Arts & Leisure Cabaret Entertainers Musical extravaganza hits Amphitheater stage tomorrow
The Cabaret Entertainers will host a patriotic and freedom musical extravaganza with special musical guests tomorrow, July 8, at 8 p.m. on the Amphitheater stage.
The production “From Sea to Shining Sea,” is directed by Tommy Williams and includes over $3,000 in set decorations and costumes.
The musical talent will feature Bette Fritz, Raul Caudillo and a new Leisure World talent who has never performed in LW.
“We will have top notch singers and entertainment,” says Williams. “It will be the best you’ve ever seen.”
Dancers and a special choir will perform with the Cabaret Entertainers Americana classics including “America the Beautiful,” “God Bless the USA,” “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and more.
There will be give-aways tossed to the audience.
“Bring your American flags and help celebrate this country’s songs,” says Williams.
Amphitheater
Concerts are performed Thursdays
The 2016 Leisure World Amphitheater Season is now underway with free entertainment every Thursday night until Sept. 8 on the Amphitheater stage. Shows start at 8 p.m. until September when they begin at 7:30 p.m. Residents are welcome to come early to buy dinner from the food trucks, or bring a picnic for pre-show dining.
The Minibus has extended service on Thursdays before and after the show.
Residents must have their GRF photo I.D. cards when attending Amphitheater shows. Non-resident guests must be accompanied by a resident shareholder.
Residents are limited to one guest each due to the anticipated popularity of Fortune Son: Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute on July 21; Rickey Nelson Remembered on Sept. 1; and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Sept. 8.
Smoking is not permitted in the Amphitheater.
The following is the remainder of the show schedule:
• July 7: Paperback Writer: Beatles Tribute
• July 14: The Texas Tenors, sponsored by PRI Research
• July 21: Fortunate Son: Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute, sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices*
• July 28: The Four Freshmen, School Supplies Drive for Military Families, sponsored by Superwire
• Aug. 4: Rick Schuler’s Tribute To John Denver – The Rocky Mountain High Experience, sponsored by Charles Briskey On-Site Sales
• Aug. 8: Supreme Reflections: Supreme’s Tribute
• Aug. 18: True Willie: Willie Nelson Tribute, sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
• Aug. 25: The Missing Links: Monkees Tribute, Donation Drive for the Seal Beach Animal Care Center
• Sept. 1: Ricky Nelson Remembered, sponsored by PRI Research*
• Sept. 8: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, sponsored by Monarch Healthcare*
* Residents are restricted to one guest due to anticipated show popularity.
Saturday Dance
American Gold will play July 9
The Golden Rain Foundation sponsors a weekly dance on Saturdays from 7-10 p.m. in Clubhouse 1. American Gold Band will play July 9.
GRF
‘Minions’ will be shown Saturday
The GRF Recreation Department presents the first season of free open-air movie nights at the Amphitheater on Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. through October. Bring friends and family for a movie night under the stars. The following is the remainder of the schedule:
• July 9—Minions: Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world; sponsored by Humana, Foot Solutions.
• July 16—Ant-Man: Armed with a super-suit that has the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym. Ant-Man must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world; sponsored by West Coast Clinical Trials.
• July 23—Zootopia: In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.
• July 30—Monkey Kingdom: This nature documentary follows a newborn monkey and its mother as they struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop; sponsored by West Coast Clinical Trials.
• Sept. 15—San Andreas: In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state to rescue their daughter; sponsored by Humana.
• Sept. 22—McFarland USA: Jim White moves his family after losing his job as a football coach. He sees that some of the students are worth starting a cross-country team and turns seven students with no hope into one of the best cross-country teams, sponsored by the Golden Age Foundation, Humana.
The Golden Age Foundation will conduct a fund raising raffle. Six raffle tickets cost $5 and can be purchased at the GAF table.
• Sept. 29—In the Heart of the Sea: The story of a New England whaling ship’s sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel “Moby-Dick”; Monarch Healthcare.
• Oct. 6—Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy, and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance; sponsored by Monarch Health Care.
Karaoke
Evening opened with rousing ‘Star Spangled Banner’
Karaoke members, led by Cully Eaby, open the evening singing “The Star Spangled Banner” with gusto.
