hapPENNingsNovember 2010 THE PENN CLUB OF NEW YORK Former Congressman Harold Ford Addresses the Penn Club | Who should attend? Those interested in politics since he was a child. His values Monday, November 8th, 7:00 p.m. Rising Democratic were formed in the pews of his star Harold Ford, Jr., talks about his life, his family, family’s Baptist church and the his politics, and the future of America in his new fold-out chairs of his father’s memoir, More Davids an Goliaths: A Political campaign headquarters. Education (on sale August 10, 2010). Deeply Harold Ford, Sr., became In is personal and refreshingly candid, the book is not the rst African-American to represent Tennessee in 2 General Manager’s Corner only the story of one man’s political journey but also Issue an audacious and heartfelt articulation of the values Congress. He held the o ce 3 Book Group Luncheon: The Man in and principles by which Ford lives his life and makes for more than two decades, and when he left the the Wooden Hat and Old Filth his stands on the issues of our day. House of Representatives, his son won his seat. by Jane Gardam Service has been the guiding principle in Ford’s life Harold Ford continues on page 2 3 Fast Track to Wine Expertise 4 Former MLB Player Doug Glanville Speaks Traditional anksgiving Dine and Unwind Package | 5 Interclub Events Feast Bu et | Experience the ultimate Autumn retreat at  e 6 Intra Clubs Thursday, November 25th. Members are welcome Penn Club as the seasons 7 Class Happy Hours to invite family and guests to an extraordinary begin to change, the Th anksgiving Buff et at your club. Our Executive Chef 8 NY Philharmonic weather cools o and showcases his talents for this culinary event, which will HapPENNings Calendar the leaves begin to fall in leave you awe-struck by the warm, intimate ambience New York City. Available and generous nature and attention to detail extended Monday through Friday by the sta .  anksgiving Harvest Bu et to include: ARTICLE See at a glance what each through December Smoked Seafood • Shrimp Cocktail ICONS article means for you! 31st, 2010,  e Dine Cheeses and pate’s • Composed Salads • Pumpkin Soup and Unwind Package Networking Drinks Traditional Roasted Turkey with all the trimmings includes one night’s stay, Herb Crusted Beef Tenderloin a continental breakfast for two and a ve-course dinner in the Main Dining Room from Chef Smoor’s Learning Dining Homemade Grand Dessert Buff et $54.50 ($29.50 for children under 12), plus tax and market tasting menu for two complete with dessert, service charge. There are 5 seatings: 12:00p.m., 1:00 co ee/tea and our house selection of two glasses Healthy Snacks p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. For reservations of red/white wine or champagne! At just $350.00 call Tony Kontos at 212.403.6628 or e-mail tkontos@ plus tax and service charge, this is a great way to Entertainment pennclubny.org or RSVP online. Please note there is a welcome the fall weather! Please call the front desk at 48-hour cancellation policy in eff ect for this event. 212.403.6533 to make your reservation.

Don’t miss The Game from Where Day Spa Retreat | I Stand Discussion September through December. Treat yourself or drop-o your signi cant other while and Signing with you run around town. Enjoy the new Day Spa Retreat during the afternoons on Doug Glanville weekdays.  is refreshing Day Spa Retreat package includes: on Monday, Day use of a guest room from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. — great for relaxing after November 22nd, shopping! • Scrumptious lunch in the Grill Room • One-hour rejuvenating in- at 7:00 p.m. room Massage • Afternoon glass of wine or cocktail in the Library See page 4 This super-relaxation package is available to members and their sponsored guest for details. from September through December at just $235.00 plus tax and service charge (additional person $135.00 plus tax and service charge). Please call the front desk at 212.403.6533 to make your reservation.

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 I’ve made it no secret that my family has been involved in truly incorporated itself into this rich history. the management of private clubs for three generations. My At no time during the year is the richness of our history grandfather, a Belgium born hotelier, enjoyed a twenty-fi ve and sense of tradition more apparent than during the year career in Cincinnati, Ohio in the early years of the last holidays. As we draw close to Thanksgiving and the century. My father entered club management on the eve of December celebrations, our recognition of the Penn Club the Great Depression in 1929, and had a forty-seven year as an integral part of our lives is once again highlighted. career right here in New York City. My own professional Whether you’re stopping by to meet a friend for drinks involvement in club management began in 1965, and by the fireplace, enjoying one of our superb meals in continues to this day. This heritage has given me the unique the Main Dining Room or Grill Room, hosting a family or opportunity to observe the traditions, trials and challenges company event, spending the night in one of our well of private clubs over almost one hundred years. It’s fascinat- appointed and comfortable rooms, working out in the ing to note that so much, and yet so little, has changed over GENERAL Palestra, or enjoying the warmth and friendship that time. The Penn Club is a classic example of this. prevails at our Thanksgiving Dinner or Members’ Holiday MANAGER’S Private clubs have long been institutions where like- Party, your sense of belonging is at a high point. minded people could congregate for social and celebra- This issue of HapPENNings is once again packed with tory purposes. Through the best of times and the worst information about the activities the Penn Club has to off er. As of times, clubs have represented that safe haven where you go about planning your calendars around these rich and consistency would prevail and comfort could be found. varied experiences, I hope you will do so with a sense of how We’ve all seen this throughout the Penn Club’s short our Club continues to expand upon the historical values and sixteen years. Our Club has maintained a close connec- Corner traditions that clubs have come to represent. This could never tion with our members that has become a standard of have been accomplished without the vision and support we what a private club should represent. We should all be all share as members, administrators and staff members at proud of what we have accomplished, and how we have one of the world’s truly great private clubs. worked together to define how a truly private social club can incorporate traditional and regulatory value with the As always, my staff and I look forward to welcoming you fast changing trends of our modern society. While this is to the Penn Club. It is truly your home-away-from-home happening at a somewhat quicker pace today, it is in fact in New York. what private clubs have done since their earliest times. It —Peter M. Homberg, CCM is worthwhile to occasionally reflect on how our Club has

