April 2008 E-Letter

Save The Date: May 13, 2008

Annual Meeting of the Bryn Mawr Club of NYC
with Guest Speaker Alice Rivlin, '52

Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events

• Young Alumnae Bowling (April 12)
• Bryn Mawr College Today and Tomorrow with BMC Professor Elizabeth McCormack (April 13) 
• Scan the Skies at the Hayden Planetarium with BMC Professor Elizabeth McCormack (April 13)
• An Evening With Alexandra Enders, '86, Author of the Novel Bride Island (April 24)

Bryn Mawr Connections

• Rosi Amador and Sol y Canto perform at DROM in Alphabet City (April 5) 
• The Blue Hill Troupe performs Gilbert and Sullivan's Princess Ida (April 9) (Seven Sisters Connection)
• The Bryn Mawr Book Club discusses Zuleika Dobson  by Max Beerbohm (April 29)
• Drew Gilpin Faust speaks at the New York Historical Society (April 30)

Bryn Mawr Club Events On the Horizon  

• May Day Celebration (May 4)
• Alice Rivlin, '52, addresses the Bryn Mawr Club's Annual Meeting (May 13)

 Bryn Mawr Connections On the Horizon 

• Cabaret with Robin Beckhard, '79 (May 10-18)
• Bryn Mawr Women Running the World, Brooklyn Half Marathon (May 3)
• Bryn Mawr Women Running the World, NY Road Runners Mini 10K (June 7)

Classifieds 

• Alumna looking for fellow Mawrtyr for short-term Upper West Side apartment share
• Marketing Internship available at Soprexa
• Internship available with Upper West Side writer and teacher
• Alumna offers vacation cottage in Cape Cod from August to October

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Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events

Young Alumnae Bowling

All Young Bryn Mawr Alumnae are invited to join us on Saturday, April 12 for an afternoon of strikes and spares at the famous Bowlmor Lanes, one of the longest continually operating bowling establishments in the country.  If games of skill and concentration are up your alley, then get your pins lined up and bowl a few frames alongside other recent BMC grads.  Space is limited, so please RSVP by April 7.  Friends, co-workers, and significant others are welcome.  

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Bryn Mawr College Today and Tomorrow with Professor Elizabeth McCormack  

Curious about President-elect Jane Damen-McAuliffe? Never understood how Bryn Mawr's "interdisciplinary approach" fits with the classic liberal arts curriculum?  Wondering about developments in the department you majored in?  Shocked that there are no more co-ed dorms?  Shocked that there ever  were co-ed dorms in the first place?  Want to know what's happening at Bryn Mawr today?  Join the Bryn Mawr Club of New York City at the Culture Center on Manhattan's Upper West Side as we gather to hear Physics Professor Elizabeth McCormack, Chair of the General Faculty, report on ongoing developments at Bryn Mawr and plans for the College's future.  Professor McCormack served on the presidential search committee as well as the task force on curriculum development.  She will address recent changes in Bryn Mawr's curriculum and place them in the context of the evolution of American academia as a whole, as well as answer any questions you may have about happenings on campus.  Many changes are afoot, yet Bryn Mawr's spirit and mission remain the same.  Come reconnect with the College and meet up with old friends and new for what promises to be an interesting and informative discussion.  We expect a good crowd and a warm welcome for Professor McCormack, so please RSVP soon.  Light refreshments will be provided. 

WHAT:	Bryn Mawr College Today and Tomorrow Speaker: Bryn Mawr Physics Professor Elizabeth McCormack, Chair of the General Faculty
WHEN:	Sunday, April 13 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm; Professor McCormack's talk begins at 1:30 pm
WHERE:	Culture Center 410 Columbus Avenue (at West 80th Street) New York, NY 10024 (Elevator transport available)
HOW MUCH:	$10
RSVP:	Email Erin Slonaker, '99 at erin.slonaker@gmail.com You may pay in advance (please e-mail Erin for the address where you can send your check) or at the door.

