Post on 24-Jul-2020
Parties for the
Necklace ~ 2019 Collection
“Fun”-Raiser for
Redlands Conservancy’s
Emerald Necklace Projects
What is it?
Parties for the Necklace offers a variety of parties,
events, and activities for the Redlands Conservancy’s
supporters to enjoy. Anyone can purchase a reservation
to any of the parties which are scheduled throughout
the current Party year. The Parties are mostly
underwritten by individuals, groups, or businesses, and
the money raised goes to support the Redlands
Conservancy’s Emerald Necklace projects and programs.
How Parties for the Necklace works The 2019 Parties for the Necklace catalog contains descriptions of
parties and events that we invite you to explore. Make your
reservations at the Parties for the Necklace Kickoff Event,
Wednesday, March 20, 7-8pm at the Mitten Building. Beginning
March 21, all remaining reservations will be available at
EventBrite.com. Type “Redlands Conservancy” into the search box
for a listing of all our parties and events. Click the “DATE” button
to see a listing in date order.
Reservations at EventBrite.com beginning March 21
Reservations are accepted and filled in the order received until the
reservations are sold out. You will receive your tickets from
EventBrite.com. For some events, a waitlist may be offered if the
party sells out. If space becomes available, you will be contacted.
Reservations at EventBrite.com beginning March 21
If you are unable to attend a party you reserved, you may
exchange your reservation for another party with two weeks’
advance notice, give it to a friend, or make a donation to the
Redlands Conservancy. If the event is postponed, and you cannot
attend the new date, you may receive a refund if you wish. If the
party is cancelled, you will receive a full refund. Call (909) 782-
6208 for any of the above.
What does
Parties for the Necklace support? Redlands Conservancy’s mission is to preserve Redlands’ historic
built environment and conserve its irreplaceable natural and
agricultural environments. The Conservancy’s Emerald Necklace
programs concentrate on the natural and agricultural environments,
including major programs:
1. Trails ~ Redlands Heritage Trails and Trails at 10 Series of
Trail Excursions.
2. Public Outreach and Education ~ Presentations at events and
meetings, exhibits at events, interpretive experiences on the
Conservancy's holdings, Outdoor Ambassador program, Sunday Fun
Days, and Canyon Environments Education Program.
3. Holdings Management ~ Monitoring and managing more than
700 acres of natural open space in permanent conservation. These
lands, especially the San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary and Herngt
'Aki' Preserve in Live Oak Canyon, require management to
guarantee the protection of the lands' conservation values.
4. Land and Easement Acquisition.
5. Outdoor Ambassador Program - Training and supplying
volunteer outdoor docents who "rove" the Emerald Necklace sites
to enhance the users' enjoyment.
6. Redlands Gateway Ranch - Establishing and managing a 12-
acre ranch in Live Oak Canyon for native habitat restoration,
outdoor education, and regional trailhead.
6. And the Emerald Necklace Trail and Scenic Tour, itself!
Developed with the 1987 Park and Open Space Plan, the Emerald
Necklace is a series of culturally or historically significant natural
and agricultural open spaces, now connected by a Trail and Scenic
Route for motorists and bicyclists to enjoy.
RETURNING THIS YEAR!
POP-UP PARTIES
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Redlands Conservancy schedules
specific parties to happen with up to
2-weeks' notice,
Guests make their reservations and
show up for the party;
OR,
Party buyer reserves one (or more)
Pop-Up Party to happen at
their own home,
works with Party Host to schedule
date and time,
and invites own guests,
up to stated maximum.
Party Host shows up and
presents the party!
Voila!
POP-UP PARTY *A
POPPIN' FRESH -
A "How-to" Bread-Making Party
in your own home. So many of her guests have raved about the sourdough
bread that Kathy Behrens brings to events. If you are
one of them, here is your chance to learn to make it
yourself, anytime you want! You, two of your friends
and Kathy will meet in your home, share a pot-luck
lunch, and bake your own bread. You will each leave with
your own freshly baked loaf. Each guest will receive
the sourdough starter, instructions for "feeding" it, a
recipe, and hands-on experience mixing, proofing, and
shaping your loaf. Each guest should bring a large cast-
iron or enamel-ware covered 4-quart pot to cook the
bread. Kathy will provide the flour, yeast and
instruction.
