Jan 10   

Dartmouth at the National Gallery of Art: Picturing Pompeii

Saturday, January 10, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.

Alumni Continuing Education recently launched an exciting new educational program called Dartmouth on Location. It combines the thought-provoking content of a club seminar with the built-in attraction of a local event.

In mid-October the National Gallery of Art opened an exhibit with an important Dartmouth connection. “Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples” contains 150 works including one of the Hood Museum of Art's most prized possessions, “The Sculpture Gallery” by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Hood Curator, T. Barton Thurber assisted the National Gallery by lending his extensive knowledge of this work and designing a portion of the exhibit.

“Dartmouth on Location: Picturing Pompeii” will take place on Saturday, January 10, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the National Gallery of Art. Arranged just for Dartmouth alumni and friends is early admission to the museum for a presentation by Hood Curator Thurber and viewing of the exhibit. Cost to participate will be approximately $45 per person and includes the lecture, private viewing, and a brunch reception at the Terrace Cafe in the National Gallery.

As you can imagine, there are many details involved. To assist us in planning you are encouraged to pre-register with no obligation. Those who indicate their interest now will be notified first to confirm their registration.

To pre-register, please visit Alumni Continuing Education's website.

 
 

Jan 19   

Dartmouth College Gospel Choir

Monday, January 19, 2009
4:00 p.m.
Calvary United Methodist Church
2315 South Grant Street (Crystal City Metro stop)
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Click here for map and Metro directions.

The Dartmouth Club of Washington D.C. enthusiastically invites you and your guests to a concert featuring the Dartmouth College Gospel Choir this coming Monday, Martin Luther King Day, at 4:00 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church in the Crystal City section of Arlington, Virginia.

The 80-member choir plus band is in town to perform at an official Presidential Inaugural event on Sunday morning and have been featured at the Lincoln Center in New York. Sunday’s event is private, so we have arranged the Monday event for Dartmouth alumni, Calvary United Methodist Church members, their guests and the public.

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Jan 25   

Big Green Hockey Watching Party

Sunday, January 25, 2009
Game starts at 4:00 p.m.
Penn Quarter Sports Tavern
639 Indiana Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
www.dcsportstavern.com

Join the Dartmouth Lawyers Association and Dartmouth Club of D.C. for Dartmouth Men’s Hockey. Reunite with fellow alums and witness the Big Green crush the Harvard Crimson on January 25th. We’re gathering at the Penn Quarter Sports Tavern. Game starts at 4 p.m. and we’ll have drink specials throughout. RSVP by e-mail to Xander Meise Bay or via Facebook invite (search for "Dartmouth Lawyers Association" under groups). If you have any questions, please contact Xander via e-mail or telephone (202.729.2354). We look forward to seeing you there.

 
 

Feb 2   

Monthly Dartmouth Club Planning Meeting

Monday, February 2, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Timberlake’s Restaurant
1726 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
Metro: Dupont Circle on the Red Line
Timberlake’s website

Anyone is welcome to attend and bring ideas for new events. Volunteering is a great way to use and develop professional skills in technology, finance, customer relations, communications, and event planning. If you would like to attend meetings or volunteer in any capacity, please contact club president Meg Sommerfeld ’90 at (301) 984-6066 or via e-mail. If you can’t make it to a meeting but would like to get involved, let us know. We especially welcome and need additional volunteers to help with the upcoming Webster Award dinner, outdoors and sporting events, and community-service projects. We are also considering an event on “Women in Politics in the 2008 election” and are seeking interested volunteers.

Timberlake’s is located between R Street and Florida Avenue, just three blocks above Dupont Circle and two blocks below the Washington Hilton Hotel.

Street parking is available. By Metro: Take Red Line to Dupont Circle and exit at Q Street. Walk 2-1/2 blocks north on Connecticut. Timberlake’s is on the left.

 
 

Feb 5   

An Evening of Networking for Entrepreneurs, VC/PE Professionals and Professional Service Providers

Thursday, February 5, 2009
6:30-9:00 p.m.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2300 N Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
Metros -- Foggy Bottom (blue and orange) and Dupont Circle (red)

Dartmouth Entrepreneurship Network D.C. presents an evening of networking for entrepreneurs, venture capital/private equity professionals and professional service providers with special guest Rachel King ’81 Glycomimetics, CEO (Biotech).

This event continues the From Employee to Employer series featuring successful Dartmouth graduates who launched their businesses locally and will share their stories.

Come to the event and learn about DENDC’s hosting the local business plan competition sponsored by the Dartmouth Entrepreneurship Network in Hanover.

RSVP via e-mail by January 28 to Katya Kovalskaia, TH ’02 or go directly to the DENDC website.

About Rachel King

Before founding GMI, Mrs. King was an executive in residence at New Enterprise Associates, a major venture capital firm with investments in biotechnology. Prior to joining NEA, Mrs. King was a Senior Vice President of Novartis Corporation. Before joining Novartis, Mrs. King spent ten years with Genetic Therapy, Inc., from the company’s startup phase through its IPO and later acquisition by Novartis. At GTI, she held various roles, including serving as the company’s CEO. Mrs. King also worked previously at ALZA Corporation in Palo Alto, California and at Bain and Company in Boston. She received her AB from Dartmouth College and her MBA from Harvard Business School. Mrs. King currently serves on Boards of Directors of MDBio and of the Biotechnology Industry Association (BIO). She also serves on the Dean’s Council of the Harvard School of Public Health and is on the Board of Visitors of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute.

About Dartmouth Entrepreneurship Network Business Plan Competition

Sponsored by the Dartmouth Entrepreneurship Network in Hanover, New Hampshire, the D.C. chapter of DEN will collaborate in a business plan competition, the final winner of which will receive $50,000. All current and former students of Dartmouth College living and working in the D.C. area are invited to participate. This newly-established program will include mentoring and networking events, and on-line tutorials about how to create and finalize a winning business plan. A panel of entrepreneurs and alumni will judge the D.C. submissions in mid-April, the winner of which will be invited to participate in the national competition in Hanover in mid-May.

 
 

Feb 7   

Pong Tournament for Scholarship Fund

Saturday, February 7, 2009
1:00 p.m. until a winner emerges
Rhino Bar
3295 M Street N.W.
Wahington, D.C. 20007
(202) 333-3150

The club’s Young Alumni are hosting a $25 per person charity pong tournament to benefit our Scholarship Fund. Beer and mixed drinks included. It’s our opportunity to play Dartmouth-style pong, not that skill-less game everyone else thinks is "pong," i.e. “Beirut.”

Real Dartmouth PONG. All Dartmouth alums and their friends are invited.

The Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C. annually provides financial assistance to four D.C.-area students attending the College. Our aid helps reduce the work and loan burdens of these outstanding yet financially needy students to help them maximize their time spent at the College absorbing the rewards of a Dartmouth College education. In these especially turbulent financial times, we would like to raise additional funds to help ensure the Scholarship Fund’s sustainability and impact. A pong benefit party seems a great way to have fun for a great cause. With a strong turnout, a percentage of the entrance fee could raise over $1000 for scholarships.

