Calendar of Events (2016-2017)

Holiday Party : Sunday, December 11, 2016

Location:  The home of John and Judy Hushon, 81 Seagate Drive #1501, Naples

Talk by Brown Provost: Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Provost Richard M. Locke brought us up-to-date on his work as provost and his current academic research into global supply chains.

Location:  Naples Sailing & Yacht Club, 896 River Point Drive, Naples

A Visit to Koreshan State Park : Wednesday, February 15, 2017

We toured a local state park just north of Coconut Point, where an unusual religious group believed that our world exists inside a large hollow sphere.

Location:  3800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero.

Cost:  $4 for a car with one occupant, $5 for a car with multiple occupants. Plus $2 per person for the tour. Credit cards accepted from lunch attendees.

Women’s Leadership Council : February 18, 2017

Lunch and overview of the upcoming celebration of 125 years of women at Brown.

Location:  Naples Sailing and Yacht Club, 892 River Point Drive, Naples

Cost:  Add text when known

Theater Night : Saturday, February 25, 2017

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles at the Gulfshore Playhouse.

Location:  The Norris Center, 755 8th Avenue South, Naples

Miami Beach Art Deco Walk and Wolfsonian Museum : Thursday, March 9, 2017

Regrettably, this event was canceled because wildfires closed Alligator Alley and prevented us from traveling to Miami Beach.

Location:  Bus trip to Miami Beach leaves from Naples at 8am

Cost:  $60.00 per person

Rappaccini’s Daughter : Sunday, March 12, 2017

We saw a matinee performance of Rappaccini’s Daughter, by Mexican composer Daniel Catan and based on a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Location:  Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Avenue, Naples

Baseball Game : Saturday, March 25, 2017

We watched a Boston Red Sox spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, preceded by a picnic at the park.

Location:  JetBlue Park, Daniels Parkway, Fort Myers (3 miles east of US 75)

Contact Bob Sanchez (239-566-7542) if you are interested in attending.

Ivy Fest : Sunday, April 2, 2017

Location:  Naples Zoo, 1590 Goodlette-Frank Rd, Naples

Cost:  $38.00 per person ($10.00 per child under 12)

New Students Reception : Sunday, April 23, 2017

A large group of Brown Club directors and members welcomed five local high school students who have been accepted by Brown and two who are on the wait list.

Location:  The home of Kitty and Jack Keane in Naples.