The AACC is organizing a series of panels (and dinner) focused on Grad School next Tuesday, March 1 from 5-7 PM in HGS. Two panels of interest: the Engineering and Natural Sciences Panel (HGS 217B) and the Medical School and Public Health Panel (HGS 217A). The Engineering and Natural Science panel will feature graduate students in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, and Biology PhD programs, and the Medical School and Public Health Panel will feature current Medical School and Public Health students and Residents. Both panels will cover each panelist's background, reasons for going to grad school, what grad school is really like, and application tips. Space is limited, so RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  ASAP!

5683 miles is the distance between Tel Aviv and New York. From this distance, Yael Ben-Zion (LL.M. '01, JSD '04) has been looking back at her homeland for the last ten years, considering the meaning of normal life in that charged place. In repeated visits to Israel, using medium format film camera, Ben-Zion has created nuanced and layered images that capture the texture of Israelis day-to-day life, shifting between interiors and exteriors, portraits and still life. The images focus on mundane details that carry symbolic value and invite contemplation on displacement and longing for home; they offer a poetic reflection on the way people spend their lives. The photographs are personal and intimate, but they also allude to the complex political climate in Israel and question its emotional and social consequences.

The exhibition at 92nd Street Y includes 20 large-scale photographs from her book 5683 miles away and will coincide with the launch of its US release. The book is a recent nominee for the German Book Prize and one of Photo-Eye's Best Books of 2010.

Ben-Zion was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1973 and raised in Israel. She is a graduate of the International Center of Photography's General Studies Program. Prior to taking up photography, Yael had a diverse legal career, which included pursuing LL.M. and J.S.D. degrees at the Yale Law School.  It was at Yale that she took her first formal photography class. Ben-Zion's work has been exhibited in the United States and in Europe. In 2007, her photograph Crash was selected for the cover of American Photography 23. She currently lives in NYC.

Spread the Word to End the Word is an international campaign, which was piloted here at Yale, to end the derogatory use of the word "retard" or "retarded."  Next Wednesday, 3.2.11, Yale Students for Special Olympics  will be posted around campus asking people to pledge to end their own use of the word.  In the meantime we will be selling t-shirts for $5 each to be worn on the day.  The event is sponsored by Special Olympics, Best Buddies, and Dwight Hall. Please show your support!

Join Peace by Peace, a new organization at the Yale Medical School, in a novel interactive video conference with distinguished academic leaders in Palestinian and Israeli Health.  The conference will have lectures from physicians from both Palestine and Israel, along with a discussion led by Dr. James Leckman of Yale and Dr. Arnold Noyek of York University in Toronto.  Contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  for more information.

New York Philomusica Chamber Ensembles third concert of its 39^th season will take place on Thursday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. at its new location, the Park Avenue Christian Church, 1010 Park Avenue at 85^th Street, in Manhattan. The program will feature:

Camille Saint-Saëns Sonata for clarinet & piano
Vincent DIndy Chansons et Danses for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons & horn

Francis Poulenc Sextet for piano & wind quintet

Featuring

Christopher Oldfather, piano, & Joseph Rabbai, clarinet

Artistic Director A. Robert Johnson will host a free Meet-the-Artists interview preceding the concert at 7:30 p.m. A reception for audience and musicians will follow the performance.

Please visit www.nyphilomusica.org for more info or ticket purchase.

Do you have an idea for a program, project, organization, or research study? Unite For Sight's Founder and CEO will hold a 1/2-day workshop to help you develop and launch your idea. The workshop will focus on effective healthcare delivery and the importance of best practices in global health, successful strategies of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, and mentoring and guidance on how to establish new initiatives and organizations. The workshop will be a small, intimate roundtable forum. 

By popular demand, Unite For Sight has held several Global Health Idea Incubator Workshops this academic year.  The Global Health Idea Incubator Workshop on March 4 will be the last until at least August.

Complete details and registration instructions can be seen at http://www.uniteforsight.org/global-health-university/global-health-workshop

Mark  your calendar for the Yale in Hollywood New York Summit!   Our successful inaugural Yale in Hollywood Entertainment Conference in LA this past spring attracted 300 Yalies and friends in entertainment from around the world to hear industry studio experts, including Oscar-winning and blockbuster successes Walter Parkes (Dreamworks, Men in Black), Bruce Cohen (MILK, American Beauty) and David Milch (NYPD Blue, Deadwood). 

There were several dozen New Yorkers representin', so we're bringing the summit to NY in 2011!

We're working on the Yale in Hollywood - NY Summit agenda, including panels and keynotes, which will focus on film / TV, theater, music, and more NY-specific entertainment areas.  To keep in touch on conference details, join the Yale in Hollywood email list at http://yaleinhollywood.com, or follow @yaleinhollywood

Watch the video from our spring conferece: http://vimeo.com/10295160

Do you and your child disagree on everything, from clothes to bedtime to Facebook to taking out the trash? Hooray!! Thats a good thing. You can turn family turmoil into comedy gold in the "My Family Is A Joke" classes offered by the South Orange/Maplewood (New Jersey) Adult School on Saturdays, March 5-26th.
 
Over the course of four sessions, this class will allow kids and their parents (or grandparents) to use the principles of creativity and comedy to tell their side of everyday family experiences and to make each other laugh.
 
Through in-class exercises, coaching, practice sessions and hilarious homework (watching and analyzing TV shows), kids and their parents will create a unique stand-up comedy routine together. Warning: This class might teach kids about logic, composition, character development and vocabulary.
 
The instructor is Phoebe Tree (B.A. 1977), a communications expert who has performed at the Hollywood Improv and Los Angeles, the New York Comedy Club and Yale University. Also, she performed a PowerPoint presentation for NASA.
 
For kids ages 9-14 and one parent (or grandparent). Tuition includes one child and one parent. Fee: $100.

