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Category: October 2022
Generals, October 2022
Guest Registration—What You Need to Know!
The Quail Creek Member Services Desk hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Do you have a guest coming to stay with you? Here’s what you need to know in order to get them registered in our system: 1) The guests must be present at the Member Services Desk in order to…
Features, October 2022
Experience a ‘Journey’ at Madaras Gallery’s Annual Show!
‘Journey’ is the title of this October’s Annual Show at Madaras Gallery, featuring 20 new paintings by award-winning Tucson artist Diana Madaras. “For everyone, myself included, the last two years have been filled with unexpected challenges,” Madaras said. “My outlet is my art.” Since opening the gallery in 1999, Madaras has been on her own…
Features, October 2022
Avoid Gardening Mishaps
Bonnie Nowicki We residents of beautiful Quail Creek are of a certain age group and/or stage in life. We continue to be active and love tending our garden landscapes. More than ever, we must be careful as we walk on our landscape stones, gravel, terrazzo or paver walkways, and patio area rugs. If you notice…
Features, October 2022
Word of the Month: Luthier and Oud
David Zapatka At a recent Weird Music concert at Stillwell Pianos in Mesa, I was pleasantly surprised to hear a traveling Belgian-Italian guitar duet playing the music of Gurdjieff collaboratively written with Gurdjieff’s musically gifted pupil, Thomas de Hartmann. I have had an appreciation for Gurdjieff’s philosophies since I began reading him in the early ‘70s…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Computer Club Presents ‘What Is GroupWorks?’
The Quail Creek Computer Club will be having a session entitled “What Is GroupWorks?” presented by Quail Creek resident Bill Foraker. GroupWorks is a free, web-based, club management platform that simplifies member email communications, streamlines event scheduling, and can collect and track payments, dues, and fees. GroupWorks was designed for seniors, so it is made…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
RV Club News: Quail Creekers in Wyoming and Montana
Although Show Low and Pinetop are close and popular areas in the summer, for many in the RV Club who use their RVs to get away from the heat in summer, there are several who travel much farther north. There are so many spectacular areas to enjoy in the Northwest. A small group of Quail…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
MOAA Hosting a Mix & Mingle
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will be hosting a Mix & Mingle at Grill on the Green, 5800 S. Camino Del Sol, on Friday, Nov. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. The menu will include hors d’oeuvres with a slice of strawberry shortcake for dessert. The cost is…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Historic Empire Ranch, Established 1876
Joyce Shumate On Oct. 21 the Let’s Travel Club presentation will be about the Historic Empire Ranch, presented by Faith Boice, a fourth generation Tucsonan and Empire Ranch Foundation’s president. All QC residents are welcome to attend. The historic Empire Ranch has been a working cattle ranch for 140 years. Its rich history includes successive ownership…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Parkinson’s Lecture: Moving with Intent, November 4
Jane Bottlinger For people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), intent is the key. Moving is automatic for most people. It requires little thought. However, automatic movements use a lot of dopamine, the neurotransmitter that is in short supply for people with PD. Using intent bypasses the parts of the brain that use the most dopamine. Learn…