Friends of the Library Dinner
11th Annual Dinner with Friends
Saturday, April 6, 2013
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
6:30 p.m.
Champagne and hors d’oeuvre reception
Live jazz music by UMass Amherst student musicians
Live and silent auctions
Gourmet dinner
Book signing & lively talk by our guest speaker:
Archer Mayor
Each year, the Du Bois Library closes for one night to host the Dinner with Friends fundraiser.
The Dinner with Friends is the key fundraising event of the year for the UMass Amherst Libraries. This year, proceeds will go toward funding the creation of a Multimedia Production Center on Floor 3.
Thank you to UMass Amherst Jazz musicians:
Jerrod Campion, Richemond Fabien, Leonard Szydlowski, and Michael Vona
Tickets: $150 per person or $275 for two (of which $100 is tax deductible, $175 for two)
For more information, contact Carol Connare, Director of Development at (413) 545-0995 or friends@library.umass.edu.
To RSVP, send a check made out to: UMass Amherst to the address below:
Kim Fill, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, UMass Amherst, 154 Hicks Way, Amherst MA 01003-9275
Please indicate your choice of entrée (beef, chicken, vegetarian):
Dinner Menu
Arugula Salad with Oranges, Asparagus, Local Fresh Goat Cheese, Chopped Pistachios and a Champagne Vinaigrette
Pecan Crusted Free Range Chicken, Tarragon Jus, Baby Zucchini with Herb Butter, Patty Pan Squash and Wild Mushroom Risotto
Rosemary Roast Tenderloin of Beef with Caramelized Shallot Demi-Glace, English Pea Puree, Baby Carrots and Tourne Potatoes
Potato Gnocchi made with Rice Flour, Season Spring Vegetables with Sundried Tomato Sauce and Basil Cream Butter – Vegetarian and Gluten Free*
Dessert – Mini Sampler Dessert Plates – Mini Cheesecake with Fresh Berries, Flourless Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Whipped Topping and Lemon Gelato
Dinner with Friends "Alumni Speakers"
2012
Judson Hale, Sr.
Keith Stavely
Kathleen Fitzgerald
2011
Roy Blount, Jr.
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
2010
Bernard A. Drew
Beth Krommes
Jacqueline Sheehan
2009
Tony DiTerlizzi
Valerie Martin
Lloyd Schwartz
2008
Carole O'Malley Gaunt
Ed Klekowski
Jane Yolen
2007
Arthur Kinney
Charles C. Mann
Lesléa Newman
2006
Norton Juster
Sabina Murray
Ilan Stavans
2005
George Howe Colt
Anne Fadiman
Julius Lester
Hilary Price
Betty Rosbottom
2004
Jeannine Atkins
Elinor Lipman
Ron Welburn
Barry Werth
2003
Jane Isenberg
Bruce Watson
Dara Wier
Nancy Hope Wilson
Last Edited: 2 April 2013
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