2009
CLASS OF 2013 SEND OFF!
Sunday, August 9, 2009, at the
Office of Tydings and Rosenberg LLP
Alums and current students sent the newest class of Brown students off to Providence with an afternoon shindig hosted by the law firm of Tydings and Rosenberg at their office high above the Inner Harbor.
FACULTY LECTURE - DR MICHAEL STEIN
Professor Michael Stein of the Brown Medical School was the guest speaker at the Brown Club of Greater Baltimore spring luncheon on Thursday, March 26th.
Dr. Stein spoke about addiction and introduced his new book," The Addict - One Patient,One Doctor, One Year", the true story of a young woman’s addiction to Vicodin and her life from the start of treatment, through relapse, and into long-term recovery.
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CENTER STAGE - "FABULATION" by Lynn Nottage (Brown '85)
Wednesday January 28 2009 at 8:00 p.m. in the Head Theater at Center Stage.
alumni got together to enjoy the opening preview performance of "Fabulation" by Brown's Lynn Nottage.
CHATTERTOCKS
Friday January 9 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Marikle Chapel, Gibbons Hall, College of Notre Dame
4701 N. Charles St.
Baltimore 21210
The Chattertocks performed to a large and appreciative audience of alumni and friends in Notre Dame's lovely chapel.
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MENS BASKETBALL - BROWN at AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Friday January 2, 2009 at 7:30 pm
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington DC
Alums met at Chef Goeff's at 3201 New Mexico Avenue NW for a bite to eat before watching the game.
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2008
FACULTY LECTURE
On Monday, November 17th, Professor Leigh Hochberg, '90 spoke at the UMBC, Catonsville campus to a group of alumni and friends on "Brain-Computer Interfaces and Restorative Neurotechnology."
Dr. Hochberg's research focuses on developing assistive technology for people with paralysis. At Brown he collaborates with faculty in neuroscience, computer science, engineering, and neurotechnology. As an undergraduate at Brown, Dr. Hochberg was a fencer, a percussionist, and a pianist in a jazz combo. He earned his Ph.D. and M.D. from Emory Univesity and completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital.
For more information, visit http://today.brown.edu/faculty/2008/hochberg
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PLANNING PARTY
The Fourth Annual Planning Party of the Brown Club of Greater Baltimore was held on Sunday, November 9th at
Taylor's Stoneleigh Bowling Center in Towson. Alums had an afternoon of fun bowling and also planning events for the coming year.
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BROWN VS PENN FOOTBALL , Saturday November 1st, noon
In Baltimore: Brown alums and Penn alums watched the game at ESPN Zone, 601 E Pratt St, on the Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore. In Philadelphia alums joined the Brown Sports Foundation, parents, and friends for pre- and post-game tailgating at Franklin Field. Not just football… also playing in Philadelphia on Saturday November 1st were the Brown women's soccer vs. Penn and Brown men's soccer vs. Penn games at Rhodes Field.
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CakeLove - Tour and Sampling
Katie Sunder & Catherine Harbour organized this event on August 27th at the CakeLove shop in Canton. About a dozen alums visited for a presentation and tasting with owner Warren Brown ’93. After dessert, about 9 alums walked to the nearby Austin Grill for dinner and drinks.
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Professor Glenn Loury, Stoltz Professor of Social Sciences and Economics at Brown discussed Mass Incarceration and American Ideals on Thursday May 1, 2008 at the Enoch
Pratt Free Library.
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The annual BCGB Admitted but not Committed Party to welcome students who have been admitted to Brown's incoming class and their parents was held on Sunday April 20, 2008 at the law firm of Tydings and Rosenberg, 100 E. Pratt St.
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Brown Derbies in Baltimore
The Brown Club of Greater Baltimore was pleased to present the Brown
Derbies, one of Brown's finest a capella singing groups at Johnny Dee's Banquet Hall in Parkville on March 26, 2008. A group of alumni, family and friends enjoyed the the Brown Derbies' performance and meeting the singers.
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2007
Bill Streuver '74 and Desa Sealy Ruffin '86 spoke on Tuesday, November 13 about their joint venture, the development of the American Brewery site in East Baltimore. The popular luncheon event was held at the newly opened Woodberry Kitchen at Clipper Mill. About forty alumni and friends enjoyed hearing about the American Brewery transformation as well as other projects underway and/or planned for Baltimore and for Providence.
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The Annual Meeting/Planning
Party was held at Cantler's in Annapolis on September 23. We reviewed events of the prior year and discussed ideas for this year's calendar of events. Sitting on the deck, eating crabs and watching sailboats on the river on a beautiful sunny September day...provided much inspiration for the task at hand. ***
Woodhall Wine Cellars - Tour and Tasting, Alumni, friends, and family enjoyed a private tour and guided tasting at Woodhall Wine Cellars in Baltimore County on Saturday, June 23rd. Accompanying the wines was a selection of gourmet artisanal cheeses and classic accompaniments.
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Baltimore Crime Lab Alumni and family members, as guests of the Baltimore City Police Department, learned about "real" forensic science, crime, and law enforcement in Baltimore at the Baltimore Crime Lab on June 14. Before the tour, Brown alums met over breakfast at The Big Apple Tree Cafe.***
Professor John J. Stein, Ph.D. of Brown's Department of Neuroscience, a member of the Brain Science faculty, spoke to BCGB members and guests at the Enoch Pratt Library on Thursday May 3. He addressed questions such as, how does knowledge of the biology behind simple behaviors such as reflexes allow us to approach answers to more challenging behaviors such as learning, memory and movement. Club members learned about the biological basis of human behavior, with a close look at the inner workings of human brains and heard about exciting current research at Brown into the mental processes through which we sense the environment, acquire knowledge, and generate appropriate movements. ***
Admitted But Not Committed Party.
