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hapPENNingsApril 2012 THE PENN CLUB OF NEW YORK Penn Club Spin-a- on | Wednesday, April 18th, Last year, our spin-a-thon had at least one rider on a 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. spin bike going from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. We had Make a meaningful several bikes going simultaneously — and with the silent di erence! auction of Lance Armstrong autographed jerseys — and You are invited, along with raised a total of $6,460. For 2012, our goal is to raise at your friends, family and least $10,000. Please help us realize this worthwhile goal! co-workers to come back If you wish to spin, please contact the Palestra at to the Penn Club Palestra 212.403.6623 or e-mail [email protected] to In is Fitness Center for our 2nd Annual Spin-a- on. is reserve your time (in 30-minute blocks or more) and to annual fundraising e ort organized by PENNdulums, make your donation of $30. No need to be a Club mem- 2 General Manager’s Corner the community service group of e Penn Club, ber to participate. Sponsorship tickets are also available. 3 In-House Events assists PENN’s Abramson Cancer Center (ACC), a To learn more, visit www.pennclub.org/spinathon. LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excellence. Community Service Intra Club 4 Out-of-Club EntertainmentIssue 5 Reciprocal Clubs e Business of Sports with Ladies and Lords Ball: An 6 Member Spotlight Professor Shropshire | Edwardian A air | Monday, April 16th, 7:00 p.m. e Friday, May 4th, 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. After a long day 7 Dining Specials Penn Club and Penn NYC are of hunting and HapPENNings Calendar teaming up to bring you an All leisure activities, Star in the elds of sports law and business. Wharton gather at the club- Professor Kenneth Shropshire, who has consulted house for an eve- on projects for the NCAA, NFL, MLB, and U.S. ning of Edwardian Olympic Committee, is the leader in the niche eld of Era amusement. sports law and entertainment. With so much scandal is is the golden ARTICLE See at a glance what each — not to mention [L]insanity — going on in the age of country house entertainment, with the Penn ICONS article means for you! world of athletics, there will be lots to discuss! Club transforming into a lively British manor. At Kenneth L. Shropshire is the David our young alumni (ages 21-34) ball we’ll celebrate Networking Drinks W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton modern amenities like electricity and the automobile, School of the University of Pennsyl- engage in intellectual conversations about Art Nou- veau, and play parlour games with class. As Lords and Learning Dining vania and the Director of its Wharton Sports Business Initiative. Shropshire Ladies you will enjoy tantalizing libations, splendid spent ve of his 25 years at Wharton as hors d’oeuvres, and sweet melodies by Penn’s own DJ Snacks Healthy Chairman of the School’s Legal Studies and business eth- Bubbles. In the Belle Époque, women donned lace ics department. His research and teaching have centered and pearls, while gentleman dressed in long blazers, Entertainment on sports law, sports business and the social impact of oxfords, and top hats. Men, don’t forget to curl your sports, as well as negotiation, dispute resolution and diver- mustaches and bring your walking sticks! Bear in sity in the law. Shropshire acts as an arbitrator in disputes mind that the sun never set on the British Empire, so SAVE THE DATE! regarding employment, agents, payments and eligibility we will be sure to party well into the night. to such clients as the NFL Players Association and USA During the event, Johnnie Walker will also lead an Track and Field. Shropshire has provided commentary for elegant tasting from a selection of their portfolio April Wine a number of media outlets including Nightline, CNN, blends, led by one of their esteemed Masters of the New York Times, USA Today, e Wall Street Journal, Whisky. Dinner NPR and Sports Illustrated. Mr. Shropshire received his $40 per member and $50 per guest plus tax and service Wednesday, April 18th law degree from Columbia University Law School. charge. Includes hors d’oeuvres and open bar of John- $25 per person plus tax and service charge by Monday, nie Walker, house wine, and beer. Bow ties and corsets 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. April 9th. $35++ for late reservations. Program includes are optional (but recommended). Reservations due SEE PAGE 7 one house beverage with dry snacks and crudités. Tuesday, May 1st and become nal sale on that date. Cindy Cirlin, W’79, Program Committee The Young Alumni Committee

