ARTS JULY 28 2016 RADIO CLUB
The Leisure World Radio Club will meet at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. All are welcome. Members will discuss the new General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) repeater that is now up and running in the Leisure World Radio Room at the Amphitheater.
The repeater will help the club provide better radio communications.
Also on the agenda is a program on the General Mobile Radio Service, which does not require taking a test or obtaining a license to participate. People pay a $65 fee that allows them to operate for five years, upon which licenses can be renewed for another five years.
Coffee and snacks will be available. All are welcome.
For more information, contact Mike Clairmont at 860-0902.
DANCERS AND MIXERS
Everyone is invited to the Dancers and Mixers dance on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 7-9 p.m. in Clubhouse 4.
The theme for the evening is country-western. Linda Herman will provide live music. Members are $1; guests $3.
There will be a 50/50 drawing. Partners are not needed as there is a mixer and some line dancing. Come out and enjoy a relaxing evening. Dancing is great exercise.
July’s dance had a patriotic feel. Clubhouse 4 was decked out in red, white and blue, thanks to Dave and Marion Lufitz and Linda Herman. Greeters at the door were Grace and Bill Lesher. Linda Herman provided live music, including some danceable patriotic music.
For more information, call 431-1257.
FOLK DANCE—Line dance is a standard in many countries of the world. Folk dances can be done individually or in lines, circles and sets. This simple line dance is from Macedonia. The class meets every Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the lobby of Clubhouse 3.
COMPUTER CLUB
The Leisure World Computer Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2.
The group will discuss freeware versions of popular, sometimes costly, software.
For example Microsoft Office is a good office product that costs about $400 per computer. But there are free products available with nearly all the same capabilities as Office.
A list of free or almost free alternatives to major name brand software will be covered.
There will be refreshments and prizes.
The club will offer two classes on Aug. 3. All are welcome.
• Back Up Your Computer will be held at 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse 3, Room 2
Learn how to back up computers and how to restore software, photos and data in the event of a meltdown.
• Computer Maintenance, starts at 1:30 p.m., Clubhouse 3, Room 2
Class will cover maintenance and troubleshooting basics. Learn how to maintain computers to its highest performance level. Topics will include disk cleanup, system cleaners and cloud storage. Discover what to do when the computer is slow to boot up or freezes during use.
ASTRONOMY CLUB
The Astronomy Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Clubhouse 3, Room 3.
There will be a brief discussion on how the universe expands according to Hubble’s Law.
A DVD, “Chariots of the Gods,” will be shown.
People will be able to view the night sky with the club’s large 10-inch Dobsonian telescope.
Coffee and snacks will be available.
All are welcome. People are invited to bring their telescopes, and club members will help with set-up.
For more information, call Mike Clairmont at 860-0902.
AMPHITHEATER SCHEDULE
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 Ricky 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 28: The Four Freshmen, school supply 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. 11: Supreme Reflections: Supreme’s Tribute, sponsored by Richer Mortuary
• Aug. 18: True Willie: Willie Nelson Tribute, sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
• Aug. 25: The Missing Links: Monkees Tribute, sponsored by Miracle Ear; pet supply drive for the Seal Beach Animal Care Center
• Sept. 1: Ricky Nelson Remembered, sponsored by PRI Research, restricted show
• Sept. 8: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, sponsored by Monarch Healthcare, restricted show
AMPHITHEATER MOVIES
The GRF Recreation Department presents the first season of free open-air movie nights at the Amphitheater on Thursdays or 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 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.
•Aug. 12—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 and Foot Solutions. (This movie was rescheduled after technical difficulties canceled it on July 9).
• 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”; sponsored by 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.
AUTHORSPEAK AT THE LW LIBRARY
The Leisure World Library will host authors Betty Smith and Joyce Dalman as part of the AuthorSpeak series at 11 a.m. on Aug. 10. Light refreshments will be provided.
Smith, a Leisure World resident, will read from her book “The Adventures of Alexandr and His Ragtime Gran.”
Dalman will follow with excerpts from “Tillie and the Rabbit,” about a stray rabbit who befriends a dog named Tillie.
These two books are for readers of all ages but people are welcome to bring young grandchildren and their friends as this author visit is geared toward the little ones.
