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NOV 

9 

Look inside 

for more! 

TOMORROW! 

n AA, 10 a.m. Mondays, Big Book, 

Just for Today, Captiva Recreation 

Center (closed). 

n AA, 2 p.m. Mondays, Step Sisters 

(closed women’s step), Churchill 

Street Recreation Center. 

n AA, 6 p.m. Mondays, Serenity 

Seekers, Silver Lake Recreation 

Center. 

n AA, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, 

open beginners, Liberty Room, 

Mulberry Grove Recreation Center. 

n AA, 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Daily 

Reflections, Sterling Heights Recreation 


n AA, 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Just For 

Today step program, Odell Recreation 


n AA, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, As 

Bill Sees It, Spirit Room, Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center (closed). 

n AA, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 

women’s discussion group, Old Glory 

Room, Mulberry Grove Recreation 


Sunday 

NOV 

11 

n AA, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, New 

Life open speaker, Hibiscus Recreation 

Center. 

n AA, 10 a.m. Thursdays, New 

Attitudes, Julio Iglesias Room, 

La Hacienda Recreation Center. 

n AA, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, 

closed step discussion, Justice Room, 


n AA, 2 p.m. Fridays, Triple Crown 

Room, Pimlico Recreation Center 

(closed). 

n AA, 7:15 p.m. Saturdays, SOS 

Group, Charlie Chaplin Room, 

Paradise Recreation Center. 

n AA, 7:30 a.m. Saturdays, Daily 

Reflections Discussion, Churchill 

Street Recreation Center (closed). 

n AA Back to Basics, 8-9 a.m. 

Saturdays, Sterling Heights Recreation 

Center. Learn and complete all 12 

steps of AA in four 1-hour meetings 

beginning the first Monday of each 

month, December through April. First 

meeting Dec. 1. John, 949-351-0174. 

See SUPPORT, page 60 

Grand Opening! 

Save the date! 

LAKE SUMTER LINE 

Veterans Day Salute 

Military Trivia • Patriotic Music 

Flag Pin Keepsake 

Light Refreshments For All• First Come - First Served • Non-Refundable 

Support Groups 

n AA, 9:30 a.m. Sundays, Lady 

Lake Breakfast Group, La Hacienda 

Recreation Center (open). 360-0960. 

For AA information, visit 

lakecounty aa.com. 

n Al-Anon, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 

Changing Attitudes AFG, Hibiscus 

Recreation Center. 

n Al-Anon Step 4 Study Group, 

11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Sterling Heights Recreation Center. 

n Al-Anon, 9 a.m. Fridays, Friday 

Freedom AFG, Churchill Street Recreation 

Center. 

n Al-Anon, Saturdays, Letting Go 

AFG Newcomers, 9 a.m., regular 

meeting 10 a.m., Mulberry Grove 


For Al-Anon information, for 

friends and families of alcoholics, call 

888-292-6489 or visit north 

floridaal-anondistrict6.org. 

n ALS Association Florida Chapter, 

1 p.m. the last Wednesday of each 

month, Hibiscus Recreation Center. 

November 

10AM ~ FRIDAY 

16 

1300 Pinellas Place - just west of the Bonifay Country Club 

Stop by, say hi and see what’s new in your neighborhood! Tour Bradenton Recreation Center’s unique interior 

featuring a Billiards Hall, Meeting Rooms and Kitchen. Outside amenities include: Bocce...Shuffl eboard... 

Tennis and Pickleball Courts, plus Cornhole Courts and a refreshing Family Pool. 

1PM - Sunset 

$ 3 00 

For more information about the BRADENTON GRAND OPENING please call 674-1800 or click www.districtgov.org 

Thursday, November 8, 2012 n Volume 28 n Number 29 

Per Person 

TICKETS AT 

THE DOCK 

888-257-1717 or alsafl.org. 

n Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support 

Group, 6:30 p.m. second Wednesday 

of every month, Mulberry Grove Recreation 

Center. 259-0256 or 753-5707. 

n COPD Breathing and Exercise 

Class, 10-11:30 a.m. the first and third 

Fridays of each month, Old Glory 


Center. 751-1313. 

n COPD “Airheads” Breathing 

Support Group, 10 a.m.-noon the 

second and fourth Tuesdays of each 

month, Old Glory Room, Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. 751-1313. 

n Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 

Social Times group, 6 p.m. the first 

Wednesday of each month, Churchill 

Street Recreation Center. 399-0711 or 

deafbowtie@yahoo.com. 

n Diabetic Community Support 

Club, 1-3 p.m. the first Thursday of 

each month, Savannah Center. 

205-8832 or ecmab@aol.com. 

n Dialysis Support Group, 3:45- 

Let’s 

Dance! 

NOV 

9 

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4:45 p.m. the second Friday of every 

month, Jefferson Room, Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center. 401-828-4499 or 

259-7040. 

n Divorce Support Group, 6:30- 

8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Lake Miona 

Recreation Center. 751-6493. 

n Fibromyalgia Support Community, 

3:30-5 p.m. the third Wednesday 

of each month, Truman Recreation 

Center. 633-0313. 

n Hearing Loss Association of 

America, 1-2:30 p.m. the first Tuesday 

of each month from September 

through May, Triple Crown Room, 

Churchill Street Recreation Center. 

751-4532 or abf@abfinlayson.com. 

n Multiple Sclerosis Villages 

People (MSVP), 10 a.m the third 

Tuesday of every month, La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. 391-9707 or 

mssupportgroup.org. 

n MSVP Caregivers, 10:30 a.m. the

Page 2 n Thursday, November 8, 2012 n RECREATION NEWS 

Janet Y. Tutt 

District Manager 

Customer Service Center 

3201 Wedgewood Lane 

The Villages, FL 32162 

(352) 753-4508 

Community Standards 

(Deed Compliance & 

Architectural Review) 

751-3912 or 751-6719 

Community Watch 

753-0550 

Billing Questions 

Water & Sewer 750-0000 

Amenity Fees 750-0000 

Assessments 751-3900 

Sales/Resales Sale 753-7598 

www.DistrictGov.org 

District Property 

Management 

753-4022 

Water & Sewer 

Customer Service 

Water & Sewer (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) 

750-0000 

After Hours (5 p.m.-8 a.m.) 

753-0550 

Human Resources 

674-1905 

Recreation 

674-1800 00 

EMERGENCY NUMBERS 

Emergencies Only...........................................................................................................................................................9-1-1 

Ambulance Lake/Sumter County........................................................................................................................383-1200 

Ambulance Marion County..................................................................................................................................694-6667 

Fire Department Lake/Sumter County...............................................................................................................751-3473 

Fire Department Marion County........................................................................................................................694-6667 

Lady Lake Police.....................................................................................................................................................751-1565 

Lake County Sheriff.................................................................................................................................................343-2101 

Marion County Sheriff............................................................................................................................................732-9111 

Sumter County Sheriff...........................................................................................................................................793-0222 

Construction/Home Warranty.............................................................................................................................753-6222 

Highway Patrol........................................................................................................................................................360-6511 

Public Works Department...................................................................................................................................750-0000 

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL (CIC) OFFICERS 

President — Dennis Broedlin .......................................................................................................................203-394-8780 

1st Vice President — Cliff Wiener..........................................................................................................................259-1684 

2nd Vice President — Jim Brockman.....................................................................................................................750-8395 

Secretary — Elliott Lefkowitz..................................................................................................................................633-0380 

Assistant Secretary – Lorraine Stacy......................................................................................................................430-2296 

Treasurer — Don Maddox...................................................................................................................................... 753-8560 

IT Manager — Jermaine Troiano............................................................................................................................751-6737 

Sergeant At Arms — Cullen Murphy......................................................................................................................750-3331 

Steve Accurso 

Cynthia Cavanaugh 

George Cavanaugh 

Wanda Cooksey 

Donna Cote 

Cary De Van 

Joe Elliott 

Ewell Eubanks 

Stanley Golove 

Paulette Graeven 

2011-2012 CIC Members 

Carole Hannigan 

Tom Hosken 

Louise Hour 

Michael Kaufman 

Betty Kayackas 

Maureen Kops 

Dale Langdon 

Dudley Lehman 

Patricia Loveday 

Jim Loyd 

Lee Manfredi 

Frank McCarthy 

Diana Moulton 

Paula Pearl 

Joseph Quinn 

Carolyn Reichel 

Jack Ridolph 

Linsey Sargent 

Judy Sonner 

Ron Staub 

Catherine Sullivan 

John Thomas 

Brenda Tompkins 

Ernestine Vawter 

Kathy Veloza 

Sharon Wiener 

Donna Woodin O’Brien 

Heidi Zerbe 

CIC Suggestion Forms are available at all postal stations, regional 

recreation centers and online at districtgov.org and thevillages.net. 

Click on Community Improvement Council. 

Our Place 

Districts to aDopt 

new DeeD restrictions 

Fall is my favorite time 

of year and this past 

week we definitely 

have experienced the cooler 

weather of the fall season. 

During the months of cooler 

weather, my enthusiasm goes 

to fall cleaning, opening the 

windows and allowing the 

fresh air inside. 

My husband recently decided 

to take on a fall cleaning 

project and is giving the exterior 

of our home a new coat of 

paint. Isn’t it amazing what a 

little house washing and a new 

coat of paint will do for your 

home? 

The holidays are fast 

approaching. If you are considering 

making improvements 

to your home — such 

as the addition of a new room 

for extra space as family and 

friends visit for the holidays 

or a swimming pool for enjoyment 

next summer, or a total 

change in landscaping — please 

don’t forget that your restrictive 

covenants require that you 

receive the approval of the 

Architectural Review Committee 

prior to the start of 

construction. 

The ARC is responsible 

for approval of any and all 

external alterations, changes 

or modifications to the property 

and home. There are two 

Architectural Review Committees. 

One consists of volunteer 

resident representatives from 

Districts 1-5 and the Lady 

Lake/Lake County area of 

The Villages. The other consists 

of a representative from 

The Villages of Lake-Sumter 

Inc. and a representative from 

the Community Standards 

staff reviewing applications for 

Districts 6-10 on behalf of the 

Developer. 

Both committees meet each 

week for approximately two 

hours to review the applications 

and, based on the Declaration 

of Restrictions, approve 

or deny the modification. This 

is to make certain that the 

proposed changes are in compliance 

with the Declaration of 

Restrictions. 

DIANE 

tUcKer 

COLUMNIST 

As of Nov. 6, Districts 6, 7 

and 8 are eligible as required 

by Chapter 190.012 of the 

Florida Statutes to adopt rules 

to enforce certain external 

deed restrictions within the 

boundaries of the district. Districts 

1-5 and the Village Center 

Community Development 

District for the Lady Lake/ 

Lake County portion of The 

Villages previously qualified 

and adopted their respective 

“Rule to Bring About Deed 

Compliance” and currently 

enforce their rule that contains 

certain external deed 

restrictions. 

Residents in Districts 6, 

7 and 8 are encouraged to 

attend their district board of 

supervisors meeting on Nov. 

16 as the boards consider the 

request for approval to move 

forward with the new deed 

compliance process. The 

board of supervisors meetings 

are held in the District Board 

Room at 1894 Laurel Manor 

Drive and the meeting times 

for Districts 6, 7 and 8 are 

9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., 

respectively. 

Upon approval to move 

forward, the respective boards 

will adopt, by rule, certain 

external existing deed restrictions. 

A matrix will be prepared 

that will outline the 

deed restrictions by unit and 

lot that may be enforced by 

the districts. 

The rule also will include 

a fine schedule for violations. 

The fines are correlated to the 

costs associated with compliance, 

such as the cost of 

inspections, site visits, notice 

costs and costs of related 

meetings. It is anticipated that 

the boards will adopt their 

respective rule Feb. 15 during 

their regularly scheduled 

monthly board of supervisors 

meetings. 

The adoption of the new 

deed compliance process in 

February also will include 

Districts 6, 7 and 8 board of 

supervisors adopting a resolution 

to join the current ARC 

for Districts 1-5 and Village 

Center Community Development 

District for Lady Lake/ 

Lake County and appoint a 

resident within their district to 

serve on the ARC. 

It is anticipated that the 

new deed compliance process 

for Districts 6, 7 and 8 will 

begin March 1 and the newly 

appointed ARC representatives 

will begin serving May 1. 

Public information sessions to 

review the deed compliance 

process are scheduled to take 

place 9–11 a.m. Feb. 6-7 at 

Lake Miona Recreation Center 

and Feb. 11-12 at SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center. Additional 

information on these sessions 

will be advertised through 

the media and on the District 

website at districtgov.org. 

As we approach Veteran’s 

Day on Sunday, I would like 

to take this opportunity to say 

thank you to all the men and 

women who risk their lives 

serving our great country. I 

recently lost my Dad, who 

would have turned 90 years 

“young” on Nov. 12. He was 

a veteran of World War II and 

extremely proud of his service 

to our great country. 

One of my fondest memories 

is taking Dad to the 

WWII Memorial in Washington, 

D.C., in September 2010. 

The sense of patriotism was 

felt as we toured the memorial, 

as many visitors stopped 

us and thanked Dad for his 

service. He could not have 

been more proud and my 

siblings and I could not have 

been more proud of him. 

Until next time, here at Our 

Place. 

Diane Tucker is the administrative 

operations manager for 

the district. She can be reached 

at diane.tucker@districtgov.org.

Purpose 

To provide and preserve 

the lifestyle in The Villages, 

Florida’s Friendliest 

Hometown. 

ThE DISTRICT RECREATION DEPARTMENT 

WEBSITE INFORMATION 

The Recreation Department team of staff and volunteers offers 

many activities to meet your lifestyle needs. Our efforts are to 

provide the most enjoyable experience and opportunities to 

participate and utilize these activities and facilities. For more 

information, please visit our website at districtgov.org. Select 

the recreation department and pick a topic of interest. 

n Participation Program 

n Outdoor Court Guidelines 

n Club Contacts 

n Resident Lifestyle Volunteer Guidelines 

n Facility Guidelines 

n Volunteer Opportunities 

n Fishing Information 

n The leaders or activity groups that fill a social, recreational, 

educational, emotional, or physical need of its members. 

n Participants must be at the appropriate level of experience 

and knowledge to join an activity as determined 

by the group leader for the safety and enjoyment of 

participants. 

n Activities will start as advertised. To meet these start 

times and allow ample time for the volunteers to prepare, 

participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes to one 

hour prior to the start of the activity. Check with the group 

leader for more information. 

Vision 

The Recreation Team of staff and 

resident volunteers will be 

the leader in changing the 

concept of recreation activities in 

the retirement industry. 

GENERAL 

Pools and outdoor facilities close at dusk (30 minutes after 

sunset). 

n In the event of an emergency, dial 911. 

n Please follow all posted pool hours, rules and regulations. 

n No pets are allowed in the pool area. 

n If a staff member is on site, please check in with them. Please 

have your Villages ID or guest ID and photo ID with you at all 

times. 

n Please shower before entering the pools. 

n No food or drink is allowed in the pool or surrounding edge. 

n Smoking is permitted in designated areas outside 

the pools. 

n All pools have a courtesy phone. 

n Appropriate swimming attire required. 

n Aquatic access lifts for individuals with disabilities are located at 

several swimming pools. Please see the recreation center map for 

specific locations. 

n All pools are heated during the cooler months. We strive for 

water temperatures between 81-84 degrees. Temperature will 

fluctuate depending on the weather. 

LIGhTNING/INCLEMENT WEAThER POLICY 

In the event of lightning or inclement weather, the Recreation De- 

RECREATION NEWS n Thursday, November 8, 2012 n Page 3 

Mission 

To create and implement 

excellent recreational 

opportunities that promote 

an active and healthy lifestyle. 

EXECUTIVE TRAIL PAYMENTS 

In person: From 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday–Friday at any Villages Regional Recreation Center. Beginning Sept. 1, Trail Fee Services also will be available 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays and Sundays at La Hacienda and 

Lake Miona Regional Recreation Centers By mail: Return the signed, completed application form with your check payable to VCDD or MasterCard/Visa credit card information to: La Hacienda Recreation 

Center, 1200 Avenida Central, The Villages, FL 32159. Please DO NOT send cash. Nonrefundable and nontransferable. GolfTheVillages.com. 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

GENERAL GUIDELINES 

n Please be courteous of others with cell phones at the pools. 

n No dogs allowed on the softball fields. 

n Pets must be leashed at all times. 

n Only certified service animals allowed in the recreation 

centers. 

n For room rental information, call 674-1810. 

n AED – Automated External Defibrillators are located at all 

regional and village recreation centers, sports pools, softball 

complexes and district offices. 

n Recreation Sponsored activities will be canceled/postponed 

for the following reasons: Outside temperature 35 degrees or 

below; Outside temperature 95 degrees or above; Rain, wind, 

lightning and/or severe conditions that compromise the safety 

of players or the condition of the facilities. 

RESIDENT LIFESTYLE VOLUNTEERS LIFESTYLE ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMS 

Our dedicated staff is here to help you get the most 

out of your unique Villages lifestyle. When enjoying 

your choice of activities, we ask that you remember: 

n Participation in recreational activities always 

involves some degree of risk. Participants assume 

full responsibility for and risk of bodily injury arising 

out of or in any way connected with participation 

or involvement in or presence at the activity or 

program. Be sure to fill out the required waiver. 

n A new waiver needs to be completed at the 

beginning of each calendar year. Additional waivers 

RECREATION POOL GUIDELINES 

partment recommends patrons at pool facilities and other outdoor 

recreation areas find shelter and wait at least 30 minutes before 

resuming activities. The Recreation Department reserves the right, 

as issued by the National Weather Service or Public Safety Department 

in the event of tornadoes, hurricanes or other severe storm 

warnings, to close facilities for public safety. 

FAMILY POOLS 

n It is requested that children 36 months of age and younger wear 

protective rubber pants. 

n Running, horseplay and throwing of any objects in the pool or 

deck area is prohibited. 

n Noodles, unbreakable masks, goggles, and small plastic buckets 

are the only items allowed in the pool. 

n Please encourage small guests to take bathroom breaks. 

n Approved life vests are permitted. Infant and toddler flotation 

devices are allowed with adult supervision. 

SPORT POOLS 

Be sure to check the sport pool activity schedule before you go. 

Schedules are available in the Recreation News insert, on pool 

bulletin boards or by calling the center where the pool is located. 

Sport pools are designated for exercise programming. 

n All Villages sport pools are for residents only (age 30 and older). 

The Commission for Accreditation 

of Parks and Recreation Agencies 

(CAPRA) grants accreditation to 

agencies in compliance with the 

144 CAPRA standards. A standard is 

a statement of desirable practice as 

set forth by experienced 

professionals. The District 

Recreation Department received its 

accreditation in November 2011. 

n Children must be 13 years of age and accompanied by an 

adult, at all times, to use the air gun, archery, billiards, croquet, 

lawn bowling and dog park facilities. 

LOST AND FOUND 

Depending on where items are found, inexpensive items will 

be held for one month at La Hacienda, Laurel Manor or Colony 

Cottage Regional Recreation Centers. Valuables will be turned 

over to the Lady Lake Police Department, Sumter County Sheriff’s 

Office or Marion County Sheriff’s Office within 72 hours. 

At the end of each month, unclaimed items will be donated to 

local charities. The Recreation Department is not responsible 

for lost items. 

DRESS GUIDELINES 

Please remember to dress accordingly for the activity and 

recreation center you are visiting. 

may be required depending on the type and nature 

of the activity. 

n Prior to getting involved in your recreational 

program, be sure to consult a physician to ensure 

you are ready to participate if your interests include 

strenuous activity. 

n Due to attendance at some of the more popular 

Resident Lifestyle Activities, there are times guest 

participation could be restricted due to space 

availability in order to accommodate residents 

enjoyment for the activity. 

REGISTRATION 

n Residents may register up to four 

individuals for any four socials at one 

time on the last Thursday of each 

month. 

n Registration for socials takes place 

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through 

Friday at any regional recreation center 

and 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays and 

Sundays at La Hacienda and Lake 

Miona Regional Recreation Centers. 

n Sign up early, space is limited. 

n All sport pool participants must have a current year’s signed 

waiver before taking part in any organized water activities. 

n All sport pool activities start at the top of the hour and finish 

10 minutes before the posted end time. 

n Lap swimming – all lanes in with no program leader. 

n Open exercise and walk – exercise, walking with no lanes or 

program leader. 

n Combination swim time – lap swimming, walking and exercise 

with some lanes and no program leader. 

n Water exercise programs – aquatic exercise with a program 

leader, listed by leader on the schedule. 

n Water Volleyball – There are different levels of play. The Recreation 

Department urges all new players to sign up for lessons/ 

clinics at SeaBreeze Recreation Center. The levels of play include 

basic, intermediate and advanced. All levels are organized – a staff 

member or volunteer ambassador will organize play. 

n You do not need to sign up for sport pool programs. Special 

events and activities which require sign-up will be announced. 

n Private sport pool parties – you may rent any available sport 

pool for a Sunday afternoon private party by calling 751-6714. 

n Pool equipment is available in the pool room at each pool. 

Please treat the equipment as if it were your own and return it to 

See GUIDELINES, page 4


GUIDELINES, from page 3 

its proper place when finished. 

Please contact any of the regional center managers if you have a 

question. 

NEIGhBORhOOD (ADULT) POOLS 

n Pools for residents and guests who are 30 years of age and over 

n Equipment is located in the pool storage closet. 

n Noodles, unbreakable masks and goggles are the only items 

allowed in the pool. 

CATEGORIES OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES 

n Located at Mulberry Grove (259-6242), Laurel Manor (751- 

7101), Colony Cottage (750-5282) and SeaBreeze (750-0237) 

regional recreation centers. 

n Open: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday- 

Sunday. 

n Cardiovascular machines, circuit training equipment, free 

Guests of Villages’ residents whose home address is outside 

Lake, Sumter and Marion counties are eligible to use selected 

Villages’ resident amenity-supported recreational facilities. An 

original Villages guest ID card is required for all guests 

1 year of age and older. 

VILLAGE COMMUNITY 

DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS 

GUEST ID CARD PROGRAM POLICY 

APPLICATION: 

Any resident requesting a guest ID card(s) must make initial 

application to the Districts at the District Customer Service 

Center located at 3201 Wedgewood Lane, at any regional 

recreation center (Paradise, La Hacienda, Savannah, Mulberry 

Grove, Laurel Manor, Lake Miona, Colony Cottage, SeaBreeze) 

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; or La Hacienda and Lake 

Miona, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday and Sunday. The resident must 

provide all required guest(s) information requested on the application 

in order to be issued a guest ID card. Any falsification 

or misrepresentation of guest information on the application 

will be considered a violation of the guest ID card policy and 

subject to appropriate action. 

ELIGIBILITY REqUIREMENTS: 

A resident with a valid resident ID card can apply for a guest 

ID card. A qualified guest is defined as an individual whose 

current residence is outside Lake, Marion and Sumter counties. 

A resident who has a son, daughter, grandchild or great grandchild 

(and their spouses) who reside in Lake, Marion or Sumter 

counties may apply for an in-area guest ID card. 

ISSUANCE: 

Guest ID cards are issued for a guest(s) whose current 

residence is outside Lake, Marion and Sumter counties for up 

to 30 days from the issue date. Guest ID card renewals may 

be requested after the 30th day for an additional 30 days and 

renewals may continue to be issued every 30 days. The in-area 

guest ID card for qualified family members is valid for one year 

from date of issuance. 

SUPERVISION REqUIREMENTS: 

Guests are required to carry their original guest ID card when 

using a District amenity facility even if accompanied by a 

resident. If the guest is under 19 years of age, they must be 

accompanied by a Villages resident or a guest 19 years of age 

n Lessons – This is the starting point to learn any of our activities. 

We love teaching and encourage you to take lessons before joining 

any league or organized play. 

n Open Play – This is for those of you who prefer to play 

an activity on your own. No courts are reserved, but are available 

on a first-come-first-served basis. If there is a posted courtesy rule, 

please observe it to allow fellow residents play opportunity. 

