Take a break from your December activities for an afternoon walk up and down through two of San Francisco's special neighborhoods. Starting by the cable car turnaround at the Powell Street BART station, we will climb up Nob Hill to Grace Cathedral at the crest of the hill. After touring the little residential alleys nearby, we will move on to explore some of the parks and garden stairways of Russian Hill, including Macondray Lane (the setting for Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City"), and the curvy block of Lombard Street. We will end up at Aquatic Park and the historic ships docked at the Hyde Street Pier. We can return to Powell Street via the cable car ($5) or SF Muni bus ($1.50). Princeton friends and children are welcome.

RSVP is helpful, but not required.

Date:	Sunday 12/4
Time:	1:30-4:30
Location:	Powell Street BART station, San Francisco
Address:	near cable car turnaround
RSVP:	Not Required
Member Price:	Free
Non-Member Price:	Free
Contact:	Dan Sullivan '63 415-626-8153

The PWN Book Club meets monthly at different alumn's homes around the Bay Area to discuss a variety of books. Come meet other Princeton women in the area and have a blast back to English class through discussing the books. For December, we are reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.

Date:	Tuesday 12/6
Time:	7-9:30
Location:	Alumn's house, Emeryville
Address:
RSVP:	Not Required
Member Price:	Free
Non-Member Price:	Free
Contact:	Heather Kellman '99 415.341.4194

Come on out and share in the spirit of the season!

The Princeton Club of Northern California cordially invites its members to its second annual Holiday Party/Membership Appreciation event.

This year, thanks to a special opportunity, the PCNC Holiday Party will be held in The Krug Room champagne cellar of The Bubble Lounge in San Francisco.

Complimentary light hors d'oeuvres will be served and there will be a no host (cash) bar available where you may purchase champagne cocktails, wine, mixed drinks and beer. Special happy hour prices may also be available - we will know more closer to the event.

Please RSVP to Cathy Legg '99 at cathylegg@yahoo.com if you will be attending - we need to provide final numbers to Bubble Lounge by December 5th.

Please note that guests must be over the age of 21 to attend.

Please also note that non-members are welcome to attend but there will be a $10 cover charge for eacn non-member to help defray the cost of hors d'oeuvres and service. There is no cover charge for members or first guest of each member. To pay via PayPal, please send payment to dues@pcnc.org and put "PCNC Holiday Party" in the subject line. Please also include your name, class year, email address and guest(s) name(s) if applicable.

The Bubble Lounge is a stylish, sophisticated venue, right in the heart of downtown San Francisco. It is also right near the bars and clubs in North Beach if you would like to go out afterwards. We hope that you will join us!

Thanks for being a member of the Princeton Club of Northern California!

For more information on The Bubble Lounge, please visit:

http://www.bubblelounge.com/sfabout.shtml

Date:	Wednesday 12/7
Time:	6:30-9:30
Location:	The Bubble Lounge, San Francisco
Address:	714 Montgomery Street
RSVP:	Please RSVP by December 5 to the contact listed below.
Member Price:	Free (cost of drinks)
Non-Member Price:	$10
Please send your payment in by December 5 to the contact listed below.
Contact:	Cathy Legg and Emily Walling '99

Following from Spencer Rhodes, Harvard Club

Ivy League Young Alum Bimonthly Mixer!!!

Tuesday, December 13th, 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Sake Lab (Lounge) 492 Broadway (at Kearny), San Francisco

Please register your response at the e-vite to help us gauge attendance and
to help our venue plan! See the e-vite at:
http://www.evite.com/rhodes@post.harvard.edu/december

Young Alums (20s/30s) of all Ivy League colleges and grad schools are
encouraged to join us for another blow out drinks night at Sake Lab! Our
last two events each drew over 300 Ivy Leaguers, and this one will be even
bigger!

Continuing a three year tradition of Young Alum Mixers, we’ll gather after
work to eat, drink, and be merry.

