hapPENNingsOctober 2009 THE PENN CLUB OF NEW YORK NYC Residential Real Estate Panel: Buying & Selling in the Current Market | Monday October 5th, 7:00 p.m. What is really going top 5% of the firm’s brokers and was the winner of on in the current real estate market? Is it really a many company and industry awards. In 1987, Mrs. good time to buy? Can buyers get mortgages? What if Ramirez assumed the management role of Director of you need to sell? Where are the opportunities in the Sales and was promoted to Executive Director of Sales current market, and who is best positioned to take ad- in 1993; and, named President in 1999. She was also a vantage of them? How have the proliferation of blogs partner and board member until the firm was acquired In This and increased access to information online changed in 2001 by Terra Holdings whose principals include David Burris, Kent M. Swig, Arthur Zeckendorf and 2 General Manager’s Corner the nature of the NYC marketplace for buyers and Issue sellers? The media loves to speculate, but we have the Will Zeckendorf. Mrs. Ramirez is an active member of 3 Book Group Luncheons real answers. Our esteemed panelists will cover these REBNY, where she serves on multiple Boards. topics and more in an engaging discussion on the cur- Lockhart Steele is the founder and president of 3 Class Happy Hours rent state of the NYC real estate market. Speakers: Curbed.com LLC, a network of city-centric blogs 4 Hedge Fund Panel Diane M. Ramirez is President of publishing in New York, Los An geles, San Francisco, Halstead Property, a leading residential and the Hamptons. In addition to Curbed.com, the 4 Young Alum Homecoming Bash real estate brokerage firm. A real estate company’s flagship site that covers real estate and 6 Intra Clubs agent since 1973, Diane helped to found neighborhood news, the company also publishes the Halstead together with Clark Halstead restaurant and bar gossip blog Eater.com and the 6 Pink Slip Tuesday in 1984. She consistently ranked in the Real Estate Panel continues on page 2 7 Wine Dinner Liz Rubin, M.A., President and HapPENNings Calendar Selling Your Transferable Founder of Corporate Life Strategy, Skills | has advised and counseled hundreds Tuesday, October 27th, 7:00 p.m. Practically all senior of top-level executives and worked for Article See at a glance what each executives find themselves in the following position major global executive search firms Icons article means for you! at some time in their career: Your former title and job including Korn Ferry International and description are X and the job posting states require- Spencer Stuart. She has over 20 years of professional Networking Drinks ments of Y. In practice and substance, the difference experience in the areas of executive search, govern- between jobs X and Y is small, and during your 20 ment, career counseling and career management. As a Certified Executive Coach, Liz has coached Learning Dining plus years as executive X you have come across just about everything that executive Y would need to professionals in Fortune 500 companies and major know or do. However, the title, reporting hierarchy, philanthropic organizations. She can be reached at Healthy Snacks company size, compensation structure, and industry [email protected]. of Y are different, and the hiring manager, corporate Dan White, M.A. is a career manage- Entertainment HR, and recruiter are determined to simplify the ment consultant and leadership coach process and exclude everyone who is not a perfect with degrees in Organizational Psychol- The Penn Club is now accepting match. Do you look at the odds of being hired and ogy and Career Management. He automatic payments for House move on, or develop tactics and strategies to convince has worked in over 25 organizations, Charges! For your convenience, all the gatekeepers that your skills not only are easily coaching several hundred professionals monthly account bills can now be transferable, but perhaps also preferable to those listed toward successful careers. Dan has developed and run automatically deducted from your in the job posting? career management workshops at four major corpora- US personal checking or savings Two experts in the field of career management and tions, and written a book on Leadership Coaching. account. See insert for details. corporate recruiting will discuss methods of market- Prior to his coaching career, he served as a Director of ing transferable skills, with an emphasis on dealing Training and Career Development at Citibank. See E-HapPENNings for with the narrow and by-the-book hiring procedures $15 per member and $30 per guest by October 26th information about our TESLA of most companies. Presentations are followed by at noon. $25 per member and $40 per guest walk-in. test-drive event on November 3rd! group Q&A. For reservations, e-mail [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online.

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.  “How’s the Club doing?” Members frequently ask me that past few months have shown some weakness, and our question, and with even more frequency in light of the fall months will probably not be as strong as in previous economic turmoil that has been on all of our minds over years. However, as we look towards the late winter and the past year. The short answer is that we are doing OK, early spring months, there are signs that our activities but that does need some qualification. will be getting back on track. The economic slowdown has certainly had an effect on Although our financial performance may not have been the Penn Club. Our operating departments are less active, quite “up-to-par” recently, it’s been exciting to note that and we have experienced a decrease in our total member- the Penn Club has remained a reliable source of comfort ship numbers. While we need to keep an eye on these and community for our members. Use of the Business areas, they don’t tell the whole story. Center has increased significantly, our Living Room is often filled with members connecting or just taking a The Penn Club entered this recession in a very strong GENERAL break, and our Club in general has been THE gathering position. We had no debt on our books, and there were place for our members and their guests. In the final no capital projects on the horizon. Thanks to the Board of analysis, that’s what private clubs are all about. It’s not MANAGER’S Directors’ foresight and support, we have been able to be the building or its facilities that draw members in. It’s the vigilant with our preventive maintenance programs. The fact that they are a place for individuals with common result is that our facilities remain in excellent condition. interests to gather and socialize. I am proud to see that In addition, due to some very strong prior years, we have the Penn Club has grown into the quintessential private been able to build a fairly strong cash reserve. These social club in just fifteen short years, and I know all of you factors have combined to place us in a good position to share in that pride as well. Corner weather this storm. My staff and I look forward to being a part of your Due to their nature, private clubs generally begin to feel continuing Penn Club experience. We are committed to the full effects of a recession slower than the rest of the providing you with an outstanding club experience. We economy, and they likewise begin to feel the effects of hope to see you often at your home-away-from-home in a recovery somewhat behind other businesses. This has New York. proven true this time as well. The Club ended our fiscal year on June 30, 2009 in a fairly strong position. The —Peter M. Homberg, CCM