Clubhouse 1 was packed with singers and guests of Joe and Jeannette Kirk to celebrate his birthday with cake and Italian pizza.
Those gathered enjoyed first-time singer, Angie Pittner, doing “Don’t Forget To Remember.”. Other fine jobs were Joe Sabroso “Charade”; Walt Pippo “Spooky”; Tino Tupas “Fools Rush In”; Doris Edwards “La Vie En Rose”; Byong Choi “Core ‘n Grato”; Bob Barnum “Always On My Mind”; Mike Breen “San Francisco”; Joanne Gato “Blue Moon”; Rick Hering “Rambling Rose”; Bobbye Trent “Satin Sheets”; Gerry Tagulao “Help Yourself”; Rosemary Freman “Come Fly With Me”; Sally Glauser “I Can’t Say No”; Betty Bagstad “If Tomorrow”; Ren Villanueva “Can’t Help”; Ray Jarris “Sunshine”; and Jerry Tester “Just A Closer Walk.”
Everyone is welcome. Song books are on the tables and listed by the famous artist or by title of the tune. Select a song, give it to the KJ and wait to be called for a turn to sing.
A revised song book is being prepared. Let the karaoke staff know about songs that are not listed in the book so that they can search and locate them.
Practice sessions are Tuesdays in Clubhouse 6 from 1-3 p.m. Karaoke parties are each Wednesday in Clubhouse a starting at 5:30 p.m.
Opera Club
Part II of ‘Perfect American’ will be shown July 11
The Opera Club invites everyone to Part II of the modern controversial American opera, “The Perfect American,” at 1:40 p.m. on Monday, July 11, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. Member Kirk Davis is sharing his DVD and information about the opera, including a synopsis of Part I.
The opera, a story about Walt Disney, was written by the American composer Phillip Glass in 2011-2012, who is known for a minimalist musical style, although the opera is not in that style.
Though the opera is in English, it will be shown with English subtitles and with the Opera Club’s new stereophonic sound system.
Hopefully this will provide an opportunity for opera lovers and opera newcomers to expand their operatic horizon. No dues or fees are collected.
For information, contact Beverly Emus, Opera Club president, at 296-5586 or bemus@socal.rr.com.
Dance, Dance, Dance
The following is a partial list of dance classes and clubs available in Leisure World:
•Ballet: A one-hour class is held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays in Clubhouse 6, second floor. No experience is necessary. Men and women, including beginners, are welcome. Classes, taught by Mel Lockett, are $3 each. For more information, call Lynn R. Heath at 296-5588.
•Dance Club: Social foxtrot for beginning and intermediate dancers is from 6:15-7:15 p.m. A second class, Six weeks of West Coast Swing, is from 7:15-8:15 p.m. Both classes meet on Friday in Clubhouse 6, Room C. The cost is $6 per class or $10 for both classes. Jeremy Pierson, 999-1269, is the dance instructor with 20-plus years of professional dance experience.
•Dancing Feet Club: The club hosts ballroom and line dancing in Clubhouse 2 every fourth Sunday of the month. Line dance is taught from 6-7 p.m., followed by social dancing from 7-9:30 p.m. Admission is free. Guests may bring their own drinks and snacks. There will be 50/50 raffles. The club also holds dance lessons and practice every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. in Clubhouse 6. For more information, call Ed Bolos at (551) 998-4223.
•Flowering Step Line Dance: Free classes are held at 10 a.m. on Mondays and the third Tuesday of the month in Clubhouse 2. Young-Ah Ko is the instructor. For more information, call (310) 658-0379 or 296-8068.
•Fun Exercise Line Dance Club: Intermediate line dance meets from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays in Clubhouse 6, Room C; membership is $10 a year. For information, call Suzanne Ahn, 810-1614.
• Grapevine Line Dance: The class meets from 3-5 p.m. on Thursdays in Clubhouse 6, Room C (beginners, 3-4 p.m.; intermediates, 4-5 p.m.), and from 1-3 p.m. on Fridays in the Clubhouse 3 lobby (beginners, 1-2 p.m.; intermediate-advanced, 2-3 p.m.). Classes are free; people may join any time. Newcomers and dancers who need review should attend the beginners class from 1-2 p.m. on Fridays. For more information, call Jack or Aranee Carrigan at 596-8273.
