The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY) and Yale GALA are pleased to extend an invitation to Yale alumni to secure discounted tickets to Yale alumna Sharon Isbin's performance with The Little Orchestra Society on Vivaldi's Venice at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. This program is scheduled to include Vivaldi's Concerto for Guitar in D Major, Vivaldi's "Summer" from The Four Seasons, and Piazzollas "Inverno Porteno" under the musical direction of conductor Dino Anagnost.

Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique and versatility, multiple Grammy Award winner Sharon Isbin has been hailed as the pre-eminent guitarist of our time. She is the winner of Guitar Player magazine's Best Classical Guitarist award, the Madrid Queen Sofia and Toronto Competitions, and was the first guitarist ever to win the Munich Competition. She has given sold-out performances throughout the world in the most coveted halls from New Yorks Carnegie and Avery Fisher Halls to Viennas Musikverein. Yale alumni, using the discount code YALE, will receive a 25% discount when ordering tickets via telephone at (212) 971-9500.

Tickets range in price from $25 to $50 before the discount. The discount can only be secured via telephone orders. Secure your tickets now and revel in the soundscape of an exceptional Yale alumna who took home a 2010 Grammy award winner for best instrumental soloist performance. For further information, please contact YAAMNY's Educational Programs Committee at:  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

Yale GALA LGBT Mixer / Party at the lovely loft space and art gallery of SI International. 

When: Friday, June 4th. 7-10 pm.
Where: SI International Art Gallery (Loft). 43 East 19th St, 2nd Floor, NY. 212-254-4996

Cost: $20 donation requested; $10 for current students (and 2010 & 2009 grads). Includes GREAT food & drink!

Catch up with old friends and meet new ones as we kick off Pride Month at the Loft Space and Art Gallery of SI International, which is generously donating this lovely space for our event.

A special welcome to the Yale summer students and recent grads, who are living & working in nyc and are encouraged to attend. 

This is a Yale party but your partner and guests (from any school) are all most welcome!

There are also volunteer opportunities to help with the party in exchange for free admission. Please visit our website for details.

More info at: http://www.yalegala.org/Events/2010/NYCPartyJune42010ArtGalleryLoft.html


The YAAMNY Public Service/Social Justice Committee is partnering with the 92nd Street YM-YWHA's Ford Motor Company International Fellowship Program  (http://www.92y.org/content/ford_fellows_about.asp ) (the "Fellowship") to participate in the Fellowship programs. 

This year the Fellowship will bring 16 accomplished international community leaders from all over the world, including Egypt, China, India, Israel, etc. for an intensive nonprofit leadership and management training program. Fellows are leaders in the NGO sector addressing issues, such as homelessness, domestic violence, lack of education, lack of access to health care, whose resolution will have a significant positive impact on their communities, on their countries, and, collectively, on the world.

As part of the Fellowship, the Fellows will be participating in dinner forums which consist of (a) each Fellow doing presentations of their respective countries; (b) informal meals; and (c) discussions between the Fellows and other participants. 

We are seeking up to three alumni to participate in each forum.  In particular we are looking for alumni participants who have worked or who are interested in working with international organizations, or who have a general interest in international affairs.   Unless otherwise indicated, if you are interested in participating please contact Alison Gardy at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript ::mailto: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript " href="mailto:'); document.write( addy35183 ); document.write('">'); //-->\n This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript at least three days prior to the particular forum.  The forum dates and times are as follows:

2010 Ford Fellow Dinners and Country Presentations at the 92nd Street Y

Wednesday, June 9, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  MALI (S101)

Malian Dinner: Wednesday, June 9: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Malian Country Presentation: Wednesday, June 9: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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Sunday, June 13, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  EGYPT (S101)

Egyptian Dinner: Sunday, June 13:  6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Egyptian Country Presentation: Sunday, June 13: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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Monday, June 14 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  THAILAND (S101)

Thai Dinner: Monday, June 14:  6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Thai Country Presentation: Monday, June 14: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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Tuesday, June 15, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  CHINA (S104)

Chinese Dinner: Tuesday, June 15: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Chinese Country Presentation: Tuesday, June 15: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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Wednesday, June 16, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  ISRAEL (S101)

Israeli Dinner: Wednesday, June 16:  6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Israeli Country Presentation: Wednesday, June 16: 7:30-9:30 pm

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Thursday, June 17 6:30 pm-9:30 pm INDIA (S101)

Indian Country Presentation: Thursday, June 17: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Indian Dinner: Thursday, June 17: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of YAAMNY is partnering with the 92nd Street YM-YWHA's Ford Motor Company International Fellowship Program  (http://www.92y.org/content/ford_fellows_about.asp ) (the "Fellowship") to participate in the Fellowship programs. 

