Category: Clubs & Classes

Part 24: About Argentine Tango operas and symphonies

Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com where you can also read Parts 1 through 23 of this series. It has been hard for Argentinean classical music composers to gain acceptance in international circles for reasons beyond the…

Is it September already?

Janet Tucker The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild has been hard at work preparing a fall class line up that is sure to have something for everyone. Remember, you do not have to be a SaddleBrooke Art Guild member to sign up and take classes. Our classes this fall feature collage, photography, colored pencil and drawing…

Swing lessons at night

Instructors Jane and Stan

Jane Gromelski Just in time for the ‘50s and ‘60s Sock Hop in the MountainView Ballroom, on November 5, we will offer Beginning Swing lessons in the Aerobics Room by the Mesquite Grill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evenings. If you missed out on the fun of rock ‘n roll when you were young, now…

Stained Glass Club news

Linda Pomeroy Have you ever thought about making stained glass objects? Are you intrigued by the colors and creative designs of glass art objects? Would you like to make projects for your home and gifts for others? We can help. After the summer hiatus, the SaddleBrooke Glass Club is looking for people interested in doing…

Knit Wits news

Some new socks in the making

Bobbi Forsch Mother Nature has really been busy here in the Brooke. First we had temperatures in August that felt like June, being over 100 degrees. Next came the downpours, hard enough to wash things away and cancel any outdoor activities. You would think all that weather might keep people home. Not so! The Knit…

MountainView Bridge Club news

Stephanie Parks September already and time to encourage all of you to participate in the upcoming October Sectional at the Grande Luxe Hotel from October 15 through 19 (on Grant west of the I-10 freeway). Free coffee, tea, bagels, lox and sweet rolls for the morning players, a great lunch included as always on the…

SaddleBrooke Nature Club Upcoming Adventures

Left to right: Carole Chase, Dan Chase, Jim Cloer, Jo Ann Waddell, Ron Andreas and Pat Andreas; photo taken by Richard Beaty.

Pam Boedeker The Program Committee is really the heart of SaddleBrooke Nature Club. Its members have consistently put together a wide variety of presentations and field trips promoting understanding, appreciation and protection of our natural environment. SaddleBrooke Nature Club will begin its new season October 12 at 4:00 p.m. in the Coyote Room downstairs in…

Pot Luck Brunch live music and free thinking

Burning Mesquite plays at the Peace Fair.

Fran Berman On Sunday, October 25 the SaddleBrooke Freethinkers’ monthly meeting will be a potluck brunch to kick off the 2015-1016 season. Burning Mesquite will provide lively lyrics and musical entertainment. This newly formed local Tucson duo of Lisa Darlene and PauJo Mar brings an edgy and intense musical experience reminiscent of some 60s songs…

What’s new at SaddleBrooke Computer Club?

Richard Beaty Fall Classes Now Open for Registration While it still feels like summer in SaddleBrooke, the fall season is upon us. And with the coming of fall comes a full class calendar from SaddleBrooke Computer club. Fall classes officially opened for registration on August 15, but many of them still have openings. To see…