Polly Apfelbaum and Stan Allen have a 4th of July party (and it's Polly's birthday) every year. I am not sure how long they have had these parties. I'd have to go back into the site to figure out when we (Catherine Murphy and myself) started to attend, and thus when these group photographs began. See the previous six entries and the following four entries.]]> Polly Apfelbaum and Stan Allen have a yearly party to celebrate the 4th of July and Polly's birthday. This was the largest one yet with about 110 people. See the previous five entries and the following five entries.]]> Polly Apfelbaum and Stan Allen have a 4th of July (Polly's birthday) party every year. This was the largest one yet with about 110 people. See the previous four entries and the following six entries.]]> Polly Apfelbaum and Stan Allen have a 4th of July (Polly's birthday) party every year. This was the largest one yet with about 110 people. See the previous three entries and the following seven entries.]]> Polly Apfelbaum and Stan Allen have a 4th of July (Polly's birthday) party every year. This was the largest one yet with about 110 people (a few left before I took the photograph). The names of most of the people in the photograph will appear in the next four entries. See the previous entry and the following nine entries.]]> Polly Apfelbaum and Stan Allen have a 4th of July (&Polly's birthday) party every year. This was the largest one yet with about 110 people. See the following ten entries.]]> We hadn't seen Elisabeth (Cardonne Arlyck) and Ralph (Arlyck) since they left to go to France and Italy about a month and a half ago. At dinner, they told us about their trip. They went to Nice for Elisabeth's sister and brother-in-law's 50th wedding anniversary, and then to Lake Como with friends because they wanted to see Lake Como. Ralph suddenly remembered that he forgot to bring blueberries from his garden (see visitors 2017, Elisabeth Cardonne Arlyck, June 3, 2017) Ralph brought up his film about dealing with getting older and mentioned what he wanted us to do in it. I told them about my entry for Charlie Smith (See Visitors, June 30, 2017, Charlie Smith) that morning. I had written about the possibility of Ralph mentioning his film, and the possible responses. It was all quite funny, and as per what I said that morning, we agreed to do it.]]> Tom Nozkowski and Joyce Robins had Cathy (Murphy), Me, and Judy (Linn) over for dinner for Judy's birthday. Hannah (Boz), Cas (Casimir Noskowski) and Rocket Boz Nozkowski came up for the weekend. We brought chopped chicken liver (which I made from the leftover liver and onions that Charlie (Smith) and I had for lunch on June 19th) and a red velvet cake. The photographs I took are blurry because I didn't realize the button on the camera had moved to manual focus from automatic. After I took the two sets of group photos of the young Nozkowski family and all of the Nozkowskis, I didn't take another one at the table because Judy doesn't like to be photographed. I figured it was her birthday. So I gave her a break. This was Cathy and my first meeting with Rocket. See the previous entry.]]> Tom Nozkowski and Joyce Robins had Cathy (Murphy), Me, and Judy (Linn) over for dinner for Judy's birthday. Hannah (Boz), Cas (Casimir Noskowski) and Rocket Boz Nozkowski came up for the weekend. We brought chopped chicken liver (which I made from the leftover liver and onions that Charlie (Smith) and I had for lunch on June 19th) and a red velvet cake. The photographs I took are blurry because I didn't realize the button on the camera had moved to manual focus from automatic. After I took the two sets of group photos of the young Nozkowski family and all of the Nozkowskis, I didn't take another one at the table because Judy doesn't like to be photographed. I figured it was her birthday. So I gave her a break. This was Cathy and my first meeting with Rocket. See the following entry.]]> We attended an event for remembering William Louis-Dreyfuss. The program described the speakers as such]]> Welcome and introductions: Jeffrey Sussman - Community Organizer and Sidekick Fond memories: Lawrence Costello - Neighbor, Psychiatrist, and political ally. Simon Rich - Environmentalist, farmer, energy executive. Graham Nixon - Artist and teacher. Molly Peacock - Poet and mentor. Brandon Sullivan - Legal confidant. Geoffrey Canada - Educator and social activist. Julia Louis-Dreyfuss - Daughter. First, there was milling around and drinks. Then, the ceremony. Then, some more milling around. Then drinks and hors d'oeuvres. See the previous two entries.]]