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Quattro Formaggi Saxophone Quartet

Friday, December 14, 2007
7:30 p.m.

Zion Lutheran Church
2165 Linden Avenue
Madison, WI

No charge

Lawrence alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to a performance by Quattro Formaggi Saxophone Quartet. The group, which includes several Lawrence alumni, will present a recital of works by Rivier, Etezady, Piazzolla, Pickett, and others.

The members of the quartet are:
John Kelley, soprano sax
Allen Cordingley (LU '02), alto sax
Brad Carman (LU '00), tenor sax
Jared Thomas (LU '03), baritone sax


“Lombardi/The Only Thing”
with playwright Eric Simonson ’82

Thursday, November 8, 2007
5:30 – 7:15 p.m. Reception
6:30 Presentation by Eric Simonson ’82
7:30 Performance “Lombardi/The Only Thing”

Madison Repertory Theatre
Overture Center – Promenade Terrace
201 State Street entrance

$35/person includes reception, presentation and theatre ticket
$30/Classes of 1997-2007
$10, reception-only (for those who already have tickets)

“We all know he was a legend, but who was Vince Lombardi really? Academy Award winner and Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble member Eric Simonson brings the great man to life, and shows us the ideas and people who made him the complex, extraordinary icon he was. Madison Repertory Theatre commissioned this world premier, inspired by “When Pride Still Mattered” David Mariniss’ biography of the great Packers coach.” (Madison Repertory Theatre website)

All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join us for a special private reception with playwright and distinguished Lawrentian, Eric Simonson ’82 – and for a preview of “Lombardi/The Only Thing” world premier. At the wine/cheese/hors d’oeuvres reception, Eric will share background on the play and respond to questions from the audience.

We have reserved a limited number of tickets so these will be issued strictly on a first come/first served basis. If you already have tickets to this or any other performance, you are welcome to join us for the reception only and to meet Eric.

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Picturing Peace Exhibit

Runs through Sunday, October 21

Madison Children's Museum
100 State Street
Madison, WI 53703

(Parking is available at a public ramp, Carroll Street entrance, directly across the street.)

All Lawrence alumni, parents, and friends are invited to the Madison Children's Museum feature "Picturing Peace: An ArtsBridge America Exhibition."

The exhibition features a collection of 60 ArtsBridge photographs taken by students that communicate their ideas and feelings about peace. The exhibit includes photos by K-12 students who participated in Picturing Peace projects taught by LU ArtsBridge scholars in the Fox Cities, as well as ArtsBridge photos by students from Huegel Elementary in Madison. Click here to view selected photos from the exhibition.

The Picturing Peace arts and technology curriculum developed by Robert Beck involved students discussing the meaning of peace;then planning and photographing subjects that best communicated their ideas and feelings. By participating in this program these students acquired new skills and understandings:
- They explored their artistic talent for photography and their pleasure in making visual art;
- They improved their facility in digital photography and technology;
- They enhanced their literacy skills by seeing the range of symbols used to communicate a common idea;
- By contributing their personal images of peace, they explored their own positive social feelings, values, and motives.

October is the Madison Children's Museum's month-long celebration "Culture of Peace Month."

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Welcome to Madison

Saturday, October 6, 2007
7:00 p.m.

The Great Dane
123 East Doty Street
Madison, WI

Host: Ryan Gebler '02

$5/person, payable at the event
Class of 2007 alumni are our guests

R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, October 3.

Welcome to Madison is one of ten Welcome to Our City events around the country. All Madison-area alumni, friends, and family are welcome. Guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2007 alumni and other alumni new to Madison. We hope you can join us for this fun annual tradition!

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The Thirteenth Annual Send-off Picnic

Wednesday, August 15, 2007
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Rain or shine

Vilas Park Shelter
1400 Vilas Park Drive
Madison, Wisconsin
(Parking is available near the shelter, which is best accessed when heading east on Vilas Park Drive through the park.)

$6/adult; $4/child ages 5-12; children under 5 free
Incoming students and their families are our guests.

The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison warmly invites all incoming and current students, alumni, and their families to a picnic celebration for Madison-area Lawrentians and for members of the incoming Lawrence Class of 2011.

The picnic supper will feature sub sandwiches and a buffet of side dishes. Please bring a dish to share. Beverages and vegetarian options will be provided.

