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• Annual Meeting/Red & White Luncheon with Local Novelist

  • When
    April 10, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Michael's on East 1212 S. East Ave Sarasota FL 34239

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  Annual Meeting/Red & White Luncheon, with local author Susan Klaus

  Susan is an author of award-winning fantasy books, Florida thrillers and was in Amazon's Top 100 mystery and romance writers.  Sarasota native, Susan is a wildlife advocate having a vast knowledge of animals, owning pet and grooming shops, working for vets, showing Himalayan cats, breeding and racing thoroughbred horses and raising rodeo bulls on her 40-acre Myakka City farm.  Her radio show "Authors Connection" had 8 million listeners in 140 countries and she was founder and president of the Sarasota Author Connection club.  Susan will share her creative process and why experience, accuracy and common sense are vital to a story.

  Member price $42, Non-Members $47


  Your luncheon includes gratuities, a choice of hot, cold or vegan entree, coffee and dessert. 

  Menu Choices:

  Hot:  "Cuban Style" Mojo Marinated Roast Pork served with Smashed Potatoes, Snow Peas (Oven Roasted) & Roasted Corn Off the Cob with Creamy Butter and Chopped Tomato

  Cold: Mediterranean Platter with Fattoush Salad, Spanakopita, Creamy Hummus, Kalamata Olives, Grape Tomatoes & Grilled Chicken Breast Served with Pita Bread

  Vegan: Tikki Masala served over Basmati Rice with Naan Bread

  Dessert: Profiteroles: Miniature Cream Puffs filled with Housemade Macadamia Crunch Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce & Whipped Cream

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  Registrations open on March 10th and close/become nonrefundable after Saturday April 5, 2024.

  
  

  REMINDER: This is our annual meeting, we will hold in-person voting for the new 2025 board of directors.
  

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• All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour April Event

  • When
    April 24, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EDT)

  

  SAVE THE DATE  to Join the Ivy League Professionals Networking Group of Sarasota for Happy Hour. 

  Attendance for this event is open to alumni of Ivy League schools and their guests, who are still active in the workforce and interested in professional networking. These events provide a great opportunity to socialize with other local alumni in an informal setting. In the past, these events have generated many new social and business connections. Feel free to come when convenient for you and look for our group.  

  Join their Facebook Group for other updates, photos from events and announcements of future gatherings.

  For questions, please email ccsm.ya@gmail.com.

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• Celery Fields: Birds, Blossoms and Butterflies!

  • When
    April 25, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Location
    Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Rd, 3440
  • Spaces left
    13

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  Explore the Rich Legacy of the Sarasota Celery Fields: Birds, Butterflies and Blossoms

  The Celery Fields were created in the 1920's by the Palmer Group and now serve as an active and vital natural resource and water management center for our county. Over 246 species of birds have been observed there!  It's time to explore!

  

  Join us for a guided tour of the fields, Audubon Nature Center, and the birding boardwalk.  We will meet and speak with Sarasota Audubon experts to learn more about the numerous varieties of birds and wildlife that make this magnificent marshland their home.  It is a major breeding ground and winter home for many species.

  Join us afterwards for an optional self-funded lunch in the original Chickee Hut at Stottlemyer's Smokehouse circa 1955.  

  CCSM Members will get an email invite when registrations open on Friday, March 28th.

  There are only 30 spots available for members + their guests. 


  This free event will probably book up fast. Save your spot ASAP. Please join the waitlist, and if you know you can't make it, please cancel your registration so others may attend.

  Registrations (if available) close on Wednesday, April 23rd.

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• May CCSM Drop-In Lunch

  • When
    May 13, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Venezia Restaurant, 373 St Armands Circle, Sarasota FL 34236
  • Spaces left
    39

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  We look forward to seeing you at our first CCSM Drop-In Luncheon in the off-season!

  Noon inside in the air conditioning at Venezia Restaurant on St Armand's Circle.

  We prefer if you register, it will help us get a headcount, and we'll save your space. Or you can show up last minute and drop-in.

  Everyone pays individually for what they order.

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• June CCSM Drop-In Happy Hour/Dinner

  • When
    June 10, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Ford's Garage, 295 N. Cattlemen Rd. Sarasota, FL 34243
  • Spaces left
    43

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  We look forward to seeing you at our first CCSM Drop-In Happy Hours in the off-season

  Have a drink, stay for dinner. It's Casual, No Speaker, Just Us!

  Ford's Garage is a Restaurant near the UTC mall by the Dillards end, closer to Benderson. Lots of free parking available.

  Have a drink with us, and stay for dinner too if you wish. We will be inside in the air conditioning.

  We prefer if you register, it will help us get a headcount, and we'll save your space. Or you can show up last minute and drop-in.

  Everyone pays individually for what they order.

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• July CCSM Drop-In Lunch and Student Sendoff

  • When
    July 15, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Venezia Restaurant, 373 St Armands Circle, Sarasota FL 34236
  • Spaces left
    40

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  We look forward to seeing you at our July CCSM Drop-In Luncheon and Student Sendoff!

  Noon inside in the air conditioning at Venezia Restaurant on St Armand's Circle.

  We will also send off our students back to Cornell (albeit a bit early). Current students eat for free!

  We prefer if you register, it will help us get a headcount, and we'll save your space. Or you can show up last minute and drop-in.

  Everyone pays individually for what they order, except the students - they are our treat!

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• September CCSM Drop-In Lunch

  • When
    September 16, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Der Dutchman Restaurant, 3713 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota FL
  • Spaces left
    40

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  We look forward to seeing you at our September CCSM Drop-In Luncheon!

  Noon inside in the air conditioning at Der Dutchman Restaurant. We will all be eating together at the lunch buffet.

  We prefer if you register, it will help us get a headcount, and we'll save your space. Or you can show up last minute and drop-in.

  Everyone pays individually for what they order.

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