Alumnae Association

Club of New York Back to School Brunch (New York, NY)
2015-10-10 11:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Jane Kahan Gallery Exhibition Space, 330 East 59th Street, New York, NY, 10021, United States
Back to School Brunch
Gather with alumnae of all ages for one of MHC-NYC’s favorite traditions—our Annual Back to School Brunch.
Enjoy a delicious buffet, mimosas, good conversation, and a thought-provoking lecture entitled “Obama, Race, and Urban Policy,” presented by Preston H. Smith II, professor of politics. Don’t miss this special opportunity to engage around this important and timely topic.
Date: Saturday, October 10, 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Location: Jan Kahan Exhibition Space, 330 E. 59th Street, #4 (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
Cost: $25 young alumns (2011–2015), $35 members, $45 non-members
RSVP here

Club of Chicago M & C's with Prospective Students (Hyde Park, IL)
2015-10-11 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, Hyde Park, IL, United States
Why did you choose MHC? How has MHC impacted your life? What are your favorite campus memories? Come meet prospective students, answer their questions, and share details of your college experience, all while enjoying one of MHC’s most beloved traditions: milk and cookies. Chatting with alumnae helps prospective students get a feel for the College, especially if they haven’t visited the campus.

M & Cs with Prospective Students (Hyde Park): Sunday, October 11, 2:00–4:00pm

Hosted by Mila Devenport ’13
The club will provide milk, cider, and other beverages. Please bring your favorite cookies to share!
RSVP to Tamar in order to receive the addresses.

Club of Ann Arbor Vivian R. Shaw Lecture (Ann Arbor, MI)
2015-10-13 17:00 (America/New_York) | Rackha Auditorium, 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Vivian R. Shaw lecture, hosted by UM’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender: Piper Kerman
Kerman is the author and voice behind the hit TV series Orange is the New Black. Kerman’s character (Piper Chapman), a Smith College alum, is a woman in her thirties who is sentenced to fifteen months in prison after being convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting money to her drug-dealing girlfriend.
Tuesday, October 13 at 5:00 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium.

Club of Maine Private Tour (Portland, ME)
2015-10-13 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Smith Center for Cartographic Education, 314 Forest Ave, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
In the spirit of collaboration, we are pleased to announce another joint event between Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and Wellesley College Maine alumnae clubs.
Join fellow alumnae for a private tour of the Women in Cartography Exhibit and the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education. There is no cost for this event.
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Time: 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Where: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, 314 Forest Ave, Portland, ME 04101
Please RSVP by email by Tuesday, October 6.

Club of the Peninsula Sunset Cruise (Moss Landing, CA)
2015-10-16 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Unnamed Venue, Moss Landing, CA, 95039, United States
We are going to the our southern extremes, near Moss Landing, to join the Hot Chocolate Sunset Cruise—Elkhorn Slough
Friday, October 16, at 4:00 p.m.

This tour is only offered in the fall! Enjoy the wonderful October weather and the late afternoon lighting of the Elkhorn Slough. Sip on a cup of hot chocolate while watching your favorite otter activity or swarm of migrating birds.
This is a popular tour so we need to make reservations now.
The cost will be $45 each for club members and their guest, $50 each for nonmembers and $40
each for recent alums (last ten years) and incoming first years.
Contact Joanne Hiratsuka Petersen for questions.

Club of Washington DC Mountain Day hike (McLean, VA)
2015-10-17 | Great Falls Park, 9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA, 22102, United States
Saturday, October 17

Mountain Day hike at Great Falls

While we don’t know when Mountain Day will officially be held this year, join the DC Club for a pre or post-Mountain Day hike up our local equivalent of Mount Holyoke. Families welcome!

Club of the Piedmont Fall Event (Chapel Hill, NC)
2015-10-17 10:00 (America/New_York) | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
We hope you will join us for our fall event:

Wellness at Any Age
When: October 17, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Extraordinary Ventures in Chapel Hill.

We will have several brief wellness-related presentations and demonstrations, a delicious lunch buffet, and time to socialize with each other and with our guest speakers.
Bring your friends, bring your family! All are welcome to join us for this fun introduction to a variety of wellness-related topics.
Cost:
$25 per person
Young alumnae (graduated within the past ten years) take advantage of the discount just for
you: $20 per person
First-time attendees are free
Register Now!