We hope you will come out to meet alumni, current and incoming students, and picnic with Lawrentians of all ages. Bring the entire family! There will be special Lawrence goodies for incoming students.

Bring a book! The Alumni Association supports efforts to enhance youth literacy and is accepting donations of children's books. Please bring one or more new children’s books and we will donate them to a local non-profit.

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Welcome to Madison

Friday, October 6, 2006
7:30 p.m.

Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
Pool Hall area
123 East Doty Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703

Hosts: Beth Zinsli, '02, and Josh Dukelow, '02

$5/person, payable at the event
Class of 2006 alumni are our guests

You are warmly invited to the seventh annual Welcome to Madison. This is a great opportunity to catch up with old alumni friends, while making a few new ones! Enjoy a pint of fresh beer brewed right on the premises along with the company of other local Lawrentians. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar is available.

Welcome to Madison is one of eleven Welcome to Our City events across the country. All Madison-area alumni, family, and friends are welcome to attend. Guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2006 alumni and other alumni new to Madison.

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The Twelfth Annual Madison Send-off Picnic

Wednesday, August 16, 2006
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Rain or shine

Westmorland Park
4114 Tokay Boulevard, Madison

(Park on Tokay or take Gately Terrace north off of Tokay to St. Clair Street and park on St. Clair)

$6/adult; $4/children ages 5-12; children under 5 free
Incoming students and their families are our guests.

The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison warmly invites all incoming and current students, alumni, and their families to a picnic celebration for Madison-area Lawrentians and for members of the incoming Lawrence Class of 2010.

The picnic supper will feature sub sandwiches and a buffet of side dishes. Please bring a dish to share. Beverages and vegetarian options will be provided.

We hope you will come out to meet alumni, current and incoming students, and picnic with Lawrentians of all ages. Bring the entire family! There will be special Lawrence goodies for incoming students.

Bring a book! The Alumni Association supports efforts to enhance youth literacy and is accepting donations of children’s books. Please bring one or more new children's books and we will donate them to a local non-profit.

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An Evening with President Jill Beck

Tuesday, May 16, 2006
6:00 p.m., Reception
6:45 p.m., Remarks by President Beck

The Wisconsin Studio
Overture Center for the Arts
201 State Street
Madison, Wisconsin

$20 per person
$15, Members of the Classes of 1995-2005

The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison and the Board of Trustees cordially invite you to an Evening with President Jill Beck at the Overture Center for the Arts on Tuesday, May 16. Appetizers, wine, beer, and soft drinks will be served.

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Lawrence Vikings vs. Wisconsin Badgers
Men's Basketball

Kohl Center
Madison, Wisconsin

Monday, November 14, 2005
6:00 p.m. - reception in the Nicholas Suite Center Gate A, use the Guest Suite Entrance
7:00 p.m. - tip-off

$30/person; $25/young alumni Classes of '00-'05 - reception and game ticket
$15/person - reception-only (strictly for those who already have game tickets)

Lawrence alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to cheer the Lawrence University men's basketball team at a special exhibition game against the University of Wisconsin Badgers. The Vikings open their 2005-2006 campaign at this historic match as one of the finest basketball teams in Lawrence's history.

Socialize with LU Vikings fans at a hearty hors d'oeuvre and soft drink reception before the game; cash bar available. Meet head coach, John Tharp; athletic director, Bob Beeman; and senior captains, Chris Braier, '06, and Kyle MacGillis, '06, at the reception.

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Welcome to Madison

Monday, September 26, 2005
6:00 p.m.

Angelic Brewery
322 W. Johnson Street
Madison, WI

Hosts: Josh Dukelow, '02, Jessa Dukelow, '02, and Kris Howard, '90

$5/person payable at the event
Class of 2005 alumni are our guests

You are warmly invited to the sixth annual Welcome to Madison. This is a great opportunity to catch up with old alumni friends, while making a few new ones! Angelic Brewery is one of Madison’s best known brew houses. Come try some unique brews, or enjoy a soft drink and appetizers.

Welcome to Madison is one of 14 Welcome to Our City events across the country. All Madison-area alumni, family and friends are welcome. Guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2005 alumni and all alumni new to the Madison area.

