GAF AND RALPHS REWARDS Joe Wierzbicki (l-r) received help signing up for the Ralphs Community Rewards program from Diana Lambert and Fara McCartney. GAF Board members will be in Clubhouse 6 from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, to assist residents in signing up for the program in person. Those who are not able to sign up in person can sign up online at www. ralphs.com/i/community/community-contribution-program.

Falck Ambulance Community Educator Zachary Kim will be the Sunshine Club’s guest speaker on Friday, July 5, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2 at 10 a.m. Kim will talk about fall prevention and when to call 911. Keeping a safe home, being mindful of different hazards that can present in the home, and knowing when to contact 911 are crucial. All residents are encouraged to attend this event. The

The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra will perform Sunday, July 7, at 6 p.m. in Clubhouse 4. The Velvetones are 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 perform at Clubhouse 4 on the first and third Sunday evenings at 6 p.m.

Hui O Hula offers Hawaiian dance lessons twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday, starting at 1:15 p.m. All are welcome. Call 562-431-2242 for class information. In class this week, hula dancers are putting together an entertainment program to honor the veterans at the Filipino Associaiton of Leisure World’s (FALW) annual veterans picnic. On July 6, dancers and FALW members will honor veterans

The LW Art League will meet Tuesday, July 9, in Clubhouse 4 at 7 p.m. The demonstration artist will be Carmen Leslie, the Art League’s secretary. Leslie is an art teacher and has been conducting workshop classes in the Art Room of Clubhouse 4 on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. She teaches and demonstrates portrait painting with a live model in the workshop classes. Leslie came to California

On Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m., LW residents Peter Bates and Yuri Lotakov will perform a unique music program at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 607 E. Third Street, Long Beach. This program includes music of American composers Carson Cooman, Richard Purvis and Joe Utterback. The concert will be concluded by George Gershwin Rapsody in Blue. Peter Bates joined the staff of Covenant Presbyterian