President’s Message Students from the PSU Opera Program gave a splendid performance at our March membership meeting. We are so fortunate to have a professional like Christine Meadows heading this program. We thank her and her students for their preview of the upcoming production of Le Nozze de Figaro. Performance dates are April 17, 18, 21 and 24 at 7:30 pm, and April 26 at 3:00 pm in Lincoln Performance Hall 175. Judging from the preview we had, it should be a wonderful production. After a mild winter, we are sliding into spring with unusually pleasant days. Our April meeting will be our traditional luncheon hosted by President Wim Wiewel. All retired faculty and staff are invited. It is an opportunity to hear from the President about changes at PSU and how they will affect the future of the University. I hope you will plan to attend, and I look forward to seeing you on April 16. --Priscilla Blumel RAPS Wine Tasting Event ave the date! You are invited to join us for a wine tasting on Sunday, May 3 at the Storyteller Wine Company (5511 SW Hood, just off Macadam in Portland) to benefit the RAPS Scholarship fund. Barbara Alberty’s son, Michael, owns the shop and will open it just for us (and any family or friends you want to invite) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm that day. There will be refreshments to accompany the tasting; entrance fee is $15. In addition, Michael put together a “mystery case” of Kermit Lynch wines. Kermit Lynch is a highly regarded distributor and a friend of Michael’s. The wines he selected for the case had a value of $399; he offered it in his shop for $199 and sold all 30 cases in the first week. One of those cases has been donated to us, and will be raffled at the wine tasting. Raffle tickets will be offered for sale at the April luncheon and at the wine tasting for $5 each; you need not be present to win. --Eileen Brennan RAPS Scholarship Fund The RAPS Scholarship Fund was enriched last month by the proceeds of The Robert W. Vogelsang Memorial Wine Raffle. 2 S
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