Cornell Club-New York

THE CORNELL CLUB WELCOMES ANDREW TOBIAS

abarry — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:00:50 +0000

Andrew Tobias, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee since 1999, is the author of The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need and The Best Little Boy In The World, among several other books. Drawing on his vast experience in finance and politics, Mr Tobias will discuss the current state of America, and share his thoughts on where we have been and where we are going as a nation.

As treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, he’s the DNC’s highest-ranking openly gay official.

Andrew Tobias was born and raised in New York. He majored in Slavic Languages and Literature at Harvard, but spent most of his time running the million-dollar student business conglomerate and publishing Let’s Go: The Student Guide To Europe. At 23, he entered Harvard Business School, writing for New York Magazine on the side and, upon graduation, as a Contributing Editor. He has been a contributing writer and columnist for Esquire and Time, and is Personal Finance Editor of Parade. He has also appeared on numerous televison shows, including Today and Face the Nation, and co-hosted Beyond Wall Street, an eight-part PBS documentary.

The evening will begin with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception. Following the lecture, we will reopen the bar for an evening of cocktails and conversation.
All guests will receive copies of The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need and The Best Little Boy In The World.

$50 per person, inclusive of cocktail reception and signed copies of The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need and The Best Little Boy In The World.
Advance reservations are required.
RSVP: Kerry Strassel k.strassel@cornellclubnyc.com or 212.692.1381

THE CORNELL CLUB WELCOMES ANN LEE: WHAT THE US CAN LEARN FROM CHINA

abarry — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:00:26 +0000

Ann Lee, author of a new book titled What the U.S. Can Learn from China and a senior fellow at Demos, focuses on issues of global economics and finance. Ann is a former investment banker, hedge fund partner and is a frequent media commentator on economic issues. In addition to television and radio appearances on Bloomberg, ABC, CBS, CNN, CNBC and NPR, her op-eds have appeared in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Businessweek, Forbes, and Worth. Ann is also an adjunct professor of economics and finance at New York University and a former visiting professor at Peking University where she taught macroeconomics and financial derivatives. While she was teaching at Peking University, she also acted as an economic adviser to Chinese economic officials as well as to several large Chinese asset management firms. She was educated at U.C. Berkeley, Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs, and Harvard Business School. In the book, Ann discusses how the United States can also learn from a country that will likely soon have the world’s largest economy. At a time when many choose to complain about the United States economy, Ann examines how China’s education policies, economic policies and financial markets, foreign policies, strategic planning can be studied to positively impact our own.
6:00pm cocktail reception, 6:30pm lecture
Members are invited to join Ms. Lee at the Club table for dinner following the lecture. The cost of dinner is $40 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity and includes one glass of house wine with dinner

THE CORNELL CLUB WELCOMES JOSEPH STIGLITZ

abarry — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:00:03 +0000

The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future

Critics are charging that our current economic system has made America the most unequal advanced industrial country, with crippled growth and undermined democracy. With the top 1 percent of Americans controlling an estimated 40 percent of the country’s wealth, Stiglitz makes a forceful argument against our divided society and vicious circle of inequality. In an effort to bridge that growing gap, Stiglitz offers his plan for changing our current fiscal and budgetary policies and create a more just and prosperous future.
Joseph Stiglitz is a professor at Columbia University and former chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics. He was recently ranked as #33 of Foreign Policy magazine’s ‘Top 100 Global Thinkers” list.

Join Mr Stiglitz and fellow Ivy League Club Members for an evening of conversation and cocktails.
7:00pm cocktail reception, 7:30pm lecture and book signing
$50 per person.

Reservations are final sale on Thursday, May 31^st.

AROUND THE WORLD

abarry — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 23:00:24 +0000

Join fellow Members of the Ivy League Clubs for an Around the World Party!
Come dressed in your best for a trip around the world without leaving The Cornell Club-New York!
Grab your culinary passport and savor the cuisine and cocktails from countries that are off the beaten path from traditional wine and spirit tours! The tour is highlighted by wines from Israel and Slovenia, Sakes of Japan, and award winning old world beers. Our beverage selections will be complemented by an array of hors d’oeurves and internationally inspired dishes.

7pm-10pm
$65 per person

Reservations final sale by 5/29

THE CORNELL CLUB WELCOMES GEORGE ROTHMAN: RIVERSIDE SYMPHONY’S CONDUCTOR

abarry — Thu, 31 May 2012 22:00:45 +0000

Join George Rothman, Music Director and Conductor of New York’s critically acclaimed Riverside Symphony, for an engaging look behind the scenes of the orchestra’s upcoming season finale performance on June 6^th at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. The concert, entitled “Poetry and Motion” features the highly regarded movie, television and stage actress Cynthia Nixon (best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes in HBO’s “Sex and the City”) who will narrate “The Story of Babar the Little Elephant”, Francis Poulenc’s endearing gem, based on the beloved children’s tale. The program opens with a world premiere of a new work, “The Tree without End”, by Evan Hause, an up-and-coming American composer, inspired by a French picture book in which a tree represents the circle of life. Acclaimed pianist, Shai Wosner, rounds out the musically adventurous evening with a performance of Beethoven’s poetic masterpiece, “Piano Concerto No. 4”. Maestro Rothman will share insights into how he conceived the program, explain how a Conductor shapes the expression of the music, and teach listening skills that will deepen your concert-going experience. All attendees will receive prime seating tickets to the June 6 evening performance at 7:30pm. Experience why The New York Times proclaimed, “Were it not for brave enterprises like Riverside Symphony, no one would hear programs of such ambition and originality.”
6:00pm cocktails
6:30pm lecture
Advance reservations are required and are final sale.