This year the Fellowship will bring 16 accomplished international community leaders from all over the world, including Egypt, China, India, Israel, etc. for an intensive nonprofit leadership and management training program. Fellows are leaders in the NGO sector addressing issues, such as homelessness, domestic violence, lack of education, lack of access to health care, whose resolution will have a significant positive impact on their communities, on their countries, and, collectively, on the world.

As part of the Fellowship, the Fellows will be participating in dinner forums which consist of (a) each Fellow doing presentations of their respective countries; (b) informal meals; and (c) discussions between the Fellows and other participants. 

We are seeking up to three alumni to participate in each forum.  In particular we are looking for alumni participants who have worked or who are interested in working with international organizations, or who have a general interest in international affairs.   Unless otherwise indicated, if you are interested in participating please contact Alison Gardy at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript ::mailto: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .   

2010 Ford Fellow Dinners and Country Presentations at the 92nd Street Y

Wednesday, June 9, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  MALI (S101)

Malian Dinner: Wednesday, June 9: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Malian Country Presentation: Wednesday, June 9: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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Sunday, June 13, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  EGYPT (S101)

Egyptian Dinner: Sunday, June 13:  6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Egyptian Country Presentation: Sunday, June 13: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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Monday, June 14 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  THAILAND (S101)

Thai Dinner: Monday, June 14:  6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Thai Country Presentation: Monday, June 14: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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Tuesday, June 15, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  CHINA (S104)

Chinese Dinner: Tuesday, June 15: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Chinese Country Presentation: Tuesday, June 15: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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Wednesday, June 16, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm  ISRAEL (S101)

Israeli Dinner: Wednesday, June 16:  6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Israeli Country Presentation: Wednesday, June 16: 7:30-9:30 pm

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Thursday, June 17 6:30 pm-9:30 pm INDIA (S101)

Indian Country Presentation: Thursday, June 17: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Indian Dinner: Thursday, June 17: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm

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Join alumni from the International Alliance of Research Universities for a reception of regional wines and cheeses and help form the first international, multi-university alumni association.

IARU is a unique cooperative of ten leading research-intensive universities: the Australian National University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, Peking University, the National University of Singapore, the University of Tokyo, the University of Copenhagen, and ETH Zurich.

Join fellow members and alumni in the Tap Room for a reception that highlights the regional wines and cheeses from the countries represented, the chance to meet alumni from these universities and become part of the network of international alumni.

Please reserve a space at the reception for $25 per person by Tuesday, June 8, by emailing This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript or calling 212-716-2133. Space permitting, we will accept walk-ins at the door for $25 cash only.

The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York extends an invitation to Yale alumni to hear from Mark Oppenheimer at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Mr. Oppenheimer writes the "Beliefs" column about religion for the New York Times (and who once profiled Rabbi Andy Bachman for New York Magazine), is the author of Wisenheimer, a new memoir about his years in the nerdy subculture of competitive debate. He has spoken before at Congregation Beth Elohim about his last book, Thirteen and a Day: The Bar and Bat Mitzvah Across America. He holds a Ph.D. in religion from Yale and also writes for Slate.com, The New York Times Magazine, and Mother Jones. He is a frequent commentator on NPR, and he lives in New Haven with his wife, daughters, and dog. 

Based on Gustave Flaubert's classic novel Madame Bovary, Doesn't Everybody Do It In Paris? is a multimedia dance theatre piece that explores the catastrophic outcome of attempting to reconcile the reality of one's everyday life with idealized notions of romance and glamour. Combining video, live and recorded music and text, and choreography set on untrained dancers, the piece examines, in a non-narrative style, both Emma Bovary's unchecked fantasies and their eerie echos in the life of the novel's first English translator Eleanor Marx Aveling. 

