HARVARD CLUB OF BOSTON BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 2019
Members of all ages enjoyed a beautiful night at our annual summer roof deck party at the Downtown Clubhouse. PRESIDENT’S GENERAL MANAGER’S LETTER LETTER Dear Members, Dear Members:
September marks the Autumnal We recently completed the Equinox, a time when we transition development of our FY2020 from summer into fall. Daylight will operational and capital budgets. continue to diminish until December’s Capital expenditures for the Club this winter solstice, when our days will year will include: begin to grow longer until the cycle starts anew with June’s summer solstice. This seasonal o Five additional overnight guest room renovations renewal is no more evident than in the student surge we o A new steam boiler and heat exchanger see in Boston and Cambridge each year. o Masonry repointing Part of any community’s greatness lies in its ability to adapt o Partial roof replacement to change whether it be manifest in the four seasons, o New kitchen equipment the local influx of first-year students, or embracing transformational ideas. Since our original Trinity Financial Preparations are underway for an active fall and holiday development proposal announcement in mid-July, the season. Now is a perfect time to consider the Club as Board and I have engaged with over 200 members, all your host for a family or company event. I am pleased to inquisitive and interested in healthy information gathering. report that member use of our Club continues to increase We have learned that the vast majority of these members year over year. A special thanks to our dedicated staff for are not change averse; but they do want to learn the facts all they do. This past year was extremely active and I am i.e. how the proposed development will affect them, the very proud of the teamwork from all of our employees. HCB community, our neighbors, and the long-term fiscal health of the Club. As referenced in Mr. Hegarty’s letter, we hope you can join us to learn more about, and get any questions you To that end, Steve Cummings, Trinity and I have held may have answered, at the Roundtable for the Future several member meetings to date, and we will continue Series we are hosting in September and October. It’s them after Labor Day. Contained herein is the latest important to us that our membership is fully informed “Roundtable for the Future” meeting schedule (page 4). about the developments for the Back Bay Clubhouse We strongly encourage our members to attend these project. meetings, or contact me directly with your questions/ concerns on the project. This is an exciting time for the Club as we institute our As you navigate the member-meeting dates, please be strategic plan and work diligently on a Clubhouse master aware of our extraordinary post-Labor Day programming plan. I appreciate your loyalty to the Club and hope to see lineup. While the Club has featured startup companies in you soon! the past, this month for the first time we will showcase a startup venture out of Harvard’s Department of Philosophy, Please feel free to contact me directly at 617-450-8400 or ThinkerAnalytix. On Wednesday 25 September, [email protected] if I can be of service to you. ThinkerAnalytix leaders in concert with Harvard Professors Ned Hall and Sean Kelley will lead a discussion on The Sincerely, Promise of Argument Mapping. In a moderated panel format, they will explore argument mapping’s potential for enriching philosophical, scientific, political and civic Steven P. Cummings, CCM, CCE engagement. General Manager And in the interest of promoting open, honest, and civil engagement, we want to hear from our members! I encourage you to contact me at president@harvardclub. com with your suggestions, concerns or general remarks. Donec iterum, Veritas.
Matt Hegarty ‘82 President, Harvard Club of Boston
1 HOURS OF OPERATION TABLE OF CONTENTS HOLIDAY HOURS President’s Letter 1 Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2019 General Manager’s Letter 1 Both Clubhouses and Athletics closed. Hours of Operation 2 BACK BAY CLUBHOUSE DINING HOURS Member Events 3–20 On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Veritas will close Members & Milestones 21 for a private function with service ending at 2:30 pm. Staff Directory 22 ClubPub will be open regular hours. Veritas Breakfast EVENT RESERVATIONS À La Carte breakfast M–F, 7:00 am–10:30 am Sign up for Club activities at harvardclub.com Continental breakfast Sa–Su, 7:00 am–10:00 am via our app, or the Calendar of Events on your Member Sunday Brunch 10:00 am–2:00 pm dashboard, or contact Kristy Burns at 617-450-8493 or Lunch Rebecca Giroux at 617-450-8468. M–F, 11:30 am–2:30 pm Bar Menu available 2:30 pm–5:00 pm Dinner M–Sa, 5:00 pm–9:00 pm *CLUB CHARGE Bar Menu Th–Sa until 10:00 pm Any fee or charge imposed by the Harvard Club for meal Bar Service or beverage service, private functions or use of the Club’s M–W until 10:00 pm, Th–Sa until 11:00 pm facilities, including the Club Charge, pays for regular ClubPub maintenance and restoration of the Club and other costs Food Service incurred by the Club. No fee or charge added to your Tu–F, 5:00 pm–10:00 pm, Sa, 11:30 am–4:30 pm statement for meal or beverage service, private function or Bar Service use of the Club facilities is a tip, gratuity or service for wait M–F, 4:00 pm–10:00 pm, Sa, 11:30 am–4:30 pm staff, bartenders or service employees. DOWNTOWN