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When:   July 1, 2008 6:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   Where: Yale Club of New York City
50 Vanderbilt Avenue (across from Grand Central Station)
In the beautiful Tap Room. (3rd Floor)
Price:   40
Type:   Reception

 

Yale GALA (Gay & Lesbian Alumni) Invites you to the All-Ivy & Friends LGBTQ Mixer at Yale Club. RSVP Required
Please join us for the 3rd Annual, All-Ivy & Friends Post-Pride LGBTQ Mixer at the Yale Club of New York City

When: Tuesday, July 1, 2008. 6:00 - 9:00 PM.  
            The TUESDAY AFTER the NYC PRIDE
 
Cost: $40 cash only at the door (non-Club members)

RSVP: MANDATORY for non-club members or the guard will not admit you.
           Please RSVP on-line: www.YaleGALA.org/YaleClubNY.html
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All registrations will receive an e-mail confirmation. Please RSVP by Friday, June 27th

Catch up with old friends and meet new ones at a wonderful mixer held in the Yale Club's beautiful Tap Room.   Its a return of the Yale Club events of old!

While you mingle, enjoy an open bar of beer, wine and soda--and a huge table of delicious hors d'oeuvres (including the famous 3' tall chocolate fondue fountain!). There will be lots of good food.

We welcome alumni from the Ivy League, Seven Sisters, Stanford, NYU, Duke, UVA, Georgetown, Williams, UCLA & friends for this great evening. Last year 200 people attended.

Thanks to GALA co-sponsors, including: HGLC (Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus), FFR/Princeton BTGALA and Stanford Pride. 
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The Yale Club Dress Code is business casual or better. Dress fabulously.
Absolutely NO jeans, sneakers or t-shirts.


Please RSVP Early: www.YaleGALA.org/YaleClubNY.html

Further information: http://www.yalegala.org 
You can also e-mail or phone with questions. Thank you!


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When:   July 1, 2008 8:00pm
Where:   DR2 Theater
104 East 15th Street
Between Union Square East and Irving Pace
New York, NY
Price:   $35
Type:   Arts

THEATER PREMIERE: A Perfect Couple

Tuesday, July 1st, 8:00 P.M. curtain.
DR2 Theater
104 East 15th Street
Between Union Square East and Irving Pace
New York, NY

 WET (Womens Expressive Theater) presents the world-premiere of A Perfect Couple, directed by Yale alumna Maria Mileaf  and featuring Yale alumni James Waterston (Isaac) and Neil Patel (Set Design)

A Perfect Couple
is the story of three best friends Amy, Isaac, and Emma and their young next-door neighbor, Josh. After fifteen years of dating/living together/taking breaks and now, moving upstate, Amy and Isaac are finally tying the knot.

Emma, their single best friend, has decided to get out of the city and join them for a summer weekend in the country. Josh has recently graduated college, and is killing time helping Amy and Isaac nest. Over a long weekend together, secrets are revealed and bonds are tested, forcing these friends to discover who they are now, versus who they thought they would become.

With Brooke Berman's vibrant and unique voice, A Perfect Couple raises pressing questions about loyalty, partnerships, and modern love.

Brooke Berman is an award-winning playwright whose work has been developed and produced across the US and in London (at the National Theatre and the Royal Court). Brookes plays include: HUNTING AND GATHERING (Primary Stages), SMASHING, UNTIL WE FIND EACH OTHER (Steppenwolf), THE TRIPLE HAPPINESS (Second Stage, starring Ally Sheedy), SAM AND LUCY, AMAZING and A PERFECT COUPLE (workshopped at the National Theatre in London).

TICKETS: $35.

QUESTIONS:
Victoria Pettibone (Stanford 97)
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Created in 1999, WET produces media which challenges female stereotypes and advocates for equality. WET adheres to this mission by producing premiere plays by female playwrights, events promoting the work of notable female artists, and developing new screenplays and plays by women in WETs INKubator series. WETs theatrical productions include the World Premiers of Anna Zieglers BFF, BIG TIMES (directed by Leigh Silverman), Julia Jordans ST. SCARLET, Sheila Callaghans SCAB, and I STAND BEFORE YOU NAKED by Joyce Carol Oates. In 2004 WET launched the educational wing of the company, creating a city-wide media literacy and leadership program for over 100 teenage girls annually, called WETs Risk Takers Film Series.

 



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When:   July 8, 2008 6:30pm-7:30pm
Where:   Ashiya Sushi
167 First Avenue (btwn 10th & 11th Street)
Price:   1/2 price sushi
Type:   Volunteer

Agenda:

I. Finalizing Details of Restoration Prospect Park--scheduled for 7/26

II. Planning Next Project - St. Xavier's Soup Kitchen scheduled for Fall 2008

III. Selecting New Public Service/ Social Justice Project-- we are eagerly awaiting initiatives that focus on social justice (at home or abroad). 



