Events Archive, Spring 2005

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Event: Columbia Student-Alumni SIPA Mixer in the Nation's Capital

Sponsored by Columbia University Club of Washington, DC, Columbia University Development and Alumni Relations, and Columbia University Government and Community Relations Office

DATE: Thursday, January 13, 2005
TIME:  6:00 - 8:00 pm

PLACE: The Childe Harold, 1610 20th Street, NW (off of Connecticut Ave, NW, just north of Dupont Circle)
Directions: Red line metro stop for Dupont Circle just head north up Connecticut Avenue
PHONE: 202-283-6700
COST: FREE!!!  No need to register.
MORE INFO: Contact Sheila Summers at 202-363-5443 or email us at cucdc@hotmail.com

Please join your fellow Columbia University alumni and current students home for the holidays from all of the schools to share in the post-holiday spirit.  This is a great chance to re-connect with old friends and to make new connections.  There will be FREE food and limited free drinks provided so come early!! You must be 21 years of age or older to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages.

Event: Food & Friends Meal Preparation & Coordination | Columbia University Alumni Community Service

DATE:   Saturday, January 15, 2005
TIME:   9:00 am to 11:00 am
PLACE:  Food & Friends - 219 Riggs Road, Washington, DC
PHONE NUMBER: 202-269-2277
MORE INFO: tclarkson23@ .

On Saturday, January 15 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Columbia University Club of Washington, DC (CUCDC) will be assisting Food & Friends, a local charity that provides meals and nutritional counseling for persons with life-threatening illnesses (primarily HIV/AIDS and cancer).  The CUCDC has volunteered to work in the pantry assembling/packing meals which will be distributed to the families/individuals.  We need volunteers!

Event: "A Conventional and Complimentary Prescription for Eliminating Back Pain"

A presentation by David Borenstein, MD (CC'69), author of Back in Control and better known as "America's Back Doctor"

DATE: Saturday, January 15, 2005
TIME: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
PLACE: Iona Senior Citizens Center
Iona House, 42nd and Albermarle Streets, NW, 1 block from Tenleytown/AU Metro Stop on the Red Line.

COST: FREE!!!

RSVP: Bill Grote (CC'51) at 703-237-8489 or email vabillgrote@ . with your name and number for directions/further details.

Dr. David Borenstein will discuss a unique program designed to help you live a life free of back pain. Dr. Borenstein, author of Back in Control, will present his "Conventional and Complimentary Prescription for Eliminating Back Pain" and will have copies of his book available for purchase. Dr. Borenstein has helped various individuals including Columbia College Alumni Bill Grote avoid back surgery and prevent severe back pain through a series of simple, daily exercises.

Event: Columbia-Navy Basketball Game

DATE: Monday, January 17, 2005
TIME: Alumni Reception begins: 5:00pm, game begins 7:00 pm
PLACE: Bo Coppedge Room in Alumni Hall U.S. Naval Academy
COST: $20 per adult, $5 per child.
RSVP no later than January 12, 2005

Join us for a wonderful evening of basketball as the Columbia Lions travels to Annapolis, Maryland to take on the United States Naval Academy. This is bound to be an exciting game matching up two fierce competitors! You will also have the opportunity to meet other Columbia Alumni at a pre-game reception. Tickets will be distributed at the pre-game reception. The cost for the pre-game alumni reception (includes open bar, food, dessert) and ticket to the game is $20 per adult and $5 per child under age 10.

For more details and RSVP information please visit the web at the following address: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/uar/events.php. Call toll free, 1-877-854-2586, or e-mail vb107@columbia.edu.  Please indicate the number of adults and children in your party.  Cash or check payable to Columbia University will be collected at the reception.

Directions: Take US 50 to exit 24 (Rowe Blvd) and bear to the right.  The stadium complex will be on your right

Event: Columbia College/Barnard College/Columbia University Happy Hour!

