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Career Planning and Financial Literacy for Undergraduate Women - Part 2

When:   August 5, 2009 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:   JP Morgan
383 Madison Avenue
(between 46th and 47th)
Cost:   $450 for the 2-part series (or $275 with the discount code GGF09)
 

go-girl finance presents: Empowering College Women: Welcome to the Real World
A two-part seminar series designed to empower college women to take control of their future careers and personal finances.

Wednesday, July 29: Help! I Need a Job & Planning & Optimizing Your Career
Wednesday, August 5th
: Oh No! Now its my Money & Introduction to Personal Finances

For more information, go to http://gogirlfinance.com/. Use this link to register for the event: http://gogirlfinance.eventbrite.com/. If you register before July 12th, you will receive a $175 discount. Enter code GGF09.

YAAMNY Educational Programs Committee Meeting

When:   August 8, 2009 11:00am-12:30pm
Where:   Think Coffee, 248 Mercer St
 
The Educational Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is engaged in planning educational enrichment programs for New York City area alumni. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, engaging, and intellectually stimulating programs with fellow Yale alumni, you are warmly invited to the join the ...

DinnerGrrls.org Women's Networking & Fundraising Dinner for PowerPlayNYC.org

When:   August 11, 2009 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   Parigot, a woman-owned French restaurant in SoHo
155 Lafayette Street, just south of Grand Street
Manhattan
Cost:   $29.99 includes dinner and a $5 donation in advance; donation is $15 at the door.
 

DinnerGrrls.org Women's Networking & Fundraising Dinner for PowerPlayNYC.orgCome connect with other dynamic, authentic women on their journeys toward career nivana over dinner at woman-owned Parigot restaurant.  Share you challenges, triumphs, advice and bliss while raising money for PowerPlayNYC.org, a nonprofit organization that empowers HS girls in NYC by teaching them sports and the joys of ...

Multi-School Alumni Mixer

When:   August 13, 2009 5:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   Slate NYC
54 West 21st Street
(between 5th & 6th)

Cost:   $0.00
 

Join fellow NYC alumni for a multi-school mixer!

Meet and Mingle with alumni from Colgate, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, MIT, NYU, Penn, Princeton, USC, Vanderbilt and Yale.

Drink Specials for the Night
5pm to 8pm: $4 beer draft and domestic, $4 mixed drinks, $5 house wines, $6 house martinis
8pm to 10pm: $5 bottle beer Heinken, Heineken light, Amstel, $7 Absolut mixed drinks

RSVP: http://nycalumnimixer.eventbrite.com/

PEACE WARRIORS

When:   August 14, 2009 7:00pm
Where:   Players Theatre - 115 MacDougal Street
 
Join us at former Yale professor DORON BEN-ATAR's provocative new play, PEACE WARRIORS.  The Washington Post calls it a "sexy comedy"; The New Republic calls it a "savagely witty satire."  The cast and crew are chock full of Yalies: starring in the cast are Marisa Mickel '95, Graham Stevens '99, and ...

AAAYA Private Tour of The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City

When:   August 16, 2009 11:00am-12:00pm
Where:   The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, New York
Cost:   $12.00
 
  The Association of Asian American Yale Alumni (www.aaaya.org), in conjunction with the Noguchi Museum, has arranged for a private tour of the Museum which is located in Long Island City. This Museum, conceived and built by Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), is one of the few ...

Arts & Entertainment Commitee meeting

When:   August 16, 2009 2:30pm
Where:   Cosi (21st & Park)
 
Join us to help plan YAAMNY events for the fall. All are welcome.

PEACE WARRIORS

When:   August 16, 2009 5:30pm
Where:   Players Theatre - 115 MacDougal St
 
Join us at former Yale professor DORON BEN-ATAR's provocative new play, PEACE WARRIORS.  The Washington Post calls it a "sexy comedy"; The New Republic calls it a "savagely witty satire."  The cast and crew are chock full of Yalies: starring in the cast are Marisa Mickel '95, Graham Stevens '99, and ...

Nicaragua and Climate Change Meeting 2

When:   August 20, 2009 6:00pm-7:30pm
Where:   New Haven Leon Ssiter City Project
608 Whitney Avenue (FUUC)
New Haven
Cost:   0
 
In December leaders from across the world will be meeting in Copenhagen to discuss the issues global warming is having on our planet. That is why on October 24, 2009 (O24), organizations around the world will be hosting events in their local area to put pressure on the government to ...