"My Family Is A Joke" will be offered by the South Orange/Maplewood Adult School on Saturdays March 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Columbia High School, 17 Parker Ave., Maplewood, NJ. 
 
Registration and information at: www.somadultschool.org  under "Family" category or call (973) 378-7620.

Serve your neighbors in New Haven this Spring Break!

Spring Break New Haven - March 5-11, 2011.
A full schedule of community service, learning about New Haven, trying food from local restaurants, biking to the beach, a great chance to get to know other students and your city, New Haven! The fee is $50 and includes most meals for the week.

To register: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dEdGMk81M0poeXRZQmx1eTZrRFFMMkE6MQ#gid=0

Registration deadline: February 21st.

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Spring Break in New Haven is sponsored by Yale University Chaplains Office, the McDougal Graduate Student Center, the Office of New Haven & State Affairs and the Office of International Students & Scholars.

Association of Asian American Yale Alumni (AAAYA) New York Chapter

Invites you to celebrate the Lunar New Year with fellow Yale alumni, families & friends

with special guest Maya Lin*

Year of the Rabbit

Sunday, March 6, 2011

5 pm to 6 pm : Cocktail Reception (cash bar & dim sum)
6 pm:  Eight-course Banquet featuring Peking Duck Sliders 
and Scallops with Black Peppercorn Sauce

Honoring:

Kunduck Moon
Ming Cho Lee
Alice Young
&
Special Guests
*Maya Lin will present the AAAYA award to Alice Young

Red Egg
202 Centre Street (one block north of Canal)

Ticket price: $125/person

For more information and to buy tickets, please go to:

aaaya.org/ 

A fundraiser for the AAAYA Yale Summer Community Internship Program. 
Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

For more information: Email Trish Takemoto at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  or Rocky Chin at:  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING!

The Development Committee is looking forward to an exciting year fulfilling its mission to promote and support the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York and its commitment to enrich the cityscape and make a meaningful contribution to our community. Our goals for the year are: to promote the YAAMNY brand to the broader Yale community, to be a forum for multi-generational and multi-class interaction, and to liaison with other Yale organizations. In addition, we are committed to raising funds to execute YAAMNYs vision and to strengthen the Association and further facilitate meaningful engagement with the larger community.

Your presence, insights, and constructive engagement are crucial to our efforts, especially since we are a young and (excuse the pun) developing committee.  We hope you join us in making the Development Committee a magnetic force!

There are many new projects for 2011! We are planning another Benefit Soiree at an exciting new venue, capitalizing on the great success of our inaugural benefit to establish this into an annual much-anticipated event for our community.  Also, a fascinating book release event about restoring common sense and personal responsibility in America.  Additionally, there is work to be done to add greater sponsorship of our news letters and events.  These are to name just a few.

Created just last year, the Development Committee has already become a significant presence in YAAMNY.  In 2010, we hosted the first ever (and fabulously successful) Benefit Soiree; organized a book talk with best selling author Ron Chernow; and held a spa-sporting event.  

We look forward to seeing you! If you plan on joining us, or if you have any questions, 
please send an email to Anne Nakaoka  Moss: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Pre-med? Interested in public health? Want international leadership experience? Apply to be part of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a new student program that will make an impact for years to come!  UAID: United Against Infectious Diseases is an undergraduate organization started at Yale that is a partner project of Global Brigades (the world's largest student-run volunteer organization).   The international mission of UAID is to provide HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis testing and counseling to rural villagers in developing nations and pursue an awareness initiative to statistically at-risk populations.  

We will be taking a select group of 100 students to Panama this summer!   

For the application to the Panama trips and detailed information about UAID, please see our website at www.uaidinternational.org. Due to overwhelming interest, the deadline for the Panama application has been extended to April 1, 2011. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

THE SALON
Friday, March 11, 2011
The Edison Ballroom - 240 west 47th Street
Celebrating Sinatra
Featuring legendary musicians who performed & recorded with Frank Sinatra!
Bucky Pizzarelli, Derek Smith, Jerry Bruno and Jimmie Young, with special guest Tony Sotos.
* Find out more *

MEET THE ARTISTS

THE SALON - 10th Anniversary Extravaganza / Celebrating Sinatra
Friday March 11, 20th at the Edison Ballroom

 click here to meet the Special Guest Singers  
 click here to meet all the performers 

BUCKY PIZZARELLI - guitar
Legendary guitarist who performed with Sinatra at the White House and toured with him throughout the US. Pizzarelli also played and recorded with Tony Bennett, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Kate Smith, Sarah Vaughn, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney and Zoot Sims, among others. He played for years with Doc Severinsen on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

For more than six decades, the legendary Bucky Pizzarelli has had a stellar career, appreciated by  swing musicians in particular. Self-taught, Pizzarelli has long been a master of the seven-string  guitar. The complete jazz musician, he has been a fixture in jazz and the studios since the early 50s. The list of big bands and vocalists with whom Bucky has performed and recorded reads like a veritable Who's Who of Jazz: Benny Goodman, Zoot Sims, Bud Freeman, and Stephane Grappelli,  among others. Pizzarelli's complete list of credits is staggering and includes greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Antonia Jobim, Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Roberta Flack, Lena Horne, Charles Mingus, Carly Simon, Garry Mulligan, Buddy Rich, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Milt Hinton, Lionel Hampton, Hank Jones, Wes Montgomery, Lou Rawls, and Rufus Wainright, among many others. Bucky is the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and upright bassist Martin Pizzarelli.  More information - Bucky Pizzarelli (Wikipedia)

JERRY BRUNO - bass
Played with Frank Sinatra over a number of years beginning in 1979, including at Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall as well as on tours throughout Brazil and the US. Jerry was an active studio musician, recording with Don Costa, Tony Bennett, Stevie and Eddie, and many others. He also toured and performed with greats such as Liza Minelli, Tommy Dorsey and Louis Prima. Jerry met Bucky Pizzarelli in 1948 when they were both playing in Vince Monroe's big band; they have been playing together ever since.

