Velvetones perform on the first and third Sundays in CH 4 The Velvetones will perform Sunday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. in Clubhouse 4. The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra is Leisure World’s own professional big band, playing big band swing and jazz standards—music for dreaming and dancing—under the direction of Jeff Plum. The Velvetones play at Clubhouse 4 on the first and third Sunday evenings

This feature showcases original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club and other GRF members. Send poems to emmad@lwsb.com. Poetry submissions run as space allows. Southern California Has It All Pickleball, volleyball, and beaches. Blonde applicants and dubious leeches. Straight people and gay people Strange people and stray people. Most of our southern border is finally closed

The Leisure Time Dancers hold classes on Monday afternoons in the dance studio upstairs in Clubhouse 6. The dances are hustle at 2, followed by a continuation of salsa at 3. No partner is necessary. A review of basics is included. The cost is $8 per person for one class; $12 for two classes in the same day. For more information, text Ray Olsowka at 714-422-5711 and include a name and phone

The Saturday Morning Dance Club hosts two dance classes every week in Clubhouse 6 (second floor). For February, the classes are: East Coast Swing at 9 a.m., followed by foxtrot at 10. The cost for two classes is $15. One class is $10. Class participants vote on new dance topics every month. Prior dance experience is not necessary and partners are not required. For more information,

The Operations Committee will discuss golf cart regulations today, Feb. 5, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room A, located upstairs in the Administration Building. This meeting directly concerns all golf cart and Low Speed Vehicle drivers. Golf cart owners are strongly encouraged to attend and participate. GRF Board members, Seal Beach Police Capt. Mike Ezroj, SBPD Traffic Investigator James Dowdell