CLUBHOUSE DINING HOURS The Crimson Breakfast M–F, 7:00 am–10:00 am CANCELLATION POLICY Lunch To cancel an event reservation, log on to M–F, 11:30 am–4:00 pm harvardclub.com and select the event you want to Dinner cancel from your dashboard. Click the button at the M–F, 4:00 pm–9:00 pm bottom that says “CANCEL RESERVATION.” If you need Regatta Room assistance, call 617-450-8493. Unless a cancellation date Lunch is specified, cancellations made three business days prior M–F, 11:30 am–2:00 pm to the event will not be charged. Any cancellations after ATHLETIC HOURS OF OPERATION that deadline will be charged in full. Summer hours, now through September 8, 2019 M–Th, 5:00 am–10:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 10:30 pm. Steam and Jacuzzi close at 10:00 pm. ATHLETIC WAIVER F, 5:00 am–8:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 8:30 pm. All athletics members must submit a signed liability waiver Steam and Jacuzzi close at 8:00 pm. in order to use the Club’s athletic facilities. Waivers are Sa & Su, 7:00 am–3:00 pm. Locker rooms close at available in the Fitness Center or by contacting our Athletic 3:30 pm. Steam and Jacuzzi close at 3:00 pm. Department Manager, Valerie Phillips, at 617-450-8485. Hours starting Monday, September 9, 2019 M–Th, 5:00 am–10:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 10:30 pm. Steam and Jacuzzi close at 10:00 pm. F, 5:00 am–8:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 8:30 pm. CLUBHOUSE PHONE NUMBERS Steam and Jacuzzi close at 8:00 pm. Sa, 7:00 am–6:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 6:30 pm. Back Bay Clubhouse Downtown Clubhouse Steam and Jacuzzi close at 6:00 pm. 617-536-1260 617-542-2070 Su, 8:00 am–4:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 4:30 pm. Steam and Jacuzzi close at 4:00pm.
2 Rosé Wine Dinner IN THE BACK BAY WINE ROOM Thursday, September 12, 2019 7:00 pm Arrival 7:15 pm Dinner Service to Begin Back Bay Clubhouse Sold out, waitlist available Experience our exclusive Back Bay Wine Room with fellow members while sipping rosé and enjoying a four-course dinner. Chef Adam Burnham has prepared a menu that is perfectly paired with a selection of rosé wines. Martin Schofield, Beverage Manager, will describe each of the wines you will taste. Due to the complexity of the menu and wine pairings, we are unable to accommodate any dietary or food preferences. Price per person: $85 (plus *Club charge & tax) includes four-course dinner menu and wine pairings. Registration is limited to full members and one guest. Cancellation date is Monday, September 9, 2019. Click here to register and view the menu.
374 Where Friends Gather
Monday, September 9, 2019 6:00 pm—8:30 pm Back Bay Clubhouse
Please join us for our monthly cocktail party, for members and their guests. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, while you mingle in the Massachusetts Room.
Price per person: $15 (plus *Club charge & tax).
Cancellation date is Friday, September 6, 2019.
Click here to register.
3 ROUNDTABLE FOR THE FUTURE SERIES
Please join us at our Roundtable for the Future Series where you’ll have the opportunity to talk about the Back Bay Clubhouse Development project with Club President Matthew Hegarty, Club General Manager Steve Cummings and representatives from the developer, Trinity Financial. We look forward to seeing you at the Club.
Registration is not required, but is encouraged.
Sessions are scheduled for: Tuesday, September 24 Friday, September 27 5:30 pm—7:00 pm 7:30 am—8:30 am Downtown Clubhouse Back Bay Clubhouse Click here to register. Click here to register.
Tuesday, October 1 Thursday, October 3 5:30 pm—6:30 pm 7:30 am—8:30 am Back Bay Clubhouse Back Bay Clubhouse Click here to register. Click here to register.
Tuesday, October 8 Friday, October 11 5:30 pm—6:30 pm 7:30 am—8:30 am Back Bay Clubhouse Back Bay Clubhouse Click here to register. Click here to register. BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:30 pm Mingling & Hors d’oeuvres 7:00 pm Book Discussion Back Bay Clubhouse Sold out, waitlist available If you enjoy stimulating conversations about good books, join our Book Club. For September, we will read Bad Sushi Weekend Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Back by popular demand, join us for Sushi Nights in Valley Start Up, A #1 New York Times Veritas Thursday, September 19 through Saturday, bestseller, by John Carreyrou. September 21, 2019. Bad Blood tells the inside story of the breathtaking rise and Your entrée will include three rolls: shocking collapse of Theranos, the one-time multibillion- • Spicy tuna nigiri roll with seaweed kimchi, dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes. In 2014, Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a tempura flakes and a spicy aioli brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised • Lump crab roll, miso dressing, fresh mango and to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that toasted sesame would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. • Salmon crudo, yuzu dressing, avocado crema There was just one problem — the technology didn’t work. with salmon roe and pickled cucamelons Price per person: $20 (plus *Club charge & tax) includes, $18 per person (plus *Club charge & tax). Available reception fare and discussion. A cash bar will be available. at the Back Bay Clubhouse only. Reservations are recommended, but not required. Click here to register.
