______________________________________________________________________ NOTE: Please take a moment NOW to add yourself now to SCP2000, next year's e-mail list. See http://www.scp.org/list.html and follow the directions to subscribe today! If you are prompted for a password and do not know what your password is, ListBot can e-mail it to you. The SCP2000 list will replace the SCP1999 list after the 1st of the year. ______________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS: Velveteens to Play at First Party of 2000! (1/1) SCP New Year's Eve Party at Union Station (12/31) ______________________________________________________________________ What? Ska at an Irish bar? Y-E-S! Join us at the Dubliner, mon, for a little Ska, Irish beer, Irish whiskey, plenty of food, hearsay, and TVs with football playing from 3:00 to 10:00pm New Year's Day! While others are scaling back and cancelling their events this year we are adding to and e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g our eclectic schedule of New Year's weekend happenings! Revelers from other parties are welcome to join in alongside all those who made it to our own blowout at Union Station. And, for you who chose to do nothing or waited too long to get a ticket to do ANYTHING, this will be your f-i-r-s-t opportunity to ease your cabin fever and start the New Year off right! The Velveteens are the latest great act from the fertile musical soil of Williamsburg, Virginia, and the College of William and Mary. In little under a year since relocating to the Nation's Capital the band has managed to get themselves a backlog of gigs and are already a staple at several of the area's most popular venues. Ten pieces strong, the Velveteens are led by the frenetic Wilson Rickerson (vocals, jokes, satanic dance moves). Ben Miller plays lead guitar alongside band members Julie Cleveland (keyboard, flute), Todd Stevens (bass), Blake Surbey (drums), Timothy Shaw (trumpet), Matt Larsen (trombone), T.J. Walls (trombone), Ryan Perry (baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone), and Martha Koch (alto saxophone). See band member bios at http://www.thevelveteens.com/bios.html. The Velveteens are more than a band---they're a show and they know how to work a crowd. Catch them this Saturday at the Dubliner from about 4:00pm until about 6:00pm and see for yourself! For more on the local ska scene and the Velveteens see the online review at http://dcpages.com/Music/Bands/Ska/. Just downstairs from our block of rooms at the Phoenix Park Hotel (see http://www.scp.org/hotel99.html), the Dubliner was established in 1974 and is a Washington institution in a city where bars come and go with the latest fads. Over the years, the Dubliner has expanded to become a hub of Irish hospitality in America, welcoming guests who recognize that, in the words of the great Irish statesman Daniel O'Connell, "The hospitality of an Irishman springs---like all of his qualities, his faults, and his virtues---directly from his heart." For a review of the Dubliner, see the Washington Post Website at http://yp.washingtonpost.com/E/V/WASDC/0020/22/29/cs1.html. The Dubliner is located at 520 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. For directions, call the Dubliner at 1 (202) 638-6900. For a map, see http://yp.washingtonpost.com/E/V/WASDC/0020/22/29/2.html. For those staying at the hotel or nearby, breakfast is served at the Dubliner from 7:00am to 10:30am, and drinks are available from the bar after 11:00am. Try Old Dubliner Amber Ale---an SCP favorite! A brunch menu will be offered from 11:00am to 6:00pm. Starting at 9:00pm Andy Driscoll will perform traditional Irish music, from soulful ballads to rousing sing-alongs. For more on the Dubliner, visit their Washington Post Yellow Pages site at http://yp.washingtonpost.com/E/V/WASDC/0020/22/29/1.html. ______________________________________________________________________ 1999 SCP FEDEWA NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY AT UNION STATION (12/31) Please check our Website at http://www.scp.org for information about our New Year's Eve 1999 charity ball featuring Gonzo's Nose. Please be advised that absolutely not tickets will not be sold at the door. Any persons arriving without a ticket will be escorted from the facility by Union Station security personnel. Tickets may be checked against SCP lists. Guests should be prepared to present valid picture identification. To reach the Social Club of the Potomac, call 1 (703) 995-0383 or send an e-mail to 70904-SCP@spamex.com. Please allow one or two days for a response. Formed to promote community events, the SCP is a 501(c)(7) non- profit, non-stock Virginia corporation, and event proceeds benefit charity. Past SCP events have been held at Rock Bottom Ballston, the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, McLean Gardens, Mike Bakers, Hotel Washington, Starboard (Dewey Beach), Thompsons Boat House, Rhodeside Grill, Music City Roadhouse, King Pepper, Tortilla Coast, Head's, Clarendon Grill, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Sequoia, and America at Union Station.