Past eventsKiplinger Gallery, Friday, March 23, 2007 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Arts Club, Friday, April 20, 2007 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Lounge 201, Friday, May 18, 2007 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Cruise on the Potomac, June 21, 2007 6:30 pm Camelot at Wolf Trap, Sunday, July 15, 2007 4pm picnic, 8-10pm performance Summerfest at Strathmore with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra July 26, 2007 Tragara Restaurant in Bethesda Sept 7, 2007 Woman's National Democratic Club, Oct 26, 2007 DACOR-Bacon House, Dec 7, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007 The Cornell Club of Washington Is Pleased to Host The Ivy Singles Social Club Beginning of Spring Event, with hors d'oeuvres and cash car As the city trees turn green and the sun outlasts the dark, come out of hibernation and join us! We return to the Kiplinger Gallery, the longest running venue of all our events. The Kiplinger Gallery includes selections from the Kiplinger collection shown in changing exhibitions. This collection comprises over 5,000 items, including prints, paintings, and photographs, most of which feature Washington architecture. You will also find maps and period, political portraits. The "Vanishing Washington" collection includes watercolors and photographs. This expansive collection originated in the 1920s when W. M. Kiplinger, a young reporter new to Washington, bought a single old Washington print for his small office. As the success of Kiplinger's newsletter grew, so did his collection of Washingtoniana. Reservations: $25 by check to Steve Piekarec, 2535 West Meredith Drive, Vienna, Virginia 22181, by Monday, March 19th. Make checks payable to "The Cornell Club of Washington" and note your school on the check. $35 for email (Spiekare@cs.com) or phone reservations (703-281-4311) by March 19th and walk-ins. Please RSVP if possible to the e-mail address or the E-vite site: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/spiekare@cs.com/kiplinger07. Transport: There are 2 Metro Stations within 3 blocks, Farragut North (Red Line) and Farragut West (Orange/Blue). For those driving, street parking is available nearby after 6:30 and there are also parking garages nearby (check on closing times).
Friday, April 20, 2007 The Cornell and Harvard Clubs of Washington Are Pleased to Host The Ivy Singles Social Club April Event Happy hour with hors d'oeuvres and cash bar We invite you to join us at this charming historic landmark, the James Monroe House, just off Pennsylvania Avenue. Monthly exhibits of paintings and photography line the walls. We have a light buffet, drinks, desserts, coffee and tea deep into the evening, and walk through the two floors of spacious rooms in the company of sophisticated singles. To reserve a space, please send $25 by check, payable to "The Harvard Club of Washington". Note your own college or university on the check. Send it to Peter Meyer, [address], by April 14th. You can pay $35 at the door, instead. Please let us know by email or Evite at (http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/spiekare@verizon.net/artsclub) that you will be coming so we can check you in quickly. We will welcome walk-ins for $35, too. Send any questions to Peter at [email] or [phone] or to Steve at [email]. Transport: From the Foggy Bottom metro stop, walk three blocks east. From the Farragut West stop, exit at 18th and I, and walk west three blocks. Street parking may be available and there are nearby garages, one of which is at 2000 Pennsylvania Ave.
