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Chinese New Year’s Dinner 2009 – Year of the Ox. Join Asians and Friends Chicago members for our annual gathering on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Phoenix Restaurant, 2131 South Archer Avenue in Chicago. Start time, 7 p.m.; dinner served at 7:30 p.m. With a scenic view of the Chicago skyline, the evening will include a Chinese dragon dance, the retelling of the tale of the Ox, a traditional multi-course dinner and an appearance by actors in Hornbill Productions’ “Moon Over Hong Kong.” This year, we ask members to bring memorabilia from years past, as we will begin preparations to celebrate AFC’s 25^th anniversary year at our Chinese New Year’s celebration in 2010. All photos, newsletters and other pieces will be labeled and carefully stored so that a commemorative media piece can be developed.

Tickets are $40 presale until January 28, 2009 or $45 at the door. Soda and tea included; Cash bar. To attend this year’s dinner, you must RSVP by January 28, 2009 by leaving a message on our hotline (312) 409-1573—even if you wish to pay at the door. To secure your seat, you must either pay by PayPal via our Web site www.afchicago.org or mail a check by January 28, 2009 to Asians and Friends Chicago, P.O. Box A-3916, Chicago, IL   60690-3916. We cannot guarantee your seat if we do not receive your payment. Thanks and see you all for a wonderful 2009 gathering!

Come see the movie debut of four AFC members–Angel, Dat, Harry and Kevin–in the Hornbill Productions’ gay-themed thriller movie, “Moon Over Hong Kong” at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee north of Irving Park in Chicago. Sat. January 10, 2009 at 8 p.m. No fee. Only one showing. You are invited as AFC guests. For more information, leave your name and number on our AFC Hotline: (312) 409-1573 by January 5.

Happiest of holidays to AFC members. And for those who attended our Hoiday Dinner at Riques last Saturday, here are a few memories …

Through a generous donation from AFC Board member Ralph Childs, we present our last holiday ornament up for raffle at tomorrow’s (12/13) Asians and Friends Chicago Holiday Dinner. It’s a Christopher Radko ornament from Macy’s called “Quilt ‘n’ Claus” and was inspired by the Names Project Quilt. Santa’s robe is made up of quilt panels and makes a beautiful ornament and very timely with World AIDS day this month. A portion of the ornament price is donated to the AIDS Awareness Foundation by Radko.

We’ve given a final head count today, but we will have room for people who show up without an RSVP, so please come even if you didn’t have time to RSVP. It’s at Riques Regional Mexican Restaurant, 5004 N. Sheridan in Chicago. We have reserved their “back room” for our event, which will start at 7 p.m. with buffet dinner, starter beer and wine and sangria. $35 with dancing at Big Chicks to follow.

Happiest of holidays to all!

Our latest ornament to be raffled off at our Sat. Dec. 13, 2008 Holiday Dinner is the AFC Polar Bear. Board members placed the AFC logo on “Bruce” and dubbed him our Yuletide mascot. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and will be at Riques Restaurant, 5004 N. Sheridan in Chicago just a few doors south of Big Chicks (a couple blocks south of Foster). Buffet with starter beer and wine–and now Sangria! BYOB allowed. Cost: $35. Please call our hotline to RSVP if you plan to come, (312) 409-1573. We need a head count prior to the event.

Polar Bear

Today (11/30) is the last day to confirm your presale rate with AFC for our annual Holiday Dinner, Sat. Dec. 13 at Riques, 5004 N. Sheridan just south of Big Chicks in Chicago. 7 p.m. Call our hotline: (312) 409-1573. After today, tickets go from $30 to $35.

Today, we also unveil the next ornament to be raffled off: “Penis-simo” by AFC Board Pres. Angel Abcede. “It’s the joy of the soft before the hard,” he says. “Penis-simo can mean many things. Like, gone are the days of over-indulgence and welcome in the era of portion control.”

AFC also encourages pre-payment, either by PayPal via www.afchicago.org or mailing a check payable to Asians and Friends Chicago, P.O. Box A-3916, Chicago, IL  60690-3916. Mail by Dec. 7 to ensure our receipt of the payment. Happiest of holidays and see you all soon!