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When:   July 17, 2008 6:00pm
Where:   44th Street and Vanderbilt Avenue (which runs on the west side of Grand Central Station)
Price:   no cover or admission charge
Type:   Party

All Yalies -- Club members and non-members -- and their guests are invited to the Club's Thursday Night Happy Hours.  Cash bar and munchies.  The doors open at 6, the event ends around 9:30.  The dress code: Business casual  preferred but not required.  In any event, no shorts, flip flops or provocative clothing.  You and your guests wll be carded so have valid IDs. 

Here is the rest of the summer schedule with drink specials:

July 17 Cuervo Tequila and Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
July 24 Morys Cup Night 
July 31 Tanqueray Gin
August 7 Finale




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When:   July 19, 2008 9:00am-5:00pm
Where:   From Orange St. to the summit of East Rock
Price:   Free!
Type:   Volunteer Opportunity

 

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
NEW HAVEN SUMMER CYCLING CELEBRATION
Orange Street to East Rock, New Haven
Saturday, July 19, 2008
 
 
New Haven will host its Summer Cycling Celebration from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on July 19, 2008. A race to kick-off the event will begin at 10:00 a.m., climbing from the corner of Orange and Farnham Streets to the summit of East Rock. The race will be followed by a festival at the summit which will include a Ferris wheel, live music, a carousel, food venders, and a rock wall, all overlooking the New Haven skyline. Rest stops and helpful volunteers will mark the ascent and will provide information and water along the way. 
 
If you are interested in getting involved with this event, there are a variety of ways to help out as a volunteer. From 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. volunteers can help kick off the day by directing drivers to parking areas, hanging signs or balloons to designate trails, loading in equipment for musicians, or setting up tables at the summit before the race begins. Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. outgoing volunteers can help out festival attendees by staffing information desks at the base of the trail or by maintaining rest stops along the path to the summit.
 
Volunteers who enjoy working with children and families can help throughout the day with entry and exit to family and childrens activities, including kite flying, the carousel, the Ferris wheel, and the rock wall. Other childrens activities include the bike decoration station and the bike parade. Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., volunteers can also assist by picking up volunteer lunches, filling in for no-shows, and helping out other volunteers as needed throughout the day.                                                                
 

If you have any questions about attending or volunteering for the Summer Cycling Celebration, please email or call Brian Hornby at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  or (203) 946-2896 or Maryellen Kwasie at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  or (203) 946-2974.



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When:   July 22, 2008 5:45pm
Where:   Sencha Wellness Center, 147 Front St., D.U.M.B.O., Brooklyn
http://senchacenter.com
Price:   $30
Type:   Reception


GRACE ROLLINS, M.S., L.Ac., YALE CLASS OF 2001
 
SPECIAL OPENING PROMOTION!
ACUPUNCTURE AT THE SENCHA WELLNESS CENTER
D.U.M.B.O., BROOKLYN  
 
718-551-6375
http://senchacenter.com
 
"Grace works like an educator and healer combined. Her treatments really helped ease my post-surgery recovery. Another time, when I had bronchitis, her treatments were the only thing that seemed to soothe the beast." --S. T.

"I have been a skeptic in the past about acupuncture, but Grace excels at explaining in clear and simple language what she is going to do and what she thinks is at the root of your problem. Her techniques also work: She has helped me with muscle strains and age-related joint problems and made a big difference in my quality of life." --L. K.

I am pleased to be offering acupuncture treatments at the Sencha Wellness Center, located in the trendy D.U.M.B.O. neighborhood of Brooklyn (near the Manhattan Bridge overpass, York St Station on the F), every Wednesday starting July 23. I currently offer private Japanese-style treatments, effective for a wide range of medical issues, sports injuries, and overall balancing. Beginning in August I will also offer affordable community-style (group) treatments at certain times to be announced.

As a special opening promotion, private acupuncture treatments for the rest of July (July 23 and 30) will be at the community-style rate of $30. Feel free to forward this offer to any interested friends, relatives and colleagues. I still have openings so call now to schedule: 718-551-6375.
 

Sencha Wellness Center is a beautiful, relaxing, eco-friendly treatment space offering services that include acupuncture, shiatsu and massage. For more information, click on the "acupuncture" button at the top of our website (http://senchacenter.com), email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript , or call 718-551-6375.

Thank you and best wishes for a healthy summer.
Grace Rollins, M.S., L.Ac., Yale College '01



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When:   July 24, 2008 6:00pm
Where:   Yale Club -- 44th Street and Vanderbilt Avenue (which runs along the west side of Grand Central Station)
Price:   No admission or cover charge
Type:   Party

All Yalies -- Club members and non-members -- and their guests are invited to the Club's Thursday Night Happy Hours.  Cash bar and munchies.  The doors open at 6, the event ends around 9:30.  The dress code: Business casual  preferred but not required.  In any event, no shorts, flip flops or provocative clothing.  You and your guests wll be carded so have valid IDs. 

