Punch Howarth The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra will perform Carlos Chavez short-nationalistic-Amerindian Symphony at their first three concerts. Chavez is the dean of Mexican composers who lived from 1899 to 1978. He traveled widely and had close musical connections in the United States. As with a contemporary, Igor Stravinsky, he evolved through different periods…
Are you or a loved one living with dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or cognitive decline or any other form of neurodegenerative disease? Music Mends Minds would like to invite you to come and make music with us. We are looking to start “The Mindful Menders Band” and are looking for musicians, singers and volunteers. Please…
Mary Jo Swarzberg The faint sounds of a Creedence Clearwater Revival song could be deciphered overhead in the sprawling, cheerful and populated cafeteria. A cacophony of voices merged with the sounds of people milling around, going from various food and beverage stations and standing in line at check-out registers. It was 7:00 a.m., breakfast…
Paul Volpe Would you like to study the Bible, interact and enjoy Christian fellowship with other men? If so, join our group, the Men’s Bible Study (MBS), here in SaddleBrooke. Our MBS meets most every Friday, from 9:00–10:30 a.m. year-round. Our practice is to meet at 8:00 a.m. in the SaddleBrooke TWO Mesquite Grill…
Pat Smith President John F. Kennedy once said, “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.” These sentiments echo the vision and…
Karen Schickedanz Gary Stroutsos, a master flute player, will be the featured musician at Ongtupqa, a special presentation about the Grand Canyon coming to SaddleBrooke in November. Stroutsos will play a Hopi long flute that is a replica of some ancient flutes unearthed in 1931 from a cave in Arizona. The flutes have been curated…