All programs require written reservations. Please mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or register on the Web site (www.pennclub.org) to reserve. E-mail [email protected] only for questions about events. 1 Our second annual Spin-a-Thon for the purpose of raising takes. We’re about getting smart about clinical trials. And if money for the LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excel- it comes to it, being in control of how your life ends. It’s your lence at Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center is fast approach- life. You will have it your way. ing. I will once again be riding a spin bike that day to We’re about the practical stuff. Planning for surviving. raise money and awareness for this worthy cause. The Banking your sperm. Preserving your fertility. Organizing LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center is a liated with the Lance your finances. Dealing with hospitals, specialists, insurance Armstrong Foundation, and is one of a handful of such Cen- companies and employers. It’s knowing your rights. It’s your ters nationwide. Last year’s Spin-a-Thon raised $6,500.00. life. Take no prisoners. With your help, I know we can exceed that number this year. We’re about the fight. We’re your champion on Capitol Hill. Whenever I ride for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the Your advocate with the healthcare system. Your sponsor in Manifesto of the LAF is constantly running through my the research labs. And we know the fight never ends. Cancer mind. It reads as folows: GENERAL may leave your body, but it never leaves your life. This is the The Manifesto of the Lance Armstrong Foundation Lance Armstrong Foundation. Founded and inspired by one MANAGER’S of the toughest cancer survivors on the planet.” “We believe in life. Your life. We believe in living every minute of it with every ounce of your being. And that you This compelling and thought-provoking document has must not let cancer take control of it. We believe in energy: been an inspiration to millions of cancer patients, as well channeled and fierce. We believe in focus: getting smart and as their caregivers, friends and families. It is a good start- living strong. Unity is strength. Knowledge is power. Atti- ing point for our April 18th event. In addition to riding a tude is everything. This is the Lance Armstrong Foundation. spin bike, you will also have the chance to bid on some very exciting silent auction items. Premier among these We kick in the moment you’re diagnosed. We help you accept items will be a LIVESTRONG branded bike that is being the tears. Acknowledge the rage. We believe in your right to provided by the Trek bicycle company. This will surely live without pain. We believe in information. Not pity. And in inspire some lively bidding. straight, open talk about cancer. With husbands, wives and Corner partners. With kids, friends and neighbors. And the people I sincerely hope that you will join us, and help make this you live with, work with, cry and laugh with. This is no time our most stellar fund raising event to date. Further detail to pull punches. You’re in the ght of your life. can be found in this issue of HapPENNings. Thank you in advance for your participation and support. We’re about the hard stuff. Like finding the nerve to ask for a second opinion. And a third, or a fourth, if that’s what it —Peter M. Homberg, CCM

whiskey and the history of WhistlePig, as well as enjoy charcuterie and Original American Spirit Tasting: assorted snacks. e Comeback and History of $35 per member and $50 per guest plus tax and service charge by Wednesday, Rye Whiskey | April 4th. $45++ per member and $60++ per guest for late reservations. Includes tasting, charcuterie and assorted snacks. Wednesday, April 11th, 7:30 p.m. Let’s go back to pre- Michael Aronson, W’93, Program Committee Prohibition America. We’ll sip rye whiskey in abundance and distill alcohol in our very own backyards (like our fearless leader George Washington!). On April 11th, join Get a Clue: Penn Club fellow members and guests for an all-American whiskey tasting with WhistlePig Whiskey founder and CEO Trivia Night | Raj Peter Bhakta. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, April 26th, 7:30 p.m. You may have received an Ivy League Bhakta is an entrepreneur and American public gure. education, but are you really Smarter an a 5th Grader? Why don’t After earning a spot on e Apprentice, Bhakta won the you “get a clue” by joining us for a night of Penn Club Trivia! Trivia 2006 Republican endorsement for a seat on the House of nights are a great way to test your intellect and pop-culture savviness Representatives. He is also a frequent speaker on MSNBC while drinking and eating with friends, family, and fellow guests. and Fox News. WhistlePig is “100/100”, meaning 100 proof, 100 percent Remember, every ursday members can sign for $2 Yuengling rye whiskey. It is aged for at least ten years in oak barrels to make the perfect Drafts until 9:00 p.m. combination of proof, purity and age. Located on one of the oldest farms $15 per person plus tax and service charge. Includes one house in Vermont, WhistlePig has received the “highest ever” designation from beverage and a prize for the winning team. Please RSVP with the Wine Enthusiast and the “highest recommendation” from the Spirits your team name (3-5 players) to reserve your spot. If you sign up Journal in the summer of 2010. alone, we will do our best to group you with other players. Space is limited. At this event, you will learn about the return of the very iconic rye Reservations due by Monday, April 23rd.

