PHOTO ARTS CLUB The next meeting of the Photo Arts Club will be today, Jan. 11, at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. The assignment is photos of “reflections” with a camera/ phone. That could be reflections on water, glass, mirrors, puddles, etc. People should email three of their best photos to Ben Benjamins at benbenjamins@hotmail.com to be shown at the meeting. For the meeting,

There are two dance classes every Saturday morning in Clubhouse 6 (second floor). In January the classes are cha-cha at 9 a.m., followed by Foxtrot at 10. Each class is $7 per person. The 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 516-659-3314.

The Leisure Time Dancers hold classes on Monday afternoons in the dance studio, upstairs in Clubhouse 6. The Hustle will be the new dance at 2 p.m., followed by a continuation of the Rumba 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 in a single

The Traveling Tigers will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at noon in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. The meeting will begin with a potluck, followed by a short business meeting at 1 p.m. Bring a dish to share.

Lapidary will offer two different metal classes on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The 9 a.m. class will be metalsmithing, and the 1 p.m. class will be copper enameling. Each class is $15, limited to three attendees. Sign up and pay in the Lapidary Room in Clubhouse 4 as soon as possible.

Everyone is invited to come and watch Verdi’s opera “Falstaff” on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 2:30 p.m. in the Learning Center of Clubhouse 3. This is a new time based on the room’s availability during the first few months of 2024. “Falstaff” is the last opera by Giuseppe Verdi, who collaborated with his librettist Arrigo Boito in adapting Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives of Windsor” and

On Saturday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m., under the direction of Maestro Eckart Preu, Long Beach Symphony presents an evening filled with music and imagery featuring the works of American composer Florence Price, Dvořák, Mussorgsky and Ravel, and Cécilia Tsan’s superb cello. The concert takes place at the Long Beach Terrace Theater in Long Beach. Tickets and more information is available at: aabn.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a miracle as “an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs.” Other sources add “inexplicable by natural or scientific laws.” The word miracle is often misapplied to mundane things, and yet truly miraculous things that happen every day are overlooked as ordinary. The creative power behind every miracle is Almighty God, who authored