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Calendar of EventsOur events are open to all Brown Club members, their guests, and friends of Brown University. If you have any questions about events, please contact Kitty Keane (860-595-6882). Events will be posted as they are scheduled. Out to Lunch Bunch The Out to Lunch Bunch meets for a buffet style lunch on the fourth Friday of each month at noon. Meetings are held at the Naples Sailing & Yacht Club, 896 River Point Drive. River Point Drive is the first street east of Tin City on 41. The NSYC is at the end of the street. Attendees who are not members of the NSYC can use credit cards to pay for lunch — but not cash. The Out to Lunch Bunch does not meet in November or December because of conflicts with the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Meetings of the Out to Lunch Bunch have been suspended until it is prudent to resume. Completed Events Holiday Party : Sunday, December 13, 2020 We held our traditional Holiday Season Party on Zoom. Participants shared their pandemic experiences and we heard presentations about a home solar installation and coming celestial events. Brown Professor Bathsheba Demuth : Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Assistant Professor of Environment and Society & History Bathsheba Demuth has a new book out – “The Floating Coast.” She spoke to us on Zoom about “Arctic Energy before Petroleum or What Whales Can tell us about Writing History.” Naples Botanical Garden Conservation Talk : Friday, January 29, 2021 Chad Washburn, Vice President of Conservation at Naples Botanical Garden, gave us a Zoom talk about protecting wild plants, building a living collection, the Garden’s global contributions and restoration and resilience. Naples Botanical Garden Walking Tour : Monday, February 15, 2021 On Monday, February 15, we had a self-tour of the Naples Botanical Garden and an optional outdoor lunch at the Fogg Cafe. Location: Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Drive, Naples Insight about the 2020 Elections : Tuesday, March 2, 2021 In a Zoom call, Supervisor of Elections Jennifer Edwards offered her insights about the 2020 Elections in Collier County. West Side Story : Friday, March 13, 2021 We attended Opera Naples Under the Stars, Symphony Concert Version. Location: Outdoors, Baker Park, 50 Riverside Circle, Naples Brown Professor Lecture : Thursday, April 15, 2021 Ralph E Milliken, Associate Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, and two grad students informed us by Zoom about discoveries from lunar rover exploration of Mars. Upcoming Events Email Kitty Keane or call her at 860-595-6882 for more information on any of the events listed above. |
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