In Library Leads, library staff highlight new additions to the library collection. The library is open 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on weekdays and until 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays. To place an item on hold, call 562-598-2431. “Park Avenue,” by Renee Ahldieh Genre: Domestic Fiction A contemporary family drama about Jia Song, a young lawyer who gets entangled in the high-stakes divorce of the wealthy

Karaoke Club members love birthday celebrations. On Aug. 20, audience members enjoyed delicious chocolate cake while performers sang. Ray Geierman and Dorothy Ferrington received many birthday wishes. Each week, they select timely tunes to charm the audience. Newcomer Judy Secor sang a capella. Danna Sanders did a delightful “I Saw the Light.” The audience appreciated another newcomer, Paul Yi,

LAPIDARY & JEWELRY CLUB The Lapidary & Jewelry Club received a Peter Hayes Grant through the Golden Age Foundation (GAF). The club used the grant to purchase two new Cabking machines, which are used to shape and polish stones. The club now has five of these machines. These Cabking machines had become so popular that club members frequently experienced wait times to use them. The

GRF RECREATION LW will host open auditions for Amphitheater emcee on Aug. 22 The GRF Recreation Department will hold open auditions to select a master of ceremonies (emcee) for the final Amphitheater performance of the 2025 season on Thursday, Sept. 11. The emcee will be responsible for welcoming guests, introducing the featured entertainment and keeping the evening flowing with energy

All are invited to watch Bedrich Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride” on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 1:30 p.m. in the Learning Center of Clubhouse 3. This comic opera of typical Czech music will be introduced by knowledgeable club member Robert Kastanek, who has studied arranged marriages, still prevalent in many cultures. Act 1 opens showing Czech villagers celebrating a national holiday with music

In Library Leads, library staff highlight exciting new additions to the LW Library collection. “The Diary of Mattie Spenser,” by Sandra Dallas Genre: Historical Fiction Unexpectedly married to the man considered the catch of her hometown, a young woman finds herself traveling via covered wagon to Colorado in search of a new start, with only her reticent husband and her personal journal to