THE CORNELL CLUB WELCOMES KATIE COURIC IN COVERSATION WITH DAVID WESTIN

abarry — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:30:09 +0000

This event is open to House Members of The Club.

Katie Couric, who has earned six Emmy awards and a George Foster Peabody award, will interview powerhouse David Westin as they both discuss new media and Westin’s upcoming behind-the-scenes book Exit Interview.In March 1997, when Westin became president of ABC News, TV journalism was in the throes of rebirth: cable networks were proliferating, the Internet was emerging as a viable medium for journalists, and the Big Three were losing the cultural dominance they had enjoyed for decades. Post-cold war America was enjoying an era of peace and prosperity. “It looked like all the really important news was behind us,” Westin writes.It wasn’t, of course, and for the next thirteen years he presided over ABC News for some of the most important, thrilling, fraught, and perplexing events in its history. His upcoming book, Exit Interview is a behind the-scenes look at his tenure and the major news that marked it. Neither an apologia nor a critique, the book instead addresses basic questions about journalists today. With touchstones from the recent past, Westin takes us inside the chaos of the newsroom, where what looks clear and certain from the outside is often mired in conflict and urgency. He explores the uncertainty inherent to his job, and its central question: Is it possible for journalists to be both good at their jobs and people of good moral character?
6:00-7:00pm cash bar reception
7:00pm lecture
$45 per person includes a copy of Exit Interview

Advance reservations are required by Friday, May 18^th, pending availability, at which time reservations are final sale.

THE WOLLEMAN FAMILY LECTURE: GANDHI IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD WITH PROFESSOR DURBA GHOSH

abarry — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:00:07 +0000

Mohandas K. Gandhi, whose nonviolent techniques have become well-known from India to the United States, had many ideas about how to live in the modern world. Although he argued that we should live simply, Gandhi did not suppose we should retreat to the past but attempted to imagine new futures in which ideas such as duty, obligation, and empathy might guide how we live.
Ghosh’s teaching and research focus on understanding the history of colonialism on the Indian subcontinent. Her current research focuses on popular and radical political movements in early and mid-twentieth century India and the ways in which violence against the British colonial state became an important, but historically underemphasized, form of protest. Professor Ghosh is a graduate of Wesleyan University and received her M.A from the University of Wisconsin. In 2000 she received her Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley
6:00pm cocktail reception, 6:30pm lecture
Members are invited to join the Professor Ghosh for dinner following the lecture. A family-style dinner will feature traditional Indian cuisine. The cost of dinner is $55 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity and includes one glass of house wine with dinner.

MOTHER’S DAY

abarry — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:30:22 +0000

Treat Mom to an Elegant Brunch at The Cornell Club!

Sunday, May 13^th, 2012

Seating times available between 11:30am and 2:30pm

Adults $55.00 plus tax and gratuity

Children under 12 $20.00 plus tax and gratuity, children under 3 are gratis

Chilled Seafood Display

Jumbo Shrimp, Clams, Oysters, Seafood Salad

Served with Cocktail and Mignotte Sauce

Cold Display

Antipasto, Smoked Salmon, Smoked Trout,

Fresh Sliced Fruit, Chilled Asparagus, Tomato Basil Mozzarella,

Caesar Salad, and Mixed Mesclun Green Salad

Bakery Display

Danish, Muffins, Croissants, Assorted Bagels

Trio of Cream Cheeses and Assorted Preserves

Chafers

Waffles with Warm Adirondack Maple Syrup,

Applewood Smoked Bacon, Turkey Sausage,

Potatoes O’Brien, Cheese Blintzes, and

Chicken Piccata with Creamy Risotto

Carving Station

Sliced Roasted Sirloin of Beef with

Button Mushroom Cabernet Sauvignon Reduction

Chef-Attended Create-Your-Own Omelet Station

Fillings Include:

Diced Shrimp, Julienne Smoked Salmon, Diced Black Forest Ham,

Swiss, Cheddar, American Cheese,

Peppers, Mushrooms, Onions

Added Selections for the Little Ones

Mini Hamburgers, Fried Chicken Tenders, Macaroni and Cheese, and

French Fries

Dessert Buffet

Coffee, Decaffeinated, and International Tea

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Please contact the Program Department for reservations

212.692.1381 or k.strassel@cornellclubnyc.com

AN EVENING WITH COACH KENT AUSTIN

abarry — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:00:33 +0000

The Cornell Club-New York and the Cornell Football Association invite you to Celebrate Cornell Football: An Evening With Coach Kent Austin
Kent Austin is a motivator, creative thinker, and innovator and accepted the challenge of turning around the culture of Cornell football and bring back a winning tradition toone of the most historic programs in college football history. The early returns have been outstanding, and the best is yet to come!
Austin was named The Roger J. Weiss ’61 Coach of Cornell Football by Andy Noel, the Meakem Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education.
6:00-7:00pm Reception
7:00pm Talk and Q&A with Coach Austin
Guests are invited to dine with the Coach following the discussion.
Dinner is $40 per person (inclusive of tax, gratuity, and one glass of wine with dinner)
The reception and lecture are gratis for Cornell Club-New York and CFA Members.
$20 per person for alumni and guests.

THE CORNELL CLUB WELCOMES LITCHFIELD JAZZ FESTIVAL’S ALBERT RIVERA WITH HIS “UNLEASHED” ORGAN BAND

abarry — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:00:17 +0000

This event has been postponed.
ALBERT RIVERA WITH HIS “UNLEASHED” ORGAN BAND will perform at the Around the World Party on June 1st.