Robert Thoresen The Photography Club of Quail Creek closed out its spring photo shoot travels at the Tucson Botanical Gardens in mid-May (2150 North Alvernon Way). More travels will commence in the fall. TripAdvisor rates the gardens as number 16 of 58 things to do in Tucson. The garden originally dates back to the early…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Monday Night Book Club
Laura Reilly “There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.”—Gilbert K. Chesterton The Monday Night Book Club is a chartered club which meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m., unless there is…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
TWOQC samples specialty coffee
Diane Quinn Members and guests of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) received an insider’s view of the coffee industry at their July program. Anna Perreira, CEO and Founder of Yellow Brick Coffee (YBC), taught the gathering about the differences and subtleties of Specialty Coffees. Explaining how YBC sources and develops roasting profiles for each…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Lapidary and Jewelry Club members enjoyed instruction from professional precious stone expert
Mike DeMeritt, professional precious stone expert and owner of Silver Lining Gemstones, instructs Lapidary and Jewelry Club members Marcia Faulkner, Ernie Lopez and Bob Birdsall in the art of cutting and polishing a rough stone into a Cabochon. The club was fortunate to have Mike teach two classes this summer. Also shown are, a polished…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Do you spiralize?
Diane Quinn If you have heard of spiralizing, you may be one of the millions of people referred to as foodies. Or, you may just love gadgets for your kitchen. If you don’t know how to spiralize you might want to join The Women Of Quail Creek and attend the August program featuring Randy Wade…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Steve Piepmeier places first in June photo contest
Robert Thoresen June’s photo contest theme of Silhouettes, a dark shape or outline against a light background, seemed a continuum of May’s theme Reflections. In Steve’s back yard, where he was taking a picture of a giant saguaro, he noticed the beauty of the twisted barbed wire. He has been photographing barbed wire for years.…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery classes coming to Green Valley
Cindy Mayhle In the past many people receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been relegated to few options to help control the symptoms of their disease; the two most common are medications and DBS (deep brain stimulation). If they were lucky, their doctor would tell them they should incorporate an exercise program into…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Needlework Club helps kids
Mary Cerny, Barb Poltl, Gwen Mowat and Max Perzan of the Quail Creek Needlework Club spent Saturday, July 16 creating drawstring bags for Tucson children. The club has supported Aviva Children’s Services for many years and this was the second time members participated in the annual sew-a-thon in Tucson. The ladies were part of over…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Russian lesson enjoyed by TWOQC
Diane Quinn The Women of Quail Creek were treated to a luncheon full of travel dreams on June 27. Each table was set to evoke plans for interesting travels around the globe with festive travel cases filled with travel guides. Travel posters were placed near the entrance so women could have pictures taken surrounded by…