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MUSICAL - MOZART'S COSI FAN TUTTE BY IN SERIES
Monday, January 19th, 2004
3:00 pm

PLACE: Source Theatre
1835 14th Street, NW (between S and T), Washington, D.C.
METRO: Green Line, U Street/Cardozo/African American Civil War stop, 13th Street exit
BUS: 14th Street bus stops in front
PARKING: Ample street parking around vicinity
COST: Adult - $24.80, Seniors - $22.40, Youth/Students - $14.40 (based on 20% group discount!!!)
RESERVATION: Seating is limited for this show. Please send a check made out to "The Columbia University Club of Washington, D.C." noting the exact number and type (ie, adult, child, etc.) of tickets you want with your return address/contact information by Monday, January 5th to:
Bill Grote (Columbia College, 1951)
3842 North River Street
Arlington, VA 22207
Your tickets will be mailed to the address provided with your check.
Please reserve your tickets in advance and receive a 20% discount.
MORE INFO: Contact Bill Grote at 703-237-8489 or Vabillgrote@ .

Experience the hilarious Cosi Fan Tutte as it moves from 18th century Naples to Hollywood's Sound Stage B of Monumental Pictures in 1929. The romantic leads are a vaudeville team trying to break into the movies. This show comes back after its sold-out opening run in June 2003. Joe McLellan's Washington Post review of last's June's debut performance of Cosi said:
Not only is the show musically elegant, it also is irrepressibly funny-sometimes even funnier than the original.Much of the credit can be credited to [Nick] Olcott, whose text is equal to the witty Italian libretto, but the effect is also due to the comic skills of the cast members.

In Series founder and Executive Director Carla Hubner received her MA in Musicology from Columbia University in 1970 and conducted her post-graduate study with internationally-known master pianist Claudio Arrau. Carla is an innovator in a variety of musical and educational productions and events, a music educator and prize-winning concert pianist. Carla has performed recitals in her native Chile, as well as in Argentina, Peru, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Mexico, Italy, Switzerland, West Germany, Holland, England and the United States.

Now in its 22nd season, the In Series offers innovative, high quality, affordable, multi-disciplinary programming to Washington metropolitan area audiences. The organization's niche within the cultural arts spectrum of the DC metropolitan area is defined by the organization's unique blend of classical opera, cabaret, performance art, chamber music, poetry and zarzuela (Spanish musical theater), and by its programming exploring inter-cultural connections through the performing arts, especially Latin American culture.

A discussion with Carla and the cast will follow the performance. Information on the In Series and other events, including prices, is available on the In Series Website: www.inseries.org

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SPECIAL COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI TOUR OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER
Sunday, January 25th, 2004
11:00 am to 12:15 pm

PLACE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20566
(about a 5 minute walk from the Foggy Bottom/George Washington Univ. Station Blue/Orange Line Metro)
PARKING: $9 up to two hours; $15 for two hours or more at the JFKCFPA parking garage
COST: Free!!!
RESERVATION: Sheila Summers at 202-363-5443 or summs@ix.netcom.com by Friday, January 16th; this tour is limited to 25 guests only; please make your reservations early!

Columbia University graduate Grace Krumweide and her husband Wayne have invited fellow Columbia University alumni on a special tour the John F. Kennedy Center. With many sections newly renovated, the John F. Kennedy Center offers such sites as the Hall of States, Hall of Nations, many of the main theatres, and dozens of sculptures and other artwork given to the Center by foreign countries. Wayne Krumweide has offered to lead this private tour of the Kennedy Center for Columbia University alumni and friends. It is a tour that should not be missed!

Note: The Kennedy Center also has a café that you can go to after the tour to eat lunch. The meals cost approximately $12-18/person.

