I taught three classes today at Vassar and was able to leave school at 4:45 PM so I could go home and pick up Catherine (Murphy) and head to the city (NYC). We got to the opening about 25 minutes before it ended. The opening was from 6 to 8, and dinner started at 8:00 PM. Both Arlene Schechet and Merlin James had openings that night at Sikkema Jenkins. Merlin had invited us for dinner. See next six entries.