Metro New Jersey
Please join the Penn Club of Metro New Jersey for a great lineup of events in early 2022. In late January, we will hold one of our most popular activities—a wine tasting at Laboratorio Kitchens. February will bring some fun athletic events. On February 4, we will cheer on the Quakers as they play at Columbia. On February 12, we will host a pickleball party at the Strand Tennis Center in Chatham. We will then wrap up the month with a joint event with other Regional Clubs on February 22, when senior University leadership will provide us with a University update at Lincoln Center. In March, we will travel to New York City to enjoy a performance by Mask & Wig. Visit www.pennclubmetronj.com to learn the latest information on our club and to register for events, or contact club president Janet Pisansky C’91 at jpisansky@burkepotenza.com.
Sarasota and Manatee Counties
The Penn Club of Sarasota and Manatee Counties will be hosting in-person events this winter! Join us on January 27 at noon for our Ben Franklin Luncheon at Michael’s on East in the beautiful outdoor atrium. Entertainment will be provided by the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. “Wine” down your day by joining us for “Grapes at the Grove” in Lakewood Ranch at 5 p.m. on February 17. This interactive social event will feature paired pourings of California wines with plated appetizers, as well as a short program on wine tasting and fun facts about Ben Franklin’s own connoisseur preferences. Guests and snowbirds welcome! For more information or to register, visit www.alumni.upenn.edu/clubs or email Pennclubsarasota@gmail.com.
Southwest Florida
Join the Penn Club of Southwest Florida as we cheer on the Phillies in a spring training game against the Minnesota Twins. We have reserved a suite at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, opening at 12 p.m. on March 9, for 28 guests—so space is limited! For more information and to reserve your spot, please email Bob Klausner C’84 M’88 at rklausner@aol.com with the subject line “Phillies.”
Utah
The Penn Club of Utah is proud to cohost the 10th Annual Penn/Wharton Sundance Schmooze, a gathering of entertainment industry professionals and friends of film, at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. This complimentary event features a panel discussion with noted alumni in the industry, moderated by Penn Cinema Studies Professor Peter Decherney, accompanied by a catered cocktail party. The event, which will take place in person on Friday, January 21, from 6 to 8 p.m., is sponsored by the Penn Film & Media Pioneers and cohosted by Penntertainment, the Penn/Wharton Club of Los Angeles, the Penn Club of Westchester & Rockland Counties, PennNYC, and the Wharton Media & Entertainment Network (a WCNY subgroup). For more information and to register, please visit www.alumni.upenn.edu/sundance2022.