hapPENNingsDec 2011| Jan 2012 THE PENN CLUB OF NEW YORK Members’ Holiday Party | Wednesday, December 7th, Get in the spirit of the Holidays at your “home away from 5:00–9:00 p.m. home” in ! After a day at the office or shopping for someone special, plan to join your friends at the Penn We’ll pop champagne Club and attend the Annual Members’ Holiday Party. Enjoy and toast for any reason. a fabulous complimentary selection of drinks and hors Friends, Family, Food and d’oeuvres while mingling with fellow Fun members in the Main Dining Room. are a must during this season! In This And don’t be a scrooge. Pick up a new From Five to Nine unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots campaign of the on Wednesday, the seventh United States Marine Corps and bring it to the party. 2 General Manager’s Corner of December 3 Upcoming Events Come to our Members’ This event is club-sponsored (free). Reservations are required. Holiday Party Members are welcome to bring one lucky guest. Please include 4 Out-of-Club EntertainmentIssue for a night to remember. your guest’s name when making a reservation. 5 Interclub Events a Scottish-inspired menu that would have caused 6 Member Spotlight Robert Burns Burns himself to wax poetic. Rest assured that the Penn Club will have enough fine Scotch whiskey on 7 Dining Specials Supper | hand for you to invoke your own poetic impulses. Friday, January 27th. Appetizer HapPENNings Calendar Reception: 6:00 p.m. ❖ Scottish Smoked Salmon Dinner: 7:00 p.m. ❖ Celeriac and Apple Salad and The Penn Club will honor Micro Greens the spirit of Scottish Soup poet Robert Burns at a ❖ Cock a Leekie Soup Article See at a glance what each traditional celebration of Icons article means for you! Burns’ birthday. Not for the Entrée fainthearted – but certainly ❖ Roast Tenderloin of Beef ❖ Braised Local Kale with Networking Drinks not to be missed — the evening will include the Smoked Bacon parade of the Haggis, accompanied by reading of Dessert Learning Dining Burns’ poem “Address to a Haggis”—a mainstay of ❖ Scottish Strawberry Trifle many Burns dinners. For the uninitiated, Haggis Healthy Snacks $80.00 plus tax and service charge (includes meal, is a Scottish pudding comprised of organ meat, scotch tasting, and bagpipe music). For reservations, oatmeal and onions, traditionally cooked in a sheep’s call Tony Kontos at 212.403.6628 or e-mail tkontos@ Entertainment stomach, which is ceremonially sliced open with a pennclubny.org or RSVP online. Please note there is a sword at Burns dinners. It is said to be an acquired 48-hour cancellation policy in effect for this event. Don’t Miss! taste. Fortunately, the rest of the evening will include

™ on the table and purchasing a coat. Help the 18.7% of Winter Wonder[land] P E N N D U L U M S New York City families living in poverty stay warm by donating your gently worn coats. The Fitness Trivia Inspiring Service Center will be collecting coats for the entire month of “The great aim and end of all learning is December. Please bring coats up to the 12th Floor — Wednesday, January service to society.” — 25th, 6:45 p.m. do not leave them at the coat check. All coats will be The Penn Club Annual Coat Drive donated to NY Cares. Contact [email protected] see page 2 December 1-31st. Too many New Yorkers for more information. have to choose between putting food Thank you for your generosity — Cherie, Paul, and Ira

All programs require written reservations. Please mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or register on the Web site (www.pennclub.org) to reserve. E-mail [email protected] only for questions about events. 