What: Two-person teams compete in a single/double elimination Dartmouth-style pong tournament.

When: 1 p.m. ’til we’re done, Saturday, February 7th.

Where: We’ve got the upstairs at the Rhino Bar to ourselves.

Why: Because you love pong, love reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones, and we can help some students/future alums in need while having a blast.

Sign up on line. Reserve your spot in the tournament by sending an e-mail with your name (and partner’s name if you have a partner, though we can assign you a partner at random if you prefer). We will then contact you with payment details. There will be an online bracket posted a week before the tournament and you can choose which team you’d like to face off against first.

Price: $25 for online registration as a player in the tournament; $20 for online registration as an observer (ie to just hang out and party with friends). Or you can register in person on February 7 for $30 (whether as a player or observer). Best to sign up online beforehand to save money, choose which team you get to face off against, and help make it a better organized tournament.

The $20, $25, or $30 gets you into the party for three hours of open bar: mixed drinks and beer. We can still hang and play for as long as we want after the three-hour open bar, but we’ll have to pay for drinks after 4 p.m.; they’re not expensive.

The tournament will last as long as it takes to get a winner (we’re thinking 3-5 hours). It’s single elimination, but there will also be a losers’ bracket, so each team will play at least two games. Dress for a basement and bring friends Dartmouth- and/or non-Dartmouth-alum friends. We’ll show the non-Green how Real Pong is played.

 
 

Feb 20   

One Ivy Mardi Gras Party

Friday, February 20, 2009
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Kstreet Lounge
1301 K Street N.W.
Wahington, D.C. 20005
(202) 898-1889

Join us For a Mardi Gras celebration brought to you by One Ivy.

2-for-1 Drink Specials.

Wear your best costume and beads.

For location and directions, click here.



 
 

Feb 26   

Medicine in the Age of the Cyborg: multimedia presentation by neurosurgeon Zach Levine ’89

Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Chevy Chase Club
6100 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, Maryland 22209

“Resistance is Futile” is the mantra of the Borg, from Star Trek. Science fiction mythology often involves machinery and its unnatural union with humans. But can we resist the merger of man and machine in the quest for a longer and more productive life? In our efforts to treat disease and injury we have already begun this melding process. For some patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease, paralysis or chronic pain, implantable circuits in the brain and spinal cord are used as effective medical therapy. How close are we to making cyborgs? What lies ahead for the future of man and machines in medicine? Come hear noted neurosurgeon Zachary Levine ’89 give an exciting multimedia presentation about current medical therapy using “neural-prosthetics” to treat neurological illness and injury.

More details on time, cost, and RSVP info coming soon!

 
 

Feb 27   

Ivy Singles Social Club Happy Hour

Friday, February 27, 2009
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Key Bridge Marriott
401 Lee Highwaye
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Metro: Blue or Orange Line to Rosslyn

The Columbia University Club of Washington D.C. invites you to an Ivy Singles Social Club Happy Hour in the elegant Capital View Ballroom at the Key Bridge Marriott.

Come join us at this unique venue, with one of the most spectacular views of Washington. Enjoy good company, delicious appetizers, and stunning vistas of the city and its monuments illuminated against the night sky. Business or casual attire. Cash bar.

Free parking in the hotel garage is available with ticket validation. Detailed directions on hotel website.

Prepaid Reservations: $30 by check to Nancy Tate, 901 N. Monroe St., Apt. 705, Arlington, VA 22201 postmarked by Friday, February 20th. Make checks payable to “CUCDC” and note your school on the check. $35 for reservations via e-mail and walk-ins. RSVP to avoid lines at check-in and allow us to plan adequately. For more information, visit the Ivy Singles Social Club website.

 
 

Feb 28   

Family event: Zomo the Rabbit – a Hip-Hop Creation Myth at Imagination Stage

Saturday, February 28, 2009
3:30 p.m. show, followed by a look “behind the scenes” from approximately 5:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Tickets: $14 for each child or adult
Imagination Stage
4908 Auburn Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Metro: Bethesda on the Red Line

Sponsored by the Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C. and Black Alumni of Dartmouth - Washington, D.C. Region.

Join a cadre of Ivy alums for this contemporary, high-energy take on an African tale, set right here in our Nation’s Capital. Lighting Designer Colin Bills (Dartmouth ’98), Director of Marketing/PR Laurie Levy-Page (Yale ’83), Associate Director of Development Barbara Rollins (Dartmouth ’84) [just imagine!], Gift Shop Manager Anne Elisa McDonnell (Cornell ’81) and Production and Facilities Associate Alexis Dearborn (Dartmouth ’04) will be on hand to talk about their work with Imagination Stage and theatre in the D.C. region.

About the Show
Zomo the Rabbit calls the Sky God (on his cell phone, of course) and raps that he wants the ultimate prize of wisdom. Sky God gives him three tasks:

• Get the dance shoes of Big Fish at the DC Waterfront;
• Get the spray-paint cans from Wild Cow at the National Zoo;
• Get the turntable from DJ the Leopard in Adams Morgan.

Mar 3   

An evening with President James Wright and Susan DeBevoise Wright

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Reception - 5:30-6:15 p.m.; program - 6:15-7:15 p.m.
The National Press Club
529 14th Street N.W. - 13th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20045

The Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C. and the Office of Alumni Relations cordially invite you to an evening with President James Wright ’64a and Susan DeBevoise Wright ’69a.

• Complimentary hors d’oeuvres



• Cash bar

Mar 5   

Lee Stempniak ’05 and the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Washington Capitals

Thursday, March 5, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Tickets - $60 (lower level) or $30 (upper level)
Verizon Center
7th Street, between F and G Streets N.W.
Washington D.C.
Metro: Gallery Place on the Red, Yellow, and Green Lines

Lee Stempniak ’05 and the Toronto Maple Leafs will face the Washington Capitals in some Thursday night National Hockey League action. Lee was captain of the men’s hockey team and a two-time All-American for the Big Green.

The club’s initial ticket block is sold out, but we are taking names for a wait-list if we are able to get more tickets. Contact Matt Nicholson ’05 via e-mail.

 
 

Mar 21   

A “Green” volunteer opportunity: Casey Tree planting

Saturday, March 21, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Avenue N.W., west of Dupont Circle
Washington, D.C. 20002
Metro: Dupont Circle

The Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C. is seeking volunteers to help plant trees to preserve D.C.’s tree canopy. Dartmouth Club volunteers will be joining Casey Trees and the group Restore Massachusetts Avenue to plant some trees along Embassy Row, Massachusetts Avenue N.W.

Casey Trees will provide the tools, the trees—and free coffee and donuts. All you have to do is show up and plant some trees. What could be more fun or more green?

To learn more about Casey Trees, click here.

Please contact Saleela Salahuddin ’02 by e-mail or call her at (202) 841-6072 by Monday, March 16th to RSVP and get more detailed directions on where to meet.

 
 

Mar 25   

Reception for “Civic Skills” students

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
6:00-7:30 p.m.
The Credit Union House
403 C Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 548-3131

All D.C. area alumni are invited to meet the newest group of students participating in the Rockefeller Center’s Civic Skills program, which prepares students for internships in the field of public policy. Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres and come share your professional advice and experience. Hear directly from students about what’s new on campus and also enjoy a chance to catch up with fellow alumni.

