MAY LIST OF EVENTS

Hi everyone,

You may notice less events this month. That's due to Meetup.com insituting a fee to attend meetups which has thrown the meetups into disarray. For more information on the individual meetups, please visit meetup.com.

May 2, 2005, Reception: 6 p.m. Discussion: 7 p.m.: Panel discussion: "Should America Embrace International Commitments---Or Keep Its Distance From Them?" Cornell University Professor Jeremy A. Rabkin, author of The Case For Sovereignty, and Pieter H. F. Bekker, a former lawyer in the Registry of the International Court of Justice at The Hague and current counsel at White & Case, LLP, will participate, along with moderator U.S. District Court Judge Thomas P. Griesa. Sponsored by the Federalist Society. Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street. No RSVP needed. Free. (Thanks to Toni for this listing).

May 3, 2005, 8:00pm(prompt): DEBATE: "Does Poetry Still Matter?" YES: Francis Heaney, author of _Holy Tango of Literature_ NO: J.R. Taylor, of _New York Press_ MODERATOR: Richard Ryan, of Verse Theatre Manhattan. PLACE: downstairs at Lolita bar, northeast corner of Broome and Allen St. on Manhattan's Lower East Side, one block south and three west of the Delancey Street stop on the F train (free admission, cash bar). To bridge the gap between the eras of print and electronic media, host and Jinx Rational Agent Todd Seavey, will also do a reading from three of the Star Wars films' opening scrolls.

May 4, 2005, 6:00pm: Republican Jewish Coalition's New York Regional Office Hosts Meeting with The Honorable Dan Gillerman Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations. "Israel and the United Nations: Diplomacy and Peace in a Post-Arafat World". Remarks followed by a Kosher reception. Edmond J. Safra Synagogue, 11 East 63rd Street. RSVP by e-mail or phone. email: newyork@rjchq.org, phone: 212-922-0839 For more details, visit the RJC site or call (212) 922-0839.

May 4, 2005, 7:00pm: The New York Young Republican Club (the state-party affiliated one) will celebrate Cuatro De Mayo at Black Finn – 2nd Floor, 218 E. 53rd Street (b/w 2nd & 3rd Aves). Cost: $5. $3 domestics and coronas, $3 margaritas, $4 imports and well drinks & if you're a PRESIDENT'S CLUB MEMBER, THIS EVENT IS FREE!!!For more information, contact Gail Allen, Events Chairperson at events@nyyrc.com

May 4, 2005, 7:30pm: The New York Young Republican Club (the independent one) will celebrate the beginning of summer and the initiation of campaign season at our annual Spring into Summer Party at Katwalk, 2 West 35th Street @ Fifth Ave, Second Floor. $5 for Members, $20 for Non-Members. We will have light cocktail food, a cash bar and the hippest Republicans in NYC. Non-Members who wish to join can do so by credit card on the website at www.nycyr.org or at the door. Annual dues are $35. Anyone joining with cash at the door will receive a one-year membership plus admission to the party for $40 and your membership will be good through December 2005. For more information, email info@nycyr.org or call (212) 533-4940.

May 5, 2005, 7:00 pm: The Metropolitan Republican Club presents its 103rd annual Metropolitan Ball. Highlights will include casino games, dancing, full open bar throughout the evening, multiple supper buffet serving stations, flexible seating, late evening dessert buffet. The Ball will be held at the Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue. Advance sales only. Tickets start at $225. Call 212-288-8606 or reserve online at https://secure34.softcomca.com/metclubnyc_org/met_ball_rsvp2.htm.

May 5, 2005, 8:00pm: Log Cabin Republicans of NYC will hold their general meeting at 3 West 51st St. Panel moderated by Columnist Deroy Murdock: Gays and Blacks in the Republican Party: Do we have a Place?

May 10, 2005, 4pm: Beginning on May 10th and occuring every Tuesday thereafter, Ace of Spades and I will be co-hosting a talk show on Rightalk.com. Our guests this week will be Michelle Malkin and James Taranto.

May 10, 2005, 6:30pm: The Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation present a debate: Israel and Palestine: Is a sustainable resolution finally within reach? Featuring Rashid Khalidi and Bernard Wasserstein. The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York (Corner of 34th Street & 5th Avenue). RSVP on the Smith Family Foundation website.

