Dear Fellow Alumni:
Loosen up and get ready for a great time!!! I promise you there will be plenty of serious conversations/debates to satisfy those individuals who still crave intellectual stimulation. For those of you who are just looking to party, we'll be doing the electric slide and the soldier boy all weekend long.
As of 5pm yesterday, over 550 alumni had registered for BAW and we are expecting an estimated 150 to 200 alumni to register on site. This means that BAW 2009 could possibly break the attendance record set in 2003, when over 700 black alumni and students descended on Cambridge for a weekend long celebration of everything black and crimson. Plus, this weekend represents a rare opportunity for us to come together as a community and celebrate the landmark election of the 44th President of the United States of America. No the Obamas won't be there, but I'm sure one of their friends or maybe someone who took a class with them will be.
If you have not registered yet, you can do so onsite.
Again, you can see who’s coming to this magnificent affair online at http://post.harvard.edu/hbaw09/images/attendees.pdf.
In case you missed the last ten emails, this is going to be an exciting jam packed weekend that you don’t want to miss.
Special Features:
· Welcome by President Faust
· Advance Screening of Chris Rock’s Good Hair
· Friday Night Dinner in the Undergraduate Houses
· Performances by Kuumba and Bad Boy Producer Ryan Leslie
· Gala Celebration at the Boston Park Plaza
· Brotherhood and Sisterhood Lunches
· Student Life Panel
· Guided Tour of Sackler Art Museum African-American Art Exhibit
· Friday Night Cocktails at Noir/Dancing at Vinalia in Boston/70s Old School House Party
The following after parties will be held Friday night following the official events. Please RSVP online on the HBAS website, so we can get a sense of how many people plan to attend:
Cocktails for 1970’s graduates:
Hosted by R. Michelle Green AB’74 EdM ‘76
390 Broadway #63
Somerville, MA
Immediately after the film screenings
RSVP Online at http://www.hbasonline.org/en/cev/129
Contact Number: 617-894-9734
Cocktails at Noir at the Charles Hotel
(Location subject to change - RSVP online to be notified of any last minute modifications)
1230 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Space is limited
RSVP Online at http://www.hbasonline.org/en/cev/130
Triumph Boston presents: Excellence
“The Official 2009 Harvard Black Alumni Weekend Kickoff Party”
Hosted by Brandon Terry '05 and Kwame Owusu-Kesse '06
Vinalia, 34 Summer St., Boston, MA
9:30pm-2am
Everyone Free before 11pm, and $10 thereafter with rsvp to http://www.hbasonline.org/en/cev/131
Dress to Impress - No Hats, Boots, or Athletic Attire
This event is open to the Boston Professional and Graduate School Communities
***********Note, you are free to attend any event regardless of your class year.
Old school, we hope to see you this weekend! New school, meet me in the Yard, it's going down!!
Safe travels to everyone.
Sincerely,
Chris-Tia Donaldson
HBAS President
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