Carol Meier Come and learn a new craft at the Creative Arts Center. Kumihimo is an ancient form of braiding developed by the Japanese that dates back to the 6th century. With Western influence it has evolved today to include beautiful cords used for jewelry, interior décor, and other complimentary art forms. The class is…
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September 2024, Generals
PebbleCreek Live On Stage – September 2024
ShowTime Gets Ready for the Holidays Laurie Farquhar Is it too early to sing “Deck the Halls” and think about the holiday season? Not for the cast and crew of ShowTime’s fall production who have started rehearsing a musical twist on a classic Dickens tale called A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol. When the story of…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Color Theory Classes
Cynthia Schwartz and Maureen Strachan For several weeks throughout this past season, two sessions of color theory classes were led by Jan Ochterbeck. Jan has been a member of the PebbleCreek Quilters since 2021, when she moved into the community. Participants learned a comprehensive approach to understanding color, how colors work together, and color harmonies.…
Clubs & Classes, June 2024
May Mah Jongg Class
Sue White A beginners Mah Jongg class was held for four weeks in May. The attendees learned how to play the game by learning the names of tiles, how to set up to play the game, and strategies of the game. They played Mah Jongg on their first day, and each table had a Mah…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Glass Arts Club Spotlight
Kitty Kowalczyk Barbara Sanford and Sharon Dawe shared their expertise with our Glass Arts Club members during an April jewelry class. Students learned how to make pendants and earrings using fusible glass—opal, translucent, and dichroic—in the first jewelry class offered in the past couple of years. Barbara and Sharon have different techniques that they shared…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Fond Farewell
Pat Jensen Pictured is Ann Merrill’s last 9 a.m. fitness class in PebbleCreek. She will be missed after 23 years of making us laugh while keeping us fit. We wish her well in her future endeavors. (Photo by Hannah Pomeranz)
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
We Did It! Water Fitness Participants Lose 250 Pounds!
The water fitness classes participants met their challenge of losing 250 pounds by April 1. They combined healthy eating along with water exercise to reach their goal. The challenge started on Jan. 1 and went through March 31. Weight loss was recorded on an honorary system. Instructors Helen Limjoco, Janet Stumps, Isela Sanders, and Sue White…
May 2024, Generals
LifeLong Learning – May 2024
Volunteers Keep LLL Vibrant Tim Pisarski As we end LifeLong Learning’s (LLL) 2023-24 season, we know that volunteers are what make LLL special. We appreciate our volunteers’ contributions and value their past participation. We have almost 70 volunteers who have worked hard to plan, organize, and produce the award-winning classes, trips, and speaker-series events for…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
Yoga Students Meet Goals!
Alan Hoxie Pictured is Alan Hoxie’s Yoga/Pilates/Core and More class posing with their 90–day challenge awards. The class meets at the Tuscany Falls Fitness Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 a.m.
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
Why Learning to Ballroom Dance Is So Much Fun
Flori Parham Imagine this—you are at a dance event or a wedding reception, and the DJ is amazing. A song comes on that you just have to dance to, so you get up, get on the floor and … jump up and down. Maybe your hands go in the air; maybe you sing along. We…