Cheryl Palen Many memoirs have been written about the teaching profession, but they usually are about teachers who are successful in either high-achieving or poverty-ridden inner-city schools. Brant Vickers’ memoir, Chucky’s in Tucson, offers readers a poignant and heartfelt view of what it is like to teach in the sometimes strange, unfamiliar, and almost alien…
Classics Rock, a show of familiar songs performed in a way that you’ve never heard, is coming to the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. A cash bar will open at 6:00 p.m., with showtime at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $26. The show is produced by Khris Dodge Production. Classics Rock brings you…
Will be on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. A cash bar will be available at 6:00 p.m., with the show starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Tickets cost $28. This show is produced by Khris Dodge Entertainment. Celebrate the legendary “Queen of Disco” with powerhouse performer Crystal Stark as she, her back-up…
High Tide – The Beach Boys Tribute will be held on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. A cash bar will open at 6:00 p.m., with showtime at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Tickets are $26. This show is produced by TAD Management. High Tide, which were featured artists at Disneyland, will put on a Beach…
Bandstand will be playing a 2:00 p.m. matinee at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix on Saturday, Dec. 7. Put your dancing shoes on, hop on the bus, and join us for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical production of Bandstand! Quail Creek is pleased to announce the upcoming bus trip to the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix on…
Joyce Shumate TRIPS returns to Kitt Peak for the third time. The Night Sky Observing Program will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 29. This very popular program has in the past sold out within three to four hours. On a clear night, Kitt Peak is not to be missed or soon forgotten. The nation’s observatory was built there for…
Paul Engstrom, Quail Creek Navy Veteran’s Association This year, the U.S. Navy will celebrate its 244th birthday, and the Quail Creek Navy Veteran’s Association will gather to salute the greatest navy that has ever sailed the seven seas. All Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard veterans, their families and friends, are invited to attend the Quail…
Joyce Shumate The Quail Creek TRIPS committee (a division of the Education Committee) has planned an exciting list of places to visit this upcoming season. Most trips will explore Tucson and southern Arizona and are limited to 15 to 20 participants. The following is a schedule of the destinations and the months that are planned: October: Kitt Peak Nightly Observing Program (NOP)…
Dodie Prescott, publicity It has been the tradition of the Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild (PAG) to provide our friends and neighbors with an outstanding annual Christmas show—a show that honors the spirit of the season and provides an opportunity for our community to join together in the celebration of the holiday season. The 38th…
Quail Creek Country Club’s 14th annual Community Wide Garage Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We anticipate having more than 200 homes participating, so plan on attending this annual community-wide garage sale. There will be a separate manned vehicle lot with everything from golf carts to cars to…