Alumnae Association

Club of Portland A to Z Happy Hour (Portland, OR)
2016-12-19 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Zoiglhaus Brewing Company, 5716 SE 92d Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
Please join the Mount Holyoke Club of Portland at Zoiglhaus Brewing Company for a culminating “Z” happy hour!
This will be our last happy hour of 2016, so come and chat with old friends, make new ones, and spend some holiday time with fellow alumnae! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP by Friday, December 16, so we can have an accurate headcount.

Club of Southern Arizona Holiday Tea (Tucson, AZ)
2016-12-17 14:00 - 16:00 | VA
Please join the Mount Holyoke Club of Southern Arizona for our Annual Holiday Tea, at the Finisterra Clubhouse.
Please RSVP to Norma Davenport or Gay Miller.
We look forward to seeing you!

Club of Central and Northern Arizona Book Group Meeting (Phoenix, AZ)
2016-12-13 19:00 | Private Residence, Phoenix, AZ, United States
The next meeting of the Mount Holyoke Club of Central & Northern Arizona book group will be at Barbara Burkholder’s home in east-central Phoenix. Our group selected The Alchemist by Paulo Coelo for discussion at the next meeting.
During the evening we have a chance to catch up with each other’s activities and interests and often have a lively discussion about other matters, often stemming from the book we may have just read or current events. We also encourage members of our book group to attend even if they have not finished reading the book.
If you would like additional information, please contact Liz Roe, our club’s book group coordinator. Also, please contact Liz Roe if you plan to attend or if you have any questions.
We look forward to seeing you at book group for our last meeting of 2016.

Strawberries & Champagne (South Hadley, MA)
2016-12-13 16:30 - 17:30 | Willits-Hallowell Center Living Room, South Hadley, MA, United States
Please join the Alumnae Association for Strawberries and Champagne, during which the Association will toast the accomplishments of the senior class and welcome them into the worldwide alumnae community.
Students: If you would like to share this celebration with a special professor, family member, or friend, please pass along the invitation. Please wear casual dress and two photo IDs (MHC ID and a driver’s license or passport). Non-alcoholic beverages will also be served.
If you have questions, please contact Danielle Lund.

Club of the Pioneer Valley Career Networking (South Hadley, MA)
2016-12-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Five Colleges Women’s Resource Center, 83 College Street, South Hadley, MA, United States
Val Nelson presents, Networking Secrets from an Ex-Wallflower at the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center.
Learn more from a former wallflower how to make networking easy, fun, and more effective at the same time. This is an interactive workshop, but there’s nothing scary and nothing forced on you. You’ll get to practice the simple concepts and realize that networking can be fun and easy.
All alumnae are invited.
Dues-paid Pioneer Valley club members: $5
Other alumnae and guests: $10 at the door
Register here
For more information, email the Mount Holyoke Club of the Pioneer Valley.

Club of Richmond Seven Sisters Holiday Party (Richmond, VA)
2016-12-10 18:30 - 21:30 | Private Residence, Richmond, VA, 23238, United States
The Harvard Club of Virginia cordially invites you and your guest to the annual All-Ivy/Seven Sisters Holiday Party.
Come mingle with your fellow alums at the warm and spacious home of Jay and Ginger Levit. Complimentary white wine, sparkling water, iced tea, and plentiful hors d’oeuvres will be available. Space is limited.
For event details and to RSVP, please visit EventBrite.
For questions, please email Kim Chaffee.

Club of San Diego Annual Holiday Gathering (San Diego, CA)
2016-12-10 14:00 - 17:00 | Private Residence, San Diego, CA, 92103, United States
Please join the Mount Holyoke Club of San Diego for our Annual Holiday Gathering, hosted by Susan Buxbaum ’60. Refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.
RSVP required to Kelly Nilsson ’88 by Thursday, December 8.
Guest names will be provided to security at the entrance to the community. Significant others are welcome!