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shopping and retail-obsessed blog Racked.com. Moderator: Renée Fishman, Esq. Homecoming Bash | Prior to running Curbed, Steele served as the is an Associate Broker at Halstead Tuesday, October 13th, 7:30-10 p.m. Pre-Game editorial director of Gawker Media. Property, LLC, where she works with other Young Alumni! When was the last Montgomery Bays holds a PhD in Economics with buyers and sellers of residen- time you “pre-gamed” weeks in advance? The from and has leveraged his tial real estate. Ms. Fishman uses Penn Club Young Alumni Committee invites you background into a highly successful career as a a variety of social media outlets to connect with (and a guest!) to the second FREE (club-spon- mortgage professional with The Shaio Group, clients and market properties for sellers. Prior sored) Penn Club of New York Young Alumni an elite team of highly specialized residential to joining Halstead, Renée spent several years as Homecoming Pre-Game Bash. Warm up for the mortgage professionals at Bank of America an attorney with Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, big Homecoming weekend with complimentary Home Loans. He has vast experience in putting where she specialized in licensing of technology beer, wine, soda, hors d’oeurves, and special together residential mortgages at all levels, and and software. Renée earned her B.A. in Commu- homecoming treats. See old friends, make new in all 50 states, and has worked on deals ranging nication and Marketing from Penn in 1997, and ones, and celebrate Penn’s forthcoming Home- from $100K to over $30M. His insight into the her J.D. from Columbia University in 2000. coming victory in style. underpinnings of the current economic climate $15 per member and $30 per guest by October Members are welcome to bring 1 lucky guest each help his clients understand the broader issues 2nd at noon. $25 per member and $40 per guest (please do not bring more than 1 guest as we do not that drive the NYC real estate market and find walk-in. For reservations, e-mail events@penn- wish to turn away anyone at the door). For reserva- opportunities in any economic environment. clubny.org or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. tions please e-mail [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621 and include the name of your guest. Welcome New July and August Members July Jerome Devillers Frederick C. Kniesler, Jr. Johanna Goldstein Michael Jeffrey Schnitt Amy Blatte Braunstein Christy Shonnard Hedges Jaime Roberts Seltzer George “Trey” Best Steven Ennen Mia Kumagai Meadows Gary Sefcik Richard Evan Braunstein, MD Chad Hildebrant Joseph T. Simonson Matthew Joseph Bobby Andrew Flett Elizabeth Meelan Lee Rudolf Meckel, III Alberto Sevilla James J. Bruin Joshua W. Katzen Roberto Kriete Sol Lauren Elizabeth Brandes John C. Freeman Ilene J. Leff David B. Moon Stuart J. Sigman Jeannine M. Bruin Charles A. Kenworthy Julie Solomon John Kevin Bundy Naomi Gadinsky Michael W. Leibowitz Baali Musisi Muganga Christopher Robert Joseph Francis Cascio Robert Kosian Larry H. Spector Jeffrey Byrnes Keith P. George Eduard Lemle Naney Pandit Stephens Kibong Cho Alison Kwiatkowski Timothy G. Starr Erica L. Carpenter Joan Ghiraldini Andrew Doherty Lenehan Helen Frame Peters George Stohner Hugh Cole, III Robin R. Lane, Esq. Paul Edward Sternlieb Luciano Ming-Luay Cheng Samuel Ross Goldberg David F. Lincoln Christina Fay Petra Jonathan Stoner Susan K. Cook Thomas B. Lewis Steven Grinnell Trott Vincent J. Chiodo John K. Goldston Douglas Mannal John J. Pino, III Steven Tighe Yassana Croizat-Glazer Nicholas A. Marrama Susan Walter Trott Leah Jean Pifer Cianfrani Stephanie Grayson Shayan Manzar Julia Powers Stephen Andrew Veneruso Ashley K. Cummings Vilas Amy Rose Marvin Mark A. Turley Benjamin Scott Cirlin Robert Greer Thomas J. Marshall Christopher Ritchie Cecilia E. Vogel Jacqueline Debs Sean Patrick McCoyd Lisa Vaccarelli Jonathan D. Cohen Kush Handa Alonso Martinez Rangnath (Rangu) Salgame Nicole Westin Matthew V. Derba Dana Colleen Peterson Dali Wang Bonnie Ann Comley Lin He Victor V. Maslov Matthew Salloway Travis Windholz Edward J. Dooley Despin Petrides M. Yaragatti Samantha B. Cooper Luis G. Hidalgo Andrew Peter McMillen Jordan Sanders Helen Winter Lisa M. Germanis Daniel H. Reisner Samuel A. Danon Stanley A. Hoffman Barbara McPeak Albert Sara august Joshua Glazer Arie Schinnar in memoriam Thomas L. Delevie Katherine Jackson Cornelius P. McPeak Constantina Sarris Christine Boehlke David Robert Goldmann John B. Schmidt Mary Ann Dellavalle Jonathan Adam Kasirer Cornelius J. McPeak Scott M. Schecter William Boehlke Gregory Hayt Joseph Peter. Schmidt Milton D. Petrides

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Please join us over a catered lunch as Isabel Katzin leads discussion. Isabel charge per guest by October 16th at noon, $54 plus tax and service charge for holds a Master’s Degree and has studied in the US, Paris, and Israel. member walk-ins and $59 plus tax and service charge for guest walk-ins. In- Formerly an English and French teacher, she has been a professional book cludes book discussion and full buffet luncheon with coffee/tea and dessert. For group discussion leader for over 18 years and currently leads 28 groups. reservations, e-mail [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online.

