Ivy League Club
Sarasota and Manatee Counties
The Ivy League Club of Sarasota and Manatee Counties is an active group of alumni from all eight Ivy League schools who just happen to live in the beautiful Gulf Coast area of Florida.
2023 - 2024 Season Membership
Please consider joining or renewing your membership in the Ivy League Club. Our current fiscal year runs from November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024. We offer a Young Alumni membership tier at the rate of $25.00 for alumni who were under 30 years of age as of November 1, 2023. Members over 30 will renew at our regular annual membership rate of $50.00.
Use the links below to renew your previous membership or to activate a new membership in the Club.
Please consider joining or renewing your membership in the Ivy League Club. Our current fiscal year runs from November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024. We offer a Young Alumni membership tier at the rate of $25.00 for alumni who were under 30 years of age as of November 1, 2023. Members over 30 will renew at our regular annual membership rate of $50.00.
Use the links below to renew your previous membership or to activate a new membership in the Club.
*TICKETS ON SALE NOW*
*OCT. 15, 2024 - THE IVY LEAGUE CLUB'S IN-PERSON SPEAKER LUNCHEON
Tuesday, Oct. 15th, 2024, 12-1pm ET at the Sarasota Yacht Club, featuring Sarasota Opera General Director Richard Russell. Spouses and guests are welcome!
here: www.memberplanet.com/s/theivyleagueclub/october2024luncheon
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*TICKETS ON SALE NOW*
*FEB. 2, 2025 - SARASOTA ORCHESTRA'S "HEROIC SPIRIT" MASTERWORKS CONCERT
Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2:30PM at the Van Wezel in Sarasota
Please join us for the Sarasota Orchestra's "Heroic Spirit" Masterworks Concert, featuring works by Beethoven, Marquez, and Shostakovich. Acclaimed violinist Anne Akiko Meyers makes her Sarasota Orchestra debut, and new Music Director Designate Giancarlo Guerrero conducts this dynamic program.
www.memberplanet.com/s/theivyleagueclub/february2025orchestramasterworksconcert
- NOTE: Friday, Jan. 24th, 2025 is the last day to purchase your tickets using the online form.
Alternatively, you may send in a check for $78.00 per person made payable to "Ivy League Club." Please include the names of all guests and comment: "Feb. 2, 2025 Sarasota Orchestra."
Mail to: Ivy League Club, P. O. Box 2845, Sarasota, FL 34230-2845
- NOTE: Please postmark your check for Orchestra tickets no later than Monday, Jan, 20th, 2024.
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*TICKETS ON SALE NOW*
*MARCH 14, 2025 - SARASOTA OPERA'S "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE" with PRIVATE
PRE-OPERA RECEPTION
Friday, March 14, 2025. Pre-opera Reception starting at 6:15PM in the Selby Bar and Lobby on the Second Floor. Curtain at 7:30PM.
Please join us for Gioachino Rossini's beloved comic opera, "The Barber of Seville."
Hilarious complications ensue when Count Alvaro enlists the help of Figaro, the Barber of Seville, to win the heart of the beautiful Rosina.
The Full Opera Evening Package includes excellent front and center orchestra seats and a private Pre-Opera Reception. Richard Russell, General Director of the Sarasota Opera, will join us at the Reception to speak about "The Barber of Seville." Enjoy a delicious selection of appetizers and mini - desserts. Cash bar for beverages.
Already have your Sarasota Opera tickets through a subscription? If so, you may purchase individual tickets for the Pre-Opera Reception through our website! Tickets for the full Opera Evening Package + Reception are $136 per person. Pre-opera Reception-Only tickets are $25 per person. Spouses and guests are welcome. Tickets will be held at Will Call on day of the performance. Valet parking is available for $10. Sarasota Opera House is located at 61 N Pineapple Avenue in Sarasota.
Purchase your March 14, 2025 Full Opera Package and/or Pre-Opera Reception-Only tickets online here:
www.memberplanet.com/s/theivyleagueclub/march2025opera
- NOTE: Monday, Jan. 20th, 2025 is the last day to purchase your tickets using the online form.
Alternatively, you may send in a check for $136/person for the Full Opera Evening Package, or a check for $25/person for Pre-Opera Reception-Only tickets. Please include full names for all guests and comment: "March 14, 2025 Sarasota Opera." Make you check payable to the
"Ivy League Club" and mail to: Ivy League Club, P. O. Box 2845, Sarasota, FL 34230-2845
- NOTE: Please postmark your check for Opera tickets no later than Friday, Jan. 17th, 2024.
*OCT. 15, 2024 - THE IVY LEAGUE CLUB'S IN-PERSON SPEAKER LUNCHEON
Tuesday, Oct. 15th, 2024, 12-1pm ET at the Sarasota Yacht Club, featuring Sarasota Opera General Director Richard Russell. Spouses and guests are welcome!
here: www.memberplanet.com/s/theivyleagueclub/october2024luncheon
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*TICKETS ON SALE NOW*
*FEB. 2, 2025 - SARASOTA ORCHESTRA'S "HEROIC SPIRIT" MASTERWORKS CONCERT
Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2:30PM at the Van Wezel in Sarasota
Please join us for the Sarasota Orchestra's "Heroic Spirit" Masterworks Concert, featuring works by Beethoven, Marquez, and Shostakovich. Acclaimed violinist Anne Akiko Meyers makes her Sarasota Orchestra debut, and new Music Director Designate Giancarlo Guerrero conducts this dynamic program.
