Saturday Salon
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ツTHE SATURDAY SALON
-Lecture & debate speakeasy
Saturday, November 15, 2025
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Newport Speakeasy — Newport Beach
611 East Balboa, Newport Beach. Ca
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A Night of Civic Inquiry, Law, & Lively debate
The tradition of private society salońs lives on in our super secret Newport Beach Speakeasy. An evening of lecture & debate.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
‘Ely’ Elnaz Shahla — The War at Home
Divorce and Family-Law Attorney
Discussing restraining orders, domestic disputes, and the legal frontlines inside Orange County’s most fraught family battles. When does the courtroom become a battlefield? How do modern families navigate conflict, protection, and power in the OC?
Jacqueline Sale — Immigration & Citizenship in Crisis
Immigration Law Specialist
What is happening in the shadows of American immigration enforcement? ICE, deportations, mistaken detentions, and the looming question:
Are American citizens being unlawfully removed from their own country?
A rare look into legal limbo, state authority, and civil liberties.
MODERATED BY
Dr. Malla Harpreet
Psychologist, Sex Therapist, & Delight
Guiding discussion, inviting nuance, ensuring everyone plays nicely in our polite republic of ideas.
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Live piano throughout the evening by
Will Waldman & Kento Hladilek
Saxophone by Derek Bell.
We stole Charlie Sheens piano, might aswell use it.
HOST
Schuyler Lifschultz
Bonvivant & Salonnière
keeper of keys, steward of civil society’s underground speakeasy salon tradition.
WHAT TO EXPECT
• Courageous conversation & open forum
• Vigorous but courteous debate
• polite society
• Live piano
• A random dog available for emotional support
• Open bar & quiet hospitality, bring a date or +1!
• By invite only — discretion preferred
Dress: Smart, sharp , salon-appropriate
(please no shorts, Tshirts or street wear )
The revolution likes sport coats.
Etiquette: Polite Forum / Polite Society /
Bring ideas, not volume.
Guest List
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