Produced by Immediate Medium

Choreography and Direction: 
Liz Vacco

Musical Composition & Arrangement: 
Brady Jenkins 

Set Design:
JJ Lind

Costume Design: 
Maki Takenouchi / Liz Vacco 

Sound and Video:
Nathan Lemoine 

Featuring: 
James Allerdyce, Max Dana, Brady Jenkins, Nathan Lemoine, Nadège Néchadi, Maki Takenouchi and Siobhan Towey

Publicist:
Michelle Tabnick
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PREVIEWS // Wednesday, 6/9 and Thursday, 6/10 at 8pm

PERFORMANCES //
Friday, 6/11 at 8pm
Saturday, 6/12 at 8pm and 10pm
Sunday, 6/13 at 6pm

Thursday, 6/17 at 8pm
Friday, 6/18 at 8pm
Saturday, 6/19 at 8pm and 10pm
Sunday, 6/20 at 6pm

Thursday, 6/24 at 8pm
Friday, 6/25 at 8pm

Previews and Performances from 6/9-6/13 - $15
Performances from 6/17-6/25 - $20

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GALA PERFORMANCE AND PARTY - 6/26
$40 - 6pm show with pre-show food and drinks at IRT
$75 - 8pm show with post-show dinner and drinks at Paris Commune
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All-Ivy LGBT WOMEN'S NIGHT AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART with Yale GALA - View American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity + Cocktails / Mixer Friday, June 11, 6-9 pm

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Cost: Free with Museum admission. Admission to the museum involves a cash donation; there will also be a cash bar in the Petrie Court. Suggested donation is $20 adults, $15 seniors (65+) and $10 students. Museum members and students from Columbia, Barnard, Bard and the Institute of Fine Arts at NYU receive free admission (with id)

Meet & greet (6-7 pm) in the Ruth & Harold D. Uris Center for Education, special curator talk about the Costume Exhibit (6:30 pm) just for us, view exhibit & drinks afterwards.

Organized by Yale GALA and FFR/Princeton BTGALA, this is an all-ivy & friends event, co-sponsored by Brown TBGALA, Columbia Pride, CUGALA (Cornell), Dartmouth GALA (DGALA), FSIX (Financial Services Industry Exchange), HGLC (Harvard), NUGALA (Northwestern), Penn GALA & Stanford Pride.
MANY THANKS to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for hosting us.

More info at: http://www.yalegala.org/Events/2010/MetMuseumJune112010.html
 

PS.  This is a women's event but men are welcome to attend.

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.

 On Sunday June 13^th at Carnegie Hall, Manhattan Concert Productions will present The National Children's Choir led by the internationally acclaimed conductor, Elena Sharkova, performing works by Bob Chilcott, Jim Papoulis and others. Opening for the National Children's Chorus will be the award-winning, St. Louis Children's Choir led by their conductor, Barbara Berner.
 
Our feature ensemble, the National Festival Chorus, will be lead by Dr. Craig Arnold, conductor of the Grammy-winning Nordic Choir from Luther College. They will present works by Stroope, Paulus, Papadakos and a special performance of the Paul Oakley arrangement, We Are One Voice.

Where else can you get up to 15 mini dates with other Ivy League alums (Yale SOM and other graduate schools, Princeton, Columbia, Bocconi Business School and others) all in one afternoon and a clear indication of whether or not the person you met might be interested the very next day? This speed dating event is being held on Sunday, June 13th in a chic private lounge reserved solely for you; it is organized by a professional with over 7 years of experience in the industry. Women ages 32-45 and men ages 33-47 are invited to participate. There will be complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a special door prize to be awarded to participants selected in a random drawing. You are encouraged to check out the venue prior to the event.  Dress code is business casual, no sneakers or jeans.

Guys, there are only a few tickets for men left! Although the tickets for women are sold out, we are accepting names for the waitlist.

Register at: http://www.weekenddating.com/upcoming.shtml?eventid=645.

Early registration $45, $50 after June 3.

"You are truly prosperous to the extent that you're experiencing health, happiness, and plenty in your life."   Christiane Northrup, MD.

On July 29, please join us for a conversation about women and wealth.  

During this seminar, you will:

• Unravel common misconceptions around women and money
• Delve into todays financial realities and explore how you can be an exception to the statistics
• Identify 3 ways to improve your cash flow
• Find out how to create optimal wealth and health simultaneously 

Our May and June events were a phenomenal success, and we are pleased to have added a July date.  The July 29 seminar will be $10 in advance, $15 at the door.  Please register and buy advance tickets at www.womenandmoney.eventbrite.com

 Kate Northrup Moller is, and always has been, a creative entrepreneur. She is currently the CEO (Creative Expansion Optimist) of Team Northrup, a league of entrepreneurs aligned with the work of her mother, Dr. Christiane Northrup, who create optimal health and residual income while using personal growth as a business building strategy in partnership with USANA Health Sciences, a network marketing company. Kate also recently launched a new personal brand called AuthentiKate at www.katenorthrup.com, focusing on "the art, science, and practice of loving life" with a blog, events, speaking gigs, and links to incredibly great authenticated stuff that she loves. Kate graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brown University in 2005 and currently lives in downtown Manhattan. She is passionate about laughter, the truth, dancing, residual income, personal growth, amazing friendship, connection, and life in general.