Reserve a Party on EventBrite:
Schedule with Party Host: (909) 307-1228
Host: Kathy Behrens Guest limit: 3 per party Cost: $200 for party Pop-Ups available: 4, between April 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020
POP-UP PARTY *B
STARSHINE AND WINE POP-UP Stars in the night sky stay the same, but the clouds
come and go. This year, our Starshine and Wine parties
will give a nod to the vagaries of the gauzy weather
features and pop-up whenever the stars and the clear
skies align. Our amateur astronomer Jim Sommer will
call the shots, and we'll send out email blasts with two-
weeks' notice. We'll provide some good wines, some
tasty snacks, and some chairs, and invite our guests to
do the same - bring a bottle of tasty wine or beer and
your snack specialty. We have a couple of excellent
dark night-sky viewing spots to choose from. So get
ready for a few spontaneous and happy experiences.
Host: Jim Sommer, Party Crew Guest limit: 40 per party Cost: $20 for guest (no member discount) Pop-Ups available: ? Location: We'll let you know! No advance reservations. Pay at the event .
POP-UP PARTY *C
MOVIE NIGHTS AT THE
ASISTENCIA Lounge on a blanket under the stars at the historic
Asistencia, and be one of the totally connected
Redlanders who know how to have a fabulous evening.
We will present Movies of the best kind - Silent movies
("The General," "The Phantom of the Opera"), scary
movies ("Night of the Living Dead," "White Zombie")
and old Hollywood movies ("His Girl Friday," "Charade,"
"A Star is Born," "Road to Bali"). You bring your blanket
and your picnic basket or chair, and we'll bring the
movie and a signature cocktail - maybe even popcorn!
This is a Pop-Up Party, so we'll give you 2 weeks' notice
so you can make your reservations. Space will be
limited, so don't miss out on the three summer Pop-Up
Parties.
Host: Party Crew Guest limit: 50 per party Cost: $20 for guest (no member discount) Pop-Ups available: 3 Location: The Asistencia on Barton Road No advance reservations. Pay at the Event.
Party #1:
Craft of the Craftsman Dinner and Tour at the
historic Findlay Home We drive by this house, and ache to know more. Like some
Redlands houses, this Lakeside Drive Craftsman house just
hasn't been open to the public very often, so this is your
best opportunity to get inside a fine historic 1908 home.
Hosts Daniel and Diana Cozad will welcome you to the home
with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a captivating talk about
the secrets of the house. Redlands Conservancy's Party
Crew will prepare a dinner of the most delicious kind,
utilizing oranges and peaches of the Cozad property.
Register at EventBrite.com
Party #1 - Dinner and Tour at the historic Findlay Home Date: Saturday, April 6, 6-9pm Location: Lakeside Drive. Hosts: Daniel and Diana Cozad, Party Crew Number of Guests: 20 Cost: Adult $95, $85 for members
Party #2:
SAINTS and SINNERS Stories, hors d'oeuvres, and afternoon
cocktails at a private garden What do we really know about the movers and shakers of Redlands'
past? You might be surprised to hear the truth about Redlanders
of long ago, as told by Council Member Toni Momberger, an
aficionado of Redlands history. She will illuminate the lives of
folks who made their names in Redlands, as guests enjoy the lovely
garden of Chris and Christina Christopherson at their historic
home on W Palm Avenue. Mix in delicious hors d'oeuvres, good wine,
and a signature cocktail, and you will have the recipe for an amazing
and relaxing afternoon. And you'll be in-the-know about Redlands'
past.