Check facility schedules posted on bulletin boards or in the Recreation 

News insert. 

n Organized Play – This is for those of you who prefer to play 

with a group but cannot commit to participating every week. A 

director or volunteer will organize this play and no statistics will be 

recorded. Sign-up is not required. 

FITNESS CLUBS 

weights, core/sport training equipment, supplemental strength 

equipment. 

n Membership fee required. Membership is limited to Villages 

residents and their guests (19 years and older) only. 

n Membership types: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months 

or a year. 

GUEST GUIDELINES 

or older with a valid guest ID card and photo ID. The accompanying 

resident is required to have a valid resident ID card. 

If a guest(s) does not have a valid guest ID card with them, 

the guest(s) will be denied access to District amenity facilities. 

In-area guests, regardless of age, will be required to have the 

sponsoring resident in attendance with them at all times when 

using District amenity facilities. If the in-area guest(s) is not 

with the sponsoring resident, they will be denied access to 

District amenity facilities. 

AGE REqUIREMENTS FOR GUEST ID CARDS: 

All approved guests 1 year of age and older will be issued a 

guest/in-area guest ID card. All approved guests 19 years of 

age and older also must have photo identification when using 

District amenity facilities. Some facilities have minimum age 

requirements. Please refer to districtgov.org or The Villages 

Phone Book for more information regarding age restricted 

facilities. 

FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR USE: 

Please refer to the District website at districtgov.org or 

The Villages Phone Book for guest approved facilities. All approved 

facilities also are listed on the guest ID/in-area guest 

ID forms. All guests are required to follow all District rules and 

regulations governing use of District amenity facilities. Residents 

and guests are encouraged to check in at a Recreation 

Center prior to using any recreation facility. 

PENALTY FOR MISUSE OF FACILITIES 

OR FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION: 

If District Management confirms that any misuse of facilities 

has occurred or falsification of information to secure the ID has 

occurred, the following actions will be taken.* 

1. First infraction: A written letter will be sent to the resident 

with infraction details along with a follow up phone call and/or 

meeting to discuss the situation. 

2. Second infraction within one year: The resident’s active 

guest ID cards and/or in-area guest ID cards will be deactivated 

for a period of six months. During the six-month period, the 

household (unit/lot) forfeits its right to be issued any guest ID 

cards and/or in-area guest ID cards. The six-month time period 

will start from date of deactivation. After the six-month period, 

the household (unit/lot) will be eligible to reapply for guest ID 

card and in-area guest ID card privileges. 

3. Third infraction within one year: Guest ID card and 

in-area guest ID card privileges will be denied for the house- 

n Social Leagues – We will be glad to form a league for your 

friends and neighbors. A staffer will assign court times and set up 

a round robin play schedule if requested. 

n Recreation Sponsored Leagues Tournaments & Special Events 

– In an effort to keep competition fair and equal, all participants 

must be Villages residents, 50 years of age or older as of Dec. 31 

each calendar year unless otherwise noted. 

n Indoor Activities — Resident Lifestyle groups/activities are open 

to all Villagers. 

n Tennis practice backboards are at Chula Vista, Silver Lake, Tierra 

del Sol, Paradise, Saddlebrook and Bridgeport Recreation Centers. 

Recreation equipment is available at all recreation centers for your 

use and enjoyment. 

n Cruise beautiful Lake 

Sumter with the Lake 

Sumter Line Crew 

n Passenger fare $2 per 

person 

BOAT TOURS 

n Purchase tickets at boat 

dock 

n For information, call 

751-7110. 

n Boats do not operate 

during inclement weather 

hold (unit/lot) for one year from the date of deactivation. 

* If a resident knowingly falsifies the application, the resident 

will be subject to infraction number two regardless of infraction 

history, unless a second infraction already has occurred, then it 

will be considered the third infraction. 

The information provided in this policy is current as of July 

2009. The AAC and the District Boards reserve the right to 

amend and revise this policy as deemed necessary. 

Villages Guest ID Card Questions: Call the Regional Recreation 

Center nearest you. 

ThE VILLAGES PARkS: 

n Ashland Park — 1 picnic table, scenic lake view. 

n Boone Park — 1 picnic table, trash receptacle, cement bench, 

grill, dock, cabana. 

n Brinson-Perry Dog Park — open 7 a.m.-dusk. 

n Golfview Lake — 6 picnic tables, deck. 

n Lake Miona Fitness Trail — 9-station outdoor fitness course. 

n Lake Mira Mar — 3 benches, floating dock. 

n Mulberry Dog Park — open 7 a.m.-dusk. Separate areas for 

small and large dogs. 

n Paradise Dog Park — open 7 a.m.-dusk. Separate areas for 

small and large dogs. 

n Paradise Lake — 2 benches, 4 picnic tables, 3 trash receptacles. 

n Schwartz Park — 1 picnic table, trash receptacle, 1 cabana 

dock, 2 lake observation platforms. 

n Springdale Fitness Trail — golf cart parking, 1/2 mile, ninestation 

course. 

n Springdale Walking Trail — golf car parking, 1.3 mile walking 

trail. 

n Sunset Park — Sunset observation parking, panoramic view 

of Lake Sumter and Lake Sumter Landing. 

n Veterans’ Memorial Park — call 753-1716 for information. 

n Wilkerson Creek — Scenic walk along Wilkerson Creek, 

assorted landscape features including ornamentals, various 

species of trees and aquatic vegetation, including a blueberry 

patch (seasonal). 

n Wilkerson Creek Children’s Playground — Children’s park 

featuring child-safe playground equipment with benches and a 

picnic pavilion. 

Please always carry your original Villages ID, or guest ID, and a photo ID. Follow all rules and regulations posted in recreation 

centers. Only original IDs are accepted at the recreation centers. Inappropriate use and/or falsification of information 

on guest ID card application will result in loss of guest privileges.

Morse Blvd. 

La Hacienda 

Regional 


Center 

Knudson 

Softball Field 

Paige Pl. 

® 

TOWN 

SQUARE 

LEGEND 

REC CENTER 

HOURS: 

7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

Paradise Dr. 

Del Mar Dr. 

ORANGE BLOSSOM 

FP 

SP 

HILLS GOLF & 

COUNTRY CLUB 

Paradise Regional 

Recreation Center 

Main St. 

Alverez Ave. 

Archery range 

Golfview 

Lake Park 

Paradise 

Lake Park 

Avenida 

Central 

POOL 

HOURS: 

7:30 a.m. to dusk 

(unless otherwise noted) 

* Smoking prohibited in recreation centers – allowed 

outside perimeter areas of all facilities. 

Friday, Nov. 9 

8 a.m.: Ceramics 

8:30 a.m.: Dominoes 

8:30 a.m.: Weight Management 

9 a.m.: Chess 

9 a.m.: Bone Builders 

9 a.m.: Low-Impact Aerobics 

10 a.m.: Book Discussion 

10 a.m.: Classic Tap 

11 a.m.: Triple Play and Samba 

Noon: Orange Blossom Specials 

12:30 p.m.: Quilting Club 

1 p.m.: Cards (Open) 

2:30 p.m.: Italian Study 

3 p.m.: Brits Tea Dine 

4 p.m.: Christian Bible Study 

5:30 p.m.: Friday Night Bingo 

6:30 p.m.: Triple Play 

Saturday, Nov. 10 

8 a.m.: Table Tennis (Open) 

8:30 a.m.: Art League 

9 a.m.: 3 C’s Ohio Club 


1 p.m.: Bunco 

Bichara Blvd. 

Hilltop Neighborhood Pool 

(Handicapped lift available) 

Golf cart 

bridge 

St. Andrews Blvd. 

Rio Grande Ave. 

NP 

Shay Blvd. 

Boone 

Park 

Schwartz 

Park 


PARADISE REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

Rolling 

Acres Rd. 

SP SPORT POOL 

30 YEARS OF AGE RESIDENT ONLY 

FP FAMILY POOL 

GUEST UNDER THE AGE OF 30 

NP NEIGHBORHOOD POOL 

30 YEARS OF AGE 

East Schwartz Blvd. 

Silver Lake Village 


Southside 


5:30 p.m.: Pinochle (Adv. Double 

Deck) 

6 p.m.: Pokeno 

7 p.m.: AA 

SuNday, Nov. 11 

5 p.m.: Aussie Club 

6 p.m.: Table Tennis (Open) 

6 p.m.: Broadway Bound 

6:30 p.m.: Pinochle (Double Deck) 

MoNday, Nov. 12 


9 a.m.: Bridge (Basic) 

9 a.m.: Chess 

9:30 a.m.: TOPS 

9:30 a.m.: Table Tennis (Open) 

10 a.m.: Drill Team 

10 a.m.: Gentle Paced Activities* 

Noon: Pinochle (Tournament) 

Noon: Precision Jazz 

Noon: Bridge Wannabes 

1 p.m.: Wearable Art 

1 p.m.: Rhythm with Jazz 

1 p.m.: Scrabble 

NP 

Tarrson Blvd. 

Griffin Rd. 

DOG PARK 

PARK 

FITNESS CLUB 

MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - PARADISE 

2 p.m.: Rhythmette Tappers 

2:30 p.m.: Dart Baseball 

4 p.m.: Broadway Bound 

6 p.m.: Regular Crafts 

6:30 p.m.: Bunco 

7 p.m.: RC Model Boats 

tueSday, Nov. 13 

8 a.m.: Quilting B’s 

8:30 a.m.: Piecemakers Quilting 

9 a.m.: Women’s Exercise 

9 a.m.: Cards (Open) and Two Table 

Bridge 

9 a.m.: Fun Time Tappers 

10 a.m.: Poetry Discussion 

Workshop 

10 a.m.: Fun with Jazz 


11 a.m.: Step in Time Cloggers 

11 a.m.: Canasta (Ladies) 

Noon: Bridge (Ladies) 

Noon: Irish Lassies 

12:30 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Organized) 

1 p.m.: De La Mesa Ladies 

6 p.m.: Mexican Train Dominoes 


CENTER INFORMATION 

Address: 1403 Paradise Drive 

Phone: 753-0637 

Fax: 753-2120 

Facilities: 2 half basketball court, picnic areas, 

14 bocce courts, 12 horseshoe pits, meeting rooms, 

6 shuffleboard courts, 1 softball field (Knudson), arts 

and crafts room, 4 tennis courts (practice back boards), 

kitchen facilities, family pool, archery 

Pool hours: 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m. 

AED – Automated External Defibrillators 

MARk TWAIN LIBRARY 

hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday 

INDOOR ACTIVITY kEY 

n For group contact information, please contact the recreation 

center where the activity is held. 

n Please remember to bring your resident ID and guest ID cards 

with photo ID to all recreation facilities and events. 

n For facility information and recreation center rules and regulations, 

go to districtgov.org or call 753-1716. 

n Please be sure to fill out the required waiver at your recreation 

center before joining the fun and always wear appropriate attire at 

the recreation center. 

n Activities will start as advertised. To meet these start times and 

allow ample time for the volunteers to prepare, participants are 

encouraged to arrive 15 minutes to one hour prior to the start of 

the activity. Check with the RLV group leader for more information. 

* Prior attendance in an approved course or approval by the 

instructor is required prior to participation in activity. Class size is 

limited. 

FOR GOLF INFORMATION 

Contact Golf & Country Club Administration 

at 753-3396 or visit GolfTheVillages.com 

WIFI INTERNET ACCESS 

6 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Organized) 

6:30 p.m.: Connecticut Club 

6:30 p.m.: 500 Bid (Workshop) 

7 p.m.: Trivial Pursuit 

7 p.m.: 500 Bid 

WedNeSday, Nov. 14 

8 a.m.: Drill Team 

8 a.m.: Sheepshead Cards 

8 a.m.: Giggles and Shakes 

9 a.m.: Paradise Art Studio 

9 a.m.: Mac Users Dropin 

9 a.m.: Lions Club 

9:30 a.m.: Questar Productions 

10 a.m.: Pokeno 

10 a.m.: Tri-County High 12 Club 

10 a.m.: Liturgical Dance 

11 a.m.: Show Biz Productions 

11:30 a.m. Pinochle (Workshop) 

Noon: Cards (Open) 

1 p.m.: Bridge Slammers 

(Advanced) 

2 p.m.: Bridge (Duplicate) 

3 p.m.: Dart Football 

4 p.m.: Karaoke (Basic) 

6:30 p.m.: Pinochle (Double Deck) 

POOLS AND PARkS 

hILLTOP NEIGhBORhOOD POOL 

803 St. Andrews Boulevard 

Pool Hours: 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m. 

Handicapped lift available 

PARADISE LAkE PARk 

Bottom east side of golf car bridge 

BOONE PARk 

Corner of Kim Lane and Silver Oaks 

SChWARTz PARk 

Debra Drive and Aloha Way 

GOLFVIEW LAkE PARk 

Behind Paradise Center 

PARADISE DOG PARk 

Behind the Archery Range on Paradise Drive. 

Hours: 7 a.m.-dusk. Dog park users must be at 

least 13 years of age. Guests between the ages of 

13-18 must be accompanied by an adult 19 years 

of age or older with a valid resident ID or guest ID 

with photo ID. 

ARChERY RANGE 

Next to Paradise Dog Park 

Hours: 7 a.m.-dusk; equipment is available at the 

Archer Range 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and 

Thursdays. Range users must be at least 13 years 

old. Guests between the ages of 13-18 must be 

accompanied by an adult 19 years of age or older 

with a valid resident ID or guest ID with photo ID. 

Strict adherence to all rules apply in order to help 

ensure safety on the range. Rules are posted at 

the range and additional rules/information will be 

provided when equipment is checked out. 

VISIT 

DISTRICTGOV.ORG 

FOR INFORMATION 

6:30 p.m.: Euchre 

6:30 p.m.: Ceramics 

6:30 p.m.: High, Low, Jack 

6:30 p.m.: Joker Rules 

7 p.m.: Canadian Club 

thurSday, Nov. 15 

8 a.m.: Broadway Dancers 

9 a.m.: Women’s Exercise 

9 a.m.: Needlework Club 

9 a.m.: Basket Weaving 

10 a.m.: Acoustic Guitar 

11:30 a.m.: Way, Way, Way Off 

Broadway Players 

Noon: Pinochle (Tournament) 

1 p.m.: Pinochle (Single Deck) 


1:30 p.m.: Rubber Stamp Workshop 

3 p.m.: Dart Baseball 

5:30 p.m.: More Jazz 


6:30 p.m.: Rummikub 

6:30 p.m.: Bridge (Mixed) 

7 p.m.: British-American Club 

7 p.m.: Pitch/Set Back/Hi-Lo Jack


BOCCE n 7 a.m.-Dusk 

MONDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Men’s League; 12-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10;50 Mixed Organized; 11-12:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3:50 Ladies Lg; 4-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ................................................... OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

THURSDAY................7-8:50 Open; 9-11:50 Handicapped Club (cts 9-14); 12-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Bocce Golf & Lessons (cts 1-8); 4-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ........................................................ OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

SATURDAY ..................................................... OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

SUNDAY....................................................... OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

ARChERY RANGE n 7 a.m.-Dusk 

(Equipment is available 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 

during instructional shooting times) 

MONDAY .............................7-7:50 Open; 8-10:50 Archery Club; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .........................7-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Structured Shooting; 3-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ......................7-8:50 Open; 9-11:50 Bare Bow Shoot; 12-12:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2:50 Structured Shooting; 3-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY .......................7-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Structured Shooting; 3-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ....................7-1:20 Open; 1-3:50 1st Fri Into to Archery; 2nd Fri Archery 101; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd Fri Archery 102; 4th & 5th Fri Organized Shoot; 4-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .....................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

SUNDAY .......................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 


Address: 683 Rainbow Boulevard 

Phone: 259-1377 

Facilities: 8 billiard tables (must be 13 years of age), 1 snooker table, 2 tennis 

courts (practice backboard) and meeting room 


VISIT DISTRICTGOV.ORG FOR INFORMATION 


7 a.m.: Billiards (Open) 

10 a.m.: Billiards (Lessons) 

Noon: Billiards (Open) 

Noon: Mah-jongg (Advanced) 

3 p.m.: Billiards (Tournament for 

Cash) 



10 a.m.: Billiards (Ladies LBA) 


CENTER 

INFORMATION 

Address: 732 Webb Way 

Phone: 753-1749 

Facilities: Neighborhood pool, 

meeting room and hot tub 


AED – Automated External 

Defibrillators 





9 a.m.: Billiards (Ladies Advanced) 

9 a.m.: Harmonica Workshop 

11:30 a.m.: Billiards (Wylie Carroll 

League) 

4:30 p.m.: Billiards (Open) 

6 p.m.: AA 

6 p.m.: Billiards (Monday Advanced 


9 a.m.: Bridge (Open) 4 Players 

Required 


No Activities 

PARADISE REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

SILVER LAkE VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

ShUFFLEBOARD n 7 a.m.-Dusk (lighted) 

MONDAY ...................................................... OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

TUESDAY ...................................................... OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

WEDNESDAY ........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Organized Play; 11-12:20 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30-3:50 Village Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ..............................7-1 Open; 1-4 Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ........................................................ OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

SATURDAY ..................................................... OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

SUNDAY. ...................................................... OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

TENNIS n 7 a.m.-Dusk (lighted, 50¢ for 40 min.) 

MONDAY .......7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Mixed Dbls; 10-11:50 Men’s 3.5/4.0 Dbls; 12-12:50 Open; 

. . . . . . 1-1:50 Monday Tennis (2cts); 2-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Low Impact Mini Tennis; 5-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ............7-7:20 Open; 7:30-9:20 Ladies 3.0/3.5; 10-11:20 Low Impact Mini Tennis; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30-5:50 Open; 6-6:50 Ladies Dbls; 7-9 Men’s Dbls 

WEDNESDAY ....7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Men’s Dbls; 10-5:20 Open; 5:30-8:20 Mixed Round Robin 

THURSDAY. ....7-9:20 Ladies; 7:30-9:20 Rose’s Group (Ct 4); 9:30-2:50 Open (Ct 1-2); 10-11:50 

. .Women’s Doubles 3/3.5 (Ct 3-4); 12-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Low Impact Mini Tennis; 5-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .....................................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Men’s Doubles (Ct 1-2); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11:20 Jan’s Doubles (Ct 3-4); 11:30-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ...................7-8:20 Open; 8:30-9:50 Bill’s Buddies; 9-10;50 75+ Men’s Dbls; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11:50 Low Impact Mini Tennis; 12-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ......................... 7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Mxd Doubles Open; 10-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5:50 Mxd Doubles Open; 6-Dusk Open 

TENNIS n 7 a.m.-Dusk 

MONDAY ............................ 7-9:30 Men’s & Ladies Dbls; 9:30-11 3.5 & 4.0 Men’s Dbls; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .........................................................7-10:30 3.0 & 3.5 Ladies Dusk; 11-Dusk 

WEDNESDAY ...............................................7-10:30 Men’s & Ladies Dbls; 10:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ...................................... 7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 3.5/4.0 Men’s Dbls; 3-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .............................................................7-12 3.0 Ladies Dbls; 12-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ...................................................7-9:30 Men’s & Ladies Dbls; 9:30-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ........................................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - SILVER LAkE 

League) 



8 a.m.: Billiards (Bakery Boys Pill 

Pool) 



1 p.m.: Billiards (Ladies 

Intermediate) 

3 p.m.: Billiards (Open)/Tables 5,6 

(6-8PM Reserved) 

7 p.m.: Bakery Boys (Cards) 

SOUThSIDE VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 


No Activities 



Required 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - SOUThSIDE 


7 a.m.: Billiards (OBG Men’s Club) 

9:30 a.m.: Triple Play (Organized) 

Noon: Widows Support Club 

5 p.m.: Billiards (Open) 

6:30 p.m.: Rummikub Cards 

6:30 p.m.: Billiards (Advanced 

10-Ball Limited League) 



8 a.m.: Billiards (8-Ball Tournament 


No Activities 



Required 

Meeting) 

8:30 a.m. Billiards (8-Ball 

Tournament) 

1 p.m.: Billiards (Men’s Advanced 

League) 

3:30 p.m.: Gin Rummy 


6 p.m.: Billiards (Mixed 8-Ball 

League) 

6:30 p.m.: Dirty Uno 


6 p.m.: Cards (Open)


Address: 1200 Avenida Central n Phone: 753-1716 

n Fax: 753-2305 n Facilities: Sport pool, 8 billiard tables 

(must be 13 years of age), 6 pickleball courts, 2 tennis 

courts, meeting rooms and kitchen facilities 

Pool hours: 7 a.m.- dusk daily 




LA hACIENDA REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 


LAkE MIRA MAR PARk 

RC Model Boat Club, 10 a.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. Fridays and Sundays 

VETERANS’ MEMORIAL PARk 

Paige Place 

Call 753-1716 for reservations 

n For group contact information, please contact the recreation center where the activity is held. 

n Please remember to bring your resident ID and guest ID cards with photo ID to all recreation facilities and events. 

n For facility information and recreation center rules and regulations, go to districtgov.org or call 753-1716. 

n Please be sure to fill out the required waiver at your recreation center before joining the fun and always wear appropriate 

attire at the recreation center. 

n Activities will start as advertised. To meet these start times and allow ample time for the volunteers to prepare, 

participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes to one hour prior to the start of the activity. Check with the RLV group 

leader for more information. 

* Prior attendance in an approved course or approval by the instructor is required prior to participation in activity. Class 

size is limited. 



8 a.m.: Aerobics (Low Impact) 

9 a.m.: Billiards (Advanced 8-9 Ball) 

9:30 a.m.: Line Dance (Mixed) 

Noon: KC Productions 


1p.m.: Country Partner Dance Club 

2 p.m. Singles Dance Club 

5 p.m.: Billiards (Tournaments for Champions) 

6 p.m.: Villa San Leandro 



8 a.m.: Broadway Bound 

1 p.m.: MS Support Group 



9 a.m.: AA Breakfast Group 

12:30 p.m.: Zumba Latin Workout 

7 p.m.: OF Club 


7 a.m.: Exercise in Disguise 


8 a.m.: Aerobics (Low Impact) 

9:30 a.m.: Rio Grande Women’s Club 

9:30 a.m.: Zumba Latin Workout 

11 a.m.: Cha-Cha/Swing Dance 

11 a.m.: Billiards (LBA Women’s Doubles 8-Ball 

Meeting) 

Noon: Tai Chi for Arthritis 

12:30 p.m.: Billiards (LBA Women’s Doubles 

8-Ball) 

1 p.m.: Lighthouse Group 

1 p.m.: Clog 4 Fun 


6 p.m. Billiards League 

7 p.m.: Irish-American Club 

7 p.m.: Nomads 

7 p.m.: Bicycle Club 


INDOOR ACTIVITIES - LA hACIENDA 



8 a.m.: Line Dance (Co-Ed) 

8:30 a.m.: Billiards (Ladies Handicap League) 

9 a.m.: Line Dance (Mixed) 

9:30 a.m.: Hacienda SW Women 


1 p.m.: Billiards (Lessons) 

1:30 p.m.: Aerobics (Low Impact) 


6 p.m.: Billiards (8-Ball Mixed League) 

6:30 p.m.: Heart of Dixie Club 

7 p.m.: New Jersey Club 

7 p.m.: A New Vibrant You 




8:30 a.m.: Billiards (Tierra del Sol North) 

9 a.m.: Dulcimer Practice 

9:30 a.m.: Colored Pencil Painters 


12:30 p.m.: Billiards (Ladies Individual League) 

1 p.m.: Showcase Dancers (Advanced) 


5:30 p.m.: Zumba Latin Workout 

6:30 p.m.: Loonies and Toonies Club 

7 p.m.: Billiards (8’s and 9’s) 




8 a.m.: Line Dance (Co-Ed) 

9 a.m.: Billiards (Ladies League) 

9:30 a.m.: Zumba Latin Workout 

10 a.m.: AA New Attitudes 

10 a.m.: Yoga (Intermediate) 

11 a.m.: Yoga (Intermediate) 

11:30 a.m.: Billiards (Open) 

1 p.m.: Healthy Choice 

4 p.m.: Billiards (Islanders League) 

6 p.m.: Tennis Association 


6:30 p.m.: German-American Club 

HACIENDA 

HILLS GOLF & 

COUNTRY CLUB 

Palo 

NP 

Alto Ave. 