DEREK SMITH - piano
A Grammy-nominated pianist recognized as one of New York's top studio musicians, and probably the world's most recorded commercial/jazz pianist. Derek Smith has performed with a who's who of show business from Sinatra to Pavarotti, from Dizzy Gillespie to Benny Goodman.

Derek Smith began his career in his native England, playing his first job for pay when he was fourteen. Someone rolled a piano out into the street, and he played for VE Day celebrations. Over his parents' protestations, he joined John Dankworth's band, when Cleo Laine was the female vocalist. Smith also began performing and recording for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), but soon realized the place for him, professionally, was America.

Smith came to the United States with no job awaiting him. Fourteen days after arriving in New York, he recorded with the Modern Jazz Quartet. One of his first engagements was working with his trio opposite Mel Torme and Ella Fitzgerald at Basin Street East in New York. He joined Benny Goodman's band in 1961 and was pianist on Benny Goodman - The Swing Era, released by Time/Life Records.

Derek Smith met Doc Severinsen when both were contracted to play a society gig. Later, when Severinsen was named leader of the NBC Orchestra, the "Tonight Show" Band, he called Smith to be the pianist. Smith played with the band for seven years while continuing to record daily in New York studios and work with Benny Goodman. When the "Tonight Show" moved to the West Coast, Smith opted to stay in New York and continue his career as a 'first call' studio musician.

Smith led his own band on NBC's "Musical Chairs" game show after he left the "Tonight Show." After "Musical Chairs" was cancelled, he began concentrating on jazz concert performances while continuing to record. Smith's trio album. Love for Sale, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1989. Smith has 20 albums as leader to his credit in the United States and Japan. Described by critics as "fiery," "passionate," and having "an evil left hand," he is a frequent headliner at jazz festivals around the world.

Probably the world's most recorded commercial/jazz pianist, Smith may be heard on recordings ranging from the popular Burt Bacharach/Dionne Warwick and Steve Lawrence/Eydie Gorme tracks, recorded in the 1960s, to jazz albums with Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy deFranco, Louis Bellson, Milt Hinton and Clark Terry. The material Smith has recorded also includes move sound tracks, among them Woody Alien's Hannah and Her Sisters, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence.

The roster of notables with whom Derek Smith has performed includes a "Who's Who" of show business, from Frank Sinatra to Luciano Pavarotti, from Placido Domingo to Robert Palmer. Lyricist Sammy Cahn, a good friend until his death, comedian Steve Alien, and many other performers have frequently called upon his accompanying and conducting skills.
More information - Derek Smith (Wikipedia)

JIMMIE YOUNG - drums
Recorded drums on Sinatra's TRILOGY ALBUM "Present" which famously includes "New York, New York." Jimmie also played and recorded with everyone from Barry Manilow to The Village People, and was a top studio musician.

JIM YOUNG first appeared in NYC in 1959 with jazz artists Marian & Jimmy McPartland, Jack Teagarden, Bud Freeman, in jazz festivals opposite Dave Brubeck's Quartet, and live performances opposite Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Cozy Cole and Buddy Rich.

In the late 60s Jim was called on to play in a revolutionary Broadway show called "Hair". He also appeared in "Company", "Old Calcutta," "Sweet Charity," "Starlight Express," and "Grand Hotel." He has also played live with many well known singing acts such as Dihann Carroll, Vic Damone, Julius LaRosa, Florence Henderson, Nancy Wilson, Jack Jones and Gloria Lynne.

The 70's began Jim's fulltime recording career. His first hit record was Everybody Plays the Fool (The Main Ingredient). Many hits followed such as Mandy (Barry Manilow); Supernatural Thing (Ben E King); Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor); StarWars (Meco); Dance, Dance,Dance (Chic); Turn the Beat Around (Vicky Sue Robinson;, Found a Cure (Ashford & Simpson); New York, New York (Frank Sinatra); and Conga (Gloria Estefan, Miami Sound Machine). He also appeared with many recording stars such as Phoebe Snow, Stevie Wonder, Art Garfunkle, Starland Vocal Band, Silver Convention, and Roberta Flack.

TV credits include The Ed Sullivan Show, The Miss America Pageant, The Grammy Hall of Fame Awards, Sesame Street 10th Anniversary Special, The Carol Burnett/Julie Andrews 10th Reuinion from Lincoln Center, The Mike Douglas Show, China Beach, NBC's Showtime at the Apollo and The Macy's Day Parade on NBC. Movie score credits include: Network, The Fan, You light up my Life, Eddie and the Cruisers and All That Jazz!

TONY SOTOS - Sax and vocals / Special Guest
Tony plays saxophone and vocals of big band and in the Sinatra style & repertoire. A native of New York, Tonys musical roots began taking shape during his teen years at the height of the legendary 52nd Street jazz scene.  Saxophonist Phil Woods served as Tonys  first mentor. Tony has played with Clark Terry, Milt Hinton, Chuck Berry, Tony Bennett, Liza Minelli. He has appeared in the Woody Allen movie, Crimes & Misdemeanors, the TV series The Equalizer, and lends his vocals to dozens of current TV and radio commercials. Opera great, Luciano Pavarotti, personally requested Tony to perform at his annual birthday celebrations. More information - http://edpromo.net/tony_sotos.htm

HILARY GARDNER
Originally from Wasilla, Alaska, vocalist Hilary Gardner recently made her Broadway debut in Twyla Tharps hit musical, Come Fly Away.  Backed by a 19-piece big band, Hilary sang solos and duets with Frank Sinatra in a performance hailed by critics as wonderful (Huffington Post), elegant (USA Today), and terrific (New York Observer).
 