Club of Puget Sound Family Fun
2015-10-17 12:00 (America/New_York) | The Farm at Swan’s Trail, 7301 Rivershore Road, Snohomish, WA, 98290, United States
Saturday, October 17 at Noon
The Farm at Swan’s Trail
Located 35 miles away in Snohomish, we will be spending the afternoon picking fruit and enjoying the fall. Family friendly, so bring the kiddos. After, we can pop by their cute downtown for snacks and maybe a drink.
The Farm’s famed Washington State Corn Maze is a 12-acre map of the state that shows actual roads, places and towns. Other activities at this very popular farm include wagon rides and a large petting zoo. And, of course, pumpkin picking in the 45-acre pumpkin patch. The Farm also has U-Pick apples. RSVP here.

Club of Northern California Potluck (Orinda, CA)
2015-10-18 12:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Tilden Park, 2501 Grizzly Peak Blvd, Orinda, CA, 94563, United States
We are organizing events throughout the Bay Area and our first stop is . . . the East Bay! We hope you and your family will join us!
East Bay Potluck
What: Potluck, outdoor games, meet new/old friends
Where: Tilden Park, by the South Park entrance (follow the signs)
Address: 2501 Grizzly Peak Blvd, Orinda, CA 94563
When: Sunday, October 18
Time: 12:30–3:30 p.m.
Parking: there are plenty of parking lots along South Park Drive
RSVP and dish sign up sheet
Bring a dish to share and drinks for yourself. Plates, cutlery, napkins, cups, and water will be provided by the Mount Holyoke NorCal alumnae club. Families are welcome!
If you have any outdoor games you can share with the group, please bring them!
For any questions you can contact Diana Martinez.

Club of Atlanta Movie Night (Atlanta, GA)
2015-10-18 16:00 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, Atlanta, GA, United States
Come and join us for Book Club. We are taking a break from the books and having a movie night to watch The First Wives Club.
When: Sunday, October 18, at 4:00 p.m.
RSVP to Monica for location and directions
Please bring light refreshments to share and a book for children ages 0–5 to benefit Children Read.

Club of Portland Happy Hour (Portland, OR)
2015-10-20 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Vendetta, 4306 N. Williams Ave, Portland, OR, 97217, United States
Join us October 20, 2015, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Vendetta at 4306 N. Williams, 97217
They have a great covered and heated patio, which we hope will be cozy in October.

Club of Ann Arbor Story Slam (Ann Arbor, MI)
2015-10-20 18:00 (America/New_York) | Circus Bar, 210 S 1st Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Moth Radio Hour StorySLAM
Story topics: GUTS. Stories about moments of boldness and courage and the peaks and pratfalls of a daring spirit.
Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m. (doors open) Stories begin at 7:30 p.m.
$10 per person; 18+

MHC Book Club (Edina, MN)
2015-10-20 19:30 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, Edina, MN, 55439, United States
October MHC Book Club
Book: Zealot by Rexa Aslan
When: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: At the home of Julie Guelich
For location and to RSVP email Julie Guelich.

Clubs of Westchester and Fairfield Villages Seminar (Stamford, CT)
2015-10-21 09:30 (America/New_York) | Italian Center, 1620 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT, 06905, United States
The Mount Holyoke clubs of Westchester and Fairfield Villages would like to extend an invitation to the upcoming 36th Alumnae Seminar on October 21.
Has income inequality become a fact of life, or is it a situation we can and must fix? Are we moving toward a new “Gilded Age?” Join us as we explore the widening gap: whom it affects, why it has grown and how it might be narrowed with the following panel:
Douglas Amy, professor of politics, Mount Holyoke College
Gene Callahan, professor of economics, SUNY Purchase
Ilene Lang, past president, Catalyst, Radcliffe College alumna
Markella Rutherford, professor of sociology, Wellesley College
Wednesday, October 21 2015, at the Italian Center; 1620 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905
Registration and Coffee: 9:00 a.m.; Program: 9:30 a.m; Lunch: 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $40 per person, including lunch
For further information and registration form, go to alumnaeseminar.org

Club of the Western Suburbs Fall Alumnae Social (Wayland, MA)
2015-10-21 19:00 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, Wayland, MA, United States
The Club of the Western Suburbs Fall Alumnae Social and Conversations with Exceptional Women featuring alumna, Janot Mendler de Suarez ’77, on Games for a New Climate.
Join us for a potluck dinner as we introduce a new slate of club officers, discuss ideas for the coming year, and shine a spotlight on the remarkable work of hostess, Janot Mendler de Suarez ’77. She will share highlights of her work on climate change and international risk reduction, and demonstrate programming via Games for a New Climate. Following Janot’s presentation, you are invited to join in the brainstorming of some wonderful events.
RSVP by Monday, October 19 to Claudia Krimsky.
Please let us know whether you plan to bring an appetizer, salad, main course, or dessert.

