Karaoke singers surprise themselves with how much fun they have singing on stage and being applauded by their friends. On Feb. 19, Essie Hicks showed some flair while singing the beautiful “Songbird.” Tony Tupas had a smooth style with “New Kid in Town.” Dorothy Ferrington, Ray Geierman and Karen Morris have a good time singing happy tunes. Sally Glausser loves showtunes, and Julie Nulad

GRF BUS TRIP Last chance to buy tickets for Nixon Library tour on March 5 Last call to all history buffs and lifelong learners: the GRF Recreation Department organized a tour of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library— the department’s most requested trip— on Wednesday, March 5. The two-hour docent lead tour includes the museum, Oval Office and other exhibits as well as a special exhibit

HUI O HULA Hui O Hula is Leisure World’s Hawaiian dance club. Instructor Jojo Weingart has offered traditional hula dance lessons since 2005. Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. Tuesday’s class meets upstairs in Clubhouse 6, and Thursday’s class meets in Veterans Plaza or, if the weather is unfavorable, inside one of the rooms in Clubhouse 3. For more class information,

LEISURE WORLD HISTORICAL SOCIETY The LW Historical Society will screen a WWII documentary following the harrowing journey of four nuns on Wednesday, March 12, at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 4. In 1940, four local American nuns left Orange, California, for missionary work in the Soloman Islands. They walked into a nightmare war, running for their lives from the Japanese until they were rescued