YCSF Social at Bay 13 in Coral Gables!

On Thursday, March 27th, the YCSF will be hosting an evening social at Bay 13 Brewery in Coral Gables from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Come and enjoy the evening with fellow Yalies! 

(Note: Happy Hour pricing ends at 6pm)

Miami Open

Yale Club Night

📅 Saturday, March 22 | 6:00 PM

📍 Hard Rock Stadium

🎟 $65 per ticket

Enjoy world-class tennis with fellow Yalies!

Join us beforehand for a Happy Hour at American Social’s pop-up from 6:00 – 6:45 PM!

Lunch with Yale Coach Tony Reno

🏈 Luncheon Reception with Coach Tony Reno, Yale Football Head Coach

📅 Friday, March 21 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

📍 Seasons Dining Room, Moorings Park Original Campus, Naples, FL

🎟 $50 per person

Join the Yale Club of Southwest Florida for an exclusive luncheon with Coach Tony Reno, Head Coach of Yale Football, as he shares insights on the team and upcoming season.

Private Tour

📅 February 27, 2025, 11:00 AM

📍1450 S. Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Event limit of 40 people

🎟 $20 per person

Free parking passes will be provided to attendees

Join us for an afternoon of incredible food, music, in Crandon Park Key Biscayne, as we roast a whole pig Cuban style in a Caja China!

Event Details:

•  Date: Saturday, February 22

•  Time: Festivities start at 2:00 PM, pig ready at 3:00 PM

•  Location: Crandon Park, Key Biscayne (We've reserved a covered pavilion)

•  Cost: $35 per person RSVP or $55 at event | Kids 10 & under eat free

•  Family-friendly atmosphere with music

Menu:

•  Whole Cuban-Style Roast Pig – Marinated in mojo and slow-cooked in a caja china for crispy skin & tender meat

• Alternative Options: Jerk Chicken & Vegetarian Veggie Burger (please order in advance!)

•  Cuban-Style Rice & Black Beans

•  Maduros (Sweet Plantains)

•  Signature Sangria + BYOB

The Tradition of Cuban Pig Roasts & the Caja China
A Cuban pig roast, or lechón asado, is the centerpiece of major celebrations, from holidays to family gatherings. The pig is marinated overnight in mojo—a citrusy, garlicky marinade—and then slow-roasted to perfection.

The caja china (Spanish for "Chinese box") is a uniquely Cuban roasting method that dates back to Chinese laborers in Cuba, who developed a way to trap heat above the pig, ensuring crispy skin while keeping the meat juicy. Today, it's the gold standard for Cuban-style pig roasts!

We look forward to celebrating with you—don’t miss out on this unforgettable event!

Afterparty at Gramps Hideaway!
Keep the party going with us after the roast! Join us at Gramps Hideaway for drinks and more fun!

Gramps Hideaway Address: 3301 Rickenbacker Cswy, Key Biscayne, FL 33149

Chopin for All – Pianist Anthony Ratinov

📅 Sunday, February 16 | 3:00 PM

📍 Granada Church, Coral Gables

🎟 Free to the public

Join us for a spectacular performance by Yalie pianist Anthony Ratinov (Yale College & Yale School of Music). Don't miss this extraordinary classical concert!

The Game: Yale-Harvard Watch Party!

Join fellow Yalies to cheer on the Bulldogs at American Social in Miami!

The event will be co-hosted with our friends from the Harvard Club of South Florida!

Join the YCSF and All Ivy+ for Brunch!

Who Gets In and Why: Inside the New World of College Admissions

Join Shalini Uppu, Yale College alum and former college admissions director, to learn how admissions practices have changed over the last 15 years. We'll cover how the most selective colleges review applications and how students can prepare now. Shalini will share insights on what distinguishes the most successful applicants in a highly competitive process.

Jonathan Kim, Yale Club of South Florida president, will moderate a Q&A session for families. At the end of this event, students will leave with tools and strategies to elevate their applications and have a little fun in the process.

We invite the Yale Club community, especially any of our families with high school students in grades 9-12 as those students and families will benefit most from this program.

About Shalini:

Shalini grew up in Miami and attended Miami Palmetto Senior High. While at Yale, she worked in the admissions office as a student tour guide, panelist, and senior interviewer. She went on to a professional career in admissions and served in some of the most elite undergraduate and graduate admissions offices in the country, including Duke and UChicago. She has personally reviewed thousands of applications, interviewed hundreds of applicants, and chaired admissions committees with final decision-making authority. Shalini returned home to Miami and co-founded an admissions process consultancy to support students and families through a complex, but rewarding, college admissions process.

Getting There and While There:

We strongly encourage using rideshare to get to the venue as parking is often limited in this area. Seating at this venue may also be limited for this event.

Where: Elena Bulatova Fine Art Gallery, 919 Collins Ave. Ste B, Miami Beach, FL 33139

When: Sunday, September 15, 2024 - 3-4pm

YCSF Social at Bayshore Club!

On Wednesday, July 10th, the YCSF will be hosting an evening social at Bayshore Club in Coconut Grove from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Please note: Happy Hour pricing is available from 4-6pm.

Come and enjoy the evening with fellow Yalies! 

All Yale Club of South Florida members are invited to join the All Ivy+ schools for a multi-school happy hour!

2024 Yale Day of Service!

About Yale Day of Service

Yale Day of Service is the university’s annual celebration of service, with Yalies banding together each year to give back to their local communities. In all, alumni communities host close to 300 service projects each year. We estimate that at least 3,500 service initiatives have taken place in the program’s history, dating back to its inception in 2008.

What began more than a decade ago as a single day has now grown into an ongoing call to action for service activities that span the globe, in sectors from environmental clean-ups to educational webinars, legal clinics to house painting.

