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	Annual Spring Dinner, featuring Penn Prof Dr. Robert Kurzban! The Penn Club welcomed Dr. Robert Kurzban, Assoc. Professor of Psychology, to Crabtree's Kittle House Restaurant in Chappaqua. About 70 alumni and incoming freshmen and their families enjoyed a wonderful dinner in the Garden Room! Event Date: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 at 7:00pm
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	Annual Penn Cares Community Service at the Cottage School The boys of DC-2 at the Pleasantville Cottage School truly appreciated their yearly visit from alumni and their families! This year we planted a rock garden, played frisbee and other games and enjoyed a pizza lunch. Event Date: Saturday, May 4th, 2013 at 11:00am
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	Cooking Demonstration (and dinner with wine)! Jonathan Everin, Head Chef of Mt. Kisco Seafood treated an over-capacity crowd to a wonderful dinner, as we learned how to make many seafood (and a few other) specialties! Event Date: Thursday, Apr 18th, 2013 at 7:00pm
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	Penn Basketball at Yale! The men's basketball team fell to Yale, 79-65, on March 9th at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. It was a game that was played at a high pace and went end-to-end throughout, but Yale pulled away down the stretch. Penn fell to 9-21 overall, 6-7 in the Ivies . Event Date: Saturday, Mar 9th, 2013 at 7:00pm
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	Legally Blonde, the Musical "Legally Blonde, the Musical" at Tarrytown Music Hall was wonderful! This show had a great run on Broadway and Random Farms Kids Theater's presentation was a treat for all families! Event Date: Saturday, Feb 2nd, 2013 at 2:00pm
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	"Party with the Prof" and enjoy the Phood of Philly at Plates (an alumni-owned restaurant)! About 50 alums welcomed Dr. Deven M. Patel to our celebration of Ben Franklin's birthday at Plates of Larchmont. Dr. Patel, a professor of Sanskrit and South Asia Studies, chatted with us as we all enjoyed the fun food of Philly. Event Date: Thursday, Jan 31st, 2013 at 7:30pm
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	2012 Ivy League Holiday Dinner at Metropolis Country Club The first all-Ivy social mixer was a wonderful way to start off the holiday season. We all enjoyed the open bar, fabulous hors d'oeuvres and dinner along with alumni from all of the other Ivy League universities. Event Date: Thursday, Dec 6th, 2012 at 6:30pm
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	Making Strides against Breast Cancer - Penn Cares Event On a perfect day for a Walk, alumni, family and friends strolled the 5 miles to support this wonderful cause. Event Date: Sunday, Oct 21st, 2012 at 8:45am
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	Penn-Yale Football Game/Private Pre-Game Tailgate Tent A group of alumni cheered on the Penn Football team as they took on Yale, at the Yale Bowl on a beautiful fall day. Unfortunately, the support didn't help the Quakers overcome a 10 point deficit entering the 4th quarter this time and they lost 27-13. Event Date: Saturday, Oct 20th, 2012 at 10:00am
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	Annual First September Event We welcomed several alumni new to the area at the Penn Club's annual First September event and all alumni who attended enjoyed mingling, while consuming wonderful hors d'oeuvres and drinks. Event Date: Thursday, Sep 13th, 2012 at 7:00pm
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	Pat Metheny at Caramoor's Jazz Festival What a treat! The alumni club enjoyed 19-time Grammy Award Winner Pat Metheny, who was fantastic, playing some of his classics as well as pieces from his new album at Caramoor. A fterwards, a group of alums went to Willy Nick's for dinner in Katonah. Event Date: Sunday, Jul 29th, 2012 at 3:00pm
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	Penn Cares Community Service at the Cottage School The boys of DC-2 at the Pleasantville Cottage School truly appreciate their time spent with alumni, their families and students from Penn! We played volleyball, basketball, football, shared ice cream cake and had a great time on a beautiful day! Event Date: Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at 2:00pm
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	Annual Spring Dinner: An Evening of Film and Dialogue with Peter Decherney On a glorious spring evening, Peter Decherney, Director of the Cinema Studies Program at Penn, discussed the "New Normal for Hollywood Copyright in the Digital Age" at our Annual Dinner. We enjoyed a wonderful meal and an interesting dialogue. Event Date: Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 7:00pm
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	Join us for a conversation with Quenby Jackson Mott, Vice Dean, Director of Admissions A very large number of alumni came out to learn about the current admissions landscape. Everyone felt the evening was interesting and very informative! Event Date: Wednesday, Apr 25th, 2012 at 6:30pm
