As the year comes to a close, Carls come together to celebrate the season and toast the new year. Everyone is invited to join in the fun!

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Winter gatherings are usually organized from December through January. This year’s gatherings are being planned by alumni and parent volunteers. As locations and dates are confirmed, they will be listed below.

Don’t see an event in your area? There’s still time to plan an informal gathering. It can be as easy as picking a date and time at one of your favorite watering holes or hosting something at your home.

To Register

Each City, State or City, Country listed below is linked to the online registration for that location. Registrations by the week before the event are appreciated.

Winter Gathering locations as of January 8, 2025

Twin Cities, MN
Saturday, December 7, 2024
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Home of Peter Scott ’83 & Ron Zweber
Additional hosts: Belle Scott ’57 P83 P85 P88 & Mark Scott ’89
389 Portland Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102

Estero, FL
Sunday, December 8, 2024
12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Host: Luke Lightning ’93
Rusty’s Sports Bar & Viking’s Watch Party
20041 S Tamiami Trail
Estero, FL 33928

Austin, TX
Sunday, December 8, 2024
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Home of host Candace Williams ’73
Additional hosts: Teagan Johnson ’23, Ben Turner ’23, Elizabeth Lewis ’02, Janet Davis ’86 & Charles Pappas ’74
4004 Harbor Light Cv
Austin, TX 78731-5134

Bend, OR
Sunday, December 8, 2024
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Hosts: Jason Burge ’99 P28, Molly Tilley ’99 P28, & Maddie Burge ’28
Prost!
40 SW Century Drive #140
Bend, OR 97702

Cleveland, OH
Sunday, December 8, 2024
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Home of host Laura Babka ’98
Additional host: Lia Bendix ’11
2855 Drummond Road
Shaker Heights, OH 44120

Houston, TX
Sunday, December 8, 2024
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Hosts: Kurchi Basu ’11, Ruth Helgerud ’93, Adriana Castillo ’18, Andria P27 & Ivan P27 Kozak, Morgan Bettin-Coleman ’21
POST Houston
401 Franklin St
Houston, TX 77201

Raleigh, NC
Sunday, December 8, 2024
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Home of hosts Jane Pinsky ’72 & Richard Adelman ’71
2004 Inverness Ct
Raleigh, NC 27615-5508

Cape Elizabeth, ME
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Home of hosts Emily Barr ’80 & Scott Kane
650 Shore Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

Corvallis, OR
Saturday, December 14, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hosts: Regan Gurung ’91, Martha Ahrendt ’91, & Morgan Ross ’19
Bodhi Bistro
230 NW 1st Street
Corvallis, OR 97330

Washington, DC
Saturday, December 14, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Hosts: Don Camp ’70, Sandy Glick ’93, Nara Hojvat-Gallin ’92 P20 P23, Rachel Bynum ’95 P27, & Eric Plaksin ’96 P27
Lyon Park Community Center
414 N Fillmore St
Arlington, VA 22201

Northfield, MN
Saturday, December 14, 2024
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Hosts: Shalin Carranza ’20 & Michael Thompson ’96
Carleton College Alumni Guest House
100 South College Street
Northfield , MN 55057

Chicago, IL
Saturday, December 14, 2024
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Home of hosts Anya ’01 & Ernie ’01 Cruz
Additional hosts: Hana Horiuchi ’23, Vanna Figueroa ’21 and Dina Zavala, Vice President for Inclusion, Equity and Community at Carleton. 
5054 N Avers Ave
Chicago, IL 60625

San Diego, CA
Saturday, December 14, 2024
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Home of host Candace Kohl ’69
Additional hosts: Luke Lara ’99, Chris Larson ’89, & Heidi Yuen ’89 
294 Torrey Pines Terrace
Del Mar, CA 92014-3334

Duluth, MN
Saturday, December 14, 2024
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Hosts: Jill Baum ’92 & Karen Gran ’96
Ursa Minor Brewing
2415 W. Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55806

Phoenix, AZ
Saturday, December 14, 2024
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Hosts: Susi ’95 P25 P27 & Pat ’96 P25 P27 Votruba
OHSO Paradise Valley Brewery
10810 N Tatum Blvd. #126
Phoenix, AZ 85028

Denver, CO
Sunday, December 15, 2024
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Hosts: Peter Ellis ’95, Katie Williams ’10, Tyler Mixa ’12, Zeenath Khan ’17, & Emily Schwartz ’19
Big Ladder Software
1617 Wazee Street, Unit 200
Denver, CO 80202

Portland, OR
Sunday, December 15, 2024
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Home of host Elizabeth Wartluft ’87
4315 NE Garfield Ave
Portland, OR 97211

Singapore
Sunday, December 15, 2024
5:00 – 10:00 p.m. (drop in anytime)
Hosts: Grace Goh ’06 & Amrit Kanagasundram ’00
Fourth Avenue Residences
2 Fourth Avenue
Singapore 268660

Tokyo, Japan
Friday, December 20, 2024
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Hosts: Darryl Magree ’86 and Robert Luck ’83
Titans Craft Beer Taproom
3-7 Minami Otsuka
Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0005
Japan

Seattle, WA
Saturday, December 21, 2024
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Home of hosts Christianne Eldred P25 P27 & Tom Schwab P25 P27
Additional Host: Liz Banse ’92 P25, Julita P25 & Rob P25 Eleveld
6839 52nd Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115

Atlanta, GA
Sunday, December 29, 2024
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Hosts: Ruth ’84 and Noah ’84 Krieger
Torched Hop Brewing Company
249 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30308

Newton, MA
Sunday, January 5, 2025
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Home of hosts: Janet Yeracaris ’86, P’20
67 Wildwood Ave
Newton, MA

Columbus, OH
Sunday, January 12, 2025
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Host: Keely Fisher ’22
Understory
2571 Neil Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43202

Winona, MN
Sunday, January 19, 2025
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Host: Linda Soderstrom ’72
Acoustic Cafe
77 Lafayette Street
Winona, MN 55987

Bay Area, CA
Saturday, January 25, 2025
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Host: Michael Thompson ’96
Spark Social SF- Backstage
601 Mission Bay Blvd. North
San Francisco, CA 94158


To Register

Each City, State or City, Country listed above is linked to the online registration for that location. Registrations by the week before the event are appreciated.


Check out our Winter Gatherings from last year!