The following events are booked with more to follow through the Spring. We recommend bookmarking this page and checking back frequently as we continually update our programs. We look forward to seeing you at our next events! And please note, members receive event discounts, so if you're not already a member click here to join today!
Sunday, August 17, 2008 from 3:00 to 5:00pm
SENDOFF PARTY FOR CLASS OF 2012
 A great occasion for newly admitted students from Fairfield County to meet each other before heading off to Providence. Location: at the home of Karen and Ward Mazzucco '75, 44 Wood Road, Redding. Casual dress, with an optional invitation to bring a swim suit for a dip in the pool. Please RSVP by August 15 to Brian Murphy '76 at (203) 322-4654 (or click here to send email). Click here to view the event flyer.
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 2:00pm
72 DAYS TO GO: FORECASTING AND RECOUNTING ELECTION 2008 
Join us for a very timely faculty lecture and discussion with Brown Professor Jennifer Lawless, who will examine the dynamics of the 2008 presidential election, highlighting the good, the bad, and the ugly, and will assess the prospects for victory and governing for Barack Obama and John McCain. Professor Lawless is a nationally recognized political science expert who specializes in women and politics, public opinion and statistics, and in 2006 was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Rhode Island's second congressional district. Location: Stamford Yacht Club, 97 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Admission: $15 for Club Members, $20 for Non-Members (click here to become a Member). Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by AUGUST 20 (click here to open RSVP form which should be completed and mailed with a check to Lisa Boyle '87, 150 Goodwives River Road, Darien, CT 06820). Please address questions to Lisa (click here to send email).
Sunday, September 14, 2008
GREENWICH POLO OUTING
- Veuve Clicquot Cup Finals 
Join fellow alumni to watch a competitive polo match at the Greenwich Polo Club. Bring a picnic, refreshments and a blanket or chairs to a reserved Brown Club area along the side of the field. In the event of inclement weather, the polo match is cancelled and announced on the day of the polo match (call 646-339-2465). General admission: $30 per vehicle. Contact: Jesse Poole '94 (click here to send email).
October, 2008
KIDS PLAY DATE 
Alumni with young children are invited to enjoy a morning of play at Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport, which features a playground and beach. The Brown Club will provide free coffee, donuts and bagels, as well as juice and snacks for the kids. Additional details to be posted soon. Contact: Jennifer Beihl '93 (click here to send email).
Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 6pm Drinks, 7pm Film Screening 
AVON THEATER MOVIE SCREENING OF "FREDERICK DOUGLASS: PATHWAY FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM" FOLLOWED BY OPEN DISCUSSION WITH PRODUCER TIM SMITH '75
Join us at the Avon Theater in Stamford for the premiere screening of a new film produced by Brown alum Tim Smith '75, Frederick Douglass: Pathway from Slavery to Freedom, that will subsequently be aired in February 2009 on PBS as part of the series Young American Heroes. Douglass (born February 1818) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. In 1872, Douglass was nominated as the vice presidential candidate on the Equal Rights Party ticket with Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for president of the United States.
Filming for this production has taken place in Essex, Mystic, Redding and South Norwalk, and features several high school students from Fairfield County as actors in the film. Brown alums are encouraged to bring their children as the materials presented in the film are designed to bring the past to life
in a way that is both captivating and informing for the target demographic: young people ages 11-14 in grades 6-9. This is the second film screening hosted by the Brown Club, building on the success of last year's screening of the movie "Buddy: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Mayor," which drew over 200 people. Meet other Brown alums for drinks at 6pm at the Brickhouse Pub (244 Bedford Street) next door to the Avon Theater (272 Bedford Street), and then watch the premiere of the film at 7pm. Purchase tickets at the Box Office: $6 for Brown Club Members, $10 for Non-Members. For more information please contact Richard Williamson '65 (click here to send email).
Saturday, December 6, 2008
WINE TASTING TO BENEFIT THE BROWN CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FUND 
Start the holiday season with a festive wine tasting event, featuring a broad array of wines from around the world presented by Nicholas Roberts Fine Wines paired with an array of hors d'oeuvres. Additional details to be posted soon. Location: At the home of Peter Ruhlin '83. Contact: Richard Williamson '65 (click here to send email).
January 2009 from 2-4pm
WINTER A CAPPELLA CONCERT
An annual tradition, The Brown Club of Fairfield County will once again sponsor its Annual Winter Concert in Stamford at St. Francis Episcopal Church. This event will be hosted by the Club in partnership with the Fairfield County Chapter of BASC. Free admission for all applicants to Brown and their families as well as current Brown students; all others $5 for Club members and $10 for non-Club members. Contact: Brian Murphy ’67 (click here to send email).
February/March 2009
BROWN SPORTS EVENT
Join us at an upcoming game to cheer on the Brown Bears. Additional details to be posted soon. Contact: Chuck Connell ‘75 (click here to send email).
