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Yale Alumni Happy Hour

When:		February 1, 2005 6:30pm-9:30pm
Where:		Le Colonial 149 East 57th Street (between Lexington and 3rd Ave.) New York, New York 10022 Phone: 212.752.0808

Dear fellow Yalies, You're cordially invited to the inaugural Yale Alumni Happy Hour in New York City on February 1 at Le Colonial! While the Yale Club of New York offers some opportunities to get together, many of those activities are for members only. This new series of Happy Hour ...

By My Luu | 01.22.05 | Read

Green Corps Benefit House Party

When:		February 3, 2005 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:		40 E. 88th St, between Madison and Central Park , home of Adam de Havanon '01
Cost:		Suggested Donation: $50

Enjoy an open bar, wines from the Burgundy region, and hors d'oevres. Better yet, meet or reconnect with the Elis who have become environmentalists and progressive activists, working to shape the future of the left. Best of all, contribute to an organization that handpicks future leaders and trains them intensively ...

By Diana Adams | 01.31.05 | Read

Jessica M. Kaufman's ('95) photography show at Stain Bar

When:		February 3, 2005 7:00pm-11:00pm
Where:		Stain Bar, 766 Grand Street, Brooklyn NY (L to Grand, one block west)
Cost:		free

The first Thursday of each month, Stain celebrates the new artist on our walls. This month we are proud to showcase the works of a Yale alum, JESSICA M. KAUFMAN, showing large format photographs she took of Stain's renovation. Stain, a new wine lounge in Williamsburg, has been the creation ...

By krista madsen | 02.02.05 | Read

Come Support New Haven Mayor John DeStefano in his run for Governor of CT

When:		February 8, 2005 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:		Manhattan, RSVP for details.

The Mayor will speak around 8pm. New Haven cuisine (pizza!) will be imported for the event. This is a fundraiser. Suggested donation is $100 per person. Please RSVP to Melora Krebs-Carter at 203.494.4727 or This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

By Melora Krebs-Carter | 03.01.05 | Read

SPEAKEASY: A new literary Open Mic at Stain Bar

When:		February 8, 2005 8:00pm-10:00pm
Where:		Stain Bar 766 Grand Street, Brooklyn NY (L to Grand, one block west)
Cost:		free

Calling all readers/writers for our new literary open mic. The first one is TUESDAY, Feb. 8, 8 p.m., hosted by a writer new to town, Robert Rapoport. This will probably continue in the future on the first Tuesdays of the month. Spoken word, poetry, fiction, essays, whatever you've written ...

By krista madsen | 02.02.05 | Read

The Yale Club of NYC Prospective Member Reception

When:		February 10, 2005 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where:		The Yale Club of New York City 50 Vanderbilt Avenue

Yale alumni are invited to mingle with fellow alumni, tour the clubhouse and enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Representatives from the Club's athletic facilities, restaurants and Activities Committee will be on hand to answer any questions.

By Timothy Hill | 02.03.05 | Read

Boozy: The Life, Death, and Subsequent Vilification of Le Corbusier and Robert Moses (Featuring the Urban Planning Players)

When:		February 12, 2005 8:00pm-9:30pm
Where:		Ohio Theatre - 66 Wooster St
Cost:		www.lesfreres.org/boozy

The Freedom Tower? The West Side Stadium? New York architecture needs a swift kick in the ass. This February, Les Freres Corbusier finally puts the punk rock back into urban planning: Amidst a blaze of streaming media, ridiculous choreography, and dozens of live fornicating rabbits, a desperate battle is waged ...

By Aaron Lemon-Strauss | 12.09.04 | Read

BLOODY VALENTINES: the Feb 13th bash

When:		February 13, 2005 8:00pm
Where:		Stain Bar, 766 Grand Street, Brooklyn NY (L to Grand, one block west)
Cost:		no cover

BLOODY VALENTINES!, Sunday Feb 13th, Stain's alternative to candy hearts and romantic goo. Not that we have any problem with that, but wouldn't it be more fun to celebrate with: fake blood, a biting booth, the music of My Bloody Valentine and other spooky/dark tracks, red drink specials and snacks, ...

By krista madsen | 02.02.05 | Read

Boomie Aglietti Returns

When:		February 18, 2005 10:00pm-11:00pm
Where:		The Tank (432 W. 42nd St., b/t 9th and 10th).
Cost:		$5

Returning from LA for one night only, Boomie Aglietti performs his ever-changing one-man show at the Tank one final time. His intelligent absurdism, the hallmark of his razor-sharp writing, breathes life into a fresh set of delusional, self-absorbed oddballs.

By Boomie Aglietti | 02.16.05 | Read

Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor

When:		February 20, 2005 1:30pm-3:30pm
Where:		Donnell Library 20 West 53rd Street
Cost:		FREE!

New York Opera Forum presents a concert version of Donizetti's great opera "Lucia di Lammermoor". Featuring Kim Stanford (CC '01) in the title role.

By Kim Stanford | 02.12.05 | Read

Swell Mob Concert in E. Village

When:		February 25, 2005 9:30pm-10:30pm
Where:		The Continental 25 Third Avenue (bet. St. Marks Place & 9th St.)

Swell Mob Original pop-rock music featuring former members of Yale band Blue Fountain Diner. Swell Mob is... Seth Searls (MC 98) vocals, saxophone Keith Meatto (ES 97) guitar, vocals Mike Espar (MC 98) keyboards, electronics, vocals

By Keith Meatto | 02.24.05 | Read