What’s Happening

Deadline for What’s Happening is FRIDAY for Wednesday’s edition and WEDNESDAY for Sunday’s edition.

Today

Kiwanis Club of Green Valley meets at 11:45 a,m. at Silver Springs, 500 W. Camino Encanto. Sherry Sass of Friends of the Santa Cruz River will be the speaker. Reservations: Robert Frost, 399-9003.

Los Bailadores Dance Club will have New Year’s Eve dance from 8 p.m. to midnight at Santa Rita Springs Anza Room. Music (ballroom, Latin and swing) by John Howe. $40 per couple. Black tie optional. Bring your beverage and hors d’oeuvres or dessert. Information, reservations: Nita Ham, 625-3138.

GVR Chess Club meets at 1 p.m. at the East Center. GVR members of all skill levels as well as beginners are welcome. Questions? Call President Jim Clark at 648-9988.

Green Valley Forum will not meet today.

Jan. 2

Peerless Pawn Pushers play chess at 1 p.m. at the Villas East Recreation Hall, 508-A South Paseo Cerro). Players of all skill levels are welcome and you do NOT have to belong to GVR. Questions? Call Bob Vint at 648-0157, or email RJVINT@COX.NET.

The Parkinson’s Support Group Educational Meeting will be from 1 to 2:30 at East Center. The guest speaker will address speech problems related to Parkinson’s, including reduced volume and monotone pitch. We’ll also have a sing-along. Information: Carroll Morris, 207-2475.

Friends in Deed, 301 Camino Casa Verde, will be closed.

Jan. 3

Colorado Club will have souper New Year’s Dinner at 5 p.m. at Desert Hills rec center auditorium. Featured will be soups prepared by the club’s officers. Members bring: party sandwiches for six if your last name begins with A-L; dessert for six if your last name begins with M-Z. All members bring their drinks and table service. Soup, bowls, and coffee provided. Entertainment will be a special organ concert by four organists. Don’t need reservations, but an RSVP would be appreciated so the number of tables needed can be figured. Call Lorene Barnes, 625-8480. For information on the club, call JD Barnes, 625-8480.

Jan. 5

La Frontera Corral of Westerners Intl. will hold its regular meeting at 4 p.m. at Casa Community Center next to La Posada. Featured speaker will be Posy Piper talking about her just published book, “Denim & Diamonds, 60 years of Arizona’s Santa Cruz County Cowbelles.” Piper, a retired teacher and journalist from Patagonia, heads the Cowbelles Ranchers Heritage Center in Nogales. The Corral, a Western history group, meets the first Monday of each month. The public is invited. 398-2344 for information.

Catholic Golden Age meets at 3 p.m. at the Holy Family Center of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. The Strolling Valley Players will entertain. Sandwiches and dessert will be served. Come and bring a friend. For information, call Pat Lawrenz, 625-2374.

Santa Cruz Valley Chapter of the Society of Southwestern Authors meets at 1 p.m. at the Joyner-Green Valley Library. Harvey Stanbrough, prize-winning poet, editor and author, will discuss “Writing Realistic Dialogue.” No charge and writers of all genr/ are welcome. Information: Marilyn Pate, 648-7015, or Denise Roessle, 399-3312.

Jan. 6

Canoa Hills Townhomes Homeowners Association board meets at 8 a.m. in the conference room at Fire Station No. 152, on Encanto and Camino del Sol. Information: Mary R. Hall, 648-0312 mrslittledawg@cox.net

Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum presents Nancy Valentine speaking on “The Art-Full History of Tubac Times, Today? — The Personal Perspective of An Artist’s Daughter.” Forum meets at 8 a.m. at Plaza de Anza - Artist’s Palate Restaurant, 40 Avenida Goya, Tubac. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 398-3333 for $10 or for $12 at the door.

The Springs Annual Homeowners’ Meeting will be held at 9 a.m. in the Anza Room at the Recreation Village at Santa Rita Springs. The agenda will include the election of HOA board members and updates on HOA concerns. Call the HOA office (648-1699) for more information.