Nancy Reid's pride and joy, both personally and professionally, is in connecting people and organizations with the resources that will help them grow.  Her business experience over the past decade includes running business units for her family's companies for five years, ultimately managing a $55 million annual revenue budget before transitioning into a finance role in which she advised family business owners on investment strategies.  Her most recent move has been a step into philanthropy consulting.  She holds degrees from Yale University, the French Culinary Institute, and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA).

We look forward to seeing you at Women and Wealth.

 On Monday, June 14^that Carnegie Hall, Manhattan Concert Productions will feature the Masterworks Festival Chorus performing the Ellingboe Requiem lead by renowned conductor/composer, Bradley Ellingboe and featuring the University of New Mexico University Chorus accompanied by the all-professional New York City Chamber Orchestra. Opening the concert will be the National Festival Chorus performing music written and conducted by John Leavitt including his Symphony of Songs.

  You're invited to join New York's community of notable Yale alumni for an unforgettable evening of merriment, food, and drink to support a worthy cause at the gorgeous Tribeca loft of designer Anne Nakaoka Moss '77. Mix and mingle with fellow alumni who support the New York community. Enjoy an open bar of wine and selected cocktails, as well as delectable cuisine catered by Landmarc Restaurant's renowned chef Marc Murphy. All Yalies and family/friends/guests are welcome to attend this special event.  

                  What:   A Benefit Soiree to support Yale New York, 
                              a revitalized community by and for Yale alumni in NYC
                  When:  Tuesday, June 15, 7 - 10 pm
                  Where: 53 Leonard St. #2W, bet. Church & W. Broadway in Tribeca       

                              Get your ticket online at:   http://benefitsoiree.eventbrite.com 

We have sold over 150 tickets so far! Tickets will also be available at the door: please bring $50 cash or check payable to "YAAMNY".

All Yalies plus family, friends and guests are invited to attend this special event.

Your attendance at this special event will benefit the rejuvenated Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan NY, a revitalized alumni community nonprofit by and for Yalies who want more out of their alumni experience in NYC. Your support will help us overhaul our technology and communications strategy, fuel our efforts for more events, and better showcase the rich tapestry of Yale activity in the city. We're here for you, and we're excited about the possibilities.

Take part in our Silent Auction, with fabulous items from David Yurman, Aero Studio, Reebok Sports Club, Sephora, Avon, Smorgas Chef, Crepes du Nord, Tuniclove, CLO Intimo, Academy Floral, Paul Goldberger and Bulldog Gin!

For further information, please contact Anne Nakaoka Moss: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . 

Sustainability has become a pressing concern for businesses, governments, and other organizations. How does increasing attention to the long-term environmental impact of our actions create opportunities for innovative businesses? Does it impose new constraints? The Yale SOM Office of Alumni Relations and Qn magazine will host a discussion with four prominent Yale SOM alumni leaders about lessons theyve learned in advancing the business of sustainability.

Cost: Free

Register here - Space is limited so reserve your place today!

Panelists:

Marc Daudon 82, Principal, Cascadia Consulting Group

Marc has over 25 years of management consulting experience related to environmental issues, including the fields of sustainability, biodiversity, organics, household hazardous waste, energy, water conservation, climate change, and waste prevention and recycling. Marc manages diverse and complex projects involving research, policy analysis, consensus building and strategy development. His experience in strategic planning and facilitation empowers organizations and governments both locally and abroad to achieve consensus around environmentally sound and economically viable public policy programs. This experience includes developing a sustainability action plan for Washington State, biodiversity conservation plans for Washington and Tanzania, comprehensive waste management policies for multiple jurisdictions, and national energy plans for Sudan and Pakistan. In addition to strategic planning, Marcs functional expertise involves developing conservation financing initiatives, conducting market assessments, performing feasibility studies, facilitating stakeholder groups, and implementing and evaluating programs.

Marc has a masters degree in Public and Private Management from Yale Universitys School of Management. 