Hilary is the voice of West 73rd, a jazz-inflected cabaret quartet dedicated to exploring and re-imagining songs by Kurt Weill and, more recently, Sting.  Together with pianist Frank Ponzio, bassist Peter Donovan, and drummer Vito Lesczak, Hilary has performed at the Metropolitan Room, Feinsteins at the Regency, and the Detroit Institute of Arts.  West 73rds debut CD, The Kurt Weill Project (CAP), was nominated for a MAC Award for Best Jazz Recording of 2008.
 
Hilary has worked extensively as a guest vocalist.  Multi-platinum recording artist Moby featured Hilary prominently on his acclaimed 2009 release, Wait For Me (Mute Records/EMI).  She garnered critical praise for her contributions to Oasis (CAP), the 2004 release by the New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble, led by Mike Longo, longtime Dizzy Gillespie associate.  Hilary has appeared on recordings with Manhattan Transfers Janis Siegel, vocal jazz quartet Monday Off, and indie-pop singer/songwriter Amiel, among others. 
 
Hilary is a classically trained vocalist with eclectic influences and a diverse résumé.  Whatever the venue or genre, she is always happy to be a part of the music.  In the words of her mentor, jazz piano great Mike Longo, Hilary Gardner is one of those exceptionally gifted individuals who spreads joy through her music whenever she performs. 
More information - www.hilarygardner.com

RON SUNSHINE
Over the course of a 20-year career that began on the streets of Paris and has taken him all over the world, vocalist, songwriter, harmonica whiz Ron Sunshine has thoroughly charmed his home New York audiences with his soulful mixture of catchy original songs, jazz standards and blues/R&B classics, releasing five critically acclaimed CDs along the way. Ron and his band continue to win new followers on their travels, with appearances along the way on CNN, BET, NBC, Fox, BBC, and other international television outlets, as well as numerous nationally released compilation CDs, books, films and radio. They have dazzled audiences from New York to Los Angeles, from Paris to Stockholm, from Bermuda to Red Bank. Ron's compositions also continue to be featured in dozens of popular television shows and films.  More information -www.ronsunshine.com

QUEEN ESTHER
Queen Esther is a multi-disciplinary artist. She is a graduate of The New School in screenwriting, the Governors Honors Program (state of Georgia) in theater and a Merit Award recipient in National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts ARTS program in acting. Her work as a vocalist, lyricist, songwriter and actor/solo performer and playwright has led to creative collaborations in neo-vaudeville, alternative theater, various alt-rock configurations, (neo) swing bands, trip hop DJs, spoken word performances, jazz combos, jam bands, various blues configurations, original Off Broadway plays and musicals, experimental music/art noise and performance art. 

Her production Queen Esthers Stagedoor Canteen -- a weekly hour-long USO style variety show that welcomed performers to entertain the relief workers at Ground Zero for free -- received an honorary Drama Desk award.

As a featured actor in Bravo TVs documentary series The It Factor, an AUDELCO award-nominated star of George C. Wolfes Harlem Song, and Grand Prize winner of the 2008 Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, Queen Esther continues to create solo performance art as well as genre-defying original music while thriving in ongoing creative partnerships in jazz.

Of her self-released debut Black Americana CD Talkin Fishbowl Blues All Music Guide says: Youll have to set your preconceptions aside for this one. Queen Esther is active in the theater and performance art worlds, sings the blues, sings jazz with the JC Hopkins Biggish Band and now has offered up a great Rock and Roll album. Is there anything this woman cant do? (4 out of 5 stars)

Her newly released jazz CD What Is Love? is currently garnering rave reviews and receiving radio airplay worldwide.
More information - www.queen-esther.com

TODD LONDAGIN
This trombone playing, tap dancing co-founder of New York City's highly acclaimed Flying Neutrinos is making his mark internationally as the leader of the TODD LONDAGIN BAND. Accompanied by the finest jazz musicians New York has to offer, Todd's group ranges from an intimate, hip trio to a swinging 8-piece band. Todd's smooth vocals, combined with his lyrical horn playing and fresh looks are often likened to cool jazz legend Chet Baker and is what sets this group apart from the other classic jazz ensembles. Todd is a versatile entertainer with a sincere love of music and performance that is evident from the moment he steps on stage.

Singing, playing and touring internationally since the age of seven, his upbringing in a musical family made him comfortable performing in front of any type of audience. A pop vocalist with a jazz sensibility and a deep understanding of the essence of popular American song writing from the 1930's through the 1950's, Todd's sound has broadened and matured throughout his 14 years with the Flying Neutrinos and his growing career as a solo artist. Todd's unique interpretation of swinging standards and winsome ballads mixed with fresh new material are a musical asset at any occasion.

His recordings with the Neutrinos have been featured on such film soundtracks as "Blast from the Past" and "Three to Tango". In addition to making television appearances, he is equally relaxed playing a nightclub stage, at a corporate event, or even a formal wedding. More information - www.toddlondagin.com

J. WALTER HAWKES
A noted trombone and ukulele player, J. Walter Hawkes can be found performing almost every night of the week in New York City. Having performed with artists such as Norah Jones, John Lithgow, Lucy Woodward, Queen Esther and Todd Londagin, he has also performed in numerous bands such as Jet Set Six, The Useless Bastards, JC Hopkins Biggish Band and more. As a composer, he works mostly in animated television shows and is a three-time Emmy award winner for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition" for work on The Wonder Pets (Nickelodeon). Other shows include 3rd And Bird (Ceebies/BBC Worldwide), Oogloo & Anju (Cartoon Network), Go, Baby! (Disney Channel), Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon), and Sesame Street (PBS). More information - www.blatomaster.com

DANDY WELLINGTON
As a producer, Dandy has forged strong relationships across many industries within the United States and abroad, and is constantly creating partnerships through events. These partnerships saw their beginnings in India, where Dandy worked with Miss Universe and IG International, using fashion as a catalyst for AIDS awareness, and more recent projects such as the Liberty Belle Spectacular, have gained high volume press through Dandys collaboration with other well-known Vintage producers.

