CONTENTS:
OFFICIAL CLUB EVENTS
May 17 - Oberlin Alums join the AIDS Walk
May 19 - Alumni Happy Hour in the West Village
OTHER ALUMNI EVENTS
May 5 - Angela Davis ‘94 in panel on “Well-Woman Care During Pregnancy”
May 6 - Workshop/book signing with Oberlin alumna Nina Planck on "Real Food for Mother and Baby”
May 19 and June 8 - Joanna Smith Rakoff reads from her new novel about Oberlin grads
May 28-30 - Lionel Popkin presents his newest evening length dance at Danspace
May 21-July 13 - Julia Vogl, ‘07 has public art project in Fort Greene Park
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Volunteers needed for the NYC Alumni Club Steering committee!
Oberlin Club looking for venues for events
Kristin Carnahan ’95 has affordable, professional office space available in an Integrative Wellness Center, Chelsea
Megan Whitman '05 is looking for a roommate to join her in a beautiful apartment beginning in June.
Joanna Smith Rakoff has new novel published about Oberlin grads in NYC in the 1990’s
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ALUMNI CLUB EVENTS IN THE CITY THIS MONTH:
May 17 - Oberlin Alums join the AIDS Walk
The Oberlin Club of NYC is joining the fight against AIDS! Join fellow alums, parents, and friends of Oberlin at the AIDS Walk New York, the world’s largest AIDS fundraising event, on Sunday, May 17th. The AIDS Walk benefits Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) and over 30 other tri-state area AIDS service organizations. The walk is 6.2 miles in and around Central Park and begins at 10:00am.
To register to walk with the Oberlin team, visit http://www.aidswalk.net/newyork and click “Register to Walk” and “Join a Team,” then select our team name, Oberlin Alumni of NYC (4587), from the drop-down menu. Registration is free, but all participants are encouraged to fundraise to support this important cause. Even if you are unable to attend the event, we hope you will consider making a donation in support of our team's $3,000 fundraising goal. You can make a donation by following this link: http://aidswalknewyork2009.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=295208&u=295208-250101674.
To Register:
To learn more about our team’s involvement, to register directly, or to stay updated on pre-AIDS Walk fundraising events, please contact Mathilda McGee-Tubb at mathildasage@gmail.com. Please feel free to invite family members, friends and co-workers to join our team. Thank you for supporting AIDS Walk New York and upholding the Oberlin community's commitment to this cause!
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May 19
Alumni Happy Hour in the West Village
Date: Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 or something like that
Place: Lederhosen (West Village)
Address:
39 Grove St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 206-7691
Wonderful beers, sausages, bratwurst, cabbage, pretzels, schnitzel, and so much more.
Like a little slice of Germany right in the heart of the West Village.
"I can't attest to the authenticity, since I have no basis for comparison, but I've been to Lederhosen a bunch of times and each was an awesome experience."
-Random Lederhosen Enthusiast found wandering the West Village
If you think you’ll make it, RSVP to joshua.treuhaft@gmail.com so we have an idea of the head-count.
The earlier you come, the more fun you have!
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OTHER ALUMNI RELATED EVENTS IN THE CITY:
Tuesday, May 5
From Angela Davis, ‘94
Brooklyn Library presents...
Well-Woman Care During Pregnancy, Labor & Delivery and Postpartum
Central Library, 2nd floor meeting room
Grand Army Plaza,
6:30-8:00 pm
#2 or 3 train to Eastern Pkwy
Homeopathy, acupuncture, natural herbs and nutrition are gentle, non-invasive and effective ways to relieve situations that range from physical ailments such as heartburn, nausea, and constipation-all the way to emotional anxiety, easing the birth process, and postpartum trauma and depression.
Please join us for a special FREE evening event of alternative education. Short presentations and Q&A session by panelists:
* Angela Davis, OC ‘94, Holistic Health Counselor and Weston A. Price Foundation Brooklyn Chapter Leader
* Erika Simonian, DSH, Homeopath New York Homeopathy
* Laurel Axen Carroll, L.Ac Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine
* Tioma Allison RN- Certified Midwife specializing in Home Birth, and Herbswoman
For more information, you can contact angela@nourishingworks.com.
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Wednesday, May 6
Workshop and book signing with Nina Planck
6:30-8:30 pm
"Real Food for Mother and Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two and Baby's First Foods"
Evening Workshop and book signing with Oberlin alumna Nina Planck
Community Church of New York
40 East 35th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues), Manhattan
Nina Planck, Oberlin alumna and author, will share insights from
her new book "Real Food for Mother and Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby's First Foods." Never one to accept conventions blindly, Nina finds that the usual advice about pregnancy and baby's first foods are riddled with myths and misunderstandings.
