Over the winter months, Bay Club members will have the opportunity to work on their drawing skills with Artist Susan Slowey.  Whether a first timer or a seasoned artist, Sue will encourage her students while walking them through the process.

In November, Sue will help students to create a work of art using watercolor paint and paper along with permanent ink pens that will be printed and turned into the perfect thank you note or seasonal greeting card. And in January, Sue returns to the club for a five week Pen and Ink Drawing Course.  She will encourage students in achieving great results with just a pen and paper.  The course is limited in number to allow for individualized attention.  Regardless of member’s personal perception of their artistic talent, Sue’s gentle encouragement will guide them in both courses.

Sue is a member of the Cape Cod Art Association as well as the Plymouth Art Guild and studies with Robert Mesrop at CCAA.  Members had the opportunity to work with Sue last winter when she taught a popular Pen and Ink Drawing Class at the Bay Club.

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 Fall the Bay Club at Mattapoisett is exploring healthy lifestyles through the food we eat by offering presentations for the members.  Dr. Lilian Cheung will be at the club to discuss her new book Savor – A Mindful Approach to Fitness, Eating and Life which she co-authored with Zen Buddhist master, Thich Nhat Hanh. Dr. Cheung is a Public Health professional and will discuss new ways of coping with competing demands on your energy, thoughts, and time as well as new ways to maintain wellness.  A renowned nutritionist and co-author of various books on nutrition, Dr. Cheung is also the Director of Health Promotion and Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health’s Department of Nutrition.

Also this month, in the Sports and Activities Center at the Bay Club at Mattapoisett, there will be a special viewing of Food, Inc. This documentary film examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy in a way that is abusive of animals and environmentally harmful. Although difficult at times to watch, it will certainly change the way that you look at food and enlighten you about where our food is really coming from.  This documentary is a must see film for everyone!

The Bay Club is a golf and country club community with 625 acres of wooded and gently rolling terrain, that includes 200 acres of open space and 175 home-sites in Mattapoisett along the SouthCoast of Massachusetts. To arrange a private tour please contact Dave Andrews via e-mail or phone, 508-758-9543.

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett kicks off the 2010-2011 Book Club season with the Abraham Verghese novel Cutting for Stone.
“Masterful . . . Verghese’s gripping narrative moves over decades and generations from India to Ethiopia to an inner-city hospital in New York, describing the cultural and spiritual pull of these places. . . . Even with its many stories and layers, Cutting for Stone remains clear and concise. Verghese paints a vivid picture of these settings, the practice of medicine (he is also a physician) and the characters’ inner conflicts.” –W. Ralph Eubanks, The Washington Post Book World

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett Book Club meets once a month and is followed by an optional dinner at the Golf House Restaurant, where both book club members and non-members converge for a lovely meal prepared by Chef Jim Mercer.

The Bay Club is a golf and country club community with 625 acres of wooded and gently rolling terrain, that includes 200 acres of open space and 175 home-sites in Mattapoisett along the SouthCoast of Massachusetts. To arrange a private tour please contact Dave Andrews via e-mail or phone, 508-758-9543.

Bay Club Base Camp (BCBC), new this summer to the Bay Club at Mattapoisett, was offered for children between the ages of  9 and 15.   This sometimes-mobile program ran for three afternoons each week and in addition to the primary theme of the week it included a cooking class, fitness with Bay Club Fitness Director Dave Maloney and a free swim.

Week one focused on sports taking advantage of the amenities of the club including a championship golf course, Junior Olympic sized swimming pool and four Har-Tru Hydo Tennis Courts.  Week two focused on moving making which began at the club learning TV production, set design and visual conception.  The group then traveled to a local TV studio where the children worked in small groups with expert technicians and completed a video montage.

Week Three was for the fish in the family!  Day one included learning about professional snorkeling, gearing up and being fitted to a wet suit. The second day was spent in the club pool with a professional dive team getting officially certificated in snorkeling and day three was spent in Barnstable for an outdoor dive with a team of expert divers at Hathaway Pond.

The teens at the club have also enjoyed Friday Night Teen Pool and Pizza Parties this summer.  The response to this event has been impressive to say the least.  The teens enjoyed a couple of hours in the pool with a casual dinner and a lively ping pong tournament.  It has been a pleasure for the staff and parents to watch so many young people enjoying the facilities and building friendships and summer memories that will certainly last a lifetime.

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.

Duxbury Island Creek Oysters from the Island Creek Company are the focus of the Bay Club at Mattapoisett’s upcoming cooking class.  An intensive crash course on how to grow, harvest, taste and celebrate oysters will be lead by  Bay Club Executive Chef Jim Mercer.  Chef Mercer will then prepare a few of his favorite oyster dishes and show students how to make some simple and fresh condiments to accompany them raw.

Island Creek Oysters was started by Skip Bennett in 1992 following three years of growing quahogs in Duxbury Bay.  After years of trial and error, and some undeniably delicious oysters, Skip and his team have grown Island Creek Oysters into one of the largest oyster companies in the United States selling over 100,000 oysters a week.  From the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast, as far north as Canada, and as far south as the Caribbean, Island Creek Oysters can be found on menus such as The French Laundry, Per Se, Le Bernardin and even the White House.

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 USA vs. Scotland Polo Match will take place on Saturday June 19th in Portsmouth RI, and Bay Club at Mattapoisett Director of Cultural Activities and Events John McCormack  has organized an off property picnic for members before the match.  The tailgate picnic will be prepared by Bay Club at Mattapoisett Executive Chef Jim Mercer’s crew and enjoyed by members and their friends on the grounds of the Newport Polo Club.

