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last updated 2008-05-26
PCNC Newsletter, July 2008

Event Date Time Location RSVP
Young Alumni Happy Hour- SF 7/1 8-9:30 San Francisco Nene Kalu '07
2nd happy hour at Terroir!

We're hosting another happy hour at Terroir- a perfect venue for a Tiger get-together. Join the fun and feel free to bring friends and family- all are welcome, as always. See you on the 1st!

Date: Tuesday 7/1
Time: 8-9:30
Location: Terroir, San Francisco
Address: 1116 Folsom St. @ 7th St.
RSVP: Not Required
Member Price: $Drinks
Non-Member Price: $Drinks
Contact: Nene Kalu '07
919-604-2827

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

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
Palo Alto Pub Night 7/11 7-9 Menlo Park Catherine Baker '97
drinks and snacks with fellow tigers

Pub night this month is on the second Friday, as the first Friday is the 4th. Join us at the British Bankers Club in Menlo Park, with its sleek old-school decor (and vestige of bank-ness) and (if you linger long enough) karoake. Friends and family welcome. :-)

Date: Friday 7/11
Time: 7-9
Location: British Bankers Club, Menlo Park
Address: @ 1090 El Camino Real
RSVP: Not Required
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free
Contact: Catherine Baker '97
650-283-5936

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
Dog-Friendly Hike in Oakland's Redwood Regional Park (Updated) 7/12 9:30-12:30 Oakland Meghan Fehlig Mitman '02
Please join us for a dog-friendly hike in the East Bay Hills!

This is an easy-moderate 3.7 mile hike. Bring your lunch for a scenic picnic near the end of the hike.

Please email Meghan Mitman (meghanmitman@gmail.com) or Lucinda Shih (lshih95@gmail.com) for more information. RSVP not required but helpful.

Hike description: http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/redwood.html

Directions to meeting location:

* From CA 24 in Alameda County, exit CA 13 south (exit 5). After about 3 miles, exit at Lincoln/Joaquin Miller (exit 2). At the foot of the exit ramp, make a left, then take the next left, and then go straight onto Joaquin Miller. Drive uphill about 1 mile, then turn left onto Skyline (there's a brown parks sign before the turn, and a traffic light). Drive about 3 miles (past the Chabot Space Center), then turn right into the parking lot.

* From CA 24 in Contra Costa County, exit Fish Ranch Road (if you're driving eastbound on 24, this is exit 7a, the first exit after the tunnel -- stay in the right lane). Drive uphill on Fish Ranch Road about 1 mile, then turn left onto Grizzly Peak Blvd. Drive 2.4 miles, then turn left onto Skyline Boulevard. Drive 2 miles on Skyline Boulevard, then turn left into the parking lot.

Date: Saturday 7/12
Time: 9:30-12:30
Location: Skyline Gate Staging Area, Oakland
Address: @ see directions below
RSVP: Not Required
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free
Contact: Meghan Fehlig Mitman '02
510-637-8460

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
Renew the Zoo 7/12 8-11 San Francisco Scott Duncan '96
Beautify the grounds of the San Francisco Zoo

Come "Renew the Zoo" on Saturday July 12th! Volunteer your time and
energy to beautify the grounds (planting flowers and gardening)
while enjoying the San Francisco Zoo!

When: 8am to 11am, Saturday July 12th
Where: Meet in front of the main gate at Sloat Blvd. and 47th Avenue
Who: Princeton alums and friends; great event for kids!
Why: Get outside! We make it possible for the zoo not to use herbicides!
Wear: Something comfortable that can get dirty. The zoo provides tools and gloves.

RSVP: Please RSVP to me by July 1st!

Scott Duncan '96
415-706-8119 cell
duncan@alumni.princeton.edu

Date: Saturday 7/12
Time: 8-11
Location: SF Zoo, San Francisco
Address: 47th Avenue and Sloan Blvd.
RSVP: Please RSVP by July 1 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free
Contact: Scott Duncan '96
415-706-8119

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
Cutting Ball Theater's Avant GardARAMA! 7/18 8-10 San Francisco Paige Rogers '89
Three, short avant garde plays by American women

San Francisco's Cutting Ball Theater continues its 2008 season of critically acclaimed stage work with Avant GardARAMA!, an evening of short, experimental plays by three American women: Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, Bay Area playwright Eugenie Chan and Gertrude Stein.

The Cutting Ball was founded by Paige Rogers '89, who will be featured in two of the plays and Rob Melrose '92, who directed all three.

Thursday - Saturday
July 18 - August 16
at the Exit on Taylor
277 Taylor St. @ Eddy
San Francisco, CA

Please follow the instructions below to get your discounted tickets.

