DATE: Thursday, October 16, 2025

TIME: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

*LOCATION: Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Marlin Bar. 3101 PGA Blvd, Space 205 (The Gardens Mall), Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

COST: $20 per person for generous appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks – alcoholic drinks and entrees on your own tab.

You may be thousands of miles from Cornell, but on Thursday, October 16, you can feel just steps away from the hill by attending this year’s Spirit of Zinck’s event in Palm Beach Gardens. This event is sponsored by the Cornell Club of Eastern Florida.

Theodore Zinck was a saloonkeeper in Ithaca and his pub, the Hotel Brunswick, was a popular gathering place for Cornellians in the 1890s. After his death in 1903, several bars using his name continued to provide a haven for students. When the last “Zinck’s” closed in the mid-60s, celebrating the spirit of Zinck’s became a favorite Thursday night Collegetown tradition of undergraduates. It wasn’t long afterwards that Cornellians continued the tradition in their hometowns. This year, alumni will celebrate this uniquely Cornell event in more than 90 cities around the world.

So, wherever you are, remember your days at Cornell on October 16th. Plan to celebrate Zinck’s Night with your Cornell friends.

**Finding Tommy Bahama Restaurant: There is an exterior entrance. It is in the upper level parking lot behind the Gardens Mall (if you go past Nordstrom and before you hit Saks Fifth it is up there). Also google “Janie and Jack” (instead of Tommy Bahama), this will take you to a more precise location.

Important: We kindly ask that you register by October 9 so we can finalize our arrangements with the restaurant. Later registrations are still welcome, but early ones really help us give the restaurant time to prepare properly. We truly appreciate your prompt response.

Questions? Please contact Abbe Groffman at agg29@cornell.edu