Welcome New February Members Filippo Altissimo Prescott R. Brown Ronald Jay Epstein Tanya Jumbala Vikesh Mahendroo Robert E. O’Connell, III Justine Essex Stover Danish Amjad Lawrence Chan David B. Fenkell Lisa S. Katz Julian Maldonado Shauna O’Donnell Harry B. Van Sciver Susan Allan Block Joanne S. Deutchman Matthew T. Geraghty Shahid S. Khan Rebecca McClain Edward Robinson Margaret Green eld Van Sciver William R. Bole Leonard Deutchman Carlos Gonzales Sean Louis Lambert George F. Murphy Geeta Dalal Simons Wade W. Vandegrift Colleen Brandon David M. Edwards Prof. Osagie Imasogie Inachos Lazos Richard F. Nelson Duncan M. Skinner Daniel Wagner Joseph P. Brandon Catherine E. Ellsworth Eric F. Johnson Pedro Lichtinger Michael Nowak Robert J. Smith

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Funny Business: Making a A Performance by Rebecca Luttio | Life in Comedy | Tuesday, May 8th. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Show: 8:00 p.m. Emerging mezzo- University Marquis Event soprano, Rebecca Luttio is quickly gathering attention for a voice described Tuesday, April 10th. Registration: 5:30 p.m. as “red velvet” and exciting audiences Program: 6:00 p.m. Reception: 7:00 p.m. Join us to hear with a daring, dramatic sensibility. Last from fellow Penn alums about their experiences mak- Spring, Ms. Luttio made her professional ing a living in comedy. How did their time at Penn in- debut with the Florida Grand Opera in a ° uence their career choice? What has been their career captivating performance of “Zerlina” in path? What are their plans for the future? And what advice might they Mozart's Don Giovanni. Ms. Luttio has have for those aspiring to follow a similar path? sung in several young artist programs both domestic and abroad, e panel will be moderated by Al Filreis, Kelly Professor of English and including Operafestival di Roma, American Austrian Faculty director of the Kelly Writers House. Mozart Academy, Oberlin in Italy, Opera North, PANELISTS: and the Chicago Opera eater. A native of Seattle, Vanessa Bayer (C’04) is a cast member of Saturday Night Live. Washington, she owes much of her captivating stage presence to her extensive training in classical ballet. Josh Rabinowitz (C’10) is an actor who has a recurring role on a new Ms. Luttio recently received a Master of Music MTV sitcom, “I Just Want My Pants Back”. in Vocal Performance after a very successful two years at the New Mark Rizzo (C’92) is a writer and performer in LA. He has one-man England Conservatory of Music. show Terror and Pity. $59.95 per person plus tax and service charge for Music and 4-Course Lew Schneider (C’83) has been a stand-up comedian, a game show Prix-Fixe Dinner. $25 per member and $40 per guest plus tax and service host, an actor, and a TV writer-producer. His credits include the series charge for Music Only. Space is limited. Reservations due by Friday, May “American Dad”. 4th and become nal sale on that date. The performance includes one $10 for young alumni (Class of 2000-2011) and current students. $20 for house beverage from the Kite & Key bar. older alumni and guests. For more information and to make a reservation, Benjamin L. Schmitt, GR’14, Vocal Performance Series Chair visit http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/theatreartsnyc/index.html. This program is sponsored by Arts @Penn, Kelly Writers House, Alumni Relations, and The Penn Club. It is part of an ongoing initiative to present arts-programming for alumni. Untangling Alzheimer’s: A Key to BOOK GROUP LUNCHEON Healthy Aging | e Sense of an Ending | Cocktails and conversation with Penn by Julian Barnes Medicine’s top brain researchers Monday, April 16th, 12:00 p.m. NEW Tuesday, May 22nd, 6:30 p.m. Two of the world’s ATTENDEES leading brain experts will brief us on the exciting “Elegant, playful, and remarkable.” WELCOME! — e New Yorker advances their team has made toward our ability to diagnose, delay the is intense new novel follows a middle-aged man as onset of, and e ectively treat devastating aging-related brain diseases he contends with a past he has never much thought such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou about—until his closest childhood friends return with a Gehrig’s disease) and frontotemporal degeneration. Learn strategies vengeance, one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. for managing the progression of these disorders, as well as tips for Tony Webster thought he’d left all this behind as he built a life for promoting healthy brain aging and memory. himself; and by now his marriage and family and career have fallen into FEATURING: an amicable divorce and retirement. But he is then presented with a John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D. is the mysterious legacy that obliges him to reconsider a variety of things he William Maul Measey-Truman G. Schnabel, thought he’d understood all along, and to revise his estimation of his Jr., M.D., Professor of Geriatric Medicine and own nature and place in the world. Gerontology, Director of the Institute on Aging, A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single sitting, with and Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Center stunning psychological and emotional depth and sophistication, e at the University of Pennsylvania Sense of an Ending is a brilliant new chapter in Julian Barnes’ oeuvre. Virginia M.-Y. Lee, Ph.D., M.B.A. is the John $49 per member and $59 per guest plus tax and service charge by H. Ware 3rd Professor in Alzheimer’s Research, Professor of Pathology Monday, April 9th at noon. Reservations are required one week in advance. and Laboratory Medicine, and Director of the Center for Neurodegen- If the reservation minimum of 12 people is not met, the program will be erative Disease Research and Marian S. Ware Alzheimer Program subject to cancellation. This program includes book discussion and full $20 per person (inclusive of tax and service charge). Program includes re- bu et luncheon with co ee/tea and dessert. ception of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Reservations requested by Friday, Claire Gordon, Book Group Chair May 18th.

Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Arthur Miller explores the tragic, con° icted Pre-Passover Brooklyn Bridge and the story of the love between husband and wife, and father and sons. Lower East Side | Starring Phillip Seymour Ho man, Linda Emond, and Andrew Sunday, April 1st, 2:00 p.m. To mark the upcoming Gar eld. start of Passover, it’s two tours for the price of one. $179.95 per person plus tax and service charge includes dinner at the Club First, a walk across the bridge to learn about its his- and show. Final Sale. Member must be present to sign at dinner. Reserva- tory and creation, and how it served as an inspira- tions requested by Friday, February 10th. Late RSVPs may incur a fee and tion for Jewish immigrants to come to Brooklyn. are subject to availability. Next, a tour of the Lower East Side, addressing its immigrant heritage with stops at the Eldridge Street Synagogue; Nice Work If You Can Get It | Orchard Street; e Jewish Daily Forward Building; and Eddie Cantor’s Monday, June 11th. Show: 6:00 p.m. Dinner: 8:00 p.m. birthplace. Here’s a sure re recipe for a sparkling, spirited and $18 per person. Reservations due by Thursday, March 29th at noon. Rain totally intoxicating musical comedy cocktail: Take or shine. Tony winner Matthew Broderick, Tony nominee Kelli O’Hara, mix with a songbook of the great Gershwin Easter Weekend Greenwich Village musical standards, stir things up with a coast of boot- History and Dessert Tour | leggers, playbooks and chorus girls in a glorious Long Island mansion during the Roaring Twenties — Who Saturday, April 7th, 2:00 p.m. Break a Lenten fast could ask for anything more as the fun begins? Hilarious Broadway with a tour of sites associated with the history and entertainment comes back in high style in Nice Work If You Can Get It, personalities of the Village, from Washington to Bob written by Tony winner Joe Di Pietro and directed and choreographed Dylan with dessert stops in between. Stops include by three-time Tony Award winning Kathleen Mashall. St. Luke in the Fields Church, the Washington Sq $153.95 per person plus tax and service charge. Includes dinner at the Club Arch, Minetta Lane, Patchin Place, and the homes of Mark Twain, and show. Final Sale. Member must be present to sign at dinner. Reserva- Edith Wharton, and Emma Lazarus. Along the way, we will take in Lilac tions requested by Friday, February 10th. Late RSVPs may incur a fee and chocolate, saviodi cookies and more. are subject to availability. $26 per person (includes sweets). Reservations due by Thursday, April 5th at noon. Rain or shine. e Best Man | Wednesday, June 20th. Dinner: 5:30 p.m. Show: 7:30 p.m. What could be An Insider’s Guide to Art — 57th more fun in a Presidential election year than Street | star-studded, political theatrical reworks? Multi award-winning stage and screen luminaries James Saturday, April 21st, 2:00 p.m. Join us to view art Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, Candice Bergen and along 57th Street in Manhattan, guided by Suzanne John Laroquette star in Gore Vidal’s classical e Julig of Suzanne Julig Art Advisory. A major Best Man. A play about power, ambition, ruth- crossroad of the New York art world, 57th Street lessness, secrets, scheming and backstabbing in is home to galleries and auction houses featuring the race for the Presidency, e Best Man is set at a national convention work in all media ranging from 19th century paint- where two popular candidates are ghting it out for the nomination. ing, blue-chip modernism through contemporary. From one who knew — it’s a scathing inside look at the double-dealing, Enjoy a lecture about each exhibition, as well as dirt-digging, triple-crossing politics of the whole election process — unique insights into the art business and collecting. could anything be more timely? Suzanne Julig is a ne art professional with twenty- ve years in the eld. $195.95 per person plus tax and service charge. Includes dinner at the Club She guides new and experienced collectors through all facets of building and show. Final Sale. Member must be present to sign at dinner. Reserva- and maintaining art collections, and was a Director at three New York tions requested by Friday, February 10th. Late RSVPs may incur a fee and galleries before founding her art advisory business. She holds B.A. and are subject to availability. M.A. degrees in art history, and is an Adjunct Instructor at NYU and the Sotheby’s Institute of Art. **Make sure to stop by the Grill Room for lunch beforehand.** NY Philharmonic – Carmina Burana | $40 per person. Reservations due by Thursday, April 19th at noon. Friday, June 1st. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Concert: 8:00 p.m. Program to include: Fµ¶¶µ: Selections from Atlàntida Death of a Salesman | O¸¹¹: Carmina Burana Wednesday, May 9th. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Show: 8:00 p.m. Willy Featured Artists: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor; Erin Morley, Loman is an aging traveling salesman coming to terms with Soprano; Nicholas Phan, Tenor; Jacques Imbrailo, Baritone; Orfeón the emptiness of his life. Willy had great dreams for his old- Pamplonés, Chorus; Igor Ijurra Fernández, Director; Brooklyn Youth est son, Bi , a former high school football star who has not Chorus, Chorus; Dianne Berkun, Director lived up to his father’s expectations. He nds himself strug- $115.95 per person plus tax and service charge. Includes dinner at the gling with his sons and long-su ering wife Linda, as dreams Club and show. Final Sale. Member must be present to sign at dinner. of the past collide with those that might have been. is Reservations due by Friday, May 4th.

