St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Long Beach hosts its Brass Rubbing Medieval Arts Center starting Tuesday, Oct. 20. Outside the newly renovated Great Hall of Cassidy Castle, the Middle Ages are brought to life via historical brass rubbings, docent talks and hands-on crafts. Visitors to the 34th-annual event will learn about medieval knights and their armor, ladies’ fashion of the time,

Mutual 15 residents applaud dancer Susan Saraf (bottom) as she takes a bow after the final number, "I'll Remember You," at the well-received Hui O Hula Club show the weekend of Oct. 3-4 near "hostess with the mostest" Cherry Hostler's home. The hula club continues to practice twice a week, and its dancers and musicians are happy to share their aloha at any outdoor

“We can’t shake hands, or hug, hold hands, or say ‘hi’ to friends the way we did in the ‘good old days,’ but social distancing is no excuse for not greeting our neighbors in a way to let them know we care how they are doing.” Such kind words kicked off the Recreation Committee’s Smize Contest in May. As coined by model/actress TyraBanks,“smizing”meanssmiling with your eyes,

The Golden Age Foundation will sponsor a shredding service event in the Clubhouse 2 parking from 10 a.m.– noon on Thursday, Nov. 5. Residents will drop and go, no waiting in line. People must wear masks and social distancing will be strictly enforced. Residents need to put documents to shred in plastic or brown bags that can be recycled. Cardboard boxes will not be accepted. No line

SUNSHINE CLUB Alice West from Transform Your Spaces is the Sunshine Club’s guest speaker for their Zoom meeting on Friday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. West has been an organizer her whole life, starting with Barbie clothes as a child. She created Transform Your Space over six years ago because of her love of people and her desire to reduce stress through simplifying. Alice now has eight other