TIERRA DEL SOL 

GOLF & 

COUNTRY CLUB 

LEGEND 

REC CENTER 

HOURS: 

7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

Tierra Del Sol 


Center 

San Marino Dr. 

Morse Blvd. 

to Lake Sumter 

Landing 

POOL 

HOURS: 





El Camino Real 

La Hacienda 

Regional 


Center 

Lake 

Mira Mar 

Morse Blvd. 

Avenida Central 

Chula Vista 


Center 

NP 

Rio Grande Ave. Chula Vista Ave. 

FP 

Rio Grande 

Family Pool 

SP 

SP SPORT POOL 




Del Mar Dr. 





ThE VILLAGES 

WOODWORkERS ShOP 

704 Oak Street 

751-0513 

® 

TOWN 

SQUARE 

Bichara Blvd. 

DOG PARK 

PARK 

FITNESS CLUB 


PICkLEBALL n 7 a.m.-Dusk 

(*sign-ups required beginning at 8:30 a.m. Mon-Sat) 

MONDAY ................................ 7-1 Open; 1-3 Schultze Group; 3-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ....................... 7-10:50 Open; 11-12:50 Int Mxd Play; 1-2:50 Supremos; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Villages Singles Club; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .......................7-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Schultze Group; 3-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ...............................7-1 Open; 1-3 English Picklers; 3-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ............7-10:50 Open; 11-12:50 Beg Mxd Play; 1-2:50 Supremos; 3-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ................................7-1 Open; 1-3 English Picklers; 3-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ..........................7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Harry’s Heroes; 3-Dusk Open 


MONDAY .............................7-9:20 All Gals Group; 9:30-11:20 Dolores’ Dolls; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Donna’s Drill Team; 4-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ...................7-9:20 Women’s RR; 9:30-11:20 Panerians; 11:30-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .............7-9:20 Barb’s Mxd Dbls; 9:30-11:20 Panerians; 11:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ..............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Women’s 4.0 Doubles; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:50 Donna’s Drill Team; 4-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ..............................7-9 Open; 9-11 Ladies 3.5/4.0 Dbls; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .......................................7-11 Ladies 3.5 Dbls; 11-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ....................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY


La hacienda Center Sports Pool 753-1342 

Monday Combo Swim 

7-7:50 a.m. 8-8:50 a.m. 9-9:50 a.m. 10-10:50 a.m. 11-11:50 a.m. 12-12:50 p.m. 1-1:50 p.m. 2-2:50 p.m. 3-3:50 p.m. 4-4:50 p.m. 5 p.m.-dusk 

Emmy Sullivan 

Women 

Tuesday Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Wednesday Combo Swim 

Emmy Sullivan 

Women 

Thursday Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Friday Combo Swim 

Emmy Sullivan 

Women 

Saturday Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Betsy Richard 

Women 

Jeanne 

Marciante 

Coed 

Betsy Richard 

Women 

Jeanne 

Marciante 

Coed 

Betsy Richard 

Women 

Jeanne 

Marciante 

Coed 

Albert Currie 

Men 

Nancy’s Dolphins 

Women 

Albert Currie 

Men 


Women 

Albert Currie 

Men 


Women 

Karen Varletta Coed 

Darlene 

Hemingway 

Women 


Darlene 

Hemingway 

Women 


Darlene 

Hemingway 

Women 

Open 

Exercise/Walk 

Betty Perkins 

Coed 

Open 

Exercise/Walk 

Betty Perkins 

Coed 

Open 

Exercise/Walk 

Betty Perkins 

Coed 

Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim 

Aqua Rhythms 

Women 

Aqua Rhythms 

Women 

Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Intermediate 

Aqua Rhythms 

Women 

Aqua Rhythms 

Women 

Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Intermediate 

Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Sunday Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim Water Volleyball Org Basic 2 cts. Water Volleyball Org Intermediate 

See Page 3 for sports pool guidelines. All activities start on the hour and end 10 minutes before the next hour unless otherwise noted. Pool hours and activities subject to last-minute changes. 

Requests for additional programming will be accepted in January for the spring/summer season (April 1-Sept. 30). 


Address: 1011 Rio Grande Avenue n Phone: 753-0002 n Fax: 753-3262 

Facilities: Neighborhood pool, 3 billiard tables (must be 13 years of age), 1 volleyball court 

(sand), 4 bocce courts, 2 tennis courts (practice backboard), 6 pickleball courts, 4 shuffleboard 

courts, meeting rooms, kitchen facilities and arts and crafts room 





MONDAY ...............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Rio One; 12-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5:20 De La Vista West: 5:30-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ...........................7-2:50 Open; 3-5:20 La Reynalda; 5:30-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ..................... 7-2:50 Open; 3-5:20 BAD Neighbors; 5:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY.....................7-2:50 Open; 3-5:20 Bud Herring Bocce; 5:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ......................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

SATURDAY ...................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

SUNDAY.....................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

ShUFFLEBOARD n 7 a.m.-Dusk 

MONDAY ....................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

TUESDAY ....................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

WEDNESDAY .............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:20 Rio One Shuffleboard; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY.............7-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 






8 a.m.: Walking Aerobics 

10 a.m.: Mah-jongg (Lessons and 

Organized) 

Noon: Chula Vista Villas 

Noon: Backgammon 

3 p.m.: SHINE (Serving Health 

Insurance Needs of Elderly) 

6 p.m.: Cards (Friday Gals) 

6:30 p.m.: Darts (Basic Plus) 




10 a.m.: Arts and Crafts (Open) 

6:30 p.m.: Hilton Head Friends and 

Family 

7 p.m.: Staten Island Club 



Noon: Mah-jongg Lessons/Play 

(Organized) 

12:30 p.m.: Sunday Wonders 

5 p.m.: Cards (Samba) 

5 p.m.: Croquet Social 




9 a.m.: Needle Arts Group 

ChULA VISTA VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - ChULA VISTA 


9:30 a.m.: Dance and Tone 


11:30 a.m.: German-American 

Dance Practice 



1 p.m.: Applique 

2 p.m.: Polo Cheerleaders 

6:30 p.m.: Cards (Hearts) 

7 p.m.: Villa La Paloma Club 




10 a.m.: Memoir Writing 

10 a.m.: Memoir Plus Writing 


RIO GRANDE FAMILY POOL 

1228 Rio Grande Avenue 

Facilities: Air gun (must be 13 years of age), 

lawn bowling, croquet 



MONDAY .............7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Gail’s Beginners; 2-3:50 Tooth Fairies (ct 1,2); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5:50 Mixed Pickles (ct 4,5,6); 6-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Intermediate Play; 12-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ..........................7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Mixed Pickles; 5-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .......................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Beginner’s Play; 12-5:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7:50 Rosemary’s Mxd Beg; 8-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ........................ 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Mxd Adv Beg Play; 12-Dusk Open 


SUNDAY. .....................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Mxd Advanced Play; 12-Dusk Open 


MONDAY .............7-9:20 Joe’s Tennis; 9:30-11:20 4.0 Tennis League; 11:30-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ....7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Dan Shrank Clinic (1st & 3rd); 11:30-Dusk Open Open 

WEDNESDAY ..........7-8:50 Open; 9-11:20 Linda Dumlao Tennis (ct 1); 11:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ................7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10:20 Women’s 4.0 Dbls; 10:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .......7-9:20 Harry Clark Tennis; 9:30-11:20 Ladies 3.5-4.5 Tennis; 11:30-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ...................................7-9:20 Adriath’s Ladies; 9:30-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ....................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 


1 p.m.: Memorable Scrapbooking 

1 p.m.: Mira Mesa Women’s Club 

1 p.m.: Fun Ladies 

4 p.m.: Ukulele Players 

6 p.m.: Cards Unlimited 

7 p.m.: Classic Car Club 




10 a.m.: Genealogy Irish SIG 

10 a.m.: Backgammon 


1 p.m.: Christian Why We Believe 

2 p.m.: Villa De La Mesa 

6 p.m.: Tennessee Social Club 


6:30 p.m.: English Darts 

7 p.m.: Gals of Rio Grande 



9 a.m.: The Gathering 

10 a.m.: Billiards (Ladies Beginner 

Lessons) 

10 a.m.: Italian Study (Basic) 


1 p.m.: Gentlemen R&B Steppers 

1 p.m.: China/Porcelain Painting 

1 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Organized) 


6:30 p.m.: Cards 

6:30 p.m.: VHA Lady Lake Region


Address: 808 San Marino Drive 

Phone: 753-4412 

Fax: 753-0883 

Facilities: Neighborhood pool, 4 bocce courts, 

2 horseshoe pits, 4 shuffleboard courts, 4 tennis courts 

(practice backboard), meeting room, pavilion area 

Pool hours: 7:30 a.m.-dusk 



TIERRA DEL SOL VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER BOCCE n 7 a.m.-Dusk 

MONDAY ...........................7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Cynthia’s Group; 5-Dusk Open 

VISIT 




MONDAY ......................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-10:50 Palo Alto Friends; 11-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4:50 Cynthia’s Group; 5-Dusk Open 


WEDNESDAY .................... 7-1 Open; 1-4 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY...................... 7-1 Open; 1-4 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ...................................7-8:50 Open; 9-9:50 Lessons; 10-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4:50 Wild Bill’s Shufflepin; 5-Dusk Open 






9 a.m.: M.I. Hummel 


Address: 1545 Buena Vista Boulevard 

Phone: 750-6084 

Fax: 750-6089 

Facilities: 2 Sport pool, 

4 bocce courts, 4 shuffleboard courts, Scarlett O’Hara 

Theatre and meeting rooms 

Pool hours: 7 a.m.- dusk daily 

Computer lab hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Sunday 


















limited. 

LEGEND 

REC CENTER 

HOURS: 

7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

POOL 

HOURS: 






No Activities 


9 a.m.: Eye of the Needle Stitchers 

12:30 p.m.: Cards (Open) 

SP SPORT POOL 






INDOOR ACTIVITIES - TIERRA DEL SOL 

4 p.m.: Inner Palo Circle 


9 a.m.: Art (Studio 10) 

12:30 p.m.: Hand and Foot Cards 

7 p.m.: Trivial Pursuit 

SAVANNAh REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

SUMMERhILL 

NEIGhBORhOOD POOL 

881 Davenport Drive 

Facilities: 1 bocce court, 

1 shuffleboard court and 

1 horseshoe pit 

VISIT 



WIFI 

INTERNET 

ACCESS 

DOG PARK 

PARK 

FITNESS CLUB 


TUESDAY . ................................................... OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

WEDNESDAY .................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

THURSDAY. ..................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 





MONDAY ...................................7-10:50 RR Mixed Doubles; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY . .............................7-7:20 Open; 7:30-9:20 Men’s 3.0 Dbls League; 

. . . . . . . . . 9:30-11:20 Men’s 3.5/4.0 Dbls; 11:30-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Int RR Dbls; 5-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ...................................7-10:50 Men’s RR Dbls; 11-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ..7-10:50 RR Mixed Dbls; 11-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Int RR Mixed Dbls; 5-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .............................. 7-8:50 Open; 9-10;50 Ladies 3.5/4.0 Dbls League; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1:20 Open; 1:30-3:20 Men’s 3.5/4.0 Dbls League; 3:30-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .....................................7-10:50 Men’s RR Dbls; 11-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ....7-10:50 Men’s RR Dbls; 11-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Int RR Mixed Dbls; 5-Dusk Open 

Talley 

Woodridge Dr. 

Belvedere Blvd. 

Ridge Drive 

Summerhill 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

NP 

Tall Trees Ln. 


9:30 a.m.: Phase 10 

1 p.m.: Cards (Bakers Dozen) 

7 p.m.: Footnotes Club 

Glenview Rd. 

GLENVIEW 

COUNTRY CLUB 

Southern 

Trace 

Buena Vista Blvd. 

Savannah Regional 


SP 


9:30 a.m.: Mexican Train Dominoes 

12:30 p.m.: French Study 

(Intermediate) 


Enrique Drive 

The Villages 

Polo Club 

Saddlebrook 

Softball Complex 

NP 

Saddlebrook Village 


El Camino Real 

FP 

El Santiago Village 


Cazaras Ave.



No Activities 


No Activities 


5:30 p.m.: Alhambra Club 


8 a.m.: New Hampshire Club 




WEDNESDAY ...........7-12:50 Open; 1-3:20 Villages Shuffleboard Clinic; 3:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY.............7-12:30 Open; 1-3:20 Villages Shuffleboard Clinic; 3:30-Dusk Open 




SAVANNAh REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - SAVANNAh 

8 a.m.: Double Five Investment Club 

9 a.m.: Clown Alley 179 

3 p.m.: PCVG Meeting 


1 p.m.: Nurses Club 

7 p.m.: Horse ’N’ Around Club 


1 p.m.: Yoga (Intermediate)* 


7 p.m.: Michigan Yoopers 


9 a.m.: Sparkey’s Strummers 

Noon: Four Score and More 

5 p.m.: Buttonwood Social Club 


MONDAY ..........................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Rec League; 12-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4:50 St. James Circle; 5-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ................................... 8-10:50 Belle Aire League; 11-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ...................7-10:20 Open; 10:30-12:20 Rec League; 12:30-Dusk Open 


FRIDAY ....8:30-10:20 Belle Aire League; 10:30-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Aztec Loop; 3-Dusk Open 



Savannah Center Sports Pool 750-1507 


Monday 

Open 

Exercise 

Diana Matusiak 

Coed 

Critters 

Coed 

Helen Starost 

Coed 

Finlayson 

Coed 

Water Volleyball Org Intermediate 

Larry Wood 

Coed 

Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Tuesday Combo Swim Lap Swim 

Critters 

Coed 

Helen Starost 

Coed 

Combo Swim 

Carol Longo 

Coed 

Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Intermediate 

Open 

Exercise 

Open 

Exercise 

Wednesday 

Open 

Exercise 


Coed 

Critters 

Coed 

Helen Starost 

Coed 

Finlayson 

Coed 

Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Larry Wood 

Coed 


Open 

Exercise 

Open 

Exercise 


Critters 

Coed 

Helen Starost 

Coed 

Open 

Exercise 

Carol Longo 

Coed 

Combo Swim Lap Swim Water Volleyball Org Intermediate 

Open 

Exercise 

Open 

Exercise 

Friday 

Open 

Exercise 


Coed 

Critters 

Coed 

Helen Starost 

Coed 

Finlayson 

Coed 

Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 


/ Combo Swim 


Critters 

Coed 

Combo Swim Combo Swim Mills Quails Coed 

Open 

Exercise 

Larry Wood 

Coed 


Open 

Exercise 

Open 

Exercise 

Sunday Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim Water Volleyball Org Intermediate 

Water 

Volleyball Org 

Intermediate 

Combo Swim Combo Swim 


/ Combo Swim 


Changes will be posted at the pool and recreation center. Requests for additional programming will be accepted in January for the spring/summer season (April 1-Sept. 30). 


Address: 3010 Saddlebrook Lane 

Phone: 259-5377 

Fax: 259-5378 

Facilities: Neighborhood pool, 4 bocce courts, 2 tennis courts (practice backboard), 

4 shuffleboard courts, 6 pickleball courts, 4 billiard tables (must be 13 years of age), 4 horseshoe 

pits, softball complex (4 fields) and kitchen facilities. 




MONDAY .......................7-1:20 Open; 1:30-3:20 Bocce League; 3:30-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ..........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Bocce League; 12-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ...........................7-9 Open; 9-11 Evelyn Dr. Bocce; 11-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY......7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Bocce League; 4-5:50 hatch Batch (3rd); 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Glenbrook Bocce; 12-Dusk Open 



SADDLEBROOk VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 




MONDAY ............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Jolly Players; 11-Dusk Open 


WEDNESDAY .........................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Calumet Grove Shufflers; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ....................... 7-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5:50 Hatch Batch (4th); 6-Dusk Open 





MONDAY ..................... 7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 4.0 Ladies Tennis Lg; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .......................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Tues Tennis Group; 11-Dusk Open 


THURSDAY..................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Mara Dbls Tennis; 11:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ...........................7-9 Open; 9-11 3.5/4.0 Ladies Dbls Lg; 11-1:30 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30-3:30 Sanchez Tennis; 3:30-Dusk Open 





9 a.m.: Me and My Gang 

11 a.m.: Cards (Open) 

12:30 p.m.: Line Dancing (Low/ 

Inter.) 

2 p.m.: Ballet (Advanced) 

6 p.m.: Summerchase Social Club 

7 p.m.: Bridge 



9 a.m.: Sketching Made Easy 

Noon: Art Wet and Wild Watercolor 


9 a.m.: Harmonica Band 

Noon: Flute Practice 

6 p.m.: Mangiamo 


8:30 a.m.: Bicycle Club Rides 

1 p.m.: Bunco 

Club 

5 p.m.: Polo Ridge Runners 



9 a.m.: Billiards (Pool Shooters) 

10 a.m.: Ballet (Advanced) 


12:30 p.m.: Step Family Cloggers 

4:30 p.m.: Walk Away the Pounds 

6 p.m.: Bridge 




6:30 p.m.: Saturday Friends 


No Activities 


9 a.m.: Phase 10 

3:30 p.m.: Portuguese-American 


SADDLEBROOk VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - SADDLEBROOk 


9 a.m.: Art League Workshop 

12:30 p.m.: Tap Intermediate 1 

1:30 p.m.: Tap Basic Beginners 


7 a.m.: Walk Away the Pounds 


8:30 a.m.: Friendship Star Quilters 

11:30 a.m.: Samba 

2:30 p.m.: Disabled American Vets 

4:30 p.m.: Not So Famous Players 

6 p.m.: Billiards (Pocket Knockers) 

7 p.m.: OB Square Dance Club 

Workshop 

EL SANTIAGO VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

Address: 2373 Enrique Drive 

Phone: 753-1410 

Fax: 753-0588 

Facilities: Family pool, 4 bocce courts, 2 tennis courts, meeting room, 4 shuffleboard courts and 6 pickleball courts 




MONDAY ....................7-11:20 Open; 11:30-1:20 Alhambra Bocce; 1:30-Dusk Open 



THURSDAY.......................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Rec League; 11:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ..........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Mass Bay League; 11-Dusk Open 



INDOOR ACTIVITIES - EL SANTIAGO 

Club 

7 p.m.: Alhambra Mexican Train 



9:30 a.m.: Dominoes 

12:30 p.m.: Bridge (Convention 

Rubber) 

6 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Open) 



MONDAY ...............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 101*; 12-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ............................7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Beth’s Picklers; 5-Dusk Open 


THURSDAY. .................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies SP Adv League; 12-3:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5:50 Queens & Kings (3cts); 6-Dusk Open 



SUNDAY. ..............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Intermediate Play; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Sassy Girls; 6-Dusk Open 

7 p.m.: Zonta 




8 a.m.: Tap (Intermediate/ 

Advanced) 

9:30 a.m.: Ballet (Intermediate)* 

9:30 a.m.: Classical Music Lovers 

Club 

11 a.m.: Tap (Basic) 

11 a.m.: Billiards (Miller Group) 

12:30 p.m.: Bridge 

12:30 p.m.: Irish Ceili Dancing 



11:30 a.m.: Mah-jongg (Organized) 

4 p.m.: Picklebeer Club 

6 p.m.: Cards 



2 p.m.: Girls Next Door 

VISIT 



2 p.m.: VAMPS Dance Group 

6:30 p.m.: Billiards (Loopers) 

7 p.m.: Cabaret Showcase 

7 p.m.: Trap and Skeet Club 





9 a.m.: Chess 

10 a.m.: Bach with a Beat Singers 

Noon: Mah-jongg (Open) 

1 p.m.: Music in Motion 

6 p.m.: Package Street Crew 

6 p.m.: Cards - Alhambra Women’s 

Group 


MONDAY ...............................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Ladies 3.0; 10-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ..........................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Ladies 3.5 Club; 11-Dusk Open 


THURSDAY. ....................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Tom’s Tennis; 11:30-Dusk Open 






MONDAY ........................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Rec League; 11:30-Dusk Open 


WEDNESDAY ....................................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Rec League; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 


FRIDAY ........................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY; 1-2:50 (2nd Fri) Shuffleboard Clinic 




n For group contact information, 

please contact the recreation center 

where the activity is held. 

n Please remember to bring your 

resident ID and guest ID cards with 

photo ID to all recreation facilities and 

events. 

n For facility information and recreation 

center rules and regulations, go 

to districtgov.org or call 753-1716. 

n Please be sure to fill out the required 

waiver at your recreation center 

before joining the fun and always wear 

appropriate attire at the recreation 

center. 

n Activities will start as advertised. 

To meet these start times and allow 

ample time for the volunteers to 

prepare, participants are encouraged 

to arrive 15 minutes to one hour 

prior to the start of the activity. Check 

with the RLV group leader for more 

information. 

* Prior attendance in an approved 

course or approval by the instructor 

is required prior to participation in 

activity. Class size is limited. 

EL SANTIAGO VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

MULBERRY GROVE REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

Calumet Grove 

Neighborhood Pool 


FP 

LEGEND 

REC CENTER 

HOURS: 

7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

NP 

Calumet Ave. 

Legacy Lane 

Chatham 


Belle 

Meade 

POOL 

HOURS: 





Circle 




MONDAY .........7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Calumet Grove P.O.K.E.R. (1-4); 4-5:50 Open (1-4) / 

. . . . . . . .Northern Group (5-8); 6-7:50 Springdale West Social Club (1-4); 6-Dusk Open (5-8) 

TUESDAY ............................7-9:50 Open (all); 10-11:50 Ladies Int Rec Lg (all); 

. . . . . . . . 12-1:50 Open (all); 2-3:50 Calumet Walking Wounded (1-4)/Piedmont Social (5-8); 

. . . . . . . . . . . .4-5:50 Court Friends (1-4)/Deb Harrison’s Pickleball Group (5-8); 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .... 7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Sunshine Group (ct 1-4) / Calumet P.O.K.E.R. (ct 5-8); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5:50 Evening Pickleball Ladies; 4-Dusk Open (ct 1-4) 

THURSDAY.......7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 BYOB (ct 5-8); 4-5:50 B.O.M.B. (ct 1-4); 5-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ....................7-1:50 Open; Calumet Walking Wounded (1-4); 2-Dusk Open 



SP 

Mulberry Ln. 

Mulberry Grove 


Legacy Lane 


Belle Meade Circle 

Springdale Fitness 

and Walking Trail 

NANCY LOPEZ 

LEGACY 

COUNTRY CLUB 

Springdale 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

SP SPORT POOL 








MONDAY ..............7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Adv Play; 3-4:50 Dilly Picklers; 5-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ...................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Int. Play (3 cts); 12-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Int Mxd Play; 4-5:50 Alhambra League; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ....................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Intermediate Play; 12-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Picklebeer Group; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .........7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int Mxd Play; 12-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Hot Shots; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-Dusk Open 


SATURDAY ..............................7-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Hot Shots; 3-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ........................7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Perky’s Pickleballers; 5-Dusk Open 

NP 

DOG PARK 

PARK 

FITNESS CLUB 



Address: 8445 SE 165th Mulberry Lane 

Phone: 259-6040 

Fax: 259-8270 

Facilities: Sports pool, 4 bocce courts, 4 horseshoe pits, 4 

shuffleboard courts, 8 pickleball courts, meeting rooms, arts 

and crafts room, pavilion area and 1 half basketball court. 

Pool hours: 7 a.m. to dusk daily 

Fitness Club phone: 259-6242 

Fitness Club hours: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Saturday; 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 



Calumet Grove Neighborhood Pool 

17100 SE 82nd Calumet Ave. Handicap lift available. 

Springdale Neighborhood Pool 

17210 Belle Meade Circle 

Springdale Fitness and Walking Trails 

17210 Belle Meade Circle 

Trail hours: 7 a.m.-dusk. Nine stations per course. 

Mulberry Dog Park 

The fenced park located on Belle Meade Circle adjacent to the fitness trail 

near the Village of Springdale pool. 

