Dodie Prescott The Quail Creek Ballroom Dance Club will be welcoming members and guests to our next dinner/dance on Wednesday, January 25. Our January dinner is based on the menu at the Swank & Swine Restaurant at the Paramount Hotel in Portland, Oregon. We will enjoy delicious, fresh local flavors of the Pacific Northwest while…
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Clubs & Classes, December 2016
Acrylic and watercolor painting class with Joyce Finn
Joyce Finn Acrylic and Watercolor Painting January 9, 2017 through May 8. 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. every Monday Fee $10 for members, $12 for nonmembers per class Medium Watercolor and Acrylics All levels of experience welcome. Location: Fine Arts Studio in the CATE Building Registration starts December 15. Class is limited to 10 students. Call…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
Local News Anchor explores challenges of life in the media spotlight
Diane Quinn KOLD-TV News anchor Heather Rowe was the keynote speaker during the annual membership brunch of The Women of Quail Creek. Rowe began by sharing her path to working for KOLD News, a road that included breaking into the business by doing almost anything in her first TV job and building her reputation throughout a…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
TWOQC recognizes veterans
Diane Quinn Carol Mutter, president of The Women of Quail Creek, laid a wreath at the Green Valley Cemetery on Veterans Day during the annual ceremony. Congresswoman Martha McSally addressed the crowd, patriotic music was played by the Bavarian Brass Band and there was a posting of the colors. TWOQC wished to recognize and express…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
TRIPS tour to TIA and Pima Air and Space Museum
Bonnie Hyra Wednesday, November 16 a TRIPS group of 33 ventured to the Tucson International Airport for an educational behind-the-scenes tour. Vicky Mathews, TIA Communications Director, introduced the participants to the history of the airport and what makes it operate so smoothly. After the video and lecture presentation the group moved about the airport exploring…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
Fr. Sean Carroll of the Kino Borders Initiative to speak Dec. 17
Cindy Mayron Fr. Sean Carroll, S.J., executive director of the Kino Border Initiative (Binational migrant ministry in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico), will be the guest speaker at the Democratic Club of Quail Creek meeting on Saturday, December 17, 3:00 p.m., at the Kino Conference Center (next to the golf shop building). The public…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
TWOQC and SEEF collaborate to provide scholarship support
Nancy Forester An inspiring benefit concert for college scholarships presented by the popular Gatekeepers of Ironwood Hills Church was held Saturday, November 5 at the Sahuarita United School District Auditorium. Featuring patriotic traditional selections, the concert was hosted by The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) and the Sahuarita Educational Enrichment Foundation (SEEF) to support scholarships…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
Ballet Continental performs for TWOQC
Diane Quinn Twenty-four performers from Green Valley’s own Ballet Continental danced for the November program of The Women of Quail Creek. The performance included 10 excerpts from The Nutcracker. The TWOQC event served as a warm-up to the company’s upcoming holiday performances. As an added treat, Darby Downs danced Prayer, from Act III of Ballet…