The Middlesex Alumni Association (MxAA) was founded 12 years ago with the goal of strengthening the relationships within and across classes, and as a result, reinforcing their bond to the School. In other words, MxAA is all about making and keeping connections! Since 2004, the Board of Directors has since worked to establish a growing variety of programs that provide Middlesex graduates with the opportunity to enrich their alumni experience. The MxAA is self-funded, and the biennial Gala Auction Benefit supports their many outreach programs:
On Campus Alumni Art Exhibits
Alumni Holiday Receptions
Kingman Cup Golf and Tennis Tournaments
Career Advisor Database
Alumni Career Panels in NYC and Boston
Alumni Career Panels continue to grow in attendance, and have been especially helpful to young alumni as they begin to formulate – and reformulate – the steps in their career path. Testimonial from attendees has been rewarding:
“I just wanted to thank you again for organizing such an amazing event. The panel speakers were incredibly diverse and interesting, giving a wide range of useful advice. The event was a resounding success, and I know the one in Boston coming up will be equally as wonderful.”
– Robert Wilson ’13
Please take a moment to register today for this fun, and worthwhile event!
For more information on the Gala, reserving a table or donating an item/experience, please contact Director of Alumni Relations John Morrissey, 978-371-6523 or [email protected]
Auction Item Sneak Peek:
The Real Portlandia
Head west and spend a long weekend in Portland, Oregon while you check out the city’s thriving art, theater, and music scenes. You’ll have a one bedroom apartment that sleeps four in Portland’s Nob Hill, which is located in NW Portland where the comedy series Portlandia is filmed. You’ll be walking distance to downtown and the apartment provides beautiful views of Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helen’s from both the apartment and the building’s roof deck. The city’s iconic Washington Park is also a short walk away. It was designed by the Olmstead brothers, the same duo which designed the Middlesex campus! Plan a tour of the Willamette Valley vineyards or visit during the Portland Rose Festival in June, Feast Portland in September, or any of the other annual events that take place in the city. The apartment is available from Thursday-Tuesday during a mutually convenient time during the next calendar year.
Donor: John McCole and Keith Crudgington P’16’19
Christmas Stroll
Get yourself in the Christmas spirit by taking part in the 44th annual Christmas Stroll on Nantucket! The island is transformed into a winter wonderland for this nationally renowned holiday event. The Christmas Stroll will take place for December 1-3, 2017 and you’ll stay in a condo located in the Brant Point Courtyard, a timeshare resort located a short walk from the Brant Point Lighthouse. The unit features a queen bedroom and one and a half baths on two floors. It includes a fireplace, which will be perfect to help you warm up after your adventures throughout the island.
Donor: Lucien and Kathleen Wagner P’16
“Thank You, Thank You, Thank You…”
Mel Bochner received a BFA from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon in 1962. He is recognized as one of the leading figures in conceptual art in New York in the 1960s and 1970s and has created conceptual and installation art that has been displayed throughout the world. Bochner’s pioneering introduction of the use of language in the visual, led Harvard University art historian Benjamin Buchloh to describe his 1966 Working Drawings as ‘probably the first truly conceptual exhibition’. Bochner’s work has appeared at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Tate Modern in London. A retrospective of his work appeared at the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 2011. This 16 color silkscreen with color shifting inks was created in 2016 and measures 62 ½ x 46 ½ inches. Have someone to whom you owe a big thanks? Then this Bochner piece is a perfect way to express it!
Donor: David and Evelyn Lasry P’18
Drop a Line
Spend a summer day cruising the waters off of Osterville on Cape Cod in a Viking 58 and fishing for bluefish. Set sail early in the morning and return in the afternoon, either with a great haul of fish or a tall tale about the “one that got away”. This trip is for up to four people and is available on a mutually convenient date in the summer of 2017. Sunscreen not included!
Donor: Mike Kariotis ‘81