Book Group Luncheon and Signing Book Group Luncheon A Hidden Life, a Memoir of A Trumpet in the Wadi | August 1969 | by Sami Michael by Johanna Reiss Monday, November 16th, noon Set in Haifa just before the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, this spirited, Monday, October 19th, noon For years, Johanna Reiss’ American bittersweet novel captures the Arab-Israeli conflict in mi- husband, Jim, encouraged her to return to Holland to chronicle crocosm. The seaside city is home to a family of Christian Arabs: irascible the two years, seven months, and one day she had spent hiding Elias, the patriarch; his busy daughter-in-law, Umm-Huda; and her father- from the Nazis in rural Holland in the attic of a farmhouse in less daughters, the beautiful Mary and her older, deplorably still unwed which for a time a contingent of German soldiers was billeted. sister Huda. Also living in their crowded building in the wadi, or Arab In 1969, she finally made the trip. Accompanied by Jim and quarter, is newcomer Alex, short in stature but well-muscled, a Russian- their two young children, Reiss intended to spend seven weeks Jewish immigrant who plays his trumpet soulfully in the building’s rooftop researching and reliving those years in hiding, which would even- shed. His music, patience and remarkable physique awaken the interest of tually become The Upstairs Room. But unknown to the millions of people reticent Huda, while Mary rejects the advances of Zuhair, the son of their who went on to read her beloved classic, there was a still darker tale: Reiss’ shady Muslim landlord, for the security of plodding Wahid, her Muslim husband returned to America early and committed suicide at age thirty-sev- cousin. A trip taken by the two couples to the Red Sea resort of Eilat is an en, leaving no note. In Reiss’ new book, A Hidden Life, a Memoir of August uproarious highlight, and a visit by Huda and Alex to a nursing home to 1969, she has attempted to take an adult reader through her grief, anger, see Alex’s ailing but tyrannical mother is a striking set-piece. The transla- guilt, and finally, to acceptance that she had to set off on yet another journey tion is occasionally stiff, and Michael tends toward over-explanation, but of survival. Subtle and disturbing, the book is a powerful consideration of the novel deals cleverly and humorously with complicated relationships. memory, violence and loss, told in a stunning and sparse narrative style. Against the tragic backdrop of current events, the willingness of Michael’s Johanna Reiss is a NYC resident and author of the young adult title The characters to ignore the strictures of individual religious beliefs and to shun Upstairs Room, which Elie Wiesel praised in Book fanaticism, is refreshing, though perhaps increasingly hard to credit. Review as an “admirable account . . . as important in every respect as the $49 plus tax and service charge per member and $54 plus tax and service one bequeathed to us by Anne Frank.” She is the winner of the Newbery charge per guest by November 13th at noon, $54 plus tax and service charge Honor, the Jewish Book Council Children’s Book Award, and the Buxte- for member walk-ins and $59 plus tax and service charge for guest walk-ins. In- huder Bulle, a prestigious German award. cludes book discussion and full buffet luncheon with coffee/tea and dessert. For $49 plus tax and service charge per member and $54 plus tax and service reservations, e-mail [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. CLASS(Y) HOURS! Beer and Cocktails at the MONTHLY HAPPY HOURS: Mark your calendar to meet & connect with Young Alumni Happy Hour | Happy members over $2 draft specials! Specials are available from 6 to 9 p.m., Thursday, October 15th, 6:00–10:00 p.m. however, please plan to arrive between 6:30 and 7:30pm to maximize your chances of Attention Young Alumni! Enjoy our dollar running into old friends and making new ones. Yuengling drafts and $4 cocktail specials in the ➤ Additionally, if you are interested in organizing and facilitating the gatherings, Grill Room. The Penn Club offers young alumni please let us know. We want to recruit at least three leaders per class decade to both beer and liquor specials at our extended Young Alumni Happy Hours. Class of 2000s Happy promote these events and help attendees network at each monthly session. Hours are every 3rd Thursday of the month • Class of 1970s-and-Before Happy Hour: Every 2nd Thursday of the month in the Franklin from 6:00-10:00 p.m. and feature seasonal drink Living Room (Oct 8th) specials. • Class of 1980s Happy Hour: Every 4th Thursday of the month in the Grill Room (Oct 22nd) Please RSVP for headcount purposes: [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP • Class of 1990s Happy Hour: Every 1st Thursday of the month in the Grill Room (Oct 1st) online. Please RSVP for headcount purposes: [email protected] or fax 212-403-6621 or RSVP online.

