Thursday, June 7th, 2007

6:30 am - 9:30 am

BREAKFAST

Annenberg Hall
Classmates, Spouses/Guests and Children

Sons and daughters are requested to eat before 8:30 am so they can join their groups in time for the first activity. Please bring your name badges and Commencement tickets if you wish to march with your class.

8:30 am

COMMENCEMENT ALUMNI PARADE

Front of Massachusetts Hall
Classmates Only

Our Chief Marshal, Nicholas Kristof ‘82 will lead us. You will need your Commencement ticket and your name badge to join in the Parade. Please do not bring large bags or purses as security will be very strict.

10:00 am

BROADCAST OF COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

Science Center
Spouses/Guests

View Commencement exercises in the Science Center on TV monitors or enjoy some free time! We highly recommend that you travel on public transportation this day as traffic will be snarled up until about 2:00 pm.

10:30 am

PHOTOGRAPH OF AIDES AND MARSHALS

University Hall Steps
Aides and Marshals for Alumni Exercises

Meet on the steps of University Hall by the John Harvard Statue for a photograph (rain or shine).

11:30 am - 2:00 pm

COMMENCEMENT LUNCHEON

Annenberg Hall
Classmates, Spouses/Guests and Children

Don’t miss the Commencement open bar located right outside Memorial Hall on the Portico.

2:00 pm

BAGPIPE PARADE

Front of Memorial Hall to Tercentenary Theatre
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

A bagpiper will escort you from Memorial Hall to the Alumni Exercises at Tercentenary Theatre.

2:30 pm - 4:15 pm

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Tercentenary Theatre
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Commencement addresses by interim President Derek Bok And Commencement Speaker—William H.Gates III.

4:45 pm - 5:30 pm

CHILDREN RETURN FROM ACTIVITIES

Holworthy and Thayer
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Look for your children in front of Holworthy and Thayer tents. Rainbow/Canary parents or babysitters should pick up the children at Lowell Basement.

5:30 pm

HARVARD GAY & LESBIAN CAUCUS

Annual Commencement Dinner
Lowell House
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

  • Social Hour at 5:00 pm under the tent in the Lowell House Courtyard (Open bar. No reservation needed).
  • Dinner at 7:00 pm in the Dining Room (advance reservation required), $50 person, not included in your registration fees.
  • Program at 8:00 pm (no reservation needed).
  • Speaker is Andrew Tobias, AB ’68, MBA ’72, Treasurer, Democratic National Committee, who will address the issue of “Politics, Money and the LGBT Community”.
  • For details, visit www.hglc.org/dinner.html. For last minute cancellations after June lst, contact Tom Parry (323-821-4211)
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

All Family “TASTE OF HARVARD SQUARE”

Dinner
Science Center Tent
Classmates, Spouses/Guests and Children

The flavors of Bartley’s Burgers, Elsie’s, The Hong Kong, Pinocchio’s Pizza and Bailey’s Ice Cream are being served in the Science Center Tent.

Parents, you may drop your children off at the tent close to Annenberg anytime after 5:30pm and your children can eat dinner with their new friends. Or, you can keep your children with you and eat family style in the tent. You must have your name badge and meal ticket to attend. All “solo” classmates are invited to meet in Loker Commons to walk to dinner together. Casual Attire.

7:45 pm - 9:45 pm

ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT

Sanders Theatre
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Doors to the theatre will open at 7:45 pm for the Class of 1982 Entertainment Night Extravaganza.

The show will feature music and comedy from Michael Schubert '82, George Melrod '82, Ted Greenberg '82, Nell Scovell '82, Mike Rapposselli '82, Alison Carey '82, Ellen Zachos '82, Paul Lippert '82, Sam Samuels '82, Al Halliday '82, Rebecca Tilney '82, John Arimond '82, Maggie-Meg Reed '81 ... and more. Video profiles will help you “catch up” on a few classmates and entertain along the way. And, of course, The Kroks and the Radcliffe Pitches, and the Din and Tonics from 1982 and adjacent classes will belt out some old favorites.

Plus...many more delightful surprises! You haven’t had this much fun at Sanders Theater since Ec 10 with Prof. Otto Eckstein!

10:00 pm - Midnight

NIGHTCAPS

Queen’s Head Pub, Loker Commons
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Refreshments in Queen’s Head Pub, Loker Commons in Memorial Hall. Open to all members of the class.

Members of the Freshman Football Team from fall ‘78 are invited to gather at the Queen’s Head Pub in Loker Commons. Pick a corner of the room and enjoy.