Please join us for a night of celebration as we honor Gail Browne and her time as the Poetry Center's Executive Director. Gail has done so much for the Center, and the College of Humanities and University of Arizona Poetry Center would like to invite community members to come and cheer Gail on as she goes off into her newest adventure. Details about the event's program and reception are as follows:

7:00 p.m.: Public program list of presenters:

Dave Fitzsimmons, Editorial Cartoonist, Arizona Daily Star
Dr. Mary Wildner-Bassett, Dean, College of Humanities
Dr. Andrew Comrie, Provost, University of Arizona
Frances Sjoberg, former Literary Director, UA Poetry Center
Hon. Jonathan Rothschild, Mayor, City of Tucson
Dr. Helen Schaefer, former chair, Poetry Center Campaign Committee
Dr. Alison Deming (tape), former director, UA Poetry Center
Dr. Richard Shelton, Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona
Dr. Alberto Rios, 2010 Alumnus of the Year, College of Humanities

8:00 p.m.: Champagne and red velvet cupcake reception. A guest book will be available on site for community members to write their own message to Gail.

RSVP by June 10, 2013 to 626-3765 or poetry@email.arizona.edu.

If you'd like to participate in a brief (and fun!) survey for Gail, please follow this link. Thank you, and hope to see you there!