Events Calendar

Open to 80-year-olds and older 'senior-seniors' alums only - explore action steps taken to continue a life of substance and substantiality. Some potential topics: the psychology of aging; external and internal ageism; intergenerational communication; disintegration and death.

This common room will meet Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET for an hour each session for six sessions beginning March 6. Please reach out to Edna Alvarez for more information. 

Check out other Common Rooms offered by the Yale International Alliance. 

n the new book “Becoming Belle da Costa Greene: A Visionary Librarian through Her Letters” (Florence: I Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies , 2024), Deborah Parker chronicles the making and empowerment of a female connoisseur, curator, and library director in a world where such positions were held by men. Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) was Pierpont Morgan’s personal librarian (1908–1913) and the first Director of the Morgan Library (1924–1948). She was also the daughter of two mixed-race parents and passed for white. In the nearly six hundred letters that Greene sent to art historian Bernard Berenson (1865–1959), Parker identifies Greene’s energetic pursuit of exceptional opportunities, illuminating the artistry and imaginative features of Greene’s writing—her self-invention, her vibrant responses to books and art, and her pathbreaking work as a librarian. As Greene transformed a private library into a magnificent public institution, she also transformed herself: hers was a life both lived and writ large.

Join Fellow alums for our annual Feb Club Celebration at the Public House in Crested Butte!

Chill drinks and conversation from 6 until whenever at The Prince Albert Hotel. 

The Evergreen Feb Club is back with a new host! Join Angie O'Keefe at Evergreen Brewery for some great brews and food.