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI JANUARY HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, January 29th, 2004
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

PLACE: Gazuza
1629 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009
(about a 5 minute walk from the Dupont Circle Red Line Metro)
COST: Wine, beer and rail drinks, apple martinis, and cosmos are $4 from 5 pm - 7 pm
Graduates of all ages and all schools of Columbia and Barnard are invited to our monthly happy hours. Happy hours are held on the last Thursday of every month at a downtown bar with convenient Metro access. Our next happy hour will be held on Thursday, January 29th from 6:30 pm until whenever at Gazuza. It is about a 5-minute walk from the Dupont Circle Red Line Metro. This will be a great opportunity to see old friends, meet new ones, socialize, network, or just relax with a drink after work. Look for happy hour coordinators Laura Lattman (CC, '01), Jesse Daniels (CC, '02), Helen McClure (BC, '98) and Danielle Davy (BC, '01) at the event.
Questions? Contact Laura Lattman at ljl23@columbia.edu

P.S. Save the dates for our February - May "Last Thursday" Happy Hours:

February 26th - Buffalo Billiards
March 25th - Clarendon Grill
April 29th - 18th Street Lounge
May 27th - Gordon Biersch

Sponsored By Columbia University Club Of Washington, D.C.; Columbia College Club of Mid-Atlantic; Barnard Club

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Food & Friends - Meal Preparation & Coordination
Saturday, January 31st, 2004
9:00 am to 11:00 am

PLACE: Food and Friends
58 L Street, SE, Washington, D.C.
(near corner of 1st & L Streets, SE; Nearest Metro - Navy Yard; street parking is plentiful)
PHONE: 202-488-3968 (front office); 202-488-8278
MORE INFO: closo97@yahoo.com

On the morning of Monday, Saturday, January 31, 2004 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, some Columbia University alumni 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). We need more volunteers!
Food & Friends prepares and delivers meals for approximately 700 clients per day. Tasks in the kitchen might be chopping vegetables, placing prepared food into single-serving containers, and/or assembling meals into bags. No culinary skills are required! This is usually an interactive type of event, and everyone has a good time.

PLEASE NOTE that only ten people are needed for this event, and you will be signed up on a first-come, first-serve basis. Thanks for helping our neighbors! If you would like to participate, please send an email with 01/31 Columbia volunteer in the subject line to closo97@yahoo.com.

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BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, February 10th, 2004
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

PLACE: City Lights of China
1731 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Closest Metro station is the Dupont Circle, served by the RED line.
MORE INFO: 202-265-6688

The CUCDC is looking for a few good alumni interested in getting more involved in local Columbia University Club activities!!! If you are interested in planning an event, becoming active in board membership, hosting a board meeting, or have questions about the club membership please send an e-mail to Sheila Summers at summs@ix.netcom.com

You can also come to our next board meeting!!! Please contact Christopher J. Loso at closo97@yahoo.com to confirm your attendance.

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MUSICAL "ALLEGRO" - WORLD PREMIERE
Wednesday, February 18th, 2004
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm

PLACE: Signature Theatre
3806 South Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington, Virginia
COST: Tickets for the event cost $32. Please mention promotional code CU250 when ordering your tickets!!!
MORE INFO: Signature Theatre Box Office Telephone (703) 820-9771 for tickets and directions.

The Columbia College Club of the Mid-Atlantic, Columbia College and Columbia 250 invite you to a special evening on Wednesday, February 18th - the world premiere of Allegro, a new Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Music for the performance was produced by Richard Rodgers (CC, '23), lyrics written by Oscar Hamerstein (CC, '16).
A groundbreaking musical in its time, Allegro is one of the under-appreciated gems of the Rodgers & Hammerstein repertoire. Eric Schaeffer directs a revised, revitalized and re-imagined version of this forgotten classic. In Our Town-style, Allegro is an ensemble musical that chronicles four decades in the life of a young doctor. From cradle through mid-life discovery, this Everyman awakens to what is most important in his life. The show's unique structure of stylish vignettes and musical sequences dazzling in their simplicity make a stunning impact, in a way still fresh and timely today. With new orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick and a revised book by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), Signature brings the world a new Rodgers & Hammerstein musical!

