{"id":1308,"date":"2021-04-16T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T02:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr1981.org\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2021-06-01T23:52:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T03:52:36","slug":"regional-socials-late-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hr1981.org\/?p=1308","title":{"rendered":"<hr><em>Regional Socials:<\/em> Late April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Holding a party was never easier!<\/strong><br><strong>If your region isn\u2019t listed, reach out to <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:Barbara@HR1981.org\"><strong>Barbara@HR1981.org<\/strong><\/a><strong> to host<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Miami\/Florida <\/strong><\/em>and <em><strong>more(?)<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/em> details coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scheduled<\/strong> <strong>Regional Socials:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>  <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/hr1981.org\/?p=1666\">New York Picnic Potluck<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Tue, May 18, 211:30am EDT<br>(For the fully-vaccinated.) Central Park, New York City. <br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/hr1981.org\/?p=1666\">Details &amp; directions &amp; potluck specifics<\/a>)\u00a0 Contact Mark Gluck, <a href=\"mailto:gluck@rutgers.edu\">gluck@rutgers.edu<\/a><br>\u00a0 <\/li><li><strong><em>West Coast Late Show:<\/em><\/strong> Sat. May 22, 8-10pm\u00a0<strong>PDT<\/strong>\u00a0(11pm EDT)<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/harvard.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJ0vcuuuqzguGNXDFth4lMtYAsEk-YC2XVPe\">Register now<\/a><\/strong>.  <strong>Cocktails and Talk with Harvard Friends on the West Coast:<\/strong><br>Zoomcasted from Steve Zelinger&#8217;s kitchen in Palo Alto, CA this interactive talk show will be hosted by Johanna Forman, Vivian Lee, Joe McDonough, Rick Raushenbush, and of course, Steve.\u00a0 Live on Zoom, we&#8217;ll mix the famous Harvard Cocktail and a non-alcoholic Crimson alternative.\u00a0 Then we&#8217;ll zoom to Hollywood to discuss movie production with Roadside Attractions&#8217; Howard Cohen.\u00a0 And there&#8217;s more&#8230; but you will have to join us on May 22 to find out.\u00a0\u00a0Stay up late, whip together a Harvard Cocktail, and enjoy a fun and interactive Class of \u00a0&#8217;81 evening.\u00a0 Contact:\u00a0 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:2jomcd@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">jomcd@gmail.com<\/a><br>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>HR1981 Virtual Get-together from Japan:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Sat. May 29, 5-7pm\u00a0<strong>JST<\/strong><br>Please join HR1981 classmates in Japan for a virtual Happy Hour! Anyone in Japan, in body or spirit, is welcome to join us! For more info, contact Christina\u00a0Ahmadjian:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:cahmadjian@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">cahmadjian@gmail.com<\/a>.<br>\u00a0 <\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/hr1981.org\/?p=1718\">Cambridge Picnic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: Sat., June 5, 12-2 pm EDT<br>Join us for a casual get-together near Harvard Square, at JFK Park, on JFK Street at Mem Drive, across from Elliott House. Bring a blanket or folding chair, and whatever you want to eat &amp; drink. <a href=\"https:\/\/hr1981.org\/?p=1718\">More details<\/a>. Questions, or RSVP, to Cara Seiderman, <a href=\"mailto:caraseiderman@me.com\">caraseiderman@me.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Past Regional Socials:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>European &#8217;70s Wine &amp; Cheese Party:<\/em><\/strong>  Sat, April 10, 7-10pm <strong>CET<\/strong> (1-4pm EDT)<br><strong>Calling all classmates for a nostalgic online <em>1970s wine-and-cheese party<\/em>.<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/harvard.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJYrcuqqqjMtEtypI0WPYXb8dp6h3kPhMhUU\"><strong>Register here<\/strong><\/a>.  Bring your own bottle of wine (or whatever!), and some interesting cheese (or other snacks). We\u2019ll aim to hit all the notes, from the sublime to the ridiculous. So far, a Ch\u00e2teau P\u00e9trus, Louis XIV\u2019s favorite mineral water, and \u201cHey, hey, hey Mateus ros\u00e9\u201d have all promised to put in an appearance. A few of France\u2019s 258 famously ungovernable cheeses will surely turn up, and the rest will be up to you!<br><br>We\u2019ll relive fond memories of our 1970s campus wine-and-cheese parties. And swap tales of our subsequent exploits in&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;(and elsewhere).  All class members welcome; please invite your spouses\/partners to pop into your Zoom square and raise a cup of Reunion cheer with us. Contact:&nbsp; <a>KarenAlbrecht@orange.fr<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><strong><em>California Virtual Party:<\/em> <\/strong><\/strong> Saturday, April 17, 8pm <strong>PDT<\/strong>&nbsp; <br><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZcvduCrrT0pHtfFwsyHrj3HLAfiZ3_KaA-v&amp;sa=D&amp;ust=1616532948442000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0dMlbctNoVjuEVQZEDMv4p\" target=\"_blank\">Register here<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp; We can&#8217;t show off our tans and implants in Cambridge for our 40th, so let&#8217;s at least have a Golden State Zoom confab.