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Daphne Uviller '93 reading at KGB

When:   March 1, 2009 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   KGB Bar, 85 East 4th Street, between 2nd Ave and the Bowery (F to 2nd Ave; 6 to Bleecker)
Cost:   FREE!
 
Daphne Uviller reads from her debut novel, Super in the City, an urban caper about a Walter Mitty-ish young woman who becomes the super of her parents' Greenwich Village building. Featured in this week's People magazine! KGB Bar= cozy salon, dim lights, cash bar. Come join us!
By Daphne Uviller | 02.20.09 | Read

March 6th Yale Film Event in NYC: "Reunion"

When:   March 6, 2009 5:30pm-11:30pm
Where:   Film World Premiere - "Reunion"
The Quad Cinema
34 W. 13th Street (betw 5th and 6th Ave)
New York, NY 10011
Cost:   $11
 
You are invited to the World Premiere of "Reunion" & Private Parties      Written and Directed by Alan Hruska, Yale College '55, Yale Law '58Film Plot: A group of Yale Alumni, all members of a secret society, meet years after graduation to explore and rationalize - who they have become. ...
By Ingrid Stabb | 02.26.09 | Read

The Public Service Committee/Social Justice and the HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE Volunteer Opportunity

When:   March 7, 2009 9:15am
Where:   Harlem Children's Zone
Two shifts: 9:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Cost:   No Charge
 
The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is honored to partner with the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), in its quest to end poverty in Harlem and the United States.  On March 7, 2009, select volunteers will read to toddlers (ages 1-3) and their families and also ...
By Jenny Chavira | 03.03.09 | Read

Leonia Chamber Musicians Concert

When:   March 8, 2009 7:30pm-9:30pm
Where:   All Saints Episcopal Church, 150 Park Avenue in Leonia,NJ
Cost:   $15, Seniors $10, Students under 18 are free.
 
The Leonia Chamber Musicians will present their final concert of the 35th season on Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 7:30 pm in the All Saints Episcopal Church, 150 Park Avenue in Leonia,NJ The program will include music of Mendelssohn (in honor of his 200th birthday), Danzi, Mozart, Saint-Saens ...
By Daryl Goldberg | 02.17.09 | Read

Yale Entrepreneurs in Action - An event co-sponsored by the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute and the YAAMNY Education Committee

When:   March 10, 2009 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:   Yale Club of New York City
50 Vanderbilt Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Cost:   $10.00
 

Yale Alumni: Join the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute and YAAMNY for a reception featuring Yale Student and Alumni Startups. Network with Yalies who are entrepreneurs, investors, or just interested in entrepreneurship. Featuring short presentations from several alumni and current Yale student startups including:
PickTeams
TwigTek
WakeSmart
Academic Earth

There is a $10 cover charge, which includes hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer.
Please RSVP at https://maestropay.com/go/yei/nyc

Edited by Jenny Chavira | 03.05.09 | Read

Times 365:24:7 - An up-to-the-minute multimedia performance about the fleeting nature of the news

When:   March 13, 2009 8:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   The Brick Theater
575 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg
L to Lorimer/G to Metropolitan - 1/2 block from subway
(only 10 minutes from lower Manhattan)

March 13 - April 11 Thur - Sat 8pm $18
Fri 3/13 & Sat 3/14 8pm $10

To buy tickets: www.bricktheater.com
Cost:   $18
 
From real and imagined perspectives of the subjects, creators and audience of the news, TIMES 365:24:7 negotiates fact and fiction to focus on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the economic global meltdown, and the mainstay of much contemporary journalism, local stories.  An immersive and technological theatrical experience that simulates the daily bombardment of the ...
By Anna G. Jones | 02.12.09 | Read

Shai Wosner, piano

When:   March 14, 2009 8:00pm
Where:   92nd Street Y
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, NY
Cost:   $24/$19 for Yale alumni
 
Yale alumni save 50%! Wosner gave "a knockout performance that left the audience screaming."Boston Globe SCHUMANN: Nachtstücke, Op. 23 DEBUSSY: Préludes, Book 1 SCHUMANN: Carnaval, Op. 9 Get tickets at www.92Y.org/concerts  
By Clement So | 03.11.09 | Read

CALLING ALL GAY WOMEN: ST. PATRICKS AT RUBY SUNDAY'S

When:   March 15, 2009 4:00pm-8:00pm
Where:   LE ROYALE
21 7th Avenue South @ Bedford and LeRoy
DOWNSTAIRS
Cost:   FREE
 
GAY WOMEN CELEBRATE ST. PATRICKS IRISH AND DANCE MUSIC BRING FRIENDS, MAKE NEW FRIENDS!  
By Margaret Graham | 03.07.09 | Read

