Mid-Hudson Valley Yale Club

07/30/2026

New York Stage and Film and Bardavon Presents put on a reading of the play "Menafee," based on the life of Yale University employee Corey Menafee. REALLLLLY interesting ... by Pulitzer-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, who wrote In The Heights with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who showed up to support... From left: David Yaffe-Bellany (reporter who broke the story), Quiara Alegría Hudes, Lin Manuel Miranda, and our club member Luis Perez

07/15/2026

A note from former MHVYC president Norman Aaronson: My fourth Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle was published today, July 15, 2026!! It'll be available free for two weeks at the LA Times site; today, it's at the top of the link, but will be in a lower position over the rest of the time. The puzzle is also in many newspapers around the country, including today's Kingston (NY) Daily Freeman, Hartford Courant, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post.
Hope you enjoy the puzzle!

Play the nation's oldest newspaper crossword free every day!

06/10/2026

HELP A YALIE OUT!!!
An alumna of Yale College (Class of ‘24) and the lab manager of the Yale Social Perception and Communication Lab is currently conducting a research study with her lab to better understand people’s attitudes and actions regarding different social institutions.
You can take the 10 minute survey using the link below and be entered into a drawing to earn a $50 Visa gift card. As a note, this survey should be completed using either a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer– not a phone.
Survey link: https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1MI0vXzS8XdsMWW (IRB # 2000038948)

https://spcl.yale.edu/

Contact the study team for additional details: [email protected]

05/22/2026

The Yale Club of North Jersey has invited us on a hike! Also (and just as important)--ice cream!!
Where: Start/end at Bellvale Farms Creamery in Warwick, NY
1390 NY-17A, Warwick, NY 10990
When: Saturday, June 6th, 10:30 am (hike duration about 2 hours)

For more info, email: [email protected]

The hike follows a 2.0 mile section (4.0 miles round trip) of the Appalachian Trail, traversing a wooded ridge of Bellvale Mountain in Orange County, NY. The hike route features two interesting rock formations (Eastern Pinnacles and Cat Rocks), which hikers have the option of either climbing (using both hands and feet) or walking around. There are expansive views of the surrounding countryside from the tops of these rock formations.

This moderate out-and-back hike climbs to two fascinating puddingstone rock outcrops, with panoramic views over the hills of Sterling Forest.

05/15/2026

A class studying the gates of Harvard University led to a book! I wonder if the gates at Yale University have interesting stories, too...

Architecture critic and Nieman Fellow Blair Kamin reflects on the 13-year journey behind the new edition of “Gates of Harvard Yard."

05/14/2026

We're excited to announce the first-ever Yale Early Summer Cruise! Inspired by the Yale Club's annual "Young Members Cruise" held in mid-to-late summer for our most recent grads, the Early Summer Cruise is intended for our Yale alumni community at large and is a chance to welcome the summer together with our fellow Yalies!

This year's Early Summer Cruise will be held on Saturday, June 6th from 7-10 PM (Boarding Time is 6:30 PM). This cruise is officially being organized by the Yale College Classes of the 2000s for this group's NYC mini-reunion, and you're invited to join this culminating event for the classes' time together!

To register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4DTRtO0YPFGsuBGpWrHIokEOTlqxbxJXgx6Il8LInCDpKZg/viewform
For more info: [email protected]

05/04/2026

Having been alive and sentient in 1976, I remember all of this schlock! Go, The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library!!!!

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/01/arts/bicentennial-schlock-collection-america-250.html

Yale’s Bicentennial Schlock collection offers a window into the star-spangled commercialism that swept the country 50 years ago.

05/01/2026

"Menafee," written and directed by Pulitzer-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes ('99), will be showing July 25th as part of this summer's New York Stage and Film series at Marist/Bardavon. GET YOUR TICKETS! DM us so we can plan a meet-up before or after.

"During an impromptu conversation on reunion weekend, a dining hall employee learns about the contested artifact he’s been unknowingly working beneath. Suddenly, the students he loves and the college he’s dedicated his work life to take a backseat to questions about justice and integrity. Based on a true story, Menafee examines the shocking act that changed an institution’s history."

Yale Alumni Association

Event | Jul 25, 2026 | Written and Directed by Quiara Alegría Hudes Based on the life story of Corey Menafee Presentations: Saturday July 25, 7PM | Marist University, Symphonic Hall During an impromptu conversation...

04/30/2026

The play "Menafee," written and directed by Quiara Alegría Hudes (co-creator of "In The Heights"), is showing this summer at Marist University ... Tickets go on sale tomorrow!

https://www.newyorkstageandfilm.org/2026-summer-season

"During an impromptu conversation on reunion weekend, a dining hall employee learns about the contested artifact he’s been unknowingly working beneath. Suddenly, the students he loves and the college he’s dedicated his work life to take a backseat to questions about justice and integrity. Based on a true story, Menafee examines the shocking act that changed an institution’s history."

New York Stage & Film’s 2026 Summer Season at Marist University and Bardavon Presents features 8 new plays and 3 new musicals with public facing performances by acclaimed playwrights, composers, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-Winners, as well as two EGOT recipients. National audiences will travel t...

04/27/2026

You are invited to join the Yale Club of the Mid-Hudson Valley for a Lecture and Dinner Reception.

The Yale Club of the Mid-Hudson Valley welcomes Dean Gregory E. Sterling, the Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean of Yale Divinity School, for a lecture and conversation on The Living Village, a regenerative, living-learning community.

Rev. Luis R. Perez ’01 M.Div. and the Rhinebeck Reformed Church will host a dinner reception following the program.

📅 Thursday, April 30th
📍 Rhinebeck Reformed Church, Rhinebeck, NY

🕡 6:30 PM — Lecture and Conversation begin
🗣️ Q&A to follow — Facilitated by local Yale Club members with expertise in architecture, ethics, and the environment
🍽️ Dinner reception to follow
🎟️ Free of charge — Registration required
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-and-conversation-the-living-village-at-yale-divinity-school-tickets-1985530614517?aff=oddtdtcreator