Marilynn Davis Mark your calendars for Sept. 17 at 10:30 a.m. in the Topaz Room! The Fine Arts Guild presents a continuation of the well-attended May Salon on Gustav Klimt. This time we are back in Vienna after World War II and moving forward to the year 2000. Our featured artist is Friedensreich Hundertwasser. He…
Join us for square dancing in the MountainView ballroom on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. No experience or partner is needed. Square dance lessons start on Thursday, Oct. 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Square up and make a circle of friends! The SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club website is www.saddlebrookesquares.com. For more…
Lynda Fraley On July 30 approximately 25 hungry dancers met at the Party Room at Fork & Fire Smoke House & Taproom in Oro Valley to celebrate summer, good food, and one another. The event had been carefully planned by the members of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club Social Committee, Julie Kalar, Jeanne Fernandez, and…
Jane Gromelski Would you like to be on the dance floor enjoying the music Wild Ride provides? Last year’s dance was the best New Year’s Eve party we have attended! Our dancers had a great time dancing to Wild Ride! Partners Western Dance will start classes this Fall on Monday, Oct. 13. We will teach…
Kay Sullivan Look at what’s lined up for the Nature Club’s programs and events this fall. All our programs are held at the MountainView Ballroom West in SaddleBrooke TWO and begin at 3:30 p.m. • Oct. 13: “Birds and Birding,” by Jeff Babson, Pima Country Lands and Resources • Nov. 10: “The Life of Black…
Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that is practiced as a series of individual movements that flow smoothly from one to another in sequence. It is practiced primarily for health and well-being, with a major benefit being enhanced balance and relaxation. When you practice Tai Chi, the body becomes stronger and more supple.…
Marsha Mantykow September is almost over and, hopefully, it takes the extreme heat with it. As we get closer to the official start of the new social season and welcome our snowbirds home, the board has been busy planning events. I am pleased to report that our summer of cocktail get-togethers proved to be very…
Wanda Ross It’s summer, so it’s hot and the snowbirds are gone, but we’re still bicycling in SaddleBrooke. The Cyclemasters bicycling club has organized rides every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. During the summer months of June, July, and August, we start riding at 7 a.m. to enjoy early daylight and light traffic and to…
Sam Miller Oct. 12 is the beginning of the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club calendar year, and we are in for a different perspective of astronomy this month. Our speaker will be Dr. Irina Panyushkina, a Research Associate Professor of Dendrochronology and member of the Graduate Faculty, Tree Ring Laboratory at the University of Arizona. Dr.…
Jodi Delahunt Hubbell In Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats, Courtney Gustafson shares how a feral cat colony in her Tucson driveway helped her rediscover purpose, connection, and compassion during the pandemic. More than a story about cats, it’s a heartfelt reflection on personal growth, community, and the healing power of empathy. Since its…