last updated June 02, 2001

PCNC Newsletter, August 2001

Event	Date	Time	Location	RSVP
3rd Annual River Rafting Trip	8/4	9-1	Fair Oaks, CA	Christina Smith '99
River Rafting down the South Fork of the American River Join fellow tigers once again for a leisurely trip down the South Fork of the American River. Every year, this event has drawn a huge group for a fun day in the sun! Although there are swells and rapids, this is not a rough whitewater route so feel free to bring coolers and lunches; plus, non-Princetonians are welcome. With RSVP, please include a note with your name, class, phone, address, and e-mail. For detailed directions and map, please contact Christina Smith '99. River Rafts is located at 9840 Fair Oaks Blvd., in Fair Oaks California. Once we arrive a shuttle escort us to (pending early arrival) and from the take-off location. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual River Rafting Trip Reservations Please respond by sending this form and a check (payable to PCNC) by Saturday, July 21st, 2001 Christina Smith 430 Masonic Ave. Apt. 1 San Francisco, CA 94118 415-292-7053 Name: ___________________________________ Class: _________ Phone: _____________________ Address: ____________________________________ City: ________________ Email: ______________________ $ ______ ______ Young Alumni ('94-'00) and recent graduates: $15 Each $ ______ ______ Non dues payers and guests: $15 each $ ______ TOTAL ENCLOSED Date: Saturday 8/4 Time: 9-1 Location: River Rats, Fair Oaks, CA Address: 9840 Fair Oaks Blvd. RSVP: Please RSVP by July 21 to the contact listed below. Member Price: $15 Non-Member Price: $15 Please send your payment in by July 21 to the contact listed below. Contact: Christina Smith '99 430 Masonic Ave. Apt. 1 San Francisco, CA 94118 415-743-9012
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AIDS Memorial Grove Planting & Clean-Up	8/18	9-2:30	San Francisco	Christine Brumback '95
Spend a Saturday morning in Golden Gate Park, helping preserve the beautiful AIDS Memorial Grove. We will be planting and helping maintain the AIDS Memorial Grove. Volunteers should arrive at 9:00 am, and meet at the Grove's Circle of Friends. The Grove is across the street from the tennis courts and just north of the bowling greens (on Bowling Green Drive) in Golden Gate Park. Please note: * We will be there from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m, but you can work less time if you like. * Gloves and tools are provided by San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, although many volunteers bring their own gloves. Wearing sturdy clothing and shoes is suggested (jeans, long-sleeved shirts, boots or tennis shoes), along with a hat or cap. * Coffee, beverages, and bagels are provided at the start of the day. For More Info on the Grove: http://www.aidsmemorial.org Date: Saturday 8/18 Time: 9-2:30 Location: AIDS Memorial Grove, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Address: RSVP: Please RSVP by August 1 to the contact listed below. Member Price: Free Non-Member Price: Free Contact: Christine Brumback '95 415-305-5669
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Last Chance to Visit the Asian in GG Park!	8/19	12:30-3:30	San Francisco	Christina Cragholm '97
Asian Art Museum Tours Last chance! Please visit the Asian Art Museum in Golden Gate Park before it closes on October 7, 2001, in preparation for its move to a new, expanded facility at San Francisco's Civic Center in the fall of 2002. Join tour guide Andrew Bogan '96 as he leads two tours of the Museum collection. The first tour is of the current exhibit, "Empire of the Sultans: Ottoman Art from the Khalili Collection", which features over 200 objects spanning six centuries of Ottoman rule (late 13th century – 1922). This exhibition explores the originality and resilience of Ottoman artistic expression in religious, military, and administrative and daily life, as well as the central role of imperial patronage. Showcasing examples of Holy Kur'ans, armor and scientific instruments, textiles, treasury objects, decorative arts and manuscripts, the exhibition explores every aspect of Ottoman art. The objects, on view for the first time in the US, are on loan from the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, London, one of the largest and most important of its kind. The second tour is more personalized and will include various Highlights from the Permanent Collection. The Asian Art Museum's permanent collection encompasses more than 12,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years and representing the countries and cultures of Asia. Outstanding selections from the collection are currently on view, including Japanese, Indian, Himalayan, Southeast Asian, and Islamic works. "Empire of the Sultans" starts at 1pm sharp (please arrive at 12:40pm and meet inside Gruhn Court near the display on the back wall). "Highlights of the Permanent Collection" starts at 2:30pm sharp (if you are not going on the earlier tour, please specify in your RSVP, and then meet at 2:15pm inside Gruhn Court near the display on the back wall). PRICING: $7/adult $5/senior Asian Art Museum members free DeYoung Museum members do NOT receive a discount on admission ****Pay as you enter the museum--our prices are the same as general admission**** DIRECTIONS: http://www.asianart.org/geninfo.html#directions PARKING: Parking is available at both ends of the Music Concourse and on streets throughout Golden Gate Park. The parking spaces around the Music Concourse are free on weekdays, but metered on weekends and holidays. Please note: John F. Kennedy Drive is closed to automobile traffic on Sundays (Martin Luther King Way and the Music Concourse remain open). Nearby parking ($3 per car) is available on weekends at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) garage located on Irving Street near Arguello Street. Date: Sunday 8/19 Time: 12:30-3:30 Location: Asian Art Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Address: 75 Tea Garden Drive @ 9th Ave./John F. Kennedy Dr. RSVP: Please RSVP by August 18 to the contact listed below. Member Price: $7 Non-Member Price: $7 Contact: Christina Cragholm '97 650-906-3815