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INTERCLUB Save the Date Please note that walk-ins will be required to show Club ID at the door at all interclub events. All Inter-Ivy events require the same proper club attire expected at the Penn s m t w t f s Club (no jeans or sneakers). Thanks! 1 2 Harvard Club 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Featured Member 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 (27 West 44th Street) Bene t! BroadWalk: A 14-Mile Walk Down Broadway! | 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 IvyDate.com Sunday, April 29th, 8:15 a.m. June 2012 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Come join members of the Har- 15% Discount on Eventsvard Club and other Ivy Clubs on All Subscriptions a 14-mile stroll down the entire IvyDate.com is a length of Manhattan, on the one new matchmaking Friday, June 1st street the runs that entire length: Broadway! The journey will service for Theater Evening: NY Philharmonic — commence at the 231st Street subway stop at 8:30 a.m. and exceptional men and women seeking Carmina Burana reach the southern tip of Manhattan by 4:30 p.m. Participants to date highly intelligent, sophisticated At the Cornell Club: Around the World will walk at a moderate pace and stop to see some sights along singles with drive and determination. Monday, June 11th the way. Arriving at West 44th Street around mid-day, you can Penn Club members have the bene t Theater Evening: Nice Work If You Can Get It fortify yourself with the Harvard Club’s fantastic all-you-can-eat of Preferred Access, which includes a 15% discount on all subscriptions. Champagne Brunch or opt for a more modest meal elsewhere Tuesday, June 12th Please e-mail the membership o¨ ce and rejoin the walking party afterwards. All Members' Annual Meeting at [email protected] to Wednesday, June 13th $39 per person plus tax and service charge for brunch and walk- request the exclusive invitation code for US-China Relations Panel ing tour. Please note that you will settle all dining charges at the registration on www.ivydate.com. Harvard Club with a credit card. Reservations due by Thursday, Monday, June 18th April 26th. Meet at the 231st Street Subway Stop (No. 1 line) at At the Cornell Club: Andrew Tobias 8:15 a.m. Rain date: Sunday, May 6th. Wednesday, June 20th Theater Evening: The Best Man Notary Public Sunday, June 24th Grand Central Tour For the convenience of our members and their guests, our in-house notary can have their documents notarized during business hours at no charge.

Reciprocal Clubs Penn Club members have access to about 150 reciprocal clubs worldwide. Two such examples are the reciprocal clubs below. Pittsburgh Athletic Association — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The University Club of Washington D.C. — Washington D.C., USA Established in 1908 and celebrating more e University Club of Washington, DC is a favorite than 100 years, the Pittsburgh Athletic meeting spot for guests with the comfort and privacy of a Association remains a Pittsburgh icon rich home away from home. e Club’s collegial atmosphere in history and renowned for its traditional makes it possible to enjoy an amazing array of services elegance and premier style. e Club is including upscale dining, casual grille, health club, squash, located in the heart of Oakland, where indoor pool and spa treatments in addition to private it is conveniently nestled within walking event rooms and peaceful reading in the library. With distance of some of the nation’s top learning superior recreational facilities and a full schedule of social institutions, world class museums, and programming, e University Club of Washington, DC fabulous retail shops. Reminiscent of the has established itself as one of the premier private city 16th Century Grimani Palace in Venice, the clubs in the country. Pittsburg Athletic Association is the ultimate alternative to the typical Make sure to check out the beautiful cherry blossoms when you pay a visit to hotel’s cookie-cutter meeting rooms and run of the mill banquet halls. our nation’s capital. Each spring, the National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates As a guest, one can enjoy all the amenities and privileges that a spring in Washington, DC, the gift of the cherry blossom trees, and the enduring private club has to o er. e PAA o ers delightful culinary o erings, friendship between the people of the United States and Japan. comfortable accommodations in our recently appointed rooms and For reservations, contact the concierge o ce at 202.862.8800 or e-mail state of the art athletic facility, including squash and racquetball [email protected]. courts, basketball courts, indoor walking and running tacks, indoor swimming pool, exercise classes, personal training, wellness For a Letter of Introduction to any of our reciprocal clubs, please contact Barbara counseling, spa services and duck pin bowling! Nevels at 212.403.6620 or e-mail [email protected]. For reservations, call 412.621.7540.