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Scan the Skies at the Hayden Planetarium with BMC Professor Elizabeth McCormack

Only two spaces remain for the April 13 tour of the Hayden Planetarium and the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History with Bryn Mawr Physics Professor Elizabeth McCormack.  A Museum guide will conduct the one-hour tour which will be followed by a reception with Professor McCormack who will provide commentary and take questions from tour group members.  The reception will be held at the Culture Center, located across the street from the Museum.  Light luncheon refreshments will be served.

E-mail Erin Slonaker, '99, at erin.slonaker@gmail.com  to snag one of the remaining spots!  When the tour is full, Erin will maintain a waiting list in the event of cancellations.

WHAT:	Tour of Hayden Planetarium/Rose Center for Earth and Space With Bryn Mawr Physics Professor Elizabeth McCormack
WHEN:	10:45 am.                        Meet at American Museum of Natural History 11:00 am - 12:00 pm       Tour begins 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm         Reception
WHERE:	Tour:               American Museum of Natural History                        West 81st Street entrance to Rose Center (between                         Central Park West and Columbus Avenue) Reception:       Culture Center                        410 Columbus Avenue (at West 80th Street)                        New York, NY 10024                        (Elevator transport available)
HOW MUCH:	$25
RSVP:	Email Erin Slonaker, '99 at erin.slonaker@gmail.com Erin will provide the address to which you may send your payment in order to reserve your space. NOTE: Those who wish to attend the Bryn Mawr College Today and Tomorrow event as well as the planetarium event may confirm their attendance at both events by sending one check for $35 per person.

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"Bride Island is a strong and beautiful book, full of the power and beauty of the Maine coast and the power and beauty of the family. Enders has a compelling voice, a meticulously observant eye and a deep understanding of the world of emotional engagement. This is an impressive debut."
   - Roxana Robinson, author of Sweetwater and This is My Daughter

Take an unforgettable emotional and spiritual journey to Bride Island with author and Bryn Mawr alumna Alexandra Enders on Thursday, April 24.  Published in 2007, Alexandra's first novel Bride Island has garnered positive reviews and strong word of mouth as a result of its striking portrayal of a woman struggling to reconcile her relationship to her past and future while salvaging her family's heritage which is irrevocably linked to an island off the coast of Maine.

After graduating from Bryn Mawr in 1986, Alexandra worked in New York as a magazine editor and writer and then received an MFA in Writing from Vermont College in 2000. She has published stories in BOMB, Hunger Mountain and Critical Quarterly. She lives in Tribeca and Maine with her husband, daughter, and dachshund.

Elizabeth Holloway, '86, will host at her apartment. Refreshments will be served.

WHAT:	Alexandra Enders, '86, discusses her novel Bride Island
WHEN:	Thursday, April 24 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Home of Jim Kafadar and Elizabeth Holloway 350 Bleecker Street, Apt 6E (between Charles and 10th Street) (ring buzzer no.35 if doorman is on break) New York, NY 10014 212 645 2737
COST:	$10 at the door
RSVP:	R.S.V.P. by April 20 to Maria Agostinelli, '86, at magostinelli@gmail.com or 201 637 1487

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Bryn Mawr Connections

Rosi Amador, '81, and Sol y Canto Perform at DROM in Alphabet City

If you love Latin music, then you'll want to check out Rosi Amador,'81, who will be performing with her Latin band Sol y Canto on Saturday, April 5 at DROM, an eclectic club in the Alphabet City section of the East Village, which offers the best in world music as well as a yummy array of exotic international food and drink.  As a typical over-achieving Bryn Mawr alumna, Rosi not only sings in a "crystalline voice" but also plays the bongos.  She is joined by her husband Brian Amador who plays a "lush" Spanish guitar and other outstanding Latin musicians who hail from Uruguay, Peru, Panama, and Argentina.  Sol y Canto has performed at many prestigious venues, including the White House, the Kennedy Center, the Boston Symphony, and the Newport Folk Festival.  Don't miss your opportunity to see them in person-- and if you do attend, be sure to say hi to Rosi during intermission.   

