6/28/2008
Brown Club of Chicago - Movie Event - Buddy Cianci Film, June 28th
So far, we have close to 20 registrants for this event. There is no charge for this film, however, we will be taking donations to be provided to the producer of the film to support unfunded production costs. Alumni and their guests are welcome.
Please register in advance for the event at:
Please join the Brown Club of Chicago for a movie event on Saturday, June 28th at 2:00 pm! We will be hosting a private showing of the award-winning documentary Buddy: The Rise and Fall of Americas Most Notorious Mayor. Produced, written, and directed by Cherry Arnold and narrated by James Woods, the film follows the political career of Vincent A. Buddy Cianci, former mayor of Providence . Buddy recently won the New England Regional Emmy for outstanding documentary and has also been honored at film festivals all over the country.
The press information provides this description of the film: As the longest-serving mayor in modern day history, Buddy Cianci remains one of the country's most controversial political figures. Cianci's unflagging popularity and extraordinary career comebacks have baffled political analysts and frustrated federal investigators. Brilliant and aggressive, charming and ruthless, Cianci is described by supporters and critics alike as a political survivor. Buddy, the documentary, paints a complex portrait of the often contradictory and always audacious public figure who became the youngest man and the first Italian-American to become mayor of Providence , and a Republican who unseated a Democrat stronghold of more than thirty years. From his early promise as an attorney prosecuting organized crime to his success overseeing Providence 's "renaissance," the film tracks Cianci's entanglements with city council opposition, union skirmishes, personal scandals, and criminal indictments. The result is a fascinating study of American local politics and a surprising tale of a man who, in the words of one commentator, "has a city as his mistress."
We will be screening the film in a private room at Glascotts Saloon, a bar located at 2158 N. Halsted Street in Lincoln Park (corner of Halsted and Webster). The event starts at 2:00 and the movie will start promptly at 2:30 pm. The film is about 1½ hours long.
Glascotts has a full range of drinks available for purchase and attendees can also order food from the Greek restaurant next door on a pay-as-you-go basis. There is no charge for this event, however, we will be taking donations to be provided to the producer of the film to support unfunded production costs. Alumni and their guests are welcome.
Please register in advance for the event at:
For any questions regarding this event, please e-mail rsvp@brownclub.org.
We hope you will be able to join us for a fun afternoon of Buddy!
The Brown Club of Chicago
Transportation:
Street parking is available but limited. The bar is within walking distance of the Armitage stop on the Brown El Line, and the Fullerton stop on the Red El line. The location is also accessible by bus the 8 Halsted, 73 Armitage, or 74 Fullerton .
Movie Information
For more information about the movie, go to: http://www.buddyciancithemovie.com/
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BUDDY AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
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EMMY® AWARD WINNER, Outstanding Documentary, New England Region
WINNER: Best of Festival, Pacific Palisades Film Festival, Pacific Palisades , CA
WINNER: Best Documentary, Boston Film Festival
WINNER: Best Documentary, Audience Award, RI International Film Festival
WINNER: Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker, Cherry Arnold for BUDDY, Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, MA
RIVETING, EDUCATIONAL AND FUNNY!"
The Newport Mercury
****(Four Stars)ARNOLD CAPTURES CIANCI'S VIVID PERSONALITY.
The Providence Journal
DONT MISS THIS FILM!
The Boston Phoenix
The DVD of the film is available for purchase through the Brown University Bookstore http://bookstore.brown.edu/ and online at www.Amazon.com
ABOUT THE DVD
The DVD is packed with special features and extras, including:
* Buddy Cianci's first post-prison interview
* 'A Promise for Change,' a documentary (1976) about Buddy Cianci's first run for Mayor in 1974
* Chapter Selections
* Film Out-Takes
* Special DVD packaging, featuring rare photos, campaign materials and press coverage of Buddy Cianci's 30-year political career.
CHECK OUT the DVD cover and inside spread at:
http://www.buddyciancithemovie.com/screenings
6/10/2008
Brown Club of Chicago
Medical and Health Care Networking Event
Tuesday, June 10th
The Brown Club of Chicago and Brown Medical School Alumni Association will be co-sponsoring a Medical and Health Care Networking Event on Tuesday, June 10th at 6:00 p.m. on the 43rd floor of LaSalle Bank, which is located at 135 South LaSalle Street. The event, which will follow the same format as our past networking events, will feature a panel discussion of accomplished Brown alumni in the health care field, including health care practitioners, providers and entrepreneurs. To provide insight into select fields within health care and medicine, we have constructed a panel of five Chicago-based Brown undergraduate and Medical School alumni, who are leaders in their respective areas. Our expert panel will be comprised of the following alumni:
Joel Shalowitz '74 MD'77, P'03 (Click here for Bio)
Peter Panton '79 MD'82, P'11 (Click here for Bio)
Monique Anawis '85 MD'90 (Click here for Bio)
Chirinjeev Kathuria '87 MD'93 (Click here for Bio)
Patty Riskind '88 (Click here for Bio)
The event will be moderated by Donna Williamson '74 (Click here for Bio).
The program for the evening is as follows:
6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. - Refreshments & hors d'oeuvres/Networking
6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Opening remarks by Phil Chesler '98/Panel presentations/Q&A
8:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. - Refreshments & hors d'oeuvres/Networking
Registration
Register for the event at: https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=364 through noon on Monday, June 9th. Please note that spacing will be limited.
