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.

Next Ivy League Club Event:  Tuesday,  June 5th  Luncheon - Anne-Marie Russell, Executive Director of the Sarasota Museum of Art, will speak on “Building a Museum.” Anne-Marie will update us on the progress of the new museum that is slated to open in early 2019. She has spent the last 25 years in and around the art world as an art historian, curator, critic, filmmaker and cultural producer. From 2003 to 2015, she was Executive Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson. At Christie’s Auction House, Anne-Marie designed, taught and administered a unique MA program in critical connoisseurship, art market studies and museology. Anne-Marie holds a B.A. in cultural anthropology from the University of Colorado, Boulder and an M.A. in art history from the University of Arizona, Tucson.

(Field Club, Captain's Room. Gather at 11:30 a.m.; lunch served at noon)

About the club

The club was established in 1957. Today, the club gets together for luncheon meetings with guest speakers twice a month, plus it organizes annual events to enjoy ballet, opera, and spring training baseball.

In addition to club activities, the club's Scholarship Fund provides grants to current Ivy League students who require financial aid to support their education.

If you went to any of the Ivies, are a current student, or a parent of a current student, please learn about applying for membership now!