Events Calendar

The Northern California Chapter of the Association of Asian American Yale Alumni (AAAYA) is hosting our Annual Summer Potluck Picnic — a fun event for alumni of all ages, local Yale Students home for the summer, and members of the incoming Class of 2030! Our picnic is co-sponsored by Yale Club of Silicon Valley.

This is a great opportunity to network with friendly alums, meet old and new friends, and to provide a warm welcome to the pre-frosh/current students/graduating seniors. Children, parents and friends of Yalies are not only welcome, but are encouraged to join in the fun.

Event details :

·       Potluck Picnic at Marlin Park, 500 Cringle Dr, Redwood City, CA 94065 (Redwood Shores) - Picnic Area 1 (by the restrooms)

·       Sunday, July 19th, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

·       Taco catering and beverages will be provided!

Please join Rona Mogil '85 PhD and Doug Green '77, '81 PhD at their home in Germantown, TN to welcome new and returning Yale students on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Light lunch, snacking foods, and beverages will be provided. Please RSVP to Rona by Friday, July 17. Address will be provided upon rsvping. 

From roughly 9-11 AM on Tuesday, July 21 at RISD, YARI will run mock college admission interviews (for the fourth time) for College Visions, a Providence-based nonprofit that helps low-income RI students get into college and succeed once there.

No specific prior experience is needed, and you can bring a partner or friend to volunteer with you. Many volunteers have returned over the years because it is fun and rewarding.

Lunch will be provided with the compliments of College Visions to any volunteer wishing to partake.

Questions? brian@yari.club

Come see Ilana Zaks-Nederlander in concert at the Falmouth Art Center.

Ilana Zaks-Nederlander is a fourth-generation musician and educator from Boston, now based in central Florida. Most recently, she served as first violinist with the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera, positions she achieved at the age of only 22. She maintains an active performance schedule encompassing orchestral, solo, and chamber music; teaches at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and the Rollins Community School of Music; and leads university residencies across the United States.

Ilana is also the creator of Sound Worlds, a multimedia solo violin project blending electronics, storytelling, film, and music, and she is currently touring nationally with the Lurie Art Foundation.

Ilana is a 2022 graduate of the Yale School of Music.

Join alumni, family, and friends for Trivia Night at Brambly Park. Brambly Park is an outdoor venue, and we had a great time last year. Please RSVP to ensure seating.

Where: Brambly Park, 1708 Belleville St, Richmond, VA

When: 6:30 PM, Tuesday July 21 (Trivia starts at 7 PM)

Registration: Free to RSVP

Food & Beverages: Not provided - Available for purchase

First-Year Scholars at Yale, Yale Summer Session, Yale College, and 1stGenYale invite you to a special program on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at Yale. Celebrating our 11th year, alumni from all Yale schools and your guests are invited to participate in Alumni Perspectives: Navigating Yale & Beyond at FSY (fsy.yale.edu).

Join us and meet our new group of ninety-five 2026 FSY students on Saturday, July 25, 2026. These entering students, who were just like you, want to meet you and hear your story. Here are some things to think about sharing:

• What was your journey through Yale to your current career or profession?
• Looking back, what would you have done differently, or the same, at Yale?
• What advice would you give entering first-gen low-income students? 

Join us for baked goods and beverages for an intimate potluck-styled Home Cafe with Boardgames.

Limited Hojicha & Matcha, Diary Milk, Water, Cookies, Utensils and Cutlery Provided.

$5 for paid tickets, free for contributions to event.

Penthouse with balcony location - Specific address to be provided following registration.

Yalies on Martha's Vineyard – Two Consecutive Sundays at Union Chapel

Yale community members spending time on Martha's Vineyard this summer are invited to a unique opportunity to hear two distinguished Yale voices preach on consecutive Sundays at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs.

On Sunday, July 26, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, a professor at Yale Divinity School and founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, will deliver the sermon.

The following Sunday, August 2, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III '95 MDiv, a Yale Divinity School alumnus and Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, will preach.

For service times and additional information, please visit: Union Chapel's 2026 Sunday Sermon Series