Class of 1950 Mini-Reunion
2014-10-09 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Willits-Hallowell, South Hadley, MA, United States
The Class of 1950 mini-reunion will take place October 9, 2014, at Willits-Hallowell.

The Connecticut Forum (Hartford)
2014-10-09 19:00 | The Bushnell, Hartford, CT, United States
Join fellow alums for the Connecticut Forum on “Debating Our Political System: What’s Wrong and How to Fix It.”
New York Times columnist Charles Blow, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and political strategist Karl Rove will kick off The Connecticut Forum’s 2014–15 season with a discussion of “Debating Our Political System: What’s Wrong and How to Fix It.”
You’re cordially invited to join the Mount Holyoke Club of Hartford at The Bushnell for what promises to be an exceptionally stimulating evening (CTForum.org). We’ve bought a limited number of tickets at $35 each and plan to meet at The Bushnell about an hour before the program, which begins at 8 p.m. Details of meeting up will be emailed to those who buy tickets.
To order a ticket, email Marnie Clark as soon as possible and mail a check for $35 payable to the Mount Holyoke Club of Hartford to Marnie Clark, 18 Grant Hill Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002. At that time, let Marnie know how you would like to obtain your ticket (by mail or at the show). If we run out of tickets, you may be able to buy an individual ticket at $40 and join us before the program and at intermission.

Mountain Day Hike (Northern CA)
2014-10-11 10:30 | Angel Island State Park’s Perimeter Trail, CA, United States
Join the MHC Club of Northern California for a Mountain Day hike!
Where: Angel Island State Park’s Perimeter Trail. Meet in front of the restrooms as you get off the ferry on Angel Island.
Bring: Water, lunch, hat, sunscreen, sturdy walking or hiking boots, and a jacket
RSVP: Susy Heldman by October 8
Directions: Angel Island is accessible by public ferries:
• Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry
Depart Tiburon to Angel Island at 10 a.m.
Round trip fare is $13.50 for adults and includes state park admission fee
• Blue and Gold Fleet
Depart Pier 41 to Angel Island at 9:45 a.m.
Round-trip fare is $17 for adults and includes state park admission fee
Please note there are also ferries offered from Alameda/Oakland and Vallejo on the weekends. Please check the Blue and Gold website for schedule and round trip fares.

Miriam's Words (Chicago)
2014-10-11 15:00 - 16:30 | Community Room, Chicago Public Library, 2121 W. 95th St, Chicago, IL, 60643, United States
Miriam’s Words—an in-depth, real-time account of the life of the spouse of a public servant in the mid-twentieth century—is a collection of letters written by Miriam Judd ’25. Judd was the wife of Dr. Walter Judd, who was a medical missionary in China for ten years and a US Congressman in DC for twenty years. The collection was compiled and edited by Mary Lou Judd Carpenter ’55, daughter of the writer. Mary Lou will be visiting the club for a reading and discussion of this fascinating portrait of a mother and wife in the mid-twentieth century. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, please visit miriamswords.com or contact Alexis Trocki, book club coordinator.

Montalvo Arts Center Tour (Saratoga, CA)
2014-10-12 10:00 | Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, CA, United States
Join the MHC Club of the Peninsula for a two-hour guided walking tour of the Mediterranean villa at Montalvo Arts Center, originally built in 1912 for the late San Francisco Mayor and US Senator James Duvall Phelan. You’ll stroll through the estate’s Italianate garden and home, and learn about the senator’s life, his friends, and the arts center. Phelan bequeathed the estate to the State of California as a place to cultivate the arts, a mission that continues today. Please make your reservation soon, as tour spaces are limited.
Note: You’ll be climbing stairs and steep grades, so they suggest wearing sturdy shoes. Remember to bring your picnic, too!
Cost: $10 per person. Your check is your RSVP, due by September 19.
Contact: If you have questions, please view the event listing on the Club of the Peninsula Group Facebook page, or check out the Montalvo Arts Center website.

