For regular updates on upcoming and current events, please submit your email address to the Brown alumni listserve. Contact Diana Jeffery, '04, to submit your email address and for any questions.
SOCIAL EVENTS
BROWN EVENTS
Wednesday, July 30: Brown Alumni Happy Hour at Clydes of Chinatown
5:30 pm
Location: 707 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
Please join fellow Brown Alumni for Happy Hour at Clydes in Chinatown, starting at 5:30. Details to follow.
For more information please contact George Bassett
Friday, August 1, Bike to the Beach for Autism
From Ben Dalley, '03:
I am writing because I run a non-profit called Bike to the Beach. We are a biking organization that promotes biking as a legitimate way of travel, staying in-shape, and networking. We also host an annual fundraising bike ride, a 120-mile bike ride from Washington DC to Bethany Beach, DE to raise money for Autism Research.
We have over 80 members (4 Brown Graduates), who are mostly 20 and 30 somethings interested in biking, networking, and just having fun. I would really like Bike to the Beach to Partner with the Brown Club of DC. I think the Club's members would be very interested participating in Bike to the Beach and our cause, Autism.
This year's ride will begin on Friday, August 1, 2008, and will take my fellow-riders and I from the nation's capital to Annapolis, MD, across the Chesapeake Bay, and ending with a grueling 100-mile trek to the Atlantic. We have partnered with Autism Speaks and our goal is to raise awareness and $100,000 to help those whose lives are touched by Autism, a neurological disorder that affects 1 out of every 150 children. We have also been getting pretty good press coverage. I was interviewed by News 9 last week. You can see the interview at http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=7379.
Please contact me to let me know if there is anything we can do together or if you have any further questions about Bike to the Beach for Autism. I'd love to hear from you and tell you about this great ride.
Thank you guys!
Ben Dalley
Founder and Co-President
Bike to the Beach For Autism
Benjamin@Dalley.biz
Visit us at www.BiketotheBeach.org
Saturday, August 2: Martin Mayerchak '98 performs with his band Butros Butros at Rock'n'Roll Hotel
9:00 pm
Please join Martin and other Brown Alumni for Butros Butros (www.myspace.com/butrosrock) Saturday, August 2nd, at the Rock'n'Roll Hotel (http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com/portal/). Showtime is at 9PM and there are three other top notch bands including the High Signs (http://www.myspace.com/thehighsigns), Lissy Rosemont & Friends (http://www.myspace.com/lissyrosemont), and Borden Grant (http://www.bordengrant.com/). Butros Butros has performed for the Brown Club at happy hours in the past (and I'm hoping we can convince them to do so again in the future!).
Entry is only $10, and the show should go until about 1:30 or 2:00. Please contact Martin with questions at mchak98@yahoo.com
Sunday, August 10: Brown Book Club: "The Uncommon Reader" by Alan Bennett
6:00 pm
All meetings are held at members' homes, location TBA. Supper is included, and those who attend pay for their share of the meal. All dates are Sundays, meeting time is 6:00 pm. For more information on the Book Club, including locations of the hosts' homes, please contact Dee Rubin at Drubincp@aol.com or Anne Castleton at annecastleton@yahoo.com
Monday, August 11: Superman at Screen on Green
7:30 pm
Location: National Mall, 4th and 7th Streets
Please join Beatrice Camino and fellow Brown alumni for a non happy hour social gathering at "Screen on the Green" on the National Mall. Bring a blanket to the National Mall (National Mall between 4th & 7th Streets) and snacks to share; we will be watching a classic film on a gigantic movie screen. Superman will be shown beginning at dusk, around 8:30-9:00 pm. I will get there around 7:30 to claim a spot for us. Look for the Brown banner or a Brown golf umbrella. RSVP to beacamino@aol.com so that I have a list of interested attendees to contact in case of bad weather.
Tuesday, August 12: Brown Club of DC Board Meeting.
The Brown Club of DC will be holding its August meeting on this date. Those interested in attending , please email beacamino@aol.com for additional information.
Thursday, Aug 14 - Brown Happy Hour at Local 16.
6:30 pm
Location: 1602 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Please join fellow Brown Alumni Local 16, starting at 6:30 pm.
For questions, contact George Bassett
Sunday, September 14, Brown Book Club: "Autobiography of a Face" by Lucy Grealy
6:00 pm
All meetings are held at members' homes, location TBA. Supper is included, and those who attend pay for their share of the meal. All dates are Sundays, meeting time is 6:00 pm. For more information on the Book Club, including locations of the hosts' homes, please contact Dee Rubin at Drubincp@aol.com or Anne Castleton at annecastleton@yahoo.com
And, please save the date for:
Saturday, October 4: "Sixteen Months Down, 30 Days to Go: Recounting and Forecasting Election 2008."
