The
Plimsoll Club cordially invites you to enjoy Family Fun & Fireworks
on Sunday, July 4
Independence
Day will close with a bang as you and your family view the spectacular
fireworks display lighting up the riverfront from the unparalleled
vantage point of the Plimsoll Club.
The
informal buffet dinner will feature your favorite barbecue and Louisiana
specialties. The evening begins at 7:00 p.m., and the fireworks
are scheduled for approximately 9:00 p.m.
Enjoy our fabulous buffet, including assorted salads, jambalaya,
crawfish etouffe, barbecue ribs, fried chicken and catfish, macaroni
& cheese, hamburgers with all the trimmings, and a lavish selection
of desserts, to name a few.
Musical entertainment will be provided by Pierre Descant's Cajun
quartet. Caricature artist Bob Budro and a balloonist Dwayne Walker
will also entertain the guests. And, of course, we offer the best
seats in the city for the spectacular Independence Day fireworks
extravaganza.
The cost of the dinner and full evening's entertainment is just
$25.95 for adults and $12.95 for children under 10. Casual attire
is recommended. Complimentary parking is available in the WTC garage.
Just bring your ticket to the club for validation.
Reserve your tables now for your family and guests by calling Claire
Stockton at 529-1701 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you must cancel,
do so by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 1 and ask for your cancellation
number or full billing will apply.
Taste
a Caribbean Lunch Buffet July 23
Let
us bring the Caribbean to you on Friday, July 23. Cruise on up to
the Plimsoll Club for a feast of tropical treats for only $16.95!
The chef will prepare a plethora of palate-pleasing dishes to include
St. Croix seafood salad, calico bean salad, tropical fruit salad,
conch chowder, mahi mahi with avocado beurre blanc, crab stuffed
shrimp, curried chicken with cashews, whole roasted pig with mango
chutney, boneless leg of lamb with papaya-mint sauce, Barbados rum
cake, bananas flambeed with pina coloda sauce and much more!
To complement this island bounty, we offer a delicious rum punch
for only $1.95 each.
Set sail for the Plimsoll Club now by calling 529-1701 for reservations.
Cancel by Wednesday, July 21 at noon and ask for your cancellation
number or full billing will apply. As always, complimentary validated
parking is available for four hours during lunch.
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"Thanks
to all for ensuring a wonderful wedding for our daughter.
"Everything was absolutely perfect, and I wanted to
share our gratitude for your extra efforts, and that of
the entire staff of the Plimsoll Club."
Sincerely,
Charlie Heim
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Check
Your Lucky Number
This
month's lucky number is 176.
Congratulations
to Paul Graffeo!
You
are the recipient of dinner for two with cocktails during the months
of July or August. Special events are excepted. Call the Plimsoll
Club at 529-1701 for details and reservations. Watch for your membership
number in the next newsletter. You could be a winner, too.
Enjoy
French Night at the PC on Saturday, July 17
July
is always a festive month for the French. In keeping with that "joie
de vivre," the Plimsoll Club, on July 17, is hosting an evening
filled with music, dancing, our sensational buffet and a drawing
for two free tickets to Paris.
7:15 p.m. -- The cocktail hour features imported champagne, a variety
of French wines, elegant aperitifs and conventional cocktails. During
this prelude to dinner, an abundant display of French "charcuterie"
will be showcased. Accordionist Ron Able will serenade you with
traditional French melodies.
8:15 p.m. -- Our magnificent buffet opens, overflowing with delicacies
such as fresh Norwegian salmon with fenouil, chateaubriand, rack
of lamb Forestiere, assorted pates and smoked salmon. In addition,
we will have many of your all-time favorites, including iced shrimp
and lobster Bellevue. Crepes Suzette and Bananas Foster will accompany
a grand array of pastries and cheese.
8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. -- Dancing to the music of A.J. Monistere
and his orchestra.
A highlight of the festivities will be a drawing for two round trip
tickets to France, compliments of Continental Airlines.
