Ivy Plus Happy Hour at Aloft Hotel

Blanco Rd at Loop 410

Thursday, March 14, 5:30-8 P.M.

March's Ivy Plus event is sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Club.  Aloft Hotel,  a contemporary hotel concept, promises Happy Hour prices and a band, "Colao."  The bartender will attempt to create Ivy-themed drinks and will welcome suggestions.  For starters, to make you smile and whet your thirst, here are some ideas from our own April and Albert Dickson:

Penn-themed libations

a Locust Walk  (similar to a Grasshopper)

the Whartonite  (Goldschlager and Redbull)

Schuylkill Water (really dirty martini with lots of olives floating)

the Button (Chambord and Absinthe)

the Philomathean  (single-malt Scotch served over chilled marble from the Rosetta Stone)

the Gargoyle  (saltwater and olive oil)

Send me your own ideas, won't you?

And if you choose to make it an evening, there are several good dining options right in the neighborhood:  Dough Pizzeria, Picnickins, Ilsong Garden, Lion and Rose, Sawasdee Thai just to name a few.  

Hope to see you Aloft!

Bob Weidman

Penn, Cornell, Columbia Team Up for Basura Bash 2013

An Ivy Plus crew tackled a stretch of the Leon Creek Greenway on February 23 in San Antonio's Basura Bash 2013.  Rhonda Boyles, Toni Murgo and Bob Weidman carried the trash bags for Penn.

Upcoming Penn Luncheons, February-October 2013

Here are our upcoming Penn Alumni Luncheons, as planned by Elaine Ayala,
eayala@express-news.net.  

 11:30 a.m. Friday, February 22, El Sazon Mexican Cafe, 9822 Potranco, on the Northwest side. (210) 256-1500.
11:30 a.m., Friday, March 22, Tommy Moore's Cafe, 915 S Hackberry, (210) 531-9800, on the city's East Side.
11:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, Mariscos Bucaneros, 16505 Blanco Road near Bitters, (210) 408-9297, on the city's far North Side.
11:30 a.m., Friday, May 31, Simi's India Cuisine, 4535 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 737-3166, on the city's Northwest side inside Loop 410.
11:30 a.m. Friday, June 28, Lisa's Mexican Restaurant, 815 Bandera Road, (210) 433-2531, on the city's West Side.
11: 30 p.m. Friday, July 26, Sapore's Pizza, 2715 Hillcrest Road, near Babcock, (210) 733-5503, on the NW side inside Loop 410.
11:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, Boiler House Texas Grill and Wine Garden at The Pearl, (210) 354-4644.
11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, The Cove, 606 W Cypress, (210) 227-2683, in the Five Points area, just outside downtown.
11: 30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, Bernard's Creole Kitchen, 8535 Mission Road, in the Stinson Airport, on the city's South Side.

Posted by Bob Weidman, February 7.

Ben's Birthday Bash at Youz Guyz, Thursday January 17, 2013

Good camaraderie:  Those attending, in no particular order, were John Ray, Brian Swain, Beth Eby, Toni Murgo, Jo-Anne Kaplan and husband Mike Gershman, Elaine Ayala, Bruce Gatti, Monica Flynn, Dave Young, Ed Keeley, Rhonda Boyles, and Bob Weidman.

See you next month at El Sazon, 9822 Potranco Road, Friday February 22, (210) 256-1500

 

JANUARY LUNCHEON REMINDER

BEN'S BIRTHDAY BASH

Thursday, January 17, 11:30 A.M.

Youz Guyz Philly Cheesesteaks, 316 Pat Booker Rd, Universal City

R.S.V.P.:  Elaine Ayala, eayala@express-news.net

Photos from last year's celebration.  Hope to see you there!

QUAKER SPORTS ALERT

Basketball Today, January 12

Penn Vs. Princeton

5 PM Central

NBC Sports Network

Tentative Luncheon Schedule, January-June 2013

Happy New Year! 

Here are the luncheon dates for the first half of 2013, Starting with Ben's Birthday Bash, Thursday, January 17:


Thursday, Jan. 17, 11:30 at Youz Guyz Philadelphia Cheesesteak, 316 Pat Booker Rd, Universal City
Friday, Feb. 22
Friday, March 22 (March 29 is Good Friday)
Friday, April 19 (April 26 lands during Fiesta's day parade)
Friday, May 31
Friday, June 28


Generally, this year we are aiming for the last Friday of each month, but as you can see, there will be exceptions.  Our luncheon coordinator is Elaine Ayala, eayala@express-news.net. We'll be posting the venues for February through June soon--look for the info here and by e-mail to those on the Listserv. 

I hope to see you January 17th!

Bob Weidman
President, Penn Alumni Club of San Antonio

Howdy, PennSanAntonio Alumni Blog Readers,

In the wake of Shannon Sauro's move to Sweden, I'm going to do my best to keep this blog up to date, and hope that one of you will step forward and help me out.  I'll be doing the same for our website, www.alumni.upenn.edu/club/sanantonio.

First of all, I wish you all happy and peaceful holidays and the best in 2013.

Second, I want to let you know that Elaine Ayala will be our 2013 luncheon coordinator.  Elaine's already mapping out a tentative noshing schedule for 2013, and we'll be posting it here and advising you by e-mail listserv.  Elaine will welcome your suggestions, of course.  As an early tipoff, we're planning another Ben's Birthday Bash for Thursday, January 17, at Youz Guyz Philly Cheesesteaks in Universal City.  And as we welcome Elaine to her new post, I want to thank Sheila Mayfield for her good and tireless work on our 2012 outings--or should I say, eatings.

More to come!

Best to all,

Bob Weidman
President, Penn Alumni Club of San Antonio

July Penn Alumni Lunch

We are the Penn Club of San Antonio, an active alumni organization serving San Antonio, the Hill Country and South Texas. We invite you to participate in our events.  As you may know, we have monthly luncheons for Penn alumni in the San Antonio area on (usually) the last weekday of (almost) each month.  We try to move around to different areas of the city that are convenient to where we all work.  This month, we're having our luncheon on a Saturday.  This luncheon is a combined farewell to Shannon Sauro and Francis Hult, who have been invited to join the faculty of Lund University in Lund, Sweden as well as a celebration of our annual Freshman Sendoff.

When:

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Scenic Loop Cafe

25615 Boerne Stage Road

San Antonio, TX  78255

210-687-1818

http://www.scenicloopcafe.com

LUNCH RSVP: sheila@alumni.upenn.edu

Please RSVP by Thursday, July 26 via email so we can have an accurate account for the table.  We will start at 11:30 AM in their private room.

Austinites: Please feel free to join us at any time.