•Hui O Hula: Beginners meet on Monday from 10-11:15 a.m., upstairs in Clubhouse 6. Hula lessons continue for the intermediate and advanced dancers afterward; Tuesday class starts at 1:15 p.m. upstairs in Clubhouse 6. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, call 252-9676 or email jojo@huiohula.com.
•International Folk Dance Club: Learn easy line and circle dances from around the world at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays in the lobby of Clubhouse 3. Beginners are welcome.
•Joyful Line Dance Club: The club meets from 3:30-5 p.m. on Wednesdays in the lobby of Clubhouse 3 and at the same time for practice on Fridays in the Amphitheater. Membership is not required. For more information, call Anna Derby at 301-5339.
•Kang Nam Dance Studio: Stretching is from 12:30-12:40 p.m., followed by line dance from 12:40-2:30 p.m., taught by Aranee Carrigan, on Tuesdays in the lobby of Clubhouse 3. No experience is necessary. To sign up or for more information, call Philip Bak, 431-0321.
•Leisure Time Dancers: Classes are held on Mondays in Clubhouse 6. A class in Texas two-step starts at 2 p.m. and rumba, at 3 p.m. Singles and couples are welcome. Dancers rotate. Cost is $6 for one hour or $10 for two hours. For more information, call Richard Sharrard at 434-6334 or 305-5359.
•Leisure World Cloggers: Advanced and intermediate students meet at 8:30 a.m. and beginners at 10:30 a.m. on the Amphitheater stage. For more information, call at 598-9974.
•Leisure Whirlers Square and Round Dance Club: The club will host a “Crazy Hats” dance from 6-9:30 p.m. tomorrow, July 8.
The next dance will be from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Aug. 5 in Clubhouse 4. The theme will be “Ice Cream Social.” Bring a favorite ice cream and/or topping to share.
There will be music, dancing and a finger-food potluck. Round dance pre-rounds open the dance. Square and round dances are alternated from 7-9 p.m. The potluck and socializing starts at 9. There will be a singles rotation, so everyone can dance. Cost is $6 per person. For more information, call Lenore Velky at 237-2682.
•Line Dance: Novice beginners meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays in Clubhouse 6; $3 per class. Barbara Magie is the instructor. Advanced beginners meet at 10 a.m. on Thursdays in Clubhouse 3, Room 6; $3 per class.
•Saturday Morning Dance Club: Learn the Viennese waltz from 9-10 a.m. and the American tango from 10-11 a.m. on Saturdays in Clubhouse 1. Classes are taught by Candi Davis; dancers rotate. Sessions are $5 each.
•Suede Sole Dancers: The group meets at 6 p.m. on Sundays for a class upstairs in Clubhouse 6. Pat Erickson is the instructor. For more information, call Anna Derby, 301-5339.
•Tap Dance: The Leisure World Theater Club Tap Dancers meet from 9-10 a.m. on Thursdays on the Amphitheater stage. Some tap or dance experience is helpful but not required; cost: $5. For information, call instructor Louise Guest, 756-2078.
•Velvetones Jazz Club Dance: The big band plays dance music at 6 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of the month in Clubhouse 4. All are welcome.
•Zumba Club: Stef Sullivan teaches the class with dance steps inspired by salsa, merengue, cha-cha, raggaeton, Cumbia, Bollywood, jazz, hip-hop and disco. Classes, $3, are held at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, 8:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. on Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Classes are held in Clubhouse 6, except the Thursday class, which meets in Clubhouse 3.
Lapidary
Slumping class taught July 12
The Lapidary and Jewelry Club is offering the class “Introduction to Glass Fusion and Slumpling” from 9:30 a.m.-noon on July 12 in the Lapidary Room. Sign-up is at that location. Limit of six students per class.
This class gives instruction on the basics of glass fusion and the opportunity to create a design that can be slumped into a small, shallow bowl shape.
Students with prior experience can expand their skills in glass cutting and shaping to create more intricate designs.
Materials provided include the glass to make two three-inch squares or four-inch squares for coasters for slumping. A materials fee of $10 is payable at the class.