Continental
Airlines, voted as the best North American trans-Atlantic carrier
by Executive Travel Magazine, offers daily service to Paris, France,
and to many other capital cities of Europe. Frequent service from
New Orleans to our European gateways of Houston and Newark provide
convenient schedules to Paris, London, Frankfurt, Madrid and Manchester,
England. Service to Rome and Milan is offered with our alliance
partner, Alitalia. Continental is one of the largest air carriers
in the world, providing its customers with an international route
network reaching more than 55 different international destinations.
Today, Continental and Continental Express serve over 190 cities
worldwide, including more than 135 cities in the U.S. Over 2,000
flights span the globe each day, crossing the Atlantic to and from
Europe; covering the length and breadth of America; traveling into
the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America; and across the
Pacific to and from the Philippines, Micronesia, Indonesia and Japan.
The price for this very special evening, including cocktails and
hors d'oeuvres, is $55.00. Complimentary validated parking is available
in the WTC garage. For reservations, call Claire Stockton at 529-1701
from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. or Marc Garcia after 4:00 p.m.
If you must cancel, please do so before noon on Thursday, July 15
and ask for your cancellation number or full billing will apply.
Join us for French Night! "Laissez le bon temps rouler"
and "Bon appetit"!
Lunch
With Us When Shopping Downtown!
When
you're downtown shopping or taking care of business, have lunch
at the Plimsoll Club and enjoy complimentary validated parking at
the WTC garage. When you lunch with us, we'll give you four hours
of free parking in our garage. This is one extra hour of premium
downtown parking for WTC members who sample our daily luncheon buffet.
Call 529-1701 for reservations and have lunch with us at the Plimsoll
Club.
Sample
Early Menu Before Evening Out
Going to the theatre, the symphony or just
enjoying a night on the town? We offer a delicious Early Evening
menu from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Thursdays
when the a la carte menu is offered.
Our
Early Evening menu begins with starters such as crawfish cakes with
tartar sauce, grilled andouille sausage with turnip greens and black-eyed
peas, soup du jour and Caesar and Plimsoll salads.
Our
main courses provide a choice of Chicken Lafitte, Tilapia Pecan
or Veal Piccata. Desserts include carrot cake, sherbert du jour,
chocolate mousse or bread pudding with praline sauce.
The
cost is $14.75 per person. Two hours of complimentary validated
parking is included in this special price.
Dinner
at the Plimsoll Club is the perfect way to begin a lovely March
evening. Call us at 529-1701 for reservations.
Call
us a 529-1701 for reservations
Christmas in July? Call the Plimsoll Club
The
holidays and cool weather may seem to be far in the future but it's
not too early to book space for Christmas parties at the Plimsoll
Club.
We have very few available weekend dates left for evening parties,
so call Dori Singer or Pam Corrigan at 529-1701 right away to reserve
space for your holiday bash.
In keeping with the holiday spirit, we have a special offer for
holiday office luncheons during the month of December. We'll give
everyone in attendance a complimentary glass of champagne with dessert.
In addition, we'll organize a drawing for a Plimsoll Club apron
colored royal blue with white lettering and piping.
This offer applies only to luncheons held in private rooms with
a banquet menu served. Group luncheons in the main dining room or
those selecting the a la carte menu or buffet are excluded from
this offer.
The
Plimsoll Club's Summer Hours Set
In
observation of Independence Day, the Plimsoll Club and WTC offices
will be closed all day on Monday, July 5.
The Plimsoll Club will be open for lunch but closed for dinner (except
for special event dinners) during the month of July and the first
two weeks of August.
The club will be closed completely for the last two weeks of August.
The Plimsoll Club will reopen for lunch and dinner on Wednesday,
September 1.
A
Friendly Reminder
Please
remember that your 1999 membership dues must be paid in full by
March 31.
Any
dues balance remaining unpaid by that date will be written off in
accordance with the WTC by-laws.
Please
call Kellie Clark at 529-1601, ext. 163, if you have any questions
about your account status.
Entertain
on a Higher Level
Living
the "high" life takes on a special meaning when you entertain
your guests at the Plimsoll Club. From our
vantage point on the 30th floor of the World Trade Center, the city of New Orleans
serves as a dramatic backdrop for your business or social events.