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	Penn Club of New York Spinathon Second Annual Spinathon to raise money for the Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Event Date: Wednesday, Apr 18th, 2012 at 7:00am
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	FUNNY BUSINESS: Making a Life in Comedy Comedy Panel in New York on April 10th Event Date: Tuesday, Apr 10th, 2012 at 6:00pm
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	Cooking Class Jonathan Everin, Head Chef of Mt. Kisco Seafood, delighted us with a fantastic cooking demonstration. We enjoyed a wonderful 8-course meal of seafood specialities! Event Date: Wednesday, Mar 28th, 2012 at 6:30pm
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	Oliver, the Musical On a brisk winter day, many families enjoyed "Oliver", presented by Random Farms Kids' Theater at Tarrytown Music Hall. Afterwards, all enjoyed some yummy desserts at nearby Main Street Sweets. Event Date: Sunday, Feb 5th, 2012 at 1:00pm
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	Women's Health and The World's Cities Alumni from around the region came together for this fantastic Book Launch Discussion and Reception with the Dean of the Nursing School, Dr. Afaf I. Meleis, and others at The Penn Club of NYC. Event Date: Monday, Jan 30th, 2012 at 6:30pm
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	Quaker Shaker and Ben's Birthday Bash at Plates Restaurant Our Quaker Shaker event at Plates of Larchmont reunited many alumni from the area. We celebrated Ben's birthday and enjoyed many foods we miss from Philly as well as fun drinks, including red and blue Shakertinis! Event Date: Thursday, Jan 26th, 2012 at 7:00pm
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	Penn vs. Columbia Basketball at Columbia Quaker Men's Basketball kicked off Ivy League play at Columbia University on Friday evening, January 13th. Penn held off Columbia 66-64, with senior guard, Zack Rosen, added 15 points, putting him into the top 10 all-time among Quaker scorers. Event Date: Friday, Jan 13th, 2012 at 7:00pm
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	Engaging Minds This year's New York stop of the Engaging Minds' series of on-the-road lectures, where top Penn faculty meet face to face with Penn Alumni, had a record attendance. All alumni enjoyed learning about Penn's cutting edge research and discoveries. Event Date: Saturday, Dec 3rd, 2011 at 9:00am
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	Penn/Columbia Holiday Mixer at the Scarsdale Golf Club Join us for our first social mixer with the Columbia University Club of Westchester at Scarsdale Golf Club to kick off the holiday season! Event Date: Friday, Dec 2nd, 2011 at 6:30pm
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	Broadway show and Dinner in New York We saw the fun new musical on Broadway, "Bonnie & Clyde", with rising star Jeremy Jordan, and enjoyed a pre-theater dinner at the Penn Club. Penn MetroNJ joined us as well for this terrific evening in New York! Event Date: Friday, Nov 18th, 2011 at 5:30pm
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	Guest Lecture: Jennifer Powell-Lunder Jennifer Powell-Lunder, psychologist and author of "Teenage as a Second Language," joined us for an extremely informative talk about easing communication between teens and adults. If you missed it, you should check out her website, www.talkingteenage.com. Event Date: Wednesday, Oct 19th, 2011 at 7:30pm
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	Making Strides against Breast Cancer - Penn Cares Event It was a perfect fall day at Manhattanville College for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. We all enjoyed the 5-mile walk through the quiet streets of Purchase for this important cause! Event Date: Sunday, Oct 16th, 2011 at 9:30am
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	Penn vs. Columbia Football game with tailgate With 25 seconds to go in front of Columbia's Homecoming crowd, quarterback Billy Ragone scrambled in for a 7 yard game winning touchdown. This is Penn's 17th straight Ivy League win. Event Date: Saturday, Oct 15th, 2011 at 2:00pm
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	Broadway show and Dinner in New York Come see GRACE on Broadway with a star-studded cast including Ed Asner and Paul Rudd and enjoy a pre-theater dinner with Penn alumni from the area. Event Date: Wednesday, Oct 12th, 2011 at 5:30pm
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	Harvest Fest at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills The rain held off for Stone Barns' 8th Annual Harvest Fest!The event included live music, hayrides, workshops on food and farming and a farmers' market! Event Date: Saturday, Oct 1st, 2011 at 10:00am
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	First September Event - Happy Hour at Sam's of Gedney Way in White Plains A fun bunch of alums came out for our annual kick-off happy hour event! Everyone enjoyed meeting fellow alumni as we enjoyed great food and drinks. Event Date: Friday, Sep 23rd, 2011 at 7:00pm
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	Penn Alumni Book Groups On-line Discussion: On-going from Sept 2011 through May 2012 Shakespeare - David Foster Wallace - John O'Hara - Bob Dylan - Romanticism - Poetics, Motherhood and the Letter - John Barth - Aleksandar Hemon & Lorrie Moore Event Date: Monday, Sep 12th, 2011 at 12:01am
