About three weeks ago, we announced our biggest event project ever since the conception of bernos over two years ago. That is the planning committee minus a few that we talk to over the phone. Dawit was on a plane back during our first meeting the first week of August. We have been very busy [...]
Published by October 1st, 2008 in African, Bernos, Noteworthy and Social.Archive for the 'Bernos' Category
Well atleast those of you in the DC metropolitan area, if you are not in the area that weekend may be a good one for you to plan to come to DC. Sat, Oct 11th is the day we saved for ‘Cocktails for Reading‘ – an event that is in between a cocktail party and [...]
Published by September 5th, 2008 in African, Bernos, Current Issues and Social.Oh Ya, the choice of drink for me is Chivas Regal; it’s been a long time since I had a drink — about two months. So on my way home from work on Tuesday I get a phone call from an old friend who I hadn’t seen in two years asking me to come by [...]
Published by August 27th, 2008 in Bernos and Shameless Plug.Sometime in the nineties, I vaguely remember my friends saying they are going to an Ethiopian Soccer Tournament at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Other than that distant memory I had no familiarity with ESFNA or with its vast outreach. So I was stunned, I think that’s the best word I can use, [...]
Published by August 1st, 2008 in Bernos and Social.I was sitting on a high stool in the lounge area of a local bar. My side-line hearing could hear the topic of discussion from all sides. The classic club conversations: a little bit of hellos, laughing, some Obama stuff, & some do you have a light? Then a girl wearing a bernos ‘I Heart [...]
Published by July 23rd, 2008 in African, Bernos, Design and Shameless Plug.
