Brown Young Alumni Game Night

sfcarberry — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:12:07 +0000

Do you love board games? Is there anything more satisfying than a triple-scoring word in Scrabble?

Join other Brown alums for an evening of games and competition hosted by Pat Robertson ’01 and homefrys. We’re talking Taboo, Apples to Apples, Jenga, Catch Phrase, Connect Four, Scattergories, Scrabble, Pictionary and more. Vote for your favorite games in advance to make sure they’re there.

What: Brown Young Alumni Game Night
Where: The Republic, 3213 Scott Street (at Lombard)
When: Wednesday, November 3rd; 6-10 p.m.
How Much: $10 at the Door.
What else: Let the hostess know you’re there for game night, there will be a private space for alums.

Please RSVP to sfbrownalumni@yahoo.com by November 1st.

Support the Brown Men’s Water Polo Team!

sfcarberry — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:45:31 +0000

Come cheer on the Brown Men’s Water Polo team as they compete in the Santa Clara Invitational.

The Brown University Sports Foundation is hosting a post-match reception Sunday, October 24th at 10:15 AM with fellow Brown alumni, family, and friends. The gathering will take place in the grassy area between Sullivan Aquatic Center and the Pat Malley Fitness Center. All are welcome to join!

Weekend Match Schedule

Friday, October 22
6:00 p.m. PDT
Brown vs. Cal Baptist

Saturday, October 23
11:30 a.m. PDT
Brown vs. UC Davis

4:30 p.m. PDT
Brown vs. Air Force

Sunday, October 24
9:00 a.m. PDT
Brown vs. Santa Clara

10:15 a.m. PDT
Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Brown Water Polo Reception

3:15 p.m. PDT
Brown vs. University of the Pacific

All games will be played at the University of Santa Clara Sullivan Aquatic Center. For details on location please view Santa Clara Campus Map. For more information on the Brown Men’s Water Polo team, visit www.brownbears.com.

Mayor Newsom Event this Thursday

adrianacerundolo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:25:59 +0000

Brown Alum David Onek, who is himself running for District Attorney in the 2011 election, is hosting an event this Thursday night, 7/29, in honor of Mayor Newsom’s run for Lt. Governor. He invites you all to attend!

When? 7/29, 5:30-7:30

Where? Home of David Onek & Kara Dukakis, 218 Bocana St, San Francisco

To register/contribute for the event, please go here.

To learn more about David’s DA race, go here.

Get to know an alum: Andrew Epstein ’07

adrianacerundolo — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:54:18 +0000

Have you ever participated in a teambuilding event at your work? How about one where you were able to play music? Though it may be hard to imagine your office turning into a jam session and dance party, Brown alum Andrew Epstein has found a way to bring the joy of rhythm and music into the workplace, all while building essential teambuilding and leadership skills. Andrew’s new venture, RhythmIMPACT, is designed to “help organizations build successful teams and effective leaders through the universal language of rhythm.” As Andrew explains, “people in leadership positions and team environments tend to follow their habits, often struggling with group dynamics and their personal communication style. They need to find new ways to communicate effectively and connect their staff, and I think RhythmIMPACT does this in
an exciting way.”

Using tools such as world percussion instruments, vocal and body language, and call-and-response techniques, participants practice creative means of communicating with and leading their team. For example, in one exercise, there is a designated leader whose goal is to create a musical arrangement, communicate the different parts to the respective members of the team, and conduct the team for accurate
rhythm and sequence. Any miscommunication or lapse in leading is recognized and addressed in real-time, as the music speaks for itself as to whether the instruments and rhythms are effectively working together. Such an exercise is not only fun and fosters team-bonding, but it also allows communication breakdowns to be addressed in a non-judgmental and objective environment.

Andrew’s love of music originally started by studying jazz piano, which he then composed and performed. His musical interest quickly grew to percussion as well, and he spent several months studying street percussion in Brazil. Growing up in the Bay Area, Andrew recognized the need for better music education in public schools. After getting his Masters in the Art of Teaching at Brown in ’07, he brought back what he learned to New York City’s Seward Park High School, where headed up a new music program for its inner city students that encouraged musical performance and composition. As adults noticed the program’s success in encouraging teambuilding and leadership skills, Andrew was called upon to offer similar classes for adults. From there, the concept of RhythmIMPACT was born.

Andrew piloted his program at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, for which he received much acclaim, and has since conducted successful teambuilding workshops for managers, engineers, and CEOs at a number of top tech companies and financial firms. What an original and fun concept, Andrew! Andrew welcomes all those interested in learning more about RhythmIMPACT to contact him at aweawe1@gmail.com.

Young Alums Dining Italian Style

adrianacerundolo — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:41:36 +0000

Young alums gathered at Pane e Vino in the Marina this past Friday night for pasta, wine and fun conversation. Thanks Ashmeet for hosting this Carberry Dinner!! We are happy you are sticking around SF after all

Dave Morris ’88, Linnea Sanderson ’06, Matt Forkin ’06, Ashmeet Kapoor ’09, James Kraemer ’08, Andrew Epstein ’07

Alums Creatively Respond to the Economy

adrianacerundolo — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:09:16 +0000

Come support your local Brown artists! On July 31^st, Brown alum Melissa Koh ’02 will be producing a theatre show at CounterPULSE which deals with the theme of unemployment. Out of Work: Artists Respond to the Economy will be Melissa’s fourth production that she has both written and managed, having started her production career with a one-woman show as her senior project at Brown. The show chronicles various stories of unemployment through performance art, theatre, and documentary film.

Melissa is joined by fellow Browns alums Laura Green ’05 and Anissa Weinraub ’03, who are also involved in the show. Laura works as a documentary film maker and editor, and will be heading to Stanford for an MFA in documentary film in the fall. Anissa has experience directing youth-written-and-performed shows centered around the theme of social justice and will be working as a performance artist and organizer in SF for the next few months.

Congratulations, girls! We wish you much success with Out of Work, as well as with the future projects to come.

Job Opening with Thumbtack

adrianacerundolo — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:43:43 +0000

Thumbtack, co-founded by Brown alum Michael Flaxman ’07, is looking to hire an awesome software engineer. If you refer someone who ends up getting hired, Thumbtack will give you $1,000! Now that’s pretty cool. Interested? Here’s the job description.

Young Alum Dinner at Pane e Vino

adrianacerundolo — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:50:10 +0000

Ashmeet Kapoor ’09 will be hosting the next Young Alum Carberry Dinner Italian style at Pane e Vino on July 15th, at 7pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to give Ashmeet a warm send-off before he leaves for India to launch his new company! To register, please go to the event page.

Alum Featured in Art Show, Opening Friday

adrianacerundolo — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:08:56 +0000

Brown alum Ilana Crispi will showcase some of her most playful and outrageous works (including the one being created here to the left) at The Junk Mail! Show, opening this Friday, July 9th at The Soap Gallery. Featuring everything from sculpture, printmaking, drawing, and painting to poetry, prose, video and artist’s books, The Junk Mail! Show creates “a collection of awesomely ultra-mundane meditations on the advertising campaigns and products that are pushed on us when we’re least expecting it.”

Congrats, Ilana!! Ilana studied Comp Lit and Visual Arts at Brown before pursuing her MFA at Mills College. For more information on Ilana’s previous projects, please see her blog.

Job Opening with CounterPULSE

adrianacerundolo — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:40:07 +0000

Brown alum Judith Zissman (’92) is on the board of CounterPULSE, a terrific performing arts organization here in San Francisco. They currently have a job opening for a Communications & Community Relations Manager. If you’re interested, or know someone who is, I suggest you jump on this because it’s sure to fill up fast!