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National Real Estate Conference at Yale University April 4, 2008

When:		April 4, 2008 8:00am-6:00pm
Where:		Yale University
Cost:		$125

We would like to extend an invitation to all Yale alumni to participate in the National Real Estate Conference which will be held at Yale University on Friday, April 4, 2008, hosted by the Yale Alumni Real Estate Association (YAREA). This one-day conference will bring together real estate industry leaders, ...

By Allyson Bowen | 03.03.08 | Read

Episcopal Church at Yale Evensong in NYC

When:		April 4, 2008 6:00pm-7:30pm
Where:		Grace Church (Broadway and 10th St.)
Cost:		Suggested donation $20 for recent graduates, $60 for older graduates

The Episcopal Church at Yale is the largest Protestant chaplaincy at Yale University, with nearly 250 student and faculty members drawn from Yale College and the Yale Graduate and Professional Schools. On Friday, April 4th at 6 p.m., members of this vibrant ministry's Chapel Choir will offer an ...

By Andrew Homan | 03.23.08 | Read

Second Annual Alexander Capelluto Foundation Fundraiser

When:		April 4-5, 2008
Where:		Yale Club of NY - Tap Room Tickets available at www.alexcap.org (click on the Donate Now tab)
Cost:		$55 online, $65 at the door

Please join us for the second annual Alexander Capelluto Foundation Fundraiser April 4, 2008 at 9:30pm - 12:30am Who We Are: ACF (www.alexcap.org) is an organization founded in memory of Alex Capelluto, a 20-year old at Yale who was struck and killed by a truck as he ...

By Katherine Capelluto | 03.03.08 | Read

The Panda Is Not My Friend

When:		April 6, 2008 5:30pm-7:00pm
Where:		Don't Tell Mama Cabaret and Piano Bar 343 West 46th St New York, NY
Cost:		10

Lively Productions presents.... The Panda is Not My Friend A Cabaret of New Musical Theatre Songs Directed By Ethan Heard Music Directed By Lindsay Weiner Produced by Lisa Siciliano and Allison Goldberg Starring: Ian Anthony, Glenton Davis, Katie Gassert, Allison Goldberg, Ethan Heard, Aaron Lee Lambert, Auri Marcus, Andy Sandberg, ...

By Lisa Siciliano | 03.24.08 | Read

Floating Brothel

When:		April 9, 2008 9:30pm-10:40pm
Where:		The Tank @ Collective:Unconscious
Cost:		$10

Created by Megan Campisi, Loren Fenton, Kevin Lapin, Liz Vacco, and Ben Vershbow A down-on-her luck country girl, a thirteen-year old prostitute and a high-class con artist, along with 200 other female convicts, are shipped to the crowns all-male penal colony in Australia. Performed by five actors on a 3 ...

By Liz Vacco | 03.20.08 | Read

City Year New York fundraiser April 10th

When:		April 10, 2008 6:00pm-10:00pm
Where:		Prince George Ballroom, 15 East 27th Street, New York City
Cost:		$100

Join the City Year New York Associate Board for an evening to benefit City Year's work in New York City's public schools. City Year is an AmeriCorps program that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the ...

By Christine Bader | 03.08.08 | Read

Yale Healthcare 2008 Conference

When:		April 11, 2008 8:00am-6:00pm
Where:		Omni Hotel, New Haven, CT
Cost:		$80

Please join us for the fourth annual Yale School of Management healthcare conference, to be held on Friday, April 11, 2008 at the Omni Hotel in New Haven.This years conference is entitled Whose Healthcare is it Anyway? Understanding the Patient as a Consumer and promises to offer a day ...

By Benjamin Elkins | 03.13.08 | Read

Yale Women's Tennis at Columbia

When:		April 11, 2008 2:00pm-5:00pm
Where:		Columbia University

The Yale women's tennis team plays an Ivy League match at Columbia.

Edited by paula silverman | 06.09.08 | Read

Judeo-Spanish Rock @ Drom, NYC April 12

When:		April 12, 2008 8:00pm-9:30pm
Where:		Drom 85 Avenue B (b/w 5th and 6th Streets), NYC
Cost:		$12

The Sarah Aroeste Band (featuring Sarah 'Aroeste' Silverman, Yale '98) fuses traditional Sephardic Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) folk songs with rock, funk, jazz and blues. With music that spans the Mediterranean in an exotic blend of East and West, Aroeste and her acclaimed int'l ethno-rock band combine flamenco melodies with Middle Eastern ...

By Sarah Silverman | 03.28.08 | Read

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GAME NIGHTS - Yale Invited!

When:		April 13, 2008 3:15pm-5:15pm
Where:		A week before each event, an Evite with the location will be sent to the Game Night e-mail list. To join, please e-mail your name, school, graduating year, and degree to J. Kwon, AB'93, at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript You are cordially invited to bring it on.
Cost:		Free

Are you game? Ply your knowledge and match wits with alumni from the University of Chicago and peer institutions at U Chicago's Game Night. Every two months or so, we meet at a bar to play a pre-announced board or parlor game. For the first 15 minutes, we meet and ...

