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  • Alison Bert

    • is a writer who previously made her living as a classical guitarist and music professor.

    From 2000 to 2007, she was a reporter for The Journal News — the daily newspaper and Web site for Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties in New York.

    In the previous century, she was a Fulbright Scholar in Spain and one of 12 guitarists worldwide selected to study with Andrés Segovia in his historic master class of 1986. She went on to earn a doctorate in music from the University of Arizona and perform solo and chamber music on four continents. While teaching at Syracuse University, she wrote concert reviews for The Post-Standard and earned a master's degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

    Portrait of Alison by Greg Bottali

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    Ping pong at Slate

    Alison Bert on March 28th, 2009 | Filed under Party Planning, Celebrations, Restaurants and night spots

    slate.jpgThis week, my colleague Rano invited us to Slate to celebrate getting her Green Card. I’ve never been to such an elegant place that also had a room for ping pong and pool. In fact, that’s where the men ended up. Check out the photo gallery.

    And congratulations, Rano!

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