All programs require written reservations. Please mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or register on the Web site (www.pennclub.org) to reserve. E-mail [email protected] only for questions about events. 5 All Intra Club SEEN MEMBERSHIP reservations HEARD can be made at [email protected]. Members at a Private Brie ng with Josh Kopelman 3/13/12 problem-solving techniques, or making intro- Join an Intra Club! ductions. Please contact Intra Club Captain Intra Clubs (special interest groups within the Dorothy C. Nickelson, C’02, (dorothynickel- club) are a way for you to get to know your [email protected]) to learn more. fellow Penn Club members. To view the list & of Intra Clubs log on to the Members Only Hedge Fund Investing portion of our Web site at pennclub.org and Intra Club | Cornerclick on “Bulletin Board”. For more information Monday, April 30, 6:30 p.m. about joining or starting an Intra Club, please Come discuss issues and provide e-mail [email protected]. information, education and research John DeCosta, Leland Hardy, Kirill Azovtsev and Surinder Singh on latest trends in hedge funds, including Bertram Rosenblatt Bulls and Bears Intra Club | “fund of funds.” Hedge funds are unregistered Tuesday, April 3, 6:30 p.m. private investment partnerships or pools The Bulls and Bears Club that may invest and trade in many di© er- convenes on the rst Tuesday ent markets, strategies, and instruments. of every month at 6:30 pm. Whether you Please contact Intra Club Captain Dorothy C. work in the capital markets or invest in stocks Nickelson, C’02, (dorothynickelson@comcast. and bonds on a global basis you are invited to net) to learn more. join the Bulls and Bears Club. Discussions will Real Estate Investment focus on the implications and inter relation- Intra Club | ships of macro economics, geopolitical issues Tuesday, May 15, 6:30 p.m. Frieda Aboyoun and Carol Vinelli Je© ery Zannetti and Guests and megatrends on expected returns for The Real Estate Investment Intra stocks and bonds and the speci c selection of § Club’s mission is to educate and individual securities. Please contact Intra Club support the professionals and leaders of real Captain Tom Galvin ([email protected]) to estate investment rms through training and learn more. networking opportunities. Please contact Penn Women in Business Intra Club Captain Lauren Davidson, (LDavid- Intra Club | [email protected]) to learn more. Monday, April 16, 6:30 p.m. Penn Women For reservations, in Business’ goal is to assist women in meet- e-mail [email protected], ing their professional goals whether it be The Grill Room is an ideal fax 212.403.6621, or RSVP online. through exploring business issues, using place for a small gathering Members Dining with Josh Kopelman of friends or coworkers. Dinner parties of up to 10 and cocktail parties of up to MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Ira E. Berliner (Spousal Member) 25 can be accommodated. Call us ahead of time and Ira E. Berliner, NYU, BA ‘69; Brooklyn Law, JD ‘72; What is your favorite dish? Grilled hot dogs with mustard and sauerkraut. we can set up a spot for all NYU Law, LLM ‘76 What’s your drink? Single Malt Scotch. to enjoy! Contact: Bonnie Penn Club Member Since: 2011 Why did you choose Penn (if Penn alum)? I didn’t — married into it. Baker at The Grill Room, Lives in: Greenwich, CT Were you named after anyone? Yes, my maternal grandfather. 212.403.6631. Currently Single/Married With Kids? I’m in a committed If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Purple. relationship with children from both of us. What book are you currently reading? e Finkler Question. Hobbies: cooking, re ghting, golf, tennis, and reading. Who’s your favorite person living or dead, real or ctional (excluding family)? In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job? Benjamin Franklin. Fight for Truth, Justice, and e American Way. What’s the last thing you saw on Broadway? Trash on the street. Where do you like to vacation? Anywhere protected by e U.S. Marines. How often do you eat out? Two to three times per week. Why did you join the Penn Club? Convenience: a place to meet and a place What’s hanging above your sofa? Nothing — the sofa ° oats. to have a drink. How much is too much to spend on a haircut? $400. What do you often do at the Penn Club? Eat and Sleep. And most impor- When’s bedtime? After e Colbert Report. tantly, volunteer with PENNdulums™, a community service intra club, regarding legal matters. Make sure to attend this year’s Spin-a- on on When’s the last time you drove a car? is morning. Wednesday, April 18th! To audition for member spotlight, please e-mail [email protected].

