The RV Club will meet Tuesday, May 16, at 5 p.m. in the Clubhouse 1 picnic area. The group will have a barbecue dinner for the club’s annual May barbecue and potluck picnic. The club will provide tri-tip and chicken entrees and beverages. Members may bring a side dish such as a salad, potato dish or dessert. Happy hour starts at 4 p.m. Members who want chicken for their entree must RSVP.

The LW Orchestra is rehearsing for its spring concert, which will take place Saturday, May 20, in Clubhouse 4 at 1 p.m. with exciting and challenging new music to present. The program will include Bizet flute solos by Robann Arshat, who is the GRF member resource liaison, a movement from Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5,” and “Ave Verum” by Mozart sung by Linda DeRungs from Mutual 5. The

by Mayoka Bassell Recreation Department When I saw the International City Theater’s ad for “Under the Skin” by Michael Hollinger, I immediately knew it was a comedy I wanted our residents to enjoy. And so we did on April 30 as Gold Coast Bus 6042 took us along Ocean Boulevard with residents beaming in their excitement. The excursion was smooth from start to finish, and “Under the Skin”

The Leisure World Quilt Bee Annual Spring Luncheon Fundraiser is May 17 in Clubhouse 2 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $20. This is a popular event with wonderful door prizes. There is limited seating so those interested should contact Lisa at 949-- 584-2884 as soon as possible to purchase tickets.

The Opera Club will screen “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” on Tuesday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m. in the Learning Center of Clubhouse 3. Frieda Davis, the club’s knowledgeable music source, will introduce this contemporary opera by composer Terence Blanchard. The opera is based on the New York Times’ bestselling “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” by Charles M. Blow. It is a memoir about the author’s

The Genealogy Club Workshop, which meets in the east end of Clubhouse 3, welcomes visitors and new members. The club provides computers with Ancestry.com, newspapers and military subscriptions for member use. It also has a large selection of research books and periodicals. The Genealogy room is open Monday through Thursday from 1-4 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m-2 p.m. Each Thursday afternoon

Cinco de Mayo was the karaoke theme of the night. The musical rhythm of “Jambalaya” sung by Ric Dizon and Ren Villanaeuva had the audience dancing. Vito Villamor’s “Texas When I Die” also had them swaying. Eileen Merrit did a rousing “Redneck Woman.” Essie Hicks sang a powerful “Black Velvet.” Barbie May pleased listeners with an old Freddy Fender hit “I Can’t Help It.”