January Events Tuesdays, january 5, 12, 19, 26

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1 January 2016 Member Newsletter January Events Tuesdays, january 5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesday Night Jazz & Dinner Specials Enjoy light jazz in the Nebraska Club Lounge while dining on selections from Chef Eric s special priced Tuesday night menu, as well as our regular dinner menu selections. Fridays, january 8, 15, 22, 29 Friday Night Prime Rib Specials Come up to the Club for our signature prime rib every Friday night and enjoy live piano music in our lounge by our resident Nebraska Club pianist, Jim Koudelka. Santa & Nebraska Club Staff Wednesday, january 13, 5:30-7pm lounge Nebraska Club Wine Tasting Come and join us for our first wine tasting event of 2016! We will feature three wines from Platinum Distributing Co. of Omaha. Light appetizers will be served. Cost to attend this event is $20++ Reservations are currently being accepted. friday & saturday, february 12 & 13 Valentine s Day Dinner Choose a night that is right for you and your Valentine and enjoy Chef Eric s special Valentine s Day Dinner. Reservations are currently being accepted. Santa snuck into the kitchen!

2 Hello Everyone, With the year drawing to a close, I need to stop and thank my staff for their hard work and support. Not only support for me, but for each other as well. We had set some goals for ourselves for 2015 and I feel as though we have reached many of them. The most important goal for us was to restructure the kitchen and how we operate. That took a lot of cooperation along with trial and error to get us where we are today. It s easy for me to take the credit for all of your experiences and I really enjoy it when you share with me some of your highlights. But truth be told, I am not doing it alone back there, but am very lucky to have such a great team to work with. Additionally through restructuring, it was important to maintain a really positive work environment. Where everyone could not only depend on each other, but really enjoy each others company as well. We knew that if we maintained a positive work environment that it would be infectious. That a positive work environment would motivate everyone to be better at their jobs, try new things and most importantly not be afraid to fail. While everyone and everyday is not perfect, I couldn t be more proud of our team and their commitment to excellence in themselves. It may come as no surprise that it is always in our minds that we are trying to impress the membership with the food that comes out of the kitchen. So in 2016, we will set new goals and work toward them, to make the dining experience even better than before. Happy New Year to you all, Eric Leyden Executive Chef CLUB CLOSINGS (Private Events) If one room is closed for a private party, we are happy to serve you in our other dining areas. JANUARY Jan 1... Closed for Holiday Jan 2... Closed for Holiday Jan 4... Main Dining Room (Dinner) Jan 5... Main Dining Room (Lunch) Jan 6... Main Dining Room (Lunch) Jan 7... Main Dining Room (Lunch) Jan 8... Main Dining Room (Lunch) Jan Main Dining Room (Lunch) Jan Main Dining Room (Lunch & Dinner) Jan Lounge (Dinner) Jan Main Dining Room (Lunch) Jan Main Dining Room (Dinner) Jan Main Dining Room (Lunch & Dinner) Jan Main Dining Room (Lunch) Jan Main Dining Room (Lunch) Jan Main Dining Room (Lunch & Dinner) FEBRUARY Feb 1... Main Dining Room (Dinner) Feb 5... Main Dining Room (Lunch) Feb 8... Main Dining Room (Lunch) Feb Main Dining Room (Lunch) Feb Main Dining Room (Lunch) Feb Main Dining Room (Dinner) Feb Main Dining Room (Lunch) Feb Main Dining Room (Lunch) RESERVATIONS & INFORMATION [email protected] WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Sen John McCollister Anthony Venditte III Andrew Northwall Andy Stebbing TRIVIA QUESTION??? Since last month s trivia question was rather easy and answered correctly by many members, I decided to make this month s trivia question a little more difficult. This month s question has 3 parts: 1st What year did the Nebraska Club move into its current location? 2nd What year did the Nebraska Club complete its first remodel? 3rd Who was the General Manager of the Nebraska Club during the time that these events occurred? The first member to contact General Manager Tom Westfall with the correct answers will win a fabulous prize! Good Luck!