For more information and a full listing of this summer’s authors and their titles, inquire within the library.
DANCE CLASSES AND CLUBS
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 3-4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in the lobby of Clubhouse 3 and at 3:30 p.m. 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: An Ice Cream Social dance will be held Friday, Aug. 5 in Clubhouse 4 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. There will be music, dancing and a finger-food potluck. Bring favorite ice cream and/or toppings to share. Pre-rounds are from 6:30-7 p.m. Square and round dances will be alternated from 7-9 p.m., followed by a potluck and socializing.
There will be a singles rotation so everyone can dance. Cost is $6 per person. For more information, call Lenore Velky at 237-2682.
On Friday, Aug. 12, a 50s dance will be held from 6-9:30 p.m.
•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.
There will be no classes on July 28 and Aug. 5-7.
A free class will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 30.
VIDEO PRODUCERS CLUB—Watch for the Video Producers Club production of the Cabaret Entertainers recent show, Sea to Shining Sea, at the Amphitheater. The show is airing on Superwire and SBTV-Channel 3. Tommy Williams leads the cast that includes the Chorale Choir, the Suede Sole Dancers and the Cabaret Choir among other performers. The video producers room is located in Clubhouse 3 off the main lobby. All are welcome. For more information, log on to lwvpc.blogspot.com. The studio is open weekdays from 10 a.m.-noon. The club meets for cake and coffee on the fourth Thursday at 9 a.m. All are welcome.
DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND
The Leisure World Dixieland Jazz Band will perform in concert at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3. It performs every other month on the first Wednesday in Clubhouse 4.This event is free to all Leisure World residents and their friends.
The band of expert musicians will play an hour of Dixieland music before a short intermission. Decaf coffee and other refreshments will be available for 50 cents each. People may also bring beverages and refreshments. There will be a 50/50 raffle.
LEISURE WORLD GENEALOGY CLUB
The Leisure World Genealogy Club will offer a class for beginners from 10-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, in the Genealogy Research Library in Clubhouse 3, Room 10. Everyone is welcome to discover if they have famous people in their families. No experience is needed.
Mutual 5 shareholder Wayne Gould will teach the workshop, which costs $5. He has been involved in family history research for over 40 years. Through his research, he discovered he is a Mayflower descendent. Gould is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and a member of the William Brewster Society.
The class will cover the steps and tools needed to start family research. People are invited to bring family bibles or notes with genealogical records to share.
Gould will be available to answer questions after class.
Genealogy Club members will be there to introduce students to some of the many research resources available at the club library.
Register for the workshop at the Genealogy Research Library in Clubhouse 3, Room 10, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. or call 794-9346 for more information.
SBTV-CHANNEL 3
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 28
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
9:30 pm The Velvetones
10:30 pm Dreaming in Color
Friday, July 29
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 30
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 31
4 pm Seal Beach City Council,
7/25 replay
9:30 pm Studio Cafe
10:30 pm Dreaming in Color
Monday, Aug. 1
4 pm Feeling Fit
5 pm Silver Age Yoga
5:30 pm On Q
6:30 pm Inside Leisure World
7 pm McGaugh 1st Grade Concert
7:30 pm McGaugh Pageant of the Arts
9 pm Studio Cafe
10 Dreaming in Color
Tuesday, Aug. 2
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
7 pm McGaugh Pageant of the
Arts
8:30 pm Studio Cafe
9:30 pm Los Al Sports
11 pm Live at the Ford
Wednesday, Aug. 3
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 Augsburger
9 pm Studio Cafe
10 pm The Velvetones
11:30 pm On Q—Matt Johnson, Corey Fournier/Philosophy
*All programming is subject to change.
GOOD NEWS SINGERS—The group is preparing for a concert called Watchmen on the Wall, scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, in Clubhouse 4. Pat Kogok (back, l-r) will provide piano accompaniment for soloists Carmen Edwards and Barbara Chambers, and in front, Ellen Brannigan and Nancy Maggio. The concert will feature gospel music. All are welcome.
PHOTO ARTS CLUB—Members Gill Moore (l-r), Rosemary Peterson, Alba and Jeff Powell, Richard Reinhard and Esther Cummings enjoyed a photo field trip aboard the AquaLink July 14. The club will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 11 in Clubhouse 3, Room 9.
