The Sunshine Strollers, a local "orchestral?" group, put on a thoroughly entertaining show for us.
02-03-22
BRIAN GILLIE is/was, without a doubt, the most HIGHT ENERGY, TALENTED, & ENTERTAINING ACTS WE'VE EVER HAD PERFORM FOR US. THE MAN KNOWS HOW TO GET THE AUDIENCE INVOLVED.
12-01-21
Our annual Holiday Dinner this year was a Hawaiian Luau complete with roasted pig, smoked chicken PLUS entertainment by a local Hawaiian Dance Troupe.
11-03-21
02-05-20
Death by Chocolate
with "Back in Time" entertainment
08/07/19
"Remember When"
Local DooWop group, Remember When provided great entertainment for the group. A little walk down "memory lane" for all of us.
04/04/19
HAWAIIAN LUAU & PIG ROAST
We "packed the house" tonight AND there was plenty of food (pig & chicken) for everyone that was attended. HILLS BBQ did a great job preparing "PORKY" for dinner. An authentic HAWAIIAN LUAU complete with a superb dance troupe. If you weren't there, you missed an epic night.
03/07/19
DYNAMIC DOG SHOW
As part of our ongoing efforts to support local charities we were entertained by THE DYNAMIC DOG REVIEW who had everyone laughing. Very entertaining. We also present the Veterans to Careers with a check in the amount of $7,500
12/05/18
HOLIDAY DINNER PARTY
Scooter the DJ rocked the room and crowd with his comedy and antics.
11/07/18
Thanksgiving Pot-Luck Dinner
10/03/18
1st. ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF
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Our 1st Annual Chili Cookoff was a resounding success. Judges sampled the offerings of the many members who volunteered to be "contestants/chefs". Everyone present got a "sampling" of all the blends and concoctions, some HOT, some NOT, but all were delicious. Medals were awarded to the winners as determined by our experienced panel of judges.
09/05/18
Mediterranean Night
Members were treated to a sumptuous dinner catered by Athena. An added bonus was the belly dancer who did a phenomenal routine that had many up dancing, clapping & laughing.
08/01/18 ENTERTAINMENT
The club again treated members to some top-notch entertainment, Mike Palma, a versatile (and very, very funny) comedian, magician and ventriloquist. Bill Williar and Steve Jones assisted Mike with a seemingly impossible magic trick
03-08-18
PJ PARTY
A first for our club, a "COME AS YOU SLEEP-WEAR" party complete with breakfast foods for all, prizes for the best PJ outfits, and a great guest speaker, the first FEMALE Secret Service Agent, Ms. Ann Baker author of "Behind the Shades: A Female Secret Service Agents True Story". Sue Ann shared some of her most fascinating moments as an agent with the club. Diane Rich, past-President and the driving force behind the FABULOUS HUBCAPS show in January, presented a check for $6,000 to the David Booth, CEO of the COMBAT VETERANS TO CAREERS. Next year's show, our 4th Annual is already in the planning stages for January 24, 2019 at the Savannah Center.
02-07-18 Membership Meeting
The meeting was kicked off by our new "DYNAMIC DUO PRESIDENTS", Hilda & Richard Brooks. Our past president, Diane Rich and her husband Rich were recognized for their tireless work for our club. Their drive, creativity and good old fashioned sweat has made the MID-ATLANTIC CLUB one of the premier, most sought after clubs here in The Villages. Our entertainment, tours, and events have been and will continue to be spectacular due, primarily to their work.
Fabulous Hubcaps put on show of favorites to benefit Combat Veterans To Careers
(courtesy of Villages-News.com)
Villagers Ed and Irene Baran seemed to find a way home Saturday thanks to the Mid Atlantic Club.
The couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in the company of friends from Maryland who tuned in and turned on to the music of the Fabulous Hubcaps.
“It’s almost like being home,” Ed Baran said of the sell out show at the Savannah Center.
Instead of the state song “Maryland My Maryland,” the Hubcaps blasted away on such classics as “I Get Around,” “All Right Now,” “It’s My Party,” “My Boyfriend’s Back” and “Summertime Blues.” The oldies band entertained a packed house for the Mid Atlantic Club. Proceeds benefitted Combat Veterans To Careers.
The club includes Villagers who hail from Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Washington D.C. and the surrounding area. “These are our people and this is our crowd,” said Denny Cook, lead singer of the Hubcaps. “And this is our music. We all grew up with it.”
The tight and entertaining band dressed in various costumes and acted out musical scenes, while covering the music from the 1950s to the Beach Boys to Whitney Houston and beyond.
Ed Baran, 83, and Irene, 82, fondly remember the old days and the old songs.
“The people here are so friendly,– just like back home,” Irene said. The music added to the festivities of their 60th year of marriage.
It’s a long time, but who’s counting,” Ed said. “These songs bring back a lot of good memories.”
Villagers LaVerne and Mort Holtz, who came here from the Baltimore area, felt a sense of community.