Sponsored by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center. RSVP by March 13, 2009 by e-mail.

Questions? Call Suzanne Todd at (603) 646-2201.

 
 

Apr 18   

C and O Canal trail clean-up

Saturday, April 18, 2009
7:45 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
Great Falls Tavern area, Maryland

Come join fellow alumni and other supporters of the C&O Trust in participating in this half-day cleanup, starting with refreshments and coffee. We will work until early afternoon (bring lunch) on projects with relatively low level of difficulty such as raking, mulching and pulling garlic mustard. (Garlic mustard is a weed in wild places that has become quite a scourge in the Potomac Gorge area and in other places in the Northeast.) To learn more about garlic mustard, click here.

Kids are welcome, too. Equipment provided, but bring work gloves and clothes that can get dirty.

Please let Caroline Pott ’02 know if you plan to attend by contacting her via e-mail or at (703) 314-4889.

Caroline will send directions via e-mail on where to meet. To see more about the area, click here.

 
 

Apr 21   

Book talk with Ulrich Boser ’97, author of The Gardner Heist

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Free event
Sumner School
1201 17th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Metro: Farragut North on the Red Line

The Dartmouth Club invites you to attend a book signing for The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser ’97. The event will be held at the Sumner School, just a few blocks from Dupont Circle. Hors d’oeuvres and light refreshments will be served.

Boser’s book examines the largest art heist in history: the March 1990 theft of one Vermeer, three Rembrandts, and five Degas from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. While there have been thousands of leads, hundreds of interviews, and a $5-million reward, not a single painting has been recovered. Worth $500 million, the missing masterpieces have become one of the nation’s most extraordinary unsolved mysteries.

Traveling deep into the art underworld, Boser explores the heist and tells the true story behind the infamous theft. He also moves beyond the case to look generally at how art is protected in museums and galleries as well as at how law enforcement solves art crimes.

Ulrich Boser has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Smithsonian, Slate, and many other publications. He has also served as a contributing editor at U.S. News and World Report and is the founding editor of The Open Case, a crime magazine and web community. He graduated from Dartmouth with honors in 1997.

RSVP to Ulrich Boser via e-mail or phone (202) 518-8603.

For more information visit the event’s Facebook page.

Read reviews of the book here:
The Washington Post
The Associated Press
Wall Street Journal

 
 

May 2   

Greater D.C. Cares servathon

Saturday, May 2, 2009
Time: to be determined
Place: to be determined

Join fellow Dartmouth alums and other supporters of Greater D.C. Cares, the largest coordinator of volunteerism in our region, in a day of direct service to a D.C. public school or nonprofit community agency. Potential projects include: painting classrooms, revitalizing a playground, landscaping and cleaning up a park, or sorting food for the hungry.

Registration fee is $25, which covers costs such as paint, brushes, and clean-up equipment along with the t-shirt.

To register for the club's servathon team, please click here.

If you have any questions, please contact Megan Rast by e-mail.

 
 

May 7   

Webster Dinner at the National Press Club honoring Neal Katyal ’91

Thursday, May 7, 2009
Reception - 6:30 p.m.; dinner - 7:30 p.m.
The National Press Club
529 14th Street N.W. - 13th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20045

The club’s 2009 Daniel Webster Distinguished Public Service Award Dinner, honoring Neal Katyal ’91, will be held on Thursday, May 7, at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Prices: $65 for club members, classes of 2004 and later; $100 for members, classes of 2003 and earlier; $125 for non-members.

To register and pay via the College’s new on-line system, click here. Please register by April 30.

Please note that this is our first time using the College’s new on-line system. Should any questions arise as you register, please contact: club president Meg Sommerfeld ’90 by e-mail or at (301) 984-6066, or dinner chair Bob Davidson ’67 by e-mail or at (703) 532-1916.

We appreciate your feedback and comments as we are hoping to use this system for other events in the future.

Payment may also be made by check, made out to Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C., mailed to Peter Van Buren at 1400 Irving Street, N.W., Apartment 325, Washington, D.C. 20010. For further information, phone Peter at (518) 526-6173 or e-mail him.

Black Tie optional.

Our 2009 Webster honoree, Neal Kumar Katyal ’91, is currently Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States and served as an informal advisor to presidential candidate Barack Obama.

During an eight-year tenure as professor of national security law at Georgetown University Law School, he was a prolific author and active pro-bono advocate across a wide range of issues. He is best known for successfully arguing the landmark detainee-rights case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld before the Supreme Court. (In Hamdan, the Supreme Court found that military commissions for trying suspected terrorists violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Geneva Conventions.)

Katyal previously served as National Security Adviser in the U.S. Justice Department and was commissioned by President Clinton to write a report on the need for more legal pro-bono work. He also served as Vice President Al Gore’s co-counsel in the Supreme Court election dispute of 2000, and represented the deans of most major private law schools in the landmark University of Michigan affirmative-action case Grutter v. Bollinger (2003). He clerked for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer as well as Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

 
 

May 9   

America’s Cup polo

Saturday, May 9, 2009
Time: Gates open at 1:30 p.m. — details below
Capital Polo Club
Potomac, Maryland

Good news: we’ve reached the reservations level needed to qualify for $60 tickets. Act now to ensure you are among the 75 D.C. Ivy club members able to participate in this remarkable all-day international sporting and entertainment event.

Gates open at 1:30 p.m.; first polo match starts 2:15 p.m.; last event “Rocking the Polo Field” (music and dance) starts at 10:00 p.m. No ending time.

Highlights:

• U.S. defends America’s Cup against Australia


• Three full polo chukkers


• Performance by American Idol star, Michael Johns


• Special presentation by US Marine Corps Silent Drill Team


• Military fly-over — jets and helicopters


• Divot stomping


• Best-dressed and best-hat awards, each worth $1000


• Blackwater parachute team jump at twilight


• Tremendous fireworks show


• Dancing until midnight


• We’re running this as an All Ivy event, so it’s an opportunity to socialize with members of other D.C. Ivy clubs

May 20   

Third annual Young Alumni Potomac River boat cruise

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Washington Marina
1300 Maine Avenue S.W.
Washington, D.C.

Reservation and payment required by May 19
$30 per person

Did you know that Washington, D.C., has the third largest concentration of Dartmouth young alumni in the world? It’s true. There are almost 1,000 Dartmouth young alums from the classes of ’94-’08 living in the D.C. area. Come join your fellow young alums to start the summer off right for the third annual young alum boat cruise with beautiful views on the Potomac, delicious appetizers, and drinks on the boat.

We have reserved a larger boat this year because of overwhelming response last year. We hope to be able to accommodate everyone. Advance reservation and payment are required for this event due to boat capacity. The boat is filling up very quickly so to ensure your spot, sign up today.

The cruise is hosted by The Dartmouth Club of Washington D.C., YADA (Young Alumni of Dartmouth Activities), and the Dartmouth College Fund (DCF). Includes open beer/wine bar and hors d’oeuvres.

Reservation and payment information

Reservation and payment are requested ASAP via our new electronic registration and payment system.