Club of Ann Arbor Art Exhibit and Lecture (Ann Arbor, MI)
2015-10-23 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Helmut Sterm Auditoriam (UMMA), 525 S State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Come as You Are: Art of the 1990’s is an art exhibit and lecture with Alezandra Schwartz. Schwartz will also consider the diverse ways in which the developments of the 1990’s—the ongoing culture wars, issues of artistic freedom and censorship, the impact of new media, and the increase of artists of color, women artists, and LGBT artists—redefined contemporary approaches to artistic practice and, in her words, “writes a history of the ’90s through the lens of the visual arts.”

Club of New Hampshire Fall Meeting (Nashua, NH)
2015-10-24 12:00 (America/New_York) | Crowne Plaza, 2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua, NH, 03063, United States
When: Saturday, October 24, at noon
Lunch: The Crownee Plaza, 2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua, New Hampshire
Speaker: M. Darby Dyar, Kennedy-Schelkunoff professor and chair of astronomy
The Curiosity Rover, Mars, and Mount Holyoke: 2015 Report
Enjoy lunch in the lovely Hunt Club. After lunch, hear Professor Dyar describe her history making work with NASA’s Mars Rover, Curiosity. Dr. Dyar introduced us to this amazing project in 2013 in Keene. Join us in Nashua, and find out what’s been happening on Mar’s since!
Lunch—$30
2015–2016 club dues—$20
Questions? Contact Dale Loomis

Club of Chicago M & C's with Prospective Students (Chicago, IL)
2015-10-24 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL, United States
Why did you choose MHC? How has MHC impacted your life? What are your favorite campus memories? Come meet prospective students, answer their questions, and share details of your college experience, all while enjoying one of MHC’s most beloved traditions: milk and cookies. Chatting with alumnae helps prospective students get a feel for the College, especially if they haven’t visited the campus.
M&Cs with Prospective Students (Uptown): Saturday, October 24, 1:00-3:00pm
Hosted by Tamar Westphal ’12
The club will provide milk, cider, and other beverages. Please bring your favorite cookies to share! RSVP to Tamar in order to receive the addresses.

Club of Britain Museum Tour (London, England)
2015-10-24 14:00 (Europe/London) | The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, United Kingdom
Around the World in 90 Minutes at The British Museum
Date: Saturday, October 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Cost: £12 (paid directly to the British Museum)
Craving a crash course in world culture? The British Museum’s Around the World in 90 Minutes tour with fellow MHC alums is the perfect cure! Encounter the Rosetta Stone, the Lewis Chessmen and the Parthenon Frieze, as well as some lesser-known but equally fascinating objects, with expert guidance that goes to the heart of the Museum’s collection. This tour is designed for adults, but children are also welcome. Please note that the tour will visit a number of galleries on different floors of the Museum and involves a considerable amount of walking.
Attendees are responsible for making their own bookings on the October 24 14:00 tour here.
There is no RSVP date (until the tour fills up!). If you are planning on attending, please let us know by contacting Laura Askonas ’10 via email

Club of Portland Prospective Student Reception (TBD)
2015-10-25 | Unnamed Venue, OR, United States
Save the Date: This year’s prospective student reception will be taking place on October 25, 2015. Time and location to be announced, but it will occur with plenty of time if you are interested in participating in this event and the book club in the afternoon of the same day.

Club of Portland Book Club (Portland, OR)
2015-10-25 13:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Texas
Book discussion beginning at 2:00 p.m. of Peter Stark’s Astoria: Astor and Jefferson’s Last Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition of Survival on the Early American Frontier, at the home of Caroline Arnold. Details on location to follow.

