The Update APRIL 2017 The Athenaeum A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS OF THE ATHENAEUM ■ THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY International Nights Burger Night International Nights The Rathskeller is moving outside on are the perfect way to Friday, April 28 for Burger Night. We’ll explore the culinary be serving a wide selection of gourmet world without leaving burgers and you get to design the perfect Easter Brunch town. Join us for one for you! There will be an assortment Sunday, April 16 these special dining of condiments and sides for the burgers, experiences. International prix-fixe dinners all you have to do is choose your favorites There is still are available in addition to our á la carte and put them in the bun. The regular available seating dinner. (Please see menus on website.) Rathskeller menu will be unavailable that for our MONDAY, APRIL 10 – Sicily evening. Reservations required. (Please see MONDAY, APRIL 24 – Turkey the menu on page 3.) Easter Brunch! Seating every half hour FRIDAY, APRIL 28 Please visit from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Bar Service 4:30 p.m. The Athenaeum's $35.00 per person Food Service: 5:00 website for p.m.–8:30 p.m., information Chef's Cooking Class: seating every half hour about the brunch Steaks and Accompaniments RATHSKELLER UPSTAIRS – and egg hunts. WEST PATIO Chef Kevin welcomes everyone back into $21.00 per person We'll look for you The Athenaeum kitchen for a morning there! of education that will hone your culinary Wine & Spirits Tasting: skills. Wine will be served with lunch. Tequila (Please see menu on website.) SATURDAY, APRIL 22 The smooth and spicy flavors of tequila 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. are explored at this exclusive tasting event. 10:00 a.m. Registration Enjoy multiple tequila selections paired 10:15 a.m. Class (begins promptly) with Mexican small bites. (Please look for $ 99.00 per person more information on website.) WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 – 6:30 p.m. Reservations $35.00

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Mother’s Day Brunch Special Events Don't wait too long to make your Mother’s Day Brunch reservations! You will not athenaeum.caltech.edu want to miss all of the wonderful dishes our culinary team is preparing on this (626) 395-8282 special day. Celebrate your mother, grandmother, and soon-to-be mothers at this wonderful event. (Please see the menu on the website.) Hotel Rooms (626) 395-8200 SUNDAY, MAY 14 Seating every half hour from 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 551 South Hill Avenue $55.00 per person / $59.00 per person after May 8 Pasadena, CA 91106 $31.00 for children aged 4-11; complimentary for children aged 3 and under Employee of the Month February 2017 (Marisu’s Message Corner) Anthony Medici The Monster Awakes The Pavilion Under the deodar trees A giant steel and concrete structure emerges Very imposing, stately, and striking, But also grand and genteel looking. Our Employee of the Month for February 2017 is Anthony Medici. Anthony has worked at The Now the monster, the Pavilion, Athenaeum for one year and this is his first time being will soon awake honored as our Employee of the Month. on Tuesday, April 18th Anthony is originally from Paris, France. He first to provide sustenance to all members and guests. moved to the United States about 3 years ago and spent a brief time living in New York before coming to Pizzas made-to-order - Los Angeles. Prior to working at The Athenaeum as a Aromatic with goat cheese, leeks, scallions, server, Anthony worked at Quicksilver. roasted garlic and pancetta An al-fresco-combo with Anthony and his wife, Sandra, are expecting their first Margarita, Mediterranean and meat calzone. child in August. Congratulations Anthony, Between the bread options as well, on a job well done! Sandwiches featuring The Pavilion signature burger a blend of short rib, brisket and chuck on a brioche bun.

Market fresh salads for the lighter side Annual Membership Dues grilled salmon paillard or a skirt steak; ncrease There is something for everyone I who may like their salad hearty or light. The Athenaeum annual 5% dues increase will become effective April 1, 2017 and will be In a rush? Grab a sandwich, salad or soup reflected on your April statement. Thank you and be on your way and go very much for your continued support. before the lunch crowd sways in.

