| Sun 3/13 | Washington Book Club |
| Sat 3/26 | Udvar-Hazy Center Tour |
| Fri 4/1 | Ivy Singles – Kiplinger Gallery |
| Wed 4/13 | American Indian Museum Reception |
Also: Stanford Men’s basketball, Washington
Nationals Baseball, Mark Your Calendar, email
reminders
Washington Stanford Book Club
Sunday, March 13 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Home of Jessica Lehman
8750 Georgia Ave., in the Georgian Towers, Apt. 601B, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Book: Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs & Declarations of
Independence, John Hockenberry
A potluck dinner precedes the book discussion. The Georgian Towers are at
the corner of Georgia Ave. & Spring St. right across the street from the
Holiday Inn.
For information on or to join this club, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wdcsabooks
and click "join this group." For more info and directions to this
month’s discussion, please contact Donna Lloyd-Kolkin, 301-983-4272 or at
lkdonna@comcast.net
Udvar-Hazy Center Tour
Saturday, March 26 10:30AM – Noon
Location: 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, Virginia
Cost: Free Tour, $12 per vehicle
Please join Mike Nelson ’59 for a tour of the highlights of this new
addition to the National Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport. Mike, a docent
at the Center, has given two such tours this year and due to their popularity
has generously offered a third event at this facility, less than a year and
a half old.
To Meet: Enter the museum and pass through the security checkpoint. Look
for the red and white aircraft hanging upside down above the floor and Mike,
standing below it, wearing a blue blazer and his docent’s nametag.
Please RSVP to Mike Nelson at Bompa123@aol.com
or 703-830-7652. If you’d like to carpool, contact Risa Shimoda at risashimoda@msn.com
or 301-585-4677.
See cybercenter.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy
for transportation and directions.
Ivy Singles – Kiplinger Gallery
Friday, April 1 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Editors Building, 1729 H Street NW, Washington, DC, (202) 887-6400
Hors d’Oeuvres and Cash Bar
Reservations: $25 by check to Steve Piekarec, 2535 West Meredith Drive, Vienna,
Virginia 22181, by Monday, March 28. Make checks payable to "The Cornell
Club of Washington" and note your school on the check. $30 for email
(Spiekare@cs.com) or phone reservations
(703-281-4311) by March 28th and walk-ins. Please RSVP if possible at www.evite.com/spiekare@cs.com/kiplinger
Metro: Farragut North (Red Line) and Farragut West (Orange/Blue) are within
3 blocks.
Parking: Street parking is available nearby after 6:30 and there are also
parking garages nearby (check on closing times).
Their events are open to all single alumni of member schools and their guests.
The majority of their attendees are in their 30’s, 40’s or 50’s, but all ages
are welcome. For more information please see their website at www.ivysinglesdc.com.
Stanford Night – National Museum of the American Indian
Wednesday, April 13 6:30 – 9:00 PM
4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW, (202) 633-1000
You are cordially invited to an exclusive Stanford reception and discussion
with Stanford Trustee Rick West, JD ’71, Founding Director of the Smithsonian
National Museum of the American Indian.
Rick is a scholar whose vocation, personal philosophy, and passion are uniquely
aligned. Of Cheyenne Indian heritage, West has distinguished himself in his
career as a lawyer, lobbyist, fundraiser, historian and arts advocate. His
appointment as the Founding Director of the National Museum of the American
Indian (NMAI) in 1990, was the capstone of personal achievement. Having dedicated
his life to working with American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians,
West was a natural choice to lead the Museum where Native groups can tell
their history and celebrate their culture on their own terms.
6:30 – 7:00 p.m. Check in and reception
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Rick West Remarks, Q&A
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Reception continues: guests free to view the museum
exhibit.
$20 general admission
$15 young alumni (’95-’04)
Cost includes after-hours museum entrance, hors d’oeuvres, wine/beer and soft
drinks.
Note: After April 5, prices increase to $30 general admission/$20 young alumni
Save time; RSVP online! www.stanfordalumni.org/event.html?americanindian
or mail a check, payable to Stanford Alumni Association, to The Stanford Alumni
Association, c/o Michael Preston, 326 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA 94305-6105
General Event Questions? Contact WDCSA Board Member Kevin Wegener, kevin.wegener@afosr.af.mil
or (210) 269-9483.
