Alumni events
University alumni activities include basketball, hockey, brewery tours
8:41 a.m., Jan. 13, 2012--University of Delaware alumni are invited to participate in a wide range of events in coming weeks, including a figure skating exhibition, basketball, ice hockey and brewery tours.
There will be a special UD Alumni Association gathering Sunday, Feb. 5, in the new Bob Carpenter Center addition. The event will be held in conjunction with a women's basketball game featuring the nationally-ranked Fightin' Blue Hens.
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Events are as follows:
Saturday, Jan. 14, 5 p.m. -- U.S. National Figure Skating Send-Off Exhibition. Enjoy performances by figure skaters who train at UD Ice Arenas and wish them luck before they leave to compete in the 2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif.
Thursday, Jan. 19, 6 p.m.: New Castle County Alumni Club open board meeting and happy hour. Share your ideas for events at the New Castle County Alumni Club board meeting at Klondike Kate's on Main Street in Newark while enjoying food and drinks.
Thursday, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m.: Philadelphia Alumni Club tour and gathering at Yards Brewing Company. Join fellow alumni at Yards Brewing Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s first 100 percent wind-powered brewery, for a tour and private gathering.
Saturday, Jan. 21, 3:30 p.m.: Baltimore Alumni Club brewery tour and beer tasting. Register for the second annual Brewer’s Art brewery tour in Baltimore, featuring beer tastings and a light tasting fare from the Brewer’s Art kitchen.
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m.: Boston Alumni Club men's basketball event. Support the UD men’s basketball team as the Blue Hens take on Northeastern. Meet up with fellow Boston area Blue Hens at the game and bring friends and family, too.
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 7:05 p.m.: Reading Alumni Club ice hockey event. Join fellow Reading, Pa., area alumni for a fun evening of cheering on the Reading Royals ice hockey team.
Saturday, Jan. 28, noon and 2 p.m.: Philadelphia Alumni Club men's basketball gathering. Join Philadelphia alumni as the UD men's basketball team takes on Drexel University at 2 p.m. at the Daskalakis Athletic Center, with a pre-game reception at noon at the New Deck Tavern on Sansom Street.
Thursday, Feb. 1, 6:15-9 p.m.: Kent and Sussex Young Alumni Trivia Night in Dover. Kent and Sussex alumni will gather at Doc Magrogan's at Dover Downs for refreshments and trivia.
Sunday, Feb. 5, 11:30 a.m.: UDAA pre-game event at women's basketball. Prior to watching the Blue Hens take on Virginia Commonwealth in a Colonial Athletic Association contest, join the UD Alumni Association (UDAA) for a pregame lunch in the lobby of the new Bob Carpenter Center addition.
Thursday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m.: Baltimore Alumni Club happy hour. Join Baltimore area alumni for networking and conversation over a few drinks at the Waterfront Hotel.
For more on UD alumni events, see UDconnection.
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