Country Club

Hundreds enjoyed the hospitality of the Rancho Murieta Country Club Sunday afternoon. The open house event at the clubhouse offered food, wine and music for members and prospective members.

The Rancho Murieta Country Club is holding an open house Sunday, April 6, from 2 to 5 p.m. Special membership promotions will be offered at the event for non-members, and complimentary refreshments will be served. Call 354-3400 for reservations.

[Edited March 19] The Country Club has scrambled to restore entertainment dates and is reassuring members after the bitter departure of its volunteer entertainment committee.  Read more »

Bob Johnson, the Country Club's general manager since 2000, has been removed from the job, the club announced Tuesday.  In an interview, Johnson described the parting as friendly and said he may be finished with the country club field after 40 years.  Read more »

The Moonlight Swing big band performed a sold-out concert Saturday night at the Country Club. The 20-performer band kept the room jumping and swaying with the music of Glenn Miller. (Photos: Mark Dong Photography)

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Murietans have attended many concerts that took them on nostalgic musical journeys, but the Country Club’s sold-out performance Saturday of Moonlight Swing, a big band playing the wartime music of band leader Glenn Miller, celebrated a generation and its finest hour as well as its music.  Read more »

Moonlight Swing, a 21-piece big band, will perform the music of Glenn Miller and other big band greats 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Country Club.

Tickets are $50 a couple. The evening, which is open to members and their guests, includes dancing and light hors d'oeuvres.  Read more »

The Jazz Supper Club began its 2008 season at the Country Club Saturday night with a performance by the Steve Homan Jazz Trio, featuring vocalist Francesca Homan. Steve Homan has established a local, national and international reputation as a master guitarist during his 30-year career. Delbert Bump performed on keyboard. The next supper club takes place Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, when Brady McKay and her trio will set the mood with sophisticated love songs. Club members and their guests are welcome to attend the performanaces. Dinner reservations are required.

The grand finale of the 2007 Jazz Supper Club takes place at the Country Club Saturday, Nov. 11. It features noted jazz singers Cheri Murphy, Ann Roach and Vivian Lee and pianist Jim Martinez. Club members are welcome to attend with their guests. Dinner reservations are required and can be made by calling 354-3400.