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Ongoing

Boston University Maryland License Plates!

Show your BU Pride as you drive around the state!  Boston University specialty license plates will be available through the Maryland Motor Vehicles Administration with a minimum of 25 participants.  The new BU plate will feature the BU seal on the left with "BU" displayed vertically and a four digit plate number.  Cost is $25.

Time to receive your new tags is 8 - 10 weeks once the initial order is placed.  If interested, email David Susseles (CGS '95, SMG '97) at dsusseles@yahoo.com with your name and plate number.  Please include BU MD license plate in the subject line. 

January 2007

Saturday, January 20

Family Tour of Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
10am and 1pm Tours

Join the Boston University and Jacksonville State University Alumni Clubs for a 2 hour tour of the Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.  Bring your family or friends and walk amongst aviation history, including aircraft such as the Enola Gay, helicopters, ultra-lights, experimental flying machines, the Space Shuttle Enterprise and the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest jet in the world. www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy

The Udvar-Hazy Center is located at 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway in Chantilly, VA 20151, near Dulles airport. 

Admission Free.  Space Limited.  RSVP by January 13th to benson.heather @gmail.com

Tuesday, January 23rd, 5:30 p.m.

2 Weeks Until Beanpot Happy Hour
The Ugly Mug (Eastern Market metro)

Okay, okay so it's actually a "13 days until Beanpot Happy Hour" but you get the gist.  Come join BU alumni for some Free Food (mmm nachos) and $3 Bud Select beer specials at the Ugly Mug (site of the previous BU Alumni Guest Bartending stint).  The fun starts at 5:30. Look for the BU sign! For more information, email mary.aquino@gmail.com.  RSVPs are welcome, but not necessary.

Directions from Metro: Take the Orange or Blue line to Eastern Market.  Once off the escalator, walk towards your right. You'll see a Dunkin Donuts and a Starbucks facing each other on 8th street (coffee wars!). Walk past these two fine coffee establishments. The Ugly Mug is a couple of blocks down, on the right. 723 8th Street SE. www.uglymugdc.com

Friday, January 26th, 7:30 pm

BU vs. BC Men's Ice Hockey Viewing Party
RFD (Gallery Place/Chinatown metro)

Come watch your Boston University Terriers take on our biggest rivals, the Boston College Eagles, for what might be a Beanpot-championship preview (fingers crossed!). We're watching the game at Regional Food and Drink (RFD)- the site of this year's Beanpot Telecast!  We'll be in the area to the left of the doors, where the couches are...look for the BU sign. Come early to take advantage of the happy hour specials ($4 appetizers and $3 beer specials until 7). If you think you can make it, send an email to mary.aquino@gmail.com so we know how much space to save. Feel free to bring friends, pom poms and old memories of Walter Brown Arena.

RFD is located at 810 7th St., NW at the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop on the Red, Green and Yellow lines. Take the Chinatown exit. Turn right on 7th Street, the bar will be on your left.

Saturday, January 27th
12:00 to 3:00 pm

Sushi ‘Cooking’ Class at Kaz Sushi Bistro

Calling all foodies!  Join the D.C.Boston University Alumni Association's Cooking Club for a hands-on sushi-making class at Kaz Sushi Bistro.  

From cooking prefect sushi rice . to preparing maki-mono (sushi rolls), nigiri (rice with fish), and te-maki (hand rolls) . learn the basics from nationally-known sushi master and DC restaurateur, Kaz Okochi.  For more info on Kaz, visit: www.kazsushibistro.com 

Where: Kaz Sushi Bistro, 1915 Eye Street, NW

Cost:   $65 per person

Hurry! This class is limited to 15 participants!  Questions?  Email Aimee Segal at aimee@TheSegals.com

Deadline to RSVP:  Thursday, January 18. 

To RSVP, please email Aimee and send a check payable to the Boston University Alumni Association to Washington, DC

Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC 
Attn: Treasurer
 2807 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Box 07
Washington, DC 20008

Saturday, January 27th,
7:00pm

Capitals vs. Hurricanes

It's time again for Capital Alumni Network (CAN) Night with the Washington Capitals.  Join hundreds of alumni from the area on Saturday, January 27th to watch the Caps battle the Carolina Hurricanes.  Two different ticket packages are available with regular $50 seats available for only $27 and regular $35 seats for only $17!

A pre-game happy hour will be held at Irish Channel, 500 H Street, NW starting at 5:30pm with drink and food specials.

Also, a random CAN attendee who orders by January 15 will be chosen to receive an autographed ALEX OVECHKIN #8 Puck.  During the game, a welcome to all Boston University Alumni will appear on the big screen.

BU alumni who wish to sit together are asked to purchase tickets at once. Please email ChelseyKelly with any questions chelsey.kelly@gmail.com.

