Winterfest

Star Power Illuminates Winterfest 2010 Annual celebration draws hundreds of Terriers back to campus

By Cynthia K. Buccini The panel, Robert included a session on promenade, teams Club, said Winterfest BU’s fifth annual Altman: Celebration the foods of Lombardy, chipped away at tall is a chance to make Winterfest had some- of an American Italy, led by food stylist columns of ice. The new friends. As Dalton thing for every one: Icon, marked the Lisa Falso, in the weekend ended with a looked over the Alumni College fortieth anniversary demonstration kitchen men’s ice hockey game group’s final sketches classes, ice sculpting, of Altman’s film at 808 Commonwealth at Agganis Arena. The for the ice sculpting ice hockey — and a few M*A*S*H and the Avenue. The after- Terriers fell to the session — one of Hollywood celebrities. publication of the noon featured dance UNH Wildcats, 4-1. Rhett holding a gold The event kicked book Robert Altman: performances by More than 800 medal and flashing a off on Friday, January the Oral Biography Dheem, BU’s Classic al Terriers and their number-one sign, the 22, with a panel dis- by Mitchell Indian Arts Associa- friends and families other of a BC Eagle cussion of the work of Zuckoff, a College tion; Step About came back to campus. with a broken leg and a film director Robert of Communication Boston, the Irish step Natasha Lewin crutch — she said, “It’s Altman that included professor of dancing team; and (SMG’07) and Allison a lot of fun. And it’s a actors Elliott Gould, journalism. the Filipino Student Dalton (CAS’05, nice opportunity to do Sally Kellerman, and Saturday’s Alumni Association. Outside, SED’05,’09), members something you would Michael Murphy. College classes on the Agganis Arena of the Young Alumni never get to do.”

A WEEKEND OF FUN FOR TERRIERS OF ALL AGES

1 At the Terrier tailgate party: Steve Simmons (CAS’97) (center) with Sophie and Jake. 2 Alums chip away at an ice sculpture (from left): Li- ane Hu (CAS’09, COM’09), Lara Wild (COM’09), and Basil Considine (STH’06). 3 Lisa Calafiore (CGS’83, SAR’86) and Joseph Cala- fiore (CAS’84) at the Olym- pic-themed tailgate party. 4 Food stylist Lisa Falso (right) gets some help from Nicole van Logtenberg in the Alumni College class Cooking Up Culture. 5 At a panel discussion celebrating the life and work of film director Robert Altman (from left): actor Michael Murphy, Kathryn Altman, actors Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman, and COM professor Mitchell Zuckoff. 6 Terriers and their friends and family gather for the tailgate party at the Fitness and Recreation Center. PHOTOGRAPHS: 1, 2) KALMAN ZABARSKY; 3, 6) FRANK CURRAN; 4, 5) VERNON DOUCETTE 1, 2) KALMAN ZABARSKY; PHOTOGRAPHS:

WEB EXTRAS Hear actors Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman talk about working with Robert Altman and impressions from his wife, Kathryn Altman, film critic Ty Burr, and COM’s Paul Schneider, and watch a slide show of Winterfest scenes at bu.edu/bostonia.

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