The cost of admission is as follows:
$15 for '07 - '08 Brown Club of Chicago members
$25 for non-members and guests
$40 for a combined '07 - '08 individual membership to the Brown Club of Chicago and event admission (a $5 savings on membership)
After Monday, June 9th we will be accepting payment at the door at the following increased rates:
$25 for '07 - '08 Brown Club of Chicago members
$35 for non-members and guests
$50 for a combined '07 - '08 individual membership to the Brown Club of Chicago and event admission
Our check-in table, which will be located in the 43rd floor hallway leading to the rotunda, will be signified by the Brown Club of Chicago banner. For any questions regarding this event, please e-mail rsvp@brownclub.com or call Phil Chesler '98 at (312) 848-8808.
Parking/Transportation:
For those of you who will be driving to the event, there are parking garages at 181 West Monroe and 145 South Wells. Public transportation is available by bus, el train and Metra serving Chicago's loop.
We hope you will be able to join us for what is sure to be an outstanding event!
Sincerely,
The Brown Club of Chicago
Brown Medical School Alumni Association
5/6/2008
BROWN ALUMNI - DOWNTOWN DINNER
Tuesday 5/6 at Townhouse Restaurant and Wine Bar
Catch up with old friends, or make new acquaintances. Revisit an old favorite, or explore a new eatery. Any reason is a good reason to come to the Brown Club of Chicago's inaugural monthly Downtown Dinner. Enjoy the good company, great food, and social or professional networking similarly offered by the popular Downtown Lunches, without the rush of getting back to the office. Guests are welcome, as well.
The first Downtown Dinner will be on Tuesday, May 6th at Townhouse Restaurant and Wine Bar, on 111 S. Wacker Drive, between Adams and Monroe. Townhouse serves Contemporary American cuisine, and offers a large selection of small plates, unique sandwiches, salads, and entrees. Menu items generally fall in the $6 to $15 range; Downtown Dinner is Dutch treat.
Please see http://www.restaurants-america.com/Townhouse/Chicago.html for additional information, including the menu.
The reservation, for 6:00 p.m., will be under Brown Club Dinners. Please RSVP to rsvp@brownclub.org , where suggestions for future Downtown Dinner venues are also welcome. If you are unable to RSVP, but would like to come anyway, last-minute additions or late arrivals can be accommodated.
4/17/2008
Brown Club Lecture and Viewing of the Winslow Homer Exhibit at the Art Insititute, Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 6pm
Join the Brown Club and Brown Alum Martha Tedeschi '80 (PhD, Northwestern University '94) at the Art Institute on Thursday, April 17th for an illuminating introduction to the current exhibition "Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light". As organizing curator of the exhibition, Dr. Tedeschi is uniquely qualified to share fascinating facts recently uncovered through a three-year in-depth research project on Homer's breathtaking watercolors. Highlights will include a discussion of her collaboration with conservators and conservation scientists and their use of CSI-type technology to probe beneath the surface of these complex, masterful works. A richer picture of Homer's life as a practicing artist emerges, along with new information about how Homer's colors have altered over time.
Dr. Tedeschi's slide lecture will be followed by an opportunity for Q&A, as well as a viewing of the exhibition. People who visit the Homer exhibition will be able to see the Edward Hopper show as well.
The schedule for the evening is as follows:
* 6:00 - 6:30 - Lecture and questions
* 6:30 - 8:00 - View exhibition(s)
* 8:00 - 10:00 - (Optional) Dinner/cocktails at The Gage, 24 S. Michigan Avenue.
Please note that food and drink are NOT included in the ticket price.
Tickets are $20 for Brown Club members, $25 for non-members. Please go to https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=344 to register. We encourage you to sign up as soon as possible but in no event later than April 14, 2008.
SPACE IS LIMITED!
For information on getting to the Art Institute, see: http://www.artic.edu/aic/visitor_info/
For more information on the exhibits, see: http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/
3/9/2008
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE INVITED TO A DAY AT THE FIELD MUSEUM WITH THE BROWN CLUB OF CHICAGO!
Enjoy the company of other Brown alum and their families! Visit the new Crown Family Play Lab, exploring nature and the worlds diverse cultures. Then, explore the underground world of dirt, bugs and worms in the Underground Adventure. Take a tour of the Ancient America and Exploring the Arctic Seafloor exhibits.
Brown alum will meet at 10:30 a.m. at the couches in front of the Crown Family Play Lab, on the lower level of the Museum. If you arrive shortly after 10:30 a.m., please proceed into the Play Lab. For those who would like to stay for lunch, we will also plan to meet at the Corner Bakery, on the upstairs level, at 12:30 p.m. Wear your Brown sweatshirt or baseball cap for easy recognition by fellow alum!
For ticket information, detailed descriptions of permanent and temporary exhibits, driving directions and parking information, please visit The Field Museum website at www.fieldmuseum.org.
To RSVP for this Brown Club event, or for more information, please contact Betsey Madden at slmmmm@aol.com.
2/28/2008
Brown Club - Media and Entertainment Networking Event
Please join the Brown Club of Chicago for our Media and Entertainment Networking Event on Thursday, February 28th at 6:00 p.m. on the 43rd floor of LaSalle Bank, 135 South LaSalle Street.