We
have five different rooms
suited to all sizes and types of events.One is just perfect
for you. We offer an extensive selection of menus and hors d'oeuvres
or we can easily create a custom-designed menu based on your personal
preferences. We also offer complimentary validated parking for you
and your guests for luncheon and evening events. Let us cater to
your good taste by calling Barbara Montgomery at 529-1701 for more
information.
Welcome
New WTC Members!
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John
C. Bellau
Harrah's New Orleans Management Co.
Alicia
G. Davis
Victoria
M. de Lisle
Locke Liddell and Sapp
Kathy
Dickerson
Tulane University
Ann
Wood Farmer
Lloyd
J. Guillot
Rainbow Oldsmobile Co., Inc.
Timothy
E. Hollis
Rainbow Oldsmobile Co., Inc.
Yoo
Goo Kang, MD
Tulane University Medical School
Sharon
W. Leader
S.W. Leader, Inc.
Bryan J. Martin
Effective Solar
Products, LLC
Robert N. Perry, III
Southern University
of New Orleans
Patrick
J. Quinlan, MD
Ochsner Clinic
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Dorothy
W. Rivenbark
Leslie
Robillard
Pedro Ruiz, Jr.
Whitney National Bank
Joaneane
Smith
The Hunter Group
Carol
A. Soler
The Fairmont Hotel
Albert
L. Wright
United Parcel Service
WELCOME
BACK!
Dimitrios
Hondroulis
FYBX Corporation
Patricia
A. Mathes
Kenneth
P. Mayeaux
Gulfship Maritime, Inc.
J.
Patrick O'Leary
LSU School of Medicine
James Ramsey, III
J.C. Enterprise
and Company
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Spotlight
on Benefits: Summer Specials at Local Hotels
WTC
members and their guests can now enjoy excellent summer rates at
the following local hotels which have established a special relationship
with the World Trade Center. Be sure to mention that you are a WTC
member.
Fairmont Hotel -- $95 (through September 20, 1999). Call
(504) 529-4714.
Holiday Inn Select -- $89 (through August 1999). Call (888)
524-1881.
International House -- $75 (through August 1999). Call (504)
553-9550.
Le Meridien New Orleans -- $109 Superior/ $129 Deluxe (through
September 3, 1999). Call (504) 527-6714. Also, a special rate of
$140 is available at Le Meridien Cancun. For details, call (800)
543-4300.
The Windsor Court Hotel -- $195 Sunday - Thursday; $215 Friday
- Saturday (through September 9, 1999). Call (504) 596-4760.
Easy
Parking at WTC Garage
The
1,000-car WTC parking garage is conveniently located on Poydras
Street next to the Hilton Hotel and across the street from the WTC
Building.
The
garage is just steps away from Riverwalk and a five-minute walk
from the CBD, the Warehouse District and the French Quarter.
The
garage offers safe, covered parking and is accessible 7 days a week,
24 hours a day.
Competitively
priced daily and monthly rates are available. Call (504) 584-3994.
New
Trade Directory Now Available
The
World Trade Center, in cooperation with the Louisiana Department
of Economic Development and the Delta U.S. Export Assistance Center,
has published the 1999 Louisiana International Trade Directory.
The new edition of the Directory contains more than 1,900 listings
of Louisiana exporters and importers throughout the state, as well
as a host of allied service industries such as ports and airports,
steamship agencies, freight forwarders and customs brokers, international
banks, chambers of commerce, foreign consulates, consultants, attorneys,
and many other categories. Many new listings have been added to
the Directory since its last publication one year ago, making it
the most complete and up-to-date resource of information on international
business in Louisiana.
The
Directory is available in hard copy, on diskette, or mailing labels.
For details and to order the Directory, please call the WTC at (504)
529-1601, ext. 254, or fax to (504) 529-1691, or visit the Louisiana
World Trade Web site at www.wtcno.org.
July
Calendar
1 – PC open for lunch, closed for dinner this
month
4 – Family Fun & Fireworks, PC
5 – Club & WTC Offices Closed
14 – Bastille Day
17 – French Night
23 – A Taste of the Caribbean Lunch Buffet, PC
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