NOVEMBER DECEMBER

2015

Lindsey rottenberg

Board Members

2015 - 2016

Mumsey Nemiroff, President

Tricia Dunn Grey, Vice President

Marcella Ruble, Secretary

Tiffany Brown Clinton

Brenda Chandler Cooke

Claudia Deutsch

Anna Koral

Beulah Ku

Susanne Reyto

Clare Rose

Lindsey Rottenberg

Renee Sperling BHWC Attorney

and Parliamentarian

The Beverly Hills Women’s Club

along with its landmarked

building supports educational,

cultural, philanthropic and

social endeavors enriching the

community at large.

Our Mission

Lindsey Rottenberg is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, French, and History of Art. She is currently the Manager of Client Relations at Tiffany & Company, overseeing the Southern California and Southwest Market. In her role, Lindsey manages event production, community outreach, and CRM management for the fabled luxury house. She celebrated her ten year anniversary with the brand in September of 2015 and is the recipient of the organization's prestigious Charles Lewis Tiffany Award in 2013. In the community, she is involved in the Los Angeles Library Council and Young Literati and joined the Beverly Hills Women's Club in 2014. Lindsey is thrilled to be a member of the 2015 BHWC Board and is looking forward to lending a hand when it comes to event production as the BHWC prepares for its remarkable Centennial celebration. She lives with her husband Adam and

dog Giles in Brentwood, California.

Meet the board

NOVEMBER 2015

Mon 2 French Class - 11:00am, (Class Fee) Mah Jongg / Bridge / Canasta - 1:00pm, (Free to Members) Mon 9 French Class - 11:00am, (Class Fee) Mah Jongg / Bridge / Canasta - 1:00pm, (Free to Members) Tue 10 Fall Follies Luncheon & Table-Top Competition – 11:30am, ($50/$60) Sat 14 Bereavement Support Bags Assembly - 10:00am, (Free) Mon 16 French Class - 11:00am, (Class Fee) Mah Jongg / Bridge / Canasta - 1:00pm, (Free to Members) Royal Oak Lecture: The Housekeeper’s Tale – 6:30pm, ($40/$50) Thur 19 Art Talk: Collecting Art & Antiques - 10:00am, ($25/$35) Sun 22 New Member Afternoon Tea - 2:00pm, (Free to New Members) Mon 23 French Class - 11:00am, (Class Fee) Mah Jongg / Bridge / Canasta - 1:00pm, (Free to Members) Members’ Night Out: Movie Night - 7:00pm, ($20 Members & Guests) Mon 30 French Class - 11:00am, (Class Fee) Mah Jongg / Bridge / Canasta - 1:00pm, (Free to Members)

Happy Thanksgiving November 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 *Classes *Game Day

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4 5

6 7

8 9 *Classes

*Game Day

10 *Fall Follies Luncheon & Table-Top

Competition

11 12

13 14 *UCLA Mattel Bereavement Support Bags

Assembly

15 16 *Classes

*Game Day *Royal Oak

Lecture

17

18

19 * Art Talk:

Collecting Art and Antiques

20 21

22 *New

Member Afternoon Tea

23 *Classes

*Game Day *MNO:

Movie Night

24 25 26 Happy

Thanksgiving

27 28

29 30 *Classes

*Game Day

December 2015

Thur 3 Holiday Boutique - 10:00am, (Free) Holiday Luncheon - 11:30am, ($75.00/$85.00) Mon 7 French Class - 11:00am, (Class Fee) Mah Jongg / Bridge / Canasta - 1:00pm, (Free to Members) Thur 10 Mummies: New Secrets From The Tombs - 10:00am, ($50/$60) Sun 13 Magic Castle: Séance with Dinner - 6:30pm, ($150/$175) Mon 14 French Class - 11:00am, (Class Fee) Mah Jongg / Bridge / Canasta - 1:00pm, (Free to Members) Mon 21 French Class - 11:00am, (Class Fee) Mah Jongg / Bridge / Canasta - 1:00pm, (Free to Members)

Happy Holidays

December 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 *Holiday

Luncheon & Boutique

4 5

6 7 *Classes

*Game Day

8

9

10 *Mummies:

Natural History

Museum

11 12

13 *Magic Castle Séance with

Dinner

14 *Classes

*Game Day

15

16 17

18 19

20 21 *Classes

*Game Day

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23 24

25 26

27 28

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30 31

Game Details: WHEN: Every Monday from 1:00 - 4:00pm WHERE: BHWC Lanai FEE: Open and free for members

FRENCH Conversation CLASS

Parlez-vous français? Do you speak French?