Directions to Angelic Brewery:
One block south of State St., on Johnson St., between North Henry St. and North Broom St.

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The Eleventh Annual Send-Off Picnic

Thursday, August 25, 2005
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Rain or shine

Westmorland Park
4114 Tokay Boulevard
Madison

(Park on Tokay or take Gately Terrace north off of Tokay to St. Clair Street and park on St. Clair)

$6/adult; $4/children ages 5-12; children under 5 free
Incoming students and their families are our guests.

The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison warmly invites all incoming and current students, alumni, and their families to a picnic celebration for Madison-area Lawrentians and for members of the incoming Lawrence Class of 2009.

The picnic supper will feature sub sandwiches and a buffet of side dishes. Please bring a dish to share. Beverages and vegetarian options will be provided.

We hope that you will come out to meet alumni, current, and incoming students, and picnic with Lawrentians of all ages. Bring the entire family! There will be special Lawrence goodie bags for incoming students.

Bring a book! The Alumni Association supports efforts to enhance youth literacy and is accepting donations of children's books. Please bring one or more new children's books and we will donate them to a local non-profit.

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Welcome to Madison

Thursday, September 23, 2004
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Café Montmartre
127 East Mifflin Street
Madison

Hosts:
Kathleen Callaghan, C'99
Christine Jones Benedict, '99
Jessa Dukelow, '03

$5/person payable at the event

You're warmly invited to the fifth annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in 14 cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available. Our group will meet in the sidecar.

The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2004 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.

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The Tenth Annual Send-off Picnic

Wednesday, August 18, 2004
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Rain or shine

Westmorland Park
4114 Tokay Boulevard
Madison

(Park on Tokay or take Gately Terrace north off of Tokay to St. Clair Street and park on St. Clair)

$6/adult; $4/children ages 5-12; children under 5 free
Incoming students and their families are our guests.

The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison warmly invites all incoming and current students, alumni, and their families to a picnic celebration for Madison-area Lawrentians and for members of the incoming Lawrence Class of 2008.

The picnic supper will feature sub sandwiches and a buffet of side dishes. Please bring a dish to share. Beverages and vegetarian options will be provided.

We hope that you will come out to meet alumni, current, and incoming students, and picnic with Lawrentians of all ages. Bring the entire family! There will be special Lawrence goodie bags for incoming students.

Bring a book! The Alumni Association supports efforts to enhance youth literacy and is accepting donations of children's books. Please bring one or more new children's books and we will donate them to a local non-profit.

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Lawrence Chamber Players Perform
on "Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem"

Sunday, May 9, 2004
12:30-2:00 p.m.

Elvehjem Museum of Art
800 University Avenue
Madison

Since 1978, Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem, a weekly chamber music concert, has been performed in the Elvehjem's Brittingham Gallery III on Sunday afternoons from mid-September through mid-May. The concert series, which is co-sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio and the Elvehjem Museum of Art with the collaboration of the UW-Madison School of Music, features Wisconsin artists and is broadcast live throughout the state on public radio stations.

During the performance, seating is available in the gallery for approximately one hundred people; admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, contact the Elvehjem at 608-263-2246.

Public parking is available at the City of Madison's Lake Street and Frances Street ramps, in university lot 46 on Lake Street between Johnson Street and University Avenue, and in university lot 47 on Johnson Street between Park and Lake streets.

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President Richard Warch Farewell Tour

The Board of Trustees
Cordially invites you to join Richard and Margot Warch
A reception to honor Rik
During his 25th and final year as Lawrence University President

Wednesday, April 14, 2004
6:30 p.m.

$20 per person ($15, members of the Classes of 1998-2003)

Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
One John Nolen Drive
Madison, Wisconsin

President Richard Warch
The second-longest serving president in the college's history, Richard Warch became Lawrence's 14th president on September 1, 1979. Prior to that, he spent two years as vice president for academic affairs and professor of history at Lawrence. From 1968 to 1977, Warch was a member of the Yale University faculty in the history and American studies departments and spent his final year there as associate dean.

In June, 1999, Warch was named to the Executive Committee of the Annapolis Group, an association of more than 100 of America's leading liberal arts colleges. In the 1987 study, "The Effective College President," a two-year project funded by the Exxon Education Foundation, Warch was named one of the nation's top 100 college presidents.

