Category: September 2015

Artist of the Month: Vicki Cunningham

Vicki Cunningham’s mixed media, No Bull At Sunset; photo By J. Cohen and V. Cunningham

Vicki Cunningham Jacqueline Cohen Vicki Cunningham faces life’s challenges with undaunted spiritual strength and optimism. So, too, does her masterfully created artwork bristle with introspective stories and undeniable sophistication. The only child to Mardelle and Art Hoppe, Vicki was born in Tacoma, Washington, and raised in nearby Lakewood. Growing up, Vicki developed a life-long passion…

Travel active

Susan Dawson-Cook Many people tell me their workouts were going great until they took an extended trip and fell out of the habit of regular exercise. If you want to return from your next vacation without losing conditioning or packing on additional pounds, all you need to do is plan ahead for activity and take…

SaddleBrooke English Country Dancers

Enid Fowler We hope that you have been getting some good exercise with lots of fun this summer. It has been said that the problem with older people is they just don’t dance anymore! Dancing is terrific exercise – it’s fun and something most people can easily do. Besides giving you a great cardio boost,…

SaddleBrooke One From your Events Committee

Wednesday, October 7 – Wine Tasting Ticket price is $15 per person and on sale now in the Administration Office. Monday, October 12 – Bingo 2nd Monday of every month in the Vistas Dining Room Bingo sales begin at 5:30 p.m. Early Bird Bingo at 6:45 p.m. Regular Bingo begins at 7:00 p.m. Prices start…

Pinal County town hall focuses on taxes

Maxine Brown Where Your Tax $ Goes! is the theme for the 28th annual Pinal County Town Hall, Thursday, October 22. Approximately 180 delegates are expected to attend the informative sessions at Poston Butte High School in San Tan Valley with a pre-event reception and networking get together in Florence at the LB Cantina On-the-Patio…

Save these dates

It won’t be long before the Tucson Symphony Orchestra will be filling the Tucson Music Hall with its wonderful music. Fifteen years ago, a group of music lovers formed the SaddleBrooke Symphony Guild with the mission to “Provide residents the opportunity to strengthen our community’s awareness and support the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.” The Guild facilitates…

Jewish Friendship Group

Marilyn Anthony The August 12 happy hour was a great success with close to 60 people in attendance. The pizza was great; the conversation and camaraderie even better. We will certainly try to have another happy hour in the near future. The JFG will host the annual post Yom Kippur Breakfast on Wednesday, September 23…

SASO presents highlights from the Oxaca Opera Festival

Tim Secomb Twenty-five members of the Southern Arizona Symphony returned recently from Oaxaca, Mexico, where they performed in the Oaxaca Opera Festival. The full SASO orchestra will perform highlights of the festival on September 15 in a special Mexican Independence Day free concert with vocalists from the festival and Mariachi Sol Azteca, sponsored by the…