DATE: Thursday, January 27th, 2005
TIME: 6pm until? The bar's happy hour is from 5pm-9pm with domestic draft and bottled beer, house wine, and rail drinks all just $2.50. Food is also available.
PLACE: Sign of the Whale (a classic DC bar), 1825 M Street, NW (between 18th and 19th Streets), 202-785-1110
Metro: Dupont Circle or Farragut North (Red Line)
QUESTIONS: lauralattman@hotmail.com or http://www.signofthewhale.com/index.htm

The Columbia University Club, The Columbia College Club of the Mid-Atlantic, and Barnard in Washington cordially invite you to this month's happy hour.

SAVE THE DATE: You guessed it, the last Thursday happy hour happens on the last Thursday of every month, so please save the following dates: February 24, March 31, April 28, May 26, June 30, and July 28th!

Event: The University of Chicago Club Presents the SIXTH Ivy Singles Social Club Annual Kickoff!

DATE: Friday, January 28, 2005
TIME: 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.
PLACE: The Washington Club, 15 Dupont Circle NW (DuPont Circle Metro)
COST: $25 by Jan 26, $30 at the door, email reservations. Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar

MORE INFO: Call Debby at 202-265-3145 for more details (note this is sponsored by Univ. of Chicago for all Ivy schools and other major institutions) or visit the web at this address: http://www.ivysinglesdc.com/ivy_events.php.

Please join us for our perennially successful event and meet 200 well-educated singles. Every year this is our best-attended event with people mingling well into the evening. A great way to start off a New Year's resolution by getting out more!

Event: Mozart's The Magic Flute - In Series Presentation

DATE: January 29, 2005
TIME: 2:30pm
COST: Adults: $28.00, Youths: $14.40, Seniors: $25.60

PLACE: National Museum for Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave, NW, at 13th Street
Call 202-518-0152 to place credit card orders (mention Bill Grote (CC'51) to get above listed discounts) or send check by Friday, January 7, 2005 to: In Series, 1835 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. Deadline for ticket purchase: January 7, 2005

Mozart's beloved opera in an updated contemporary English adaptation - In Series style with a discussion following the opera with Columbia Alumni Carla Hubner, founder and Executive Director of In Series.

Event: Ivy Tennis Party

DATE Saturday, February 5, 2005
TIME: 7:40pm - 12:00am
COST: The advance price per person is $25 per player and $10 for non-playing guests. Admission at the door is $30 per person (if space is available).

PLACE: The Arlington Y Tennis & Squash Club, 3400 N. 13th St., Arlington, VA 22201.
Payment is required by February 3, 2005. Please make checks payable to The Yale Club of Washington, D.C. and mail to Ms. Terry Watson, Recording Secretary, the Yale Club of Washington, D.C., 4323 Cathedral Ave., NW, Washington D.C. 20016

Join fellow Ivy Alumni for a Round-Robin Mixed Doubles for all levels of play!!! Presented and sponsored by The Yale and Harvard Clubs of D.C.

Event:  Tour of International Spy Museum

DATE: Sunday, February 13, 2005
TIME: 2:00 pm
COST: Adults: $13.00, Youths 5-11: $10.00, Seniors: $12.00

PLACE: International Spy Museum, 800 F Street NW.

METRO: 1 block from Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station.Ample street parking on Sunday or at MCI Center.

RSVP: Contact Bill Grote at 703-237-8489 for order form and to reserve a space. Note that minimum group size is 20, maximum group size is 50. You must RSVP by Jan 13. This event is sponsored by the Columbia College Club of the Mid-Atlantic.

The International Spy Museum is the first and only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage and the only one in the world dedicated to provide a global perspective on this all-but-invisible profession. The museum features the largest collection of international spy-related artifacts ever placed on public display. The stories of individual spies, told through film, interactives, and state of the art exhibits provide a dynamic context to foster an understanding of espionage and its impact on current and historic events.

Event: Theater Performance of "The Tattooed Girl"

DATE: Sunday, February 13, 2005

TIME: 3:00pm

COST: $35 per person, $10 for people under 25

PLACE: Theater J at the DCJCC Theater

ADDRESS: 1529 16th Street, NW (Dupont Street Metro)

RSVP: email BIWclub@ .  

