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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…