Go to www.cuttingball.com
or go directly to www.brownpapertickets.com
Type in "Avant GardARAMA!"
Choose Friday, July 18 @ 8pm
Discount Code: "Ionesco"
Then click on "Show Additional Prices"
Choose number of $10 tickets you wish to purchase
Proceed to checkout

Bone to Pick by Eugenie Chan
This world premiere sets the myth of Ariadne in a diner at the end of the war torn world in a postmodern look at the costs of love and war.

Betting on the Dust Commander by Suzan-Lori Parks
For those who enjoyed the jazz-like language of Cutting Ball's 2006 production of The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World, this portrait of the history of one marriage offers a musical logic all its own.

Accents in Alsace by Gertrude Stein
Included in Stein's extraordinary 1922 publication, Geography and Plays, Accents in Alsace is a cubist portrait of World War I.

Date: Friday 7/18
Time: 8-10
Location: The Exit on Taylor, San Francisco
Address: 277 Taylor @ Eddy
RSVP: Not Required
Member Price: $10
Non-Member Price: $15-30
Contact: Paige Rogers '89
280 Cobblestone Dr. San Rafael, CA 94903
415-595-9992

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
Marin Shakespeare's AMADEUS, with a pre-show dinner 7/19 6:30-10:30 San Rafael Lesley Schisgall Currier '84
Join Lesley Schisgall Currier '84 for a pre-show Dinner at the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre followed by a performance of AMADEUS, the story of Mozart and his nemesis Salieri. Dominican University of California, San Rafael. Dinner and performance are outdoors under the stars.

Join Lesley Schisgall Currier '84 for a pre-show Dinner at the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre followed by a performance of AMADEUS, the story of Mozart and his nemesis Salieri. Dominican University of California, San Rafael. Dinner and performance are outdoors under the stars.

During dessert, there will be a talk about the play. Your ticket includes reserved seating and complimentary seat cushions. This event is outdoors, so please dress appropriately.

The price for youth ages 18 and under is $45. Drinks including beer and wine are not included with your dinner and can be purchased separately.

Dinner choices can be found on the Marin Shakespeare Company website at http://www.marinshakespeare.org/pages/ticketorder.htm or contact Lesley at 415/499-4485 or lesley@marinShakespeare.org

Date: Saturday 7/19
Time: 6:30-10:30
Location: Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, San Rafael
Address: Dominican University of California @ Grand Avenue
RSVP: Please RSVP by July 17 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: $50
Non-Member Price: $60
Please send your payment in by July 17 to the contact listed below.
Contact: Lesley Schisgall Currier '84
415-499-4485

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
To Hormone or Not to Hormone - That is Still the Question 7/23 12-1:30 Palo Alto Karen Drexler '81
Silicon Valley Luncheon

Until recently, little was known about how reproductive hormones affect the brain and how mental health interacts with gender and reproductive hormones during a woman's lifespan. At this luncheon, Natalie R. Rasgon, MD, PhD, Director of the Stanford Center for Neuroscience in Women's Health, will discuss current research regarding brain function and the use of hormone replacement therapy during menopause. As a psychiatrist and gynecologist, Dr. Rasgon is uniquely qualified to share what we know today and the questions still to be answered as we strive to improve our health, enhance our relationships and expand our potential. Dr. Rasgon founded the Center for Neuroscience in Women's Health to promote innovative, state-of the art treatment in the field of women's mental health through the integration of biomedical research, clinical practice, and education.

Please attend this important session or send your spouse, sister, mother or friend. If you need a vegetarian lunch please note that in your rsvp. Please cancel in advance if you will not be able to attend.

Date: Wednesday 7/23
Time: 12-1:30
Location: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto
Address: 950 Page Mill Road
RSVP: Please RSVP by July 18 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: $10
Non-Member Price: $15
Contact: Karen Drexler '81
650 796-7948

 
Event Date Time Location RSVP
Happy Hour at Orgasmica Pizza 7/28 6-8 San Francisco Bruce McBarnette '80
Join Bruce McBarnette '80 and other Princetonians and friends for a happy hour at Orgasmica Pizza

Bruce McBarnette '80 is organizing a happy hour for classmates, other Princetonians, and friends at Orgasmica Pizza, http://www.pizzaorgasmica.com/menu/embarcadero.html ,in Embacadaro 2 (Front and Clay Street) in San Francisco on Monday July 28 6:00-8:00pm. Bruce will pay for pizza and everyone can pay for their own drinks. If you plan to come, give Bruce your name, email address, telephone number, and the number of people you are bringing. You may reach him at (703) 404-8429 or at bruce@mcbarnette.com

Date: Monday 7/28
Time: 6-8
Location: Orgasmica Pizza and Brewing Co., San Francisco
Address: Embarcadero 2 @ Front and Clay Streets
RSVP: Please RSVP by July 27 to the contact listed below.
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free
Contact: Bruce McBarnette '80
(703) 404-8429

 
 
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