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YAAMNY Co-Ed Soccer!

Were organizing a YAMMNY soccer team for Zog Sports spring season in Manhattan for Yale alumni, friends, and family!

Zog Sports offers a fun, recreational league; 8 on 8, 5 men and 3 women on the field at all times; played on a short field with a goalie and real goals.  We will be registering in the Casual Division, which Zog defines as Played before? Not a bad athlete? This is the happy middle ground.  Games are played on various field throughout Manhattan.

Interested?  Please contact Mike at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

For more detail about the league... www.zogsports.com  (but sign up through the e-mail above)

Volunteer for YAAMNY Sports!

Volunteer for YAAMNY Sports!  YAAMNY is looking for Sports volunteers to help organize sports events in NYC for Yale alumni, friends, and family.

Yale football/hocket/basketball games in Manhattan; trips to Princeton/Yale/The Game, plus group trips to see the Yankees/Mets/Knicks/Rangers. Also looking to coordinate Yale alumni participation in co-ed organized sports - Yale teams for softball, basketball, soccer, etc!

We're looking for energetic volunteers to lead teams and help coordinate events. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Mike Jacobs at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

  

No Fee Greenwich Village 1 BR @ $2,950 / month (plus optional parking space)

25 West 13th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)
  Large, charming, sun-filled 700+ sq. ft. 1 BR apartment in prime Greenwich Village location. Recently renovated plus brand new appliances, with through-wall AC. Tons of storage space, including 5 huge closets, built-in desk, cabinets and wine rack. Great layout with ample-sized bedroom. Located on 3rd floor of full-service, well-maintained elevator ...

1 Bedroom in 3 Bedroom Apt available beginning April 1st $785

Claremont Avenue between La Salle and Tiemann Place
$:$785/month plus approx. $60 for utilities; one month deposit required for move in
Two women in their late twenties have 1 bedroom available in their three bedroom apt in Morningside Heights/Harlem. Bedroom is 9x10 and unfurnished. The apartment itself has two large common spaces, separate kitchen, and nice sized bathroom.

Murray Hill Sublet - Apr 5 to July 15

Murray Hill, Manhattan 1 BR of a 2BR apt in Murray Hill is available April 5 to  July 15 (exact dates to be confirmed).  Doorman bldng, 31st floor with open views of Chrysler bldng and East river, wireless ...$1400/mo (discounted from actual of $2000/mo); other timing/price negotiable. $50 per-night or $300 ...

Family-friendly duplex avail in Park Slope May-June

Park Slope, Brooklyn
$:$4500 for entire stay, $3000/mo; other timing negotiable. 3-week minimum stay preferred, to coincide with beginning or end of time period. Sorry, no per-night arrangements.
 Our 2BR duplex in Central Park Slope is available (approx.) May 6 June 19, exact dates to be confirmed.  1 MBR, 1 kids' room with 1 crib, 1 toddler bed. 2 full baths. Open full floor-thru DR, kitchen, LR, play area. Separate office. Laundry room in apartment, wireless ...
  

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Yale Women's Slavic Chorus (Slavs) spring tour - NYC

When:   March 6-13, 2010
Where:   Your New York venue!
  FreeArts
The Yale Women's Slavic Chorus (better known as the "Slavs") will be touring New York City March 6-13, 2010, presenting workshops and concerts of traditional and arranged music from all over the Balkans and Eastern Europe, including Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Russia, and the Ukraine. The chorus, founded in 1969, ...

CAP21 invites you to join in honoring the work of Yale Alumni

When:   March 11, 2010 7:30pm-9:00pm
Where:   At the New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street, New York , New York
  FreeArts
CAP21 invites you to join in honoring the work of Yale Alumni   Tony Award Winner RICHARD MALTBY, JR AND Academy Award Winner DAVID SHIRE   Thursday, March 11th, 2010   At the New-York Historical Society, 2 West 77th Street, New York , New York   6:00PM  Cocktail Reception 7:30PM ...

YAAMNY Educational Programs Committee Meeting

When:   March 13, 2010 11:00am-12:30pm
Where:   Think Coffee, 248 Mercer Street
  FreeVolunteer

The Educational Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is engaged in planning educational enrichment programs for New York City area alumni. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, engaging, and intellectually stimulating programs with fellow Yale alumni, you are warmly invited to the join the Committee. If you would like to join, please contact the Committee at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . All are welcome.

Arts & Entertainment Commitee meeting

When:   March 14, 2010 2:00pm
Where:   Cosi (21st & Park)
  FreeArts
The YAAMNY Arts & Entertainment Committee provides a forum where alumni can enjoy, share in, and learn from leading practitioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts, and support alumni in the arts, through regular presentations and events that will offer opportunities for networking and performance. Whether you have ...

AAAYA LUNAR NEW YEAR BANQUET/FUNDRAISER

When:   March 20, 2010 6:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   S Dynasty
511 Lexington Avenue (at 48th Street)
  $88/100Party

THE ASSOCIATION OF ASIAN AMERICAN YALE ALUMNI CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE YEAR OF THE TIGER 2nd ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR BANQUET/FUNDRAISER
 
Tickets are $88/person until February 22nd, $100/person thereafter.  Please see our website for further details:  www.aaaya.org.  Proceeds from this event will support summer interns who will work at NYC non-profit organizations serving the Asian community.

