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.
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2021 Picnic
Alpha members and their guests met at Observatory Park in Denver for a post-COVID celebration.
More Details...PBK Visiting Scholar: Poet Evie Shockley
Professor Evie Shockley, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and Professor of English at Rutgers University, gave a virtual public lecture on Thursday, April 15, titled, “Black Graphics: Text, Image and the Politics of ‘Colorblindness’ in Natasha Trethewey’s Poety.” Natasha Trethewey was US Poet Laureate in 2012-13 and 2013-14. The lecture was sponsored by the Gamma Chapter at the Univeristy of Denver.
The Alpha Association of Colorado and the Gamma Chapter co-sponsored a poetry reading on Friday, April 16, at 6:30 pm, followed by a brief question-and-answer session.
More Details... Gardening Basics from A to Z
On April 8, Alpha member Ben Palen led a virtual demonstration about gardening — how to start seens in containers and small spaces, vegetatbles and flowers that do well in our area, caring for plants once they are established, and basics of companion plantings. YouTube videolink: https://youtu.be/tjhDEKzzYMc
More Details...Happy Hour with Alpha Association Members and Guests
Alpha Association members and their guests enjoyed a virtual happy hour, with members providing ingredients for cocktails and mocktails, which were then paired with appetizers.
More Details...Movie Night -- Late Night with Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling
Zoom discussion of the movie Late Night, starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling.
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2020 Annual Meeting
The annual meeting was held via Zoom on October 17, 2020. Debbie Scheer, an emcee, benefit auctioneer, and humor strategist, spoke about “How to Strengthen Your Humor Muscle without Pulling a Hammy.” Debbie effortlessly uses humor as a way to break through the discomfort that prevents us from talking about the things that we NEED to be talking about. Her motto is, if we can laugh about it, then we can surely talk about it, regardless of what the ‘it’ is.
More Details...2020 Key Connections Panel Discussion
The Alpha Association hosted a Key Connections event for newer Phi Beta Kappa members in the Denver area. This year was a Zoom panel discussion on September 24, 2020, that dealt with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic — the new world of work, financial well-being, and personal coping skills, followed by a trivia contest. Click here for the PowerPoint slides or a list of resources. A private video of the discussion is available on YouTube.
More Details...2020 Annual Banquet Postponed Indefinitiely
The 2020 annual banquet was postponed due to health concerns about the Covid-19.
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