TARTUFFE at The Pearl Theatre Company

When:   March 17-April 19, 2009
Where:   The Pearl Theatre Company
80 St. Marks Place
NYC 10003
at the corner of 1st Avenue

www.pearltheatre.org
Cost:   $10-$55
 
  THE PEARL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to present the fourth production of its 25th Anniversary Season; Molières riotous comedy Tartuffe.  Preview performances begin March 17, 2009. Opening night is March 30, 2009.   This wickedly gleeful comedy offers the story of the hypocritical Tartuffe and his designs on ...
By Shira Beckerman | 02.17.09 | Read

Decorative Cast-Iron Work: History and Preservation

When:   March 18, 2009 6:30pm
Where:   Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
(212) 534-1672
www.mcny.org
Cost:   $9.00
 
In honor of the Museum's new exhibition, Stoops of Manhattan--Railings & Shadows, join the artist Andrew Berrien Jones (Yale Law, 1985), in a discussion of the stylistic history of cast-iron architectural decorations and the preservation issues they present, with Richard Pieper, Director of Preservation, Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, Inc.: ...
By Andrew Jones | 03.05.09 | Read

Public Service-Social Justice Cmte Meeting/ AD HOC CMTE (2 Part Meeting)

When:   March 18, 2009 6:45pm
Where:   Ashiya Sushi
167 First Avenue (Btwn 10th and 11th Streets)
New York, NY 10003
Cost:   1/2 price sushi
 
AGENDA - 2 PARTS PART I (6:45-7:45) I. Discussing Harlem Children's Zone Project (Team Leader -Rana Emerson) II. Selecting April & May Projects III.  Progress of  Juvenile Justice Reform Project  with Mayor Booker's Office (Newark, NJ) IV. Conclusions/Miscellaneous PART 2 of Meeting( 7:45pm-8:45) --AD HOC CMTE  RE YALE WEEKEND OF SERVICE   I....
By Amanda Taffy | 03.02.09 | Read

YAAMNY Arts & Entertainment Committee Meeting

When:   March 22, 2009 2:30pm
Where:   Ashiya Sushi, 167 First Avenue (btw 10 &11th st)
 

As the new chair of the A&E Committee, I'm pleased to announce our first committee meeting on Sunday, March 22, 2009. We already have some exciting theatrical, artistic and cultural events to organize and promote. Come with your ideas, and feel free to invite fellow alums who might be interested in joining the committee.

RSVP directly to me at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

Look forward to seeing you then!
Sibile Morency '05

By Jenny Chavira | 03.12.09 | Read

Yale Alumni of the '90s Party on March 24th -- Last chance to get your ticket(s)!

When:   March 24, 2009 6:30pm-9:30pm
Where:   Retreat Lounge
37 West 17th Street (bet. 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY
Cost:   $11
 
It's almost spring! To kick it off, YAAMNY is organizing the first of a series of events to bring together alumni from various decades. The first one will focus on alumni from Yale College and the graduate/professional schools who graduated in the 90s.
 
This is a great opportunity to re-connect with folks from your class as well as meet others who were on campus the same time as you. There will be drinks specials and complimentary happy hour appetizers.
 
Recent YAAMNY social events sold out, so secure your ticket(s) on the following site:
 
Looking forward to seeing you on March 24th!
 
Your co-hosts,
David Adelman, '95 TD
Emily Bell, '99 JE
Nick Desjardins, '94 CC (and SOM '06)
Karen DiYanni, MUS '96
Dina Friedman, LAW '93
Lynn Harris, '90 SM
Stacey Hightower, SOM '98
Cathy Kunkemueller, '90 PC
Elvis Lewis III, '93 DC
Hyon Lim, SOM '99
My Luu, '96 SM
Ceu Martinez, ARCH '98
Anittah Patrick, '99 JE
Kishma Tilley, '97 SM
 
P.S. If you'd like to be a co-host for your Yale class or school at this party, please contact My at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . Co-hosts are responsible for promoting the event to classmates and other Yale friends in NYC or helping register attendees on the evening of the event.
By Jenny Chavira | 03.19.09 | Read

Daphne Uviller '93 reading at Mercantile Library

When:   March 25, 2009 7:00pm-8:00pm
Where:   Mercantile Library
17 East 47th Street, between Fifth and Madison, NYC
Cost:   Free
 
Native New Yorker Daphne Uviller reads from her debut novel, Super in the City. Super is an urban caper about a Walter Mitty-ish young woman who suddenly becomes the super of her parents' Greenwich Village building. The Wall Street Journal called Super "witty and piquant;" People magazine called it "fun......
By Daphne Uviller | 03.02.09 | Read