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	Annual Concert and Picnic at Caramoor We all enjoyed a delightful summer evening of soothing African music, preceded by a fantastic picnic dinner (catered from Lalibela, a new Ethiopian restaurant in Mt. Kisco). Event Date: Saturday, Jul 23rd, 2011 at 6:30pm
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	Screenwriting Class taught by former Penn Professor at Doral Arrowwood in Rye Brook Penn Alumni were treated to a unique class to be held by former Penn Screenwriting Professor, Marc Lapadula, C'83, during which he explained and showed clips from his choices for "The Five Greatest Movies Ever Made." Event Date: Sunday, Jul 17th, 2011 at 9:30am
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	Great food and fun at Crabtree Kittle House, featuring Professor of Psychology, Dr. Robert Kurzban Join us at the famous Crabtree Kittle House Restaurant in Chappaqua, NY, for a wine-tasting event along with a wonderful dinner, featuring Dr. Robert Kurzban. Event Date: Monday, Jun 6th, 2011 at 7:30pm
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	Annual Spring Dinner: An evening of jazz with Dr. Guthrie Ramsey, Penn Professor and Jazz Musician Everyone thoroughly enjoyed a late spring evening at Tamarack. We were treated to an absolutely fantastic jazz performance by Dr. Guy Ramsey on piano and Wade Dean on saxophone. Also, Danielle Harris, C'14, contributed with her unbelievable vocals! Event Date: Thursday, May 26th, 2011 at 6:30pm
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	"Jackie Mason" at the Tarrytown Music Hall! Jackie Mason was as entertaining as ever for those that headed out to Tarrytown despite the Noreaster. Event Date: Saturday, Apr 16th, 2011 at 8:00pm
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	Cooking Demonstration Event Jonathan Everin, Head Chef of Mt. Kisco Seafood, delighted us with a fantastic cooking demonstration. We enjoyed a wonderful array of seafood specialities, from shrimp scampi to swordfish tacos and scallops with blood orange sauce! Event Date: Thursday, Mar 24th, 2011 at 7:00pm
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	Penn vs. Yale Basketball Game In an unbelievable turnaround, after losing 4 straight conference games, the Quakers beat Yale, ending with a jumper by Zack Rosen to win 60-58 with 2.3 seconds left in the game. Event Date: Saturday, Feb 19th, 2011 at 5:00pm
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	Penn vs. Columbia Basketball in NYC followed by special reception with Coach Jerome Allen Unfortunately, the Quakers lost to the Lions at Columbia, their 4th straight conference loss. They were coming off 5 games in 8 days with 3 overtimes, so their legs gave out. Alumni did enjoy a special reception after the game with Coach Jerome Allen. Event Date: Saturday, Feb 12th, 2011 at 7:00pm
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	Hairspray, The Musical We had a great time watching "Hairspray", presented by Random Farms Kids' Theater. Afterwards, we met up with one of the cast members (son of Penn alums) at nearby Sweets and we all enjoyed some yummy desserts! Event Date: Sunday, Feb 6th, 2011 at 1:00pm
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	Penn Cares Event - BOWLING with kids from the Cottage School Penn alumni and new admits joined the boys of Cottage DC2 of the Pleasantville Cottage School at White Plains Bowl. On a cold winter day, we stayed warm while enjoying a fun afternoon of pizza and bowling! Event Date: Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2011 at 2:30pm
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	Quaker Shaker and Ben's Birthday Bash at Plates Restaurant The Penn Club hosted a fantastic event at Plates of Larchmont (an alumni-owned restaurant) with the foods we miss from Philly, fun drinks, including the Shakertini, plus a cake to celebrate Ben's birthday! Event Date: Thursday, Jan 20th, 2011 at 7:00pm
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	King Tut Exhibit in New York City Penn Alumni enjoyed a fantastic evening at the King Tut Exhibit in NYC. Penn professor and curator, David Silverman, presented a slide-show and provided us with a lot of detailed information. Afterwards, we toured the fascinating exhibit. Event Date: Thursday, Dec 9th, 2010 at 6:00pm
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	Engaging Minds Engaging Minds is a series of on-the-road lectures where top Penn faculty meet face to face with Penn Alumni. Many enjoyed learning about Penn's cutting edge research and discoveries, right here in New York City. Event Date: Saturday, Dec 4th, 2010 at 9:00am
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	Penn-Harvard Football Game/Tailgate Penn Alumni and the Penn Club of Boston have invited us to come cheer on the Quakers as they take on Harvard! Meet other alums at a fantastic tailgate with everything from NE clam chowder to Philly hoagies. Event Date: Thursday, Nov 11th, 2010 at 10:00am
