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*Featured Event*: An Evening with Tom Perez
Monday, November 30, 2009 at 6:30pm
Refreshments served at 6:30pm, Presentation and Q & A to begin at 7:00pm
Location:
The Brookings Institute
1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Directions: http://www.brookings.edu/about/directions.aspx
Join the Brown Club of DC for an evening with Tom Perez, the newly appointed Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Right Division of the United States Department of Justice. A politician, consumer advocate, and civil rights lawyer, Perez previously served as Secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation until his October 2009 confirmation by the United States Senate.
Perez received an A.B. in international relations and political science from Brown University in 1983, a J.D. cum laude in 1987 from Harvard Law School and a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government also in 1987.
Register/R.S.V.P.:
Admission:
- $15 for Brown Club Members and their Guests
- $25 for non-members and their Guests
- Special - $30 for Brown Club membership and event
- Includes: refreshments, networking, and presentation/discussion
For questions please contact Brown Club of DC Vice President George Bassett at George_Bassett@ml.com.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 7:00pm: Open Events and Programs Committee Meeting
Location:
1st floor meeting room of the Camden Roosevelt, 2101 16th street, NW (at 16th and V street)
Street parking or closest metro is U Street or Dupont North
Building access: Call Co-President Diana at 203-981-4601 or Events Coordinator Marilyn at 561-927-7487
Want to get more involved? Give your ideas!
Provide input into the coming year of Brown Club events and/or sign up to help plan an event! Join the club for an open meeting of the Events and Program Committee on Wednesday, November 11 at 7:00pm.
All are welcome!
For questions please contact Brown Club of DC Events Coordinator Marilyn Markman at marilyn_markman@alumni.brown.edu.
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 6:30pm: The Dartmouth Club Of Washington DC Presents The Wine and Foods of Argentina
Location:
Divino Lounge
7345-B Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814-3201
Bethesda Metro Station (Red Line)
Use the main exit and walk one block north on Wisconsin Avenue.
Cost: $49 per person (+$2.21 online registration fee)
Please join fellow Ivy Alumni for a special adventure and tasting of the wines and food of Argentina. Hailey Morton of GiraMondo Wine will make a presentation about wines of Argentina.
This reception will include a wine passport including the main Argentine wine regions including Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja, and Salta Cafayate as well as tasting tips and a tasting sheet. Learn about the most celebrated wines of Argentina including:
- Malbec, the full bodied french grape that does wonders in the elevated vineyards of Mendoza Valley and deliver a nice complexity of dark fruit, minerality and tertiary aromas
- Bonarda, a medium-bodied northern italian grape with great fruity flavors
- Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, the Bordeaux varietals that found a new expression in Argentina,
- Malbec-based blends, understand the great potential of assemblage in Argentina
- Torrontes, a grape from northern Spain that delivers wonderful aromas of passion fruits, orange and papaya.
There will be a buffet of tapas and argentine delicacies such as meat empanadas, vegetarian empanadas, grilled spicy sausage, tortilla de patatas, croquetas de pollo.
Online registration and payment for this event is available at: http://dartmouthargentinetasting.eventbrite.com/
Any questions? Please contact David Mustra Dartmouth Medical School '01 at dmustra@gmail.com
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:30pm: Happy Hour at Heritage India Dupont Circle
Location:
Heritage India Dupont Circle
1337 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
http://heritageindiausa.com/dupont.htm
Who needs FishCo when you can have a Wednesday night with 50% off delicious Indian food, drink specials until 9pm, and overall good times with your fellow Brownies right here in our nation’s capitol?
The Brown young alumni of DC will be hosting our second fall happy hour at Heritage India on Wednesday, November 18. It’s a great way to break up that long span between Veterans Day and Thanksgiving… or at least the monotony of the work week. Come spend hump day with us and we promise you won’t regret it in the morning.
We will have our own area of the bar and a special extended happy hour just for us Brown peeps until 9pm, including $2.75 domestic beer, $3.75 imported beer, $4 wine and martinis.
For questions please contact Brown Club of DC Happy Hour Coordinator Betsy Henthorne at henthorne@alumni.brown.edu.
Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM: Night at the Theater - 26 Miles
New Play from Quiara Alegria Hudes, Brown alumna and Author of "In The Heights"
Location:
Round House Theatre Bethesda
4545 East-West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
240.644.1100
Metro - Round House Theatre Bethesda is located less than one block from the Bethesda station (Red Line)
Come join us for a night at the theater to see the area premiere of "26 Miles" - a new play by Quiara Alegria Hudes (half Puerto Rican, half Jewish), Brown alumna (MFA'04) and author of "In The Heights."
Play/Author Information
"The best souvenirs on the road of life don't fit in your pocket. Get on board for a world premiere by Pulitzer Prize finalist Quiara Alegría Hudes. An ’83 Buick Regal may be an unlikely place to find out what family really means, but when Beatriz and her estranged daughter head off into the night on a spontaneous road trip, neither mother nor daughter are prepared for what they’re in for. This funny and tender new play reminds us that the best souvenirs on the road of life are the relationships we make along the way – and that sometimes all it takes to find yourself is the power of family, Spanish in five words a day… and a herd of buffalo." This play is recommended for ages 15 and above and is in English.
For more information on the author, visit http://www.quiara.com/bio.htm
How to Find Us
We will meet in the lobby of the Round House Theater at 7pm. For those who are available, we can meet earlier at 6pm at the Daily Grill located across the street from the Round House Theater and then walk over.
Ticket Information
There is a special $10 ticket price for those ages 30 and under. In order to facilitate group seating, the Brown Club, has reserved 20 seats in row AA in the balcony. In order to secure these seats, please call Sarah Pressler by noon this Thursday, 11/12 to reserve and pay for them at 240.644.1387. You can either mention the name Dania Matos or Brown University. Please note that all tickets that have not been paid for will be released for sale after this date. You can still purchase tickets after 11/12 by calling the box office at 240.644.1100, but we cannot guarantee that they will be in the same vicinity.
Metro riders should disembark at the Bethesda station and take the pedestrian tunnel under Wisconsin Avenue. The tunnel ends in the lobby of the Crescent Building. After exiting the tunnel, take the escalator up to street level. Look to your right and you will see Round House Theatre Bethesda. A crosswalk is directly in front of the theatre.
Parking – 2-hour street parking or an attended Parking Garage underneath the theatre and Chevy Chase Bank; cost is $4 for patrons. Entrance to the parking garage is on Waverly Street, the drive adjacent to the theatre. The eastern-most elevator in the garage takes you to the box office foyer.
For questions please contact Brown Club of DC BULAC Liaison
Dania Matos at dania.matos@gmail.com.
Friday November 20, 2009: A Luncheon & Lecture with Yale Professor Alexander Garvin - Private Real Estate & The Public Realm
Doors open at Noon; Lecture at 12:30
Hosted by: Public Education Network
601 13th Street, NW
Suite 710 SOUTH
WDC 20005
$25, including lunch
Come enjoy an intimate discussion on how zoning, public policy and public investment choices create a feedback loop with private real estate development – a phenomenon all the more relevant in light of the VA gubernatorial election’s transit policy debate and the DC Metro Purple Line proposal.
Alexander Garvin has combined a career in urban planning and real estate with teaching, architecture, and public service. He is currently President and CEO of Alex Garvin & Associates, Inc., a planning and design firm in New York City. From 1996 to 2005, he was Managing Director of Planning for NYC2012, New York City’s committee for the 2012 Olympic bid. During 2002-2003, he was the Vice President for Planning, Design and Development at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the agency charged with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center following 9/11. Over the last 39 years he has held prominent positions in five New York City administrations, including Deputy Commissioner of Housing (1974-1978) and City Planning Commissioner (1995-2004).
Alex is the Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning and Management at Yale University, where he has taught a wide range of courses for 42 years, including “Introduction to the Study of the City,” which has remained one of the most popular courses in Yale College. In addition, he teaches two courses in the School of Architecture, including a seminar on “Intermediate Planning & Development
Special thanks to Columbia Alum. Martin Standiford (MBA’85) of ING Clarion Real Estate for arranging the venue at his firm’s property.
Email Darren.Kowitt@cbsdcalumclub.com to register.
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