CATERING SPECIAL ALERT This month, in honor of Earth Day and the start of the 2010 baseball season, we are offering 20 percent off of two of our most popular specialty menus for our meeting guests: “The Tree Hugger Break” and “Ballpark Break.” Please note regular food and beverage minimums will apply.

On April 22, Earth Day is celebrating its 40th anniversary. It’s not just for hippies—throw a party for our planet and gather your family, friends and neighbors for an Earth Day celebration.

Set the Scene
The theme of the day should be eco-friendly. Use tones found in nature for your color palette, such as browns, golds, greens and blues. Set your table with a cloth made of natural fiber like muslin or burlap. Use potted plants or seedlings lined up in rows as a centerpiece for your table (these can also double as favors for your guests to take home) and scatter votive candles made of soy or beeswax for added light and ambience. Don’t forget the spirit of the holiday is to “reduce, reuse and recycle,” so stay away from balloons, streamers, paper plates and napkins. Use cloth napkins, regular silverware and plates or, if your group is too large, purchase disposable products that are biodegradable and made from recycled materials. Check out www.greenpartygoods.com for ideas and options.

	Easter Egg Decorating Here are a few decorating tips for making your Easter eggs egg-ceptional! • When hard-boiling your eggs, add dye to the water for a multicolored design. • Once your eggs are hard-boiled, draw a design (dots, lines, shapes, swirls, etc.) with a white crayon prior to dipping your egg into the dye. The dye won’t take to this part of the egg, revealing your design. • Put stickers on the eggs prior to dipping in the dye. Remove them after drying to expose the silhouette of the sticker. • Wrap rubber bands around the eggs before dying them. After the eggs have dried, remove the rubber bands to reveal white lines. You can then dip the eggs into a second color to dye the lines, or leave them white.