1 Welcome to the holiday season at the Penn Club. Our alternate arrangements for your formal dining needs. In Clubhouse is decked out in all of its finery, cheer and good order to avoid disappointment please check ahead with will be plentiful, and our facilities are all being used to our Dining Room staff to make sure the Main Dining Room their full potential. This is truly a time to be grateful for will be available for your reservation. what we have, and to look ahead to all we can resolve to I am pleased to note that donations to our Penn Club Em- do. Your Club provides a wide array of opportunities to ployees Fund have been coming in at a steady rate. Since enrich your lives. the Penn Club House Rules prohibit tipping, this is your On December 7th we will open our doors for our annual annual opportunity to express your appreciation to the Members’ Holiday Party. This is one of two complimentary outstanding staff that make your Penn Club experience events we offer to express our appreciation for all that so special. If you have not already done so, I encourage our members do to make this one of the world’s leading you to consider making a donation to the Fund. Our staff GENERAL clubs. I do hope you will make plans to join us for this deeply appreciates your thoughtful generosity. great celebratory tradition. Good food, good drink and For the twelfth year in a row, we will celebrate the great good company will abound. Over the years, this party has MANAGER’S Scots poet Robert Burns at the Penn Club. This year’s Burns grown in popularity, and we are looking forward to seeing Supper is scheduled for Friday, January 27th. It will be a you on this special evening. Details are to be found in this night of celebration, fine Scotch whiskey, outstanding fare issue of HapPENNings. (including the famous Haggis), poetic readings and reflec- Have you planned your holiday event at the Penn Club tions, and many of the attendees (including yours truly) yet? During this busy time of year, many of our members decked out in Highland finery. Over the years, this Supper take advantage of our private dining areas to host that has become one of the highlights of our Penn Club calendar. special holiday event. Whether it is a company party, If you have not yet attended one of our Burns Suppers, you celebration with friends, or family gathering, the Penn don't know what you are missing. We always draw a full Club makes an ideal venue for your entertaining needs. crowd, and I do hope you will plan to be with us this year. Our spaces do tend to fill up quickly, but there is some Further details can be found within these pages. Corner availability at this time. Our catering staff will assist you As we look forward to the arrival of 2012, my staff and in planning that special function, and will make it easy for I would like to take this opportunity to wish your a very you to relax and enjoy your evening. happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. We are truly Speaking of special events, please be advised that some excited to be a part of your Penn Club life at your home- of our larger private functions do take place in our Main away-from-home in New York. Dining Room. On those nights when the Main Dining —Peter M. Homberg, CCM Room becomes unavailable, we make every effort to make

Penn Engaging Minds | Winter Wonder[land] Saturday, December 3rd. 9:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast; Trivia | 10:00 a.m. Program; 1:00 p.m. Networking Reception. Wednesday, January 25th. Registration: 6:45 “It’s more than a lecture series” p.m., Game: 7:00 p.m. Shake off those Post- Speakers: Holiday Blues with a night of trivia! Gather Anita Allen, Henry R. Silverman in the Grill Room during the depths of Professor of Law and Professor of winter to test your smarts. We had Philosophy a great time playing last spring — Zeke Emanuel, Diane S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor and return for a rematch or come as a rookie! Either Vice Provost for Global Initiatives way, we will be crowning a wintry weather champion. Barbara Mellers, I. George Heyman University Professor $25 plus tax and service charge per player. In- Phil Tetlock, Leonore Annenberg University Professor cludes two beverages (house cocktails, house $40 for the initial reservation. Each additional guest is $25. Lecture will be wine, or beer) and a prize for the winning held at Cipriani on 110 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017. To team. Groups of 3-5 players. Reservations make a reservation or learn more, please go to http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/ are limited. Reservations due by Monday, engagingminds/index.html January 23rd at noon.