Harold Ford Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York. He the Rockefeller Center tree? Go off the beaten continued from page 1 also chairs the Democratic Leadership Council path this holiday season by taking this walking As eloquent on the page as he is on the podium, and is a distinguished practitioner in residence tour through three Victorian areas—Gramercy Ford details his ten years of commitment and con- at the Wagner School of Public Service at NYU. Park, Ladies Mile, and Chelsea—exploring the  ict in the House, going from a so-called “Kinder- Ford is a graduate of the University of Pennsylva- Christmas traditions that emerged from each. garten Congressman” to challenging Nancy Pelosi nia, where he received a B.A. in American History, Stops include where O. Henry wrote Gift of the for House Democratic Leader. He vividly recalls and a graduate of the University of Michigan Law Magi and where Clement Clarke Moore penned his trips to Afghanistan and Iraq, and how those School. He and his wife, Emily, live in Manhattan. Twas the Night Before Christmas.  e tour will a ected his views on foreign policy. $25 plus tax and service charge per member and also explore New York’s role in the evolution Ford o ers a gripping blow-by-blow account of $40 plus tax and service charge per guest by of the modern Kris Kringle, from Washington his hard-fought 2006 campaign to represent Ten- November 1st at noon. $35 plus tax and service Irving’s St. Nicholas gure to  omas Nast’s nessee in the U.S. Senate—as well as his candid charge per member and $50 plus tax and service jovial Santa. take on the highly controversial television ad by charge per guest for late reservations. Includes $18 per person. Reservations due by November his Republican opponent that likely resulted in one beverage and snacks. 9th at noon. his narrow defeat. He shares the crucial advice given to him by Bill Clinton on how to turn a Victorian Christmas: short-term loss into a long-term victory. Origins of Members’ Holiday Party 2010 Always looking forward, Harold Ford believes in Save-the-date for this year’s the potent mix of hope and practical ity, the power Christmas festive Members’ Holiday Party on of listening to the average citizen’s concerns, and ❆ Thursday, December 9th, 5-9:00 p.m. the urgent need to solve the exis tential problems Traditions | Limit of 1 guest per member (include this country faces. More Davids an Goliaths is Who should attend? Those who love the Holidays. a mission statement for America—from a man name) and bring 1 new unwrapped toy whose public service has only just begun. Sunday, December 12th, 2:00 p.m. Want to for Toys for Tots. [email protected] experience a new Christmas tradition in New Harold Ford, Jr., is an executive vice chairman at York—something beyond the Rockettes and

Randi Levine Rajashree Raghunathan Bernard L. Silverman Natalie Ann Ward Welcome New September Members Bryan Lord Beth B. Sackler Lisa K. Silverman Andrew West Evan D. Anderson Stuyvesant Comfort Steven Dressler Jose M. Guzman William Edward Milne Fern Schiff Sarah Elizabeth Solmssen Donna Armand Brett Davidson Laura Cone Freedlander Aziz H. Hassanali Helena Mitchell Geoff rey Edward Secol Robert Scott Spencer Laura L. Babala Michael Leonard DeAngelo Terri Allen Gaier Aristodimos Iliopulos John Michael Pembroke William Shieh Robert Steven Sztybel Sylvia E. Brown Deborah M. Pressman Michelle J. Gomez Jeff rey E. Levine Lauren Baker Pinkus Ariel Silberstein Michael C. Szwajkowski