Club of the Peninsula Holiday Cookie and Book Exchange (San Jose, CA)
2016-12-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Private Residence, San Jose, CA, 95129, United States
Bring your favorite cookie and/or book to swap before the holidays. No theme, just socializing and good munching. Hope you can come and as the alumnae are saying CONNECT.
You should bring enough eats, savory or sweet, for everyone to sample and to take some home, this would appear to be about 30 pieces. I’ll provide plates and wrapping for the return trip. Please make them finger food and please provide a recipe card with your name on it. For those bringing food for the mind, you may bring up to 10 books, well loved, and be prepared to tell us about them.
See you all soon and now BAKE!
For location details and to RSVP email Trudy Levy

Vespers 2016 (New York City, New York)
2016-12-09 20:00 | St. Bartholomew’s Church, Park Avenue & 51st Street, New York City, NY, 10022, United States
The Mount Holyoke Club of New York City cordially invites you to attend the eightieth New York City Vespers Concert. Take part in the beautiful ceremony, with traditional candlelight processional, chant, and familiar carols for all to sing.
Buy tickets now from the Mount Holyoke Club of New York City.
All tickets sold at the door are $75 per person.

Club of Houston Holiday Party (Houston, TX)
2016-12-09 18:30 - 21:30 | Private Residence, Houston, TX, United States
Take a short break from your holiday errands, and end of year dealings, to send a little cheer to our local Houston students at Mount Holyoke, and to raise a glass of cheer with your fellow Mount Holyoke Club of Houston members! We will be preparing care packages for our local students to ease their exam time stress, and will engage in a fun, no-cost gift exchange!
Our Holiday Party this year will be hosted by Raluca Dalea ’01, club vice president. Each attendee is asked to bring the following items:
• For student care packages: 9 copies of one gift item for the exam-time care packages
• For our gift exchange: wrap one well-loved, used book from your collection with a favorite holiday recipe tucked inside.
If you can, RSVP to Raluca and go on to our Facebook page to tell us which item you plan to bring for the students so that we don’t end up with 20 boxes of mint Milano cookies (like that’s a bad thing, right?)!

Club of Houston Holiday Party (Houston, TX)
2016-12-09 18:30 - 21:30 | Private Residence, Houston, TX, United States
Raluca Dalea will host the Mount Holyoke Club of Houston casual holiday part. We’ll pack care packages for our local students and enjoy a fun, affordable gift exchange, good conversation, and refreshments. Each attendee should bring a 9-count of a care package item (for 9 students) and a wrapped, loved by used, book with your favorite holiday recipe tucked inside.
Please RSVP to Raluca Dalea.

Club of Mumbai, Lecture and Dinner with Indira Peterson (Mumbai, IN)
2016-12-09 18:00 | Jnanapravaha, Queens Mansion, 3rd Floor, G. Talwatkar Marg, Mumbai, India
Some of you may remember Indira Peterson from College! The good news is that she’s visiting Mumbai from MHC and is giving a talk on Dec 9.
Please respond with confirmations and ideas for dinner which is close to Fort or KalaGhoda.
Details of the talk is: “Scholar-king Serfoji I (1798-1832) of Tanjore: Transforming Tradition, Shaping Modernity”
Time: Tea: 6:00 pm Lecture 6:30 pm
Address: Jnanapravaha, Mumbai Queen’s Mansion, 3rd floor, Ghanshyam Talwatkar Marg, Beside Cathedral Middle School, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001
www.jp-india.org
Please note that registration via email is required for this free lecture. Kindly email us.

Class of 1964 Mini-Reunion at Vespers (New York City, NY)
2016-12-09 - 2016-12-10 | St. Bartholomew’s Church, Park Avenue & 51st Street, New York City, NY, 10022, United States
Please save the date to celebrate Vespers with the class of 1964. We plan to have dinner together at a restaurant close to Vesper’s venue St. Bart’s on and attend Vespers together.
Tickets can be purchased directly from the Mount Holyoke Club of New York.
On Saturday, December 10, we plan to visit the new Whitney Museum, have lunch at Untitled, a restaurant at the Whitney, and then take a walk along the High Line.
If you are interested in attending some or all of these activities, please contact Lily Klebanoff Blake.
We hope you will be able to join us to celebrate the season, Mount Holyoke, and friendship.