Hours: 7 a.m.-dusk 

Age Requirements: Dog park users must be at least 13 years of age. Guests 

between the ages of 13-18 must be accompanied by an adult 19 years of age 

or older with a valid resident ID or a valid guest ID with photo ID. 



MONDAY ..........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Fairlawn Villas; 11-3:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Calumet Grove; 4-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Calumet Lg; 12-Dusk Open 


THURSDAY. .....................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:20 Bocce Lessons: 11:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ..................... 7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10:20 Royal Oak Club; 10:30-12:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2:50 Birchbrook; 3-Dusk Open 






WEDNESDAY .......7-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 12:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ........7-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 12:30-Dusk Open 






9:30 a.m.: RV Club 

10 a.m.: Bunco 

11 a.m.: Honey Buns of Cameron 

Villas 

11 a.m.: Low-Impact Strength 

Training 

Noon: Mulberry Cards 

12:30 p.m. Bridge (Duplicate) 

1 p.m.: Wind Ensemble 

6:30 p.m.: North East PA Club 

6:30 p.m.: Samba Triple Play 

6:30 p.m.: Woodbury Group 

(Triple Play) 


8 a.m.: Clayers 

8:30 a.m.: Lady Loopers 


9 a.m.: Al-Anon Family 

10 a.m.: Twirlers Show Team 


MULBERRY GROVE REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

12:30 p.m. Music Makers 

1 p.m.: Foreign Films 


5:30 p.m.: Pokeno 

6 p.m.: All In Card Group 


1 p.m.: Foreign Films 

1 p.m.: Bunco 





8:30 a.m.: Core Conditioning 

(Advanced) 

9 a.m.: Pitch/Setback Cards 

9 a.m.: Drum Corp 

10 a.m.: Parade Corp 

10:30 a.m.: Body Recall - Chair 

Exercise 

11 a.m.: Twirlers 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - MULBERRY GROVE 

1 p.m.: Bridge (Int./Adv. Rubber) 

1 p.m.: Genealogy 

1 p.m.: China Painting 

4 p.m.: Responsible Dog Owners 

Group 

6:30 p.m.: Mulberry Villas Games 

7 p.m.: Bridge (Couple Social) 

7 p.m.: Piedmont Club 

7:30 p.m.: AA Beginners O-D 


8 a.m.: Tai Chi 


8:30 a.m.: Mulberry Quilters 

10 a.m.: Airheads COPD Support 

Group 

11 a.m.: Theater Company 

Workshop 

Noon: Decorative Artists 

Noon: Pete Buchtmann Memorial 

Cards 

1:30 p.m.: Low-Impact Toning 

Circuit 

5 p.m.: Cards and Board Games 

(Open) 





9 a.m.: Garden Club 

9:30 a.m.: AA 


10:30 a.m.: Body Recall - Chair 

Exercises 

12:30 p.m.: Zumba Fit 

12:30 p.m.: VAA - Art Trading Cards 


4 p.m.: Tai Chi (Advanced) 


(Open) 

6 p.m.: Shag Dance 

6:30 p.m.: Alzheimer’s Organization 

Caregiver 

6:30 p.m.: Basic Rubber Stamping 

Review 

6:30 p.m.: Tournament Cribbage 

Club 

7 p.m.: AA - Women’s Closed 

Discussion 



8 a.m. Clarinet Ensemble 

8:30 a.m.: Tai Chi (Chen Style)* 

9 a.m.: New Horizons Band 

10 a.m.: Pokeno 

10:30 a.m.: Old Tyme Dance Band 

11 a.m.: Saxophone Ensemble 


1 p.m.: Art League 

1:30 p.m.: Low-Impact Toning 

Circuit 

3 p.m.: Swing Band Practice 

6:30 p.m.: Pittsburgh Club 

6:30 p.m.: Republican Club (Marion 

County) 

7 p.m.: Mulberry Villas 

7:30 p.m.: AA Steps C-D 

Mulberry Grove Center Sports Pool 259-8265 


Monday Lap Swim Lap Swim VAST Lap Swim Lap Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Tuesday Combo Swim 

Alice & Jerry 

Aerobics 

Nancy Deep 

Water Aerobics 

VAST VAST Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org. Basic Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim 

Wednesday Lap Swim Lap Swim VAST Lap Swim Lap Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Thursday Combo Swim 

Alice & Jerry 

Aerobics 

Nancy Deep 

Aerobics 

VAST VAST Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org. Basic Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim 

Friday Lap Swim Lap Swim VAST VAST Lap Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Saturday Combo Swim 

Alice & Jerry 

Aerobics 

Nancy Deep 

Aerobics 

VAST VAST Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Sunday Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim 





7:30 a.m.: Pilates Mat 

9 a.m.: Chess 

10 a.m.: Billiard (Lessons) 

11 a.m..: Rumpus Room Cloggers 



5 p.m.: Calumet Vagabonds 

6:30 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Organized) 



8 a.m.: Scrappers 

9 a.m.: Bridge 

1 p.m.: Samba (Open) 



1 p.m. Parkinson Fight Club 

1 p.m.: Triple Play (Open) 

6:30 p.m.: Double Deck Pinochle 




9 a.m.: Men’s Monday Morning 

Parkinson 

ChAThAM VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - ChAThAM 

9 a.m.: Chatham Cheerleaders 

11 a.m.: Intermediate Yoga 

12:30 p.m.: Billiards (LBA Women’s 

Doubles) 


3 p.m.: Crazy Fun and Games 


(Open) 

6 p.m.: Cameron Villas Social Club 



8:30 a.m.: Chatham Quilters 

10 a.m.: Overeaters Anonymous 

11:30 a.m.: Billiards 51 



4:30 p.m.: Dixieland Band 

6:30 p.m.: Mixed Billiards League 

6:30 p.m.: Lovewood Connection 




9 a.m.: Mexican Train Dominoes 

11 a.m.: Rumpus Room Cloggers 

12:30 p.m.: Stamping Around Too! 

6 p.m.: Bellaloopers Neighbors 

Social Group 




9:30 a.m.: Indoor Bingo 

Noon: Cribbage 

1 p.m.: Cue-Ts Ladies Billiards 

1:30 p.m.: Parkinson’s Exercise 

Group 


6 p.m.: Chatham Social Club 

6 p.m.: Bid-Whist 

6:30 p.m.: Billiards (BCA 1 League)



Address: 7415 SE172nd Legacy Lane 

Phone: 753-4570 Fax: 753-1470 

Facilities: 4 bocce courts, family pool, 5 horseshoe pits, 4 shuffleboard courts, 4 

tennis courts, meeting rooms, kitchen facilities, pavilion area and 6 billiard tables 

Pool hours: 7:30 a.m.- dusk 


ChAThAM VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

WIFI 

INTERNET 

ACCESS 


MONDAY ............. 7:30-10 Ladies 3.0 Dbls Lg; 10-12 Ladies 3.0 Dbls Lg; 12-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ........................7-8:50 Int Mixed; 9-10:50 Court Friends; 11-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:50 Chatham Men’s Group; 4-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .......7-9:20 Men’s Dbls RR; 9:30-11:20 Nel’s Group (2 cts); 11:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY.......7-8:50 Ladies Group (1 ct); 9-10:50 Chatham Men’s Group; 11-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ...............7-8:50 Men’s Dbls RR; 9-10:50 Ladies 3.0 & 3.5 Dbls; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ......................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Girl’s Group (2 cts); 10-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY.........................7-8 Open; 8-10 Mens 3.0 & 3.5 Dbls Lg; 10-Dusk Open 

LEGEND 

REC CENTER 

HOURS: 

7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 


Address: 1985 Laurel Manor Drive 

Phone: 751-7110 

Fax: 751-7115 

Facilities: Sports pool, 4 bocce courts, 4 pickleball courts, 2 tennis 

courts, 5 horseshoe pits, meeting rooms, 4 shuffleboard courts, 

pavilion area, arts and crafts room and 1 half basketball court 

Pool hours: 7 a.m.-dusk daily; handicapped lift available 


Fitness Club hours: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 

7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 



POOL 

HOURS: 





LAUREL MANOR REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

SP SPORT POOL 






Ashland Neighborhood Pool 

735 Lynnhaven Lane 

Facilities: 1 bocce court, 1 shuffleboard court, 1 horseshoe pit 

Belvedere Neighborhood Pool 

2860 Churchill Downs 


Bonnybrook Neighborhood Pool 

675 Belvedere Blvd. 


Lake Miona Shores Neighborhood Pool 

2223 Clearwater Run 


VISIT 



DOG PARK 

PARK 

FITNESS CLUB 




MONDAY ...........................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Calumet Grove; 6-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ........................ 7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Piedmont; 11-12:50 Rec League; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2:50 Hazelwood; 3-4:50 Rec League; 5-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Greenwood Villas; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Chatham; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ............................7-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Rec League; 3-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .....................................7-8:30 Open; 8:30-9:50 Piedmont Ladies; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11:50 Springdale West; 12-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .............................7-9:50 Open; 10-1:50 Woodbury; 2-Dusk Open 



MONDAY .................................. 7-2:50 Open; 3-4;50 Rec Lg; 5-Dusk Open 


WEDNESDAY ................7-12:30 Open; 12:30-4 Villages Shuffle Club; 4:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .................7-12:30 Open; 12:30-4 Villages Shuffle Club; 4:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ....7-10:50 Open; 11-12:50 Rec League; 1-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Chatham; 5-Dusk Open 



Laurel Manor Regional 



SP 

Blvd. 

Parr Dr. 

Tall Trees 

Buffalo Glen 

Laurel 

Neighborhood 

Softball Complex Manor Dr. 

Pimlico Pool 

Morse 

Recreation NP 

Belvedere NP Center Bonnybrook 

Neighborhood 


Pool 

Winifred 

FP 

NP 

NP 

Neighborhood 

Belvedere Blvd. 

Pool 

Churchill Street 


Ashland ARNOLD PALMER 

LAKE Sunset 

NP Neighborhood 

LEGENDS SUMTER Park 

Pool 

NP FP 

COUNTRY CLUB 

Lake Shore 

Center 

Ashland 

Park 

Old Mill 

FP 

Run 

Lynnhaven 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Churchill Downs 

472 

Lynnhaven Ln. 

Lake Miona Shores 


Tall Trees Neighborhood Pool 

2078 Tall Trees Lane 


Winifred Neighborhood Pool 

624 Kingston Way 


Ashland Park 

Located by Ashland Neighborhood Pool 

Sunset Park 

Located on Morse Boulevard Causeway Golf Cart Park 

Lynnhaven Neighborhood Pool 

2500 Churchill Downs 

Facilities: 1 bocce court, 1 shuffleboard court, 


NP 

Rainey Trail 

Bridgeport 


LAKE MIONA 

FP 


Creekside 

Landing 

FP 

Old Camp 

Rd. 


Stillwater Trail 
















limited.


7:30 a.m.: Advanced Core 

Conditioning 

9 a.m.: USA Cares (Troop Support) 

10 a.m.: Cheerleaders 

3:30 p.m.: Dialysis Support 

6:30 p.m.: Bridge (Duplicate) 




5:30 p.m.: Organized Card Club 



Noon: Table Tennis Club 

3:30 p.m.: Hau’Oli Hula Halau 

6 p.m.: Line Dance Connection 

6:30 p.m.: Bridgeport at Laurel 

Valley Social 


8:30 a.m.: Me and My Gang 

9 a.m.: Decorative Glass Engraving 

9 a.m.: Pilates 

11:30 a.m.: Low-Impact Strength 

Training 

11:30 a.m.: Nia 

12:30 p.m.: Table Tennis (Men) 

1 p.m.: Laurel Clay Artists 

2 p.m.: Table Tennis (Ladies) 

6 p.m.: Archery Club 

6 p.m.: Irish-American Club (2) 

6:30 p.m.: Hand and Foot (Triple 

Play) 


LAUREL MANOR REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - LAUREL MANOR 


8 a.m.: String Orchestra 

8 a.m.: Total Fitness 

8:30 a.m.: Hearts 

8:30 a.m.: Quilters of Laurel Manor 

9 a.m.: Children’s Author Team 

10 a.m.: Jazz Dance (Basic) 

Noon: Mah-jongg (Organized and 

Lessons) 

Noon: Line Dance (Basic) 

1 p.m.: Fiction Writers Round Table 

1 p.m.: One Stroke Folk Art Club 

1:30 p.m.: Line Dance (Basic-Plus/ 

Intermediate) 

4 p.m.: Welsh-American Club 

6 p.m.: Jazz Lovers Club 

6 p.m.: Laurel Clay Artists 

7 p.m.: Bridge (Couples Social) 

7 p.m.: Woodworkers Club 


7:30 a.m.: Abs Plus 

8:30 a.m.: Jazz Band Workshop 

9 a.m.: Veterans of Underage 

Military Service 


10 a.m.: Painting Pals 

11 a.m.: Creative Writing 

Noon: Bridge (Intermediate) 

1 p.m.: Philharmonic Orchestra 

Guild 

1 p.m.: Dancercize 

1 p.m.: A Capella Singing 


6 p.m.: Ceramics 

6:30 p.m.: Irish Raggle Taggle Band 

6:30 p.m.: Summerhill Social Club 

7 p.m.: Achieve Better Health 


Monday Lap Swim Lap Swim Combo Swim Vilas Hinkle 

Tuesday Lap Swim Lap Swim Open Exercise 

Sharon Lloyd 

Int. Deep Water 

Wednesday Lap Swim Lap Swim Combo Swim Vilas Hinkle 

Dolly Barthel 

Deep Water 

Dolly Barthel 

Deep Water 

Dolly Barthel 

Deep Water 

Dolores R. 


Water Volleyball Org. Intermediate 

Play 

Villages High School Swim Team 


9 a.m.: I Can Do That Craft 

9 a.m.: Line Dance Basic Transition 

9 a.m.: Pilates 


10 a.m.: Ford Retirees 

10 a.m.: Line Dance (Basic-Plus/ 

Intermediate) 

1 p.m.: Computers Plus Club 

1 p.m.: Pinochle (Single Deck) 

1 p.m.: Low-Impact Aerobics 

1:30 p.m.: Karate 4 Beginners/ 

Practice 

4 p.m.: Worldwide Foreign Travel 

Club 

5:30 p.m.: Tai Chi 

6:30 p.m.: Deutscher Club 

7 p.m.: Bridge (Couples) 

7 p.m.: MINI Cooper Club 

Laurel Manor Center Sports Pool 751-7114 

Thursday Lap Swim Lap Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Friday Lap Swim Lap Swim Open Exercise Vilas Hinkle 

Saturday Lap Swim Lap Swim Open Exercise 

Dolly Barthel 

Pilates 

Sharon Lloyd Int. 

Deep Water 

Dolly Barthel 

Deep Water 

Sharon Lloyd Int. 

Deep Water 

Fit & Float 

Debbie Lawson 

Combo Swim Aquatic Dancers Villages High School Swim Team Lap Swim 

Dolores R. 



Play 

Villages High School Swim Team 

Fit & Float 

Debbie Lawson 

Combo Swim Aquatic Dancers Villages High School Swim Team Competition 

Combo Swim 

Combo Swim 

Sunday Lap Swim Lap Swim Lap Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 


Play 


Play 


Play 

Villages High School Swim Team Lap Swim 

Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim 

Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim 




MONDAY ......................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Overflow NHL Play; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .......................7-9:20 Roger & Rafa (ct 1); 8-9:50 Kozen League (Ct 2); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30-11:20 Lady Aces (ct 1); 11:30-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Tennis League; 12-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY..............7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Men’s 3.5/4.0 League; 11:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ...........................................7-9:20 Roger & Rafa Tennis (Ct 1); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30-11:20 Ladies Tennis 3.5/4.0; 11:30-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ...........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Tennis Bums; 11-Dusk Open 




TUESDAY .............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Rec League; 11-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ............ 7-1:20 Open; 1:30-3:20 Summerhill Social Club; 3:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY..............7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 African American Club; 11:30-Dusk Open 







WEDNESDAY ...........7-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ............7-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .........................7-10:50 Open; 11-2:50 Summerhill Social; 3-Dusk Open 





MONDAY ................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Int Rec League; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:50 Men’s Adv Social Play; 4-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .........................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Pickleball PM Gals; 6-Dusk Open 


THURSDAY. .....................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Women’s Int Play; 12-Dusk Open 


SATURDAY ......................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Women’s Int Play; 12-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ..................... 7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Sunday Brunch Bunch; 4-Dusk Open





8 a.m.: Tai Chi Club South 

9 a.m.: Magic Hobby and Magicians 

10 a.m.: Tap and Jazz (Intermediate) 

2 p.m.: Dart Baseball 

6 p.m.: Tierra del Sol North Men’s 

Golf 

6 p.m.: Deaf Villagers Games 



8 a.m.: Scrapbooking Croppers 

Funshop 



7:30 a.m.: Walking Aerobics 

9 a.m.: Al-Anon Family Group 

9:30 a.m.: Pink Ladies Line Dance 

12:30 p.m.: Billiards (Ladies Travel 

League) 

1 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Oriental Style) 


6 p.m.: Morven Mixers 

6:30 p.m.: Whist 




Address: 1670 Lake Miona Drive n Phone: 259-6590 n Fax: 259-2540 

Facilities: Family pool, 4 bocce courts, 3 horseshoe pits, 2 tennis courts, practice backboard, 

4 shuffleboard courts, 6 billiard tables (must be 13 years of age), pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms 

and kitchen facilities 

Pool hours: 7:30 a.m.-dusk daily 

AED – Automated External Defibrillator 


MONDAY ............... 7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10:20 Sharon Milan League; 10:30-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ...........7-7:50 Open; 8-10:50 Tennis Clinic call Mike, 455-1056; 11-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ............................7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10:20 Sharon Milan League; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30-11:50 Mike Ayers; 12-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY.....................7-7:20 Open; 7:30-9:20 Larry Sampson; 9:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .......................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Gary’s Tennis Group; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .....................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Cleo Simon League; 11-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY.......................7-7:20 Open; 7:30-9:20 Larry Sampson; 9:30-Dusk Open 

7 p.m.: Ballroom Dance Club 



1:30 p.m.: Aloha ’O Ka Hula Practice 

6:30 p.m.: Whist Card Game 




9 a.m.: Mission Hills Ladies 

9 a.m.: M&M Theatre Productions 


6:30 p.m.: Sleep Apnea Support 

Group(**) 


BRIDGEPORT VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

6:30 p.m.: Billiards (8-Ball League) 

7 p.m.: Con Ed of NY Retirees 




7:30 a.m.: Bridgeport on Lake 

Sumter Men 

8:30 a.m.: Bridgeport Men’s Club 

9 a.m.: Billiards (Winifred Men) 

10:30 a.m.: Line Dance Ultra 

Beginners 


Noon: Cards and Board Games 

(Open) 

1 p.m.: Sweet and Sassy Line Dance 

2 p.m.: Billiards (Village Cup 9-Ball 

League) 


7 p.m.: Joker (Cards) 




9:30 a.m.: Billiards (Winifred Men) 


Noon: Parkinson’s Fight Club 

2 p.m.: Scrabble (Open) 

3 p.m.: 2012 Discussion Group 

6:30 p.m.: Billiards (Happy Ladies) 

7 p.m.: Winifred Men’s Club 


ChURChILL STREET VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

7:30 a.m.: AA Daily Reflections 

Group (Closed) 

12:30 p.m.: Mexican Train and 

Games (Open) 

5 p.m.: KT Neighborhood Club 

5:30 p.m.: Quaked Up Social Club 



1 p.m.: Mah-jongg and Games 

(Open) 

5 p.m.: Ezell Villas Social Club 

5 p.m.: Karaoke Singers 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - BRIDGEPORT 

Address: 2375 Churchill Downs 

Phone: 751-6200 Fax: 259-2540 

Facilities: Family pool, 4 bocce courts, 4 shuffleboard courts, 3 horseshoe pits, 2 tennis courts, 

4 pickleball courts, 6 billiard tables (must be 13 years of age), pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms and 

kitchen facilities 



INDOOR ACTIVITIES - ChURChILL STREET 




10 a.m.: Yogalates 

1 p.m.: Knitters Social 

2 p.m.: AA Step Sisters (C-St-W) 

5:30 p.m.: Castleberry Circle Social 

Club 

7 p.m.: Bunco 



9 a.m.: Acoustical Guitar (Advanced) 

9 a.m.: Billiards (Pool Shooters 



TUESDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Rec League; 12-Dusk Open 







MONDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Rec League; 12-Dusk Open 








AShLAND PARk AND POND 

Radio Controlled Model Yacht Racing 

10 a.m. Mondays and Fridays: Micro Magic 

Racing Fleet 

10 a.m. Thursdays and Saturdays: EC12 Model 

Yacht Club 

8-Ball) 

9:30 a.m.: Bridge (Practice) 

Noon: Belve-Dears 

12:30 p.m.: Arcadia Lakes Social 

Club 

6 p.m.: VAST Swim Team 

6:30 p.m.: Par Tee Pal Gals 




12:30 p.m.: Mexican Train and 

Games (Open) 

5:30 p.m.: Clifton Villas Social Club 

6 p.m.: Carolinas Club 



8 a.m.: Billiards (Hustlers Group) 

8:30 a.m.: Down Home Cloggers 

9:30 a.m.: Bridgeport at Lake Miona 

Women’s Club 


1 p.m.: Home Decorating Club 

1 p.m.: Hearts No. 2 

6 p.m.: Samba 

6 p.m.: Billiards (8-Ball Mixed 

League) 


VISIT 





7:30 a.m.: Clogging Practice 

11:30 a.m.: Arlington Villerettes 

1 p.m.: Bonny Belles 

5:30 p.m.: Ashland Social Group 


(Open)


MONDAY ....................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:50 Mxd Bocce League; 12-Dusk Open 



THURSDAY...................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 









FRIDAY ........7-9:20 Open; 9:30-2:50 Lynnhaven Neighbors Socials (ct 1-4); 3-Dusk Open 




Address: 530 Belvedere Boulevard 

Phone: 259-6990 Fax: 259-8013 

Facilities: Family pool, 4 bocce courts, 4 shuffleboard courts, 3 

horseshoe pits, 8 pickleball courts, 6 billiard tables (must be 13 

years of age), pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms and kitchen facilities 



PICkLEBALL n 7 a.m.-Dusk (*sign-ups required beginning at 8:30 a.m. Mon-Sat) 

MONDAY .................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies SP Int Rec Lg; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Robs Bad Girls 4 Fun (ct 7-8); 5-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Intermediate Play (ct 1-4); 12-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4:50 Belvedere Social (ct 1-4); 4-5:50 Joy/Key (ct 5-8); 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Mxd Int. Play (ct 1-4); 12-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Men’s Group (ct 5-8); 3-4:50 Robs Bad Girls 4 Fun (ct 1-2); 5-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY...............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Ind Adv Rec Lg; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Ray Bob; 4-5:50 Fairway Club; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Mxd Int Play; 12-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ..........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Mx Beg Play; 12-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY..................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Mxd Int Play (ct 1-8); 12-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Men’s Group; 4-5:50 Covenant Church Group; 6-Dusk Open 



7:30 a.m.: Walk Away the Pounds 

8:30 a.m.: Mah-jongg (Organized) 

9:30 a.m.: Figure Drawing Workshop 

10 a.m.: Billiards (101 AM) 

1 p.m.: Billiards (101 Social League) 

1 p.m.: Rhythm and Blues Line 

Dance Club 

2 p.m.: AA 


6 p.m.: Halstead Terrace Neighbors 

Club 





ChURChILL STREET VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

6:30 p.m.: The Gamers - Cards and 

Board Games 




8 a.m.: Billiards (Men’s Pill Pool) 



2 p.m.: Sunday Tea Club 

6:30 p.m.: Country Partner Dance 

Practice 





PIMLICO VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

VISIT 



INDOOR ACTIVITIES - PIMLICO 

11 a.m.: Body Shaping 

1 p.m.: Open Card and Board 

Games 

2:30 p.m.: Aloha Friends of the Hula 

6 p.m.: Billiards (Mixed Doubles 

League) 

6:30 p.m.: Pinochle 




9 a.m.: Life is Painting (Advanced) 

Noon: Cribbage South of 466 

12:30 p.m.: Billiards (Rainbow Gals 

NH League) 

2 p.m.: Billiards (Village Cup 9-Ball 

League) 

3:30 p.m.: Abraham-Hicks 



MONDAY ..............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Beg Play; 12-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ..........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Mxd Beg Play; 12-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4:50 Bridgeport Men; 5-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Mxd Int Play (ct 3 & 4); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Castleberry Circle 

THURSDAY. ................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Ind. Beg. League; 12-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int Play; 12-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4:50 Bridgeport Men; 5-Dusk Open 


SUNDAY. ......................... 7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Castleberry Circle; 6-Dusk Open 












WEDNESDAY .....................7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Bonnybrook Bocce; 5-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ...........................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Fairway Club; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ............................7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Sweet Sixteen x 2; 5-Dusk Open 




MONDAY ................7-10:20 Open; 10:30-12:20 The Rowdy Bunch; 12:30-Dusk Open 



THURSDAY. ....................7-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 The Villages Shuffleboard Club; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5:50 Fairway Club; 6-Dusk Open 




Discussion 


6 p.m.: Billiards (League) 

6 p.m.: Open Cards 





9 a.m.: Billiards (Glenbrook NH 

League) 


Noon: Pinochle (Single Deck) 

3:30 p.m.: Central Florida League 

Softball 

4 p.m.: Singles Ballroom Dance 

Practice 


(Organized) 

6:30 p.m.: Line Dance Practice 




9:30 a.m.: Social Bridge 




1 p.m.: Buffalo Booster Club 

2:30 p.m.: Marine Corps Honor 

Guard 

4:30 p.m.: Women’s Softball Club 

7 p.m.: Country Two-Step Club 

7 p.m.: Billiards (Glenbrook League) 

9 p.m.: Billiards (Open)



Address: 1526 Buena Vista Boulevard 

Phone: 430-2950 

Fax: 430-2952 

Facilities: Sport pool, 4 bocce courts, 

6 pickleball courts, 2 tennis courts, 

4 shuffleboard courts, pavilion area, arts and 

crafts room, 1 basketball court and meeting 

room 

Pool hours: 7 a.m.-dusk daily 


Bonita Neighborhood Pool 

2541 Canal Street 



Caroline Neighborhood Pool 

1301 Stillwater Trail 



Mallory Square Neighborhood Pool 

1721 Odell Circle 



Largo Neighborhood Pool 




Wilkerson Creek Park 

and Children’s Playground 

Located by Lake Sumter Landing 


LAkE MIONA REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

Sabal Chase Neighborhood Pool 




Lake Miona Fitness Trail 

Located near Lake Miona Recreation Center 

Virginia Trace Neighborhood Pool 




haciendas of Mission hills 


631 Mission Hills 



Live Oaks Park 

760 Mission Hills Run 

Facilities: Boardwalk, walking path, picnic tables, 

benches 





n Please be sure to fill out the required waiver at your recreation center before joining the fun and always wear appropriate attire at 


n Activities will start as advertised. To meet these start times and allow ample time for the volunteers to prepare, participants are 

encouraged to arrive 15 minutes to one hour prior to the start of the activity. Check with the RLV group leader for more information. 

