Patricia Gould Resilience can assist us to adapt, recover, and grow stronger in the face of adversity. It is not about avoiding hardships, but about facing them with courage and determination. Life is unpredictable and filled with both triumphs and setbacks. Resilience empowers us to weather the storms of life and emerge wiser, more compassionate,…
Bob Hutton Summer can be a lonely time when the mercury peaks in three digits. Many clubs still maintain regular hours, including the Silversmithing and Lapidary Club, with the added bonus of an air-conditioned room! Summer is slower, but that affords time for more personal instruction. Beginning classes are offered on an “as-requested” basis. Recently,…
Bob Hutton The Woodworkers Club of SaddleBrooke offers classes from time to time, available free of charge to any SaddleBrooke resident. Recently, Joel taught a three-part (1-1/2 hour each session) series of classes on fine wood finishing. I thought I knew a few things about finishing wood. Turns out, I knew nearly nothing. We were…
Pat Knepler The foxtrot originated in the United States around 1914. It was named after Harry Fox, a vaudeville entertainer who developed a style of trotting to ragtime music. Today it is one of the most popular ballroom dances in the world due to its versatility. It is a graceful dance using long walking steps…
Joan Elder SaddleBrooke Lifelong Learning (formerly known as The Institute for Learning in Retirement, or ILR) has three new instructors with three new classes scheduled for the first session of fall classes. Dan Kaperski, who has over 50 years’ experience in all aspects of electrical system design, operation, and management, will be teaching International Electric…
Carol Emerson Tai chi is an ancient Chinese exercise consisting of a series of individual dance-like movements that flow smoothly from one to another in a sequence. When it is performed, tai chi integrates elements of movement, mind, and breath, making it a mind-directed, moving exercise. All movements involve weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing stances, correct body…
Dan Plattner Nightclub two-step is a slow dance, perfect for dance parties, weddings, and nightclubs. It was developed in Illinois in 1965 by a 16-year-old west coast swing dancer, Buddy Schwimmer. He and his sister wanted a new dance style for ballads and slower music instead of couples dancing face-to-face and just shuffling their feet.…
Helen Avery The SaddleBrooke Ceramics Club is open to all SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO residents. For more information about our club and how to join our waitlist for our Introductory classes, visit our website at saddlebrookeceramicsclub.com.
Bob Hutton Refinishing, if done in a sloppy manner, is a mess. But done with a planned, professional approach, it is magnificent. The SaddleBrooke Woodworkers Club has classes from time to time, and in June they are having a series of three Saturday classes on finishing—not slapping on some urethane. This is museum-quality finishing taught…
Mark Albrecht If you remember swing dancing to early rock & roll, then the electric rock that followed may have seemed like less serious dance material. Dancing had become just shakin’ and boppin’ in place. It wasn’t until the mid-‘70s that a hot, new genre of music called disco got us all dancing again with…