Join the Yale alumni entrepreneurial community in NYC for an evening of enlivened conversation, hot Yalie startups, and tasty Magnolia cupcakes.

What: Yale Entrepreneurs & Investors in NYC: Cocktails + Cupcakes
Where: Haven Lounge, 244 East 51st St, b/w 2nd & 3rd (map: http://j.mp/cXqDvv)
When: 6:30 - 9:30 pm, Monday, May 3rd

RSVP HERE: http://meetup.com/yalenyc/calendar/13255839 

Can you feel the startup culture boiling in NYC right now? Entrepreneurship is on fire in this town, and the opportunity cost for founding a startup has gone way down. Bring ideas for your new venture or share your existing methods with fellow Yale alumni entrepreneurs and investors for ad hoc feedback and sociable discussion at Haven, a swanky but relaxed cocktail lounge in Midtown. We've arranged a happy hour drink special, plus a complimentary multitude of cupcakes from the famed Magnolia Bakery.

Pay $8 online, or $10 at the door. This event is for Yale alumni and their guests. Brought to you by Yale Entrepreneurial Institute & Yale New York.

American Fiction: Loved, Banned, and Mythologized.  Performance to benefit Elevator Repair Service theater company May 3rd

 Elevator Repair Service invites you to an evening of loved, banned, and mythologized American fiction, curated by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon. 

Frances McDormand (Burn after Reading, Fargo), Lili Taylor (Six Feet Under), Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live), Frankie Faison (The Wire), and ERS company members will perform passages from great American literature, accompanied by a live comic and ambient sound score.  Hosted by Oskar Eustis (Artistic Director of The Public Theater).

ERS is currently finishing the third play in a trilogy of critically acclaimed plays based on great American novels by William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway.  Join us at the New York Society for Ethical Culture for this one night only performance. 

For more information about ERS, or to buy tickets, visit www.elevator.org or call 718-783-1905

 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
FUNdraising with an emphasis on FUN!

Come join the newly minted Development Committee for our monthly meeting. Help plan and brainstorm some great FUNdraising initiatives. Our first event will be a kickoff Rooftop Summer Soiree on June 15 at 230 Fifth, a gorgeous rooftop party space/bar with gorgeous views. 

Other GREAT events are in the works, including our First Annual Holiday FETE with a super FAB guest of honor! All proceeds will benefit YAAMNY and enable us to keep a great Yale New York community going. Did you know that YAAMNY is a volunteer based non-profit, and since we don't collect membership dues, we've decided to raise the money by throwing irresistible events! We hope you will join us!

If you are intrigued and want to participate, or if you just want more info, 
please email Anne Nakaoka Moss at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

As Thomas Friedman and the Kauffman Foundation recently reported, "Between 1980 and 2005, virtually all net new jobs created in the U.S. were created by firms that were five years old or less." As innovation and entrepreneurship bring hopefulness to a recovering economy, how can we look at creativity, inside and outside of the arts?

In her funny and engaging collection of essays, Museum Legs, Amy Whitaker tackles these questions in relation to the public life of art and the creative life of museums.

As we talk about the creative history of museums and whether they are currently more like libraries or theme parks, we'll engage in the cross-sector questions at the heart of the SOM ethos -- and send you on your way with new frameworks as you visit the Picasso show or the Costume Institute or other summer art plans. 

Cost: $20.00/person, includes a copy of Museum Legs, beverages, and snacks

REGISTER HERE
Registration requested by Tuesday, May 4, 2010. 
 

Songs for Our Future, a musical benefit, sponsored by Sing for Hope in partnership with Yale University taking place on Friday, May 7, 2010, will begin with a cocktail reception at 45 Walker Street from 6:30-7:30pm, followed by a cabaret concert by Sing for Hope Donor Artists at the Clear Channels P.C. Richard & Sons Theater (32 Avenue of the Americas) at 8:00pm.

Songs for Our Future will be hosted by internationally acclaimed actor Richard Kind, and will feature Sing for Hope Donor Artists Mike Errico (VH1, Puccini for Beginners), Ali Ewoldt (Revival of Les Misérables, International Tour of West Side Story), Tony Award nominee Malcolm Gets (Story of My Life; A New Brain), Christopher Dylan Herbert Amy Justman (Company; White Christmas on Broadway), Nicole Lewis (Hair and Lennon on Broadway), Tony Award winner Ted Sperling (South Pacific; A Light in the Piazza), Sam Tsui (YouTube sensation; The Oprah Winfrey Show), Lauren Worsham (Candide at City Opera; Spelling Bee), and their Yale alumni colleagues from the stages of Broadway.  This event will be directed by Andy Sandberg (Producer of Hair on Broadway), with musical direction by Andrew M. Byrne (Les Misérables, The Bridge Project, New York). Dick Cavett is on the event too, and he is performing a special magic trick!