Jesse Johnson 01, Co-founder & CEO, Q Collection & Q Collection Junior

Jesse is the co-founder & CEO of Q Collection & Q Collection Junior leaders in designing adult and childrens furniture and textiles that are people safe and planet safe. Q Collection has been recognized by Time, the New York Times, Fast Company and others as a pioneer in sustainable design. Q Collections advisory board includes some of the countrys preeminent environmental leaders, including Dr. Eric Chivian, a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Jesse currently serves as a member of Yale's Environmental Leadership Council and is an advisor to Harvards Center for Health and the Global Environment and Yales Center for Business and the Environment. He is on the boards of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and 1% For The Planet, founded by Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia.

Mr. Johnson has a joint masters in business and environmental management, MBA/MEM, from Yale University and completed his undergraduate studies at Princeton University. 

Terry Kellogg 00, Executive Director, One Percent for the Planet

Terry has worked and studied at the intersection of business and the environment for two decades. He was the first staff person at The Timberland Company dedicated to minimizing the company's environmental footprint and supporting new markets for sustainable products. As Director of Environmental Stewardship, Terry reduced the company's carbon footprint by more than 15%, adopted widespread use of water-based adhesives, and launched programs in green building and organic cotton. He also developed and launched systems for rating the environmental performance of Timberland suppliers and products. In 2005, Terry joined 1% for the Planet, and has since grown membership from 92 to more than 1200 companies.

Terry has a BA in Economics from Middlebury College and a MBA and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University. Terry loves skiing (Tele, Nordic and Alpine) and just about any other sport that mixes endurance and adrenaline. 

Nancy Pfund '82, Managing Partner, DBL Investors LLC

Nancy is a managing partner of DBL Investors. DBL Investors is a venture capital firm whose goal is to combine top-tier financial returns with meaningful social, economic and environmental returns in the regions in which it invests. Ms. Pfund currently sponsors or sits on the board of directors of a number of private companies, including Tesla Motors, Pandora Media, BrightSource Energy, Solar City and Solaria.

Previously, Ms. Pfund was a managing director at JPMorgan. Ms. Pfund joined JPMorgan (then Hambrecht & Quist) in 1984 as a securities analyst and later joined its venture capital department as principal and then managing director. In addition to her private equity responsibilities, Ms. Pfund also built and directed H&Q's external affairs and philanthropic programs from 1996 to 2001. In 1988, President Bush appointed Ms. Pfund as a charter member of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology. In 1999, Ms. Pfund was appointed by President Clinton to serve on the Congressional Web-Based Education Commission. Ms. Pfund is a member of the board of directors of the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), a not-for-profit fund mandated by the California PUC to invest in companies pursuing alternatives to a fossil-fuel dominated economy, and is a founding officer and director of ABC2, a foundation aimed at accelerating a cure for brain cancer. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the UC Davis Center for Energy Efficiency. She speaks regularly on cleantech investing and policy as well as mission-related investing. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Ms. Pfund worked at Intel Corporation, Stanford University, the State of California, and the Sierra Club.

Ms. Pfund received her BA and MA in anthropology from Stanford University, and her MBA from the Yale School of Management. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband and their two children.

RECOMMENDED READING: 

Q7, Spring 2010, Can We Afford Sustainability?

Webinar System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer 

Questions, please contact:Chris Galvin, Assistant Director, Alumni Relations, Yale SOM: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript
 

the playwrights realm
(stephanie ybarra, YSD '08)
presents

DREAMS OF THE WASHER KING
by Christopher Wall (Dartmouth '92)
directed by Giovanna Sardelli

A chilling new play by the next big voice in American Theater. 

Find out more and watch the video trailer: playwrightsrealm.org/WK_About.html

Get 2 for 1 tickets thru June 26 here: ymlp.com/zJ7cE2

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 .

Yale Entrepreneurs & Investors in NYC presents a unique panel discussion co-hosted by the new Innovative Marketplaces Meetup, to be followed by a networking reception. Join your fellow Yalies as well as others in the NYC startup and innovation community for interesting conversation and sociable libations. (Plus, it's completely free.)

What: Innovative Marketplaces: Panel + Reception
Where: Pulse Restaurant, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 3rd Floor
When: 6:30 - 9:30 pm, Tuesday, June 22
RSVP HERE: http://www.meetup.com/yalenyc/calendar/13670531

This month's event will feature a panel discussion with an exciting set of innovators:

Beth Ferreira, VP Finance and Operations, Etsy
Beth Ferreira is currently leading the seller marketing efforts at Etsy, Inc. the leading online marketplace for all things handmade. Etsy has become a worldwide destination for independent artists and consumers who value the uniqueness and craftsmanship of handmade goods. Prior to joining Etsy, Beth held positions at Flatiron Partners investing in early stage technology companies, The Boston Consulting Group and Union Bank of Switzerland. She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School.