A native of Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., Warch earned his bachelor of arts degree from Williams College in 1961, his bachelor of divinity degree from Yale Divinity School in 1964 and his Ph.D. in American studies from Yale University in 1968.

He is the author of the book School of the Prophets: Yale College, 1710-1740, co-edited the volume John Brown in the Prentice-Hall Great Lives Observed Series and has addressed a wide variety of issues facing higher education in numerous published articles, reviews and commentaries.

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Heartland
with Music by Kim D. Sherman, '76

December 5-28, 2003

Madison Repertory Theatre
University of Wisconsin
Mitchell Theatre
821 University Avenue

Three sisters return to their childhood home in Iowa and to their mother, who is planning to sell the family farm. In soaring, beautiful songs and scenes full of humor and sadness, the women confront their past and learn to embrace what they cannot change. Darrah Cloud and Kim D. Sherman, '76, wrote the award-winning musical O Pioneers! and now create a contemporary tale of Midwestern character and love of the land.

Composer Sherman has written incidental music for such plays as On the Verge, Edward II, Hamlet, and Broadway's I Hate Hamlet. She is also an Associate Artist at Yale Repertory Theatre and teaches at the Yale School of Drama.

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Lawrence Chamber Players Perform
on "Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem"

Sunday, October 19, 2003
12:30-2:00 p.m.

Elvehjem Museum of Art
800 University Avenue
Madison

Since 1978, Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem, a weekly chamber music concert, has been performed in the Elvehjem's Brittingham Gallery III on Sunday afternoons from mid-September through mid-May. The concert series, which is co-sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio and the Elvehjem Museum of Art with the collaboration of the UW-Madison School of Music, features Wisconsin artists and is broadcast live throughout the state on public radio stations.

During the performance, seating is available in the gallery for approximately one hundred people; admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, contact the Elvehjem at 608-263-2246.

Public parking is available at the City of Madison's Lake Street and Frances Street ramps, in university lot 46 on Lake Street between Johnson Street and University Avenue, and in university lot 47 on Johnson Street between Park and Lake streets.

Program:
Webern: Bagatellen, op 9
Kodaly: String Quartet #2, op 10
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D, op 44/1

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Welcome to Madison

Wednesday, September 24, 2003
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Madison's Dining and Diversions
119 King Street
Madison

Hosts: Kathleen Callaghan, C'99, Christine Jones Benedict, '99, and Andy Gussert, '91

$5/person payable at the event

You're warmly invited to the fourth annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in 14 cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beer will be served and a cash bar is available.

The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2003 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.

Madison's is located on the corner of King and Doty, just one block off Capitol Square. Street parking is available, and there are also two city ramps within a block of the restaurant. Meet in the back room.

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The Ninth Annual Send-off Picnic

Wednesday, August 20, 2003
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Rain or shine

Westmorland Park
4114 Tokay Boulevard
Madison

$6/adult; $4/children ages 5-12; children under 5 free
Incoming students and their families are our guests.

The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison warmly invites all incoming and current students, alumni, and their families to a picnic celebration for Madison-area Lawrentians and for members of the incoming Lawrence Class of 2007.

The picnic supper will feature sub sandwiches and a buffet of side dishes. Please bring a dish to pass and plates and utensils for you and your guests. Beverages and vegetarian options will be provided.

We hope that you will come out to meet alumni, current, and incoming students, and picnic with Lawrentians of all ages. Bring the entire family! There will be special Lawrence goodie bags for incoming students.

Bring a book! The Alumni Association supports efforts to enhance youth literacy and is accepting donations of children's books. Please bring one or more new children's books and we will donate them to a local non-profit.

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Lawrence Ensembles Perform
on "Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem"

Lawrence Chamber Players
Sunday, May 4, 2003
12:30-2:00 p.m.

Michael and Kyung Kim, piano
Sunday, May 11, 2003
12:30-2:00 p.m.

Elvehjem Museum of Art
800 University Avenue
Madison

Since 1978, Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem, a weekly chamber music concert, has been performed in the Elvehjem's Brittingham Gallery III on Sunday afternoons from mid-September through mid-May. The concert series, which is co-sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio and the Elvehjem Museum of Art with the collaboration of the UW-Madison School of Music, features Wisconsin artists and is broadcast live throughout the state on public radio stations.

