Diana Sigler On the evening of March 28 in the SaddleBrooke TWO ballroom, 139 people enjoyed the SaddleBrooke Writers Group Coffee House program. Twenty-five writers presented their short stories and poems to an appreciative audience who responded with much applause, lots of laughter, and sometimes a tear or two. The ballroom was beautifully decorated with…
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March 2024, Generals
Writers Group Coffee House
Stuart Watkins Prose and Poetry Readings by the SaddleBrooke Writers Group will be presented on March 28 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Mountainview Ballroom East. Tickets are on sale now on the SaddleBrooke TWO website and at the SaddleBrooke TWO Administration office. Delightful piano music, a no-host bar, coffee, tea, and dessert will…
Clubs & Classes, February 2024
SaddleBrooke Writers Group Meetings
Stuart Watkins The SaddleBrooke Writers Group meets the first and third Saturday of each month at SaddleBrooke One in the Sonoran Room. Most of the meetings start at 10 a.m. and end at noon; however, some start at 10 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. After the meetings, some members stay for lunch to continue…
Clubs & Classes, January 2024
Writers Group Potluck
Stuart Watkins John and Patricia Freemont Smith hosted a potluck gathering which had about 40 attendees. A special treat was the musical prelude. It included many instruments, and each musician told the history of the instrument they played. Of course, there were sing-alongs. The group included writers of poetry, prose, history, and memoirs. Oh yes, and one technical…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Writers Group Potluck
Stuart Watkins Patricia Smith read instructions on the “Dove Egg Hunt,” that the guests were invited to participate in before the potluck started. After the hunt for pieces of paper, which had snippets of past writings of the members, the fun began. Each member read the poem he or she had found, and the guests…
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group meeting notice
SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group meets the first and third Saturday each month in the Saguaro Room of the SaddleBrooke TWO Clubhouse from 10:00 a.m. until about noon. Sometimes we meet in other rooms if this room is booked. We have members who write for the fun of writing, some are published authors, some just write memoirs…
Clubs & Classes, November 2016
SaddleBrooke Writer’s Group
Joan Elder The SaddleBrooke Writers Group is people who love to write. Some write for their own enjoyment, some write personal memoirs for family to cherish, some write to publish, but we all write. Some members write prose, some poetry and some even do both. Our membership is open to all residents of SaddleBrooke with…
Clubs & Classes, September 2015
The SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group reconvenes
Jim Cox The Writers’ Group returns from its summer break on Saturday, October 3 in the Saguaro Room of the HOA 2 Clubhouse at 10:00 a.m. For those interested, the Writers’ Group is open to all SaddleBrooke residents–you need not be a published author. The group meets on the first and third Saturday of each month from October to April in the Saguaro Room…
Features, November 2014
The Empty Chair
Joan Elder It was his chair. No one had to label it or even place a reserved sign on it. We all knew it was his chair. He sat in the same chair in the same spot in the Saguaro Room every other Saturday morning for the Writers’ Group. He sat in a similar chair…