Category: November 2019

Musical Instrument Museum

A bus trip to the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix will happen on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. If you have never been to this museum, it has been listed as the number one attraction on Trip Advisor for a few years. The museum has galleries made up of instruments from all over the world; instruments…

Abstract art winner

Last night (Nov. 23) Robert Fogel (Quail Creek) received the Ursula Seuss Modern Art Award for ‘Alternate Route’ during the Members Juried Exhibit at the Tubac Center of the Arts. The exhibition will hang until Jan. 5, 2020.

Beach Boys tribute January 13

High Tide – The Beach Boys Tribute will be on Monday, January 13, 2020. A cash bar will open at 6:00 p.m. with showtime at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Tickets are $26. This show is produced by TAD Management. High Tide-featured artists at Disneyland, this show is a Beach Boys presentation…

Green Valley Gardeners

The Green Valley Gardeners will feature Mark Sitter, popular expert on cactus and succulents that can be grown in our region, at the Tuesday, Jan. 14 seminar, “Cactus and Succulent”. Come and be enlightened about everything cactus and succulent. Doors open at 9 a.m. with the lecture beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Madera Clubhouse…

Festive holiday plant know-how

Bonnie Nowicki Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are the traditional choice for the Christmas holidays. This plant species is indigenous to Mexico. Its common English name is derived from Joel Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, who introduced the plant to the U.S. in 1825. Poinsettia’s colorful bracts (modified leaves) brighten up any room in…