* Prior attendance in an approved course or approval by the instructor is required prior to participation in activity. Class size is 

limited. 


8:30 a.m.: Yoga 

9 a.m.: QuadraBones Trombone 

(Advanced) 

9 a.m.: Lakeside Pottery 

9 a.m.: Yoga (Intermediate)* 


10:30 a.m.: Yoga (Intermediate)* 


4 p.m.: Philosophy Club 

6 p.m.: Pokeno Board Game 

6:30 p.m.: Euchre Club 


9 a.m.: Patchwork Garden Evening 

Quilters 

9:30 a.m.: Body Shaping 

11:30 a.m.: Sassy Chassies 

6 p.m.: Euchre (Bid) 


9 a.m.: Lakeside Pottery 


10 a.m.: Cards and Board Games 

(Open) 

2 p.m.: Bunco 

2:30 p.m.: Sumter Singles 

4 p.m.: Lake Miona Theatre Group 

7 p.m.: Hampton Singers 


9 a.m.: Wannabee Writers 

9 a.m.: Yoga 

11 a.m.: Karate for Life 

11:30 a.m.: Shoebox (Sewers) 

Noon: Canasta, Mah-jongg 

1 p.m.: Operation Shoebox 

1:30 p.m.: Strumming Ukulelians 

6:30 p.m.: Bunco (Open) 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - LAkE MIONA 

6:30 p.m.: Sabal Chase Ladies Club 

6:30 p.m.: Patchwork Garden 

Evening Quilters 

6:30 p.m.: Lake Miona Theatre 

Group 

7 p.m.: Folk Music Performers 


7:30 a.m.: Low-Impact Cardio Pump 

8:30 a.m.: Lake Miona Quilters 

9 a.m.: Sumter SHINE (Serving 

Health Ins.) 

9:30 a.m.: Broadway Dancers 

Noon: Basic Plus Line Dance 


1 p.m.: Firm It Up (Advanced Weight 

Training)* 

1:30 p.m.: Line Dance (Basic Plus/ 

Intermediate) 



LAKE 

MIONA 

Lake Miona 

Regional Recreation 

St. Charles Pl. 

LEGEND 

REC CENTER 

HOURS: 

7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

Center 

Bailey Trail 


Odell Cir. 

Old Mill 

Run 

Sunset Pointe 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

SP 

Hibiscus NP 

Village 


Center 

Poinciana FP Lake Miona 

Neighborhood 

Fitness Trail 

Pool 

Pennecamp 

Allamanda Village 

Neighborhood 


Pool 

NP (Handicapped lift 

available) Liberty Park 

NP 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

NP 

St. Charles 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

FP 

NP 

Old Camp 

Rd. 

Wilkerson 

Creek 


POOL 

HOURS: 





Bacall Village 


Center 

5:30 p.m.: B&S Cards (Organized) 


(Triple Play) 

6 p.m.: Greek-American Social Club 

6:30 p.m.: Divorce Support Group 

6:30 p.m.: Freshwater Fishing 


Virginia Trace 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Canal Street 

Village 


Center 

Canal St. 

9 a.m.: Growth Stock Pickers 

9 a.m.: Energy, Meditation Club 

10 a.m.: Orchid Growers Club 


1 p.m.: Happy Stitchers 

2 p.m.: Zumba Gold Party 

4 p.m.: Lakeside Pottery 

6 p.m.: Lake Miona Theatre Group 

6:30 p.m.: Louisiana Social 

6:30 p.m.: Mah-jongg 

7 p.m.: Table Tennis (Open) 

Sunset 

Park 

NP 

FP 

Largo NP 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

NP 

FP 

Bonita Blvd. 

Bonita 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

NP 

Morse 

SP SPORT POOL 




466A 

Live 

Oaks 

Park 

NP 




Mission Hills 

Run 

Haciendas 

of Mission Hills 

Stillwater Trail 

Odell Circle 

Sabal Chase 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Blvd. 

LAKE 

SUMTER 

Caroline 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Coconut Cove 

Village 


Center 

NP 

DOG PARK 

PARK 


FITNESS CLUB 


7:30 a.m.: Low-Impact Cardio Pump 

9 a.m.: Aloha ’O Ka Hula Dance 

Troupe 

9 a.m.: Prime Time Twirlers 

9:30 a.m.: Photography Club at 

Sunset Pointe 

Noon: Ukulele Group 

12:30 p.m.: Line Dance (Basic) 

1 p.m.: Firm It Up (Advanced Weight 

Training)* 

2 p.m.: Parapsychology Club 

2:30 p.m.: Creative Coilers 

3 p.m.: Yoga on the Ball 

5:30 p.m.: B&S Cards (Organized) 

5:30 p.m.: TOPS 

6 p.m.: Mallory Square Social Lites 


6:30 p.m.: Bookies Book Club 

Odell Circle 

NP 

FP 

Mallory Square 

Neighborhood 

Pool


MONDAY ..........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Deaf Bocce Lg; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ........................... 7-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Mixed League; 3-Dusk Open 



FRIDAY ..............................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Sumter Singles; 6-Dusk Open 








FRIDAY ..............................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Sumter Singles; 6-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .............................7-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Shuffleboard Clinic (1st) / 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Open (2nd, 3rd, 4th ); 3-Dusk Open 




TUESDAY .............. 7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:30 Laura’s Ladies Bocce Golf; 12-Dusk Open 


THURSDAY..............................7-9:20 Open; 9:30 -11:20 Laura’s Ladies Bocce; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Margaret’s Bocce; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ................................7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Sayle Street; 5-Dusk Open 




LAkE MIONA REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

BACALL VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 



MONDAY .........................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Pickleball PM Gals; 6-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ......................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 101*; 12-1:50 Denny’s Picklers; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3:50 Winers; 4-5:50 BLS Pickleball; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ......7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Jeff Shank’s Int. (1st) / PB 103 (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:50 Denny’s Picklers; 2-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ..........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Beg Mxd Same Partner Lg; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:50 Lou’s Seniors; 2-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Louie-Louie; 4-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ..................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Advance Skills Practice; 12-1:50 Rascals II; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Winers; 4-5:50 Bailey Trail Intermediate; 6-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ..........................7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Lou’s Seniors; 2-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. .............................7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 BLS Pickleball; 5-Dusk Open 


MONDAY ................................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Rack-tts; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ..................7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10:20 Ladies 3.5 League; 10:30-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .............7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10;20 Mxd Doubles Open; 10:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .....................7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10:20 Canal Street; 10:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ...........................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Morrison Singles; 10-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Poinciana; 11-Dusk Open 


Lake Miona Center Sports Pool 430-2956 


Monday Combo Swim Combo Swim Linkus Aerobics Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Tuesday Lap Swim Lap Swim 

Alice Ruttura 

Aerobics 

Wednesday Combo Swim Combo Swim Linkus Aerobics 

Thursday Lap Swim Lap Swim 

Alice Ruttura 

Aerobics 

Bonnie King Synchronized Floating Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Open Exercise/ 

Walk 

Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Sterling SHYNE Lap Swim Lap Swim 

Bonnie King Synchronized Floating Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Water Volleyball Org Basic Combo Swim 

Friday Lap Swim Lap Swim Linkus Aerobics Aqua-SHYNE Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim 


Sharon 

Cangelosi 

Aerobics 

Bonnie King 

Open Exercise/ 

Walk 

Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Sunday Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Sterling SHYNE Water Volleyball Org Intermediate Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 




Address: 2041 Canal Street Phone: 350-2281 Fax: 350-2283 

Facilities: Family pool, 4 bocce courts, 3 corn hole courts, 2 tennis courts, 6 pickleball courts, 

6 billiard tables (must be 13 years of age), pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms, kitchen facilities and 

4 shuffleboard courts 






MONDAY .............7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Adv Beg Clinic* (1st Monday); 12-Dusk Open 


WEDNESDAY .......... 7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Charlotte’s Beg (Ct 4,5,6)/Gators (Ct 1,2,3); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Geezers & Gals; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .....7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Bucky’s Beauties; 4-5:50 Geezers & Gals; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .......... 7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Wayne’s Bunch; 2-3:50 Just For Fun; 4-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .......... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Beginner Play; 12-1:50 Rascals 2; 2-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ..................................7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 P Cube; 4-Dusk Open






THURSDAY..........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Rec League; 12-12:20 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30-3:50 Village Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 







9:30 a.m.: Shake It Up 

11:30 a.m.: Clog Club Connection 

1 p.m.: Clogging - Step Family 

1 p.m.: Bunco 

2 p.m.: Billiards Social Group 

(Open) 


5:30 p.m.: Magrath Social Club 

7 p.m.: Actors Studio Acting Lab 




6:30 p.m.: Talapia Loopers 



12:30 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Open) 

6 p.m.: Oswego Lane Social 





1 p.m.: Glass Engraving Club 

1 p.m.: Billiards (Beginner Lessons) 

1 p.m.: Bridge (Friendly Bridge) 



Facilities: Family pool, 4 bocce courts, 3 horseshoe pits, 2 tennis courts, 

4 pickleball courts, 6 billiard tables (must be 13 years of age), pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms, 

kitchen facilities and 4 shuffleboard courts 




MONDAY .............................. 7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Rec League; 4-Dusk Open 









TUESDAY .....................7-8:50 Open; 9-11:20 Bjers Fun Bunch; 11:30-12:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2:20 Adv Clinic (2nd & 4th); 2:30-Dusk Open 






BACALL VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - BACALL 


6 p.m.: Intermediate Line Dance 

6 p.m.: Derringer Gang Group 

6:30 p.m.: Billiards (League No. 2) 




9 a.m.: Shake It Up 

10 a.m.: Billiards 101 Points 

10:30 a.m.: Left, Right, Center Dice 



1 p.m.: Dulcimer Practice 

5:30 p.m.: Billiards (Poker Pool) 

5:30 p.m.: Cards and Board Games 

CANAL STREET VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 


MONDAY ...................... 7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Duval Tennis Group; 10-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ..................... 7-7:50 Open; 8-10:50 John & Richies Guys; 11-Dusk Open 


THURSDAY. ................... 7-7:50 Open; 8-10:50 John & Richies Guys; 11-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .............................. 7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Firecrackers; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .................... 7-7:50 Open; 8-10:50 John & Richies Guys; 11-Dusk Open 


(Open) 

6 p.m.: Kentucky Konnection 





9 a.m.: Chess Club 


12:30 p.m.: Silver Rockettes 

1 p.m.: Hand and Foot Cards 

(Ladies) 

6 p.m.: Billiards (14.1 Intermediate 

Straight 

6:30 p.m.: Isle of Palms Coconuts 

Social 

VISIT 



7 p.m.: Cards (Pitch/Setback) 




9 a.m.: Shake It Up 

12:30 p.m.: Billiards (Cougars Ladies 

League) 

1 p.m.: Largo Book Club 



6:30 p.m.: Billiards (Men’s 

Intermediate 8-Ball League) 




MONDAY .......................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Adv Beg Play; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Bermuda Triangles; 6-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY . ...................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

WEDNESDAY ...................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Int Play; 12-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .................. 7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Single Baby Boomers; 2-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ...................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Intermediate Ladies Play; 12-Dusk Open 




MONDAY ..........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Canal St Ladies; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ......................7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10;20 Canal St Boys; 10:30-Dusk Open 


THURSDAY. ....................7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10:20 Canal St Boys; 10:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10;50 Ladies Tennis; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ....................... 7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Fun Mixed Group; 10-Dusk Open 





9 a.m.: Musical Company 



(Open) 




9:30 a.m.: Village Losers 



6 p.m.: Carlton Villas 

6:30 p.m.: Pub Trivia Game 




8:30 a.m.: Card and Board Games 

(Open) 

9 a.m.: Prime Time Twirlers 

9 a.m.: Billiard Instruction 


Noon: Science Topics 


Address: 1398 Stillwater Trail Phone: 750-5870 Fax: 750-5385 

Facilities: Family pool, 4 bocce courts, 3 horseshoe pits, 2 tennis courts, 6 pickleball courts, 

6 billiard tables (must be 13 years of age), pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms, kitchen facilities, 






TUESDAY ......................... 7-8:50 Open; 9-11:50 Katherine Villas; 12-Dusk Open 

















8:30 a.m.: Mallory Square Men’s 

Coffee 


12:30 p.m.: Dance Fusion 

1 p.m.: Bridge (Ladies) 




9 a.m.: Line Dance (Practice) 

10 a.m.: Line Dance (Practice) 

10 a.m.: Bridge (Intermediate) 



Noon: Model Railroad Club 


6 p.m.: Edgewater Bungalows 

6:30 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Basic) 





9:30 a.m.: Bridge (Basic Level II) 


CANAL STREET VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - CANAL STREET 

1 p.m.: Fun Time Follies 

3 p.m.: Billiards (Crazy 8 Ballers 

Couple League) 


5:30 p.m.: Dance Fusion 

7 p.m.: Irish Ceili Dancing 

7 p.m.: Billiards (Social League) 

7 p.m.: Bunco (Open) 




(Open) 

10 a.m.: Just Dance Cloggers (Adv.) 


COCONUT COVE VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - COCONUT COVE 

Noon: Busy Hands/Happy Hearts 

1 p.m.: Bridge (Level III Review) 


(Open) 



8:30 p.m.: Dance Off 

9 a.m.: Billiards (8-Ball Ladies) 

9 a.m.: Bridge (Practice) 

10 a.m.: Belly Dancers/Gypsies 

1 p.m.: VAMPS Dance Group 

1 p.m.: Billiards (After Dining 

Group) 


1:30 p.m.: Educators Retired 

5 p.m.: Mission Hills Social 





9 a.m.: Bear Ladies Sewers 

Noon: Scrapbooking Creative 

Albums 

2 p.m.: Line Dance (Intermediate) 

4:30 p.m.: Spanish Conversation 



6:30 p.m.: Billiards (14.1 


Intermediate Straight Pool League) 




8 a.m.: Step Aerobics 

10 a.m.: Line Dance (In Between) 

10 a.m.: Book Hibiscus Ladies 

2 p.m.: Clog 4 Fun 

6:30 p.m.: De La Vista West 

Association 

6:30 p.m.: Billiards (BCA 1 League) 




MONDAY ......................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Adv. Beginner Play; 12-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Adv Mxd Play; 12-1:50 YOLOs; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:30 Open; 4-5:50 Loopers; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ...............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Adv Beg Mens Play; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Di’s Dinkers; 5-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ..7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Ft. Lawn Loopers (ct 1-3) / PM Gals (ct 4-6); 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ...................................7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 YOLOs; 2-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ..................................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Adv Beg Mens Play; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12:50 New Beginner Play; 1-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. .................................... 1-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 GTP; 5-Dusk Open 


MONDAY ............................. 7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Bill’s Group; 10-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ..............7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 3-3.5 Ladies Round Robin; 11:30-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ................................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 NBL; 11-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .........................7-7:50 Open; 8-11:50; Richie’s Guys; 12-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ..............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50; Andy’s Girls; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ..........................7-7:50 Open; 8-11:50 Richie’s Guys; 12-Dusk Open 


(Open) 


6 p.m.: Kaylee Villas Social Club 

7 p.m.: Billiards (Natalie Villas 

League) 





10 a.m.: Mah-jongg (Open) 

Noon: Mah-jongg 

1 p.m.: Qigong (Exercise) 

6 p.m.: Katherine Villas Social Club 

(Org.) 

6:30 p.m.: Caroline 7 Neighborhood 



8:30 a.m.: Dance Off 


(Open) 

10 a.m.: Belly Dancers/Gypsies 

12:30 p.m.: Polymer Clay Club 

1 p.m.: ACIM Discussion Group 

3 p.m.: Purl Girls 

6 p.m.: Euchre (Bid) 

6 p.m.: Caroline at Lake Sumter 

Social



Address: 510 Colony Boulevard 

Phone: 750-1935 • Fax: 750-2117 

Facilities: Sport pool, 4 bocce courts, 6 pickleball courts, 

2 tennis courts, meeting rooms, 4 shuffleboard courts, 

pavilion area, arts and crafts room and 

1 half basketball court 


Fitness Club phone: 

750-5282 

Fitness Club hours: 

7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 

7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 

7 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 


















limited. 

VISIT DISTRICTGOV.ORG 




7:30 a.m.: Interval Training 

8 a.m.: Colony Clay Arts Club 

Noon: Cards and Pinochle (Open) 

1 p.m.: Zumba Gold 

5 p.m.: Upper Bonita Social 

5:30 p.m.: Qigong 


8 a.m.: Colony Clay Arts Club 

9:30 a.m.: Democrats (Sumter 

County) 


5 p.m.: Bonita Lakes Neighborhood 


COLONY COTTAGE REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 


LEGEND 

REC CENTER 

HOURS: 

7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

Noon: Table Tennis (Open) 

2 p.m.: Glass Fusion 

6 p.m.: Doo Wop Club South 


Buena 

Odell 

NP 

Duval 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Fernandina 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

NP 

POOL 

HOURS: 





9 a.m.: Glass Fusion 

10 a.m.: Civil Discourse Club 

10 a.m.: Total Fitness Workout 

Noon: Line Dance (Basic) 

12:30 p.m.: Honor Flight 


1:30 p.m.: Splash With Us! 

Watercolor 

2 p.m.: Line Dance (Intermediate) 

4 p.m.: Splash With Us! Watercolor 

6:30 p.m.: Friends for a Cure 

Vista Blvd. 

Circle 

FP 

Canal Street 

Truman Village 


Pinellas Place 

to Lake 

Sumter Landing 

Bonita Blvd. 

Hemingway 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

NP 

Sanibel 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Blvd. 

Morse 

Charlotte 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

HAVANA 

COUNTRY CLUB 

NP 

SP SPORT POOL 






INDOOR ACTIVITIES - COLONY COTTAGE 

6:30 p.m.: South Jersey Club 

7 p.m.: NAMI 



Captiva Village 


NP 

7:30 a.m.: Interval Training 


9 a.m.: Music in Motion 

9 a.m.: Art Studio Drawing 

10:30 a.m.: Art Studio Drawing 

12:30 p.m.: Pinochle (Experienced 

Single) 

1 p.m.: Pine Needle Basketry 

1:30 p.m.: Hear Your Inner Voice 

2 p.m.: World War II Book Club 


(Open) 

4:30 p.m.: Overeaters Anonymous 

Odell Circle 

NP 

FP 

Odell Village 


NP Center 

Hadley 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Colony Cottage 

Regional 


SP 

Morse Blvd. 

FP 

Charlotte Ct. 

Amelia 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Colony Blvd. 

DOG PARK 

PARK 

FITNESS CLUB 


7 p.m.: VHA Newcomers 


8 a.m.: Line Dance (Easy 

Intermediate) 

9:30 a.m.: Splash With Us! 

Watercolor 

9:30 a.m.: Line Dance (Basic Plus) 


Noon: Top Notch Tap 

(Intermediate)* 

1 p.m.: Leathercrafting 

1 p.m.: Jazz* 

2 p.m.: Tap (Beginner Basic)* 

6 p.m.: Hand and Foot Cards 

(Triple Play) 

6 p.m.: Colony Clay Arts Club 

6:30 p.m.: Irish-American Claddagh 


Amelia Neighborhood Pool 



hadley Neighborhood Pool 



Duval Neighborhood Pool 



hemingway Neighborhood Pool 



Fernandina Neighborhood Pool 

1049 Pinellas Place 


Sanibel Neighborhood Pool 



Charlotte Neighborhood Pool 

2376 Charlotte Court 


Gilchrist Neighborhood Pool 



Pinellas Neighborhood Pool 



Colony Cottage Center Sports Pool 750-1935 


Monday Lap Swim Lap Swim Steve’s Aerobics Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Adv Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Tuesday Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Charlene’s 

Aerobics 

Open Exercise Karen’s Aerobics Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Water Volleyball Intermediate/ 

Advanced Play 

Combo Swim 

Wednesday Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Meryle’s 

Aerobics 

Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim Water Volleyball Org Adv Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Water Volleyball 

Social Play 


Charlene’s 

Aerobics 

Open Exercise 

Pat’s Water 

Aerobics 

Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Adv Ellen’s Aerobics Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Friday Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Vincent’s 

Aerobics 

Combo Swim Combo Swim Lap Swim Water Volleyball Org Adv Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Saturday Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Karen’s Aerobics Open Exercise Water Volleyball Org Adv Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Sunday Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org Social Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 

See Page 3 for sports pool guidelines. All activities start on the hour and end 10 minutes before the next hour unless otherwise noted. Pool hours and activities 

subject to last-minute changes. Changes will be posted at the pool and recreation center. Requests for additional programming will be accepted in January for 

the spring/summer season (April 1-Sept. 30). 