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excessive and extravagant period, which lasted for nearly half a century Fast Track to Wine Expertise | until a 1903 Papal proclamation banned those very women from every Who should attend? Members of the Classes 1995-2010 choir in the world. Even though this order was limited to Catholic Wednesday, November 3rd, 7:30-9:30 p.m.  e Young Alumni churches, the shock waves reverberated throughout churches of every Committee of the Penn Club invites you to add some sophis- denomination, destroying the system and whipping up an international tication and fun to your week by joining celebrity wine enter- media circus that centered upon the most famous church in America— tainer Michael Green for a high-energy wine tasting. Designed St. Patrick’s Cathedral. speci cally for young alumni, “Fast Track to Wine Expertise” As well as a lecture and book signing, the program will include a tour will commence with a sparkling wine reception, where guests of the famed Cathedral by writer Salvatore Basile, a soloist and cantor may mingle, network and chat wine with Michael. Following with the Cathedral Choir who was appointed Cathedral Music Histori- the reception, guests will be seated and treated to an interactive an in 2008. His research led him to write the critically-acclaimed book seven-wine tasting. Learn to order, savor and speak intelligently Fifth Avenue Famous:  e Extraordinary Story of Music at St. Patrick’s about wine by tasting through the classics, and discover grapes Cathedral, which was published by Fordham University Press in May. and regions that you probably don’t know but should. By session’s end, you Basile has performed in numerous venues on stage and in concert, and will feel more con dent with the world’s most irresistible beverage, all for has amassed a large collection of period recordings. less than half the price of regular Penn Club wine events! $15 per member and $30 per guest by November 8th at noon. $25 per Michael Green is a world-renowned wine educator, expert and enter- member and $40 per guest for late reservations. tainer. He was the leading wine talent at the Food Network Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival and spent 19 years at the exclusive Wine Book Group Luncheon and Spirits Consultant to Gourmet Magazine. Who should attend? Those interested in reading and discussing what they read. $35 plus tax and service charge per member and $45 plus tax and service charge per guest by October 27th at noon, $45 plus tax and service charge per Please join us over a catered lunch as Isabel Katzin leads discussion. member and $55 plus tax and service charge per guest for late reservations. Isabel holds a Master’s Degree and has studied in the US, Paris and Israel. Formerly an English and French teacher, she has been a professional book Forgotten Showbiz: New York’s Gilded group discussion leader for over 18 years and currently leads 28 groups. Age of Church Music Divas—And Old Filth and e Man in How Tossing Out the Ladies Ended the Wooden Hat | It All St. Patrick’s Tour, Lecture and by Jane Gardam Book Signing | Monday, November 29th, 12:00 noon.  is month we will be reading Old Filth ( rst) and e Man in the Who should attend? Those who enjoy history, touring and reading. Wooden Hat (second) by Jane Gardam. Old Filth has been acclaimed as Jane Gardam’s masterpiece, a book where life and art merge. And now that beautiful, haunting novel has been joined by a companion that also bursts with humor and wisdom: e Man in the Wooden Hat. Old Filth was Eddie’s story. The Man in the Wooden Hat is the history of his marriage told from the perspective of his wife, Betty, a character as vivid and enchanting as Filth himself.  ey met in Hong Kong after the war. Betty had spent the duration in a Japanese internment camp. Filth was already a successful barrister, handsome, fast becoming rich, in need of a wife but unaccustomed to romance. A perfect English couple of the late 1940s! As a portrait of a marriage, with all the bittersweet secrets and surpris- ing ful llment of the 50-year union of two remarkable people, the novel is a triumph. e Man in the Wooden Hat is ction of a very high November 15th, 6:30 p.m. A century ago, New Yorkers in search of musi- order from a great novelist working at the pinnacle of her considerable cal entertainment had no Internet, recordings or radio—but they had power. It will be read and loved and recommended by all the many churches. And New Yorkers in search of musical scandal had—church thousands of readers who found its predecessor, Old Filth, so compel- choirs. ling and so thoroughly satisfying. Far from being sedate, the city’s choral scene in the 1800s was rife with $49 plus tax and service charge per member and $54 plus tax and service backbiting divas, wealthy “backers,” in ated salaries, and newspaper in- charge per guest by November 22nd at noon, $54 plus tax and service charge nuendo. And Forgotten Showbiz: New York’s Gilded Age of Church Music per member and $59 plus tax and service charge per guest for late reserva- Divas—And How Tossing Out the Ladies Ended It All delves into this tions. Includes book discussion and full buff et luncheon with coff ee/tea and dessert.

