The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra, Leisure World’s own professional big band, will play on June 19. It plays regularly on the first and third Sundays in Clubhouse 4 featuring Big Band swing and jazz standards under the direction of Jeff Plum. The Big Band Sound is a unique American combination of reeds, brass, and rhythm that defined the nation’s popular music for more than three decades.

Leisure World residents are welcome to submit play reviews. Include your name, and mutual and telephone numbers; where the play is being performed; run dates and ticket information. The reviews are subject to editing and will run as space allows. For more information, contact Arts editor Katya Lukina at (562) 431-6586, ext. 266, or katyal@lwsb.com.

Get Inspired at the Long Beach Playhouse by Maureen Habel Perhaps your faith in human nature is a little shaky because you haven’t met Ms. Esther Mills, the protagonist of “Intimate Apparel,” now playing at the Long Beach Playhouse. Esther is a skilled seamstress hoping for a better life in 1905 in Lower Manhattan. Playwright Lynn Nottage, the only woman to have won the Pulitzer

The Leisure World Scrabble Club met on all four Wednesdays in May. The club recorded 51 scores above 300 and 27 bingos (i.e., the use of all seven tiles in one move). New member Dave Crandall posted the highest score of 403 and 10 bingos. He is one of three members who had seven totals higher than 300. The other two were Diane Seeger with six bingos; Bob Ruderman had five. Larry Edgar exceeded

The Pool League held its monthly tournament on May 28 in Clubhouse 2 with 12 two-person teams playing six rounds of eight ball. Each game was against a different team and players alternated shots. After three rounds, Ruffy Ramos and Roy Mittlesteadt were tied with Gary Monahan and Dave Mackinder at three wins. Ramos and Mittlesteadt won their fourth game to take the lead and then won game six to

Calling all Chicago sports fans Marla Hamblin is looking for anyone from Chicago or the Midwest who is interested in meeting and talking about their favorite team: the Chicago Bears. The group meets on June 25 in Clubhouse 6 at noon. For more information, call Hamblin at (714) 401-9973

On May 27, twelve golfers from the Leisure World Golf League, played through the cool and continuing “May Gray” overcast conditions at the 4,000-yard par 62 David L. Baker Executive Golf Course in Fountain Valley. The sun remained behind the clouds for the entire round, but without the predicted misty conditions. The continuing dampness made putting surfaces inconsistent and the fairways unpredictable.

Thrift, and Don Newhall, a super 2 under 52; second: Bob Johnston, a good 1 under 53; third: Paul Alloway, at even par 54; fourth: Won Song, at 2 over 56. C Flight: First place: tie between Pater Bae and Byron Schweitzer, a terrific 7 under 47; second: Bob Boyle, an outstanding 6 under 48; third: Jack Haskins, a very good 2 under 52; fourth: Roger Bennett, a fine 1 under 53; fifth: 3-way tie between

Those who are interested in learning or polishing their English language skills can attend an English conversation class on Thursdays at 5 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. Currently, students from Vietnam, China, Japan and Korea are enrolled. The class material is usually from the LW Weekly newspaper. During the class, students discuss newspaper articles and learn new vocabulary, phrases, expressions,