Please join Barnard in Washington (BIW) for a special matinee performance of "The Tattooed Girl" written by Joyce Carol Oates and directed by John Vreeke. The reviews are in and they are raving about this riveting play revolving around a famous author of a work on the Holocaust who becomes more and more reclusive, and is diagnosed with a neurological condition. As he begins a major writing assignment, he hires a strangely scarred young woman as his assistant, not knowing that she harbors deep feelings of anti-semitism. As he comes to understand and value her, she also learns from him and gains a sense of self worth from his faith in her. "Theater J has mounted a strong, moving production" - Washingtonian Magazine.

Event:  Valentine's Day Glamour

DATE: Monday, February 14, 2005
TIME: 7:00-9:00 pm
COST: $20.00 (Admission includes OPEN BAR!!!!)

PLACE: Local 16 (1602 U Street NW)

METRO: U Street Metro Station

RSVP: Contact us at cucdc@hotmail.com to reserve.

Come celebrate Valentine's Day with your fellow Columbia Alumni at Local 16! Come single, with friends, or even with a date for a night of cocktails and glamour. Admission includes TWO HOURS of OPEN BAR and munchies. Space is limited so please reserve now.

Event: Food & Friends Meal Preparation & Coordination | Columbia University Alumni Community Service

DATE:   Saturday, February 19, 2005
TIME:   9:00 am to 11:00 am
PLACE:  Food & Friends - 219 Riggs Road, Washington, DC
PHONE NUMBER: 202-269-2277
MORE INFO: tclarkson23@ .

On Saturday, January 15 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Columbia University Club of Washington, DC (CUCDC) will be assisting Food & Friends, a local charity that provides meals and nutritional counseling for persons with life-threatening illnesses (primarily HIV/AIDS and cancer).  The CUCDC has volunteered to work in the pantry assembling/packing meals which will be distributed to the families/individuals.  We need volunteers!

Event : Broadway's #1 Comedy The Graduate with Morgan Fairchild as Mrs.Robinson!

DATE: Friday, February 25, 2005
TIME: 8pm - 10pm

COST: SOLD OUT

PLACE: Warner Theater, 513 13th Street NW, between E & F Streets NW

Contact: Email us at cucdc@hotmail.com if you are interested for payment information - we only have a few tickets left and over 25 Columbia University alumni attending!

A cult novel. A landmark Hollywood film. A theatrical sensation in London and New York. Now, Broadway's smash-hit comedy is in Washington DC! The story of Benjamin Braddock, an innocent college grad who is seduced by an older woman, Mrs. Robinson, and then falls in love with her daughter, Elaine. Come join Columbia Alumni to the tunes of Simon and Garfunkel and Morgan Fairchild as a the sexy, sultry Mrs. Robinson! (Warning: this show contains adult language and nudity which may not be suitable for younger audiences)

Event: Columbia College/Barnard College/Columbia University Happy Hour!

DATE: Thursday, March 3, 2005
TIME: 6pm until?
PLACE: Aroma, 3417 Connecticut Ave NW, 202-244-7995
Metro: Cleveland Park (Red Line)
QUESTIONS: lauralattman@hotmail.com or daughertye@gao.gov or joshfh@yahoo.com

The Columbia University Club, The Columbia College Club of the Mid-Atlantic, and Barnard in Washington cordially invite you to this month's happy hour.

SAVE THE DATE: You guessed it, the last Thursday happy hour happens on the last Thursday of every month, so please save the following dates: April 28, May 26, June 30, and July 28th!

Event: Gala Hispanic Theater Production of "Yerma" and backstage tour of Tivoli Theater

DATE:   Sunday, March 13, 2005
TIME:   12:00pm Tour, 4:00pm Theater Performance
PLACE: The Tivoli Theater, 3303 14th Street NW (near Columbia Heights metro/Green Line)

COST: The cost of the tour is $5.  The cost of the tour with a theater ticket is $25. Individual tickets may be purchased from the theater for $28. You can pay online via PayPal below.
MORE INFO: Contact Ken Tamashiro (Columbia) at kt259@columbia.edu or Beatrice Camino (Brown) at BeaCamino@ . for more details.

