The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra is Leisure World’s own professional big band, playing swing and jazz music for dreaming and dancing. Whether it be a well-known big-band standard, contemporary-jazz showcase selection, vocal ballad or a hard-charging brass feature, the Velvetones provide musical entertainment that’s wonderful to dance to. The group perform the first and third Sundays

On Saturday, Aug. 7, the Cabaret Entertainers will welcome LWers to their first show of 2021, “Cabaret Favorites.” The doors to Clubhouse 2 will open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show, which will feature nostalgic songs of the past, Broadway hits, some country, a piano medley and what’s described as “a funny maternal happening.” Joining performers Bette Fritz, Tosca Lies, Vickie Van

Amphitheater 2021 Show and Movie Nights take place in the 2,500-seat Leisure World Amphitheater. Residents are invited to celebrate summer under the stars at these free events. The concerts start at 7:30 p.m., and the movies begin at 8:30 p.m. (Schedules and start times for both are subject to change.) Residents must have GRF ID cards for admission; nonresident guests must be accompanied by a resident

Amphitheater 2021 Show and Movie Nights are held in the 2,500-seat Leisure World Amphitheater. Residents are invited to celebrate summer under the stars at these free events. The concerts start at 7:30 p.m., and the movies begin at 8:30 p.m. (Schedules and start times for both are subject to change.) Residents must have GRF ID cards for admission; nonresident guests must be accompanied by a resident