In the fashion world, Dandy Wellington is known as a theatrical show producer, creative stylist and consultant. Clients such as Red Bull Space, Laura Dawson, Karen Sabag and Make Up Forever have enlisted Dandy for his sought-after imagination, and unparalleled eye for detail. As an entertainer, Dandy Wellington is a trained dancer, singer, choreographer, and accomplished MC who travels and performs around the world. Some credits include performing for 3000+ people at Hammerstein Ballroom and singing with pop star Debbie Gibson in TimesSquare. Dandy is currently performing with The Champagne Riot, E Three Productions, and the famed Harlem James Gang. More information - www.dandywellington.com

HARLEM RENAISSANCE ORCHESTRA
When you are talking authentic big band sound, The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra (HRO) is second to none. True to the tradition of Swing, HRO's 18 piece orchestra, led by Ron Allen, has performed in some of the most prestigious venues and events in the country such as Lincoln Centers Midsummer Night Swing, Tavern On The Green, The Rainbow Room, The Plaza Hotel, The Apollo Theatre , JVC Jazz Festival and  many others. In addition the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra has been recognized and featured in a plethora of publications and media for their contributions to the arts. Harlem Renaissance Orchestra is dedicated to keeping the spirit of Big Band Swing music alive and thriving. Whether in a live performance or educating the next generation of musicians, HRO will remain a guardian and proponent of a great musical tradition. 
More information - www.harlemrenaissanceorchestra.com

GELBER & MANNING
Jesse Gelber & Kate Manning, feuding vaudeville lovebirds, combine original tunes with the hottest ragtime hits of the day. They performed at the Palace Hotel in 2008 and in the same year were nominated for a MAC award for best Jazz Duo / Group. They are regulars at the monthly jazz age soiree Wit's End, and can also be found at Duane Park in Tribeca and at Pane e Vino in Brooklyn. They co-created and starred in the musical, Vaudeville at the Gin Mill, and their acclaimed concert, Gelber and Manning Salute Vaudeville was performed at arts organizations and jazz societies all along the East Coast. Their first Album, Geber and Manning Goes Public, was released both in the US and Japan in 2008 and was nominated for a Just Plain Folks music award. Gelber & Manning are the co-stars and co-creators of the hit vintage fantasy web series, Gelber & Manning in Pictures. More information - www.gelberandmanning.com

ANGIE PONTANI
The Reigning Queen of Burlesque, Miss Exotic World Angie Pontani has heen shaking her tail feathers for as long as she can remember. Founding member of The World Famous Pontani Sisters, she is one of the most recognized and respected names in burlesque und has been credited with helping to pioneer the new revival with her classic and classy approach to strip-tease.

Performing all over the world, Angie spreads the glamour gospel with every shimmy, bump n grind, high kick and eye trick. She has been featured at private events for STUFF MAGAZINE, ESQUIRE MAGAZINE, HENNESSY, The Fox 5 Super Bowl Party, Virgin Records, The Guggenheim and many others. She strutted her rhinestone studded self multiple times on Late Night with Conan OBrien, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Gossip Girl. Not one to shy away from the camera, Angie has flashed her pearly whites for renowned photographers like Ellen Von Unwerth and has been featured in countless prominent publication including The New Yorker, Glamour, The New York Times, Allure, Cosmopolitan, LUomo Vogue, Page Six Magazine, TIME and even InTouch Weekly!

This highly decorated Italian-Stallionette was recently named Miss Cyclone by Astroland in lovely Coney Island in honor of the famed roller coaster. She has also won the title of Miss Exotic World 2008. Culminating pounds or plumage worth of exper-tease. Angie puts on a show unmatched in style, sass, class and costuming, wowing fans the likes of Sting, Hilary Duff, The Strokes, Bai Ling, Anthony Kiedas & Taryn Manning, and even having performed for Hugh Hefner at LA's famous Orpheum Theatre.
More information - www.angiepontani.com

 #l Burlesque Attraction in the nation - states AOL.com.
 The best of Burlesque! - exclaims AM New York.
 Burlesque is booming in NYC and Angie Pontani is its reigning star!"- hails Page Six Magazine.

THE PONTANI SISTERS
The World Famous Pontani Sisters are a trio of choreographed cuties circling the globe on a quest to bring glamour back to entertainment! These siblings jump started their performance career early, performing for family and friends by dancing on picnic tables! With a Frank Sinatra 8-track as accompaniment, and spaghetti as their pay, the Sisters developed a love for performance! Now, years later, they tour the world as one of the pioneering forces of the new Burlesque, spreading their glamour gospel and bringing classic Burlesque sass back to the best venues on earth!

Their innovative performance repertoire boasts over 40 routines! Whether twirling gold lassos in their rhinestone cowgirl costumes, slithering on black cafe chairs in sparkling sequin Italian Princess threads or shimmying and shaking in fringe, everything the Sisters do is dipped in glamour. Their costumes and precision choreography, which is worthy of the heroic Busby Berkely.

The Sisters have garnered rave reviews in countless leading national and international publications. Their high-kicks, syncopated taps and sizzling shimmies have dazzled discerning audiences everywhere, from their beloved Coney Island to the glittering lights of Hollywood! Their stage show has been featured on television programs around the country, including repeat appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. More information - www.pontanisisters.com

 "The grand dames of the burlesque movement." - The Boston Phoenix
  Recently named the #1 Burlesque attraction in the USA by AOL.com!
  Show Business Weekly named the Pontani Sisters the "Best NY Based Dance Company" for their "precision choreography, outrageous costumes, sensational shows and serious approach to serious entertainment."

GRACE GOTHAM
Grace Gotham, humors favorite temptress, is a vaudevillian specializing in old time comedic burlesque with a little song and dance thrown in the mix. She was featured in Marie Claire magazine (November 2009 issue) in a first-person essay she wrote about performing burlesque and being married to a man who is involved in local politics and who plans to run for office. In addition, she was a featured guest on Oprah Radio (Dr. Laura Berman Show) discussing the article and life surrounding the art of tassel twirling (12/4/09).

