Alumnae Association

Strawberries & Champagne (MHC)
2014-04-28 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Pageant Green, South Hadley, MA, United States
Toasting and welcoming the senior class to the worldwide alumnae community. By invitation only. If you have questions, please contact Luisa Tavares.

Three-College Luncheon (Hartford)
2014-04-29 11:30 - 13:30 | Town and Country Club, Hartford, CT, United States
Your friends from Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Wellesley invite you to the Annual Three Women Colleges Luncheon and Lecture on Tuesday, April 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Town and Country Club in Hartford.
Architect and Wellesley grad Ann Beha will be the featured speaker. Please RSVP by April 25 to attend. For more information and to view the RSVP flyer, please click here.

Stewardship Event (MHC)
2014-04-29 12:00 - 14:00 | Smith Dining Hall, Willits-Hallowell, South Hadley, MA, United States
Stewardship event for alumnae, faculty emeriti, and friends of MHC who live at Applewood and Loomis communities, as well as donors in the immediate South Hadley area from classes of 1935—1955.
RSVP to Wanda Mauran, 413-538-2637.

Pangy Day at Toscanini's (Cambridge)
2014-04-29 18:15 | Toscanini’s Ice Cream, 899 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Treat yourself to ice cream with the Mount Holyoke Club of Boston as they celebrate Pangy Day! For more information, send an email to this address.

Seven College Book Club (London)
2014-04-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Unnamed Venue, London, United Kingdom
Live in the London area? Interested in joining a book club? Members of the Seven College book club started their spring semester on January 29, reading together for their twentieth year! All meetings are held from 12–2 p.m. and cost £4. Please bring your book and a sandwich with you!
The book for the meeting on April 30 is Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood. For more details or to RSVP, email Maria Bell-Salter.

Special Fundraising Event (Bridgeport)
2014-05-03 18:00 | Unnamed Venue, Easton, CT, United States
Please plan to join the MHC club of Bridgeport on May 3 for a special fundraising dinner featuring MHC English professor and acclaimed author, Christopher Benfey.
A prolific journalist, Benfey served as the longtime art critic for the online magazine Slate, and is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books, New York Times Book Review, and New Republic, among many other publications. He is a well-known scholar of Emily Dickinson and author of four highly regarded books about the American Gilded Age. These include A Summer of Hummingbirds: Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade, which won both the 2009 Christian Gauss Award of Phi Beta Kappa and the Ambassador Book Award. He is also the author of The Double Life of Stephen Crane (1992); Degas in New Orleans (1997); and The Great Wave: Gilded Age Misfits, Japanese Eccentrics, and the Opening of Old Japan (2003).

Mary Lyon Brunch (DC)
2014-05-04 13:30 - 16:00 | The Hamilton DC, 600 14th St NW (Metro Center), Washington, DC, United States
Join the MHC Club of Washington, DC for a Mary Lyon brunch, featuring a talk by Professor Constantine Pleshakov of the Russian and Eurasian studies and critical social thought departments. Professor Pleshakov will give a talk entitled, “Russia, Ukraine, Crimea: American Foreign Policy Options.”
Professor Pleshakov has been teaching at Mount Holyoke since 1998, and in 2012 was named one of Princeton Review’s 300 Best College Professors. He is the author of numerous books, including There Is No Freedom Without Bread! 1989 and the Civil War That Brought Down Communism, Stalin’s Folly: The First Ten Tragic Days of World War Two on the Eastern Front, and The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga.
Parking is available in the PMI garage on G Street between 13th and 14th streets. A discounted rate of $10 is offered for the whole day–just ask at the Hamilton’s host stand to have your parking ticket stamped.
RSVP by clicking here. For more information, please contact Janet Rabin Satter ’04.
Cost
Young Alumna* dues-paying: $35
Young Alumna* non-dues-paying: $40
Regular Alumna** dues-paying: $45
Regular Alumna** non-dues-paying: $60
* Young alumnae are defined as those having graduated within the last ten years.
** Alumnae who graduated more than fifty years ago are automatically considered dues-paying! Just specify your class year when purchasing your ticket.

Chamber Music in the Living Room (South Hadley)
2014-05-04 15:00 - 17:00 | The Mill, South Hadley, MA, United States
Join the MHC club of the Pioneer Valley for real “chamber” music with violinist professor Linda Laderach, chair of the MHC Music Department, and her piano accompanist, MHC professor Larry Schipull, at The Mill. Program to be announced. Address available upon registration. Attendance will be limited, so please reserve as soon as you get our invitation. Questions: Linda_OConnell@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu.

Celebrate Commencement 2014 (Chicago)
2014-05-04 16:00 | Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL, United States
Celebrate 2014 Commecement with champagne, strawberries, and other treats. The MHC Club of Chicago will be toasting two women from Chicago:

Karen G. Jennings Lewis ’74, who is receiving an honorary degree.
And their club president, Carrie Ruzicka ’99, who is receiving the Alumnae Association’s Young Alumnae Volunteer Leadership Award.

