CU in the CITY: by Brenda Tobias

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.

Registration link

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

 Click here to register

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
 
 

Sam Gold '00

Director Sam Gold ‘00, who recently received critical acclaim for his Playwrights Horizon production of Circle Mirror Transformation, has moved to the Bleeker Street Theatre.  His production of Circumcise Me opened this week to a full, enthusiastic house. 

Maria Dizzia '98 and Michael Cerveris

Charles Isherwood reviews In The Next Room in today’s New York Times and declares:” insightfully inhabited by the lovely Ms. Dizzia.”

New York Times link

Hear Maria discuss her role

Audio Slide Show

Rinkside Rally at Madison Square Garden
11.28  6:00 PM
Cornell Alumni Affairs invites you to join fellow Cornell alumni, parents, students, and friends for a pre-game Rinkside Rally at Madison Square Garden’s Expo Center. This standing reception will feature remarks from President David Skorton and Coach Mike Schafer ‘86. The Big Red Pep Band will get you psyched up for Cornell’s face off with defending national champion, Boston University! There will be fun for the entire family.
For more information go to Red Hot Hockey link.
Location: Madison Square Garden
Cornell Contact: Jessica Raha   jessica.raha@cornell.edu 212-986-7202

RED HOT HOCKEY: Cornell University vs. Boston University

2007 Game

11.28  8:00 PM
Big Red Hockey is coming to the Big Apple! The rivalry returns as Cornell mens hockey faces defending national champion, Boston University.
Location: Madison Square Garden
Cornell Contact: Jessica Raha   jessica.raha@cornell.edu 212-986-7202

Young Alumni Post Game Reception

11.28  10:00 PM
The office of Alumni Affairs has reserved the entire bar from 10:00pm to 1:00am so come join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvre s.
Location: Slattery’s Midtown Pub 8 East 36th Street
Cornell Contact: Margaret Gallo   mmg3@cornell.edu 255-3021

Too Big To Fail: Andrew Sorkin ‘99
11.30 6:30 – 9:00 PM

Cornell Wall Street presents Sorkin, an acclaimed New York Times reporter and editor of NYTimes.com’s DealBook.  Too Big To Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System–and Themselves, by Andrew Sorkin is a real-life thriller about the most tumultuous period in America’s financial history.
Andrew Ross Sorkin is the award-winning chief mergers and acquisitions reporter, a columnist and assistant editor of business and finance news at The New York Times. He is also the editor and founder of DealBook, an online daily financial report. Sorkin has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, The Charlie Rose Show, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Talk of the Nation and is a frequent guest host of Squawk Box.

Location: The Cornell Club of New York: ~ 6 East 44th Street
Cost: $65* includes a copy of Too Big To Fail, reception, networking, and presentation

*In keeping with Cornell’s spirit of accessibility for all, we’ve reserved a limited number of spots for students and unemployed alumni who are having financial difficulties. Please contact john.zelenka@cornell.edu for more information.

Registration is mandatory Registration link

Viral Hepatitis:Who Should Get Tested?  What Does it Mean?

12.2  6:15 – 7:15 PM  Q&A to follow
Speaker: Maya Gambarin-Gelwan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Location: Weill Greenberg Center, 1305 York Avenue
Contact: cornellwomenshealth.com
This Health Education Seminar is brought to you by the Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center

“Patient Care Outside of Office Visits: A Primary Care Physician Time Study”
12.2  2:00 – 3:00 pm
Spearker: Melinda Chen, MD, AHRQ Fellow in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Complimentary and Integrative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Location: 402 East 67th Street
Contact: Maritza Montalvo at 646-962-8005

Sponsored by Department of Public Health’s Divisions of Health Policy & Outcomes and Effectiveness Research

The Employment Law Horizon Facing Global Employers in 2010
12.3  8:00 – 5:00 PM
This unique conference ­ bringing together leading labor, employment and Human Resources attorneys from more than 10 countries ­ will provide valuable insight into the evolving world of employment law for businesses operating around the globe.
Location: The Cornell Club­ 6 East 44th Street
Contact Opal Bablington at 212.340.2842, fax 212.340.7979, or e-mail odb2@cornell.edu

The Johnson School Club of New York – Winter Happy Hour
12.3  6:30 – 8:30 PM
The Johnson School Club of NY would like to invite you to a Winter Happy Hour
Location: Public House 140 E. 41st St
Public House link
Cost: Free Cash Bar – Appetizers sponsored by the JS Alumni Affairs Office

