Schedule of 35th Reunion Events and Activities
May 25 -29 2011
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Wednesday, May 25 |
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| 1 PM-Midnight | Registration open, Tonkens Room, Winthrop House |
| 2 PM | Art Museum Tour, leave from Winthrop House |
| 2 PM | Class of 2011 Class Day Speaker, comedian and actress Amy Poehler, Tercentenary Theatre |
| 6-10 PM | Opening Reception, Class of 1976 Pub Night, Queen's Head Pub, basement of Memorial Hall |
| 8 - 9:30 PM | Harvard Glee Club/Radcliffe Choral Society/Harvard University Band Concert, Tercentenary Theatre Featuring light choral selections, traditional band and jazz standards, and Harvard football songs. |
| 10 PM-Midnight | Nightcaps, Tonkens Room Winthrop House Beer, wine, and dessert will be served. |
Thursday, May 26 |
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| 8 AM-Midnight | Registration open, Tonkens Room, Winthrop House |
| 7 - 8:30 AM | Commencement Day Breakfast, Malkin Quadrangle Tent (IAB) |
| 8:30 - 11:30 AM | 360th Commencement: "The Morning Exercises" with preferred seating in Tercentenary Theatre for classmates (spouses/guests can view simulcast in the Science Center) |
| 11:30 -1:45 | Commencement Lunch At Harvard Faculty Club |
| 2:30 - 4:15 | Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association: "The Afternoon Program" Commencement Speaker Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, Tercentenary Theatre |
| 5:30 -7:30 PM | Barbeque Dinner, Malkin (IAB) Quadrangle Tent |
| 8 -10 PM | Showing of the documentary Harvard Beats Yale 29-29, Science Center Hall A |
| 10 PM-Midnight | Nightcaps, Standish Courtyard, Winthrop House Reminder: all evening sitters go off duty at 12:30 AM. |
Friday, May 27 |
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| 8 AM-Midnight | Registration open, Tonkens Room, Winthrop House |
| 7-9 AM | Breakfast, Winthrop House Dining Hall |
| 9-10:15 AM | Memorial Service for Departed Classmates, Memorial Church, Harvard Yard |
| 10:30- 11:30 AM | A session with Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University and Lincoln Professor of History, moderated by Tamara Elliott Rogers '74, Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development, Sanders Theatre |
| 11:45 AM - Noon | Class of 1976 photo, steps of Widener Library |
| Noon-1:30 PM | Lunch: Keynote Speaker Ron Henderson AB '76, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, retired, Loeb House Tent |
| 1:30-4:30 | Portrait Sketch Demonstration by Tom Ouellette'76, Science Center Foyer |
| 1:45 -3:00 PM |
Class Symposium: "Fast Times in Slow Foods" and "Does America Need a Climate and Energy Policy?", Science Center Halls A and D, respectively |
| 3:15 - 4:30 PM | Class Symposium: "Global Health" and "What is God Up To?", Science Center Halls A and D, respectively |
| 5:15 - 6:45 pm | Pre-pops dinner, Lowell House Courtyard |
| 6:45 | Buses load for Infamous Cavalcade to Symphony Hall, Mill Street Gather at 6:45 PM; buses will depart at 7 PM. |
| 8 - 10 PM | The Boston Pops with Yo-Yo Ma AB '76, Symphony Hall, Boston |
| 7:30 - 10 | Harvard Chabad Reunion Shabbat, Candle Lighting in Cambridge: 7:52PM Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat Service: 7:30pm Shabbat Dinner: 8:30pm RSVP AT info@chabadharvard.org or call 617.547.6124 PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE POPS , 38 Banks Street, Cambridge |
| 10 PM-Midnight | Nightcaps, Standish Courtyard, Winthrop House Reminder: all evening sitters go off duty at 12:30 AM. |
| Radcliffe Day Activities |
Radcliffe Day 2011 is May 27th. Pre-registration is required. |
Saturday, May 28 |
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| 8 AM-Midnight | Registration open, Tonkens Room, Winthrop House |
| 7- 9 AM | Breakfast, Winthrop House Dining Hall |
| 9-10:15 AM | Class Symposium: "Health Advocacy" and "The Web We Weave", Science Center Halls A and D, respectively |
| 10AM | Harvard Chabad Reunion Services 10am followed by Kiddush Luncheon at 12:15pm,RSVP AT info@chabadharvard.org or call 617.547.612438 Banks Street, Cambridge |
| 10:30 - noon | Class Symposium: "The Great Divide - The Current U.S. Political Scene", Science Center Hall D |
| Noon - 1:30 PM |
Houses Lunch Grab a bag lunch and revisit your former House. Please note that Dudley House will not be open. Champagne will be provided for the House with the highest Reunion attendance. |
| 1:45 - 3 PM | Class of 1976 Survey Presentation with Robin Chase AB '76, Science Center Hall D |
| 2:30 - 5 PM |
Afternoon Offerings |
| 5:30 - 7:00 | The Class of '76 Show, Master of Ceremonies Kurt Andersen AB '76 and Impresario Doug Schmidt AB '76, Sanders Theatre |
| 7PM -1 AM | Dinner and Celebration, Annenberg Dining Hall Reminder: all evening sitters go off duty at 12:30 AM. |
Sunday, May 29 |
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| 8 AM - 3PM | Registration open, Tonkens Room, Winthrop House |
| 8-11 AM | Farewell Brunch, Winthrop Dining Hall |
| 3 PM | Check out time for those in dorm rooms |