RSVP to Naomi Goldberg ’04. Address provided upon RSVP.

Capital Region Club Gathering (Troy, NY)
2014-05-08 17:30 | Unnamed Venue, Troy, NY, United States
Please join the MHC Club of the Capital Region on May 8 for their second 2014 Capital Region club gathering, featuring wine, M & Cs, and great conversation!
For more details on location, please RSVP to Karin (518-874-1303) or Candace.

Happy Hour (Boston)
2014-05-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Daedalus Restaurant and Pub, Boston, MA, United States
Chau Ly ’97 is organizing an informal happy hour on May 9 to meet other Asian alumnae and encourage them to get involved with MHC. Please RSVP using this Doodle poll. For questions or more information, please email Chau.

Book Club (Houston)
2014-05-13 | Unnamed Venue, Houston, TX, United States
The next meeting of the MHC Club of Houston book club will take place on Tuesday, May 13. They will be discussing The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. For more information, email Nicole Shanklin.

Reunion I (MHC)
2014-05-16 08:00 - 2014-05-18 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, South Hadley, MA, United States
Reunion for the following class years: 1944, 1964, 1974, 1989, 1994, 2004, and 2012. For more information, please contact Amanda Carr by email (acarr@mtholyoke.edu) or phone (431-538-2738).

Second Annual Laurel Lunch (Britain)
2014-05-17 13:00 | NC
On Saturday, May 17, the graduating class of 2014 will participate in that loveliest of Mount Holyoke traditions — the laurel parade. Let’s cheer them on from afar! With the gracious help of alumnae throughout the UK, the MHC Club of Britain has organized a chain of laurel lunches to take place in the following cities:
Edinburgh
hosted by Elizabeth Small ’83
Howies
10-14 Victoria Street
EH1 2HG
Cambridge
hosted by Gail Bull ’68
Browns
23 Trumpington Street
CB2 1QA
Oxford
hosted by Virginia Ross ’66
Branca
111 Walton Street
OX2 6AJ
Brighton
hosted by Gabrielle Becking ’10
The Chilli Pickle
17 Jubilee Street
BN1 1GE
London
hosted by Anita Henderson FP’97
Carluccio’s
St Christopher’s Place
W1U 1AY
This event is a lovely way to connect with local alumnae while simultaneously reinforcing our connection to club members elsewhere in the UK and to the community in South Hadley. If you would like to join in the festivities, please RSVP to Stephanie Rose, not forgetting to specify which lunch you would like to attend! Everyone is expected to pay for her own meal and we ask that you please bring cash to make doing so as simple as possible.

Happy Hour (Providence)
2014-05-17 16:30 - 19:00 | Blaze Restaurant, 776 Hope Street, Providence, RI, 02906, United States
The MHC Club of Rhode Island invites you to happy hour on Saturday, May 17. The event costs $25 at the door, which includes appetizers and one drink ticket. Come socialize, meet alumnae, network, and make new friends! Please RSVP by May 10.

Seven College Book Club (London)
2014-05-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Unnamed Venue, London, United Kingdom
Live in the London area? Interested in joining a book club? Members of the Seven College book club started their spring semester on January 29, reading together for their twentieth year! All meetings are held from 12–2 p.m. and cost £4. Please bring your book and a sandwich with you!
The book for the meeting on May 21 is Rosie’s War by Rosemary Say and Noel Holland. For more details or to RSVP, email Emma Forbes.

Third Wednesday Dinner (Rochester, NY)
2014-05-21 18:30 | Restaurant 2 Vine, 24 Winthrop Street, Rochester, NY, 14604, United States
Please join the MHC Club of the Genesee Valley for their third Wednesday dinner at Restaurant 2 Vine. If you can come, please RSVP to this email or Lindsey Reber by Tuesday evening, May 20, 2014. Guests are welcome but please indicate if you plan to bring one (or more). Dinners are usually scheduled for 6:30 p.m., but final details will be confirmed after the reservations are made.

Reunion II (MHC)
2014-05-23 08:00 - 2014-05-25 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, South Hadley, MA, United States
Reunion for the following class years: 1939, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1969, 1979, 1984, 1999, and 2009. For more information, please contact Amanda Carr by email (acarr@mtholyoke.edu) or phone (413-538-2738).

Women in Public Service Opening Ceremony (MHC)
2014-05-26 10:00 - 12:15 | Chapin Auditorium, Mary Woolley Hall, South Hadley, MA, United States
Please save the date for the Opening Ceremony of the Women in Public Service Project Institute to be hosted by Mount Holyoke, Simmons, and Smith colleges May 25–June 6, 2014.
Among opening-day speakers and panelists are Radhika Coomaraswamy, former special rapporteur on violence against women and United Nations under Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict; Erin Ennis ’92, vice president of the US–China Business Council; Mona K. Sutphen ’89, a member of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Intelligence Board and former White House deputy chief of staff for policy; and Sonali Gulati ’96, an independent filmmaker, feminist, grassroots activist, and educator.
We hope you will join us. Please note that the opening ceremony will also be available via webcast. For travel directions and a campus map, please click here. And for more information, please contact Amy Nichols.