If you want to place a reminder about the pre-game happy hour, click this link

January 30th, 7pm

CAS Professor Andrew Bacevich Lecture at the University of Richmond
Professor of History and International Relations, Graduate of West Point and a Vietnam Veteran

Leaders and Followers, Soldiers and Citizens: Why Americans Are Seduced by War - Can the United States' military power be an instrument of effective global leadership, or is the promise of using military might to advance security next best thing to only an illusion? Are civilians' assumptions about the military valid? And is the $400 billion spent annually on the military being spent wisely?

Jepson Alumni Center
University of Richmond, VA 23173
www.richmond.edu/jepson

Tickets are free, but required. To reserve tickets, call (804) 289-8980

Questions: Contact Sue Robinson at 804-287-6627

February 2007

Monday, February 5 & 12

Telecast of the 55th Annual Beanpot Hockey Tournament
Recreational Food and Drink (RFD) 

What's the next best thing to watching the fabled Beanpot tournament in person?  Watching it with local BU alumni at your neighborhood sports bar! 
 
Come cheer on the Terriers as they try for their 28th trophy in this storied tournament.  This year we'll be joined by Northeastern alumni at a new venue, Regional Food and Drink (RFD).  There will be plenty of televisions, free appetizers, 30+ beers on tap and lots of prizes given away.  This is our biggest alumni event of the year so mark your calendar now!  
 
Regional Food & Drink
810 7th St, NW
Half a block from the Gallery Place/Chinatown metro (Red line)
parking is available in large outdoor lot at 9th and H st. 

 
Monday, February 5th 
Game 1: BU vs. Northeastern @ 5 pm 
Game 2: BC vs. Harvard @ 8 pm 
 
Monday, February 12th 
Championship Game @ 8 pm 
 
 
Cost:  $15 in Advance; $20 at the Door
Supported in part through contributions from the Washington Capitals
 

Click here to register and pay via PayPal or with a credit card.

or send a check payable to the Boston University Alumni Club of Washington DC to: 
 
Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC 
Attn: Treasurer 
2807 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Box 07 
Washington, DC 20008

February 9 8:00 PM

T-Minus 60 Days 'til Softball Party

Please join the BU Alumni Softball Team and the rest of the Capital Alumni Network League at McFadden's on Friday, February 9 at 8:00 pm for the first pre-season event of the year, our now annual "T-Minus 60 Days 'til Softball Party."   Check back for more details.  McFadden's is located at 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue at 24 Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: 202.223.2338, www.mcfaddensdc.com

Saturday, February 10
at 1pm at Politics & Prose

Monday, February 12
at 11am at Howard University

Senator Ed Brooke (LAW ’48) Discusses His New Book Bridging the Divide

Ed Brooke, the first African-American popularly elected to the Senate, graduated from BU Law School in 1948.  He'll be promoting his new book Bridging the Divide at Politics and Prose (www.politics-prose.com; 5015 Connecticut Ave NW) on Saturday February 10th at 1pm and at Howard University on Monday, February 12th at 11am (Ira Aldridge Theater next to Cramton Auditorium; 2455 6th Street, NW).  In his new memoir, he recalls not only his service in “the most exclusive club in the world” but also his life in Washington, from his early days to his receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004.

"Edward W. Brooke has blazed a lot of political trails. He was the first African-American nominated for a constitutional office in Massachusetts (secretary of state, 1960), the first elected attorney general of any state (1962), the first in the nation popularly elected to the US Senate (1966), and still the only one to win reelection as a senator (1972)...Brooke has written a readable, tempered autobiography." - Kenneth Cooper, The Boston Globe

Read more about the book from its publisher, Rutgers Universtiy Press.

For additional information, please contact Jeremy Wang-Iverson at jwi@rutgers.edu

February 10

February 12

March 2007

Friday, March 2, 7pm

BU Night at the Hexagon "Strike While the Irony’s Hot!"
Duke Ellington Theatre, Georgetown

Join us for this wonderful political, satirical, musical, comedy revue.  Every year the Hexagon's volunteers put on an original performance with many references to life in Washington that have had us rolling in our seats and coming back again and again.  Since 1956 Hexagon (www.hexagon.org) has contributed more than $3 million to Washington area charities.  A wine and cheese reception in the lobby of the Duke Ellington Theatre at 7pm precedes the show; performance starts at 8pm.  Tickets are $25.00 and must be purchased by February 26th.

For more information please contact Denis Harootunian at denisharootunian@yahoo.com or 703-379-2007.

click here to register and pay with PayPal or a credit card.

