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Local Chapters–D.C.

News & Events

Concert at the National Zoo

Come for a Sunset Serenade concert on Lion/Tiger Hill on July 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the National Zoo. Listen to The Steve Scott Project, with master percussionist and drummer Leroy Greer. This is a great venue for listening to a free concert with children. Paid parking is available at the zoo, or take the Metro and walk down through the zoo.

Contact Jonathan Make '98 at jmake@reed.alumni.edu for more information (no reservations required, but good to know which Reedies to look for!).

Annual chapter picnic

Our annual summer picnic will be at the home of Judith Bell '63 and Richard Goodwin '63 on Saturday, July 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. Please join us in their lovely yard at 7621 Cabin Road, Cabin John, Maryland.

Hamburgers and hot dogs will be on the grill, served up with corn on the cob and a keg. Play in the sunny meadow, explore the vegetable garden, or just cool out under the shady grape arbors. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share, and chip in to the
kitty:

$7.50 (families, $20.00)
$3 for alumni from the '00s
Free for returning and incoming students (their families, $10).

The picnic also constitutes the annual meeting of the Washington DC chapter, so a small amount of membership business will be conducted.

For further information, please contact Paul Levy '72 at plevy@citizen.org, or Leslie Overstreet '71 at 703/765-7059 or overstreet42@verizon.net. Paul will coordinate ride-sharing for those who either need a ride or can offer rides.

DIRECTIONS:

FROM D.C.: Head west out of town on MacArthur Blvd. About half a mile past Glen Echo, you'll see the Captain's Market on the right. Follow the "From MacArthur Blvd." directions below.

FROM VA: Take the Beltway (495) across the Potomac west of D.C. Take the first exit in MD onto the Clara Barton Parkway (and bear right) heading east back toward the city. Take the Cabin John exit, turn left over the parkway and left again at the T onto MacArthur Blvd, heading west toward Potomac. After a few blocks, you'll see the Captain's Market on the right. Then follow the "From MacArthur Blvd." directions below.

FROM MD: Take the Beltway (495) toward VA west of D.C. Take the River Road exit staying left when it forks. At the stoplight turn left onto River Road toward Potomac, another left at the first light onto Seven Locks Road, and after about a mile another left at the T onto MacArthur Blvd. After a few blocks you'll see the Captain's Market on the left. Then see below.

From MacArthur Blvd.: next to the Captain's Market turn onto Tomlinson Ave. and take an immediate right onto 76th St. Go two blocks, turn left onto Cabin Road. Second drive on the right: 7621. Park where you can, but be considerate.

Career networking event

On Saturday, October 3, at a time and place still to be arranged, we will gather for a career networking session. Those with information to share about available jobs and how to move toward them, and those seeking to move along in their careers (or to change them entirely), can gather to exchange information. For more information, contact Nels Olson ’89 at nelsaolson@gmail.com.

National Gallery of Art tour

Peter Parshall, formerly a professor of art history at Reed and now curator of old master prints at the National Gallery of Art, will lead a tour of his new exhibition on the Impressionists, "The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900," at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 24. There'll be lunch in the museum's Garden Cafe afterward, for those who wish to stay on. Reserve your spot by contacting to Leslie Overstreet '71 at 703/765-7059 or overstreet42@verizon.net. Space is limited!

Holiday potluck party

We will have a chapter holiday party on Thursday, December 17, in lieu of Thirsty Thursday and the restaurant club for that month. The location is still being finalized; check the chapter web page and Facebook page for details. Contact Margaret Anderson '05 at anderson.margaret@gmail.com to RSVP and say what you will bring (not ALL desserts, please!).

Facebook + Listserves

The chapter now has a Facebook page, check us out!

Also, we have an email listserve to arrange get-togethers with fellow Reedies on short notice. If you want to invite Reedies to join you for a concert, movie, drink, dinner or a hike, please send an email to the list. This is an opt-in list, which means the only people who will see the announcements will be people who have subscribed to the web page. There is an option to get the messages combined in one message daily or weekly; please subscribe at https://www.lists.reed.edu/mailman/listinfo/alumni-dc-network

If you have an idea for an event please contact the DC chapter. We'd love to hear your ideas.

Steering Committee

To contact the chapter, send email to alumni-dc-steering@lists.reed.edu or you can look up individual members using the alumni directory in IRIS.

David Adler '63

Margaret Anderson '05

Bennett Barsk '82

David Gossett '91

Randy Hardee '80

Jonathan Make '98

Leslie Overstreet '71

Paul Levy '73, chapter chair