4 CONVERSATION DINNER WITH DIRAN APELIAN Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:30 pm Registration & Mingling 7:00 pm Dinner Begins Back Bay Clubhouse Sold out, waitlist available
A Sustainable Future: Development of Technologies to Recover and Recycle Materials Please join us for an evening with Dr. Diran Apelian, the Friday nights are Alcoa-Howmet Professor of Engineering and Founding Director of the Metal Processing Institute (MPI) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Apelian will discuss family fun nights his recent effort in the development of technologies to Starting Friday, September 6, bring the family recover and recycle materials and share his views on how to ClubPub and mingle with fellow members this work is critically important for a sustainable future. and their children, while enjoy games and fun The 2016 Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in activities. Our kids’ menu includes favorites Engineering Education was awarded to WPI – and the four like cheese pizza and chicken fingers. recipients are: Diran Apelian, Kris Wobbe, Art Heinricher and Rick Vaz.
Price per person: $36 (plus *Club charge & tax).
Click here to register. POSITIVITY AND RELAXATION TRAINING PROGRAM BY BENSON-HENRY INSTITUTE FOR MIND BODY MEDICINE AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL Program Begins Tuesday, September 24, 2019 7:30 am—9:00 am Back Bay Clubhouse Join us for a 9 week Positivity and Relaxation Training Program (PART) developed at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. You’ll learn how to develop a self-care routine to help manage stress, improve your outlook and enhance the quality of your life. The program is facilitated by Benson- Henry Institute Program Director, Rana Chudnofsky. Medical Qigong and Reiki and a graduate of the Schwartz The PART sessions will teach you a variety of mind body Center for Compassionate Healthcare’s Clinical Pastoral practices and self-care interventions including: Education fellowship. • How to recognize your personal response to stress • Meditative techniques that elicit the relaxation response Registration is for the entire 9 week program, meeting • How to change your thought patterns and emotional every Tuesday morning from September 24 through outlook to adaptive and positive perspectives November 19, 2019. • Techniques to improve sleep, eating and physical Price per person: $375 (plus *Club charge & tax) includes activity sessions, fruit and breakfast beverages. • Ways to harness creativity, humor and appreciation to cultivate positivity and personal well-being Space is limited. Cancellations are not allowed for this program. Ms. Chudnofsky received her Masters in Technology in Education from Harvard University. She is certified in Click here to register.
5 PUBLIC POLICY BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Friday, September 13, 2019 8:00 am—9:00 am CEO SIG Downtown Clubhouse Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe by Roger McNamee is our Tuesday, September 24, 2019 September selection. 6:00 pm—7:00 pm Author and noted tech venture Back Bay Clubhouse capitalist, Roger McNamee tells the Want to connect with fellow company founders and intimate story of his role as a mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, and a Facebook leaders? We’re organizing a CEO SIG, open to all investor, and waking up to the serious damage Facebook members in C-level positions, or who have started is doing to our society - and setting out to try to stop it. their own business. Connect with fellow members with Zucked is McNamee’s reckoning with the catastrophic similar experience, to share ideas discuss challenges. failure of one of the world’s most powerful companies This first gathering will be to discuss the structure and which is being manipulated by some very bad actors. schedule of future meetings and talk about what kind Optional à la carte breakfast service will be available in The of activities you might like for the group. Crimson starting at 7:00 am. Members and guests are welcome.* Includes hors d’oeuvres and beer and wine.
*Participation fee for non-members (must be registered Registration is required for this complimentary event. as a guest by a member): $5, includes discussion and Members and member spouses only. coffee. Registration for members is required for this complimentary event. Click here to register. Click here to register. Fall Mixology Monday, September 16, 2019 7:00 pm—9:00 pm Back Bay Clubhouse
With fall comes chilly nights, pumpkin patches and colorful foliage. It’s also time for our popular Fall Mixology class. Our Beverage Manager Martin Schofield and his team will introduce you to four new seasonal cocktails that you can easily make at home and serve to friends and family.
Registration is limited to member plus one guest.
Price per person: $35 (plus *Club charge and tax) includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Cancellation date is Wednesday, September 11, 2019.
Click here to register.
6 MEMBER ingle
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 5:30 pm—7:00 pm Downtown Clubhouse Meet and mingle with fellow Club members over drinks and complimentary small bites. During this event we will have a Q&A session regarding YOUR HOME the proposed Back Bay Clubhouse Development Project. You can speak to our Club President and members of our Board of Governors about the plans. AWAY FROM HOME Whether you are in town for an event or meeting, or if Parking in the One Federal Street garage after 5:00 pm you just want a night away, enjoy the convenience of is $9 for the entire evening. staying at the Club, with easy access to all that Boston Registration is required for has to oer. Starting at $249* for a standard room. this complimentary event. For reservations, please email us at Click here to register. [email protected] or call 617-536-1260. *Plus tax. Based on availability.
