ΦΒΚ Alpha Association Events

Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes — Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, 7 pm MST  

GoodReads excerpt:

Nell is twenty-six and has never been to Paris. She’s never even been on a romantic weekend away–to anywhere–before. Traveling abroad isn’t really her thing. But when Nell’s boyfriend fails to show up for their mini-vacation, she has the opportunity to prove everyone–including herself–wrong. Alone in Paris, Nell finds a version of herself she never knew existed: independent and intrepid. Could this turn out to be the most adventurous weekend of her life? Funny, charming, and irresistible, Paris for One is quintessential Jojo Moyes–as are the other stories that round out the collection.

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Join other young professionals for cocktails and converstation on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, at Bar Max, 2412 E Colfax Ave, Denver 80206.

The Alpha Association’s Key Connections event for 2022 was at the Bierstadt Lagerhaus Bierhalle

The Alpha Association’s 2022 annual meeting to review the past year’s events and to elect officers for the coming year was held at the University of Denver’s Community Commons, Fourth Floor West room. After lunch DU Professor of  Musicology, Jack Sheinbaum, spoke about Good Music: What It Is and Who Gets to Decide, his book that was published in 2019 by the University of Chicago Press.

PBK members and guests had a tour and wine tasting at Balistreri Vineyards, which winemaker John Balistreri and his family started in 1998. Since then, they’ve built a strong community in Colorado and beyond that’s passionate about Natural Balistreri Wines. Most of the grapes they use are grown in Colorado, so they are an authentic Colorado winery.

The Alpha Association’s annual banquet was held at Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant in Englewood. Professor Thomas Zeiler from the University of Colorado Boulder spoke on “America through Baseball” — how the game has changed American history.

Book club participants discussed The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World , by Sarah Stewart Johnson, which won the 2021 Phi Beta Kappa book award in science.

Jeffrey Franklin read from his book of poems, Where We Lay Down.

The Alpha Association held its annual meeting to elect officers for the 2021-22 year. After a buffet lunch, Colorado’s poet laureate, Bobby LeFebre, spoke.

Alpha members and their guests met at Observatory Park in Denver for a post-COVID celebration.