3 Dear Members, Time just seemed to fly by this year, and I always try to take a moment when the New Year starts and reflect on some of the accomplishments and successes that we achieved at the Nebraska Club the previous year. Here is a list of improvements that we made to the Nebraska Club in 2015: New projector for use in member power point presentations Upright piano in banquet room for functions and civic group use New padded piano covers for upright and baby grand pianos New Capitol and legislative themed art work in our club side dining rooms New wine lockers for newly formed Nebraska Club wine program New Riedel Wine glasses New Ice Machine New Char broiler for kitchen New automated projection screen in Capitol Room New wireless microphone New club laptop computer New piece of etched glass to replace cracked piece in main dining room New Nebraska Club website Here is a list of updates that are currently planned for 2016: 2 new 60 portable wireless monitors on wheeled carts for civic and special event power point needs Additional wine lockers for growing wine club program New drapes/window shades in dining and banquet areas Redesign of French doors in the Capitol Room Several kitchen appliance upgrades New Nebraska themed art work coming in banquet dining area As you can see, much time, effort and resources are put into improving the Nebraska Club. Many of these improvements were long overdue, and some are just necessary improvements that are meant to enhance your experience as members of the Nebraska Club. I want to thank all of my staff, Board of Directors and members for all of their hard work and support this year. This was undeniably a team effort and the credit should be shared by all. I look forward to a wonderful 2016 with many new improvements and surprises to come! Tom Westfall General Manager Club Management Tom Westfall, General Manager Eric Leyden, Executive Chef Allen Schleicher, Senior Event Manager Addie Johansen, Banquet Director Sandy Madsen, Office Manager J.J. Shultz, Lounge Manager Charles Patterson, Restaurant Manager Board of Directors Rob Logsdon, President Mary Garbacz, Vice President Shawn Schulenberg, Treasurer Makenzie Rath, Secretary The Nebraska Club 20th Floor, U.S. Bank Building 233 South 13th Street Lincoln, NE Follow Us! Riko Bishop Ann Bruntz Doc Chaves Jack Crowley Korby Gilbertson Shannon Harner Vicki Powell Happy New Year! Walter Radcliffe Lynn Rex Bill Ryan Jack Shultz Mark Whitehead Kurt Yost Pat Young

4 The Nebraska Club 20th Floor, U.S. Bank Building 233 South 13th Street Lincoln, NE PRST STD U.S. Postage PAID Permit #471 Lincoln, NE WEEKLY SPECIALS Mondays Tuesdays Martini Night, $2 off all martinis. Ask about our featured Martini of the day. Live Jazz in the Lounge and our special reduced price menu Wednesdays Members first drink FREE, 5-7pm in the lounge Thursdays 25% Off any bottle of wine or champagne Fridays Live music in the lounge and Prime Rib Night (beginning Sept 4) We look forward to seeing you! CLUB HOURS Lunch Monday-Friday, 11:30-5 Dinner Monday-Thursday, 5-9 Friday & Saturday, 5-9:30 Closed Sunday MONDAY - FRIDAY, 4-6PM Happy Hour Keep up with the latest news and events! NEW WEBSITE DRINK & APPETIZER SPECIALS

5 BEERS Of The Month Come up to the Nebraska Club this holiday season and try some of our featured beers on tap. Now through the end of the year, we will be featuring several different beers on tap in our lounge including: Celebration Ale American IPA Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA 6.8% ABV Tailgate Red-Irish Ale Ploughshare Brewing Co. Lincoln, 5.3% ABV Isolation Winter Ale Odell Brewing Co., Ft Collins, CO, 6.0% ABV WINE Of The Month Tournon Mathilda Shiraz 2013 Australia This Shiraz tastes extremely close to the Northern Rhone Syrah of France. There is smoke, black pepper and blackberry on the nose, with hints of pepper, cranberry and blueberry on the palate. It is a beautiful ruby color and continues to open up with air and time. COCKTAIL Of The Month Snowball Martini Are you in the mood for a snowball fight? Well, sorry, we can t accommodate you at the Nebraska Club. But, we can offer you our January cocktail of the month, a Snowball Martini! Please visit our lounge and have our bartender shake one up for you. Happy Holidays! Last month s trivia question winner! Mardy McCullough (second from the left) and her friends with actor Harrison Ford at the Nebraska Club. Mardy is a long time member of the Nebraska Club and was at the club for dinner the night that Harrison Ford dined here. She was also the first member to answer last month s trivia question correctly. Congratulations Mardy!! Mardy McCullough & Friends with actor Harrison Ford Nebraska Club resident pianist, Jim Koudelka, can be heard playing the piano at the Nebraska Club on Friday nights in the lounge and also at events throughout the holiday season. Contact Tom Westfall if you are interested in booking Jim for any piano playing needs. Delicious dishes from our Member s Holiday party