- A group of excellent front orchestra seats have been reserved for our group.
- Tickets are $78 per person. Spouses and guests are welcome.
- Tickets will be held at Will Call on day of the performance.
- Ample free parking is available adjacent to the Van Wezel at 777 N Tamiami Trail in Sarasota.
www.memberplanet.com/s/theivyleagueclub/february2025orchestramasterworksconcert
- NOTE: Friday, Jan. 24th, 2025 is the last day to purchase your tickets using the online form.
Alternatively, you may send in a check for $78.00 per person made payable to "Ivy League Club." Please include the names of all guests and comment: "Feb. 2, 2025 Sarasota Orchestra."
Mail to: Ivy League Club, P. O. Box 2845, Sarasota, FL 34230-2845
- NOTE: Please postmark your check for Orchestra tickets no later than Monday, Jan, 20th, 2024.
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*TICKETS ON SALE NOW*
*MARCH 14, 2025 - SARASOTA OPERA'S "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE" with PRIVATE
PRE-OPERA RECEPTION
Friday, March 14, 2025. Pre-opera Reception starting at 6:15PM in the Selby Bar and Lobby on the Second Floor. Curtain at 7:30PM.
Please join us for Gioachino Rossini's beloved comic opera, "The Barber of Seville."
Hilarious complications ensue when Count Alvaro enlists the help of Figaro, the Barber of Seville, to win the heart of the beautiful Rosina.
The Full Opera Evening Package includes excellent front and center orchestra seats and a private Pre-Opera Reception. Richard Russell, General Director of the Sarasota Opera, will join us at the Reception to speak about "The Barber of Seville." Enjoy a delicious selection of appetizers and mini - desserts. Cash bar for beverages.
Already have your Sarasota Opera tickets through a subscription? If so, you may purchase individual tickets for the Pre-Opera Reception through our website! Tickets for the full Opera Evening Package + Reception are $136 per person. Pre-opera Reception-Only tickets are $25 per person. Spouses and guests are welcome. Tickets will be held at Will Call on day of the performance. Valet parking is available for $10. Sarasota Opera House is located at 61 N Pineapple Avenue in Sarasota.
Purchase your March 14, 2025 Full Opera Package and/or Pre-Opera Reception-Only tickets online here:
www.memberplanet.com/s/theivyleagueclub/march2025opera
- NOTE: Monday, Jan. 20th, 2025 is the last day to purchase your tickets using the online form.
Alternatively, you may send in a check for $136/person for the Full Opera Evening Package, or a check for $25/person for Pre-Opera Reception-Only tickets. Please include full names for all guests and comment: "March 14, 2025 Sarasota Opera." Make you check payable to the
"Ivy League Club" and mail to: Ivy League Club, P. O. Box 2845, Sarasota, FL 34230-2845
- NOTE: Please postmark your check for Opera tickets no later than Friday, Jan. 17th, 2024.
ADDITIONAL UPCOMING EVENTS IN 2024
Please hold the dates! Additional details will be announced soon!
- Thurs., Oct. 24th, 2024 - Ivy League Professionals Happy Hour - Details TBD
- Thurs., Nov. 14th, 2024 - ILC's Fall into Fall evening social @ Sarasota Yacht Club
- Tues., Dec. 17th, 2024 - ILC's Holiday Celebration luncheon @ Sarasota Yacht Club
Please hold the dates! Additional details will be announced soon!
About the club
Founded in 1957, the Ivy League Club of Sarasota-Manatee is the oldest Ivy League Club in the country, bringing together alumni of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton and Yale around engaging activities including:
- annual sporting events,
- cultural group activities,
- evening networking events and happy hours,
- spring and fall evening cocktail socials,
- monthly luncheons featuring highly engaging speakers on global topics of interest as well as discussions around opportunities and trends within the greater Sarasota-Manatee County, Florida area,
- other Member benefits, including alumni meet-and-greets and volunteer opportunities within the Club and our community at large.
In addition to club activities, the club's Scholarship Fund provides grants to current Ivy League students who require financial aid support. Members who donate $1000 or more join our 1957 Society and are recognized annually in our Printed Membership Directory. Please donate today!
If you attended any of the Ivies, please learn about applying for membership now!
- annual sporting events,
- cultural group activities,
- evening networking events and happy hours,
- spring and fall evening cocktail socials,
- monthly luncheons featuring highly engaging speakers on global topics of interest as well as discussions around opportunities and trends within the greater Sarasota-Manatee County, Florida area,
- other Member benefits, including alumni meet-and-greets and volunteer opportunities within the Club and our community at large.
In addition to club activities, the club's Scholarship Fund provides grants to current Ivy League students who require financial aid support. Members who donate $1000 or more join our 1957 Society and are recognized annually in our Printed Membership Directory. Please donate today!
If you attended any of the Ivies, please learn about applying for membership now!