Multi-Level French Class with Josette Slutzky

Class Details: WHEN: Every Monday from 11:00am; November 30, 2015 - January 11, 2016 (no class Dec. 28th) WHERE: BHWC FEE: TBA

Bridge Game Details: WHEN: Every Monday from 1:00—4:00pm

WHERE: BHWC Lanai

FEE: Open and free for members

Game Details: WHEN: Every Monday from 1:00—4:00pm

WHERE: BHWC Lanai

FEE: Open and free for members

Canasta

Game Day

BOOK NEEDED: Easy French Step by Step by Myra Bell Rochester, 2009 McGraw-Hill Edition, ISBN 978-07-14587-5

The 2015 Estate Sale Raised $8,857.11

A Big Thank You to Raleigh Robinson

and Her Team

Angela Movasaghi | Diana Doyle | Joyce Silverman

Roberta White | Peggy Guggenheim | Carole Markoff

Donna Jett | Rosanna Grable | Hella Barbara Rank | Estee Bienstock |Sunny Stone

Lorraine Holt | Dolores Keshtkar | Minu Verma | Carol Shane | Linda Goldberg

Cindy Schaffel | Renee Sperling | Marcella Ruble | Anne Koral | Cariline Davis-Dyer

Dear BHWC Member,

Our Club has never looked better -- and in order to preserve our beautiful

Club for future generations, maintain the Club’s historical value, and to fund

future restoration projects, we need your support. All contributions are

greatly appreciated and we "Thank You" for your generous tax deductible

donations!!

Future restoration projects include: Replacing Air Conditioning Unit - $7,000

Installing Fire-Wall and Ventilation Hood in the Kitchen - $4,200

Installing Security Cameras - $7,500

Repaving Parking Lot - $6,500

Furniture Reupholstery - $1, 600

Below is a list of the updates we completed over the past two years:

Interior & Exterior Painting - $37,225.00

Parking Lot Lights - $15,508.00

Kitchen Mezzanine Restoration - $9,541.43

New Refrigerator - $6,000.00

Landscape Lighting - $7,944.44

Lighting Update in Lanai - $4,276.00

Kitchen Ceiling Repair - $2,570.00

Roof Repairs - $2,350.00

Water Heater Replacement - $2,000.00

Dishwasher and Garbage Disposal Repairs - $1,650.00

Other Misc. Club Repairs - $1,572.19

Toilet Replacements - $1,259.00

Boardroom Bathroom Updates - $990.00

Plumbing - $920.00

Light Switches, Indoor & Outdoor Chandelier Repairs - $885.11

A/C Repair - $385.00

Ladies’ Powder Room Refinish and Mirror Replacement - $925.00

` Total Updates: $96,001.17

Your support and participation is greatly appreciated, and we thank you

again for your commitment, time and dedication.

Sincerely,

Mumsey Nemiroff—BHWC President

Nov 10 Tuesday

9:00am Table Top Setup 11:30am Reception 12:00pm Luncheon 1:00pm Presentation & Table Top Competition

RSVP Required $50 Members & Guests $60 Non-Members

Tickets are non-refundable

Just in time for Thanksgiving and the Holidays! Join us as Carlton Knight, Event Planner Extraordinaire, talks about planning the perfect event; from the flowers and decorations to the fabulous menu.

An independent Event Planner, Carlton Knight was the man behind some of the most elegant and talked about events at the Hillcrest Country Club and The Beverly Hilton.