Now more than ever, every day can be a Yale day of service. How will YOU make a difference this year?

More Informaiton: YAA Yale Day of Service

Yale Day of Service - Miami

• Family friendly beach cleanup with Fill-a-Bag  

• Location: Crandon Park - Key Biscayne

• Date: May 11th | Time: 10:00am-12:00pm

Private Paintball Game for Yale Alum

Location: Matrix Tactical Paintball Homestead

Address: 20800 SW 134th Ave, Miami, FL 33177

Date: Saturday April 6th  | 10:30am - 12:30pm  

YCSF Social at Bay 13!

On Thursday, March 14th, the YCSF will be hosting an evening social at Bay 13 Brewery in Coral Gables from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Come and enjoy the evening with fellow Yalies! 

Yale's Whiffenpoofs in Boca

Yale's Whiffenpoofs are coming to Boca Raton! Please see the below flyer and ticket link for more information. NOTE: This is not a Yale Club hosted event.

Hidden in Plain Sight: WWII, Mussolini, and the Plight of Internment Camps in Southern Italy

The Yale Club of South Florida and Books & Books are thrilled to present an evening with Carmine Vittoria for his fascinating book.

Join us for this exciting discussion and indulge in some snacks and drinks!

About the Book:

Have you ever wondered what life was like for those caught in the crossfire of warring armies during WWII?

Step back in time to Southern Italy during WWII and discover the hidden secrets that have been buried for decades. In "Hidden in Plain Sight," physicist and historian Carmine Vittoria weaves a gripping tale of survival and resilience, shining a light on the plight of Jewish internees and townspeople caught in the crossfire of warring armies.

Through his vivid storytelling, Vittoria transports readers to a time and place where survival was uncertain, and every day brought new challenges. Despite the turmoil and chaos of war, a special kind of empathetic connection emerged between these two communities. Their lives became entangled in unexpected ways, forging a more realistic and humane view of history in these small towns of Southern Italy.

"Hidden in Plain Sight" is a must-read for anyone who loves historical fact/fiction that is both informative and engaging. Vittoria's unique academic background and being there adds a layer of depth, feeling, and authenticity to the story that will leave readers captivated from start to finish.

"Hidden in Plain Sight" is a must-read for anyone who loves historical fact/fiction that is both informative and engaging. In short, it is about life itself at the most perilous time in history never told before. Don't miss out on this incredible journey back in time.

Order your copy of "Hidden in Plain Sight" today and discover the dark secrets that have been hidden for decades.

About the Author:

Carmine Vittoria received his Ph.D. in applied quantum physics from Yale University in 1970. He is currently a professor at Northeastern University, where he has established a world-class research laboratory in the development of new microwave films deposited at the atomic scale. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and IEEE.

Private Art Reception for Art Basel Miami Beach Week

Tuesday, December 5

6 to 8 PM
David Castillo Gallery
3930 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 201, Miami, FL 33137
$40 per person

As the art world takes over Miami for Art Basel Miami Beach in December, we'll be gathering our community of Yale alumni and parents at the prestigious David Castillo Gallery.  Join us for wine, art & hors d'oeuvres!  

David Castillo is a Yale alum (BA ‘96, Branford) and will offer remarks on his career journey from his undergraduate studies in New Haven to opening his eponymous gallery in Miami.

Learn more about David Castillo Gallery via his website, or via features in Artnews (2023) and The New York Times (2018).

On view will be Impressions, a solo exhibition of new works on silk by Chinese-born painter, Su Su. These new works employ a technique of the artist's own invention, wherein oil paint is injected using a needle through the backside of the image. Oil paint serves as both medium and methodology in these works, facilitating metamorphic figurative paintings that navigate the intersections of cultural memory, canonical legacies and representations of femininity.

Space is Limited - Register Today

PS - Can’t make the reception? Be sure to say hello at David Castillo Gallery’s booth located at B47 at Art Basel Miami Beach, which will be exhibiting works by two Yalies: Vaughn Spann (Yale School of Art MFA, Painting and Printmaking, Class of 2018) and Nadir Souirgi (Yale School of Art MFA, Painting and Printmaking, Class of 2024)

Yale-Harvard Game Watch Party!

Join alums of Harvard and Yale for a New Haven style watch party right here in South Florida.

Frank Pepe is shutting down its restaurant in South Florida to host us.

• Your ticket will include all-you-can-eat pizza and salad bar and all-you-can-drink beer and wine

• Pizza orders will be up to you! Feel free to order any pie and as many as you want

• The game will be projected on the wall and ESPN's audio will be flowing on the restaurant's speakers

• Ticket price: $65 (early bird $45)

• Children are very much welcome. Anyone under 21 years old eats free!

• For all adults and kids who want to make their own pizza, Pepe's has offered to bring you back to the kitchen so you can learn to make your own Frank Pepe pie

Harvard and Yale alums and their friends and family are all invited. Please spread the word and wear Harvard and Yale gear so we make South Florida feel like New Haven!

Location: 41 N University Dr, Plantation, FL 33322

Date: Saturday, November 18th at Noon

Time: 11:30am-4:00pm

Cost: $65 ($45 early bird pricing)

New Alumni Welcome Happy Hour

Join us in welcoming new alumni to South Florida, whether they’re new graduates or new to the area!

Reception for Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga (LAW ’86)

Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga (LAW ’86) is the Chief Judge for the U.S. Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The reception is commemorating the 20th anniversary of Chief Judge Altonaga’s appointment to the bench. Chief Judge Altonaga is notable as the first Cuban American Woman to be appointed to any Federal Court in the U.S.