2016 Spring Catalog

NOTABLE NEIGHBORS

Matthew Futterman and Russell Wolf: The Business of Sports

MatthewFutterman,aseniorspecialwriterforsportswith TheWallStreet Journal , and Russell Wolff, Executive Vice President at ESPN, discuss the transformation of professional sports from a cottage industry to a massive global business. As recently as the 1970s, elite athletes earned so little money that many were forced to work second jobs in the off-season to make ends meet. Roger Staubach, for example, made only $25,000 in his first season as the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. In conjunction with the publication of Futterman’s new book, Play—The Story of Sports and Money , and the Visionaries Who

Fought to Create a Revolution , Futterman and Wolff review the revolution that moved modern athletes from the bottom of the financial pyramid to the top, the trade-offs those changes have wrought, and debate what the future of sports holds in store. Matthew Futterman is a senior special writer for sports with The Wall Street Journal. He has previously worked for The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Star-Ledger of New Jersey, where he was a part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News in 2005. Russell Wolff is Executive Vice President and Managing Director, ESPN International. Both graduated from Mamaroneck High School. Wednesday, May 4: 7:30 – 8:30 pm MHS Tiered Classroom / $25 / Code 100 Students admitted free (no registration necessary)

TRIPS

O ur trip program is designed to offer educational opportunities to enjoy regional cultural, historic, and arts sites. We’ve sourced the best places, smartest docents, great restaurants, and taken care of details like entrance fees and even transportation for more distant sites. Staten Island: Isle of Mystery NEW! Before Newport, Staten Island was the secret hideaway for the élite of New York and a chic summer resort for residents of the American South. During this all-day tour, we’ll discover sweeping waterfront vistas, elegant churches, handsome Victorian mansions, a majestic Civil War fort overlooking the New York Harbor, a memorable “storybook cottage,” and more. Learn of famous residents of Staten Island who have included Cornelius Vanderbilt, once America’s wealthiest man; noted author, Henry James; Central Park designer, Frederick Law

Olmsted; the creator of modern Italy, Giuseppe Garibaldi; and one of America’s first women photographers, Alice Austen. We will visit sites including the former Sailors’ Snug Harbor — a remarkable 19th century Greek Revival complex, built by Robert Richard Randall as a retirement home for “aged and decrepit sailors,” the fascinating New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden, the new home of the Staten Island Yankees, the site of the National Lighthouse Museum, and the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. Lunch will be at Basilio Inn, a historic restaurant established in 1921. This tour includes walking and some stair climbing. New York historian Justin Ferate was honored by the New York State Tourism Council as “New York’s Most Engaging Tour Guide.” Tuesday: May 10: 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Bus leaves from Harbor Island Parking lot / $145/ Code 101

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