Fused pieces can be picked up the following day, slumped pieces take and additional day.
Sunday Matinee
‘7-Year Itch’ will be shown July 10
The July 10 Sunday Matinee sponsored by the Golden Rain Foundation will be “The 7-Year Itch.” The movie will be shown at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse 4.
The 1955 movie stars Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell.
A husband of seven years is alone in New York while his family vacations and fantasizes an affair with the TV model in the upstairs apartment.
Some scenes and language may be offensive to some of the viewers.
Questing Heirs
Genealogical group meeting
Questing Heirs Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, at the Lakewood Masonic Center, 5918 Parkcrest St., Long Beach.
Penny Nugent will present “Grandfather’s Story: True or False?” and Francie Kennedy will speak on “Mugbooks and County Histories.”
For more information, call shareholder Liz Myers, 598-3027, or visit www.qhgs.info.
Dixieland Jazz Band
Sheila Sinclair is featured pianist
The Leisure World Dixieland Jazz band will perform its next concert at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3 in Clubhouse 4. The group performs every other month on the first Wednesday of the month.
Sheila Sinclair is the band’s featured pianist. She has been with the group for over five years. She is a dedicated pianist and practices at least one hour a day. She is also a full-time helicopter pilot with the Los Angeles Sheriff Dept. She has been with the Sheriff’s Dept. for 28 years. Her other musical talents include playing the drums and clarinet.
Sheila attends an adult jazz camp every year to help her improve her technique with the assistance of professional instructors. Sheila started playing the piano at age 8.
Computer Classes
Trio of instructors teach variety of topics
Computer classes are taught by Jeff Sacks, Keith Bague and Maxine Smith.
• Monday, July 11, Clubhouse 3, Room 4, 9 a.m., Introduction to iPhone, taught by Sacks; 10 a.m., Introduction to Computers; 11 a.m. Windows 7/Windows 10, taught by Bague; noon, computer advice on all topics.
• Monday, July 18, Clubhouse 3, Room 4, 9 a.m., Introduction to iPad, Sacks; 10 a.m., computer advice all topics; 11 a.m., Internet and e-mail, Bague; noon, Introduction to Android.
• Monday, July 25, in Clubhouse 6, Room B, 9 a.m., Introduction to Apple Computers, Sacks; 10 a.m. computer advice on all topics; 11 a.m. Skype Video Communications; noon, Microsoft Word.
• Tuesday, July 26, Clubhouse 3, Room 7, noon, Introduction to Computers, Sacks; 1 p.m.; Windows 7/ Windows 10, Bague; 2 p.m., Let’s Talk eBay, Smith.
• Monday, Aug. 1, Clubhouse 3, Room 4, 9 a.m., Introduction to Computers, taught by Sacks; 10 a.m., computer advice all topics; 11 a.m. iPad, taught by Bague; noon, Computer Virus Protection/LWSB website.
The classes are free, but donations are welcome. Wireless Internet is available. To be added to the email list or to suggest class topics, contact Sacks at 431-8050, (714) 642-0122, or jfsacks@gmail.com.
Poetically Speaking
From the Leisure World Creative Writers Club
Editor’s Note: This poetry feature will showcase original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club of Leisure World and other GRF members. The club’s Poetry Workshop meets on the first Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. The Fiction/Nonfiction Group meets on the second Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9.
Abandoned Treasures
When I was outside my home
my neighbor motioned me to come and see
treasures of my deceased neighbor, Mr. R.
which had been discarded.
His children had tossed many of his belongs in the dumpster.
I found the album with three generations of family pictures.
It appeared that they were very devoted to each other.
Mr. R served as a fighter jet pilot in Vietnam War.
His jacket was decorated with honorable war medals and
precious merit awards; all of them thrown away
by his children.
I now look around my home and wonder if one of
my possessions have sentimental value to my children.
Perhaps God’s Words are the only things useful and everlasting.
—Sang Youn Lee
Hui O Hula
All invited to musical jam
The Hawaiian band Hana Hou, the Korean-American Guitar Club, Sam’s Twilight Strings as well as musicians from other ukulele and guitar groups, including the Huntington Beach Ukulele players will put on a free ‘kanikapila’ jam session from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, in the lobby of Clubhouse 3. Everyone is welcome.
