The Educational Programs and Arts & Entertainment Committees of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY), in collaboration with the 6BC Botanical Garden, present an afternoon out of doors concert by violinist Qi Cao of the Yale School of Music on Sunday. Qi Cao will present a series of pieces on aspects of love from friendship to patriotism to amorous encounters to spiritual love scored by the greatest composers of musical history.

Register today at http://yaamny-6bc-qicao.eventbrite.com/. All are welcome including friends and family. There is limited seating available in the garden. Attendees will be encouraged to enjoy the garden and partake in the music from any area of the garden. Pre-registration is required. Due to the intimate scale of this gorgeous space, tickets are very limited. This concert will continue rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, Qi will perform at the black box theater not far from 6BC at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, at 113-A 2nd Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets.

Qi Cao is a second year master's student at the Yale School of Music, studying with Hyo Kang. She was the winner of the senior violin category and the overall grand prize winner in CT- American Strings Teaching Association Music Competition and the first prize winner of the artist category in the National Piano and Violin Competition in Singapore. In the Gisborne music Competition in New Zealand, she was awarded a special prize, "International String Player Award". In July 2007, at the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Institute in Washington D.C, she won the Concerto Competition and performed Paganini's Violin Concerto No.1 with the SMI Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. For a more complete bio, please see the YAAMNY website.

If you have any questions, please e-mail the Educational Programs Committee at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

PRICE REDUCED!
Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York,  Yale University School of Management - New York Alumni Group, Cornell University Johnson School - Alumni Club of New York,  &  MBA Corps are Honored to Present:

Mr. James E. Fuchs, President, Silver Shield Foundation (founded by George Steinbrenner)
Yale Class of 1950, 1948 & 1952 Olympic Medalist, World Record Holder, Serial Chief Executive Officer
&
Mr. Charles Moore, Executive Director, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (founded by Actor Paul Newman)
Cornell Class of 1951, 1952 Olympic Gold Medalist, Serial Chief Executive Officer

For a Fireside Chat Regarding Philanthropy, Business and Athletics: Common Threads, Uncommon Achievements, Upcoming Challenges

James E. Fuchs and Charles Moore were exceptional athletes who went on to lead numerous corporations through outstanding business careers.  Today we find them at the helm of two philanthropies making important contributions to improve our world.  We hope you can join us for what is sure to be an enjoyable evening. REGISTER NOW! Yale alumni may register at the member price of $15 at:  http://www.mbacorps.org/events/events.asp

Mr. Fuchs and Mr. Moore will discuss:
- Philanthropy, Business and Athletics: The Common Qualities and Strategies Leading to Success
- Growing and Operating a Philanthropy
- Working with a Major Philanthropy's Famous Founder  (George Steinbrenner, Principal Owner of the New York Yankees franchise, and Actor Paul Newman)
- Fruitfully Applying the Lessons Learned in One Pursuit to Another
- Insightful and enjoyable anecdotes about succeeding on the most competitive corporate and athletic playing fields
- Succession Planning, and Preventing Philanthropic Mission Drift

Program:
6:30 to 7:00 Cocktail Reception and Networking
7:00 to 8:00 Remarks and Q&A
8:00 to 8:30 Cocktail Reception and Networking

Fleur de Lis. Constant Bliss. Vermont Shepherd. Pleasant Ridge Reserve. Allow us a moment to put our right hands over our hearts. These are some of the world's best cheeses, and they're proudly, lovingly made in the U.S.A.

Liz Thorpe, VP of Murray's Cheese and author of the recently released The Cheese Chronicles (and Yale '00), conducts a guided tour and tasting of these and other luscious, mouthful American originals. By and large, the cheesemakers have learned their crafts from the masters of Europe, and brought it here, where a different and unique terroir has given us another reason to love America.

Enjoy this delicious cheese tasting with other Yalies on October 28th.  Sparkling wine, bread, dried fruit and nuts will be served as well. Register quickly at http://yaamnycheese.eventbrite.com - Cheese Class size is limited, so register before tickets sell out!