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.  EVENTS AT THE PENN CLUB Annual Hedge Fund Panel | South African Wine Tasting | Wednesday, October 21st, 7:00 p.m. For the tenth year in a row, the Penn Tuesday, November 10th, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Add some sophistication to your Club hosts a panel discussion featuring the “Next Generation” of hedge week, expand your wine palette, and make new friends. The Young Alumni fund leaders speaking their minds and answering your questions in a Committee of the Penn Club invites you to a wine tasting! Event targeted fast-paced and exciting format. Sophisticated industry professionals have for classes 1995-2005 but all are welcome. You won’t want to miss this fun come to count on this event as a guide to what the very latest trends are in evening of wine tasting education designed especially for young alumni. this industry. Serving on the panel will be an aggressive and dynamic set of For HALF THE PRICE of regular Penn Club wine events enjoy a variety hedge fund managers. Our panel discussions with this group are famous of selected wines and cheeses! for taking on the toughest questions. We will be discussing the three bil- Sam Timberg of Cape Classics will be showcasing four fun South African lion dollar paycheck that one manager took home last year; the scandals; wines. Cape Classics, the preeminent US importer of the Cape’s vinous the blowups; how analysts strike out on their own and start a hedge fund; treasures, brings the crème de la crème of South Africa’s wine industry to the and how the most sophisticated family offices do things to boost returns. American market. With a focus solely on South African wine, Cape Classics $15 per member and $30 per guest by October 20th at noon. $25 per mem- is committed to providing customers with a unique range of selections that ber and $40 per guest walk-in. For reservations, e-mail events@pennclubny. are exciting and delicious and that offer outstanding value. Cheers! org or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. $35 plus tax and gratuity per member and $45 plus tax and gratuity per guest by November 9th at noon, $45 plus tax and gratuity for member walk-ins and Dean Furda Speaks on Penn and the $55 plus tax and gratuity for guest walks-ins. For reservations, e-mail events@ Admissions Landscape | pennclubny.org or fax 212.403.6621. Wednesday, October 28th, 6:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by PennNYC Linda Fairstein on Law & Literature | Eric J. Furda, a 1987 Penn graduate, became Dean of Admissions at the Tuesday, November 17th, 7:00 p.m. USA TODAY labeled former prosecutor University of Pennsylvania on July 1, 2008. Previously, Mr. Furda was the Linda Fairstein “a champion teller of detective tales.” vice president for alumni relations and executive director of undergraduate admissions at Columbia University. Fairstein, a Vassar graduate (’69), a lawyer (University of Virginia ’72) and an internationally best-selling crime novelist, ran the pioneering Sex As executive director of undergraduate admissions at Columbia University Crimes Prosecution Unit of the District Attorney’s Office for from 1995 to 2004, Mr. Furda is widely credited with guiding a historic almost three decades. She is the author of eleven crime novels in the Al- rise in their undergraduate admissions. As vice president for alumni exandra Cooper series, which have been translated into more than a dozen relations at Columbia from 2004 through 2008, Mr. Furda worked with languages, and of a non-fiction work—Sexual Violence: Our War Against Trustee leadership to create a new alumni association and implement on- Rape—which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1994. line resources to connect alumni with Columbia and with each other. The latest book in the series is this year’sLethal Legacy, in which Fairstein Mr. Furda began his career in admissions at Penn as regional director from explores the treasures—and the dark side of rare book and map collec- 1987 to 1991. He joined Columbia’s admissions office in 1991, holding tors—of the famed New York Public Library. The thriller was both criti- increasingly responsible positions. He has a BA in international relations from cally acclaimed and a New York Times bestseller. Penn, and a MA in education from Teachers College at Columbia Univer- sity. While an undergraduate, he was a four-year letter winner in lightweight Fairstein will discuss her dual career, from law to literature, describing the football and currently serves on Penn’s Sprint Football Advisory Committee. ground-breaking work of her unit in legislative reform and the practical in- Furda will address the Penn Club after a cocktail and hors d’ourves reception. novations that changed the way sexual assault and domestic violence cases are investigated in this country. Her fictional protagonist, Alex Cooper, Free. Please RSVP by October 26th at noon. Open to first 200 RSVPs. For reser- has Fairstein’s job and mirrors her professional passion for the fascinating vations, e-mail [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621. work that formed the basis for both fact and fictional storytelling. Linda Fairstein is a commentator for the major television networks and Getting into Business School | cable news, has won numerous awards for both her legal career and her Monday, November 2nd Most applicants to the top business schools are literary success. qualified to attend. With acceptance rates as low as 10-15% at some top $35 plus tax and service charge per member and $50 plus tax and service schools, how do you ensure that your application will rise to the top of this charge per guest by November 16th at noon, $45 plus tax and service charge highly qualified pool? This event offered by Stacy Blackman Consulting for member walk-ins and $50 plus tax and service charge for guest walk-ins. (www.StacyBlackman.com) will help you answer this question. Some of the Includes signed book. For reservations, e-mail [email protected] or fax topics covered include: What the top schools are looking for • Answers to 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. practical questions such as who to select as a recommender, which schools to apply to and whether to plan a school visit • Common application mistakes to avoid • Dispelling business school application myths • Real life Real Estate Investing Panel | applicant case studies • Practical advice to help you get started. Monday, November 23rd, 6:30 p.m. Join the Real Estate Investing Intra Club Katie is the author of You’re Accepted: Lose the Stress. Discover Yourself. Get for the 3rd Annual Real Estate Panel at the Penn Club. In response to cur- into the College That’s Right for You and the forthcoming You’re Accepted: rent trends in the real estate market, our panel of experts will An Enlightened Approach to Getting into Top MBA Programs (March 2010). discuss the fundamentals of and opportunities in today’s distressed market. She received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Stanford. • Robert Knakal, Chairman, Massey Knakal $15 per member and $30 per guest by October 30th at noon. $25 per mem- • Howard Kozloff, Director of Operations, Hart Howerton ber and $40 per guest walk-in. For reservations, e-mail events@pennclubny. • Alan Lawrence, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP org or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. • Cathy Marcus, Managing Director, Prudential Real Estate Investors