> We attended an event for remembering William Louis-Dreyfuss. The program described the speakers as such]]> Welcome and introductions: Jeffrey Sussman - Community Organizer and Sidekick Fond memories: Lawrence Costello - Neighbor, Psychiatrist, and political ally. Simon Rich - Environmentalist, farmer, energy executive. Graham Nixon - Artist and teacher. Molly Peacock - Poet and mentor. Brandon Sullivan - Legal confidant. Geoffrey Canada - Educator and social activist. Julia Louis-Dreyfuss - Daughter. First, there was milling around and drinks. Then, the ceremony. Then, some more milling around. Then drinks and hors d'oeuvres. See the previous entry and the following entry.]]> We attended an event for remembering William Louis-Dreyfuss. The program described the speakers as such]]> nnWelcome and introductions: nJeffrey Sussman - Community Organizer and SidekicknnFond memories: nLawrence Costello - Neighbor, Psychiatrist, and political ally.nSimon Rich - Environmentalist, farmer, energy executive.nGraham Nixon - Artist and teacher. nMolly Peacock - Poet and mentor.nBrandon Sullivan - Legal confidant. nGeoffrey Canada - Educator and social activist.nJulia Louis-Dreyfuss - Daughter. nnFirst, there was a milling around, and drinks. Then, the ceremony. Then, some more milling around. Then drinks and hors d'oeuvres.nI got a parking spot right in front of the building. See the following two entries.]]> Helen and Carol are newly back to living full time in Germantown, after living in Providence, RI, for five years. They were living in Providence so that Rose could go to high school there. Catherine, Judy, Carol, Helen and I had dinner at Formosa Restaurant in Poughkeepsie.]]> Arthur and Billy called from their car as they were heading to Pittsfield and asked if we could meet for lunch, so we did.]]> We all met at Vassar to sign the papers for the closing of the sale of Eugene Carroll's house to Vassar College. Peter and I are the co-executors of Eugene's will. Eugene died May 16, 2016, and we finally got to the point where we can do the closing on the house. Eugene "owned" a lease-hold house on the campus at Vassar College.]]> Lisa Collins will be department chair the year after next (Brian is going to fill in next year). Lisa thought it would be useful and productive to have a retreat to talk about all kinds of department matters and visions for the future of the department. So, Carol is a researcher in the library and ran the event, along with Lisa. Carol supplied the pipe cleaners you see on the tables because she knew there would be artists present. The retreat lasted from 9 AM to 5 PM. See the previous two entries.]]> Lisa Collins will be department chair the year after next (Brian is going to fill in next year). Lisa thought it would be useful and productive to have a retreat to talk about all kinds of department matters and visions for the future of the department. So, Carol is a researcher in the library and ran the event, along with Lisa. Carol supplied the pipe cleaners you see on the tables because she knew there would be artists present. The retreat lasted from 9 AM to 5 PM. See the previous entry and the following entry.]]> Lisa Collins will be department chair the year after next (Brian is going to fill in next year). Lisa thought it would be useful and productive to have a retreat to talk about all kinds of department matters and visions for the future of the department. So, Carol is a researcher in the library and ran the event, along with Lisa. Carol supplied the pipe cleaners you see on the tables because she knew there would be artists present. The retreat lasted from 9 AM to 5 PM. See the following two entries.]]> I didn't attend the graduation ceremony, just because. But, I did come to campus for the reception. See the previous two entries.]]> I didn't attend the graduation ceremony, just because. But, I did come to campus for the reception. I took the photograph of Andrew and his family before the students and parents arrived, which seemed to take forever. See the following two entries.]]> I didn't attend the graduation ceremony, just because. But, I did come to campus for the reception. See the previous entry and the following entry.]]> The week before graduation, the students had the first of two opening receptions for their exhibition. I met some of the families at the opening. See the previous five entries.]]> The week before graduation, the students had the first of two opening receptions for their exhibition. I met some of the families at the opening. See the previous four entries and the following entry.]]> The week before graduation, the students had the first of two opening receptions for their exhibition. I met some of the families at the opening. See the previous three entries and the following two entries.]]