Category: Clubs & Classes

Fine Arts Guild Member Returns to His Roots

Dawn Price New SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild member Terry Flanigan has a previous history with Tucson. One of four brothers born to a fashion model mother and Chicago businessman father, the family moved to Tucson in the ‘50s for his mother’s health. Though later settling in San Diego, the boys were exposed to the many…

Live Lively—Square Dance!

Square dancing has changed a lot since Colonial times. Today’s square dance is a fun activity set to a wide variety of music that offers great social interaction while providing both physical exercise and mental stimulation in a drug- and alcohol-free environment. It’s a great form of exercise and stress relief! It’s normal to see…

Woodworkers at Work!

Jay Rosenlof The new Woodworking Club has found a challenging new project. In case you haven’t heard, a new Woodworkers Club was organized to connect woodworking folks in our community. The idea to form this club was to have woodworkers get to know each other, as well as help others in the community who need…

Hiking Club Ventures to Barrio Viejo

Linda Nagy On March 10 a group of 17 Hiking Club members enjoyed a guided walking and history tour with Kathryn Madore of the Barrio Viejo. Tucson’s Barrio is the largest 19th century collection of adobe buildings and the best-preserved “Spanish Neighborhood” in the United States. The group met first at the historic St. Augustine…

Hiking Club Diary

Boot Prints—Frank Earnest Diana Smith Born in Rochester, Minn., to a family of doctors, Frank Earnest knows something about taking the scenic route to come full circle. In his life, much like in his hiking, Frank started down his chosen path, embracing experiences along the way, before returning to the place he started. Frank first began hiking…

You Gotta Have Heart

Judy Saks There were many happy hearts and heartfelt feelings when the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club held its belated Valentine’s party on Feb. 16. This time we went off-site to a new place, Whiskey Roads. This restaurant and bar is located at the back of the Foothills Mall and features a nice, big dance floor.…

WOOO Fun and Games!

Dee Berisha Have you ever tried to play a game of any kind on your own? If your answer is, “Yes, Solitaire,” there is a reason why it has this name—because it’s played alone! Yes, your mind might wander to Jack Lemmon in the scene from Grumpy Old Men that finds him going through the motions…

The Catalina Timewalkers Host a Suffragette Vintage Fashion Show and Tea

Andrea Holland The Catalina Timewalkers Questers held a special event, a Suffragette Vintage Fashion Show and Tea, on March 17 in the Sonoran Room at the SaddleBrooke TWO clubhouse. Their guest speaker Betty Hartnett, AZ State Questers Past President, AZ State Treasurer, Preservation and Restoration Chair, and AZ Questers Speaker Bureau, presented “What the Suffragettes Wore:…