(Judging by Carlton Knight)

Join the competition at the Fall Follies Luncheon! It’s fun, it’s creative, it’s tabletops! Do a table setting and a centerpiece using your dishes and your imagination. The Club will supply a card table for your setting, you do the rest.

Please e-mail the office at bhwc1916@gmail.com to reserve a card table by

November 6th. Table top setup is from 9:00am - 11:00am on Nov. 10th.

A plaque will be presented to the BHWC by The Salvation Army, in recognition of the funds that were raised over the summer for the Backpack and School Supplies Drive.

Nov 14 Saturday

10:00am Refreshments

RSVP Volunteer to Pack Comfort Care Bags

On September 24, almost 60 of our members gathered for

Tea at the BHWC to launch the Club's Philanthropy

Council and to hear about the new program we are

supporting in partnership with UCLA Mattel Children's

Hospital (MCH). Working along with Mattel's Parent

Council, we plan to fill and distribute Bereavement Support

Bags for families who have endured the loss of a child.

Thanks to the generous support of our members, we have

purchased all the MCH-approved supplies for 120 parent

and sibling bags.

Please join us at the BHWC on Saturday, November 14 at

10:00 A.M. to assemble the Bereavement Support Bags for

delivery to Mattel Children's Hospital.

We look forward to your continued participation in this

program, which will provide support and care for these families.

Have a Question? Call Carolann at 310-276-BHWC (2492)

Monday - Friday (10:00am to 2:00pm)

Alicia Rose | Ann Ascher | Betsy Hely | Carol Schultz

Claudia Deutsch | Donna Jett | Elena Danielson | Estee Bienstock

Jacqueline Burdorf | Jacqueline Fabe | Jean Loew | Joyce Grunauer

Linda Goldberg | Linda Schwartz | Margaret Guggenheim

Marlene Evarone | Renee Sperling | Ronni Bergman

Sherry Bardack | Sherry Kia | Sue Bass | Susan Genter

Susanne Reyto | Tricia Dunn Grey | Tricia Nelson | Vicki Victor

Nov 16 Monday

6:30pm Reception 7:00pm Dinner 8:00pm Presentation

RSVP Required $40 Members & Guests $50 Non-Members Tickets are non-refundable

The Housekeeper's Tale

The Women Who Really Ran the English Country House

Working as a housekeeper was one of the most

prestigious jobs a 19th - and early - 20th century

woman could want, but also one of the toughest.

A far cry from the fictional Downton Abbey, the real life Mrs.

Hughes was up against capricious mistresses, poor pay, no job

security and grueling physical labor. The housekeeper of an

English country house might manage 100 servants and a domestic

budget on par with a small bank, and her wages might outstrip

both cook and butler. She was trusted with the family’s most

intimate secrets but was entirely at the mercy of her mistress.

However, for all her importance, this most senior of upper servants

has been largely invisible throughout history. Delving into secret

diaries, unpublished letters and the neglected service archives of

English stately homes, social historian Tessa Boase has dug deep to

reconstruct the lives of six women in gripping and often poignant

detail, from the 1830s right up to the present day.

Her lecture will illustrate the personal sacrifices and driving

ambition that shaped these women’s lives as well as the surprising

scandals that brought their careers to an abrupt end - an unwanted

pregnancy, a forbidden love affair and a prison sentence for

starters.

Tessa Boase’s heroines include the elderly Victorian housekeeper,

Sarah Wells at Uppark, and Edwardian beauty Ellen Penketh at

Erddig, both National Trust properties. This is the true often

shocking story of below stairs in the English country house.

A Word About the Author

Journalist and author Tessa Boase read English

at Oxford University, Lincoln College, and has

worked as a voiceover artist, a children’s

scriptwriter, and a commissioning editor for

The Daily, Sunday Telegraph and The Daily

Mail.

As a freelance feature writer, she contributes to a wide range of

national newspapers and magazines. She has been a judge on

both the Thomas Cook Travel Book award and the Guild of Food

Writers Critic of the Year award.