Welcome New October Members Carol Roberts Gerson Maryellen Reilly Lamb Maria T. Palomar-Nebot Gail Underwood Rogers Stuart Alexander Tishman Benjamin Golden Patrick Lemoine Sanjay Phanse H. Elliott Rogers, Jr. Richard Tretler Karen Albright Hugh Michael Brownstone William A. Ellsworth, III Maxine Gowen Marc Magliacano Mary-Belle Pulvermacher John Joseph Rolecki Carisa Weinberg Gregory Joseph Barron Bruce Joseph Buff, Jr. Aristides George Embiricos Elizabeth Granville-Smith Scott Stanley Meuser Alexander Raksin Michael K. Rosenman Richard A. Berg Maria Canale Richard P. Fitzgerald Glen Greenberg Raj Mukherji Nicholas Rhodes Randy Rothstein Kyra Blatt David Louis Cohen Ira Frazer N1A Jessica Ireland Andrew Naidu Morgan Crane Roach August O'Brien Schopfer Richard P. Brown, Jr. Lynn Connolly Walt Frazier,III Barbara H. Kardon Maneesh Nisargand Daniel J. Rocha Donna D. Stein

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Guests can purchase Women’s Health and the in “Investment Decisions and Behavioral Sex and the City: World’s Cities at the event. Finance.” She joined The Penn Club in 2009. Women’s Health and the $15 per person. Includes open bar and appetiz- Shull has been profiled inBloomberg Markets ers. Registration opens Tuesday, December 6th. and The Financial Times and has appeared on World’s Cities | To reserve your spot, please go to www.nursing. CNBC, The Discovery Channel, “Cavuto,” Monday, January 30th, upenn.edu/healthywomen (after December and PBS’ “Nightly Business Report.” 6:30 p.m. Book Launch, Lec- 6th!). Reservations are required by Monday, $15 per member and $25 per guest plus tax and ture and Reception: Women’s January 23rd. No walk ins. service charge by Monday, January 30th. $25 per Health and the World’s Cities member and $35 per guest for late reservations. Edited by Afaf Ibrahim Market Mind Games: Meleis, Eugenie L. Birch, and A Private Briefing with Susan M. 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Join your ception under pressure? specializes in providing fellow Penn alumni, parents and supporters Denise Shull, CEO of seed-stage funding to to hear from the leaders in this field as they The ReThink Group Inc. technology companies. discuss the specific needs of urban women and and former commodities He is a frequent speaker at industry-wide present on-the-ground examples of projects trader, is an internationally recognized decision conferences on entrepreneurship, Internet and policies that have changed women’s lives theorist, focusing on risk, uncertainty and de- marketing and the future of Internet services. for the better. cision making. She has compiled all that she’s Kopelman has been an active entrepreneur Speakers: learned in trading, investing, neuroscience and and investor in the Internet industry since its consulting into one coherent, logical, ground- commercialization. In 1992 Kopelman co- Dean Afaf I. 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Half.com was acquired by eBay in July 2000. ning, University of Pennsylvania School of Shull received her master’s degree in neurosci- He remained with eBay for three years, running Design; co-director, Penn Institute for Urban ence from The and is the Half.com business unit and growing eBay’s Research (Penn IUR) a graduate of Harvard’s executive program Media marketplace to almost half a billion Additional Speakers: TBD dollars in annual gross merchandise sales. In late 2003 Kopelman helped to found TurnTide, an anti-spam company that created Featured Member Benefit! the world's first anti-spam router. TurnTide was Kaplan: Test Preparation and Admissions Discounts acquired by Symantec just six months later. In 2001 he and his wife created the Kopelman You’re about to embark on an educational journey, but you have Foundation, a non-profit organization focused no clue where to begin. 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possessed 1940s jazz singer named Melinda Wells. Bruckner is instantly Victorian Christmas: Origins of smitten by Melinda and pursues a love affair with the woman, who’s Christmas Traditions | from another time and place and who may have never even existed. Sunday, December 11th, 2:00 p.m. Want Starring Harry Connick Jr. Opening night is set for December 11. to experience a new Christmas tradition $195.95 per person plus tax and service charge includes dinner in the in New York — something beyond the Club and show. Final sale. Member must be present to sign at dinner. Tick- Rockettes and the tree? ets are subject to availability. Go off the beaten path this holiday season by taking this walking tour through three NY Philharmonic — Alan Gilbert and Victorian areas — Gramercy Park, Ladies Mile, and Chelsea — exploring the Christ- Lang Lang | mas traditions that emerged from each. Stops include where O. Henry Friday, January 20th. Dinner: 6:00 p.m.; Concert: 8:00 p.m. wrote Gift of the Magi and where Clement Clark Moore penned Twas Program: Magnus Lindberg: Feria the Night Before Christmas. Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 $18 per person. Reservations due by Thursday, December 8th at noon. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 Artists: Alan Gilbert, Conductor The Pipes ofC hristmas | Lang Lang, Piano Saturday, December 17th, 2:00 p.m. The Pipes of $115.95 per person plus tax and service charge. Includes dinner in the Christmas presents the music of Christmas accom- Club and show. Final sale. Member must be present to sign at dinner. panied by readings taken from the Celtic literature Reservations due by Tuesday, December 20th at noon. of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Featured perform- ers include Andrew Weir from the film Braveheart, Chinatown Tour: Celebrate the the Scottish Country Dance trip Local Hero, the Solid Brass ensemble, Scottish harpist Jennifer Port Chinese New Year | and the PM Kevin Ray Blandford Memorial Pipe Saturday, January 28th, 1:00 p.m. Celebrate the year Band of Redlands, California. Now, a cherished of the dragon with a tour of Chinatown guided by holiday event, the concert provides audiences with a stirring and one of our very own members. Experience the ani- reverent celebration of the Christmas season and the Celtic Spirit. mated streets of ’s Chinatown and enjoy Audience-goers return year after year to experience the program, a delectable dim sum feast. At the end of the meal, many reporting that the Pipes of Christmas has become part of make sure to wish each other “Gung Hay Fat Choy!” their family’s annual tradition. Produced by the Clan Currie Society, Meaning, “Best wishes and congratulations. Have a proceeds from the concerts support the Society’s growing music prosperous and good year!” scholarship program. Presbyterian Church, located $25 per person (inclusive of tax and service charge). Drinks extra. at 921 Madison Avenue (at 73rd Street). Reservations due by Monday, January 23rd at noon $60 per person. Reservations due by Friday, December 9th at noon. Final sale. Historic Greenwich Village Taverns at 5-Star Platinum Club Christmas | The Penn Club of New York Ranks as a Top 10 Best Private City Club Sunday, December 18th, 5:30 p.m. Christmas Cider Ale and other spirits await you on this tour of historic taverns decorat- The Penn Club of New York was ranked ed for the holidays. Stops include a 1920s speakeasy frequent- among the nation’s top 10 private ed by Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and a haunt city clubs and has been awarded The of Dylan Thomas, author ofA Childs Christmas in Wales. Platinum Club of America for its third $20 per person. Reservations due by Thursday, December 15th consecutive term. This award identifies The Penn Club as a at noon. 5-star private club and places it among the top 3% of 6,000 private clubs in America. The Penn Club is the highest-ranked On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | city club in New York City. Friday, January 13th. Dinner: 6:00 p.m.; Show: 8:00 p.m. On The Penn Club is the first Ivy League private city club to make the top 10 list and was previously unranked though selected a Clear Day You Can See Forever follows Dr. Mark Bruck- as a Platinum Club. Gerald Knorr, W’82, WG’86, the President ner, a handsome psychiatrist and professor who is still of The Penn Club, commented, “We are very pleased that our in love with his late wife. When Bruckner treats David club has maintained this level of excellence and has even Gamble, a quirky young florist’s assistant, Bruckner puts moved up the ranks. The club received this recognition in Gamble under hypnosis to help him quit smoking so the 2003, 2006 and again in 2009. Given that it has only been young man can move in with his perfect boyfriend, War- open since 1994 — it’s been a top ranking club for more than ren. During their session Bruckner stumbles upon what half of its life time.” he believes to be Gamble’s former self, a dazzling and self-

4 Networking Learning Healthy Entertainment Drinks Dining Snacks INTERCLUB Live Entertainment, Dancing, Champagne Toast and Reduction & Shaved Grana Padano more… The Evening’s Menu: ❖ Roasted Grape & Goat Cheese From Silver Chafing Dishes Dazzling Seafood Station ❖ Clementine-Honey Roasted Free Range Chicken Breast ❖ Raw Bar Featuring ice cold clams, crab claws, wasabi ❖ Pan Seared Wild Striped Bass with Wild Mushrooms & caviar topped oysters and lump crab martinis surrounding Truffle Butter a hand-carved ice sculpture Please note that walk-ins will be required to show Club ❖ Roasted Tri-color Confetti Potatoes ❖ Smoked Fish Extravaganza- Vodka-Dill and Bourbon- ID at the door at all interclub events. All Inter-Ivy events ❖ Medley of Fresh Vegetables (Carrots, Turnips, Haricots Pepper cured smoked salmon, smoked sturgeon & require the same proper club attire expected at the Penn Verts, Broccoli & Red Peppers) rainbow trout Club (no jeans or sneakers). Thanks! Spectacular Viennese Dessert Buffet ❖ Shrimp Scampi Cornell Club Presentation of International & American Cheeses $185 including tax and service charge. Reservations ❖ Saint Andre, Port Salute, Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese, Aged required by Wednesday, December 21st at noon. All (6 East 44th Street) Gouda, Maytag Blue Cheese, Truffled Pecorino, English sales are final. Tickets are limited. Gentlemen must Ladies WhoEvents Lunch | Cheddar wear jackets. Tuesday, December 13th, 12:00 p.m. The ideal midweek ❖ Strawberries & Figs, Flat Breads & Crostini, Quince Paste, pick-me-up connects women of Smokehouse Almonds, Dried Fruits The Annual Snow Ball | Charcuterie all ages, careers, and life experi- Saturday, January 28th, 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. ❖ Sliced Garlic Sausage, Mortadella, Cappocola, Soppresata, ences! Every month, a Cornell Salami & Smoked Prosciutto Please join the Princeton Club Club member is featured and will ❖ Country Paté en Croute, Forestiere Terrine, Chicken Liver for its annual winter celebra- speak to us so that we might gain Paté tion. Dance the night away further insight into her background and particular line of ❖ Toasted Baguettes, Grain Mustard, Cornichons, Melba and mingle with friends of all work. A Q&A session will follow. Additionally, a notewor- Toast ages from fellow Ivy clubs. The thy philanthropist will be honored so that we might be Antipasto Station fantastic live band will keep ❖ Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Aged Balsamic Marinated Grilled made more aware of the social and cultural needs of New the party going all night long with your favorite hits, Vegetables York City and its surrounding communities. ❖ Marinated Sicilian Olives from swing to Motown, disco to funk, and the best $25 per person. Includes a buffet luncheon. Reserva- ❖ Baby Mozzarella, Roasted Peppers & Herbs songs of today, as you sip cocktails from the open bar. tions are required by Friday, December 9th at noon. ❖ Classic Caesar Salad with Herbed Croutons & House Made Delight your palate with an array of hot and cold hors Dressing d’oeuvres and the delicious dessert buffet. Carving Station $110 per person (inclusive of tax and service charge) Princeton Club ❖ Slow Roasted Steamship Round of Veal with Madeira Sauce by Thursday, January 12th at noon. $125 for late (15 West 43rd Street) ❖ Peppered Filet of Beef with Truffle Sauce Stir the eggnog, lift the toddy, Happy New Year, ❖ Succulent Garlic & Herb Stuffed Leg of Lamb with reservations made by Wednesday, January 25th. No everybody! —Phyllis McGinley, Poet Rosemary Jus walk-ins will be admitted. Includes full open bar, hors Risotto Station d’oeuvres and dessert. Final sale. Please note that attire New Year’s Eve Gala | ❖ “A Taste of Tuscany”: Red Wine Risotto with Braised Short Rib is black tied preferred; gentleman must wear jackets. Saturday, December 31, 2011, 9:00 p.m. ❖ Porcini Mushroom to 1:00 a.m. Full Open Bar, Dinner Buffet, ❖ “Napa Valley Harvest”: Butternut Squash, Marsala

Reciprocal Clubs Penn Club members have access to about 150 reciprocal clubs worldwide. Two such examples are the reciprocal clubs below. Calgary Winter Club ­­— Calgary, Canada India House — New York, New York If you crave wintertime India House is a private social and business club in wonder and good times, Downtown Manhattan. Located in its own landmark this reciprocal club has building on Historic Hanover Square, all the services got what you’re look- and attractions of the financial district are just a short ing for. The Calgary walk away, including the New York Stock Exchange, Winter Club is a private, South Street Seaport, Battery Park, and more. Penn member-owned club Club members can enjoy the dining facilities at India that opened in 1960. Since then, the Club has become one of Club, including the Blue Bar and Hanover Room. India House has a long and distin- Canada’s premier family Clubs, providing members — and guished heritage tied to the formation of Lower Manhattan as well as the history of busi- reciprocal club members — with a wide array of quality athletic ness and commerce of New York. The landmark India House was constructed by builder and social activities. Equipped with a skating rink, bowling Richard Carman some time after the fire of 1835. The name India House was selected to lanes, and even a curling section, there is plenty fun to be had. symbolize the Indies, which were believed to epitomize the rare and exotic. The name also As far as club services are concerned, the Calgary Winter Club plays homage to the Dutch West India Company, the first colonizers of Manhattan. runs the gamut from childcare to Chinese medicinal treatment For reservations, please call 212.269.2323. to massage therapy. For reservations, please call 403.289.511 or e-mail cwc@ For a Letter of Introduction to any of our reciprocal clubs, please contact Barbara Nevels at calgarywinterclub.com. 212.403.6620 or e-mail [email protected].

