Member and Guest Information
MEMBERSHIPS
New Memberships:
Memberships are for a “season” (October to April) and are open to local residents and their dinner/dance partners. New memberships may be purchased at any time during the year by contacting a current member of the Club Executive. New memberships may be limited and must be approved by the Club Executive. Membership dues are pro-rated during the Supper Club season beginning with the second dance of the year.
New members are asked to provide their contact details including their email address to facilitate the communications of the Club. Members are assigned to a telephone/communications group whose captain will contact them to confirm attendance at each of the Club's dinner dances. All attendance arrangements for members and any invited guests should be made through the the member's telephone captain. In addition new members may indicate if there are food allergies that the Club should try to accommodate. While the Club will attempt to accommodate food requirements the Club cannot guarantee the availability of food alternatives.
Returning Membership:
Returning members pay the full annual membership amount no matter when the membership is renewed. There is no pro-rating of returning memberships.
Memberships may be paid in cash or by cheque made payable to the “Niagara Supper Club Inc.”.
GUESTS
Guests may attend Supper Club events only at the invitation of a current member or by contacting the Club President. Guests may not invite other guests to attend a Supper Club event.
Any guest may attend a maximum of two (2) dinner dances during a Supper Club season irrespective of who was the inviting Member.
For certain events there may be a limit to the number of guests that can be accommodated.
DINNER-DANCES
Dinner-dances are held the third Saturday of each month beginning in October and ending in April. Occasionally dates are changed due to the availability of the venues. A reception begins at 6:00 pm with dinner served at 7:00 pm. Dinners are normally buffet-style with the exception of two formal evenings when dinner is served. Dancing usually begins at 8:30 pm and concludes at 11:30 pm.
Attendance:
Approximately one week prior to each dinner-dance, members will be contacted by their group telephone captain to determine if the member will be attending the upcoming dinner-dance. Members will also be asked to indicate if invited guests(s) will be attending and to provide the name(s) of each guest. Requests to be seated with other members will be accommodated in most circumstances.
It will be presumed that members who do not confirm their attendance will not be attending the dinner-dance.
For each dinner-dance the number of members and guests attending must be confirmed for the Court House and the caterers by the Tuesday prior to each dinner dance. After the Tuesday, numbers cannot be changed. Any member who has confirmed their attendance and is subsequently unable to attend the dinner-dance is responsible for reimbursing to the Club the cost of the meal(s). This also includes the amount of the meals of any guest who is unable to attend. The member who invited the guest is responsible to reimburse to the Club the amount of the missed meals.
It is the responsibility of each member to ensure the attendance of their guests and the payment of reserved dinner-dance tickets.
Dinner-dance tickets are paid at the door and may be paid by cash or cheque payable to the “Niagara Supper Club Inc.”
The Club operates under license a cash bar at each event that opens at 6:00 pm and closes at 11:00 pm with last call at 10:30 pm. Wine, beer, liquor and soft drinks are available.
Decorating Committees:
Each Club member is assigned, through their respective telephone group, to a decorating committee that is responsible for the decorating of the venue once each year. To share the work, all members of the committee should be involved in planning and/or the final decorating. Decorating for each dinner dance is planned for 10:00 am on the Saturday of the dinner-dance. The decorating committee for the event is also responsible for removing decorations and clean-up after the dinner-dance. This usually is completed by 12:00 am.
Black Tie Preferred:
It has been the tradition of the Club to hold two events each year, The Christmas Dinner-Dance and the Presidents’ Ball, at which members and their guests are invited to dress formally. While there is no required dress code for these two events, many of our members choose a dark suit/cocktail dress for these occasions as an alternative to formal wear.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of the Club occurs at the April dinner-dance. At the meeting we review the minutes of last year’s meeting, review the state of Club’s finances and elect the executive committee for the following year. Members may be asked for input on specific aspects of the Club such as music, food etc.