Sip n’ Paint
Feb
10
3:00 PM15:00

Sip n’ Paint

Join us for a fun afternoon of painting! Entry cost includes painting supplies. Bring your own drinks.


Let go of daily stresses and express yourself! Expert art instructors will teach and inspire you. Art classes are guaranteed to transform you both on and off the canvas. Explore self-expression, creativity and artistic technique. — The Art Studio New York

http://www.theartstudiony.com

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FebruMary Climb: MHC Young Alumni NYC Social
Feb
8
7:00 PM19:00

FebruMary Climb: MHC Young Alumni NYC Social

  • Brooklyn Boulders, Queensbridge (map)
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It may not be Mountain Day, but get ready to climb high with fellow MoHo Alumni. Join New York City’s Mount Holyoke community in celebrating the birth month of Mary Lyon at this special FebruMary event! Hosted for young alumni, by young alumni, this evening of rock climbing bouldering is offered at cost to graduating classes 2010 – 2017, but MoHos of all class years are welcome to enjoy the sweet perks of the night at Member and Non-Member ticket prices.

 

Questions? Contact mountholyokeclubofnyc@gmail.co

Waiver:
Be sure to fill out the below 48 hours before the event.
https://brooklynboulders.com/queensbridge/waiver/

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FAQs

Included with Admission:

● Access to the facility’s bouldering and auto-belay climbing walls
● Socialize with MHC’s finest NYC alumni
● Climbing footwear, harness, chalk
● Sauna and Showers
● Lockers available to those who bring a combination lock
● Gym: weight room, cardio equipment, slackline and more
● Light food and beverages provided post-climb

What to Bring:

● MHC t-shirt, comfortable clothes to move in
● Water bottle
● Combination lock for locker room
● Towel for sauna and shower


How to get there:
23-10 41st Ave, Queens, NY 11101
3 Min walk from 21st St – Queensbridge F
5 Min walk from Queensboro Plaza N,W,7
8 Min walk from Queens Plaza E,M,R
En Route of the Q69 and Q103 Buses

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Dec
6
7:00 PM19:00

Winter Reading and Drinks - Citizen: An American Lyric

  • Walking distance from Columbus Circle (map)
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As it gets colder, why not reunite for a social reading over winter drinks? Please join us for a discussion of MHC’s Common Read for 2017 – 'Citizen: An American Lyric' by Claudia Rankine.

“Rankine brilliantly pushes poetry’s forms to disarm readers and circumvent our carefully constructed defense mechanisms against the hint of possibly being racist ourselves,” noted a New York Times review.

'Citizen' was the first book to ever compete in both the Poetry and Criticism categories of the National Book Critics Circle Awards. It was the 2014 Winner in Poetry and a Finalist in Criticism. The book has also won a number of other prizes and awards, including the 2015 PEN Center USA Poetry Award and the 2016 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt Book Prize for Poetry.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Claudia Rankine received her BA from Williams College and her MFA from Columbia University. Rankine is a Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University and a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.

This event is kindly hosted by Elizabeth Eiss ’77.

 

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Walking distance from Columbus Circle. 
Location details upon ticket confirmation.

Refreshments will be provided.
Additional proceeds will be donated to the Annual Scholar Fund.

ISBN: 978-1-555-97690-3 (US softcover)
ISBN: 978-0-141-98177-2 (UK softcover)

Photo credit: John Lucas.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance and backstage tour
Dec
3
3:00 PM15:00

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance and backstage tour

Treat yourself to an afternoon of dazzling artistry by the world’s most popular modern dance company, featuring an eclectic program ranging from jazz to contemporary ballet to the beloved Ailey classic, Revelations. Following the performance, we’ll go backstage to learn about the magic behind the curtain.

Photo credit: Michael Jackson, Jr. Photo by Andrew Eccles

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Body confidence class and private talk @ New Leaf Yoga & Pilates
Nov
18
12:00 PM12:00

Body confidence class and private talk @ New Leaf Yoga & Pilates

Enjoy a movement class focused on body confidence at New Leaf Yoga & Pilates in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Join the Mount Holyoke Club of New York City and teachers Jen Sydor and Nadia Wallace '88 in this private retreat. The class will use Pilates, breathing techniques, facia release, and somatic exercises in a one-hour mat class, to de-stress, center, fire up our deepest muscles, and connect body and mind. Accessible for all levels of fitness and experience. After the class, we'll have a unique chance to discuss as a group how we can bring the experiences of the class into our daily lives and enjoy food and refreshments in New Leaf's serene and airy, newly renovated space.

