This year, on October 16th we’ll gather locally from 5-7 pm, in person, at Bayside Seafood Grill and Bar Venetian Village – South Side 4270 Gulf Shore Boulevard North Naples, FL 34102;  239-649-5552.

Appetizers will be offered by the Cornell Club of SWFL! Drinks will be available for purchase.

Theodore Zinck was an Ithaca saloon owner whose pub, the Hotel Brunswick, was a popular haunt for Cornellians in the 1890s. When he died in 1903, a series of bars on and around Collegetown adopted his name over the years. The last one closed in the 1960s, and Cornellians started commemorating the spirit of Zinck’s Night by gathering at an establishment on a Thursday night, once a year.