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April Calendar

1 Houston Georgia Tech Club outing to see the Houston Rockets. For information contact Sally Jabaley at sjabaley@houston.oilfield.slb.com

Jonathan Butler, South African songwriter, singer and guitarist, 8 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts

3 Twin Cities Georgia Tech Club meet-and-greet event, 4 to 6 p.m., home of Elaine Leppla, 2200 Holly Lane, Plymouth, Minn. For information contact Taryn Thompson Kuebelbeck at tarynkuebelbeck@yahoo.com or Elaine Martin Leppla at elaine.leppla@Honeywell.com

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage bluegrass group, 5 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts

5 Hampton Roads Georgia Tech Club evening with Robert T. Harty, executive director of Institute Communications and Public Affairs, “Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going: Georgia Tech’s Strategic Decision,” 6:15 p.m., Radisson Hotel, 700 Monticello Blvd., Norfolk, Va. For information contact Tom Frost at thomas.frost@jfcom.mil
6 Rome Georgia Tech Club evening with head football coach Chan Gailey, “The Latest Buzz on Georgia Tech Football,” 6 p.m., MB’s at the Village Theaters, 836 Turner McCall Blvd. For information contact Mark Anthony at mark.c.anthony@suntrust.com

IMPACT speaker series presents Lea N. Soupata, senior vice president of human resources for UPS, 4:30 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, Technology Square

7 Tyler Brown Pi-Mile Trail Dedication, 2 p.m., Campus Recreation Center main lobby, 750 Ferst Drive. RSVP by April 4 to rsvp_pimile@dev.gatech.edu

Poetry at Tech presents Robert Bly and Heather McHugh, 7 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, Technology Square

9 “Crazy for You,” 8 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts
11 New York/New Jersey Georgia Tech club evening with head basketball coach Paul Hewitt, “The Latest Buzz on Georgia Tech Basketball,” 6:15 p.m., Times Square Brewery, 210 West 42nd St., New York, N.Y. For information contact Lawrence McGovern at gtclub@datamna.com

Knoxville Georgia Tech Club tour of the Spallation Neutron Source facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., 4:30 p.m. For information contact Rob Wentz at rwentz.ee80@gtalumni.org

12 Washington, D.C., Georgia Tech Club evening with Joy Laskar, Joseph M. Pettit Professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical Engineering and director of the Georgia Electronic Design Center electronic design and applications group, “Recent Advances in High Performance Communication Modules,” 5:30 p.m., Mitre Corp., Building 2, Room 1N100A/B, 7515 Colshire Drive, McLean, Va. For information contact Fred Seelig at fseelig@mitre.org
13 Triangle Georgia Tech Club evening with head football coach Chan Gailey, “The Latest Buzz on Georgia Tech Football,” 6:30 p.m., Rudino’s Pizza & Grinders, 4911 Central Park Lane, Durham, N.C. For information contact Greg Ross at gtgreg@nc.rr.com

IMPACT speaker series presents Tom Noonan, president and CEO of Internet Security Systems, 4:30 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, Technology Square

14 Southern Company Georgia Tech Club mentoring luncheon. For information contact Melissa Dolgetta at mdolgetta@southernco.com

Coca-Cola Georgia Tech Club meeting with Les Saunders. For information contact Debra Porter at deporter@na.ko.com

15 IMPACT speaker series presents Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of GE, 10:30 a.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, Technology Square
16 Gwinnett County Georgia Tech Club pre-game picnic for Georgia Tech baseball vs. Florida State University, 11:30 a.m., Russ Chandler Stadium, Georgia Tech campus. For information contact Ryan Griffin at ryanmgriffin@hotmail.com

Pi Mile Road Race. For information visit http://gtalumni.org/site/Page/PiMile

Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech clubs Tech Beautification Day. For information contact Jane Stoner, senior manager of clubs, at jane.stoner@alumni.gatech.edu