Register EventBrite.com
Party #2 - Saints and Sinners - Stories, hors d'oeuvres, and cocktails Saturday, April 20, 2-4pm Private home on W Palm Avenue Host: Chris and Christina Christopherson, Rodolfo and Carol Betancourt, Toni Momberger Number of guests: 30 Cost $45, $35 for members
Party #3:
Wine in the Making Wine-Making and Wine Tasting
Redlands area is adding another feature to its long list of
attractions: a wine appellation, just to the east of us.
Actually, the designation of wine appellation is in the making,
and so is the wine. At this party, guests will learn some of
the art of making wine, a delicious conversion of fruit to
fermented beverage. While guests taste the wines in the
barrel room at Wildwood Oak Winery, they will hear from
the vintner and enjoy carefully paired appetizers. If you like
what you taste, you can buy some to take home. Or, make it
yourself - it takes only a couple of years.
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Party #3 Wine in the Making - Wine-Making and Wine Tasting Date: Saturday, April 27, 2-5pm Location: Wildwood Oak Winery Hosts: Anita Matlock and Wildwood Oak Winery Number of guests: 20 Cost per guest: $45, $35 for members
Party #4:
Local Foods Local Chefs -
Ted Burns
Did you miss the Redlands Conservancy's first Local
Foods Local Chef's dinner with Chef Ted Burns last
year? Well - you are in luck, because Chef Ted has
agreed to create another fabulous gastronomical
experience for you, this time in the lovely garden of
Sue Morasco and Jim TenBrink. He knocked our socks
off last year with an exquisite five-course dinner, using
fresh and local ingredients, and he promises to do the
same this year. Get your ticket early, and May the
Fourth be with you.
Register EventBrite.com
Party #4 Local Foods Local Chefs - Burns Saturday, May 4, 6-9pm Home of Sue Morasco and Jim TenBrink in Redlands Hosts: Chef Burns, Sue Morasco and Jim TenBrink Number of guests: 24 Cost per guest: $95, $85 member
Party #5:
Lovin' Limoncello Limoncello-making workshop and lunch
Redlands' citrus heritage is front and center in this "make and
take" party. Guests will learn how to make limoncello - a seriously
delicious alcoholic beverage that reeks of the warmth of lemons.
They will participate in bottling a batch of limoncello to take home
and savor. For a complete citrus experience, guests will be treated
to lunch in the orchard, among the orange trees. All manner of
citrus flavors will permeate the setting.
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Party #5 - Lovin' Limoncello - Limoncello-making workshop and lunch Date: Saturday, May 18, 11am Location: Orchard at 1240 W Olive Avenue, Redlands Hosts: Heather Ross, Dorothea Hackenberg, Kathy Behrens Number of Guests: 20 Cost:: $75, $65 for members
Lovin' Lemon Torta - on the menu!
Party #6: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee,
(and Cheese, Gromet!) Coffee and Cheese Pairings
Last year, we wowed party goers by pairing interesting cheeses
with specific wine varietals. This year, we'll again showcase an
assortment of cheeses but this time paired with local roasted
coffee. We are partnering with Hearthwood Coffee roaster, Kevin
Lentz - one local food critic called him "the best coffee roaster
within a 30-mile radius." The party will take place at the roastery
where attendees will learn about different types of coffee beans
from various locations around the world and how these beans are
roasted to enhance each varietal's unique flavor. Kevin will also
demonstrate different brewing techniques coffee drinkers can use
at home. Attendees will sample six different coffees and cheeses
chosen especially for each coffee.
Register EventBrite.com
Party #6 - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee - Wine and Cheese Pairings
Date: Sunday, May 19, 2-4:30pm Hosts: Kevin Lentz, Deborah Rada Location: Hearthwood Roastery, Yucaipa Number of Guests: 16 Price per person: $50, $40 members
Party #7: Viens et Mange! Country French Feast Saturday, June 15, 6-9pm Hosts: Michael and San Phoenix, Kathy Havert Location: Private estate in San Timoteo Canyon Guests: 25 Cost: $95, $85 for members
Party #7:
Viens et Mange! Country French Feast at
San Timoteo Canyon Estate What do France and Redlands have in common? Beautiful country-
sides. albeit featuring different colors and shapes. At this party
on a secluded country estate in San Timoteo Canyon, guests will
stroll beneath a canopy of tall eucalyptus trees, enjoy cocktails and
fine French wine at garden tables set overlooking the timeless
canyon landscape, and settle in at the long tables for an early
summer feast of France, like the country folk do. Cassoulet,
crepes, Salad Nicoise, and potatoes au gratin will be the country
fare prepared by Kathy Havert, who will re-create dishes from her
childhood prepared by her father. Bon appetit!