6 Networking Learning Healthy Entertainment Drinks Dining Snacks Check out our SEEN Main Dining Room Events ➘ Main Dining Room Specials! HEARD Nightly Main Dining Festivities To make your nights especially fun, we have daily specials for members to try every night of the week! M&M is for Martini Sweet Treat Tuesday We're Halfway There Thursdays are for Viva Vino Friday ROOM Monday Wednesday Taking It Easy Finish your Night with the Wind down the week with MainMonday-Friday: Dining Dry, dirty, shaken, or straight- Sweet Taste of well-selected Chef Smoor has created a Celebrate at the Club with a bottle of the well-selected up. Pick any Martini from Dessert Wines for only $7.* scrumptious Prix-Fixe menu friends! Savor a Chef’s Choice Wine of the Month for $36.* Lunch 12 noon–2:30 PM Dinner 6–9 PM our Classic Martini list for of Seasonal Specialties for Special Cut Steak – $60* *plus tax and service charge only $7.* only $34.95* for 2. Please call 212.403.6628 for all Main Dining Room reservations. Note that jackets are required & April Wine Dinner | Mother’s Day Brunch | for gentlemen during dinner. Wednesday, April 18th. Sunday, May 13th. Show mom how much Copious amounts of wine and… you care… with lots and lots of food! e ❖ Grilled Marinated Quail Salad Penn Club is proud to announce the return Arugula, Fried Quail Egg and Truffl e of our ever-popular Mother’s Day Brunch. ROOM Vinaigrette is festive bu et boasts some of her ❖ Seafood Consommé with Oysters and favorite culinary delights and topnotch live music. To add GrillMonday-Friday: Breakfast 7–10 AM Sea Scallops to the merriment, we will include a complimentary glass of champagne just for her! e Main Dining Room will o er: Lunch 12–3 PM ❖ Lobster and Spinach Stuff ed Loin of Veal Sandwich Corner 3–5:30 PM ❖ Variety of Smoked Fish ❖ Jumbo Shrimp Saff ron Risotto and Spring Vegetables Dinner 5:30–10 PM ❖ Eggs Cooked to order ❖ Spring Salads ❖ Banana and Chocolate Crepes; Bar 12 noon–11 PM ❖ Chef Saji's Sushi Bar ❖ Carving of Spring Tahitian Vanilla Ice Cream and Rum Lamb and Glazed Ham ❖ Hand Selected Cheeses Saturday: Sauce Continental Breakfast 7–11 AM and Homemade Desserts ❖ … And more! $80 per person plus tax and service charge. Lunch 12 noon–7 PM $56.50 per adult and $29.50 per child (12 and under) plus For more camaraderie, join the “club Sunday: tax and service charge. ere are three seatings: 12 noon, table” at 7:00 p.m. to mingle with other Continental Breakfast 7–11 AM 1:00p.m. and 2:00p.m. Do not delay—call early to reserve members. Please note there is a 48-hour your spot. Space is limited and this event does sell out! For cancellation policy in e ect for this reservations call Tony Kontos at 212.403.6628 or e-mail event. For reservations, call Tony Kontos [email protected]. Please note there is a 48-hour at 212.403.6628 or RSVP online or cancellation policy in e ect for this event. ROOM e-mail [email protected]. BenjaminMonday-Friday: Franklin Complimentary Co ee & Tea 10–11 AM Elder Fashioned APRIL BRINGS SHOWERS… Kite & Key Bar 4–10:30 PM Bourbon or Whiskey, St. Germain Liqueur, April showers bring May fl owers, so this Library open daily 24 hours April shower yourself in Bitters and Muddled Orange comfort. Come to the Grill St. Germain Kir Blanc ROOM Room to relax, unwind St. Germain Liqueur Topped with and relieve some stress Sauvignon Blanc The Grill Room is an ideal over dinner and wine. Pear Tree Martini place for a small gathering Have a glass of red or St. Germain, Pear Vodka, Lime Juice and Daily Grill Room Specials of friends or coworkers. white wine for just $6 with Bitters GrillDinner parties of up to 10 the purchase of any Grill Room entree. St. Germain Shandy Monday and Friday: Wine/Beer and cocktail parties of up to Pairing Menu — Indulge in our pairing Available Monday through Friday from Pilsner Beer, St. Germain Liqueur and Two 25 can be accommodated. menu inspired by Chef Smoor. No meal is 6p.m. - 8p.m. Lemon Wedges Call us ahead of time and complete without a glass of wine or pint we can set up a spot for all St. Rita of beer to complement it! to enjoy! Contact: Bonnie MAY BRINGS FLOWERS… Tequila Blanco, St. Germain Liqueur and Tuesday: Slider Night — Three Beef Lime Juice Baker at The Grill Room, In May, welcome spring fl owers and