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• Frank L. Sullivan, Jr., Managing Director and lic charity founded by Leonard and to 1 2 3 4 5 Founding Partner, ING Clarion rapidly accelerate the discovery and development of $15 per member and $30 per guest by November 20th drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer’s disease, 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 at noon. $25 per member and $40 per guest walk-in. related dementias and cognitive aging. ADDF bridges 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 For reservations, e-mail [email protected] or fax the worldwide funding gap between basic research 212-403-6621 or RSVP online. and later-stage development, using any return on 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 investment to support new research. 27 28 29 30 31 ScientificU pdate on Howard Fillit, MD, a geriatrician and neuroscientist, is the founding Executive Director of the Institute for December 2009 Alzheimer’s Drug the Study of Aging (ISOA), an Estée Lauder family foundation founded in 1998, and the Alzheimer’s Thursday, December 3rd Discovery | Class of 1990s Happy Hour Monday, November 30th, 6:30 p.m. The Scientific Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF), an affiliated Theater Event: Oleanna Update will be a multimedia evening of learning and public charity founded in 2004. The foundations Friday, December 4th dialogue to raise awareness for the Alzheimer’s Drug share a common mission of accelerating drug discov- Theater Event: Oleanna Discovery Foundation (ADDF). One of the most dev- ery for Alzheimer’s disease through venture philan- Saturday, December 5th Walking Tour astating forms of memory loss is Alzheimer’s disease, thropy. Since 1998, ISOA has provided over $29MM Tuesday, December 8th an irreversible and progressive brain disorder that to over 170 academic and biotechnology programs in 12 countries. Wine and Chocolate Tasting Tour slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. There is Thursday, December 10th $15 per member and $30 per guest by November 25th now genuine reason to be optimistic about the future Class of 1970s and Before Happy Hour of Alzheimer’s disease, and Dr. Fillit will share this at noon. $25 per member and $40 per guest walk-in. Friday, December 11th hope with the Penn Club members. For reservations, e-mail [email protected] or fax Wine Dinner 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation is a pub- Monday, December 14th Mistletoe Mixer Thursday, December 17th Class of 2000s Happy Hour Class of 1980s Happy Hour Social and Professional Networking Series for the return our popular forums! Williams Professors Steven INTERCLUB January 2010 Swoap, Associate Professor of Biology, and William Dudley ’89, Tuesday, January 5th Associate Professor of Philosophy, will join Amherst Professor Rise and Fall of Wealth in America Jerry Himmelstein, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Sociology, to Thursday, January 7th Please note that walk-ins will be required to show Club ID at the door at all tackle the issue of drugs that alter performances for the better, Class of 1990s Happy Hour interclub events. but possibly sports for the worse. $40 per person includes lunch, Monday, January 11th the presentations, and a panel discussion. For reservations, e-mail Social Media 102 Events Tuesday, January 12th Yale Club [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. NY Philharmonic: RACHMANINOFF and (50 ) From Madam to Maven: What Sydney Biddle PROKOFIEV All-Ivy Halloween Ball: Thursday, January 14th Barrows Can Teach You About Business | Class of 1970s and Before Happy Hour The Skeleton Soiree | Wine Dinner Wednesday, October 21st, 6:30 p.m. Twenty years ago Sydney Friday, October 30, 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Don your best Hal- Tuesday, January 19th Biddle Barrows made headlines as the Mayflower Madam, Speed Dating loween disguise or your black tie apparel and make your way the blue blood brains behind a very lucrative New York City Wednesday, January 20th to the Club for this year’s All-Ivy Halloween Ball: The Skeleton escort agency that catered to the wealthy and powerful. Angela Duckworth Addresses the Club Soiree. Prizes will be awarded in several categories for the Today, Barrows is a highly respected and in demand business Thursday, January 21st evening’s most impressive disguises. Dance the night away in consultant who specializes in the Customer Experience. When Class of 2000s Happy Hour the Main Lounge as you mingle with circus performers and Barrows’ first book,Mayflower Madam, was published, Fortune Friday, January 22nd enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and soda, or Magazine named it one of the Top Ten Business Books of the Robert Burns Dinner sip creepy cocktails from the cash bar. Bewitching hour begins Monday, January 25th year. The book has also been on the required reading list at Comedy Night at 9:00 p.m. and this spooky celebration won’t stop until 1:00 several prestigious MBA programs, including Harvard. Join Thursday, January 28th a.m. Reserve your space at the annual ball now! $55 per person us for this very special evening and see what you can learn Class of 1980s Happy Hour by October 26th, or come as a walk-in with Club ID for $65 from Sydney Biddle Barrows so you can take your business to Social and Professional Networking Series cash per person (space permitting). For reservations, e-mail the next level. $10 per member, $15 per guest includes light Friday, January 29th Interclub Snowball [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and soda. For reservations, e-mail [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. create balance in a way that is flexible and fun. Food, Fitness, Fun, & Fresh-Fruit Let Marianne empower you to feel better and find (24 East 39th Street) Margaritas | Fall Forum: Performance Enhancing happiness, well-being and balance in all aspects Thursday, October 29th, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Imagine what your of your life. $10 per member, $15 per guest in- Drugs | life would be like if you had clear focus, energy, excitement, and cludes themed hors d’oeuvres and beverages. For Saturday, October 17th, Breakfast at 9:00 a.m., lectures begin at balance… After 15 years in the corporate world, Marianne reservations, e-mail [email protected] or 10:00 a.m. Join us on an October Saturday afternoon at The Club Bellino founded Beyond Nutrition Balanced Solutions to help you fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online.

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. 

