Leisure World residents Joan Boryta and Alice Sioson won special awards at the Cypress Art League’s Autumn 2025 Annual Art Show held on Sept. 14 at the Cypress Community Center. Boryta won two awards for her watercolor paintings while Sioson won for her Chinese brush painting. The art show attracted artists from all over Southern California and even from Arizona. Many visual arts such as painting,

Leisure World’s songbird Nina De Rosa will perform with friends at the LW Gong Club’s show on Friday, Sept. 26, in Clubhouse 2. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a fall festival-themed happy hour. People are welcome to come early to help decorate the tables. Snacks and coffee will be available and donations are appreciated. Attendees should expect a few surprises, typical of the Gong Club’s

GRF BUS TRIP Tickets for the GRF Recreation bus trip to see “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” at Segerstrom Hall will go on sale Monday, Sept. 22, at 8 a.m. in the Recreation Office, located on the ground floor of Building C. Tickets are $80 per person, which includes round-trip bus transportation. Seating is limited and tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. The trip is

The Karaoke Club’s karaoke parties are a chance to escape and enjoy a variety of music every Wednesday from 5:30-9:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 1. Singers are anxious to entertain. On Sept. 10, Paul Yi gave a mellow “Casablanca.” Donna Cooper, dressed as a cowgirl, sang a country tune. Beautiful ballads were sung by Julie Nulad, Elizabeth Butterfield and Mariza Jouquin. Mellow sounding Richard

At the Sept. 9 meeting of the Art League, President Susie Ralston announced that Ramayana “RB” Baba will succeed her as president of the League. Jim Greer will serve as vice president. Ralston’s tenure as president included remarkable accomplishments, including the curation and display of resident artwork throughout GRF properties, and the successful Art in Bloom, a juried art exhibition featuring

Hui O Hula continues to share the aloha spirit through weekly dance classes while instructor Jojo Weingart and event coordinator Kaye Huff are taking a short leave of absence. Dancers meet Tuesdays upstairs in Clubhouse 6 at 1 p.m., and Thursdays outdoors at Veterans Plaza, also at 1 p.m. September hula subjects include three favorites: “He’eia,” “The Prayer” and “Haleiwa Hula.” All