You may also RSVP by sending your check payable to the Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC to:

Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC
Attn: Treasurer
2807 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Box 07
Washington, DC 20008

Monday, March 5
10:00am – 4:00pm

16th Annual National Capital Region Job Fair

Don't sit around waiting for that perfect job to land in your lap... Come to the 16th Annual National Capital Region Job Fair at the Northern Virginia Center, 7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA (adjacent to the West Falls Church - VT/UVA Metro Station). More than 80 professional and high tech companies from Virginia, Maryland and DC will be recruiting for all levels and disciplines. No cost to attend and all job seekers are welcome! Parking is very limited so please take Metro to the West Falls Church VT/UVA Station (Orange Line).

Sample of Available Opportunities - Accounting, Architecture, Business Management, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, Environmental, Financial Management, Hospitality, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Real Estate, Sales, Software Development, Urban Development, Web Programming.

Submit your resume for inclusion in the resume book which will be distributed to more than 80 companies by sending a Word or PDF file to resumes@novajobfair.org by February 28.

Professional dress is required. Come early to enjoy the best opportunities to speak with recruiters!  More details may be found at www.novajobfair.org/ and a complete list of participating companies may be found at www.novajobfair.org/2007_registrations.php

A promotional flyer is available here - www.dcalum.org/events/novajobfair-color.pdf

While this is a Virginia Tech Alumni Association sponsored event, it is open to the general public so I encourage you to promote it to your fellow alumni.  Thanks in advance for your help in promoting this great event.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Greg Merritt
Past President, NCR Chapter VA Tech Alumni Assoc.
CAN, Director of Communications

Friday, March 9, 7:00 pm

T-Minus 30 Days 'til Softball Party

Please join the BU Alumni Softball Team and the rest of the Capital Alumni Network League at McFadden's on Friday, March 9 at 7:00 pm for the second pre-season event of the year, our now annual "T-Minus 30 Days 'til Softball Party."   Check back for more details.  McFadden's is located at 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue at 24 Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: 202.223.2338, www.mcfaddensdc.com

Friday, March 16th
8 p.m.

Hockey East Playoffs
BU vs BC

BU men's hockey takes on BC for a 6th time this season in the second round of the Hockey East Playoffs. BU alumni will be heading to Old Town Alexandria to Bugsy's Sports Bar (110 King Street) (www.bugsyspizza.com/sportsbarindex.htm) to catch the game. Puck drops at 8 p.m. but get there early to grab a seat and take advantage of the happy hour specials. Please note: due to the college basketball games also scheduled for Friday afternoon and evening, we will be confirming with Bugsy's Friday morning to make sure they can accommodate us. If you would like to be notified once Bugsy's is confirmed, please email Chelsey at chelsey.kelly [at] gmail.com

GO BU!

Thursday March, 22, 6-8pm

SMG/GSM Event: 
Managing Risk in Highly Political Environments
Shelley’s Back Room

Join the School of Management (SMG) and Graduate School of Management (GSM) for a discussion with Professor Peter Arnold:  Managing Risk in Highly Political Environments, which will address the dynamics of business relationships and how politics impact collaboration between organizations and leaders as they pursue successful outcomes.

SMG, GSM graduates and other businesspersons warmly welcomed.  Shelly's Back Room is located at 1331 F Street, NW Washington, DC.  www.shellysdc.com

This event sponsored by SMG/GSM in cooperation with the BU Alumni Club of Washington DC

Saturday, March 24
3:30 PM
(Special "3-Ring Adventure" pre-show event at 2:30)

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Verizon Center (Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro)

$23 per person (children under 2 years do not need a ticket)

Seats limited, RSVP by contacting Boston University Alumni Relations at 1-800-800-3466, or e-mail alumclub@bu.edu.

Metro is conveniently located directly underneath Verizon Center with metro stations at Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow and Green lines). Click here to see a Metro Map 

Directions:  www.verizoncenter.com/about/directions.shtml
Parking:  www.verizoncenter.com/about/metro_parking.shtml

April 2007

April to August

Co-ed Softball on the National Mall

Come out to cheer on the BU Alumni Softball Team in their third season in the Capital Alumni Network League!  Games are played on various weeknights (as well as four weekend games) against other alumni teams on the Mall from April to August, followed by team happy hours at McFadden's.  We’re having a fun, social season and hope you join us!

Contact Aliza at budc.softball@gmail.com for more details.

Tuesday, April 10
7:00 PM

Boston University Alumni & Washington Post Reporters
Kevin Merida & Michael Fletcher Speak About Their Upcoming Book on Justice Clarence Thomas
Lecture and Book Signing

Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas is a new biography by Washington Post writers, Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher. It is a haunting portrait of an isolated and bitter man, savagely reviled by much of the black community, not entirely comfortable in white society, internally wounded by his passage from a broken family and rural poverty in Georgia to elite educational  institutions to the pinnacle of judicial power. Supreme Discomfort, an important new book, offers a window into a man who straddles two different worlds and is uneasy in both -whose divided personality and conservative political philosophy will deeply influence American life for years to come.

The lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by a reception at the Boston University Washington Center, 2807 Connecticut Ave. NW; Washington, DC. For questions or directions call 202-756-7800 or e-mail budc@bu.edu

The event is free and open to all alumni.

Pre-release copies of Supreme Discomfort will be available for purchase at the event.

Saturday, April 14

DC United Home Opener and Tailgate
RFK Stadium

Join us as the Black-and-Red kickoff a new season and begin the Drive for Five as they seek their fifth MLS championship.  Kickoff is at 7:30pm but we’ll be there early firing up the grill with plenty of good food and drink including cilantro shrimp, crab ravigote, vinho verde, cold beer and more.  Don’t know anybody in the club?  The tailgate is the perfect chance to remedy the situation!

Cost is $20.  RFK is conveniently located on the Blue/Orange line (Stadium-Armory Station).  dcunited.mlsnet.com

To RSVP, please email Erik at erikenger@onebox.com then send a check payable to the Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC to:

   Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC
   Attn: Treasurer
   2807 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Box 07
   Washington, DC 20008

Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 22

30th Anniversary Reunion
Boston University Washington Internship Program

The Boston University Washington Internship Program is marking its thirtieth anniversary with a reunion weekend Friday, April 20, through Sunday, April 22.

Among the activities are a reception and tour of the Boston University Washington Center on Friday evening. Guided gallery tour of the National Portrait Gallery for Saturday. A cocktail reception and tour of the presidential yacht U.S.S. Sequoia is on tap for Sunday afternoon through the generous support of Gary Silversmith, a friend of the Washington Internship Program and an internship provider.

Go to www.bu.edu/washintern/special/anniversary.html for more information, including times and costs, to register, and to see who’s already signed up.

Saturday, April 21, 10 am – Noon

“From Slavery to Freedom in Adams Morgan” Walking Tour
Meet at Sun Trust Bank plaza at 18th Street and Columbia Road, NW

During the Civil War Adams Morgan was a sprawling cattle farm and enslaved African Americans worked the land.  But they were about to become free.  Take a walk through this dramatic time – from Kalorama Park, where the enslaved Prout family lived, to Walter Pierce Park, where Howard University archeologists are documenting DC’s most active African American cemetery following the Civil War.  The Civil War Cadets from Marie Reed Elementary School will perform a drill in Walter Pierce Park, and the archeologists will be on hand to discuss their work.

This walk is part of a citywide weekend of 60 free walking tours — “Walkingtown, D.C”— sponsored by Cultural Tourism DC. For more information, visit: www.WalkingTownDC.org or email Heather Benson at benson.heather@gmail.com

May 2007

Saturday, May 5th
8:45 am – 12:30 pm : Clean Up
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm : “Come-As-You-Are” Party
@ Buffalo Billiards in Dupont Circle

Greater DC Cares Servathon

For the fourth year in a row, BU alumni will join thousands of volunteers across the region to take part in the DC Cares Servathon where we’ll help improve our community.  The workday is short, only 9am to 12:30pm, and then many of us will go to a big party with free burgers, dogs and beer.  This could be the most fun you’ll ever have helping others!

This year’s project is Walter Pierce Community Park Clean Up at 2630 Adams Mill Rd.- a five minute walk from Woodley Park Metro on the Red Line.

Walter Pierce Park is a multi-use park located in the heart of Adams Morgan, one of Washington, D.C.'s most diverse neighborhoods.  The park reflects that diversity and serves as meeting place for the entire community.  The park features a large multi-purpose playing field, basketball court, community garden, children's play area, chess tables, a picnic area and D.C.'s first fenced in dog exercise area.  Like many inner-city parks, Walter Pierce is overused and under-maintained; it relies heavily on volunteers for care.  The hillside leading down from Walter Pierce to Rock Creek is littered with trash.

Walter Pierce Park also has historical connections to Massachusetts and its contributions to the abolition of slavery.  The land where Walter Pierce Park now sits was owned from 1823 to 1870 by President John Quincy Adams and his heirs - a family whose political influence helped end slavery in the United States.  Walter Pierce was the site of D.C.'s most active African American cemetery following the Civil War and is the resting place of many former enslaved people who died free.  There are no headstones left in the park, which was also the site of Washington's first Quaker burial ground, founded in 1807.

Howard University Professor Mark Mack is leading a team of students this year in a non-invasive archeological survey of the historic Colored Union Benevolent Association Cemetery to determine where graves might still exist in Walter Pierce Park, and to make recommendations about how best to protect them.  Professor Mack, who was science director of the now-completed New York African Burial Ground project in Lower Manhattan, also is working with the Adams Morgan community to raise public awareness of the cemetery, so that it will be remembered and cared for by future generations of Washingtonians.  

