weekend training sessions: • Friday, Sept. 30, from 6-9 p.m. • Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. • Friday, Oct. 7, from 6-9 p.m. • Saturday, Oct. 8, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information or to register, email WestCountyCertAcademy@ gmail.com or call (714) 229-6625.

The 2022 Amphitheater music festival started June 30 with a 12-show lineup at the 2,500-seat Amphitheater located behind the LW News Office in the GRF Administration compex. Nonresident guests must be accompanied by a resident. Smoking is not permitted at the Amphitheater. No parking is allowed in front of the Amphitheater on St. Andrews Drive along the southbound lanes. This is a tow-away

The annual OC Fair has opened on July 15 for a full 23-day run through Aug. 14. The theme is “Feel the Sunshine!” Advance admission purchase is required—no transaction fees—and daily capacity is limited; visit ocfair.com or download the OC Fair 2022 mobile app. The fair will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on weekdays (Wednesday, Thursday) and 11 a.m.-midnight weekends

The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra, Leisure World’s own professional big band, plays regularly on the first and third Sunday evenings in Clubhouse 4. Abilene will play country and rockabilly at Clubhouse 2 on Saturday, July 23, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30. • Masks are no longer required regardless of vaccination status but are strongly recommended. • People cannot save

Pinochle is played in Clubhouse 1 every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The warmup game starts at 11:30 a.m., with the regular game beginning at 12:30 p.m. The club provides cards, score cards, pens, tablets and other equipment. It costs $2 per person to play, and the top four scorers of each day win cash prizes. The following are the winning scores from the game on July 7: Suzanne Parks, first

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The Saturday Social Bunco Club meets on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. The next meeting is on July 23 in Clubhouse 3 Lobby. Sign-ups start at 1 p.m., with play starting at 1:30. The winners from the July 9 meeting are most buncos: tie between Mary Milhone, Diane Seeger and Sylvia Zavala; most wins: a tie between Marianne Matheis and Kathy Strople; most babies: Ron Holbrook; most

The GRF Recreation Department is hosting a baseball bus trip to see the Texas Rangers vs. the Angels at Angels Stadium in Anaheim on July 29. Game time is at 6:38 p.m. It will be Mike Trout tank top giveaway night, and the Angels will celebrate throwback uniform weekend with the team wearing retro garb. The bus will depart Leisure World just after 4:45 p.m. Tickets are $60 and include