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AROUND
THE QUADS
Alumni from classes ending in 1 and 6 are gearing up for the College's annual reunion weekend, which will take place from Thursday, May 31 to Sunday, June 3. In addition to on-campus events, reunion activities will range from Broadway shows to museum tours to a young alumni party in the Hammerstein Ballroom, making this year's reunion a city-wide celebration. Alfred Lerner Hall, the student center, will be reunion headquarters. In Lerner, alumni will be able to register for reunion and housing, purchase tickets to events and College merchandise, and get the latest information. The registration desk in Lerner will be open for most of the weekend (Thursday, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.), but all planning to attend reunion are strongly urged to make housing and registration arrangements in advance. This year, reunion begins on Thursday, when alumni can purchase discount tickets (available on a first-come, first-serve basis) to evening performances of Aida, Contact and Chicago. After the performances, theatergoers are invited to a party at the famous Sardi's Restaurant on West 44th Street. Friday's events include a tour (tickets required) of the Rockefeller family's Kykuit Estate in Tarrytown, N.Y., an exhibition of photographs by acclaimed photographer George Zimbel '51 (open all weekend), campus tours, a discussion of College admissions, and a presentation by Ric Burns '78 on his New York: A Documentary Film. The Alumni Office has also arranged for special Columbia tours (tickets required) of the American Museum of Natural History (including the new Rose Planetarium), the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. While Friday's lunch will be held on Low Plaza, which will be transformed into an outdoor French bistro, dinner will be a celebration of New York's ethnic diversity. "A Taste of New York," in the Hammerstein Ballroom on West 34th Street, will feature the cuisines of Little Italy, Chinatown, the South Street Seaport and Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue. On Friday night, Columbia College Young Alumni will hold a dance party ($10 cover charge) in the Hammerstein Ballroom for all alumni from the Class of 1991 to the Class of 2001, as well as young alumni from Barnard and SEAS. Saturday's events begin with an all-class breakfast and convocation, when Dean Austin Quigley will present Dean's Pins to reunion volunteers. Later, alumni will be able to hear Professor Kenneth Jackson talk about Columbia's role in New York City history and art historian Michael Richardson discuss Alma Mater, tour campus, listen to jazz on Low Plaza, play volleyball, and tour the new Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life. College alumni also are invited to join Barnard alumnae for a concert by folk singer Suzanne Vega '81 Barnard. Each reunion class will have a class photo taken before its cocktail reception and anniversary dinner, which will feature a distinguished keynote speaker. Then, everyone at reunion is invited to the Starlight Reception on Low Plaza, which begins at 10 p.m. In addition to these events, many classes will host class-specific activities, ranging from receptions (on and off campus) to all-class outings. By
now, alumni with class years ending in 1 and 6 should have received
reunion packets, with information on registration, travel, meals,
campus accommodations, ticket availability and prices, Saturday's
children's program and class-specific events. Anyone who did not
receive this packet should call the Alumni Office at (212) 870-2288.
Full information about reunion, including online registration, is
available at the College's reunion Web site: www.college.columbia.edu/alumni/reunion/.
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