In Library Leads, LW Library staff highlight new additions to the collection that are worth checking out. “The Eights,” by Joanna Miller Genre: Historical Fiction In 1920, four women from different backgrounds— Dora, Beatrice, Otto and Marianne—forge an enduring bond as the first female students at Oxford, navigating personal loss, societal expectations, and the lingering trauma

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL CLUB The Let the Good Times Roll Club will hold a rock and roll show this Saturday, May 17, at 6 p.m. in Clubhouse 2. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. In tune with Armed Forces Day, club members will perform songs by Kate Smith, Pete Seeger, Don McLean, Aaron Tippin, Lee Greenwood, other patriotic songs and selections with red, white or blue in the title. After, the Legends

Longtime Abilene singer Tina Schaffer will be featured in a farewell performance with the band on Saturday, May 24, in Clubhouse 2 starting at 7 p.m. After 25 years in the computer business, including 16 years serving the Leisure World community, Schaffer will retire from Abilene and the computer business at the end of May. She is moving Kansas City, Missouri, to begin the next chapter of her

GRF EVENTS The GRF Recreation Department will host a community swap meet on Saturday, June 14, from 8 a.m.-noon in the Clubhouse 6 and Administration parking lot. Residents looking to declutter, recycle and make a few extra dollars are encouraged to participate. Vendor spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 12, at the Recreation Department,

LW ART LEAGUE The May 13 meeting of the Leisure World Art League will be a hands-on painting workshop conducted by renowned watercolorist Joe Cibere. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in Clubhouse 4. Cibere will instruct people on the use of watercolor and watermedia techniques he’s learned from his career as a commercial and fine artist. This will be an opportunity to discover new ways

The Photo Arts Club will meet Thursday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. People should bring their iPhone/Android and/or camera. The assignment is patterns and textures. People should email their best three photos to benbenjamins@hotmail.com by May 5. Photographers can also bring non-themed photos to be displayed and commented on. A Facebook page has been created for all LW residents