The event will feature a panel discussion of current trends in the rapidly changing media and entertainment fields and will feature networking time both before and after the discussion. To provide insight into the fields, we have constructed a panel of five Chicago-based Brown alumni who are leaders in the media and entertainment fields. Our expert panel will be comprised of the following:
Douglas Manning '76 - President & Executive Producer, Manning Productions (Click Here for Bio)
Keith Oppenheim '82 - CNN Correspondent, Chicago Bureau (Click Here for Bio)
Darryl Heggans 89 - President, CableTV Ties, Inc. (Click Here for Bio)
Jonathan Bross '91 - President, Velvet Steamroller Productions (Click Here for Bio)
Christine Pawlak '04 - DJ/Host, Q101.1
The event will be moderated by Eliot Ephraim '89, an entertainment lawyer and agent with Ephraim & Associates, P.C and President of the Brown Club of Chicago. (Click Here for Bio)
The program for the evening is as follows:
6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. - Refreshments & hors d'oeuvres/Networking
6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Opening remarks by Phil Chesler '98/Panel presentations/Q&A
8:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. - Refreshments & hors d'oeuvres/Networking
Register for the event at: https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user through noon on Wednesday, February 27th. Please note that spacing will be limited. The cost of admission is as follows:
$15 for '07 - '08 Brown Club of Chicago members
$25 for non-members and guests
$40 for a combined '07 - '08 individual membership to the Brown Club of Chicago and event admission (a $5 savings on membership)
After Wednesday, February 27th we will be accepting payment at the door at the following increased rates:
$25 for '07 - '08 Brown Club of Chicago members
$35 for non-members and guests
$50 for a combined '07 - '08 individual membership to the Brown Club of Chicago and event admission
11/24/2007
BROWN ALUMNI - Men's Basketball Event
Join the Brown Club of Chicago as we support the Brown Men's Basketball team during their game against Northwestern University in Evanston on Saturday, November 24 at 11 a.m.
Before the game, the Brown Club of Chicago, through the generosity of Tim Sullivan P'11 and Sam Mencoff '78 P'11, is hosting a brunch reception from 8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Stadium Club at Ryan Field (Northwestern's football stadium), which is located adjacent to the Welsh-Ryan Arena basketball stadium. Brown's Director of Athletics, Mike Goldberger, will be in attendance, and Head Coach Craig Robinson will make an appearance at the pre-game reception from 9:45 to 10:10. Following the reception, we will walk over to Welsh-Ryan Arena to cheer on our Bears in a block of reserved seats arranged at a discounted price of $10 per ticket ($10 off the regular price).
After the game, we hope to have the opportunity to interact courtside with Coach Robinson and the team. Coach Robinson and several of Brown's student-athletes are from the Chicago area, including Peter Sullivan '11, Jelani Ford '11, Sean Kane '11 and Garrett Leffelman '11. Join us in giving them a warm welcome home for the Thanksgiving holiday!
While we welcome you to join us for the reception and the game, feel free to join us for either event individually. When registering, please RSVP for the game ($10) and/or the pre-game brunch (no charge) by choosing the appropriate category so that we have an accurate head count. Tickets for the game will be available for pickup at the Will Call window at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday morning.
Tickets must be purchased online no later than 2:30 pm on Monday, November 19, through the following link: https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=299
Go Bears!
Ever True,
The Brown Club of Chicago
10/24/2007
Professor Ken Miller and the Darwin Exhibit at the Field Museum, October 24th Register Today!
From Darwin to Dover: Thoughts on Americas Continuing Problem with Evolution
This years faculty lecture, on October 24th, promises to be an exceptional event with Professor of Biology and evolutionary scholar, Ken Miller '70, presenting at the Field Museum. Come early to enjoy a private viewing of the Field Museums Darwin Exhibit from 5-7pm, with hors doeuvres and drinks served from 6-7pm, followed by a lecture from Professor Miller entitled, From Darwin to Dover: Thoughts on Americas Continuing Problem with Evolution. Professor Miller is wildly popular at Brown where he teaches the Biology 20 class to hundreds each year and is widely known as a leading critic of Intelligent Design. Professor Miller wrote the book, Finding Darwins God: A Scientists Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution, a lively and cutting-edge analysis of the key issues dividing science and religion. Professor Miller is also the author of Devil in the Details: Evolution and the Battle for Americas Soul (manuscript in preparation). He has appeared on The Colbert Report and has served as an expert defense witness in internationally watched court cases that challenged the theory of evolution.
YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. PAYMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR DUE TO FIELD MUSEUM RULES.
Register at: https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=268
Questions? E-mail rsvp@brownclub.org or call Eliot Ephraim '89 at 312-321-9700 x222
Co-sponsored with the Brown Alumni Association.
This event is made possible through the generosity of Sam Mencoff '78.
Please also see below for full details. Click Here to get a copy of the invitation that you should have received by mail.
THE BROWN CLUB OF CHICAGO
Darwin is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with The Field Museum,Chicago; The Museum of Science, Boston; The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; and the Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Meeting of the Minds, a series sponsored by the Brown Alumni Association, brings the Brown intellectual experience to the larger Brown community of alumni, parents, and friends. Visit our web site for more information: www.brown.edu/alumni/faculty.html
9/28/2007
The Brown Club of Chicago is excited to present a night at the Goodman Theatre with internationally acclaimed Brown playwright Sarah Ruhl 97, MFA 01.
Please join us on Friday, September 28 for dinner and discussion with Sarah followed by the production of her play Passion Play: a cycle at the Goodman Theater. Since leaving Brown, Sarah has established herself as one of Americas foremost young playwrights. Her play The Clean House won the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in 2004 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2005. In 2006, Sarah was honored with a MacArthur Fellowship (also known as the genius grant). Passion Play is described as an alternately hilarious and unsettling look at the thorny relationship between politics and religion. (See below for more description).
The evening will begin with dinner in a private room at Petterinos restaurant with a pre-show discussion with Sarah. We will then proceed to the theater, which is connected to the restaurant, directly following dinner. The schedule for the evening is as follows:
- 5:30 pm Cocktails (cash bar)
- 6:00 7:30pm Buffet dinner in a private room, followed by discussion with Sarah Ruhl
- 8:00 pm Passion Play: a cycle
Register for the event at: https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=261 by 5:00 pm on Friday, September 7. Space is limited to 40 people for this event on a first registered online basis. The cost of admission includes dinner for one at Petterinos, the discussion with Sarah Ruhl, and one ticket to the play. Tickets to the play ordinarily cost $57 alone. Cost for the whole evening is $100 for 07-08 Brown Club of Chicago members (who have paid for membership no less recently than July 2007), $110 for non-members and guests, and $130 for a combined 07-08 Individual membership to the Brown Club of Chicago and event admission. To sign up separately for other forms of membership, go to: https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/dues/paydues.aspx?orgId=14 At this time, we are only offering tickets for the combination of the dinner, the discussion and the play. If we have tickets remaining, we will make tickets available for the play without the dinner and discussion at a later date.
