Mike DeMeritt, professional precious stone expert and owner of Silver Lining Gemstones from Amado, Arizona shared his knowledge with the Lapidary and Jewelry Club. Club members cut and polished a rough gemstone into a jewelry-grade Cabochon. Mike will be in the Lapidary and Jewelry studio again from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. on June 15. Ask…
Joyce Shumate On May 17 the TRIPS Educational Group escorted 25 residents and guests to Sabino Canyon, DeGrazia Gallery and lunch at Trattoria Pina Cucina Italian restaurant. Sabino Canyon tram ride was the start of the tour that included a narrated educational 3.8 mile tram ride into the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains. A…
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…
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…
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…
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…