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Happy New Year from the YAAMNY Board!

Greetings!   Hope your 2009 is off to a great start.   The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY) welcomes those who moved to the area this past year (in which case, you are receiving this newsletter for the first time).   This month we have a great line-up ...
 

Join the new YAAMNY Educational Committee!

YAAMNY Dialogues is a new quarterly series that will convene the Yale community in New York City to stimulate thought and discussion on todays most pressing issues. The series will provide access to Yale alumni, professors and leaders from a broad variety of fields.

Sample topics:

         The Financial Crisis: Policy and Predictions for 2009
         Stolen Relics: Who Should Own Ancient Treasures?
         In Living Color: The Role & Relevance of Race in the Obama Age
         Yale Entrepreneurs in Action: A panel of Yale business and social entrepreneurs
         An Appraisal of American Democracy: The Electoral College and the right to vote
         Ethical Eating: The Slow Food Movement (followed by a cooking class)
         A History of Samba (followed by a samba class)

Interested in serving on the planning committee for these events? Email Lorelei Williams, Educational Programs Chair at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

 

Reception and Remarks by President Levin - FREE EVENT

When:   January 22, 2009 6:00pm
Where:   Yale Club of New York City, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue
Cost:   FREE
 

 

 

A Reception in Honor of

Richard C. Levin '74 PhD
22nd President of Yale University

Thursday, January 22, 2009
at the Yale Club of New York City

6:00 p.m. Reception Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer
7:00 p.m. President Levin's Remarks Followed by Q&A

This event is offered free of charge to all New York City area alumni and their guests.
However, it is already oversubscribed from the December announcement, so if you would like to add your name to the waitlist, see the
website for registration details.)

 

"Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" - A New Play by Dan LeFranc, directed by Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman

When:   January 15, 2009 7:30pm-8:45pm
Where:   Soho Rep (46 Walker Street)
Cost:   $25
 
Non-profit theater company Page 73 (started by Dan Shiffman '95, Liz Jones '96 and Asher Richelli '97) presents the world premiere of "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" in a co-production with award-winning theater Soho Rep.  "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" looks at the sixty miles between soccer practice and ...
 

"Railings & Shadows" - an Exhibition of Paintings by Andrew Jones (Yale Law School 1985) of Cast iron Railings of Old New York Stoops

When:   January 2-31, 2009
Where:   George Billis Gallery
511 West 25th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 645-2621
email: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript , website: ww.georgebillis.com
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11-6
 

"Railings & Shadows" - an Exhibition of Paintings by Andrew Jones (Yale Law School 1985) of Cast iron Railings of Old New York StoopsAndrew Jones, a graduate of Yale Law and a resident of Greenwich Village, will exhibit his paintings of cast iron railings of early nineteenth century stoops of New York.  Jones is an active preservationist whose love of New York's architectural legacy has inspired him to depict the elaborate cast ...
 

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By Serving Fellow New Yorkers

When:   January 18, 2009 12:00pm-3:00pm
Where:   St. Francis Xavier
55 West 15th Street (btwn 5th and 6th Avenue)
 
The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the YALE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK is proud to honor Dr. King's legacy by serving fellow New Yorkers at this Soup Kitchen during winter. We are looking for 10 volunteers to help serve food & drinks to approximately 700 patrons and to assist in the ...
 

Brown-Columbia-Cornell-MIT-Yale New Year's Alumni Party

When:   January 27, 2009 6:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   Slate
54 West 21st Street
New York, NY
Cost:   $5-$10
 

Come celebrate the New Year 2009 with alumni from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, MIT and Yale for a New Year's Multi-school Mixer at Slate. Stop by after work to enjoy some cocktail specials, appetizers, and music provided by an alumni DJ group!

The $5 early registration fee ends January 20th, after which tickets will be $10. Tickets are sold on a first come, first served, basis, so register early before they sell out. There will be a strict guest list at the door, so no walk-in's will be allowed.

 

 

 

Tickets only $5* until Jan 20th, so buy today!!!

Price goes up after January 20th to $10* if any tickets are available!

 

Go to the website here to order today.

 

 

 

 

YAAMNY Focus Groups - Brooklyn and Manhattan

Big changes are afoot at the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York, including new activities and initiatives New York City! Anyone who would like to get involved, help plan events, have some input on what is going on, or just meet some new Yale friends.... please come join us ...
 

Public Service and Social Justice Committee Meeting

When:   January 13, 2009 6:45pm-7:45pm
Where:   Ashiya Sushi
167 First Avenue (btwn 10th and 11thStreet)
Cost:   1/2 price sushi
 
AGENDA I.  Finalizing details of St. Francis Xavier's Soup Kitchen Event scheduled for Jan. 18 to commerorate the birth of Dr. King  II. Rana Emerson to discuss viability of partnership with Harlem Children's Zone  for February & May  III. Discussion of Social Justice Project with Mayor Cory Booker's office (Newark, ...
 

OBAMA DRAMA: The Inauguration Celebration!

When:   January 15, 2009 8:00pm-9:30pm
Where:   45TH STREET THEATRE, 354 W. 45TH ST BETWEEN 8TH AND 9TH AVE
Cost:   15.00
 
Celebrate Barack Obama's historic inauguration with Creative Destruction as they remount their hit show OBAMA DRAMA: A POLITICAL THEATRICAL SPECATACULAR! with a special Inauguration Celebration. Originally commissioned and performed in October 2008, OBAMA DRAMA is a weekend of world-premiere short plays inspired by the man, the myth(s) and the Michelle ...
 

Seeking Roommate for Lovely UES 2 BR, March 1 Move-In

92nd at Lex
$:$2400 total rent/$1200 per person
*Move-in Date: 3/1/09 *2 BRs, 1 bathroom your bedroom would be front bedroom *Current Rent: $2400 total, so $1200/person (though front bedroom could be knocked down slightly since its a bit smaller) *Looking for someone to re-sign lease with me *Apartment right across from the 92nd St. Y, in a ...
 

OFFERED: Inexpensive Desk Space in Fabulous Tribeca loft

Tribeca
$:$500/month
My son is renting out three desks in hisy office in Tribeca, at the corner of Broadway & Leonard. It's a beautiful doorman building in the heart of Tribeca, and free internet and water cooler are provided. $500 per desk per month. Computers are also provided, but the flat monitors can ...
 

1BR Luxury Apartment, Modern Building, High Floor - Sunny & Beautiful Views, Trendy Nabe

Nolita
$:$3750 + 1 month security, available early 2009
Beautiful, sunny 1BR in a full-service luxury building with 24hr doorman, gym, laundry, common roofdeck.  High-floor corner unit with unobstructed views and sunrise vista.  Great location, close to everything including transportation, Whole Foods, New Museum.  Minutes to Financial District or midtown.   Very trendy neighborhood.  NO BROKER'S FEE.     Please email ...
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