Please contact Intra Club Captain Dorothy C. Nickelson, C’02, intermediate/advanced discussion surrounding business MEMBERSHIP ([email protected]) to RSVP or learn more. and investment. Please contact Intra Club Captain Lin Romance Languages Intra Club | Yuan ([email protected]) to RSVP or learn more. Monday, October 5th, 6:30 p.m. Come to the Penn Community Service Intra Club: Join an Intra Club! Club’s new monthly intra club: Habla, Sprechen, Parle! PENNdulum | Those who speak a Romance Language may meet and Wednesday, November 11th, 7:00 p.m. Intra Clubs (special interest groups within the club) are a “talk, talk, talk” with others in the living room. Please PENNdulum community service intra club “swings” into Cornerway for you to get to know your fellow Penn Club mem- contact Intra Club Captain Caroline Repko, C’08, (caroline. action... If interested in helping on any of the following bers. For more information about joining or starting an [email protected]) to RSVP or learn more. committees please contact o0ur coordinators... Intra Club, please e-mail [email protected]. Risk Management Intra Club | • Halloween blood drive in Stamford, CT – Lily Wong Penn Women in Business Monday, October 19th, 7:00 p.m. Open to those early [email protected] and Marge Peterson MPeterson@ Intra Club | in their careers, late in their careers and in between, the fcagency.org (sponsored by Westport Country Playhouse, Risk Management Intra Club seeks to connect practi- www.westportplayhouse.org, 203-227-4177, with Monday, October 19th, 6:15 p.m. PWIB’s goal is to vouchers for a free ticket to a 2009 or 2010 production) assist women in meeting their professional goals whether tioners in Credit, Market, and Operations Risk. Come it be through exploring business issues, using problem- exchange ideas, seek advice and stay abreast of the Risk • Veteran’s Mentors – Pamela Pearce Littel, [email protected] solving techniques, or making introductions. Please Management field. We will hold meetings and events to contact Intra Club Captain Dorothy C. Nickelson, C’02, engage members and expose them to the various facets • Locks of Love/Wigs for Kids – Michelle Quain, ([email protected]) to RSVP or learn more. of the profession. Members will have an active role in [email protected] helping select those topics that deserve special attention Chinese Conversation Intra Club | • Habitat for Humanity – Ira Berliner, or are pertinent to the times. Please contact Intra Club [email protected] Wednesday, October 28th, 6:30 p.m. Enjoy Mandarin Captain Gonzalo Briceño, SEAS ‘02, (pennriskmanage- or Cantonese conversation on the 4th Wednesday of each [email protected]) to RSVP or learn more. Thank you, Cherie Quain [email protected] 646.354.3288 month. Beginner/ intermediate discussion of general Architecture and Business Development topics such as weather, culture, and daily activities will take place. Please contact Intra Club Captain Chau Lam, Intra Club | To view the entire list of Intra Clubs log on to the Members ([email protected]) to RSVP or learn more. Wednesday, October 14th, 6:30 p.m. If you are a Only portion of our website at www.pennclub.org and click on “Bulletin Board.” Real Estate Investment Intra Club | design professional, are interested in design, or have an interest in business innovation, please join the Architecture Tuesday, October 20th, 6:30 p.m. The and Business Development Intra Club. The group is working Members Helping Members: Real Estate Investment Intra Club’s mission is to enable design professionals to flourish in an adverse § to educate and support the professionals and economic environment, by bringing together experts Penn Club “Pink Slip” leaders of real estate investment firms through training in business management and members of the design and networking opportunities. Please contact Intra Club Tuesdays | community, with the objective of developing practical tools Captain Lauren Davidson, (Lauren.davidson@grubb-ellis. 3rd Tuesday of each month—October 20th, 4–5:00 and techniques to improve performance and results in the com) to RSVP or learn more. p.m. With job losses mounting, the Penn Club is design fields. Please contact Intra Club Captain Randall Knox offering an opportunity for job seekers and those Hedge Fund Investing Intra Club | ([email protected]) to RSVP or learn more. under-employed to meet in the Living Room on Monday, October 26th, 6:15 p.m. Come dis- Chinese Business and Investment to network, talk about potential job opportuni- cuss issues and provide information, education and ties, and garner support during these challeng- research on latest trends in hedge funds, including Intra Club | ing times. Come gather with fellow members, fund of funds. Hedge funds are unregistered private invest- Wednesday, October 14th, 6:30 p.m. Join the intra whether you’re looking for work or if you are ment partnerships, funds or pools that may invest and trade club for conversation about Chinese finance and invest- a professional who has gone through a lay off in many different markets, strategies, and instruments. ment on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Lin will lead and wants to share how you overcame it! Each session, we welcome a special guest who can help members get closer to snagging that perfect job. On October 20th, there will be two special guests Member Spotlight Jerryanne Heath joining this Pink Slip event: Laura Goldberg, a noted media strategist who has been impacted Jerryanne Heath, C’04 and D’05, is rising entrepreneur and humanitarian. She is by layoffs—twice—and lived to tell the tale; and founder and CEO of ConceptLink Consulting, www.conceptlinkconsulting.com, communications consultant Christopher Mortell, which helps international non-profits connect with their stakeholders through high- a former analyst and media executive with Stan- impact events and strategic communications. dard & Poor’s, who is able to provide insights and Jerryanne is most recognizable by her stunning afro — which she says helps her stand advice on the current employment scene in the out and acts as an outlet for creative self-expression. This single Brooklyn resident financial sector. enjoys Afro-Latin dance (salsa, kizomba, zouk), international travel, volunteer work Please RSVP for headcount purposes: events@ and reading. Most recently, she co-chaired the first major forum on African social pennclubny.org or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. entrepreneurship, an event held in New York at the Desmond Tutu Center. Ms. Heath joined The Penn Club in August of 2008 because as an entrepreneur, she thought the We are currently seeking a guest speaker for fu- Penn Club and its amenities would be beneficial to her business. She often hosts client events, ture sessions. Please e-mail events@pennclubny. meetings and educational seminars here. The club even acts as a satellite office when she needs to org if you are interested in filling this role so that get work done in Manhattan. Jerryanne adores The Penn Club staff and enjoys the opportunity to we can include a blurb about you in upcoming network with other Penn alumni and club members. newsletters. To audition for member spotlight, please e-mail [email protected].