More about the teachers:

Jennifer Sydor is a dance performing artist and a member of the Metropolitan Opera of New York corps. Jen is pursuing her MFA in dance and choreography at the University of Wisconsin, and received her certification to teach Pilates through the Kane School of Core Integration. Jen teaches group classes in Pilates at New Leaf.

Nadia Wallace '88, is the founder of New Leaf Yoga & Pilates. Before receiving her Pilates teacher certification from the Kane School of Core Integration, Nadia was a trial attorney with Jenner & Block and the Corporation Counsel of the City of NY. At Mount Holyoke, Nadia was a member of the field hockey team, and she played rugby and danced. She was a competitive downhill ski racer through high school. Nadia teaches one-on-one private sessions using Pilates equipment, and group classes at New Leaf.

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Oct
18
6:30 PM18:30
Seven Sister

New York City Seven Sisters Alumnae Association Kick Off

Join us at our first New York City Seven Sisters Alumnae Association event on Wednesday, October 18 at 6:30 overlooking Central Park at the Worth Collection Showroom.

There will be a short talk on executive presence and personal branding.

Wine and hors d' oeuvres will be served.

Make-up and skin care consuting by Chanel courtesy of Bergdorf Goodman.

Worth Collection Showroom
730 Fifth Avenue, the Crown Building
24th floor with Central Park views

Space is limited to 25 attendees

Sign up here!

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Jun
12
6:30 PM18:30
Seven Sister

Leading Through Change: Women in Nonprofit Leadership

  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Hamilton Fish House (map)
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This panel includes distinguished Wellesley alumnae in the nonprofit sector in different roles who are making an impact. Event details below. It will be hosted at the beautiful home of Laura Sparks '97, the first woman President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Math and Art. 

The panelists include: 

  • Elizabeth Strauss Pforzheimer '59, Wellesley Trustee Emeriti and Founder of New Alternatives for Children 
  • Cathy White O'Rourke '71, Wellesley Trustee Emeriti and President of the Kauffman Music Center  
  • Laura Sparks '97, President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement in  Science and Art 
  • Lannia Small '05, Deputy Executive Director for the NYC Center for Youth Employment, Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC 

The evening will include Q&A and a networking reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres.

https://newyorkcity.alum.wellesley.edu/article.html?aid=334

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Love and Light: Vespers 2016 held at St. Bart’s
Dec
9
8:00 PM20:00

Love and Light: Vespers 2016 held at St. Bart’s

ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH

PARK AVENUE & 51ST STREET, NEW YORK CITY

Join us for this beloved Mount Holyoke tradition. The concert will feature the traditional candlelight processional, familiar carols for all to sing, and more.

Pre-concert reception for Chair-level ticket buyers at Lea Wine Bar (230 Park Avenue, 4 blocks south of St. Bartholomew's)

Honorary Chair and Special Guest, Sonya Stephens, Acting President, Mount Holyoke College Vespers Co-Chairs, Tara Mia Paone '81 & Abigail Wolff '82

Proceeds support the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Scholar Fund to provide scholarships to Mount Holyoke students from New York City.

 

Angel Chair Marianne Fouhey '78

Mary Lyon Chair Anne Marie Fisher '83

Leadership Chairs Lyn Andrews '70 Ludmila Bidwell '67 Mary Graham Davis '65 Dena Steele '74 Jane Zimmy '74

Vice Chairs Rebecca Asbury '87 Elaine Cheung '09 Dana Cohoon '73 LaVida Dowdell '74 Radley Emes '00 Danielle Germain '93 Joan Shapiro Green '66 Elizabeth Guardenier '65 Laura Harris '78 Linda Horiuchi '93 Marcia Kropf '67 Heather Martin '93 Ellen Pace '81 Tara Mia Paone '81 Nancy Perez '76 Linda Phelps '86 Susan Proctor '83 Ahu Resimcioglu Terzi '96 Raj Seshadri '87 Sara Taylor '95 Abigail Wolff '82

Vespers Chairs Joanne Domingue '65 Martha Ferry '66 Kassandra Jolley Diane Kadlec '75 Gregg McCarty '83 Stephanie Rainaud '10 Lynette Rizzo '96 Susan Saxe '77 Kristen Scheyder '92 Carla Skodinski '72 Taryn Marie Zarrillo '98

 

Online ticket sales are closed. Concert tickets will be available at the door on Friday night. All tickets $75, including children and young alumnae.

 

Photo courtesy of Mount Holyoke College

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Jun
26
10:00 AM10:00
MHC NY

MHC Marching in NYC Pride

Join members of the College community to celebrate gay pride side by side in NYC. Students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to represent Mount Holyoke College at the New York City Pride March.

Here’s a chance to reunite with your MHC friends and classmates for a summer weekend getaway in the city that never sleeps on the most colorful weekend of the year. Year after year, friends of MHC cheer along the sidewalks of Manhattan. Now we can celebrate as we make our way down 5th Avenue to the historic West Village with true MHC Lyon’s pride.