For more information go to Registration link

Gab Carlson design

Food & Fashion Extravaganza
12.3  6:00 – 9:00 PM
Come support Cornell Cooperative Extension partner school Food & Finance High School and enjoy the fashion Gabrielle Carlson designs.  Their will be a silent auction and the event will be catered by the culinary arts students.  All proceeds benefit F&F High School.
Location: The Bromley 225 West 83rd St
Contact Jessica Mates  matesjessica@aol.com 347-524-7524

The invention of light brought many people out of emotional darkness according to Sarah Ruhl’s new play In The Next Room or the vibrator play.  Set in the late 1800s in a spa town in  New York a doctor is diligently discovering ways to harness the power of electricity to alleviate the plight of “hysterical” women.   The (historically accurate) theory was that women’s nervousness could be alleviated through medical manipulations of a personal nature.

The Lincoln Center production, at the Lyceum Theatre, is staged beautifully by Les Waters.  The set is of the middle class Victorian home that the doctor (Michael Cerveris) and his wife (Laura Benanti) share and in which he works.  The women’s costumes are so very lush and beautifully coordinated with the living room decor as to accurately reinforce the suitable place for women.  The story centers around a new patient (Maria Dizzia ‘98 ) and her husband’s fervent desire to cure her of her headaches, nervousness and sensitivity to light.  Light plays an integral role in this play that centers on the advent of electricity.  Candle light, flickering lights, shadows and daylight all interweave to create mystery and tension.  Electricity will take the place of delicacy and fortitude, it is feared.  No longer will a person have to manage a candle in a dark draughty hallway.  A flick of a switch will render civilization complacent.  This substitution of science for nature is also on display in the examining room.  The machine that is replicating human touch is at one point rendered useless and a human is necessary to finish the job.  The doctor’s wife is unable to nurse her child, and the patient’s servant must be brought in to finish the job. 

These layers add to what is a very engaging and surprisingly very funny production.  The cast is impressive and very enjoyable to watch.  It nearly impossible to take ones eyes off of Ms Dizzia.  Her journey from “hysterical” to cured , is, well, hysterical.  There are some truly beautiful moments she has playing piano.  Yet it is her scenes with Ms. Benanti and nurse Annie (Wendy Rich Stetson) that are at times rip roaring funny, and at others simply heartbreaking.

With Maria Dizzia in her dressing room at the Lyceum Theatre

In The Next Room link

Debbie Ting, David Leitner, Frank Lopez, Thomas Turley, Rick Kelly

NYC Cornellians in Entertainment raised a glass in honor of Zinck’s Night, October 15th.

Theodore Zinck was a saloonkeeper in Ithaca, and his pub, the Hotel Brunswick, was a popular gathering place for Cornellians in the 1890s. After his death in 1903, several bars using his name continued to provide a haven for students. When the last Zinck’s closed in the mid-1960s, celebrating the spirit of Zinck’s became a favorite Thursday night Collegetown tradition for undergraduates. It wasn’t long afterward that Cornellians began to continue the tradition in their hometowns.

NYC Cornellians (including Julia Levy center) prepared for the first to finish

NYC Cornellians were part of the action at the NYC Marathon on November 1st.  They gatherred one mile from the finish, (in the middle of Central Park) to distribute water.  Cornellians of all ages gathered to be part of this exciting NYC ritual.

From Campus to Career: First Multi-school Young Alumni Entrepreneur Panel
11.17   6:30-8:30pm
Now, a few years out of college, what are the career paths of these budding entrepreneurs? From Inc’s 30 under 30 to Business Week’s America’s Top Young Entrepreneurs, these panelists are being recognized for their career paths. Join young alumni in NYC to learn more with a fascinating panel discussion, pitches by entrepreneurs-in-residence, and networking.
Location: 165 E 56th St @ 3rd Avenue. Cost: $10 per person.
Organized by the NYC Cornellians Young Alumni.

