HUI O HULA Lori Chamberlin of Mutual 11 hosted 16 hula dancers and four musicians on May 7. For the pre-Mother’s Day celebration, Lori Chamberlin presented every member of Hui O Hula with a gigantic, professionally handmade shortbread cookie inscribed with the club’s name and “mahalo.” Buttercream cupcakes with the word “aloha” or a beach scene were ordered for the audience.

Genealogy Club members are invited to join the Zoom meeting on Wednesday, May 26, at 10 a.m. Dick Humphrey will speak on “Sources for Researching People After 1950.” Records can be rather sparse for living people, so Humphrey will share sites and techniques that have been effective with his family tree. A fascinating speaker, Humphrey last met with the club in 2018. For an invite to this speaking

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE by Patty Marsters pattym@lwsb.com In late March, 18 American Ballet Theatre (ABT) dancers took up residence across from the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, as they perfected their routines for a special performance of “Uniting in Movement.” The New York-based troupe paid homage to ABT’s history while also looking to the future of ballet. The