Note, no Happy Hour on Thursday, July 3.

Here is the rest of the summer schedule with drink specials:

July 10 Boru Vodka
July 17 Cuervo Tequila and Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
July 24 Morys Cup Night 
July 31 Tanqueray Gin
August 7 Finale!



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When:   July 25, 2008 7:00pm-8:30pm
Where:   The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce Street
New York, NY
Price:   $15.00
Type:   Arts

Work sucks, especially in the middle of a war zone. It's just another Saturday flipping burgers for three suburban teens, but when bombs start dropping and a bloodied stranger stumbles in the door, these kids deal with the unknown the only way they know how - by tying it up. Can you trust your friends in a time of terror? It's World War III at your local burger joint, in the world premiere of EDGEWISE.

Written by Eliza Clark
Directed by Lila Neugebauer
Produced by Jeremy Robbins and Marisol Rosa-Shapiro

Featuring: Eric Gilde*, Jessica Howell, David Hurwitz, Justin Levine, and Jedadiah Schultz*

*actors appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
* Equity approved showcase

PLAY RUNS FROM 7/25 - 8/9

The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St. (between Bleecker St. and Hudson St.)
http://www.cherrylanetheatre.org

Friday, 7/25 & Saturday, 7/26
Tuesday, 7/29 - Saturday, 8/2
Tuesday, 8/5 - Saturday 8/9
All performances @ 7pm

All tickets $15
For tickets: http://www.telecharge.com

For more information, please visit http://www.edgewise-theplay.com/

 



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

Price:   FREE
Type:   Volunteer

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

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

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

Sponsored by the Public Service/Social Justice Committee

 


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When:   July 26, 2008 7:00pm-8:30pm
Where:   The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce Street
New York, NY
Price:   $15.00
Type:   Arts

Work sucks, especially in the middle of a war zone. It's just another Saturday flipping burgers for three suburban teens, but when bombs start dropping and a bloodied stranger stumbles in the door, these kids deal with the unknown the only way they know how - by tying it up. Can you trust your friends in a time of terror? It's World War III at your local burger joint, in the world premiere of EDGEWISE.

Written by Eliza Clark
Directed by Lila Neugebauer
Produced by Jeremy Robbins and Marisol Rosa-Shapiro

Featuring: Eric Gilde*, Jessica Howell, David Hurwitz, Justin Levine, and Jedadiah Schultz*

*actors appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
* Equity approved showcase

PLAY RUNS FROM 7/25 - 8/9

The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St. (between Bleecker St. and Hudson St.)
http://www.cherrylanetheatre.org

Friday, 7/25 & Saturday, 7/26
Tuesday, 7/29 - Saturday, 8/2
Tuesday, 8/5 - Saturday 8/9
All performances @ 7pm

All tickets $15
For tickets: http://www.telecharge.com

For more information, please visit http://www.edgewise-theplay.com/

 



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When:   July 29, 2008 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:   Papillon, 22 East 54th Street, between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
Price:   $10
Type:   Reception

The Yale Alumni Real Estate Association cordially invites you to join us at Papillon in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday, July 29th to meet other Yale alums active in the real estate industry in and around New York City.

 

Papillon

22 East 54th Street

(between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue)

July 29, 2008

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

$10 Entrance/Cash Bar

 

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We encourage you to send this invitation to other alums you know in the real estate industry.

If you would like to sign up for our listserv, please visit: http://alumni.yale.edu/aya/lists/lists.php?id=09

 

Thanks and we hope to see you there!

 

The Steering Committee:

 

Allyson Bowen, Yale College 1998

Seth Brown, Yale College 2000 / Yale SOM 2006

Jane De Flo Caminis, Yale SOM 1974

Elizabeth L. Martin, Yale College 1985

Cobie Packard, Yale College 1998

Mehul J. Patel, Yale College 1998

David Schlussel, Yale College 1980



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When:   July 29, 2008 7:00pm
Where:   Thirteenth Street Repertory Company

50 West 13th Street, NYC (between 5th & 6th Avenue)
Price:   $18
Type:   Arts

Platypi 10 Minute Play Festival

Opens Tuesday, July 29th, 7pm.
Closes Saturday, August 9th, 3:30pm
Runs Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7pm, Saturdays at 3:30pm
Thirteeth Street Repertory Company
50 West 13th Street, NYC (between 5th and 6th Ave)

Merit Theater and Film Group & 13th Street Repertory Company have, for the past six years, held a summer internship program for between 25-40 interns from all over the world.  Each year the interns create and produce their own show.  This year, we are proud to present the Platypi 10 Minute Play Festival, featuring current Yalie Jerry Lieblich and Yale Alumnus Eugene Ashton-Gonzalez.  The plays in the show were created in Terrence Patrick Hughes' Playwriting Workshop.