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. 3 EVENTS AT THE PENN CLUB e Game from Where I Stand: Victorian Christmas: Discussion and Signing with Doug Origins of Christmas Glanville | Traditions | Who should attend? Those who enjoy the baseball. Sunday, December 12th, 2:00 p.m. Want to experi- ence a new Christmas tradition in New York— Monday, November 22nd, 7:00 p.m. Come to  e something beyond the Rockettes and the Rockefeller Center tree? Go Penn Club and enjoy a night with ex-MLB player, o the beaten path this holiday season by taking this walking tour Doug Glanville! Doug grew up in Teaneck, NJ, a through three Victorian areas—Gramercy Park, Ladies Mile, and town that committed to the voluntary integration Chelsea—exploring the Christmas traditions that emerged from each. of its public school system in the 1950s. His expe- Stops include where O. Henry wrote Gift of the Magi and where rience from being in an environment determined Clement Clarke Moore penned Twas the Night Before Christmas. to bridge cultural and religious di erences shaped  e tour will also explore New York’s role in the evolution of the his perspective on the power of diversity, a tone modern Kris Kringle, from Washington Irvings St. Nicholas gure to that underlines his writing.  omas Nast’s jovial Santa. In 1991, after three years at the University of Pennsylvania, he was $18 per person. Reservations due by November 9th at noon. drafted in the fi rst round of the MLB amateur draft by the Chicago Cubs. At the close of his rst professional season, he returned to col- lege to nish his degree in Systems Science and Engineering. Reciprocal Clubs His professional baseball career spanned 15 seasons with 9 years Penn Club members have access to over 250 reciprocal clubs of major league service with the Cubs, Phillies, and Rangers. He worldwide. Two such examples are the reciprocal clubs below. amassed 1100 career hits at the major league level, also nishing his career in 2005 with a 293 game errorless streak. Saint Andrew’s Golf Club at Hastings-at-Hudson, NY Post career, in 2007, his path took him to pursue writing. After the With a membership to Mitchell Report was published which exposed the performance en- this reciprocal club around hanced drug culture in baseball, he wrote a powerful piece for ESPN. $65,000, the reciprocal com on how baseball is a microcosm of life.  is opened the door relationship with them is for his recurring column with the New York Times called “Heading highly valuable. Home”, something his late father, a psychiatrist and poet, would have St. Andrew’s Golf Club off ers enjoyed immensely. a very challenging course and His column led to his rst book, e Game from Where I Stand pub- is America’s oldest golf club. lished by Times Books. It opens up a window into the soul of a major Under the reciprocal relationship we have with the St. Andrews Club, league baseball player by sharing stories of personal challenges from Penn Club members are provided the following: maintaining a relationship while traveling to dealing with an aging • Subject to availability, full access to the golf course on Tuesdays and body to navigating race and cultural dynamics in the intimate space  ursdays of a locker room. • Limited access (after 1:00p.m.) to the golf course on Wednesdays, Doug currently resides in Chicago with his wife, Ti any, and his two Fridays and Saturdays children. He serves on the board of Athletes Against Drugs and on • Penn Club members may invite guests to accompany them on the nance committee of Boundless Readers, a teacher development Tuesdays,  ursdays and Fridays but not Saturdays non-pro t in the Chicago area. • Opportunity to host mini-outings (member +11 guests) or full outings He is a baseball analyst with ESPN’s Baseball Tonight and writes • Full access to the locker room, pro shop, teaching facilities and for ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine. He also has been speak- driving range on the above-mentioned days. ing at numerous venues to discuss the social relevance of baseball on • Full access to the John Reid Room and formal dining facilities. our culture.  is has included talks on steroids, transitioning from professional sport to life after it, the methodologies of the business of The Carlton Club at London, England baseball, and its lessons for diversity.  e magni cent club was founded in 1832 and continues today in a beautiful $15 per member and $30 per guest by November 15th at noon. $25 per Georgian clubhouse in the exclusive member and $40 per guest for late reservations. Books will be for sale. St James’s area of London. It is an attractive and exclusive venue for Penn Club members to have lunches, dinners, receptions, meetings and conferences. Healthcare Insurance for Penn Club Members Penn Club members are also able to stay Did you know? Group healthcare insurance is available to Penn overnight in one of the 24 room at the Club members in good standing. Premiums are as low as $81/ Carlton Club. All rooms have wireless month for singles, couples for $158/month, and family for under internet for you convenience. $245/month. To request an enrollment form and learn more, please For a Letter of Introduction to any of our email [email protected]. reciprocal clubs, please contact Barbara Nevels at 212.403.6620 or e-mail [email protected].

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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 Club (no jeans or s m t w t f s sneakers). Thanks! 1 2 3 4 5

