[Assistant-faculty] Party invitation: July 10

[Ken Olum <kdo cosmos phy tufts edu>]

Dear everyone,

Come celebrate the First Anniversary (Neptunian) of the Discovery of 
Neptune!
(That's 164.79 Earth years after its discovery on September 23, 1846.)

              Ken Olum, Valerie White, and Judy Anderson
                  along with Jocelyn and Perry Olum
              invite you to their usual summer party at
                              "Neptune"
              156 Massapoag Ave, Sharon MA  781-784-6114

                Sunday, July 10, 2011, 1pm to 11pm

Come for some or all of the time, whatever is convenient.

Bring swimsuits, towels, water toys, games, musical instruments,
friends, family (children of all ages welcome), people you think we
should know, people we mistakenly left off the invite list, people
whose e-mail bounced, etc.

We will provide a lake to swim in, a canoe, kayaks, a small trimaran,
a powerboat, waterskis and other towables, windsurfers, and various
flotation toys.  In the evening we will provide a telescope, but most
likely we will not be able to see Neptune because it will be low in
the sky, so we'll have to make do with other astronomical sights.

If you're coming at dinnertime, bring something to grill or something
to share.  Please don't bring disposable tableware -- we never end up
using it.

Please be respectful of the ending time.

PARKING:

Please park on or near the driveway, not in the middle of the lawn on
top of the septic tank.  If you're staying until near the end, please
pull all the way forward in front of the garage and let people block
you in.  

If the driveway is full, you may park on Decatur Street, just south of
our driveway.  Park only on the "woods side" -- not the side with the
house, and don't park close to either corner.  More parking is further
south beyond our house on Potter St, the next street.

DIRECTIONS:

>From Boston: Go south on route 93.  In Braintree continue on route 93S
(a.k.a. 128N) rather than taking route 3.  In 6 miles take the exit
onto route 95 south.

>From points north and west: Get on routes 128/95 going south.  In
Dedham you will have to take an offramp to stay on route 95 south
instead of continuing on 128.  The signs show that "exit 12" is to
stay on the main highway, while "95 south" is to take the ramp.  You
want the ramp.

In either case, go south on 95 and get off at exit 10 "Coney St.,
Sharon".  Turn left at the end of the ramp.  Now follow the main road
(which will shortly become route 27) about 2.5 miles into Sharon
center.  Go straight at the light, then immediately turn right onto
Pond street, between the Sharon Express store and the Bank of America.
Continue on Pond Street until you come to a small traffic circle.
Take the first right out of the circle (i.e. go straight through it)
and you are now on Massapoag Avenue.  The lake should be on your
right.  We are number #156, on the left.  The street number is visible
on the mailbox.

>From route 495 and points south: Go north on route 95.  Get off at
exit 8, "South Main St., Sharon".  Turn right at the end of the ramp,
onto Main Street.  Follow Main Street until you get to Chestnut St.,
which is the second real traffic light, just after the fire station.
Turn right, and then right again at the end of the street onto Pond
St.  Proceed as above.

BY PUBLIC TRANSIT:

>From Boston: From South Station (Red Line) you can ride the commuter
rail to Sharon station.  The train will be listed as Providence.
Trains leave South Station at 1:05, 2:25 and 4:40 (from Back Bay five
minutes later), and the ride is half an hour.  There is a train back
at 10:43, but you can probably get a ride back.  Train fare is $5.75;
buy a ticket in the station to avoid a surcharge.

>From Providence: You can ride the commuter rail to Sharon; the ride is
about half an hour.  Trains leave Providence Station at 12:55, 2:56,
and 4:56.  The last train back is at 11:41, and also there is a train
at 9:16.  Train fare is $3.50; buy a ticket in the station to avoid a
surcharge.

Give us a call at 781-784-6114 before you get on the train and someone
will pick you up at the station.