What, when, where, etc.
Welcome Open House: Mardi Gras in May
Grad Student-Alumni Mixer
Julia A Moore Bad Poetry Resurrection
Alumni Literary Reading
Pig Pickin’ Reenactment
Friday
Welcome Open House: Mardi Gras in May
Time: Friday, May 23rd, 4 PM-whenever.
Place: 208 Langston Mill Ct., Cary, NC 27518
Details: Grab your nametag and t-shirt, exhibit your cornhole skills. Mardi Gras beads, fun drinks, and food provided.
What to Bring: T-shirt money, if you didn’t register early to get a free shirt. Exact change or check for $20, made out to the UNC Graduate School.
Dress: festive.
Saturday
Grad Student-Alumni Mixer Reception
Note: you must be registered in advance for this limited-space event.
Time: Saturday, May 24, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Place:
Anne Queen Faculty Commons
Campus Y
180 East Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill
Details: Graduate School-hosted event for current graduate students to meet alumni and learn about life beyond Greenlaw.
What to Bring: Your best game face and your career path insights. No t-shirts at this event.
Dress: not TOO unprofessional.
Parking: UNC parking is free all weekend where not marked “reserved.”
Julia A. Moore Bad Poetry Resurrection Party
Time: Saturday, May 24, 7:00 PM -9:00 PM
Place: Goodfellows, 149 1/2 East Franklin St., Chapel Hill
Details: Bad poets assemble in a bar and declaim their worst efforts to a stunned audience. Mexican food, cash bar. Nametags and t-shirts will be pick-uppable.
What to Bring: Your poem, if you wrote one. T-shirt money, if you didn’t register early to get a free shirt. Exact change or check for $20, made out to the UNC Graduate School.
Dress: express yourself.
Parking: UNC parking is free all weekend where not marked “reserved.”
Sunday
Alumni Literary Reading
Time: Sunday, May 25, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Place: Epilogue Books, 109 East Franklin St., Suite 100, Chapel Hill
Details: Original fiction, poetry, essays, and dramas written and read by English Department graduates. Coffee, tea, and pastries provided.
What to Bring: Sincere appreciation. T-shirt money, if you didn’t register early to get a free shirt. Exact change or check for $20, made out to the UNC Graduate School.
Dress: please yourself.
Parking: UNC parking is free all weekend where not marked “reserved.”
5. Pig Pickin’ Reenactment
Time: Sunday, May 25, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Place:
Center for Regenerative Agriculture
3501 Dairyland Rd., Hillsborough, NC, 27278
Details: Barbecue, beer, wine, mead, lawn games, reminiscences, memorial tributes to colleagues and professors who’ve passed. Last chance to get those nametags and t-shirts.
What to Bring: Comfortable shoes, ID, designated driver. Drinkers will get bracelets. T-shirt money, if you didn’t register early to get a free shirt. Exact change or check for $20, made out to the UNC Graduate School.
Dress: comfortable to festive: consider your volleyball plans.
Parking: on the road near the venue.
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