Grace performs regularly around New York City and has graced the stage at many well-known venues, such as The Slipper Room, Soho House, The Standard Hotel, Duane Park, The Triad Theatre, Public Assembly, Macao Trading Company, Nurse Bettie, Bowery Poetry Club, The Green Building, The Delancey Lounge, The Tank Theatre, White Star, Cercle Rouge, Chow Bar, and as part of the Burlesque at the Beach series on Coney Island.

She has also performed as part of the 2009 Food Network NYC Wine & Food Festival, for a formal afternoon tea hosted by Tracy Sterns SALONTEA; for various themed Jazz Age parties thrown by Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra; for Chifferobe, Kristen Minskys (of The Minsky Sisters) monthly Jazz Age party in Providence, Rhode Island; in Dallas, Texas for The Ruby Revues Stripping Through the Ages at House of Blues Dallas and Bewitching Burlesques Dark Carnival show; in Philadelphia, PA with Bravissimo Burlesque; as a regular cast member of BAWDY, a monthly fundraising vaudeville show benefiting Marriage Equality New York; and for private, themed parties on the Upper East  Side, where she resides.
More information - www.gracegothamnyc.com

JACK FETTERMAN - lounge DJ
Jack Fetterman co-created the quintessential NYC lounge party, "In Hi-Fi: Exotic Cocktail Music," at Bar d'O in 1996. Jack spins Exotica, Space Age Bachelor Pad, Now Sound, and other related genres at special
engagements. He also throws down tracks for burlesque gigs like Bombshell Burlesque, Starshine Burlesque, the New York Burlesque Festival, and the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.

In 2006, Jack produced "The Quiet City Penthouse Party" for Luxuriamusic.com, a ground-breaking Internet radio show, featuring go-go dancers, retro fashion shows, DJs, lipsyncing musicians, and
assorted boozehounds via webcam.

As a recording artist, Jack has re-arranged the music of Esquivel, Perez Prado, Les Baxter, Don Tiki, and the Waitiki 7. His latest track, "Similau," will appear on the April 2011 vinyl-only release of "The Waitiki 7 in Hi-Fi." Currently, Jack can be heard spinning Exotica with partner Gina of the Jungle at Tiki blowouts across the country and in the Big (pine)Apple.

DJ ADAM LEE - swing DJ
Adam Lee is the founder of Swing Beijing and the Beijing Big Band, and has been swingin' since he was 7 years old starting with music (saxophone and clarinet), and picking up swing dance in 1997.  He taught in his home state of California for 3 years before moving to China.  He taught in Beijing continuously for 7 years, and conducted workshops in places such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Moscow, Ireland, Portugal, Vietnam, Ukraine, London, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, and back again in his home region in the SF Bay Area.

He describes himself as a 'Musician who also can dance' and thinks of the Lindy Hop as a "natural dance" that should be done as an extension of natural movement and musical interpretation.  He just finished up a world tour in places with burgeoning swing scenes and helping out where he could. Adam is presently doing a Masters in Music Education at NYU. He has been developing a special series of classes for dancers, focusing on helping them to understand more clearly what is going on in the music that they are dancing to, and how they can put that knowledge to good use in their dancing.  More information - www.swinganddance.com

FREDO CERASO - mixologist
Fredo is the resident Cocktailian of The Salon and runs the noted blog, Loungerati.com writing the "Barfly's Beat" and "What We're Drinking" columns. A veteran of the lounge scene since the mid-1990s, his spirits reviews and interviews have been published in Atomic, Zelda, and RetroSpective magazines. He is a member of the United States Bartending Guild's New York chapter, guest drinks blogger at foodie blog Umamimart, and rolls drinks at many Lounge, Swing, Jazz Age, and Burlesque events. The Queens native takes his inspiration from drinks aficionado David A. Embury, bon vivant Charles H. Baker, and sprezzatura icon Marcello Mastroianni.
More information - www.Loungerati.com

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 and the general public. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, thoughtful, 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 with your name, Yale affiliation, contact information, areas of intellectual interest, and if applicable, any specific specialized skills that you may contribute to the Committee. Among specialized skills of value to the Committee are: graphic design, web design, information technology, social media, and audio and video recording. The Committee also welcomes overtures from Yale alumni involved with any educational or cultural institutions in the metropolitan New York area that may prove possible partners in developing, presenting, or hosting enrichment programming. The Committee endeavors to highlight the intellectual and cultural richness of the cityscape in its programming and partner with institutions as it shares Yale faculty, alumni, and resources with New York audiences. You can reach the Committee via e-mail at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . 

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is proud to participate in Project Cicero, an annual non-profit book drive designed to create or supplement school and classroom libraries for children in under-resourced New York City public schools.

The Arts Comittee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan NY cordially invites you to a special performance of The Killing Room, a world premiere commissioned by One Year Lease of a play by Daniel Keene, one of Australias most popular playwrights, and a talk-back with the director and actors.

Special discounted tickets for $30 before March 5. For more information and to reserve tickets, go to: http://yaamnykillingroom.eventbrite.com/.

Are people naturally good or evil? How much of our mental life is unconscious? Are our desires hard-wired by evolution? Renowned psychologist and Yale University professor Paul Bloom explores the big ideas in Psychology through three case studies that examine our notions of compassion, racism and sex. From the origins of human kindness in babies and adults, to the social psychology and neuroscience behind racism, and the role our desires and cultural milieu play in choosing our mate, Bloom provides meaningful insights into how psychological research can enhance and improve our everyday lives.

Paul Bloom is a fellow of the American Psychological Society and the author of three books, including the recent How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like. He has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, American Scientist, and The Atlantic, among other publications. He has appeared on BigThink.com and is a regular on National Public Radio.

