PHILADELPHIA ALUMNI WINE TASTING
Join fellow GW alumni for an evening of wine education with The Wine School of Philadelphia. 

Tuesday, December 12
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Black Sheep Restaurant
247 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA

The event is $15 to attend and includes the wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, and a glass.  Space is limited so please register to reserve a space.  For more information and directions to Black Sheep Restaurant, please visit their website.

GW COLONIALS @ ST. JOSEPH’S
Cheer on the GW Men’s Basketball team as they take on Atlantic 10 rival St. Joe’s! Join your fellow GW alumni for a pre-game tailgate at McShea's restaurant in Narbeth, then head over to Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse for a 7 p.m. tip-off.

Wednesday, February 14
5 p.m. (Pre-game event)
McShea's Restaurant
242 Haverford Avenue
Narbeth, PA

7 p.m. (Tip-off)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
N. 54th Street
Philadelphia, PA

The cost for this event is $15 and includes your ticket and appetizers at the pre-game reception. It is a cash bar. Tickets will be available for pick up during the tailgate, until 30 minutes before tip-off, after which they will be available at St. Joe’s Will Call. Tickets are limited, so register today to reserve your spot!

Already have tickets to the game? You can still attend the pre-game party for $5 per person!  

KING TUT AT THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SCIENCE MUSEUM
The GW Alumni Association is proud to present Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. Please join us as Eric Cline, chair of the department of classical and Semitic languages and literatures, and GW associate professor of classics and anthropology, presents a closer look at King Tut and Egyptian archeology. After the lecture and lunch, guests will walk over to the Franklin Institute to view the King Tut exhibit.

The exhibit includes 50 major objects excavated from Tutankhamun’s tomb, including his royal diadem and one of the gold and precious stone inlaid canopic coffinettes that contained his mummified internal organs.

The cost is $35 per person and includes lunch, the lecture and an exhibit ticket. Tickets will be available for pick-up at the lecture beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are limited, so please register to reserve a space. 

Sunday, April 22, 2007
11:30 a.m. (Lecture and Lunch)
Sheraton City Center
17th & Race Street
Philadelphia, PA

2 p.m. (Exhibition viewing)
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA

For more information on the museum and exhibition, please click here.  For directions to the Sheraton City Center, please visit their website.

LISTEN TO GW MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES ON WTWP RADIO
If you have not had the opportunity to listen to the Colonials’ basketball coverage on the Washington Post radio network, WTWP Radio - 1500 AM and 107.7 FM, you are missing a chance to follow some exciting coverage of the men's basketball team. The signal is strong - one of our administrators picked it up in Connecticut! We have been told you can hear it from Maine to Florida, so tune in for the next game. For a complete schedule, visit the www.gwsports.com. Go Colonials!