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  • Table Tennis: May-October

    • April 29, 2026
    • October 28, 2026
    • 27 sessions
    • Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
    • 45
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    Table Tennis

    May-October

    Weekly on Wednesday 


    Join your MCA friends weekly for table tennis at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center. Balls will be provided. Bring your favorite paddle or one will be provided. 

    For questions, contact Michael Pierce.



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  • Low Stakes Poker (Weekly)

    • May 28, 2026
    • September 17, 2026
    • 17 sessions
    • Various Homes around the Greater Naples Area
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    Low Stakes Poker

    Meets Every Thursday

     

    Weekly high/low poker games ($20 buy in)  held at various homes and community centers in an easy going atmosphere. Sit in and see what it is all about.

    If you are interested and/or have questions, please contact Phil Sherman .


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  • Trivia Night - Summer 2026 Edition

    • July 29, 2026
    • 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    • Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
    • 52
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    Trivia Night

    Summer Edition

    COED Event


    Registration Opens June 11

    Sharpen those brains! The ever-popular MCA trivia night returns for a Summer Edition on July 29th. Get ready for some major-league brain stretching as you and your table-mates compete to be one of the evening's top two (prize winning!!!) tables. We'll also have additional Mystery Prizes for Bonus Questions throughout the evening.

    The cost is $18 a person (payable online via credit card). Tables can include up to six people. Register a full table or leave it to us to put you together with other MCAers. There'll be fun galore - and snacks and desserts, too! 

    For any questions, contact Mark Cohn.

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  • Monthly Luncheon December - Joel Goldberg: MLB Broadcaster - KC Royals

    • December 10, 2026
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Stonebridge Country Club
    • 140

    Monthly Luncheon

    Registration opens 11/10/26


    MLB Broadcaster - KC Royals

    Joel Goldberg 


    Joel Goldberg is an American journalist working for FOX Sports in Kansas City  as the host of the Royals Live pregame and postgame shows. Before joining Kansas City and FSKC’s Royals broadcast team, he was covering the St. Louis Cardinals, Blues, Rams and more for FOX Sports Midwest in St. Louis. 

    Joel Goldberg is in his 19th season as part of the Royals broadcast team, serving as the host of the “Royals Live” pregame and postgame shows. Goldberg also provides reports from various locations in the stadium throughout FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City’s game coverage.

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

    Questions? Email Michael Sobol.


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  • Trivia Night- December Edition

    • December 20, 2026
    • 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM
    • Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
    • 108
    Registration is closed


    Trivia Night- December Edition


    a coed event

    Registration Opens 11/20/26


    You and a guest are invited to join us for an exciting evening of trivia hosted by a professional Trivia Master! Enjoy a mix of general knowledge categories designed to challenge and entertain everyone.

    Players will be assigned to teams of six per table. Each team will collaborate and submit one final answer per question—so teamwork is key! At the end of the night, prizes will be awarded to the top-scoring team.

    Light snacks will be provided.

    For any questions, contact Chuck Siegel.

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  • Trivia Night- February Edition

    • February 07, 2027
    • 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM
    • Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
    • 108
    Registration is closed


    Trivia Night- February Edition


    a coed event

    Registration Opens 12/21/26


    You and a guest are invited to join us for an exciting evening of trivia hosted by a professional Trivia Master! Enjoy a mix of general knowledge categories designed to challenge and entertain everyone.

    Players will be assigned to teams of six per table. Each team will collaborate and submit one final answer per question—so teamwork is key! At the end of the night, prizes will be awarded to the top-scoring team.

    Light snacks will be provided.

    For any questions, contact Chuck Siegel.

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  • Monthly Luncheon February - From Dallas to Butler

    • February 11, 2027
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Stonebridge Country Club
    • 140


    Monthly Luncheon

    Registration opens 12/11/26


    From Dallas to Butler


     Lew Merletti

    Former Director of the Secret Service

    This presentation will cover the failures of Secret Service leadership leading up to the Butler assassination attempt on President Trump. Lew Merletti  will then compare the similarities between the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (Dallas) and the Butler attempt as well as a comparison of assassins Lee Harvey Oswald (Dallas) and Thomas Matthew Crooks (Butler, Pennsylvania). Throughout his presentation a focus on "Leadership or Failed Leadership" will be emphasized.