Scottish fans from throughout the region will be at the match, wearing kilts and waving ‘the Saltire’ (St. Andrews cross) in lively support of their fellow countrymen as Scotland attempts to defend its last victory.  The polo matches are a longstanding tradition in Newport, dating back more than 130 years.  This picnic is certain to be a fresh twist on a New England classic.

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 is very excited to announce the opening of their new Croquet Court!  The court is located alongside the tennis courts at the Sports and Activities Center and equipment is stored in the Tennis House.

Bob Kreoger National Croquet Hall of Famer, will be at the Bay Club at Mattapoisett’s official opening of the new croquet court in mid-June.  Bob’s achievements include two national croquet championships as well as several regional and invitational titles.  In addition to being an ambassador of the game, Bob is the Director of USCA Instructional Schools at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.  He will explain to members the differences between six-wicket and golf croquet.

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.

On Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2, Vicki Graham and Tricia Queen will present Mind-Body-Spirit Weekend for the members of the Bay Club at Mattapoisett.

Vicki Graham is a Licensed Practitioner and Instructor with over 30 years of practice in the field of alternative health.  She will lead a lecture on the many tools of transformational therapy and how you might improve your life by working with them.  With Vicki’s encouragement members will get in touch with their inner physician and trust their awareness, learning the tools to balance their emotional, creative and physical structure.

As a therapist and educator, Vicki has been supporting clients in their well-being through integration of bodywork with emotional, nutritional, spiritual and energetic tools.   Vicki educates people in developing life-skill programs to balance and reconnect with the body, mind and spirit, creating healthy movement.  With Vicki’s help members will experience the power, simplicity and impact that sound and vibrational healing can have on your well being.  Vicki’s passion is to engage and guide you on a journey to awaken the healer within and to create a unique personal tool kit for self healing.

Tricia Queen, MS will lead Nia Classes for members. Tricia is a Personal Fitness Consultant, Certified Pilates and Certified White Belt Nia Instructor. After years in the fitness industry, Tricia was drawn to Nia both personally and for her clients due to its adaptability for all levels of fitness.  In addition Nia has the ability to empower people since it is guided by inner wisdom.  It touches people with emotional well being, confidence, a positive self image and renewed physical health.  Nia dancing is a blend of martial arts, dance and body integrated movements with a variety of textured healing music.  Best of all, Nia works because it is sensible, fun and passionate giving people permission to have fun as they get fit!

The Bay Club is excited to bring these two women together to offer members an opportunity to experience alternative approaches to overall mind and body wellness.

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 is holding a class on the basic skills of CPR for its members this Saturday, April 17.  The class will cover CPR for adults, children and infants, how to help a choking victim, the use of the AED (Automated External Defibrillator) and current safety tips.

Statistics show that over 70 percent of all cardiac and breathing emergencies occur in the home, when a family member is present and available to help the victim.  Therefore, the time spent learning these skills could help save a loved one.  The class will be taught by American Heart Association Certified Instructor Beth Oelson.

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.

Soon the Men’s Tuesday Night Bay Club Golf League will be back in action, until then, men, join your fellow poker players as we host Men’s Night Out at the Sports and Activities Center for a great night of poker.

The evening begins at 6:30 pm with a catered meal prepared by Chef Jim Mercer and his crew. The menu includes Chicken Paprikash and Homemade Spaetzle, Garlic Green Beans and a Salad of Escarole.  Dessert and game snacks are also included.

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.

Join John McCormack and other Bay Club members on Sunday, February 7 for a 4.5 mile walk along the Slocum’s River Reserve in Westport.  The extensive conservation efforts led by The Trustees of Reservations make it possible to walk from the Slocum’s River to the Westport River almost entirely on protected land. Before watching the Super Bowl, get outside and stretch your legs.  Be prepared as trails may be icy, snow covered, or muddy.

The walk will begin at 1:00 pm at the Slocum’s River Reserve on Horseneck Road in Dartmouth and end at the Buzzard’s Bay Brewery in Westport (where you can stock up for the game!) Transportation will be provided back to your car, with plenty of time to get home for the game.

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 Bay Club at Mattapoisett is offering a Pen and Ink Class is for beginners and “yearners”. If you have wanted to try drawing or painting but past efforts have kept you away, come to a class with Susan Slowey. She will encourage and lead you to create a beautiful drawing each week.

This class starts with the basics through simple exercises and continues to add to your skills every week. You will be amazed at how fun and easy it really is. Sue loves encouraging the “artist” in people and believes anyone can draw or paint once given the tools on technique and freedom to experiment. If you have a yearning to pick up a pen or paints and gather some creative experience of your own please come join us.

Sue is a member of the Cape Cod Art Association as well as the Plymouth Art Guild, she studies with Robert Mesrop at CCAA.

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 weekends snow fall is beautiful, enjoy the views as you exercise on cross country skis or  on snowshoes.  Both are encouraged on the Bay Club Mattapoisett grounds.

When feasible, paths will be created throughout the property by our Golf Maintenance staff and we request members and their guests stay within these tracks. Until that time, members are allowed to create their own paths. We simply ask that you stay off of the lakes and greens.

Happy skiing!

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 is the view from the first tee box of the Bay Club Mattapoisett,after this weekends snowfall.  Members have been out with their cross country skis and children are out with their sleds enjoying the winter wonderland.   Members who prefer the  heat of summer over the snow are enjoying this view and cozy meals prepared by Chef Jim Mercer from The Golf House Restaurant, which overlooks the first hole.  I captured  a few images today just before sunset which are shown below in a quick video.

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.