Laura Reilly “My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.” –Abraham Lincoln Members of the Monday Night Book Club would agree! Meetings occur monthly all year round and all residents of Quail Creek are welcome to take part in our interesting discussions. The Book Club is a…
Category: June 2016
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Final preparations underway for baby shower to benefit National Guard families
Diane Quinn Just a few days remain before The Women of Quail Creek’s annual baby shower for members of the Tucson National Guard. Twenty-one girls and eight boys either have been or are expected to be born to the military families. Many of the mothers have been dubbed “Military Moms” because of the double duty…
Generals, June 2016
‘56 – 1950s Rock ‘n Roll Revue Friday, September 16, 2016
‘56 – 1950’s Rock ‘n Roll Revue will be presented Friday, September 16, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom with a cash bar at 6:00 p.m. Ticket price is $20. The show is produced by TAD Management. Then: ‘56, a year that featured Coup de Ville’s and drive-in movies, Ed Sullivan and…
Generals, June 2016
Those British Girls – Friday, August 26, 2016
Those British Girls – The best of British women – will be presented Friday, August 26, 2016, at 7:00 pm. in the Madera Clubhouse ballroom with a cash bar at 6:00 p.m. Ticket price is $20. Produced by TAD Management; Those British Girls is a hit-filled concert that takes you on a journey through the music of…
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
Valuable information regarding mosquito protection
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world today because of the diseases they spread according to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are 176 species of mosquitoes identified in the U.S. Each year an estimated 390 million people world-wide are infected. Some infected people will get mild symptoms (fever, rash, joint…
Generals, June 2016
Cory’s Love Boat – We Bring the Cruise Ship to You – July 22
Cory’s Love Boat – We bring the cruise ship to you – starring Cory McCloskey will be presented Friday, July 22, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse ballroom with a cash bar opening at 6:30 p.m. Ticket price is $20. We’ve created an all new show where you can keep your land legs…
Generals, June 2016
U of A’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute receives one million dollar endowment
The annual board of directors’ meeting of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Arizona was interrupted by the surprise arrival of two UA officials who came bearing a four-foot mockup of a million-dollar endowment check from the Bernard Osher Foundation. The room erupted in cheers, table thumping and happy tears, as many…
Generals, June 2016
Blood drive
American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Silver rooms. To register call 1-800-733-2767 or log on to www.redcrossblood.org; sponsor code: Quail Blood costs nothing to give yet is more valuable than any other resource on earth.
Generals, June 2016
July TGIF – Celebrate Red, White and Blue
T.G.I.F Celebrate Red, White and Blue in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom on Friday, July 8, 2016. A cash bar opens at 5:15 p.m. and dinner buffet starts at 6:00 p.m. Dancing and music by Five Way Street, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Menu: Potato salad, watermelon slices, smoked tri-tip with BBQ sauce, fried catfish, mashed…