Division 


9 a.m.: Art Studio Painting 

10 a.m.: Total Fitness Workout 

10:30 a.m.: Art Studio Painting 

Noon: Table Tennis (Open) 


(Open) 

1 p.m.: Duval Ladies Social 


6 p.m.: Arbella Loop Social Group 

6 p.m.: Night Owl Scrappers 


6:30 p.m.: Three Rivers Club 

(Pittsburgh)


MONDAY ................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Shuffleboard Lessons 3rd; 12-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Rec League; 12-Dusk Open 



FRIDAY ...................7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Dipper Loopers (2nd & 4th); 5-Dusk Open 





MONDAY ..........-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Beg Play; 12-2:20 Open; 2:30-4:50 College Classes 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd & 4th (ct 1,2); 4-5:50 Sweet Pickleball (ct 1-6); 6-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .............7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Adv Beg Play; 12-1:50 Beg Play; 2-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ..............7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int Play; 12-1:50 Beg Play; 2-2:20 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4:50 College Class 2nd & 4th (ct 1,2); 5-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY.............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 102*; 12-12:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2:50 Adv Beg/Int Clinic; 3-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Sweet Picklers; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int. Play; 12-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Adv Beg Play; 6-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .....7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 101* (1st & 3rd); 12-1:50 The Crew; 2-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int. Play; 12-3:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5:50 Woody Weirdos (ct 4-6); 6-Dusk Open 


Address: 2260 Odell Circle Phone: 750-2700 Fax: 750-2833 









WEDNESDAY ....................7-12:50 Open; 1-2:50 Allenwood Loopers; 3-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY....................7-3:20 Open; 3:30-5:50 Tap That Thursday’s; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Amigos Bocce; 12-3:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5:50 Lawthorn Friends (2nd & 4th); 6-Dusk Open 




MONDAY ...................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 




FRIDAY .....................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 


SUNDAY ....................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 




10 a.m.: Beatlemaniacs 


(Open) 

6 p.m.: Allenwood Social Club 





COLONY COTTAGE REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 




(Open) 




9:30 a.m.: Zumba Gold 

1:30 p.m.: Phit Happens 

3 p.m.: Hadley Book Club 

5:30 p.m.: Hand and Foot 

(Triple Play) 

ODELL VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - ODELL 


7 p.m.: Antique Automobile Club of 

America 





10 a.m.: Slim N Trim Exercise 

10 a.m.: Ukulele (Intermediate) 

1 p.m.: Billiards (League) 

2 p.m.: AA (Closed) 


5:30 p.m.: Benvenuti National 





THURSDAY. .......................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Village Poachers; 11-Dusk Open 



SUNDAY. ..........7-11:20 Open; 11:30-1:20 Mxd Doubles 3.0 Plus Open; 1:30-Dusk Open 


MONDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Rec League; 12-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ....................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Lessons 3rd Tues; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3:20 Open; 3:30-5:20 Gresham Gang; 5:30-Dusk Open 



FRIDAY .................. 7-2:50 Open; 3-5:50 Dipper Loopers 1st, 3rd, 5th; 6-Dusk Open 


SUNDAY. .........................7-10:50 Open; 11-1:50 Backyard Bocce; 2-Dusk Open 




MONDAY .............7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Kathy’s Paddlers; 4-5:50 Amigos; 6-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .......................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 102*; 12-1:50 Paul’s Paddlers; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 BUZ Pickleball; 4-5:50 Amelia Newbies; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Rec League; 12-1:50 Paul’s Paddlers; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Whatcha Doing Wed; 6-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ....7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Mary’s Paddlers; 2-3:50 BUZ Pickleball; 4-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .....................7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Russ’s Paddlers; 2-3:50 Lou’s Seniors; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5:50 AC Recess; 6-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ...........7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int Play; 12-1:50 Bob’s Paddlers; 2-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ...........................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Russ’s Paddlers; 6-Dusk Open 


MONDAY ........................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 High Strung Men; 10-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY . ..................................7-8 Open; 8-10 Racketeers; 10-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ......................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 High Strung Men; 10-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .................................7-8 Open; 8-10 Racketeers; 10-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ..........................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 High Strung Men; 10-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ...............7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Dan Schrank’s Tennis Clinic (1st & 3rd wk); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY . ...................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

Italian-American 

7 p.m.: Grovewood Social Group 




9 a.m.: Horn Ensemble 

10:30 a.m.: Comedy Club Theatre 

1:30 p.m.: Flashback Rock and Roll 

1:30 p.m.: LIL Latin Moves 

3 p.m.: Ballroom Dance Steppin’ 

Out 

6:30 p.m.: Audrey Villas Social 





9 a.m.: Christian Women’s Study 

Group 


11 a.m.: Gemstone Dancers 

1 p.m.: Bridge (Fun Social) 

5:30 p.m.: Cards and Triple Play 

(Open) 

6:30 p.m.: Billiards (BCA 1 League)



Address: 658 Pinellas Place Phone: 259-7422 Fax: 259-7455 

Facilities: Family pool, 4 bocce courts, 4 shuffleboard courts, 3 corn 

hole courts, 2 tennis courts, 6 pickleball courts, 6 billiards tables (must 

be 13 years of age), pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms, kitchen facilities 





MONDAY ................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Truman Putter Bocce Golf; 12-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .........................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Arvin Lane Group; 6-Dusk Open 


THURSDAY.......................7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Mxd Bocce League; 4-Dusk Open 





MONDAY ......................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Duvall Tennis Group; 10-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ...................... 7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Duval Tennis Group; 10-Dusk Open 



FRIDAY .............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Ladies Tennis; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ..................... 7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Duval Tennis Group; 10-Dusk Open 


CAPTIVA VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

VISIT 


FOR 

INFORMATION 


MONDAY .....................................7-4:50 Open; 5-8:20 Sanibel Shufflers 




FRIDAY .......................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Mixed Rec League; 12-Dusk Open 




MONDAY ...................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 




FRIDAY .....................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 




MONDAY .......7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 103*; 12-1:50 Sandibelles; 4-5:50 Sweet Gherkins 

TUESDAY .....7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Carol’s Crew; 3-4:50 McClenney Picklers; 5-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Men’s Ind Beg Rec Lg; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:50 Sandibelles; 4-5:50 Sanibel Social; 6-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY...............................7-9;50 Open; 1-11:50 PB 101*; 12-3:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5:50 Between The Loops; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .............7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 102*; 12-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Sweet Gherkins 












9:30 a.m.: Funky Fitness 

Noon: Cards and Board Games (Open) 

6 p.m.: MacClenny Ladies 








9:30 a.m.: Billiards (Lessons) 

10 a.m.: Line Dance (Beginner Plus) 

10 a.m.: AA - Big Book Just for Today 

(Closed) 


6:30 p.m.: Let’s Be Social (Women) 

TRUMAN VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - CAPTIVA 



8:30 a.m.: Quilting Guild 

9 a.m.: Mah-jongg Basic 

11:30 a.m.: Overeaters Anonymous 

Noon: Artful Baskets from Pine Needles 

1:30 p.m.: Cards and Board Games (Open) 




9:30 a.m.: Yoga (Basic) 


1 p.m.: Sassy Chassies 

6 p.m.: Motown Movers and Shakers 

7 p.m.: M.C. Kazoo Band 



10 a.m.: Hispanic Dance Group 

2:30 p.m.: Tap - Beginner Plus* 

3:30 p.m.: Jazz - Beginner Plus* 

5:30 p.m.: Sanibel Social Group 

7 p.m.: Couples Social Bridge 


MONDAY ..............7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Sanibel Sidewinders (1st & 3rd); 5-Dusk Open 





SATURDAY ..........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Sanibel Heights (2nd & 4th); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12:50 BS’ers (1st & 3rd); 1-Dusk Open 





MONDAY .............7-9:50 Open; 10-11;50 Int Play; 12-1:50 Larry’s Group; 2-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Men’s Ind Int Rec League; 12-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Seneca Villas; 4-5:50 L.M. Loopers; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .......7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Wayne’s Bunch; 2-3:50 Dee’s Best; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ..........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Women’s Adv Beg League; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1:50 Rob-N-Hood; 2-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 L.M. Loopers; 6-Dusk Open 


SATURDAY ............7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int. Play; 12-1:50 Polar Picklers; 2-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ...7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 Rob N Hood; 2-3:50 W. Hemingway Social; 4-Dusk Open 



TUESDAY ..........................7-4:20 Open; 4:30-6:20 Anita Villas; 6:30-Dusk Open 









9 a.m.: Cards and Mah-jongg 

(Open) 

Noon: Lake Sumter Cribbage Club 

7 p.m.: Pattern Partner (Dance 

Practice) 




10 a.m.: Cardio Dance 



6 p.m.: Phase 10 




9:30 a.m.: Bone Builders 

9:30 a.m.: Upper Bonita Ladies of 

Leisure 


1 p.m.: AWOL (Amelia Women of 

Leisure) 


Address: 2384 Buena Vista Blvd. Phone: 750-2488 Fax: 750-0398 

Facilities: Sports pool, 4 bocce courts, 6 pickleball courts, 6 platform tennis courts, 2 tennis courts, 

4 shuffleboard courts, sand volleyball court, pavilion area, 



Fitness Club hours: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 


Buttonwood Neighborhood Pool 

2278 Buttonwood Drive 



Poinciana Neighborhood Pool 

1901 Bailey Trail 



Sunset Pointe Neighborhood Pool 




Pennecamp Neighborhood Pool 

1944 Pennecamp Road 



Liberty Park Neighborhood Pool 

1401 St. Charles Place 






INDOOR ACTIVITIES - TRUMAN 


(Open) 



9 a.m.: Aberdeen South Ladies 

Coffee 

10 a.m.: Billiards (101 League) 

11 a.m.: Chicagoland Ladies Club 

1 p.m.: Triple Play/Samba 


3 p.m.: Hollyberry Social 

5:30 p.m.: Marigold Lane Neighbors 

Social 

SEABREEzE REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

St. Charles Neighborhood Pool 




Tamarind Grove Neighborhood Pool 

2418 Tamarind Grove Run 



St. James Neighborhood Pool 

2429 St. Charles Place 



Brinson–Perry Dog Park 

1231 Bonita Boulevard 

Age Requirements: Dog park users must be at least 13 

years of age. Guests between the ages of 13-18 must be 

accompanied by an adult 19 years of age or older with a 

valid resident ID or valid guest ID with photo ID. 




n Please be sure to fill out the required waiver at your recreation center before joining the fun and always wear appropriate 

attire at the recreation center. 

n Activities will start as advertised. To meet these start times and allow ample time for the volunteers to prepare, 

participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes to one hour prior to the start of the activity. Check with the RLV 

group leader for more information. 

* Prior attendance in an approved course or approval by the instructor is required prior to participation in activity. 

Class size is limited. 

Fish Hawk 


LEGEND 

REC CENTER 

HOURS: 

7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

7 p.m.: All About Healthy Skin 

(Care) 




9 a.m.: Mah-jongg Lessons (Open) 

9:30 a.m.: Square Cloggers Practice 

(Advanced) 


(Open) 

6 p.m.: Bunco 

7 p.m.: Cajun/Zydeco (Dance 

Workshop) 

Pennecamp 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Buttonwood Run 

FP 

NP 

Buttonwood 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Tamarind Grove Run 

NP 

Tamarind Grove 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Pennecamp Drive 

NP 

NP 

POOL 

HOURS: 







CANE GARDEN 

COUNTRY CLUB 

St. Charles Place 

St. Charles 


SeaBreeze Regional 


Sterling Heights 


FP 

St. James 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

St. Charles Place 

to WILDWOOD 

Please always carry your photo ID 

and your original Villages ID or 

guest ID and follow all rules and 

regulations posted in activity centers. 

Poinciana 

Neighborhood 

Pool NP 

NP 

SP SPORT POOL 








8:30 a.m.: Line Dance (Practice) 

Noon: M&M Productions 

3:30 p.m.: South Aberdeen Dance 

Group 

6 p.m.: Square Cloggers 

6:30 p.m.: 500 Bid Cards 

Bailey Trail 

SP 

FP 

Allamanda Village 


NP 


Duval 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Hibiscus Village 



FP 

Liberty Park 

Neighborhood 

Pool 

Odell Circle 

to MORSE 

BLVD. 

DOG PARK 

PARK 

NP 

FITNESS CLUB 


WIFI INTERNET ACCESS



8 a.m.: SeaBreeze Potters 

8 a.m.: Taekwondo 

9 a.m.: Bridge (Sanctioned Duplicate 

399) 

9:30 a.m.: Belly Dance (Basic) 

12:30 p.m.: Spasmodic Torticollis 

Dystonia Support 

1 p.m.: Power Over Polio 


(Open) 

1 p.m.: Rubber Stamp (Advanced) 

3:30 p.m.: Singles Discussion Group 

6:30 p.m.: Bridge (Couples Social) 


8 a.m.: SeaBreeze Potters 

8 a.m.: Yoga On The Ball 

8:30 a.m.: Line Dance (Basic) 


Noon: Pan (Advanced) 

1 p.m.: Bunco 

1 p.m.: Fabric Fun Arts and Crafts 

6 p.m.: Samba I Cards 

6 p.m.: Samba II Cards 

6 p.m.: Arts and Crafts (Open) 




6 p.m. Pelican Social Club 




9 a.m.: Art - Fun With Watercolors 

9 a.m.: Body Basic Training 

10 a.m.: KC Productions 

Noon: Jump Start Artists 


1:30 p.m.: Zumba Fit 

3:30 p.m.: Watercolor Workshop 


MONDAY ....................................7-4:50 Open; 5-Dusk Buttonwood Bocce 

TUESDAY .............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Rec League; 11-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ........................7-12:50 Open; 1-3:50 Fanned Bocce; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY..........................7-8:50 Open; 9-11 Boisterous Bocce; 12-Dusk Open 


SATURDAY ......................................................Open Play All Day 

SUNDAY........................................................Open Play All Day 



MONDAY ............................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-12:50 Intermediate Team PB; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Pickleball Pals; 4-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .........7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Adv Beg Play; 12-1:50 Polar Picklers; 2-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ...................7-9:50 Open; 10-12:50 Advanced Team PB; 1-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int. Play; 12-1:50 Polar Picklers; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Picnic Picklers; 4-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Beg Play; 12-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ...............7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 102* (2nd & 4th )/Int. Play (1st & 3rd); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:50 Single Baby Boomers; 2-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY.......................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Advanced Play; 12-1:50 The Crew; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:50 Lou’s Seniors; 4-Dusk Open 









INDOOR ACTIVITIES - SEABREEzE 

6 p.m.: Pan Cards (Advanced) 


7 p.m.: Wanna Ballroom Dance 


7:30 a.m.: Exercise In Disguise 

7:30 a.m.: Yoga 

8 a.m.: Yoga (Beginners) 

8 a.m.: Quilting 

9 a.m.: Chess Club 

9 a.m.: Yoga 

10 a.m.: Zumba Gold 

10 a.m.: Aloha ’O Ka Hula Dance 

Troupe 


12:30 p.m.: KC Productions 

1 p.m.: Bunco 

1 p.m.: Eating in the Raw 


5 p.m.: Patterned Partner Dancing 

(Basic) 

6 p.m.: Dragon Boat Grand Masters 

SEABREEzE REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 


(Basic Plus) 

6 p.m.: Rubber Stamping Around 

Club 

6:30 p.m.: Euchre Club 

7 p.m.: Red Garter Jazz Band 





9 a.m.: Body Basics Training 

10 a.m.: Memoir Writers 

11 a.m.: Karate for Life 

Noon: Artists Helping Artists 

12:30 p.m.: Samba Cards - Triple 

Play 

1 p.m.: Bluegrass Performance Club 

1 p.m.: E&F Ridge Social 

6 p.m.: Blossom Terrace Social Club 

6 p.m.: SeaBreeze Potters 


6:30 p.m.: Florida Club 

7 p.m.: Hampton Singers 



7:30 a.m.: Yoga 

8 a.m.: Yoga (Beginners) 

9 a.m.: Yoga 

9 a.m.: Art - Acrylic Painting 



11:30 a.m.: Pan 


1 p.m.: Ballroom Blitz (Basic) 


1 p.m.: Woodsy Ladies Social Club 

2 p.m.: Ballroom Blitz 

6 p.m.: NYPD 10-13 

6 p.m.: Straight Shooters 

6 p.m.: Gem and Mineral Society 

6:30 p.m.: Alcove Loop Social Club 

6:30 p.m.: Red Sox Nation 

SAND VOLLEYBALL n 7 a.m.-Dusk 

MONDAY ................................... 7-8:50 Open; 9-Dusk Open Beach Tennis 

TUESDAY ................................... 7-8:50 Open; 9-Dusk Open Beach Tennis 

WEDNESDAY ................................ 7-8:50 Open; 9-Dusk Open Beach Tennis 

THURSDAY. .................................7-2:50 Open; 3-Dusk Tri-County Volleyball 




PLATFORM TENNIS n 7 a.m.-Dusk 

MONDAY ...............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Organized Play (ct 1-4) / 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pudges Pals (ct 5-6); 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ........... 7-9 Open; 9-11 Organized Play; 12-4:50 Open; 5-Dusk Organized Play 

WEDNESDAY .................................. 7-8:50 Open; 9-9:50 Lessons* (ct 1-2); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11:50 Organized Play; 12-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ............7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Organized Play; 11-4:50 Open; 5-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ....................................... 7-8:50 Open; 9-9:50 Lessons* (ct 1-2); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11:50 Organized Play; 12-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Organized Play; 11-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ..........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Organized Play; 11-Dusk Open 


MONDAY .......................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Donna’s Ladies RR; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ............................ 7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Duval Tennis; 10-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ....................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Donna’s Ladies RR; 11-Dusk Open 


FRIDAY ............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Donna’s Ladies; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ........................... 7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Duval Tennis; 10-Dusk Open 



SeaBreeze Center Sports Pool 750-2488 


Monday Combo Swim Combo Swim Open Exercise Castle’s Aerobics Open Exercise Bonnie’s SHYNE Aerobics (1:30) 

Open Exercise 

TVLLC 

Open Exercise 

TVLLC 

Water Volleyball Org. Social 

Tuesday Combo Swim Combo Swim Aqua Zumba Open Exercise Open Exercise 

WV Intro/Orientation (2 cts) 

Int Lessons (4 cts) 

Water Volleyball Org. Social Open Exercise Coed Aerobics 

Wednesday Combo Swim Combo Swim Open Exercisee Castle’s Aerobics Water Volleyball Int./Adv. Lessons Lap Swim 

Open Exercise 

TVLLC 

Open Exercise 

TVLLC 

Open Exercise 

TVLLC 

Open Exercise 

TVLLC 

Thursday Combo Swim Combo Swim Aqua Zumba Open Exercise Open Exercise Open Exercise 

WV Intro/Orientation (2 cts) 

Int Lessons (4 cts) 

Open Exercise 

TVLLC 

Open Exercise 

TVLLC 

Coed Aerobics 

Friday Combo Swim Combo Swim 

Step It Up 

Aerobics 

Open Exercise Water Volleyball Int./Adv. Lessons Water Volleyball Org. Social Lap Swim Lap Swim Combo Swim 


H2O Duo 

Aerobics 

Open Exercise Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Org. Social Lap Swim Lap Swim Combo Swim 

Sunday Combo Swim Combo Swim Jean’s Aerobics Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim Water Volleyball Int./Adv Lessons Combo Swim Combo Swim Combo Swim 




Address: 1515 St. Charles Place 

Phone: 750-1941 

Fax: 750-1136 

Facilities: Family pool, 

4 bocce courts, 

3 horseshoe pits, 2 tennis courts, 

4 pickleball courts, 6 billiard 

tables (must be 13 years of age), 

pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms, 

kitchen facilities and 


Pool hours: 7:30 a.m.-dusk; 

handicapped lift available 






9 a.m.: Greenville Way Ladies 


(Practice) 

12:30 p.m.: Sweet and Sassy Line 

Dance 

1 p.m.: Mah-jongg and Board 

Games (Open) 

7 p.m.: Pitch/Setback 



9 a.m.: Billiards (Invitational 9-Ball) 

9:30 a.m.: Friendly Bridge (Basic) 


7 p.m.: Recovering Couples 








SATURDAY ...........7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Florence Path Social Club; 11:30-Dusk Open 



MONDAY .............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Poinciana; 12-Dusk Open 







ALLAMANDA VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - ALLAMANDA 

Anonymous 



5:30 p.m.: Greenville Way Social 


Doubles) 





10 a.m.: Dollars for Scholars 

Noon: Lassies Games 

2 p.m.: Montbrook Mavins 

6 p.m.: Tri-Street Club 

6 p.m.: Flute Choir 





9 a.m.: Mah-jongg (Intermediate) 

9 a.m.: Gemstone Dancers 

10 a.m.: Billiards (Straight Pool 

League) 

12:30 p.m.: Cards (Organized) 

12:30 p.m.: Quilting 


6 p.m.: Square Cloggers 

7 p.m.: Recreation League 




9:30 a.m.: Stamp Club (Sumter 

Landing) 

10 a.m.: Slim N Trim Exercise 


(Open) 

2 p.m.: Zumba Gold/Gold Toning 

6:30 p.m.: War Movies Fan Club 

7 p.m.: Sullivan Villas Social Club 



9:30 a.m.: Bridge (Basic Fun and 

Non-Sanctioned Duplicate) 

1 p.m.: Belly Fun Dancers 

2 p.m.: New to Genealogy 

6:30 p.m.: DIVAS 

6:30 p.m.: Pinochle (Single Deck) 





MONDAY ...........7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Intermediate Play; 12-1:50 Scotties Shotmakers; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:50 Poinciana Pickleballers; 4-5:50 Lime Grove Villas; 6-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Men’s Int/Adv Play; 12-1:50 Good Guys; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Dynamic Dills; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int. Play; 12-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Dynamic Dills; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ..................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Men’s Adv Play; 12-1:50 Good Guys; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:50 Poinciana Pickleballers; 4-5;50 Lime Grove Villas; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 ladies SP Int League; 12-1:50 Sassy Ladies; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 The Picklers; 5-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ......................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Intermediate Play; 12-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. .. 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int. Play; 12-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 The Picklers; 5-Dusk Open 



TUESDAY ............................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Men’s Tennis; 10-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ......................7-8:20 Open; 8:30-10:50 Ladies Tennis; 11-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .......................7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Men’s Open Dbls; 10-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ......................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 3.5/4.0 Ladies League; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ....7-7:50 Open; 8-9:50 Men’s Open Dbls; 10-10:50 Men’s Tennis; 11-Dusk Open 




Address: 2318 Buttonwood Run n Phone: 750-3525 n Fax: 750-2240 


6 billiards tables (must be 13 years of age), pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms, kitchen facilities and 





MONDAY ...........................7-8:50 Open; 9-11:50 Mixed League; 12-3:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5:50 Buttonette Rollers; 6-Dusk Open 


WEDNESDAY ...........................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:50 Gary’s Bocce Buddies; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Buttonwood Heights; 6-Dusk Open 


FRIDAY ................................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:50 Gary’s Bocce Buddies; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Top Ten; 4-Dusk Open 







THURSDAY.................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Overflow Too Neighbors; 11-Dusk Open 







9:30 a.m.: Dance Workout Basic Plus 


12:30 p.m.: Lucky Loopers 

1:30 p.m.: Penneloafers Ladies 

Group 

5 p.m.: Gourmet Picklers 



9 a.m.: Conquering Obesity 


6 p.m.: Crestview Villas Social Group 

6 p.m.: E&F Ridge Social 



5 p.m.: Lakeridge Loop Social 







Address: 1740 Bailey Trail n Phone: 751-6761 n Fax: 751-6763 


6 billiard tables (must be 13 years of age), pavilion area, 2 meeting rooms, kitchen facilities and 







WEDNESDAY ..........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Reserved; 12-12:20 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 4-Dusk Open 





FISh hAWk VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - FISh hAWk 

1 p.m.: Country Music Plus 

1 p.m.: Mountain Music Club 

5 p.m.: Happy Picklers 

6 p.m.: Kool Gun Club 

7 p.m.: Billiards (Lake Ridge Loopers 

Men) 




9 a.m.: Diamond Productions 

10 a.m.: Crafty Ladies 

12:30 p.m.: Mah-jongg, Cards and 

Board Games (Open) 

hIBISCUS VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 




MONDAY .... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 103*; 12-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Fringe Friends (ct 1-3) / 

. . . . . . . . . . . . Pickleballers & Pickleballets (ct 4-6); 4:30-6:20 Happy Picklers; 6:30-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int Play (ct 1-4) / LPP (ct 5-6); 12-1:50 Pickleball Friends; 

. . . 2-3:50 Pickleballers & Pickleballets; 4-5:50 Buttonwood Heights Social Club; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .......... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Adv Beg Play; 12-1:50 Paddlers & Paddellets; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Penneloafer Pickleballers; 4-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ...................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Beg Play (ct 1-4) / LPP (ct 5-6); 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:50 Pickleball Friends; 2-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 Pickleball Pals; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6:20 Open; 6:30-Dusk Open (ct 1-3) / Lakeridge Loopers (ct 4-6) 

FRIDAY ........................ 7-9:50 Open; 10-11;50 SP Int Rec League; 12-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4:50 Gourmet Picklers; 5-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 SP Beg Rec League; 12-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:50 Jacaranda Island; 4-5:50 Penneloafers Pickleballers; 6-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ..........................7-5:50 Open; 6-7:50 Pickle Fun Group; 8-Dusk Open 


MONDAY ................................. 7-1:50 Open; 2-3:50 Top Ten; 4-Dusk Open 







1:30 p.m.: Step Aerobics 

6 p.m.: Jacaranda Islanders Social 

Club 

7 p.m.: Take Shape For Life Weight 

Management 






(Open) 

12:30 p.m.: Painting On Your Own 

6:30 p.m.: Pub Trivia 


6:30 p.m.: ARE Edgar Cayce Study 



9 a.m.: Diamond Productions 

10 a.m.: Billiards (Organized) 


12:30 p.m.: Line Dance (Mixed) 

1 p.m.: New York Pinochle (Single 

Deck Single Bid Advanced) 


6 p.m.: Penneloafers Social Club 

7 p.m.: Billiards (Individual League) 



MONDAY .................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Men’s Adv League; 12-1:50 Rich’s Finest; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:50 Ala Carte; 4-5:50 Golden Ridge; 6-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ..........7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int Adv Play; 12-1:50 Lively Ladies; 2-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ..............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Int SP League; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Sunset Pointe Paddlers; 6-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. ........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int Play; 12-1:50 Lively Ladies; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Bermuda Triangles; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ........................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Ladies Int Play; 12-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .......................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int/Adv Play; 12-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. ........................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Int/Adv Play; 12-Dusk Open


MONDAY ..............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10;50 19th Hole; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Hibiscus Men’s Club; 11:30-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ...........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Reserved; 12-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Flower Power Bocce; 12-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Bocce Golf League; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ...........................7-1:50 Open; 3-4:50 Rock N Rollers; 5-Dusk Open 





10 a.m.: Just Dance Cloggers 

(Advanced)* 

10 a.m.: Diabetes, Perfect Control 

12:30 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Advanced 

Organized) 

6 p.m.: Latin Music Dancing 



8:30 a.m.: Overeaters Anonymous 



8 a.m.: Walking Away Pounds 

Beginners 

9:30 a.m.: Groovy Grover Babes 

10 a.m.: Line Dance (Low Inter.) 


