CONTENTS:
OFFICIAL CLUB EVENTS
Dec 6 - Alumni Tour of the Rubin Art Museum
Dec 14 - Sylvan Suskin Memorial Concert at Merkin Hall
UPCOMING
Jan - Oberlin Entrepreneurship Scholars Program needs volunteers this January
OTHER ALUMNI EVENTS
Dec 4-7 - Frances Roberts, class of 1973 will be participating in The Greenwich House Pottery Holiday Sale
Dec 4, 7, 19 - Jeffrey Young performs in NYC
Dec 1-23 - Katherine Kornblau hosts Jewelry Sample Sale and FOOD BANK Dropoff site.
DEC 8 is Obie Night!!!
Dec 13 - Amy X Neuburg '85 Performs At Roulette
Dec 13 - Countertenor Jeffrey Mandelbaum performs Handel's Messiah with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
Dec 20 - Brazilian Dance Party Benefit At New York Capoeira Center
UPCOMING
Jan 2-31 - Philip Koch ‘70 art exhibit at George Billis Gallery
Jan 8th- Artist’s reception with Philip Koch ‘70
Jan 16 - Harlem in the Himalayas, featuring Lafayette Harris '85
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Stay tuned...
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ALUMNI CLUB EVENTS IN THE CITY THIS MONTH:
DEC 6
Tour of the Rubin Museum of Art - Saturday, December 6 at 11am
The Rubin Museum of Art (RMA), dedicated to the arts of the Himalayas, opened its doors in October 2004, and in its short four years has employed more than eight Obies! Come see why Oberlin alumni are attracted to this wonderful institution.
The tour will journey throughout five gallery floors, looking at both highlights of the collection and exhibitions of visiting works, exploring the beauty, interest, religion, culture, and mystery of the Himalayan region. After the tour, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. tables have been reserved at the Café@RMA.
Space is limited for the tour, so please RSVP by Monday, November 24th online at www.oberlin.edu/alumniRSVP.
All attendees pay $15 which includes general admission and the tour guide.
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DEC 14
Sylvan Suskin Memorial Concert at Merkin Hall
The memorial concert for Sylvan Suskin, beloved emeritus professor of music history at Oberlin, will be held at Merkin Hall in NYC on December 14th at 3 PM. All former students, colleagues, friends and alumni are encouraged to attend. Merkin is located at 129 West 67th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues (just north of Lincoln Center).
Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Sylvan's son Marc at marcsuskin@mac.com.
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UPCOMING
The Entrepreneurship Scholars are coming to NYC and we need your help!
We are in need of advisers and shadow day hosts (on Jan. 7th) for students participating in the Entrepreneurship Scholars Program. The goal of the program is to help students develop their entrepreneurial ideas and hone their core skills to improve their ability to launch a venture.
Please contact Lauren Abendschein '07 at labendsc@oberlin.edu or 440-775-5383 if you are interested in advising in general or hosting a student for the day of Jan. 7th. Specific student ideas and interests for this January's session include:
Idea: Start a tennis apparel company | Interest: graphic design; marketing; manufacturing; sales
Idea: Foster increased volunteerism in the Caribbean | Interest: fundraising; communications
Idea: Construct a community supported water filtration system in rural Malaysia | Interest: sustainable design; fundraising
Idea: Improve the financial structure and community outreach for bike co-op | Interest: financial and organizational models
Idea: Foster sustained youth engagement and entrepreneurship in Zimbabwe | Interest: fundraising; social entrepreneurship
Idea: Open a graffiti art gallery and studio | Interest: fundraising; sales
Idea: Improve a model for teaching English in China | Interest: communications; fundraising
Idea: Offer green affordable housing | Interest: architects; developers
More information on the Entrepreneurship Scholars and other programs offered by the Creativity & Leadership Project is available at oberlin.edu/creativity
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OTHER ALUMNI RELATED EVENTS IN THE CITY:
DEC 4-7
Frances Roberts, class of 1973 will be participating in The Greenwich House Pottery Holiday Sale. This is a great place to get holiday gifts for all budgets. Frances is part of a terrific group of potters and they will be selling everything from mugs, bowls, and plates to sculpture. Checks and credit cards will be accepted
There is an opening reception with wine and cheese Thursday, December 4th, 6-9 pm.
The sale will continue:
Friday, December 5th 12 – 8pm,
Saturday, December 6th 12 – 6pm ,
Sunday, December 7th 12 – 4pm
Greenwich House Pottery is located at 16 Jones Street between West 4th Street and Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. It is a block from the A, E, C , D, F, B, V, subways at West Fourth Street and the IRT #1 train at Sheridan Square.
Hope to see you there and if you are a fellow Obie make sure to say hello.
For more info contact me at fmroberts200@yahoo.com
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DEC 4, 7, 19
Jeffrey Young performs in NYC
Hi Friends,
I'll get to my shows this week in just a second, but first, thingNY, the dynamic group of composers and performers I play in, is selling tickets now for our big fat show on December 19! Please visit our website, www.thingNY.com, where you'll find a link to buy tickets and read about the rest of the great shows we have planned this season. December 19 will be awesome, featuring large ensemble works with a whole bunch of singers and dancers, as well as improvisation using paint. Oberlin people on my list should come catch former Obie Jonah Bloch-Johnson's sextet, accompanied on this concert by dancers.
Now for this week:
*Thursday, December 4 with Duane Pitre's Ensemble Drones: 8:30 PM @ Roulette, 20 Greene St, Manhattan
Brooklyn-based composer, performer, and improviser Duane Pitre's work explores chaos and discipline—and the relationship that exists between the two. Tonight Pitre presents Ensemble Drones - a rule-based, long-tone composition for 20+ performers (strings, winds, and brass along with bowed electric guitar played by the composer and harmonium) arranged in a formation that will partially encompass the audience. Ensemble Drones is an exercise in discipline and freedom, in the refinement of music, and in communal focus. Check out Duane's music at www.myspace.com/duanepitre.
