Eat, Drink, Converse

  • Estero Area Breakfast

    • November 12, 2025
    • March 11, 2026
    • 5 sessions
    • Skillets in East University Village Ft Myers (Ben Hill and Estero Blvd)
    • 0
    • 21 registrants
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    Estero Area Breakfast


    Join your MCA friends for a monthly breakfast at Skillets in Estero.



    Click here to have a look at the menu.


    Questions? email


            Neil Chesson (Nov and Dec)

     Ken Marcus  (Jan - April)


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  • East Naples Breakfast

    • November 13, 2025
    • March 12, 2026
    • 5 sessions
    • Thee City's Grill, 3883 Tamiami Trail, Naples
    • 14
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    East Naples Breakfast

    Registration Opens 9/13/25




    Join your MCA friends for a  monthly breakfast on the second Thursday of each month.

    We meet at Thee City's Grill in the Town Center Shopping Center, 3883 Tamiami Trail East.


    You need to re-register for this season in order to receive your monthly reminders



    Questions? Email Barry Denkensohn


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  • Breakfast of Menshen N. Naples

    • December 11, 2025
    • January 08, 2026
    • 5 sessions
    • The Patio 10711 Tamiami Trail N, Naples

    2025-2026 in-Season North Naples Breakfast

    is ready to eat and schmooze.


    Thursday Dec 11 at 745 am  OR  915 am

    The Patio Cafe

    Everyone has their own story. Come listen and share!

    Everyone has their own story. Come listen and share!

    Plenty of parking next door. 

    $11.99 for eggs, pancakes, treif or potatoes incl. coffee!


    Reservations are required 

    glennperrin1@gmail.com

    Pick your time!

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  • Monthly Luncheon December - Economic and Market Forecasts

    • December 11, 2025
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Audubon Country Club
    • 9
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    Monthly Luncheon

    Registration opens 10/11/2025

    Economic and Market Forecasts 

    Presented by MCA member Michael Feldman, J.D., CFP®

    Many Americans are unhappy with our economy over recent years because rising consumer prices have stagnated standards of living. However, over the past year, U.S. personal income growth has exceeded inflation. Our economy has continued to grow, unemployment is low, and job creation has been solid. 

    Business spending on capital and labor has supported growth in consumer spending. If inflation continues its gradual decline, the Federal Reserve eventually will reduce interest rates, benefiting investors in stocks and finally, after years of turmoil, bonds.

    In this timely presentation, Michael Feldman will present current charts on the economy, bond market and stock market. Michael will not speak on behalf of his firm nor provide any investment advice. He hosts MCA’s Financial Health discussion group, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1987, has advised investors since 1998, and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER.TM

    Questions? Email Michael Sobol.



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  • Mamma Anna Pop-Up Dine Around

    • December 14, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • 23111 Fashion Dr. Estero (Coconut Point)

    Mamma Anna Trattoria

    23111 Fashion Dr. Estero** 

    (Coconut Point)

    **No passport required to go North from Naples !

    This is a small “mom and pop” Italian joint that serves good food at VERY reasonable prices. 

    Pizza, Melanzane di Parmigiana, Fettucine Primavera,

    Pollo Piccata

     

    reservations required by email   glennperrin1@gmail.com

    outside or inside at 5 ish, 6-ish, 7-ish

    Wanna MANGIA with friends?


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  • Wine Club

    • December 17, 2025
    • April 20, 2026
    • 5 sessions
    • Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
    • 7
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    Wine Club 

    Register once for the season and receive a reminder for each upcoming session announcing the wine selections for that month

    If you were registered for the Special Opening Event you will still need to register once for this regular season


    The MCA Wine Club is dedicated to wine education and wine enjoyment. We know and accept that members will bring varying levels of wine knowledge, experience and understanding to our meetings. ALL ARE WELCOME!