Edwin Cameron, the 2009-10 recipient of the Brudner Prize, is a Justice of the Constitutional Court, South Africa’s highest court, as well as a human rights lawyer, an author, and a Rhodes Scholar. For a full biography and event details, please see the link below.

The Brudner prize at Yale, named for James Robert Brudner '83 and established in 2000, is awarded annually to an accomplished scholar or activist whose work has made significant contributions to the understanding of LGBT issues or furthered the tolerance of LGBT people.

Yale Football Invades NYC - Yale @ Columbia!

The bulldogs continue their run for another Ivy Championship with a visit to Columbia... just a quick subway ride uptown. YAAMNY will be rocking the visitor section! Just $10 gets you a ticket + mini-tailgate if you register early, and just $15 afterward! Columbia's Wien Stadium was featured in Sports Illustrated as one of the most beautiful places in the country to watch a football game. We are organizing a section in the visitor stands, as well as a mini-tailgate before the game at noon. Just $10 for the ticket + mini-tailgate (with some refreshments) if you register this week... still just $15 after that! What a deal! We'll send out the meetup/tailgate location closer to gametime.

Click here for event registration and more details: http://yale-columbia-football.eventbrite.com/

If interested in helping to organize this or other Yale/NYC sports events, please contact Mike Jacobs at . See website for driving & subway directions.

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is proud to join the Prospect Park Volunteer Corps in their 28th Annual Halloween Haunted Walk & Carnival. We are looking for Carnival Game Leaders to assist Prospect Park staff as they run the Carnival Games and hand out candy to all the children an the end of each game as well as other related activities such as face painting for the children.

The shifts are as follows:
Volunteer Shift A: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Volunteer Shift B: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Actual Event Time: 12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM

If you wish to register, or for further information, please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . Additional information can be found at Prospect Park Halloween Haunted Walk & Carnival.

The Educational Programs and Arts & Entertainment Committees of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY), in collaboration with the 6BC Botanical Garden, present an afternoon out of doors concert by violinist Jae-Won Bang of the Yale School of Music.

Register today: http://yaamny-6bc-jaewonbang.eventbrite.com/. All are welcome including friends and family. There is limited seating available in the garden. Attendees will be encouraged to enjoy the garden and partake in the music from any area of the garden. Pre-registration is required. Due to the intimate scale of this gorgeous space, tickets are very limited. This concert will continue rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, Jae-Won will perform at the black box theater not far from 6BC at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, at 113-A 2nd Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets.

Korean-Canadian violinist Jae-Won Bang has been playing the violin since the age of five. At age thirteen, she made her orchestral debut performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the White Rock Festival Orchestra in Canada. She has participated in numerous festivals and workshops such as the Domaine Forget Chamber Music Session and the Morningside Music Bridge in Canada, Mozarteum Summer Academy in Salzburg , the Encore School for Strings in Ohio, Sarasota Music Festival in Florida, Kneisel Hall Festival in Maine and the New York Strings Orchestra Seminar at Carnegie Hall. As a chamber musician she has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Martin Chalifour, Steven Dann, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Amiram Ganz, Ronald Leonard and Arnold Steinhardt and has also actively participated in the Maestro Foundation's Chamber Music Academy for several seasons. Jae-Won is currently pursuing her Master of Music degree at the Yale School of Music with Ani Kavafian. For a more complete bio, see the YAAMNY website.

If you have any questions, please e-mail the Educational Programs Committee at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

The Educational Programs and Arts & Entertainment Committees of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY), in collaboration with the Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, present acclaimed poet and librettist, Yale professor, President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and Editor of The Yale Review J.D. McClatchy '74 PhD at the black box theater at 113-A 2nd Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets, in the East Village. He will speak on "The Poet as Librettist." This talk will address the literary and practical business of putting an opera together--in the midst of clashing personalities, slashed budgets, crazy directors and temperamental singers.

Register now for tomorrow's program: http://yaamny-gmtwp-jdmcclatchy.eventbrite.com/. Tickets are strictly limited.

