LW GARDEN CLUB The Garden Club will meet Monday, Nov. 18, at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 2. The featured speaker will be Anne Mallari, chief executive officer of WE CARE, the Los Alamitos-based nonprofit family resource center that the Garden Club has sponsored for many years. Mallari will talk about how WE CARE helps local families and individuals in crisis. Mallari stepped into the position

LW ORCHESTRA The Leisure World Orchestra welcomes new members. Intermediate and advanced players of string instruments, woodwinds, double reeds, trombones, horns, tuba, and percussionists are encouraged to join. The LW Orchestra meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays from noon- 2:30 p.m. Members are not required to come both days. For more information, contact President Chris Gruber at chris.p.gruber@gmail.com

PHOTO ARTS CLUB The Photo Arts Club will meet Thursday, Nov. 14, at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. People should bring their iPhone/ Android and/or camera. The assignment is to photograph “worm’s eye view and bird’s eye view.” People can also bring photos of their choice to be displayed and commented on. Individuals with technical or other questions will be paired with someone

COMMUNITY GARDENS Spots are available for immediate lease at the the Community Gardens, where gardens are flourishing and fresh produce is ripening. Would-be gardeners can visit the Leisure World website, www. lwsb.com, to sign up. Find the Community tab, then choose Community Garden Waitlist and complete the online form. Applicants will receive a letter from the Recreation Department

Fast-paced karaoke parties are held each Wednesday night in Clubhouse 1 starting at 5:30 p.m. Over 30 friends and neighbors are anxious to take the mic and sing for new audience members. A friendly group likes to practice a tune or two on Mondays in Clubhouse 6 from 1-3 p.m. On Nov. 6, Joan Rosenberg sang the happy tune, “I’m into Something Good.” William Young gave a rousing “Pretty Woman.”

By Debbi Fudge LW contributor Itinerary: Urumqi—Fuyun—Hemu —Bujin—Yining—Kola— Kuqa—Kashgar—Tashkurgan —Turpan —Urumqi My China Orient Express Silk Road adventure started way over in the northwest area of China—Urumqi (“oo room CHEE”). The flight was from Los Angeles to Guangzhou, China, to Urumqi. Our arrival night hotel (Urumqi Wanda Visa Hotel) featured