The club's third annual Admitted But Not Committed Party was held on Sunday April 15. Many alumni got together with local high school seniors admitted to Brown’s class of 2011 at the law offices of Tydings & Rosenberg overlookin Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
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Jabberwocks
Brown's oldest a capella singing group, the Jabberwocks, performed for over 50 Brown alumni and friends on January 16 at the Johns Hopkins Club.
Proud parents and friends of Park School graduate
and Brown freshman, Ezra Miller ('10), who sings bass, also attended the erformance.
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2006
Professor Vorenberg's talk
Professor Vorenberg spoke on May 10, at the Hopkins Club about "Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Tangled Legacies of Civil War Emancipation". He examined the contested memory of Abraham Lincoln’s involvement with emancipation, and although he touched on some old questions, such as “Was Lincoln really the Great Emancipator?”, he took a fresh approach by examining emancipation from the perspective of historical memory. Professor Vorenberg answered audience members' questions about his talk as well as his research and his experience participating on Brown’s Slavery and Justice Committee. It made for an xtremely interesting and educational evening.
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Parade of Sail, Volvo Ocean Race
 A group of Brown alum was among the guests of Ed St. John and Sharon Ackers on May 4, 2006. We accompanied the Volvo Ocean Race sail boats on Ed's yacht as they made their way from Baltimore harbor to Annapolis. The day was perfect: sunny and warm, with just enough breeze to keep us from burning up. After arriving in Annapolis, we were invited to tour the USS equoia, the former presidential yacht. I think it can safely be said that a good time was had by all!
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Admitted Not Committed Party
In April 2006 , we held our second annual Admitted Not Committed party for local seniors admitted to Brown. Held atop one of the Inner Harbor office buildings, Brown alums tried to convince local seniors to leave the beautiful Chesapeake Bay for the equally lovely Naragansett Bay. Although most of the seniors at the event had already made up their mind (to go to Brown!), I think we did convince the few undecideds to continue their life in Brunonia's halls.
***Chattertocks Performance
 The big event in January 2006 was a performance by the Chattertocks, an all female a cappella group from Brown. A large crowd of alumni from various years was on hand to enjoy the beautiful music produced by these lovely ladies. Afterwards, the audience and the singers hung around, drank cocktails and chatted until kicked out of the stately Maryland Club. (Not without first seeing the monstrous stuffed grizzly bear on the first floor.) We thank the hattertocks for enlivening our winter with their voices and charm.
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2005
Yearly Meeting
On October 2nd, 2005, we held our first anniversary party/meeting at the McClees' house in Severna Park. There was a great turnout for the potluck meal and organizational meeting. After reviewing the events from the previous year (baseball games, interviewing applicants, community service, Admitted Not Committed party, etc), we focused on what we should focus on during the upcoming year. We decided that we needed a mission statement, and the following three components emerged as the primary mission of BCGB:
- to create a community for Brown alumni to meet, network, socialize, and learn
- to assist in attracting top high school students from diverse backgrounds for entry into Brown
- to make a more visible contribution to the greater Baltimore community
The final outcome of the meeting was that we would focus on three major events this year: a second annual Admitted Not Committed party; a talk by a Brown professor; and another annual planning party in the Fall. In addition, we will continue to have smaller events, including semi-egular bookclub meetings and happy hours at local bars; community service events; and other vents suggested by members.
Overall, it was great to see so many people show up and participate in the meeting, and we are all looking forward to a productive and fun 2006.
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Admitted Not Committed Party
In April 2005, we held our first annual Admitted Not Committed party for local seniors admitted to Brown. We tried our best to convince them that Brown was the place to go.
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Other Events
Bookclub
September 2009: "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson
July 2009: "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by
Muriel Barbery
June 2009: "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga
May 2009: "March" by Geraldine Brooks
March 2009: "The Centaur" by John Updike
February 2009: "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz
December 2008: "The Lazarus Project"
November 2008: "Breath" by Tim Winton
September 2008: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Alexander
Solzhenitsyn
August 2008: "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon
June 2008: "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks
May 2008: "The Places In Between" by Rory Stewart
April 2008: "Old Filth" by Jane Gardam
February 2008: Regeneration by Pat Barker
January 2008: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
December 2007: The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
October 2007: The Ministry of Special Cases, by Nathan Englander
September 2007: After This, by Alice McDermott
July 2007: Water for Elephants, by Sarah Gruen
June 2007: The Human Stain, by Philip Roth
April 2007: Snow, by Orhan Pamuk
March 2007: Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro
January 2007: Hope in the Unseen, by Ron Suskind
December 2006: The Death of Ivan Ilyich, by Leo Tolstoy
November 2006: The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss
September 2006: Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
August 2006: The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway
June 2006:
The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson
May 2006:On Beauty, by Zadie Smith
April 2006: Blindness, by Jose Saramago
February 2006: The News From Paraguay: A Novel, by Lily Tuck
December 2005: Antelope Wife, by Louise Erdrich
November 2005: Bel Canto, by Anne Padgett
Happy Hours
February 2006: Alonzo's
March 2007: Brewer's Art
February 2008: Wharf Rat
April 2008: The Brass Elephant
Dec 11 2008: Ryan's Daughter
March 19 2009: Red Star in Fells Point
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