For any questions regarding this event, please e-mail rsvp@brownclub.org or call Rebekah Scheinfeld at (773) 580-6229. Please see below for directions and further information about Sarah Ruhl and her play Passion Play: a cycle.
We are very excited to have the opportunity to do an event with Sarah, one of the stars of the theater world. We hope you will be able to join us for what is sure to be an outstanding event!
The Brown Club of Chicago
Directions
The Goodman Theater is located at 170 North Dearborn Street. Petterinos restaurant is located adjacent to the theater at the corner of Randolph and Dearborn please enter the Petterinos banquets entry on Randolph St. just west of Dearborn and proceed downstairs.
Public Transit: The location is convenient to multiple CTA bus and train lines. For more information visit the Theater website at http://www.goodmantheatre.org/visit/Transportation.aspx or the CTA website at www.transitchicago.com .
Parking: Valet parking is available at Petterinos for $14 for dinner plus theater parking. For self park, Goodman Patrons receive a discounted rate of $16* at Government Center Self Park located adjacent to the theater at the southeast corner of Clark and Lake streets, available after 5pm. Remember to pick up a parking coupon from Goodman's Gift Shop and receive the discounted rate when you pay for parking.
Biography of Sarah Ruhl
Sarah Ruhl's plays include The Clean House (Susan Smith Blackburn Award, 2004, Pulitzer Prize finalist, Pen Award), Melancholy Play, Eurydice, Late: a cowboy song, Orlando, Demeter in the City (NAACP image award nomination) and Passion Play: a cycle in three parts (Fourth forum freedom award, Kennedy Center). Her plays have been performed at Lincoln Center Theater, Second Stage, Goodman Theatre, Yale Repertory Theater, Woolly Mammoth, Berkeley Repertory Theater, the Wilma, Cornerstone Theater, Madison Repertory Theater, Clubbed Thumb and the Piven Theatre Workshop, among other theaters across the country. Her plays have been translated into German, Polish, Korean, Russian and Spanish, and have been produced internationally in London, Canada, Germany, Latvia and Poland. She received her M.F.A. from Brown University, and is originally from Chicago. She is the recipient of a Helen Merrill award, Whiting Writers' Award, and a Macarthur Fellowship. She is a proud member of New Dramatists and 13P.
Description of the Play
Passion Play: a cycle
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mark Wing-Davey
An alternately hilarious and unsettling look at the thorny relationship between politics and religion, Ruhl uses the traditional dramatic restaging of the final days of Christ as a basis for the exploration of three fascinating historical periods: Elizabethan England, pre-World War II Germany, and Reagan-era America. Startlingly original, epic in scope yet beautifully human in its effect, Passion Play pits religious dogma, personal faith, and the realities of politics against love, beauty, and truthall with Ruhls signature wit, seductive theatricality, and devastating insight.
7/26/2007
Brown Club - Alumni Networking Event (Legal Sector)
Location: 43rd floor of LaSalle Bank located at 135 South LaSalle Street
Please join the Brown Club of Chicago for our next Alumni Networking Event on Thursday, July 26th, at 6:00pm, on the 43rd floor of LaSalle Bank located at 135 South LaSalle Street. Focusing on the legal sector, we have created a panel of five leaders in our legal community who represent a cross section of legal fields and who will be discussing their backgrounds, current positions and the issues they encounter in their practices.
Our expert panel will consist of the following Brown Alumni:
- Jordan H. Peters 65, Founder and Senior Partner, Freeborn & Peters LLP
- A. Benjamin Goldgar 79, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Christine A. Leahy 86, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, CDW Corporation
- Daniel Hildebrand 88, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw, LLP
- Dan Rubinstein 91, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois
(Click Here for panelist biographies)
The schedule for the evening is as follows:
6:00pm - 6:45pm Refreshments & Hors doeuvres/Networking
6:45pm - 8:00pm Opening remarks/Panel presentations/Q&A
8:00pm - 8:45pm Refreshments & Hors doeuvres/Networking
Register for the event at: https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=250 now through noon on Wednesday, July 25th. Please note that space is limited. The cost of admission will be $15 for 06/07 or 07/08 Brown Club of Chicago members, $25 for non-members and guests, and $40 for a combined 07/08 individual membership to the Brown Club of Chicago and event admission (a $5 savings on membership). After Wednesday, July 25th we will only be accepting payment at the door at the increased rate of $25 for 06/07 or 07/08 members, $35 for non-members, and $50 for a combined 07/08 individual membership to the Brown Club of Chicago and event admission.
Our check-in table, which will be located on the 43rd floor hallway leading to the rotunda, will be identified by the Brown Club of Chicago banner.
For any questions regarding this event, please e-mail rsvp@brownclub.com or call Phil Chesler 98 at (312) 848-8808.
And to join the Brown Club of Chicago for the 2007-2008 year without registering for the event, please go to: https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/dues/paydues.aspx?orgId=14
We hope you will be able to join us for what is sure to be an outstanding event!
The Brown Club of Chicago
Transportation:
For those of you who will be driving to the event, there are parking garages at 181 West Monroe and 145 South Wells. Also, public transportation is available by bus, El train and Metra serving Chicagos loop.