In 1924 the Washington Senators won the World Series.  That same year the Tivoli Theater began its life as an ornate movie palace in a trendy new neighborhood called Columbia Heights.  In 2005 Columbia Heights is once again trendy. Baseball has returned to Washington.  The newly renovated Tivoli is alive again as the new home of Gala Hispanic Theatre and as a national center for Latino performing arts

Join the Brown University and Columbia University Alumni clubs for a private tour of the beautifully restored building and purchase Gala Hispanic tickets at a discounted rate. The tour begins around noon and lasts approximately 45 minutes.  Following the tour, groups will form for lunch at neighborhood restaurants.  Those who wish can buy tickets for a 4:00 pm matinee of FedericoGarcia Lorca’s highly acclaimed Yerma.  The cost of the tour is $5.  The cost of the tour with a theater ticket is $25. Individual tickets may be purchased from the theater for $28.

Event: Food & Friends Meal Preparation & Coordination | Columbia University Alumni Community Service

DATE:   Saturday, March 19, 2005
TIME:   9:00 am to 11:00 am
PLACE:  Food & Friends - 219 Riggs Road, Washington, DC
PHONE NUMBER: 202-269-2277
MORE INFO: tclarkson23@ .

On Saturday, January 15 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Columbia University Club of Washington, DC (CUCDC) will be assisting Food & Friends, a local charity that provides meals and nutritional counseling for persons with life-threatening illnesses (primarily HIV/AIDS and cancer).  The CUCDC has volunteered to work in the pantry assembling/packing meals which will be distributed to the families/individuals.  We need volunteers!

Event: Columbia College/Barnard College/Columbia University Happy Hour!

DATE: Thursday, March 31, 2005
TIME: 6pm until?
PLACE: TBD
QUESTIONS: lauralattman@hotmail.com or daughertye@gao.gov or joshfh@yahoo.com

The Columbia University Club, The Columbia College Club of the Mid-Atlantic, and Barnard in Washington cordially invite you to this month's happy hour.

SAVE THE DATE: You guessed it, the last Thursday happy hour happens on the last Thursday of every month, so please save the following dates: April 28, May 26, June 30, and July 28th!

Event: The Cornell Club of Washington DC is pleased to host the Ivy Singles Social Club Beginning of Spring Event!

DATE: Friday, April 1, 2005
TIME: 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.
PLACE: Kiplingers, 1729 H Street NW (Farragut North or Farragut West Metro)
COST: $25 by Mar 28, $30 at the door, email reservations. Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar

MORE INFO: Call or email Steve at 703-281-4311 or Spiekare@cs.com for more details (note this is sponsored by Cornell University Club of DC for all Ivy schools and other major institutions) or visit the web at this address: http://www.ivysinglesdc.com/ivy_events.php.

The Kiplinger Gallery includes selections from the Kiplinger collection shown in changing exhibitions.  Come join us for some light conversation and serious company at the longest running venue of all our events. 

Event: Special Dinner Panel "Trying Cases in the Court of Public Opinion" with Special Guest Panelists (sponsored by Alumni of the School of Law and Journalism)

DATE: Thursday, April 7, 2005
TIME: 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.
PLACE: Arnold and Porter LLP, 555 12th Street NW (host Robert Rosenbaum '68L).
COST: $28 (Due to high demand, we strongly encourage alumni to reserve seats on or before April 1. You may pay for tickets by clicking on the link below).

