by Hope Horning LW contributor This month the America First Republican Club will not hold its regularly scheduled meeting on the third Wednesday of the month. Instead, the club will celebrate its growing membership with a member appreciation picnic on Saturday, Sept. 20, from noon-4 p.m. at the Clubhouse 1 picnic area. Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen will give club members an update

GRF WEEKEND DANCES The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra is Leisure World’s own professional big band, playing big band swing and jazz standards. The orchestra returns to Clubhouse 4 on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 6-9 p.m. The Velvetones play regularly at Clubhouse 4 on the first and third Sunday evenings. The Velvetones signature is big band sound, that uniquely American combination of reeds,

The Coin Club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. The next meeting is Sept. 10. Members can have coins viewed and questions answered. Time is allowed to view coins, followed by a business meeting and an education session. The topic will be “Coin Collecting Misconceptions.” Video speaker Rod Gillis, education director at the American Numismatic Association,

In Library Leads, library staff highlight new additions to the library collection. The library is open 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on weekdays and until 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays. To place an item on hold, call 562-598-2431. “Three Bags Full,” by Leonie Swann Genre: Mystery Fiction A witty philosophical murder mystery with a charming twist: the crack detectives are Irish sheep determined to discover

PROPTIA Leisure World’s gate access portal, Proptia, will undergo upgrades on Monday, Sept. 15, at 10 a.m. On that day, Security staff at the gates will manually open and close the gates for the duration of the upgrade, which is expected to last several hours. How will people get through the gates on the day of the upgrade? On the day of the upgrade, the Proptia system will deactivate