End of Year Party

Each spring, towards the end of the semester, the Hub comes together at the Writers House to celebrate another year gone by. We toast and roast old friends and we welcome new ones, we send those who are leaving us off with style and aplomb. We fire up the grill, we drink wine (only if we're 21!), and we laugh and cry with our friends, and recognize each and every hub member's contribution to this incredible Writers House project.

April 30, 2008

For pictures of the party, please go here.

Introduction by Jessica Lowenthal
Introduction by Al Filreis
Introduction by Greg Djanikian
Danny Goldstein introduced by Mingo Reynolds and RJ Bernocco
Sam Allingham introduced by Sean Breslin
Michelle Rajunov and Yumeko Kawano
Gabe Crane introduced by Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Maria Tessa Sciarrino introduced by Jessica Lowenthal
Josh Schuster introduced by Al Filreis
Steve McLaughlin and Matthew Abess
Jessica Haralson introduced by Arielle Brousse
Michael Tom Vassallo introduced by Kaegan Sparks
Full recording

April 23, 2007

For a picture of our chef, see this. Be sure to read Eric Karlan's "Notes from the Green Couch" entry on this event.

Introduction by Al Filreis, Jessica Lowenthal, and Greg Djanikian
Sam Donsky - introduced by Greg Djanikian
Jamie Alter - introduced by Jessica Lowenthal
Ben Crair - introduced by Al Filreis
Pia Aliperti - introduced by Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Jeff Greenwald - introduced by Dick Polman
Adam Franklin - introduced by Erin Gautsche
Nick Montfort - introduced by Steve McLaughlin
Anna Levett - introduced by Jessica Lowenthal
Chris Mustazza - introduced by Al Filreis
Arielle Brousse - introduced by Peter Schwarz
Richard Lawrence - introduced by Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Conclusion by the Writers House Freedom Singers

April 25, 2006

Introduction by Al Filreis, Greg Djanikian, and Jennifer Snead (Announcements of Behrman Scholar, Writers House Junior Fellow, Kerry Sherin Wright Prize winners, Joan Harrison scholarship, Creative Writing Prizes, Creative Writing Honors Theses, and new Director)
Jessy Ginsberg - introduced by Al Filreis
Greg Downs - introduced by Phil Sandick
Yona Silverman - introduced by Max Apple
Caroline Rothstein - introduced by Al Filreis
Alicia Otulski - introduced by Max Apple
Danielle Rosenblatt - introduced by Jennifer Snead
Jeff Leider - introduced by Jill Ivey
Kathy Lou Schultz - introduced by Jessica Lowenthal
Sarah Giovanniello - introduced by Maria Sciarrino
Cristina Alberto - introduced by Richard Lawrence
Moira Moody - introduced by Tom Devaney
Kerry Cooperman - introduced by Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Matt Rosenbaum - introduced by Phil Sandick
Jill Ivey - introduced by Al Filreis
Janine Catalano - introduced by Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Phil Sandick - introduced by Jamie-Lee Josselyn (who read
a parody of Roger Angell's essay about the 1975 World Series in honor of Phil) and Al Filreis, with special song performed by the Writers House Freedom Singers
Jennifer Snead - introduced by Al Filreis, Tom Devaney,Jessica Haralson, Arielle Brousse, Sarah Giovanniello