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Main Dining Room Events MainROOM Dining Main Dining Room Daily Specials Monday-Friday: Bubbly Monday Indulgent Tuesday Prix-Fixed Wednesday Sweet Thursday Viva Vino Friday Lunch 12-2:30 PM Dinner 6-9 PM $39.50—Enjoy Jumbo $39.50—Enjoy Char- $32.95—Enjoy the $37.50—Savor Smoked $36.00—Wind Down Lump Crab Cakes with Grilled Filet Mignon Three-Course Theater Roasted Duck Breast the Week with a bottle Please call 212.403.6628 for all a glass of Champagne with a glass of Cabernet Menu all night long with a glass of Port wine of well-selected Wine of Main Dining Room reservations. cocktail Sauvignon after dinner the Month Note that jackets are required for gentlemen during dinner. October is the ❖ Roast Argentinian Sirloin Steak with Roasted Month of Beer! | Squas and Malbec Jus ❖ Columbian Coffee Favored Tres Leches with Grill Here at your club we will celebrate Chocolate Ice Cream ROOM October with well-selected Octoberfest Reserve your preferred seating time between 6:00 Monday-Friday: beers to pair with our chef’s specialties and 8:00 p.m. $74.00 per person, plus tax and Breakfast 7 -10 AM through out the month. Cheers! service charge. For reservations call Tony Kontos at Lunch 12-3 PM 212.403.6628 or e-mail [email protected] or Sandwich Corner 3-5:30 PM October Wine Dinner | Dinner 5:30-10 PM RSVP online. Please note there is a 48-hour cancel- Bar 12 noon-11 PM Thursday, October 29th.Enjoy a special night of lation policy in effect for this event. South American Food and Wine at the Penn Club. Saturday: Continental Breakfast 7 -11 AM A reception from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. is included November Wine Dinner | Lunch 12 NOON-7 PM before a 6:30 p.m. four-course sit-down meal. Thursday, November 12th. Come to the Penn Club Sunday: Liz Caskey, C’ 99, will present on South for the next in our monthly four course wine dinner Continental Breakfast 7 -11 AM American wines following the meal. The series, where each course is paired with the perfect purpose of this presentation is to introduce glass of wine. Menu: Penn Club members to the intense wines, flavors, ❖ Pan Seared Hudson Valley Foie and passion of South America to make the continent Gras, Quince Compote and Verjus BenjaminROOM Franklin accessible—and easily incorporated—into their life- Reduction Monday-Friday: style. The presentation will cover Chile, Argentina, ❖ Mussel Soup with Fennel and and Uruguay’s terroir, wine & culture, and what’s up Complimentary Coffee 10–11 AM Saffron Kite & Key Bar 4–10:30 PM and coming. In 2004, she studied in the Sommelier ❖ Venison Stew, Braised Living Room: Open Daily 24 hours School in Santiago. The wine bug bit so hard, shortly Red Cabbage and Truffled after she joined forces with her husband, Francisco, Rutabaga Puree to create Liz Caskey Culinary & Wine Experiences, ❖ “Fall Sundae,” Caramel Ice and they were on their way. Today, the company Cream, Caramelized Pear, Wines offers private standardized and tailor-made culinary Toasted Pecans and Balsamic Syrup of the Month and wine journeys in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Reserve your preferred seating time between 6:00 Chateau Les Vergenes Bordeaux Liz’s mission is to connect clients as insiders through Blanc 2007 and 8:00 p.m. $74.00 per person, plus tax and Domaine Chanzy Bougogne direct experiences in local culture: food, wine, daily service charge. For reservations call Tony Kontos at life, festivals, and spectacular nature. Menu: Blanc 2007 212.403.6628 or e-mail [email protected] or Domaine Chanzy Bougogne ❖ Shrimp Seviche with Uruguayan Farm Raised RSVP online. Please note there is a 48-hour cancel- Rouge Clos de la Fortune 2005 Osetra Caviar lation policy in effect for this event. Beaumont de Crayares Brut ❖ Chilean Seabass Fillet with Purple Potato Crust Champagne Choose from a selection of Oktoberfest beers Members-Only Web Site: in the Grill Room avail- Grill Room Daily Specials able for just $4 the Login Today whole month of Monday and Friday: Wine/Beer October. Pairing Menu — Indulge in our pairing The “Members-Only” web site is a great resource ROOM menu inspired by Chef Smoor. No meal for members: The Grill Room is an ideal place for a small gathering of friends or is complete without a glass of wine or coworkers. Dinner parties of up to 10 and cocktail parties of up pint of beer to compliment it! $4 flavored • You can look ahead to see what’s on the club to 25 can be accommodated. Call us ahead of time and we can set Grill vodka specials too! calendar up a spot for all to enjoy! Contact: Bonnie Baker at The Grill Room, 212.403.6580. Tuesday: Slider Night — Three Beef • RSVP online and save the date directly to Sliders served with a basket of French your Outlook calendar Professional and Social Networking Series | fries and Chef John’s special sauce $12.75. • Look over the Penn Club membership roster Pair your sliders with two 8 oz. draft Every last Thursday of the month, October 29th, 6:00 p.m. beers: our classic Yuengling draft and our • Update your contact information Make friends and business contacts in a comfortable, upscale place seasonal draft $16.75. • Sign up for email groups that suit your interests where bright, professional, compassionate people can join together, Wednesday: “Smokehouse” spark conversations, establish relationships, and just have a very • See if Main Dining Room is open for dinner BBQ Night — Choose from a selection of good time relaxing. Busy people have very little time—let this be that smoked and slow cooked BBQ meats and To login, visit www.pennclub.org and click on opportunity to take time to create new ideas and new relationships. classic BBQ style sides all for up to $20.00. Contact [email protected] for more information or to RSVP. “Members-Only” on the left. Your username is Thursday: Sink or Swim your membership account number. Your default ➤ We are currently seeking organizers for this monthly series. Yuengling drafts $2.00 and all-you-can- password is your first initial followed by your last Please email [email protected] if you are interested in eat cheese steaks $15.95. filling this role. Organizers will be responsible for generating name. If you have any questions, please email Ladies Special! [email protected]. enthusiasm for the event and facilitating networking at the event. $2 White Zinfandels Every Thursday!