March 2009
FACULTY LECTURE
We will once again bring Brown to Fairfield County by inviting another Brown Professor to speak. Additional details to be posted soon. Contact: Richard Williamson '65 (click here to send email).
April 2009
ALL-IVY A CAPPELLA CONCERT
Come celebrate a cappella as groups from Brown, Harvard, Princeton and Yale join together to perform in Stamford. Additional details to be posted soon. Contact: Thano Chaltas ’87 (click here to send email).
May 2009
KIDS PLAY DATE
Enjoy the return of spring with another morning of play at an area playground. The Brown Club will provide free coffee, donuts and bagels, as well as juice and snacks for the kids. Additional details to be posted soon. Contact: Peggy Twitchell ’93 (click here to send email).
June 2009
ANNUAL FAMILY LOBSTER BAKE
One of our most popular events will return! The Brown Club's Annual Family Lobster Bake will feature an evening of hors d'oeuvres, drinks and outdoor dining in a fabulous setting. Our dinner menu will offer all of the elements of a traditional New England clambake, including lobster, steamed clams and mussels, corn on the cob, various salads and dessert. A thick grilled steak will be available as an alternative to lobster. Beverages will include beer, wine, soft drinks and water. A children's menu will also be served (hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, macaroni and watermelon). Additional details to be posted soon. Contact: Richard Williamson '65 (click here to send email).
August 2009
SEND-OFF PARTY FOR CLASS OF 2013
A great occasion for newly admitted students from Fairfield County to meet each other before heading off to Providence. Additional details to be posted soon. Contact: Richard Williamson '65 (click here to send email).
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A SELECTION OF OUR RECENT EVENTS
Several of our recent events are detailed below, to provide insight into the varied nature of our programs. Visit our Photo Gallery to see snapshots of these and other events.
Sunday, June 22, 2008 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm
ANNUAL FAMILY LOBSTER BAKE
One of our most popular events returned again with over 100 participants! The Brown Club's Annual Family Lobster Bake featured an evening of hors d'oeuvres, drinks and outdoor dining in a fabulous setting. Our dinner menu offered all of the elements of a traditional New England clambake, including lobster, steamed clams and mussels, corn on the cob, various salads and dessert. A thick grilled steak was available as an alternative to lobster. Beverages included beer, wine, soft drinks and water. A children's menu was also served (hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, macaroni and watermelon). $40 for Club Members, $45 for Non-Members, $10 for children ages 5 to 12 (under age 5 are free). Location: At the home of Lynn and Paul Bush '72, 110 Weston Road, Westport (click here to view the flyer).
Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 8:00pm
HOT 'N COLE: A COLE PORTER CELEBRATION! AT THE WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
FEATURING A PRIVATE MEETING FOR BROWN ALUMS WITH DIRECTOR JAMES NAUGHTON '67 AFTER THE SHOW! A special block of tickets for Brown Alums, with discounted pricing for Brown Club Members, was reserved for Hot ‘N Cole, a Cole Porter musical revue directed by James Naughton '67, celebrating the life of one of the great songwriting masters in American musical history at the Westport Country Playhouse. This lively song and dance revue was jam-packed with 48 of Porter’s more than 1,000 songs written during his lifetime—everything from You're the Top to It's De-Lovely to Another Openin', Another Show. Tickets: $40 for Brown Club Members, $45 for Non-members. Location: Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport.
Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 10:00am to Noon
KIDS PLAY DATE
Alumni with young children were invited to enjoy the return of Spring with another morning of play at Bayley Beach in Rowayton. The Club provided free coffee and bagels, as well as juice and snacks for the kids.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 7:00pm
AN EVENING WITH BUDDY CIANCI - ON THE SCREEN, AND IN PERSON!
Sponsored by The Brown Club of Westchester County with an open invitation to Brown Club of Fairfield County Club Members and alums.
A special screening was held of the Emmy-nominated film, "Buddy: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Mayor," featuring an introduction by film maker Cherry Arnold and a discussion with the audience following the screening with the former Mayor of Providence, Buddy Cianci, himself. Location: The Pelham Picture House, 175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, NY. Tickets: $20 per person for film and lecture plus a donation of $5 for refreshments.
Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 3:00pm
MEET THE AUTHORS...
ELIZABETH OBERBECK '82 (THE DRESSM AKER) AND WENDY WALKER '89 (FOUR WIVES)
 An exciting discussion and book signing was held featuring Brown authors and fellow Fairfield County alums Elizabeth Birkelund-Oberbeck '82 and Wendy Walker '89. Elizabeth and Wendy shared the inspiration behind their books and read excerpts from The Dressmaker and newly-released Four Wives. A book signing was held at the end.
The Dressmaker: In this romantic debut novel, a reserved provincial French tailor falls hopelessly in love with a woman who’s hired him to create her wedding dress.
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Four Wives: The picture-perfect lives of four wives and mothers begin to unravel against the backdrop of outrageous suburban wealth.