and home-baked scones and tea cakes — followed by a 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Cornell Club tour of the historic house. Guests are welcome to relax in (6 East 44thEvents Street) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Carl Schurz Park after the tour or take in the breathtak- Tea at Gracie Mansion | ing views along the East River promenade. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Reservations are required as only 24 spots remain. 27 28 Gracie Mansion is located on East End Avenue at 88th 2011 February Street. $27 per person Includes substantial tea and tour Thursday, February 3rd of the historic mansion. 1990s Happy Hour Sunday, February 6th Museum Tour: Pierpont Morgan Library | NBA: Knicks Game Thursday, February 10th Friday, November 19th, 6:00 p.m. A complex of buildings 1970s and Before Happy Hour in the heart of New York City, The Morgan Library & Mu- Monday, February 14th Grill Room Valentine’s Day Specials seum began as the private library of fi nancier Pierpont Valentine’s Day Dinner in the Main Dining Morgan (1837–1913), one of the preeminent collectors Room Thursday, November 4th, 1:00 p.m. Tea Time 2:00 p.m. and cultural benefactors in the United States. As early Wednesday, February 16th Tour of Gracie Mansion. Join us for a special afternoon at Branford Marsalis Performs Glazunov as 1890 Morgan had begun to assemble a collection of Concerto for Alto Saxophone and one of New York City’s most treasured landmarks: Gracie illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts, early Schuloff Hot Sonate for Alto Saxophone Mansion. Built in 1799 by shipping merchant Archibald printed books, and old master drawings and prints. Mr. and Orchestra Gracie as a country retreat overlooking a bend in the Thursday, February 17th Morgan’s library, as it was known in his lifetime, was 2000s Happy Hour East River, the house is the last of the country homes built between 1902 and 1906 adjacent to his New York Sunday, February 20th that once lined Manhattan’s East River shore. Since residence at Madison Avenue and 36th Street. Designed NHL: Rangers Game 1942, the House has served as the Offi cial Residence of by Charles McKim of the architectural fi rm McKim, Monday, February 21st the Mayor of the City of New York. In 2002, the House Club Offi ces Closed for President’s Day Mead & White, the library was intended as something Thursday, February 24th was restored to its original grandeur and transformed more than a repository of rare materials. Majestic in 1980s Happy Hour into “The People’s House” under the guidance of the appearance yet intimate in scale, the structure was Thursday, February TBD Gracie Mansion Conservancy, a private not-for-profi t to refl ect the nature and stature of its holdings. The Social and Professional Networking Series corporation established in 1981 to preserve, maintain, result was an Italian Renaissance-style palazzo with and enhance Gracie Mansion. three magnifi cent rooms epitomizing America’s Age of So spend an afternoon with fellow Club members ex- Elegance. Completed three years before McKim’s death, the library had become too important to remain in ploring one New York’s most treasured landmarks. Enjoy it is considered by many to be his masterpiece. In 1924, private hands. In what constituted one of the most tea service in Gracie Mansion’s Ballroom — featuring eleven years after Pierpont Morgan’s death, his son, J. P. momentous cultural gifts in U.S. history, he fulfi lled a generous selection of home-made fi nger sandwiches Morgan, Jr. (1867–1943), known as Jack, realized that his father’s dream of making the library and its treasures available to scholars and the public alike by transforming it into a public institution. Host your Private Event at the Penn Club Note: Beginning in June 2010, The Morgan Library & We encourage you to experience the diff erence at The Penn Club where you get treated better Museum’s iconic McKim building underwent exten- while supporting the Club at the same time. Whenever you have an event or know someone sive restoration. The McKim building is considered who is planning an event, please recommend them to the Club! You one of New York’s great architectural treasures and can facilitate this by sponsoring their function at the clubhouse which its interiors are regarded as some of the most beauti- helps to keep your dues low each year. ful in America. The building will reopen October Hosting events at the Penn Club is not just a consideration for resident 30th. members. Out-of-town members who have special occasions (e.g., wedding or anniversary celebrations) or business meetings in New The tour will start promptly. Groups will enter via the York City can help support the Club by recommending our venue to main entrance to the Morgan, 225 Madison Avenue event planners. A referral is the greatest form of fl attery. between 36th & 37th Streets, and proceed directly to The Club off ers elegant rooms that are available for meetings, seated the JPMorgan Chase Lobby without stopping at the meals, receptions, retreats and weddings, and can accommodate Admission Desk. Participants will have the opportu- anywhere from two to 250 guests. From black-tie galas to intimate nity at this point to check coats and other required dinners, we off er creative and contemporary cuisine, beautiful settings and polished service for items prior to the start of the tour. both corporate entertaining and social occasions. $23 per person. Advance reservations are required To request menus and room rates, please call the catering offi ce at 212.403.6619. and are strictly fi nal sale.