Allegro is made possible in part by James Hammerstein Productions, Inc. and National Endowment for the Arts.

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI FEBRUARY HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, February 26th, 2004
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

PLACE: Buffalo Billiards
(across the street from Red Line Metro, Dupont Circle Station, South Entry)
COST: TBA, usual promotion by Buffalo Billiards.

Graduates of all ages and all schools of Columbia and Barnard are invited to our monthly happy hours. Happy hours are held on the last Thursday of every month at a downtown bar with convenient Metro access. Our next happy hour will be held on Thursday, February 26th, from 6:30 pm until whenever at Buffalo Billiards. This will be a great opportunity to see old friends, meet new ones, socialize, network, or just relax with a drink after work. Look for happy hour coordinators Laura Lattman (CC, '01), Jesse Daniels (CC, '02), Helen McClure (BC, '98) and Danielle Davy (BC, '01) at the event.
Questions? Contact Laura Lattman at ljl23@columbia.edu

P.S. Save the dates for our March - May "Last Thursday" Happy Hours:

March 25th - Clarendon Grill
April 29th - 18th Street Lounge
May 27th - Gordon Biersch

Sponsored By Columbia University Club Of Washington, D.C.; Columbia College Club of Mid-Atlantic; Barnard Club

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COOKING CLASS AT L'AUBERGE CHEZ FRANCOIS
Saturday, March 13, 2004
11am - 2pm

PLACE: L'AUBERGE CHEZ FRANCOIS
332 Springvale Road, Great Falls, VA
(For further information on the restaurant or the chef, including directions, you can access their website at www.laubergechezfrancois.com or www.chefjacques.com)
COST: $80 per person

Barnard in Washington is honored to have Chef Jacques Haeringer, Chef de Cuisine of L'Auberge Chez Francois, lead us in a cooking demonstration followed by a full luncheon with an accompaniment of wines.
L'Auberge is consistently rated a top restaurant in the Washington Zagat Survey. Winning top honors in the December 2003 restaurant edition of Washingtonian Magazine, L'Auberge was named Best Restaurant, Best Service, Best for Special Occasions, Best Value, Best French and Most Romantic Restaurant by Washingtonian readers.

For event information please contact Judy Acs Seidman at biwclub@ . or 703-866-1243
Please remit your payment, payable to Barnard in Washington, to the following address:
Cindy Groomes Katz
BIW- RSVP
Law Offices of Cynthia A. Groomes, PC
7272 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Sponsored By Barnard in Washington

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17th ANNUAL COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI SPRING SYMPOSIUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Saturday, March 20th, 2004
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
COST:$40 for members and spouses; $50 for nonmembers; $25 for students; Cash, Money Order or Check.
Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to "Columbia University Alumni Club of Washington, DC"

PLACE: Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Conference Center - George Washington University
Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
3rd Floor
800 21st Street NW, Washington, D.C. (about a 5 minutes walk from the Foggy Bottom Orange/Blue Line Metro)
MORE INFO: Sheila Summers at 202-363-5443 or email her at summs@ix.netcom.com

Columbia University in the City of New York together with Columbia University Club of Washington, D.C. will be holding the seventeenth annual Columbia University Alumni Spring Symposium in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, March 20th at the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Conference Center - George Washington University.
The keynote speaker will be Nicholas Lemann, Henry R. Luce Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism. Featured speakers include Horst Stormer, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Columbia University and Robert McCaughey, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History at Barnard College.
Professor Stormer received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1998. Professor McCaughey, the Chair of the History Department and former Dean of the Faculty at Barnard College, recently published a book about the history of Columbia University entitled, "Stand, Columbia."

The schedule of events and featured lecturers includes the following:

9:00 am - 9:30 am - Continental breakfast and registration.

9:30 am - 9:50 am - Welcoming Remarks by Chris Loso, President, Columbia University Club of Washington, DC and Anthony Roman, Associate Director, University Alumni Relations.