Networking Event at the Maharaja
2014-05-31 11:30 - 15:00 | The Maharaja, 57 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join the MHC Club of Boston to network and meet with other Mount Holyoke alums in the area while enjoying amazing Indian food! For questions, please email this address.

Book Club (Portland, OR)
2014-06-01 13:30 - 16:00 | Unnamed Venue, Portland, OR, United States
Join the MHC Club of Portland for their next book club meeting. They will be reading Sonia Sotomayor’s My Beloved World. Veronica Paracchini has suggested that — if you have time — you also read The Education of a Woman, a biography of Gloria Steinem by Carolyn Heilbrun to complement the discussion of Sotomayor’s book.

Happy Hour (Boston)
2014-06-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Daedalus Restaurant and Pub, Boston, MA, United States
Chau Ly ’97 is organizing an informal happy hour on June 3 to meet other Asian alumnae and encourage them to get involved with MHC. Please RSVP using this Doodle poll. For questions or more information, please email Chau.

Cocktail Reception with Jon Western (London)
2014-06-03 18:30 | Unnamed Venue, London, United Kingdom
Paul and Carol Hoffmann Collins ’63 request the honor of your presence at a cocktail reception and talk on “The Failure of International Response in Syria” with special guest Jon Western. Jon Western is the Carol Hoffmann Collins ’63 professor of international studies and Five College professor of international relations. His teaching and research interests focus on US foreign policy, international security, human rights, and humanitarian affairs. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP by May 27 to Roger Gove, 413-538-2259.

WNBA Game (Chicago)
2014-06-06 18:30 | Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL, United States
Join the MHC Club of Chicago for a WNBA Chicago Sky game! They’ve reserved a block of Sky Deck tickets with all-you-can-eat food and non-alcoholic drinks. The game starts at 7:30 p.m., but food will be served starting at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets for the event are available for purchase below. For more information, including coordinating carpooling and parking, contact Karuna Brunk ’05.
For $20 tickets (for dues-paying members and children under 12), click here.
For $30 tickets (for non-dues-paying members and guests over 12), click here.

Professor Joseph Ellis at Lit Festival (Chicago)
2014-06-07 12:00 - 12:45 | Jones Prep College, North Auditorium, Chicago, IL, United States
Join the MHC Club of Chicago as they see MHC professor Joseph Ellis at the Printer Row Lit Festival. If you’re planning to attend, email Naomi Goldberg ’04. She can connect you with other alumnae who will be in attendance.
Joseph Ellis, author of Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence, and Danielle Allen, author of Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality, in conversation with Jane Dailey.

Annual Meeting with Speaker (Westchester)
2014-06-08 14:00 | Unnamed Venue, Irvington, NY, United States
Please join the MHC Club of Westchester for their annual open meeting and a wine and cheese reception with special guest speaker, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Sonya Stephens. Sonya Stephens came to Mount Holyoke in June 2013 and serves as chief academic officer of the College. She is responsible for faculty and curricular support, faculty governance, and academic budgeting and infrastructure.
Please RSVP by June 3 to Linda Whitehead.

Annual MHC Club of Fairfield Villages Picnic
2014-06-08 16:00 - 18:00 | NC
Sunday, June 8, 2014 (4–6 p.m.): Join the MHC club of Fairfield Villages for the annual MHCFV picnic (more details to follow on location and program for this wonderful annual gathering). Contact Cheryl Greene ’88 with questions (cherbs.greene@gmail.com).

Annual Meeting (Portland, OR)
2014-06-10 17:30 | Brasserie Montmartre, 626 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Please join the MHC Club of Portland for their Annual Meeting at Brasserie Montmartre. Over an informal happy hour, they will recap the past year’s events, discuss the Planning Committee’s future plans for the club, and speak with anyone wanting to take on a more active role in the club. For more information, please email this address.

Annual Potluck (Ann Arbor)
2014-06-10 18:00 | Nature Cove Clubhouse, 2115 Nature Cove Court, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Please join the MHC Club of Ann Arbor for their annual June potluck. The event will be held at the Nature Cove Clubhouse, with Tina Smith ’51 as the hostess.
If your last name starts with A-J, please bring a main dish; K-R, bring a salad or side dish; and S-Z, please bring delicious cookies, as this year, our dessert bar will have a “Milk and Cookies” (also known as “Milk and Crackers”) theme!
Too busy to cook? No problem. Come anyway, and contribute $5 towards the ever-popular Mount Holyoke punch. Please bring your own place setting.
RSVP to Elizabeth Stone.

Seven College Book Club (London)
2014-06-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Unnamed Venue, London, United Kingdom
Live in the London area? Interested in joining a book club? Members of the Seven College book club started their spring semester on January 29, reading together for their twentieth year! All meetings are held from 12–2 p.m. and cost £4. Please bring your book and a sandwich with you!
The book for the meeting on June 11 is The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald. For more details or to RSVP, email Sue Rees.
