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MEETING LOCATION The Field Club. Social period begins at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be served at noon. Note: Both February events, including the annual luncheon with Bob Stovall, will take place at The Field Club.
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NEW MEMBERS Name Badges If you have not received a name badge, please contact Bert Kneeland at 941-228-2378. Bert
will need your college affiliation, year of degree, and the (first)
name you would prefer on your badge, as well as last name. Online Membership Application
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SPECIAL EVENT: SARASOTA OPERA’S IL TRAVATORE Saturday, March 22nd - At the Sarasota Opera House, experience Verdi’s Il Travatore, featuring the unforgettable “Anvil Chorus." Tickets, available on a first-come, first-served basis, are $75. See RSVP details below.
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SAVE THE DATE: March 24th Spring Training Game Monday, March 24th - The World Champion Boston Red Sox vs. the Baltimore Orioles. Look for details and ticket information soon.
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PREVIEWS
Tuesday, February 4th - Dr. Bob McClure, president of The James Madison Institute, will discuss the Institute’s
observations on what is happening in Florida. The Institute is a
Florida-based research and educational organization whose mission is to keep the citizens of Florida aware of happenings in our state capital and to help shape our state’s future through the advancement of free market ideas on public policy issues. Since its inception in 1987, the Institute has remained nonprofit and nonpartisan. It takes no positions on specific bills. For example, eight straight storm-free years have given us an opportunity to address what must be done regarding our Florida Hurricane Catastrophic Fund while such action is still possible. McClure will also explain the Florida administration’s resistance to implementing the Common Core State Standards program which establishes new targets for mathematics and English language arts. McClure will be addressing decisions Florida voters will be making soon that will set our state's course in the decades ahead. Tuesday, February 18th - Our own Bob Stovall who will be making his 45th appearance before our club! Bob is a nationally renowned investment counselor who appeared for 28 years on the nationally syndicated Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser. Last year, in general, was not a bad year for equities. Some analysts are now predicting an adjustment
downward in 2014 (something that has already made an appearance in
January). As always, Stovall will be as entertaining as he is astute at
helping us navigate our personal investments through these unchartered
waters of 2014. RSVP Required: If you plan to attend Mr. Stovall's talk, please send a check payable to “The Ivy League Club” in the amount of $20 per ticket to:
The Ivy League Club (Stovall Luncheon) P.O. Box 53282 Sarasota, FL 34232
Tickets
are available on a first-come, first-served basis. No need to call for
confirmation. If your ticket request arrives after the event has been
sold out, we will notify you and return your check. For any questions, please contact Bill Grant at grantwb@cfl.rr.com.
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REVIEWS
January 7th - Dr.
Michael Mullan, the President and CEO of the Roskamp Institute, gave a
fascinating talk on Alzheimer’s disease and introduced the club to a new
venture he is involved with called the Sci-Brain Program. The program
is designed to encourage lifestyle choices associated with the
preservation and improvement of memory and to reduce the factors
associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related
conditions. Dr. Mullan showed photos and graphics that clearly showed
the dangers of allowing one’s cognitive activities to fall into disuse. January 21st - Dr.
Mark Magenheim gave a very balanced and informative explanation of many
aspects of the Affordable Care Act and the impact it is having on
hospitals and other health care providers. The
three primary goals of the ACA are to increase access to health care,
increase the quality of health care, and decrease the cost of health
care. He went into details about the exchanges (a.k.a. marketplaces) and
the various provisions of the Act that are not as visible as the healthcare.gov website. Finally, he discussed the shortcomings of the Act as it is rolling out in the real world.
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ECONOMICS CLUB
The
next meeting of the Economics Club will take place on Tuesday, February
11th, at the Bobby Jones Golf Clubhouse with breakfast at 8:00 a.m. and
the discussion beginning at 8:30. Dr.
Charles Steilen, who spent many years teaching Marketing at Hong Kong
Chinese University and counseling the Hong Kong Government and various
corporations on exporting via Chinese factories, will speak on the
subject "Key Strategic Initiatives Behind China’s Export Success and.....What Prevents the U.S. from Moving Further Ahead in this Area of Exporting?"
