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 Debra Sunukjian, Colleen Ryan and 

 Meredith Helgerson sporting fifties frocks, Prosecco & the signature

 Jack Rose cocktails

 MJ Strunk and Nate Maloney

rock the Fifties theme

Top: Seafood course; Bottom left:

 Eggplant; Bottom right: Jack Rose

Chef Kevin Pagano, pictured with event hostess Meredith Helgerson,

 shows off his PERFECT and DELICIOUS timpano.

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and Chef Kevin can’t wait to

cook up some chicken and ribs

Barbecued RibsFried & Barbecued Chicken

Corn on the CobBiscuits & Corn Bread

Potato, Macaroni & Shrimp SaladsStrawberry Shortcake

Adults $15.95Kids under 12 $7.95(beverages additional)

Casual Attire.

Talks and Tours

One Faith - The Windows at St. Peter'sChurchMajesty in the Law - The Restoration of the Albany County Courthouse

 Luncheon Presentations

John Pipkin - "The Boss and the Water-

front: How the City Beautiful NearlyCame to Albany"Janet Kennedy - "Lakes to Locks: TheGreat Northeast Journey"Midday Melodies - Free performances inthe Grille Room

Special Evening Events

Aquaduck Tour Club Night at Park Playhouse

Colleen Ryan is working feverishly to getfinalize these events. Watch for details viaemail and this newsletter.

It’s hard for us to imagine, in this age of technology and modern conveniences,not having refrigeration; but, for our ancestors that was a way of life. They hadto get creative in order to cool and preserve their food. The seasonal harvestingof snow and ice was a regular practice in most ancient cultures. Ice and snowwere stored in caves or holes lined with straw or other insulating materials.

In America, before the days of mechanical refrigeration, it was common practice to "put up" ice in the winter. Almost every farmer had a pondand also a building to use for an ice house. During the 19th and early 20th

century ice harvesting became big business in America. And that was espe-cially true in New York’s Hudson Valley. New Englander Frederic Tudor, who became known as the “Ice King” developed better insulation products to shipice long distances.

The Architectural Historians invite you to join Wendy Harris on Friday, June

22nd from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for a fascinating look at this part of our collective past. Ms. Harris, with Arnold Pickman, is the co-author of  Towards An Ar-

chaeology of the Hudson River Ice Harvesting Industry, which appeared in Northeast Historical Archaeology. There will be light hors d’oeuvres from5:30-6:00 p.m., followed by the presentation (beverages on sign-basis). Thereis no charge for the event.

 Hamlet of Normansville, circa 1900; town of Bethlehem on left, city of Albany on

right. Normans Kill (creek) center. Ice house top right corner, school house top left.

Few inventions have had as much effect on American societyas television. Before 1947 the number of U.S. homes with tele-vision sets could be measured in the thousands. By the late1990s, 98% of U.S. homes had at least one television set, andthose sets were on for an average of seven hours a day. But, it’sa brand new world out there. Unless you're 50 years old or older, your attention has turned away from newspapers, maga-

zines, TV and radio and shifted toward internet, social media and electronicdelivery of content. What does that mean for our beloved TV?

Join Robert Altman, President & CEO of WMHT on Monday, June 4th tofind out how television has changed (and will continue to change) in the 21stcentury. Presented by the Albany Torch Club. $30 per person includes dinner and presentation. Cocktails 5:30 p.m. (sign basis); 6 p.m. presentation; dinner at 7 p.m. For reservations contact Pat Fishbaugh at pfishdancer@verizon.net.

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The 111th AnnualMeeting was held onThursday, May 17th inorder to elect officers,directors and a nomi-nating committee.Many thanks to thosewho graciously volun-

teered to run and to those who at-tended the meeting and/or voted.