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The Blue Hill Troupe Performs Gilbert and Sullivan

Here's an opportunity for musical theater fans to catch a great performance of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta while supporting the Seven Sisters community and doing your part for charity. The Blue Hill Troupe, whose members include many Seven Sisters alumnae, will be performing Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant on Wednesday, April 9 at the Teatro Hecksher at El Museo del Barrio.  Appropriately enough, the heroine of Princess Ida runs a women's university; it's the perfect show for a Bryn Mawr audience. And you'll have a chance to connect with fellow Seven Sisters alumnae at a pre-show cocktail reception.

The Blue Hill Troupe is New York City's oldest performing Gilbert and Sullivan society but boasts a broad repertoire that includes Broadway musicals and light opera.  All proceeds are donated to charity; since 1928, Troupers have raised almost $3 million for city charities while wowing New York audiences with their legendarily festive performances of musical theater classics.   

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Bryn Mawr Book Club

On Tuesday, April 29 the Book Club will discuss Zuleika Dobson,  a satire of undergraduate life at Oxford first published in 1911 and the only novel ever written by renowned English critic and caricaturist Max Beerbohm.  The book's eponymous heroine is the quintessential femme fatale who, after charming her way into the all-male domain of Judas College, leads her scholarly admirers one by one to suicide while the university's faculty barely notice the steady depletion of the student body.  Zuleika Dobson is filled with witty one-liners worthy of Beerbohm's literary contemporary and fellow social critic Oscar Wilde:  The first undergraduate to succumb to Zuleika's attractions manages to utter "Death cancels all engagements" before keeling over, the victim of his own unrequited desires.

WHAT:	Discussion of Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm
WHEN:	Tuesday, April 29 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Home of Jim Kafadar and Elizabeth Holloway 350 Bleecker Street, Apt 6E (between Charles and 10th Street) (ring buzzer no.35 if doorman is on break) New York, NY 10014 212 645 2737

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

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Drew Gilpin Faust Speaks at the New York Historical Society

Illustrious Bryn Mawr alumna and prominent historian Drew Gilpin Faust, who was recently appointed to the presidency of Harvard University, will speak about her critically acclaimed new book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the Civil War at the New York Historical Society on April 30.  Yale professor David W. Blight will join Faust for an exploration of how the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War impacted American society, culture, and politics. 

WHAT:	Drew Gilpin Faust discusses This Republic of Suffering: Death and the Civil War
WHEN:	Wednesday, April 30 6:30 p.m.
WHERE:	New York Historical Society 170 Central Park West (at 77th Street) New York, NY
COST:	Admission is 15.00 for non-members, 8.00 for members, and 10.00 for students, educators, and seniors.
TICKETS AND INFO:	Tickets are available by phone at 212-868-4444 or online at www.smarttix.com. For additional details, see the New York Historical Society web site at  https://www.nyhistory.org/web/default.php?section=public_programs&page=detail&program=2109090.

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Bryn Mawr Club Events On the Horizon 

To the Maypole, Let Us On . . . May Day in New York, May 4

Always a tradition, always old friends and interesting fellow alumnae, always strawberries, cream and champagne . . . always for Bryn Mawr.  May Day is coming and the New York Bryn Mawr Communicty will gather at the lovely appartment of Nadine Zamichow, '47, to toast each other and the College.  Join graduates of the undergraduate college, the graduate schools, even soon-to-be Mawrtyrs, admitted and enrolling members of the class of 2012!

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, May 4.  R.S.V.P.s are REQUIRED by e-mail to Erin Slonaker, '99, at erin.slonaker@gmail.com.  Children of a minimum of high school age are welcome.

WHAT:	May Day Celebration
WHEN:	Sunday, May 4 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:	The Home of Nadine Zamichow, '47 205 East 69th Street New York, NY 10021
RSVP:	E-mail Erin Slonaker at erin.slonaker@gmail.com

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Bryn Mawr Connections On the Horizon 

Cabaret with Robin Beckhard James, '79

Mark your calendars now.  Robin Beckhard James, '79, has a new solo cabaret show coming up in May and will donate a portion of proceeds from BMC attendees to the New York City scholarship fund.  So bring your friends!