Club of Southern California Book Club (Malibu, CA)
2015-10-25 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Unnamed Venue, Malibu, CA, United States
October Meeting Information
Book: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. (potluck supper)
Location: Phyllis Ellickson’s home
Food and drink: All are asked to bring an item to share for a casual potluck meal. Attendance is generally eight to ten.
New members are always welcome! If you have an MHC friend, please pass this along and encourage them to join us.

Club of DC Uncommon Women: Women in Defense (Washington, DC)
2015-10-28 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Texas
This month’s Uncommon Women features alums in defense! Join us for a discussion about being a woman in defense, how the modern world is changing the military and intelligence, and how current events are shaping our relationship with the world.

We’ll be interviewing Major Catherine Kimball-Earys, MD ’93, chief of Outpatient Pediatrics at Walter Reed Medical Center and recently featured in the New York Times, and Ellen Kane ’75, an intelligence analyst with 35 years of intelligence experience, and Bridget Serchak ’84, chief, public affairs, DoD Inspector General.
Register here

For questions contact Kat Calvin ’05
Additional Programs of Interest
With the economy getting stronger, jobs in the public sector are starting to open up. In this session, you’ll hear from a panel of public affairs specialists — including two Mount Holyoke alumnae — as they tell you about this interesting career choice. Learn how they made the transition from private-sector to public-sector PR and their advice to others seeking a similar position.
Moderator: Robert Deigh, RDC Public Relations LLC
Panel: David Barnes, Public Affairs Liaison, Inspector General for Tax Administration, Department of Treasury
Kyle S. Richardson, Public Affairs, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)
Bridget Serchak ’84, Chief, Public Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Department of Defense
Lisa Joy Zgorski ’87, Public Affairs Specialist, National Science Foundation

When:
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015
8:00 to 8:30 a.m. – Networking/Breakfast
8:30 to 10:00 a.m. – Program

Where:
Northern Virginia Community College Reston Center
1831 Wiehle Avenue
Reston, VA 20190
Directions

Cost:
Open to the public
$28 PRSA Members; $38 Nonmembers; $15 Students
$5 more at the door (space permitting)

Register

Club of Chicago Outing and Gloria Steinem Book Reading (Chicago, IL)
2015-10-29 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Texas
Gloria Steinem in conversation with Roxane Gay
Thursday, October 29, 7-10pm, The Peoples Church in Uptown

Many alums have expressed interest in this event, and for good reason! Gloria Steinem will be discussing her forthcoming memoir My Life on the Road with Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist. Tickets can be purchased through the Women and Children First website (link below). Tickets will likely go fast, so if you’re interested, don’t wait! After the event, we’ll have an impromptu outing somewhere near the event for anyone who’s interested.

Club of Iberia's First Event (Madrid)
2015-10-31 | Black Pepper & Co., San Vincente Ferrer 10, Madrid, Spain
Saturday, 31 October, Malasaña, Madrid (Metro Tribunal)
15:00–17:00: Degustación de té at Black Pepper & Co, C/ San Vicente Ferrer 10, 28004, Madrid.
Cost: 5€, which covers a tasting of six teas and a light lunch. The best value tea tasting in Madrid! Of course, if money is tight please let me know and we will certainly find an affordable solution.
Black Pepper & Co is an extremely well-stocked tea and spice shop, and will be providing a tasting of a variety of interesting teas (that are not available in DIA or Carrefour!). They will also be pairing the teas with a light lunch so we can taste some of their rarer spices.
Also, if you have any dietary requirements, please let me know.
17:00–19:15: Talks from MHC alums in Spain, at C/ San Vicente Ferrer 22, Ext, 1º, Dcha 1, 28004, Madrid.
Programme of Talks:
– The Joys and Challenges of Teaching Spanish in Spain, Raquel Malpelo ’02
– Let Me Tell You a Story: My Experience of Storytelling, Ana Fraile ’90
– Gibraltar, Spain and the New Politics of the Strait, Edwina Hayes ’84
20:00–21:00: Flamenco workshop at El Cotijo Taberna Flamenco (Metro: Portazo, Linea 1), Mercado Numancia, local 9, C/ Josefa Diaz, 4. 28038 – Madrid, (entrada por Pico de la Maliciosa, s/n)
Cost: 5€ for an hour-long workshop in the art of flamenco.
21:00–Late: Dinner and a flamenco show at El Cotijo Taberna Flamenco. We can see if we can use our new-found flamenco knowledge to better understand the show! The dinner will be a three-course meal with drinks and, after some gruelling taste-testing, I can confirm that the food is delicious.
Cost: 20€ for the dinner and flamenco show. The show will start around 22:15, meaning we will have plenty of time for chatting as well!

