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Department Picnic September 8

From Barbara Partee and Volodja Borschev (here's a downloadable version of this invitation):

Linguists and Friends!

Please come to a beginning-of-the-year potluck picnic/party to greet the new school year and welcome new faculty, new students, new visitors.

When: Saturday, September 8, starting at 3:30, continuing on into the evening

Where: 50 Hobart Lane, Amherst. (549-4501) --- Barbara and Volodja's.

Hobart Lane is a small street off North Pleasant just a short distance north of the university, opposite Puffton Village, near the Crestview /Presidential Apartments bus stop. 50 Hobart Lane is a big white house on the left, near the end.

The party will be outdoor/indoor; dress casual.

We'll set up the volleyball net; bring other outdoor stuff.

Food and drink: Potluck

We'll have a barbecue grill set up, and some beer and wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Bring things to eat in any category. International foods most welcome! (If you aren't up for cooking, you can bring additional beer or wine, or cheese, or fruit, or ....) We'll likely start eating around 5:00.

*Parking problem : There is no parking permitted on most of Hobart Lane. Parking is possible in our driveway, and it seems that parking is possible in the daylight hours on the opposite side of the street between our house and where Hobart Lane turns into a dirt road, but for safety, put a note under your windshield wiper that tells the police your name and that you are now at 50 Hobart Lane and please to let us know if there is a problem. (The parking restrictions help us combat the problems of large beer parties in the neighboring apartment complexes on Hobart Lane, so we want to stay friends with the police on this matter! We'll let them know about the party, but they won't be able to grant a parking waiver for a September Saturday. Often they are willing to come and let us know that cars needed to be moved off of Hobart Lane, before calling the tow truck.)

But don't be daunted by any of that -- somebody can always help you figure out where to park. Do come, rain or shine!

The free bus service has a bus stop very near Hobart Lane -- it's the "Crestview" stop, near Puffton Village and North Village and Crestview apartments.

August 30, 2007 12:11 AM | 05:20 (2007-08-30) , department news , events