At that site you can check out who’s coming by clicking on [View the list of attendees for this event] (Hotlink is in blue type, under the event description). Consider listing your own name when you sign up, so your friends will know you plan to come to this fun event, which sells out every year. Last day for online registration is May 19.

Cruise information

• The boat will load from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. and leaves promptly at 7:00 p.m.
• Visit the Capital Yacht Charters website for directions and parking information
• There is free parking available on Maine Avenue after 6:30 p.m.
• No pointy or sharp heels are allowed on the boat, so please dress accordingly
• Please bring your ID

May 21   

Golf tournament to benefit scholarship fund

Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tee times: 10 a.m., noon
Army Navy Country Club
Fairfax, Virginia

Come join fellow alumni and friends for a round of golf at the Army Navy Country Club in Fairfax, Virginia. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a course that is normally closed to the public. This year we are co-hosting the event with the Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association as a great opportunity to network. Proceeds from the tournament support the Club’s scholarship program. You can also network with fellow alumni on a beautiful spring day. Lunch will be provided as well as an opportunity to socialize over beverages and hors d’oeuvres afterwards.

If you’d like to help recruit players or identify potential sponsors for the event, contact Jay Matson ’91 by e-mail or by phoning (202) 218-3906. You can also sign up now to play by RSVPing to Jay. The cost is $150 per person. Checks can be made out to The Dartmouth Club of Washington D.C. and mailed to Jay Matson ’91, 25 Lily Pond Court, Rockville, MD 20852.

Deadline for sign up is May 12, 2009.

For information about golf at Army Navy, click here.

For map and directions to the Fairfax clubhouse, click here.

 
 

May 23   

Potomac River Bike Ride

Saturday, May 23, 2009
(Rain date: Sunday, May 24)
1:00 p.m.
Fort Hunt parking-lot exit off of
    George Washington Parkway
5-6 miles from Mt. Vernon

The plan is to meet at 1:00 p.m. for a two-to-three-hour (18-to-20-mile round trip) ride on the George Washington Parkway going towards Mt. Vernon and returning to Alexandria, Virginia, for an optional dinner at one of the Alexandria restaurants.

The bike ride is on a paved, rather flat pedestrian/bike trail next to the river with views of the Potomac, National Airport, monuments, etc. It should be suitable for beginners to intermediates. Everyone needs to bring his/her own bike and bike helmet.

Cost: None

Dinner: Optional

For information, contact: Betty Lee DMS’94 by e-mail or cell phone (240) 645-3465.

 
 

May 26   

Book talk with Louisa Gilder ’00, author of The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Free event (with cash bar)
The University Club of Washington
1135 16th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.

The Dartmouth Club and the University Club of Washington invite you to a book talk and signing for The Age of Entanglement -- When Quantum Physics Was Reborn by Louisa Gilder ’00. There will be a cash bar and light refreshments. RSVP to Gene Marans via e-mail or phone (202) 266-3316.

Louisa’s book describes the history of a mysterious aspect of quantum physics called “entanglement.” The book has been the subject of favorable reviews in The New York Times, Nature, and The Washington Post, among other publications.

Following is a description of the book provided by the publisher.

A brilliantly original and richly illuminating exploration of entanglement, the seemingly telepathic communication between two separated particles—one of the funndamental concepts of quantum physics.

In 1935, in what would become the most cited of all of his papers, Albert Einstein showed that quantum mechanics predicted such a correlation, which he dubbed “spooky action at a distance.” In that same year, Erwin Schrödinger christened this spooky correlation “entanglement.” Yet its existence wasn’t firmly established until 1964, in a groundbreaking paper by the Irish physicist John Bell. What happened during those years and what has happened since to refine the understanding of this phenomenon is the fascinating story told here.

We move from a coffee shop in Zurich, where Einstein and Max von Laue discuss the madness of quantum theory, to a bar in Brazil, as David Bohm and Richard Feynman chat over cervejas. We travel to the campuses of American universities—from J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Berkeley to the Princetonn of Einstein and Bohm to Bell’s Stanford sabbatical—and we visit centers of European physics: Copenhagen, home to Bohr’s famous institute, and Munich, where Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli picnic on cheese and heady discussions of electron orbits.

Drawing on the papers, letters, and memoirs of the twentieth century’s greatest physicists, Louisa Gilder both humanizes and dramatizes the story by employing their own words in imagined face-to-face dialogues. Here are Bohr and Einstein clashing, and Heisenberg and Pauli deciding which mysteries to pursue. We see Schrödinger and Louis de Broglie pave the way for Bell, whose work is here given a long-overdue revisiting. And with his characteristic matter-of-fact eloquence, Richard Feynman challenges his contemporaries to make something of this entanglement.

 
 

Jun 17   

Summer Reception for Civic Skills students and First-Year Fellows

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
6:00-7:30 p.m.
The Credit Union House
403 C Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 548-3131
Free

All D.C.-area alumni are invited join us for a reception honoring our Civic Skills Training students (students participating in a weeklong public policy “boot camp”) and our First-Year Fellows (students who have public-policy internships in D.C. this summer).

Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and come share your professional advice and experience with current students. Hear directly from the students about their experiences at Dartmouth and here in Washington. Catch up with your fellow alumni...Enjoy free food and drinks, too— what more could you ask for?

Sponsored by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center with The Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C.

RSVP as soon as possible by e-mail.

 
 

Jun 19   
to 21   

Welcome the Big Green Bus

Wednesday and Thursday, June 19 and 20, 2009
Shirley Povich Baseball Field
Bethesda, Maryland

The Big Green Bus returns to D.C. on its 5th tour. The waste veggie oil-powered bus is back, with a new bus and even more energy-saving interactive displays. The 15 Dartmouth students on this summer’s country-wide tour are spreading the message about individual action and lifestyle changes that will all add up to a difference for the future.

We invite you to meet the bus crew and tour the bus at any one of several events planned for June 19th and 20th. The Big Green Bus will be parked at the Shirley Povich Baseball Field in Bethesda for the Bethesda Big Train’s baseball team’s Carnival night on Saturday, June 20th, in conjunction with Bethesda Green and our sponsor Honest Tea. Come out early for the 7:30 p.m. baseball game to see the bus, as well as enjoy other great family-friendly events planned for this special night. For more information on the game, including directions and ticket prices, please see Big Train’s website.

We will not be purchasing group tickets, but seating is open, so you can purchase on your own and meet up with Dartmouth friends at the event. Wear Dartmouth gear so you can spot fellow alumni. Are you a young alum in an environmental or enegy-related field of work? Please join us for a potluck dinner on capitol hill on June 19th with the bus crew. E-mail Esther Perman ’07 for more info. More events are in the works. Stay tuned for other possible events on Saturday.

If you’d like to learn more or help with our activities welcoming the students, please e-mail event coordinator Esther Perman ’07. Want to learn more about the bus and the Dartmouth students who have put together this great project? Check out the website.

What does the new bus look like?

How exactly does this bus work?

What other cities is the Big Green Bus visiting?

