What, when, where, etc.

Welcome Open House: Mardi Gras in May (Friday)
Grad Student-Alumni Mixer (Saturday)
Julia A Moore Bad Poetry Resurrection (Saturday)
Alumni Literary Reading (Sunday)
Pig Pickin’ Reenactment (Sunday)

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: Hilarity, if you’ve got any left post-flying.
Dress: Festive.
Parking: Along the street or cul de sac is fine.

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 distributed 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.
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. Nametags and t-shirts will be pick-uppable.
Readers: Tess Lloyd, Rob Spirko, Sheila Smith McKoy, Tara Powell, John Paul Middlesworth.
What to Bring: Sincere appreciation, nametag.
Dress: Please yourself.
Parking: UNC parking is free all weekend where not marked “reserved.”

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. Continuation of last night’s Bad Poetry program, if needed. Last chance to get those nametags and t-shirts.
What to Bring: Comfortable shoes, ID, nametag, designated driver. (Uber/Lyft is another great option.) Drinkers will get bracelets.
Dress: comfortable to festive: consider your volleyball plans.
Parking: in the lot near the venue, or along the adjacent road after the lot is full.