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Openings Cocktail Party
One of our biggest events of the year, the Openings Cocktail Party is a chance for members to celebrate the upcoming academic year with drinks and a delicious array of hors d’oeuvres.

Football Tailgates
The Colonnade Club holds tailgates before every home football game. The tailgate parties begin two and a half hours prior to kick-off and end one half hour prior to kick-off. Tailgates are held rain or shine. Picnic style food and beverage are served appropriate to the time of day. Please note that the event time is dependent upon game time. Be sure to check your local newspaper or contact the University’s Athletic Office at (434) 924-8821 for game time.

Lighting of the Lawn Reception
Come enjoy the annual Lighting of the Lawn at the heart of Mr. Jefferson's University. A capella singing and the reading of the Lighting of the Lawn poem are easily heard from Pavilion VII. Holiday refreshments will be served. Reception will still be held in the event that the lighting is cancelled.

Children’s Holiday Party

Bring your children or grandchildren to the Colonnade Club for an afternoon of cookie decorating, surprises and fun! Holiday-themed refreshments will be served.

Holiday Party
The Holiday Party is a formal/semi-formal event in Pavilion VII. Celebrate the holiday season with heavy hors d’oeuvres, dancing, and more.

 
 

Annual Meeting
Held in Hotel E, the Colonnade Club’s annual business meeting is a chance for members to hear reports from the President and Treasurer on the present state of the Club. Board Member elections are also held. All members are encouraged to attend, as this is an opportunity to provide feedback that will directly influence the Club’s future. A magazine auction, allowing you to gain a year’s worth of your favorite periodicals at bargain prices, follows the meeting. A casual dinner will be served along with beer and wine.

Wine Tasting
The Colonnade Club wine tasting provides members with the chance to sample a variety of wines, each paired with a complimentary hors d’oeuvre. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy two full glasses of their favorite wine during the second half of the evening.

Foxfield Tailgate
The Colonnade Club offers members admission tickets and parking passes for the spring races. Club members can enjoy a private tent on the South Hill, as well as the best food and drink at Foxfield. Enjoy the races in style!

Closings Cocktail Party
One of our biggest events of the year, the Closings Cocktail Party is a chance for members to celebrate the end of the academic year with drinks and a delicious array of hors d’oeuvres.

Family Picnic
Bring the whole family for some relaxation, BBQ, games, and bluegrass music. Counselors from the Cavalier Day Camp are on hand to provide games and entertainment for the kids. This event is held rain or shine.

 


Day Excursions
The Colonnade Club's annual day excursion provides members and their guests an opportunity to enjoy the many cultural attractions of Virginia and Washington, D.C. in the company of friends and colleagues. Past excursions have included trips to the Kluge Estate, Brandon Plantation, and Bacon’s Castle.

Dinner and Theater Evening
Dinner with friends in the Hotel E Garden Room followed by a show in UVA's own Culbreth Theater...makes for a wonderful evening!

Faculty Author Series
The Colonnade Club is pleased to offer a monthly series in which UVa authors discuss their most recent works in Pavilion VII's intimate, historic setting. Join us at 5:00 p.m. for an informal presentation and stay afterwards to meet the author and enjoy wine and light refreshments. All Faculty Author Series lectures and receptions are offered to the public free of charge.

Theme Dinner
The theme dinner has fast become one of the Club's most popular events. Be sure to register early!

 
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