Donna Langwig The St. Andrew’s Bach Society invites the community to celebrate Southern Arizona’s greatest arts patron, Dorothy Dyer Vanek, on the occasion of her 90th birthday. This is a special event presented in partnership with the Grammy-nominated True Concord Voices and Orchestra under the direction of Eric Holtan. The date is Sunday, June 26…
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Generals, June 2016
SASO: Past, Present and Future
Punch Howarth The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra season ended on May 7 and 8 with one of their most ambitious programs that included Brahms, Samuel Barber and Berlioz. Each of these works has intrinsic difficulties that gave the orchestra no small challenge. Also with these concerts this writer of SASO articles retired as principal timpanist…
Generals, June 2016
Health Night Out – June 27 at 7:00pm
Don Jensen On Monday, June 27, the Health Night Out team will welcome Dr. Kenneth Belkoff, Urologist, and the President of Arizona Institute of Urology, to SaddleBrooke. The title of his presentation tonight is Urinary Incontinence: Staying Dry in the Desert and Other Urological Pearls. Incontinence affects 13 million Americans with 85% being women. With…
Clubs & Classes, May 2016
Jewish Friendship Group news
Marilyn Anthony The Jewish Friendship Group celebrated Passover with a first night Seder led by Seth Basker and Sam Horowitz. The theme was Jewish unity and the formation of a cohesive Jewish community. Our thanks to Seth and Sam for making the evening interesting and relevant to today. The JFG celebrated Mother’s Day with a…
Generals, May 2016
Pathfinders to conduct five day tour to Palm Springs
Bob Stuart Arizona Pathfinders, a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five day tour October 24 through 28, 2016 to Palm Springs, California. Join us for an eventful tour to this region in southern California between the Mohave Desert and the Colorado Desert (a sub-division of the Sonora Desert). Highlights:…
Generals, April 2016
Antioxidants and Aging: The Blueberry Connection
Lifelong Learning will present Antioxidants and Aging: The Blueberry Connection on April 28 at 3:30 p.m. at Catalina Springs Memory Care, 9685 N. Oracle Road. To reserve your space RSVP to 520-297-2500 or email marketing@catalinaspringsmemorycare.com. Antioxidants are often marketed as a superfood against diseases that can progress and develop as we age. Blueberries contain some…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Jewish Friendship Group
Marilyn Anthony Oh What a Night wasn’t one of the hits played at the recent dinner but it certainly was quite the night as our members took to the floor for the first JFG dance of the century after enjoying an excellent dinner. The music, slow and fast, got many people onto the dance floor to…
Generals, April 2016
SASO ends season performing a Brahms and Oxymoronic Masterwork
Punch Howarth Academic Festival Overture Op. 80 (G. Akedemische Festouverture) by Johannes Brahms will open the final concert of the current season by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra conducted by Linus Lerner. Also on this program of mighty-major works are Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto performed by Emily Sun and Symphonie Fantastique, a five movement symphony by…
Generals, April 2016
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Annual Community Food Drive Nan Nasser For the seventeenth year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach has sponsored a community food drive to benefit our neighbors in Pinal County. On Saturday, March 19 members of SBCO and area residents were involved in curbside pickups, bringing donations to the MountainView Country Club parking lot, sorting all food, checking for…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Fine Arts Guild Classes scheduled for April and May
Janet Tucker Listed below are the classes for April and May. Our slate of classes is rather slim right now as we prepare the summer calendar; stay tuned. Always check the website for the most up to date schedule, prices, descriptions and supply lists: www.saddlebrookefinearts.org/classes. April and May This class requires registration only with the…