Registration is easy, but the deadline is April 27th!  There’s a $20 registration fee to cover t-shirts, water, and project supplies like paint, mulch and tools. Servathon is Greater DC Cares biggest fundraiser; this year’s goal is to raise $400,000 to support community volunteerism year-round.  Like a Walkathon, Servathon volunteers raise pledges to support their day of service.  Greater DC Cares provides information and tools to help you in this effort.

Register for the BU Alumni Club of Washington, DC Team at www.servathon2007.kintera.org/dcbualumclub

For more details, check out www.servathon.org or email Heather Benson at benson.heather@gmail.com

You can find out more about Walter Pierce Park and the archeological project by going to www.washingtonpost.com, and looking for articles that appeared in the Metro section on July 5, 2006, "In Search of Peace for an Old Resting Place," and in the District Extra on October 26, 2006, "Surveying an Exposed History of Black Lives."

Saturday, May 5th — SOLD OUT

Virginia Gold Cup
The Plains, Virginia

It is that time of year again...time to dress to the nines in sundresses and seersucker to join Boston University alumni, family and friends with 66 other universities along the North Rail for the 9 th Annual University Row at the 82nd running of the Virginia Gold Cup Steeplechase Race!  2006 was a sell-out with a waiting list of over 500 people, so be sure to make your reservations today!

Boston University is once again partnering with the University of Richmond who is anchoring a tent with fellow partners alumni chapters of Bucknell University, Marymont University, University of Notre Dame, Penn State University and Xavier University.

Saturday, May 5, 2007 ~ Rain or Shine

First race at 1:30 p.m.

Great Meadow - The Plains, Virginia

Buses leave Rock Bottom Brewery in Arlington starting at 9:00 a.m. and return around 6:00 p.m.

Tent & Bus Ticket Package
Early Bird Special: $90 per person for the first 40 tickets
$110 per person for the remaining tickets
(We also have tent-only tickets, car passes and Member's Hill Badges!)

Enter the code: boatwright on the eTix webpage to register for
the University of Richmond tent and to receive our prices!

For complete event and registration information, please visit the University of Richmond Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter

For additional information contact Steve at steve.mandolesi@comcast.net

Tuesday, May 8th, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Heidi Chronicles & Post Performance Talk with Wynn Harmon (CFA ’82)
Arena Stage (Waterfront Metro on Green Line)
Fichandler Stage

Earning the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1989 Tony Award for Best Play, The Heidi Chronicles, written by Wendy Wasserstein in the late 80's chronicles the life of Heidi Holland, an art historian, through the decline and fall of '60-isms -- from campaigning for Eugene McCarthy to challenging male bias to consciousness-raising.  Along the way we meet her "family".  There's captivating Scoop Rosenbaum, Heidi's on and off lover, who switches political ideologies and girlfriends and becomes the founder of Boomer, an influential lifestyle magazine.  There's handsome Peter Patrone, Heidi's witty high school comrade -- a successful pediatrician who retains his idealism and remains her soulmate, and there are Heidi's women friends, the sisters who share her ups and downs and her determination to march into the 21st century.

Wynn Harmon (CFA ' 82) who is portraying Heidi's soulmate Peter Patrone, has a distinguished acting career and is the recipient of the Edwin E. Stein Award for Excellence in the Arts and two Best Supporting Actor Awards – for Jacques in As You Like It and Antoine de St. Exupery in Some Things That Can Go Wrong at 35,000 Feet.

Mr. Harmon will be joining fellow alumni for a post performance talk.

2807 Connecticut Ave NW
Box 07
Washington DC 20008

Saturday, May 19
6:00 to 9:00pm

Mount Vernon Spring Wine Festival

BU Alumni Club Tables are SOLD OUT!   However we have some last-minute cancellations that need to resell their tickets, so please contact Alice Arielly at the79rose@yahoo.com or call her at 703-924-0957 (evenings) if you’re still interested in Saturday night table tickets @ $70 each.

Otherwise, you can still enjoy the Wine Festival.  Public sales are open for lawn seats, so you can reserve a $30 lawn ticket through Ticketmaster.  You will have to stand in line for your own wine & buy your own food, and by now Saturday night is sold out, but Friday & Sunday are still available. 

Tickets for admission ($30) and Fruit & Cheese Boxes ($22 – enough for 2) are available at Mount Vernon’s Main Gate every day between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or through Ticketmaster or at (703) 573-SEAT.