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The group is working to enable design professionals and Coat Drives, Wednesday, November 10th, 7:30 a.m. MEMBERSHIP to fl ourish in an adverse economic environment, by to 2:30 p.m. Location: MetLife Donor Center, 200 Park bringing together experts in business management and Avenue, Second Floor. To participate, please contact Paul members of the design community, with the objective M. Durso at [email protected]. Future Blood Drives of developing practical tools and techniques to improve to follow on January 5th, March 2nd, and April 27th of Join an Intra Club! performance and results in the design fi elds. Please 2011. Please mark your calendars. If you are unable to CornerIntra Clubs (special interest groups within the club) contact Intra Club Captain Randall Knox (randallknox@ donate at the MetLife Donor Center, you are welcome are a way for you to get to know your fellow Penn alumni.upenn.edu) to learn more. to participate at your convenience by using our group Club members. To view the list of Intra Clubs log on to #63741. the Members Only portion of our Web site at www. PENNdulums Community Service pennclub.org and click on “Bulletin Board”. For more Intra Club | Thank you for your continued support of our service information about joining or starting an Intra Club, Wednesday, November 10th, 8:00 p.m., Ben eff orts. Every contribution is appreciated. Cherie Quain, please e-mail [email protected]. Franklin Living Room. “Volunteers aren’t paid, Founder; Paul M. Durso, Web Master www.penndulums. Hedge Fund Investing Intra Club | not because they are worthless, but because they are blogspot.com. Tuesday, November 9th, 6:30 p.m. Come discuss priceless.” —Anonymous Risk Management Intra Club | issues and provide information, education and research Our September 29th meeting was an enjoyable evening Monday, December 13th, 7:00 p.m. Open to on latest trends in hedge funds, including fund of learning about adventure tourism and sustainable living those early in their careers, late in their careers and funds. Hedge funds are unregistered private investment with Emma Kirwan and her organization, Peaks Over in between, the Risk Management Intra Club seeks to partnerships, funds or pools that may invest and trade Poverty. If you would like to learn about her organization connect practitioners in Credit, Market, and Operations in many diff erent markets, strategies, and instruments. but were unable to attend, please visit their website Risk. Come exchange ideas, seek advice and stay abreast Please contact Intra Club Captain Dorothy C. Nickelson, at www.peaksoverpoverty.org. All members and their of the Risk Management fi eld. We will hold meetings C’02, ([email protected]) to learn more. guests are welcome at our meetings and events. Please and events to engage members and expose them to the Architecture and Business Development join us for lively discussions and community service. We various facets of the profession. Members will have an Intra Club | look forward to meeting you. active role in helping select those topics that deserve special attention or are pertinent to the times. Please Wednesday, November 10th, 6:30 p.m. If you Upcoming Meeting: contact Intra Club Captain Gonzalo Briceño, SEAS ‘02, are a design professional, are interested in design, or Wednesday, November ([email protected]) to learn more. have an interest in business innovation, please join 10th, 6:30 p.m., Library. the Architecture and Business Development Intra Club. All Ivy/All Welcome Blood Real Estate Investment Intra Club | Tuesday, November 16th, 6:30 p.m. The Real Estate Investment Intra Club’s mission is § to educate and support the professionals and MEMBER SPOTLIGHT leaders of real estate investment fi rms through training and networking opportunities. Please contact Intra Club Captains Joe Clarke ([email protected]) or Paul Durso and Cherie Quain Lauren Davidson, ([email protected]) to learn Paul M. Durso graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences in 1994 and more. immediately joined  e Penn Club as a charter member. In his attempt to stay in touch with friends as well as make new ones, he became an active member of PENNdulums, the Penn Women in Business Intra Club | Community Service Intra Club. He currently resides in Pearl River, NY and is clearly extremely active Tuesday, November 30th, 6:30 p.m. within life at the Clubhouse. Aside from being a member, Paul is also pursuing a M.A. in Economics PWIB’s goal is to assist women in meeting at the City College of New York. When he’s not studying or volunteering, you can nd Paul reading, their professional goals whether it be horseback riding, sailing or baking. He is also enjoys discussions about history, philosophy, music, art, through exploring business issues, using problem- business and obviously, economics! Paul has met many new friends over the past 16 years at the Club solving techniques, or making introductions. Please and is thoroughly enjoying the fellowship he shares with both members and sta . contact Intra Club Captain Dorothy C. Nickelson, C’02, Cherie Quain, CW’75, majored in psychology and education and also participated on Penn’s Varsity ([email protected]) to learn more. Swim and Cheerleading Teams. She was a Cornerstone member of the Penn Club of New York and joined the Events Committee. She then suggested o ering Community Service/Social Action oppor- tunities which gave rise to the “PENNdulums” concept. Cherie and her family were also instrumental in establishing  e Quain Courtyard, the “living room” of the engineering schools at Penn. Cherie Overnight guests at the clubhouse enjoys a variety of sports, reading, gardening and theatre. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of now enjoy the convenience of Westport Country Playhouse, which has generously sponsored numerous PENNdulums blood drives. printing their boarding passes from  is fall, Cherie is partnering on their upcoming production of  e Diary of Anne Frank. She is also an investor in Th e Little House on the Prairie, Th e Musical, which has partnered with Habitat For Hu- the Boarding Pass Kiosk in the front manity and Th e Seeing Eye—both of which have an intrinsic signifi cance to the Little House stories. lobby, by the coat room. This amenity Cherie is extremely appreciative of the Penn Club members and sta as well as her friends, family, Ira is available to members and guests at Berliner and their children for all their help and support of PENNdulums. Both Paul and Cherie can no charge. be contacted at [email protected]. To audition for member spotlight, please e-mail [email protected].