Green Valley Weavers, Spinners, Fiber Guild meets from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Friends in Deed, 301 Camino Casa Verde. Morning Meeting, Workshops/BYOB Lunch/Sharing Afternoons. There will be a Round Robin members presentation led by Donna Allen. An added bonus for all the members, Karen Piergosch, an ergonomics specialist, will provide a program on Ergonomics for Fiber Folks. Anyone interested in Weaving, Spinning, Fiber Art is welcome. Information: Cyndi Sorenson, 625-9639, sorensonc1@msn.com or Satya Riversong, 260-4953 riversong49@yahoo.com

Jan. 7

Michigan Club will host a no-cost party meeting at West Center starting at 5 p.m. Bring hors d’oeuvres to serve 12 or more. All current and former Michiganians with GVR membership and their guest (guest cards required) are welcome. No reservations are required.

260 Men’s Club meets at 9:15 a.m. at West Center. Maj. Gen. John Custer, commander of the Intelligence Center at Fort Huachuca, will be the speaker. Information: Harry Hughes, 648-7980.

Tucson Chapter of Brandeis National Committee will have its annual University on Wheels at 9:30 a.m. at Skyline Country Club in Tucson. Brandeis Professor of Journalism Eileen McNamara will speak on “Obama and the Media: Will the Honeymoon Continue?” $20 for members; $25 for non-members. Information: Sara Wisdom, 520-325-8014 lswisdom@cox.net

Jan. 8

Wisconsin Club of Green Valley will have a buffet dinner at the GV Elks Lodge. Social time at p.m., dinner at 6. Program will be centered around “Happy New Year.” Salmon and pork on the menu. Reservation cut off date is Jan. 2. Call Laurie, 648-1294 or Bruce, 393-0413.

Patagonia Women’s Club is inviting the public is invited to hear speaker Steve Ritter, a retired physician who lives in Sonoita. His topic will be the history and development of the Winchester Rifle which laid the foundation for repeating lever action firearms in the early 1800s. He has done extensive research on the inventions behind the success of the Winchester, the individuals who shaped its history and the firearms industry. He will speak at 2 p.m. at Cady Hall, 342 Duquesne Ave, next to the Patagonia Library. The club will have a meeting at 1 p.m. for members and refreshments will be served before the program.

Jan. 9

Indiana Tri Kappas will have a luncheon at noon at Trivetti’s Restaurant. Associates, actives, inactives and snowbirds welcome. Those on call list will be contacted. Others please call Pauline King, 648-1035, on or before Dec. 23. for information, reservations.

Jan. 11

Unitarian Universalist Sunday Forum meets at 10 a.m. at the Canoa Hills Recreation Center 3660 S. Camino del Sol, Green ValleyThe PBS special “Anyone and Everyone” will be shown. It presents conservative, ethnically diverse families who have coped in various ways with the “coming out” of their children.

Jan. 12

At 10 a.m. in the Parish Hall of St. Francis-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, members of the GV Chamber Music Society will perform music by Handel, Scharwenka, Telemann, and Dvorak. The program is free and open to the public. Performers will be Betty Maurstad, soprano; Michael Finkelstein, piccolo, trumpet; Tom Hanselmann, ‘cello; Mary Lonsdale Baker, piano; Cal Turner, clarinet; Anneke Mattson, piano, Marya Giesy, violin; and Esther Siebold, piano.

Jan. 14

Elks Auxiliary Luncheon will be held at the lodge for Auxiliary members and their guests only. Program will be Lt. Sandy Rosenthal, Green Valley Sheriff’s Department. Reservations must be made no later than 3 p.m. Jan. 7. Send checks (No Cash) to Elks Auxiliary, PO Box 1493, Green Valley, AZ 85622-1493. Information: Carol Greer, 648-2032, CJ Settles, 648-0825, or Dorothy Riley, 648-3117.

Minnesota Club will have a cocktail party at 5 p.m. at the West Center. BYOBV with hors d’oeuvres for 10. Setups, ice provided. Members $3; non-members $4. For reservations, send check to the club, PO Box 83, Green Valley, 85622, before Jan. 3.; Bring GVR card to all club activities. The club is open to present and former Minnesota residents who are GVR members. There is a one-time $5 membership fee. Information: Barb Quigley, 399-9503, or Jean Postlewaite, 393-0182.

Jan. 21

Eastern States Club, formerly the Tri-State Club, meets at 5 p.m. at West Center. Welcome are all GVR members who live or have lived in states east of the Mississippi River excepting Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Michigan as they are served by other GVR Clubs. BYOB (set-ups provided) social hour followed by a catered roast beef dinner. Entertainment by U of A Encore Group. Reservations due by Jan. 15. Information: Gary Kissinger 625-2204 or Karen Curtis 625-2394.

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