*Sunday, December 7 with Manson Family Picnic: 8 PM @ Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave A, Manhattan
Back for our second show at the Sidewalk Cafe. Our first went very well! Apparently, we're opening this time for an entire night of ukelele players. Come for our craziness, stay for Hawaii's. Meanwhile, find MFP online, if somehow you haven't yet, at www.myspace.com/mansonfamilypicnic.
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
Jeff
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DEC 1-23
Katherine Kornblau Hosts Jewelry Sample Sale and FOOD BANK Dropoff site.
DEC 8 is Obie Night!!!
Monday, December 8th is late night for Obies at KJK Jewelry, Inc.
Katherine will keep her showroom doors open until 8PM.
Come Monday and receive special "Friends and Family" discounts.
You and your friends are cordially invited to...
KJK JEWELRY, INC. (Katherine J. Kornblau Jewelry)
PRIVATE JEWELRY SAMPLE AND STOCK SALE
DEC. 1st THROUGH DEC. 23rd
WEEKDAYS: 11 AM – 6 PM
WEEKENDS by appointment only
UP TO 70% OFF RETAIL
CASH ONLY. ALL SALES FINAL.
These are THE ONLY weeks of the year that our wholesale showroom is
open to the public!
Thousands of jewelry styles to choose from – our collections include
luscious cultured pearl chokers, colorful bohemian glass, and unique
semi-precious stones in all shapes and colors….New pieces added to the
sale daily!
Great Holiday Gifts! Most pieces between $10 - $100!
During this holiday season, KJK Jewelry, Inc. is a collection center for The Food Bank for NYC.
Please bring non-perishable food items to donate when you come to shop!
Wishing you and your family a joyous holiday season.
Best wishes,
Katherine J. Kornblau
KJK Jewelry
185 Madison Avenue (corner of 34th St)
Suite 1100
212-244-4433
KJKJewelry.com
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DEC 13
AMY X NEUBURG '85 PERFORMS AT ROULETTE
It's been 3 years since I have played in NYC and I do hope you can stop by! It would be great to see you.
From San Francisco: Amy X Neuburg, voice and live electronics
"Old songs, new songs, and new approaches to old technologies"
Saturday December 13, 8:30 PM
ROULETTE
20 Greene St. (between Canal & Grand)
Reservations/tickets: (212) 219-8242
Admission $15 / Students & seniors $10
Venue info at http://www.roulette.org
Amy is at http://www.amyxneuburg.com
Advance reservations recommended.
The show will consist of my solo 'avant-cabaret' songs for voice, live looping, electronic drums and processing. I'll also be introducing my latest work-in-development "The Dude Trilogy" for voice and Blippoo Box -- a very cute analog synth created for me by Dutch instrument designer Rob Hordijk and operated using hand motions and a Theremin-like antenna.
Also your own local anti-folk hero and discarded-technology geek Steve Espinola (Oberlin '89) will join me for an experiment in live looping using archaic recording gadgets.
Roulette is one of my favorite places to play -- great acoustics and always a nice crowd. Please come by and say hello.
Love and xx -- a
"Neuburg is a new kind of multi-threat composer... a wonder of sampling, overdubbing, and electronic manipulation of live sound, a fabulous singer... exhilarating originality. Nobody else sounds like Amy X. Some of the most compelling music being made today." -- Tom Strini, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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DEC 13
Countertenor
Jeffrey Mandelbaum
performs
Handel's Messiah
with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, December 13th
8pm
www.norwalksymphony.org
(203) 847-8844
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DEC 20
BRAZILIAN DANCE PARTY BENEFIT AT NEW YORK CAPOEIRA CENTER
Saturday, December 20, 8:00PM - midnight
$10
107 Suffolk St. # 307, NYC 10002
(212) 677 - 2203
www.afrobrazilarts.org
hosted by Michael Goldstein '81
Dance Party and Social to Benefit the NY Capoeira Center
Enjoy buffet and Brazilian drinks
Live music and performances
Meet Oberlin Alumni, Capoeiristas, Dancers, Yogis, and Friends in a beautiful, warm studio located in the Lower East Side.
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UPCOMING
JAN 2-31
From Philip Koch, ‘70
Philip Koch ('70) will show his contemporary landscape paintings in a solo exhibition at George Billis Gallery from Jan. 2 - 31, 2009.
Come and chat with Philip and other Obies at the artist's reception Thursday, Jan. 8, 6-8 p.m. (it's free & open to the public).
Billis Gallery is at 511 W. 25th St. in Chelsea on the ground floor.
Hours 10am-6pm
212 645-2621
www.georgebillis.com
Koch entered Oberlin intending to major in sociology but was so impressed by his first Art History course that he immediately switched his major to Studio Art. He is a Professor at Maryland Institute College of Art.
Philip Koch
http://www.philipkoch.com
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JAN 16
Harlem in the Himalayas, featuring Lafayette Harris '85
The Rubin Museum of Art presents a series of acoustic jazz concerts in conjunction with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
January 16, 7pm - Roswell Rudd / Lafayette Harris Duo: In addition to an original composition inspired by Himalayan art, trombonist Roswell Rudd and pianist Lafayette Harris will play the music of the great jazz pianists including Fats Waller, Herbie Nichols, Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, and James P. Johnson and original music by Roswell Rudd dedicated to these icons.
All tickets $18 in advance / $20 day of; $7 student standby
Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344
Complete information for each concert available by going to www.rmanyc.org/calendar
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GENERAL ALUMNI ANNOUNCEMENTS
Stay tuned...
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December 4, 2008
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