Rick Heitzmann, Founder and Managing Director, FirstMark Capital
Rick Heitzmann joined FirstMark, formerly Pequot Ventures, in 1999, where he focuses on investments in emerging media and advertising and data and information services. Mr. Heitzmann graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Business Administration and earned his M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School. Rick sits on the Board of Directors of Clickable, Live Gamer, Riot Games and weplay. Rick is also on the Board of Directors of the New York Venture Capital Association.

Tim Ogilvie '97, Founder, AdBuyer
Tim Ogilvie founded AdBuyer.com in 2007. AdBuyer.com provides buying and optimization tools for the display ad exchanges, secondary marketplaces for banner inventory that goes unsold by direct sales teams. Before AdBuyer.com, Tim spent 10 years helping build two startups from pre-launch/pre-revenue to profitabilty & exit. Most recently he was responsible for traffic generation at Pronto, IAC/InterActiveCorp's comparison shopping engine, which grew from nothing to one of the most trafficked sites in 2007. Before that, Tim joined iWon.com in 1999 as an employee #6 and served in a variety of business development and marketing roles through their 2004 acquisition by Ask.com (and Ask's subsequent acquisition by IAC in 2005). Tim has a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale (JE '97).

This event is free of charge. Feel free to invite friends and colleagues. Hosted by Matthew O. Brimer, Brad Hargreaves & Leah Belsky.

RSVP HERE: http://www.meetup.com/yalenyc/calendar/13670531

The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY) is pleased to extend an invitation to Yale alumni to Just Art 2010, a fundraiser of the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) Young Professionals. Just Art will feature 18 prolific and emerging artists, working in diverse media. The art relates to pressing New York civil liberties issues: reproductive rights, censorship, immigration reform, racial profiling and privacy. All work will be for sale in a silent auction. Just Art presents an incredible opportunity to secure coveted work at a fraction of its market price while supporting the advocacy and litigation work of NYCLU. Featured Artists include Eteri Chkadua, Sophia Petrides, Erin Parish, Jane LaFarge Hamill, Virginia Martinsen, Andrea Stanislav, Mia Brownwell, Brian Leo, Christian Dore, Gail Stoicheff, Tamara Mendeles, Rachel Monosov, Sharon Molloy, Liz Sullivan, Jack Howard-Potter, and Carly Ivan Garcia. You can preview the art at: www.tincaart.com.

Advance sale tickets for the event are only $25 and include an open bar. You can purchase tickets at: http://www.nyclu.org/event/just-art-2010. Advance ticket purchases are highly recommended. Should any tickets remain available, they will cost $35 at the door.

Innovative comic (The Purple Onion, SF Sketchfest, SXSW) Heather Gold ('90) teaches the honest class she always wanted to take and saves you 3 years, $180,000 and maybe even your soul in this interactive comedy. The Law Project's public beta is part of Dixon Place's HOT theatre festival presenting the best in LGBT theatre and performance. What's ruling your life?

Catch up with old friends and meet new ones at the 5th Annual LGBTQ All-Ivy & Friends Post-Pride Mixer at the Yale Club of NYC, on the Tuesday after the Gay Pride Parade in Manhattan. 

Enjoy an open bar of beer, wine soda and juice -- and a bounteous buffet of hors d'oeuvres (including a 3' tall chocolate fondue fountain) -- while you mingle.  Lots of good food here.

We invite alumni from the Ivy League, Seven Sisters, Stanford, NYU, Duke, UVA, Georgetown, Williams, Amherst, UCLA & their friends for this spectacular evening!  

Hosted by Yale GALA (Yale's LGBT Alumni Group) and co-hosted by Brown TBGALA, Columbia Pride, CUGALA (Cornell), DGALA (Dartmouth), HGLC (Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus), Penn GALA, FFR/Princeton BTGALA,  Stanford Pride, Amherst GALA and YAAMNY (Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York). (Host list in formation.)

Mandatory RSVP for non-Club members (for entry to the Yale Club):   http://www.yalegala.org/Events/2010/YaleClubNYPride2010.html

Club members--Yale or other reciprocal Ivy Clubs--do not need to RSVP but may enter by showing their Club ID.  they may also purchase tickets through their club, in advance, for $35/person.

Non-member rate is $40, cash only, at the door.  $20 student rate (Bring ID).  Must be 21+ years to attend. Questions?  E-mail This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript or phone 201-435-2332.