During the performances, seating is available in the gallery for approximately one hundred people; admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, contact the Elvehjem at 608-263-2246.

Public parking is available at the City of Madison's Lake Street and Frances Street ramps, in university lot 46 on Lake Street between Johnson Street and University Avenue, and in university lot 47 on Johnson Street between Park and Lake streets.

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Freshman Studies Revisited
with Professor Timothy Spurgin

Tuesday, February 18, 2003
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Madison Civic Center - Spotlight Room
211 State Street

$15/person includes presentation, hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, soda, and coffee

Alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join Associate Director of Alumni Relations Andrea Powers, '94, for a program about Lawrence's signature academic program, Freshman Studies, led by Associate Professor of English Tim Spurgin.

This program begins with a brief overview of the Freshman Studies program since its inception in 1945, including the exciting recent developments made possible by a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities one year ago. Following this presentation, guests may choose to observe or participate in a discussion of a passage from Plato's Republic.

"The reviewers were very impressed with Lawrence's Freshman Studies Program, terming it a superb example of how the humanities can form the core of a sound undergraduate education ... the program [is] particularly meritorious since few institutions of Lawrence's caliber have successfully engaged faculty members in a common learning experience for all students." - Bruce Cole, Chairman, NEH, 1/02

To reach the Spotlight Room, take the elevator to 3R, which opens directly into the room.

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Lawrence Chamber Players
Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem

Sunday, November 10, 2002
12:30-2:00 p.m.

Elvehjem Museum of Art
Brittingham Gallery III
800 University Avenue
Madison

Free seating on a first-come first-served basis

Since 1978, Sunday Afternoon Live From the Elvehjem, a weekly chamber music concert, has been performed in the Elvehjem's Brittingham Gallery III on Sunday afternoons from mid-September through mid-May. The concert series, which is cosponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio and the Elvehjem Museum of Art with the collaboration of the UW-Madison School of Music, features Wisconsin artists and is broadcast live throughout the state on public radio stations. During the performances, seating is available in the gallery for approximately one hundred people; admission is free on a first-come first-served basis.

Professor Anthony Padilla will be playing the J. Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 with Professors Anton Miller (violin), Matthew Michelic (viola), and Janet Anthony (cello). Professor Ernestine Whitman (flute) will play Divertimento by Katherine Hoover (b. 1937) with the same string players, and Miller-Michelic-Anthony will also perform Serenade in C Major, Op. 10 by Ernst von Dohnanyi.

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Welcome to Madison

Wednesday, September 25, 2002
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Madison's
119 King Street

Hosts:
Andy Gussert, '91, and Kathleen Callaghan, C'99

Madison alumni in the Classes of 1991-2002 are warmly invited to the third annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in 14 cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! There will be give-aways, plus a drawing for a Lawrence hat and t-shirt.

The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2002 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.

Madison's is located on the corner of King and Doty, just one block off Capitol Square. Street parking is available, and there are also two city ramps within a block of the restaurant. Meet in the back room.

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The Eighth Annual Send-off Picnic

Thursday, September 12, 2002
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Rain or shine

Rennebohm Park (corner of Eau Claire Avenue and Regent Street)

$6/alumni; $4/young alumni (1997-2002); $10/family
Incoming and current students and their families are our guests.

The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison warmly invites all incoming and current students, alumni, and their families to a picnic celebration for Madison-area Lawrence students and for members of the incoming Lawrence Class of 2006.

The picnic supper will feature sub sandwiches and a buffet of side dishes. Please bring a dish to pass and plates and utensils for you and your guests. Beverages and vegetarian options will be provided.

We hope that you will come out to meet all the current and incoming students, and picnic with Lawrentians of all ages. Bring the entire family! There will be special Lawrence goodie bags for incoming students.

Bring a book! The Alumni Association supports efforts to enhance youth literacy and is accepting donations of children's books. Please bring one or more new children's books and we will donate them to a local non-profit.

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The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison cordially invites you to attend an hors d'oeuvre reception featuring the presentation

Envisioning the Campus of Tomorrow
with President Richard Warch

$15 per person
includes hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine, and soft drinks; cash bar available

Thursday, May 16, 2002
6:00-8:00 p.m.