Join fellow Mawrtyrs at The Metropolitan Room in NYC to hear the songs of Cole Porter, Noel Coward, Charles Trenet, Kurt Weill, Christine Lavin and others, as Robin extols the joys of travel with and without the one you love.  Robin will be performing Saturdays, May 10 and May 17 at 5:00 pm and Sunday, May 18 at 4:00 pm.  There's a $20 cover and 2 drink minimum.  RSVP at 212-206-0440 and be sure to mention Bryn Mawr when you reserve.  In the meantime, you can hear clips of Robin's music at www.robinjamescabaret.com. 

WHAT:	Solo Cabaret Show by Robin Beckhard James, '79
WHEN:	Saturdays, May 10 and May 17 at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 18 at 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:	The Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) New York, NY
HOW MUCH:	$20 cover and two drink minimum
RESERVATIONS:	Reservations are recommended.  Call 212 206 0440 and be sure to mention Bryn Mawr.

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Bryn Mawr Women Running the World

Put on your running shoes and start training!

Join fellow Mawrtyrs for the Spring 2008 Bryn Mawr Women Running the World program.  Alumnae from around the country have again selected a wide range of run/walk activities for active Mawrtyrs to participate in this year.  In the tradition of Bryn Mawr women striving to make a difference in the world, many of these events are being conducted on behalf of charitable causes.

This year, there are two Bryn Mawr Women Running the World events taking place in the NYC area: the New York City Brooklyn Half-Marathon scheduled for Saturday, May 3, which will begin on the Coney Island Boardwalk and end in Propsect Park, and the NY Road Runner Mini-10K (a women-only race) scheduled for Saturday, June 7 in Central Park.

For information about the May 3 Brooklyn Half-Marathon, contact Janice Fuld, '88, at jfuld@mindspring.com .  For information about the June 7 NY Road Runner Mini-10K, contact Michele McEnroe, '97, at michele.mcenroe@verizon.net.

Registered race participants can order a t-shirt with the Bryn Mawr Women Running the World logo from the Bryn Mawr Alumnae Office for $15.  T-shirts are also available to non-participants for $25.  Contact  Laci Hutton in the Alumnae Office at 610 526 5227 for more information. 

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Classifieds

Bryn Mawr Alumna, Class of '93, Seeks Fellow Mawrtyr for Short-Term Apartment Share

Fully furnished room available for short-term apartment share (approximately 1 to 2 months) with the possibility of extending to a longer term.  Room is located in a sun-filled apartment on a great block on Manhattan's Upper West Side.  Rent is $1300 a month, which includes utilities.  Females only, preferably BMC grads.  Contact Jennifer Kouvant, '93, at 212-580-0140.  

Marketing Internship at Sopexa, Position Available Immediately

Francophiles and oenophiles take note! Sopexa, a PR company specializing in French foods and beverages, needs to fill an immediate opening in the NYC area for a marketing assistant.  The internship pays $2000 a month and lasts through December 2008.  The marketing intern must feel comfortable working independently on Sopexa's Wines of France and Burgundy Wines accounts.  The ideal candidate will have some training or experience in marketing, a working knowledge of French, computer skills, and an analytical mind.  Knowledge of French wine would be helpful but is not required.  For more information or to apply, contact Alice Loubaton at alice.loubaton@sopexa.com or 212-386-7435.

Writer and Teacher Seeks Personal Assistant    

Writer and teacher based on the Upper West Side seeks a part-time personal assitant (5 to 10 hours a week) for organizing, data entry, general office work, phone calls, and personal errands.  No experience necessary but the successful candidate will have be detail-oriented and have strong interpersonal skills.  Hours are flexible.  References requested.  Ideal opportunity for a student.  For more information or to apply, contact Barbara Clark, '79, at 917-826-9004.

Vacation Cottage in Cape Cod Offered by Jean Entwistle, '55

Cape Cod Cottage in Cotuit.  The cottage, which sits on an acre of land across from Cotuit Bay, is a genuine "antique" built in the 1820s but is fully modernized with A/C, washer/dryer, renovated baths, and an outside shower.  Two kayaks and a pass to Barnstable Beach are included.  A temporary membership in the local tennis club is also available.  Open mid-August through Columbus Day.  Reasonable rates.  References required.  Photos available on request.  For more information, contact Jean Entwistle, '55,  at entwistle6@aol.com.

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