Junior Squash Clinics
Our fall Junior Squash Clinics with Assistant Squash Professional Gavan Hitchenor begin on Saturday, September 28 and run every Saturday for 9 weeks ending on November 23. These clinics are great for beginners as well as advanced players and focus on technique, tactics and plenty of fun. Early registration is encouraged as sessions fill up quickly. You must be an athletics member to register your child.
Clinics are divided by age and skill level: Ages 11 to 16 are from 10:00 am—11:30 am Ages 8 to 12 are from 11:30 am—12:30 pm Ages 5 to 9 are from 12:30 pm—1:30 pm For more information, or to sign up, please contact Gavan Hitchenor at 617-450-8458 or [email protected].
7 THE PROMISE OF ARGUMENT MAPPING HARVARD PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT FACULTY AND THINKERANALYTIX LEADERS Wednesday, September 25, 2019 • Experience 6:30 pm Reception analysis and 7:00 pm Panel Discussion followed by Q&A debate as exciting 8:15 pm Reception Continues and constructive. Back Bay Clubhouse Professor Hall states, Argument mapping is a visual method of displaying how “the fact that we reasons work to support a claim. A map exposes the recognize a common fundamental structure of the argument so that everyone framework means that can see how all the reasons fit together. Join us to learn your view is becoming how argument mapping can develop critical thinking and intelligible to me.” reasoning skills, and what the practical benefits in terms of success in school and the workplace are. We will also explore argument mapping’s potential for enriching philosophical, scientific, political and civic Professors Ned Hall and Sean Kelly of Harvard’s engagement. To see an interactive argument mapping Philosophy Department, and their pioneering colleagues at experience, click here. ThinkerAnalytix, will discuss the development and promise of argument mapping. The stated values of ThinkerAnalytics Professor Hall is the Norman E. Vuilleumier Professor of reveal the intentions and aspirations of argument mapping, Philosophy and Chair of the Department; and Sean Kelly so students can: is the Teresa G. and Ferdinand F. Martignetti Professor of • Think courageously to challenge beliefs and Philosophy and Past Chair. Both serve on ThinkerAnalytix’s institutions. advisory board. • Experience the process of changing their minds. Please register early for this special complimentary event. • Listen rigorously and work to understand those they disagree with. Click here to register.
Autumnal YOGA with equinox
Monday, September 23, 2019 All levels of experience are welcome. Please 5:30 pm—7:30 pm bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable Downtown Clubhouse athletic attire. Equinox, the high-performance lifestyle leader, Fruit infused water and light bites will be available. is returning to the Downtown Clubhouse to lead Registration is required for this members through an Autumnal Yoga Class. You will complimentary event. get to work on your balance, flexibility, strength and breathing skills during this class. Click here to register.
8 2019 ROBERT BANKER CUP DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
The 13th Annual Robert Banker Cup Doubles Tournament will be held September through November. This tournament honors the many years of service that our fellow member and friend, Robert Banker, has devoted to the Club, particularly his leadership of the doubles squash program.
Women and men of all levels are eligible and may register now through early September on the sign-up sheets in the squash lobby and the locker rooms. Sharon Bradey, with assistance from the tournament committee, will pair players to achieve evenly matched teams. Matches will be self-scheduled with the finals taking place on Friday, November 15, 2019.
Winning players will have their names posted on the permanent board in the doubles squash court lobby. Watch for the sign-up sheets in Athletics and join in the fun. For more information, please contact Sharon Bradey at [email protected] or 617-450-8481.
Robert Banker and the players from the 2018 Robert Banker Cup Finals Day
Member Appreciation Gala
1908 x 4 = Delicious This year, we’re having a Silent Auction at our Member Appreciation Gala to benefit the Our popular Harvard Club brew, 1908 American Higginson 1908 Foundation. We’re seeking lager, is now being served on ice, delivered right donations – vacation homes, experiences, to your table. gift certificates, etc. for the Auction, so When you order the sample platter from our Bites please consider donating. Contact Jocelyn Menu at the Downtown Clubhouse, you can get Sector at [email protected] with your four 16 oz. cans of 1908 for just $35.00 (plus *Club donation item. charge & tax). Available at the Downtown Clubhouse only.
9 DINNER & A MOVIE
Friday, September 27, 2019 6:30 pm Arrival 6:45 pm Dinner Buffet 7:00 pm Movie Begins Back Bay Clubhouse “Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” — Rick Blaine played by Humphrey Bogart Join us for a special evening in Harvard Hall for dinner and a viewing of the classic movie Casablanca, which is considered by many to be the greatest in American film history. We’ll serve a themed dinner of authentic Moroccan dishes prepared by our talented culinary team. Price per person: $45 (plus *Club charge & tax) includes movie and dinner buffet. A cash bar will be available. Click here to register. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
PET PHOTO CONTEST
November is National Pet Awareness Month and we’re celebrating by sharing photos of your rescued furry family members. We’ll include your entries in an upcoming Bulletin or on social media, and have a drawing for a donation to Freya, Martha’s Vineyard Animal Shelter the shelter from which the winning pet was adopted. Just email your photo to [email protected] by Tuesday, October 15 and include: • Name and age • Breed or mix, if known • The shelter where you found him or her • A funny tidbit about their personality
Callie, Save-A-Dog Shelter
10 TRAVEL. SHARE. WIN. We had so many summer photo contest entries again this year, it was difficult to pick a winner. Congratulations to Nick Ferbert who won a $100 Club dining gift certificate. Check out our honorable mentions below and more on social media.
