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Yale Alumni Real Estate Association Holiday Happy Hour

When:		December 1, 2008 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:		Papillon 22 East 54th Street (between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue)
Cost:		$10

The Yale Alumni Real Estate Association cordially invites you to join us at Papillon in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, December 1st to meet other Yale alums active in the real estate industry in and around New York City. Papillon 22 East 54th Street (between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue) ...

By Mehul Patel | 11.17.08 | Read

The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability

When:		December 2, 2008 12:00pm-2:00pm
Where:		Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action 220 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10001
Cost:		Free

Please join Demos and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund for a forum with nationally-recognized environmental advocate and lawyer James Gustave Speth, Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, about his new book, The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to ...

By Jinny Khanduja | 12.01.08 | Read

Financial Services Networking Event

When:		December 3, 2008 7:00pm-7:04pm
Where:		VIP Section (3rd level) of the infamous Pop Lounge 14 East 58th Street, New York NY 10022 (visit Pop Lounge for venue information)
Cost:		10

Come and network with potential recruiters, make new friends and expand your professional network in this informal setting. To recieve your invitation, send yoru CV/CL to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript include subject line: career event

By tristan lats | 11.24.08 | Read

Finding Your Grrr: Holistic Self-Defense

When:		December 3, 2008 7:30pm-9:30pm
Where:		One Taste NY, 196 Grand Street, New York, NY
Cost:		$35

A self-defense class taught by Diana Adams '01, 2008 national gold medalist in Brazilian Jui Jitsu. This class will also be taught as a guest lecture in the Yale Women's & Gender Studies Department. Combine feminist theories about sexual violence, techniques of everyday boundary-setting and assertive communication, energetic practices to ...

By Diana Adams | 12.01.08 | Read

Q Tonic Financing Informational Meeting

When:		December 3, 2008 7:30pm-9:30pm
Where:		Q Tonic Offices 45 Main Street, Suite 516 Brooklyn, NY Dial-in info for those who cannot attend in person: Toll Free: 866 285 7776 International: +1 214 887 1397 Participant Code: 676 1870
Cost:		Free

Q Tonic produces an all-natural, top shelf tonic water, now sold throughout the US and several other countries. Founded by Jordan Silbert, a Yale SOM '06 grad, and based out of Brooklyn, NY, the company is now seeking a new round of financing to expand its operations. Perhaps you are ...

By Andre Sequin | 12.02.08 | Read

Catch a Rising Star(s)

When:		December 4, 2008 8:00am-9:00am
Where:		The Upright Citizens Brigade (307 W 26th St between 8th and 9th Aves)
Cost:		$5

Co-written and starring Hallie Haglund (Stiles '05) "Catch a Rising Star(s)" is the silly, heartwarming story of two small town actors with one night to make it in the big city. It's offbeat and quirky, and one of the few comedy shows you can see with your whole family! And ...

By Hallie Haglund | 12.01.08 | Read

Yale Football book author Sam Rubin '95 at Harvard-Yale Movie

When:		December 5, 2008 8:00pm-10:00pm
Where:		Film Forum West Houston Street (W of 6th Ave.)
Cost:		varies

Q&A with Sam Rubin '95, author of the book Yale Football and editor of the Yale Football News, and director Kevin Rafferty after the 7:50 p.m. showing of the movie "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" about the 1968 Yale-Harvard game.

By Sam Rubin | 12.01.08 | Read

Movie & Cocktails to Benefit CARE!

When:		December 6, 2008 4:00pm-7:30pm
Where:		Monkey Town (www.monkeytownhq.com/about.html) 58 N. 3rd St (between Wyeth and Kent) Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Cost:		$15

"A Powerful Noise" (www.apowerfulnoise.org) had its world premiere at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Since then, this documentary film about women overcoming tremendous challenges associated with poverty and discrimination has been touring around the world. Young Professionals for CARE brings the film to you at a funky bar ...

By Alice McCarthy | 12.01.08 | Read

Alternative Investment Face2Face Cocktail Event

When:		December 9, 2008 7:00pm-7:03pm
Where:		Pop Lounge located at 14 East 58th Street New York, NY 10022
Cost:		15

By tristan gitman | 12.04.08 | Read

Finding Your Grrr: Holistic Self-Defense

When:		December 10, 2008 7:30pm-9:30pm
Where:		One Taste NY, 196 Grand St, New York, NY
Cost:		$35

By Diana Adams | 12.01.08 | Read

Yale GALA Pre-25th Anniversary Party

When:		December 12, 2008 7:00pm-10:00pm
Where:		Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue, New York City
Cost:		$20 Suggested Donation

Yale GALA and Mickey Dobbs invite you to join them in celebrating Mickey's birthday, Yale GALAs 25th Anniversary and Moving Theaters residency at the Park Avenue Armory Friday, December 12, 2008 7-10 PM Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue, New York City Featuring performances by Moving ...

By Nicholas Lewis | 12.03.08 | Read

Yale School of Music presents Messiaen at Carnegie Hall

When:		December 14, 2008 8:30pm
Where:		Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall

By Jenny Chavira | 12.16.08 | Read

Public Service and Social Justice Committee Meeting

When:		December 16, 2008 6:45pm-7:45pm
Where:		Ashiya Sushi 167 First Avenue (btwn 10th and 11th Street)
Cost:		1/2 price sushi

Agenda I. Finalizing January project to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday II. Selecting February project and Team Leaders III. Progress of Tango & Tapas Fundraising Event to benefit the Children's Defense Fund IV. Final Comments/Suggestions

By Amanda Taffy | 12.07.08 | Read

Judeo-Spanish Rock: December 21st

When:		December 21, 2008 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:		Le Poisson Rouge, NYC 158 Bleeker Street
Cost:		$15 advance/$18 door

Sarah Aroeste www.saraharoeste.com Judeo-Spanish Rock: December 21st Yale Alum Sarah Aroeste Silverman '98 will open for the New York Sephardic Music Festival on Sunday, Dec 21st at the music club Le Poisson Rouge. The Sarah Aroeste Band fuses traditional Sephardic Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) folk songs ...

By Sarah Aroeste Silverman | 12.01.08 | Read

All-Ivy & Friends LGBT Alumni End-of-Year Mixer

When:		December 28, 2008 8:00pm-10:00pm
Where:		HK Lounge, 405 W 39th Street (entrance on 39th St. just West of 9th Ave)
Cost:		$5

All-Ivy & Friends LGBT Alumni End-of-Year Mixer in NYC WHEN: Sunday, December 28, 2008 (Note: Not the usual night)8:00-10 PM (and into the late evening) WHERE: HK Lounge, 405 W 39th Street (entrance on 39th St just West of 9th Ave ) COST $5 Cover ...

By Nicholas Lewis | 12.03.08 | Read