Refreshments were provided. Free for Club Members, $5 for Non-Members. 3:00 to 5:00pm. Location: At the home of Clare '81 and John '83 Hare, 21 Old Farm Road, Darien. Click here for the flyer .
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:00pm
FACULTY LECTURE: MAKING A PLACE FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AT BROWN
Brown Professor Susan Alcock, Director of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Joukowsky Family Professor of Classics and Professor of Anthropology, spoke on recent activities and plans for Brown's Joukowsky Institute and on current archaeology projects involving Brown. Recently elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries London, Sue is a Yale and University of Cambridge trained classical archaeologist with interests in the material culture of the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia, particularly in Hellenistic and Roman times. Her most recent work, the Vorotan Project in southern Armenia, explores the topography of the Vorotan River watershed using innovative archaeological techniques including satellite analyses, excavation, regional survey, mortuary analyses and lithic studies. Dessert and coffee were provided. $10 for Members, $20 for Non-members. Location: Bush-Holley Historic Site, Cos Cob. Click here for the flyer.
Thursday, March 8, 2008 at 7:00pm 
FORMER U.S. SENATOR LINCOLN D. CHAFEE '75, VISITING FELLOW AT THE WATSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Sponsored by the Brown Alumni Club of New York with an open invitation to Brown Club of Fairfield County Club Members and alums. Former U.S. Senator Lincoln D. Chafee '75 delivered a talk entitled Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President. Included Recepion with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. $20 for Members, $25 for Non-members. Location: The Cornell Club, New York City. For more details click here.
Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 2:00pm
WINTER CONCERT WITH THE BROWN DERBIES
An annual tradition, The Brown Club of Fairfield County once again sponsored its Annual Winter Concert in Stamford at St. Francis Episcopal Church, this year featuring The Brown Derbies. This event was hosted by the Club in partnership with the Fairfield County Chapter of BASC. Free admission for all applicants to Brown and their families as well as current Brown students; all others $5 for Club members and $10 for non-Club members.
Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 7:30pm
EVENING AT THE SYMPHONY
Sponsored by The Brown Club of Greater New Haven with an open invitation to Brown Club of Fairfield County Club Members and alums.
Featuring the Virtuoso Violist, Jennifer Stumm, who performed at Woolsey Hall in New Haven. Seats were premium first balcony, right side and limited in quantity! Special Brown Club Pricing of only $35 per ticket (regularly $57) for Brown alumni and their guests (young alumni from the classes of 2000-2007 only $28). Following the concert, a gathering was sponsored at New Haven's hottest new Restaurant, Bespoke, for drinks and to personally meet Jennifer Stumm and Maestro William Boughton. Contact: The Brown Club of Greater New Haven, c/o Tracey Scheer '78, 2 Spring Rock Road, Branford, CT 06405.
Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 3:30-5:30pm
AN AFTERNOON WITH HISTORY PROFESSOR HOWARD CHUDACOFF
Sponsored by The Brown Club of Westchester County with an open invitation to Brown Club of Fairfield County Club Members and alums.
Brown alums from Fairfield County joined fellow Westchester County alumni, parents, friends at Rye Country Day School for an afternoon of discussion featuring Howard Chudacoff, Professor of History at Brown University.
Howard Chudacoff's research has focused on the history of childhood in the United States, with a recently completed a book on the history of children's play, colonial times to the present. This work examines shifting trends in children's play, paying particular attention to children's culture and the alternative/oppositional interactions between how children played and how adults thought and wanted children to play. The project utilized diaries and autobiographies as its major sources, supplemented by other materials, including social scientific surveys, market surveys, and secondary works. Professor Chudacoff spoke on this and related topics of interest.
Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 7-9pm
WINE TASTING TO BENEFIT THE BROWN CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Over two dozen wines were presented with a sampling of hors d’oeuvres presented by Nicholas Roberts Fine Wines and Fine Foods. A portion of the proceeds of all wine sales during the evening were donated to The Brown Club of Fairfield County Scholarship Fund by The Nicholas Roberts Group. $35 for Club Members, $45 for Non-members. For more information please click here. Location: Nicholas Roberts Fine Foods, 75 Main Street, Norwalk.
Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 3:30pm
BROWN FOOTBALL AT YALE
Faithful alums traveled to New Haven to cheer on the Brown Bears and enjoy a special hospitality tent for Brown Alums and their families! For more information, please click here.
Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 10am-12pm
KIDS PLAY DATE
Alumni with young children gathered on a beautifully sunny Fall day at Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport, which featured a playground and a beach. The Club provided coffee and donuts, juice and snacks for the kids, all at no charge.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
GREENWICH POLO OUTING
Alumni gathered to watch the
Veuve Clicquot Cup Finals on a beautiful fall day at the Greenwich Polo Club. Picnic lunches and beverages were enjoyed as Alums watched the matches from a reserved area along the side of the field.
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