The Madison Club
5 East Wilson Street, Madison

Join the Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison in welcoming Dr. Richard Warch for an informative tour of the Lawrence campus - without the journey to Appleton.

Richard Warch has served as president of Lawrence since 1979. During his tenure, the campus has changed dramatically. Every major academic building has been constructed anew or renovated and more changes are yet to come.

Now, the Trustees and the president are poised to address residential life. Plans are being made for a new campus center, which will include food services and student union facilities, the construction of additional residential halls, and the renovation or conversion of existing buildings - an exciting era in Lawrence's history.

All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join President Warch, Associate Director of Alumni Relations Andrea Powers, '94, and Special Events Assistant Cara Helmke, '00, for what promises to be a spirited and informative gathering.

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Welcome to Madison

Thursday, September 27, 2001
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Café Montmarte
127 East Mifflin Street (just off the capital)
Madison

Hosts: Kathleen Callaghan, C'99; Scott Trigg, '99; and Andrea Powers, '94

Greetings 1991-2001 Madison Alumni,

You're warmly invited to the second annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in many cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available. There will be give-aways, plus a drawing for a Lawrence hat and t-shirt.

The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2001 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.

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The Seventh Annual Send-off Picnic

Thursday, September 13, 2001
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Rain or shine

Rennebohm Park (corner of Eau Claire Ave. and Regent St.)

$6/alumni; $4/young alumni (1996-2001); $10/family
Incoming and current students and their families are our guests.

The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison warmly invites all incoming and current students, alumni, and their families to a picnic celebration for Madison-area Lawrence students and for members of the incoming Lawrence Class of 2005.

The picnic supper will feature sub sandwiches and a buffet of side dishes. Please bring a dish to pass and plates and utensils for you and your guests. Beverages and vegetarian options will be provided.

We hope that you will come out to meet all the current and incoming students, and picnic with Lawrentians of all ages. Bring the entire family! There will be special Lawrence goodie bags for all incoming students that attend.

Bring a book! The Alumni Association supports efforts to enhance youth literacy and is accepting donations of children's books. Please bring one or more new children's books and we will donate them to a local non-profit.

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Art Exhibit, [Parts & Labor]
Professor Yumi Janairo Roth

April 3-30, 2001 - Exhibit
Saturday, April 7, 5-7 p.m. - Artist Reception

The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
1922 University Avenue
Madison

The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison warmly invites all alumni, parents, and friends to visit the special exhibit, [Parts & Labor] by Lawrence art history professor Yumi Janairo Roth.

Quoting from the exhibit brochure: "Roth's work not only reflects her environment but it builds upon earlier efforts by 20th Century artists to comment upon the relationship between art and everyday life. By combining elements of art history, design, popular culture, and traditional craftsmanship, Roth makes a statement about our contemporary condidion and the ways in which we can reclaim our identities and our everyday lives."

All alumni, parents, and friends are also invited to meet Professor Roth at the artist reception on Saturday, April 7, 5-7 p.m.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Celebrating 30 Years of Jazz at Lawrence
LUJE Performance and Reception with
President Warch

Sunday, November 19, 2000
7:00 p.m.

Barrymore Theatre

$10/person - includes concert and post-concert reception
$12/person - day of show

On the heels of receiving the 2000 Down Beat magazine award for best college jazz big band, the Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble returns to the Barrymore!

Come hear this special LUJE performance, under the direction of Ken Schaphorst. Featured in this performance are two new compositions by Fred Sturm, '73, which were debuted at Lawrence's twentieth annual Jazz Weekend on Friday, November 10.

A dessert reception with President Richard Warch follows the performance.

Tickets may be purchased through the Lawrence University Alumni Office. Tickets are also available at the Barrymore box office and ticket outlets.

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Welcome to Our City - Madison

Thursday, September 14, 2000
7:00 p.m.

Great Dane Pub and Brewing Co.

Hosts:
R. Paul Nickel, II, '97
Anne-Marie Jackelen Nickel, '97
Sarah Garner, '98
Andrea Powers, '94
Kathleen Callaghan, '99

*Meet in the Rathskellar, where there will be live entertainment by the Leo Sidran Trio, with Jamie Ryan, '98, on drums.

