Month: April 2016

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Philly Smith Club Garden Party and Annual Meeting on May 25!

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You’re invited! Join fellow Smithies on Wednesday, May 25th at 6pm for a garden party (and a little club business too). Soak up the history and the gorgeous view of the Philadelphia skyline at Bartram’s Garden. Enjoy a tour of the grounds, a brief annual meeting, and a lively garden party in the company of the Philadelphia Smith community. 
 
Tickets: 
 
Admission includes a guided tour (a $12 value all by itself!), drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and dessert.
  • $10 for members (with dues paid for the June 2016 – July 2017 fiscal year)
  • $20 for non-members and guests
Please RSVP to phillysmithclub@gmail.com. Submit payment via PayPal or by mailing a check to: SCCoP Treasurer, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. Apt. 11A12, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Start or renew your club membership at the same time and take advantage of this event’s discounted membership price!
  • Class of 2016: Dues are free! Simply send in your membership form.
  • Classes of 2011-2015: $5 annual dues
  • All other classes: $20 annual dues, or $55 for a discounted three-year membership
A few more details…
 
The club board is seeking new members! Nominations are welcomed by email to phillysmithclub@gmail.com and in person onMay 25. 
 
Parking at Bartram’s Garden is free! The garden is also easily reached by the #36 trolley from Center City. Detailed directions are available here.
The party will go on – rain or shine! In the event of rain we will enjoy an indoor tour of Bartram’s historic home. 
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Save the Date: Bartram’s Garden

Save the date! Join the Smith College Club of Philadelphia for our annual meeting on the evening of Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.

This year’s meeting will take place at the historic Bartram’s Garden. Enjoy a tour of the grounds, drinks and refreshments, and a beautiful view of the Philadelphia skyline. The tour will be of the historic gardens, which will include details about the site’s history as a working farm and botanical laboratory, interesting architectural and environmental highlights, and background on the Bartram family and their role as the founders of American horticulture. If it rains, we’ll instead tour the historic house, which provides a lot of the same information in addition to more details about day-to-day life on a colonial farm.

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Founded in 1728, Bartram’s Garden is America’s first garden and Philadelphia’s green hub. The Garden is located on the banks of the Schuylkill River and welcomes more than 50,000 visitors each year, including more than 10,000 local children and families, for discovery, inspiration, and connections with nature. The 45-acre river garden is supported by a generous network of members and partners and is guided by the legacy of John Bartram (1699-1777), America’s first great naturalist and explorer. In 2016, Bartram’s Garden celebrates the new Ann Bartram Carr Garden, which pays tribute to a great female botanist of the nineteenth century; vibrant new programming on and around the Schuylkill River, including the latest portion of the Schuylkill River Trail; and the grand reopening of the restored 1731 Bartram House. For more information about Bartram’s Garden and upcoming events, visit bartramsgarden.org.

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The annual meeting is a chance to connect with the Philly Smith community – and to take care of club business, including the election of new board members. Are you interested in joining the board? Know someone who would be a great addition? Nominations will be accepted by email in advance of the meeting and in person the day of.
Ticketing information and further details to follow. Please email us directly at PhillySmithClub@gmail.com with any questions.
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On the 18th – April 2016 – Lagunitas Tasting

Dear Smithies:

Join some of West Philadelphia’s finest Smithies at a local hangout spot for a casual Monday night chat and sip some delicious brews. We will be meeting at The Bottle Shop which is part of Local 44 in West Philly. It’s located on 44th Street and Spruce Street. A board member will be there at 7:00pm and we hope to see many of you there! Bring your friends and colleagues (Smithies or not) and let’s get our chill on. There’s no cover. Just bring cash or your card if you want to leave with some delicious beer to go!

lagunitas

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BOTTLE SHOP HAPPY HOUR
Every Monday 6-8pm

Local 44 throws a special kind of happy hour in the Bottle Shop every Monday from 6-8pm! Join us for brewery representative led complimentary tastings and specials on bottle selections from the week’s brewery!

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Look for me there!

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Jaime Estrada, Capen House, 2012
Smith College Club of Philadelphia, Communications Co-Director

See you all soon!

–Philly Smith Club Board Members

Club Activities, Events

Artist Gallery Talk and Chamber Concert

Holly Trostle Brigham Tamara de Lempicka

Holly Trostle Brigham (b. 1965), Tamara de Lempicka: On Autopilot, 2009, watercolor on paper, 29 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. Collection of the artist.

The Smith College Club of Philadelphia is pleased to announce an artist gallery talk with Holly Trostle Brigham ’88. Join fellow Smith alumnae on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 2pm at the Michener Museum. Your ticket includes museum admission, Holly’s talk about her exhibit “Sisters and Goddesses,” a chamber music concert, and light refreshments.

At 2pm PAFA-trained and Philadelphia-based artist Holly Trostle Brigham will discuss the seven self-portraits in which she assumes the guise of artists of the past—such as Frida Kahlo, Artemesia Gentileschi, and Tamara de Lempicka—to remind us of their important stories. Brigham also looks to her academic past as a student at Smith, one of the “seven sisters,” connecting those “sisters” with her own life through these portraits.

Then, at 3pm internationally-acclaimed violinist Lenuta Ciulei and cellist/conductor Dr. George Antanasiu will perform a pop-up chamber concert in support of “Holly Trostle Brigham: Sisters and Goddesses.”

Following the concert, light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP to phillysmithclub@gmail.com. Please let us know if you need a ride or are able to offer a carpool ride to the event.

Tickets:

  • $16 for members of the Smith College Club of Philadelphia. $18 for guests and non-members. Please submit payment to the Smith College Club of Philadelphia via PayPal or by mailing a check to the club treasurer at: SCCOP Treasurer, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. Apt. 11A12 Philadelphia, PA 19130
  • Admission is FREE for members of the Michener museum and for undergraduate and graduate students with a valid ID! (Please indicate that you are a student or Michener member attending free of charge in your RSVP to the club.)