Edoardo Tealdi and Monica Baggio, Bora Bora
Amy Aldana, Paris Nic and Sylvana, Manawaiopuna Falls
Teri Groome, Domaine du Montmarin
Courtney Sharpe, Pretoria, South Africa
Victoria Change, Seville Pooja Sharma, Periyar, India
WINNER: Nick Ferbert, Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia Claudio Rodriguez, Lake Kawagachiko
11 BATTLE OF THE CHEFS
12 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Don’t miss out – visit the member calendar at www.harvardclub.com Don’t miss out – visit the member calendar at www.harvardclub.com for more information about these events and to register. for more information about these events and to register.
Family Night PART Program Cocktails & Whiskey & Friday Lunch in ClubPub Public Policy Wardrobes Buet
Roundtable for Roundtable for the Future the Future Family Night in ClubPub
Conversation Rosé Wine Public Policy PART Program Author Series Public Policy Dinner with Dinner Book Discussion with Dan Boyne Book Discussion Diran Apelian Roundtable for Family Night Roundtable for the Future Book Club in ClubPub the Future Family Night in ClubPub
Fall Mixology Wine Society Biotech SIG Family Night PART Program Faculty Lecture Boston Bruins Family Night Sip & Tell in ClubPub with Alyssa vs. Tampa Bay in ClubPub Goodman
Entrepreneurs’ Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable Roundtable
Autumnal Positivity and Crimson Hat Wellness SIG Roundtable for PART Program MIT SIG Conversation Family Night Equinox Yoga Relaxation Society Outing the Future Dinner with in ClubPub Training (PART) Father Hehir ThinkerAnalytix Ski Club Program Dinner & A Movie Panel Discussion “Casablanca” CEO SIG Algonquin Society Family Night Member Mingle MIT SIG in ClubPub
PART Program HBS SIG
Member Mingle
2019 2019 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Don’t miss out – visit the member calendar at www.harvardclub.com Don’t miss out – visit the member calendar at www.harvardclub.com for more information about these events and to register. for more information about these events and to register.
Family Night PART Program Cocktails & Whiskey & Friday Lunch in ClubPub Public Policy Wardrobes Buet
Roundtable for Roundtable for the Future the Future Family Night in ClubPub
Conversation Rosé Wine Public Policy PART Program Author Series Public Policy Dinner with Dinner Book Discussion with Dan Boyne Book Discussion Diran Apelian Roundtable for Family Night Roundtable for the Future Book Club in ClubPub the Future Family Night in ClubPub
Fall Mixology Wine Society Biotech SIG Family Night PART Program Faculty Lecture Boston Bruins Family Night Sip & Tell in ClubPub with Alyssa vs. Tampa Bay in ClubPub Goodman
Entrepreneurs’ Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable Roundtable
Autumnal Positivity and Crimson Hat Wellness SIG Roundtable for PART Program MIT SIG Conversation Family Night Equinox Yoga Relaxation Society Outing the Future Dinner with in ClubPub Training (PART) Father Hehir ThinkerAnalytix Ski Club Program Dinner & A Movie Panel Discussion “Casablanca” CEO SIG Algonquin Society Family Night Member Mingle MIT SIG in ClubPub
PART Program HBS SIG
Member Mingle
2019 2019
14 COCKTAILS & PUBLIC POLICY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Wednesday, October 2, 2019 6:30 pm Registration & Mingling 7:00 pm Discussion followed by Q&A Back Bay Clubhouse
Artificial Intelligence is advancing, reflecting a growing TICKETS FOR THE 2019-2020 tendency to delegate decision-making to algorithms. SEASON NOW AVAILABLE Big data, namely the availability of enormous volumes of data on all kinds of human activity, further enhances the October 17, 2019 | 7:00 pm | Tampa Lightning effectiveness of algorithms. New technology can assist, Balcony 326, Row 6 seats 9-14 and but also threaten, the goals surrounding human rights. In Row 7 seats 9-12 | $85 per ticket the short-term, these dangers include perpetuating bias Click here to purchase tickets. in algorithmic reasoning. In the longer term, concerns January 16, 2020 | 7:00 pm | Pittsburgh Penguins surround the ownership of data, the increasing power of Balcony 328, Row 10 seats 3-12 | $85 per ticket technology companies, and changes in the nature of work. Click here to purchase tickets. This C&PP explores the ways in which artificial intelligence will affect human life, and its emerging ethics and human March 16, 2020 | 7:00pm | Columbus Blue Jackets rights-related questions. Balcony 326, Row 8 seats 3-12 | $75 per ticket Click here to purchase tickets. Price per person: $15 (plus *Club charge & tax) includes Tickets can be picked up the day of the game at the Downtown reception fare and lecture. A cash bar will be available. Clubhouse. Parking is not included but is available in the One Federal parking garage. Click here to register. All sales are final. Refunds are not allowed for osite ticketed events. Whiskey & Wardrobes
Thursday, October 3, 2019 6:00 pm Registration 6:15 pm Whiskey Tasting 6:45 pm Discussion Followed by Q&A Downtown Clubhouse Gentlemen – you don’t get a second chance to make a stylish first impression. Get expert tips for building a timeless wardrobe from stylist Danielle Darah, who works with luxury brands to dress professional men across the country. Curtis York of William Grant & Son’s Distillers will join us for a tasting of the 14 year Balvenie and the 14 year Glenfiddich, followed by a tasting of the 21 year versions of each for comparison. This event is not just for men – female members are encouraged to join us to also learn more about fall fashion trends. Price per person: $40 (plus *Club charge & tax) includes light refreshments, whiskey tasting and discussion. Click here to register.