Bio-Hazard Performance (Washington, DC)
2014-10-12 18:00 - 22:00 | The State Theatre, 220 N Washington St, Falls Church, VA, 22046, United States
Join DC-area alumnae for a one-woman show by Sarah Greer ’92 on Sunday, October 12 at the State Theater in Falls Church, Virginia. The performance is a benefit for the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) of Northern Virginia, as part of its annual Comedy Night fundraiser. The gala will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, and a raffle.
“Bio-Hazard” is the true-to-life story of Sarah Elizabeth Greer, a free spirit who grew up feeling like she just didn’t belong. Raised in the quiet Pennsylvania Dutch town of New Holland, Sarah’s world is turned upside down when her quirky, over-the-top Greek biological mother crashes into her life. The spark between Sarah and her “bio” brings Sarah the sudden promise of understanding, connection, and new meaning to her existence, but it ends up propelling her into confusion, an identity crisis, and the all-too-familiar feelings of rejection. Ultimately, Sarah’s journey of feeling lost, being found, and getting lost all over again, sends her on a hilarious, moving, and often pathologically extreme quest to try to come to terms with her life and overall purpose in the world.
Event Details
Tickets: $60 VIP, $25 Regular Admission — please click here to purchase tickets.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.; performance begins at 8:00 p.m.
VIP ticket holders are also invited to attend a reception, starting at 6:00 p.m.
Seating at the theater will be in tables, rather than traditional theater seating. NAMI has graciously offered to hold tables for Mount Holyoke alumnae attending the event. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 8 to ensure seating with the MHC Club of Washington, DC group.

LEAP Symposium (MHC)
2014-10-17 12:00 - 18:00 | Kendade, South Hadley, MA, United States
You are cordially invited to attend the LEAP Symposium on Friday, October 17 from 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. in Kendade Atrium at Mount Holyoke College, with a reception to follow.
More than 200 students will present about their summer internships and research experiences on topics ranging from medical and legal research to Bitcoin startups and organic farms. Students worked in South Hadley as well as China, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Among them are prospective investment bankers, big data analysts, rural educators, and urban entrepreneurs. There are research scientists in every field as well as a woman who might be your surgeon in a few years!
A full schedule of student presenters, topics, and locations will be available by October 10 at mtholyoke.edu/leap.

Capitol Steps (Washington, DC)
2014-10-17 19:30 | The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Amphitheater, Concourse Level, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Please join the MHC Club of DC for a pre-election show of the Capitol Steps, “Who put the mock in Democracy.”
Tickets are $33/seat. For more information about the Capitol Steps contact Louise Anderson for additional details.

Fall Meeting (Carrboro, NC)
2014-10-18 10:00 | Southern States, 300 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Please join the MHC Club of the Piedmont for their fall 2014 meeting.
They will meet at Southern States in Carrboro to enjoy an interactive gardening workshop. Horticulturist Jane Nordwall will lead the group through how to create a container garden with evergreens, annuals, and bulbs. She will also teach how to force paperwhites in different types of containers. She will then open the floor for a Q&A on any gardening issues.
Southern States will be extending 10 percent off all plants and bulbs that day. Lunch will follow.

Mountain Day (San Diego)
2014-10-18 10:00 | Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, CA, United States
Join the MHC Club of San Diego for a San Diego-style Mountain Day!
Meet in front of the Visitor’s Center — look for the MHC banner! There are two upper parking lots –- a small one adjacent to the Visitor’s Center (to the left of the roadway), and a larger one across the way (to the right of the roadway). Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, come early and hike up from the lower lot!
For more information, please email this address.

Mountain Day Hike (Boston)
2014-10-19 09:30 - 12:00 | MIddlesex Fells, Medford, MA, United States
The MHC Club of Boston will be hiking in the Middlesex Fells (Medford) for a belated Mountain Day hike on Sunday, October 19, from 9:30 a.m.–noon.
If you’d like to join, please email Michelle Moon to register. She will send an email to coordinate transportation to the hike, so don’t worry if you don’t have a car. Feel free to bring a friend!

Book Club (Portland, OR)
2014-10-19 13:30 - 16:00
Join the MHC Club of Portland on October 19, 2014, for their next book club meeting. They will be discussing Vikram Seth’s An Equal Music. The discussion will begin at 2 p.m.

Fall Hike (Nebraska)
2014-10-19 14:00 | Fontenelle Forest, 1111 Bellevue Blvd Rd, Bellevue, NE, United States
Please join the MHC Club of Nebraska for a Mountain Day-inspired hike, which will be followed by cider and donuts. They will gather at the back of the Lodge’s main room and will depart for the hike promptly at 2:15 p.m. Family and significant others warmly welcomed!
RSVP to Emily Brush ’03.

