Category: February 2014

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Dear Crystal: I plan on surprising my mother with an international cruise and was wondering if you could give me some advice about the Mediterranean? Signed: Julia Dear Julia: Few experiences can take you across so many cultural boundaries like a Mediterranean cruise. One day you could be walking the medieval ramparts of Dubrovnik and…

QC Day Trippers get in a holiday mood

Joyce Clark In addition to their pre planned monthly educational trips, the Quail Creek Trips Committee offered a December day trip. The day began with a docent led tour of The Mini Time Machine Museum of antique and contemporary miniatures. Many of these displays were decorated with a holiday theme. In addition, there was also…

TWOQC February meeting notice

Janice Pell Monday, February 24 at 10:00 a.m. in the ballroom, The Women of Quail Creek will be treated to an insider’s preview of the upcoming Tucson Festival of Books. Guest speaker Marcy Euler, executive director of the event, will share valuable suggestions for attendees ranging from tips on finding the best parking spaces to…

All thrills at the No Frills Member-Guest Tournament

Terri Erickson The QCLGA held its annual No Frills Guest Day on January 9. This event welcomes members to invite golfers from around the area or good friends from near and far. It also encourages members to pair up and take part in the fun. Co-Chairwomen Francie Walker and Carol Clifford created a challenging game…

Twilight at Old Town Artisans

The galleries and shops at Old Town Artisans invite you to attend Twilight at Old Town Artisans. This monthly event will take place March 15 and will continue on the second Saturday of each month. Artists’ receptions will take place from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and will offer our guests an evening of entertainment, music,…

Music without Borders

Ron and Vicki Sullivan If bands like the Joaquin Brothers, Los Papagos Molinas and the award winning Tohono O’odham Band Gertie and the T.O. Boyz excite Quail Creek music lovers, then venues for waila, also known as chicken scratch, are just a short drive away. The term waila comes from the Spanish bailar, meaning to…

The Women of Quail Creek plan March trip to Amerind

Janice Pell March 31 is the date for TWOQC annual spring bus trip and luncheon. The Amerind Museum and Art Gallery in Dragoon will be this year’s exciting destination. Located among the spectacular hills of Texas Canyon in the Dragoon Mountains, the Amerind is an anthropological and archaeological museum and research center with an outstanding…