For more information and directions to Mount Vernon visit www.mountvernon.org.  Wine festival information is at www.mountvernon.org/calendar/index.cfm/fuseaction/event/calID/63/

Sunday, May 20th

Battle of the Beltway:
Washington Nationals vs. Baltimore Orioles
RFK Stadium

Which bird will reign supreme in the Battle of the Beltway?  Join fellow alum for the 1:35pm game between the Nats and the O’s.  A tailgate is a possibility, look for details as the date gets closer.  Tickets are only $10 and are limited so sign up now! 

Register here using PayPal and paywith either PayPal or a credit card.

OR send a check payable to Boston University Alumni Club of Washington DC to:

Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC
Attn: Treasurer
2807 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Box 07
Washington, DC 20008

If sending a check, please include: number of tickets requested and a mailing address for the tickets to be mailed to.

For questions or additional information, contact Chelsey at chelsey.kelly@gmail.com

July 2007

Monday, July 16th

Screen on the Green

Enjoy "Annie Hall" on a giant 20-by-40 foot screen as the club takes part in this Washington summer tradition.
Be sure to bring a blanket and whatever you might want to make a picnic.  We'll meet between 6-6:30pm at the Smithsonian Metro.

To RSVP or for more information, contact Rachel at rosenrachel@gmail.com

August 2007

Friday, August 3rd

CAN 2007 Mystics Happy Hour Night
The New Greene Turtle/Verizon Center

Join young alumni from other universities at the CAN (Capital Alumni Network) Mystics Happy Hour.  Your night begins at 5:30pm at the New Green Turtle bar (601 F st., corner of F & 6th) for drinks, food and a chance to make some new friends.  You’ll then have a short walk around the corner to see the Mystics tipoff against the NY Liberty at 7pm.  Cost is $15 for corner seats, $10 for end zone (vs. $30 & $21 regularly).

The deadline to signup is August 1st.  Register by July 27th and you’ll be entered in a drawing for a team autographed Mystics basketball! 

Order Tickets Online:  www.mysticstix.com/can.html (tickets to be picked up at Will Call)

Questions?  Call Matt Winkler at 202-266-2340 or e-mail: mwinkler@washcaps.com

For more information on CAN and other events they host, visit www.dcalum.org

Thursday, August 9th, 7pm
SOLD OUT!

DC United vs. LA Galaxy w/ David Beckham
RFK Stadium

Eighty of your fellow alumni and their friends are coming out to see DC United take on the LA Galaxy in David Beckham’s first ever game in DC! We’re sold out but as of this writing, there are a rapidly dwindling number of tickets still available. Even if you didn’t get tickets through us you can still join us for the tailgate! We’ll have details soon (will be something like $5 for all you can eat & drink while supplies last).

After falling short in last year’s conference championship, DC United has retooled their offense with the Brazlian duo of Luciano Emilio and Fred as they seek their fifth MLS championship.

RFK is conveniently located on the Blue/Orange line (Stadium-Armory Station).  dcunited.mlsnet.com

For questions or additional information, contact Erik at erikenger@onebox.com

Sunday, August 19th,
1:30-3:30pm

Chesapeake Sailing Cruise
Annapolis

Come join us on a fabulous afternoon cruise on a 74-foot wooden sailboat where we will sail the Annapolis harbor, by the United States Naval Academy and then into the Chesapeake Bay.  We leave from the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel (directions can be found at this website:  www.schoonerwoodwind.com/directions.asp.

Cost is $38.  Limited space, please RSVP by August 5th.

Rain or shine (ponchos provided if it foul weather)

Register here with PayPal

OR send a check payable to Boston University Alumni Club of Washington DC to:

Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC
Attn: Treasurer
2807 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Box 07
Washington, DC 20008

If sending a check, please state the number of tickets requested.

For further information and to RSVP, please contact Katrina Gleber at TreenGlebe@aol.com.

Friday September 7

Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox
7:00 p.m.
SOLD OUT!

How can you go wrong for $7?  Grab a couple of friends and come out and enjoy a nice fall game with a few dozen fellow alumni.  For
directions, information on parking and other basics please check out the Oriole's website at:  baltimore.orioles.mlb.com

Limited Tickets available!!  You can't sign up too early, this event will sell out!  Tickets will not be issued until payment is received.
Tickets will be mailed to you so price includes postage.

OR send a check payable to Boston University Alumni Club of Washington DC to:

Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC
Attn: Treasurer
2807 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Box 07
Washington, DC 20008

If sending a check, please include: number of tickets requested and a mailing address for the tickets to be mailed to.

For questions or additional information, contact Chelsey at chelsey.kelly@gmail.com

Thursday, September 20th @ 7:05pm

Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies
RFK Stadium (Orange/Blue Line)

The Washington Nationals and the Capital Alumni Network (CAN) have teamed up to offer alumni a special discount for this game.  Save more than 30% off of the normal ticket price!  

