May 2012
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Monarch's Letter | June 2012
Prophets,
We have had a good year. The music that we’re hosting every Monday and Tuesday is helping us sustain the rest of the club.
I would like to thank the GBU for planting all of the beautiful flowers, cleaning up around the flower beds, and trimming the bushes and trees around the property. It looks gorgeous.
I would, also, like to thank those who’ve helped with the charity...
March 2012
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NEW CRAFT BEERS: Available at the Grotto Club!
Brothers, Prophets and Friends,
We have a few new bottled craft beers in stock at the Grotto Club! Come down, grab a beverage and join us in good fellowship!
Motor City Ghettoblaster
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Bells Two-Hearted Ale
We look forward to seeing you here at the Grotto.
Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings (P.O.R.K.) at the...
Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings are a real 1920’s and 30’s style dance orchestra playing the original arrangements of the famous bands of the Jazz Age. Hearing the Rhythm Kings is like being transported to another time and place.
Composed of Michigan’s finest musicians, the Rhythm Kings are one of few bands in the country that can truly claim to be the tops in their class....
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Monarch's Letter | March 2012
Brothers and Prophets, Stop by your club and enjoy the abundant spirit of camaraderie. The monthly functions are: 1st Wednesday – Spaghetti Supper 3rd Sunday – Breakfast Buffet 2nd & 4th Fridays – Frys All are open to the public. All functions, of course, need your help for our success. We always can use more help for the events that we put on for the betterment of the club, so sign up when...
February 2012
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POKER NIGHTS: Volunteers Needed!
Brothers and Prophets,
All functions, of course, need your help for our success. Please be a part of our success.
We need help for the Poker fund raiser. Nights that we need help on are posted at the Grotto, please help by stopping in or giving the Grotto a call to sign up.
Dates are: Feb. 16th, 17th, 18th and also March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The times slots are 5:00pm to 9:30pm and then 9:30pm...
Easter Party! March 25th
An Easter Party! Open to all Grotto and Masonic Lodges members, families, and their children and grandchildren, etc. Kids of all ages! There will be coloring, cookie decorating, an egg hunt, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Wow!
An event sponsored by the Ladies of Zal Gaz
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Monarch's Letter | February 2012
Prophets and Brothers,
Greetings from your Grotto! What a great time to be a member of our Grotto!
We have registered for our poker nights and will need all hands to help! Dates are: February 16th, 17th, 18th and March 1st, 2nd and 3rd. This was a terrific fundraiser last year and will be as good or better this year.
If you haven’t signed up for a breakfast or a Friday fry in a while,...
January 2012
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Superbowl PARTY - February 5
Come out to the Zal Gaz Grotto for our Super Bowl Party! BE THERE!
February 5th, 5:00pm - till the games over and the chicken wings run out!
ADMISSION $5.00 if you bring a dish to pass $10.0i if you do not bring a dish to pass
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December 2011
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January at your Grotto
In addition to our usual meetings and dinners, there are some important special events you should have on your radar, here at your Grotto.
Jan 1 - Tom & Jerry Breakfast, 9:00 am
Yes, you read that right, morning after New Years Eve. This is an event you DON’T want to miss! Prophets and Guests only! It is said:
“a hot Tom and Jerry is an old time drink … it is once so...
November 2011
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September 2011
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Centennial Celebration - Oct 15
Let the celebration begin! Our Grotto is 100 years old: All Prophets of the Realm should be at the party, along with their ladies and friends! The public is welcome.
But you need to RSVP now, Download your RSVP form HERE and send it in or deliver it to the Grotto before Oct 5.
The Centennial Celebration is on October 15 at 6:00 p.m. cocktails and conversation, dinner at 6:30. Live band,...
July 2011
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Ice Cream Sale: Ladies Auxiliary Fundraiser!
What’s better than a Zal Gaz Dinner? A dinner with ice cream (before and after?)!
The Ladies Auxiliary of Zal Gaz are having their ice cream sale fundraisers during these dinners:
Friday, Sept 23 at 6:00pm, during the Friday Fry Dinner
Friday, Oct 14 also during the Friday Fry Dinner
Both sales run for the duration of the dinners 6:00-7:30pm. Come on down!
June 2011
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Ladies of Zal Gaz Auxillary Club
The Ladies of Zal Gaz Auxillary Club is official! We had our first meeting May 11th, officers were elected and future plans made. Our next meeting will be Wednesday July 13th at 7:00pm. All women who are related to a Prophet or a Master Mason are welcome to join. Also bring your sweet tooths to the Friday Fry on July 22nd, we will be having a Ice Cream Sundae sale! Congratulations go out...
May 2011
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Monarch's Letter | May 2011
Brothers and Prophets: What a great event we had at the Centennial Celebration and Full-fledged Ceremonial. It is fantastic what can happen when so many are working together for a common cause. Thank you to everyone who participated and who attended.
It was our pleasure to host the dinner in honor of the District 47 Masons of the Year. We are always glad to work with and for the Masonic Lodges of...
Report: Zal Gaz has new Prophets!
Last April 16, the Grotto put on a special “long form” ceremonial, welcoming 11 (or more?) new Prophets into the Enchanted Realm! The actors did a great job and there we many visitors in attendance as well. Afterward the grotto had a great social in our club, meeting with family and getting to know our new members. Great job everybody!
April 2011
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Festifools 2011 - SUCCESS!
The Festifools parade, last April 3, 2011 is now a fond memory. The day was cold and rainy (sleet even?) but our enthusiasm and spirit were red hot!
This event is known for giant homemade puppets, fun, and foolishness. Zal Gaz Grotto was there with their own giant Mokanna puppet. He was constructed mostly in the basement of Bob Blackburn (thanks Bob!), who unfortunately could not make it to...
