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Minutes, Notes and Agendas

Editor's Note June 2008

Greetings,

It's Hot, Hot, Hot, and Yale's got new Colleges news, sports news and golf outings, and the Internet has political news, market news and even iPhone news. There are not 100, but 1,000 new things for you to know RIGHT NOW.

But all we're going to tell you in this YAAMNY newsletter is the 15 things your friends are doing in Arts and Entertainment (plus one picnic).

YAAMNY has recently hosted some terrific social events, and this month we have truly extraordinary Arts and Entertainment events brought to you by our incredibly talented, energetic and generous fellow alums.

I've always felt that the arts were one of the most special parts of the Yale experience that tended to get under supported in the alumni community. I hope this month marks a milestone in YAAMNY's small part to make that less so.

As always, the quality and breadth of the activities here depend on and are created thanks to YOU. Continue to check out YAAMNY.net for the latest kimchee, and don't miss the latest real estate steals and deals this month or the specially YAAMNY/YLAT picnic June 22!

Also, starting next month, Arts and Entertainment news will have its own DEDICATED monthly newsletter separate from the main monthly YAAMNY mailing. To sign up, to support, to participate, to collaborate with YAAMNY arts and entertainment alumni, visit the Arts and Entertainment group at http://yaamny.net/edit/Subscriptions.php.

Edited by Alberto Molina | 06.10.08 | Read

Announcements

Sam Zalutsky's (PC '92) Feature Film, You Belong to Me, released on DVD/Warner PPV on June 10

My first feature, a psychological thriller called You Belong to Me, will be released on DVD by Wolfe Releasing and on Warner Pay Per View on June 10. The film stars Daniel Sauli (The Sopranos, United 93) as a New York architect who is obsessed with René, a hot young ...

Edited by paula silverman | 06.08.08 | Read

Young Opera Series Goes Live

Hot for opera in the city? Check out a new series Kevin Lezak '93 has been making with fellow Yalie Dan Goldman '93. It's for PBS and New York's own, Channel thirteen -- all for art, rarefied, splendorous and lovely. New episodes will be posting every week throughout the summer....

Edited by paula silverman | 06.09.08 | Read

Coming June 10! "Distracted" - the book

Coming June 10! - Distracted - "a richly detailed and passionately argued... account of the travails facing an ADD society and how to reinvigorate a 'renaissance of attention'" - Publishers Weekly. Author and Boston Globe columnist Maggie Jackson's ('82) latest book details the steep costs to our epidemic attention-deficits while ...

Edited by paula silverman | 06.09.08 | Read

Jaradoa Theater

Jaradoa Theater is a company of professional theater artists--actors, directors, designers, writers--who serve through performance. Jaradoa's members are equally devoted to productions and performance-based outreach. We do theater that promotes mercy, beauty and truth in an environment where artists thrive, and use storytelling to address brokenness in our community. ...

Edited by Anika Larsen | 04.16.08 | Read

BEAUTIFY PROSPECT PARK Service Event

When:		July 26, 2008 10:00am-1:00pm
Where:		Prospect Park- Volunteers should gather at the Willink Entrance (next to the Lefferts Historic House) at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Ocean Avenue by 9:00 am.
Cost:		FREE

BEAUTIFY PROSPECT PARK: Make a Difference, Be a Yalie Volunteer and Enjoy FREE LUNCH/Picnic and Optional Free Nature Tour

audobon center prospect park Fellow alumns, Yale Brooklynites, family and friends join us in an effort to beautify Brooklyn's green gem. Spend 3 hours in the company of 25 Yale volunteers and help spruce up this amazing park (which includes weeding, shrubbing and cleaning). Enjoy a Free Nature Tour offered by Andrew Burgie, a Free Lunch/picnic and Recreational Sport compliments of YAAMNY. Volunteers are encouraged to invite family members and guests to any of the day's activities.

Celebrate a weekend in the city among old friends and new ones while rejoicing in the opportunity to engage in public service. Help us show we care!

Sponsored by the Public Service/Social Justice Committee

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

or just visit: http://yaamny.net/BEAUTIFY_PROSPECT_PARK_Service_Event

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Edited by Alberto Molina | 07.22.08 | Read

Sunday in the Park with Yale!

When:

June 22, 2008 3:00pm

Please join us on Sunday, June 22nd @ 3:00pm at Central Park for another wonderful Yale Latino Alumni picnic! Come and catch up with old friends and meet some new ones while you're at it! What to bring: People should bring their own food and drink, potluck specials are ...

