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It’s been a while, Krokodiles. The Krokodiloes, Harvard’s oldest a capella group, lured 220 ex-Kroks to their 60th reunion concert last Friday. The gala featured concerts, banquets, celebrations, and even a tearful marriage proposal. Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church Peter J. Gomes kicked off the show, introducing the Kroks as “the most unsubtle of music groups.” As if to prove his words, alumni singing groups—with names like “The Primordial Oohs?...
...recipient of the Harvard College Democrats’ annual “Leadership Award.” Warner, who as a possible candidate from a southern state is widely expected to appeal to moderate Republicans and independents, will receive the honor at the Dems’ gala in April. According to the president of the Harvard College Democrats, Eric P. Lesser ’07, the Dems chose to honor Warner because “he embodies what we hope to be the future of the Democratic Party.” “Even as a Democratic governor...
...having introduced generations of fans to the joy of the classic American songbook, the current 12-member iteration will celebrate the group’s sixtieth anniversary. This gala concert promises to feature the Kroks’ typically ebullient performance on the hallowed Sanders stage...
...more casual dancer, Saturday’s Hanlon-Ford Winter Ball will include not only the deciding rounds of the championships and a professional show, but an opportunity for social dancing with a live band. Though the ball is billed as a “formal gala event,” Mikuckis emphasizes his desire to make top-tier ballroom dancing more approachable to the Harvard community...
...lived for more than 20 years? Our most famous troubadour got an early valentine from his home country this week. It wasn't a box of chocolates and a long stemmed rose, but five of his songs were inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on Sunday. The gala event, which honored Cohen and seven other songwriters and performers, included performances of his music by Rufus Wainwright, Willie Nelson and k.d. lang, a poignant tribute by former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and a wildly enthusiastic standing ovation. Cohen, 71, who was moved to tears by the event, told TIME...