Annual Dinner
Featuring a presentation by
Dr. Ellen Lust
Elections in the Arab World: Meaning and Prospects
Join Yale Political Science Professor Ellen Lust as she shares her intimate
knowledge of the politics that are shaping the Arab World.
Dr. Ellen Lust is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Yale University. She received a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan. Her publications include Structuring Conflict in the Arab World (2005) and Political Participation in the Middle East (2008). Her work broadly examines the politics of authoritarianism, and through this, the prospects for development and democracy in the region. She is currently working on a book manuscript examining the politics of elections in the Arab world. Dr. Lust has studied, conducted research, and led student and alumni groups in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Israel, Palestine and Syria.
Enjoy a customized menu created by the chef including your choice of cod filet cooked with Moroccan flavors or char-grilled USDA choice filet of beef with bordelaise sauce. Finish with the triumphant Raspberry Eruption!
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009
Time: 6:15 pm Cocktails 1 hour open bar; cash bar thereafter
7:00 pm Dinner & Close of Election
7:15 pm Yale Club business
7:30 pm Presentation
Location: The Briar Club,
2603 Timmons, 713-622-3667
Fee: Yale Club members & their guests $50
Young Alums ’98 to ’08 $35
Non-members $60
Mail check to:
The Yale Club of Houston
4810 Florence
Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone: 713-668-4702
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Please note your dinner choice(s) below.
If no dinner is selected or you RSVP late,
you will be served fish.
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On Friday, March 27, a group of Yale alumni and friends gathered at the home of Joe and Barbra Munisteri for an evening of champagne, dessert and chamber music. The musical masters of the evening were the Boolean Quartet who charmed the audience with such well-known favorites as Mozart’s “The Hunt” and Dvorak’s “American” string quartets. The quartet also had the audience in stitches when they played spoofs of Strauss waltzes by Paul Hindesmith, a Yale Music Professor who had actually taught our very own Joe Munisteri! The perfect note was completed with Italian Cream Cake from Epicure, and more wine all around. The highlight of the evening was the showing of Joe’s special violin collection, including a vintage 1703 violin from Venice made by Francesco Gobetti, an apprentice of the famed Antonio Stradvari. The sounds of the beautiful instruments lingered as the audience reluctantly headed home.
