Club Meeting (Central Ohio)
2014-03-15 14:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, Bexley, OH, United States
The theme for the March MHC club of Central Ohio get-together is “All Things Irish.” Does your family tree have roots in Ireland? Maybe you spent a semester in Limerick, or backpacked through the Irish countryside one summer? Is there a special piece of Belleek, Waterford, or other keepsake that has been passed down through your family? Please come and share your stories! Perhaps you have a fondness for Irish authors and can recommend some great reads. Or, you’re an economist who can explain the “Irish Miracle” of the early 2000s. Several local alums have been to Ireland in the past year, and have great travel tips and pictures to share with us, as we enjoy Irish-influenced nibbles. (Meg Teaford ’67 has promised homemade soda bread!)
WHEN: Saturday, March 15, 2:30—4:30 p.m.
RSVP to Joan Stack ’74 (joanstack@gmail.com).

Pub Night (Boston)
2014-03-19 18:45 | Highball Lounge, 90 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, United States
If you aren’t still nursing your St. Patrick’s Day hangover, come join the MHC club of Boston for a pub night at the Highball Lounge, located at 90 Tremont Street in Boston!
They will start sipping on drinks with rubber duckies (really, there’s a drink with a mini rubber ducky in it) and playing board games at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19. As always, drinks and food are on you, they will bring the Mount Holyoke-Opoly!
If you have any questions about this young (at heart) alum event, email us at mhcbostonnews@gmail.com.

A-Z Happy Hour (Portland, OR)
2014-03-20 17:30 - 19:30 | Pix Patisserie, 2225 E Burnside St, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
The MHC club of Portland continues its A-Z tour of bars and restaurants with a happy hour at Pix Patisserie on March 20.

The Lindisfarne Gospels (Britain)
2014-03-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Artworker’s Guild, Queens Square, Bloomsbury, United Kingdom
Michelle Brown—one of the foremost authorities on illuminated manuscripts—will give an illustrated talk on one of the greatest treasures in the world, the Lindisfarne Gospels, on Thursday, March 20, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Artworkers’ Guild, located in Queen Square, Bloomsbury. (The nearest tube is Russell Square.)
Ms. Brown gave a wonderful lecture on illuminated manuscripts last June as part of the Vassar Classroom Revisited at the British Library, and has been invited back by the Vassar club of the UK by special request. She travelled with the Gospels when they went to a special exhibition at Durham Cathedral.
The evening will begin with wine and light snacks in the distinctive setting of the Artworkers’ Guild, located in Queen Square, Bloomsbury. The Guild was founded in 1884 by twenty-five painters, architects, sculptors, designers, and craftsmen who challenged the strict confines established by the Royal Academy. Like their fellow member, William Morris, who served as master in 1892, they also sought a role in society. The premises have examples of the Guild’s craftsmanship; it is also the venue for temporary exhibitions.
The illustrated talk will begin at 7:15 p.m., but drinks will start being served at 6:30 p.m.
Please RSVP to Sara Hebblethwaite (sara.hebblethwaite@virgin.net) by March, 13, 2014.

Sip & Sing (New Orleans)
2014-03-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Unnamed Venue, New Orleans, LA, United States
The Mount Holyoke Club of Louisiana cordially invites you to attend a Sip & Sing featuring the MHC Glee Club and Chamber Singers. Significant others are welcome. For information on location, please email Kathleen McNelis at kmcnelis@hotmail.com.
An additional performance by the Choral Ensemble will be held on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 6249 Canal Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124.

Wendy Wasserstein's Isn't It Romantic (Chicago)
2014-03-22 20:00 | Mill Theater at Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL, 60126, United States
Join the MHC club of Chicago as they attend Wendy Wasserstein’s Isn’t It Romantic at Elmhurst College. The club has reserved a block of tickets for $6 each. Please email Naomi Goldberg ’04 at goldberg.naomi@gmail.com to reserve a ticket. They will be coordinating a carpool via Facebook.

Neighborhood Dinner (Darien, CT)
2014-03-26 | Unnamed Venue, Darien, CT, United States
Join the MHC club of Fairfield Villages for a neighborhood dinner at the home of Adria Bates ’72. This will be a dinner potluck for alums only. This type of “neighborhood” gathering has been very enjoyable in the past, and Adria is spearheading a re-launch with this event for Darien area alums. Ideally, it’d be wonderful if there could be a couple other town dinners that week. If you’d like to host, please contact Adria (adriab77@aol.com).