Parking is not included, but is available in the One Federal Street parking garage.
15 CHEF’S Dear Members, CORNER In addition to regularly adding new dishes to the Club’s menus, we continue to expand the list of local vendors and farms from which we source our ingredients. Fresh ingredients are key to any great meal, but working with industry leaders who put the same care into their offerings as we do is equally as important. Here are just a few of those vendors: Great Hill Blue Cheeses in Marion, MA Wards Berry Farm in Sharon, MA Maplebrook Farms in Bennington, VT Jasper Hill Farms in Greensboro, VT Vermont Creamery in Websterville, VT Foley Fish Company in Boston, MA Oakhurst Dairy Farm in Portland, ME Blue Hill Bay in Hancock, ME Farming Turtles in Exeter, RI I’m excited to announce that on Saturday mornings for the months of September and October, we’ve added a new omelet station to our continental breakfast for $14 per person (plus *Club & tax). Our chef will prepare an omelete with your choice of fillings, or eggs any style, made to order. We look forward to seeing you at the Club.
Chef Dean Moore
WINNER Congratulations to Martha Dietrich, our Sous Chef at the Downtown Clubhouse, for winning this year’s Battle of the Chefs.
Our culinary team had some outstanding entries, but Martha’s smoked sea bass carpaccio with a charred jalapeno, mango coulis, American caviar, plantain crisps and baby greens was the crowd favorite.
For September, we’re adding this winning appetizer to our Downtown Clubhouse menu for $18 (plus *Club charge & tax).
Available at the Downtown Clubhouse only.
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Friday, October 4, 2019 Price per person: $29.95 (plus *Club charge & tax). 11:30 am—2:00 pm Downtown Clubhouse Please let a staff member or server know of any food allergies and our chefs would be happy to The first Friday of October is special - it’s our accommodate you. Friday Lunch Buffet at the Downtown Clubhouse. Every other month, the Club’s chefs prepare a For reservations for parties of 5 or more, please delectable buffet. call 617-450-8465.
FACULTY LECTURE WITH ALYSSA GOODMAN Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from ancient times to 6:30 pm Reception modern simulations. 7:00 pm Lectures Followed by Q&A She has chaired the Back Bay Clubhouse Astronomy Section of the American From Calypso to Calypso: What does Jacques Cousteau Association for the have to do with a self-driving car? Advancement of Professor Goodman, graduate of MIT and Harvard, is the Science and the internationally renowned Robert Wheeler Willson Professor National Academy’s of Applied Astronomy at Harvard University. Her work Board on Research spans astrophysics, science education, data science, data Data and Information, visualization, climate change, education and the history and now serves on of prediction. In her talk, From Calypso to Calypso, she the Astroinformatics will share her career path and what drove her passion for and Astrostatistics knowledge in these fields. Working Groups of the American Astronomical Society \ and the International Astronomical Union. Named Scientist of the Year by The Harvard Foundation, Professor Goodman has been working closely with Professor Goodman pursues research at the Harvard colleagues to expand the use of the WorldWide Telescope and Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and serves as program in research and in education, and organizes the Co-Director of Science at the Radcliffe Institute for “Seamless Astronomy” collaboration, based at the Center Advanced Study. for Astrophysics. She leads the effort creating the high- dimensional linked-view exploratory data visualization Registration is required for this complimentary event. software known as “glue,” as well as the HarvardX course called “PredictionX,” which traces the history of prediction Click here to register.
17 GalaMember Appreciation Saturday, November 2, 2019 7:00 pm—11:00 pm Back Bay Clubhouse You are invited to our annual Harvard Club of Boston Member Appreciation Gala. Mingle throughout the Back Bay Clubhouse with fellow members and guests, as you enjoy an incredible variety of items prepared by our culinary team, including roast rack of Colorado lamb, sautéed sea scallops with bacon jam and lobster cream and a mini cupcake display. The Mark Greel Band will be performing in Harvard Hall where you can dance the night away. Price per person: $25 (plus *Club charge & tax) Members may invite up to 3 guests at the Member Appreciation rate of $25 per guest (plus *Club charge & tax). Any additional guests are welcome at a rate of $100 per guest (plus *Club charge & tax). Click here to register.