In their continuing bid to be our permanent venue, Sake Lab is giving us
exclusive use of the entire place (bar, lounge and restaurant), seven
dedicated staff, and a DJ for free. They are also pricing ALL drinks at $4
for the WHOLE event. 6pm to 10pm. For those coming straight from work, the lounge is conveniently connected to Sake Lab’s restaurant and sushi bar. So, you can easily grab food with your old classmates or newfound friends.

Since Sake Lab is doing so much for us, we would like to give them a fair
estimate of attendance. Therefore, we ask that you please click “yes” “no”
or “maybe” on the e-vite.

Spread the word to your Ivy friends!

No cover.

Enter through the Lounge entrance at 492 Broadway (at Kearney) (look for the blue "Lounge" sign)
Home Page: http://www.sakelab.com
Directions: http://www.sakelab.com/directions/

Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale

See you there!
Spencer Rhodes
Harvard Club of San Francisco

Date:	Tuesday 12/13
Time:	6-10
Location:	Sake Lab, San Francisco
Address:	492 Broadway (@ Kearny) @ Montgomery
RSVP:	Not Required
Member Price:	Free
Non-Member Price:	Free
Contact:	Mark Phanitsiri '01 6509968135

The Princeton Men's Basketball Team is coming to the Bay Area in December to play Stanford in the Pete Newell Challenge. Here are the details:

WHAT: Princeton v. Stanford in the Pete Newell Challenge
WHEN: Wednesday, December 21st, 5:30pm Tip-Off
WHERE: Oakland Arena (BART accessible!)

UPDATE: **THE PETE NEWELL CHALLENGE CONCERT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO BE HELD AFTER THE SECOND GAME (CAL v. DE PAUL) INSTEAD OF BETWEEN GAMES AND THE ARTIST WILL BE CARRIE UNDERWOOD (THIS YEAR'S WINNER OF "AMERICAN IDOL")**

TICKET INFORMATION:

IF YOU BOUGHT TICKETS FROM THE PRINCETON ATHLETICS TICKET OFFICE THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAILED TO YOU.

PLEASE NOTE: The deadline has passed to buy tickets from the Princeton Ticket Office. You will have to buy tickets directly from the Newell Challenge via Ticketmaster and there is no guarantee your seats will be in a Princeton section.

Sections in which Princeton has tickets are:

Lower
Section 13
($105)

Lower Middle
Section 113
($89.25)

Lower Corners
Section 105
($42)

(Be aware that you may not necessarily be with the tickets saved by the Athletic Dept.)

**If you purchase tickets after the deadline please let Kelli Gale (kgale@princeton.edu)know that you will be attending.**

The Pete Newell Challenge website can be found at:

www.petenewellchallenge.com

ALUMNI RECEPTION

The Princeton Club will be hosting a private reception for alumni following the Princeton-Stanford game, at the Courtside Club off of main court. The reception will include a cash (no host) bar and hosted light hors d'oeuvres.

Admission will be free for Princeton Club members, Friends of Princeton Basketball, and Princeton Varsity Club members. For non-members and guests we will be requesting a $15 admission fee to help defray the cost of rental charges being assessed by Oakland Arena.

There are many Bay Area alumni who have affiliations with both Princeton and Stanford, so this is sure to be an exciting game. Stanford (7-0) has never lost in the Pete Newell Challenge, having beaten Temple (1998), Mississippi State (1999), Duke (2000), Michigan State (2001), Gonzaga (2002, 2003) and USF (2004). In last year’s event, Stanford defeated USF, 93-83, in overtime. So come on out and cheer for Princeton!

Parking: North and South parking lots are open two hours prior to tip-off. Fees are $15 for automobiles and $40 for limos. Oakland Arena is also BART accessible.

Date:	Wednesday 12/21
Time:	5:30-10
Location:	Oakland Arena, Oakland
Address:	7000 Coliseum Way
RSVP:	Please RSVP by November 30 to the contact listed below.
Member Price:	Free
Non-Member Price:	$15
Contact:	Emily Walling '99 415-640-7517