Club of Santa Barbara Reunion Lunch at Max's Restaurant (Santa Barbara, CA)
2016-12-08 11:45 | Max’s Restaurant, 3514 State St., Santa Barbara, CA, 93105, United States
Please join us for a “Reunion Lunch” at Max’s Restaurant, 3514 State Street, Santa Barbara, California 93105, on Thursday, December 8, at 11:45 a.m. Lunch will be ordered individually once we are seated, and each will pay for her own meal.
Because a private area has been reserved for us, seating will be limited to fifteen, so RSVP early! To RSVP, please email Renee Cary by December 6!
We look forward to being together and especially, seeing you on December 8!

Club of Northern California Thirsty Mind Tuesday (San Francisco, CA)
2016-12-06 | TBD, Haight-Asbury, San Francisco, CA, United States
Save the Date!
Please join the Mount Holyoke Club of Northern California for a Tuesday happy hour in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. Time and location to be announced.

Roving M&Cs, MHC Club of Washington, DC
2016-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Washington DC, Washington , DC, United States
Join us Sunday, December 4, 2016 from 6-8 pm for Roving M&Cs with Meredith Bambrick ’05 and Theresa Kerrigan ‘06, whom are graciously hosting the event at their place.
Space is limited to the 30 people, so please RSVP at: https://goo.gl/forms/6ZLY5HPDQkKeJEQ93
The theme for the event will be Holidays and Giving Back. Curt Rhodes, founder and CEO of Questscope, will be our guest speaker for the event, who will share with us about his work with Syrian refugees.

Club of Washington, DC, Roving M & Cs (Washington, DC)
2016-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Private Residence, Washington, DC, United States
Join us for Roving M&Cs with Meredith Bambrick ’05 and Theresa Kerrigan ’06, whom are graciously hosting the event at their place.
Space is limited to the 30 people, so please RSVP.
The theme for the event will be Holidays and Giving Back. We will have a guest speaker, who will tell us about his work with Syrian refugees. And we’ll highlight a way you can give back to the community this holiday season.

Club of Portland Book Club Meeting (Portland, OR)
2016-12-04 13:30 - 16:00 | Private Residence, Portland, OR, United States
Please join the Mount Holyoke Club of Portland for a book discussion beginning at 2:00 p.m. of Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here, at the home of Lee Catalano ’78. Details to follow on Evite.

Club of the Piedmont Care Packages for Students (Durham, NC)
2016-12-04 13:30 | Private Residence, Durham, NC, 27704, United States
The Mount Holyoke Club of the Piedmont will be putting together finals care packages for MHC North Carolinians. Please volunteer your time to box the goodies up in Durham for us to mail to current students during finals week. We will start at 1:30 p.m. It usually takes about one hour to complete. There will be refreshments and cheer!
RSVP to Lisa Giragosian.

Club of Bridgeport Annual Cocktail Party (Fairfield, CT)
2016-12-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Private Residence, Fairfield, CT, 06824, United States
Please join the Mount Holyoke Club of Bridgeport for our Annual Cocktail Party at the home of John and Ann Watkins ’78
RSVP via email by December 1 to Nan Redmond to receive location details.
Hope to see you there!

Club of Pioneer Valley, Crafty Mohos Holiday Meetup (Easthampton, MA)
2016-12-03 15:30 - 17:30 | Mill 180 Park, 180 Pleasant St., Suite 217, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Do you knit, crochet, quilt, or embroider? Draw, journal, compose, or collage?
Bring a portable project and join your fellow Moho creatives for an inspiring afternoon of crafting at Mill 180 Park’s indoor cafe tables. Light food and beverages are available for purchase, and the hydroponic park itself is a lovely, innovative space.
It may be cold outside, but it’s cozier in good company, and besides–you’ve probably got lots of holiday gifts to make…
Contact: Dani Ryan ’06.

Club of Cincinnati Holiday Craft Drop-in (Cincinnati, OH)
2016-12-03 13:00 - 17:00 | Private Residence, Cincinnati, OH, 45213, United States
Please join the Mount Holyoke Club of Cincinnati for a Holiday Craft Drop-in.
Hosted by Ruth Anne Wolfe ’82 at her home. Please RSVP to Ruth Anne to receive location details.

