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Local Chapters – D.C.

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Summer picnic

Our annual summer picnic will be at the home of Judith Bell '63 and Richard Goodwin '63 on Saturday, July 19, 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 relax under the shady grape arbors.

Please bring a side dish or dessert to share, and chip in to the kitty:
$7.50 per person (families $20)
$3 for alumni from the 2000s
Free for returning and incoming students (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 call Leslie Overstreet '71 at 703/765-7059 or send email to overstreet42@verizon.net .

Please note: Those who would like a ride to the picnic, and those who are willing to offer rides to others, should contact chapter chair Paul Levy '73 via email or at 202/588-1000, who will match riders to drivers.

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.

Thirsty Third Thursday

Share conversation and comestibles with fellow Reedies on Thirsty Third Thursday. Look for the pink table-top sign and the stuffed griffin at The Saloon, located 1/2 a block from the U Street metro station (and there is usually street parking on 12th Street or T Street).

The Saloon
1207 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-4442

RSVP to Paul Levy ’73, plevy@citizen.org

If you want to see where other Thirsty Third Thursday events are happening, check here.

Listserves

The D.C. chapter has recently set up an email listserve to make it possible to arrange short notice get togethers with fellow Reedies. If you want to invite your fellow Reedies to join you for a concert, movie, drink, dinner or a hike, send an email to the list. However, it is an opt-in list, which means the only people who will see the announcements will be people who've gone to a web page to subscribe. This means you need to subscribe yourself so that you can see what other people want to do. There is an option to get all the messages combined in one message once a day or weekly. Subscribe yourself: 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

Bennett Barsk '82

David Gossett ’91

Randy Hardee ’80

Jon Make '98

Leslie Overstreet ’71

Paul Levy ’73, chapter chair