Tag: Sunday Supper

Candlelight Sunday Supper Spring 2023

Written by International House on April 30, 2023. Posted in News, Resident News.

I-House residents, alumni, trustees and staff gathered on April 30 for the annual Candlelight Sunday Supper in Davis Hall, continuing a tradition that dates to 1913, and which was first held at I-House in the spring of 1925. Resident fellow Kayal Pillay (Singapore) began the evening by welcoming the audience and introduced resident Landon Wilson (USA), who performed Prokofiev’s Sarcasms, Op.17 on piano before program fellow Arnav Saxena (India) said grace. President Sebastian Fries reflected on highlights of the year just passed, reciting a list of...

Welcome Sunday Supper 2022

Written by International House on September 22, 2022. Posted in News Archive.

At the Welcome Sunday Supper, I-House President & CEO Sebastian Fries, PhD, gave the following remarks to an audience of hundreds of residents, several members of the Board of Trustees, several alumni—including Daisy Soros ’51—and the evening’s keynote speaker, Secretary Jeh Johnson. Sebastian’s remarks on Sunday, September 18, 2022: Good evening, everyone, and a very warm welcome to you all: to our residents, Trustees, to our alumni, members of our I-House staff, spouses, guests, friends and last but not least, to our speakers, Daisy Soros and Secretary Jeh Johnson. I am...

Candlelight Sunday Supper Returns

Written by International House on May 10, 2022. Posted in News Archive.

After a two-year hiatus, International House celebrated the return of a beloved legacy event, Candlelight Sunday Supper, on May 1, 2022. About 250 residents, staff, and special guests gathered for the traditional family-style supper in the spacious Davis Hall to cap off a remarkable year. Attendees were required to provide proof of vaccination in order to participate. Current residents led the evening’s programming. Serving as Master of Ceremonies was Farah Otero-Amad (USA), a 2019 resident who had returned to the House in August 2021. Cellist Peng Guan (China) performed...

Candlelight Sunday Supper in the Archives

Written by International House on May 4, 2021. Posted in News Archive.

First Candlelight Sunday Supper at International House, 1925 / I-House Archives The Candlelight Sunday Supper at the end of each year is one of the most memorable moments of the I-House experience that ceremonially closes a period of sharing stories and knowledge with friends from many parts of the world. World Council of Alumni at 50th Anniversary Candlelight Sunday Supper dinner, 1974 / I-House Archives The idea began with International House founder Florence Edmonds. In the Spring of 1913, Florence was the chairman of the Bronx YWCA membership committee and had completed the most...

Sunday Supper with The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Written by International House on October 18, 2019. Posted in News Archive.

Residents arrived in a variety of formal dress – dangly earrings, floor-length gowns and short cocktail dresses, tuxedo pants, ties, an Indian with silk turban, a Nigerian in red cap – for Sunday Supper, the oldest tradition in the history of International House that began in 1909 when Harry Edmonds and his wife started inviting international students for dinner on Sundays at their home in New York. But the Supper on September 29, 2019 wasn’t just about the delicious meal and glistening wine glasses; with special guests from The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, it was an...

Heartfelt Goodbyes and Beginnings at the 2019 Candlelight Sunday Supper

Written by International House on June 25, 2019. Posted in News Archive.

On May 5, 2019, International House Residents and Community members gathered together at the annual Candlelight Ceremony, held during the last Sunday Supper of each academic year. During this event, candles are passed around to each member to celebrate wonderful friendships and experiences cultivated by the I-House community. The Candlelight Ceremony affirms the commitment to live up to the ideals of the House. “Passing the light” symbolizes and confirms the connection amongst all. The reception began at 5pm in the Main Lounge, followed by a delightful dinner in Davis Hall....

Sunday Supper with Kike Arnal, World-Renowned Photographer

Written by International House on February 27, 2019. Posted in News Archive.

On Sunday, January 27, 2019, International House Residents had the privilege of hearing from Venezuelan-American documentary photographer Kike Arnal while enjoying a delicious dinner at the first Sunday Supper of 2019. Arnal’s award-winning work has been exhibited in the United Nations and various other locations around the world, published in the New York Times and National Geographic, and has also been collected in three documentary books of photography. In conversation with Arnal was author and journalist Michael Saur; the two have known each other for some 19 years, having first met...