7/14/2007
Brown Club Group Tour
cOOl glObes!! July 14, 11 am
Come to a guided tour of the hottest outdoor art exhibit in Chicago: Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet. Cool Globes is an innovative project that uses public art to inspire individuals and organizations to take action against global warming. Over 100 extraordinary globes are on display along the lakefront using a variety of materials to create awareness and provoke discussion about potential solutions to global warming -- solutions that can be put into practice every day...at home, on the job and in your school. Founded by Wendy Abrams '87, the Cool Globes exhibit is incredible and the message is inspiring. Come join fellow Brown Club alumni for a tour of the globes led by Anne Loucks '87, who is co-chair of the art committee for Cool Globes. Shell help us appreciate the art and the environmental messages offered by the artists. We may plan a dutch treat lunch after the tour, depending upon interest. Please see below for details and rsvp for the tour and/or direct questions to rsvp@brownclub.org
(RSVPing in advance is not necessary, but is helpful to us in our planning. If you are able to make it last minute, please feel free to join us.)
Cost: $5 per adult, free for members and kids
Where: Meet on the porch on the north side of the Field Museum look for a Brown Banner. In case of rain, please bring umbrellas, we will meet rain or shine.
When: Saturday, July 14, 11:00 am
If interested in lunch with other Brown alumni after the tour, please contact Christine Quiros at: Christine_quiros@hotmail.com
For more information on the exhibit, visit: www.coolglobes.org
Parking and Transportation:
For directions on getting to the Field Museum, please go to:
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/plan_visit/get_here.htm
Parking is available in the North Garage for $15.00 per day. We also encourage the use of public transit to further the goals of conservation. Among other options is the free trolley service that serves the Museum Campus as well as Navy Pier and other sites.
3/29/2007
Thursday, March 29 Family Reading Night at CEA
A Public Service Opportunity
The Brown Club of Chicago is beginning an effort to volunteer in the Chicago Public Schools Adopt-A-School Program. As the Brown Club continues to grow, we want to expand our efforts to help our community and we believe this is an excellent opportunity. Many local alumni groups (such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT and Williams College to name a few) have been volunteering in their individual adopted school for many years and regard it as personally rewarding as well as helpful to the schools. Initially, weve targeted a single night, Thursday, March 29, for helping with a reading night at a school. Please read on for details
Our club identified the Columbia Explorers Academy (CEA) as a candidate for adoption. The school is housed in an attractive building newly constructed in 2003. Grades served there are kindergarten through 8. The student population totaling 1,200 is 98% Mexican, low-income and from families with little to no formal education. Approximately 40% of the classes are conducted in Spanish.
Brown grads Ellen Silverman 79 and Phil Chesler 98 are spearheading this exciting public service initiative. Ellen was recently Principal For A Day at CEA and she found the Principal and staff to be helpful and committed. She found the students to be adorable and bright-eyed!
The Brown Club of Chicago is seeking volunteers for a Thursday, March 29 Family Reading Night at CEA. From 6-8 pm parents and students attend book readings, and get prizes and free books. CEA can use volunteers for anything from reading to the kids, directing the people flow through the halls, handing out the books, and mingling with the students and staff. Proficiency in Spanish is a plus but absolutely not necessary.
CEA is located at 4520 South Kedzie in Chicago's Brighton Park community. Our volunteers can use the school parking lot which is right across the street from the school. There is also public transportation nearby. Click on the link here for future CEA information, a picture of the schoool and directions.
http://www.columbiaea.cps.k12.il.us/
Contact Ellen @ (773-758-3950 or ellen@chicagocommunities.com) or Phil @ (312-848-8808 or chessss@hotmail.com) for more information. Please RSVP to either of them as soon as possible or by March 20 at the latest. They may be able to arrange car-pooling too.
3/8/2007
Brown Alumni Networking Event, Thursday, 3/8/2007
Please join the Brown Club of Chicago for our inaugural quarterly Alumni Networking Event on Thursday, March 8th at 6:00pm on the 43rd floor of LaSalle Bank, which is located at 135 South LaSalle Street. Focusing on the financial sector, we have constructed a panel of five leaders in our financial community who will be discussing current trends in private equity, investment banking, emerging markets, sales and trading, and alternative investments.
Our expert panel will be comprised of the following Brown Alumni:
- Sam Mencoff 78, Founding Partner and Co-President, Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
- John Ettelson 80, President and CEO, William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
- Tom Shannon 85, Head of Private Equity Practice - Chicago, Bain Consulting
- John Koudounis 88, Managing Director and Head of Taxable Fixed Income, LaSalle Financial Services
- Aleks Kins 93, President and CIO, AlphaMetrix Investment Advisors, LLC
See below for panelist biographies
The schedule for the evening is as follows:
6:00pm 6:45pm Refreshments & hors doeuvres/Networking
6:45pm 8:00pm Opening remarks/Panel presentations/Q&A
8:00pm 8:45pm Refreshments & hors doeuvres/Networking
Register for the event at:
Please note that spacing will be limited. The cost of admission will be $15 for 06-07 Brown Club of Chicago members, $25 for non-members and guests, and $35 for a combined 06 -07 membership to the Brown Club of Chicago and event admission (a $5 savings on membership). After Wednesday, March 7th we will be accepting payment at the door at the increased rate of $25 for 06-07 members, $35 for non-members, and $45 for a combined 06 -07 membership to the Brown Club of Chicago and event admission.
Our check-in table, which will be located on the 43rd floor hallway leading to the rotunda, will be signified by the Brown Club of Chicago banner.
For any questions regarding this event, please e-mail rsvp@brownclub.org or call Phil Chesler. We hope you will be able to join us for what is sure to be an outstanding event!
The Brown Club of Chicago
Directions:
Parking for LaSalle Bank, 135 S. LaSalle Street:
For those of you who will be driving to the event, there are parking garages at 181 West Monroe and 145 South Wells.
