Cornell Club of Sarasota-Manatee

Exciting & Timely Events

Events in red, such as with Cornell University speakers, are open to all, however many CCSM events are open only to members and their guests. If you are not yet a member, join us for only $30/member & $40/couple! Members must log in to register for member-only events.

The events open for registration will have a blue "Register" button (members need to login to register for member only events). Replays of many of our previous events are in the members only past events page.

Once registered, you will receive an automated confirmation, you will no longer get email invites to that event, and you will receive two automated reminders.

Questions with your reservation? CCSM.resv@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (941) 500-3032. Additional club contacts here. Members, need help with registrations? Click here.

See additional upcoming Cornell Webinars or links to other Cornell events here.

Instructions on how to register for our events here.

Upcoming events

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Celery Fields: Birds, Blossoms and Butterflies!

When
April 25, 2025

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Location
Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Rd, 3440

Spaces left
5

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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

Location
Venezia Restaurant, 373 St Armands Circle, Sarasota FL 34236

Spaces left
25

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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

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

Location
Venezia Restaurant, 373 St Armands Circle, Sarasota FL 34236

Spaces left
34

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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

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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Members, click on past (virtual) events for recordings, or photo

April 24, 2025	All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour April Event
April 10, 2025	Annual Meeting/Red & White Luncheon with Local Novelist
April 03, 2025	Exclusive Tour of Mote Aquaculture Park!
March 22, 2025	CORRECTED March All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour
March 13, 2025	#GivingDay2025
March 12, 2025	Luncheon with President of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
March 06, 2025	Dinner with Cornell's 2025 AutoBoat Team
February 04, 2025	Luncheon with Interim President Kotlikoff
February 03, 2025	An Evening of Melodious Spanish Music
January 30, 2025	All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour at Art Ovation
January 18, 2025	Explore the Rich Legacy of SRQ School of Architecture
January 09, 2025	Celebrate our Students & Parents Luncheon w/Cornell Speaker Christopher Earls
December 12, 2024	Celebrate the Season Luncheon
December 05, 2024	All-Ivy Professionals Networking Holiday Happy Hour
November 18, 2024	Now Showing at the Sarasota Art Museum
November 06, 2024	Kicking Gas: Over a Decade of Driving Electric Vehicles
October 26, 2024	Cornell Cares: Tree Planting and Picnic in Myakka City!
October 24, 2024	All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour at 99 Bottles
October 17, 2024	Spirit of Zinck's and Welcome to Sarasota-Manatee
September 26, 2024	CANCELED!!! All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour at 99 Bottles
September 19, 2024	Sept CCSM Drop-In Lunch
August 22, 2024	All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour at Element
August 13, 2024	August CCSM Drop-In Happy Hour/Dinner and Student Send-off
July 25, 2024	Ivy "Young" Alumni Happy Hour at The Post
July 16, 2024	July CCSM Drop-In Lunch
June 27, 2024	All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour at the Grove
June 11, 2024	June CCSM Drop-In Happy Hour/Dinner
May 30, 2024	All Ivy "Young" Alumni Happy Hour at Kolucan
May 16, 2024	May CCSM Drop-In Lunch
April 25, 2024	Young Alumni (1985+) Happy Hour at Block 15
April 21, 2024	CCSM Annual Meeting/Red & White Brunch with Novelist
April 17, 2024	Spring into Spring Ivy League Event
March 23, 2024	All Ivy Tent at Sarasota Wine Festival
March 20, 2024	Tour of St. Petersburg's Newest Museum
March 14, 2024	#GivingDay2024
March 04, 2024	Architecture Sarasota: Transforming Places and Inspiring Lives