10:00 am - 11:00 am - Lecture Series 1
Choose one of the two following lectures

Horst Stormer, Professor of Physics, Applied Physics and Applied Math (1998 Nobel Laureate in Physics) - Small Wonders: The World of Nano Science

Robert McCaughey, Professor of History, Barnard College - Do Presidents Matter? Some Thoughts on Columbia's First 19 Presidents

11:15 am - 12:15 pm - Lecture Series 2
Choose one of the two following lectures

Darcy Kelley, Professor of Biological Sciences - How Your Brain Works (or Not!)

Ken Prewitt, Professor of Public Affairs - Does Classifying Race and Ethnicity Have a Future in American Policy?

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Luncheon and Keynote Address
Keynote Address by Dean Nicholas Lemann Henry R. Luce Professor and Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, former Washington correspondent for The New Yorker Magazine.

RSVP's for this event are requested by Thursday, March 18th. If you have not received an invitation or have further questions, please contact Sheila Summers at 202-363-5443 for more information. Hope to see you there!

Presented and sponsored by Columbia University in the City of New York and Columbia University Club Of Washington, D.C.

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MARCH HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, March 25th, 2004
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

PLACE: Clarendon Grill
COST: TBA, usual promotion by Clarendon Grill.
Graduates of all ages and all schools of Columbia and Barnard are invited to our monthly happy hours. Happy hours are held on the last Thursday of every month at a bar at or near a downtown Wasington, D.C. location with convenient Metro access. Our next happy hour will be held on Thursday, March 25th, from 6:30 pm until whenever at Clarendon Grill. This will be a great opportunity to see old friends, meet new ones, socialize, network, or just relax with a drink after work. Look for happy hour coordinators Laura Lattman (CC, '01), Jesse Daniels (CC, '02), Helen McClure (BC, '98) and Danielle Davy (BC, '01) at the event.
Questions? Contact Laura Lattman at ljl23@columbia.edu

P.S. Save the dates for our April - May "Last Thursday" Happy Hours:

April 29th - 18th Street Lounge
May 27th - Gordon Biersch

Sponsored By Columbia University Club Of Washington, D.C.; Columbia College Club of Mid-Atlantic; Barnard Club

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FOOD & FRIENDS - MEAL PREPARATION & COORDINATION
Saturday, April 17th, 2004
9:00 am to 11:00 am

PLACE: Food and Friends
58 L Street, SE, Washington, D.C.
(near corner of 1st & L Streets, SE; Nearest Metro - Navy Yard; street parking is plentiful)
PHONE: 202-488-3968 (front office); 202-488-8278
MORE INFO: closo97@yahoo.com

On the morning of Monday, Saturday, April 17th, 2004 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, some Columbia University alumni 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). We need more volunteers!
Food & Friends prepares and delivers meals for approximately 700 clients per day. Tasks in the kitchen might be chopping vegetables, placing prepared food into single-serving containers, and/or assembling meals into bags. No culinary skills are required! This is usually an interactive type of event, and everyone has a good time.

PLEASE NOTE that only ten people are needed for this event, and you will be signed up on a first-come, first-serve basis. Thanks for helping our neighbors! If you would like to participate, please send an email with 4/17 Columbia volunteer in the subject line to closo97@yahoo.com.

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI APRIL HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, April 29th, 2004
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

PLACE: 18th Street Lounge
18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
COST: TBA, usual promotion by 18th Street Lounge.
Graduates of all ages and all schools of Columbia and Barnard are invited to our monthly happy hours. Happy hours are held on the last Thursday of every month at a bar at or near a downtown Wasington, D.C. location with convenient Metro access. Our next happy hour will be held on Thursday, April 29th, from 6:30 pm until whenever at 18th Street Lounge. This will be a great opportunity to see old friends, meet new ones, socialize, network, or just relax with a drink after work. Look for happy hour coordinators Laura Lattman (CC, '01), Jesse Daniels (CC, '02), Helen McClure (BC, '98) and Danielle Davy (BC, '01) at the event.
Questions? Contact Laura Lattman at ljl23@columbia.edu

