UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, January 21, 2010 - Young Alum Happy Hour
Come join other Smithies for a young alum happy hour!
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Ceiba, 701 14th St., NW
Happy Hour Specials: $5 Sangrias

Saturday, February 6, 2010 - Tour of President Lincoln's Cottage
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Cost: $12
Location: President Lincoln's Cottage is located on the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) campus in northwest Washington, D.C.
Entrance: Eagle Gate is at the intersection of Rock Creek Church Road NW and Upshur Street NW, 20011. This is the only open gate. There is no official street address.
Venue phone number: 202-829-0436
Directions and map showing entrance location: http://www.lincolncottage.org/visit/directions.htm
Instructions: This is limited to Members of the Smith College Club of Washington, DC. If you are unsure whether you are a member, contact Emily Sudmeier at esudmeier@kennedy-center.org. Please mail check to Emily Sudmeier at the following address: 3540 13th St NW, Washington DC 20010. Checks must arrive by Friday, January 22.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Faculty Speaker
Smith Faculty Speaker Professor Drew Guswa will talk about the liberal arts and engineering as well as Smith's new major in Environmental Science and Policy and the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability.
Time: Reception at 6:00pm, presentation at 6:30pm
Cost: $5
Location: The German Marshall Fund of the United States located at 1744 R Street, NW
Instructions: Please mail check to Emily Sudmeier at the following address: 3540 13th St NW, Washington DC 20010.

March 25-26, 2010 - Smith Alumnae in Media Conference
Join us in Northampton March 25-26 for the Smith alumnae in media conference! The program is aimed at all Smithies involved in or interested in broadcast, print and online journalism, publishing, writing, blogging etc. Program participants include Professors John Connolly and Pat Skarda and alumnae Gloria Steinem, Ellen Weiss (NPR), Kate O'Brian (ABC), Wendy Kaminer (theatlantic.com), Cheryl Coward (cherylcoward.com), Liz Seymour (Washington Post) and many more. For information on registration, go to: http://alumnae.smith.edu/womeninmedia/

ONGOING EVENTS

SCCW Book Club Update

The Smith College Club of Washington's Monthly Book Club meets the first Sunday of the month at 2pm.  If you are interested in joining the book club please send an email to: kristen@global.t-bird.edu to be added to the Yahoo user group.  The SCCWBookClub usergroup on Yahoo is the primary means of communication regarding book club updates.

The following is a list of books and meeting dates for 2010:

Infidel by Ayann Hirsi Ali - January 10
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan - February 7
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery - March 7
I Do Not Come to You By Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani - April 4
The Help by Kathryn Stockett - May 2
West with the Night by Beryl Markham - June 6
The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe - July 11
Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents by Minal Hajratwala - August 8
A Pearl in the Storm by Tori Murden McClure (Smith '85) - September 12

Are you a Stay At Home Mom?

Please join our newly formed SCCW SAHMs group. Leana Katz (formerly Leana Dagan, '01J) is heading our new group. You can contact Leana at leana.k.dagan@gmail.com to find out details.

Your Smith College Real Estate Advisor:
From the Quad to your new home (and everywhere in between) call Cheryl Kurss for your next move! Direct dial: 202.895.7261 or cherylkurss@longandfoster.com.
A portion of all sales will be donated to Smith College Alumnae Association.