Be the first at 11:00am - there’s lots to eat until 2:00pm. Caltech Playreaders: It will be quick and good 66th Season ~ Theater starting Tuesday, April 18th! of the Imagination See you there The Playreaders perform staged script-in-hand as the giant Pavilion awakes - readings before an audience of Caltech/JPL/ ready to nourish the hungry and the famished who soon will find sustenance in its bosom. Huntington Library friends, meeting six times during the academic year in the Athenaeum. No reservations are needed to attend the reading. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 The Cassilis Engagement by St. John Hankin Marisu Jimenez Directed by Lynne McGrath General Manager The Cassilis Engagement combines the wit of Oscar Wilde and the social satire of Bernard Shaw in a comedy of British upper-crust manners. 2 • April 2017 • SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MAR 26 27 28 29 30 31 APR 1 International Night Barcelona Prix Fixe Menu Prime Rib Buffet Prix Fixe Menu Prix Fixe Menu available in MDR available in MDR available in MDR Prix Fixe Menu available in MDR 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 International Night Sicily Prix Fixe Menu Prime Rib Buffet Prix Fixe Menu Prix Fixe Menu available in MDR available in MDR available in MDR Prix Fixe Menu available in MDR 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 The Pavilion Grab & Go Chef’s Cooking Easter Brunch Prix Fixe Menu Prime Rib Buffet Prix Fixe Menu Prix Fixe Menu Opening Class – available in MDR available in MDR available in MDR Steak and Prix Fixe Menu Accompaniments available in MDR 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 International Night Prix Fixe Menu Prix Fixe Menu Turkey Prime Rib Buffet Burger Night available in MDR available in MDR 30 No à la carte dinner Prix Fixe Menu Rathskeller Closed available in MDR RATHSKELLER SPECIALS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Kobe Burger Fish Taco Mexican Buffet Philly Cheesesteak Pizza Athenaeum Burger Night FRIDAY, APRIL 28 Bar Service: 4:30 p.m. / Food Service: 5:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. seating every half hour RATHSKELLER UPSTAIRS – WEST PATIO / $21.00 per person Join us for a night of fresh cooked burgers. Pick your choice of burger and we will provide plenty of… Condiments Sauces Burgers sautéed mushrooms, guacamole, basil pesto, chipotle mayonnaise, Salmon Burger with Brie All burgers served with caramelized onions, crispy bacon, Caesar dressing, ginger soy glaze, Thai Chicken Burger your choice of house made pickled jalapeños, roasted green honey mustard, horseradish with Pepper Jack garlic fries, sweet potato fries chiles, roasted red peppers, pickles, mayonnaise, mayonnaise, spicy or smoky garbanzo salad. Portobello Mushroom Burger ketchup, regular ketchup, yellow lettuce, tomato, shaved onion with Burrata All burgers include salad bar mustard, Cajun mustard, 1000 and dessert. Island dressing, barbecue sauce Black Angus Burger with Tillamook cheddar Pie: Apple, Lemon Meringue and Banana Cream Á la Mode: Vanilla Bean, Chocolate Raspberry and Salted Caramel

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The Athenaeum Architectural Preservation Fund (AAPF) The AAPF is an endowment dedicated to the maintenance and restoration of The Athenaeum’s physical facilities. This fund ensures that The Athenaeum will remain a vital part of the Caltech community, both now and into the future. We would like to thank the many generous donors to this endowment fund, from 2008 to the present. Thank you - your support of The Athenaeum is priceless!

$100,000 Robert T. & Virginia Jenkins Maribelle Leflang Stephen R. & Kay Onderdonk $50,000 Edward & Mary Boughton The Wolf Family $25,000 Dr. Arden & Mrs. Charleen Albee Charles & Valerie Elachi Missak & Nairie Balian Prof. & Mrs. Steven Frautschi Dr. Prof. Leon T. & Mrs. Arlana M. Silver Jacqueline K. Barton & Peter B. Dervan Nancy Voorhees Jean-Lou Chameau & Carol Carmichael YCL Susan Wu & Jain Ming Jimmy Wu C. Joseph & Shwu-Nuo Chang