    Lewis C. Merletti, the nineteenth director of the U.S. Secret Service and a former member of the Counter Assault Team (CAT), the paramilitary force of the U.S. Secret Service.

    Merletti's unconventional-warfare expertise comes from his combat experiences in Vietnam as a Green Beret.”

    Mr. Merletti currently leads the Advisory Board for Cleveland based Ashwood Risk Management Solutions and Ashwood Force Protection Services, advising on complex security issues and high-threat environments for private individuals and corporate industry. He also advises larger tactical and security companies, such as SureFire, as an Advisory Board member. Merletti’s clients often require physical, cyber, and other technical security services and assessments in both domestic and international high-risk areas.

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

    Questions? Email Michael Sobol.


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  • Monthly Luncheon March - My 59 Years in Broadcasting

    • March 11, 2027
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Stonebridge Country Club
    • 140

    Monthly Luncheon

    Registration opens 2/11/27

    My 59 Years in Broadcasting

     

    MCA Member Steven Guggenheim 


    Steve spent over half a century in broadcast news, mostly on the network level.  He has been an anchor, reporter, editor, director, talk show host and manager. Half of his career was in front of the mic, the other half behind it.  Steve dealt with a whole range of stories.  He produced all of the network’s Watergate coverage.  Covered Capitol Hill, the White House, State Department and Pentagon.  For more than 20 years his focus was on business news when he worked for the Wall Street Journal Radio Network.  After Watergate the biggest story he covered was 9/11. Steve was at Ground Zero when the attacks occurred.  His wife always said when there was a big story Steve would be in the middle of it. 

    Steve majored in broadcasting at Emerson College in Boston. His first job after college was as a Desk Assistant for WCBS newsradio in New York.  From there he took an on air job with WINA in Charlottesville, Va. Then Back to New York where he was a reporter and producer for WHN. Then on to Mutual Broadcasting in DC for 8 yrs. Back to NY and NJ where he spent 22 years with the Wall Street Journal Radio Network. Then 11 years with Fox Radio as senior editor and anchor.  

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

    Questions? Email Michael Sobol.


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  • Speaker Series - Jews in Basketball (and Hebrews in Hockey, Too)

    • March 25, 2027
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
    • 130
    Registration is closed

    Jews in Basketball

    (and Hebrews in Hockey, Too)

     

    Jewish players, coaches, owners, and broadcasters have played a major role in shaping the sport at college and professional levels from  its inception to the current day. Nearing the height of March Madness and with the NBA play-offs looming, MCA member Marshall Tanick will make a PowerPoint presentation on that topic, covering men and  women participants, including here in Florida, and will throw in a bit of  hockey lore, too, as a sequel to his popular  “Jews in Baseball” presentation last year.

    Did you know that:   The first basket in a professional basketball game was made  by a Jew?

    The winning goal in the 2026 men’s Olympic Hockey championship game was scored by a Jew?

     Attend this program and you will find out a lot more about “Jews in Basketball  and Hockey, too.


    Marshall Tanick

    Marshall, a Minnesota native who joined MCA in early 2024, spoke to us last season about Jews in Baseball. He's an attorney who, for 45 years, has represented clients in matters ranging from employment law, constitutional law, education law; animal law, and land law to business disputes. He has taught at the University of Minnesota Law School, among others, and is a frequent Continuing Education lecturer. 

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  • Trivia Night- March Edition

    • March 28, 2027
    • 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM
    • Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
    • 108
    Registration is closed


    Trivia Night- March Edition


    a coed event

    Registration Opens 2/8/27


    You and a guest are invited to join us for an exciting evening of trivia hosted by a professional Trivia Master! Enjoy a mix of general knowledge categories designed to challenge and entertain everyone.

    Players will be assigned to teams of six per table. Each team will collaborate and submit one final answer per question—so teamwork is key! At the end of the night, prizes will be awarded to the top-scoring team.

    Light snacks will be provided.

    For any questions, contact Chuck Siegel.

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