Registration Questions? Please contact Michael Preston at the Stanford Alumni
Association at mpreston@stanford.edu
or (650) 725-0682.
This reception is being underwritten by the Stanford Alumni Association,
Washington DC Stanford Association and the Stanford Black Alumni Association.
It is only through their generous support that this reception has become a
reality. Thanks also go to the Stanford Law Society of Washington D.C
Driving: The Museum is located on the National Mall between the Smithsonian’s
National Air & Space Museum and the U.S. Capitol. Metered parking is available
on the surrounding streets and in paid garages.
By Metro: The L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station (all lines except Red; exit Maryland
Avenue/ Smithsonian Museums) is located two blocks from the museum.
For more information on the museum, please visit www.americanindian.si.edu
Stanford Men’s Basketball
Stay tuned: with March Madness approaching, we will select a sports bar (and
publicize via email) to watch one or more games of the PAC10 tournament and,
hopefully, the NCAA tournament.
Washington Nationals Baseball
WDCSA has purchased 4 season tickets to the Washington Nationals baseball
games at RFK Stadium. The seats are located in the 5th row of the lower left
outfield reserve section 448. Our prices are as follows:
Weekend (Friday-Sunday) games in June, July, and August, and Sept 20-22 Giants
– $10
All other games – $8
To order, send an email to Bill Pegram at dc@stanfordalumni.org
listing your choices in order (number of tickets and the game) and indicating
whether you want more than one game. Once your offer is accepted via return
email, please send a check for the appropriate amount, payable to WDCSA, to
Bill Pegram, 815 South 18th, #400, Arlington, VA 22202. Questions, contact
Bill at 703-486-0952
Ticket Availability – The schedule may be found at www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=was&m=4&y=2005
and as of 9PM April 5 we have
- 4 seats for all games (in April only Tuesday April 19 remains with 4 tickets)
except those listed below - we are sold out for April 3, 14, 16-17, 20, 25-27, 29, 30, May 1, May
13, 15-16, June 4, June 8-11, 25-26, July 5, 7, July 22-24, August 2, August
4-5, 26-28 and Sept. 10-11, 21-22, and - have 2 remaining for April 18, 21, May 14, 30-31, July 6, and Aug. 6, 23, and
Sept 23.
NEW! – WDCSA has also purchased group tickets for the following
two games against these California teams:
Tuesday, August 2 – Dodgers 7:05PM – Rows 1-3, Section 523
Tuesday, September 20 – Giants 7:05PM – Row 3, Section 514
Seats for these 2 games are $9/each (normally they are $15 seats, and we
don’t have service charges). They are in the infield upper reserved section.
Section 523 is about at 3rd base, whereas 514 is close to home plate on the
first base side. If anyone who has already purchased any of our season tickets
wants to make changes as a result of these new games, we can make a change.
Mark Your Calendar!
Saturday, April 23 – Stanford Women’s Lacrosse at Loyola in Baltimore
Saturday, May 7 – Virginia Gold Cup with University of Michigan DC
Alumni Club
(www.vagoldcup.com) This historic steeplechase celebrates the heart of the
spring season in the grand Virginia tradition. Tickets include round-trip
bus transportation from Ballston and a spacious tent on the North Rail with
catered food and bar.
Financial details are pending, but last year, tickets were $75 until one
month before the event, $85 after that. A maximum of 25 tickets will be available,
so reserve early and save! For details, check www.umclubs.com/washdc/
or email Andy B. Bressler, the UMDC President, at abbressler@msn.com
Wednesday, June 8 – Stanford Professor Michael McFaul speaks at SIW
Thursday, July 21 – Peter Pan at Wolf Trap
July 30-August 7 – Legg Mason Tennis
Sunday, September 4 – My Fair Lady at Wolf Trap
Saturday, September 10 – Stanford Football at US Naval Academy in Annapolis
Email reminders
To create an email reminder for one of our events, or for anything else,
that will be sent to you on a date and with a message you choose, visit www.stanfordclubs.org/dc/remind.html