$24,999 and under Anonymous Mr. Jim Barry Dr. & Mrs. Ebenezer Ajilore Will & Sandy Behrens Prof. Clarence Allen Ms. Kathleen Blomo Ms. Sharon Allen Mr. & Mrs. Fred Blum Mrs. Joyce Andrews Dr. Robert Boardman Mr. & Mrs. David Aprato Bill & Claire Bogaard Mrs. Paul Armstrong Ms. Aleen Boladian Mr. James Arnett Mrs. Lynn Booth Mr. W. J. Arnett Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Breig Mr. Jack Arnold Mrs. Mary E. Brow Prof. & Mrs. Michael Aschbacher Mr. & Mrs. David Brown II In memory of Drs. Harry & Dorothy Ashkenas* Mr. Maurice L. Brundige *Linda R. Ashkenas Mr. Allen Brune Mrs. Sandra Austin Mr. Charles Bryant Guil & Gwen Babcock Mr. & Mrs. John Bryson Mr. Peter Bachmann Mr. James Burke Dr. Kevin Baines Mr. Scott Burleigh Mrs. Urmila Bajaj Dr. & Mrs. James C. Caillouette Prof. John D. Baldeschwieler & Ms. Marlene R. Konnar Mr. & Mrs. Kim Caldwell (Kim & Ginger) Mr. Daniel Barber Dr. John Casani Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bardin Mrs. Thomas K. Caughey Olin & Ann Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chamberlain 4 $24,999 and under continued

Mr. & Mrs. Niels Christiansen Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Reverend Theodore Clarke Ms. Beth Gertmenian Georgina & William Clayton, Jr. In Memory of Prof. Horace N. Gilbert* Dr. Margarita Clement *Mr. & Mrs. John F. Knox Mr. Malcolm Cloyd Mrs. Nancy Glanville Jewell Dr. & Mrs. Donald Collins Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Goldberg Mr. Harry Conger Mr. & Mrs. Robert Graves Don & Marilyn Conlan Ms. Amy Graybeal Mrs. Carol Jackson Cook Ms. Annette Green Mrs. Louisa Cooper Prof. Julia Greer Dr. & Mrs. Peter Cross Mr. Douglas Griffith Mr. & Mrs. Dean Currie Mr. Leonard Gumport & Ms. Wendy Munger Ms. Evie Cutting Dr. Michael Gunson Dr. & Mrs. David Dahl Mr. Asadour Hadjian Dr. & Mrs. Jan W. Dash Mr. B. Kipling (Kip) Hagopian Mrs. Kay Davis Mrs. Rahla Hall Mr. Kirk Dawson Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hameetman Mr. Carl & Mrs. Ruth de Silveira Mr. Thomas Hamilton Mr. Michael Deasy Prof. David Harkrider & Ms. Sara Brydges Mathieu Desbrun & Laura Lee-Chin Dr. Alan Harris Mr. & Mrs. Ray Destabelle Mr. & Mrs. Warren Hartman Ms. Marie Jose Deutsch Mr. Richard Hartt Mr. James Dillavou Mr. Michael Hatch Mr. Ronald Draper Mr. Christopher Hawthorne J. Benjamin & Patricia C. Earl Mr. Thomas C. Hays Ms. Megan Eckart Ms. Joan M. Heil Mrs. Carmen Edmund-Thompson Dr. & Mrs. George Helou Dr. Everett Eiselen Mrs. Phyllis Henigson Dr. Denis Elliott Dr. Paul K. Henry Mr. Michael Emerling Mr. Lawrence Hess Mr. & Mrs. Roger Engemann Mrs. Ann Hight Mr. Clayton H. Englar Mr. Alan R. Hoffman Mrs. Georgiana Erskine Mr. & Mrs. Collis Holladay, Jr. (Hunt & Janet) Mr. Nick Fanelli Mrs. Charmane Holmes Dr. & Mrs. Abe Feinberg Drs. Joseph & Ora Hook Prof. Mordechai Feingold & Ms. Carol Magun Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Horiuchi Mitsuko & Dave Felton Prof. George W. Housner Mr. Blaine & Mrs. Lynda Fetter Dr. William Hug Mr. John Finch Mr. William Hurt Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Fleischer Mr. Edward Hutchings, Jr. Dr. Wayne Flicker Hutto Patterson Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. H. Kent Frewing Dr. & Mrs. Li-San Hwang Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Friedman Mr. Neema Jalali Mr. William Gardner Prof. Paul Jennings Barbara & Albert Garlinghouse Ms. Michele Judd Mr. & Mrs. Ben Garrett, Jr. Mr. Victor Kaleta 5 $24,999 and under continued

