Imagine an event that is curious combination of:
-Grandpa’s turning 100!
-It’s our parents’ golden anniversary
-A fun family reunion
-Burning Man
-Oregon Country Fair
-Renn Fayre (but ever so slightly more restrained)
Month: October 2010
A little Reunions ’11 levity
You’ve likely noticed by now that Centennial Reunions is going to be a very big deal. More than 1,500 Reedies are expected to converge back on campus to help celebrate Reed’s 100th birthday at Centennial Reunions, June 6-12, 2011. Though the lure of Reed is undeniable (Dr. Demento has said, “After 48 years Reed still pulls me like a magnet. I can already feel the field getting stronger!”), we know that returning to the mothership can be fraught with conflicting feelings… thus, we embark on a course of humor, of which I’m sure the good doctor would approve (warning, Mateo-brand levity ahead!).
Gary Snyder ’51 in film and print
Gary Snyder ’51, Pulitzer-Prize winning poet (and keynote speaker for Centennial Reunions ’11!), is profiled in a new film, “The Practice of the Wild.” The documentary, which premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival, “revolves around a life-long conversation between Snyder and his fellow poet and novelist Jim Harrison.” (San Simeon Films) Continue reading Gary Snyder ’51 in film and print