    Please come if you want to learn and enjoy wine with like-minded MCA members. For this season, all participants will contribute $25 at each tasting. This is to offset costs of wine and  refreshments, which will be brought by those who volunteer. Whoever brings wine or refreshments will be partly reimbursed to the extent available from the entry fees collected.

    December 17th- At this meeting we will be tasting wines made from different red grape varietals -- cabernet sauvignon, syrah, merlot, pinot noir and malbec. Can we taste the difference, and identify which is which?

    January 19th-TBD

    February 19th-TBD

    March 16th-TBD

    April 20th-TBD

    Wines for upcoming meetings will be chosen at the preceding meeting.


    Please contact Jim Aronson with any questions.


    Anyone who wants to bring an interesting or favorite bottle of white wine should do so.  Please let Barry know what you're planing to bring.  As we're tasting whites, you won't need to open the bottles in advance, so if we have a lot of wines, we may not open them all.   You should also be prepared to speak about the winemaker, vineyard, year and the wine.
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  • Pittsburgh Area Brunch

    • January 06, 2026
    • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • The House of Omelets 1201 Piper Blvd Naples
    • 12
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    "Pittsburgers"  Brunch 





    Join fellow "Yinzrs" for a casual  brunch for former and current "Pittsburghers" and tristate area MCAers living in Greater Naples.  If you have Steelers, Pens or Bucs logo clothing, wear it!

    Reservations are absolutely required.

    Questions? Contact your host, Harvey Cohen



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  • Monthly Lunch January - Goodbye Walter Cronkite. The Media has Changed

    • January 08, 2026
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
    • 5
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    Monthly Luncheon

    Registration Opens 11/08/2025

    Goodbye Walter Cronkite

    The Media has Changed

    It is not just your imagination.  The media has gone through a dramatic transformation since the days when Walter Cronkite was widely considered “the most trusted man in America” and when Simon and Garfunkel sang: “There’s no times at all: Just the New York Times.”

    Gail MarksJarvis, who has been a prominent journalist in newspapers, TV and radio for more than four decades, explains what has changed and what hasn’t, how journalists make decisions and grapple with personal opinions when covering the news, the angst within newsrooms that is driving change, and what to expect in the future as old media appears headed into its twilight years.

    Questions? Email Michael Sobol.



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  • MCA/WCA Couples Canasta Night

    • January 12, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • The Vineyards Country Club - 400 Vineyards Blvd, Naples
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    Registration Opens November 13

    MCA/WCA Couples Canasta Night


    Join with your MCA/WCA friends for an evening of dinner and canasta. 

    You must sign up as a foursome, with a designated captain.

    The cost is $60.00 per participant ($240 per team).  The team captain registers and pays for all team members. 

    No Refunds after January 2.             

    All participants must be members of MCA or WCA.

    Please bring cards and a tray.

    The dress code is 'country club casual' (no shorts or jeans). 

    Questions?

    Contact Arlene or Michael Sobol at asobol99@gmail.com

    or

    Donna or Avie Goldstein at donnagoldstein@gmail.com
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  • Boys from the Bronx New York Area Brunch

    • January 20, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Lulu B's - 2374 Immokalee Rd Naples (Greentree Center)
    • 11
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    "Boys from da Bronx"  Brunch 








    Join your fellow MCA members who have a home or grew up in the Bronx for a casual brunch.

    Although the Yankees didn't make it to the World Series this year its always great to get together with fellow Bronxites to celebrate the best borough in the City.  

    If you grew up in da Bronx, went to school there, worked or lived there, were a Bronx 3-sewer stickball hitter, or had some other close connection to the Borough we'd love to see yo


    Reservations are required.


    Questions? Contact your host, Gene Briskman

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  • Wine Appreciation-Great Wines from Around the U.S.

    • February 03, 2026
    • 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Total Wine Naples - Promenade at Naples Centre, 6424 Naples Blvd.
    • 0
    • 36 registrants
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    Registration opens 12/3/25

    Wine Appreciation - Great Wines From Around The United States

    A coed event


    Please join us for a wine tasting at Total Wine, Naples. We will sample eight (8) wines from different US regions. The Wine Educator will discuss the characteristics and local geography of each wine. To complete the tasting experience, hors d'oeuvres will be served. 

