At the Sept. 14 meeting of the Photo Arts Club, Ben Benjamins began the PowerPoint program by reviewing photography topics: making better photographs, direction of light, hot spots, absence of detail, absence of information, image sharpness, depth of field, focus point, balance, location of subject, the rule of thirds, subject in relation to its environment and supporting elements. After this review

WHERE WE LIVE CLUB The Where We Live Club had a great meeting on Sept. 11 with about 20 people. It seems there is strong interest in bringing carport charging to LWSB. However, there are no quick solutions. Essentially, residents need to be ready for Southern California Edison to reopen the “Charge Ready” grants so that each Mutual can install chargers at little expense, as guaranteed

Taylor Swift didn’t show, but Leisure World still had a Grammy winner within its walls last month. Karen Kamensek, who won the Best Opera Recording Grammy in 2022 for conducting the Metropolitan Opera’s U.S. premiere of Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten,” came to Leisure World to celebrate her Sept. 12 Hollywood Bowl debut leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Kamensek visited her high school

SUNSHINE CLUB Karen Rossi from the Council on Aging in Southern California (COASC) will discuss the anatomy of a scam with the Sunshine Club on Friday, Oct. 6, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, at 10 a.m. Rossi’s 45 minute presentation will discuss the four main characteristics of every scam. While scams or fraud may vary in appearance, they all have the same four characteristics regardless of