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his latest cookbook: “Weber’s
New Real Grilling, out in April,
draws on today’s array of su-
permarket staples, which are
not the same as they were even
10 years ago. There is a special
section in each chapter called
‘Recipe Remix,’ where I offer an
updated version of a ‘classic’
grilling recipe from the days
when we were stuffing our
faces in the Upper dining room.
Have you ever used your grill to
make cioppino in a wok, or a loaf
of bread on a pizza stone? This
ingenuity, this old-meets-new
ethic, is the newAmerican grill-
ing. This is what makes this
book different from all others.
For a closer look, you can check
out the book’s microsite: www
.newrealgrilling.weber.com.”
Noel Danforth sends: “A
little news after a fabulous
trip...husband Bill and I cele-
brated our 20 years together
with a trip to Asia in January.
We cycled in Northern Thai-
land’s Golden Triangle, meeting
place of Laos, Burma, and Thai-
land, then visited artisans’
workshops in the Chang Mai
area before heading south to
spend time in the busy heart of
Bangkok using their transit
boats on the Chao Phraya River
as a way to move about the city.
Lastly we visited Indonesia,
staying in Ubud, Bali, for just
under a week – it’s another lush,
magical world of working arti-
sans. This kind of trip is such
fodder for me in my trade as a
graphic designer, and I loved
every minute. Back in Cam-
bridge we are looking forward
to spring and breaking out our
bikes; we’ve had some false
starts! In other news, I watched
a documentary on PBS, No Job
for a Woman, produced by our
formmate Maria Agui Carter.
They did a beautiful job cap-
turing the lives of women jour-
nalists covering WWII. I have
also heard from Jessica Knight
that she is engaged to Sandy
Douglas ’79, becoming a grand-
mother, and moving to Atlanta
this year.”
Sono Aibe writes: “Many of
us are probably celebrating the
big 5-0 this year, and I hope to
be doing that with some friends
in Japan and Europe. I’m still
traveling a lot to East Africa and
China for work with Pathfinder
International to promote repro-
ductive health with the local
people.”
Sam Reid writes: I’m enjoy-
ing the role of Washington, D.C.,
representative for the governor
of Rhode Island, helping with
the Bishop Walker School for
Boys, nursing a little start-up
company (BookaCoach), trying
to save an abandoned old life-
saving station off the coast of
Maine (www.woodislandlife-
saving.org), and serving as the
SPS Alumni Assoc. president/
SPS Board member. Twentieth
wedding anniversary with Juliet
this past fall, and our two kids,
Chloe, 16, and Harry, 13, appear
to be prospering in spite of our
complete lack of previous par-
enting experience.”
1982
Patricia L. Patterson
trisha.patterson@foxnews.com
Random notes from a very long
winter. . . . Sally Rousse held
winter dance parties. . . . Tina
Pickering reclaimed “Picker-
ing”. . . . Jeff Rodgers shifted
performance times to fit in an
NCAA basketball game. . . .
Nicole Gallagher did a 5K. . . .
Jeff Rodgers writes: “I’m still
in upstate New York and busy
with music, both performing/
recording my own songs and
teaching guitar and songwriting
workshops – I just released a
second DVD teaching my
acoustic arrangements of
Grateful Dead songs. Like most
musicians these days, I’m incor-
porating more house concerts
into my travels. . . . If any SPS
friends would be interested in
hosting live music in the living
room, drop me a line via www.
jeffreypepperrodgers.com.
1983
Alexander B. Gove
alexgove@gmail.com
www.sps.edu/1983
Kirk Mead teaches drama at
the Castilleja School in Palo
Alto, Calif., where he speaks
with Sallie Bryan quite often
(they taught together for 10
years and he’s godfather to her
younger son.) Winter’s half-way
through the rehearsal period
for Jesus Christ Superstar – 30
years later! He’s revisiting the
musical while also remember-
ing the amazing music direction
by Hanako, rocking choreo by
Katherine , terrific band, and
incredible cast! He only hopes
this newproductionwill capture
just some of the excitement
of Peter’s tortured Judas, Jon
Tracy ’s villainous Caiaphas,
Mimi ’s solos as Mary, Tod’s
hilarious Herod, Chat Reynder
’84 ’s sublime Jesus, and Charlie
Newton ’85 ’s wonderful Pilate!
Alex Denisof plays Benedick
in Shakespeare’s Much Ado
About Nothing, a film adap-
tation by Joss Whedon ( The
Avengers). The film begins a
limited release on June 7, fol-
lowed by a wider release and
international a few weeks later.
1984
Maja Paumgarten-Parker
majapaumgarten@gmail.com
Paige Potter Howard sent this
update: “Enjoying life on Mary-
land’s Eastern Shore, with hus-
band John (CEO of Bohemia
Manor, LLC) and children Graf-
ton, 13, and Lilly, 11, on family
farm. Director at Mount Har-
mon Plantation, historic site
and nature preserve on Sassa-
fras River. Partnering with
DrewMcMullen ’87, president
of Sultana Projects, to offer
some great guided kayak pro-
grams this summer. Stop by
Mount Harmon for a tour or
come to our Lotus Blossom
Festival (Eco-fest continued).
Noel Danforth ’81 (l.) at an
artisan workshop in Chang
Mai, Thailand.
Friends from the Form of 1982 getting together for a weekend in
Rockport, Mass., are Bill Bateson, Lou Adreani, Trisha Patterson,
and Justin Solomon.
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