“We’ve lived in The Villages for 12 years but tonight being here with all our friends, we feel right back home,” LaVerne said.
The Mid-Atlantic Club brought the Fabulous Hubcaps here for the past three years. During that time, the club has raised over $20,000 to help veterans.
“We feel good about that and we want to do more,” said Diane Rich, longtime club president who is now vice-president. She said in the past seven years, the club has grown from about 35 members to nearly 400.
“We have a lot of social activities and get together once a month,” said Rich who attended the event with her husband, Dennis.
David Booth, president and CEO of “Combat Veterans To Careers,” appreciated the donations.
“It means a lot to us,” he said. “It’s not just the money, but increasing the awareness to help veterans. Many of the people here tonight are veterans, or they have children or grandchildren who are veterans. We want to help as many as we can.”
The Hubcaps know how to put on a rollicking show. The group has been together nearly four decades and kept up a frantic pace all night long.
They opened with a couple of chestnuts, “Let the Good Times Roll” and “Pretty Woman.” Then Lorraine Allen showed her serious side on a gorgeous cover of “At Last.” The band got back to rocking with singers Denny Cook and Jay Cleaver leading the way on a Beach Boys’ medley that included, “Surfin’ Safari,” and “I Get Around.”
Lead guitarist Michael Shipley showed off his chops on the Ventures’ “Walk Don’t Run.” He then played some hot licks while singing “All Right Now,” by Free, and Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues.”
Things turned goofy during the second set when Cook and Cleaver dressed as 50’s girls as they teamed with Lorraine Allen on “Leader of the Pack” and “My Boyfriend’s Back.”
Cleaver regained his composure on a stirring instrumental, “Stranger on the Shore.” Allen offered the highlight of the evening, singing a powerful version of “Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.”
The couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in the company of friends from Maryland who tuned in and turned on to the music of the Fabulous Hubcaps.
“It’s almost like being home,” Ed Baran said of the sell out show at the Savannah Center.
Instead of the state song “Maryland My Maryland,” the Hubcaps blasted away on such classics as “I Get Around,” “All Right Now,” “It’s My Party,” “My Boyfriend’s Back” and “Summertime Blues.” The oldies band entertained a packed house for the Mid Atlantic Club. Proceeds benefitted Combat Veterans To Careers.
The club includes Villagers who hail from Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Washington D.C. and the surrounding area. “These are our people and this is our crowd,” said Denny Cook, lead singer of the Hubcaps. “And this is our music. We all grew up with it.”
The tight and entertaining band dressed in various costumes and acted out musical scenes, while covering the music from the 1950s to the Beach Boys to Whitney Houston and beyond.
Ed Baran, 83, and Irene, 82, fondly remember the old days and the old songs.
“The people here are so friendly,– just like back home,” Irene said. The music added to the festivities of their 60th year of marriage.
It’s a long time, but who’s counting,” Ed said. “These songs bring back a lot of good memories.”
Villagers LaVerne and Mort Holtz, who came here from the Baltimore area, felt a sense of community.
“We’ve lived in The Villages for 12 years but tonight being here with all our friends, we feel right back home,” LaVerne said.
The Mid-Atlantic Club brought the Fabulous Hubcaps here for the past three years. During that time, the club has raised over $20,000 to help veterans.
“We feel good about that and we want to do more,” said Diane Rich, longtime club president who is now vice-president. She said in the past seven years, the club has grown from about 35 members to nearly 400.
“We have a lot of social activities and get together once a month,” said Rich who attended the event with her husband, Dennis.
David Booth, president and CEO of “Combat Veterans To Careers,” appreciated the donations.
“It means a lot to us,” he said. “It’s not just the money, but increasing the awareness to help veterans. Many of the people here tonight are veterans, or they have children or grandchildren who are veterans. We want to help as many as we can.”
The Hubcaps know how to put on a rollicking show. The group has been together nearly four decades and kept up a frantic pace all night long.
They opened with a couple of chestnuts, “Let the Good Times Roll” and “Pretty Woman.” Then Lorraine Allen showed her serious side on a gorgeous cover of “At Last.” The band got back to rocking with singers Denny Cook and Jay Cleaver leading the way on a Beach Boys’ medley that included, “Surfin’ Safari,” and “I Get Around.”
Lead guitarist Michael Shipley showed off his chops on the Ventures’ “Walk Don’t Run.” He then played some hot licks while singing “All Right Now,” by Free, and Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues.”
Things turned goofy during the second set when Cook and Cleaver dressed as 50’s girls as they teamed with Lorraine Allen on “Leader of the Pack” and “My Boyfriend’s Back.”
Cleaver regained his composure on a stirring instrumental, “Stranger on the Shore.” Allen offered the highlight of the evening, singing a powerful version of “Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.”
02/01/17 Magical Magician's Meeting & Show
01/14/17 The Fabulous HUBCAPS Fundraiser @ Savannah Center
