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Mr. Rick's Martini Club New Year Gala

Some of us prefer to avoid the revelries of New Year's Eve while others of us soak it up and beg for more. To please one and all, Mr. Rick’s Martini Club announces its annual New Year Gala, set for Saturday January 8th, 2011 at the Lake Merritt Hotel Terrace Room Restaurant in Oakland.

A sophisticated affair, Mr. Rick’s New Year Gala celebrates not just the promise of the current year but the glories of past decades. Attendees dress in formal attire from the 30s to the 50s and dance to the tunes of the Mood Swing Orchestra. The recently renovated Lake Merritt Hotel  offers the perfect Art Deco ambiance complete with a sparkling view of the lake. The Terrace Room Restaurant Executive Chef Brandon Peacock has created a special prix fixe dinner menu, which includes your choice of grilled hanger steak, pan roasted quail, or handmade butternut squash ravioli. There will be yet another fantastic dance routine by the Deco Belles, a complementary martini, chocolates, and to round out the evening a countdown to midnight.

Stylish Holiday Cookies by Felix the Cook

Got upcoming parties? Need to mail a gift? Time to thank the teachers? No worries, we have a stylish holiday tip for you - Felix the Cook.

Barbara Felix is the cookie artist behind Felix the Cook. She creates delicious sugar cookies in fabulously artistic shapes like autumn leaves, pine cones, snowmen, dreidels, stars, even dresses. Barbara does seasonal collections, holiday themes and custom-made for special occasions such as baby showers, birthdays, and weddings. Gwyneth Paltrow is a fan and Ashley Judd says Barbara's cookies are "... the most dazzling to look at and delicious to eat."

You said it, Ashley!

Holiday Happenings with Rocket Dog Rescue

WHO: Rocket Dog Rescue

WHAT: An evening of holiday shopping and cheer - 5% of the proceeds go to helping RRR find forever homes for abandoned dogs.

WHEN: Saturday, December 4, 4pm to 9pm

WHERE: Design Quarter, 1478 Church Street, @ 27th Street, San Francisco.

What's more stylish than turning out for a good cause? And what better a cause than Rocket Dog Rescue? The hard working volunteers with RRR save our canine friends from death at overcrowded shelters. RRR provides each dog with all needed medical care and a foster home until a forever home is found. Since 2001 RRR has rescued over 4000 dogs. Way to go!

The evening will include cocktails, food, a raffle and shopping the fabulous home wares of Design Quarter (5% of all sales go to the dogs).