Category: Clubs & Classes

PebbleCreek Putters compete to Beat the Pros

Maureen Campbell Do you ever think that you could “beat the pro” as you watch golf on TV or read the sports section? Members of the PebbleCreek Putters Club were able to test their putting skills against four of our PebbleCreek golf staff professionals on May 1, 2019. The club’s annual Beat The Pros Tournament…

Cinema Society goes to the Big Apple

Susan Knox Wilson Seven members of the PebbleCreek Cinema Society joined Cinema Society founder and director, Andy Friedenberg and his wife, Beth, for a whirlwind seven-day tour of New York City in late April, along with members from other chapters in San Diego, Scottsdale and Surprise. New York is known as the city that never…

Keep your smarts with brain training exercises

Teri Sellers The next meeting of the Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group is June 15. In the same way that we have choices in activities that strengthen our bodies with exercise, we have an opportunity in June to experience new ways to exercise our brain. Come and experience brain exercises that you can do in a…

Billiard Club tournament winners

Blair Dreyfus, Tournament Committee Chair 8-ball Tournament winners 04/02: Bob Macy 04/09: Rene Levebre 04/16: Blair Dreyfus 04/23: Johnny Henson 04/30: Bob Macy 9-ball Tournament winners 04/01: Rene Levebre 04/05: Blair Dreyfus 04/08: Rene Levebre 04/12: Blair Dreyfus (I see a pattern developing here!) 04/15: No Tournament 04/19: Blair Dreyfus 04/22: Johnny Henson (pattern broken!)…

Acrylics: Through the summer and beyond

Marianne Graff The PebbleCreek Art Club proudly presents acrylic artists and their paintings as a featured summer exposition. Although this medium is a “late bloomer” with relatively modest origins, nevertheless, acrylics’ impact on the art world has been enormous. This article is the first in a series and covers the origins of acrylic paint and…

Save the date –  Kwanzaa Celebration

Save the date, December 18, 2019, for the Just Folks’ Kwanzaa Celebration. This will be a celebration of family, community and culture. Join us in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom at 10:00 a.m. for a buffet breakfast, entertainment and Kawambe Omowale dancers. The cost is $20. More information to follow.

Camera Club visits Phoenix Art Museum

Lynn Warren Photographers can learn a lot by studying the work of others and on May 3, five PC Camera Club members toured the Mexican Photographer’s Exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum and enjoyed a few snacks afterward. The club’s General Meeting, open to all PebbleCreek residents, meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. on the third…