The Lawrence University Alumni Association warmly invites all young alumni (classes of 1990-2000) to "Welcome to Our City." This special new event takes place in 15 cities across the country on Thursday, September 14, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. All events are casual, cash bar gatherings that provide an opportunity to socialize with other young alumni. There will be give-aways, plus a drawing for a Lawrence hat and t-shirt.

The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2000 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed for them to meet local young alumni.

Each city's event has at least one local host that also serves as a contact person. Please call or email them if you have any questions. A formal RSVP is not required, but will be appreciated by hosts who plan to order food.

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The Sixth Annual Last Picnic...
A Send-off Celebration for Lawrence Students

Wednesday, September 6, 2000
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Rennebohm Park

$6/adult; $2/child
New Lawrence students and family members are free.
Current Lawrence students and Class of 2000 alumni are free.

Join the Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison for our sixth annual student send-off celebration for Madison-area Lawrence students and for members of the incoming Lawrence Class of 2004.

The picnic supper will feature sub sandwiches and a buffet of side dishes. Pleae bring a dish to pass and plates and utensils for you and your guests. Beverages and vegetarian options will be provided.

The event of the night will be the volleyball challenge between alumni and new/current students. Don't miss this non-professional sporting event as a spectator or as a player.

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Task Force on Residential Life
Listening Session with Alumni

Wednesday, March 15, 2000
6:00 p.m.
Appetizers and beverages will be served

Rocky Rococo's Pizza/Conference Center
(Just East of the Beltline at Mineral Point Road on Tree Lane)

Lawrence University is a residential college by design. The trustees have convened a group of students, faculty, staff, and alumni to examine and make recommendations for improvement in the quality of student residential life at Lawrence. The Task Force has recently completed an Interim Report addressing issues such as equity, student housing, food services, the role and adequacy of the current student union, and the overall out-of-classroom experience for students.

The Task Force on Residential Life welcomes the opportunity to hear alumni perspectives and insights on the Interim Report and the trustees' response. Please join members of the Task Force for light appetizers and informal discussion.

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The '60s are History
Presentation and discussion
With Dr. Jerald Podair, assistant professor of history

Monday, April 17, 2000
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Monona Terrace Convention Center
One John Nolen Drive, Madison

$12 - includes dessert reception and presentation
$10 - reduced rate for recent graduates (classes of 1995-99)

Join us for Alumni College in Madison - a lively discussion of one of the most tumultuous decades of the 20th century. Although hard to believe, the 1960s are now part of our historical past. Were the '60s really unique? Was there truly a revolution, and if so, what difference has it made to our world today? If you've ever wondered how historians answer these questions, we hope you'll attend this event.

Professor Jerald Podair created the Lawrence history course entitled "Reconsidering the 1960s" and led a popular "rap session" on this topic at last year's 30th reunion. Dr. Podair, a graduate of NYU, Columbia School of Law, and Princeton University, joined the Lawrence faculty in 1998. A specialist in 20th century American urban history and race relations, Podair's doctoral dissertation was awarded the 1998 Allan Nevins Prize by the Society of American Historians for "literary distinction in the writing of history."

All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to bring their own opinions and personal recollections of the '60s to this event. Spirited interaction is promised. Parking is available at the Monona Terrace Ramp from John Nolen Drive (eastbound) or West Wilson Street (westbound) or nearby downtown.

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Lawrence Wind Ensemble Concert and Reception

Friday, October 29, 1999

Concert 2:40 p.m.
Dane County Expo Center, Hall A
Rimrock Road and Expo Way
Madison, Wisconsin

Reception 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Best Western Inn on the Park, the Capitol Room
22 South Carroll Street #1
Madison, Wisconsin

Standard admission: $10
Young alumni admission: $5 (classes of 1989-99)
Admission includes hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks.
Cash bar available.

Join the Lawrence University Alumni Association of Madison for a reception following the Lawrence Wind Ensemble performance at the Wisconsin State Conference. The Wind Ensemble concert is scheduled for 2:40 p.m. in Hall A at the Dane County Expo Center on Rimrock Road. Come hear this acclaimed ensemble.

The Wind Ensemble, directed by conservatory professor Robert Levy, will join us after their concert for our reception at 5:00 p.m. at the Best Western Inn on the Park, 22 South Carroll Street, on the Capitol Square.

All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join us for the concert and the reception, lively conversation, and news from Lawrence.

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