Public transportation is available by bus, el train and Metra serving Chicago's loop.
Panelist Biographies
Samuel M. Mencoff 78, Founding Partner and Co-President, Madison Dearborn Partners. LLC - Mr. Mencoff joined First Chicago Venture Capital, the predecessor of Madison Dearborn Partners, in 1981 and has extensive investment experience with management buyout transactions in the basic industrial sectors, including the paper, packaging and forest products, building products, metals and mining, refining, energy and power and chemicals industries. Mr. Mencoff serves on the Boards of Directors of a number of public and private companies and non-profit organizations, including Smurfit Kappa Group, Packaging Corporation of America, Boise Cascade Holdings, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation and the Board of Trustees of Brown University. Mr. Mencoff also serves as Vice-Chair of the Boldly Brown Campaign and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Brown Sports Foundation.
John R. Ettelson 80, President and CEO, William Blair & Company, L.L.C. - Mr. Ettelson joined William Blair & Company in 1984 as an associate in the Corporate Finance Department, became principal in 1989, was head of Mergers and Acquisitions from 1999-2000, served as Chief Financial Officer from 2001-2002, President and Chief Operating Officer from 2002-2003, at which time John was named Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ettelson has been the lead banker on many deals, including J.M. Smucker's acquisition of Jif and Crisco from Procter & Gamble, which was recognized as Investment Dealers Digests "2001 Breakthrough Deal of the Year." Mr. Ettelson serves on the boards of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, The Executives Club of Chicago, and the Lincoln Park Zoo. He is co-chair of the investment committee at the Francis W. Parker School and is a member of The Commercial Club of Chicago and The Economic Club of Chicago. Additionally, Mr. Ettelson serves on the Chicago regional committee of the Boldly Brown Campaign and his daughters, Christine and Margot, are currently undergraduate students at Brown.
Tom Shannon 85, Head of Private Equity Practice Chicago, Bain Consulting - Mr. Shannon currently leads Bain & Companys Private Equity practice in Chicago and previously led the practice in London. Mr. Shannon joined Bain & Company in Boston in 1985. He has advised private equity clients for more than 20 years, completing over 150 diligence assignments as well as numerous fund strategies, deal screening exercises and post acquisition improvement projects. Prior to joining the Bains Chicago office in 2004, Mr. Shannon spent ten years in Europe in both London and Moscow, where he was Managing Partner from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Shannons publications have appeared in journals such as the European Business Journal.
John S. Koudounis 88, Managing Director and Head of Taxable Fixed Income, LaSalle Financial Services - Mr. Koudounis is responsible for the distribution and trading of Treasury, Government Agencies, High Grade and Sub-Investment Grade Corporate Bonds, Emerging Markets, Yankees, Euros, Non-Dollar Securities, Private Placements, Interest Rate Derivatives, Credit Derivatives, Foreign Exchange, Loan Products, Asset-Backed Securities, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, and other Mortgage Related Products.
Aleks Kins 93, President, Co-CIO, AlphaMetrix Investment Advisors, LLC - Before founding AlphaMetrix, Mr. Kins was the President and co-founder of Access Asset Management (RQSI/Access), a Chicago-based division of RQSI which was a business unit that was purchased by Lehman Brothers in the summer of 2005. Mr. Kins has been actively managing institutional portfolios and investing with commodity trading advisors and hedge funds for well over a decade. Mr. Kins has conducted due diligence on, and allocated to, several hundred alternative investment trading advisors. Frequently, he is cited in industry publications as an authority in the realm of alternative investments. Mr. Kins has been the author or co-author of several book chapters and articles on the subject of alternative investments as well as he is regularly invited to speak at global industry conferences.
11/21/2006
BROWN MENS BASKETBALL COMES TO CHICAGO 11/21
Come join the Brown Club of Chicago to cheer on the Brown Men's Basketball team when it plays at Northwestern in Evanston on Tuesday, November 21 at 7pm. Before the game, Brown Sports Foundation is hosting a reception from 5:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m. (free appetizers, cash bar) at Prairie Moon Restaurant in Evanston (for directions, see below). Director of Athletics, Mike Goldberger, will be in attendance, along with Steve King, Executive Director of the Brown Sports Foundation. Following the reception, we will head over to Welsh-Ryan Arena to cheer on our Bears in a block of seats we have arranged at a discounted price of $15 per ticket ($5 off the regular price). After the game, we will chat courtside with Coach Craig Robinson and the Brown basketball team. We hope you will join us for the reception AND the game, but feel free to join us for either part alone.
Tickets must be paid for in advance no later than Friday, November 17, 2:30 pm by following the links listed below. No RSVP is necessary for the pre-game reception. Pre-paid tickets will be available for pickup at the Will Call window at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Thanks and we hope to see you there!
Ever True,
The Brown Club of Chicago
Make payment for tickets no later than 2:30 pm on 11/17 at:
And don't forget to sign up for membership in the Brown Club of Chicago at:
Membership forms are also available for printing and mailing at www.brownclub.org under the membership tab.
Directions:
To Welsh-Ryan Arena:
Driving:
(directly behind Ryan Field, Northwestern's football stadium)
From Chicago: Take either Lake Shore Drive or I-90/94 (Kennedy). If you go the Lake Shore Drive route, follow LSD until it ends and merges with Sheridan Road. Take Sheridan north through Evanston (follow the signs as Sheridan winds through south Evanston). Turn left on Central Street, just north of the main campus. Go west approximately one mile to Ryan Field. If you take the expressway, stay on the Kennedy until I-90 and 94 split. Take I-94 West (Edens) toward Milwaukee. Exit on Old Orchard Road and proceed east. Turn left on Gross Point Road and then turn right at the next light which is Central Street. Proceed approximately two miles to
Ryan Field.
