23 April 2025
Gong Club Jazz Show: April 25
The Gong Club will hold a show on Friday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in Clubhouse 2, otherwise known as the “Crimson Lounge.” Residents will have an opportunity to see another side of musician Richie Freedman of the Velvetones. He and his six-piece jazz band will be joined by vocalist Laura Suzanne.
The Gong Club will serve light snacks and coffee. Guests can bring their own spirits to drink if
Library Leads
In Library Leads, LW Library staff highlight exciting new additions to the library collection that are worth checking out.
“The Queens of Crime,” by Marie Benedict
Genre: Historical Mystery Fiction
In 1930 London, the Queens of Crime, a secret society of renowned women writers led by Dorothy L. Sayers investigates the murder of nurse May Daniels, found strangled in a park, and must
Long Beach Shakespeare Company
Leisure World residents Sandy Bush and Debbi Fudge, part of a sold out audience, agreed that Holly Leveque, director of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s current production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” hit the ball out of the park again with her direction of the March 30 performance.
Fudge noted that new performer Jack Loeprich, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Performance




