Fellow Alums,
We had a fantastic supper in July with US representative Carolyn Bourdeoux (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Bourdeaux) and had wide ranging discussions on the state of politics from the national, state, and local perspective.
Here are a couple of events coming up that I want to bring your attention to –
1. Yo-Yo Ma concert and meetup. This performance was completely sold out, mostly to subscribers for quite some time. I had a discussion with ASO management, and they had recently opened up some seating on the stage itself. We were able to snag 39 tickets for this! It should be a pretty exciting experience because to my understanding we will be directly behind the performers sharing the stage with them! There is a long list of people who had responded to this event, and we will have these tickets available on a first come, first served basis. As of yet, we do not have any indication on a meet and greet after the performance, but are hoping to hear back soon. The base price for on the ON STAGE tickets is $199, and there are probably some service charges associated with them. We don’t know what the charge would be for the reception, but rest assured we will get the information out soon as we get it!
2. The August Sunday supper guest will be Douglas A. Blackmon. (https://douglasblackmon.com/. He is a Pulitzer-Prize winning author, journalist, and filmmaker. His first book, Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 for its well-documented presentation of a largely forgotten system that continued to hold African-Americans in forced labor after the Civil War and persisted deep into the 20th century. Blackmon recently released “The Harvest” a documentary examining public school integration and the consequences 50 years later of America’s failure to replace segregation with diverse, shared educational experiences across our society. Doug was an award-winning senior national correspondent and bureau chief for many years at The Wall Street Journal, and a member of reporting teams which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 and were finalists for a Pulitzer in 2011.He is also co-author of a forthcoming book with former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder.
Update: There wasn’t enough interest in the Cirque event to put together a group, perhaps next time…
Thanks to everyone who is helping put together these events and keeping the Club fresh and vibrant. As always, I would love to hear from you if you would like to volunteer for any activities or leadership positions! Please note the updated email address below to contact me.
Best wishes,
Swapan Kumar, ALM ‘20
President