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In My Kitchen: Poolside Fun with Sandi Beecher

PCQC Photo Contest Winners

MOAA Awards Scholarships and Grants

Clubhouse Library notes

Larry Thomson Donations of recently published books, audio book CDs and magazines are always needed. Just place items in the wicker donation box near the hall door. This time of year our shelves can look lean, so please return items promptly. If you are curious about the history of the clubhouse library, there is a…

Word of the Month: Comity, civility, cavil and curmudgeon

W. Smith This month let’s take a look at a few words that start with the letter C. The first, “comity,” means mutual courtesy or civility. That leads us to the second of our C words: “civility.” But first, one more comment about comity. The term “comity of nations” refers to courtesy among nations, including…

Mardi Gras Celebration

Mardi Gras Celebration will take place in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom on Tuesday, March 4. Cash bar opens at 4:30 p.m. followed by a dinner buffet at 5:00 p.m. with dancing and Dixieland music by Albert Galli. Tickets are $18.00 at the Concierge Desk.

Upcoming events

February 21, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. Soulsville USA—A Salute to Soul, Funk and R&B will be presented. Join international touring artist Walter Belcher and American Idol finalist Crystal Stark as they tear it up through soul music’s greatest hits! This celebration of soul, funk and R&B will feature hits by the Temptations, Four Tops, Otis Redding,…

Monday Night Book Club

Set on a North Dakota reservation The Round House by Louise Erdrich explores the actions of a young boy trying to navigate both the tribal system of justice and the white man’s laws as he attempts to gain information that would put the man who attacked his mother behind bars. Joe, only 13 years old, does…

Performing Arts Guild selects spring play; auditions cast

The Performing Arts Guild of Quail Creek has approved Davey Jones’ selection of Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig as the 2014 spring play. Paul White, PAG’s President, so thoroughly enjoyed the play and saw so much potential in the script that he agreed to be the show’s director and will be assisted by Karen Doyle.…