Itinerary for the Reunion

Thursday, July 17th

Welcome Reception

7pm-9pm
The Wyoming
2022 Columbia Rd NW
Family to meet in the Parlor

Friday, July 18th

Explore D.C. on your own. More information for various city tours to come. Please visit Things to do and see at the top of the blog.

The Capitol Steps

An American political satire group that has been performing since 1981. This will be an evening show.

Price: $35 due by May 20th
Time 7:30pm. Pease arrive early at will call so that John can pass out the tickets.
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Saturday, July 19th

Conversation with Lonnie Bunch – he will be speaking with the family about the building of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture that J. Max Bond Jr. designed.
10am – 12pm
The Wyoming
2022 Columbia Rd NW
Family to meet in the Parlor

Explore D.C. on your own.

Banquet
6pm – 10pm
Price: Adult $55
Child $20
Adult price will increase by $10 if paid after May 20th.
The Thurgood Marshall Center
1816 12th St NW

Looking for a Photographer

Hi Family!

We’ve decided it would be nice to take a family photograph during the reunion. Does anyone have photography experience that would like to volunteer for taking the photo? Please let us know ASAP!

Also, we’ve received quite a few questions about the attire for the banquet. Please come dressed business casual since we are going to be filmed for the Traveling While Black documentary.

Only two more days!!!

 

Traveling While Black – We Need Your Story

TRAVELING WHILE BLACK – WE NEED YOUR STORY

As you know, the Bond Family has developed a relationship with Washington’s world-renowned Smithsonian Institution to help them create a multi-media presentation for the new African-American museum now under construction here in Washington.
Oscar-winning film-maker Roger Williams, director of God Loves Uganda and Music by Prudence will direct the film component of “Traveling while Black,” a multi-media project that will provoke thought, shift the perceptions of audience members, while simultaneously addressing contemporary social justice issues and the harsh realities of the United States’ recent past.
These personal travel stories – sad and funny – of coping and strategy will serve as the backbone for the film.
If you have a story to tell, and agree to be filmed, we urge you to drop by the Thurgood Marshall Center (1816 12th St NW, Washington, DC, where the banquet will be held) on Saturday, July 19, between 3 and 6PM before the Banquet begins. Please come!
This is important not just for our family’s history, but also for the nation’s.

Map of Reunion Activities

Here is a map of the hotel and reunion events we have planned. We thought it would be good for you to print out, or easily refer to during the reunion. 

I have no idea how he did it but many thanks to John White for putting this together!!

 

Traveling While Black

Family,

During our banquet, we are elated to have Roger Ross Williams – the first African American to win an Oscar for directing and producing a film in 2010 for Music by Prudence – meet and involve us in his project, Traveling While Black.

Please visit travelingwhileblack.org for information about the project and watch the trailer. You just might see a familiar face ; )

Roger Ross Williams

 

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May 20th will be here in just a few days. Have you sent your money in for the banquet (Adult $55 / Child $20) and for Capitol Steps ($35)?

After the 20th the fee for the banquet will increase by $10 per adult ticket.

As for The Capitol Steps, we need to make a reservation in order to get the group rate so if you plan to attend, please put your check in the mail ASAP!

Payments should be mailed to:
Emma Belle
4118 Hunters Hill Circle
Randallstown, MD 21133

Checks should be made out to Emma Belle, with a notation in the memo line: Bond Family Reunion. Please also notate which event(s) you are paying for.