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Joyce Gold, instructor of Manhat- sipping wine in Little Italy. NYC Walking tan history at the New School and $48.50 per member, $53.50 per Tours | New York University and Graduate guest. For reservations, e-mail Highlights West of NYU with a M.A. in Metropoli- [email protected] or fax Young Alumni Homecoming Bash Sunday, October 18th, 1:00 p.m. tan Studies, conducts these walks. 212.403.6621 or RSVP online two Artists, The “Servant Problem,” $15; $12 for ages 62+ cash at time of weeks in advance of event. 11th Annual Hedge Fund Dinner and the Upper Middle Class. Real tour. For reservations, email events@ estate booms brought abrupt change pennclubny.org or fax 212.403.6621 Riccardo Muti | South American Wine Dinner to 19th century farmlands and a or RSVP online. Thursday, November 19th, 6:00 p.m. step up for aspiring achievers. New dinner; 7:30 p.m. show Dean Furda Addresses the laws and construction techniques NoLIta Ethnic Liszt: Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem Penn Club produced the modern apartment No. 3, after A. de Lamartine (1851) concept, and architectural styles Food Tour | Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Con- flourished from crenellated parapets Saturday, November 14th, 3:30 p.m. cert Overture (1903-4) to Art Deco. MEET: 77th St. & Join City Food Tours for this easy Your comments are Central Park West, southeast corner. walking tasting tour of one of the Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (selections) important to us! Macabre Greenwich Village most diverse neighborhoods in $117.95 per person plus tax and Manhattan. Come with an appetite service charge includes dinner in the Sunday, November 1st, 1:00 p.m. For comments & suggestions regarding Club and show. Final sale. Member Murders, hangings, hauntings, for Banh Mi sandwiches, Mexican, furnishings, property, grounds, repairs & Middle Eastern and Italian savory must be present to sign at dinner. maintenance, house rules, dress code, and rules explosions, missing persons, and MEET: bites, hand made chocolate truffles, For reservations, email events@ of conduct, contact the House Committee at: ghosts! Washington Arch, 5th Ave. south of 8th St. cheesecake and more. Stay after pennclubny.org or fax 212.403.6621 or [email protected] the tour for shopping in SoHo or RSVP online by November 1st at noon. For comments & suggestions regarding membership growth, contact the Membership Committee at: membershipcommittee@ FITNESS CENTER pennclubny.org Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Saturday–Sunday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. To join contact Dan Ahearn: 212.403.6626, [email protected] or come by the Palestra to start your fitness routine today. For comments & suggestions regarding In 2009, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and empowering women to take charge of their own member events and activities, contact (NBCAM) celebrates its 25th anniversary. Since its breast health by practicing regular self-breast exams the Program Committee at: inception a quarter century ago, NBCAM has been to identify any changes, scheduling regular visits and [email protected] at the forefront of promoting awareness of breast annual mammograms with their healthcare provider, cancer issues and has evolved along with the national adhering to prescribed treatment and knowing the For comments & suggestions regarding activities dialogue on breast cancer. Today, NBCAM recognizes facts about recurrence. for young alumni (age 21–34), contact the Young that although many great strides have been made in October 16th is National Mammography Day. Alumni Committee at: [email protected] breast cancer awareness and treatment, there remains On this day, or throughout the month, women are much to be accomplished. As NBCAM celebrates its encouraged to make a mammography appointment. 25th anniversary, they remain dedicated to educating To contact the Club with questions or room For more information, please visit www.nbcam.org. reservations, please call 212.764.3550. Penn Club President General Manager Program Committee Chair Editor Gerald Knorr Peter M. Homberg, CCM Caroline Waxler Julie Yannalfo

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. hapPENNings Events Calendar

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Class of Theater 1990s Happy Event: Hour Memphis Theater Event: Memphis 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Romance Greenfield Class of 1970s Languages Intercultural and Before Conversation Center Happy Hour Group Alumni Event Real Estate Panel 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Theater Young Chinese Class of 2000s Theater Bill Cosby Event: Finian’s Alumni Finance and Happy Hour Event: Finian’s at NY Rainbow Homecoming Investment Rainbow Philharmonic Bash Intra Club Fall Forum: Harvard Architecture Performance Cinema Enhancing Intra Club Drugs 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Central Park Book Group Pink Slip From Madam Class of 1980s Theater West Walking Luncheon: A to Maven Happy Hour Hidden Life: A Tuesday Theater Event: Event: Love, Tour Memoir of 1969 Real Estate 11th Annual Love, Loss, and Loss, and Harvard Women in Hedge Fund What I Wore What I Wore Business Intra Club Investing Inter-Club Cinema Risk Management Intra Club Panel Shopping Night Intra Club at J. Press 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

South American Hedge Fund Selling Your Chinese Wine Dinner Halloween Investing Transferable Conversation Social and Mixer Intra Club Skills Intra Club Professional Networking Theater Dean Furda Series Event: Addresses the Food, Fitness, Ragtime Fun & Fresh-Fruit Penn Club Margaritas

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EVENT/PROGRAM RESERVATIONS All events and programs, regardless of cost, require advance reserva- tions so that we can serve you and our guest speakers properly. Reservations should be made in writing via mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or on the web site (www.pennclub.org). Reservations cancelled by 3:00 p.m. two (2) business days (unless otherwise noted) prior to the event will not be charged. Cancellation requests received after this time, as well as all no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event. Out-of-Club ticketed events (including, but not limited to, theatre events) are final sale and non- refundable. Attending any event without a reservation may result in an additional charge. hapPENNings Events Calendar

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Macabre MBA Theater Theater Class of Theater Village Admissions Event: Event: Billy 1990s Happy Event: Walking Tour Consulting Ragtime Elliott Hour Hamlet Stone Crab TESLA Event Harvard Week Begins Cinema

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Harvard South African Chinese Class of 1970s NoLiIta Food Cinema Wine Tasting Finance and and Before Tour Investment Happy Hour Intra Club Wine Dinner Architecture Theater Event: Intra Club A Steady Rain 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Class of 2000s Happy Book Group Linda Hour Luncheon: A Fairstein on Class of 1980s Happy Trumpet in the Hour Law and Social and Wadi Professional Literature Networking Series Risk Management Riccard Muti conducts Intra Club Pink Slip Liszt, Elgar and Prokoviev—Romeo Tuesday & Juliet 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Real Estate Chinese Thanksgiving Offices Investing Panel Conversation Feast Closed Women in Intra Club Day after Business Intra Thanksgiving Club

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Leonard Alzheimer’s Event Hedge Fund Investing Intra Club

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