For more information go to Registration link

Contact: Jessica Raha   jessica.raha@cornell.edu 

Organizing Your Home to Prevent Accidents – A Health & Wellness Seminar
11.17  6:30 PM
Speaker: Drs. R Bakker & L Ravdin
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, Uris Auditorium
Contact: Agnes Peterson apeterso@med.cornell.edu

Mysteries of Science: Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin!
11.18  7:00 – 8:30 PM
Dr. Warren Allmon, Professor of Paleontology and Director, Paleontological Research Institution will speak at the 92nd St Y on Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species.
Location: 92nd Sty Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue
To Register and for more information contact 212-415-5500 or 92nd St Y

Cornell Law School Speed-Roundtable Discussion – Alternative Careers: Using Your Law Degree Outside the Law Firm
11.18  6:00 – 9:15 PM
Location: The Russian Tea Room

For more information go to lawschool.cornell.edu/alumni. 
Contact: Law School Alumni Affairs   alumni@lawschool.cornell.edu 

 5-Borough Business Breakfast Series

11.19  7:30 – 10:00 AM
Alan Rosen ‘91: Owner of Junior’s Cheesecake
Robert Walsh: NYC Small Business Services Commissioner
Peter Meyer: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, and president of NYC Markets, TD Bank
Andy Bregenzer: Regional VP for NY lending, TD Bank
Peter Meloro: Energy Efficiency Expert, Consolidated Edison Company of New York
Juliet Papa:  Event Host: 1010 WINS reporter  
The 5-Borough Business Breakfast will offer a series of unique networking and information filled mornings specifically targeting the needs of the local business owner and local business community.  The breakfast will bring together business, community, and political leaders from that Borough who can offer specific solutions for the local business owner.  The series will make separate visits to Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx.
Location: Brooklyn Marriott

Event link

Getting Control of Your Anger
11.19  6:15 – 7:15 PM Q&A to follow
Speaker: Robert Allan, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
Location: Weill Greenberg Center, 1305 York Avenue 2nd floor
Contact: 646-962-5721 or mmprc@med.cornell.edu

 
Tri-Institutional Noon Recital
11.20   12:00 – 01:00 PM
Piano trio Trio Solisti will perform pieces by Brahms and Piazzolla.
In its 24th season, the free Tri-Institutional Noon Recitals are jointly sponsored by NYWCMC, RU and MSKCC. All members of the tri-institutional community and their guests are welcome.
Location: Rockefeller Univ. (Caspary Auditorium) 
For more information, call the events hotline at (212) 327-7007

Hormonal Changes in Women: Effects on Mood and Health

11.20  1:00 – 2:00 PM
Speaker: Margaret Altemus, M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College
Location: Women’s Health Center-Housing Works, 57 Willoughby Street (lower level), Brooklyn
Contact: 718-907-6230
Presented by: Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Clinical & Translational Science Center

The Traction Force Model for Integrin Activation: Tri-Institutional Structural Biology Seminar

11.10 4:00 – 5:00 PM Guest Speaker: Timothy A. Springer, Ph.D.,Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Location: Weill Cornell Medical College Auditorium Refreshments will be served at 3:45 pm.

 Breakfast Club Roundtable

11.10  7:45 – 9:30 AM
The Breakfast Club has maintained a strong following and is a great opportunity for developing strong business relationships through the exchange of ideas and advice with fellow Club Members. Topics of discussion are typically determined at the start of the breakfast. Most often attendees come with topics that may range from a challenge he/she is facing at work, a request for advice for a business idea, the economy, news of the day, and so much more. The breakfast is led by Leslie Nydick ‘85, a Member of The Club’s Board of Directors and a professional mediator who has experience facilitating and moderating group discussions. A breakfast buffet will be served. 

Location: Cornell Club 6 E 44th St

For reservations contact Kerry Strassel at 212.692.1381 or k.strassel@cornellclubnyc.com.

Exercising Caution in Your Medicine Cabinet

A Health and Wellness Seminar

11.10  6:30 – 7:30 PM

Speakers: Drs. R Gross & M. Reidenberg

Location: 1300 York Avenue Uris Auditorium

Contact: Agnes Peterson apeterso@med,cornell.edu

Johnson School EMBA Information Session

11.10 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Location: Cornell Club 6 E 44th Street Registration is requested at Johnson School registration

Please contact us at 607-255-9549 or cornellemba@cornell.edu with any questions.