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Party #8:
Picnic on the Zanja
Guided Walk and Picnic on the
historic Mill Creek Zanja Redlands Conservancy owns a piece of the Zanja, complete with
massive oak trees, an orange grove surround, and a historic stone
building, and it's time to share it with our supporters again. Be one
of the special few people who will be able to trek to our half-acre
where you will be greeted with a sampling of our favorite hors
d'oeuvres and a cooling beverage. Take a walk along the 200-year-
old Mill Creek Zanja with one of Redlands' resident historians as
your guide. Return for a full-blown picnic dinner at the long tables
set under the oaks. Presented during the height of the Daylight
Savings Time glow, this will be an incredibly special event, worthy
of the historic Mill Creek Zanja itself.
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Party #8 - Picnic on the Zanja Picnic and Guided Walk Date: Sunday, June 30, 4-8pm Location: Redlands Conservancy's 1/2 acre along the Zanja, near Opal Avenue Hosts: Redlands Conservancy Party Crew No. of guests: 30 Cost: $65, $55 members
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Party #9:
Chocoholics United! You've heard about it - chocolate is the universal cure-all for
whatever ails you. At this party, you can learn why that's
the truth. Redlands Conservancy's Asistencia Site Manager
Heather Ross will discuss with you why chocolate is
something we crave. She will help you explore how to pick the
very best chocolate to suit your own taste buds, which, we're
sure you know, is how to heighten the chocolate-eating
experience. Each bit-sized piece of chocolate will be paired
with a wine, port, beer, or hot cocoa - or nothing at all. Just
by its glorious lonesome!
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Party #9: Chocoholics United! Cooking demonstration and eating Date: Saturday, July 13, 4-6pm Location: TBA Hosts: Heather Ross and Dorothea Hackenberg # of guests: 20 Cost: $45, $15 for kids (no member discount)
Party #10:
Married to the Mob ~ Local Foods Local Chefs - Stephenson
You slip down the barely-lighted alley, you stop beside an
unmarked door, you glance behind you, then you knock - how many
times were you supposed to knock? Oh, no - you can't remember
the code. But the door opens, anyway, and you slip inside to the
sparkles of the delightfully arranged restaurant and the scents of
delicious food being prepared by local Chef Darrell Stephenson.
Someone hands you a glass of wine, and your night begins. That's
the speak-easy style setting for this great Local Foods Local Chefs
party which will take you back in time when mobsters, starlettes
and crooners secretly hung out together in backroom speakeasies.
Chef Darrell will prepare a delizioso Italian feast, you sill sip vino
and our signature cocktail while listening to the music of Frank,
Dino and Sammy. It's an offer you can't refuse.
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Party #10: Married to the Mob - Local Foods Local Chefs Stephenson - A Speakeasy Dinner Date: Saturday, August 17, 6pm Location: The Cooking Block on Nevada Hosts: Chef Darrell Stephenson, Party Crew Number of guests: 20 Cost per guest: $95, $85 members
Party#11 :
Sweet Summer Bowl Picnic
and Fireworks Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival - the
quintessential outdoor summer music event - ends with
a fireworks extravaganza as the Redlands Symphony
Orchestra serenades the audience. You can be there, in
a special setting: a picnic on the lawn at the Redlands
Bowl. Guests will be feted with a signature summer
cocktail, wine, and gourmet picnic dinner, all ready and
waiting for you so you won't have to do a thing: just
arrive on time, and settle in for an amazing evening at a
price you can't resist! This will be the easiest and most
delicious picnic you've ever enjoyed.
