Friends of the Library Dinner
10th Annual Dinner with Friends
Saturday, April 14, 2012
6:30 p.m., W.E.B. Du Bois Library
Please join us for the party of the year!
The celebration begins at 6:30 p.m. with a champagne and hors d'oeuvre reception
and live music by UMass Amherst student musicians; Mike Caudill, Richemond Fabien, Lucas Apostoleris, Jack Corbett, and Matt Criscuolo. The evening continues with a gourmet dinner, talks by our guest speakers, and a book signing.
The dinner will feature historical recipes, including chowder, in honor of the recent book, A History of Chowder, by Rob Cox, head of Special Collections and University Archives, and UMass alumnus Jacob Walker '09.
Invitation Reply card
This year's speakers are:
Judson D. Hale, Sr.
Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald
Proceeds of this year's Dinner will benefit the Yankee Publishing New England Fellowship
in Special Collections and University Archives
Menu - New England Fare
~ Appetizers ~
Local Cheese & Crackers
Local Oysters, Shrimp and Traditional Fish Chowder
Lobster Crostini
Warm Kielbasa in N. Hadley Maple Syrup
Beets with Sour Cream
~ Dinner choices ~
Maple Glaze over roasted duck with sage
and apple/cranberry compote
Codfish with a corn, lime butter cream sauce
A vegetarian stuffed acorn squash with Quinoa
~ All meals include ~
Spinach and Fennel salad with fresh seasonal berries
Brown Bread and Parker House Rolls
Fingerling Potatoes
Horseradish Whipped Turnip
Local wine from Westport Vineyards, Westport, MA
~ Dessert ~
Hot Sticky Toffee Pudding
Coffee or Tea
The Dinner with Friends is the key fundraising event of the year for the UMass Amherst Libraries.
For more information, contact Carol Connare, Director of Development at (413) 545-0995 or friends@library.umass.edu.
Dinner with Friends "Alumni Speakers"
Roy Blount, Jr. '11
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina '11
Bernard A. Drew '10
Beth Krommes '10
Jacqueline Sheehan '10
Tony DiTerlizzi '09
Valerie Martin '09
Lloyd Schwartz '09
Carole O'Malley Gaunt '08
Ed Klekowski '08
Jane Yolen '08
Arthur Kinney '07
Charles C. Mann '07
Lesléa Newman '07
Norton Juster '06
Sabina Murray '06
Ilan Stavans '06
George Howe Colt '05
Anne Fadiman '05
Julius Lester '05
Hilary Price '05
Betty Rosbottom '05
Jeannine Atkins '04
Elinor Lipman '04
Ron Welburn '04
Barry Werth '04
Jane Isenberg '03
Bruce Watson '03
Dara Wier '03
Nancy Hope Wilson '03
Last Edited: 11 April 2012
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