<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>Dear Colleagues,</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><br></div>We are delighted to invite you to join us for a <i>comediantes</i> banquet in Philadelphia during the MLA. This is a long and honored tradition that actually predates our group's Executive Division, designed as a respite from the conference that allows us to celebrate our field and enjoy each others' company. <i>(Trivia: Did you know that on one memorable occasion Thornton Wilder attend<div style="font-size:small;display:inline">ed</div> the comediantes banquet after sharing his research on the stagecraft of Lope?)</i> <div style="font-size:small;display:inline"> </div>We never know quite what to expect, but there will be food, fun and spirited conversations! If you have a memorable banquet tale to tell from years (or decades past), please consider sharing it during the course of the evening. Please also consider inviting a junior scholar to join us--it is a great networking/mentoring event.<br><br></div>Although the Division decided a few years back that they no longer wanted to assume the responsibility for arranging the banquet, they have given their blessing for others to continue the tradition. In consultation with their boards, <b>AHCT</b> and <b>GEMELA</b> have joined together to make this reprisal possible. We are especially grateful to the officers of AHCT for allowing attendees to pay via <div style="font-size:small;display:inline">P</div>aypal on the AHCT website, thereby making the cumbersome collecting of checks a thing of the past. In addition, Stacey Schlau, a local resident, researched venues. We hope that both the place and the menu will appeal to many of you. In reviewing the program, it seems impossible to avoid all scheduling conflicts.
However, given that the medieval cash bar is on Friday, we opted to hold the banquet on Saturday evening beginning at <span class="m_-111416269254583310m_1201085437900457566m_-7782034080111802437gmail-il">7</span>, immediately following the last GEMELA session that ends at 6:30. If this event proves a success, we hope to continue this beloved tradition at the 2018 MLA.<br><br></div><b>Details</b>: Join us for the <b>comediantes </b>banquet on <b>Saturday, January <span class="m_-111416269254583310m_1201085437900457566m_-7782034080111802437gmail-il">7</span> at <span class="m_-111416269254583310m_1201085437900457566m_-7782034080111802437gmail-il">7</span> at <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bistro+7+Philadelphia&oq=bistro&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59j0l2.3326j0j4&client=ms-android-verizon&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8%29" target="_blank"><span class="m_-111416269254583310m_1201085437900457566m_-7782034080111802437gmail-il">Bistro</span> <span class="m_-111416269254583310m_1201085437900457566m_-7782034080111802437gmail-il">7</span></a> (located at <span class="m_-111416269254583310m_1201085437900457566m_-7782034080111802437gmail-il">7</span> North Third Street)</b>! We hope that <span class="m_-111416269254583310m_1201085437900457566m_-7782034080111802437gmail-il">7</span>
is our lucky number as we want to make this a night to remember<div style="font-size:small;display:inline"> </div>~ <br>The restaurant is BYOB, so you may bring
your own beverages (no corkage fee; $65 for the banquet alone) or opt to include wine ($75 for banquet and beverages) in which case we will
provide wine and non-alcoholic options. To pay, please visit the AHCT website at <a href="http://www.comedias.org" target="_blank">www.comedias.org</a> <b>or</b> click <a href="http://www.wordpress.comedias.org/mla-comediantes-banquet/" target="_blank">here</a>:<br><br></div><div><b>or</b> copy and paste this address into your browser:<br><a href="http://www.wordpress.comedias.org/mla-comediantes-banquet/" target="_blank">http://www.wordpress.comedias.<wbr>org/mla-comediantes-banquet/</a><br><br></div><div>Please note that space is limited to 35 (approximately the same number who attended the last banquet)--so please reserve as early as possible.<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Though some menu options may change, at the time of the event, you will be able to select from the following (or comparable) options:<br><i><br></i><div style="text-align:center"><i>First Course: Choose one<br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Chopped Winter Greens Salad <br>creamy parmesan vinagrette,<div style="font-size:small;display:inline"> </div>sourdough crostini<br><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Roasted Asparagus Salad<br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>shallot vinagrette, boiled egg, baby argula<br><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Parisian-style Gnocchi<br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Maritake mushrooms, garlic, brown butter, Pecorino Romano<br><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Second Course: Choose one<br><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Herb Roasted Lancaster County Chicken<br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>potatoes whipped with creme fraiche, roasted winter root vegetables, <br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Slow Roasted Salmon<br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>French lentils, baby ar<div style="font-size:small;display:inline">u</div>gula, tarragon butter<br><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Beef Short Ribs Braised with Burgundy and Rosemary<br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>saffron risotto, natural au jus<br><br><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Dessert: Choose one<br><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Jasmine Coconut Rice Pudding (non-diary)<br>coconut caramel, toasted coconut<br><br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Chocolate Malted Cremeux<br></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i>malted cream, cocoa streusel</i><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span class="m_-111416269254583310HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span class="m_-111416269254583310HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div style="text-align:center"><br><br> <br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><br><br><div><div><div><div><div><br><br clear="all"><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div class="m_-111416269254583310m_1201085437900457566m_-7782034080111802437gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>---------------<br>Amy R. Williamsen, Ph.D.<br>Department Head and Professor of Hispanic Studies<br>Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures<br>2332 Moore Humanities and Research Building<br><a href="tel:(336)%20334-5725" value="+13363345725" target="_blank">336-334-5725</a><br><br></div></div>
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