All proceeds raised at Songs for Our Future will benefit Sing for Hopes Art U! Educational Outreach Program, which brings dynamic arts and leadership education to underserved youth in New York City and beyond.

Join us as the stars of today unite for the stars of tomorrow!

 Please access the webpage below for tickets:

 http://www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=1454 

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.

A perfect event for Mothers Day!  This concert is full of firsts as violist Kim Foster Wallace and pianist Eric Dudley present a concert of rarely performed chamber music for viola and piano.   This outstanding duo reunites for the first time in New York City to present works of Bartok, Nino Rota, Shostakovich, Frank Bridge, and will offer the American premiere of English composer Granville Bantocks Viola Sonata from 1919.  As a special Mothers Day event, mothers in attendance will receive special recognition and all are invited to stay for a wine reception following the concert.  Please join us in rediscovering these gems of the viola repertoire and in honoring mothers at this unique event.  

YAAMNY's Educational Programs Committee, in collaboration with the Public Service & Social Justice Committee, is seeking volunteers to work with high school and first-year college students in an enrichment program at The New York City Mission Society's Minisink Town House on Friday, May 14th, 2010 from 5 to 7 p.m.  Under the auspices of Junior Achievement of New York, Yale alumni volunteers will work with students on crafting a personalized strategy for educational and professional success and map a path towards the successful completion of a college course of study. This opportunity is an exceptional chance to learn about two respected non-profit organizations while working with fellow Yale alumni. 

If you would like to volunteer, please e-mail your name, Yale affiliation, Yale course of study, academic and extracurricular interests, career path information, and cell phone number to the Educational Programs Committee at:  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .  Early advance registration is crucial to this program's success. Register now! 

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the YALE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK is proud to partner with the Yale Club of New York City and the Association of Yale Alumni to sponsor the Second Annual YALE DAY OF SERVICE, on May 15, 2010 (or for certain specified events May 1, May 7, May 16 or May 22 - please click on the Day of Service link below for more details).

On this day, thousands of Yale Alumni, family members and friends will gather to volunteer for meaningful events and projects ranging from the labor intensive (sprucing up parks, planting gardens & painting) to the more intellectually stimulating (reading books to children, assisting with job applications & college applications and tutoring) throughout the New York City Area and around the globe.  Among the possible activities are park clean-up activities, tutoring, planting gardens, teaching tennis, various walks and assisting with job and college applications. During the first global Yale Day of Service (2009), we had the pleasure of helping over 500 Yale Alumni & their family & friends serve at approximately 20 sites throughout the area. Please see the attached photos. This year we have added more sites including additional child-friendly sites, we have a broader range of activities and have activities on various dates throughout the month of May to allow alumni to participate on the day that best suits them.  Our first event as part of this year's Day of Service, at the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program, was very well attended with 26 volunteers and 50 children. Mayor Dinkins gave an inspirational introductory speech at this event.It was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Click here to learn more and register for a Yale Day of Service site in your area.
http://www.yaledayofservice.org/servicesites

Yale Day of Service Post Reception

Saturday, May 15, 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

Each year, the global Yale Day of Service organizes over 3,500 members of the Yale community to participate in volunteer projects in nearly 170 sites in forty states and twelve countries. Great work is completed in soup kitchens, parks, homeless shelters, schools, and more, all because members of the Yale community are committed to making a difference in their respective communities. This year the Yale Club of New York City will host a reception in the Tap Room to recognize this important tradition and the members that participate. Walk into the reception for $10 cash per person for tasty hors doeuvres, a cash bar, and a chance to catch up with other volunteers.  The Yale Club will relax the dress code to casual attire for Day of Service Post Reception attendees. Jeans and sneakers will be permitted within the Tap Room and at the concert in the Lounge following the reception.

Concert with Sing for Hope

Saturday, May 15, 7:30 pm

After enjoying the post reception in the Tap Room, join us for this gratis concert in the Main Lounge. The talented 18th Street Singers from Washington, DC and New Yorks Manhattan Choral Ensemble will partner to perform as the concluding event. Featuring performances by distinguished Yale alumni in the performing arts, the concert is an effort to raise funding and awareness for Art U!, an organization that provides arts and leadership education to New York Citys underserved youth. Reservations for the concert are not required. Donations to help support Sing for Hope are highly encouraged and will be accepted at the post reception as well.

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

Page 73 Productions (Liz Jones '96 and Asher Richelli '97 Executive Directors) for the World Premiere of

JACK'S PRECIOUS MOMENT
By Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by Kip Fagan

A video of insurgents beheading Jack Lewis is released over the Internet.  Back home in Idaho, Jacks twin, father and widow are left to pick up the pieces -- so to speak.  The only solution to their grief and mounting spiritual crisis: The Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, MO. 

From the producers of Heidi Schreck's CREATURE, Dan LeFranc's SIXTY MILES TO SILVER LAKE, Jason Grote's 1001 and Quiara Alegria Hudes' ELLIOT, A SOLDIER'S FUGUE, comes a wickedly funny and darkly poignant new play.