Nov 23 Monday 6:30pm Reception 7:00pm Private Screening

RSVP Required

$20 Members & Guests

Tickets are non-refundable

Members’ Night Out

Nov 19 Thursday

10:00am—12:00pm Lite Buffet Breakfast

RSVP Required $25 Members & Guests $35 Non-Members Tickets are non-refundable

Hosted and Organized by Renee Sperling

Art Talk: Collecting Art & Antiques

Join BHWC President and Art Historian, Mumsey Nemiroff

for a fascinating discussion on the art of collecting.

Have you ever wished you were more knowledgeable

about fine art and antiques? Whether you are shopping

for new treasures or just browsing, today’s class is bound

to both entertain and educate you.

If you are not interested in collecting, your appreciation

and understanding will be enhanced after this class. The

dictionary lists a collector as one who accumulates; a

connoisseur as one who, through acquired expert

knowledge, discriminates.

Support for the Art Talk series is provided by Tiffany & Co.

We welcome your exotic, adventure videos of 20 minutes or

shorter in length to be Premiered on Monday, November 23, 2015

at the Sunset Screening Room.

Hors d'oeuvres, champagne, wine and beer and other beverages

will be served along with pizza, salad and dessert commencing

at 6:30 p.m. Followed by the private screening of your interesting

and fascinating adventure videos.

Location: Sunset Screening Room - 8730 W. Sunset Blvd., Suite 150, West Hollywood, CA 90069

To submit a video, please contact Renee Sperling at ( 310) 904-9095 or

Renee@rsperlinglaw.com

Monday, November 11th, 12:00 - 1:00pm

Dec 3 Thursday

10:00am Boutique 11:30am Reception 12:00pm Lunch & Live Entertainment

RSVP Required $75 Members & Guests $85 Non-Members

Limited Seating Available

Valet Parking

Tickets are non-refundable

Game Details: WHEN: Every Monday from 1:00 - 4:00pm WHERE: BHWC Lanai FEE: Open and free for members

Annual Holiday

Luncheon &

Boutique

Our Holiday Luncheon is one of the most sought after

events in town! Pick up a little something for yourself

and get your gift list shopping done at our fabulous

Boutique featuring designer clothing, jewelry,

accessories, holiday candy, caviar and more.

With live entertainment, flowing champagne, a

scrumptious lunch, mini makeovers, and loads of

shopping—this day promises to be sensational!

Space is limited—be sure to reserve your ticket early!

Boutique Vendors Bobbi Brown Cosmetics | Cacao Luxe Chocolates

Jo Malone London | Kelly Teegarden Organics

Moonlite | Nicole Hay | Over The Top

Partly Sunny | Ronelle Designs | Shelley Fashions

The Treasured Accessory | Classy Bag Lady

Beverly Hills Caviar

Dec 13 Sunday

6:30pm Reception 7:00pm Dinner & Séance

RSVP Required $150 Members & Guests Tickets are non-refundable

BHWC

Annual Members’ Meeting

Dec 10 Thursday

10:00am Carpool 11:00am Mummies 12:15pm Luncheon

RSVP Required $50 Members & Guests $60 Non-Members

Tickets are non-refundable

Join BHWC President Mumsey Nemiroff for the world premiere

of Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs. Unravel the mysteries

and get a rare, up-close look of over 20 mummies from Egypt and

Peru in this world premier exhibition.

Plan for the day:

11:00am Arrival Natural History Museum

11:10am Tour of Mummies Exhibit

12:15pm Lunch is Served

3:00pm Arrival BHWC

Location: 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007

An Enchanting Evening at the Magic Castle

Join BHWC Member and Host, Rosanna Grabel, for a

Magical Evening at the Castle including a Séance and the

Palace of Mystery.

An Evening to Fascinate:

Four - Course Meal

Red & White Wine During Dinner

Séance Experience (Approx. 55 Minutes)

Tax & Gratuity Included

Not Included:

Valet Parking - $10.00 per car

Location: 7001 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

A very special “Thank You” to Mercedes-Benz

of Beverly Hills and Tiffany & Co. for their

continued support.

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The BHWC is a 501c(3) non-profit corporation and

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