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Pre-Theatre Dinner Menu is available daily for Main Dining Room Events the price of $34.95 before all events and shows. MainROOM Dining Main Dining Room Daily Specials To make your nights especially fun, we have daily specials for members to try every night of the week! Monday-Friday: Fromage Monday Indulgent Two- Prix Fixe Wednesday Surf & Turf Thursday Bubbly Friday Lunch 12 noon–2:30 PM Market pricing*—Stop by course Tuesday $34.95*—Enjoy the four- $36.50*—Savor Pan-seared $36.00*—Wind down the Dinner 6–9 PM the library before or after $37.95*—Enjoy appetizer course pre-theater menu all natural fi let mignon with week with a bottle of well- selected Wine of the Month and Please call 212.403.6628 for all dinner to sample Chef & selected entrée or evening Maine lobster selected entrée & dessert a glass of Kir Royale Champagne Main Dining Room reservations. Smoor’s cheese selections combinations *plus tax and service charge either before or after dinner Note that jackets are required for gentlemen during dinner. Stone Crab Week | ❖ Quince & Custard Tarte with Caramel Gelato ❖ Monday, November 15th to ursday, November Iron Horse Russian Cuvée, 2005 18th.  ere will be special stone crab menu for lunch A pioneer in the Green Valley appellation within Grill and dinner featuring: the Russian River area of Sonoma County, the Iron ROOM ❖ Seafood Chowder Horse family is building a legacy of prestige sparkling Monday-Friday: ❖ Cole Slaw Salad wines and estate-bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Breakfast 7–10 AM ❖ Stone Crabs with Fresh within a “holistic” environment of natural balance, Lunch 12–3 PM Spinach and Hash Brown Potatoes cultivation and love of the land. Sandwich Corner 3–5:30 PM ❖ Key Lime Pie Iron Horse is best known for its Sparkling Wines, Dinner 5:30–10 PM ❖ A glass of house wine which have been served at the White House since Bar 12 noon–11 PM $57.00 plus tax and service charge for lunch. $67.00 1985, beginning with the historic U.S.-Russian Saturday: Continental Breakfast 7–11 AM plus tax and service charge for dinner. Reserve Summit Meetings ending the Cold War, at the White Lunch 12 noon–7 PM your preferred seating time. For reservations call House Millennium celebrations New Year’s Eve 1999 Tony Kontos at 212.403.6628 or e-mail tkontos@ ushering in the new century, and at the White House Sunday: pennclubny.org or RSVP online. dinner honoring the Pope.  e family is extremely Continental Breakfast 7–11 AM proud that the Obama White House fi rst served Iron November Wine Dinner | Horse at the Diplomatic Reception for Ambassadors to the US from around the world, making this the fth Wednesday, November 17th, Recep- consecutive Presidential Administration to serve Iron Benjamin Franklin tion: 6:00p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m. ROOM Horse, continuing a tradition of a quarter century. Chef Florimond Smoor and Joy Monday-Friday: Sterling of Iron Horse Vineyards (see Joy Sterling represents the second Complimentary Coff ee 10–11 AM your October HapPENNings for Joy’s generation at her family’s winery, Iron Kite & Key Bar 4–10:30 PM Horse Vineyards. She is the CEO of biography) have colluded to present a memorable Library open daily 24 hours evening of superb food and wines. We’ll start with the winery and the author of four a “Sparkling” Reception of hors d’oeuvres and Iron books: A Cultivated Life, Vintage Horse Wedding Cuvée followed by dinner at 6:30. Feasting, Vineyard: A Year in the Life Dinner will feature Joy’s award winning Chardonnay, of California Wine Country and A Wines Pinot Noir and Two Sparklers! Menu: Vintner’s Guide to Red Wine. OF THE MONTH ❖ House-Smoked Wild Salmon Fillet with Leek $85.00 plus tax and service charge. For reservations, 2009 Festival Chardonnay, Mousseline and Pea Greens ❖ Iron Horse Estate call Tony Kontos at 212.403.6628 or e-mail Paumanok Vineyards, North Fork Chardonnay, 2006 [email protected] or RSVP online. Reception of Long Island ❖ Porcini Mushroom Risotto with Wild Boar and will begin at 6:00 p.m. Dinner is one seating 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, Crispy Parsnips ❖ Iron Horse Brut Sparkling beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please note there is a 48-hour Paumanok Vineyards, North Fork Rosé, 2005 cancellation policy in e ect for this event. of Long Island ❖ Truffl e-Crusted Rack of Colorado Lamb with Caramelized Baby Brussels Sprouts, Carrot Purée ❖ Pinot Noir Jus Iron Horse Estate Pinot Noir, 2007 Grill Room Daily Specials Monday and Friday: Wine/Beer Pairing Menu — Indulge in our pairing ROOM menu inspired by Chef Smoor. No meal CLASS(Y) HOURS! The Grill Room is an ideal place for a small gathering of is complete without a glass of wine or ➤ MONTHLY HAPPY HOURS: Mark your calendar to meet and friends or coworkers. Dinner parties of up to 10 and cocktail pint of beer to compliment it! $4 fl avored parties of up to 25 can be accommodated. Call us ahead connect with members overHappy $2 draft specials! Specials are Grillof time and we can set up a spot for all to enjoy! Contact: vodka specials too! available from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., however, please plan to arrive Bonnie Baker at The Grill Room, 212.403.6580. Tuesday: Slider Night — Three Beef between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. to maximize your chances of running Sliders served with a basket of French into old friends and making new ones. ➤ If you are interested in BEER & COCKTAILS  fries and Chef John’s special sauce $12.75. organizing and facilitating the gatherings, please let us know. We Pair your sliders with two 8 oz. draft want to recruit at least three leaders per class decade to promote YOUNG ALUMNI HAPPY HOUR | beers: our classic Yuengling draft and our these events and help attendees network at each monthly session. Thursday, November 18th, 6-10 p.m. Attention Young Alumni! seasonal draft $16.75. Enjoy our dollar Yuengling drafts and $4 cocktail specials in the ➤ Class of 1970s-and-Before Happy Hour: Every 2nd Thursday Grill Room. The Penn Club off ers young alumni both beer and liquor Wednesday: Steakhouse Night — of the month in the Franklin Living Room (November 11th) specials at our extended Young Alumni Happy Hours. Class of 2000s Our classic Steakhouse Dinner Menu. ➤ Class of 1980s Happy Hour: Every 4th Thursday of the month Happy Hours are every 3rd Thursday of the month from 6:00-10:00 Thursday: Sink or Swim in the Grill Room (November 25th) p.m. and feature seasonal drink specials. ➤ Class of 1990s Happy Hour: Every 1st Thursday of the month Yuengling drafts $2.00 and all-you-can- in the Grill Room (November 4th) WELCOME WINTER WITH A WARM DELIGHT | eat cheese steaks $15.95. ➤ Class of 2000s Happy Hour: Every 3rd Thursday of the month Choose from a selection of warm coff ee cocktails that is sure to Ladies Special! in the Grill Room (November 18th) delight at just $7 plus tax and service charge for this month of $2 Glasses of Chateau Routas Rosé every Please RSVP for headcount purposes. November. Thursday! 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. 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Member Outings Brooklyn Heights/Cobble Hill History and Pre- Highlights PalestraFITNESS CENTER anksgiving Tasting Tour | Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; Saturday, November 13th, 2:00 p.m. Tour Fast Track to Wine Expertise Saturday–Sunday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. To join contact Dan Ahearn: these Victorian neighborhoods, New York’s 212.403.6626, [email protected] earliest historic landmark districts. A home November Wine Dinner or come by the Palestra to start your fi tness to wealthy 19th century merchants and later routine today. 20th century writers, neighborhood stops include Plymouth Church, where Lincoln and Walt NOVEMBER Whitman worshipped; the Brooklyn Promenade and Attention New York City its magni cent view of the Manhattan skyline; and the Marathon Runners! homes of Jennie Jerome, Churchill’s mother; and writer  omas Wolfe. Along the way, taste the area’s classic and Your comments are Show us you bib number or fi nishing contemporary foods, from egg creams to spinach pie. time and receive 20% off your massage $25 per person includes food. Reservations due by November important to us! treatment during the month of 11th at noon. For comments & suggestions regarding November. Call 212-403-6623 or email furnishings, property, grounds, repairs & [email protected] to book Sir Colin Davis Conducts maintenance, house rules, dress code, and rules your treatment. of conduct, contact the House Committee at: Elgar and Mozart; Nikolaj [email protected] DECEMBER Znaider Violinist | Tis the season for giving…. For comments & suggestions regarding And receiving. (NY Philharmonic) membership growth, contact the Membership Thursday, December 9th, 6:00 p.m. Give the gift of Ahh this Holiday Committee at: membershipcommittee@ dinner, 7:30 p.m. show Season. Gift certifi cates our available as pennclubny.org Program: E: Introduction and a nice stocking stuff er. Allegro For comments & suggestions regarding Each gift certifi cate you purchase for M: Symphony No. 36, Linz member events and activities, contact a friend or colleague entitles you to a E: Vjiolin Concerto the Program Committee at: 10% savings on your next massage. Artists: Sir Colin Davis, Conductor; [email protected] To hear more about our Massage Menu Nikolaj Znaider, Violin $118.95 per person plus tax and service charge includes For comments & suggestions regarding activities or to purchase your gift certifi cate, dinner in the Club and show. Final sale. Member must for young alumni (age 21–34), contact the Young contact the Palestra Health Club at be present to sign at dinner. Reservations due Tuesday, Alumni Committee at: [email protected] 212.403.6623. November 9th at noon. 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 Gracie Kaplan-Stein