M&Cs with Prospective Students (Chicago)
2014-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | 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. The club will provide milk, cider, and other beverages. Please bring your favorite cookies to share! Both events will be at alumnae’s homes. RSVP to Tamar Westphal ’12 to receive the address for the LOOP LOCATION for the event on October 19.

Wine Tasting (West Hartford, CT)
2014-10-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Toast Wine & Spirits, 984 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Stop by after work for a wine tasting with the MHC Club of Hartford. This is free for and open to all area alumnae. For more information, contact Annmarie Merritt ’87.

Alumnae Seminar (Stamford, CT)
2014-10-22 08:30 | The Italian Center, Stamford, CT, United States
The Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Alumnae Seminar, Crime and Punishment: Justice for All?, will address our criminal justice system today.
Join us as we explore the system of court trials, sentencing through imprisonment, and rehabilitation along with Faith Angell ’59, magistrate judge for the US District Court, Eastern District of PA; Dr. Kathleen Maurer, director of health services for the Connecticut Dept. of Corrections; Sean Pica, executive director of Hudson Link, a program in which prisoners can earn college degrees; and Dr. David Weiman, professor of economics at Barnard College, who teaches and writes about the US criminal justice system.
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $40 per person, including lunch
For more information and to register, please visit us at alumnaeseminar.org

McCulloch Center Tenth Anniversary Celebration (MHC)
2014-10-23 | MHC, Dwight Hall, Room 101, South Hadley
Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives at Mount Holyoke College on Thursday, October 23
Keynote address by:
Leymah Gbowee P’16
2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and 2014 Carol Hoffmann Collins Global Scholar-in-Residence
“Women’s Leadership: Ending Wars and Building Peace”
Thursday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m. in Gamble Auditorium
We look forward to you joining us.
Please email Jenny Medina at the McCulloch Center with any questions.

Class of 1975 Mini-Reunion (NYC)
2014-10-23 18:30 | Unnamed Venue, New York , NY, United States
The class of 1975 will have a mini-reunion dinner in New York City on October 23 at 6:30 p.m. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Judy Karlen Stein.

McCulloch Center Event Live Stream (Houston)
2014-10-23 19:00 | Unnamed Venue, Houston, TX, United States
The McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives is celebrating its tenth anniversary on October 23 and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowee P’16 will be giving the opening address at 7 p.m. South Hadley time. Her talk is entitled “Women’s Leadership: Ending Wars and Building Peace” and the speech will be streamed live.
The MHC Club of Houston would like to host a viewing session with discussion time following. If you would be interested in attending this event, please email Nicole Shanklin. Based on the level of interest we will find a venue to accommodate all who are interested in participating.

M&Cs with Prospective Students (Chicago)
2014-10-25 13:00 - 15:00 | 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. The club will provide milk, cider, and other beverages. Please bring your favorite cookies to share! Both events will be at alumnae’s homes. RSVP to Tamar Westphal ’12 to receive the address for the BEVERLY LOCATION for the event on October 25.

Matisse Exhibit (MHC)
2014-10-25 13:30 | MHC Art Museum, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
“The drawings of Henri Matisse must surely be among the most beautiful objects made by any human hand in the twentieth century—or come to think of it, ever.” This is how Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Sebastian Smee opens his review in The Boston Globe of this new exhibit at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.
Join the MHC Club of the Western Suburbs for a road trip to see the incredible work of modern artist Henri Matisse! The club has arranged for a free private tour of his drawings. For more information about the exhibit, please visit the website: mtholyoke.edu/artmuseum/exhibitions.
Exhibit tour begins at 1:30 p.m. at the MHC Art Museum. Join the club for lunch before the exhibit! They’ll meet at noon at The Yarde Tavern, 3 Hadley Street in South Hadley, MA.
RSVP: Kristina Peduto by Wednesday, October 22.
Carpooling: If you’d like to ‘go green,’ a number of club members plan to leave from Weston at 10:30 a.m. For details, just let Kristina know when you RSVP.

Back-to-School Brunch (NYC)
2014-10-26 12:30 - 15:30 | Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, 405 W 55th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Join the MHC Club of NYC for a back-to-school brunch! True to our beloved alma mater, we promise brunch, mimosas, good conversation, and a thought-provoking lecture, brought to us by Ann Karus Meeropol, author of A Male President for Mount Holyoke College: The Failed Fight to Maintain Female Leadership, 1934–1937.
$35 Members
$45 Non-members
RSVP by clicking here. For more information, email the MHC Club of NYC.