(Open) 


(Samba) 

6 p.m.: St. James Social Club 




Basics 

9 a.m.: Tap Practice 

10 a.m.: Overeaters Anonymous 

6 p.m.: West Michigan Shoreliners 



6:30 p.m.: Hibiscus Cribbage Club 


Doubles) 



MONDAY ............... 7-2:50 Open; 3-4:50 St. James Yankee Clipper Run; 5-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ...................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Tamarind Grove Runners; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ................ 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Groovy Grover Babes; 12-3:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:30-5:50 Tamarind Grove Lakeside (1st & 3rd); 6-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. 7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:50 Rec League; 12-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 OBG’s; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ....................... 7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Kermit’s Bocce Ball; 12-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4:50 St. James Yankee Clipper Run; 5-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ........7-4:50 Open; 5-6:20 (1st & 3rd) Amberjack Villas Bocce; 6:30-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY.......................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Berrington Loopers 1; 6-Dusk Open 


MONDAY ..........................7-8:50 Open; 9-11:20 Rec League; 11:30-2:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30-4:50 Shuffle Boarders; 5-Dusk Buffalo Shufflers 



THURSDAY........................ 7-12:20 Open; 12:30-3:50 Villages Shuffleboard Club; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dusk Tamarind Grove Shufflers 



SUNDAY.......................7-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Berrington Loopers 1; 6-Dusk Open 


hIBISCUS VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - hIBISCUS 




Noon: Bogie Gals Game Day 

1 p.m.: German Band 

6:30 p.m.: Line Dance 

7 p.m.: Sports Memorabilia 

7 p.m.: Billiards (Singles Baby 

Boomers) 



8:30 a.m.: Quilters Club 


MONDAY ...............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Pat’s Pals; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ..............7-8:20 Open; 8:30-11:20 Canal Street Boys West; 11:30-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY .......................7-9:20 Open; 9:30-11:20 Pat’s Pals; 11:30-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY. .......................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Women’s 4.0; 10:30-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ...........................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Ladies 3.5 to 4.0; 11-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .................7-8:30 Open; 8:30-11:30 Mxd Round Robin; 11:30-Dusk Open 


9 a.m.: Hibiscus Men’s Bocce Club 

10:30 a.m.: Al-Anon 

1 p.m.: Country Music South 






9 a.m.: Hau’Oli Hula 

12:30 p.m.: Belly Dancers 

2 p.m.: Wood Land Ladies 

5:30 p.m.: Southport Neighborhood 

Social Club 

STERLING hEIGhTS VILLAGE RECREATION CENTER 

INDOOR ACTIVITIES - STERLING hEIGhTS 




12:30 p.m.: Grover Ladies Social Club 

6 p.m.: Sunday Night Grovers Bridge 

6 p.m.: Walk Away the Pounds 



7:30 a.m.: Mix-It-Up Cardio 

10 a.m.: Euchre Group 

10:30 a.m.: Zumba Gold/Gold Toning 

12:30 p.m.: Knitting Buddies 

5 p.m.: Cards and Mah-jongg (Open) 

6 p.m.: Tamarind Poolside Club 



7:30 a.m.: AA (Closed) 

8:30 a.m.: Quilting - Sterling Stitchers 

9:30 a.m.: Mimosa Book and Fun 

Group 

1:30 p.m.: Southern Star Game 

Players 

4:30 p.m.: Tai Chi (Chen Style)* 

5 p.m.: Snooker League 

6 p.m.: Montbrook Villas Social 

6 p.m.: Walk Away the Pounds 



7:30 a.m.: Mix-It-Up Cardio 


11 a.m.: Al-Anon Step 4 Study Group 

1 p.m.: Mah-jongg (Basic) 

5:30 p.m.: Euchre (Advanced Bid) 

6 p.m.: Buttonwood Heights Social 



9 a.m.: Walk Away Pounds Beginners 


4 p.m.: Banjolele Club 

6 p.m.: Bunco 

7 p.m.: AA 




10 a.m.: Bunco (Open) 

Noon: Hibiscus Thursday Watercolor 

2 p.m.: Triominos 


(Open) 

6 p.m.: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise 



Address: 2508 St. Charles 

Place n Phone: 753-4510 

Fax: 753-4313 

Facilities: Family pool, 

4 bocce courts, 

4 shuffleboard courts, 

3 corn hole courts, 2 tennis 

courts, 6 pickleball courts, 

5 billiards tables / 1 snooker 

table (must be 13 years of 

age), pavilion area, 2 meeting 

rooms, kitchen facilities 







MONDAY .............................7-11:50 Open; 12-1:50 St. James CC Clippers; 2-3:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5:50 Hi Ho Silver Away; 6-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY .................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Out of the Box!; 12-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Lou’s Seniors 50 Plus; 4-5:50 Gherkins & Dills; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ...........................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 101*; 12-1:50 St. James Picklers; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Happy Picklers; 6-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY................................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 Out of the Box!; 12-1:50 Open; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Gherkins & Dills; 4-5:50 Hi Ho Silver Away; 6-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY ............................7-9:50 Open; 10-11:50 PB 103*; 12-1:50 St. James CC Clippers; 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:50 Open; 4-5:50 Happy Picklers; ;6-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY ............................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 

SUNDAY..............................................................OPEN PLAY ALL DAY 


MONDAY .............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:50 Lee’s Buds; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY ....7-3:50 Open Short Court; 4-5:50 Ladies Short Court League Play; 6-Dusk Open 

WEDNESDAY ..... 7-8:20 Open; 8:30-9:50 Open Mixd Doubles; 10-11:50 Dan Schrank Clinic 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1st & 3rd); 12-5:20 Open; 5:30-Dusk Short Court RR Mxd Dbls 

THURSDAY. .................................7-11:50 Open Short Court; 12-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY .............................7-8:50 Open; 9-10:20 Lee’s Buds; 10:30-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY .............................7-9:50 Open Short Court Tennis; 10-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY. .......... 7-4:50 Open; 5-7:50 Short Court Round Robin Mxd Dbls; 8-Dusk Open


Outdoor Activities & Sports Schedules 

Activities and sports are normally from 7 a.m. to dusk. Please call the recreation center for times and availability. Children must be 13 years of age and accompanied by an adult at all times in order to 

participate in air gun, archery and croquet/lawn bowling. For information, call the individual recreation center, visit districtgov.org or contact the recreation business office at 753-1716. 

Air Gun Range 

n Rio Grande Neighborhood Center 

Tuesday: 9-11 Instruction 

Archery 

n Paradise Recreation Center 

Basketball 

n Colony Cottage Recreation Center 

n Lake Miona Recreation Center 

n Laurel Manor Recreation Center 

n Mulberry Grove Recreation Center 

n Paradise Recreation Center 

Corn hole (Bean Bag Toss) 

n Bacall Recreation Center 

n Sterling Heights Recreation Center 

n Captiva Recreation Center 

Croquet/Lawn Bowling 

Rio Grande Neighborhood Center 

Monday: 8-8 Croquet 

Tuesday: 8-8 Lawn Bowling Club 

Wednesday: 8-8 Lawn Bowling Club 

Thursday: 8-8 Lawn Bowling Club 

Friday: 2-8 Croquet, lessons by appointment 

Contact Jim Coudneys 

Saturday: 8-8 Croquet Club 

Sunday: 8-8 Croquet Club 

For information on the Croquet Club, 

call Jim Coudneys, 989-858-1978; for Lawn 

Bowling Club, call Bryan Hone, 753-6390. 

For more information, call 

Chula Vista Recreation Center at 753-0002. 

horseshoes 

n Allamanda Recreation Center 

n Bacall Recreation Center 

n Bridgeport Recreation Center 

n Canal Street Recreation Center 

n Chatham Recreation Center 

n Churchill Street Recreation Center 

n Coconut Cove Recreation Center 

n Fish Hawk Recreation Center 

n Hibiscus Recreation Center 

n Laurel Manor Recreation Center 

n Mulberry Grove Recreation Center 

n Odell Recreation Center 

n Paradise Regional Recreation Center 

n Pimlico Recreation Center 

n Saddlebrook Recreation Center 

n Tierra del Sol Recreation Center 

n Truman Recreation Center 

quoits 

n Saddlebrook Recreation Center 

10 a.m.-noon Wednesdays 

Sand Volleyball 

n Chula Vista Recreation Center 

n SeaBreeze Recreation Center 

SOFTBALL n 8:30 a.m.-Dusk 

PARADISE 

MONDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 8-11 D5K Lg; 11-Dusk Open 

TUESDAY Closed for Maintenance 

WEDNESDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 8-12 D5K Lg; 1-3 Tri-County Lg; 3-Dusk Open 

THURSDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 8-11 D5K Lg; 11-Dusk Open 

FRIDAY 7-Dusk Open 

SATURDAY 7-9:30 D5K Practice; 10-2 Tri-County Lg; 2-Dusk Open 

SUNDAY Open Practice 

SADDLEBROOk 

MONDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 9-1:30 D3 Rec Lg 

TUESDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 9-12 Central Florida; 10;30-1:30 LDS 1 Lg; 12-3 LDS 2 Lg; 3:30- 

6:30 RBL 

WEDNESDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 8:30-12 D1 Rec Lg; 8:30-1:30 D5 Rec Lg; 12-3 Ladies Casual Lg 

THURSDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 9-1:30 D3 Rec Lg 

FRIDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 8:30-12 D1 Rec Lg; 8:30-1:30 D5 Rec Lg; 12-3 Ladies D1 Rec Lg; 

12-3 Ladies D2 Rec Lg 

SATURDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 8:30-2 NBH 3 Lg 


BUFFALO GLEN 

MONDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 9-2 D4 Rec Lg 

TUESDAY 7-7:30 Field Prep; 7;30-10 Evaluations; 10-12 Mid Florida Lg; 2-4 Classic Lg 

WEDNESDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 9-1:30 D2 Rec Lg; 12-3 68+ Lg 

THURSDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 9-2 D4 Rec Lg 

FRIDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 9-1:30 D2 Rec Lg; 2-4 Classic Lg 

SATURDAY 7-8 Field Prep; 8:30-12 NBH Lg 1 & 2; 8:30-3 NBH Lg 4 & 5 


Offsite Activities 

Villages high School 

Basketball - Open Shoot Sundays 8:30-9:30 a.m. Peter Smith 751-1811 

Basketball - Men Sundays 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lonnie Levy villagesbasketball.com, 751-4201 

Basketball - Women Sundays 12:15-2 p.m. Avis Vaught 751-1742 

Stickball Sundays 8:30-11 a.m. Ralph Cabret 874-2990 

Track & Field M/W/F 7:30-9:30 a.m. Ryan Beighley 751-7206 

Volleyball - Instruction Sundays 2-3 p.m. Avis Vaught 751-1742 

Volleyball - Women’s Team Play Sundays 3-4:50 p.m. Avis Vaught 751-1742 

Volleyball - Coed Sundays 4:15-7:30 p.m. Avis Vaught 751-1742 

Oxford Baptist Church 

Badminton Club (Singles) Mondays 11 a.m.-1 p.m. hugh Calvert 446-5901 

Badminton Club (Doubles) Mondays 1-4 p.m. hugh Calvert 446-5901 

Badminton Club (Doubles) Wednesdays 1-4 p.m. hugh Calvert 446-5901 

Badminton Club (Doubles) Fridays 1-4 p.m. hugh Calvert 446-5901 

Men’s Basketball Tuesdays/Thursdays 8:30-11 a.m. Lonnie Levy 751-4201 

Floor hockey Fridays 5-6:30 p.m. Ray Jeris 259-1066 

Volleyball-Men’s Lg Mondays 5-9 p.m. Bill Poling 750-2125 

Volleyball-Coed Tuesdays 5-9 p.m. Bill Poling 750-2125 

Other Locations - Please call the contact for meeting times and location 

Birding Club Peg Condon 753-1298 

Cricket Paul Poret 638-3220 

Easter Seals Club Mary Jo Moseley 750-2234 

Florida Trail Association Bob Schultz 259-2408 

hiking Club Dianne Marx dmarx3@yahoo.com 

hot Air Balloon Club Thomas Wittman 920-993-6986 

Indoor Pickleball Steve Richter 751-7437 

Inline Skating Phil Montague 205-7112 

Lake Chemung Outdoor Resorts Inc. Toni Booker 751-4496 

Petanque Club Martha Loezius 808-342-2895 

quoits Saddlebrook Center staff 259-5377 

Racquetball Pat O’Donnell 259-1982 

Sailing - EC12 Model Yacht Club Alan Perkins 674-9145 

Sailing - Micro Magic Racing Fleet John Rowley 751-3415 

Sailing - RC Model Boat Club Brian Engle 259-3147 

Senior Soccer Travis Rima 259-5377 

Solemate Walkers Jennifer Smith 250-3431 

Spanish Springs Town Square and Lake Sumter Landing Market Square 753-1716 

Springdale Fitness Trail Chatham Center Staff 753-4570 

Sumter Landing Bicycle Club Roland da Silva 751-6554 

Trap and Skeet Frank Woodward 753-1263 

Tri-County Fly Fishers Inc. Bill kugelman tcflyfishers.com, 259-3442 

Villages Cycling Association Russ Buchanan 750-9452 

Water Ski Club Robert Smalley 751-7395 

Woodshop Office Monitor 751-0513 

n Please no smoking on school grounds. 


n For facility information and recreation center rules and regulations, please pick up a Recreation Information Guide at your nearest recreation center or go to districtgov.org. 

n Please be sure to fill out the required waiver at your recreation center before joining in the fun and always wear appropriate attire while at the recreation center.


Upcoming Recreation Center Activities 

Sign-ups for events are available 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday at all regional recreation centers and 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays and Sundays at La Hacienda 

and Lake Miona Centers. Advanced registration is required for all events. All events are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. There are no refunds for rain outs. 

Recreation socials vary in event type and pricing. For more information, check with the center hosting the social. 

Bacall 

n Billiards lessons for beginners, 

1-3 p.m. Mondays. For information, 

call Len Klein at 751-4433. 

For information, call 350-2281. 

Bridgeport 

n Shuffle-Pin Social, 2 p.m. Nov. 

13. Sign-up required; $2 per person. 

Beginners welcome. 

n Sequence Social, 6 p.m. Nov. 

29. Sign-up required; $2 per person. 

Light snacks provided. 


Canal Street 

n Billiards social league, 

7-8:30 p.m. Mondays. Open to anyone. 

Call Len Klein at 751-4433. 


Captiva 

n Trivia night, 6 p.m. Nov. 13. 

$2 per person. Light refreshments 

provided. Teams will be worked out 

the night of or you can come with 

your own. Sign-up required. 

n Movie night, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 

29. $2 per person. Popcorn and 

candy provided; BYOB. Call to find 

out the name of the movie. Sign-up 

required. 


Chula Vista 

n Backgammon social, noon-3 

p.m. Nov. 9. $2. Learn the game 

or bring you own set if you have 

one. All levels of play invited. Light 

snacks provided. 

n Tennis clinic, 9:30-11:20 a.m. 

the first and third Tuesdays of every 

month. Dan Schrank, 633-1362. 


Churchill Street 

n Coach Mo’s pickleball intermediate/advanced 

clinic, 3-5 p.m. 

Mondays. Free. One-week sessions; 

intermediate or advanced players 

recommended. 

n Free bocce lessons, 9-10 a.m. 

first Wednesday of every month. 


Fish Hawk 

n Name That Tune, 6-8 p.m. 

Nov. 27. $3 per person, pre-registration 

required. Songs from the 1950s 

and ’60s. Two sessions; 25 songs 

each. Snacks and drinks will be provided; 

BYOB. 

n Glow In The Dark Scavenger 

Hunt, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 29. $3 per 

person, pre-registration required. 

Teams of two will follow the 

clues to find items, then return to 

Fish Hawk for prizes, snacks and 

New Year’s Eve Facility 

Reservations 

Facility reservations request 

forms and lottery guidelines 

for 2013 New Year’s Eve 

celebrations are available 

at the District Recreation 

Administration Office, 3325 

Wedgewood Lane. Applications 

will be accepted through Nov. 16 

at the Recreation Administration 

Office. Requests will be drawn 

Nov. 26 and applicants notified 

by Dec. 14. For information, visit 

districtgov.org or call 674-1800. 

refreshments; BYOB. 


Lake Miona 

n Trees and Breakfast Treats, 

9-11 a.m. Nov. 11. Free. Help decorate 

the center’s holiday trees. Coffee 

and light pastries will be served. 

n Jeff Shanks’ intermediate 

pickleball clinic, 10 a.m. the first 

Wednesday of each month. Sign-up 

required. Must have taken all the 

beginners classes and played for 

several months and/or participated 

in leagues. 

3 Great Villages’ Venues - ‘Ring in’ Begins at 8PM ... 

1 

2 

3 

Lake Miona REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

featuring The Keichers 

Today’s Most Popular Ballroom Music 

SeaBreeze REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

featuring La Croix Entertainment 

Memorable Sock Hop Favorites to Disco Fun 

Mulberry Grove REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

featuring Lydia 

DJ Music Variety ~ Line Dancing 

n Tom Nonnemacher’s advance 

skills practice 3.5-4.5, 10-11:50 a.m. 

Fridays. Sign-ups required; players 

must be rated. 

n Free shuffleboard instructional 

clinic, 1 p.m. every first Saturday. 


Laurel Manor 

n Lake Sumter Boat Tours Veterans 

Day Salute, 1 p.m.-sunset 

Sunday. Includes military trivia, 

patriotic music, flag pin keepsake, 

light refreshments. $3 per passenger. 

Tickets available at the boat 

dock – first come, first served. 

n Card Making Social, 1:30 p.m. 

Nov. 28. $10 includes all supplies 

and instructions. Limited seating. 

Advanced sign-ups required. 

n The Villages Painters Exhibit, 

a new fine arts exhibit that features 

Villages painters as part of 

a continuing art display program, 

through Jan. 19. Free. For information, 

contact Roger Sherman at 

239-482-5317 or srshermans@ 

comcast.net. 


Mulberry Grove 

n Holiday Tree Decorating, 1-4 

p.m. Nov. 8. 

n Pizza and Movie Social, 6:30 

New Year’s Celebrations 

BYOB and SNACKS • LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WIL BE PROVIDED 

p.m. Nov. 19. $3 per person. Popcorn 

and soda also will be provided. 

n Pokeno Social, 2 p.m. Nov. 28. 

$2 per person. Beginners welcome. 

Light refreshments will be provided. 

Bring pennies. 


Odell 

n Dan Schrank’s tennis clinic, 

8-9:50 a.m. the first and third Saturdays 

of every month. 


Paradise 

n Sunshine bingo, 10:30 a.m. 

Thursdays, Hilltop Neighborhood 

Pool. No sign-up required. Cards go 

on sale at 10 a.m. and bingo begins 

at 10:30 a.m. Bring proper change. 


Pimlico 

n Billiards 101, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 

and 1-4 p.m. Fridays. The group 

has openings for new players. For 

information on the 10 a.m. session, 

call Bill Ault at 259-0956. For information 

on the 1 p.m. session, call 

Gerald Thomas at 753-7615. 


Monday 

December 31 

}$ 22 Per Resident 

4 Tickets Per Villages Resident ID Per Household 

$ 25 General Public Patron 

Must Be Purchased By A Resident 

Tickets go fast! 

Get yours today!


The Recreation News is provided to offer District information to residents regarding District events and Recreation 

Department programs and services offered in VCDD Recreation facilities. Due to the numerous clubs and activities that 

use VCDD Recreation facilities, the Recreation News will publish, based on space availability, only approved clubs and 

activities using Recreation facilities. All other groups may submit their notices to the Daily Sun for consideration to be 

published. For information, contact the Recreation Department at 674-1800. 

3C’S OHIO 

The 3C’s Ohio Club will meet at 

9 a.m. Saturday in the Judy Garland 

Room at Paradise Recreation Center. 

Coffee and doughnuts will be available 

at 8:30 a.m. 

A representative from the University 

of South Florida health will be 

the speaker. Glenn Bruce will sign up 

members for a Victory Casino Cruise. 

Dave Hogg will take reservations for 

the Christmas brunch and dues can 

be paid for 2013. Nonperishable food 

is welcome for the Christian Food 

Pantry. 

Any Villager and/or Villager partner 

who has lived in Ohio is welcome to 

attend meetings and to join the club. 

For information, call Don Simson at 

259-2338, Dave Hogg at 259-8322 

or Glenn Bruce at 753-5213 or visit 

3csohioclub.yolasite.com. 

2012 

The 2012 Discussion Group 

will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday at 

Bridgeport Recreation Center. Will 

Dec. 21 be the end, the beginning 

or just another day? Join this group 

as members explore and discuss 

the popular views of this upcoming 

galactic event. 

Members will watch and discuss a 

DVD from the Conscious Life Expo in 

Los Angeles featuring Giorgio Tsoukalos 

from the History Channel series 

“Ancient Aliens.” Tsoukalos discusses 

the Mayan Calendar, Dec. 21, many 

of the ancient sites the group has 

viewed over the last two years and 

shares his perspectives on it all. 

