The Garnet Sages have planned several events this year. John Alston, associate professor of music and director of the Chester Children’s Chorus, was the guest speaker at a lunch on April 16, as part of the College’s Arts Weekend. Following lunch, the Sages had the option to see a senior art exhibit; enjoy a concert; or listen to Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan ’67 talk about how “Swarthmore Made Me: A Critic's Secret Life” and how his experience at Swarthmore shaped his career as a critic.

Future events include a tri-college visit to tour the Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pa., the only synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, followed by lunch; in June, a tour of Hillwood Estate in Washington D.C., the former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post; and in September, a day at Auburn Heights in Yorklyn Del., home to the largest single collection of Stanley Steamers in the world.