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VIVA CLUB BRAMAN





                              IT WAS IN THE AIR.


                            Equal measures excitement, relief, warm   From arrival, this event was unlike any before
                            salt grains and waning golden sunlight,   it. Members handed their prized vehicles
                            the atmosphere was rife outside The Ben   to The Ben’s professional valet staff, before
                            Hotel in downtown West Palm Beach for the   being whisked from the entrance lobby to the
                            triumphant return of Club Braman events.   rooftop level promenade, where they were
                            July’s Casino Night was set to conclude   greeted with $500 in playable wages and
                            nearly 18 months of COVID-19 mandated   a brimming glass of wine. Floor-to-ceiling
                            dormancy—and act as the debut of an    glass windows simultaneously contained the
                            evolved membership experience. Though   revelry while offering picturesque views of
                            expectations were understandably high, they   Palm Beach Island and the sun-tinged crests
                            were somehow still exceeded—in classic Club   of the Atlantic Ocean beyond.
                            Braman fashion.





























                                                                                                                                                             Slot machines, roulette wheels, blackjack and   framed copies of their stories, while the
                                                                                                                                                             craps tables combined with a full bar and   night’s exciting conclusion was marked with
                                                                                                                                                             personal Hor d’oeuvres evoked shades of a   numerous prizes and the awarding of the
                                                                                                                                                             mini Monte Carlo. While seasoned members   inaugural Club Braman Casa de Campo 7-day,
                                                                                                                                                             immediately felt at home, those of the more   6-night vacation to one fortuitous member.
                                                                                                                                                             than 270 attendees who had only recently
                                                                                                                                                             upgraded their dealership experience were   Refusing to let the festivities end, many
                                                                                                                                                             paused in awe. It was certainly not business   members and their guests dispersed
                                                                                                                                                             as usual—this was a Club Braman that had   throughout The Ben, ordering dinner or
                                                                                                                                                             emerged on the other side of adversity more   seeking a nightcap beside the rooftop terrace.
                                                                                                                                                             sophisticated, more accessible, and even   Though the first, this particular Casino Night
                                                                                                                                                             more entertaining.                      is far from the last; meaning Club Braman
                                                                                                                                                                                                     members will have even more opportunities
                                                                                                                                                             The later hours of the night brought more   soon to attend—and possibly win— their
                                                                                                                                                             firsts as several former Club Braman    own experience of a lifetime.
                                                                                                                                                             Magazine features were presented with
                                                                                                                                                                                                      To browse a calendar of upcoming and past
                                                                                                                                                                                                      events, visit ClubBraman.com.



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