The following outlines the results of the election of officers, directors anda nominating committee:

Officers

Warren W. Abriel, Jr., President

Colleen M. Ryan, Vice-PresidentAmy Hines-Kramer, SecretaryMatthew Badalucco, Treasurer Tom Pandick, Past-President

 Directors

Meredith HelgersonGeoffrey HoderathFrank P. Nemeth

 Nominating Committee

Matthew Badalucco

Amy Hines-Kramer  Nate MaloneyColleen RyanTim Varney

University Club Board memberscome from various backgrounds,each bringing his or her own particu-lar set of strengths and aptitudes. Weare very fortunate to have such acommitted group of people at thehelm working together for the com-

mon goal of continued growth and prosperity for the Club.

I would like to take this opportunityto thank the Board members and allof the Officers of the Club for their commitment of their time and energyto the governance of the Club. It has been a difficult year. I’m happy toreport that we are still here and at the present time we hope to be in opera-tion for the near future. The Board

has developed some great ideas to pay our bills and keep the Club oper-ating in the Black.

I would like to thank our outgoing board member Bill Ross. He hascontributed immensely to our contin-ued success during these difficulttimes. Bill is a long time Club mem- ber and Past President. His guidanceand expertise will be especiallymissed. It also goes without sayingthat without the help of John Hess,our Club Manager, and the supportstaff we would not have had the suc-cess that we have had. We shouldalso recognize our quality wait staff,kitchen help and our terrific chef for making us all feel at home in theclub.

It should be noted that the member-ship since the 2011 Annual Meetinghas increased from 170 to 172. Thisvery small increase is significantsince it shows your commitment tokeeping our club in operation. If weare to continue in operation into2013 we really need to recruit newmembers.

The Club continues to host manyspecial events each month. The en-tertainment committee continues tocome up with events that we hopewill be of interest to a wide varietyof our members. A special word of thanks should be made to our VicePresident, Colleen Ryan, for plan-ning and developing many of theseevents.

I’d like to remind everyone that our second annual “Pinkster Day Cele- bration” will be held Friday June 1st.

On June 1st we will welcome Pulitzer Prize Winning Author William Ken-nedy. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Foundation, which is ex-tremely important to the repair andupkeep of this historic building. Ihope that as many of you as possiblewill be able to attend this event.

Sincerely,

Warren AbrielBoard President

Warren AbrielBarbara AhernMatt Badalucco

Sylvia BarnardMark BrognaMary BriwaBob BixbyChris BurkeBrian BushJohn ColleyTony CompanionPat ConoleSean CaseyRichard ContiLoretta CarneySaleem Cheeks

Kevin ClancyRobert Curry Nick D’AmbrosioClark DaggettJim DaviesTom DiNapoliDanny DonohueDavid and Kay

DuncanTony EspositoJon EwashkoGene FarleyKeith FloodChris FriendVito GrassoGene Hallock Timothy HartJay HansJason and Meredith

HelgersonJeff HillDavid Hochfelder Geoffrey HoderathMichael HurtMarjorie JakovicPatricia JakovicAmy Kramer 

Michael LanotteMatt Lesieur Wendy LindskoogKen and Ursula

MacAffer 

Melissa GoogasE.J. McMahonJoe McMullen

Matt MaguireMonica MahaffeyMary Mallick  Nate MaloneyTony MarianoTom and Margaret

MonahanMichael MoranMatt MorganFrank NemethBrian NussbaumSam Ostroff Jim Panton

Phil PalmesanoTom Pandick Frank PatienceCharlie PittBob ReidHarold RubinColleen Ryan and

Eric HoppelSean RyanElliott RosenBill RossDebra SunukjianScott Schuster Robert SerenkaWilliam and Mary

SheehanJim SheppardTim SheridanDr. Paul SmithDr. James Steiner Mary SullivanFranklin TobeyRev. Carl UrbanKathy Van De LooGloria VanderpoelTim VarneyPaul Veillette

Joan WhiteleyHarold WilliamsLois WilsonEd Wutzer Ken Zebrowski

Thanks for joining us in the Grille Roomand/or the Main Dining Room for lunch, drinks or dinner in 2012.

Your patronage is muchappreciated!

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