Summer Evening Cocktails

When:   August 21, 2009 5:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   Empire Hotel Rooftop
44 West 63rd street
Cost:   $0.00
 

Join fellow Yale alumni after work for cocktails on August 21st at the Empire Hotel Rooftop.  Enjoy views of Lincoln Center and Central Park from this wonderful rooftop location.

Free Event - ask for the Yale Alumni Club list at the door to receive complimentary admission.  Look for the reserved Yale table in the main bar room when you get off the elevators.

Please RSVP: http://www.aug21empirerooftop.eventbrite.com/

YAAMNY Private tour of Metropolitan Museum of Art & Cocktails

When:   August 21, 2009 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:   The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Cost:   $25, $30 after August 14
 

The YAAMNY Arts & Entertainment committee cordially invites you to...

A private tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's current exhibitions and permanent collection including Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages accompanied by a curator and Steve Scher, B.A. '56, Ph.D. '66. Followed by cocktails on The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden.

Steve Scher is a specialist in Medieval and Renaissance Art and a member of four visiting committees at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Medieval, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Paper Conservation, Object Conservation. He taught at Brown and organized three major exhibitions with catalogues: 1969 RISD Museum; 1994, The Frick Collection, The National Gallery, Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Scotland; The Frick Collection, 1997. Scher is a council member of The Frick Collection.

Space is limited to those who register by August 18. Tickets before August 14 are $25, after $30. Register today!

Join alumni for a marathon, half-marathon, 10K, or 3K in Iceland!

When:   August 22, 2009 9:00am
Where:   Reykjavik, Iceland
Cost:   About $2000, including international and domestic flights, lodging, 4 day-long excursions and ground transportation
 

YAAMNY is hosting the first-ever alumni trip to Iceland for the August 22nd marathon, half-marathon, 10K, and 3K races and to see glaciers and volcanic craters, walk on ancient lava flows, swim in geothermal pools, visit other scenic sites, and participate in local cultural activities. For information about the races in Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, click here. For more information on Iceland, visit: www.icelandtouristboard.com.

If interested, please email My ( This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript ). Alumni from various cities, including New York, Boston, Chicago and Miami, have already reserved their trip package. Yale alumni based in Iceland, including the Minister of Business Affairs and a University of Iceland professor of environmental studies, have agreed to speak at the welcome dinner. The trip costs only about $2000 (including international and domestic flights), which is an amazing deal.

On a separate but related note, we've started a Yale Alumni Running Group. If you'd like to join Yalies to do some runs, check out the following Facebook Yale Alumni Running Group to get details: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=80553446143

"Yale Alumni Runners" shirts are available for purchase on the following site: http://www.campuscustoms.com/yalealumnirunners/ 

Your Iceland Marathon trip leaders,
My Luu, BA '96 and Ajit Pai, M.Arch and MBA '99

P.S. We welcome alumni of all ages from Yale College and the graduate/professional schools to participate. Alumni who have already signed up include those from Yale College,the School of Management, the Divinity School, and the School of Architecture. We also encourage you to consult a physician before starting any new exercise regimen as there might be potential risks depending on your health, for which YAAMNY holds no responsibility. 

YAAMNY Private tour of Metropolitan Museum of Art & Lunch

When:   August 24, 2009 11:00am-2:00pm
Where:   The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Cost:   $25; $20 after August 14
 

The YAAMNY Arts & Entertainment committee cordially invites you to...

A private tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's current exhibitions and permanent collection including Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages accompanied by a curator and Steve Scher, B.A. '56, Ph.D. '66, and followed by a complimentary lunch.

Steve Scher is a specialist in Medieval and Renaissance Art and a member of four visiting committees at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Medieval, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Paper Conservation, Object Conservation. He taught at Brown and organized three major exhibitions with catalogues: 1969 RISD Museum; 1994, The Frick Collection, The National Gallery, Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Scotland; The Frick Collection, 1997. Scher is a council member of The Frick Collection.

Space is limited to the first 7 alumni who register by August 18. Complimentary lunch will be provided. Tickets are $25 before August 14, $30 after. Register today!.

Second Annual "Evening in L.A.": The Cabanas at the Maritime Hotel

When:   August 31, 2009 6:30pm-10:30pm
Where:   Maritime Hotel
363 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
Cost:   Free
 

YAAMNY, along with Club 13 and the Princeton and Columbia alumni groups, is excited to bring you an evening at the Maritime Hotel.  Join alumni from different schools and classes as we celebrate a summer evening at a beautiful location.

For more information, and to register: http://alumnicabanas.eventbrite.com/.