About us
- "those who die with the most friends.... WIN!
- This group is NOT about finding a significant other, it's about finding others who are significant.
- Quick Note: This MeetUp group is part of a larger NextDoor group with 500 members. So if 5 people are shown to be attending, it could be 35!
- Here's the deal. This group is about meeting new friends and people to hang out with. We have two types of events, special events and weekly events. Every week, we go to the Port Restaurant and Bar in Corona del Mar. If you come regularly, you will know half the people in the bar, and you will be greeted. The bar tender will know your order. Yes, it is kind of like "Cheers." Unfortunately, many folks DON'T LIKE consistency, things that are the same every week. But it is this consistency where you meet the same people, and can REALLY MAKE FRIENDS. So please come to the Port Restuarant and hang out with us.
- Back to our regular scheduled information....
- Here's the deal: you are retired, or near retirement. You know what would make your life better? How about some new FRIENDS! No wait: how about some new BEST FRIENDS?
- Come to our get togethers! The first time will be hardest of course, but you'll meet some people (who are like you!) and the NEXT time, you'll know them a little. By the TENTH happy hour, you'll have new friends. I promise! This group has actually created a bunch of new, BEST FRIENDS, all based on our happy hours! But you have to come, and come back! It's a WONDER!
- I offer a money back guarantee! Even though being a part of this group is FREE!
- This group is about meeting people to HANG OUT WITH. We want to meet folks and make friends. And drink responsibly.
- This Meet Up Group is an add-on to a NextDoor 50+ Group of Newport Beach.
- The 50+ Group of the Greater Newport Beach area was created to help folks expand their social network: to meet new people, to make new friends
- Age range is from the 50's and up with no limit. We have some cool 90 year old members!
- This is about FRIENDSHIP and meeting new people.
- Meet people to walk with, to hang out with!
- Come expand your social network!
- Plus it's FREE! HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE ARE A CHALLENGE TO THE RESTAURANT AND THE WORKERS, PLEASE TIP YOUR SERVER GENEROUSLY REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU GET! WE WANT TO BE WELCOME TO THESE VENUES!
- As leader of the group, I've met dozens of wonderful people, and folks tell me that these Happy Hours have changed their lives for the better!
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LOOK WHAT FELL OUT DE MANGO TREE: A Play by Debra Ehrhardt
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center, 235 Forrest Ave,, Laguna Beach, CA, US## LOOK WHAT FELL OUT DE MANGO TREE
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This is a play by one of the members of our group. I've seen it twice. It is superb! This is an advertisement for the play, and we encourage you to go! We are NOT PLANNING a group activity, but we urge you to go anyway!This is at the Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center: 235 Forest Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Written and Performed by Debra Ehrhardt
Directed by Oscar & Grammy Winner Paul Williams
Debra Ehrhardt brings her powerful new two-person play to Laguna Beach in an intimate theatrical event that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.Based on her true-life journey from Jamaica to the United States, Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree explores the weight of what remains unspoken in families, the stories we inherit without realizing it, and the healing that forgiveness can make possible.
This is a story about parents doing the best they can with what they have been given, sometimes with pain and empty toolboxes in hand. As children, we rarely see the full picture. The missing pieces of our personal histories quietly shape our relationships until we find the courage to face them.
Joining Ehrhardt on stage is Juilliard-trained actor Christopher Grossett, whose theatre credits include Lincoln Center, Syracuse Stage, and numerous acclaimed productions.
The production is directed by Oscar & Grammy winner Paul Williams, the legendary songwriter behind classics such as We’ve Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, Evergreen, and Rainbow Connection. Williams brings his mastery of emotional storytelling to this intimate stage production.
Ehrhardt is an internationally acclaimed storyteller whose previous works have received major critical praise and sold-out runs in Los Angeles and New York. With Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree, she continues her tradition of blending humor, vulnerability, and emotional truth into a moving theatrical experience.
This is not simply an evening of storytelling. It is a fully realized, compelling two-person play that lingers long after the curtain falls.
Recommended for ages 16 and over due to mature themes.
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