Hana Hou will kick off the show. Band leader Horacio de Jesus encourages musicians who want to participate to bring their ukuleles or guitars, song books and music stands so they can share their songs.
All dancers are welcome. The Hui O Hula dancers will participate.
“Anything goes as long as it is fun,” says Hui O Hula instructor Jojo Weingart.
Flyers for the event are posted on the clubhouse bulletin boards. Call Kaye Huff, 431-2242, for more information.
Hula classes continue every Monday at 10 a.m. and Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. upstairs in Clubhouse 6, which now has a new floor that is easier on hula feet. Mahalo to GRF.
In July, the Hui dancers are looking forward to performing for the alumni of Korea EWHA University; Long Beach Bethany Church, Extended Care, Shoreline Healthcare, Katella Senior Living, Bellflower Church group, Buena Park Retired Grocery Clerks and Garden Grove Brookdale Center.
The dancers will also perform at the Orange County Fair on Friday, July 29, at 2:15 p.m.
SBTV-3 Programming
The following is the SBTV-3 television schedule for the week. Time Warner Cable-Charter broadcasts on Channel 3 (subscribers must have a digital box or digital adapter) and Frontier FIOS subscribers can watch on Channel 37:
Thursday, July 7
4 pm Memorial Day Observance
5:30 pm Another Secret
6 pm Inside Leisure World
6:30 pm Harmony Islanders
7 pm Studio Cafe
8 pm McGaugh Pageant of the
Arts 2016
9:30 pm The Velvetones
10:30 pm Dreaming in Color
Friday, July 8
4 pm Feeling Fit
5 pm Silver Age Yoga
5:30 pm Inside Leisure World
6 pm Calvary Chapel
6:30 pm American Patriotic Anthems
7 pm Malt Shoppe Revue
8:30 pm Harmony Islanders
9 pm Studio Cafe
10 pm Dreaming in Color
Saturday, July 9
4 pm Quilting Bees/Mad Hatter
Tea Party
5 pm Mystery Matinee
5:30 pm Harmonizing Humanity- David Sloan
6 pm Memorial Day Observance
7:30 pm American Patriotic Anthems
8 pm LAUSD
10 pm The Velvetones
11 pm Cerritos Center
Sunday, July 10
4 pm Say It With Music
5 pm Harmony Islanders
5:30 pm McGaugh 1st Grade Concert 2016
6 pm McGaugh Pageant of the
Arts 2016
7:30 Dreaming in Color
9 pm Studio Cafe
10 pm American Patriotic Anthems
10:30 pm Memorial Day Observance
Monday, July 11
4 pm Feeling Fit
5 pm Silver Age Yoga
5:30 pm Studio Cafe
6:30 pm American Patriotic Anthems
7 pm SBTV-3-Bulletin Board
Tuesday, July 12
4 pm Ben Berg at Malt Shoppe
4:20 pm Paradise Dancers
5 pm Quilting Bees/Mad Hatter
Tea Party
5:30 pm Inside Leisure World
6 pm Calvary Chapel
6:30 pm McGaugh 1st Grade Concert 2016
7 pm McGaugh Pageant of the
Arts 2016
8:30 pm Studio Cafe
9:30 pm Los Al Sports
11 pm Live at the Ford
Wednesday, July 13
4 pm Another Secret
4:30 pm LW Food Expo
5 pm Say It With Music
6 pm Ben Berg at Malt Shoppe
6:20 pm Paradise Dancers
7 pm Harmonizing Humanity-
David Sloan
7:30 pm Life and Times in SB:
Rich Harbour/Kurt Ausburger
9 pm Studio Cafe
10 pm The Velvetones
11:30 pm On Q—Matt Johnson, Corey Fournier/Philosophy
*All programming is subject to change.
PHOTO— Gil Moore, photo
The winners of the first place awards at the June 23 meeting of the Art League are Grace Henry (front, l-r), best of show; Barbara Simundza, masters; Chinfery Chang (back, l-r), advanced; and Jane Yoon, intermediate. Not pictured, Carol Levine, popular vote.