Specials

• Upper deck MVP seats behind home plate are only $11 (service fees extra).  A discount of $5!
• Each ticket purchased makes you eligible for a drawing for upgraded tickets at the game!

To order your tickets now visit the Special CAN Ordering Page and enter "can" (lower case) in the Password field to receive the CAN discount.

This event is being run by CAN and brings together alumni from many different universities.

Saturday, September 29
10am and 2pm

"From Slavery to Freedom in Adams Morgan" Walking Tour

This tour is part of Cultural Tourism DC's citywide "Fall Walkingtown" event.  Guides will lead walkers to Kalorama Park, which at the start of the Civil War was the center of a large cattle farm owned by John Little and worked by 12 enslaved African Americans.  Historical research tells us much about people on the Little farm, including a dramatic attempt by one young woman to escape slavery.  We'll walk from Kalorama Park to Walter Pierce Park, where we'll discuss Cliffburne Hospital Barracks, the Quaker and Colored Union Benevolent Association cemeteries, and the Howard University archeological project in the park. 

The tour will begin at 18th & Columbia Roads NW, next to the Farmers Market.  For more information visit: www.culturaltourismdc.org or email Heather Benson at benson.heather@gmail.com

October 2007

Saturday, October 20
10am

Pumpkin Patch Visit
Cox Farms, Centreville Fall Festival and Market

For the past couple of years, a few of the alums have made Cox Farms an annual Fall event for family and friends.  This year we wanted to publicize and open up our informal get together to all the BU alums.  Because Cox Farms requires a 75 person minimum to schedule a formal event, we thought it would be more appropriate to make this a simple and informal gathering.  If you haven't been to Cox Farms, it truly is a great venue before Halloween for everyone especially children.  Alumni club members will be meeting inside the farm at 10:00 am.  If you are interested in meeting up, please email Heather Benson at benson.heather@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!

Admission - $13 per person (2 years and over) to be paid on-site at Cox Farms Ticket booth

Admission includes: unlimited hayrides, 5 giant slides, rope swings, farm animals and babies, 90 acres of fun, Billy Goat Village, hay tunnels, delicious apples and fresh cider to enjoy while you are there- and a patch pumpkin to take home!

A special area for our youngest visitors includes: Fairyland Castle slides, Pooh's House, Candy Hill, Wooden Train, Kiddy Rope Swing and more!

For more information, visit: www.coxfarms.com.  Cox Farms is located at 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, VA 20120.

Saturday, October 20

Alumni vs. Students Sporting Event- Who Will Reign Supreme?
The National Mall

Are you ready for some football?!  Current BU students studying in DC for the semester will be taking on local alumni in either kickball, volleyball, touch football or Frisbee on the National Mall. Which will win out, youth or experience?

If you are interested in playing or in cheering on the alumni team, please email Chelsey at budcalumni@gmail.com.  We're collecting votes on what sport to play, so include your vote, too!  Once everything has been decided an email will go out to those that RSVP'd as well as updates to the BU DC alumni website.  The game will begin in the early afternoon.

There is also a possibility that other residents and their respective alumni clubs (Butler University, Ithaca College, Notre Dame, University of Miami of Ohio, James Madison University) might also join us, either way it'll be a great way to network with alumni in the area and meet current students who may return in a few months.

Thursday, October 25, 7pm

Her Way: The Hope and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton
with author Don Van Natta, Jr. (COM ’86)
BU Washington Center

Join BU alum and Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times reporter Don Van Natta, Jr. (COM ’86) at the BU Washington Center for a lecture and discussion of his new book “Her Way: The Hope and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton”. 

Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

The BU Washington Center is located at 2807 Connecticut Ave, NW.  Please RSVP by emailing Nicole Parisi at nmparisi@bu.edu

November 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 7:30pm

BU vs. GW Men’s Basketball & Pre-game Happy Hour - $4 Tickets!
GW’s Smith Center (22nd & G, NW)

The preseason rankings are out and here's a sampling of what they're saying about the 2007/08 Boston University men's basketball team:

Athlon's Sports Yearbook - #1 in America East
Lindy's College Basketball Yearbook - #1 in America East
 "The Sporting News College Basketball Yearbook - #1 in America East"

Bottom line: these guys are good. 

Don't miss the team's only appearance in the DC area this year as they take on the Colonials of George Washington University.  Tickets are only $4 each and can be purchased below- so bring friends and the family to help cheer on your Terriers!  There will be a pre-game Happy Hour somewhere nearby at 6pm. 

Contact Chip Weiskotten at weiskotten@gmail.com or 518-669-3936 to reserve tickets or for more information.