 
 

Jun 26   

Ivy Singles Social Club Summer Kick-off Happy Hour

Friday, June 26, 2009
6:30-8:30 p.m.
SoBe’s (short for South Beach)
3100 Clarendon Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia
Metro: Orange Line to Clarendon station

The Washington Wellesley Club hosts an Ivy Singles Social Club summer kick-off happy hour Friday, June 26. Join us for a relaxing evening of good company in one of the trendiest neighborhoods in the Washington area — Clarendon. Business or casual attire.

Enjoy a buffet of hearty hors d’oeuvres and linger over drinks at the cash bar, or step outside, weather permitting, to catch a summer breeze on the light-festooned courtyard patio.

Take Orange Line metro to Clarendon station, cross Clarendon Boulevard. Entrance is off the street, in the courtyard. Free parking at Clarendon Square garage, 3033 Wilson Boulevard, after 5:30 p.m.

Prepaid reservations: Send $25 check, payable to Washington Wellesley Club, to Deborah Tate, 1022 N. Cleveland Street, Arlington, VA 22201 by Monday, June 22. Please note your school on the check. RSVP’s and walk-ins are $35. If you have questions, e-mail Deborah Tate.

 
 

July 17   
to 19   

Big Green at Wintergreen

July 17-19, 2009
Wintergreen Resort
Blue Ridge Mountains
Route 664, Wintergreen, Virginia
(near Charlottesville)

Big Green at Wintergreen - a Resort Getaway without airfare!
Sign-up Deadline June 17.

Imagine this: a relaxing weekend in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains this summer, shared with your fellow Dartmouth friends!  There will be a smorgasbord of fun for all ages and interests: You can hike (there is a wide range of easier and harder ones), play golf or tennis with classmates, work out in the fitness center, even go fly fishing! Exercise your intellect at a book talk with a Dartmouth author. Or just take it easy--enjoy a spa appointment, listen to a Wintergreen Summer Music Festival concert (see website), or just relax in the shade with a favorite book. There’s even a special “Treehouse Program” with special activities for kids. Finally, you can come together for Sunday brunch to enjoy a book talk with a Dartmouth author and other alumni.  The Dartmouth Club’s first Summer Weekend Getaway at the Wintergreen Resort in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains is planned for the weekend of July 17 - 19. (Night of Saturday, July 18, plus night of July 17 for those who wish to arrive on Friday.) Drive time from D.C. is estimated at 3 hours, from Baltimore and Raleigh it’s 4 hours, and considerably less for members from the Central Virginia club or the Richmond area.  Thanks to Brent Douglass ’75, Wintergreen’s Vice President of Development and Facilities, we’ll enjoy special rates and programs. See Wintergreen’s website for overview and available activities. Some activities are included with the lodging, and there will be significant discounts for our group on most of the other activities.

Registration:
Click here to make your reservation and pay the registration fee on line:

• $37 for members; $22 for members’ children under 12 (for those with a family membership)
• $48 for non-members; $28 for nonmembers’ children under 12

Sep 26   

Capital Crescent Bike Trip

Saturday, September 26, 2009
(Rain date: Sunday, September 27 24)
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Meet at public parking lot, corner of Bethesda and Woodmont
    Avenues, Bethesda (Opposite Barnes & Noble)

Join fellow Dartmouth Alumni for a beautiful September bike ride! We'll ride on the Capital Crescent Trail to Fletcher’s Boat House (or Thompson Boat Center) in Washington DC.

Level: Beginner to Intermediate trail. Bring bike helmets and water bottles for the bike ride.

Nearest Metro: Bethesda station on the Red Line.

Cost: Free

Optional: After the bike ride, we will convene at the Nark Kara Thai restaurant, 4928 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 for refreshments and dinner.

RSVP to Betty Lee by e-mail or cell phone (240) 645-3465.

 
 

Sep 21   

Dartmouth Admissions Workshop

Monday, September 21, 2009
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Second Floor
1500 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
One block from the McPherson Square Metro stop

We invite current alumni interviewers and those that may be interested in helping to interview high school students applying to the College, as well as parents of students who may be applying to college in the next couple of years to attend a Dartmouth Admissions Workshop. Hear from Dartmouth Senior Assistant of Admissions Phil Gover, and local Dartmouth Enrollment Directors (DEDs) Howard Morse ’81, Trina Santry ’80, and Annamaria Steward ’95.

Learn about Dartmouth admissions and the role of the alumni interview.

RSVP to Meg Sommerfeld.

If you cannot make it to the workshop but are still interested in interviewing applicants this year, please send a note to Howard Morse for Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, Trina Santry for Northern Virginia, or Annamaria Steward for Washington, DC.

Please note that we welcome alumni of all ages to serve as alumni interviewers—whether you are fresh out of Hanover from the class of ’09, or your diplomas been hanging on the wall for a while longer—we need all generations of alumni to help. Locally, applications were up 20 percent last year, so even if you can just do a few interviews, it is a huge help to your alma mater as well as your local club. It's also a great way to stay connected with what’s going on at the College, and to meet the newest generation of prospective Dartmouth students.

 
 

Sep 26   

Capital Crescent Bike Trip

Saturday, September 26, 2009
(Rain date: Sunday, September 27 24)
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Meet at public parking lot, corner of Bethesda and Woodmont
    Avenues, Bethesda (Opposite Barnes & Noble)

Join fellow Dartmouth Alumni for a beautiful September bike ride! We'll ride on the Capital Crescent Trail to Fletcher’s Boat House (or Thompson Boat Center) in Washington DC.

Level: Beginner to Intermediate trail. Bring bike helmets and water bottles for the bike ride.

Nearest Metro: Bethesda station on the Red Line.

Cost: Free

Optional: After the bike ride, we will convene at the Nark Kara Thai restaurant, 4928 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 for refreshments and dinner.

RSVP to Betty Lee by e-mail or cell phone (240) 645-3465.

 
 

Sep 30   

Tuck School of Business Reception

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Georgetown University Conference Center
3800 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007

The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth invites you to attend a reception to learn more about Tuck. You will have the opportunity to meet with members of the Tuck admissions staff and alumni. Come hear what makes Tuck different from other top MBA programs and how we are focused on providing the best MBA education in the world.

For directions, check the conference center’s website or telephone (202) 687-3200.

RSVP by Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 12:00 noon.

You can register online.

Host: Admissions Representative – e-mail or (603) 646-3162

 
 

Oct 17   

Princeton/Dartmouth Small Potluck Dinners

Invitation from The Princeton Club of Washington.

The Princeton club is holding a series of small potluck dinners in the Washington D.C. area for Ivy alumni this fall, hosted by Princeton alumni in their homes. They have invited local Dartmouth alumni to participate in two dinners: one on October 3 and the next one on October 17.

The Princeton club leadership planned these events because they found that their alumni enjoy having some smaller, more personal events. The Princeton club held a series of similar dinners just for Princeton alumni last year which were very popular – all of the dinners were oversubscribed – and this year they are expanding the events to include other Ivy schools, including Dartmouth. If you are interested in a fine meal and great conversation, this is for you.