Co-sponsored by The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York

AYA Goes Global: International Food Tasting and Presentation

When:   March 23, 2010 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:   Tap Room, Yale Club of New York City
Vanderbilt Avenue
  $5 per person; payable in cash at the doorReception

The Yale Club of New York City, the Association of Yale Alumni (AYA), the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY), and Market New Haven bring an international extravaganza to the Yale Club for a special event open to all Yale alumni. Enjoy a sampling of award winning cuisine from 116 Crown (Wine & Small Plates Lounge);  Barcelona (Spanish Wine Bar); bespoke (Modern American Cuisine); Thali (Regional Cuisine of India); Union League Café (Parisian Style Brasserie) and Zinc (Modern American), as well as several passed hors d’oeuvres from the Club’s own Executive Chef, Charles Kehrli.

Complementing New Haven's world class cuisine and Yale's ambition to be a world leading university, the AYA has made it a mission to be a world leading alumni association. New initiatives launched as part of the AYA's strategic plan have placed Yale's alumni relations programs on a world stage in a leading role. AYA Executive Director, Mark Dollhopf '77, will share some of the new global initiatives of the AYA that have sparked the interest of alumni worldwide and given them the opportunity to travel to Australia, Japan, Iceland, and Mexico. You can also learn the specific ways to get involved.

There is a $5 per person charge for this event, payable in cash at the door, plus a cash bar. Please reserve your spot in advance by calling the Yale Club at 212-716-2133 or by emailing This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . (Dress Code: business casual ... no jeans, no sneakers).

YALE ALUMNI PARTY!

When:   March 25, 2010 6:30pm-9:30pm
Where:   RETREAT LOUNGE
37 West 17th Street
Between 5th and 6th Avenues
New York, NY 10011
  $10 before 3/16, $15 after and at doorParty

Join your fellow Yalies for an all-class mixer at Retreat Lounge on March 25th, 6:30pm.  It's a chance to catch up with friends, meet new people, flirt and network!!  If you are interested in joining the Host Committee (to help publicize the event and assist at the door), please email Audrey Leibovich '97 at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Please use this link to RSVP:  http://marchalumniparty.eventbrite.com/

Celebrating Yale Women: 40 Years in Yale College, 140 Years at Yale University

When:   March 26-29, 2010
Where:   Yale Campus
New Haven, CT
  See websiteConference

Celebrating Yale Women: 40 Years in YaleCollege, 140 Years at YaleUniversitypromises to be an amazing alumni event.  Although designed with Yale alumnae in mind, all graduates (men and women) are welcome.  An incredible program awaits those who register:

. . . Featured speakers including Indra Nooyi '80 MPPM, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo; Margaret Marshall '76 JD, Chief Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court; Margaret Warner '71, senior correspondent and on-air anchor, The PBS NewsHour; Karen Lawrence '71, Kim Bottomly, and Carol Christ '70 PhD, presidents of Sarah Lawrence, Wellesley, and Smith, respectively.

. . . Yale faculty presentations from Sharon Oster, Dean and Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Yale School of Management; Tamar Gendler '87, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology and Chair of Cognitive Science; Carolyn Mazure, Director, Womens Health Research at Yale; and Priyamvada (Priya) Natarajan, Professor, Department of Astronomy and Associate Professor, Department of Physics. 

. . . A special look back at the coeducation of Yale College featuring Elga Wasserman '76 JD, former Special Assistant to the President on Coeducation; Henry "Sam" Chauncey, Jr. '57, former Secretary of the University; and John Wilkinson '60, '63 MAT, former Dean of Students and moderated by Mary Miller '81 PhD, Dean of Yale College.

And more!

Wow!  What a weekend!  Please click here for the full range of details related to the conference and easy, online registration.

All-GALA LGBT Night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Gallery Viewing & Cocktails

When:   March 26, 2010 6:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
1000 5th Avenue (@81st Street), NY, NY
Art Study room of The Ruth & Harold D. Uris Center for Education (mix & mingle)
Special Galleries, 2nd Floor -- see details below
Great Hall Balcony Bar, 2nd floor, cocktails (7:45 pm onwards)
  Museum entry donation (suggested $20 adults, $15 65+ and $10 students). Museum members attend for freeArts
There will be an All-Ivy GALA Art & Cocktails Series at the glorious Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday, March 26, 6-9 pm.  We will see the drawings of Bronzino, Victorian photocollage and contemporary photographs while meeting other gay & lesbian alumni interested in art. 6:00 to 7:00 PM ...

[YEI-NYC] The Future of Social Entrepreneurship: Panel + Reception

When:   March 31, 2010 6:30pm
Where:   Pranna, 79 Madison Ave (at 28th St)
  $10Reception
YEI-NYC presents a unique panel discussion + networking reception on the Future of Social Entrepreneurship. Join your fellow Yale alumni entrepreneurs in NYC for interesting conversation, tasty hors d'oeuvres, and sociable libations. What: [YEI-NYC] The Future of Social Entrepreneurship: Panel + Reception Where: Pranna, 79 Madison Ave (at 28th St) ...