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	Penn vs. Princeton Football We watched the Penn Quakers demolish the Princeton Tigers at a local sports bar, Finnegan's Grill in Thornwood! They are well on their way to clinching at least a share of the Ivy League title again! Event Date: Saturday, Nov 6th, 2010 at 3:00pm
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	Homecoming Weekend....Penn vs. Brown Football! Quarterback Billy Ragone rushed for over 150 yards and a score, as the Quakers didn't allow a point over the game's final 30 minutes in beating Brown 24-7. Event Date: Saturday, Oct 30th, 2010 at 1:30pm
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	Penn-Yale Football Game/Tailgate It was a beautiful sunny day as Penn held off Yale, both unbeaten previously, to prevail with a score of 27-20. Penn extended its league winning streak to 11 games! Event Date: Saturday, Oct 23rd, 2010 at 10:00am
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	Making Strides against Breast Cancer - Penn Cares Event This year we returned to Manhattanville College for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. It was a beautiful fall day and made the Walk all the more enjoyable! Event Date: Sunday, Oct 17th, 2010 at 9:30am
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	Penn Faculty Speaker - John Lapinski Alumni were treated to an evening with Professor Lapinski, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Penn, and also an NBC pollster. We heard about the behind-the-scenes analysis at NBC and its affiliates, as well as the current political landscape. Event Date: Wednesday, Oct 13th, 2010 at 6:30pm
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	Kykuit, the John D. Rockefeller Estate We enjoyed a guided tour of the fabulous mansion and gardens. It was a beautiful day and everyone enjoyed this spectacular location right here in Westchester! Event Date: Sunday, Oct 10th, 2010 at 2:15pm
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	First September Event - Happy Hour at a Penn alumna-owned restaurant in Mt. Kisco We had a terrific turnout at our Club's First September event. Alums enjoyed a wine tasting, terrific flatbread pizzas and crostini and unlimited tastes of Via Vanti's gelato (best in NY!). Event Date: Thursday, Sep 23rd, 2010 at 7:00pm
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	Annual Concert and Picnic at Caramoor We had another wonderful summer evening at Caramoor in Katonah, enjoying beautiful music and a picnic on the grounds. Event Date: Saturday, Jul 17th, 2010 at 6:30pm
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	Annual Spring Dinner with Quenby Jackson Mott, Vice Dean-Admissions & Ryan Oakes, C'00, Entertainer With both Quenby Jackson Mott, Vice Dean, Director of Admissions, and Ryan Oakes,C'00, Entertainer, we had a spectacular Spring Dinner! We not only learned a lot about the admissions landscape, we were all completely enthralled with mentalist, Ryan! Event Date: Thursday, May 20th, 2010 at 6:30pm
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	Alumni Council on Admissions (ACA) Presentation along with Hank Herman, C'71, award-winning writer! ACA is the on-campus resource for alumni families who have children/grandchildren going through the admissions process at Penn. Steve Hamilton, Sr. Assoc. Director of ACA, along with author, Hank Herman, gave an informative presentation to our alumni. Event Date: Wednesday, Apr 14th, 2010 at 7:30pm
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	Second Open Board Meeting This event was an board meeting open to all alumni of Westchester and Rockland Counties Event Date: Monday, Mar 15th, 2010 at 7:00pm
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	Metropolitan Museum of Art What a fantastic event for all who attended! Everyone enjoyed the scavenger hunt through at the Met and the dinner around the corner at Serafina was terrific! Event Date: Friday, Mar 5th, 2010 at 6:45pm
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	Beauty and the Beast, Jr., A Musical This event was a wonderful success! We were able to purchase additional tickets beyond our block of 30 to accommodate everyone. It was a terrific show (and luckily the snow stayed to the south)! Event Date: Saturday, Feb 6th, 2010 at 1:00pm
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	Annual Open Board Meeting Hoopes Wampler, A.V.P. of Alumni Relations, spoke about the University and we celebrated Ben's birthday! Event Date: Monday, Jan 25th, 2010 at 7:00pm
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	Penn Glee Club performing in NYC! Penn alumni from the tri-state area gathered to see the annual performance of the Penn Glee Club in NYC at Hunter College Event Date: Friday, Jan 15th, 2010 at 8:00pm
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	Penn vs. Navy Basketball A group of alumni gathered to cheer on the Quakers when they played Navy on Friday, December 4th. We watched the action at Bob Hyland's Sports Page Pub in White Plains! Event Date: Friday, Dec 4th, 2009 at 6:30pm
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	Traction: Managing Career Cycles "How To's" for Leaving a Job or Starting a New One, a joint event with Penn Fairfield Event Date: Thursday, Dec 3rd, 2009 at 7:00pm