Friday, May 18, 2007 Northwestern University and the Ivy Singles Social Club are pleased to invite you to a happy hour party at Lounge 201, the District's premier cocktail lounge, located just minutes from Union Station. The Washington Post describes Lounge 201 as "a swanky Senate-side hideaway with fishbowl-sized martinis, pool tables, a sweeping bar and large leather booths." This event will feature a full cash bar with specials including a $7.50 "Ivy-tini," $5 Van Gogh vodka drinks, and $3 Miller Lite bottles. There will also be passed appetizers including artesian flat breads, mini crab cakes, and artichoke and goat cheese croquets. We will have two contiguous private rooms for the event. Please bring ID to ensure admission. Price: $25 in advance and $35 at the door. To receive the advance admission price, please send a check for $25 payable to Leslie Klein by May 14 to Leslie Klein, [address] , and note the name of the school/s from which you graduated. In addition, whether paying in advance or planning to pay at the door, RSVP by responding to the Evite at http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/spiekare@verizon.net/201lounge. For more information please contact Leslie at [email] or [phone]. Directions: Take red line metro to Union Station or orange line to Capitol South. Lounge 201 is an easy walk from either, located at the intersection of 2nd and D Streets NE, just off Massachusetts Ave. Street parking should be reasonable and safe in that area. Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:15-6:45 check-in, 7pm cruise departs Washington Marina 1300 Maine St, SE (near the foot of 15th St, SW) The Washington Wellesley Club invites you to an Ivy Singles Social Club cruise on the Potomac Thursday, June 21st. Celebrate the summer solstice with a two-hour journey along the river and watch the sun set over the monuments and Georgetown from the open-top upper deck or air-conditioned indoor lower deck of the Harbour Belle. Check-in begins at 6:15pm dockside and boarding at 6:30pm at the Washington Marina, 1300 Maine Ave. SW Washington (near the foot of 15th Street SW). We cruise at 7pm. Enjoy hors-d’oeuvres and drinks (cash bar) along with the spectacular views. Pre-paid reservations are strongly recommended as space is limited. Send $25 check payable to Washington Wellesley Club to Deborah Tate, 1022 N. Cleveland Street, Arlington, VA 22201 postmarked by June 15. Please note your school on the check. LIMITED walk-ins may be possible at $35. Questions: debtate2001@yahoo.com or 703-527-9265.. Wear casual or business attire. The ship is handicapped accessible. Directions to the Washington Marina: By metro: Go to the Smithsonian station on Blue or Orange line. Exit at U.S. Department of Agriculture (at 12th and Independence). Walk south on 12th Street to Maryland Ave. Turn right, and go to the front of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Turn left, go down the steps, and walk to the right around the Mandarin's water side. Cross over foot bridge to boat. Leave yourself plenty of time to make the trip! For driving directions, see http://www.capitalyachttours.com. There is free parking on the street after 6:30pm.
Sunday, July 15th, 2007 The Cornell Club of Washington is pleased to invite you to an outdoor musical performance. Come experience the combined magic of Wolf Trap, "Where the Arts Come Out to Play" and “Camelot”, starring Michael York. Merlin casts a spell on Wolf Trap! The classic legend of King Arthur, Guenevere, and Sir Lancelot comes alive in this new production of one of history's greatest love stories. Our afternoon event is an informal get-together in the picnic area to the left of Ovations restaurant, which is left of the Filene Center (the main Wolf Trap stage). Attendees should bring their own picnic lunches and drinks; no grilling is allowed. People may bring their own drinks, including wine and beer, but we cannot sell those beverages. The setting is casual and relaxed. Cost for the picnic only is $5, which covers some general expenses. Later in the evening, “Camelot” takes center stage in the Filene Center. We have a limited number of lawn and in-house tickets available on a first paid, first served basis. The price, which includes the picnic, is $20 for lawn tickets and $38 for in-house loge seats. Reservations (Prepaid Only): Send a check payable to "The Cornell Club of Washington". Note your school on the check and send to Steve Piekarec, at 2535 West Meredith Drive, Vienna, Virginia 22181. If you plan on attending just the picnic, you need not pay in advance, but please RSVP for planning purposes. Performance tickets must be paid for by July 8th. Questions: Contact Steve at spiekare@verizon.net or call 703-281-4311. Please respond to the link to our Evite if you can http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/spiekare@verizon.net/camelot Directions: From the Capital Beltway (495): Take exit 45 to Route 267 West (Dulles Toll Road), follow signs to local exits, pay a 50-cent toll and exit at the Wolf Trap ramp. The Filene Center will be on the right. From Route 7 Westbound (toward Leesburg): Turn left on Towlston Road, drive one