Upcoming events
Social
Michigan Author Series: Joshua Henkin's "Matrimony" and John Fulton's "The Animal Girl"
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
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Join us as two Michigan graduates, Joshua Henkin (M.F.A. 1993) and John Fulton (M.F.A. 1997) will present their latest works, at a reception and book reading at the Brookline Booksmith. Many of the stories in Matrimony and The Animal Girl take place in Ann Arbor. Read on as landmarks that you remember make cameos, places like Crisler Arena, the Diag, the Brown Jug, Zingerman's, Shaman Drum Bookstore, Red Hot Lovers, the Angell Hall fishbowl, Rackham, the Michigan League, Michigan Stadium, and Yost Ice Arena.
2007 Annual Meeting and Social Gathering
Tommy Doyle's at Harvard Square, 96 Winthrop Street, Cambridge
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The University of Michigan Club of Greater Boston
cordially invites you to attend our
2007 Annual Meeting and Social Gathering
All Are Welcome
Please join us as we announce the 2007-2008 Board of Directors & Officers of the UMCGB at an informal social gathering with all Michigan Alumni of the Greater Boston area. This will be a great opportunity to meet your Board members, old U of M friends and make some new ones, in addition to finding out more about our upcoming events, providing input on what you would like to see for the coming year, and (if you wish) learning how to get involved in our alumni community. In addition, we introduce Tommy Doyle's at Harvard Square as our new second location to watch Michigan Football this Fall!
Appetizers will be provided!
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Tommy Doyle's (upstairs)
96 Winthrop Street
Cambridge, MA
Two blocks from the Harvard Square stop on the Red Line
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2007 Big Ten Night at the Pops!
Symphony Hall, Boston
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Come Join Us! 2007 Big Ten Night at the Pops!
The 2007 Big Ten Night at the Pops is scheduled for June 27, 2007, 8:00 p.m. The special guest artist is singer-songwriter M. Ward.
The best seats in the house are available to Big Ten Alumni by purchasing them directly from our group ticket allotment. Ticket prices are as follows:
Floor Seating, $77, $62, $40
First Balcony Seating, $50, $44
Second Balcony, $25
To place an order for tickets, simply click the link below to order by credit card online or send your request to Maggie Sadowski at MaggieSadowskihotmail.com for check orders. Please indicate the number of tickets, ticket level, and where you wish the tickets to be mailed to you. Tickets will be mailed in May or June when released by Symphony Hall.
First Thursday at Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah, 60 School Street, Boston MA 02108
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Thursday, May 3, from 6:30 on, meet your fellow Michigan alumni for a drink at The Last Hurrah, in the Omni Parker House at the corner of Tremont and School Streets. Close to T (Park St, Govt Ctr, State), and parking in nearby garages is about $10 if you can't find a space on the street.
An Evening with Author Richard Ward
Harvard Club, 374 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215
Yasmin McCarthy ymccarthyharvardclub.com / tel. 617.450.8489
Join us for dessert and coffee, as Michigan author, Richard Ward (Univ. of Mich. Ph.D. Econ ’58), presents his book Grampas Are for All Seasons. This book will resonate with grandparents not only in what encouragement they might get to write their own memoirs, but also in what the content has to convey in the way of wisdom to a new generation on so many disparate issues, including philosophy, economics, international affairs, words, adventures, inspirational nuggets.
- 7:00 p.m. Dessert and Coffee
- 7:30 p.m. Presentation
- 8:15 p.m. Q&A and Book Signing
RSVP required: Contact: Yasmin McCarthy (tel. 617.450.8489 / email ymccarthyharvardclub.com). If you are not a Harvard Club member, please inform Ms. McCarthy that you are attending as a guest of Richard Ward. Cost: $10 (plus Harvard Club charge and tax). (Optionally, you may also make dinner reservations prior to the book talk.)
