NELSON, USA CLUB

Thanks for joining us at Club Waimea for our 4th of July get-together. It was fun to meet all the new faces joining the club and to get a taste of home. If you haven’t already, please sign up for emailed invitations to our next event.

Join us for an authentic American lunch around 12 noon this Saturday to celebrate Independence Day. Club Waimea in Lower Queen St, Richmond are catering our club meal this year so please book in your family with them on 543-9179.

We will say the pledge of allegiance and sing the national anthem at approx. 1pm, however, the restaurant is open for lunch between 11.30am-2pm. You may also order from their regular bistro menu.

Saturday 4th July
American Independence Day
Menu Specials

Mains

• Chicken & Chorizo Sausage Gumbo on Green Rice – $10.00
• Creole Scallop & Prawn Fettuccine smothered in a Creamy Herb Sauce – $18.00
• Blackened Fresh Fish with Louisiana Coleslaw, Fried Tomatoes & Cajun Hush Puppies (Cornmeal Dumplings) – Market Price
• 400 gm Rump Steak in a Smokey Mustard Marinade Pan-fried on Creamy Mashed Potato & Roasted Courgettes – $26.00

Desserts $8 – $10

• Pumpkin Pie
• Creole Banana Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

See you there!

Adrienne & Poppy
www.nelsonusa.co.nz

Independence Day Cajun BBQ
SATURDAY FOURTH OF JULY
Join us at Club Waimea for lunch
Bookings preferred: 543-9179

It’s our annual Nelson, USA Club Independence Day BBQ and this year we are celebrating at Club Waimea in Lower Queen Street, Richmond. Head chef John McFeat has designed some authentic Cajun BBQ menu specials just for our party. We invite you to have lunch with your family some time between 11.30am-2pm. We plan to say the pledge of allegiance and sing the national anthem at approx. 1pm.

Directions to Club Waimea

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Our 2008 Nelson, USA Club Fourth of July BBQ will be held at the Richmond New Life Cafe at 85 Wensley Road, Richmond from 6.00pm-8.00pm (Friday night). We’d like you to wear red, white and blue and show your patriotic colors or proudly show off your state colors! Brett Holland, guitarist, will also be performing for us! Please pass this invitation on to other Americans you know living in the Nelson region – we invite American families, blended American/Kiwi families and blended American/Other families to celebrate with us.

Click here to see a Google Map to establish driving directions. The easiest way from Nelson is to take the Richmond Deviation, drive through the Queen Street intersection and down Gladstone Road to the Three Brother’s Corner roundabout where you turn left on to Bateup Road. At the next roundabout, turn left again on to Wensley Road and then turn left into the Richmond New Life parking lot opposite the Richmond Cemetery.

As this event is BYO/shared “American BBQ” buffet, please confirm your attendance by emailing: fred@nelsonusa.co.nz. We’d also like to prepare the pot luck dinner by allocating each family one (or more) item on the list. Please email your RSVP with your choice and the number in your family planning to attend. Perhaps you have something special you like to cook – we are happy to add it to the list! We will add names to this club website so you can keep up-to-date.

• Appitizers
  • guacamole (Greenawalt 2)
  • corn chips (Ford)
  • veggie sticks & Hidden Valley Ranch dip (Kroos 4)
  • pretzels (Kroos)
  • nachos (Kroos)
  • cheese & crackers (Ustin 3)
  • kettle corn/popcorn (Ford)
• Drinks & Condiments
  • soft drink/soda/pop (Dennis 4, McCelland 1, Gaskarth)
  • juice (Dennis)
  • homemade lemonade (Boyden 3)
  • ketchup, mustard, salt & pepper, butter/spread (Chapman)
  • bread/rolls (Padgett 2)
  • homemade bread (Boyden)
• Meats & Salads
  • cooked BBQ chicken (Holland 3)
  • New England style Baked Beans (Waterhouse 2)
  • Vegetarian Mexican casserole (Holland)
  • precooked sausages
  • cheerios for kids (Ford)
  • pigs in a blanket
  • buffalo wings (Ford 4)
  • pizza (Ford)
  • potato salad (Massa 3)
  • mac & cheese for kids (Van Til 4)
  • beet red jello salad (Boyden)
  • bean salad (Boyden)
  • coleslaw salad (Gaskarth 6)
  • green salad (Van Til)
• Desserts
  • pumpkin pie (Estes 3)
  • cookies (Estes, Holland)
  • fruit salad (Gaskarth)
  • icecream (Ducray 4, Ford)
  • cones (Ford)
• Helpers
  • official welcome (Holland)
  • help with setting up (Ford, Boyden)
  • help with serving (Ford, Boyden)
  • help with washing dishes (Holland, Ford)
  • help with drying & putting away dishes (Ford)
  • help with wiping down & moving tables (Ford)
  • help with vacuuming (Ford)
  • help with mopping (Ford)
  • final check & lockup (Ford)

Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter
P.O. Box 1345 Nelson 7040
03 5446037
outofthebluemusic@ts.co.nz

Since arriving in Nelson  last February after living in Australia for seven years, New Zealand-born Brett Holland has in several of the area’s top bands as both guitarist and bassist, as well as performed with his own band. 

As guitarist, lead singer, and band leader of The Mister Nobody Group he debuted his trio at the Deutz Lighthouse Tent as part of the Nelson Arts Festival. Mister Nobody was chosen to bring in the New Year for the guests at Paratiho Luxury Lodge, as well as having been a featured act at the Taste Tasman Festival, The Sarau Festival, and being hired for several weddings and private functions throughtout the year.  The band specializes in jazz, blues and funky grooves. 

As a guitarist and performer, Brett was a guest solo artist playing acoustic originals for the Nelson Women’s Center Fundraiser, as well as at various venues with Hammond Eggs performing in a 3-piece jazz band; the Classic Hits Band,performing classic hits through the ages;  with Fez performing modern British pop hits; with Nelson Youth Orchestra performing the musical score for Les Miserables. Brett was the banjo/mandolin player for  the orchestra for Nelson Girls’ College production of “Chicago”. 

His originals band, Fuse Box Social, debuted last week at the Independent Theatre in Nelson. 

Brett mentored with Tommy Emmanual, one of the world’s top guitarist in Nashville and during three Australian tours.  Brett is also a songwriter and composer and has just completed his first CD of original contemporary acoustic guitar compositions entitled “Pieces Together”.  

Brett shares his love of guitar with more than 60 students at Nelson College for Girls, Garin College, and at his home studio.

Brett is married to Kalar Holland, a Georgia born American. They will be bringing Brett’s Uncle Dennis for his 69th 4th of July birthday to the USA Club celebration.

Join us on Sunday November 25, 2007 between 11am and 1pm at Rabbit Island under the shadecloth sail.  We hope everyone is looking forward to getting together for Thanksgiving and meeting up with other USA families for a chat.
This event will be totally Bring-Your-Own food and fun.  We hope you can plan a wonderful picnic at the beach for your family and celebrate a Kiwi Thanksgiving in the sun alongside other American families living in the Nelson area.  We will meet under the big sail (shadecloth) structure that we have booked through the council – look out for the American Flags and, as always, bring your American friends!

As this is still the rainy season, please look out for an email during the morning if we have to cancel due to weather. Call Adrienne 544-2088 or Pam 544-6595 for answers.