The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra will perform Sunday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. in Clubhouse 4. The Velvetones are Leisure World’s own professional big band, playing swing and jazz standards in Clubhouse 4 on the first and third Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. This dance is sponsored by Grace Affordable Senior Care. Stop by their table for some special giveaways. All concerts are free, but tips are

Hui O Hula, the LW Hawaiian dance club, meets twice a week to learn and practice traditional Hawaiian dance. Lessons are taught by Jojo Weingart. Both classes start around 1 p.m. On Tuesdays the group meets in the Clubhouse 6 Mirror Room, and on Thursdays at Veterans Plaza. All are welcome. The club wishes a happy birthday to Bruce Zisterer, who has won awards in chrysanthemum competitions such

“Songs from Shows and Movies” will be the theme for the Let the Good Times Roll show and dance on Saturday, Nov. 15, in Clubhouse 2. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; the show starts at 6. After the show, The Legends of Rock will perform until 9:15. Club members have picked out melodies sung in memorable movies, Broadway shows and television series. Songs include “Ring of Fire,” “I Don’t Know

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Rose Kroll (l-r), Mary Kelly, Marti Stroman and Lorna Lass dressed up to give out candy at the Friends of the Library Bookstore. Anyone who thinks bookstores are musty and serious hasn't met these bookstore volunteers. Anyone interested in volunteering can inquire at the bookstore.

many residents who submitted forms. Mutual 17 remains the only Mutual in Leisure World built more than one story high, and there is no indication that will change anytime soon. • Marge Dodero of Mutual 9 predicted that residents would use “computer chip key card entrance passes.” Dodero was prescient: the Golden Rain Foundation is currently exploring the use of computer chip keycards

VETERANS DAY by Emma DiMaggio Communications Manager Larry Norlander, a Mutual 12 resident, survived one of America’s most divisive and deadly conflicts — a war in which one out of every 10 U.S. soldiers never made it home. Drafted into Vietnam after years of escalating losses that claimed the lives of thousands, Norlander faced his duty with quiet resolve. He served just over a