By Wendy Gatto & Elaine Wenkoff, USN Evening Classes Co-Chairs
USN Evening Classes is excited to announce that registration will open on October 16 for a curated collection of holiday-themed classes guaranteed to make your holiday season even more beautiful, delicious, and fun.
Classes will run Saturday, October 26 through Saturday, November 16 and include:
- Holiday Entertaining Ideas with Epergne
- Holiday Menu Inspo Butcher & Bee Style
- How to Include Non-Alcoholic Drinks in Your Holiday Menu with Killjoy
- Charcuterie Boards for the Holidays with Host & Toast
- Festive Florals with Flower House
- Holiday Photography Workshop with Grannis Photography
- Perfectly Paired Holiday Cocktails & Desserts with Chef David Andrews and Golden Pony
- Unwrap Calm: Intuition and Mindfulness During the Holidays with Fabi Cordaro
We've also got the perfect way to kick off the fall season. Enjoy the fall splendor with University Landscape Architect James Moore as he provides a guided tour of the Vanderbilt Arboretum on Saturday, October 26. Learn about notable trees, campus history, and design that included more than 6000 trees across 300 acres.
The Quiz Bowl team traveled to Bowling Green, Kentucky, to face several top teams from across the country at this year's South Warren Tournament. USN's second-place finish earned the team an invitation to the National Academic Quiz Tournaments' National Championships in May.
In an inspiring new initiative, USN's health care career spotlight, organized by Ruchika Ramachandran ’27 and Yvonne Wang ’27, brought a wealth of alumni back to the school for an evening of shared expertise and personal stories. This first-of-its-kind event was a great example of the power of connection, mentorship, and community evident throughout the USN community.
Ahead of the All Bands Winter Concert, students got to play for Larry Clark, the composer who arranged the holiday medley that the band will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 9 in Durnan Auditorium.
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