By | 01.29.08 | Read

SEVEN

When:		April 13, 2008 8:00pm
Where:		Culture Project, 55 Mercer St., NY, NY, 10013
Cost:		$20.00

Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith, Susan Yankowitz - seven award-winning playwrights - have created a collaborative work for the theatre based upon personal interviews and oral histories of seven extraordinary women whose work benefits the citizens of their diverse cultures: Marina Pisklakova-Parker ...

By Susan Yankowitz | 03.09.08 | Read

When:		April 14, 2008 6:00pm-8:00pm
Cost:		FREE

Susan "Dr. Sue" Horowitz, Ph.D. www.drsue.com I will be appearing on two exciting panels on Theatre with famous co-panelists! Monday, April 14th 6:00pm to 8:00pm ; April 25, 10am-5pm 1. The Impact Of Jewish Culture On Broadway Theatre Monday, April 14th, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Times ...

By Susan Horowitz | 04.11.08 | Read

Arts and Entertainment Working Group April Committee Meeting

When:		April 14, 2008 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:		Half King Restaurant and Bar 505 W. 23rd Street (at 10 Ave) 212.462.4300 (dutch dinner)

Agenda

Invited: YAAMNY Arts and Entertainment Working Group

Follow Up on existing business
- Alberto to coordinate Hugo's reading
- Doreen to report on Panel Ideas
- Group follow up on Brainstorming ideas
  - Showcase of Alumi Talent / Yale Idol / Salon
    - alberto suggested a winter / holiday season time period
  - An Arts & entertainment Mixer
  - Master's Teas
  - Master Class Workshops
  - Host April 25 Band of Gypsies?
- Unfinished business
  - Specific learning from Harvard Alumni organizational activities
  - Follow up with
    - Yale in Hollywood run by Kevin Winston
    - Yale Cabaret in New York
    - Yale Mafia run by Phil Isaacs
  - assign owner of collecting venues http://yaamny.net/Venues
  - Assign Chair of Committee
  - Develope a Statement of Purpose for this working group
    - Connect Existing groups and initiatives among alumni
    - Develop Panels, Information exchanges
    - Produce 3-4 events a year.
Brainstorm YAAMNY Arts and Entertainment Programs
Ongoing Initiatives / Programs
- Set up weekly or bimonthly CYAN mailings with Tim Cooper
  - Set up subsite install? time to manage this?
- Open question: how to coordinate operational tasks in YAAMNY such as events, which run accross the programatic working groups such as arts, prfessional development and public service events
- Assign owner of Venues collection and relationships - http://yaamny.net/Venues
- Proposed venue for monthly meetings? assign reservations / booking

Action points

Map and Directions

The Half King (dutch dinner)

By Alberto Molina | 03.31.08 | Read

The Importance of Being Earnest at The Pearl Theatre Company

When:		April 15, 2008 7:00pm
Where:		80 St. Mark's Place at First Avenue - East Village
Cost:		$10-$50

Off-Broadway's preeminent classical repertory company The Pearl Theatre Company presents Oscar Wilde's sly send-up of the cucumber sandwich set, The Importance of Being Earnest. Directed by J.R. Sullivan and featuring members of The Pearl's Resident Acting Company, performances begin April 15 and run through the end of May. Tickets ...

By Shira Beckerman | 04.11.08 | Read

Nathaniel Rich (CC '02) reading from debut novel, The Mayor's Tongue

When:		April 17, 2008 7:00pm
Where:		April 17: Book Court, 163 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY--7pm Also: April 24: Barnes and Noble, 97 Warren Street, Tribeca, NY--7pm
Cost:		Free

I'll be reading from my novel, The Mayor's Tongue, published in April by Riverhead. Avilable at Amazon!

Edited by Alberto Molina | 04.10.08 | Read

Yale Jazz Ensemble Opens Mingus Birthday Celebration at the Iridium - April 22, 2008

When:		April 22, 2008 6:30pm-7:30pm
Where:		Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway at 51st Street
Cost:		$10

The Yale Jazz Ensemble, led by Music Director David M. Brandenburg, will open for the Mingus Big Band on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, Charles Mingus' birthday, at 6:30 pm at the Iridium Jazz Club (1650 Broadway at 51st Street). The Ensemble will be joined by special guest Niko Higgins, ...

By David Brandenburg | 04.11.08 | Read

The 2008 Yale Redpath Seminar: New Directions for Environmental Protection

When:		April 26, 2008 9:00am-5:00pm
Where:		Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC
Cost:		$75 Alumni; $50 Young Alumni

Now more than ever, fresh thinking and innovative solutions are needed for increasingly complex environmental issues -- from climate change to biodiversity to air and water pollution. What new approaches are business, academic, science, non-governmental organization (NGO), and public policy leaders taking to implement real and effective change? How can ...

Edited by Jenny Chavira | 03.28.08 | Read