The LW Opera Club kicks off the New Year by showing Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Evita” in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. The first half of the film will be screened on Monday, Jan. 3, and the second half on Tuesday, Jan. 4. Both showings start at 1:30 p.m. The musical is based on the life of Eva “Evita” Perón, who was born in poverty and had a scandalous past but used her ambition to become the wife

Eightmenandonewomanof the Leisure World Golf League participated in the Dec. 13 tournament at the par-70, 6,000yard Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana. With cold temps and a damp, long course, scores were generally higher than usual and only two birdies were carded. All scores are net (gross minus handicap). A Flight handicap is 0-20, and B Flight is over 20. A Flight: First place: Gene Vesely,

At the Dec. 20 gathering of the Monday Combined Bridge Group, the winners were: First place: Sue Yokomi Second place: Howard Bleakley Third place: Ben Watada The group meets every Monday at noon in Clubhouse 1. For more information, contact Marion Standish at (562) 493-1236.

The Leisure World Korean American Women’s Sing Along Club meets on the first, second and third Wednesdays of the month at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse 2. For more information about joining the club, email jhr92833@yahoo.com.

There will be no Saturday Morning Dance Class with Candi Davis on Jan. 1 or Jan. 8. Classes will resume Jan. 16 in Clubhouse 6. The first class session is from 9-10 a.m., while the second session is from 10-11 a.m. The sessions focus on different styles of dance, and each class is $7. For more information, call Debbie Degrazia at (562) 296-3393.

The editorial deadline is 4 p.m. on Thursday for the following Thursday’s edition. The LW Weekly offices will be closed Dec. 31.

This feature showcases original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club of Leisure World and other GRF members. Thanks for the Funeral Flowers For your love that comes my way, Embodied in this bright bouquet, I thank you so! The pinks, the reds, the yellows say, Your thoughts are with me here today, When I must go. Cut down they were at height of bloom, Oh, how they brighten up this