Jack's Precious Moment features an amazing cast that includes Tom Bloom (Cyrano de Bergerac with Kevin Kline), Lucas Papaelias (Cyrano de Bergerac with Kevin Kline), Eddie Kaye Thomas (HBO's "How To Make It In America") and Karen Walsh (Accent on Youth at MTC; Pygmalion at the Roundabout). 

Sets by Lee Savage / Lights by Matt Frey / Costumes by Jessica Ford / Sound by Bart Fasbender / Production Stage Manager: Jamie Rog / Production Manager: La Vie Productions / James E. Cleveland / Casting: Jack Doulin, CSA and Jenn Haltman / Dramaturg: John Baker / Assistant Director: Stella Powell-Jones

ALL SEATS JUST $25
Use code OCTOPUS for $18 tickets for performances from May 21 June 1 (Limited Availability!)

3 WAYS TO GET YOUR TIX
ONLINE: Visit www.p73.org
PHONE: Call 212-279-4200 
IN PERSON: 59E59 Theater box office (59 East 59th Street)

NOT MANY SEATS IN THE THEATER! Buy your tix now!
May 21 - June 13
Tues - Wed @ 7:30pm
Thurs - Sat @ 8:30pm
Sat @ 2:30pm / Sun @ 3:30pm
(No matinees on May 22 - 23; Special 7:30 performance on Sun, May 23)

Visit www.p73.org for more information!
 

The YAAMNY Arts Committee cordially invites you to our inaugural Spring Showcase.

The show and networking party will consist of  an evening of music, dance, song, comedy and more featuring alumni of Yale University.

Space is limited, register today at http://yaamny-showcase.eventbrite.com/.

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee has formed the Haiti Assistance Task Force to commence projects in New York and Haiti to aid the rebuilding efforts currently underway due to the January earthquake.  The first project of the Haiti Assistance Task Force is scheduled for Yale Day of Service with Dwa Fanm and Global Potential.  Please visit the Day of Service website http://www.yaledayofservice.org/servicesites for more information regarding the project. 

The first meeting of the Haiti Assistance Task Force will be held on Wednesday May 26, 2010 at 6:30 p.m, at Financier Pastry Shop (www.financierpastries.com/locations.cfm, 62 Stone Street, near the 2/3 Wall Street Station, the 2/3/4/5/J/M/Z at Fulton Street, or the A/C at Broadway Nassau).

If you are interested in attending the first meeting or getting involved, please email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . 

It is time again for another R20s interschool mixer for recent grads! Please spread the word to your fellow alumni, friends, co-workers, and anyone else you'd like.   The R20s Group May Networking Party Wednesday, May 26th 8-11pm Tickets are available at: http://www.TheR20sGroup.com/products.html $10 online before 5/25, $12 online thereafter or at the door (cash only)   10% of all proceeds will benefit Financiers Without Borders (http://www.financierswithoutborders.org/). Facebook Event - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=124068710938465   GIVEAWAYS & $ SAVINGS FOR EVERYONE from our partners will include items such as Esquire/Marie Claire subscriptions, HowAboutWe.com subscriptions, and discounts for Doostang & POM!   For those new to The R20S Group, we are a social & professional networking organization for recent grads (ages 21-29). We have monthly mixers at a variety of different bars, as well as other special events. To find out more, please visit http://www.theR20Sgroup.com or check out our Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=168613404397).

Artlog.com is celebrating our Summer Art Guide at the Gates (a former bank vault turned lounge) on Wednesday, May 26th! The Summer Art Guide will help you get through these lean summer months by profiling must-see events, emerging artists and a new generation of art dealers.

The Artlog team is also announcing big changes to the Artlog platform in the works and a summer filled with events including the return of our "Collect" Neighborhood art crawls!

Open Bar (Vodka, Beer & Wine) from 8-10pm, Light Food and Rocking out all Night. Be there!

BUY TICKETS: http://artlog.eventwax.com/summer-art-preview-party/register
($25 in advance / $30 at the door)

Details here: http://artlog.com/events/18801

Hi Dwight Hall!

Hope this finds you enjoying the start to your summer!

Just a few quick things. First, if you are in or around New Haven this summer and would like to receive updates about community service and social justice events during June, July and August, please write to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  with your name and e-mail address to request those updates.

I won't be sending a widespread D-Holla every week this summer, so the only way for you to know the current events is to request those updates. I will, however, send another D-Holla about halfway through the summer, so if you have anything you'd like me to add, send it my way! Or, as always, you can upload your own information/event to the website and newsletter here: http://www.dwighthall.org/12359

I hope that no matter where you are, you consider serving your community!

Best,

Joe

Pianist Orlay Alonso, makes his Bronx Orchestral Debut with the Bronx Arts Ensemble Orchestra and maestro David Gilbert. The afternoon's performance will feature W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23, K 488 in A-Major.