College Fairs (Chicago)
2014-03-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL, United States
Want to help spread the word about MHC to prospective students? The MHC club of Chicago needs volunteers to work at the following upcoming college fairs:

Thursday, March 27, 6:00–8:00 p.m. at Von Steuben (5039 N Kimball Ave, Chicago). For Von Steuben, Walter Payton, and Northside College Prep students.
Wednesday, April 2, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at Lyons Township HS (100 S Brainard Ave, La Grange). Anyone in the south/west suburbs? Dinner provided beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at Niles West (5701 Oakton St, Skokie). For Niles West and Niles North students.

If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Tamar Westphal ’12 at westp20t@mtholyoke.edu.

Annual Meeting (Chapel Hill)
2014-03-29 12:00 | CA
The MHC club of the Piedmont’s Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 29. The brief business meeting will be followed by a panel discussion entitled, “MHC Through the Decades,” featuring experiences from six North Carolina MHC alums from the 1940s through the present day. Time for conversation, lunch, and dessert will be enjoyed. For more information, contact club president Lisa Giragosian at lisa.giragosian@gmail.com.

Annual Meeting (Chapel Hill)
2014-03-29 12:15 - 14:30 | CA
The MHC club of the Piedmont’s brief business meeting will be followed by a panel discussion titled “MHC Through the Decades.”
Come hear MHC experiences from six North Carolina MHC alums from the 1940s through present day. Time for conversation, lunch, and dessert will be enjoyed. You won’t want to miss it! More details will follow.

Book Club (Portland, OR)
2014-03-30 13:30 - 16:00 | Unnamed Venue, Portland, OR, United States
Join the MHC club of Portland for their March book club meeting. The group will be discussing Isabel Fonseca’s Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey. The discussion will start at 2:00 p.m., but members are invited to arrive at 1:30 p.m. to catch up beforehand. Details about event location to follow in an Evite.

An Intimate Afternoon with Emily Dickinson (Chicago)
2014-03-30 14:00 | Glessner House Museum Coach House, 1800 S. Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Join the MHC club of Chicago for a performance of “I Dwell in Possibility – An Intimate Afternoon with Emily Dickinson” at the Glessner House Museum coach house. The event is co-sponsored by the Greater Chicago Chapter of the Victorian Society of America. Tickets are $20. Please call 312-326-1480 to purchase tickets.
Note: This is not an official club event, but if you’re going, email Naomi Goldberg (goldberg.naomi@gmail.com) and she can connect you with other alumnae who plan to attend. More information here: http://www.glessnerhouse.org/Events.htm.

Book Club (Westchester)
2014-03-30 17:00 | Sam’s Restaurant, 50 Gedney Way, White Plains, NY, 10605, United States
The MHC club of Westchester book club’s next meeting will be held on Sunday, March 30, at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will again be held at the private dining room at Sam’s Restaurant (50 Gedney Way) in White Plains. The next reading is The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy in New York City who miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. As he grows up, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the underworld of art.

There is no cost to join the group, but dinner and drinks are available for order. The group generally meets the last Sunday of every month. Please email Sunny Suh ’91 at sunny@e-suh.com if you are interested in joining us this time.

April Book Club (Houston)
2014-04-01 19:00 | Unnamed Venue, Houston, TX, United States
The next meeting of the MHC club of Houston’s book club will take place on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. They will be discussing the book Forever: A Novel by Pete Hamill. Please contact nicole.shanklin@chamberlainlaw.com for more information.

Cornerstone/Mary Lyon Society Event (Washington, DC)
2014-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 | The University Club of Washington, DC, 1135 Sixteenth St., NW, Washington, DC, United States
A Cornerstone/Mary Lyon Society event will be held on April 2, 2014, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sonya Stephens, vice president for academic affairs, will be the guest speaker. This event is by invitation only. For more information, please contact Karen Couture, 413-538-2569.

All Ivy Plus Cocktail (Britain)
2014-04-04 19:00 - 21:00 | CA
The Cornell Club of London is hosting the twenty-second All Ivy Plus Cocktail Reception on Friday, April 4, from 7-9 p.m. at the East India Club, located at 16 St. James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4LH. The nearest underground station is Piccadilly Circus.
Initiated in 1993, the purpose of this event is to welcome new Ivy League and Seven Sisters and other US college alumni to London, to make new friendships, to foster networking, and to provide a relaxed atmosphere for enjoyment by all in the center of London.
The East India Club was formed in the middle of the nineteenth century and its original members were servants of the East India Company and Commissioned Officers of Her Majesty’s Army and Navy.
This event costs £33 per person and includes a selection of wines, soft drinks, and hors d’oeuvres. The wine at the East India Club is top quality and these events tend to draw a very interesting array of guests. The deadline for booking the event is March 29 and late bookings are not accepted. If you do need to cancel, a full refund will be given if cancelled by March 31. To book, please send a check payable to the Cornell Club of London to Cornell Club of London, 4 Betjeman Mews, London N5 2NB. If you wish to pay by electronic transfer, please email Natalie Teich (nmt4@cornell.edu).