YAAMNY and Weil & Wein are excited to offer a workshop designed to help professionals in career transition to be flexible thinkers and identify alternative career paths - taking into account their natural preferences and actual experiences.

The goal is to give participants a game plan to jump-start their career re-entry and achieve their professional goals. Additionally, the workshop will touch on re-packaging oneself, envisioning the ideal job, starting a business, and networking. The workshop will be led by prior Wall Street executives and career coaches Susan Weil (SOM '88) and Terri Wein. For more information about their services, visit www.weilandwein.com or contact them at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  or 917-538-3505.

This event is limited to 12 participants, so please register soon! http://yaamnywallstreet.eventbrite.com/

Welcome to YAAMNY social events! This 80s/90s party is a great opportunity to re-connect with folks from your class (whether Yale College or one of the graduate/professional schools) as well as meet others who were on campus at the same time as you. If you haven't kept in touch with many Yalies, you will feel right at home at this event as the co-hosts will be happy to introduce you to other folks and help you make new friends.

So come join us and enjoy complimentary appetizers and drink specials at a fabulous New York City location with other Yalies from your era.

Register today at http://yaamny80s90sparty.eventbrite.com for only $11 a ticket before tickets sell out!

Looking forward to seeing you on November 10!

Your co-hosts,

Abby Burman '87

Karen DiYanni MUS '96

Tim Harkness '87

Bob Karetsky '89

Audrey Leibovich '97

Hyon Lim SOM '99

My Luu '96

Tamara Mack-Lowe '97

Pamela Weinstock '89, and others!

If you're interesting in being a co-host for this event -- mainly to help spread the word among your classmates -- please contact Audrey at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York in collaboration with Insider Expeditions presents After Hours at Tracy Williams with artist Alyssa Pheobus '04.

Join Ms. Phoebus (ES '04) for an intimate after-hours discussion and aperitif inside the prestigious West Village gallery on the occasion of her solo exhibition. Alyssa Pheobus' stunning large-scale pencil drawings excavate the lyrics of love songs. Elegant in their execution, these handmade text drawings resemble machine-stitched fabric. A native of Frederick, Maryland, Pheobus earned a BA from Yale in 2004 and an MFA from Columbia in 2008. Her awards include a 2009 NYFA Fellowship in Printmaking, Drawing and Books Arts; a 2008-09 Workspace Residency at Dieu Donné; and a full fellowship to attend the Yale in Norfolk residency program. Her work has been featured in shows at Bellwether Gallery, Dieu Donne, and Deitch Studios, and in print in The New York Times and Art in America. She is currently preparing for her second New York solo exhibition at Tracy Williams Ltd.

Share an evening of drink and discussion with this exciting young artist. Enjoy the work on display in this unique setting, and an engaging discussion of Ms. Pheobus' methods and motives. Early registration $10, or $15 after November 2. Space is limited, and we expect this exclusive after-hours event to sell-out. Register today at http://artwalk-pheobus.eventbrite.com.

**If you are able to bring your own camera and take pictures during the event, you can attend for free. Please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

YAAMNY is excited to tell you about this Global Sourcing conference that has established itself as the thought leadership forum covering various facets of outsourcing and globalization.

Crafted for business leaders charged with strengthening their organization, improving competitiveness and increasing profit margins in an economy that has undergone significant structural changes, GSFE is a unique opportunity for decision-makers to evaluate global sourcing offerings, discuss strategies and trends with sourcing experts and practitioners, exchange best practices and gain insights to successfully source, manage and deliver global services.

In the Global Connections Expo, you can travel the world exploring established and emerging global outsourcing destinations, visit over 25 countries to meet top service providers, evaluate global ITO/BPO services and solutions, and liaise with government officials, all in just 2 days under one roof. This is an ROI opportunity your budget definitely CAN afford!

Register Today at http://www.globalsourcingforum.com?utm_campaign=YALE09! YAAMNY members receive 20% off Conference passes with CODE: YALE09. Check back in early November for information regarding a Yale reception at conference.