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Seen MEMBERSHIP All Intra Club reservations can be Heard made at [email protected]. New Member Initiation Ceremony, Oct 12th Join an Intra Club! Penn Women in Business Intra Club | Intra Clubs (special interest groups within Monday, January 9th, 6:30 p.m. Penn the club) are a way for you to get to Women in Business’ goal is to & know your fellow Penn Club members. To assist women in meeting their New Members with Board and Committee Members Cornerview the list of Intra Clubs log on to the professional goals whether it be Members Only portion of our Web site at through exploring business issues, using www.pennclub.org and click on “Bulletin problem-solving techniques, or mak- Board”. For more information about joining ing introductions. Please contact Intra or starting an Intra Club, please e-mail Club Captain Dorothy C. Nickelson, C’02, [email protected]. ([email protected]) to learn more. Bulls and Bears Intra Club | Caroline Repko and Kendra Sandidge and Maria Karpov and Tuesday, December 6th, 6:30 p.m. Hedge Fund Investing Guest Guest Guest Tuesday, January 10th, 6:30 p.m. Intra Club | Full House Night, Nov 2nd: Cooking with Chef Smoor The Bulls and Bears Monday, January 23rd, 6:30 p.m. Club convenes on the Come discuss issues and provide first Tuesday of every information, education and research month at 6:30 pm. Whether you work in on latest trends in hedge funds, the capital markets or invest in stocks and including “fund of funds.” Hedge funds are bonds on a global basis you are invited to unregistered private investment partnerships join the Bulls and Bears Club. Discussions or pools that may invest and trade in many will focus on the implications and inter different markets, strategies, and instruments. relationships of macro economics, geopo- Please contact Intra Club Captain Dorothy C. Julie Shoemaker and Guest Hard at work litical issues and megatrends on expected Nickelson, C’02, (dorothynickelson@comcast. returns for stocks and bonds and the specific net) to learn more. selection of individual securities. Please contact Intra Club Leader Tom Galvin (tom@ Overnight guests at the clubhouse now enjoy the convenience of printing their boarding galvin-am.com) to learn more. passes from the Boarding Pass Kiosk in the A Visit from front lobby, by the coat room. This amenity is Jennifer Egan available to members and guests at no charge. Posing with the author

Member Spotlight Dr. Claire Fagin

Claire Fagin, Dean of Nursing: 1977-1992; What’s your drink? A martini Interim President of the University of Pennsylvania: Were you named after anyone? I was named after my aunt. 1993-1994. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Red Penn Club Member Since: 1994 — I am a Charter Member. What book are you currently reading? A book about Edith Cavell Lives in (City, State) New York Who’s your favorite person living or dead, real or fictional (excluding Currently Single/Married with Kids? I am married to Sam family)? Florence Nightingale Fagin, with two sons. What’s the last thing you saw on ? The Blue Flower Hobbies: I enjoy the opera, theatre, reading, travel, and How often do you eat out? Two times a week . The Grill Room is an ideal What’s hanging above your sofa? A Japanese screen In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job? Consult place for a small gathering How much is too much to spend on a haircut? Anything over $20 of friends or coworkers. Where do you like to vacation? France or the Caribbean Dinner parties of up to 10 When’s bedtime? 10:00 p.m. Why did you join the Penn Club? I was Interim President at Penn when the and cocktail parties of up to When’s the last time you drove a car? 2 months ago 25 can be accommodated. Club opened. I hosted the opening events here and joined immediately. Call us ahead of time and What do you often do at the Penn Club? I eat, drink, and go to receptions. we can set up a spot for all To audition for member spotlight, please e-mail membership@ What is your favorite dish? Escargot to enjoy! Contact: Bonnie pennclubny.org. Baker at The Grill Room, 212.403.6631.