Saturday, November 17 — Sold Out
6:30 – 9:30 pm

Old Ebbitt Oyster Riot

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 4th and sell out the same day so you'll have to decide early!

The Oyster Riot began in 1996 and has steadily grown to become a Washington institution and one of the best parties in town.  The Riot is an enormous cocktail party featuring 25 oysters from both coasts, shucked to order, and the top ten winning wines of the International Wines for Oysters Competition (culled from over 400).  While there are a few other items such as fruit & cheese, shrimp, crab claws and some hot oyster hors d'oeuvres, this is an event for oyster lovers.  To get an idea of the wines in the competition, check out previous winners by clicking here.

Dress is business attire, however over the years Rioters have been seen in everything from tuxedos to silk pajamas and cocktail dresses to designer jeans and stilettos; originality counts.  Complimentary valet parking, or better yet take metro, Old Ebbitt's Grill ( www.ebbitt.com; 675 15th Street, NW DC) is two blocks from McPherson Square metro (Orange/Blue lines).

Cost is $110, this includes all you can drink beer and wine, entertainment (live band) and of course, oysters!  Last year 42,000 oysters were sucked down in two days.

To register, email Erik then send a check payable to Boston University Alumni Club of Washington DC to:

Boston University Alumni Club of Washington, DC
Attn: Treasurer
2807 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Box 07
Washington, DC 20008

Email Erik at with any questions.

Saturday, November 24th

BU vs. Cornell – Hockey
Madison Square Garden, NYC

Red Hot Hockey! Let the rivalry continue!

In a rekindling of one of college hockey's oldest rivalries in one of the most iconic venues in the world, Boston University will face Cornell University in a non-conference NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey match-up at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 24, 2007.

The BU–Cornell rivalry began on Jan. 10, 1925, with a 7-2 victory by the Terriers, and includes two match-ups in the NCAA title game (1967, 1972).  Each school is steeped in hockey tradition. BU has won the national championship four times (1971, 1972, 1978 and 1995), while Cornell has claimed the title twice (1967, 1970).  However, the schools have met only sporadically since BU left the ECAC to join Hockey East in 1984-85.

More information is available through Agganis Arena. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.

A number of Washington area alumni are planning to attend this event however attendance is on an individual basis (i.e.- this is not a Club organized event).

Monday, November 26th
7:00 pm

Caps Hockey and a Cappella
Verizon Center (Gallery Place/Chinatown metro)

Cheer on BU alumni at the Verizon Center!  Gillian Sowary (CAS ‘05), a member of Euphonism (www.euphonism.com or myspace.com/euphonism), one of DC's most sought after a Cappella groups will be doing a fan only show before the Nov. 26th Capitals game against the Buffalo Sabres.

After the concert, the Caps' newest BU alumni, Tom Poti (CAS ‘00), will take the ice against the Sabres.  This will likely be a sold out game and is an excellent chance to cheer on fellow alumni residing DC area!

Discounted tickets are only $26, and are available through Gillian. Please email her to reserve your seats.

December 2007

Thursday, December 6th (6 p.m.-9 p.m.)

“Toys for Tots” Holiday Happy Hour
James Hoban’s Irish Bar and Restaurant (Dupont Circle)

Once again, this year we’ll be having a Toys for Tots Happy Hour.  Please bring a new, unwrapped toy or children’s book appropriate for a three or four year old to be donated to children at AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School in Washington, DC.  Feel free to invite friends to this event. 

Drink Specials: $2.50 Miller Lite, Discounted Martinis, Appletinis, and Cosmopolitans.
Appetizer Specials: $1.50 mini cheeseburger platter, $2.50 calamari, $2.50 fries, and $5 plate of 12 wings.

James Hoban’s Bar is located at One Dupont Circle, NW DC 20036, one block from the Dupont metro (Red Line).

E-mail Emily Dorsey with questions.

Saturday, December 8th, 4pm - ALL SPACES FILLED!

White House West Wing Tour

Please join the DC Alumni club in our first ever West Wing White House Tour.  This is an exclusive tour of the Oval Room and other key offices within the West Wing that are not open to the general public.  Due to escort requirements and security, we will only be able to accommodate the first 24 alumni members that register.  This guided tour will last approximately 30-45 minutes.  There is no cost for this event.

Requirements: In order to clear security, we will need your full legal name as it appears on your driver's license (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name), date of birth, social security number, U.S. Citizen status (Yes or No), and country of origin for all guests in advance.  On the day of the tour, you'll need to present a government-issued photo ID and any non-US citizens will need their country passport with photo.  We will have final confirmation for the tour from the White House by November 8th. 

Please secure your spot now by emailing Paul Chen with your request.  Some additional details to follow after we receive our confirmation from the White House.