Save the date!

Location and details to follow, but wanted to announce we will have a Jeanette-Nelson get together on Saturday, October 26 in Clearwater, Florida. Plan on spending lunchtime at 11 am and the afternoon with us; lunch will likely be at a local restaurant. The event is free; everyone purchases their own lunch.

Our featured guest speaker will be Blythe Kearney, who knew Jeanette MacDonald and also met Nelson when the two stars stayed together in a hotel, during a private vacation in nearby St. Petersburg. Blythe spent an entire day with them, and also in later years discussed with Jeanette both her husband, Gene Raymond, and Nelson Eddy. Hear it right from someone who was right there on the scene!

We recommend those who would be coming from out-of-town to plan to spend the entire day, Saturday, with us. After lunch, we will likely return to the hotel and spend the afternoon together. Some may want to stay overnight and spend part of Sunday with us as well.  Clearwater is a 20 minute cab drive away from Tampa Airport; also the smaller Clearwater/St. Pete airport is nearby. We have a block of hotel rooms reserved at a special group rate at the hotel noted below. The dates reserved are Friday, October 25 through Monday, October 28.  There’s no obligation to stay all those days but those dates are available. Your hotel room reservation must be made no later than October 7 if you want the special rate.

Holiday Inn Express
2580 Gulf to Bay Blvd (corner of Hwy 19)
Clearwater, Fl
727-797-6300 ext 1
Group name: maceddy
Group block code: MCE
Special rate: $119/night plus tax.

Online Reservation Link Select your room (ihg.com)

If you are interested in attending the Saturday event, please fill out the Contact Form ASAP and let me know how many people you would attend with. This way I can get a better idea of the sized meeting place we would need on Saturday!

Sharon