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Afternoon Tea and Networking at the Phoenician

When:

Saturday, September 17, 2022, 1:45 PM until 3:30 PM

Where:

The Phoenician
The Phoenician
6900 E. Camelback Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

480-423-2649

Event Contact(s):

Megha Singh

Event Chair

Paige A Martin

Registration Questions

Category:

Maricopa Special Event

Registration is closed - Event is full

Payment In Full In Advance Only

Members only, limited to 9 people, members must register themselves. One non-member guest per member. There will be a waitlist after registration is full. Prepayment is required. No upgrades at the event so be sure to register for the type of tea experience you want.

Cancellation Policy:

We cannot give credits if you decide to cancel. However, members can send a member in their place, and non-members can send a non-member in their place. Contact Paige Martin (on contact list) for assistance.

Capacity:

Available Slots:

Filled

Member - Full (no alcohol) includes tax/gratuity

$64.04

Member - Royal (sparkling wine) incl. tax/grat

$94.08

Member - Grand Royal (Perrier-Jouët) incl tax/grat

$113.67

Non-Member Guest of Member - Full (no alcohol)

$94.04

Non-Member Guest of Member - Grand Royal

$124.04

Non-Member Guest of Member- Royal Tea (sparkling)

$143.67

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REGISTER BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 AT NOON

Please choose the appropriate level of tea
when registering.

No upgrades at the event, so be sure to register for the tea experience you want.

Indicate food allergies or dietary restrictions when you register.
No food accommodations can be made at the event.

Immediate payment is required when you register.

AWLA has added the tax and gratuity
and will pay the Phoenician.
Maricopa Chapter is underwriting $30 per person for members only.

Due to limited seating of only 9 spaces,
members must register themselves.
One non-member guest is allowed per member.

Once the registrations are full,
the system will allow you to register for the wait list.

At the Phoenician, this English tradition includes finger sandwiches, scones with Devonshire cream and preserves, pastries and a selection of fine tea blends. Tea is available with or without sparkling wine or champagne. Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan selections available upon registration for this event. Please arrive by 1:45. If you will arrive later than 2:15, please call the Phoenician at 480.423.2649.

(Below courtesy www.Historic-UK.com)

Afternoon tea was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840. The Duchess would become hungry around four o’clock in the afternoon. The evening meal in her household was served fashionably late at eight o’clock, thus leaving a long period of time between lunch and dinner. The Duchess asked that a tray of tea, bread and butter (some time earlier, the Earl of Sandwich had had the idea of putting a filling between two slices of bread) and cake be brought to her room during the late afternoon. This became a habit of hers and she began inviting friends to join her.

This pause for tea became a fashionable social event. During the 1880’s upper-class and society women would change into long gowns, gloves and hats for their afternoon tea which was usually served in the drawing room between four and five o’clock.

Traditional afternoon tea consists of a selection of dainty sandwiches (including of course thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches), scones served with clotted cream and preserves. Cakes and pastries are also served. Tea grown in India or Ceylon is poured from silver tea pots into delicate bone china cups.