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. hapPENNings Events Calendar

December 2010

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First Day of Theatre Hanukkah Evening: Class of 1990s Spider-Man: Happy Hour Turn Off the Dark*

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Theatre Architecture Sir Colin Davis Conducts Elgar Evening: Intra Club and Mozart— Driving Miss Nikolaj Znaider Daisy* Violinist* 1970s and Before Happy Hour Last Day of Hannukah 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Victorian Mistletoe Class of 2000s Christmas: Mixer Happy Hour Origins of Risk Christmas Traditions* Management Intra Club

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Class of 1980s Club Offi ces Christmas Happy Hour Closed for Christmas Eve

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Kids Club Offi ces Luncheon Closed for New Year’s Eve

*These events are out-of-club and attendees should go directly to the instructed location.

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January 2011 Wednesday, January 12 Friday, January 21 Architecture Intra Club Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1—Radu Lupu Saturday, January 1 Thursday, January 13 Pianist and Dvorak Symphony No. 8 Closed for New Year’s Day Class of 1970s and Before Happy Hour Monday, January 24 Thursday, January 6 Sunday, January 16 Keith Chambers Class of 1990s Happy Hour Rangers vs. Flyers Tuesday, January 25 Friday, January 7 Monday, January 17 Real Estate Investing Panel Theatre Evening: The Merchant of Venice* Closed for Martin Luther King Day Thursday, January 27 Monday, January 10 Tuesday, January 18 Class of 1980s Happy Hour Donny Deutsch Amanda Hesser Book Signing Social and Professional Networking Tuesday, January 11 Thursday, January 20 Series—Real Estate Adam S. Barrist Book Event–Panel Class of 2000s Happy Hour hapPENNings Events Calendar

November 2010

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Election Day Wine Tasting Tea at Gracie Theatre Mansion* Evening: Life 1990s Happy in the Theatre Hour Theatre Evening: Life in the Theatre 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Former Hedge Fund Architecture Veteran’s Day Theatre Brooklyn Congressman Investing Intra Intra Club 1970s and Evening: Rain: Heights/ Harold Ford, Club Community Before Happy A Tribute to the Cobble Hill Jr. Speaks Service Intra Hour Beatles History and Club: Blood and Theatre Tasting Tour* Coat Drives and Evening: La Meeting Bete 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Forgotten Real Estate Wine Dinner Classes of Museum Tour: Showbiz: Investing Intra 1980s and Pierpont Morgan Library St. Patrick’s Club 2000s Happy Cathedral Theatre Evening: Tour and Book Hours Women on Signing the Verge of Stone Crab a Nervous Week Begins Breakdown 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Meet Former Thanksgiving Club Offi ce MLB Player Feast and is Closed for Doug Library Bar the Day after Glanville Specials Thanksgiving Club Offi ce is Closed for Thanksgiving 28 29 30

Book Group Women in Luncheon: Old Business Intra Filth and The Man in the Wooden Hat Club by Jane Gardam Theatre Evening: Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles *These events are out-of-club and attendees should go directly to the instructed location.

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

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