Edited by paula silverman | 06.25.08 | Read

FREQUENCY HOPPING through June 29 by Elyse Singer '89

"FREQUENCY HOPPING," a dark comedy written/directed by Elyse Singer '89 THROUGH JUNE 29 at 3LD Art & Technology Center FREQUENCY HOPPING is a dark comedy based on the remarkable collaboration in 1940 between Hollywood glamour girl Hedy Lamarr and "bad boy" composer George Antheil on a secret ...

By Alberto Molina | 06.10.08 | Read

Arts Media and Entertainment

Performing Arts at CAM

When:		June 12, 2008 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:		Chelsea Art Museum 556 West 22nd St. (at 11th Ave.)
Cost:		$15/$10

Chelsea Art Museum, Home of the Miotte Foundation, Wine and beer reception beginning at 6:00pm. This concert brings together several pieces Konrad Kaczmarek (Yale 2002) has written for acoustic instruments and live electronics that explore the idea of computer-generated extended technique and improvisation. Using a software program he ...

Edited by paula silverman | 06.09.08 | Read

East Village Chronicles, Vol 5

When:		June 12, 2008 8:00pm-9:00pm
Where:		The Metropolitan Playhouse, 220 East 4th Street (between Avenues A & B), New York, NY
Cost:		$20.00

East Village Chronicles, Vol 5 runs Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8:00 pm, and Sunday @ 2:00 pm, June 5 through 22nd. The show consists of eight new one-act plays, divided into two alternating four play performances. All of the plays deal with various aspects of life - past and ...

By Scott Glascock | 06.09.08 | Read

YAAMNY DISCOUNT to the Collect LES ARTS 2008 Party

When:		June 13, 2008 7:00pm-10:00pm
Where:		Lower East Side, Manhattan - 133 Eldridge Street (south of Delancey)
Cost:		$12 / $6 (YAAMNY)

A night of art, free drinks and new people on the lower east side. YAAMNY received 50% admission to this unique ARTLOG.com EVENT! TICKET SALES CLOSED. Please note: NO TICKETS WILL BE MAILED, your name will BE LISTED on the PAID RSVP list at Woodward Gallery 133 Eldridge ...

Edited by Alberto Molina | 06.15.08 | Read

POP! Champagne and Pop Culture at Christie's

When:		June 19, 2008 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where:		Christie's, 20 Rockefeller Plaza (49th bet. 5th & 6th)
Cost:		$75 in advance, $85 at the door. Use code ELI at checkout for $10 off.

Bottlenotes founders Alyssa Rapp (Y'00) and Kim Donaldson (Y'89) invite you to the Exclusive Launch of POP! The Champagne & Sparkling Wine Club by Bottlenotes Champagne, Sparkling Wines, and hors d'oeuvres plus a viewing of the Pop Culture auction exhibit. June 19th, 6:00-8:00 p.m. $75 in advance, or $85 ...

Edited by paula silverman | 06.09.08 | Read

Oslo Elsewhere fundraiser - "SA KA LAnd Extravaganza!"

When:		June 19, 2008 6:00pm-10:00pm
Where:		Suffolk Street between Houston & Stanton - address will be given after RSVP
Cost:		$40

I am on the Advisory Board of the theater company Oslo Elsewhere. Oslo Elsewhere's mission is to bring the most innovative plays and ideas about contemporary theater from Norway to the United States, and vice versa. It is the first company to produce the work of Jon Fosse - arguably ...

By Wendy Walker | 06.09.08 | Read

From Page to Stage: A Conversation with Theatre Professionals and Artists

When:		June 23, 2008 6:00pm-9:00pm
Where:		The Westin New York at Times Square 270 West 43rd St. (@ 8th Ave) New York, NY 10036
Cost:		Free

The Association of Yale Alumni is pleased to invite you to: From Page to Stage: A Conversation with the Professionals and Artists who Shape American Theatre Come be a part of an exciting panel discussion with playwrights, actors, directors, producers, and designers as they share real-life, practical insights on ...

Edited by paula silverman | 06.25.08 | Read

Yale Alumni Night for A Perfect Couple, A World Premiere Off Broadway production at the DR2 Theatre in Union Square

When:		July 1, 2008 8:00pm
Where:		The DR2 Theatre 103 East 15th Street New York, NY 10003
Cost:		Tickets $25 (normally $35)

Theater Event: A Perfect Couple written by Brooke Berman and Directed by Maria Mileaf (Yale Alumni) Set design by Neil Patel (Yale Alumni) Tuesday, July 1st 8 pm curtain Tickets $25 (normally $35), includes performance, talk-back with playwright Brooke Berman moderated by Producer and Founder of WET, Victoria Pettibone, and ...

By Victoria Pettibone | 06.03.08 | Read