OPERA CLUB
Everyone is invited to watch two short one-act operas showing the genius of one of opera’s great composers, Giacomo Puccini. Member Lucy Poropat will introduce the opera “Gianni Schicchi” on Tuesday, Aug. 2 in Clubhouse 3, Room 1 at 1:30 p.m.
Gianni is the name of a character who is called in by the family to re-write the will of a wealthy relative who just died. The change will disinherit family members and leave his estate to monks.
This robust, farcical comedy was premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1918, along with the second opera. It contains a favorite song “Mio Babbino Caro.”
The club will meet on Thursday (not the usual day), Aug. 4, at 1:30 in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, for a second opera.
Member Poropat will introduce members to a tragic opera by Puccini, this one with an extremely different emotional tone. “Suor Angelica” concerns a girl of good family who becomes a nun in order to expiate the sin of having given birth to an illegitimate child.
No dues or fees are collected.
In September, the club will answer requests and show the ever-popular “Carmen.” For information, contact Beverly Emus at 296-5586 or bemus@socal.rr.com.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTIST
The Leisure World Art League will host a Spotlight on the Artist reception featuring Carol Levine from 1-3 p.m. on July 29 in Clubhouse 4.
Levine is a member of the Huntington Beach and Leisure World art leagues and has received many ribbons from both.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
GRF WEEKLY DANCE
The Golden Rain Foundation sponsors a weekly dance on Saturdays from 7-10 p.m. in Clubhouse 1.
The Stardust Trio will play on July 30.
DANCING FEET CLUB
The Dancing Feet Club line dancers performed “Toro Loco” and “Tango With the Sheriff” at the Amy Walker and Friends Show in Clubhouse 2 on June 29.
The club was organized to provide a venue for ballroom and line dancing every fourth Sunday in Clubhouse 2 from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
The club models itself like a dance studio and features a wide variety of professionally selected dance music.
Leisure World residents and their relatives and friends who have a passion for ballroom and line dancing are invited to practice their dance skills with the goal of performing during the club’s Showcase Time.
HUI O HULA
After 11 years of dancing, performing and being the Hui O Hula treasurer, Patti Endly has decided to take a break.
The club has endless gratitude for Endly for her aloha and support; she was always among the first to volunteer.
Her hula family hopes she will return to dancing, soon.
Dancing is good for people’s health and happiness.
After learning a dance, there is an opportunity to go out into the community and perform.
Dancer Kaye Huff volunteers and works tirelessly to bring the aloha spirit and hula to churches, healthcare centers and any place that would enjoy a hula break.
Dancing for the patients and the homebound can be meaningful, but it is not required.
Having fun is the goal.
Hula lessons are offered weekly on Monday mornings at 10 and Tuesday afternoons at 1:15, upstairs in the mirrored room of Clubhouse 6.
The special class, Walk In, Hula Out, is offered every Monday at 10 a.m.
The class follows the instructor, who sways to well-known Hawaiian songs without having to memorize the choreography.
A big thank you to the hospitable people from the Italian-American Club.
Dancers are looking forward to their get-together on Wednesday, Aug. 3. Mahalo for the invitation to hula; it’s been a tradition since 2008.
Hui O Hula members will bid aloha to Marge Wilson, Hui’s oldest member, who was 101 (see obituary, page 21).
Dancers still talk about how she brought the house down with her performance of “Lovely Hula Hands” at her 100th birthday party.
WORLDS FAIR OF MONEY
More than $1 billion of historic rare coins and colorful paper money, including a display of $100,000 bills and Gold Rush-era currency, will be featured at the 2016 World’s Fair of Money in the Anaheim Convention Center Aug. 9-13.
Many of the 650 dealers attending the show will provide free, informal appraisals of the public’s old coins and paper money. The event is sponsored by the nonprofit American Numismatic Association.
The World’s Fair of Money will be in Hall D of the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Ave., in Anaheim. Public hours are Aug. 9-12 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Aug. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is $8 for adults; children 12 and under are free. A $2 discount coupon is available online at www.WorldsFairOfMoney.com.
Free admission for all is Saturday, Aug. 13.