Category: Generals

Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries

Spring tour announced for Palm Springs and Death Valley Jim Cowlin Two iconic locations are the featured destinations on a seven-day/six-night bus tour to California sponsored by the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries. The tour will be on March 20-26, 2019. First up are two nights in Palm Springs, the legendary home of Hollywood movie stars.…

The story behind the story of Ongtupqa

Karen Schickedanz By now you’ve hopefully heard about the exciting new multimedia presentation about the Grand Canyon that’s debuting at SaddleBrooke next month. Called Ongtupqa, it features narration, music and visual art to explore the Hopi connection to the canyon. The word Ongtupqa translates from the Hopi language as “salt canyon.” It’s the tribe’s word…

Celebration of Watercolor

Karen Brungardt It is time again for the third annual “Celebration of Watercolor” art show, where seven SaddleBrooke Watercolor artists will showcase their original works! The show will be held on Sunday, November 11, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., a one-day event, so you want to make sure to come to this special…

Don’t let your diagnosis defeat you

  Medical doctors are often afraid of giving false hope. I’ve heard from many of my students that their doctors have told them there is nothing else that can be done. They give their patients the worst-case scenario, then, prescribe medication to ease the symptoms. In my case, my doctor told me the worst-case scenario…

Sheryll McManus to perform November 10 at Christ United Methodist Church

SaddleBrooke pianist Sheryll McManus will be performing with Tucson Symphony Orchestra violinist Emily Chao and University of Arizona doctoral candidate cellist Juan Mejia on Saturday, November 10 at Christ United Methodist Church, 655 N. Craycroft at 3:00 p.m. Admission is by donation. The program will include Grieg Sonata No. 3 for violin/piano; Chopin Nocturne in C…