Historical secrets, bodacious beverages, live Latin music and more.  This is not our parents' history lesson!  Register here for an exclusive guided exhibit of El Museo del Barrio's exhibit "Nueva York: 1613-1948" and start out the New Year in the best spirits with a celebration at New York's "latest Latino discovery," the FB Lounge.  The exhibit's deeply rich paintings and other historical artifacts unveil the roles of the Spanish-speaking people from the Caribbean, Central and South America in the vibrant history of the most vibrant city in the world.  Co-sponsored by the Yale Latino Alumni Association (YLAA) and YAAMNY.

Connect with nature and other Yalies in beautiful Prospect Park! We are looking for 10-15 volunteers to assist Prospect Park staff in collecting and pre-processing discarded holiday trees and wreaths for chipping and mulching.  Hot chocolate will be made available as well as lunch at the famous Litchfield Villa.  More details here.

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What makes talented and successful women get in their own way and how can one remove those blocks?  Hear what psychologist and dynamic speaker Sharon Melnick, Ph.D. (Yale 88) learned in her research at Harvard Medical School.  View the beautiful Carlisle Collection after the presentation. Co-sponsored by YaleWomen and YAAMNY, click for more details here.

Join the Public Service/Social Justice Committee's Haiti Assistance Task Force and be part of some amazing service projects in 2011:  a big sib/lil sib program with the Edeyo School, a service trip to Haiti, a report focused on education for UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in collaboration with the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti and more!  If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Hear the sensational true story of a mother's fight to rescue her children from a celibate perfectionist sect at a book event for THE GREAT DIVORCE, reviewed by NPR, NY Times, The New Yorker and The Wall Street Journal.  After a lecture by author Ilyon Woo' 94, actors will deliver testimonials that bring to life a 19th c case that rocked New York. The location is beautiful Fraunces Tavern Museum, site of much Revolutionary War history.  Co-sponsored by YAAMNY, click for more details here.

The YAAMNY Arts Committee provides a forum where alumni can learn from leading practitioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts and support those in the entertainment industry. Whether you have won a Pulitzer and travel by limousine or are pushing cabs between auditions, come share your ideas and help create a resource to assist us all in our work.  Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .