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last updated 2008-03-24
PCNC Newsletter, March 2008

Event Date Time Location RSVP
Young Alumni Happy Hour @ Terroir 4/3 7-9:30 San Francisco Nene Kalu '07
Hang out with old and new alumni friends!

Come out and enjoy catching up with other bay area young alums in this spacious, warehouse-y, gem of a wine bar in SOMA. Friends and family are more than welcome.

No rsvp required- this is definitely a casual affair. I'll be in the loft area at the top of the stairs w/ an orange polo shirt so that you can spot me.

See you on the 3rd!

Date: Thursday 4/3
Time: 7-9:30
Location: Terroir, San Francisco
Address: 1116 Folsom Street @ 7th St.
RSVP: Not Required
Member Price: $Drinks
Non-Member Price: $Drinks
Contact: Nene Kalu '07
919 604 2827

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
Palo Alto Pub Night 4/4 7-9 Palo Alto Catherine Baker '97
first Friday

Ring in April with pub night at the Rose and Crown! Chow down on your favorite British pub food while you have a beer and discuss soccer (this IS the Rose and Crown, after all...), April Fools' pranks, good movies, bad movies, foreign affairs, and whatever else comes to mind. Friends and family welcome, as always.

Date: Friday 4/4
Time: 7-9
Location: Rose and Crown, Palo Alto
Address: 547 Emerson St.
RSVP: Not Required
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free
Contact: Catherine Baker '97

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
Professional Indoor Lacrosse 4/6 4-6 San Jose Kim Smith '03
Professional Indoor Lacrosse (Scholarship Fundraiser) - San Jose Stealth vs. Portland Lumberjax

EAMON McENEANEY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER
Remember the excitement of watching the Cornell Lacrosse team? Join CAANC at HP Pavilion in San Jose to watch the non-stop, hard-hitting action of professional indoor Lacrosse as the San Jose Stealth take on the Portland Lumberjax. Our tickets are in the lower bowl, only 5 - 8 rows from the glass. As a special offer, tickets are $20 for both CAANC members and other Ivy League alumni. Tickets for Youth and Seniors are only $15 each.

In addition to watching great lacrosse, a portion of the price of each ticket will be donated to the Cornell Athletic Dept. Scholarship Fund in the name of EAMON McENEANEY, Class of 1977. A member of the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame, Eamon was a three-time All-America and was Division I lacrosse MVP in 1977 when he led Cornell to its second consecutive NCAA Lacrosse Championship. A hero during the first bombing of the World Trade Center in New York in the early 1990's, Eamon perished during the attack on 9/11/2001.

Date: Sunday 4/6
Time: 4-6
Location: HP Pavilion, San Jose, San Jose
Address:
RSVP: Please RSVP by April 2 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: $20
Non-Member Price: $
Please send your payment in by April 2 to the contact listed below.
Contact: Kim Smith '03
415-277-2608

 
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PWN Second Wednesday Book Club 4/9 7-10 TBA Amanda Whitehead '00
Gather to discuss books with area alumnae.

On the second Wednesday of each month, the PWN Book Club gathers in a member's home or an area restaurant to eat, chat, and (usually) discuss that month's literary selection. The location changes from month to month so we can be welcoming to alumnae from all over the Bay Area, and books are chosen by consensus with those who show up! Recent selections have included both fiction and non-fiction, modern and classic, from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to "The Botany of Desire", "The Virgin Suicides", and "Ender's Game". New participants are welcome all the time.

Date: Wednesday 4/9
Time: 7-10
Location: TBA, TBA
Address:
RSVP: Not Required
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free
Contact: Amanda Whitehead '00
(510) 649-0425

 
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Museum Tour of Drama and Desire at the Asian Art Museum! 4/20 9:15-10:30 San Francisco Rusti Icenogle '94
Private tour of the dramatic and sexy special exhibition, Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World, 1690 - 1850

Spoiler Alert/Parent Advisory: This exhibition contains adult content. Please plan accordingly. If you have questions, please contact the organizer.

Come view these vivid and fascinating images of the Edo period entertainment quarter: beautiful and colorful courtesans, graceful geisha and fabulous actors, painted by some of the era's masters and most recognizable names including Hokusai and Hiroshige. The Asian Art Museum is the sixth and final stop for this world-traveling exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which owns the world's largest and finest collection of Ukiyo-e (floating world) paintings. For the first time in 100 years, these 80 rare and exquisite paintings are on view to the public. The colors and scenes are simply amazing!

This docent-led tour is private, and starts at 9:30 am before the museum opens at 10:00 am. Participation is limited to 20, so please RSVP in advance to secure your spot. The tour will last about one hour, and interested attendees can gather in the Museum's Cafe Asia after the tour to talk about the exhibition. The tour is open to Princeton friends and family.

Please be warned ahead of time: as this tour starts before the Museum opens, you will need to arrive at the Museum at 9:15. Once the group enters the Museum, you will not be able to enter until the Museum opens at 10:00 am for the general public. The early start time is worth it: during the first half of the tour, we will most likely have the exhibition to ourselves, with the exclusive attention of one of the Museum's highly knowledgeable docents.

Fees:
PCNC Members: $15
PCNC Non-members: $20
Asian Art Museum members/Children 12 & under: $5 discount
Youth aged 13-17/College/Seniors: $3 discount

Date: Sunday 4/20
Time: 9:15-10:30
Location: Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
Address: 200 Larkin Street @ Fulton Street
RSVP: Please RSVP by April 17 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: $15
Non-Member Price: $20
Please send your payment in by April 17 to the contact listed below.
Contact: Rusti Icenogle '94
641 65th Street, A
Oakland, CA 94609
415-412-1657

 
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Professor Peter Singer Visits PCNC 4/21 6-9 San Francisco Christina Cragholm '97
Philosopher and Bioethicist Speaks on

PCNC is excited to welcome Princeton Professor Peter Singer to the Bay Area. He will speak to a PCNC audience on "Global Poverty: What are our Obligations?" Further details, including location and pricing, will be available closer to the event.

Peter Singer was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1946, and educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford. He has taught at the University of Oxford, La Trobe University and Monash University, and has held several other visiting appointments. Since 1999 he has been Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. From 2005 on, he has also held the part-time position of Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne, in the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.

Peter Singer first became well-known internationally after the publication of Animal Liberation. Peter Singer was the founding President of the International Association of Bioethics, and with Helga Kuhse, founding co-editor of the journal Bioethics. Outside academic life, is the co-founder, and President, of The Great Ape Project, an international effort to obtain basic rights for chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. He is also President of Animal Rights International.

Peter Singer is married, with three daughters. His recreations, apart from reading and writing, include hiking and surfing.

Date: Monday 4/21
Time: 6-9
Location: San Francisco
Address: 425 Market Street, San Francisco (cross street Fremont)
RSVP: Please RSVP by April 17 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: $15
Non-Member Price: $20
Contact: Christina Cragholm '97
650-906-3815

 
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Professor Peter Singer Public Lecture at Stanford 4/23 7-8:30 Palo Alto Stanford: The Center on Ethics and the Program in Ethics in Society

Peter Singer is the Ira W. Decamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. He will be in the Bay Area for a talk entitled "All Animals are Equal - But in What Sense of Equality?"

This talk is part of the Arrow Lecture Series (sponsored by the Stanford Center on Ethics) and also part of The Ethics of Food & the Enviornment series (sponsored by the Stanford Program in Ethics in Society).

URL: http://ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu
Admission: Free and open to the public
For more details, please check http://events.stanford.edu

Date: Wednesday 4/23
Time: 7-8:30
Location: Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, Palo Alto
Address: 471 Lagunita Dr. @ Lomita Drive
RSVP: Not Required
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free
Contact: Stanford: The Center on Ethics and the Program in Ethics in Society
650-726-1313

 
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Princeton Alum's Political Comedy Tour Comes to SF! 4/25 8-10 San Francisco Jeff Kreisler '95

Jeff Kreisler '95's Comedy Against Evil is *the* political comedy tour. You will receive the $5 off discount if you email Jeff more than 24 hours before the show and mention "PCNC". If there is interest, he will spend some time with PCNC members after the Friday show for a 'chat' about how he got into comedy and politics, etc. The discount is available for the Saturday, April 26 show as well.

Bill Hicks Spirit Award winner, writer for Comedy Central's
Indecision2008, CNN, and 23/6, cast member of Shoot The Messenger (from the creator of The Daily Show), and author of Harper Collins' "Get Rich Cheating," Kreisler dissects American politics with passion, absurdity, and hope.

Joining him in his return to San Francisco and the legendary Purple
Onion will be local favorites Joe Klocek, Mike Capozzola, Boxcar, Nato Green & others.

Comedy Against Evil believes humor speaks truth to power and that
laughter can save the world.