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UNIVERSITY NOTES
BROWN: Monday, February 17th - Lionel Olmer, a SCUBA diver and underwater photographer for nearly 50 years, will present and discuss his video, “The Battle of Truk Lagoon,” at Cafe L’Europe. This is a luncheon event. Look for details and RSVP information soon.
COLUMBIA: Tuesday, February 11th - Meet
Richard Russell, Executive Director of the Sarasota Opera. The location
is The Francis on North Palm Avenue. The event includes lunch and runs
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Price: $30 for members and spouses; $33 for non-members. RSVP with checks to Barbara Russell by February 5th. Questions? Contact Peter Phillipes at 941-488-2420, or Susan Goldstein at
CORNELL: Thursday, February 13th -
Luncheon at Michael's on East, at noon; social time begins at 11:30
a.m. Dwight Currie, Associate Director of the Ringling Museum of Art,
will discuss current and future performance programming at The Ringling.
Questions? Contact Shirlee Ruggie at 496-8745. Friday, Febrary 28th - Happy Hour with The Cornell Club and Penn Club “Young” Alumni Committees of Sarasota from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Louies Modern, 1289 North Palm Avenue. If you’re from the classes of the 80s, 90s, 00s, or 10s, RSVP by welcome to attend.
Friday, February 28th - Happy
Hour with The Cornell Club and Penn Club “Young” Alumni Committees of Sarasota
from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Louies Modern, 1289
North Palm Avenue. If you’re from the classes of the 80s, 90s, 00s, or 10s, RSVP
by welcome to attend.
DARTMOUTH: Friday, February 21st - Luncheon at Marina Jack. Gather at 11:30, lunch at noon, and program at 12:50. The speaker is Bill Horan from Smile Train.
HARVARD:
Thursday, February 6th - Nobel Laureate Dr. James Watson,
one of the men who discovered the structure of DNA, will speak
about the possibility of being able to cure most cancers by
2014. This will be a cocktails and hors d'oeuvres evening event at the Sarasota Yacht Club. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. and the program should go until 8:00 pm. Friday, February 7th - The annual joint Harvard-Yale-Princeton luncheon will take place at Michael's on East, where we will hear Dr. John Merriman speak about his book, The Dynamite Club: How a Cafe Bombing in Paris at the end of the Century Ignited the Age of Modern Terror. Social period will begin at 11:30 am.
PENN: Thursday, February 13th - Luncheon at Salute! restaurant with speaker Jerry Bilik, Vice-President of Creative Development of Feld Entertainment (Ringling Bros./Disney on Ice). Start time is 11:30 a.m. Cost is $22.00. Please RSVP to Valerie Grey at HVGREY@cs.com.
PRINCETON:
Tuesday, January 14 - Keith Whittington will speak on “Slavery and the Supreme Court” at the Field Club, 12 noon.
YALE: Friday, February 7th - Annual
Yale-Harvard Princeton luncheon at Michael’s on East at 11:30
a.m. Professor John Merriman, the Charles Seymour Professor of
History and former Master of Branford College, will discuss his book,
"The Dynamite Club: How a Bombing in Fin-de-Siecle Paris Ignited
the Age of Modern Terror.” Lunch will be served at noon. Please contact Dick Smith at 493-9488 or preferably at drsmvs@comcast.net for reservations. Monday, February 17th - Tour of the Ringling College of Art and Design followed by lunch on campus. 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
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Il Travatore: RSVP Details
Tickets are $75 each. Please mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope with a check made payable to “The Ivy League Club” to:
Jack Wright 8560 Heron Lagoon Circle Sarasota, FL 34242
Please
include the name of your school and indicate if you would like to be
seated with someone in particular. Also, include your email address if
you would like me to confirm the receipt of your ticket request.
The
tickets will be mailed March 12th or 13th, as I will collect them from
the Sarasota Opera box office on March 11th. If you have any questions,
please use email: jackwright22@verizon.net. (Please do not call unless it is an emergency. Thanks.)
All
orders should be received by February 20th, so the Opera can release
seats not purchased. This is a very popular opera, and our seats are
limited. Dinner at Salute! Ristorante
If
you would like to join the group for dinner, please call Salute! at
(941) 365-1020 and make reservations to sit with the Ivy League Club. We
have our choice of ordering from the menu or a prix fixe meal. Dinner
is from 5:30 p.m.; the curtain for Il Trovatore opens at 8. |
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