To sign up, you can reply to the host directly by email. Host names and e-mail links are posted on the Princeton club web site at the link in this paragraph and also farther down in this e-mail. For security reasons, you will receive their actual addresses once you register. For more information about the dinners, check this Princeton Club of Washington web page.

The dinners are potluck-style: the host will offer one dish, and participants will each bring a dish. The host will provide guidance on what dishes are needed, once you RSVP.

Saturday, October 17 at 6:00 p.m. – Table for 8.
    Hosted by Courtney Weiner ’01 in Washington D.C.

 
 

Oct 7   

Welcome Back Happy Hour

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
KStreet Lounge
1301 K Street, Washington, D.C. 20005
McPherson Square Metro Stop (Orange and Blue Lines)
Free Admission / All ages

Start the new year right—Join us for mingling and drinks to kick off our fall Dartmouth Club event lineup. Conveniently located one block north of the McPherson Square Metro Stop on both Orange and Blue Lines, KStreet Lounge is one of DC’s hottest nightspots. Offering entertainment-seekers a well-stocked bar and upscale atmosphere, KStreet strikes the perfect balance between trendy nightclub and low-key lounge. Come enjoy this exclusive space with your fellow Dartmouth alumni. Specials for the event will include $4 rail drinks and $5 domestics. Admission is free and open to all ages

The welcome back happy hour is a great opportunity to renew your alumni membership for the coming year. FOR YOUNG ALUMNI: This evening only, we will offer discounted $20 membership renewals (typically $25). For alumni of all ages, we offer a chance to enter our raffle for a $75 gift certificate to Amazon.com to all alumni who pay dues by cash or check the night of the happy hour.

The Dartmouth Club puts on more than 50 events a year that serve our local alumni as well as current students and their families--without your dues money, we can't put all these terrific events on for you! Come, join (or rejoin) the club, meet new friends, and catch up with old ones.

 
 

Oct 8   
– 9   

Dartmouth Lawyers Association Meeting in NYC

It’s not too late to register for next month’s exciting annual meeting of the Dartmouth Lawyers Association in New York City. To see schedule, click here.

Don’t miss out on this great networking opportunity and the chance to reconnect with old and new friends alike. The annual meeting is fertile ground for potential referral sources and promises to offer upbeat and lively conversation. Please register by October 2, 2009.

For registration forms and additional information, please e-mail Helen Trotta.

 
 

Oct 10   

DOC’s Hike the Appalachian Trail in a Day

To celebrate the Dartmouth Outing Club’s 100th birthday this Saturday, October 10, more than 200 Dartmouth alumni and current students will attempt to collectively hike the entire length of the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail in a 24-hour period, with different groups covering point-to-point segments. If successful, it will be the first time such an attempt has been completed.

Elsewhere up and down the east coast, Dartmouth hikers include a 91-year-old member of the class of 1939, a member of the class of ’96 who is 7-1/2 months pregnant (along with her two year old child), and a former DOC president who is flying to North Carolina to hike a section of the trail he once maintained there. Members of the College’s current cross-country ski team are traveling to Maine to hike one of the most remote sections of the trail.

They are still short some hikers in points south of Roanoke, Virginia. If you can help out, please contact Athena Aicher ’11, one of the event’s coordinators, at (631) 275-3581 or by e-mail.

Click here to read more about “Hike the AT in a Day”.

Locally, the Dartmouth Club will be covering the Maryland section of the AT. The following details are from Wayne Bardsley ’70 about the plans in our area this Saturday. It’s not too late to sign up. Contact Wayne by e-mail.

For those hikers needing rides and those hikers/drivers able to transport people needing rides, please let Wayne know where you will be coming from so he can pair up people.

The game plan is to have four groups and two starting points: one at Gathland State Park (Maryland) and one at Wolfsville Road near Smithsburg, Maryland. These two spots are at approximately 10 miles and 31 miles of our 41 mile segment. Two groups at each starting point, one hiking north and one hiking south. Each trail segment will be approximately 9 to 12 miles. A 5 mile option with minimal uphill hiking will also be available.

The three end points will be Interstate 70 by Greenbrier State Park at mile 19 (for two groups), the Pennsylvania-Maryland border, and Harpers Ferry.

Meet-up time will be 9:00 a.m. on Saturday at each start point with the hope that all car shuttles can be accomplished and hikers on the trail by 10:00 a.m.

Things to bring: water, day pack, rain jacket, water, trail food, extra socks/shirt, water, good humor, camera (each segment has good views).

Maps of the trail will be provided. More details will be coming Thursday from Wayne.
 
 

Oct 14   

Pilobolus (Dartmouth-founded dance troupe) at the Kennedy Center

Pilobolus, a world-renowned dance troupe formed in 1971 by a dance class at Dartmouth, will be performing at the Kennedy Center at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 4th. Come enjoy the troupe’s impressive, athletic show with the Dartmouth Club of Washington DC.

“Formed in 1971 out of the creative forays of the founding members during a dance class at Dartmouth College, Pilobolus is renowned for its nontraditional, imaginative, and athletic exploration of creative collaboration. The company has taken part in three Olympics opening ceremonies and received worldwide exposure in 2007 when they performed during the Academy Awards and molded, folded, and shaped their bodies into iconic silhouettes evoking the year’s films.”

For more on Pilobolus, click here.

 
 

Oct 17   

Princeton Club Singapore Embassy Event

Saturday, October 17, 2009
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Singapore Embassy
3501 International Place, N.W.
Washington, DC 20008
Metro: Van Ness-UDC (Red Line)
$35 for All-Ivy Alumni (includes reception and drinks)

The Princeton Club of Washington, D.C. invites All-Ivy alums to meet a diplomat accomplished in many realms. Our guest: Singapore’s Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, a remarkable woman.

It’s a rare occasion when you can hear a “"Woman of the Year” (twice), holder of several honorary degrees (U.K. and Australia), twice-winner of the Singapore National Book Award and a high-level diplomat who’s served in key assignments (Canada, Mexico, the U.N. and the United States).

Ambassador Chan assumed her latest post here in 1996 after terms as Executive Director of the Singapore International Foundation (developing initiatives similar to the U.S. Peace Corps) and Director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. She has served concurrently as Singapore’s Permanent Representative to the U.N., High Commissioner to Canada, and Ambassador to Mexico.

She previews issues President Obama will address on his November visit to the region.

Sign up on-line at the Princeton Club of Washington website for the All-Ivy rate.

 
 

Oct 17   

Princeton/Dartmouth and Dartmouth-Only Small Potluck Dinners

Several Dartmouth alumni are interested in hosting small, informal potluck dinner parties in their homes for fellow alumni, similar to events organized by the Princeton Club of Washington D.C. The Princeton Club planned a series of similar dinners alumni last year because they found that their alumni enjoy having some smaller, more personal events. The events turned out to be very popular – all were oversubscribed – so now we are participating in some joint dinners with the Princeton Club. We also thought it would also be fun to do some Dartmouth-only dinners. If you are interested in a fine meal and great conversation, this is just right for you.

If you would enjoy hosting a group of Dartmouth alumni at your home for a dinner (in which the host would provide the main course and the guests would bring side dishes), please drop Meg Sommerfeld a line by e-mail and let her know your name, class year, when you could host (anytime between now and next spring), what town or city you live in, and how many people you could host. She will compile a list of interested hosts and try to schedule some dates in the coming months for these dinners.

