Are you wondering why it seems people are so divided? Do you want to learn more about it and what you can do personally to help? Join us for a two-part forum conducted by Anthony Cicchino, Ed.D., and brought to you by the Fellowship for Social Justice. The forum entitled “I’m Not Biased, You Are”…
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Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Word of the Month: Luthier and Oud
David Zapatka At a recent Weird Music concert at Stillwell Pianos in Mesa, I was pleasantly surprised to hear a traveling Belgian-Italian guitar duet playing the music of Gurdjieff collaboratively written with Gurdjieff’s musically gifted pupil, Thomas de Hartmann. I have had an appreciation for Gurdjieff’s philosophies since I began reading him in the early ‘70s…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Italy’s Jews Under the Shadow of the Holocaust
Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers are proud to have Deborah Kaye, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in the French and Italian Department and Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona, speak on “Italy’s Jews under the Shadow of the Holocaust” on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. at the DesertView Theater, with a social at 1:30 p.m. The…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Barbershop Music: Chorus or Quartet?
Bruce Kistler, President, SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus When you think of barbershop music, you may think of a barbershop quartet such as the Buffalo Bills quartet that was featured in the movie version of The Music Man. Quartet singing is the backbone of barbershop music, and members of the SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus have formed several quartets…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
State Democratic Candidates Address Their Goals for Arizona
Edie Crall The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club’s Sept. 13 meeting featured various Democratic state candidates who told club members their goals and objectives if they are elected in November. In calling the meeting to order, Club President Maureen Borland stressed how important it is for all to vote. Those candidates in attendance were: Martin Quezada, a member of…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Rotary Member Installation
Frank Shipton Past President and current Club Foundation Chairman Maggie DeBlock pins and presents a new membership packet to Julia Halvacs as she is welcomed as a new member into the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club, a service-oriented club that emphasizes fun while supporting the needs of our community and its surrounding area.
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
MOAA News
LT William Myers, CEC USN Former At its May 21 meeting, the Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) recognized the organization’s first president, COL Rett Benedict, U.S. Air Force, Retired. COL Benedict served as president from 2015 through 2018. COL Benedict attended Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., majoring in…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Sunrise Rotary Inducts Jennifer Williams
Jennifer Williams has been welcomed as a new member into the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club, a service-oriented club that emphasizes fun while supporting the needs of our community and its surrounding area. If you want to help but are not sure how you can make a difference, our club invites you to attend a club…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
November Hiking Club Program
Jim Solon Beautiful Catalina State Park, which sits at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains, is a rich part of our neighboring landscape and a state park since 1982. Home to more than 150 species and nearly 5,000 saguaros and desert plants, it offers expansive opportunities to hike and enjoy its rich and historic…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Artist of the Month: Jayne Colburn
LaVerne Kyriss Jayne Colburn attributes the inspiration that results in a finished piece to nature and her maternal grandparents. “My great-grandmother and grandmother, as well as my grandfather, were basket makers,” she explains, showing off a few of the baskets they made, which she has lovingly displayed in her light-filled casita studio. “I met a…