> The week before graduation, the students had the first of two opening receptions for their exhibition. I met some of the families at the opening. Dylan and his family are pictured in one of Dylan's installations. Behind them is a TV set on a table and a chair, which are part of the work. See the previous two entries and the following three entries.]]> The week before graduation, the students had the first of two opening receptions for their exhibition. I met some of the families at the opening. See the previous entry and the following four entries.]]> The week before graduation the students had the first of two opening receptions for their exhibition. I met some of the families at the opening. See the following five entries.]]> Justin and Allison were visiting Vassar and we had planned to meet up. Justin was surprised to see his hand sculpture was still outside Doubleday Studios. Justin is now a practicing architect at HOK Architects in New York City. Allison and Justin have been a couple since they were students at Vassar College (see photo from Oct 13, 2003).]]> We were at the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the Annual Awards Luncheon. See the previous seven entries.]]> We were at the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the Annual Awards Luncheon. See the previous six entries and the following entry.]]> We were at the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the Annual Awards Luncheon. These are members of the Academy and prize winners (right side of the stage). See the previous five entries and the following two entries.]]> We were at the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the Annual Awards Luncheon. This is members of the Academy and prize winners (Left side of the stage). See the previous four entries and the following three entries.]]> We were at the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the Annual Awards Luncheon. This is members of the Academy and prize winners. See the previous three entries and the following four entries.]]> We were at the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the Annual Awards Luncheon. These were the people that we ate lunch with. See the previous two entries and the following five entries.]]> We were at the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the Annual Awards Luncheon. These were the people that we ate lunch with. See the previous entry and the following six entries.]]> We were at the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the Annual Awards Luncheon. We were pleased and surprised to see Will Aronson there. He and his collaborator, Hue Park, were there to receive the Richard Rodgers Award to help produce a show. See the following seven entries.]]> We all went to dinner at Sushi Makio. Sharon Core told us it was terrific. On the table in the front of the photograph, you'll see the asparagus that Ralph gave us from his garden.]]> Rochelle's retirement party from Yale was Atelier Florian (in their second-floor event space) in New Haven, Connecticut. Yale made a reservation for Catherine (Murphy) and me at The Study, but we decided to go home instead of staying over. I collected all of the place cards with everyone's name on them and had them in order by table. I got up from my seat to speak to somebody about something, and the waiter came and took them away. So, I scrambled to find them and did retrieve them, but they were out of order. I brought them home and now can't find them. See the previous six entries.]]> Rochelle's retirement party from Yale was Atelier Florian (in their second-floor event space) in New Haven, Connecticut. Yale made a reservation for Catherine (Murphy) and me at The Study, but we decided to go home instead of staying over. I collected all of the place cards with everyone's name on them and had them in order by table. I got up from my seat to speak to somebody about something, and the waiter came and took them away. So, I scrambled to find them and did retrieve them, but they were out of order. I brought them home and now can't find them. See the previous five entries and the following entry.]]> Rochelle's retirement party from Yale was Atelier Florian (in their second-floor event space) in New Haven, Connecticut. Yale made a reservation for Catherine (Murphy) and me at The Study, but we decided to go home instead of staying over. I collected all of the place cards with everyone's name on them and had them in order by table. I got up from my seat to speak to somebody about something, and the waiter came and took them away. So, I scrambled to find them and did retrieve them, but they were out of order. I brought them home and now can't find them. ----- It turned out I had transcribed them to a word document, so now we have the names. See the previous four entries and the following two entries.]]>