Club of Dallas/Fort Worth Book Club (Dallas, TX)
2015-11-01 14:00 (America/New_York) | Texas
Club of Dallas/Fort Worth Book Group will discuss David Brooks’ The Road to Character
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
Our gatherings are informal and you do not need to have read the book to attend.

Club of Northern California M & C Care Package Event (San Francisco, CA)
2015-11-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gensler Architects, 2 Harrison Street Suite 400, San Francisco, CA, United States
As the days get shorter and the nights get cozier, we know it’s the time of year for our annual
M & Cs Care Package Event!
Join us Tuesday, November 3, from 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. to relive MoHo memories, meet new alumnae, and send a little NorCal magic to the new first-years on campus. We will be making care packages for the newly arrived Mount Holyoke students who represent northern California.
We will meet at Gensler Architects: 2 Harrison Street Suite 400, San Francisco, CA.
You can enter the building either through the ornate bronze door on Harrison street or through the courtyard from the Embarcadero. Should you have any problems finding the Gensler offices, please call Miranda Chiu.
Light drinks and snacks will be provided but we welcome anything you can bring to share (leftover Halloween candy?)
If you have any suggestions for inexpensive items we can include in the care packages, please reach out to the events chairs ASAP. Or if you have something you would like to contribute, please let us know.
RSVP here by Friday, October 30.

Club of Hartford Evening at Theater Works (Hartford, CT)
2015-11-03 19:30 (America/New_York) | Theater Works, 233 Pearl St, Hartford, CT, 06103, United States
Alumnae and their guests are invited to see Third, the last play by Wendy Wasserstein ’71. Kate Levy, winner of the 2014 CT Critics Circle Award for outstanding actress, will play Dr. Laurie Jameson, a feminist college professor who accuses a student, Woodson Bull, III (called “Third”) of plagiarism.
Our special group rate of $45 includes reserved seating for the 7:30 p.m. performance, a reception from 6:00 p.m.–7:15 p.m with finger food and an open bar, and parking in a lot directly behind the theater. You’re also invited to stay for “Talk Back Tuesday,” an insightful post-show discussion with members of the cast.
To reserve your seat(s), call the Theater Works box office at 860-527-7838, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5 p.m., and mention that you’re part of the Mount Holyoke group on November 3. Theater Works doesn’t issue paper tickets; you just give your name at the door. If you’re a recent graduate from the Classes of 2011-15, the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Club of Hartford will reimburse you $15 on the evening of the performance. The club is handling this discounted price, so please don’t ask the Theater Works box office for a discounted seat.

Club of Long Island Find Your MHC People Event (Garden City, NY)
2015-11-04 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Seasons 52 Restaurant at Roosevelt Field, 630 Old County Road L102, Garden City, NY, 11530, United States
Find Your People MHC event, small bites and drinks (pay your own way)
When: November 4, 2015 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Seasons 52 Restaurant at Roosevelt Field, Garden City, NY, 11530
Bring a memento-photo, souviner, or memory connected to MHC and share the related story.
RSVP by Tuesday, November 3 to Stephanie Green.

Club of New York Seven Sisters Trivia Night (NYC)
2015-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | LMHQ, 150 Broadway 20th Floor, New York City, NY, United States
Which school was founded in 1836? How many male presidents have the Seven Sisters had? Name the two Seven Sister graduates that have served as Secretary of State. Test your knowledge and win fun prizes with the Mount Holyoke Club of New York! Light appetizers and drinks will be served as part of the ticket price.
Location: LMHQ 150 Broadway, 20th Floor
Open to all alumnae of Mount Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, Vassar, Smith, Barnard, Wellesley and Radcliffe. You can play alone, or as a member of a team, with maximum team size being four. Wearing school paraphernalia will score your team one extra bonus point, but all members of your team must be wearing it.
Pr-registration is encouraged as we have limited space. Registration at the door is first come first serve.
Doors open at 6:00 with trivia starting at 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 Members / $12 Non-Members
Click the links to buy your tickets online.
Cancellation policy: We are able to refund half your ticket price up to 48 hours before the event. After that, no refunds will be given.