Why Platypi?  The platypus is a duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed egg-laying mammal!  It appears to be many different animals blended together to create something rare.  We have done the same by taking 10 very different plays and creating an exceptionally unique festival.

TICKETS: Adults - $18; Seniors $15; Students $15

QUESTIONS:

Sandra Norgen
917-363-2369

About the Merit Theater and Film Group & 13th Street Repertory Company Internship Program:

Since 2003, between 25-40 interns attend our summer Internship Program at NYC's historic 13th Street Theatre, located in Greenwich Village.  We offer internships in directing, acting, producing, script evaluation, stage managing, lighting/sound tech, arts administration, house managing, and more.  Both 13th Street Repertory and Merit Theater and Film Group are dedicated to providing a caring, nurturing, professional environment in which to learn, grow, and perform.

 

 



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When:   July 29, 2008 7:00pm-8:30pm
Where:   The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce Street
New York, NY
Price:   $15.00
Type:   Arts

Work sucks, especially in the middle of a war zone. It's just another Saturday flipping burgers for three suburban teens, but when bombs start dropping and a bloodied stranger stumbles in the door, these kids deal with the unknown the only way they know how - by tying it up. Can you trust your friends in a time of terror? It's World War III at your local burger joint, in the world premiere of EDGEWISE.

Written by Eliza Clark
Directed by Lila Neugebauer
Produced by Jeremy Robbins and Marisol Rosa-Shapiro

Featuring: Eric Gilde*, Jessica Howell, David Hurwitz, Justin Levine, and Jedadiah Schultz*

*actors appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
* Equity approved showcase

PLAY RUNS FROM 7/25 - 8/9

The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St. (between Bleecker St. and Hudson St.)
http://www.cherrylanetheatre.org

Friday, 7/25 & Saturday, 7/26
Tuesday, 7/29 - Saturday, 8/2
Tuesday, 8/5 - Saturday 8/9
All performances @ 7pm

All tickets $15
For tickets: http://www.telecharge.com

For more information, please visit http://www.edgewise-theplay.com/

 



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When:   July 30, 2008 7:00pm-8:30pm
Where:   The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce Street
New York, NY
Price:   $15.00
Type:   Arts

Work sucks, especially in the middle of a war zone. It's just another Saturday flipping burgers for three suburban teens, but when bombs start dropping and a bloodied stranger stumbles in the door, these kids deal with the unknown the only way they know how - by tying it up. Can you trust your friends in a time of terror? It's World War III at your local burger joint, in the world premiere of EDGEWISE.

Written by Eliza Clark
Directed by Lila Neugebauer
Produced by Jeremy Robbins and Marisol Rosa-Shapiro

Featuring: Eric Gilde*, Jessica Howell, David Hurwitz, Justin Levine, and Jedadiah Schultz*

*actors appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
* Equity approved showcase

PLAY RUNS FROM 7/25 - 8/9

The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St. (between Bleecker St. and Hudson St.)
http://www.cherrylanetheatre.org

Friday, 7/25 & Saturday, 7/26
Tuesday, 7/29 - Saturday, 8/2
Tuesday, 8/5 - Saturday 8/9
All performances @ 7pm

All tickets $15
For tickets: http://www.telecharge.com

For more information, please visit http://www.edgewise-theplay.com/

 



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When:   July 31, 2008 7:00pm-8:30pm
Where:   The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce Street
New York, NY
Price:   $15.00
Type:   Arts

Work sucks, especially in the middle of a war zone. It's just another Saturday flipping burgers for three suburban teens, but when bombs start dropping and a bloodied stranger stumbles in the door, these kids deal with the unknown the only way they know how - by tying it up. Can you trust your friends in a time of terror? It's World War III at your local burger joint, in the world premiere of EDGEWISE.

Written by Eliza Clark
Directed by Lila Neugebauer
Produced by Jeremy Robbins and Marisol Rosa-Shapiro

Featuring: Eric Gilde*, Jessica Howell, David Hurwitz, Justin Levine, and Jedadiah Schultz*

*actors appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
* Equity approved showcase

PLAY RUNS FROM 7/25 - 8/9

The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St. (between Bleecker St. and Hudson St.)
http://www.cherrylanetheatre.org

Friday, 7/25 & Saturday, 7/26
Tuesday, 7/29 - Saturday, 8/2
Tuesday, 8/5 - Saturday 8/9
All performances @ 7pm

All tickets $15
For tickets: http://www.telecharge.com

For more information, please visit http://www.edgewise-theplay.com/

 



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