mile and the Filene Center will be on your left. Parking: Available. Metro: Metro access is not available for the picnic, but a $5 (exact change only) shuttle for the performance runs from West Falls Church Metro, starting 2 hours before a performance. Thursday, July 26, 2007 The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Summerfest at Strathmore The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, N. Bethesda, Md. 301-581-5200 www.strathmore.org 6:00-7:45PM - Social/party in the Lounge/patio 6:45-7:30PM - Tour the performance hall 8:00-9:30PM - BSO performs Beethoven's Ninth The Yale Club of Washington invites you to an Ivy Singles Special Event The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Summerfest at Strathmore Experience Strathmore - mix and mingle with Ivy Singles at Summerfest at 6:00pm, enjoy a brief tour of the Strathmore facility at 6:45, and Beethoven's Ninth at 8pm by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar, conductor, and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Tom Hall, director. All at a special group rate. Get-together in the Comcast lounge and patio tables near outside the Lounge doors. Purchase special summer menu items from the grill and cool cocktails and enjoy them as you meet alumni from different schools. Michael Mael, Vice President of the BSO will give us a tour of Strathmore. And to cap off the evening, enjoy the BSO performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, with its beloved "Ode to Joy", from front seats in the Grand Tier. Reservations (Prepaid Only and required by July 11th): Send a check for $27.00 payable to "Yale Club of Washington DC" with your school on the check to Robert Cole, 3003 Van Ness St NW #W814, Washington, DC 20008. Or click here to charge your reservation on the Yale Club of Washington website for $28.50. Tickets must be paid for by July 11th and will be held at the `will call' window. Questions: Contact Robert at rbcole at aol.com or call 202-244-4546. Directions: Strathmore is located at Tuckerman Lane and Rockville Pike in N. Bethesda. See http://www.strathmore.org/planyourvisit/directionsparking.asp for driving and parking directions. Metro: Use the Red Line of the Metro to the Grosvenor Strathmore station and follow the walkway out of the metro station to the left entrance of the Metro Garage. Take the stairs or elevators to the 4th level, and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center's main entrance. facility at 6:45, and Beethoven's Ninth at 8pm by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar, conductor, and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Tom Hall, director. All at a special group rate.Get-together in the Comcast lounge and patio tables near outside the Lounge doors. Purchase special summer menu items from the grill and cool cocktails and enjoy them as you meet alumni from different schools. Michael Mael, Vice President of the BSO will give us a tour of Strathmore. And to cap off the evening, enjoy the BSO performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, with its beloved "Ode to Joy", from front seats in the Grand Tier. Reservations (Prepaid Only and required by July 11th): Send a check for $27.00 payable to "Yale Club of Washington DC" with your school on the check to Robert Cole, 3003 Van Ness St NW #W814, Washington, DC 20008. Or click here to charge your reservation on the Yale Club of Washington website for $28.50. Tickets must be paid for by July 11th and will be held at the `will call' window. Questions: Contact Robert at rbcole at aol.com or call 202-244-4546. Directions: Strathmore is located at Tuckerman Lane and Rockville Pike in N. Bethesda. See http://www.strathmore.org/planyourvisit/directionsparking.asp for driving and parking directions. Metro: Use the Red Line of the Metro to the Grosvenor Strathmore station and follow the walkway out of the metro station to the left entrance of the Metro Garage. Take the stairs or elevators to the 4th level, and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center's main entrance.
Friday, Sept 7, 2007 The MIT Club of Washington invites you to this Ivy Singles Social Club happy hour. Join us for good company, a fine selection of hors d'oeuvres, and Ivy happy hour drinks at a cash bar in a spacious function room at an Italian restaurant that likely will become one of your favorites. Pre-paid reservations are strongly recommended. Send check for $25 payable to the MIT Club of Washington, DC with your school name to Bob Pearsall, 19751 Crystal Rock Drive #23, Germantown, MD 20874. Check MUST BE RECEIVED by Saturday, September 1, NO EXCEPTIONS, to qualify for the discounted pre-registration price. Email RSVPs/walk-ins price is $35. Questions: bobinspain (at) hotmail.com or 301-326-6711. Please RSVP if possible to the Evite at: www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/spiekare@verizon.net/tragara. Directions: Take the Red Line Metro (Shady Grove) to Bethesda station. Ristorante Tragara is approximately 4 blocks northwest, on Cordell Ave, between Norfolk and Old Georgetown Road. Street parking is limited. Parking is available in nearby parking garages.
