LW ORCHESTRA Leisure World Community Orchestra members started their own summer “band camp” and will hold a free, informal backstage concert on the Amphitheater stage on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 1:15 p.m. The summer “band camp” was formed when orchestra musicians who were eager to continue playing throughout the summer asked the group’s assistant director, Linda DeRungs, to rehearse

Hui O Hula offers Hawaiian dance lessons twice a week, upstairs at Clubhouse 6 on Tuesdays and outdoors at Veterans Plaza on Thursdays. Both classes start at 1:15 p.m. Newcomers are welcome to class either to dance or to audit. Wear a mu’umu’ (a long Hawaiian style dress) or comfortable clothing for the gentle swaying movements. Traditional hula should be danced barefoot. Bring a pair of

The Recreation Department will host a GRF bus trip to see the uplifting Broadway musical “Waitress” at the La Mirada Theater on Thursday, Sept. 26. In the musical, Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as “The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie”

The GRF Recreation Department will host a community swap meet on Saturday, Sept. 4, in Clubhouse 6 and the Administration parking lot from 8 a.m.-noon. A variety of items will be sold from gently used household items and tools to artwork, antiques, collectibles, jewelry, pottery and crafts. People are invited to browse and find new and gently used treasures. For more information, contact recreation.

The Genealogy Club’s Wednesday membership meetings are on break this month. Regular general membership meetings will resume in September. The library is open Monday-Friday from 1-4 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The club will hold elections in October. The club will require a new president or co-presidents in January 2025. Prospective leaders are encouraged to run. Janet Lessin and

The Recreation Department is conducting a GRF bus trip to experience the Nethercutt Collection and a buffet lunch at the Odyssey on Thursday, Sept. 19. The collection features more than 130 of the world’s greatest antique, vintage, classic and unique automobiles, as well as an array of rare mechanical musical instruments and antique French furniture. The bus departs from the Amphitheater parking