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…
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.…
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…
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…
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)
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…
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…
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.
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…
The Ballroom Dance Club invites you to our group dance lessons. Couples and singles are welcome! Lessons are held every Tuesday in the Dance/Fitness Studio, and dance styles change each month. May 7, 14, 21, and 28 1 p.m.—Beginner Foxtrot 2 p.m.—Intermediate Foxtrot The cost is $10 per person, per lesson, or $15 per couple,…