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Conversation with Gov. Tim Kaine, Chair of the DNC
5:30pm, A central location in London, UK
Macalester alumni are gathering with the Democrats Abroad U.K. (DAUK) to meet with Governor Tim Kaine, chair of the Democratic National Committee, at a central London location. Come and hear the latest insight on the Democrats plans for the November elections and the strategy the party is adopting to move President Obama's agenda forward, especially in the field of health care reform. An RSVP by February 4 to daukevents@gmail.com is mandatory for attendance at this event. Include in your RSVP your full name, your passport number, your voting state, and any question you may have for Governor Kaine. Spaces for this event are limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible.
How to Pair Wine and Cheese for Twin Cities Young Alumni
6pm, Boardroom, Weyerhaeuser Hall
Nothing could be simpler or more classic than wine with cheese, right? Not so, we're afraid. Come learn the basics of pairing a nice piece of cheese with a glass of wine and be ready to unlearn all that you thought you knew. Twin Cities young alumni (classes of 1994-2009) are invited to learn how to pair wine and cheese from Benjamin Roberts '99, general manager and cheese buyer for St. Paul Cheese and France 44 Cheese. $10 per person. Registration is now closed. Email Stephen Sporer at sporer@macalester.edu for more information.
Atlanta Alumni Reception with President Brian Rosenberg
6pm, Carter Center, Kapelovitz Pavilion - Rotunda, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA
Carol Tveit '60, Paul Olson '72, Louisa Chapman '75, and Cecil Callahan '76 warmly invite you to join Atlanta-area alumni for a conversation with President Brian Rosenberg. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served. Email Lea Barron at specialevents@macalester.edu to let us know your plans to attend.
Alumni College Faculty Lecture: 100-Hour Couples
7pm, Board Room, Weyerhaeuser Hall
Return to campus to hear professors Karine Moe, economics, and Dianna Shandy, anthropology, speak about their new book Glass Ceilings and 100-Hour Couples. When significant numbers of college-educated American women began, in the early twenty-first century, to leave paid work to become stay-at-home mothers, an emotionally charged national debate erupted. Moe and Shandy took a step back from the sometimes overheated rhetoric around the so-called mommy wars to investigate the aspirations and struggles of women who juggle paid work and family. Email Carol Polk at polk@macalester.edu for more information.
Learn more about the book Glass Ceilings
5pm, Pourtal
, 104 Santa Monica Blv
d., Santa Monica, CA
Join Los Angeles area alumni for a casual after-work glass of wine at Pourtal in Santa Monica. Pourtal allows you select from more than 40 ever-changing wines to taste by the ounce. Load up a pre-paid Pourtal Tasting Card and take a trip to every wine region without the passport! Pourtal has agreed to donate a percentage of all wine-tasting sales to charity as part of his Angels Share program. "Angel's Share" refers to the portion of wine that evaporates from the barrel during fermentation. Public parking is available in Structures S4 & S6 (see parking map here). Two hours free before 6 p.m., $3 flat rate after 6 p.m., $7 valet parking is also available around the corner at 1401 Ocean Ave, just South of Santa Monica Blvd. Contact Jerry Darko '05 via email with questions and to RSVP.
Seattle Young Alumni Happy Hour
6pm,
Duchess Tavern, 2827 NE 55th St., Seattle, WA
Enjoy a microbrew or beverage of your choice with Macalester young alumni and friends at the Duchess Tavern. All alumni living in the Pacific Northwest are invited. To RSVP, email Firat Taydas '92 at FTaydas@starbucks.com.
Karin Ronnow '84 discusses Journey of Hope in Portland, Ore.
6:30pm, Portland State University, Room 338, Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 Southwest Broadway, Portland, OR
Join Portland-area alumni and friends to hear Karin Ronnow '84 discuss stories from her travels in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea. Mortenson is also founder of the Bozeman, Montana, Central Asia Institute, which has created community-based schools in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. and discussion begins at 7 p.m. Free. Light refreshments will be provided. Register online so we know to expect you.
As assistant managing editor and chief photographer for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Ronnow and Deirdre Eitel created a five-part series documenting the work of Mortenson and Central Asia Institute that proved very popular with readers. Over 150,000 additional copies of that series were reproduced in a magazine format entitled "Journey of Hope." Ronnow has since traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan six times in pursuit of more stories and is now working on the Volume IV of "Journey of Hope."
Karin Ronnow '84 discusses Journey of Hope in Seattle
10:30am, The Seattle Central Library, Level 4, Room 2, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA
Join Seattle-area alumni and friends to hear Karin Ronnow '84 discuss stories from her travels in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea. Mortenson is also founder of the Bozeman, Montana, Central Asia Institute, which has created community-based schools in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The library opens at 10 a.m. Refreshments and breakfast snacks catered by Twelve Baskets will be provided. $10 per person. Register online by Monday, February 15.
As assistant managing editor and chief photographer for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Ronnow and Deirdre Eitel created a five-part series documenting the work of Mortenson and Central Asia Institute that proved very popular with readers. Over 150,000 additional copies of that series were reproduced in a magazine format entitled "Journey of Hope." Ronnow has since traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan six times in pursuit of more stories and is now working on the Volume IV of "Journey of Hope."
8pm, Where: Grand River Bar and Grill, 3032 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Instead of staying inside on a cold February night, come out and join Chicago-land alumni for a happy hour. In addition to fun and great conversation, there will be $2 tacos! Reconnect with your Macalester friends and meet new ones! Look for the table with the sign that says "MAC." For more information or questions, email May Lin Kessenich '05
Spring Film Series, Part 1 of 6: The Story Of The Weeping Camel
7pm, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
Join us for the second alumni film series named "Hidden Gems and Surprises" happening 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 24-March 31. The first film in the series is The Story of the Weeping Camel by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni. It is an emotional story about Botok, a baby camel who's mother rejects him (see trailer). Hidden Gems participants will see four films on campus, discuss the Oscars, and venture out to a local theater together to view a new release. Sign up to see just this film for $5, or all four on-campus screenings for $20. Email Stephen Sporer for more information.
Register online
M Clubbers Unite for Men's and Women's Tennis
12pm, Macalester Tennis Courts
Cheer on the Scots men's and women's tennis teams as they take on Bethel. Women's matches begin at noon and men's matches begin at 3 p.m.
An Evening of Jazz with Geri Allen
8pm, Concert Hall, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center & Gallery
The Macalester Concert Choir and the Mac Jazz Big Band collaborate in a joint concert with the internationally known and award-winning jazz pianist, composer and arranger, Geri Allen. Allen will conduct several master classes and rehearsals; culminating in a final performance with both the choir and jazz band. Standard jazz charts, music of Geri Allen, and an excerpt from Mary Lou Williams' Mary Lou's Mass will be performed.
Songs of Love, Hope, and Faith featuring Igor Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms
8pm, Concert Hall, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center & Gallery
The Macalester Combined Choirs unite with the Festival Chorale (faculty, staff and community members) to sing Stravinsky's hauntingly impassioned Symphony of Psalms, featuring pianists Mark Mazullo, chair of the Music Department and professor, and piano proficiency coordinator Claudia Chen. In addition, the Macalester Concert Choir will perform selections by Brahms, Matthew Harris, a new composition by professor Carleton Macy, and Antonio Vivaldi's Magnificat with soprano soloist Rabihah Davis. All faculty, staff and community members interested in singing in this performance should contact Eugene Rogers at 651-696-6804 or erogers2@macalester.edu.
