Before Terri Weichman moved to Lakewood Ranch from Jupiter, she joined the Sarasota Over 50 Meet-up Group.
The group has served the newcomer well. Weichman attended UTC Live on the Green Sept. 4 with about 40 new friends.
Every first Thursday of the month, The Green turns into a dance floor for the monthly music series. This month’s featured band was Sugar Vibe, billed as “one of Central Florida’s top party rock bands."
Weichman moved to Lakewood Ranch because of all the entertainment options the area offers, and it seems she has found the right group.
The event’s organizer, Steve Najemian, said the meet-up group offers activities every day of the week from dancing to hunting for sharks' teeth on area beaches.
“We have 35 to 40 people here tonight, but around 7,000 members,” Najemian said. “It’s for anyone who wants to join the group (not only Sarasota residents). We have members who are just under 50 and those who go up to 80 years old.”
Sugar Vibe performs at The Green at UTC Sept. 4 for the monthly music series, UTC Live on the Green.
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Terri Weichman has been a Lakewood Ranch resident for just five months and is already finding her groove. She joined the Sarasota Over 50 Meet-up Group before moving from Jupiter, Florida.
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Bradenton's Julie Kenney and Lakewood Ranch's Julie Brown take seats off to the side.
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Lakewood Ranch's Doug Thayer spins University Place's Nan McArthy.
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Sarasota's Bill Osterman and Donna Morello slow dance to "Strawberry Wine."
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UTC Live at the Green is just one event the Sarasota Over 50 Meet-up Group attends. Sarasota's Steven Najemian shows off a shark tooth necklace he made at another meet-up.
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Sarasota's 6-year-old Mea McDowell doesn't need a dance partner.
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The Sarasota Over 50 Meet-up Group meets every month at Live on the Green.
Lesley Dwyer is a staff writer for East County and a graduate of the University of South Florida. After earning a bachelor’s degree in professional and technical writing, she freelanced for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Lesley has lived in the Sarasota area for over 25 years.
