ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES 1. DJ Niena Drake (BA ’02) provided the music at the Project Green event. 2. Mark Amos (BA ’01) and his wife let loose at the Midwest on the West Coast Holiday Party. 3. Brett Bulatek (BA ’05), Peter Woods (BA ’05), and friends enjoy alumni trivia night at Little Bar in Los Angeles.
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Pittsburgh In December, CAAN Pittsburgh attended the 2nd Annual Pittsburgh High School Rock Challenge and a VIP pre-event reception at Diesel Nightclub. Contact Mike Moscato (BA ’94) at maguitarmike@gmail.com.
Portland, Oregon CAAN Portland hosted a cocktail party at Touche in October. In August, members headed out to the Oregon coast, where they were treated to a catered luncheon by chapter leader, Howard Shapiro (BA ’53), and his wife at their seaside home. Contact Howard at pmahoward@aol.com.
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Los Angeles CAAN LA teamed up with the Northwestern University Entertainment Alliance (NUEA), the Hollywood Badgers from the University of Wisconsin, and alumni from the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois for a holiday party in December. In November, CAAN LA participated in the Young Storytellers Foundation’s mentoring program, which provides underserved children in the public school system with an opportunity to write stories and see them brought to life. CAAN LA is the very first alumni association to get involved with this nonprofit foundation.
Photos 1 & 2: Nicholas Kinnan (BA ’95)
In September, CAAN LA teamed with Project Green to celebrate our alumni at the 2012 Emmys with a Project Green Music & Entertainment Gifting Lounge and Benefit Music Event at Petersen Automotive Museum. Project Green is a nonprofit whose mission is to protect green space for future generations. The month of August saw CAAN LA cheering on the Cubs and the White Sox as both teams played the LA Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium. CAAN also hosted a movie trivia night in partnership with NYU and NUEA. CAAN LA is searching for more chapter leadership! If you would like to help plan events and connect with local alumni, contact Sarah Schroeder at sschroeder@colum.edu.
Thank You, Donors!
CAAN Minneapolis officially launched in November with a party at Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room. Contact Marie Chaiart (BA ’05) at mariechaiart@gmail. com or Kelsi Moffitt (BA ’03) at kemoffit @gmail.com.
New York Metro CAAN NY hosted a cocktail party at Puck Fair in November. This was one of New York’s best events to date, so look for more in 2013! Contact Eric Wallace (BA ’09) at ewallace@gmail. com or James “Woody” Woodward (MA ’03) at mrwoody917@yahoo.com.
Phoenix In August, CAAN Phoenix celebrated the launch of Sean Chercover’s (BA ’91) new novel, The Trinity Game, at The Poisoned Pen in Old Town Scottsdale. After the signing, alumni joined Sean for dessert at The Sugar Bowl. CAAN Phoenix needs a new chapter leader. If you would like to get to know alumni and organize events in the Phoenix area, please contact Sarah Schroeder at sschroeder@colum.edu.
Dimitri Moore (BA ’11) is the new leader of CAAN San Francisco, and we look forward to what he has in store for Bay Area alumni! Contact Dimitri Moore (BA ’11) at DimiMoore@gmail.com.
St. Louis CAAN St. Louis hosted a cocktail party in October at Square One Brewery and Distillery, one of the first microdistillery restaurants in the country. Contact Angela LaRocca (BA ’08) at angela.larocca1@yahoo.com.
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