From the north: Take I-94 (Edens) East. Exit on Skokie Blvd. and turn left at stop light at Lake Avenue. Go east on Lake to Green Bay Road. Turn right and proceed south to Central Street. Turn left and go east approximately one-half mile to Ryan Field.
From O'Hare International Airport: Exit the airport and take I-294 North. Exit on Dempster Street east and proceed several miles until you reach I-94. Take I-94 West and exit and turn right on Old Orchard Road. Proceed east and turn left on Gross Point Road. Take the next right on Central Street and head east approximately two miles to Ryan Field.
Public Transit:
CTA, Metra, and Pace all provide service to Ryan Field and Welsh-Ryan Arena!
Sometimes the easiest way to get to Northwestern football and basketball games is by taking the train -- or even the bus! We list here your various options if you would rather not take your car and fight the traffic and parking hassles.
The "El": Take the CTA Red Line train north to Howard, where you connect to the Purple Line; take the Purple Line to the Central stop (please note that during rush hour, the Purple Line runs express from downtown Chicago). Once you get off the train at Central, you can either walk three blocks west to Ryan Field -- past the fire station, away from the hospitals -- or connect to the westbound #201 CTA bus that stops a block from the stadium (Welsh-Ryan Arena is directly north of Ryan Field).
Metra: The Metra Union Pacific North Line from downtown Chicago and Kenosha, Wis. stops at Central Street, where you may walk three blocks east on Central to Ryan Field or connect to the eastbound #201 CTA bus that stops a block from the stadium (Welsh-Ryan Arena is directly north of Ryan Field). If you cross Green Bay Road, you are walking in the wrong direction.
Pace (bus): Pace route #213 runs along Green Bay Road and connects with five other Pace routes, and also stops at Central Street.
Click on the RTA website here for times, directions and connections to all Northwestern home games, or call 836-7000 (city or suburbs)!
To Prairie Moon:
Prairie Moon is located at 1502 Sherman Avenue in Evanston, approximately one mile south of Central Street. It is one block south of Davis Street and one block west of Chicago Avenue. For more information, call Prairie Moon at 847-864-8328.
11/18/2006
(Complete BASC Schedule)
2006 Early Decision Interviews:
Saturday, November 18, 2006-- TWO (overlapping) SESSIONS:
9:00 am-12:00 pm and 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Location: The Latin School of Chicago (corner of Clark St. & North Ave. in Chicago)
PLEASE SPECIFY MORNING, AFTERNOON, OR BOTH.
Parking available on the street or at the Chicago History Museum lot (around $9) one block north of Latin at Clark & LaSalle (entrance on Stockton Dr.).
Please e-mail me at Giovanna.Cavallo@occ.treas.gov as soon as possible if you can come to one or both interview session(s), so that we can schedule students accordingly. It's fine to come for part of the time too - just tell me in advance. We will have breakfast & lunch for alumni and the dress is casual. We also need a few alumni to talk with parents and applicants in the waiting room, so let me know if you would like to do that.
*** If you cannot make it to Central Interviews, we still need your help to interview one or more students individually (meeting time & place arranged at your convenience) well before the December 1st Early Decision deadline. Each student will take about 1 hour total (including interview and write-up).
** If you are not already signed up on e-BASC to receive interview assignments electronically, please sign up at the Brown Alumni web site: www.alumni.brown.edu
It only takes a couple of minutes. Log in using your alumni user ID and password, or register if you're a new user, then click on "Volunteer" at the top and "Interview Students" on the left side to sign up.
Hope to see you this year!
Your 2006-07 BASC (Brown Alumni Schools Committee) Chicago-Area Chairs & Central Interview Coordinators:
- Giovanna Cavallo '94
- Rebecca Parkhill '89
- Bridget Burkhardt '95
- Alicia Gonzalez '00
- Carolyn Suh '97
- Mark Lindgren '82
- Hilda Vega '97
- Nancy Free '89
- Alex Cavallo '94
10/13/2006
BROWN FOOTBALL IS BACK TO DEFEND ITS IVY CHAMPIONSHIP!
WATCH A LIVE SATELLITE TELECAST OF BROWN VS. PRINCETON, 6PM ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 AT GLASCOTTS IN CHICAGO
Come join fellow Brown alumni and Princeton alumni for a satellite telecast of the Brown vs. Princeton football game, 6pm, on Friday, October 13. We will gather to watch ESPNs telecast at Glascott's Groggery, 2158 N. Halsted Street in Chicago (773-281-1205). $10 cover charge per person, but $5 for 2006-2007 members of the Brown Club of Chicago, including those who sign up at the event (membership applications will be available for those interested in joining). Families are welcome and there is no charge for children under 13. Support Brown as it continues its quest to defend the Ivy Championship! Pizza is included in the cover charge.
Questions? Contact rsvp@brownclub.org
Directions:
From the North, take the Kennedy Expressway (90/94) to Fullerton Avenue, exit going east and continue to Halsted St (800 W.). Turn right on Halsted. Glascott's is at the southwest corner of Webster and Halsted. Street parking available nearby.
From the South or West, take the Kennedy Expressway (90/94) to North Avenue, exit going east and continue to Halsted St. (800 W.). Turn left on Halsted. Glascott's is at the southwest corner of Webster and Halsted. Street parking available nearby.
CTA: Take the Brown line to Armitage head east on Armitage to Halsted, then north (left) on Halsted to the southwest corner of Webster and Halsted.
10/12/2006
BROWN ALUMNI DOWNTOWN LUNCH – always the second Thursday of each month at noon.
Come and join us. Meet new friends, renew acquaintances, network or just enjoy a break from the office. The Brown downtown lunch will now be held on the second Thursday of each month.