Everything is more fun with close friends and colleagues – including membership at the Harvard Club. Member referrals are an important part of growing our extraordinary community. For more information, contact the Membership Oce at 617-450-4444 or [email protected]. Thank you to the following members who have referred new members June and July 2019. Christina V. Brownell, ged’89 Andrew Marshall, ged’19 Thomas R. Ruskin ‘80 Ryan Fortin ‘16 Bruce H. Minevitz ‘75 Svetlana G. Silverman, fle’91 Christopher Hartnick, faculty Stephen G. Pauker ‘64, m’68 John A. Sims Jr., gb’75 Jacob J. Khan, exg’21 Nancy Place Lawrence Verhelst, l’14
18 It’s never too early to start thinking about the holiday season. Large or small, business or pleasure — one of the many private rooms at the Back Bay Clubhouse or the Downtown Clubhouse will be perfect for your holiday gathering.
Our team is ready to help plan every detail of your event, and create a memorable experience for you and your guests.
For more information, please contact: Back Bay Clubhouse 617-450-4446 [email protected]
Downtown Clubhouse 617-450-8484 [email protected]
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TRAINER SPOTLIGHT One of the perks of an athletic membership, is access to top trainers and instructors. Whether you want to Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra enhance your current program or need help healing from an injury, we have a Honorary 212th Season Opener team of professionals we’ve worked with for years. Meet one of our personal Saturday, October 5, 2019 trainers, Donna Medaglia Terwal. 8:00 pm Sanders Theatre Donna has worked in the health, wellness and medical 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA fields for over twenty years. She is an avid runner and has a passion for helping individuals reach their wellness goals The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra will perform Mahler’s while enjoying the process along the way. She received Ninth Symphony, conducted by Maestro Federico a B.S. in Physical Education from Springfield College and Cortese, as their 212th season opener. a M.S. in Clinical Exercise Physiology from Northeastern This performance honors Diana Eck and Dorothy University. Donna is licensed as a: Austin whose warmth and wisdom have touched – ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (RCEP) countless Lowell House students during their two – Secondary Physical Education Teacher Certification decades as faculty deans. – AFAA Group Fitness Instructor – AFAA Personal Trainer Price per person: Adults $20. Students with ID, and – Spinning Instructor anyone under 18 years old can attend for free. To schedule an appointment, please contact Donna at Click here to purchase tickets. 617-271-6061 or [email protected].
19 PUBLIC POLICY BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Friday, October 11, 2019 8:00 am—9:00 am Downtown Clubhouse The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis, is our October selection. What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have HBS SIG no idea how it works? “The election happened,” remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then Wednesday, October 30, 2019 deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. “And then 6:00 pm—7:00 pm there was radio silence.” Trump appointees were few Back Bay Clubhouse and far between; those that did show up were shockingly Are you a Harvard Business School student or alum? uninformed about the functions of their new workplace. If so, please join our newest special interest group, Some even threw away the briefing books that had been the HBS SIG, where you’ll have the opportunity to prepared for them. Michael Lewis gives us a look at a connect with fellow members who attended HBS. government under attack by its own leaders. Optional à la carte breakfast service will be available in At this first gathering you’ll discuss the structure The Crimson starting at 7:00 am. Members and guests and schedule of future meetings, and talk about are welcome.* what kind of activities you might like for the group. *Participation fee for non-members (must be registered Includes hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine. as a guest by a member): $5, includes discussion and Registration is required for this complimentary event. coffee. Registration for members is required for this Members and member spouses only. complimentary event. Click to register. Click here to register. here
Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:00 pm Reception 6:30 pm Performance Begins Back Bay Clubhouse Join us for a live performance by the renowned Rimsky- Korsakov String Quartet. Based in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the Quartet includes Mikhail Bondarev (violin), Ekaterina Belisova (violin), Alexei Popov (viola), Anton Andreev (cello) who are all graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. The Quartet’s repertoire includes the music of Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Taneyev and Stravinsky. They also perform lesser-known masterworks of Glinka, Alabiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Gretchaninov, Miaskovsky and Mossolov. The group is an exponent of contemporary composers having recently premiered Hans Werner Henze’s Piano Quintet at the Berliner Philharmonie. Price per person: $50 (plus *Club charge & tax) includes reception fare and performance. A cash bar will be available. Click here to register.