MORE INFO: Please contact Kristina Puga at 212-854-4283 for information and ticket availability or email kpuga@law.columbia.edu

The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Alumni & The Columbia Law School Association of Washington, D.C. cordially Invite You to Attend a Special Dinner Panel “Trying Cases in the Court of Public Opinion: Conflicts in Covering American Courts” featuring the following guest panelists:

Pete Williams - NBC News Justice Correspondent     

David Kendall - Former White House Counsel and partner at Williams & Connolly LLP

Barbara Cochran ’68 MS (Journalism) - President, Radio and Television News Directors  

Carl Stern ’59 MS (Journalism) - Professor of Media and Public Affairs at GWU, former NBC News Justice/Supreme Court Correspondent and Chief Spokesman for the Department of Justice

Jan Greenburg - Supreme Court Correspondent for the Chicago Tribune

Joe Krebs - Legal reporter/anchor, WRC-TV and President of AFTRA in Washington

Irwin Kramer ’89 LLM, Moderator, Legal Analyst, WBFF-TV & NewsCentral Networks
and managing partner, Kramer & Connolly

Due to the strong anticipated interest in this event, we encourage alumni to reserve tickets promptly. You may purchase tickets by clicking on the following link:

Ticket Payment for Panel Discussion

Or you may order by mail by sending a check to CLSA of Washington DC, c/o Ms. Kristina Puga, Columbia Law School, Office of Development and Alumni Relations, 435 West 116th Street, Box A-2, New York, NY 10027.

Event:  Tour of Phillips Collection with Private Lecture by Museum Staff

DATE: Thursday, April 14, 2005
TIME: 6:30pm-8:30pm

PLACE: The Phillips Gallery (1600 21st NW, DuPont Circle Metro)

MORE INFO: Contact Innessa at innessa_manning@yahoo.com.  RSVPS needed by April 5, 2005.

COST: $17.  (SORRY SOLD OUT)

Have you thinking about checking out the Modigliani exhibit at the Phillips Collection?  Or just been yearning to see the permenant collect at the Phillips but never had the time? This is your chance to join Columbia University alumni for a personal introduction to the exhibit and collection with a guest lecturer provided by the museum. The cost includes admission to the gallery as well a tour by a seasoned art professional. This is a great chance to visit the gallery, enjoy the fine exhibition, and meet like-minded Columbia University alumni/art-lovers!

Event: Food & Friends Meal Preparation & Coordination | Columbia University Alumni Community Service

DATE:   Saturday, April 16, 2005
TIME:   9:00 am to 11:00 am
PLACE:  Food & Friends - 219 Riggs Road, Washington, DC
PHONE NUMBER: 202-269-2277
MORE INFO: tclarkson23@ .

On Saturday, April 16 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Columbia University Club of Washington, DC (CUCDC) will be assisting Food & Friends, a local charity that provides meals and nutritional counseling for persons with life-threatening illnesses (primarily HIV/AIDS and cancer).  The CUCDC has volunteered to work in the pantry assembling/packing meals which will be distributed to the families/individuals.  We need volunteers!

Event:  Ivy Singles Social Club Special Event - Christine Lavin at The Barns of Wolftrap

DATE: Friday, April 22, 2005
TIME:  8:00 PM

PLACE: The Barns of Wolftrap (near Vienna, VA)

MORE INFO: Please see the website at http://www.ivysinglesdc.com, or contact Steven F. Piekarec at spiekare@cs.com for payment instructions and directions.

Come join us at one of Washington's unusual venues for music, the Barns of Wolftrap.  The Barns are two transplanted 18th century barns from Upstate New York that have been transformed into a unique casual performance space with renowned acoustics that let you hear every note.  Grab a drink at the bar or at your seat, and enjoy a performance of Christine Lavin. After the performance - For those who need more music, we will gather at the piano bar at Le Canard restaurant in Vienna, 10 minutes from the Barns.  The Ivy Singles Social Club (ISSC) is a coalition of Ivy League, Seven Sister and other prestigious schools' regional alumni associations that sponsors social activities. Our events are open to all single alumni of member schools and their guests.  The majority of our attendees are in their 30's, 40's or 50's, but all ages are welcome.  

