Make Some Noise: Students and the Civil Rights Movement

If it weren't so expensive, the Newseum would be my very favorite museum in Washington -- yes, it's a shameless ad for some of our biggest mainstream media companies, which fund it, but then I am a First Amendment specialist and this place is a paean to the First Amendment.  But thanks to a stroke of luck, we have managed to get our hands on some free tickets that are good for the first day of admission and  the following day.

So we will descend on the Newseum on Saturday, December 7 at noon to see its recently opened exhibit on the role of students in the American Civil Rights Movement.  There is a Reed connection -- ten Reedies went to Mississippi in the summer of 1964 to participate in Freedom Summer, and one of them lives in DC.  Leading us in discussion, then, will be Bernard Wasow '65, one of the ten Reedies.

We have 28 free tickets to the Newseum, so this special offer will be available to the first 28 RSVPs only.  The entire collection is quite voluminous, but due to the "day after" deal you don't have to wear yourself out seeing it all in one day, if you can budget enough time to return on Sunday, too.


To RSVP, contact Paul Levy '72 at plevy <at> citizen.org.   The nearest subway stop is Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (yellow & green lines), although Judiciary Square on the red line is also reasonable close

Rare Books about Voyages of Exploration: A Tour at the Museum of Natural History

Roughly every two years, Leslie Overstreet ‘71 (and also a former DC Chapter Chair) invites the local alumni chapter to tour treasures with which she is lucky enough to work every day in the rare book room of the Smithosonian's Museum of Natural History.  This year, on November 16 at 11 AM, 1:30 PM or 3 PM, she will select for display and talk to us about  voyages of exploration in the 16th–19th centuries as portrayed in the collection, including original editions of Captain Cook’s narratives, Darwin on the Beagle, Livingstone & Stanley in Africa, and transcontinental expeditions across North America.

Because of the nature of the materials kept in the library, only a limited number of visitors may enter at any one time; to accommodate all who usually wish to attend, Leslie has agreed to offer three tours.  Admission to this event is by reservation only -- attendance is free but this event is usually fully subscribed, so do not wait to RSVP to Leslie at overstreetl <AT> si.edu and specify your preferred time slot and the full names of all attendees.  To protect the rare editions, only children over 10 are allowed.

August 2013 Restaurant Club at Thai Derm in Silver Spring

On August 28 at 7:30 PM, the DC Reed Alumni Chapter's restaurant club will help this venerable Thai noodle house in Silver Spring celebrate its thirtieth anniversary by taking advantage of a special coupon giving us fifteen percent off the menu price.   The Washington Post review lists dishes to try here


Thai Derm Restaurant
939 Bonifant St.
Silver Spring, MD  20910
301/589-5341
www.thaidermsilverspring.com

Nearest Metro station: Silver Spring (red line)


939 Bonifant St., Silver Spring MD
RSVP to Bennett Barsk '82 at bbarsk@msn.com