"A highlight." - The New York Times

"Kreisler changes the pace a bit with a slightly demented, extremely
animated set that attacks everything..." - San Francisco Chronicle

"Funny and on-fire Jeff Kreisler followed, railing against attack ads and injecting some powerful and pointed political barbs on both sides" - San Francisco Herald

The Purple Onion
140 Columbus Avenue San Francisco, CA 94133
Friday & Saturday, April 25 & 26, 8pm
$20 at the door
$15 with advance reservation [mention "PCNC" for $15 tickets]
$12 with local student id
Reservations and info: www.ComedyAgainstEvil.com,
info@comedyagainstevil.com, 800.529.2765

http://jeffkreisler.com/index.htm

Date: Friday 4/25
Time: 8-10
Location: The Purple Onion, San Francisco
Address: 140 Columbus Avenue
RSVP: Please RSVP by April 24 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: $15
Non-Member Price: $15
Contact: Jeff Kreisler '95
800.529.2765

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
Jin Xing Dance Theatre with Stanford Symphony and Chorus 4/26 8-10:30 Stanford University campus Dan Sullivan '63
American debut tour of Chinese choreographer Jin Xing's dance company, featuring lavish production of Orff's

With a thrilling and sensual dance vocabulary, Jin Xing's American debut tour features the ballet "Shanghai Tango" and a pageant-like production of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana," with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus joining the dancers on stage. Join Tim Robertson '95 and Jyothi Robertson '97, with Dan Sullivan '63, for an unforgettable evening. We have only 14 tickets for our PCNC group, so send your reservation by e-mail as soon as possible, and mail your check (payable to PCNC) by April 5. PCNC members may bring one guest at the member price. (Note: Our seats are in the balcony of Memorial Auditorium, which does not have an elevator.)

Date: Saturday 4/26
Time: 8-10:30
Location: Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University campus
Address: Serra Street across from Hoover Tower
RSVP: Please RSVP by April 5 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: $29
Non-Member Price: $35
Please send your payment in by April 5 to the contact listed below.
Contact: Dan Sullivan '63
359 Church St
San Francisco CA 94114
415-626-8153

 
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Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) Wine & Cheese Fundraiser at the Nicholson Ranch Winery, Ramona Nicholson '85 4/27 2-4 Sonoma, CA 95476 Daniel Pastor '03
Join PiLA for an afternoon of conversation with our recent fellows about their experiences in Latin America. Enjoy great wine and the spring sunshine in Sonoma! Bring your checkbook.

Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) Wine & Cheese Fundraiser at the Nicholson Ranch Winery run by Ramona Nicholson '85.

Join PiLA for an afternoon of conversation with our founders and recent fellows about their service experiences in Latin America. Enjoy great wine and the spring sunshine in Sonoma!

Bring your checkbook!


From SF
Take Hwy 101 to Hwy 37 to Hwy 121/12 and continue on Hwy 121 past the turnoff into Sonoma. At the old Stornetta Dairy is a stop-light. Turn left there onto Napa Road. The Nicholson Ranch is the first turnoff on the right. Without traffic, it is 45 minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge.

http://www.nicholsonranch.com/

Date: Sunday 4/27
Time: 2-4
Location: Nicholson Ranch, Sonoma, CA 95476
Address: 4200 Napa Road @ Highway 12 (Sonoma-Napa Highway)
RSVP: Please RSVP by April 14 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free
Contact: Daniel Pastor '03
650-804-5243

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
What Kind of President Do We Want? 4/29 12-1:30 San Francisco David Marshak '66
A precept about choice.

I have been observing this process since Kennedy ran against Nixon. People figure out who they want. Then they say what they want to see in our next president. It always matches the guy they want.

Let us treat this like a Princeton precept in Politics 101. We will talk about what we want our next president to be like. We will try to prioritize what we want. We will not talk about which candidate we want to win. We will not talk about which party we want to win.

These events are always interesting. No idea is bad. No one gets shouted down. We exchange ideas and learn from the synergy.

We can also talk about future politics precepts:

What do we do to help our candidates win?

What will the future of American politics be?

Can we think up an objective way to evaluate how the people we elect are doing?

Whatever you want to talk about next.

Date: Tuesday 4/29
Time: 12-1:30
Location: Gordon & Rees LLP, Embarcadero West, San Francisco
Address: 275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 @ Sacramento
RSVP: Please RSVP by April 27 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: $10
Non-Member Price: $15
Contact: David Marshak '66
925-932-6436

 
 
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