    The cost is $20/person

    For questions contact Rob Brown



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  • Escape Room Adventure

    • February 09, 2026
    • 4:15 PM
    • Tropic Escape Room 4061 Bonita Beach Road Bonita Springs, FL 34134
    • 24
    Registration is closed


    Escape Room Adventure

    This is a coed event

    Registration opens 12/11/25

    You are invited to join fellow MCA members and their guests in a thrilling traditional escape room adventure  at The Tropic Escape Room in Bonita Springs. There you and your team will attempt to solve puzzles and meet challenges to enable the team to escape from a physical space in an hour or less.

     There is no need to be an athlete to successfully escape from the room. While the puzzles, riddles and challenges must be solved to successfully escape from the room, participants may leave the room at any time if they chose not to complete the activity.

    After escaping from the room, you can join your fellow escapees for dinner at the Carrabba's Italian Grill  at 27220 Bay Landing Drive Bonita Springs, FL

    The cost of the escape room is $37pp. Dinner will be ordered individually off the menu

    Questions: email David Feldman
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  • Monthly Luncheon February - My Career as an NFL Referee

    • February 12, 2026
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Audubon Country Club
    • 120
    Register

    Monthly Luncheon

    Registration opens 12/12/2025

    My Career as an NFL Referee


    How I got to the NFL, a typical week for a referee, equipment we used, highlights, stories and videos from my career, as well as comments on the recent SuperBowl.

    Ft. Myers attorney Jeffrey Rice, who has been moonlighting as an NFL referee for 25 years, hung up his whistle for the final time after last Sunday’s Pro Bowl.

    Over the past 25 years, Rice has officiated more than 400 NFL games and been granted 24 postseason assignments, including four Super Bowls and four Pro Bowls. Postseason officiating crews are considered the league’s top game officials. Rice is one of only 105 officials to work a Super Bowl game, and one of just 16 who have worked three or more Super Bowls, including two of the closest championship games in NFL history.

    Questions? Email Michael Sobol.



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  • 10th Annual Sweetheart Dinner Dance

    • March 07, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    • Vineyards Country Club, 400 Vineyards Blvd, Naples
    • 99

    Registration opens 1/7/26

    10th Annual
    Sweetheart Dinner Dance

    with the

    Dazzling DelRays



    Join us for the 10th annual Sweetheart Dinner Dance. Spend time with old and new friends. The evening includes a cocktail reception, a top notch dinner, and great music provided by the Dazzling DelRays. Everyone is sure to have a rockin' good time.

    The last nine Sweetheart Dances sold out,
    so make your reservation early!!

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  • Monthly Luncheon March - Electric Vehicles: The Road Ahead

    • March 12, 2026
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Stonebridge Country Club
    • 140
    Registration is closed

    Monthly Luncheon

    Registration opens 1/8/26

    Electric Vehicles:

    The Road Ahead 

    Dr. Peter Michael

    FGCU Emergent Technologies Institute

    Hear from an expert about the current status and what the future holds for electric vehicles. Learn about EV technology and capabilities, research and development, government regulation, and the economics of electric vehicles. 

    Learn also about FGCU's Emergent Technologies Institute, a research and development complex opened in Fort Myers in 2016 to support interdisciplinary research, graduate education, and technology development.


    Peter Michael is an Instructor and Research Associate at FGCU's Emergent Technologies Institute, specializing in renewable energy development. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida.   He moved to Florida following a long career at Science Applications International Corporation (SIAC) and its successor company, Leidos, where he held positions as a Solutions Architect and Principal Engineer.

    Cancellation Policy: No refund if cancellation is within 7 days of the event.

    Questions? Email Michael Sobol.