In the meantime, there may still be a spot or two left in the joint Princeton/Dartmouth dinner scheduled for Saturday, October 17 at 6:00 p.m., at the home of Courtney Weiner, Princeton ’01, in Washington D.C. She can be reached by e-mail. For more information about the joint Princeton-Dartmouth dinner parties, please click here.

 
 

Oct 23   

All Ivy Singles Event

Friday, October 23, 2009
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Woman’s National Democratic Club
1526 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
202-232-7363
Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar

The Cornell Club of Washington is pleased to host The Ivy Singles Social Club’s October event. Join us for an evening of exceptional non-partisan company and conversation in the Adlai Stevenson Ballroom of the Woman’s National Democratic Club.

The Woman’s National Democratic Club is located near Dupont Circle in Whittemore House, one of Washington’s most elegant, historic mansions. In addition to its permanent collection, the museum features special exhibits like its 2002 exhibit, The Kennedys: A Legacy of Style and Substance.

Sarah Adams Whittemore, an opera singer and descendant of President John Adams, commissioned the home in 1892 and sold it to the Club in 1927. The House was placed on the D.C. Register in 1964 and on the National Register in 1973.

Reservations: $30 by check to Steve Piekarec, 2535 West Meredith Drive, Vienna, Virginia 22181, by Monday, October 19. Make checks payable to “The Cornell Club of Washington” and note your school on the check. $35 for e-mail or phone reservations (703-281-4311).

For online payment and reservations, click here.

Metro/parking: The mansion is on New Hampshire Avenue, a half block northeast off Dupont Circle and 2 minutes walk from the Dupont Circle metro station (Red Line). For those driving, there are 3 parking garages nearby, and street parking, while always limited, improves after 6:30.

The Ivy Singles Social Club is a coalition of Ivy League, Seven Sisters, and some other schools’ regional alumni associations that sponsor social activities. Its events are open to all single alumni of member schools and their guests. Most of our attendees are in their 30s, 40, and 50s, but all ages are welcome.

 
 

Oct 27   

Young Alumni Event with Streetwise: “Taste of Success”

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Jones Day Law Firm
51 Louisiana Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Near Union Station or Judiciary Square metros (Red line)
Free

Group community service event followed by optional after-party:

9:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Jaleo Restaurant
480 7th Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
(Walking distance from the event)
Drinks/food on your own

Volunteer to be a part of the Dartmouth Young Alumni team at Taste of Success, a premiere culinary and beverage tasting event held by StreetWise Partners (SWP) DC. SWP is a non-profit organization run exclusively by young professional volunteers. The organization is dedicated to helping low-income individuals gain the skills necessary to work in an office environment, through mentoring relationships with young professionals just like you.

The Dartmouth Young Alumni co-chairs are putting together the club’s own team of volunteers to help man food and beverage tables, pass out name tags, and direct attendees at Taste of Success, the organization’s largest annual fundraiser. As a special deal, SWP is offering free admission to volunteers willing to help out for two hours of the event. Afterwards, the Dartmouth team will gather for drinks and tapas at nearby Jaleo restaurant for general relaxation and merriment.

Volunteer at Taste of Success to connect with other Dartmouth alumni, expand your own professional network, and give low-income individuals an opportunity to work their way out of poverty.

To volunteer, please e-mail the club’s Young Alumni Co-Chair Erin Demien ’07.

The following links provide more information about StreetWise Partners and Taste of Success.

 
 

Oct 30   

Big Green Oktoberfest: Sample German Beers and Their American Cousins

Friday, October 30, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Roof Deck
1100 New York Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Metro Center station (Red Line)
$35/person includes samples of eight beers, light snacks, and an informative lecture/discussion

In the spirit of Oktoberfest, come enjoy a sampling of top-notch beers with your fellow Dartmouth alumni on the picturesque roof deck of 1100 New York Avenue.

Try four different classic styles of German beer matched with a beer of the same style from an American microbrewery. Taste for yourself how new American breweries are stacking up against their age-old counterparts from Germany. Local beer expert Leon Morse of Craft Brewed Events, a local beer tasting and events company, will guide you through each of the samples, discussing the distinguishing features of each, the breweries that make them, how they are made, and ideas for food pairing.

RSVP to Club President Meg Sommerfeld ’90 by e-mail. Checks can be made out to the Dartmouth Club of Washington D.C. and mailed to Meg Sommerfeld, 25 Lily Pond Court, Rockville MD 20852. Deadline for checks: October 26.

Note: This event is at the office building located on the site of the old Greyhound bus terminal; it is the same building that Capital City Brew Pub is located in, at 11th and New York Avenues N.W. Our event is upstairs on the roof deck and is NOT taking place at Cap City. Please note: In case of rain, the event will be held inside the building at the offices of Day Pitney LLP, Suite 300, on the 3rd floor of 1100 New York Avenue.

 
 

Nov 11   

Alumni Career Networking Evening

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
East Tower Penthouse
1301 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Metro: Red (Farragut North), Orange and Blue (Farragut West and McPherson Square) Lines
Free

RSVP with your name, class year, job title, company, and industry as soon as possible to Matt Nicholson ’05.

Washington is known as a town for lobbying...now it’s time to lobby for your career.

Mix and mingle with fellow Big Green alums. Swap stories, share your interests and exchange connections over hors d’oeuvres and drinks from our cash bar. Take home a few new strategies on how to manage and enhance your professional reputation through making a few smart moves to manage and build your reputation online.

Chandlee Bryan, former Director of Career Services at Dartmouth’s Thayer School and Founder of Best Fit Forward, a Manhattan-based provider of Career Management services, will share best practices on why and how to use social media tools for your career – from LinkedIn to Facebook and Twitter. Have you ever wondered how to use LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter not just to post status updates or share photos, but to advance your career? Chandlee will share with us how to make the best use of these sites – as well as what NOT to do.

Don’t think you need to attend? Consider this: 86 percent of executive recruiters are conducting background research online, and 44 percent of them have screened out potential employees based on what they found. 78 percent of small companies are using social-networking sites to support their recruitment efforts, and among these companies, 80 percent use LinkedIn most often. While it took radio 50 years to reach an audience of 50 million, it took Facebook only two years to do so. There are currently about 300 million Facebook users, 100 million of whom log into the site every day. From stats and optimizing your LinkedIn profile (a must) to whether or not to friend your recruiter (don’t): it’s everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about social media.

If you have questions you would like Chandlee to answer at Career Networking Night, you can e-mail them to her in advance. Or just post a question for her on our D.C. Club Facebook page or our LinkedIn page.

While there will be some talk, we’re also asking you to help us do what Dartmouth alums do best – network. Is it any surprise that a recent survey by Payscale.com found that Dartmouth alums have the highest median salary of peer institutions ten years after graduation?

Following Chandlee’s talk, we’ll have a power networking event with ten key fields. We’ll gather by interest area to swap tips, make connections and exchange information. Do you work in any of the following career sectors? Whether you are just starting out or a senior professional, come represent your field.