Co-sponsored by Bottlenotes.com and the YAAMNY Social Activities Committee

Please join Kim Donaldson '89 and Alyssa Rapp '00, co-founders of Bottlenotes.com, for a tasting of 80+ fabulous wines from five continents, plus Artisanal Cheese, charcuterie, chocolate, cigars and even pickles from Yale alum Rick Fields! There will be a special seating area for Yale alumni.

5:30 VIP/Press tasting
6:30-8:30 General tasting

Tickets:
$50 earlybird (limited quantity)
$60 in advance (before 2:00p.m. on 11/13)
$75 at the door
$125 VIP ticket including private tasting hour with exclusive Champagne/Sparkling tasting and reserved seating area throughout event.

Yale Alums can get $10 off tickets by using the code ELI at checkout. Register today at: www.bottlenotes.com/80sips

THIS EVENT HAS FILLED UP---A BIG THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SIGNED UP WEEKS IN ADVANCE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FELLOW NEW YORKERS!

Please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  for further information and/or to confirm attendance.

The Game is Saturday, Nov 21 @ noon, but come at 10 a.m. for a free alumni "tailgate"! YAAMNY will be hosting a gathering for alumni from New York in the AYA's Alumni Village in Hospitality Village. The best part is...it's FREE!

Look for the YAAMNY table in the AYA's Alumni Village. Free for all alumni, and guests are welcome! Children's activities, raffle, and free refreshments - quantities limited, so come early. Co-sponsored by the Association of Yale Alumni and the Yale Bookstore.

For free admission to this alumni gathering, simply print out this form, fill it out, and be sure to bring it with you on the 21st! When you get to the AYA Alumni Village, look for the YAAMNY table, around which alumni from New York are encouraged to gather.

http://aya.yale.edu/classes/Harvard%20Flyer%2009%20final.pdf

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For tickets to the Game itself, you can order them directly from Yale: http://yalebulldogs.com/information/tickets/football or call (203) 432-1400.

Please note that parking is ONLY available in advance. There is no longer any general admission parking. Details here: http://www.yalebulldogs.com/information/the_game/index.

Please note that because of this opportunity, YAAMNY will no longer be hosting a separate tailgate. Fees collected for that will be refunded.

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York wishes to invite you to our upcoming meeting. We are always looking for projects that inspire alumni to serve their community. Please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  for further information.

Agenda
I. Discussion of Previous Events -- International Coastal Clean Up in Prospect Park  and Rock the Boat Regatta
II. Review of Upcoming Events -- Halloween in Prospect Park (October) and St. Xavier's Soup Kitchen (November)
III. Selection of December and January Projects.
IV. Update on Newark Juvenile Justice Project.

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee would like to invite everyone to our monthly meeting. If you are interested in Public Service or Social Justice Projects, we would love to have you join us. We have many exciting ideas and opportunities to get involved! If you have any questions, please email: Anne Nakaoka Moss: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Agenda:
I. Discussion of Previous Events: Halloween in Prospect Park
II. Review Upcoming Events: St Xavier's Soup Kitchen in November and January
III. Selection of December and January Projects
IV. Update on Newark Juvenile Justice Project
V. Discussion about Yale Day of Service 2010 (May 15)

The Educational Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is engaged in planning educational enrichment programs for New York City area alumni. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, engaging, and intellectually stimulating programs with fellow Yale alumni, you are warmly invited to the join the Committee. If you would like to join, please contact the Committee at:  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript All are welcome.  

The YAAMNY Arts & Entertainment Committee strives to provide a forum where alumni can enjoy, share in, and learn from leading practicioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts, and support alumni in the arts, through regular presentations and events that will offer opportunities for networking and performance.

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.

All are welcome. Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

The Educational Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is engaged in planning educational enrichment programs for New York City area alumni. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, engaging, and intellectually stimulating programs with fellow Yale alumni, you are warmly invited to the join the Committee. If you would like to join, please contact the Committee at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . All are welcome.