Southern Stars

Please Join the Sierra Nevada section for a Kentucky Derby Party on May 7, 2022.  There will be prizes for best dressed and hat, so make sure to wear your best Derby attire.  This event will be held at Marc and Sue Dodson's home at 2:30 P.M. on May 7th.  Bring a dish to share!  For more info or to RSVP, please contact Marc Dodson at (775) 771-1080 or email [email protected].

Make plans now to shine up your Mercedes-Benz to show off at our Mercedes-Benz Show & Shine in combination with our annual Oklahoma MBCA Picnic on Saturday, June 4. Lunch will be burgers from Johnnie's Charcoal Broiler, picnic sides, and soda, bottled water and/or iced tea. The charge for attendees is $20 per person. Please click the registration link below to RSVP.

If you prefer to RSVP by email or phone, you can do so by emailing [email protected] please include the names and contact information for all attendees or call Jeff Leatherock at 405.943.5657 please leave a message.

Please RSVP by May 28, 2022.

We are kicking off spring-summer-fall series of events with a social gathering at Dave and Betty Best's residence in Clifton, VA.

Food and Beverage

• Mookies BBQ
• Please bring your own lawn chairs, pop-up outdoor tables, and blankets!
• Porto-Johns Provided

Registeration and details at the link below.

We are well on our way to a great 2022 calendar of events, after our first of the year at Martin's Bar-B-Que. On March 26, we will have a Bluegrass Stars drive to Frankfort, Kentucky followed by a 2:00 PM lunch at Jim's Seafood. They will have a special menu for us (attached). It looks delicious! We will also have a 50/50 drawing with a $$ prize as well as a second drawing for a Spring basket full of goodies.

Details about the drive to follow

Please join the Sierra Nevada and San Francisco sections for dinner in Reno on March 26, 2022.  Please RSVP to Gail Wells.

For 2022, Denver Restaurant Week has been changed to March 11-20. Since we already have an event in March, instead of setting another event that month, our section’s Restaurant Week event will be more of a social gathering dinner on February 26th at Manning’s Steaks & Spirits in Lakewood. Manning’s has always had great reviews. I have already made a reservation for our section for this event. I have arranged for us to have a quiet area for a nice evening of dining and socializing.

Address: 11100 W Alameda Ave, Lakewood, CO 80226 - Get Directions

Phone: (720) 484-6567

Website URL: https://www.manningssteaksandspirits.com/

Menu: https://www.manningssteaksandspirits.com/menu

Please RSVP to [email protected] by Wednesday, February 23, 2022, if you plan to attend this event. Also, provide total number that will be attending in your reply.

Spassnacht arrives early in March on the first. Don't let this one slip by.

Enjoy a casual dinner with your Benz friends or make some new ones. O'Neill's has a private dining room reserved for our use and the full menu is available. O'Neill's is on the NE corner of 95th Street and Mission Road, in the Ranch Mart North Shopping Center. Starts at 6:30 p.m. or whenever you can make it if you have to work late.

Safety first. We thought it best to call off the January 29^th lunch because of the slick roads and generally horrible weather.

Martin’s BBQ is too good of a place for us to not try again. So rather than cancel, we rescheduled!

Please plan to join your Bluegrass Stars friends for a Saturday, February 26^th 2:00 PM lunch at Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint. If you haven't tried their BBQ, you are in for a treat, and if you haven't visited Towne Center before, it is right across Westport Drive. 

Address: 3408 Indian Lake Dr, Louisville, KY 40241

Website: https://www.martinsbbqjoint.com/louisville?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=Yext

RSVPs are really important for this luncheon! A great response will ensure we have use of Martin’s large party room.

Please contact David Rosenberg and let him know if you will attend and how many folks will be in your party by Saturday, FEBRUARY 19^TH.

Phone: (502) 548-8960

Email: [email protected]

Please Join the Sierra Nevada section for a Basque Dinner on April 5, 2022.  We will be enjoying traditional family-style Basque food at JT Basque Bar and Dining Room in Gardnerville, Nevada.  $45 per-person includes large meal, Wine, Coffee, and Dessert.  This is a pre-pay event.  For more info or to RSVP, please contact Linda Iknoian at [email protected] or (559) 978-6628.