Club of Louisiana Annual Seven Sisters Alumnae Holiday Party (New Orleans, LA)
2016-12-01 17:00 | Ralph’s on the Park, 900 City Park Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70119, United States
Join the Mount Holyoke Club of Louisiana for the 4th Annual Louisiana Seven Sisters Alumnae Club Holiday Party.
$20 per guest for hors d’oeuvres. Cash bar and significant others welcome. We encourage all alumnae to attend. At the event we will have a Pay What You Can Jar with a suggested donation of $20. All monies collected will go to expenses related to the event.
RSVP through PayPal.
For questions and comments please email Kathleen Legendre.

Club of Boston Gilmore Girls Screening (Somerville, MA)
2016-11-27 19:00 | Private Residence, Somerville, MA, United States
Miss Rory and Lorelei? We all do. Come join us on Sunday, November 27 for a screening of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life at 7:00 p.m. at Michelle’s apartment near Porter Square in Somerville. There will be snacks and wine provided, and maybe even some cookies.
There is room for 8 to sit comfortably, so please email Michelle to reserve a space.

Club of Washington, DC, Family Outing (Washington, DC)
2016-11-20 11:00 - 13:00 | National Building Museum, 401 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, 20001
Join the Mount Holyoke DC Club for an informal meet and greet at the Building Museum. Enjoy a cup of coffee from the Firehook cafe and chat with other alumnae who are also raising kids in the DC area. Share your ideas with the Programs committee about future events, listserves and resources.
We will gather in the open area near the Firehook cafe, bathrooms and gift shop. Stop by for a while and then enjoy all this family-friendly museum has to offer. Bring the kids! Bring the significant others!
Entrance to the main area of the Museum is free. Activities such as the Building Zone and Play, Work, Build are included with the exhibit’s entrance fee. Find other information on the museum here. The CANstruction event will have started that day. See information here.
Please reserve a ticket so that we can look out for you!

Lynk of the Road: Alumnae and Student Reception (Boston, MA)
2016-11-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Scholars American Bistro and Cocktail Lounge, 25 School Street, Boston, MA, United States
Register
Please join us for an alumnae reception to welcome and network with current Mount Holyoke students who will have participated in daylong site visits with alumnae around the city.
Hosted by the Career Development Center and the Alumnae Association, these special events connect curriculum to career, providing students the opportunity to launch into positions where they can make a difference in the world.
Questions?
Call or email Jonencia Wood, senior director of programs, at 413-538-2735.

Club of Northern California M & C's and Care Packages (TBD)
2016-11-17 | TBD, CA, United States
Join the Mount Holyoke Club of Northern California to relive memories, meet new alumnae, and create care packages for the newly arrived Mount Holyoke students who represent northern California.
Location and time to be announced.

Club of Northern California Thirsty Wednesday (Oakland, CA)
2016-11-16 17:30 - 19:00 | TBD, Oakland, CA, United States
Save the date! This month’s “Thirsty Thursday” casual happy hour is: 1. Going to be on a Wednesday and, 2. Coming to Oakland!
No-host bar.
Excited to join? Great! Please enter your email address here to have the TBC address near the 12th Street BART station and a reminder sent to your inbox.

Club of Fairfield Villages Evening with Sonya Stephens (Greenwich, CT)
2016-11-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Private Residence, Greenwich, CT, 06831, United States
MHCFV is very pleased to host an evening with MHC’s new Acting President Sonya Stephens. We’ll gather for a light potluck supper and then Acting President Stephens will share an updated about the College, followed by a Q & A. The event will be hosted by Beth Cutler ’82.
RSVP by November 10 to Jacquie Marumoto ’90, please include what appetizer, side dish, or dessert you would like to bring. This event is for alumnae only.

Club of Washington, DC, Uncommon Women Series (Washington, DC)
2016-11-15 18:00 - 20:00 | The Trust for the National Mall, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 370, Washington, DC, United States
Have you ever thought about starting your own business? Maybe you thought your idea wouldn’t take off or you weren’t sure how to make a go of it? The Mount Holyoke Club of Washington, DC, invites you to join us on Tuesday, November 15 for our Uncommon Women Series. Come learn how two of our own Mount Holyoke entrepreneurs, Monica Grover ’99, co-owner of Bazaar spices, and Sarah Frimpong (Frim) ’10, owner of Broodjes & Bier, took their ideas and started their own small businesses in the Washington, DC, area.

Register here