San Diego Georgia Tech Club Lobsterfest. For information contact David Corner at corner2@hotmail.com

17 North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club pre-game picnic for Georgia Tech baseball vs. Florida State University, 11:30 a.m., O’Keefe Picnic Area, Georgia Tech campus. For information contact Betsy Wallace at ewallace@nw.org
18 North Texas Georgia Tech club evening with head basketball coach Paul Hewitt, “The Latest Buzz on Georgia Tech Basketball,” 6:30 p.m., Hilton Hotel at Lincoln Center, 5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas. For information contact Garrett DeVries at garret.devries@haynesboone.com

Griffin Georgia Tech Club evening with Marilyn Somers, director of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s Living History Program, “Georgia Tech History, Traditions and Legends,” 6:30 p.m., Western Sizzlin’, 1412 North Expressway, Griffin, Ga. For information contact Mary Jo Rogers at maryjo.rogers@Heritage24.com

North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club lunch bunch. For information contact Henry Halliday at ramblergt@comcast.net

20 New Orleans and Baton Rouge Georgia Tech clubs evening with head football coach Chan Gailey, “The Latest Buzz on Georgia Tech Football,” 6:30 p.m., Bravo! Cucina Italiana, 1711 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans. For information contact Jane Stoner, senior manager of clubs, at jane.stoner@alumni.gatech.edu or 1-800-GTALUMS

LaGrange Georgia Tech club evening with head basketball coach Paul Hewitt, “The Latest Buzz on Georgia Tech Basketball,” 5:30 p.m., Highland Country Club, 1001 Country Club Drive, LaGrange, Ga. For information contact Murray Schine at mschine@bellsouth.net

Coweta-Fayette Georgia Tech Club pre-game picnic for Georgia Tech baseball vs. University of Georgia, 7 p.m., Russ Chandler Stadium, Georgia Tech campus. For information contact Linda Henson at LHenson@numail.org

22 Earth Day Celebration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., student center plaza and Skiles walkway on Georgia Tech campus
24 Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Veracruz, 5 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts
25 Houston Georgia Tech Club event with head basketball coach Paul Hewitt, “The Latest Buzz on Georgia Tech Basketball.” For information contact Sue Payne at sue.e.payne@exxonmobil.com

Washington, D.C., Georgia Tech Club event with head football coach Chan Gailey, “The Latest Buzz on Georgia Tech Football.” For information contact Amy Sullivan at amyruthsullivan@yahoo.com

East Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club meeting with head women’s basketball coach MaChelle Joseph. For information contact Anthony Norton at rxjacket@bellsouth.net

North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club lunch bunch. For information contact Henry Halliday at ramblergt@comcast.net

26 Metro Atlanta Young Alumni pre-game happy hour for the Georgia Tech vs. UGA baseball game at Turner Field, 5:30 p.m., Bullpen Sports Grill and Bar, 735 Pollard Blvd SW, Atlanta. For information contact pregamehappyhour@gtalumni.org

Columbia/Midlands Georgia Tech club evening with Joel Stevenson, Georgia Tech football player from 1966 to 1968, 1968 team captain and former Cleveland Brown, “Georgia Tech Football — Then and Now,” 6:30 p.m., Queenstown Bistro, 1420 Colonial Life Blvd., Columbia, S.C. For information contact Bob Borom at bobborom@bellsouth.net

28 Rome Georgia Tech Club Young Alumni happy hour, 5 to 7 p.m., Waterfront Grill and Bar, 112 West 2nd Ave. For information contact Mark Anthony at mark.c.anthony@suntrust.com
29 Emerald Coast Georgia Tech Club TEAM Buzz event. For information contact John Rafferty at jrafferty.ee02@gtalumni.org
30 Marietta Georgia Tech Club meeting with U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey and Georgia Tech Vice Provost Robert McMath. For information contact Ben Mathis at bmathis@fmglaw.com

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