February 22, 2024	All Ivy "Young" Alumni Happy Hour at Azul
February 07, 2024	Dinner with Cornell's 2024 AutoBoat Team
February 06, 2024	Help Cheer on Cornell's AutoBoat Team at RoboBoat 2024
February 01, 2024	February CCSM Drop-In Sunset Hour(s)
January 25, 2024	All Ivy "Young" Alumni Happy Hour at Kojo
January 23, 2024	Ringling College Galleries Tour
January 11, 2024	Celebrate our Local Students Luncheon w/Cornell Speaker Elaine Westbrooks
December 14, 2023	Amish and Mennonites in Sarasota
November 30, 2023	All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour at Sage
November 09, 2023	Van Wezel: Now and the Future
November 05, 2023	"The Little Sweep" Opera
October 19, 2023	Zinck's Night at Art Ovation
October 04, 2023	Scholarship Fundraiser at Blaze Pizza UTC
September 23, 2023	September CCSM Drop-In Brunch
August 17, 2023	August CCSM Drop-In Sunset Hour(s)
July 13, 2023	July CCSM Drop-In Lunch
June 15, 2023	June CCSM Drop-In Sunset Hour(s)
May 18, 2023	May CCSM Drop-In Luncheon
April 13, 2023	Luncheon: Through the Looking Glass - An Insider's Look on the Insanity, Drama & Madness of Florida Politics
April 04, 2023	New Private Lemur Tour 2
March 29, 2023	Private Lemur Tour
March 23, 2023	March CCSM Drop-In Sunset Hour(s)
March 16, 2023	#GivingDay2023
March 08, 2023	Luncheon: The Thrill Of It All - How A Philadelphia Lawyer Found A New Life as a Sarasota Novelist
February 18, 2023	Sarasota Arts Stroll
February 09, 2023	Luncheon: Horticultural Diplomacy
January 18, 2023	Historic Sarasota Opera House Tour
January 12, 2023	Celebrate Our Students & Their Parents with Cornell Speaker Matthew Davis
December 08, 2022	Luncheon: Partnering for Resilience - What's "New" At New College
November 29, 2022	#GivingTuesday2022
November 15, 2022	Beyond the Dark Experience
November 10, 2022	Luncheon: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall - Now & The Future
October 16, 2022	Celebrate Cornell!!
September 20, 2022	September CCSM Drop-In Luncheon
August 30, 2022	August CCSM Drop-In Luncheon
July 28, 2022	July CCSM Drop-In Luncheon
June 30, 2022	June CCSM Drop-In Luncheon
May 31, 2022	May CCSM Drop-In Luncheon
April 14, 2022	CCSM Red and White Meeting
March 22, 2022	Behind the Curtain of Historic Venice Theater
March 09, 2022	Transportation...Planning For Today & Tomorrow
February 19, 2022	Secrets of the Circus Trolley Tour
February 10, 2022	Architecture Sarasota
January 29, 2022	Big Cat Habitat Private Tour
January 13, 2022	Celebrate our Students & Parents Luncheon w/Cornell Speaker Ryan Lombardi
December 09, 2021	Past, Present and Future of the HIV Epidemic
November 17, 2021	The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature
November 11, 2021	SEA Change: The Keys to Restoring Our Oceans
October 09, 2021	Celebrate Cornell and Cornellians
October 07, 2021	Chats in the Stacks: On José Montoya
August 08, 2021	Cornell Casts
August 06, 2021	What's Bugging You
August 01, 2021	eCornell Keynotes
June 10, 2021	Cornell Reunion 2021!
April 29, 2021	Entrepreneurship Celebration
April 10, 2021	Page to Stage, How New Musicals are Born at Asolo Rep
April 08, 2021	Annual Meeting/Red & White "Luncheon"
March 24, 2021	Designing Sarasota, An Architectural History
March 10, 2021	Insider View of The Johnson Museum
February 25, 2021	Cancelled: Newtown Community and the Pandemic
February 24, 2021	Cornell Leadership Conference
February 19, 2021	2021 Pan-Asian Celebration
February 11, 2021	Building A Park For All
January 26, 2021	Bertha Palmer Gardens at Historic Spanish Point
January 14, 2021	Celebrate our Students & Parents Luncheon w/Cornell Speaker Evan Earle
December 10, 2020	Leading USF Through the 3 C’s
December 09, 2020	Cornell According to Sound
November 20, 2020	eCornell: Senior Living
November 18, 2020	Imagine Museum Tour
November 12, 2020	COVID-19 Research & Treatment at SMH
November 06, 2020	All-Ivy "Young" Alumni + Improv
October 18, 2020	CCSM's Celebrate Cornell Traditions!!
October 15, 2020	Zinck's Happy Hour with Corey!
October 15, 2020	24 Hours of Zinck's
October 09, 2020	State of the University Address and Keynote Panel
October 06, 2020	Homecoming Opening Session with Dr. Fauci MD '66 & Snow '91
October 06, 2020	StayHomecoming
October 02, 2020	Launch & Tour of the New CCSM Website!
August 28, 2020	All Ivy "Young" Alumni Virtual Happy Hour
August 03, 2020	CCSM Virtual Silver Sneakers