Sliders served with a basket of French fries and Chef John’s special sauce. Pair 212.403.6631. indulge in the delicious beauty of an your sliders with a pint of our seasonal Elderfl ower cocktail for only $9.75. “THIRSTY THURSDAY” HAPPY draft beer at a special price. Burgers and ST. GERMAIN ELDERFLOWER HOUR Beer . . . need we say more?! COCKTAILS: Don't miss this great weekly special! Wednesday: Designer Burger Night — Specialties like The Homberger, Red St. Germain Cocktail $2 Yuengling Drafts in and Bleu, and Mask & Wig Club served Sparkling Wine, St. Germain and Club the Grill Room EVERY with French Fries and Coleslaw on a Brioche Bun. Soda Thursday 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. St. Germain Martini Thursday: Sink or Swim Tanqueray Gin and St. Germain Liqueur Every THIRD Thursday, Yuengling drafts for just $2.00 and All- St. Tropez enjoy $1 Yuengling Drafts and $4 You-Can-Eat Cheese Steaks All Night. Citron Vodka, St. Germain Liqueur, Lemon fl avored drinks! All menus and specials can be viewed Juice and Tonic Water on our Members Only online website. Check it out for pricing and more details.

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FITNESS CENTER Did You Know? Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; Every Month HapPENNings features Making a Life in Comedy Saturday–Sunday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Highlights PalestraHoliday Hours: 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. a new Penn Club House Rule! Whiskey Tasting To join, contact Tracey Wilson: 212.403.6626, [email protected], or come by the Palestra to start your ﬁ tness routine today. Rule 1: Spin-a-Thon General Use of Club Facilities ECO t Challenge at e use of the Penn Club of New York April Wine Dinner is available to members in good standing the Palestra Gym and their authorized guests. Hours and April 2nd – April 27th days of access to the Club and its various April is Earth month, and during facilities are set by the House Committee. Your comments are the month of April we encour- important to us! age Penn Club members and their families to lead a more “green” lifestyle! “ECO t” is For comments & suggestions regarding a four week incentive program designed to integrate Don’t forget to sign up furnishings, property, grounds, repairs & with Earth Day and increase overall awareness of eco- for the Spin-a-Thon! maintenance, house rules, dress code, and rules friendly activities. In teams, program participants will of conduct, contact the House Committee at: Join us on Wednesday, earn credits for minutes of physical activity completed, [email protected] April 18th for the Penn as well as bonus credits for activities that reduce an Club's second annual For comments & suggestions regarding individual’s overall environmental impact. Program Spin-a-thon. Help us raise membership growth, contact the Membership participants will learn helpful ways to reduce their car- money to bene t PENN's Abramson Committee at: membershipcommittee@ bon footprint while working out, and going through Cancer Center (ACC) a LIVESTRONG pennclubny.org normal daily activities. Survivorship Center of Excellence. You The top two teams will not only be awarded with do not need to be a Palestra or Penn For comments & suggestions regarding prizes but also awarded with the knowledge that they Club member to participate and come member events and activities, contact have positively impacted the environment! But we in for a spin. Please contact the Penn the Program Committee at: can’t leave anyone out of the fun; therefore all partici- Club Fitness Center at 212.403.6623 or [email protected] pants will be entered into a ra¶ e to win prizes! e-mail at [email protected] to reserve your spin time block (30 minute For comments & suggestions regarding activities To join the program and further information blocks). For further information for young alumni (age 21–34), contact the Young please e-mail [email protected] or call and to donate online please visit Alumni Committee at: [email protected] 212.403.6623. www.pennclub.org/spinathon. To contact the Club with questions or room reservations, please call 212.764.3550. Penn Club President General Manager Editor Gerald Knorr Peter M. Homberg, CCM Madeleine Kronovet