Centennial Dinner Celebration
Sunday, October 15th 4:00pm-6:30pm
Sit-Down Dinner Buffet Style and Cash Bar
(Reservations are now closed)
Please join us as we gather to celebrate the Ramblers’ first one hundred years! There will be welcoming remarks by club officers, dinner, presentation of certificate awards, and more…
Organizers: Lee Ruelle, Zee Dempster (and with a little help from our friends)
When: Sunday, October 15th, 4:00pm-6:30
Where: Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, 140 Second Avenue (between 9th & 10th Streets), New York, NY 10003
For after-dinner drinks, check out The Copper Still, 151 2nd Ave–only a block away. Our room rental at the Ukrainian Restaurant ends at 6:30pm.
Menu: Cheese & Meat Platter, Salad, Pierogi, Stuffed Cabbage, Meatballs, Penne with Tomato Sauce, Coffee and Tea, Apple Strudel
Who: Open to members
Guests: While this event is meant for Ramblers members (and recent applicants), we understand that there are situations where a member may have traveled from out of town and has a partner who very much would like to come along, or perhaps another special situation.
Cost: $25 per person (includes tax and gratuities; beverages available at cash bar)
To see who’s attending CLICK HERE
Note: This event is limited to a total of 60 attendees.
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Pre-Dinner Hike for attendees: (Will finish at restaurant in time for dinner)
Sun. Oct. 15
BROOKLYN: OLD OR NOT SO MUCH.
A 2023 urban exploration visiting some “interesting” sites of Brooklyn reviewing how different (or not) Brooklyn was in 1923. Hike will finish in East Village at Ukrainian Restaurant in time for start of dinner celebration. (NOTE: previous meeting place was changed due to weekend track work.) Meet NW corner of Beverly Road and Nostrand Avenue, 9:00 am (Beverly Road stop on 2 subway.) Begin walking at 9:15.
• Duration about 6 hours at a brisk pace
Accessible by subway–contact leader for details.Leader:
Ian Hochstead
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(Photo Credit: New York Ramblers, Dec. 2, 1990, on the occasion of Franz Alt’s second Rambler hike celebrating his birthday, at the summit of Mt. Aramah, near Harriman State Park, NY. Franz had just turned 80 years-old a few days earlier, and this hike had become a Rambler tradition, held every five years on the anniversary of his birthday. The first one took place on Nov. 24, 1985. Standing, L to R: Dan Rosen, Marie Hoehn, (unidentifiable person behind her), Sharon Moir, Kurt Ramig, Marguerite St. Palley, Franz Alt, Chris Zeller, Richard Barr, Fred Kahnert, Zhang Ying, Jackie Mitchell, Dave Ehrlich. Sitting, L to R: Middy Wesibart, Lorrie Berkowitz, Jane Levenson, Fred Caiocca, Suzanne Gagne, Paul Friedman.) Photo by Annice Alt.
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