Reservations: All tickets must be paid for IN ADVANCE.  Only 20 tickets are available and will be allocated on a first paid basis.  Send your check for $22 to Steve Piekarec, 2535 West Meredith Drive, Vienna, Virginia 22181, by Saturday, April 16th.  Make checks payable to "The Cornell Club of Washington" and note your school on the check.  

Event:  Earth Institute at Columbia University presents Jeffrey Sachs Lecture Series in DC

DATE: Monday, April 25, 2005
TIME: 6:30pm-7:30pm lecture, 7:30pm-9:00pm cocktail reception

PLACE: JW Marriott (1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Metro Station stop)

Join us for a lecture series presented by the Earth Institute of Columbia University. The Earth Institute at Columbia University, under the direction of international economist Jeffrey Sachs brings together talent from throughout the University to address complex issues facing the planet and its inhabitants with particular focus on sustainable development and the needs of the world’s poor. This lecture will address some of the major issues confronting our society currently and potential solutions. Please join us and many hundreds of participants for this widely anticipated lecture in the Washington DC area which draws many professional and Columbia alumni from the fields of international development, economics, microfinance, and a host of other disciplines. Registration may be completed on line at http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/ events/index.php. .

Event: Columbia College/Barnard College/Columbia University Happy Hour!

DATE: Thursday, April 28, 2005
TIME: 6pm until?
PLACE: Thunder Grill in Union Station - ask the host (Dewitt) for the "Columbia" table or Laura Lattman's table and you will be directed towards seating.

METRO: Red line to Union Station

ADDRESS: 50 Massachusettes Avenue NW, tel: 202-898-0051
QUESTIONS: lauralattman@hotmail.com or daughertye@gao.gov or joshfh@yahoo.com

The Columbia University Club, The Columbia College Club of the Mid-Atlantic, and Barnard in Washington cordially invite you to this month's happy hour.  Perfect for all of you commuters who want to meet members of the club and still get home at a decent hour! Drink specials all evening for Columbia University Alumni.

SAVE THE DATE: You guessed it, the last Thursday happy hour happens on the last Thursday of every month, so please save the following dates: May 26, June 30, and July 28th!

Event: Ivy Singles Social Club at the International Spy Museum

DATE: Wednesday May 4, 2005
TIME: 5:45pm (for group admission at 6pm sharp) to 8:00 P.M.
PLACE: International Spy Museum, 800 F Street NW.

METRO: 1 block from Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station.
COST: $20

MORE INFO::  Please inquire by email (yale@ivysinglesdc.com) or phone (202-244-4546) 2-3 days prior to the event to see if space is available and for payment instructions, or click on http://www.evite.com/spiekare@cs.com/spymuseum .

Explore the world’ largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever placed on public display while meeting other alumni and friends.  Disguise, surveillance, threat analysis and code-breaking are just part of the permanent exhibition.  Also learn about the famous men and women from Moses to Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth I to George Washington ho relied on intelligence to be effective leaders. Join us for a look at history and current events through interaction with intelligence specialists in the Ops Center.  

AFTERWARDS, continue your conversations and intrigue at McCormick & Schmicks Restaurant across the intersection at 901 F Street NW.  The bar area(s) will have drinks at IVY rates. Dining room tables inside are another choice.

Event: Hands on DC Volunteer Day

DATE: Saturday May 7, 2005
TIME: 8:30am-3pm

PLACE: Various DC schools

MORE INFO: If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Columbia team leader Ted Clarkson at tclarkson23@ . .

Columbia University alumni along with alumni of other universities and residents of the District will be participating in this annual volunteer effort to help renovate selected schools in the city. Hands On DC is a one-day, citywide effort to renovate DC schools and raise college scholarship funds for local students. Thousands of District residents volunteer for Hands on DC, a one-day work-a-thon that improves conditions in public schools and raises money for college scholarships, each year. 

The work-a-thon begins at 8:30am with an opening rally and registration. By 10am, groups should be at the assigned schools where instructions about the project will be dispersed. There will be a break for lunch, and clean-up begins mid-afternoon. For more information on Hands On DC, visit the website at www.HandsOnDC.org or email tclarkson23@ . .

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