Making Icons: An Alumna’s Passion (Springfield)
2014-04-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Unnamed Venue, Springfield, MA, United States
This special event, led by Sarah Gorsky, will take a look at the fascinating craft of icon painting. A Medievalist at MHC, Sarah will touch on the dogma, history, methods, and materials of the practice. Sarah explains, “Several years after receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from UMASS Amherst, I decided I wanted indulge my deep interest in the Medieval society and art. I found Mount Holyoke’s Frances Perkins Scholar program for post baccalaureate studies and began my pursuit of a second bachelor’s degree in Medieval Studies, obtained in 2010. As part of this interest, I pursued an independent study on the medium of egg tempera and icon painting. While not an artist myself, I am fascinated by the egg tempera medium, the method and meaning of icons, and I’m working on building my skill on secular subjects in this medium.” Address available upon RSVP to invitation. Questions: Sarah Gorsky,gorsk20s@mtholyoke.edu

Tea and Panel Discussion (MHC)
2014-04-06 15:00 | Willits-Hallowell, South Hadley, MA, United States
To all members of the classes of 1967 and 2017: You are invited to tea and a panel discussion on April 6. The class of 1967 will demonstrate to the class of 2017 how tea was served in their time.

Informal Social Hour (Columbus)
2014-04-08 17:30 | The Chocolate Cafe, 1855 Northwest Boulevard, Columbus, OH, United States
You are invited to an informal social hour discussion at the Chocolate Café on Tuesday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m. A current Mount Holyoke student wrote a blog post entitled, “Mount Holyoke College, A College for White Men?” and the MHC Club of Central Ohio would like to discuss it.
For more information, please contact Marie Ozanne ’12.

Spring Event at the Art Museum (Cincinnati)
2014-04-12 11:00 | CA
Join the MHC Club of Cincinnati on Saturday, April 12, at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Lucille Blocksom ’49 and Carolyn Clodfelter ’59 will guide a tour of the jewelry exhibition, “From the Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith.” They will meet in the lobby of the museum at 11:00 a.m. For anyone interested, they will meet for lunch in the cafe immediately thereafter. Please let Amber Kershaw know if you (and guests) are able to attend.

Book Club (Portland, OR)
2014-04-13 13:30 - 16:00 | CA
The April book club meeting for the MHC club of Portland, OR, will take place on April 13, 2014 from 1:30–4 (book discussion beginning at 2). The book discussed will be Jump-Off Creek by Molly Gloss.
Note: To avoid Easter Sunday, we selected a date only two weeks after our March gathering and purposely chose a short work.
For more information about this event, please contact mhcpdxclub@gmail.com.

Labyrinth Discussion with Beth Burnham Mace ’79 (Weston, MA)
2014-04-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Weston Scout House, 86 School Street, Weston, MA, United States
Walking an Ancient Path in the Modern World: My Life-Changing Journey with the Labyrinth
Please join us (the MHC Club of the Western Suburbs) as Beth Burnham Mace ’79 takes us on an incredible journey! She will present the history of the labyrinth, share her own story of discovery with it, and lead a group walk on a labyrinth. The labyrinth is an ancient path that has been around for thousands of years. It has been revived as a spiritual, meditative, and healing tool in the last twenty years and is used today in church, prison, school, college, hospital, and outdoor settings. It’s quite marvelous—in fact, Mount Holyoke now owns its own painted canvas labyrinth. We invite you to bring a friend and come with an open heart. For more information about labyrinths, please check out the Labyrinth Guild of New England.
RSVP by Friday, April 11, to Kristina Peduto at 978-502-0058.

Admitted Student Tea (Houston)
2014-04-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, Houston, TX, United States
Join the MHC Club of Houston for a tea welcoming newly admitted MHC students. Eleven young ladies from the Houston area were given acceptance letters from Mount Holyoke; five of them have confirmed their attendance for the event on Sunday. Come and show these ladies why MHC is the best!
For more information and to RSVP, email Nicole Shanklin.

V8s in Concert (Westport, CT)
2014-04-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Unnamed Venue, Westport, CT, United States
Sunday, April 13, 2014 (4–6 p.m.): Join the MHC club of Fairfield Villages for the V8s in concert at the home of Catherine Onyemelukwe ’62 in Westport. This will be a potluck (appetizers, desserts, drinks), and guests are welcome. $15 donation per person to help offset the costs for the V8s. If you have questions about this event, please contact Eloise Killeffer ’68 (eloisehpk@gmail.com).