P.S. Save the date for our May "Last Thursday" Happy Hour:

May 27th - Gordon Biersch

Sponsored By Columbia University Club Of Washington, D.C.; Columbia College Club of Mid-Atlantic; Barnard in Washington (BIW)

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SPEND A DAY WITH BIW AT COOLFONT RESORT, SPA & WELLNESS CENTER, BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV
Sunday, May 2nd, 2004; MOTHERS' DAY
8:00 am Pick Up - 8:00 pm Drop Off; Tour Bus Pick-Up and Drop-Off at Friendship Heights Metro Station, Chevy Chase, MD

PLACE: Coolfont Resort, Spa & Wellness Center, Berkeley Springs, WV
800.888.8768
www.Coolfont.com
Spa@Coolfont.com
COST: Round-Trip Bus Transportation & Buffet Lunch: $55
Resort Fee: $15 (Additional ONLY If You Purchase No Other Services)
The purchase of spa/other services is NOT required. For an additional $15 Resort Fee, please feel free to use only Coolfont's complementary services and join us for lunch!
Call Erika Dworkin at 202.362.4779 or Email e.dworkin@starpower.net to see if you can pay the day of the event.

Coolfont Special Promotion for BIW:
ALL Services: 15% Off Web Site Prices
ALL Meals: 10% Off
Optional Overnight Stay (April 30th -May 2nd ) Lodge Rooms (Mostly Single) $160 + Tax; Call Coolfont for Additional Rates
MORE INFO:www.Coolfont.com/Spa

...Looking for a special Mother's Day gift for your mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, or friend?
...Need a "just for me" getaway to unwind & be free from everyday cares?
...Want to get outside and enjoy spring's beauty and maybe a swim or hike in the woods?
Spend a day with BIW at Coolfont Resort, Spa and Wellness Center in Berkeley Springs, WV!

Sponsored By Barnard in Washington (BIW)

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ADVENTURE HIKE WITH FELLOW CUCDC ALUMNI
Saturday, May 8th, 2004
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

PLACE: Great Falls National Park (Maryland) - we will meet at the upper parking lot inside the park
Directions to Great Falls: Take I-495 to Exit 41 (Carderock/Great Falls Exit). Follow the Clara Baron Parkway toward Carderock. You will pass the Naval Ship Research and Development Center on the right. At the junction with MacArthur Boulevard, turn left and continue west to Old Anglers Inn on the right at the sharp turn in the road. Please park in the lot opposite of the Inn. Look for a green Dodge Durango SUV with a Columbia University banner draped across the back. You can also call Chris Loso if you need directions at 240-353-8222.
COST: $5 for CUCDC members; $7 for non-members. Bring your own water and snacks/lunch
RSVP: Please contact Chris Loso by Tuesday, May 4th via email at closo97@yahoo.com or at 202-742-6398

Join Gina Birmingham, a wilderness exploration expert, as she leads us through a hike at Great Falls. We will hike the Billy Goat Trail (approximately 4 miles). It consists of medium grade terrain with light rock scrambling in two spots. The Billy Goat Trail has been rated as an intermediate trail that offers some challenging spots and great views of the VA and MD terrain. You will need to bring a backpack which contains lunch, 3 liters of water, and any special medications you need, a list of emergency contacts and medical conditions, proper identification, and snacks/light lunch. Please wear appropriate clothing that is fast drying, including breathable socks. Your shoes are also important - hiking boots and trail runners are preferred, but gym shoes will work as well. Hope to see you there!
Note: You will be required to fill out some paperwork concerning liability. You cannot hike with the group unless you sign this form.