20 ELECTED MEMBERS FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS FOR JUNE AND JULY 2019: JUNE AND JULY 2019: Pyoungchan Ahn, gb’74 Rod Mullice, gsd’14 Alpie Atabay Daliza Nova Mayank Aranke, ph’19 James Niffenegger ‘19 Richard Fleischman Jay Sullivan Ella Auchincloss, dv’05 Thomas Nittmann, MIT’19 Keith Koeferl Natalie Velasquez Peter Pyala ‘19 Ifeoluwa Obayan ‘19 Claudia Carey Batz, exu’23 Stephen J. O’Leary, III, gb’84 John Beadle ‘19 Michael Opara ‘19 Brian Bodensteiner,l’16 Sanghyeon Park ‘12 MILESTONE MEMBERS FOR Elizabeth Braden, ged’19 Samuel H. Pettway, gb’74 JUNE AND JULY 2019: Donavan Brown. fle’11 Julio Picard, admp Donald R. Sohn, gb'51, 65 year member Rebecca Brownell, Legacy Andrew Puopolo ‘19 Joseph S. Ullian '52, g'57, 65 year member Bethsaida Cardona ‘19 Anne Raheem ‘19 Forrester A. Clark, Jr. '58, 60 year member Julia Carstens ‘19 Kirtsi Samuels, ks’11 George J. Hill, Y'53, m'57, 60 year member Donna Casey, gb’15 Thomas J. Sartory, l’69 Herbert M. Weiss, l'52, 60 year member Emma Clerx ‘19 Klaus schmitz, gb’12 Gene Miller, gb'69, 50 year member Ethan Craigo ‘19 Roshan Sethi, Y’09, m’14 David S. Babin '56, 45 year member Mark Czeisler ‘19 Eli Jacob Shieber ‘19 Gerard R.J. Goulet '69, YG'75, 45 year member Emmanuel D’Agostino ‘19 Aleksia M. Silverman, Legacy William H. Kettlewell '73, 45 year member Brandon Dixon ‘19 Andrew Sim, pld James Evans ‘75 Daniel Smith, MIT’19 Harry T. O'Hare, Jr.,'71, gb'75, 45 year member Daniela Fagnani, fle’93 David Solomon, gsd’19 William F. Phinney '50, 45 year member Christopher Foster, pld Camilla Suarez ‘19 Barbara D. Pulaski, ph'73, 45 year member Evelynne Fulda ‘19 Robert Suh, ph’85 David w. Fehr, faculty, 40 year member James Gallagher, l’16 Frances Sun, ks’03 Dwight L. Gertz, Y'73, gb'80, 40 year member Meyling Galvez-Contreras ‘19 Joanna Tao ‘19 George P. Mair '75, l'78, 40 year member Tanner Gildea ‘19 Alexandra Sears Thaler ‘19 Ronald R.S. Picerne '50, 40 year member Samuel Goldman ‘19 Fabrizio Trilli, pld Mabel Vogel, assoc., 40 year member Griffin Gonzales ‘19 Hubert Tuyishime ‘19 Nancy J. Bildner '89, 35 year member Cole Guyre ‘19 MaryAnne Ulian, legacy Stanley W. Burrows, ks'79, 35 year member Kikka Hanazawa, gb’02 Ashim Vaish ‘19 Harvey V. Fineberg '67, m'72, ks'80, 35 year member Marina Hartnick, Legacy Sara Valente ‘19 Martin A. Samuels, faculty, 35 year member Janice R. Igoe, Y’76, g’83 Graham Walter ‘21 C. Robert Valeri, m'58, 35 year member Anna Jaysing ‘19 Austin Walters, gb’16 Walker Jordan ‘19 John Warner, gb’93 Sarah Judd ‘19 Lu Wang ‘11, exg’20 Daniel C. Kim, YG’97 Nathan Williams ‘19 DECEASED MEMBERS FOR Jake Adam Laband, l’22 Margaret Wilson ‘19 JUNE AND JULY 2019: Jonathan Lange, gb’15 Ivan Wai Kee Wong, amp Lois Mary Diehl, assoc., 64 year member Shirley Lin ‘19 David Xu ‘19 Rita C. Raffi, assoc., 59 year member Peter D. Manuelian ‘81 Joon Hyuk Yang ‘19 Amol Matharu, MIT’19 Mario Zarrabian ‘19 Bertram Grand, gb’49, 50 year member Steven McDonald, opm Ellen Zhang ‘19 Philip T. Crotty, Jr., ged’55, 46 year member Stephen Monrad ‘19 Tim Hongru Zhou ‘07 Maurice H. Connors ‘53, 42 year member Matthew Moody ‘19 Cheryl Zogg, YG’22 Evelyne R. Balboni, legacy, 15 year member Emily Moya ‘19 John C. Firmin, pmd, 4 month member
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President Treasurer Secretary Matthew G. Hegarty ’82 Michael F. Cronin ’75, gb ’77 Edward Matson Sibble, Jr. ’73
Vice Presidents Directors Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr. ‘73, gb ’77 Charles F. Cornish, Legacy Amy Norton, dv’16 John S. Cornish, Legacy Andy S. Freed ’90, ks’94 Marlene Rehkamp O’Brien, ’82, l’85 Bernard Ho, MIT’06 David Rodriguez, YG’12 House Committee Chair Susan Kendall ’81, ks’99 John A. Sims Jr., gb ’75 Marcus O.P. DeFlorimonte, PMD’95 Philip Lovejoy, Legacy Gary Trey, MD, faculty Jillian C. McGrath, Legacy Jack Wolfe, S.M.’74 (MIT), amp ’83
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