CORNISH COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY GATHERINGS Cornish Community Gatherings Now in Five Cities—Los Angeles Added! Another city has been added to the growing list of places where Cornish alumni are making an impact and gathering to celebrate. Washington alumni have now been reconnecting for seven years at the Annual Seattle Alumni Reception, and New York and Chicago alums have met occasionally over the past few years. Last summer alumni and parents in the Bay Area held their first reception. February 2011 saw the first-ever alumni and parent gathering in Los Angeles at the spacious home of Karen (Davis) Parkhouse (AR ‘99.) Alumni of all disciplines and eras enjoyed reconnecting and socializing. Parents (of current students and alumni) came to show their continued appreciation for the role Cornish has played in their children’s lives. Also in attendence were Dave TostiLane, Performance Production Chair, and Marya Sea Kaminski, adjunct instructor in the Theater Department, who were in LA for the National Unified Theater Auditions.
Patrick with Mia Wiggins and her sister, in front of one of his pieces.
Chris Stollery with Sergei Tschernisch, host Patrick Haskett and incoming theater student Josh Palmer.
Dave found the evening inspiring—“I was especially happy to see several theater and performance production alums from years ago—it is thrilling to see how far these artists have come and hear about their amazing projects. It was also exciting to see how quickly the old friendships rekindled, and to imagine what future collaborations in LA might grow out of the connections made that evening.” Patrick Haskett (AR ’73) generously opened his Fremont art studio to a crowd of fellow alumni at the Annual Seattle Alumni Reception in May 2011. With alumni represented from Patrick’s class up through the newly graduated class of 2011, the generations had the opportunity to mingle. As part of the evening’s program, guests were given a backstage tour of the fantastic Fremont Studios, with an enormous soundstage and state-of-the-art video recording and broadcasting facilities. Thanks again to Patrick and his associates at Fremont Studios for showing Seattle alumni such a great time.
The group shared individual introductions, descriptions of their careers post-Cornish, and fond memories.
Want to help organize a Cornish gathering in your community? Contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 206.726.5052 to get involved!
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