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	Homecoming....Penn vs. Princeton Football! It was a beautiful sunny day on campus for homecoming and to top it off, Penn won decisively over Princeton, 42-7. Event Date: Saturday, Nov 7th, 2009 at 3:30pm
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	Alumni Interviewer Training Session We had a very well attended event with over 60 people. Joel Hart, Regional Director, Office of Admissions, gave an informative speech to alumni interviewers and answered many questions, along with the SSC chairs. Event Date: Wednesday, Oct 28th, 2009 at 6:30pm
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	Penn-Yale Football Game/Tailgate Join us as we cheer on the Penn Football team as they take on Yale, just a short drive away in New Haven! It's easy to park and we join several other Penn Clubs from the area for a terrific tailgate. It's a great event for the whole family! Event Date: Friday, Oct 23rd, 2009 at 10:00am
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	Penn vs. Columbia Football game with tailgating The rain held off and we watched as the Quakers beat the Columbia Lions 27-13! Event Date: Saturday, Oct 17th, 2009 at 12:00pm
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	Penn Cares Event The 12th Annual Walkathon for the Children's Cancer Fund was a lot of fun! We joined Noah's team (Noah Brenner is Andy Brenner, Penn Club VP's son) for the 3-mile walk. Luckily the rain held off and all enjoyed the morning walk and lunch! Event Date: Saturday, Oct 3rd, 2009 at 9:00am
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	First September Event - Mingle, Eat and Test Your Racing Skills Local alumni gathered for the Penn Club's traditional First September event. A group of attendees enjoyed 2 go-Kart races around one of the large indoor tracks at Grand Prix NY. It was a truly enjoyable event for all who came! Event Date: Saturday, Sep 26th, 2009 at 7:00pm
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	Annual Concert and Picnic at Caramoor Alumni enjoyed a summer evening at beautiful Caramoor, including a picnic followed by Jonathan Biss playing Mozart in the outdoor Venetian Theater. Event Date: Saturday, Jul 25th, 2009 at 6:30pm
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	Annual Spring Dinner with Eric J. Furda, C'87, Dean of Admissions The Club hosted 110 attendees for Eric J. Furda, Dean of Admission's, presentation and dinner at beautiful Tamarack Country Club. Dean Furda's speech was very well received, and a good time was had by all! Event Date: Thursday, May 21st, 2009 at 6:30pm
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	Penn Cares Community Service at the Cottage School About 20 alumni and a couple of new students joined us for a wonderful day at the Cottage School. The boys of DC-2 truly appreciate our visits! We hope more alumni will join us next year and see what a difference you can make in these boys' lives. Event Date: Saturday, Apr 25th, 2009 at 10:00am
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	Tennis Party Jointly with the Westchester Cornell Club Another very successful tennis event was held at Chestnut Ridge Racquet Club. Penn and Cornell alumni mingled over dinner and enjoyed round robin tennis . Event Date: Saturday, Mar 7th, 2009 at 7:00pm
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	Annie, Jr., A Musical Many families, including over 45 parents and children, joined us for this event at Tarrytown Music Hall. We went to Main Street Sweets for a treat after the show where a special Penn section was ready for us. Event Date: Sunday, Feb 8th, 2009 at 1:00pm
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	Wine Tasting at Plates with Ben's Birthday Bash At Plates of Larchmont (an alumni-owned restaurant), the Penn Club hosted a wine and beer tasting, we ate a variety of foods we miss from Philly and enjoyed a cake to celebrate Ben's birthday! Event Date: Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2009 at 7:00pm
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	Ivy League Stand-up Comedy and Dinner The event was hosted by Penn's own, Shaun Eli Breidbart, W'83, and headlined Dan Naturman, W’91, who has appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", as well as "Comedy Central". It was a terrific evening for all! Event Date: Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2008 at 5:30pm
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	Penn-Yale Football Game/Tailgate It was a defensively dominated struggle and Penn held on in the end to win 9-7! Event Date: Saturday, Oct 25th, 2008 at 10:30am
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	Penn Cares Community Service Making Strides for Breast Cancer Event Date: Sunday, Oct 19th, 2008 at 9:00am
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	The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball Past Board Members were honored at this event. Event Date: Sunday, Oct 5th, 2008 at 12:00am
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	First September Event Many alumni joined us as we welcomed recent grads to the area! Event Date: Wednesday, Sep 10th, 2008 at 7:00pm
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