Upcoming NYC Events
NYC Cornellians Young Alumni Holiday Party
12.5 8:00 PM
Start your holiday season in style at Stay Lounge with NYC Cornellians Young Alumni. Tickets are $25 each and include two hours of premium open bar, DJ Nemysis, coat check, prizes, and an opportunity to mix and mingle with NYC Young Cornellians. Cocktail attire is required.
Location: Stay Lounge, 244 East Houston (between Ave. A & B)
Contact: Pat Burns pmb23@cornell.edu
Cornell @ NYPL 12.7 – 12.12
Art in Indonesia: Continuities and Change
12.7 6:00 p.m.
Lecture by Kaja McGowan, associate professor of Art, exploring the arts of Indonesia through the Library’s Claire Holt Collection.
Invitation To A Dance
12.9 3:00 p.m.
Jumay Chu and Byron Suber, senior lecturers in Cornell’s Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, offer an American perspective on the dance of Indonesia and its significance for Western aesthetics of the body in performance. Chu and Suber will choreograph modern dances in combination with and counterpoint to traditional and contemporary music from Indonesia.
The Sound of Movement: Gamelan and Vocal Accompaniment to Javanese Dance
12.10 6:00 p.m.
Lecture by Christopher J. Miller, Director of Cornell University’s Gamelan Ensemble. From the drumming patterns that animate displays of feminine grace and knightly courage to the soaring vocal lines that accompany sacred court dances, music is an essential component of Javanese dance. This lecture provides an overview of the different categories of dance in Java, with special attention to how gamelan music reinforces their various characters.
Gamelan Kusuma Laras with Guest Artists from Cornell University’s Gamelan Ensemble
12.12 3:00 p.m.
Concert of traditional Javanese music.
Location: NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza NYPL Performing Arts link
This performance festival is a partnership of Cornell Council for the Arts and the NY Public Library for Performing Arts
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Award Winning Cornellians in Entertainment
12.8 6:30 p.m.
Ever wonder what it takes to succeed in the Entertainment Industry? Join us in our panel event with Oscar nominees, Peabody Award winners, and DGA Award winners who all worked in award winning projects. Come early to network with our panelist and Cornell in Entertainment Group members during a casual wine and cheese reception before the panel begins!
Panelists include:
Tia Lessin ‘88, producer and director of Academy Award ® nominated feature documentary Trouble the Water, winner of the Gotham Independent Film Award and the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize. Tia was a producer of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, winner of the Palme d’Or, and of Academy Award ®-winning Bowling for Columbine. Tia’s work as producer of the series The Awful Truth earned her two Emmy nominations and one arrest.
Scott Ferguson ‘82 has had the privilege of working with some of the leading directors in the motion picture business including Jay Roach, Michel Gondry, David Mamet, Mick Jackson, and Steve Zaillian as well as Academy Award winners Milos Forman, Sydney Pollack, Robert Benton, Ang Lee and most recently, Barry Levinson. He has also helped talented newcomers such as Lisa Cholodenko, Alan Taylor, Catherine Hardwicke, and James Mangold on their first features.
Marc Henry Johnson ‘86, Co-Executive Producer for Keeper of the Pinstripes, the first film to be fully endorsed by the New York Yankees since 1942. Also in 2009 Johnson was an Executive Producer for the concert film/documentary entitled Soundtrack for a Revolution, now short-listed for a the 2010 Oscar for Best Documentary, with music by The Roots, Jos Stone, Wyclef Jean, Richie Havens, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Mary Mary, and John Legend. This film was an audience favorite at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and an Official Selection for the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival.
Location: Snapple Theatre Center at the Corner of 50th and Broadway
Contact: Anaiza Morales aem13@cornell.edu.
This event is presented by NYC Cornellians in Entertainment
Cornell Business Networking Breakfast
12.10 7:45- 9:30 A.M.
All Cornell Club-New York House Members and NYC Cornellians are invited to participate in this special networking opportunity with Cornell alumni and alumni from the Club’s affiliate schools. The breakfast is led by a facilitator (Leslie Nydick ‘85), and topics range from challenges at work, requests for advice on business ideas, the economy, news of the day, and so much more.
The event pricing is $20.
To register: k.strassel@cornellclubnyc.com
Location: Cornell Club, 6 E 44th Street
Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA) at Alvin Ailey
12.10 5:30 p.m. – Reception, 8:00 p.m. – Showtime
CBAA invites you to join them at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Annual fundraiser to benefit The CBAA Tradition Fellowship.
Location: City Center Theatre, 131 W. 55th Street
A pre-show reception will take place at Kaye Scholer, LLP, hosted by Jay Waks ‘68, JD ‘71 from 5:30-7:30 pm at 425 Park Avenue, 22nd Floor (between 55th & 56th Streets). Photo I.D. of each attendee is required. Please identify yourself as guests of Kaye Scholer/CBAA reception.
Financial Engineering Graduation
12.13
For students and their guests only.
Psychiatric & Neurologic Aspects of War
12.16 8:30 – 6:00 PM
Speakers: Drs. J. Barchas & J. Difede
Location: Rockefeller University, 1230 York Ave.
Contact: John Rodgers 212-821-0560 jdr2001@med.cornell.edu
3rd Annual CUGALA NYC Holiday Party
12.16 7:00 – 10:00 PM
It’s December again which brings us holiday cheer, winter weather, and another fabulous holiday party at Vlada Bar! Come join your fellow Cornellians and celebrate the holiday season with good food, good friends, and $5 drink specials as we take over the upstairs lounge!
Location: Vlada Bar – 331 West 51st Street
COST: $5 Cover, Appetizers & $5 Vodka Drink Specials
For more information
David Chipurnoi ‘00 chip1218@yahoo.com













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