LW OPERA CLUB Everyone is invited to attend a showing of composer Alban Berg’s contemporary opera “Lulu” on Tuesday, May 21, at 1:30 p.m. in the Learning Center of Clubhouse 3. The dissonant music is based on the story of the German novelist Frank Wedekind, who explored the subjects of unrestrained mayhem including sexuality, murder and death in Vienna during the late 19th and early

A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at Harbor Lawn Memorial Park on Monday, May 27, at 11 a.m. The park is located at 1625 Gisler Ave., Costa Mesa. Admission is free. The ceremony will honor fallen heroes. Presented by the Freedom Committee of Orange County, the event features a Missing Man formation flyover, a wreath laying ceremony, live music, lunch and a WWII transport flyover featuring

This feature showcases original poems by Leisure Worlders. Punctuationship When I met you, I was uncertain. I kept my love behind a curtain. Upon our romance we did embark, But was I just a question mark? You were exciting. You were sure. In your feeling, you were secure. You won me, never to disappoint. Cheers, my lovely exclamation point! —Dave Crandall Mutual 10

The fifth annual Rossmoor Graduation Parade will be held Saturday, June 1, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Shops At Rossmoor. The parade will celebrate high school graduates from the greater Rossmoor area, most of whom are graduating from Los Alamitos High School. The parade begins and ends at the Shops At Rossmoor. The full parade route can be found online at https://ourrossmoor. com/2024-graduation-parade/.

Saturday, May 19 is the last chance to see International City Theater’s production of “What the Constitution Means to Me.” Playwright Heidi Schreck’s play breathes new life into the U.S. Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. In this play, she resurrects her teen self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the

There are two dance classes every Saturday morning in Clubhouse 6 (second floor). For May the classes are: West Coast Swing at 9 a.m., followed by waltz at 10. Each class is $7 per person. Class participants vote on new dance topics every month. Prior dance experience is not necessary and partners are not required. For more information, contact Howard Small at 516659-3314.

This feature showcases original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club of Leisure World and other GRF members. Send poems to emmad@lwsb. com. Submissions run as space allows. Be My Eyes Let me see him through you Elevate your platform so we may both reach out to him Be my eyes, be my eyes See the flutter, feel the wind Smile at your troubles Let them fall where they must Be my eyes,

This feature showcases original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club of Leisure World and other GRF members. Send poems to emmad@lwsb.com. Elegy to Marcus the Wondermutt I never knew true love….till I adopted Marcus the Wondermutt He had charcoal eyes, a handsome face, and a wiggly butt. The shelter said he was only two, but they weren’t sure. I’d pet him, and bathe him, and

The Leisure Time Dancers hold classes on Monday afternoons in the dance studio, upstairs in Clubhouse 6. In May, cha cha is the new dance at 2 p.m., followed by a continuation of East Coast swing at 3. Beginners are welcome. No partner is necessary. The class will rotate so everyone dances. A review of basics is included. The cost is $8 per person for one class; $12 per person for two classes