6 Networking Learning Healthy Entertainment Drinks Dining Snacks Check out our Main Dining Seen Main Dining Room Events ➘ Room Specials! Heard Nightly Main Dining Festivities To make your nights especially fun, we have daily specials for members to try every night of the week! M&M is for Martini Sweet Treat Tuesday We're Halfway There Thursdays are for Viva Vino Friday ROOM Monday Wednesday Taking It Easy Finish your Night with the Wind down the week with MainMonday-Friday: Dining Dry, dirty, shaken, or straight- Sweet Taste of well-selected Chef Smoor has created a Celebrate at the Club with a bottle of the well-selected up. Pick any Martini from Dessert Wines for only $7.* scrumptious Prix-Fixe menu frineds! Savor a Chef’s Choice Wine of the Month for $36.* Lunch 12 noon–2:30 PM Dinner 6–9 PM our Classic Martini list for of Seasonal Specialties for Special Cut Steak – $60* *plus tax and service charge only $7.* only $34.95* for 2. Please call 212.403.6628 for all Main Dining Room reservations. Passport Dinner Series — Pre-Theatre Dinner Menu | Note that jackets are required & for gentlemen during dinner. Italy | ROOM GrillMonday-Friday: Breakfast 7–10 AM If you’re seeing a Broadway show in New York Lunch 12–3 PM City, you may be wondering where to eat before Sandwich Corner 3–5:30 PM Wednesday, January 11th. the performance. The next time you snag tickets to Dinner 5:30–10 PM Live La Dolce Vita at the Penn Club of New York. the hottest show on Broadway, choose to dine in Bar 12 noon–11 PM Embark on a gastronomic adventure to six dif- our Main Dining Room. We promise a delicious, Saturday: ferent countries with our Passport Dinner Series. reasonably-priced meal and a timely arrival to your Continental Breakfast 7–11 AM No luggage fees, security lines, or middle seats — show. Served Monday – Friday 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 Lunch 12 noon–7 PM Penn Club travel is all about pleasure. p.m. and all evening on Wednesdays. Sunday: For every dinner you attend, you will receive Soup Continental Breakfast 7–11 AM an official club stamp. Attend a majority of the ❖ Soup Du Jour dinner series, and you’ll have a chance to win a Salad complimentary dinner for two. ❖ Penn Club Caesar Salad Antipasti ❖ Organic Late Summer Greens ROOM ❖ Burrata, Prosciutto, Roasted Peppers, ❖ Baby Tomatoes and Cucumbers Parmesan Cheese, Arugula and Focaccia Bread Entrées BenjaminMonday-Friday: Franklin Complimentary Coffee & Tea Primi Piatti ❖ Pan Seared Atlantic Salmon Fillet 10–11 AM ❖ Lobster and Green Pea Lasagna with Lobster ❖ Sautéed Fresh Corn with Basil and Roasted Kite & Key Bar 4–10:30 PM Basil Sauce Fingerling Potatoes Secondi Piatti ❖ Butternut Squash Ravioli Library open daily 24 hours ❖ Osso Bucco ‘Milanese’ ❖ Shiitake Mushrooms, Asparagus and Light Dolci Cream Sage Sauce ❖ Homemade Tiramisu with Raspberries ❖ Char Grilled Chicken Breast Paillard $59.95 per person plus tax and service charge. ❖ Braised Red Cabbage with Apples and Herb Spaetzle Reserve your preferred seating time between Daily Grill Room Specials 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. There will be a “club table” Dessert ❖ for single dinner reservations (seated at 7:00 Your Selection from our Dessert Cart Monday and Friday: Wine/Beer p.m.). Please note there is a 48-hour cancellation ❖ Coffee or Tea Pairing Menu — Indulge in our pairing policy in effect for this event. For reservations, call $34.95 plus tax and service charge. For reservations, menu inspired by Chef Smoor. No meal is Tony Kontos at 212.403.6628 or e-mail tkontos@ call Tony Kontos at 212.403.6628 or e-mail tkontos@ complete without a glass of wine or pint of beer to complement it! pennclubny.org or RSVP online. pennclubny.org or RSVP online. Tuesday: Slider Night — Three Beef Sliders served with a basket of French fries and Chef John’s special sauce. Pair your sliders with a pint of our seasonal HAPPY HOUR every Thursday draft beer at a special price. Burgers and $2 Yuengling Drafts • 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Beer . . . need we say more?! ROOM “THIRD THURSDAY” HAPPY HOURS Wednesday: Designer Burger Night — Specialties like The Homberger, Red Every Month and Bleu, and Mask & Wig Club served The Grill Room is an ideal skate and Sip • $1.00 Yuengling drafts with French Fries and Coleslaw on a place for a small gathering • $4.00 flavored vodka drinks Brioche Bun. of friends or