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Party #11 - Sweet Summer Bowl Picnic and Fireworks Friday, August 23, 6pm Location: Redlands Bowl, southwest corner of grass Hosts: Todd and Judy Elder Number of guests: 25 Cost: $40, $30 for members
Party #12:
Canyon Chorale ~ A Hootenanny in Redlands? You bet! And a down-home
Hootenanny, at that, right here in the canyons on the south
side of Redlands. At Bobcat Bowl in San Timoteo Nature
Sanctuary, guests will settle in for an alfresco musical
celebration. Enjoy a down-home dinner of cowboy beans,
cornbread and all the fixin's, just like you were stopping at a
canyon ranch along the Cocomaricopa Trail a hundred years
ago. Then settle in to enjoy a concert in the waning light of
sunset in the canyon. Toe-tapping, clapping and singing along
are part of the fun - and, if the spirit moves you, there'll be
plenty of room for dancing, too. Only in Redlands!
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Party #12 - A Hootenanny with down-home dinner and toe-tapping concert Date: Saturday, September 21, 4-8pm Location: Bobcat Bowl at San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary Hosts: Kathy Behrens, Roger Hardy, Michael Taelour Number of guests: 35 Cost: $65, $55 for members
Party #13:
Harvest Hoedown at the Ranch Barbecue, Camp Fire and Line Dancing
Cooler temperatures and a bounty of harvest from the summer
crops bring ranch families and friends together to celebrate with a
rich and delicious dinner. This time the ranch will be Redlands
Gateway Ranch on Live Oak Canyon Road. The site of Redlands
Conservancy's Canyon Environments Outdoor Education Center and
the Gateway Garden of native plants, Gateway Ranch gives an
experience that will take guests back to a friendly and festive time
of neighbors celebrating with neighbors. Enjoy the delicious
repast of barbecue everything, sided by grilled corn, grilled caesar
salad, grilled garlic bread, and maybe even grilled ice cream.
Maybe. Enjoy hoedown music, and try a little line-dancing to the
fiddle music through the night.
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Party #13: Harvest Hoedown at the Ranch - Barbecue, Camp Fire and Line Dancing Date: Saturday, October 12, 4-7pm Location: Redlands Gateway Ranch, 31313 Live Oak Canyon Rd Host: Redlands Conservancy Party Crew Guests: 50 Cost: $70, $60 members, $10 kids under 12
Party #14:
LA Urban Hike It's on again! Don't miss it this time. The Christophersons are
offering the LA Urban Hike again, and you KNOW it will sell out at
the Kickoff Event. You'll go to LA on the Metrolink in the early
morning, enjoying coffee and pastries. Walk from Union Station
and all over downtown, with the enlightening guidance from Chris
Christopherson. Take a leisurely lunch at a great restaurant in an
adaptively reused building before settling down for cocktails at the
Union Station bar. Then, it's homeward bound on the train. It's
all covered by your party reservation - all you have to bring is your
appetite for great fun.
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Party #14: LA Urban Hike - Train Trip to LA, guided walking tour, lunch, cocktails at Union Station Date: Saturday, October 19, 8am-8pm - Depart from Redlands Hosts: Chris and Christina Christopherson Guests: 12 Cost: $120, $110 for members
Party #15:
LOVE TO COOK FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE Cooking demonstration and workshop on how
to dazzle with a big party Redlander Kelley Barsanti loves to cook, the more guests, the
merrier. And she does it with such panache! Come to one of
the excellent kitchens in Redlands to learn how she plans,
organizes, and prepares dinners and parties for up to 40
people. It's a real art to match the food to the party guests
and the time constraints and the logistics and decoration
plans - and, oh, yes, there's the budget. Kelley will
demonstrate the preparation of her special recipes, guests
will eat the preparations, and we will all have a great party.
Wine included, of course.