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IVY LEAGUE FIFTY-PLUS SINGLES COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Sunday, May 16th, 2004
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

PLACE: The Westin Embassy Row Hotel
( formerly The Fairfax Hotel )
2100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Closest Metro station is Dupont Circle
COST: $25 in advance; $30 at the door
MORE INFO: Betsy Hendrix (703) 356-6678 (h)

The Ivy League Fifty-Plus Singles will hold its next cocktail reception on Sunday, May 16th. The reception includes an elegant selection of hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Please note that credit cards will not be accepted at the cash bar. Valet parking is available. Due to space limitations, telephone reservations are required and advance payment by mail is suggested.

Telephone RSVPs by Wednesday, May 7th, to Betsy Hendrix, at home at 703-356-6678. Please indicate your Ivy League affiliation. Checks, payable to The Yale Club of Washington, DC, should be mailed to Ms. Terry Watson, c/o The Yale Club of Washington, DC, at 4323 Cathedral Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016, and received no later than Wednesday, May 12th.

To check out future receptions, please visit the Yale Club of Washington, DC website at www.washingtondcyaleclub.org and click on "Over 50's singles."

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAY HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, May 27th, 2004
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

PLACE: Gordon Biersch
COST: TBA, usual promotion by Gordon Biersch.
Graduates of all ages and all schools of Columbia and Barnard are invited to our monthly happy hours. Happy hours are held on the last Thursday of every month at a bar at or near a downtown Wasington, D.C. location with convenient Metro access. Our next happy hour will be held on Thursday, May 27th, from 6:30 pm until whenever at Gordon Biersch. This will be a great opportunity to see old friends, meet new ones, socialize, network, or just relax with a drink after work. Look for happy hour coordinators Laura Lattman (CC, '01), Jesse Daniels (CC, '02), Helen McClure (BC, '98) and Danielle Davy (BC, '01) at the event.
Questions? Contact Laura Lattman at ljl23@columbia.edu

Sponsored By Columbia University Club Of Washington, D.C.; Columbia College Club of Mid-Atlantic; Barnard Club

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FOOD & FRIENDS - MEAL PREPARATION & COORDINATION
Saturday, May 29th, 2004
9:00 am to 11:00 am

PLACE: Food and Friends
58 L Street, SE, Washington, D.C.
(near corner of 1st & L Streets, SE; Nearest Metro - Navy Yard; street parking is plentiful)
PHONE: 202-488-3968 (front office); 202-488-8278
MORE INFO: closo97@yahoo.com

On the morning of Saturday, May 29th, 2004 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, some Columbia University alumni 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). We need more volunteers!
Food & Friends prepares and delivers meals for approximately 700 clients per day. Tasks in the kitchen might be chopping vegetables, placing prepared food into single-serving containers, and/or assembling meals into bags. No culinary skills are required! This is usually an interactive type of event, and everyone has a good time.

PLEASE NOTE that only ten people are needed for this event, and you will be signed up on a first-come, first-serve basis. Thanks for helping our neighbors! If you would like to participate, please send an email with 5/29 Columbia volunteer in the subject line to closo97@yahoo.com.

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RECEPTION, FILM SCREENING AND KEYNOTE SPEECH - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: A CELEBRATION   BY RIC BURNS
Friday, June 4th, 2004
Time: 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm

PLACE: Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Conference Center Theatre - George Washington University
Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
3rd Floor
800 21st Street NW, Washington, D.C. (about a 5 minutes walk from the Foggy Bottom Orange/Blue Line Metro)
MORE INFO: Sheila Summers at 202-363-5443 or email her at summs@ix.netcom.com

COST: $15 for members and spouses; $25 for nonmembers (includes open bar and hors d'oeuvres from 6:30 - 7:45 pm)
Checks should be made payable to "Columbia University Club of Washington, DC" - mail the checks to:
Columbia University Club of Washington, DC
c/o Sheila Summers
4227 46th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016

To celebrate her 250th anniversary, Columbia University commissioned a film that would present an intimate look at who she has been, what she is, and what she is becoming. Alumnus Ric Burns (CC, '78, GSAS, '83) was chosen for this project, and the result is "Columbia University: A Celebration." While grounded in Columbia history, the film is intended to be a celebration of the University today, a fim that would be of interest to the general public as well as the Columbia community.