&nbsp; We can talk wine, wildfires, and when we got vaccinated.&nbsp; Contacts:&nbsp; Patric Verrone (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:patric@HR1981.org\" target=\"_blank\">patric@HR1981.org<\/a>) and Joe McDonough (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:2jomcd@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">2jomcd@gmail.com<\/a>)<br>&nbsp; <\/li><li><em><strong>Oregon\/Washington<\/strong>:&nbsp; <\/em>Saturday, April 17, 8pm <strong>PDT<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/harvard.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJAqdu-qqD8qGdTJTh87eAgYnvBV9ZbSYO76\"><strong>Register here<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; Join our online party for all Oregon &amp; Washington state classmates.&nbsp; Breakout rooms optional depending on attendance.&nbsp;&nbsp;Contacts: Ellie Ewing Gittelman&nbsp;(<a href=\"mailto:egittelman@comcast.net\">egittelman@comcast.net<\/a>), Dean Alterman&nbsp;(<a href=\"mailto:dean@alterman.law\">dean@alterman.law<\/a>)<br>&nbsp; <\/li><li><em><strong>Texas<\/strong>:<\/em>&nbsp; Sunday, April 25, 4pm <strong>CDT<br>For Zoom info:  <a href=\"mailto:danguole.altman@gmail.com\">Danguole Spakevicius Altman<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:danguole.altman@gmail.com\"> (<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:danguole.altman@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">danguole.altman@gmail.com<\/a>)<br>HR1981 has over 20 classmates who call Texas home &#8211; I bet most of us did not think 40 years ago that we\u2019d find ourselves here &nbsp;(with the exception of my friend Matt Gaston who often told me about his wonderful home state).&nbsp; Let\u2019s meet up! &nbsp;Grab a glass of wine, Margarita, or Shiner Bock and join your fellow HR1981&#8217;ers at a virtual happy hour. &nbsp;Feel free to have your spouse\/partner join if they are interested &#8211; if it were a real in-person reunion, they\u2019d be there. &nbsp;Depending on how many of us attend, we can either break into groups by major city or by industry.&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <\/li><li><em><strong>New England<\/strong>:<\/em>&nbsp; Sunday, April 25, 5pm EDT<br><a href=\"https:\/\/harvard.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJ0ucOmuqz0vHN2xZpSA_kwGnU0fUWW9reYC\"><strong>Register here<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; Contact:<a href=\"mailto:Susan@HR1981.org\">Susan@HR1981.org<\/a><br>&nbsp;  <\/li><li><strong><em>Upper Midwest:<\/em><\/strong> Sunday, April 25, 5pm <strong>CDT<\/strong><br><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/uchicago.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEscuCgpjksGtGuVPiOBgSUfM7f43B75230\" target=\"_blank\">Register here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong> Join our online party for Midwestern (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO and WI) classmates. &nbsp;Would be great to see everyone who has ended up between the coasts!&nbsp; Breakout rooms optional depending on attendance. Contacts: Steve Kaplan (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:skaplan@uchicago.edu\" target=\"_blank\">skaplan@uchicago.edu<\/a>), Leslie Coolidge (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:leslieacoolidge@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">leslieacoolidge@gmail.com<\/a>)<br>&nbsp; <\/li><li><em><strong>New York\/Tri-State Spring Arts Cocktail Party(BYO)<\/strong>:<\/em> Tue. Apr 27, 8pm EDT<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/harvard.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJcpdu-orzMsEtdyektjCDZ6PihNo3rLj8s3&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1616267413515000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26QNeqVGk6zK8uvCMfu97l\"><strong>Register here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp; For those of us living in the Tri-State Area (NY\/NJ\/CT) in any other Spring, we might be attending theatre, dance, concerts, and art events in person. And, maybe a cocktail party or two. Let&#8217;s meet up virtually and share what we&#8217;ve been finding for entertainment online, just chat generally with others in our region, and discuss possible socially distant get-together ideas for Summer 2021.&nbsp; Contact:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:andrewsellon@gmail.com\">AndrewSellon@gmail.com<\/a><br>&nbsp;   <\/li><li><strong><em>Canadian Social: The \u201cMolson Mixer\u201d Returns:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Sat. May 15, 5 \u20136:30pm EDT<br><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/utoronto.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZcod-yqpjwuGt2w5jSuuQLPO6a5F4in9xl-\" target=\"_blank\">Register now<\/a>.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Calling all Canadians in the Class of \u201881 to convene for the social event of the season. &nbsp;&nbsp;Whether your True North affiliation is past, present, or future, please join the celebration and don\u2019t forget to bring your preferred Canadian brew.&nbsp; Contact:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:louis.kaplan@utoronto.ca\" target=\"_blank\">louis.kaplan@utoronto.ca<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holding a party was never easier!If your region isn\u2019t listed, reach out to Barbara@HR1981.org to host. Miami\/Florida and more(?):&nbsp; details coming. Scheduled Regional Socials: New York Picnic Potluck, Tue, May 18, 211:30am EDT(For the fully-vaccinated.) 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