Law
Government/Public Policy
Business and Consulting Services
Real Estate
Education
Media/Communications
Science/Healthcare
Technology
Nonprofit Sector
Environmental issues

We’re looking for a few facilitators for each discussion area – "go-to" contacts who can provide support for those interested in making a full transition into a new sector. If you are willing to serve in this capacity as a Career Mentor on the evening of November 11, please contact Matt Nicholson.

Also RSVP with your name, class year, job title, company, and industry to Matt if you are planning to attend the event as a general participant.

 
 

Nov 14   

15th Ivy Winter Indoor Mixed Doubles Tennis

Saturday November 14, 2009
6:45 to 9:00 p.m.
The Arlington Y Tennis & Squash Club
3400 N. 13th Street
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 522-1700

15th Ivy winter indoor mixed doubles tennis organized by the Harvard and Yale clubs of Washington, D.C. For all levels and ages.

Nov 15   

Dartmouth Men’s Basketball at George Mason

Sunday November 15, 2009
4:00 p.m.
GMU Patriot Center
4400 University Drive, George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Group Price: $10 per ticket

Please join us and show your Big Green pride as we welcome our Dartmouth men’s basketball team to the D.C. metro area.

Ticket Registration Deadline: 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 13. A head count is needed on Friday, so ticket sales will be closed off at the time noted.



We have reserved a block of 100 tickets behind the Dartmouth bench for the Dartmouth/George Mason game on Sunday, November 15th starting at 4:00 p.m. GMU is considering this their home opener (other games are exhibition and Friday games) so we should have a huge crowd and an exciting game.

We are currently planning a pre-game tailgate/reception to be held in Fairfax with details forthcoming.

Please log onto our club event registration site to purchase your tickets via secure online credit card transaction. If you prefer to send a check, please e-mail club treasurer Peter Van Buren ’07 at Please include your name, class year, and a contact telephone number in your e-mail.

If you have any questions about the event or would like to help plan the pre-game tailgate, please e-mail Kevin Hudak ’07.

All those purchasing tickets can pick them up from Kevin Hudak ’07 at the Patriot Center on the afternoon of the event. He will be standing near the Will Call window and will be wearing a dark green Dartmouth coat and waving a Dartmouth pennant, until 5 minutes after the game starts. Tickets for any latecomers will be dropped off at Will Call in an envelope with your last name on it as of 4:05 p.m. on game day.

 
 

Nov 16   

The Wine and Foods of Argentina

Monday, November 16, 2009
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Divino Lounge
7345-B Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Bethesda Metro Station (Red Line)
Use the main exit and walk one block north on Wisconsin Avenue
Cost: $49 per person

Cosponsored by the Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C. and the Dartmouth Association of Latino Alumni.

Please join fellow Dartmouth alumni for a special adventure and tasting of the wines and food of Argentina. Hailey Morton of GiraMondo Wine will make a presentation about wines of Argentina.

This reception will include a wine passport including the main Argentine wine regions including Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja, and Salta Cafayate as well as tasting tips and a tasting sheet. Learn about the most celebrated wines of Argentina including:

Nov 20   

Ivy Single Social Club’s Harvest Season Soiree in Georgetown

Friday, November 20, 2009
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
The Long Room and the Bliss Room, upstairs at
The City Tavern Club in the heart of Georgetown
3206 M Street N.W. (near the corner of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue)
Washington, DC 20007
Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
Advance payment registration is $30. Registration by email, phone, or at the door is $35

The Dartmouth Club and the Cornell Club of Washington, D.C. take pleasure in inviting you to the Ivy Single Social Club’s Harvest Season Soiree.

We return to our November venue, the second oldest building in the District of Columbia. It was built in 1796 when Georgetown was well established from colonial times and the city of Washington merely comprised a vast construction site. A focal point for Georgetown elections and civic events, the City Tavern has associations with presidents Washington, Jefferson, and Adams. The building and its furnishings were restored in 1962 and present a fine example of the American Federal style. For views of the City Tavern click here.

Advance payment registration is $30. Registration by email, phone, or at the door is $35. To register and pay in advance, note your school on the check, make your check payable to “The Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C.”, and mail it to Dan Crowley, 1440 N St NW #202, Washington, DC 20005. Advance registration checks must be received by Monday, November 16. To minimize lines at check in, RSVP providing your name and school by e-mail or by phone to (202) 234-6676.

Attire is business or cocktail. Guests are welcome.

Getting there: Some limited street parking is available in Georgetown but there are several large commercial garages nearby. Georgetown’s closest Metrorail stop is Foggy Bottom, about 8 blocks away, but many buses serve Georgetown.

Metro trip planner. Georgetown Metro Connection buses to and from the Dupont Circle and Rosslyn Metrorail stations. Circulator buses.

The Ivy Singles Social Club (ISSC) is a coalition of Ivy League, Seven Sister and other prestigious schools’ regional alumni associations that sponsor social activities. Our events are open to all single alumni of member schools and their guests. Most of our attendees are in their 30’s, 40’s or 50’s, but all ages are welcome.

 
 

Nov 30   

Serve Dinner to Military Families at Walter Reed’s Fisher House

Monday, November 30, 2009
5:00 p.m.
Fisher House
Walter Reed Hospital
6900 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Building 56
Washington, DC 20307

Volunteers are needed to make and serve dinner at Fisher House, a home for recovering soldiers and their families at Walter Reed Hospital. We have been assigned Monday evening, November 30, at 5:00 p.m. Approximately 30 individuals live at the Fisher House while recovering from injuries or undergoing treatment for other illnesses, as well as family members there to support them. The residents very much enjoy the dinners and are grateful for the support. We need to prepare a casserole-type dinner, salad, bread and dessert for 30 people.

To do the following things, in advance, we need:

Dec 13   

BADA Holiday Brunch

Sunday, December 13, 2009
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Join in the holiday spirit with Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association (BADA) members, current and prospective students and their families at brunch hosted by Merinda and Benjamin F. Wilson ’73 at their home.

RSVP to Todd Cranford via e-mail by December 5, 2009.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Dec 15   

Club’s Annual Holiday Dinner

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Tragara Restaurant
4935 Cordell Avenue
Bethesda, MD
Free valet parking
Metro: Bethesda station on the Red line

Mark your calendars for one of the highlights of the club year. Join alumni for a festive holiday meal and take in a special performance of the Dartmouth Dodecaphonics. We hope to have some of our early-admit students for the class of 2014 in attendance so you can welcome them to the Dartmouth family. We will also elect our new club officers for 2010-2011.

White pizza hors d’oeuvres and choice of three entrees: pasta, chicken or salmon. Cash bar.

Cost for club members signing up for 2010 membership: $55 for classes of 2004 and earlier, and all parents; $45 for classes of 2005-2009 and current students. All nonmembers: $65. We welcome optional contributions of $10 or more to help cover the cost of having the Dodecaphonics perform this year.

Register, pay, and make your entree selections on line by clicking here.

However you choose to proceed, it’s important for Howard Schwartz to know as soon as possible how many people will be in your party and which entree each one prefers. You may reach him by e-mail or at (301) 770-4590.