The Bay Club at Mattapoisett is chock full of special events this December; many of which have become family traditions.

The Holiday Wreath Workshop starts off the holiday season when local favorite Chad Michael Peters offers his assistance and a vast assortment of materials for members to create their personalized holiday masterpiece for doors, mantles or tabletops.

The young members of the Bay Club are treated to an incredible Gingerbread House Workshop. Willie Wonka himself could not provide a more elaborate spread of confections used to adorn the prebuilt houses. Generations of family members gather to enjoy the process and welcome Santa to the Bay Club!

Traditionally, a group of Bay Club members plan a trip to Boston to attend a Boston Holiday Pops performance. This year, however, the venue has been revised and the group heads to the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra as two of the young members of the club will play in the Family Holiday Pops performance!

Nestled in between the family events is a member holiday party where Chef Mercer outdoes himself each year with an amazing offering of holiday fare.

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett is a country club with an eighteen hole championship level golf course and residential property located in Southeastern MA.   To arrange a private tour please contact Dave Andrews via email or phone, 508-758-9543.

The Fourth Annual Bay Club at Mattapoisett Sprint Triathlon and Kid’s Run takes place on Saturday, July 31 on the grounds of the Bay Club. Hosted by Dave Maloney, Fitness Director, the day begins with the Kid’s Run, open to children aged 6 to 11, where the participants swim two laps of the Junior Olympic sized swimming pool, bike one mile and finish with a half mile run. Following this race is the Sprint Triathlon open to those 12 and older. In this event, participants swim 16 laps of the pool (1/4 mile), bike for 9.6 miles and end with a 3 mile run. Both events include many individual competitors; however teams are also encouraged to join in with members sharing the various legs of the race.

This event has become an annual tradition at the Bay Club with many members training in advance to win the title of Champion! Regardless of their final place or time all participants are cheered along the way by the members of the Bay Club community.

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett is a country club with an eighteen hole championship level golf course and residential property located in Southeastern MA.   To arrange a private tour please contact Dave Andrews via e-mail or phone, 508-758-9543.

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett has two awesome days worth of activities for our youngest members during School Vacation Week!

Wednesday Feb 17th “Children’s Fun Day” at the Sports & Activities Center

Artist Sue Slowey and her team will bring two hours of indoor winter fun to the Bay Club!  The fun begins at the Sports and Activities Center at 9:30 am where children will create a unique snowman mask like you have never seen before! After a break and snack of cut up apples with yogurt dip, graham crackers with cream cheese and bottled water, the fun continues with winter games, “Who’s lost something?”  Two attendants will dress for a snowy day and the remaining children will try to discover what is missing. Next comes story time “What do Snowmen do at Night?” and a creative sing along with hand signs.  Time permitting they will “sew” a mitten and decorate it with stickers and colored markers.

Children’s Yoga Class Wednesday, February 17th 11:45am-12:15

Bay Club yoga instructor Joan Davignon will offer yoga classes for children during February vacation. Yoga is a great way to help children develop better body awareness, self-control, flexibility and coordination.

Children’s Yoga Class Thursday, February 18th 11:45am-12:15

Bay Club yoga instructor Joan Davignon will offer yoga classes for children during February vacation. Yoga is a great way to help children develop better body awareness, self-control, flexibility and coordination.

Children’s Pasta Making Class Thursday February 18th 1-3pm

Bring the children to the Sports and Activities Center Teaching Kitchen during February vacation for a fun and informal cooking class. We’ll create different types of traditional pasta that the kids will love to make and eat including their favorite chocolate raviolis. The class will be led by John McCormack and parents and grandparents are welcome to join in on the fun.

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett is a country club with an eighteen hole championship level golf course and residential property located in Southeastern MA.   To arrange a private tour please contact Dave Andrews via email or phone, 508-758-9543.

This Wednesday, February 10th is dinner & a movie night at the Bay Club.

