The Bryn Mawr Club of New York City

April 2007 E-Letter

Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events

• Gala Fundraising Party and Auction (April 17)

Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events on the Horizon

• May Day Celebration (May 6)
  
• Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Annual Meeting (May)
  

Bryn Mawr Connections

• Bryn Mawr Women Running the World (April 22)
• Alison Baker, '62, reads from her new book It's Good to Be a Woman: Voices from Bryn Mawr, Class of ’62 (April 24)
• Launch of New York City Seven Sisters Sapphic Society
  

Bryn Mawr Connections on the Horizon

• Bryn Mawr Book Club (May 1)

Personals

• Alumna seeks sublet in P.S. 40 School District
  
• Alumna offers summer sublet
  

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Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 RSVP NOW to the Gala Auction Event!  Deadline Extended! We await your RSVPs for the biggest event of the year—the Bryn Mawr Club of New York City’s Gala Party and Auction on April 17. Please send your responses for receipt before the new, extended deadline of April 13. Please contact Tanya Doughty Olyphant, ’70, Auction Chair, at tolyphant@aol.com or 212 570 9885 with any questions Here are some examples of what you will find at the auction: Session with a Life Coach Feel stuck in a rut? Like you need to move forward, but just aren’t sure where to start? Disorganized? Dissatisfied? Want more success or better interpersonal relationships? An experienced Life Coach offers one 60-minute session to put you on track to greater success in almost any area of you life—your relationship, your career, your business, physical fitness, confidence, and life. Chateau Petrus 1982 (one bottle) Petrus, from the Pomerol wine region in Bordeaux, is made almost entirely from the Merlot grape.  Its finest recent vintages have been 1982, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2000 and 2003.  Newly released bottles are typically offered for more than $500 as futures, with mature examples often fetching more than $1,000. The Yankees! Score four tickets to the Saturday afternoon May 26 Yankees-Los Angeles Angels game plus four passes to the Sony Stadium Club (which opens two hours before game time) plus four Yankees shirts. “Spider Palm Tree, Cuba” A black and white silver print by photographer Meryl Salzinger, ’86, matted and framed.  Meryl has had many shows and been reviewed by The New York Times and draws on memories of her childhood growing up in New York City, the play of shadow and light in the urban environment, to cultivate and reveal what she calls altered landscapes of rural and urban scenes. Click here to see more—and keep checking as new items are listed! WHAT:  Gala Auction Party WHEN:  Tuesday, April 17 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Cosmopolitan Club 122 East 66th Street (between Lexington and Park) New York, NY 10021 RSVPs:  Tanya Doughty Olyphant, '70 tolyphant@aol.com or 212 570 9885

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Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events on the Horizon

May Day Celebration

Mark your calendar to join the New York Bryn Mawr community on Sunday, May 6 to celebrate May Day.  Expect strawberries and cream and champagne but no alas no maypole or Morris dancing.

The Bryn Mawr Club of New York City will hold its annual meeting in May—time and venue details will follow in the newsletter you will receive soon and in the May E-letter.  Our featured speaker will be the distinguished environmental activist Joanna Underwood, ’62.  Joanna has been working since the early ‘70s to document the environmental impact of business practices and identify practical options for change. She will share her pioneering experiences with us and speak on the “Oil Addiction“ of the U.S.  Details to follow.

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Bryn Mawr Connections

Bryn Mawr Women Running the World (April 22)

Join other Bryn Mawr alumnae for the Adidas Run for the Parks. Celebrate and support New York's beloved parks and City Parks Foundation with a 4-mile run, kids races, and a fun post-race reception for runners and spectators.

We will meet on the race morning, location TBD. For more information, go to http://www.nyrr.org/races/2007/r0422x00.asp#.

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Alison Baker, '62, reads from her book It's Good to Be a Woman: Voices from Bryn Mawr, Class of ’62

In 1962 most college-educated women still expected their lives to revolve around marriage and family, but many women had larger ambitions. Join Alison Baker and other members of the Bryn Mawr Class of 1962 as Alison reads from It's Good to Be a Woman, which tells the stories of a group of Mawrtyrs who came charging out of Bryn Mawr in May 1962 determined to have lives of their own, to find meaningful work, and, above all, to make a difference. Marion Coen Katzive and Barbara Paul Robinson, two of the women featured in the book will join Alison in leading the discussion.

Join Alison, other alumnae and friends for the reading and food and drink to hold you until dinner.  Please RSVP as soon as possible—attendance is limited to 20.

Bryn Mawr Connections on the Horizon

Bryn Mawr Book Club

One Tuesday, May 1, Book Club will discuss the fantasy novel His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik.  In honor of May Day, strawberries and champagne will be served.

From Jenne Bergstrom in the Library Journal Review:

Imagine that you are a British naval captain in the Napoleonic Wars. The last thing you want is to ruin your career and marital prospects by joining the Aerial Corps, a rather uncouth and secretive branch of the service; but duty calls, and the dragon egg you captured from aboard a French ship is about to hatch. Yes, a dragon egg.  In this first of a trilogy,the British sea story is given a new twist; instead of tall ships, we have enormous flying dragons that make up an aerial combat force.  Each dragon is paired at hatching with a captain, and the two form a close bond that gives an emotional center to what might otherwise have been just another alternate history. Novik's engaging debut is a perfect blend of the familiar and the fantastical, with both exciting air battles and the natural history of dragons described in what wouldbe well-researched detail if it didn't happen to originate in the author's imagination.

Even if you can't attend Bryn Mawr Book Club, reading suggestions are always welcome—just send me an email. Elizabeth Holloway, robinsonholloway@gmail.com

Hollis Bulleit, Smith '96, is launching a Seven Sisters club open to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender graduates, allies, and students actively attending these institutions. Seven Sister significant others are also welcome. This club will be a great resource for people new to the city and established residents interested in building a network. The group will meet every third Sunday of each month for coffee/tea 3:00-5:00 p.m. RSVP to hollisbulleit@gmail.com to be on the list for the Seven Sisters Sapphic Society Evite/ Listserve. The first meeting will be April 15.

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Personals

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