Preeclampsia: Translating Mechanisms into Effective Therapy: Medicine Grand Rounds

 11.10 Noon Phyllis August, M.D., M.P.H., Ralph A. Baer Professor of Medical Research, Professor of Medicine,Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Location: Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, Room A-950

Racial Disparities in Access to High Quality Care for Coronary Heart Disease: A Framework for Research Department of Public Health’s Divisions of Health Policy & Outcomes and Effectiveness Research
11.11 3:00-4:00 P.M.
Speaker: Ioana Popescu, M.D., Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College 402 East 67th Street (off First Avenue) Level C1

Cosmetic Surgery in the New Millennium: Update 2009

11.12 6:15 – 7: 15 PM

Speaker: Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc, FACS, Chief of Plastic Surgery

 Location: Weill Greenberg Center, 1305 York Ave 2nd floor RSVP: 646-962-5721 mmprc@med.cornell.edu

1st Annual Cornell Real Estate Case Competition

11.12 8:00 – 4:30 PM

Seven of the top undergraduate academic real estate programs in the country have entered
teams of six real estate students to compete in this exciting and enriching academic event. Each team has four days to prepare their analysis and make investment recommendations on a real estate case study, which is based on an actual commercial real estate transaction. They will present their analysis to a panel of judges, comprised of distinguished senior real estate professionals, who will determine which team has the best overall analysis and presentation. 

Location: TIAA-CREF 730 Third Avenue

Contact: Bradley Walker bsw35@cornell.edu

An Evening of German Songs and Duets!

11.14 8:00 PM

 Featuring Toby Newman ‘99, mezzo-soprano, Elizabeth Kennedy, soprano, Paul Lincoln, piano and Nuno Antunes, clarinet.

 The program will be: Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben, Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock and Duets by Brahms, Mendelssohn & Schumann.

Location: Columbia University, 301 Philosophy Hall Tickets: $10 at the door

Too Big To Fail: Andrew Sorkin ‘99

11.16 6:30 – 9:00 PM  Postponed

Cornell Wall Street presents Sorkin, an acclaimed New York Times reporter and editor of NYTimes.com’s DealBook.  Too Big To Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System–and Themselves, by Andrew Sorkin is a real-life thriller about the most tumultuous period in America’s financial history.
Andrew Ross Sorkin is the award-winning chief mergers and acquisitions reporter, a columnist and assistant editor of business and finance news at The New York Times. He is also the editor and founder of DealBook, an online daily financial report. Sorkin has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, The Charlie Rose Show, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Talk of the Nation and is a frequent guest host of Squawk Box.

Location: The Cornell Club of New York: ~ 6 East 44th Street  
Cost: $65* includes a copy of Too Big To Fail, reception, networking, and presentation
 
*In keeping with Cornell’s spirit of accessibility for all, we’ve reserved a limited number of spots for students and unemployed alumni who are having financial difficulties. Please contact john.zelenka@cornell.edu for more information.

Registration is mandatory Registration link

Evening of arts, conversation and film screening

11.16  6:00 – 9:30 PM
Brad Wechsler and Patty Newburger PAs ‘12 and the Department of Theatre, Film & Dance invite you to a special Cornell evening of arts and entertainment conversation with alumni, parents and friends and a screening of award-winning film  Entre Nos
Location: Tribeca Cinemas 54 Varick Street
6:00pm Reception
7:15pm Welcome
Amy Villarejo, Department Chairperson and Film Professor
David Feldshuh, Schwartz Center Artistic Director and Theatre Professor
Accompanied by Mary Fessenden, Marilyn Rivchin and other department faculty
7:30pm Film Screening
8:50pm Discussion with Genna Terranova ‘99, Senior Programmer, Tribeca Film Festival and  Bradford Young, Director of Photography
   
RSVP TFDFilmevent@cornell.edu

Creative Business Thinking, Finding New Solutions to New Problems

11.16  8:30 – 12:00 PM 

This ILR breakfast series workshop will prepare business managers to be successful in creative problem solving.  The tools learned will help to harness the (recent) endless changes in the workplace.

Speaker: Patricia Harmon, Ph.D

Location: ILR Conference Center, 16 E 34th, 6th Floor

Contact: WIlliam Wilkins  wgw2@cornell.edu  212-340-2823

The Effect of Physician Practice Organizational Form on Physician Behavior and Adoption of Health Information Technology
11.16  12:00 – 1:00 PM
Speaker: William D. White, PhD,  Director, Sloan Health Administration, College of Human Ecology, Department of Policy Analysis and Management
Location: Department of Public Health’s Conference Center 402 East 67 Street, Level C1

American Modern Ensemble

Robert Paterson DMA ‘05 directs the American Modern Ensemble, which performed a program entitled M&Ms: microtones & minimalism on Tuesday.  The festive and playful evening included works of Steve Reich ‘57.  Steve Smith of the New York Times reviews the program today.

New York Times Review link