattle Children's Better Babysitters Class Sunday, January 19 Want to become a great, confident and reliable babysitter? Seattle Children's hospital's famed Better Babysitters class is coming to the WAC to educate and share