Tickets are on sale now for the Long Beach Symphony’s classical series season finale. On June 1, LWers will attend Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1” and Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 4.” Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The pre-concert talk begins at 7 p.m. and music starts at 8. To purchase tickets, contact Florita Davis from the Long Beach Symphony Box Office at 562-436-3203, ext. 1. A

This feature showcases original poems by Leisure Worlders. Alice Ma had a twin, and cherished her kin; Poor but plain happy, greed was a sin; Rich just a dream, and job was a win; Her family were farmers, Good hardworking charmers: The salt of the earth, with hearts that were larger; She lived through some hard times, Their farm it was lost: Her great generation, paid the stock market’s

The Leisure World Quilting Bees’ annual spring luncheon will be held May 15 in Clubhouse 2 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets, $20, are limited. This event often sells out and includes six door prize tickets, over 100 wonderful items made by members, including quilts, aprons, table runners, pillows and more. To purchase tickets, call 949-584-2884.

Leisure World residents are welcome to submit reviews of their favorite restaurants. Reviews should include the writer’s full name, contact information and a Mutual number. Make sure the restaurant’s name, telephone number, address and operating hours are included in the review, which are subject to editing and will be run as space allows. Email them to emmad@lwsb.com. Sunny Side Cafe 2940 Wesminster

for more than three decades and which still pervades the public consciousness is the Velvetones signature. The band vividly brings this classic music to life for a new generation of audiences, authentically recreating the style, musicality, and essence of swing era band music. They pepper their repertoire with contemporary pop hits to broaden their audience. Whether it be a well-known big

beauty of Seal Beach. His watercolor paintings are in galleries and museums all over the world. His Seal Beach pier watercolor painting was featured in the SUN Newspaper in 2018. Just recently, his watercolor painting of Huntington Beach’s iconic Golden Bear was selected by the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University in Orange, California as part of a new exhibit called “Same