MHC NYC Pride 2016

Midtown Manhattan (exact line-up location will be given the week of the march)

Please sign up to march or support by registering on our Eventbrite page. All details will be sent via email to those who are registered.

This event is sponsored by the Mount Holyoke College Office of Student Programs and Dean of Students.

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Jun
17
to Jun 18

2nd Annual Pub Tour (East Village edition)

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Join uson Friday, June 17, as seasoned pub crawl veteran and otherwise responsible mother/singer Abigail Wolff '82 leads us to hourly locations in the East Village. Join any time, leave any time.

Open to you, your partner, spouse, friends
ALL ages 21+

No reservations. Come for part or all of it. Meet at the first stop, or find us along the route.

Only cost is what you consume - you order, you pay, you drink. Or not - no minimum!

Total walking time = 24 minutes
Longest walk = 7 minutes

STOP 1: 6pm - Jimmy’s 43
43 E. 7th St. (between 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
Jimmy is a lovely, welcoming proprietor, and a darn good chef to boot. Come on down the “rabbit hole” and enjoy the intimate rooms in this one-of-a-kind gastro-pub. We may be in the back room.
Serves food. PLEASE NOTE: Jimmy accepts Cash or AmEx ONLY.

STOP 2: 7pm - Augurs Well
115 St. Mark’s Place (between 1st Ave. & Ave. A)
I do appreciate a play on words. A friend told me about his bar, and we love its intimate space -- the open front is inviting.
Serves food – I hear the sliders are great. Accepts credit cards.

STOP 3: 8pm - ABC Beer
96 Ave. C (between 6th & 7th Sts.)
With a craft beer shop in front and a hangout in back, what else do you need? This spot stole my heart. If you really can’t tolerate beer, directly next door is the sleek little “Lois” (98 Ave. C), where you can get 16 wines on tap (and one beer and one cider). Pick either spot, and we’ll all move on together afterward.
Both serve food and accept credit cards.

STOP 4: 9pm - IIIrd Man
116 Ave. C (between 7th & 8th Sts.)
Chill bar with unique, outdoor booths in front. Good cocktails, wine, and 8 interesting beers from Germany, Mexico, USA (no draft).
Serves Austrian food from ‘Edi & the Wolf’ next door. Accepts credit cards.

STOP 5: 10pm - Grape & Grain
620 E. 6th St. (between Aves. B & C)
A small, lovely haven of a bar with candles, chandeliers, and a clean design. When the main room is full, they open up the small bar next door, so look for us in either place. Beer/wine only.
Serves food (small plates). Accepts credit cards.

STOP 6: 11pm - EVS (East Village Social)
126 St. Mark’s Place (between 1st Ave. & Ave. A)
Yes, we’ve looped back across the street from Stop #2 (Augurs Well). EVS is a cozy, casual spot for the end of the night. Full bar.
Serves sandwiches and appetizers until 4am. Accepts credit cards.

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Jun
16
6:30 PM18:30

MHC Lynk and Summer Intern Welcome Reception

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Help us welcome this year's summer interns to New York City at a special networking reception with keynote speaker Elizabeth (Bess) Weatherman ’82, a partner at Warburg Pincus, a global equity firm, where she leads investment activities in the healthcare sector.

Tuesday, June 21
6:30-8:30pm

Warburg Pincus LLC
450 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10017

This event is cosponsored by the Career Development Center, the Weissman Center for Leadership, the Office of Advancement, and the Alumnae Association. 

REGISTER HERE

 

 

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Jun
14
6:30 PM18:30
MHC NY

2016 Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting is an opportunity to recap the past year, vote in next year’s Board of Directors, and celebrate our NYC alumnae.

This year we are honored to welcome as our guest speaker Nancy Bellows Perez ’76, interim executive director of the Mount Holyoke College Alumnae Association. Nancy will discuss the Association’s recent strategic planning process and more.

Learn more about Nancy.

Wine, beer, and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

When: Tuesday, June 14, 6:30-9:00pm

Where: Robert Half

125 Park Avenue (Park Ave & 42nd St), 3rd floor

Cost: The event is FREE with current (2015-16) MHC-NYC membership or payment of 2016-17 membership dues. Payment will be accepted on-site (cash or check only). Sign up or renew your membership online.

Non-members and guests: $50

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. RSVP to mountholyokeclubofnyc@gmail.com

Additional Details: Though the address is on Park Avenue, the main entrance is on 42nd St, between TD Bank and Cipriani, directly across from Grand Central. Please bring some form of Government issued photo ID in order to clear security in the building lobby.

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