Pumpkin Carving (Seattle)
2014-10-26 14:00 | Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the MHC Club of the Puget Sound for some family-friendly pumpkin carving at Volunteer Park. Bring your own pumpkin, and they’ll provide snacks and carving tools. Rain location available. For more information, please email the club.

Fall Meeting (Columbus, OH)
2014-10-26 14:30 | Unnamed Venue, Columbus , OH, 43221, United States
Join the MHC Club of Central Ohio for their Fall 2014 Meeting. At the meeting, you’ll be assembling “care packages” for our area students on campus, and write notes of support and encouragement to tuck in the boxes. Light refreshments will be served.
There are currently seven students from the greater Columbus area on campus, so please bring seven of some small item—anything a student might find useful, comforting, or fun as she studies for finals. Suggestions: granola/protein bars, lip balms, mini packs of tissues, travel-size hand lotion or sanitizer, gum, mints, candy bars, highlighter pens, single-serve anything, microwave popcorn, tea bags, cocoa mix. Please don’t spend more than about a dollar per item, and think small—it holds down the cost of postage! The boxes will be mailed the first week of December to arrive in time for reading period before finals.
For more information and to RSVP, please email Joan Stack ’74.

Young Alumnae Networking Event (Chicago)
2014-10-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL, United States
Details to come, but this event will give young alumnae an opportunity to work on networking and career skills. For more information, contact Lydia Boyer ’10.

Reception in Honor of Lynn Pasquerella
2014-10-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
Please join the MHC Club of Detroit for a reception in honor of MHC President Lynn Pasquerella ’80.
Lion Sponsor: $250 (includes two tickets)
Sphinx Sponsor: $100 (one ticket)
Event ticket: $50
Young alumnae (classes of 2004–2014): $25
Students: no charge
Sponsors will be acknowledged at the event, and there will be a cash bar.
For directions, info on overnight accommodations, or questions, contact: Liz Bauer ’59, treasurer.

Talk and Reception for Sonya Stephens (Portland, OR)
2014-11-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
Please join the MHC Club of Portland for a talk and reception for Sonya Stephens, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty.
Sonya will discuss “The Liberal Arts: Preparing Mount Holyoke Women for the World.” A liberal arts education is the very best preparation for post-graduation success in today’s rapidly changing global world. It engages students in rigorous inquiries; requires frequent written and oral communication; and develops flexibility of mind, intercultural competence, and evidence-based analytic capacity. Mount Holyoke is leading the way to prepare graduates to make a difference in the world through its new Lynk initiative, innovation hires, and master campus planning process.
If you’d like to attend, please contact the Portland club.

Alumnae & Student Career Networking Fair (MHC)
2014-11-02 12:30 - 17:00 | Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
The Alumnae Association and the Career Development Center invite you to attend the Alumnae & Student Career Networking Fair 2014, an annual event that offers students the opportunity to learn about a variety of career fields and perfect their networking skills. Alumnae participants will discuss how a liberal arts education at Mount Holyoke has influenced their overall career trajectories and offer advice on achieving success in specific fields.
Panels include:
Education
Global Business
Law and Public Policy
Nonprofit Organizations
Journalism, Media, and Communications
Health and Scientific Research
Workshops include:
Dress for Success
Financial Management after College
How to Utilize the Alumnae Network
There is no cost to attend this event, but registration is required. Please email questions to Luisa Tavares, associate director of programs at the Alumnae Association. We hope to see you there!

Book Club (Los Angeles)
2014-11-02 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, Los Angeles, CA, 90049, United States
The Mount Holyoke Club of Southern California book club will have its next meeting in November.
Book: Unless by Carol Shields
Food and drink: All are asked to bring an item to share for a casual potluck meal. Attendance is generally eight to ten people.
RSVP to: Jennifer Wirth Symington ’87, book club chair

Asian Alumnae Symposium (Hong Kong)
2014-11-07 10:00 - 2014-11-09 12:00 | Hong Kong Cricket Club–Saturday’s Venue
Women and Entrepreneurship: Staying Relevant in a Changing World
Join us in Hong Kong at the inaugural Mount Holyoke Asian Alumnae Symposium for a weekend of networking and conversation as we explore how education, economic freedom, and the entrepreneurial spirit are making Asia increasingly competitive.
Visit the Alumnae Association’s website for more information about this exciting event.