Mr. & Mrs. Arbi Karapetian Mr. Robert E. & Mrs. Christine McQuinn Dr. Steven Karr & Ms. Carrie Miller Dr. & Mrs. Angus McRonald Dr. Romney Katti Dr. Michael Mello Mr. & Mrs. Brian Kennedy Dr. Edward & Mrs. Betsy Merchant Mrs. Nancy Kerckhoff Dr. Ralph Miles, Jr. Dr. Robert Kieckhefer Dr. Franklin Mills Mr. Robert Kinkade Dr. & Mrs. Charles Minning Dr. & Mrs. Arvydas Kliore Dr. Lothrop Mittenthal Mrs. Betty Krausz Mr. Gavien Miyata Mr. Brian Kumanchik Dr. Donald Montgomery Prof. Jenijoy La Belle Mr. Harry Moore, Jr. Mr. Clayton LaBaw Ms. Lila Moore Mrs. Gloria Lang Mr. & Mrs. Roger Mullendore Dr. Charles R. Lawrence Mrs. Ann B. Munger Mr. & Mrs. Brian K. Lee Mr. Charles Munger Mr. Howard Lee Mrs. Molly Munger Paul L. & Amy S. Lee Dr. Susan Murakami & Mr. Leroy Fisher Mr. William Leflang Mr. Gerald E. Myers In Memory of Mr. Joseph W. Lewis, Jr.* Mr. Larry Nakamura *Mary Cavena & Auggie Weigle Dr. Phillip M. Neches *Ms. Anna Greenhalgh Ms. Judy Nelson *Ms. Helen B. Poindexter Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Nesbit *Mrs. F. H. Simmons Mr. Miles Nesman Ms. Cecile F. Lim Mrs. Mei-Lee Ney Mr. Sheldon Lim & Mrs. Christina Toy Mr. Michael Newkirk & Ms. Olivia Garfield Mr. A. Michael Lipper Mrs. Elizabeth Nickerson Mr. Robert S. Logan Mr. Tsutomu Ohshima Mr. Mark Longo Dr. Doreen Oleson Samuel J. Losh & Lorna G. Losh Mrs. Kay Onderdonk & Mr. Robert Sutton, Jr. Ms. Maria Low Way Mr. Michael Osborn Prof. Ponzy Lu Dr. Hiroshi Otake Mr. William R. (Bob) & Mrs. Dorothy Lucas Dr. Garrett Paine Ms. Beatrice Mack Prof. & Mrs. Thomas Palfrey Mrs. Melba Macneil Prof. Arthur Pardee Mr. Francisco Madrigal Mrs. Silvia Parker Ms. Nora Mainland Prof. Michael Parks Mr. Charles Malone Mrs. Marion Pattenson Mr. Robert Malone Mrs. Barbara Paulson Prof. & Mrs. Alain Martin Prof. & Mrs. Charles Peck Diane & Craig Martin Dr. Paul Penzo Doreen & Peter Mason Mrs. Cornelius J. Pings Dr. Mateusz (Matt) Matuszewski Mrs. Sharon Plotkin Mrs. Leslie Maxfield Mr. Stephen Ralph Mrs. Olive McCloskey Dr. & Mrs. Ms. Kelly McCune & Mr. Robert Miller Mrs. Doris Ray Dr. Richard McKay Mr. Wilbur Reeder 6 Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu

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William Titus Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Frederick B. Thompson Mrs. Margaret Richards Mrs. Tayemi Thompson Mrs. Ann Riordan Mr. Thomas Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Rising Mr. Spencer Tien Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ritchie Mary, Edward, and Leah Torres & Phyllis Zordan Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Roberts Dorothy Trask Clune Murray Foundation Dr. John D. Roberts & Mrs. Edith M. Roberts Dr. Arthur H. Vaughan Dr. Paul Robinson, Jr. Dr. Thomas Vrebalovich Dr. David Rogstad Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Waller Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Rosen Mr. Robert M. Walp Dr. Ian B. Ross Mr. Jeffery Webster Otto A. Rotach Mr. Wilton Webster, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James F. Rothenberg James & Kinndy Wei Mr. Gary Rubenstein Mr. Walter L. Weisman Prof. Rolf Sabersky Dr. Virginia V. Weldon Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Sasaki Mr. Michael Werner Mr. Michael Sanchez Western Asset Management Co. Mrs. W. B. Scarborough Prof. Ward Whaling Prof. & Mrs. Maarten Schmidt WHH Foundation Dr. Eve Schooler Mr. Maurice L. Whitaker Mrs. Ann C. Schweiner Dr. William M. Whitney Mr. Charles Shaller Pamela & Mark Wiedenbeck Mrs. Ruth Shannon A. Nash Williams Dr. Kuei Shen Mr. Norman B. Williamson Mr. Katsunori Shimada Warren Brooks Williamson Dr. Edward Smith Mr. Christopher A. Wilson Prof. Roy Smith Mrs. Gayle Wilson Mr. Wayne Smith Mrs. Marie Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Snyder Mrs. Betty Winter Ms. Alison Sowden Mr. Jervis Wolfe Mrs. Natalie Stein Ms. Mary Wong Prof. David Stevenson Dr. & Mrs. David Wooten Ms. Victoria Stratman Mr. Edward Wright Dr. Richard Sun Nywood Wu & Meriel L. Wu, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Taylor Mr. Shengkai (Michael) Wu Mr. William R. Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Wu Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Techentin Dr. Christopher Yo Mr. & Mrs. James Terrile Dr. & Mrs. Allan Yung

If you would like to join these generous Athenaeum members, please mail your donation to Marisu Jimenez, General Manager, at The Athenaeum, 551 South Hill Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106. Checks should be written to “The Athenaeum,” with the memo line indicating “AAPF.” Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. If you would like to discuss a naming opportunity or a special gift, please contact Marisu at (626) 395-8260 or [email protected].

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Athenaeum Administration and Staff Chair, Board of Governors Director, Food & Beverage Director, Hotel Operations & GARY LORDEN, Ph.D. JERRY RODRIGUEZ Membership Dining Room Schedule Phone: (626) 395-4349 Phone: (626) 395-8261 MARGARET McVEY THOMAS Breakfast Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: (626) 395-8271 Monday to Friday – 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Email: [email protected] Lunch Chair, House Committee Manager, Banquets Monday to Friday – 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. , Ph.D. DEXTER JEREMIAH Membership & Guest Relations Phone: (626) 395-6002 Phone: (626) 395-8205 Coordinator Dinner Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] LAURA DENENHOLZ Phone: (626) 395-8266 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. General Manager Director, Club Events & Email: [email protected] Prime Rib Buffet MARISU JIMENEZ, CCM Special Projects Every Wednesday Evening Phone: (626) 395-8260 VICTORIA HIDALGO, CPCE Lunch and Dinner Reservations, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Email: [email protected] Phone: (626) 395-8264 Special Events Reservations (Non-beef options are always available) Email: [email protected] (626) 395-8282 Executive Chef Hayman Lounge KEVIN ISACSSON, CEC Manager, Private & Club Events Front Desk & Guest Room Bar Service Phone: (626) 395-8293 KATHY WINTERROWD Reservations Monday to Friday: 4:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Email: [email protected] Phone: (626) 395-8206 Phone: (626) 395-8200 Food Service Email: [email protected] Fax: (626) 795-0869 Monday to Wednesday: 5:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Finance Director Thursday & Friday: Food service available MEETA BINDRA, CPA Manager, Private & Club Events until 9:00 p.m. Phone: (626)395-8267 BONNIE WEILER Email: [email protected] Phone: (626) 395-8263 Email: [email protected] Rathskeller Bar Service: Monday – Thursday, 4:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Friday, bar service until 10:00 p.m. Food Service: The Athenaeum Monday – Thursday, 5:00 p.m.– 8:45 p.m. 551 South Hill Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106 Friday, food service until 9:00 p.m. http://athenaeum.caltech.edu