May 10, 2005, 7:00pm: "What's Up With The TR Group?" New President Stephen M. Evans III will introduce the new TR/Gramercy Park Republican Group Executive Committee and discuss the future direction of the group. 191 Seventh Avenue #2S. Cost: $10.

May 12, 2005, 7:00pm: New York Young Republican Club (the independent one) General Meeting. Our guest speaker will be Assemblyman Pat Manning, founder of Stand Tall New York, who is often talked about as being a potential candidate against Hillary Clinton in 2006. Where: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmens Club, 283 Lexington Ave (bet 36th & 37th St), 2nd Floor. Admission: Members - FREE, Non Members - $5, F/T Students - $2. Please join us for drinks after every meeting in the backroom at Saga, on Lex and 39th.

May 16, 2005, 9:00am: The Personal Democracy Forum Conference is an intensive one-day event taking place at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. A comprehensive roster of speakers from all segments of the political, business, blogosphere and technology worlds marks this conference as a turning point in the emergence of the political technology industry. The impressive lists of speakers is here. Rightevents.com readers get a $70 discount on the registration fee by using the code an225.

May 17, 2005, 4:00pm: Beginning on May 10th and occuring every Tuesday thereafter, Ace of Spades and I will be co-hosting a talk show on Rightalk.com. Guests this week will be Brian Anderson, author of the new book South Park Conservatives and syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock. Replay of the show is available the following weekend on Rightalk.com.

May 18, 2005, 6:30pm: Friends of the NRA Dinner 9th Annual Banquet at Masonic Hall, 71 West 23rd Street (use the 24th St. entrance). Banquet ticket-$50.00, Benefactor Tickets- $150.00, Sponsor Ticket- $250.00. Open cash bar all night. Contact Dolores Snyder at 212-759-1044 for tickets.

May 24, 2005, 6:30 p.m: Reception to meet Joel Zinberg, Republican City Council Candidate in the 5th District, Metropolitan Republican Club, 122 East 83rd Street. Suggested minimum contribution $25. Further information about the Zinberg campaign at www.zinberg.com

May 24, 2005, 4:00pm: Beginning on May 10th and occuring every Tuesday thereafter, Ace of Spades and I will be co-hosting a talk show on Rightalk.com. Guests this week will be the bloggers of Time's Blog of the Year, Powerline and Daniel Pipes of the Middle East Forum. Replay of the show is available the following weekend on Rightalk.com.

May 25, 2005, Noon: Steve Cassidy and the New York City Firefighters Union endorsed President George Bush last year in the middle of the GOP Convention in NYC. It was one of the most moving endorsements of the campaign! The International Union heavily endorsed John Kerry and fought the NYFD tooth and nail over the endorsement. The Kerry folks and the International Union are now going after Steve Cassidy directly! He is up for re-election as President of the Union and they are raising significant monies to try to defeat him. Steve Cassidy was there for President Bush – we need to be there for Steve Cassidy! Steve needs to raise money for his re-election right away! The election is early next month and he needs the funds by Friday, May 27th! We are having a luncheon with Steve in NYC on Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at the Union League Club with individual tickets at $500 per person. If you would like to attend, please email pdonohue at memevents.com. Obviously, time is of the essence, and if you cannot attend the lunch please send a generous donation. Any size donation will be greatly appreciated ($25 or $25,000)! The campaign committee is Committee to Re-Elect Stephen Cassidy. They can accept personal or corporate contributions and there are no limits. Donations are not tax-deductible. The tax-id number is 20-2308712. Please overnight your generous contribution to: Committee to Re-Elect Stephen Cassidy, 675 Third Avenue – Suite 411, New York, NY 10017. Attention: Patrick B. Donohue, Esq. (212) 201-0599

May 26, 2005, 7:00pm: The New York City Republican Party May Meetup at the Skylight Diner, 2 West 34th St. Between 9th and 10th Ave.

May 26, 2005, 7:00pm: New York Young Republican Club, Inc. (the state-party affiliated one) will have Governor George Pataki and New York City Republican Candidates speaking about this year's elections - we hope you'll join us! Women's National Republican Club, 3 West 51st Street between 5th & 6th Avenues. Light fare & Cash Bar.

May 31, 2005, 4:00pm: Every Tuesday Ace of Spades and I will be co-hosting a talk show on Rightalk.com. Guests this week will be Herman Cain of The New Voice and Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs. Replay of the show is available the following weekend on Rightalk.com.