Friday, October 26, 2007 The Cornell Club of Washington is pleased to host this Ivy Singles Social Club happy hour event. Join us for an evening of exceptional non-partisan company and conversation in the Adlai Stevenson Ballroom of the Woman’s National Democratic Club. The Woman's National Democratic Club is located near Dupont Circle in the Whittemore House, one of Washington's most elegant, historic mansions with ten function rooms and a garden. Each room displays political campaign memorabilia, portraits, photographs, political cartoons, antique furnishings in handsomely appointed rooms, such as the antique filled Marjorie Merriweather Post Parlor. Significant interior features include the Arts and Crafts foyer and stairwell, and an elaborate plaster ceiling in the former music room, now the Hamlin Room. In addition to its permanent collection, the museum features special exhibits like its 2002 exhibit, The Kennedys: A Legacy of Style and Substance. Sarah Adams Whittemore, an opera singer and a descendant of President John Adams, commissioned Washington architect Harvey Page to design the home in 1892. Unique in Washington, this is an English Arts and Craft structure, with distinctive New Jersey orange-brown brick, overhanging roof, and turrets, Whittemore sold the building to the Club in 1927. The House was placed on the DC Register in 1964 and on the National Register in 1973. Reservations: $30 by check to Steve Piekarec, 2535 West Meredith Drive, Vienna, Virginia 22181, by Monday, October 22nd. Make checks payable to "The Cornell Club of Washington" and note your school on the check. $35 for email (Spiekare@verizon.net) or phone reservations (703-281-4311) and walk-ins. Please RSVP if possible to the e-mail address or the E-vite at http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/spiekare@verizon.net/wndc07. Metro/parking: The mansion is on New Hampshire Avenue, a half block Northeast off Dupont Circle and 2 minutes walk from the Dupont Metro Station on the Red Line. There are 3 parking garages nearby. Street parking is limited but improves after 6:30.
Friday, November 16, 2007 The Harvard Club of Washington and Washington Wellesley Club are pleased to host The Ivy Singles Social Club November happy hour With a buffet and cash bar Join us for a long happy hour in a nightclub space. We'll have a delicious Moroccan buffet from the Marrakesh Palace Restaurant. Afterwards you're welcome to stay in the space which will have dancing to international music. Or you can walk out into the Dupont Circle neighborhood. Price: $25 in advance and $30 at the door. To receive the advance admission price, please send a check for $25 payable to the "Harvard Club of Washington" by November 10th. Mail it to Debbie Tate, 1022 N. Cleveland, Arlington, VA 22201. Please note on the check the name of any member school/s you attended. Walk-ins: It saves time at the door if we have your name and any member university name in advance. Please RSVP, if possible to our Evite which will be sent out, or by emailing Debbie at debtate2001@yahoo.com. Directions: By Metrorail, go to the Dupont Circle stop, from which it's about four blocks to walk. From the south exit of the Metro stop, go towards the circle then turn left, going northwest along the circle, then left on P St, going west. From the north exit of the Dupont Circle Metro, walk south on 20th to P St and turn right. Parking on the street is chancy but may be possible especially right after 6:30. Or, park in the garage three blocks due south on M St near New Hampshire.
Friday, December 7, 2007 The Washington DC Stanford Club invites you to an Ivy Singles Social Club holiday party. The venue is the elegant, historic DACOR- Bacon House (built 1824-25), home to several Supreme Court Justices as well as a Maryland governor. Congressman Bacon and his wife lived in the house. Upon her death, Bacon's widow, Virginia Murray Bacon, bequeathed the historic building to the Foundation as a memorial to husband, U.S. Representative Robert Low Bacon of New York. The House now serves as headquarters and meeting place for members of the Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and the DACOR Bacon House Foundation. The DACOR-Bacon House will be decorated for the holiday season and a fir tree will await our collective, talented 'bobble and bow adding skills'. PLEASE BRING an ornament to put on the tree or an inexpensive item to put under the tree for our toy drive. Wrapped gifts should note suggested age of child for the gift. We will feast on scrumptious hors d'oeuvres and enjoy live music. Libations will be available from a cash bar. Wear your festive party apparel. Reservations: Please send $30 by check payable to the "WDCSA" or Washington DC Stanford Association to Margaret New, The Middleburg Group, P.O. Box 933, Middleburg, VA 20118 so that it is received by Saturday, December 1, 2006. Mobile #703-298-2525. Please note your school on the check for accounting. Email reservations and walk-ins: $35 at the door. E-mail reservations (by December 1 please) and questions to Margaret New at Margaret at middleburggroup.com. Walk-ins are welcome, however advance reservations are strongly encouraged as space is limited. Metro: Take the Orange/Blue Line to Farragut West. Walk 3 blocks south on 18th St NW. The historic house is at 1801 F St. Parking: Street parking is available after 6:30 pm. Please be aware that most nearby parking garages close early. Check with the garage attendant. Map: DACOR-Bacon House |