March 2011
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Festifools Parade - Sunday April 3
It’s a parade, carnival, and foolishness all rolled into one! We will have a giant Mokanna puppet in this event and need every one of the prophets to participate as crew.
Sunday April 3, we will meet at a place TBA, downtown around 3:00, event starts at 4:00, over at 5:00!
We need puppet tenders, sign carriers, and noise makers, picture/video takers, clowns and fools. Spouses and others...
Colin O'Brien Music Concert
At the Grotto: Saturday, April 30, 7:00-9:00 pm ”His songwriting is strong, and his voice conveys more years than he has lived…” -Billboard Colin O’Brien is a prolific nationally touring performer and recording artist. For the past 15 years he’s traveled the country performing at concert halls, music rooms, festivals and house concerts. In a single ...
Monarch's Letter | March 2011
It’s coming…Spring! It’s here…Grotto’s 100 Year Centennial Celebration!! Brothers and Prophets, Stop by your club and enjoy the abundant spirit of camaraderie. The monthly functions:
1st Wednesday – Spaghetti Supper
3rd Sunday – Breakfast Buffet
2nd & 4th Fridays Frys
All are open to the public. All functions, of course, need you help for our success. Poker Night sign up sheets are at the...
January 2011
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Paul Keller Orchestra and Zal Gaz Grotto!
The annarbor.com website has a story today, about Zal Gaz Grotto becoming the regular venue for the Paul Keller Orchestra - “a 15-piece ensemble specializing in the classic big-band sound and a repertoire from the entire history of jazz.”
Keller wrote, “We are thrilled to continue the Paul Keller Orchestra Monday night big band tradition that has thrived in Ann Arbor and...
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Monarch's Letter | February 2011
Brothers and Prophets,
Stop by your club and enjoy the abundant spirit of Camaraderie!
The monthly functions:
1st Wednesdays – Spaghetti Dinner
3rd Sundays – Breakfast Buffet
2nd & 4th Fridays – Friday Fry
All are open to the public. All functions, of course need your volunteer help.
The Past Monarchs are going to be responsible for one Friday Fry every other month. If you are a...
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Installation of 2011 Officers and Monarch's Ball
On January 8, 2011 the Grotto celebrated the installation of our new officer line: Monarch - Jan Suomala Chief Justice - Jim Richardson Master of Ceremonies - Pat Tessmer Secretary - Hank Geiss Treasurer - Pat Tessmer Venerable Prophet - Ken Cameron Marshal - Rick Wresche Chaplain - Charlie Hoffman Captain of the Guard - Jason Kersey Grand Chamberlain - Bruce Rosander Orator - Rick Wresche
After...
Tom & Jerry Party - New Year's Day 2011
Every New Year’s Day in the Enchanted Realm, Zal Gaz Grotto celebrates in the old, time honored way - the legendary Tom & Jerry party!
The Tom & Jerry party isn’t watching old cartoons - but a party centered around a traditional holiday-time drink called the “Tom and Jerry”.
Prophets, brothers and friends gathered early (real early!) to partake in fellowship, food...
November 2010
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Welcome!
Thanks for visiting! We’re in the process of revamping and updating our website. Be sure to keep watch here for all the latest news about Zal Gaz Grotto No. 34 - and other Grottoes in our region.
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Monarch's Letter | November 2009
Greetings Prophets and Brothers!
It’s November and its cold. Come on down to the Grotto and warm up with the spirit of camaraderie that prevails at the club.
As always we have a number of scheduled events. We have an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner on Wednesday, November 4th. We have dinners on Friday the 13th and Friday the 27th. Our all-you-can-eat breakfast is on Sunday the 15th. We also...
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Monarch's Letter | March 2009
Greetings Prophets and Brothers!
Spring is here. It is a good season to come on down to the Grotto and share the camaraderie. We are having a spaghetti dinner on Wednesday the 1st. On Friday the 10th and Friday the 24th we are having our Friday Frys which have several dinner choices, including a surprise special! On Sunday the 19th we are having our “All You Can Eat” Breakfast; which is getting...
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Monarch's Letter | Feburary 2009
It looks like spring is around the corner. As the weather improves and we all get out and around more, remember to come down and enjoy the camaraderie at the Grotto. All Masons and their friends are welcome.
In March we will have the spaghetti dinner on Wednesday the 4th. Our Friday frys will be on the 13th and the 27th. The “all you can eat breakfast,” will be on Sunday the 15th. We have...
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Monarch's Letter | January 2009
Greetings, Prophets and Brothers,
We had a fine installation of officers for this year on January 3rd, followed by the Monarch’s Ball. It is good to see some new blood and younger members becoming active in the Grotto. Many thanks to outgoing Monarch Rick Wresche for all his help. Also, kudos to all the members and friends of the Grotto who so generously volunteer to help keep our club...
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Monarch's Letter | October 2008
Greetings Prophets and Brothers,
We brought in another prophet on Wednesday, Zoran Petrovic. The November meeting should also see us welcome in more new prophets. The Fall Ceremonial has been changed to November 22nd Frank will be contacting you to give you a part or you can call him and volunteer.
October is going to be a busy month at the Grotto. We have the usual Fries on the 10th and...
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Monarch's Letter | September 2008
Greetings Prophets and Brothers,
The second football game is history and we are preparing to turn the lights on at the Lodge. Our next business meeting is Wednesday, October 8th at 7:30 pm.
This fall we should be welcoming several new prophets into the realm. The Fall Ceremonial is coming up, and we will need volunteers for the Play as well as help with dinner, see either myself or...