2012 Events
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Jan 12 |
Learn How to Make Desserts with a Professional Pastry Chef |
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. L’Academie de Cuisine 5021 Wilson Lane Bethesda, MD Metro: Bethesda Metro on the Red Line Pastry Chef Samantha Weigand ’02, a chef-instructor at the popular L’Academie de Cuisine cooking school, will treat our local alumni to a private pastry class in January. During the class, you will prepare French classics such as gougere, soufflé, and tarte au chocolat. Learn hands-on pastry techniques while socializing with fellow alumni – what a wonderful way to warm up your winter. Samantha has worked at Bistro Bis and Hook restaurants in the District and is also the pastry chef for Eat and Smile Catering. At Dartmouth, Samantha was a senior fellow and was a member of Palaeopitus and Lodge Crew. After spending the year post-graduation with AmeriCorps, she worked in an office for just a few short months before retreating to the kitchen forever. Cost: $85 per person for club members, $95 for non-members. Pay online by clicking here. For more information about L’Academie de Cuisine, click here. If you have any questions about joining us at the recreational cooking class, please e-mail Meg Sommerfeld by clicking here. Class size is limited to 18 people so sign up now to ensure yourself a spot. Previous Dartmouth Club events at L’Academie de Cuisine have sold out quickly. |
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Jan 13 |
Ivy Singles Social Club January Event |
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Friday, January 13, 2012 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Woman’s National Democratic Club Whittemore House Mansion 1526 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (202) 232-7363 The Cornell Club of Washington is pleased to host the Ivy Singles Social Club January event. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. Join us for an evening of exceptional non-partisan company and conversation at the Whittemore House, home of the Woman’s National Democratic Club. The Whittemore House is an elegant historic mansion centrally located in Washington’s fashionable Dupont Circle. Built in the late 19th century as a private residence, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and pays tribute to the English Arts and Crafts movement and American “Shingle Style” architecture. Nine enchanting rooms of varying size make it an ideal setting for private parties, weddings, and special events. Each room is unique in character and beautifully furnished with antiques, art, and political memorabilia. The mansion is special in that none of its public rooms are square or rectangular. Reservations: prepay $30 by check to Steve Piekarec, 2535 West Meredith Drive, Vienna, Virginia 22181, by Monday, January 8. Make check payable to “The Cornell Club of Washington” and note your school on the check. Online payment can be made on the Cornell Club Website ($31, including Paypal fee) by clicking here. Pay at the door: $40 for walk-ins, e-mail, or phone [(703) 281-4311] reservations. Metro/parking: The Whittemore House mansion is on New Hampshire Avenue, a half block Northeast off Dupont Circle and two minutes walk from the Dupont Metro Station (Red Line). For those driving, there are three 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 Sister, and other prestigious schools’ regional alumni associations that sponsors social activities. Our events are open to all single alumni of member schools and their guests. |
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Jan 15 |
Dartmouth College Gospel Choir Concert |
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 7:00 p.m. Bethesda Chevy Chase High School Auditorium 4301 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD Metro: Bethesda  Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with The Dartmouth College Gospel Choir, an amazing 80-member musical sensation that has performed at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration festivities, New Orleans’ Jazz Fest, and New York City’s Lincoln Center. The choir has also performed around the world in Italy, Switzerland, Greece, and Turkey. Now come hear them in your own backyard, as they appear in a public concert at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland. The Choir is a diverse ensemble that sings everything from traditional gospel music to America the Beautiful to Michael Jackson hits. As Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center web page notes: This event is being co-sponsored by the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association. “The Dartmouth College Gospel Choir is irresistible–even if you’re standing outside a rehearsal when the Gospel Choir is singing, the music resonating through the walls causes an unexplainable energy to surge through your body which may result in an uncontrollable swaying of the body or just an uplifting of your spirits. Whatever the result, the choir’s combination of energy and passion is sure to be contagious. The DCGC performs a wide variety of gospel music ranging from spirituals to the most modern day contemporary hits including many non-traditional, innovative surprises. The choir performs with an amazing 12-piece band every fall and spring to large crowds in Spaulding Auditorium. Now in his sixth year, Artistic Director Walt Cunningham, out of Chicago, continues to impress audiences with a stunning choir and novel programming.” Under the leadership of dynamic Walt Cunningham, Jr., the choir has seen its membership more than triple in the last five years. Cunningham, a Waterloo, Iowa, native who turned down a Julliard Scholarship to attend West Point, also works with professional gospel musicians in Chicago, regularly flying back and forth from the Windy City to Hanover. If the Dartmouth Gospel Choir can sing outdoors in New Hampshire in January, just imagine what they can do here. The choir often has their audience up on their feet by the end of the show. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Dartmouth College Gospel Choir and the B-CC High School theater department’s campaign to upgrade their auditorium lights. Cost: Adults $10, children $5. Please click here to purchase tickets online using our secure site. If you have any questions about joining us at the Gospel Choir performance, please e-mail Meg Sommerfeld ’90. This concert is open to the general public. Free parking is available in the school parking lot. |
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Feb 18 |
Dartmouth versus Georgetown Men’s Lacrosse Scrimmage and Tailgate |
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Saturday, February 18, 2012 12:00 noon - prospective tailgate gathering 1:00 p.m. - game time Georgetown University, lacrosse field Washington, DC Hold this date. Details are not yet set. However, we have the inside track on a super event. Club member Ted Bracken ’65 has a son on the Big Green lacrosse team and is on the parents’ support group. We hope to be able to join up with them for a fun tailgater before the match up with Georgetown, likely right near the site of the match on campus. Stay tuned for further information. |
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Feb 24 |
Dartmouth On Location – Sex, Lies, and Theater: An Elizabethan Weekend at Blackfriars |
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Friday–Sunday, February 24–26, 2012 Blackfiars Playhouse Staunton, VA Join your fellow alums at Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia, for a weekend of enthralling theater performances and discussions. Blackfriars is an exact replica of the famed London theater of the 1600s, and your seats will be among the best in the house. In this magic setting, savor Elizabethan drama at its most ingenious, with Dartmouth Professor of English Emeritus Peter Saccio leading you through the labyrinths of plots, language, and themes in plays by Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton. Ralph Alan Cohen ’67, co-founder of the American Shakespeare Center and mission director at Blackfriars, is co-host. This Dartmouth on Location program offers three packages of plays, discussions, optional tours, wine tasting, and more. Choose one that best fits your schedule: Friday p.m./Saturday a.m.: A Mad World, My Masters, by Thomas Middleton; Saturday p.m./Sunday a.m.: Richard III; and Sunday afternoon: Much Ado about Nothing. Find more information on each package, to register now for Sex, Lies, and Theater: An Elizabethan Weekend at Blackfriars and to enjoy a Dartmouth discount on rooms at historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel, adjacent to the playhouse, click here. |
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Mar 25 |
Gridiron Sunday Reprise |
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 Washington Renaissance Hotel 999 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, DC Last year’s version of this historic annual musical comedy event was one of our most popular and fun events of the year, as those who attended can attest. Here’s what the Gridiron Club says about this event: “…one of the capital’s signature events. It is a reprise of an event we have been doing for 126 years, regaling an annual white-tie dinner with satire and songs that skewer presidents and congressional leaders, lobbyists, and sacred cows. …What they’ll see is our members – including well-known faces that might include John Dickerson of Slate, Al Hunt of Bloomberg, Jonathan Karl of ABC, John King of CNN, Mara Liaisson of NPR, Andrea Mitchell of NBC, Bob Schieffer of CBS, Chuck Todd of NBC and Judy Woodruff of PBS – performing songs and skits in costume. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields relays the speeches that were delivered the night before, which typically include remarks by the president and a leading Democrat and leading Republican.” Tickets: $70 each for club members, $80 each for non-members. Please register and pay online, stating your membership status and number of tickets needed, at [link to be forthcoming] or RSVP to Bob Davidson by clicking here and send your check, made out to “The Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C.” to Bob Davidson at 138 Gresham Place, Falls Church, VA 22046. In any case, payment is due no later than March 14, 2012. |
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Alumni Running Club Meet |
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Saturdays On hiatus until spring To join the club e-mail list, click here and then click on “Open this content in a new window” and then “apply” for membership. If you have any questions, please e-mail Chas Ballew. |
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Generally the first Monday of most months If you have a question or would like to volunteer in any capacity, contact club
president David Mustra
via e-mail.
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