Brown Professor Jennifer Lawless will join the Brown Club of DC to discuss the 2008 presidential election landmark race. The winner will shape U.S. foreign and domestic policy for generations, appoint at least one Supreme Court justice (probably two), and face challenges like the housing crisis, health care reform, Social Security solvency, and the war in Iraq. But the road to the White House has been no easy path this year. The Democrats struggled when they faced an historic choice for their nominee. The Republicans faced an internal struggle between social conservatives and fiscal moderates. As a result, the primary season contributed baggage to each party’s nominee, leaving Independents and even some partisans less than enthusiastic with both Barack Obama and John McCain. So, what happened over the course of the last 16 months? What role did the media play in shaping the current landscape for the 2008 election? What can we expect over the course of the next 30 days? And how will the next president navigate the challenges associated with taking office following the lowest approval ratings any U.S. president has ever seen? Jennifer Lawless will examine the dynamics of the 2008 election, highlighting the good, the bad, and the ugly, and she will assess the prospects for victory and governing for each candidate.
Details on time, location, and venue to follow later!!
IVY+ EVENTS
Friday, July 25, Ivy Singles Social Club
6:30 pm
Location: Ristorante Tragara
4935 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, MD
The Washington Wellesley Club invites you to an Ivy Singles Social Club happy hour at Ristorante Tragara in Bethesda. Enjoy good company and conversation, and sample the flavors of Italy with a variety of hors d'oeuvres. Cash bar.
Send $25 check payable to Washington Wellesley Club to Deborah Tate, 1022 N. Cleveland Street, Arlington, VA 22201, by Friday, July 18. Please note your school on the check. RSVP and walk-ins: $35 at the door. Please RSVP to debtate2001@yahoo.com so we can order enough food.
Directions: Take the Red Line Metro (Shady Grove) to Bethesda station. Ristorante Tragara is approximately 4 blocks northwest, on Cordell Ave, between Norfolk and Old Georgetown Road. Complimentary valet parking.
Sunday, July 27, Harvard Club of Washington
6:30-8:30 pm
Location: Talbots at Georgetown Park Mall
Ladies Renewal Evening at Talbots w/ author Cathy Alter + fashion Show & Refreshments
Up for Renewal: What Magazines taught me about Love, Sex & Starting Over will be published in July
Cathy Alter is a successful freelance writer whose feature articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in local and national newspapers and magazines including The Washington Post, Washingtonian, Self, Prevention, Fitness, McSweeney's, Spin, Preservation, Might, and was a Washington correspondent for People magazine. Her book, Virgin Territory: Stories from the Road to Womanhood (Three Rivers Press) was released in 2004 and her memoir, Up for Renewal: What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Sex, and Starting Over (Atria) will be released July 2008.
She has been a frequent panelist for organizations including Washington Independent Writers, The Junior League of Washington, the Bethesda Literary Festival, and Georgetown University's Bunn Student Journalism Awards. Cathy received a B.A. from Colgate University and a M.A. from Johns Hopkins University, where she is a faculty member.
Following Ms. Alter's presentation, Talbots will present a fashion show. Harvard Models will don the latest looks for late summer and fall. All ladies in attendance will be entered to win a gift certificate to the store.Talbots sales associates will advise on wardrobe renewal for the upcoming season.
For registration (free), and more information, please follow this link:
Saturday, August 16: Ivy Summer Indoor Mixed Doubles Tennis
5:45 pm
Location: Tennis Center at College Park
The Harvard Club of Washington invites all Ivy alumni to join them for one of the most popular IVY alumni tennis parties for all levels of players and ages. It is an enjoyable way to socialize and an opportunity to network through the tennis activities with IVY members and their guests. The event will be held at the The Tennis Center at College Park ( 5200 Paint Branch Parkway) on Saturday, August 16, 2008 from 5:45pm till 9:00 pm. For more information and to register, please visit the Harvard Club website.
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Ivy Singles Club of Washington
Calling for a Dedicated Volunteer: The Brown Club of DC is looking for an Events Coordinator to focus on “Ivy Singles” programming. Ivy Singles is a coalition of regional alumni associations that sponsor social activities. (More information is at http://www.ivysinglesdc.com.) The volunteer will participate in both Brown Club and Ivy Singles planning meetings. Other responsibilities include: coordinating an annual event (usually a cocktail/happy hours); helping at events run by other clubs; ensuring publication of Ivy Singles announcements on website and in e-mail updates; and attending Ivy Singles quarterly board meetings. If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please e-mail, Brown Club Co-President, Reggie Williams at rwilliams@alumni.brown.edu.
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