Joins us at the Golf House for the feature film Miracle, just in time for the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics.  This is the inspiring story of the U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team’s victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, NY.

Chef Mercer and his staff will prepare a special dinner including featuring Chicken and Lentil Chili with Green Beans and Cherry Tomatoes. Also included is a Mixed Greens Salad and Dessert. Dinner will be served promptly at 6:00 pm and the movie will follow at 7:15 pm.

Watch this video as a reminder of the mood of the United States in 1980 and the incredible victory for the USA Hockey Team.

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett is a country club with an eighteen hole championship level golf course and residential property located in Southeastern MA.   To arrange a private tour please contact Dave Andrews via email or phone, 508-758-9543

The spirit is joyously bubbling over at the Bay Club at Mattapoisett this season.  Foremost, the beautiful tree, decked out by local florist Chad Micheal Peters in the Sports & Activities Center is brimming with lovely  gifts donated by our generous members in support of local children.

John McCormack, the Bay Club’s Director of  Cultural Activities, hosted a holiday wreath class to help members personalize their own special wreath to use in their homes.   As always The Bay Club provides the materials and members are encouraged to bring special elements that will personalize their work.  It is a social time of collaboration and has become a tradition with many members.

The annual holiday party will once again coincide with the Pro Shop Sale.  The sale hasn’t quite reached the level of frenzy as Filene’s on Wedding Gown Sale Day; however you would be surprised at the bargains and enthusiasm members bring to the event.

Hope to see you round the tree this season.  To arrange a personal tour, send Dave Andrews an email, he would be happy to arrange a meeting.

How to Roast, Smoke or Deep Fry a Turkey

Chef Mercer will give tips on how to prepare a holiday turkey in a variety of ways in his class Inventive Holiday Cooking.  Members will learn how to create a juicy roast turkey in a conventional stove, as well as how to create a savory bird using a gas grill and natural woods to give it a flavorful smoked taste.  Lastly, he will plunge a bird into hot peanut oil to demonstrate how to safely make a fried turkey.  The class will include information on all the different types of turkeys available and suggestions for side dishes.

Thanksgiving Table Arrangement Class

Florist Chad Peters will teach members a few new tricks on flower arranging, table settings, and holiday decorations.  A bountiful supply of flowers, herbs, and foliage containers will be available for the members to create their own arrangement in a favorite vase, pumpkin or container.

Children’s Thanksgiving Cookie Class

This fun hands-on cookie making workshop is designed for children aged 5 to 12 years old.   The children will be given fresh cookies in entertaining holiday shapes all cooled and ready to decorate for the upcoming holiday.

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett is transforming the demonstration kitchen in the Sports & Activities center to Halloween Headquarters.  Friday October 23^rd kicks off the fun with an after school Paper Mache Pumpkin Workshop for children and brave adults.  Director of Cultural Activities and Special Events, John McCormack will lead the workshop, come and create as many different pumpkins in whatever sizes that you would like!  The pumpkins will dry overnight and the ghosts and goblins will add the finishing painting and decorating before the annual Children’s Halloween Party, Saturday the 24^th at 3pm.

The paper mache workshop studio will be set up throughout the weekend for adults wishing to finish their creations in a more tranquil setting.  All the necessary ingredients and supplies will be available in the demonstration kitchen, but please bring anything that will add a personalized special touch to your creation.

The Bay Club Mattapoisett hosted their first ever Fishing Derby this past Sunday in the idyllic pond that overlooks the 8^th, 9^th, and 10^th holes on the clubs 7,068 championship golf course.  The pond, which covers 4.5 surface acres and averages 20 feet deep, is stocked with both brown and rainbow trout.   Members began the event with a fly fishing demonstration, compliments of one of the club’s more avid fishermen (who also baited hooks for some slightly squeamish participants) then set out to catch some fish!  The group ended the morning with a barbeque lunch on the patio at the Half Way Café, took in the views of the pond and had animated discussions of the “ones that got away”.