Look for the announcement as to place and time each month. RSVP if you can, but come anyway – even at the last minute.
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 12 noon
Place: Rosebud Theater District (formerly La Rosetta), 70 W. Madison, Three First National Plaza lobby, 312-332-9500
Time: 12 noon
Join us. Discuss developments at Brown or current issues. Meet new friends, renew acquaintances, network or just enjoy a break from the office. The Brown downtown lunch is held on the second Thursday of each month. Look for the announcement of the location each month. RSVP if you can, but come anyway – even at the last minute.
Reservation: under name of Brown University or Tucker
RSVP: to Betsey Madden at SLMMMM@aol.com or to Bowen Tucker at bowen@bowentucker.com
10/11/2006
Wednesday, October 11 at 6pm
Brown Club of Chicago Board Meeting
Hosted by Eliot Ephraim, at the offices of Ephraim & Associates, P.C.
Ephraim & Associates, P.C.
108 W. Grand Avenue
Chicago , IL 60610
Please RSVP to rsvp@brownclub.org if you plan to attend. As always, we will order dinner for everyone in advance, and people should expect to chip in about $10 a person.
6/4/2006
Mexican Fine Arts Center
Join the Brown Club of Chicago Sunday, June 4 at 11 a.m. for a tour of a unique exhibition at the Mexican Fine Arts Center museum followed by lunch at a neighborhood Mexican restaurant. The museum is hailing "The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present" as its "most significant exhibition to date." Through photographs, prints, artifacts, sculptures, maps, and videos, this comprehensive exhibition traces the history and contributions of Africans in Mexico from colonial times to the present, their legacy in 20th century Mexico, and their presence in contemporary popular culture.
The Mexican Fine Arts Center museum is the first stop for this touring exhibit, which will also show at four other museums in the U.S. and Mexico. After a tour of the exhibition, alumni will have the opportunity to view two related exhibitions on their own - "Roots, Resistance and Recognition," and "Common Goals, Common Struggles, and Common Ground."
Sunday, June 4
Tour: 11:00 - 11:45
Additional viewing time: 11:45 - 12:30
Lunch: 12:45
Tickets are $5 for members, $10 for non-members, and $15 at the door (after May 31) - lunch is not included in the price. To register and pay in advance, go to:
If planning to attend but not paying in advance, please RSVP by May 31 to rsvp@brownclub.org. Space is limited.
The museum is located at 1852 W. 19th Street in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Please see http://mfacmchicago.org/visitorinfo.htm for directions. Public transportation is highly recommended as street parking can be scarce. Parking is usually available at the Orozco School at 18th and Damen, but is not guaranteed; the entrance is at 17th street - it is a 2 block walk to the museum.
To learn more about the Mexican Fine Arts Center, please visit www.mfacmchicago.org
Thanks to Yael Eytan for planning this event.
1/23/2006
Faculty Lecture Series Presents
James W. Head III, Professor of Geological Sciences
University Center
525 South State Street
Chicago, IL
Join your fellow Chicago-area alumni, parents and friends for an evening with James W. Head III Professor of Geological Sciences
Brown Attacks Mars! Recent Results from the Red Planet
Monday, January 23, 2006
University Center
525 South State Street
Chicago, IL
Cost: In advance:
’05-’06 Members $15
Guests and Non-Members $20
At the door:
’05-’06 Members $20
Guests and Non-Members $25
To Join the Brown Club of Chicago, visit:
Brown Attacks Mars! Recent Results from the Red Planet
Multiple spacecraft are currently in orbit and on the surface of Mars and more are on the way! Learn about the key role that Brown University students, staff and graduates are playing in this groundbreaking exploration endeavor. Share in the exciting images and scientific results as Brown researchers find evidence for tropical mountain glaciers, tornados, ancient lakes and oceans, and polar ice deposits, on a Mars that may once have been hospitable to life.
James W. Head III is a Professor of Geological Sciences at Brown University. Dr. Head’s research centers on the study of the processes that form and modify the surfaces, crusts and lithospheres of planets, how these processes vary with time, and how such processes interact to produce the historical record preserved on the planets. He is presently participating in the European Space Agency’s Mars Express and the US MESSENGER mission to Mercury. For his service to NASA from 1968–1972,he received the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and the Geological Society of America Special Commendation, and in 1992 he was awarded the NASA Public Service Medal for exceptional contributions to the Magellan Mission to Venus throughout all its phases. He continues to be active in the training of the NASA Astronauts. He has been elected to Fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Geological Society of America, the Meteoritical Society, and the American Geophysical Union.
Please RSVP and Pay Online: By January 22, 2006 or by sending a check payable to:
Brown Club of Chicago
PO Box 4882
Chicago, IL 60607
(payment must be received no later than 1/19/06)
Payment is due by either January 22, if paying online or recieved by January 19, if using USPS.
Questions may be directed to rsvp@brownclub.org or Eliot Ephraim '89 at 312-321-9700 x222
Directions to the University Center:
University Center is at the southeast corner of State Street and Congress Parkway, diagonally across from the Harold Washington Library. Travel on foot from the Loop, by bus, Red Line train or by car. Parking is available at numerous surface lots nearby. Enter University Center on State Street and proceed to the conference center.
1/11/2006
Wednesday, January 11 at 6 pm
Brown Club of Chicago Board Meeting
Note: Location !!
Hosted by Eliot Ephraim, at the offices of Ephraim & Associates, P.C.
Ephraim & Associates, P.C.
108 W. Grand Avenue
Chicago , IL 60610
Please RSVP to rsvp@brownclub.org if you plan to attend. As always, we will order dinner for everyone in advance, and people should expect to chip in about $10 a person.
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