The Columbia University Club of Washington, DC is sponsoring a special screening of this 90-minute film on Friday, June 4th at the Marvin Center Theatre, The George Washington University. Ric Burns will be the keynote speaker at this event. The final time and cost for this event, which will include a reception before the screening, will be announced in our next newsletter. Invitations will also be sent to Columbia University and Barnard College alumni living in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. We look forward to seeing you there!

Presented and sponsored by Columbia University in the City of New York and Columbia University Club Of Washington, D.C.

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SPECIAL CUCDC BOARD MEETING & EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS
Tuesday, June 15th , 2004
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

PLACE: TBA
MORE INFO: closo97@yahoo.com

A special election will be held to fill the positions of President, Community Service Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, as well as for two (2) Programming Committee Members. These elections will be for the remaining time of the 2-year term through June 2005. The elections will be held on Tuesday, June 15th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. The location of this meeting will be announced in our May 2004 newsletter. For a description of the positions and responsibilities, please click the following link "Open Board Positions" to download the documnet. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Chris Loso at closo97@yahoo.com. It is not too late to get involved, whether it be through participation on the CUCDC Executive Board or volunteering at an event. Come to this meeting and find out more about what is going on within CUCDC!

In addition to the elections, the CUCDC Board will discuss potential activities and events for the next year, as well as address any membership suggestions, concerns and/or questions. Sandwiches, cookies and soda/water will be provided to all attending the meeting. Please contact Sheila Summers at summs@ix.netcom.com or 202-363-5443 to confirm your attendance at this meeting.

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LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD - A PUPPET SHOW FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY (pre-K and up!); CANCELLED
DATE: CANCELLED
TIME: CANCELLED

PLACE: CANCELLED
COST: CANCELLED
CONTACT: Sheila Summers
202-363-5443 / summs@ix.netcom.com

Just how bad is the Big Bad Wolf? Does he make a meal of Little Red Riding Hood? To find out, you'll have to join us in our latest production, a fun re-telling of a classic story that has been enjoyed by children for generations. Cheer as Little Red Riding Hood, Grandma and Bob the Cat get the best of the Big Bad Wolf in this funny, musical show. Find out what really happened in this tale told with new hand and rod puppet creations from Carousel Puppets! This show is for children or all ages.adults included!!!

Susan Wall and Carousel Puppets have been delighting children and families for over 20 years. Her puppets shows feature large and colorful marionettes and hand puppets, lively music, and lots of audience participation.

Sponsored By Columbia University Club Of Washington, D.C. with Barnard in Washington (BIW).

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FOOD & FRIENDS - MEAL PREPARATION & COORDINATION
Saturday, June 19th, 2004
9:00 am to 11:00 am

PLACE: Food and Friends
58 L Street, SE, Washington, D.C.
(near corner of 1st & L Streets, SE; Nearest Metro - Navy Yard; street parking is plentiful)
PHONE: 202-488-3968 (front office); 202-488-8278
MORE INFO: closo97@yahoo.com

On the morning of Saturday, June 19th, 2004 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, some Columbia University alumni 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). We need more volunteers!
Food & Friends prepares and delivers meals for approximately 700 clients per day. Tasks in the kitchen might be chopping vegetables, placing prepared food into single-serving containers, and/or assembling meals into bags. No culinary skills are required! This is usually an interactive type of event, and everyone has a good time.

PLEASE NOTE that only ten people are needed for this event, and you will be signed up on a first-come, first-serve basis. Thanks for helping our neighbors! If you would like to participate, please send an email with 6/19 Columbia volunteer in the subject line to closo97@yahoo.com.

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TBA: MORE SUMMER PROGRAMS
Date: TBA
Time: TBA

PLACE: TBA
MORE INFO: TBA

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