The Smith College Group of Sarasota

We have been invited to this event:

We have been invited to this event.

June Summer Informal Lunch At Marina Jack

Smith College has a 150 year-old tradition of supporting education for women, whether those women were born female or transitioned while at Smith. The Smith College club of Sarasota supports the position of the college in maintaining its right to make its own choices regarding the admission and support of transgender people.

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Join the Ivy League Professionals Networking Group of Sarasota for our May 2026 Happy Hour! We will meet at Gecko's near Fruitville and I-75, located at 351 North Cattlemen Road. We will have a dedicated space for our group - just look for the university pennants. The event will last from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, May 28th. There is no cost to attend. Drinks and food will be available for purchase.

Attendance for this event is open to alumni and their guests. These gatherings provide a great opportunity to socialize with other local Ivy League professionals in an informal setting. Feel free to come when convenient for you and look for our group.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP below. This will provide an estimate of attendees for the event planners.

Feel free to join our Facebook Group for other updates, photos from events and announcements of future gatherings.

Additionally, if you enjoy these types of networking opportunities with fellow Ivy League alumni, please consider joining the Ivy League Club. It offers monthly speaker luncheons and other special events that are popular with members.

Ivy League Professionals Networking Group

Happy Hour - Gecko's

THURSDAY, MAY 28TH FROM 5PM - 7PM

351 N CATTLEMEN ROAD, SARASOTA

RSVP for Happy Hour

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We have been invited to this event by the Yale Club:

Dear Fellow Yalie,

You are cordially invited to join us for sparkling conversation at our first Informal Summer Lunch at Marina Jack. As always, we order individually and pay by individual check. No speaker, just our fellow Yalies. Most people say the summer lunches provide their most interesting conversations all year.

For the May lunch, if the weather is mild, we'll sit outdoors by the water, under the roof in the shade, on the deck at Marina Jack. We'll start gathering around 11:45 and order lunch directly from the menu at 12:00 p.m. To find the group go outside on the deck. Turn right and go all the way to the far right end of the deck (just outside the Deep Six Bar). If the weather is atypical, we'll adjourn to the Deep Six bar, where it can be cold so dress accordingly.

Particularly if this is your first time at the informal lunches, please take the opportunity to upload a photo when you register, so we'll know to greet you by name.

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Valet Parking is available, and Marina Jack is mobility accessible.

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At our spring party, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of Smith College. Everyone had a great time!

We have been invited to join the Dartmouth Club for this event:
Dartmouth Club Luncheon
Speaker: Ambassador James C Cason
Topic: "Prospects for Cuba"

Friday, April 17th at noon

Marina Jack Restaurant

You are cordially invited to join us at Marina Jack on Friday, April 17, 2026, to honor Ambassador James C. Cason, a long-time Cuba watcher and former Chief of Mission in Havana who will offer his perspectives on Cuba at this time of heightened tensions. The lunch will take place at Marina Jack in its upstairs reserved room. We will start gathering at 11:30, sit for lunch at noon, and adjourn by 1:30. You will have a choice of either a salad or entree upon arrival. If possible, please make your choice by 11:45 so that there will be no delay in the service of lunch. The price is $35, tax and tip included, and is payable at the door in cash or check to the “Dartmouth Club.” Please feel free to bring guests. The event coincides with the Boat Show. We recommend attendees allow plenty of time and consider the Marina Jack valet parking or park on the other side of Tamiami Trail.

Ambassador Cason was Chief of Mission in the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba, from September 10, 2002, until September 10, 2005. Before that, he was Director of Policy, Planning and Coordination in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in the Department of State. Earlier he had been Political Advisor to the Commander of the U.S. Atlantic Command (USACOM) and of NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT).

Ambassador Cason had numerous posts including Kingston, Jamaica; San Salvador, El Salvador; La Paz, Bolivia; Panama City, Panama; Montevideo, Uruguay; Milan, Italy; Maracaibo, Venezuela; and Lisbon, Portugal. From 2006 to 2008. he was Ambassador in Asuncion, Paraguay. Following retirement from the State Department, he served three terms as mayor of Coral Gables (2011-2017). He currently is a consultant on cybersecurity for the Digital Era Group. He is a 1966 graduate of Dartmouth College, a 1970 graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a 1991 graduate of the National War College.

Please join us at Marina Jack on April 17th to meet Ambassador Cason and hear his perspectives on the future of Cuba.

We've been invited by the Yale Club to this event:

Dear Fellow Yalies,

The Ivy League Professionals Networking Group invites you to its April 2026 event, this month at the Sage Restaurant Rooftop Bar in Sarasota. We will have a dedicated space for our group - just look for the university pennants. The event will last from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, April 30th. There is no cost to attend. Drinks will be available for purchase.

Attendance for this event is open to alumni and their guests. These gatherings provide a great opportunity to socialize with other local Ivy League professionals in an informal setting. Feel free to come when convenient for you and look for our group.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP below. This will provide an estimate of attendees for the event planners.

www.evite.com

We’ve been invited to the The Yale Day of Service at the All Faiths Food Bank. It’s scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from 1 to 3 PM. Enjoy an afternoon of good fun and camaraderie while filling back packs for school children and supporting this great community resource.

Please sign up with this link.

And don't forget to wear closed toed shoes. You will be glad you were there.

www.cervistech.com

Our April Party is right around the corner!

Join us as we celebrate Spring, another successful Smith Club season, and the milestone we have been observing since last Fall -

HAPPY 150th BIRTHDAY, SMITH!

Sunday, April 19, 2026
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Sarasota, Florida

Spouses and family members are welcome. We look forward to a joyous - and delicious - afternoon together. Let’s raise a glass to Smith (and to one another!), one more time as we prepare for the summer ahead.

RSVP to the club’s email.