Category: Generals

SBCO Adopt A Family for the Holidays 2014

The Unit 49 2014 wrapping party at DesertView; photo courtesy of Marge Wong.

Ken and Ellen Perkins We wanted to provide everyone an update from cold and icy New England where we are spending the holidays with our family. The last week of school we borrowed the SBCO Kids’ Closet van on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, then borrowed the Catalina Community Services (rebranded as Impact) truck on Thursday…

Sun Sounds of Arizona

Kathy Desmarais Are you, or someone you know, print-disabled? Most of us think of the blind when we think of the print disabled. But it also applies to those who have difficulty seeing the printed word due to cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, low visual acuity, retinitis pigmentosa, complications from diabetes, multiple sclerosis, brain and…

The PrimeTime Players’  9th season

Dick Fleming This March, SaddleBrooke’s own community theatre group, The PrimeTime Players, will present its ninth production since its beginning in 2005 with SaddleBrooke’s own talent. They opened with No Way Out, followed by The Curious Savage, It’s a Wonderful Life Live Radio Play, Rehearsal for Murder, The State vs. Max Cooper, The Steele Deal, The…

State Parties – January 2015

Maryland Former Maryland residents are invited to celebrate the state’s 381st birthday on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The party to be held at the Mesquite Grill will begin with a cash bar at 5:00 p.m. followed by a hearty buffet featuring Maryland fried and grilled chicken and birthday cake, of course. Invitations were tubed to…

Pink Door Studio and Gallery show

Esther Rogoway For the month of February, The Pink Door Studio and Gallery, at old Town Artisan, will be featuring two wonderful local artists, Harriet Hanson and Rose Collins. They differ greatly in their work, Rose being a two dimensional artist creating her works of art on canvas using acrylic paints and Harriet, who works…

Unit Happenings – January 2015

Residents of Unit 32 assemble before the holiday dinner.

Unit 6 Ed Sand Unit 6 held its third annual Mailbox Decorating Contest with judging taking place on Saturday, December 13. The contest is divided into four categories: most sacred or religious, most novel, most beautiful and most seasonal. The judging is done by local artist Judy Robbins. The cocktail and appetizer party to announce…

SASO performs Beethoven, Suppe, and Dvorak in February

Punch Howarth February marks the return of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra conducted by Linus Lerner in an impressive program of 19th Century masterworks. The concert opens with Franz von Suppe’s Overture to his Operetta Light Cavalry. The work opens with a grand fanfare of brass and is followed by four interesting themes including the…

Cahal Dunne comes to DesertView

Ireland’s Happy Man Cahal Dunne

Byron Cotter Ireland’s Happy Man Cahal Dunne is coming to DesertView on Monday, February 23, 2015! Cahal Dunne is a composer, pianist, singer, comedian, story teller and TV personality with a rich and deep entertainment style that audiences love. Mr. Dunne is a native of County Cork, Ireland, where he earned a Bachelor of Music…