The Floating University is a newly formed educational entity bringing the finest teachers across a broad array of fields into a single lecture series that serves up a mezze-plate introduction to the worlds most important ideas and disciplines. The series is produced by Big Think (www.bigthink.com), a global knowledge forum where experts at the top of their fields engage with the public about the critical questions of our time.

FREE using discount code FUPB at http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=PSY8.  

YAAMNY is delighted to welcome Yale alumni, friends, and family to Passport to Asia, an event to benefit the American Cancer Society Eastern Division Asian Initiatives. Taking place Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 82 Mercer Street in Soho, the event will be a celebration of life showcasing a sampling of diverse Asian cuisines, cooking demonstrations by the French Culinary Institute and the exciting musical talent of:
The Hsu-nami, an electric, progressive erhu rock band that has performed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing  
PaperDoll, a dance rock band with an infectious high-energy sound that has performed at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai
Cate Song, a New York City-based singer/songwriter whose piano-based pop music is best described as introspective and lyrical with a touch of soul.

Veteran and newly established eateries will satisfy all of your Asian food cravings! There will be something for everyone. Challenge your taste buds, satisfy your sweet tooth, try healthy zen options, and win raffle prizes! 

You can purchase tickets here or you can visit us at www.facebook.com/passporttoasia , www.twitter.com/passporttoasia , and www.passporttoasiany.com for more details about the event. 

Psychology of Successful Negotiation Conference     -     Behavioral Economics Summit 

YAAMNY and UnitedInsight would like to invite you to our one-day conference presenting award-winning negotiations educator Daylian Cain (Yale School of Management), who has trained global Fortune 500 companies to outsmart their competitors.

Applicable strategies presented:

- How framing can change the way your opponent thinks

- Why anchoring can turn the numbers in your favor

- Which hidden factors are affecting your decisions

- When to trust your gut instinct (and when not to)

- How to go beyond traditional win-win.

"Companies that apply this type of training have outperformed their competitors by 85% in sales growth in just one year."

- Gallup Poll

Dr Cain's work has been featured in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post as well as on CNN and in books published worldwide.

- Learn when you should make the first offer, and how much information you should reveal.

- Take away persuasion and influence techniques to apply immediately in any scenario.

- Get insight into you opponent's thinking so you can take control of your negotiation and close.

- Network during complimentary breakfast, lunch, coffee and open bar reception at the Andaz Fifth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan.

To reserve a seat visit: unitedinsight.eventbrite.com, or call 646.400.4671

WE ARE HAPPY TO OFFER YALE ALUMNI A LARGE 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL TICKET PURCHASES!

 - please ring for information on group discounts.

UnitedInsight.

www.unitedinsight.com

 The Yale Alumni Real Estate Association (YAREA) and the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY) cordially invite you to attend the YAREA National Real Estate Conference.

The program covers a wide variety of topics touching on the intersection of the real estate industry and Yale University.  Join a discussion and tour of Yale's West Campus expansion; a discussion of the current state of real estate investing; and a forum featuring prominent real estate leaders' thoughts on the future of the industry.

For more information and to register, please visit www.yale.edu/yalearea. 

Space is limited so please register quickly.

We hope to see you in New Haven!

 The Yale Alumni Real Estate Association (YAREA) and the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY) cordially invite you to attend the YAREA National Real Estate Conference.

The program covers a wide variety of topics touching on the intersection of the real estate industry and Yale University.  Join a discussion and tour of Yale's West Campus expansion; a discussion of the current state of real estate investing; and a forum featuring prominent real estate leaders' thoughts on the future of the industry.

For more information and to register, please visit www.yale.edu/yalearea. 

Space is limited so please register quickly.

We hope to see you in New Haven!

Linda Greenhouse OpEd Seminar Friday, March 25th from 12:00-1:15pm in Dwight Hall. If you are interested in attending an OpEd Seminar with Linda Greenhouse, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who covered the Supreme Court for The New York Times, please email  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . Attendance is limited to 20. Lunch will be served.

Are you a Harry Potter FANATIC? Do you secretly imagine your residential college as a Hogwarts dormitory?

Have you recently cast a spell on your roommate or professor?

Then hop on your broomstick and fly to

HARRY POTTER AND THE TRIVIA NIGHT

Presented by Nourish International

Friday March 25^th at 7pm

Blue State Coffee on Wall Street

$20 entrance fee (per team)

Visit yale.edu/nourish or http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198448003510921 for details! 

Winners will receive the Harry Potter Tri(via)wizard Champion title, 2 free cups of Blue State Coffee, and a refund of your $20 entrance fee.

All event proceeds will help fund our summer service project to build a medical clinic in Peru.

So grab a few fellow Harry Potter buffs, brush up your British accent, dust off your wands, and sign up TODAY!

Are you a Harry Potter FANATIC? Do you secretly imagine your residential college as a Hogwarts dormitory?

Have you recently cast a spell on your roommate or professor?

Then hop on your broomstick and fly to

HARRY POTTER AND THE TRIVIA NIGHT

Presented by Nourish International

Friday March 25^th at 7pm

Blue State Coffee on Wall Street

$20 entrance fee (per team)

Visit yale.edu/nourish or http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198448003510921 for details! 

Winners will receive the Harry Potter Tri(via)wizard Champion title, 2 free cups of Blue State Coffee, and a refund of your $20 entrance fee.

All event proceeds will help fund our summer service project to build a medical clinic in Peru.

So grab a few fellow Harry Potter buffs, brush up your British accent, dust off your wands, and sign up TODAY!

Every Saturday in the Dwight Hall Common room, students are welcome to help volunteer with the Yale Children's Theater in the hands' on program from 10am - 2:30 pm. Please contact for more information. 