Using scientific research-based findings, Nina will sort through modern ideas about pregnancy and infant nutrition and explain why traditional nutrient-dense foods are best for fertility, pregnancy and baby's first foods. Join Nina as she talks about how mother, father, and baby can eat well, and eat easily.
Nina Planck, author of "Real Food: What to Eat and Why" and "The Farmer's Market Cookbook," is an expert on local and traditional food. In London, England she created the first farmers' market and in New York City, she ran the legendary Greenmarkets. She lives in New York City with Rob Kaufelt and their son Julian.
Cost: $20 - General Admission
Seating is limited. Pre-registration is recommended.
Online Registration (recommended) is available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/60997
Copies of "Real Food for Mother and Baby" will be available for purchase.
For more information: contact brooklyn@wprice-nyc.org or claudia@wprice-nyc.org
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May 19 and June 8
Joanna Smith Rakoff reads from her new novel about Oberlin grads
Joanna Smith Rakoff's novel, A Fortunate Age, is out this month from Scribner. The novel follows six Oberlin grads as they move to New York during the tech boom of the late 1990s and try to make their way in typically Oberlin-ish fields--theater, music, publishing, academia--and eventually find themselves living rather more bourgeois lives than they expected. The New York Times called it a "piquant view of her evolving generation" that "deserves a room of its own." The Los Angeles Times described it as "compulsively readable." The Daily News called it "“[A] richly drawn narrative…Smith Rakoff's social commentary remains both engaging and satisfying in its breadth and depth…A FORTUNATE AGE provides an expansive and elegantly executed time capsule of the dot.com generation finding its feet during a critical moment in history.”
Joanna has two remaining appearances in New York this spring:
May 19, 7:30pm, Word bookstore, 126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn. A reading, followed by an interview with novelist Jami Attenberg.
June 8, 7:00pm, The 92nd Street Y. In conversation with Judith Warner (Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety), Patricia Bosworth (Diane Arbus), Sheila Weller (Girls Like Us), and Emily Gould (Gawker), about young women coming of age in New York.
Many, many thanks,
Joanna
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May 28-30
Lionel Popkin presents his newest evening length dance
I wanted to send you a "heads up" that my newest work There is an Elephant in this Dance will have a three night engagement from Thursday, May 28th to Saturday, May 30th at 8:30 pm at Danspace Project in New York City.
Set around an enormous elephant costume, There Is An Elephant In This Dance invites a closer look at how seemingly trivial, self-imposed, and uncomfortable constraints reveal the shifting states between discipline and freedom. The work is an evening-length dance in which choreographer/performer Lionel Popkin (that's me) is joined by “Bessie” Award winning dancer Carolyn Hall and the inimitable Ishmael Houston-Jones, all to be slyly commented on by 33 Fainting Spells alum Peggy Piacenza. The piece features costumes by Jean Landry, video by Kyle Ruddick and Cari Ann Shim Sham*, lighting by Kathy Kaufmann, and original music performed live by “Obie” and Bessie” winning composer/cellist/vocalist Robert Een.
Tickets are $18 ($12 for Danspace Project members) and are available at (866) 811-411 or at http://www.danspaceproject.org/performance/events6.html
Hope to see you there!!!!!
Best,
Lionel Popkin
http://www.lionelpopkin.org
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May 21-July 13
Julia Vogl, ‘07 has public art project in Fort Greene Park
Dear Oberlin Alums,
I am very excited to say that I will have a public art project up in Fort Greene Park this summer. Funded by the Brooklyn Arts Council and Hosted by the Parks Department, I hope all can come and picnic by the work at some point in late May, June, and early July.
A little description is below. It would be great if you could spread the word.
Thanks!
Leaves of Fort Greene, 2009
Julia Vogl
Plexi glas, wood, cement, grass and stain glass spray paint.
Fort Greene Park May 21st– July 13th 2009 (COME PICNIC and PLAY)
The enlarged blades of grass, which mimic the diversity of the park’s foliage, symbolically represent the diverse population of the Fort Greene community. The juxtaposition of the work in the park is an effort to spur dialogue in the community, prompting reflection and contemplation for the individual as well as the group.
