October 2006

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dozens of Items Up for Grabs at Alumni Weekend Silent Auction

Want to try dinner at a well-known D.C. hotspot? How about tickets to an upcoming show or a cruise on the Potomac? Dozens of local businesses have donated items to AU's Student Alumni Association for auction during this year's premiere Alumni Weekend event...

"Movers and Shakers" Cocktail Reception

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
The Pavilion
(Parking available in the 14th Street garage on levels B1 and B2.)

Between finding your friends and catching up over drinks; and sampling from the wonderful dinner buffet (sushi station, Mediterranean veggie station, pasta bar, chicken and shrimp satays, asssorted cheesecakes and cupcakes, and more); be sure to check out this year's Silent Auction, too.

There are nearly 25 items available - and counting. Here’s a sampling of what’s in store... just a bid away!

     • Odyssey Dinner Cruise for 2
     • Dinner for 2 ($150 value) at 1789
     • 2 Tickets to Folger Theater's Midsummer's Night Dream
     • 2 Segway Tours (with City Segway Tours)
     • A subscription to Washingtonian Magazine
     • Brunch for two at the Kennedy Center's delicious Roof Terrace Restaurant
     • 2 Tickets to Arena Stage's Noises Off
     • Gift Certificate for a Family Portrait Session at Freed Photography

Don’t miss this special evening in the beautiful Pavilion of the Ronald Reagan Building. Mingle with the host committee of prestigious past alumni award winners, including Betsy Ashton, CAS/BA ’66; Robert F. Cowdrey, SPA/BA ’59; Sam Keker, CAS/BA ’39; Ron Nessen, CAS/BA ’59; and Peggy Brooks Smith, CAS/BA ’52.

Interim President Neil Kerwin, SPA/BA ’71, and your new Alumni Association President, Brian Keane, SPA/BA ’89, will present this year’s alumni awards to Tony Perkins, SOC/BA '81 and Neal Sharma, SPA/BA '98.

Enhance your evening with a 7 p.m. performance by the Capitol Steps in the building’s amphitheater, or stay in the pavilion and enjoy chatting with your friends.

Cocktail attire. Wine and beer will be served.

Alumni & Guests with Capitol Steps: $70 per person
Alumni & Guests without Capitol Steps: $35 per person
Tickets must be purchased in advance.

To register, visit http://alumni.american.edu/alumniweekend

$1 of each registration will benefit the AU Fund for Excellence. Please also consider making a gift of additional support to the fund of your choice at http://giving.american.edu

For more information, to donate an auction item, or to register, contact Tara Sherwin at 202-885-5921.

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