Greetings all—this is your classmate Derek Chow reporting for duty and guest writing our class column this month. When I volunteered (err, was tricked/suckered) for this task, I reminisced. After all, my better half Jan Gordon and I were once your class scribes. That’s right—I checked and confirmed that we composed our last DAM class column 10 years ago! Juliet Aires Gigilo and Eric Grubman have faithfully carried the mantle since then, but due to busy conflicting schedules, have temporarily returned the reins. Juliet is loving life as a grandma—not possible, given her youthful demeanor—and has her second novel coming out in October, The Trouble with Tinsel. And Eric is head coaching the New England Patriots, fixing Twitter, and performing on a world tour with Rhianna as I write (see what I did there?). The big news of course, is our upcoming 40th reunion June 15-18 in Hanover, which we will share with the classes of 1982 and 1983. In fact, many of us have already begun preparing. Jan and I spent the Super Bowl weekend skiing in Park City, Utah, hosted by Ilyssa Golding and Doug Burke and while there we were serenaded over dinner by Doug’s tasteful harmonica stylings—complete with a moose in his driveway. Maybe he’ll play at reunion with our class band, the Esoterix, featuring Warner Ide, Hank Erbe, Enid Jones Ames, Jim Wooster, John Kim, Bill Berry, and others. Also joining us that weekend in Park City were Rick Bertasi and his wife, Sarah. Rick plans a reprise from our last reunion by setting up camp with his trailer at Storrs Pond. Happy hour cocktails at 5 again? When not blowing bluesy, wailing tunes Doug is busy running musey.tv (museytv.com), his music channel dedicated to live musical performances. From Maine, Amy Worden Smith writes, “A few of our fellow ’84s got to lamenting the trend of smaller weddings (especially since Covid) where we couldn’t possibly invite everyone who we wanted to share the event with. So we decided to hold an ‘un-wedding,’ where a bunch of Dartmouth girls could have quality time to just hang out and catch up outside the whirlwind of reunion. For a few days before reunion, we’ll be relaxing and catching up in Clinton, Connecticut, and then roadtripping together to the wilds of New Hampshire.” We’ll see you all at reunion! Chairpersons Kaya Kazmirci, Maria Cole, and David Cumberbatch, working with some of our most talented and resolute classmates, have curated a full agenda of opportunities for all of us to reconnect and celebrate. Included will be activities from the athletic to the artistic, a seminar on climate change led by ’84s in the field, delicious meals, and plenty of time to gather under the ’84 class tent. It all kicks off Thursday, June 15, with dinner at the home of classmate Peter Gish and his wife, Robin Kaiser ’83. If you haven’t done so already, please visit dartgo.org/reunions to register!

—Juliet Aires Giglio, 47 Chestnut St., Sag Harbor, NY 11963; julietgiglio@gmail.com; Eric Grubman, 2 Fox Den Way, Woodbridge, CT 06525; (203) 710-7933; grubman@sbcglobal.net