GRF EVENTS The 54th annual Arts & Crafts Festival will be held on Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 2, in Clubhouse 2 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Just in time for the holiday season, artists and crafters will offer handmade items for those friends and family who have everything. Art available ranges from paintings, watercolor, fused glass, photography, driftwood art and ceramics. Crafts range

In Library Leads, Library staff highlight new additions to the library collection that are worth checking out. The Teacher by Freida McFadden Genre: Suspense Fiction A psychological thriller that takes you on a rollercoaster ride of twists and turns, culminating in an explosive conclusion that will leave you questioning everything long after you’ve turned the final page. The Milk Street Cookbook

GRF BUS TRIP The Recreation Department will take residnets on a bus trip to enjoy a beloved holiday tradition, Tchaikovsky’s ballet, “The Nutcracker,” on Thursday, Dec. 12. The American Ballet Theater’s “The Nutcracker” at Segerstrom Hall, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky, is a dazzling holiday treat featuring a roster of superstar dancers and gorgeous sets and costumes by

Hui O Hula, the Leisure World Hawaiian dance club, offers hula dance lessons twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesday’s class is given upstairs in Clubhouse 6 from 1:15 p.m. On Thursday, dancers meet outdoors at Veterans Plaza, between the LW Library and Clubhouse 3, at 1 p.m. All are welcome. On Saturday, Oct. 26, 15 hula dancers will dance at the Golden Age Foundation’s Walk &

The Community Gardens are blooming and would-be gardeners are invited to 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. When a garden space is available, applicants will receive a letter from the Recreation Department. For more information, contact Julie O’Brien at minifarm@lwsb. com

At the Oct. 10 meeting, President Regine Schumacher asked that photos in the hallway of Clubhouse 3 be changed every three months in accordance with policy. Instructor Ben Benjamins began the program by saying how the photographers had used a lot of imagination in interpreting the photo assignment: unusual angles. Some of the images were of unusual angles while others were taken with the camera at