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EVENTS
Penn
Club Membership
2010
The Penn Club of Portland membership year is on a calendar-year schedule, and dues for 2010 are due as of 1/1/2010. Print the MEMBERSHIP
FORM, fill it out and join (or renew) today!
Holiday Happy Hour
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 5:30pm until the last person leaves
Brasserie Montmartre
626 S.W. Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon
(503) 236-3036
Rescheduled from last year when we were snowed out!
The historic Brasserie Montmartre is restored and reopened. Join Penn alums and friends on Monday, December 21, to celebrate the Holiday Season and the coming of Winter (earlier in the day at 9:47pst). Look for friendly and familiar faces and the tasteful, small Penn flag.
2009
Penn Club Book Awards
In June, the Penn Club of Portland once again presented book awards to outstanding students at four Oregon high schools. This year's book was Benjamin Franklin, Writer and Printer, co-authored by Penn professor Peter Stallybrass and James Green of the Library Company of Philadelphia, and was presented to:
Luke Rodriguez
Lincold High School
Portland, Oregon
Shira Einstein
Wilson High School
Portland, Oregon
Xiaolu Liu
South Eugene High School
Eugene, Oregon
Kathleen Kruzich
Corvallis High School
Corvallis, Oregon
Judy Hutchison W'94 presenting Book Award to Shira Einstein
Carolyn Sinclair CW'62 presenting Book Award to Xiaolu Liu
Rachel J. Todd C'00 presenting Book Award to Kathleen Kruzich
Penn Reading Project 2009
This year's Penn Reading Project asks the incoming Class of 2013 to explore visual art rather than literary art by engaging in discussions of the painting, The Gross Clinic, by Thomas Eakins. Once again, in support of an incoming class, we will schedule a fall discussion of this masterpiece with all who are interested.
PAST EVENTS
Summer Lawn Party 2009
Jon (GR'72) and Naomi Deitz hosted the 2009 Summer Lawn Party for all Penn Club of Portland members, Penn friends, Penn students and Penn families, held Thursday evening, August 6th. The traditional lawn was replaced by a deck surrounded by tall Douglas firs., and a good time was had by all, including most of the area's members of the Class of 2013. (Click on the images to see the full-size version.) 
Alums, students, families, and friends.
Members of the class of 2013.
March 2009 Luncheon with Joel Millman
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
At the March Luncheon at the University Club, Joel Millman, FAS '76, presented an interesting account of his journalistic career, of his various assignments at the Wall Street Journal and of the state of the print media today.
An Evening With Penn Professor Peter Stallybrass
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Penn Professor Peter Stallybrass joined a full house in the Cascade Room at Jake's Famous Crawfish for our Winter dinner and entertained the gathering with information about the fascinating innovations at the Penn Library, the amazing collection of rare documents at Penn and at the other libraries in Philadelphia, and the hands-on teaching that is going on at our alma mater.
Professor Stallybrass and the Penn Family
Ben's Birthday Bash Happy Hour
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Penn alums and friends celebrated Ben Franklins 303rd birthday at long-time Portland institution, Poor Richards. Among those who showed up was Ben himself, looking amazingly fit for his years. 
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