Reception with Mary Graham Davis ’65
2014-04-13 17:00 - 19:00 | The Rocks at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, 9801 International Drive, Orlando, FL, 32819, United States
The Alumnae Association cordially invites you to a reception with Mary Graham Davis ’65, chair of Mount Holyoke College’s board of trustees, at the Rocks in the Hyatt Regency Orlando (9801 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819, 407-284-1234).
Sunday, April 13, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, April by completing a very brief response form, which you can access by clicking here.
For questions, please email Maya D’Costa at the Alumnae Association or call her at 413-538-2066.

Happy Hour (Portland, OR)
2014-04-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Quimby’s, 1502 NW 19th, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Happy February! The MHC Club of Portland continues its A-Z tour of Portland bars and restaurants with a happy hour at Quimby’s on Thursday, April 17, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The address is 1502 NW 19th, 97209. For more information, please email this address.

Five Colleges Book Sale (New Hampshire)
2014-04-19 09:00 - 2014-04-20 16:00 | Lebanon High School, Lebanon, NH, United States
April 19 and 20 mark the fifty-third Five Colleges Book Sale in Lebanon, NH. The purpose of this sale is to raise money for scholarships for NH and VT students at Mount Holyoke, Simmons, Smith, Wellesley, and Vassar. Last year, we donated $10,000 to each college.
We invite you to be a part of this fun and profitable venture. All books (usually 30,000 to 40,000 volumes) are donated and need sorting into categories, pricing, and packing. If you’d like to donate books, please send (or bring) them to Whitman Communications Building, 10 Water Street, Lebanon, NH 03766 by March 30. For directions to the sorting site, please click here.
Volunteers (like yourself) work at the site and at the actual sale. The site is open every day (except Sunday) from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Wednesday until 7 p.m. We hope to attract those who are employed to join us Wednesday evening or Saturday.
Mount Holyoke will be hosting the sorting site on Saturday, April 12. If you can come then, even for a couple of hours, it would be a plus for Mount Holyoke. We also hope to make this an occasion to reconnect with fellow alumnae and enjoy some fun. I’ll bring a coffee cake. Other donations of goodies are welcome. You are welcome to come any time and stay for as long as you like on MHC day or any other time. How-to-do-it instructions are provided.
We welcome donations of books, manuscripts, prints, maps, memorabilia, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, and audio books. Donations are tax deductible and receipts for them are available at the donation site. We do NOT accept or sell textbooks, encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest condensed books, Harlequin romances, ex-library books, magazines, vinyl records, or audio cassette tapes (with the exception of audio books). We also cannot accept or sell home recordings made on videotape, CD, or cassette.
The sale will be at Lebanon High School on Saturday, April 19 from 9 a.m–5 p.m. and on Sunday, April 20 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. (ALL items are half price on Sunday.) Your help is needed at the sale too; cashiering, shelving books, floating for general assistance, and security. If you could do a two-hour shift or more, please let us know. The whole process is a marvelous enterprise, from the obvious goal of raising money, to the less obvious (but important) benefits of socializing with fine people and the opportunity to purchase good used books at reasonable prices.
Please visit our website www.five-collegesbooksale.org (note the hyphen) for further information, updates, and, just before the sale, lists of exceptional books to be sold. You may also email Martha Doolittle (mdoolittle@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu).

Cookie Baking for Graduating Seniors (WA)
2014-04-19 18:30 - 20:00 | TBD, WA, United States
The MHC club of Puget Sound invites you to join them in baking cookies for graduating MHC seniors. Location and further details to be announced.

Book Club (Chicago)
2014-04-22 17:30 | Rosebud Theatre District, 70 W. Madison, Chicago, IL, United States
The MHC club of Chicago’s next book club meeting will be held on Monday, April 22, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. at the Rosebud Theatre District on 70 W. Madison. We will be discussing Rachel Maddow’s book Drift. Please RSVP to Jen Cobb ’12 at jencobb17@gmail.com if you plan on attending!

Career Change Panel (NYC)
2014-04-22 18:00 - 21:00 | Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor, Barnard Hall, at Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Please join the Mount Holyoke Club of New York and the Barnard Career Development Center for the 2014 Career Change Panel on April 22, 2014, 6 p.m.–9 p.m.
In college, we learned how to conquer change—switching majors, working on behalf of social justice issues, adopting new technology. In our careers however, the prospect of change can be more daunting. How can we embrace change in the professional arena? Hear from dynamic Mount Holyoke alumnae from a variety of fields who have sought out new directions by changing their careers. Whether you are considering a new job search, starting a new business, pursuing an advanced degree, or are just curious to know about the professional paths of other MHC alumnae, please join us for an informative and inspiring evening.
Light Refreshments will be served. Time will be available at the end for networking. Please see our website for panelist biographies and to register.