    Note: This luncheon is at Stonebridge Country Club

    2100 Winding Oaks Way, Naples


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  • Mini-Golf followed by Dinner

    • March 17, 2026
    • 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • 9001 Sage Avenue Naples 34120 (Immokalee & Collier)
    • 40
    Registration is closed

    Mini-Golf and Dinner

    Volcano Mountain Adventure Golf*

    Registration Opens 1/17/2026

    A coed event

                                   

    You and a guest can register to join MCA friends for a late afternoon of mini-golf followed by dinner.

    After a 4:30 shotgun start for 40 players, we will all go to Taco's and Tequila across the street in Founder's Square for dinner and to brag about our rounds.

    * Located behind the Racetrack gas station on Immokalee, east of Collier.

    Questions? Contact Jeff Morgenstern.

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  • Beach Party

    • March 25, 2026
    • 5:30 PM
    • Lowdermilk Beach
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    Registration opens 1/25/26

    Beach Party!

    A coed event

    Bring your friends and family to Lowdermilk Beach to join your fellow MCA'ers for an afternoon (and evening) of food and fun. Bring your own favorite food, beverages, and games.

    Rain date will be the next day


    For more info, email Jeff Morgenstern

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  • Baltimore Area Lunch- March Edition

    • March 27, 2026
    • 12:00 PM
    • Angelo's Southern Grill 8795 Tamiani Trail N. Naples FL 34108
    • 18
    Registration is closed


    Baltimore Area Lunch

    March Edition


    Registration opens 1/27/26




    Still follow the Ravens and O's? Join your fellow Charm City-ers for lunch and a get together. (Howard, Carroll, Montgomery, PG, Anne Arundel, and Queen Anne's County folks invited too!)

    Registration is required. This is a members only not coed event

    Questions? Contact your host, Mark Goetz



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  • Monthly Luncheon April - The Nobel Prize and its many Jewish Awardees

    • April 16, 2026
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
    • 140
    Registration is closed

    Monthly Luncheon

    Registration opens 2/16/26

    The Nobel Prize and its many Jewish Awardees 

    MCA Member Steve Yussen

    Swedish engineer, entrepreneur, and inventor, Alfred Nobel, set up an endowment to recognize outstanding contributions to mankind, with the first awards conferred after his death, in 1901, in five different fields, and more awards conferred in a 6th field (Economics) since the 1960s. 

    As of 2024, it is estimated that over 200 Nobel Prize winners have been Jewish. This number represents approximately 20% of all Nobel laureates, despite Jews constituting less than 0.2% of the world's population.

    Steve considers those outcomes, the award itself, its history, controversies, and the impact of some of its prominent Jewish awardees in different fields.

    Steve Yussen earned his bachelors degree in psychology at Swarthmore College, his Ph.D. In developmental psychology at the University of Minnesota, and had a career spanning 48 years as a Professor,, teaching, conducting research in cognitive development, memory, and reading, and serving as an administrator at 3 universities, UW- Madison, U of Iowa, and the University of Minnesota, where he retired in 2020. 



    Cancellation Policy: No refund if cancellation is within 7 days of the event.

    Questions? Email Michael Sobol.

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  • All Shook Up - Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre

    • April 19, 2026
    • 5:30 PM
    • Broadway Palm Dinner Theater - 380 Colonial BLVD, Ft. Myers
    • 64
    Registration is closed


    All Shook Up

    at the

    Broadway Palm Dinner Theater


    It’s Footloose, Grease and Happy Days all rolled into one zany story. This hip-swiveling musical is inspired by the songs of Elvis Presley and features over 24 Elvis hits! The story takes place in 1955, in a square little town in the middle of a square little state. A young mechanic named Natalie dreams of escaping her quiet Midwestern life. When a tall, handsome motorcycling stranger with blue-suede shoes and a guitar strapped to his back rides into town in search of a mechanic, Natalie’s whole life changes.

    Buffet dinner and show $65 per person.

    Registration opens February 19

    COED

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