  Prof. UdoSchwarz

Yale/CRISPvisualizing the atomic world CTMAKING STUFF  

hands-on demonstrations     laboratory tours

NOVA Outreach Coalition

The YAAMNY Arts Committee provides a forum where alumni can learn from leading practitioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts and support those in the entertainment industry. 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.  Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

On Saturday, February 19, the House of Representatives voted to make huge cuts in this year's budget. Poverty-fighting, cost-effective programs - which make up less than one percent of the US budget - were sharply cut.  In particular, key programs that fight AIDS, malaria and hunger in poor countries were cut by 40%.  Prof Mugyenyi will talk from personal experience as a leading Ugandan physician about how he has been able to save thousands of patients' lives through receiving US foreign aid to fight AIDS and detail the potentially devastating humanitarian impact of the proposed cuts.

Speaker Bio:

Professor Peter Mugyenyi is widely recognized as being a leading HIV/AIDS clinician and advocate for the sustainable provision of adequate funds to provide universal access to
anti-retroviral drugs.  He is a paediatrician, HIV specialist and the Director and Founder of the Ugandan Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC).  JCRC was the first entity providing anti-retroviral drugs to people living with HIV in Uganda.  Mugyenyi was a critical advocate for the creation of the Presidents' Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and JRCR has been a significant beneficiary of funds from PEPFAR.  Prof Mugyenyi is also on the board of Massachusetts General Hospital.

The Environmental Film Festival at Yale (EFFY) taking place from March 28 - April 3 showcases cutting-edge films to raise awareness of current environmental issues. There will be a wide array of speakers of film screenings. For more information, visit:

http://environment.yale.edu/film/films

Dear community-service minded folks,  

FYI: There are still just a few remaining seats for the 3/29 Performance and Talk-Back!   

Please join a special YAAMNY, Yale Club of Central NJ, Multi-Ivy League and Metropolitan Arts League event on Tues., March 29, 2011, 7pm for:

 

A Performance & Talk-Back with members of the cast and crew of THE NEW GROUP's Marie and Bruce written by Wallace Shawn and starring Marisa Tomei, Frank Whaley, Tina Benko, Russell G. Jones, Cindy Katz, Devin Ratray, Alok Tewari, Adam Trese, and Alison Wright.  This is a special event that will be moderated by Jeanine Jeo-Hi Kim (Yale BA, Columbia MBA), an Association of Yale Alumni Representative and Founder of the Metropolitan Arts League (www.metroartsleague.com), a charitable organization for the arts. The best seats (1st, 2nd, & 3rd row) have been reserved for our group. 

There will be a happy hour before the show at Dalton's Bar & Grill for people to meet & talk (See details below).

Tickets are already quickly selling out for the New Group's "Marie & Bruce" starring Marisa Tomei. The best seats will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.  Tickets for our last talk-back with Ethan Hawke sold out, so don't delay!  Family, friends & guests are all welcome so pass the info on to support the theater! 
   

WHAT'S THE NEW GROUP?

THE NEW GROUP is an artist-driven company with a commitment to developing and producing powerful, contemporary theater. While constantly evolving, The New Group maintains an ensemble approach to all its work and an articulated style of emotional immediacy in its acting and productions. In this way, The New Group seeks a theater that is adventurous, stimulating and most importantly "now" a true forum for the present culture.

 

 

 

 

The New Group's past productions have also received awards including Best New Musical, and the Calloway, Kalbie, Taking Off, and Theatre World Awards.  Since 1995 The New Group has presented such acclaimed plays as: Avenue Q, Abigail's Party, Hurlyburly,Terrifying Titles, Goose Pimples, Some Voices, Strangers Knocking, The Starry Messenger, A Lie of the Mind, and The Kid.New Group artists includes some incredible talents such as Matthew Broderick, Keith Carradine, Bobby Cannavale, Kiernan Culkin, Josh Hamilton, Kristen Johnston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kenneth Lonergan, David Margulies, Laurie Metcalf, Pat Methany, Alessandro Nivola, Cynthia Nixon, Martha Plimpton, Parker Posey, Sam Rockwell,  Mark Ruffalo, Chloë Sevigny, Wallace Shawn, Frank Whaley, and many others.

 

Visit www.thenewgroup.org to learn more about The New Group.

If have any questions about the event, or you'd like to send questions beforehand, please email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . 

Visit www.metroartsleague.com & "Like" the Metropolitan Arts League on Facebook to learn more about artists & upcoming events.

Regulation is a major topic in developed financial markets and key to the development of supportive environments for microfinance in developing countries. Please join the FWA for a discussion of how regulation promotes or hinders microfinance in the BRIC countries. The regulatory environment can have a significant impact on how microfinance institutions operate and how they provide a range of financial services to those who have limited or no access. We will hear from leading microfinance experts on what has worked to support the development of microfinance and if there are lessons to be shared or learned, especially given the recent crises in India and the prospects for tremendous growth in China. We will learn why microfinance has been more challenging in Russia and less prevalent in Brazil. Can microfinance succeed in these large critical markets?

Topics for Discussion

• A brief overview of the individual regulatory environments for microfinance in Brazil, Russia, India and China
• Has the regulatory environment in each of these countries helped or hindered the growth of microfinance and the impact it has had in the local communities?
• What will be required of the regulatory organizations and the microfinance institutions going forward to ensure the success and proliferation of microfinance, with its many benefits, long into the future? What are the major challenges today with the regulatory regimes?

Chef, activist and author Barton Seaver talks about his work to save the diverse aquatic life in the planet's oceans-- one delicious meal at a time. Sustainable Miyas sushi will be served!
Co-sponsored by Davenport College.

Join world-renowned human rights activist John Prendergast and international law professor Dr. Lea Brilmayer for dinner and discussion about the future of post-referendum Sudan. Prendergast is one of the leading experts on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, having co-founded the Enough Project and having worked as an Africa policy advisor in the Clinton administration. Recently profiled by New York Times Magazine, he has been acclaimed for his activism efforts with George Clooney in the months leading up to the Sudanese referendum. Brought to you by the YLS Africa Law and Policy Association, the Genocide Action Project, and New Haven Alliance for the Congo.