coworkers. Take advantage of Dinner parties of up to 10 our proximity to all Seasonal cocktail specials Thursday: Sink or Swim and cocktail parties of up to the winter festivities! Come into the Grill Room and ask about Yuengling drafts for just $2.00 and All- 25 can be accommodated. You-Can-Eat Cheese Steaks All Night. GrillCall us ahead of time and Stop by the Grill our NEW Cocktail Menu. And that in we can set up a spot for all Room for lunch or hot chocolate after addition to the new menu, the Grill Room All menus and specials can be viewed to enjoy! Contact: Bonnie skating at Bryant Park’s Citi Pond or will also be offering $5 holiday cocktails for on our Members Only online website. Baker at The Grill Room, Check it out for pricing and more details. visiting Rockefeller Center. the months of December and January. 212.403.6631. All programs require written reservations. Please mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or register on the Web site (www.pennclub.org) to reserve. E-mail [email protected] only for questions about events. 7 Presorted First Class U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 3600 Berwyn, IL 60402

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FITNESS CENTER Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Did You Know? HighlightsMembers' Holiday Party PalestraHoliday Hours: 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Passport Dinner Series—Italy To join contact Dan Ahearn: 212.403.6626, [email protected], or come by the Every Month HapPENNings Palestra to start your fitness routine today. features a new Penn Club Winter Wonder[land] Trivia HealthE Start House Rule! Robert Burns Supper Are you ready to start 2011 in a HealthE way? Rule 7: If so, then get ready for Plus One’s newest program…HealthE Start. General Conduct Members are expected to This FREE 6- week program begins conduct themselves in a January 23rd and runs through March 2nd Your comments are manner respectful of other 2012 and is open to all fitness center participants. We will also offer important to us! members and club staff in a free 1-week trial to all Penn Club members who start the program, accordance with generally For comments & suggestions regarding with the option of joining the Palestra to finish the challenge. furnishings, property, grounds, repairs & accepted Club decorum. A maintenance, house rules, dress code, and rules HealthE Start is designed to work for you and member, or his/her guest, of conduct, contact the House Committee at: help you kick start 2012! In HealthE Start, your may be excluded from a [email protected] eating habits in addition to your exercise habits Club function and/or the are focuses for a holistic approach to a healthy Club’s premises for disorderly For comments & suggestions regarding lifestyle. After an initial assessment, you will conduct, until further action membership growth, contact the Membership receive a workout guide, weekly nutrition tips and is taken by the Board of Committee at: membershipcommittee@ recipes to get you on your way to seeing results. Directors. The Board of pennclubny.org But, it doesn’t stop there! To keep you motivated throughout, Directors has the discretion to we will award participants for their progress. At the end of week restrict or revoke membership For comments & suggestions regarding 3, the male and female with the highest percentage in change without any refund for member events and activities, contact will receive 1 free Personal training session. Additionally, at the improper or illegal conduct on the Program Committee at: Club premises or the premises [email protected] conclusion of the program, the participants with the highest percentage in change will receive 3 free personal training of a reciprocal club. For comments & suggestions regarding activities sessions or one 60 minute massage. for young alumni (age 21–34), contact the Young Visit the fitness center today to register or e-mail Alumni Committee at: [email protected] [email protected]!

To contact the Club with questions or room reservations, please call 212.764.3550. Penn Club President General Manager Editor Gerald Knorr Peter M. Homberg, CCM Madeleine Kronovet

All programs require written reservations. Please mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or register on the Web site (www.pennclub.org) to reserve. E-mail [email protected] only for questions about events.