Dish­ing Up New Events for Alumni

By Amanda Downes ’06

Lisa Hunter ’06 assists the chef.

Alumni got a taste of some new event pro­gram­ming this year as the Office of Insti­tu­tional Advance­ment hosted gath­er­ings for food­ies and arts lovers alike. On May 30, grad­u­ates of Wes­ley New Cas­tle assem­bled at Celebrity Kitchens in Wilm­ing­ton, Delaware for a unique, inter­ac­tive din­ing expe­ri­ence. Chef Scott Clarke, a grad­u­ate of the Restau­rant School in Philadel­phia, instruc­tor of culi­nary pro­grams for a local school dis­trict and owner of a pri­vate cater­ing com­pany, demon­strated his cook­ing tal­ents with the Wes­ley group and pre­pared a deli­cious three course luncheon.

Alumni dined on pecan-crusted chicken with string beans in a honey mus­tard cream sauce.

While a cou­ple guests had the oppor­tu­nity to take part in the meal prepa­ra­tion, all atten­dees took home some valu­able cook­ing tips from the expe­ri­enced chef. Alumni were pro­vided recipes for all the pre­pared dishes and also received a Wes­ley sou­venir from the Office of Insti­tu­tional Advancement.

On June 19, alumni were treated to din­ner and a show in his­toric Arden­town, Delaware. As the only non-profit, pro­fes­sional, din­ner the­atre in the entire coun­try, The New Can­dle­light Din­ner The­atre site has roots that date back to the 1930s when it was a pop­u­lar sum­mer stock venue.

Guests enjoyed a pre-performance buf­fet and din­ing with fel­low Wes­ley alumni and friends. Fol­low­ing din­ner was a lively per­for­mance of Okla­homa! “It was a delight­ful evening! It would be fun to see other class­mates from the 50s and I encour­age them to join in on upcom­ing events,” said Muriel Bacon Wil­son ’54.

Upcom­ing alumni activ­i­ties are posted online at www.weare.wesley.edu/events and are announced in our monthly email newslet­ter. If you are not cur­rently receiv­ing the alumni e-newsletter and would like to, please login to We Are Wes­ley at www.weare.wesley.edu and pro­vide an updated email address in your pro­file. Be sure to add us as a safe sender in your email account to ensure that Wes­ley email is received in your inbox. As always, sug­ges­tions for events and other alumni pro­gram­ming are wel­comed — email Direc­tor of Alumni Affairs Amanda Downes at downesam@wesley.edu or call 302–736-2318 to share your inter­ests and ideas. W