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Party #15: Love to Cook - Cooking demonstration and party-planning workshop Date: Saturday, November 9, 4 to 7pm - Hosts: Kelley Barsanti, Heather Ross Location: Private kitchen in Redlands Guests: 15 Cost: $75, $65 for members
Party #16:
CHRISTMAS AT THE ASISTENCIA Luminaria line the walkways, sweet sounds of a capella
choristers waft through the air, and the delicious scent of
holiday hors d'oeuvres and wassail entice you to step inside
the Fireside Salon and warm yourself in front of the fire.
It's Christmas at the Asistencia, Redlands Conservancy's
own historic site, and you're invited. Tour the grounds and
the historic adobe buildings, then settle down in the chapel
for a holiday concert by Clarion Kids. This party will totally
prepare you to get in the spirit of the season. This will be a
Christmas you won't forget.
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Party #16: Christmas at the Asistencia - Concert, hors d'oeuvres, tours, wine and wassail Date: Sunday, December 15, 5-8pm Location: Redlands Conservancy's Asistencia, Barton Road, Redlands Hosts: Redlands Conservancy Party Crew Guests: 75 Cost: $25, no member discount - Children under 12 are $5
Party #17: LOCAL FOODS LOCAL CHEF - REDVALE
Interactive Cooking and Eating It's back, and it's even more gastronomically satisfying.
Jolene Redvale, of "Veggies in the Middle," will take her
culinary talents - especially the ones involving vegetables and
fruits - to another level with an interactive cooking workshop
and dinner. Focusing on winter veggies and comfort food
makeovers, this all vegetarian session will invite guests to
practice their own kitchen skills including meal planning
around veggies as they follow Jolene's lead for prepping and
cooking delicious dishes. What's the easiest ways to add the
bounty of the land to routine meals? Jolene will show you
how, and you will love it.
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Party #17 Local Foods Local Chefs - Redvale - Interactive Cooking and Eating Date: Sunday, February 8, 4-7pm Location: TBA Host: Jolene Redvale Guests: 15 Cost: $85, $75 for members
A Perfect Gift . . . The Redlands Conservancy invites you to be part of
keeping Redlands green. Any of these Parties for the
Necklace will make a perfect gift for friends and
family. Not only will your gift provide the recipient
with an amazing experience, but it will support the
Redlands Conservancy’s Emerald Necklace projects and
programs.
What could possibly be better?
(909)782-6208; www.redlandsconservancy.org
Live Oak Canyon view from Redlands Gateway Ranch
Thank you to all our
2019 Party Hosts:
Daniel and Diana Cozad
Dorothea Hackenberg
Kathy Havert
Heather Ross
Rodolfo and Carol Betancourt
Toni Momberger
Anita Matlock
Wildwood Oak Winery
Ted Burns
Sue Morasco and Jim TenBrink
Deborah Rada
Hearthwood Coffee Roastery
Michael and San Phoenix
Kathy Behrens
Roger Hardy
Michael Taelour
Judy Elder
Kelley Barsanti and Brad Thoms
Jolene Redvale
Chef Darrell Stephenson
Chris and Christina Christopherson
Jim and Diana Sommer
Dave Maupin
Three Sisters Farm
Windfall Farm
Journey's End
Redlands Conservancy Party Crews
Thank you to our Party Crews!
Dorothea Hackenberg, Annamae Holzhauser, Jonathon
Corbridge, Liz Zeller, Jolene Redvale
Tracey Stahler-Roche
Redlands Conservancy
Board of Directors, 2019
President: Robert Dawes
Vice President: Donn Grenda
Secretary: Kathy Behrens
Treasurer: Carol Shearer
President Emeritus: Bob Clark
Roger Bell Chris Christopherson
Judy Elder Dorothea Hackenberg
Jan Korfmacher Lisa Lechuga
Bettina McLeod Anneli Pendley
Heather Ross Tamara Serrao-Leiva
Carol Shearer Jim Sommer
Gary Stegeman Jeff Waldron
Executive Director: Sherli Leonard
Land Trust Cabinet:
Roger Bell, Jonathan Baty, Bettina McLeod, Lisa Pierce,
Susan Schroeder, Andy Ruger, Kathy Havert, Heather
Nichol