This temporary site specific art installation relies on the movement of the sun. The project will be ever changing, inviting all to return to the work on more than one occasion. Leaves of Fort Greene is about light, space, color, change of perspective and experience. By abstracting the environment, and creating a participatory element, the work invites the community to experience the park in a new way.
Julia Vogl is a Brooklyn based artist and Fort Greene resident. She is a graduate of Oberlin College (2007) where she completed her first large scale public work, The Library Project. Julia currently works for Public Art for Public Schools a program part of the New York City School Construction Authority, as an arts project manager. In her work, she aspires to make the un-monumental, monumental, explaining “I am to crystallize the daily brief beautiful moments, and let them linger, like holding on to your own shadow.”
Leaves of Fort Greene is sponsored in part by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council Inc. Hosted by the New York City Parks and Recreation Michael R Bloomberg, Mayor and Adrian Benepe, Commissioner.
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GENERAL ALUMNI ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oberlin Alumni
New Volunteers needed for the NYC Alumni Club Steering committee!
The Oberlin Alumni Club of NYC is looking for new volunteers to join our steering committee. We are looking for creative, motivated, organized, and energetic people to step up and help out with planning club activities. Specifically, we are also looking for one or more people interested in getting involved with the monthly newsletter as well.
Contact Katherine at KJK11B@aol.com to find out about joining the steering committee.
Contact Peter at editor@oberlinclubnyc.org to find out about the e-newsletter editor position.
These positions do not involve a huge time commitment - usually two meetings per year. It is important, however, to be reliable and to see projects through to completion. We're looking for people who will revitalize the group and help take our local alumni club into the next decade of the 21st century. Age is not a factor. We welcome both recent grads and those who are well, not so recent grads. A good blend is actually a great benefit to the committee!
We will be scheduling the next steering committee meeting on April 17 for current and new volunteers.
Send us your contact info if you are interested and we'll let you know when we have the details firmed up.
Thank you!
Peter Flint, NYC Alumni Newsletter editor
Katherine J. Kornblau NYC Oberlin Alumni RC
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Oberlin Club of NYC is looking for venues for events:
The Oberlin Club of NYC is looking for Obies in the NYC area that own restaurants, bars, coffee shops, theatres, etc. that would be willing to host special alumni events. If you’re one of these Obies and you’re looking to promote your business and Oberlin College by bringing in fellow Obies and their friends and colleagues please contact Katherine Kornblau ’90 at kjk11b@aol.com.
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From Kristin Carnahan, ’95.
Affordable, professional office space available in an Integrative Wellness Center - Chelsea.
Hi All, My husband and I have office space available at our Wellness Center in the Chelsea area. Perfect for Acupuncturists, Chiropractors, Physical/Massage Therapists, Naturopaths, or other Holistic Healers. Scheduling options vary from a few hours to multi-day so time/pricing options are available for practitioners just starting out or those with established practices.
It’s a beautiful space with incredible natural light – on a high, quiet floor w/south-skyline views.
Extensive soundproofing, hardwood floors, central a/c, lockers, in-space restroom, complimentary Wi-Fi, and a tastefully decorated reception/waiting room. Lecture/Classroom/Yoga space is also available.
E-mail me at kcar2001@yahoo.com for more information.
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Megan Whitman '05 is looking for a roommate to join her in a beautiful gut-renovated apartment beginning in June.
The master bedroom will be available in my newly gut-renovated 2-bedroom apartment in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan (Ft. Washington Ave. at 173rd). The apartment is very close to 1, A and C trains. Rent includes heat and hot water. It's an elevator building with laundry in the basement. Lots of light and views of the George Washington Bridge from the bedroom. Marble floors and walls in the bathroom and kitchen has all new built in appliances like a microwave and dishwasher. Please contact megan.whitman@gmail.com for more details and questions.
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Joanna Smith Rakoff's novel, A Fortunate Age, is out this month from Scribner.
The novel follows six Oberlin grads as they move to New York during the tech boom of the late 1990s and try to make their way in typically Oberlin-ish fields--theater, music, publishing, academia--and eventually find themselves living rather more bourgeois lives than they expected. The New York Times called it a "piquant view of her evolving generation" that "deserves a room of its own." The Los Angeles Times described it as "compulsively readable." The Daily News called it "“[A] richly drawn narrative…Smith Rakoff's social commentary remains both engaging and satisfying in its breadth and depth…A FORTUNATE AGE provides an expansive and elegantly executed time capsule of the dot.com generation finding its feet during a critical moment in history.”
May 7, 2009
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