The group welcomes all residents 

of The Villages. Come with an open 

mind to learn, share and discuss. 

Discussions are intended to “seek to 

understand,” not to debate. Meetings 

are on the second and fourth 

Wednesdays of each month and they 

are free. For information, call Richard 

Matwyshen at 751-0365. 

A CAPPELLA 

SING-ALONG 

The A Cappella Sing-Along Club 

meets 1-2:20 p.m. the second and 

fourth Wednesdays of each month in 

the Madison Room at Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center. This is the club’s 

third year and its purpose is simple – 

have fun singing. 

The group is open to anyone who 

likes to sing along in a low-stress environment. 

This is a co-ed group and 

there is no reading music, tryouts or 

solos. Lyrics are displayed on a screen 

and everyone sings together without 

instruments. 

The songs are familiar and some 

basic lessons may be given to help 

everyone have more confidence. 

There are no dues and participants 

are welcome to sing or just come and 

listen. For information, contact Mark 

Chatfield at 751-3892 or markchat@ 

embarqmail.com. 

A NEW VIBRANT YOU 

A New Vibrant You will meet at 7 

p.m. Tuesday at La Hacienda Recreation 

Center. Members will discuss 

food myths and things you need to 

know about some of the food you 

eat, as well as research on chronic 

dehydration among seniors and how 

much water and salt seniors need 

each day to stay healthy. 

The club’s focus is on the wellness 

model of health instead of the sickness/disease 

model. Meetings cover 

several specific areas that impact 

a person’s health on a cellular and 

system level. Discussions focus on 

prevention and reversal of health 

issues and establishing individualized 

Submitting Club Notices 

All submissions for The Villages Recreation News should be emailed to recreationnews@thevillagesmedia.com. They also 

may be brought into The Villages Media Group Offices on Main Street in Spanish Springs. The deadline for club notices is 

noon on the Monday of the week of publication. Please limit submissions to 150 words or less. For information, call 

Holly Lawler at 753-1119, ext. 9320. 

Villages Clubs 

baby steps for lifestyle changes. 

Meetings are held on the second 

Tuesday of every month. In order to 

keep this club a free club, all materials 

will be provided through email, 

so bring a pad to take notes. For 

information, call Richard Matwyshen 

at 751-0365. 

ABRAHAM-HICKS 

The Abraham-Hicks Discussion 

Club meets at 3:30 p.m. the second 

and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 

Pimlico Recreation Center. This club 

was designed for those who have 

some knowledge of the concepts of 

Abraham-Hicks, who are drawn to the 

ideas and who want the opportunity 

to explore them more deeply. 

Meetings focus on the principles 

of the Law of Attraction, Deliberate 

Creation and the Art of Allowing. 

The group uses various audiovisual 

presentations, books, and small and 

large group discussions at the meetings. 

For information about Abraham- 

Hicks, visit Abraham-Hicks.com. For 

information about the group, call 

Terry Albanese at 750-4030. 

ACHIEVE BETTER 

HEALTH 

The Achieve Better Health Club 

will meet 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at 

Laurel Manor Recreation Center. John 

Richards, club president, will present 

current information on “Flu Shots, 

Osteoporosis, Insomnia, PSA Testing, 

and Better Than Mammograms.” 

Topics will include: Are annual 

flu shots a good choice? What is 

osteoporosis versus osteopenia, and 

how does it change as we age and 

what is the difference between bone 

density T and Z scores? How safe is 

taking Ambien to help sleep? Do PSA 

tests really lower cancer fatalities? Are 

For a complete listing of all Resident Lifestyle Clubs, 

go to districtgov.org/images/ClubsListing.pdf. 

mammograms worth it, or is there a 

better way to test for breast cancer? 

Anyone who has had a bone density 

scan may bring your test score and 

see what it means. 

Cost is $1 each with RSVP to 

john-richards@comcast.net or 

259-0420, or $2 without RSVP. 

Complete notes are included. 

ABS PLUS 

The Abs Plus Class meets at 7:30 

a.m. Wednesdays at Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center. This coed, 1-hour 

15-minute class consists of some 

aerobics, strength training and an abs 

workout to strengthen the core. 

Bring a mat and weights. Bring 

lighter weights and some heavier 

ones. Work at your own pace but 

come with the desire to work hard for 

stretching and toning. For information, 

call Heidi Zerbe at 750-6399. 

ACOUSTIC GUITAR 

The Acoustic Guitar Club meets at 

10 a.m. Thursdays in the Henry Fonda 


Members play various types of music, 

from traditional to contemporary, 

ranging from the ’40s to the present. 

Players frequently harmonize and, 

most of all, respect one another’s 

musical abilities. If you are looking 

for a relaxed way to play the guitar, 

banjo, violin, harmonica, bass or any 

other string instrument, come join the 

club. There are no membership dues. 

For information, call Larry Hubbard at 

750-6448. 

ADVANCED ACOUSTIC 

GUITAR 

The Advanced Acoustic Guitar 

Workshop meets 9-11 a.m. Tuesdays 

in the Lindsey Paddock Room at 

Churchill Street Recreation Center. 

The workshop is designed to 

enhance skills at playing the guitar, 

as well as other stringed instruments. 

Music includes many varied styles 

including swing, jazz, country, pop 

and bluegrass. 

The club is intended for those 

who desire to get away from two to 

three chord songs. Members work 

on minors, sevenths, diminished, 

augmented and other altered chords. 

Lead sheets and chord charts are 

available. 

The first 30 minutes will be 

dedicated to a workshop on a specific 

song or topic. The remainder of time 

will be spent playing through the 

extensive book of songs. 

Villagers interested in listening 

to the music also are welcome. For 

information, call Gary Davis at 750- 

0936 or Al Perron at 750-2157. 

AIR GUN 

The Villages Air Gun Club holds 

member shoots 9-11 a.m. Thursdays 

at the Rio Grande air gun range. New 

members are welcome. 

The club also meets at 9 a.m. Fridays 

for a bench rest event. This session 

is for all club members including 

those with physical disabilities such as 

those in wheelchairs or scooters. 

Villages residents and their guests 

13 years old and older are welcome 

to try out air gun shooting 9-11 a.m. 

Tuesdays. New shooters will be introduced 

to the sport and given safety 

instructions. Targets, pellets and air 

guns are provided by the Recreation 

Department on Tuesdays. 

For information, call Gary Perlick 

at 205-8243 or Chula Vista Recreation 

Center at 753-0002 or visit 

airgunclub.org. 

See CLUBS, page 33

CLUBS, from page 32 

ALL ABOUT 

HEALTHY SKIN 

The All About Healthy Skin Club 

will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Truman 

Recreation Center. The topic will be 

“How to Have Healthy Skin in Just 5 

Easy Steps.” Come with a clean face if 

you want to participate. A discussion 

and explanation on each step plus 

handouts will be given. Door prizes 

will be given and an extra surprise is 

in store for attendees. There is a $3 

charge for supplies. For information, 

call Sharon Farrell at 789-9027. 

ALL THAT’S JAZZ 

Lee Hayes offers jazz classes for 

beginners 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays and 

for advanced/beginners 1-2 p.m. 

Wednesdays at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. She will introduce hiphop 

dance moves to both classes. For 

information, call Hayes at 259-3767. 

ALOHA FRIENDS 

OF HULA 

The Aloha Friends of Hula meet 

2:30-4:20 p.m. Mondays at Pimlico 

Recreation Center. Beginner hula 

dancers are welcome to attend 

2:30-3:20 p.m. and intermediate level 

dancers 3:20-4:20 p.m. This group is 

for dancers who want to share and 

embrace the spirit of aloha through 

learning and performing various hula 

and polynesian dances. Hula is storytelling 

with movement to beautiful 

Hawaiian music. For information, call 

Barbara Underwood at 949-351-4683 

or Donna Gustaitis at 751-1051. 

ALOHA ’O KA HULA 

DANCE TROUPE 

Aloha ‘O Ka Hula is the original 

and largest performing hula group 

in The Villages. Members share 

their love and passion for hula by 

entertaining around The Villages and 

throughout the country. 

In July, the group performed in 

Pigeon Forge, Tenn., at two professional 

venues — Country Tonite and 

the Grand Majestic Theater. In previous 

years, the group has performed 

in Hawaii and Las Vegas. 

The Troupe meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays 

at SeaBreeze Recreation Center 

and at 9 a.m. Thursdays at Lake 

Miona Recreation Center. The group 

is directed/choreographed by Violet 

Ray, who lived in Hawaii and studied 

hula under internationally renowned 

Hawaiian hula masters. 

Violet teaches hula for beginners 

through The Villages Lifelong Learning 

College. Hula dancers wishing to 

join the group may contact Violet or 

Bill Ray at 753-0962, danzndoll@ 

maui.net or billray@maui.net. 

ANTIQUE AUTO 

The Villages Region of the Antique 

Automobile Club of America will meet 

at 7 p.m. Monday in the Zimbabwe 

Room at Odell Recreation Center. 

The meeting will kick off the club’s 

anniversary celebration, which also 

will continue at the Nov. 17 cruise in 

and a display Nov. 18 at The Villages 

Polo Club. The AACA is open to any 

Villages resident with an interest in 

vehicles more than 25 years old. You 

do not need to own a vehicle to participate. 

For information, contact Alan 

Stone at 750-1169 or astone1947@ 


AQUA RHYTHMS 

The Aqua Rhythms synchronized 

swimming team meets 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays 

and Thursdays at La Hacienda 

Sports Pool. The group performs 

routines, choreographed by team 

members, to all types of music. Show 

performances usually are scheduled 

in April and November. If you have 

a love for swimming and music, the 

Aqua Rhythms invite you to join 

them in the pool during practice time. 

For information, call Nancy Petri at 

259-7765. 

AQUA-SHYNE 

Aqua-SHYNE (Stretch Heal Yoga 

Nurture Exercise) for women is 

held noon-1:30 p.m. Mondays at 

SeaBreeze Sports Pool and 10 a.m. 

Fridays at Lake Miona Sports Pool. 

This is an intense yet gentle workout 

in the pools. The passion of all 

SHYNE programs is to feel good, stay 

well and control pain. Through yogabased 

postures and water exercises 

that focus on balance and strengthening, 

Aqua-SHYNE is accessible to all 

abilities. 

SHYNE instruction, to include 

PAINt, water therapy and swim instruction, 

are covered during classes. 

Based upon years of practice, training 

and research, all SHYNE instruction 

centers on wellness. (See also Aqua- 

Sterling SHYNE.) For information, visit 

aquashyne.com or call Bon “Coach” 

Kyle-Blamphin at 552-6189. 

AQUA-STERLING 

SHYNE 

Aqua-Sterling SHYNE (Stretch Heal 

Yoga Nurture Exercise) classes are 

held at 3 p.m. Wednesdays and 11 

a.m. Sundays at Lake Miona Sports 

Pool. This is for women who have 


attended Aqua-SHYNE, have learned 

the basics of this workout in the 

water, and are interested in more 

intensity. 

Aqua-Sterling SHYNE is a more 

advanced program of stretches, 

strengthening and yoga-based poses. 

Verbal direction is minimal. Focus 

on the breath, duration of poses and 

proper use of target points leads to 

an increase in core body strength. 

The passion and direction of “Sterling” 

and all SHYNE instruction is to 

enhance wellness. With the comfort 

of water enhancement, one continues 

to feel stronger on land. For information, 

visit aquashyne.com or call Bon 

“Coach” Kyle-Blamphin at 552-6189. 

AQUA ZUMBA 

Aqua Zumba meets 9-9:50 a.m. 

Tuesdays and Thursdays at SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center pool. It is for any 

Villages resident who enjoys Zumba 

and aquatic exercise. It uses the same 

moves and music as a regular Zumba 

class, with the added benefit of water 

resistance, which helps build muscle. 

For information, email Barb Matson at 

Zumba@TheVillages.net. 

AQUATIC DANCERS 

The Aquatic Dancers Synchronized 

Swim Team practices 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays 

and Thursdays at Laurel Manor 

Sports Pool. Anyone interested in 

team swimming and performing for 

others is welcome to try out. Persons 

trying out need only to be able to 

swim, float and be willing to learn 

new skills. Those who have have 

been synchers before at any level 

will be welcome. For information, call 

Donna Gustaitis at 751-1051 or Trish 

Gutchess at 259-2526. 

ARBA LOOPERS 

The ARBA Loopers will meet 

6-9:20 p.m. Nov. 15 at Colony 

Cottage Recreation Center for their 

progressive dinner. Reservations are 

required by Saturday to Barb Bettler 

at buddnbarb@comcast.net. 

The food schedule is as follows: 

appetizers, 300-numbered residents 

and the committee; vegetable or 

salad dishes, Balsa Court residents; 

main courses, residents in 200-numbered 

houses and the odd 400s on 

Arbella Loop; desserts, even 400s on 

Arbella Loop. Bring an unwrapped 

toy for Toys for Tots. Tickets will be 

available for $40 per person for the 

February dinner dance catered by 

redsauce with music provided by 

Cool Breeze. 

ARCHERY 

The Villages Archery Club wel- 

comes new members interested in 

learning how to shoot. The archery 

range is located on the historic side of 

The Villages, next to the dog park and 

near the golf cart bridge that crosses 

over U.S. Highway 27/441. 

The club meets at 9 a.m. Mondays 

at the archery range for a competitive 

shoot. The club holds a monthly 

meeting at 6 p.m. the second Monday 

of each month at Laurel Manor 


For information about the club, 

call Blair Peterson at 259-8014 or visit 

the club website at villagesarchery. 

com. For information about using the 

archery range, call Paradise Recreation 

Center at 753-0637. 

ARE STUDY GROUP 

The Edgar Cayce Association For 

Research and Enlightenment Study 

Group meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays 

in the Rod and Reel Room at 

Fish Hawk Recreation Center. New 

attendees should arrive at 6:15 p.m. 

The concepts presented are from 

the SFG Book 1 and the psychic readings 

of Edgar Cayce. Group members 

meditate using the Edgar Cayce 

approach on their journey toward 

self awareness. For information, call 

Frances Rolph at 753-6079. 

ACRYLIC, OIL 

PAINTING 

Acrylic and Oil Painting meets 

9-11:50 a.m. the second, third, fourth 

and fifth Thursdays of every month 

at SeaBreeze Recreation Center. This 

group is for beginners as well as 

those with experience. 

Each class project will include 

demonstrations, teaching fundamentals 

of acrylic and oil painting 

and the use of various techniques. 

For information, contact Rebecca 

Schwartz at 633-3887 or rebecca@ 

schwartzusa.net. 

COLORED PENCIL 

PAINTERS 

The Colored Pencil Painters Guild 

will meet 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday 

at La Hacienda Recreation Center. 

With the holidays close at hand, 

award-winning artist Jan Jones will 

demonstrate how to make greeting 

cards from your own artwork and 

how to package them to sell or give 

as gifts. 

Bring nonperishable food items 

for local food banks to the November 

and December meetings. 

The guild also holds a workshop 

9:30 a.m.-noon on the fourth 

Wednesday of each month at Lake 

Miona Recreation Center. The 

workshop is open to all members to 

work on their individual paintings and 

share tips and assistance to others. 

For information, contact Kathy 

Enos at 430-3937 or kjtrme@ 

yahoo.com. 

ART FUN WITH 

WATERCOLORS 

The Fun With Watercolors group 

meets 9-11:20 a.m. every Monday 

except the first Monday of each 

month at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. This class is for beginners to 

advanced students. Demonstrations 

and examples of various techniques 

will teach students how to free 

their creative urge in this medium. 

For information, contact Rebecca 

Schwartz at rebecca@schwartzusa. 

net or 633-3887. 

ART-ON-GLASS 

The Art-On-Glass Social Club 

meets 9 a.m.-noon the second, fourth 

and fifth Mondays of each month at 

Laurel Manor Recreation Center and 

1-4 p.m. the second, fourth and fifth 

Mondays of each month at Bacall 

Recreation Center. The club will not 

meet at Laurel Manor on Dec. 24 or 

Dec. 31. 

Art on glass is created on glass, 

tile, mirror and other surfaces both 

by novices and seasoned crafters. 

Established members are encouraged 

to bring projects for the show-off 

table and guests are welcome. Browsing 

and questions are encouraged. 

For information, call Steve or Virginia 

at 504-7463. 

ART LEAGUE 

SESSIONS 

The Villages Art League meets to 

paint together three times a week. 

These are informal painting sessions 

with no formal instruction. 

Meeting times are 9 a.m. Mondays 

at Saddlebrook Recreation Center, 1 

p.m. Thursdays at Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center and 8:30 a.m. Saturdays 

at Paradise Recreation Center. 

The league meets at 9 a.m. the 

first Monday of every month at 

Saddlebrook Recreation Center, 

where demonstrations take place and 

refreshments are served. For information, 

call Catherine Sullivan at 259- 

4308 or go to thevillagesartleague. 

org. 

ART STUDIO 

CREATIVE SPACE 

Art Studio Creative Space meets at 

1 p.m. Saturdays at Colony Cottage 

Recreation Center. This is an open 

See clubS, page 34



studio time for those who want to get 

together to draw and paint. There is 

no formal instruction. For information, 

call Judi Adams at 350-6579. 

ART STUDIO 

DRAWING 

Art Studio Drawing and Painting 

meets 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and 

Thursdays at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center. 

The Tuesday class teaches drawing 

along with watercolor and pen and 

ink. Very few supplies are necessary. 

The Thursday class teaches drawing 

along with other water-based 

media. Some acrylic supplies are 

needed. 

Experience is not necessary. For 

information, call Judi Adams at 350- 

6579. 

ART WATERCOLOR 

SPLASH WITH US! 

No, it’s not a water aerobics class. 

The Splash With Us! watercolor workshop 

meets 9:30-11:50 a.m. Wednesdays, 

1:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays and 

4-6 p.m. Mondays at Colony Cottage 


This is a watercolor workshop for 

beginning, intermediate or advanced 

watercolorists. Artists work and learn 

together, using a variety of techniques 

and many different subjects. When 

artists work and splash together, 

everyone is richer for it. Seating 

is limited. Email Julie McGlone at 

mcglone72@hotmail.com to join the 

class. 

ART WET-N-WILD 

WATERCOLOR 

The Wet-n-Wild Watercolor Group 

meets noon-2:50 p.m. Saturdays at 

Saddlebrook Recreation Center. All 

Villages residents of all skill levels are 

welcome to attend and learn from 

each other. 

Some weeks a guest artist will 

provide instruction; some weeks there 

will be DVD instruction. Something 

different will be done every week. 

Those who are new to watercolor 

painting will receive help getting 

started. 

For information, contact group 

leader Susan Donohoe at 633-3071 

or go to wetnwildwatercolors.org. 

ARTIST HELPING 

ARTIST 

AHA (Artist Helping Artist) will 

meet 12:30-3 p.m. Wednesday in the 

Neptune Room at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. Nan Klein and Donna 

Caputo will give an introduction to 

colored pencils. They will explain 

the techniques, basic tools, surfaces, 

layering, color and more. 

For a supplies list, visit visualarts 

association.com or coloredpencil 

paintersguild.com. 

For information, contact Judi Willetts 

at AHAjudi@aol.com, 633-1114 

or 407-791-8897. Email her if you 

want to receive the AHA newsletter. 

ARTS AND CRAFTS 

IN PARADISE 

Arts and Crafts in Paradise meets 

at 1 p.m. Tuesdays at Paradise 

Recreation Center. Help is offered to 

beginner, intermediate and advanced 

artists and crafters in all different 

media. Bring unfinished projects if 

you need assistance. Demonstrations 

are given on reverse painting on glass 

and other media by guest artists. For 

information, call Gaytha Hoyles at 

753-4703. 

ASHLAND 

The Ashland Social Group will 

have a potluck dinner 5:30-8 p.m. 

Nov. 15 at Churchill Street Recreation 

Center. Bring an entrée, side dish, 

salad or dessert to share with eight 

to 10 people. Paper products, decaf 

coffee and ice will be provided. BYOB. 

Entertainment will be provided 

by vocalist Jan Lavin. There will be a 

50/50 drawing with extra prizes, and 

a grand prize drawing. For information, 

call Bob or Jan at 750-2917. 

AUTOHARP TOONIES 

The Autoharp Toonies meet at 1 

p.m. Wednesdays in the Sand Dollar 

Room at Captiva Recreation Center. 

The purpose of the group is to learn 

and enhance skills on the autoharp 

and enjoy playing music together in a 

relaxed atmosphere. 

The club is open to beginner and 

advanced autoharp players. Anyone 

interested in learning more about the 

autoharp is welcome. For information, 

call Lorraine Lavallee at 633-1543. 

BACH WITH A BEAT 

Bach with a Beat is looking for 

singers who want the challenge and 

enjoyment of great music (Bach 

Swingle, jazz vocal style) with drum 

and bass accompaniment. This is a 

performing choral group that explores 

different musical styles. Sight reading 

experience is preferred but no auditions 

are necessary. 

Rehearsals are held 9:30 a.m.noon 

Thursdays at Saddlebrook 

Recreation Center. For information, 

call Marilyn McLean at 750-6220 or 

visit https://sites.google.com/site/ 

bachwithabeatthevillages/home. 

BACKGAMMON 

The Backgammon Club meets at 

noon Fridays at Chula Vista Recreation 

Center. Lessons are available. 

For information, contact Michael 

Shedroff at 750-4914 or teriffic2001@ 

comcast.net. 

BADMINTON 

The Villages Badminton Club has 

indoor practice 1-4 p.m. Mondays, 

Wednesdays and Fridays at the 

recreation center behind First Baptist 

Church of Oxford. The group has a 

mixture of skill levels. Beginners are 

welcome. Rackets are available. For 

information or directions, call Hugh 

Calvert at 446-5901. 

BALLET 

The Ballet Club meets 9:30-11 

am. Wednesdays at Saddlebrook 

Recreation Center. This group 

practices barre and floor exercises on 

an intermediate level. Sessions are 

rotated among four instructors, three 

of whom have danced professionally. 

Basic ballet is a prerequisite. 

For information, call Linda Bitterly at 

259-8691. 

BALLROOM BASICS 

The Ballroom Basics class meets 

2:30-3:20 p.m. Sundays at SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center and is taught by 

experienced instructors Shirley and 

John Keith. Learn night club sway, 

jitterbug, salsa, rumba and waltz. A 

partner is required and new students 

are welcome at any time. For information, 

call 719-930-6512. 

BALLROOM BLITZ 

The Ballroom Blitz group meets 

to learn or improve fundamental 

ballroom, Latin and swing dance 

patterns. A different dance is featured 

each month. The beginners’ group 

meets 1-1:50 p.m. and the intermediate 

group meets 2-2:50 p.m. 

Thursdays in the Ponte Vedra Room 

at SeaBreeze Recreation Center. 

All are welcome. For information, 

contact John and Kathy Augustine at 

603-7155, 215-272-7356 or jaugustine 

2560@yahoo.com. 

BALLROOM DANCE 

AT BRIDGEPORT 

The Bridgeport Ballroom Dance 

Club meets 7-8:50 p.m. Saturdays 

at Bridgeport Recreation Center. All 

levels of dance are welcome. Come 

practice the steps you are learning or 

just have fun dancing. For information, 

call Mick or Caroline Mickelson 

at 920-675-0083. 

To be added to the group’s email 

list, email BBDCTV@gmail.com. No 

puppies, kittens, jokes or politics, just 

information about the dances. 


STEPPIN’ OUT 

Ballroom Dance Steppin’ Out 

offers free beginner ballroom dance 

classes at 3 p.m. Wednesdays at Odell 

Recreation Center. Those with two left 

feet are welcome to attend. 

Certified professional ballroom 

dance instructors Suzanne Crosby 

and Don Wyman teach ballroom and 

social dances, with a new dance featured 

each month. For information, 

call Suzanne Crosby at 391-5333. 

BANDS OF 

THE VILLAGES 

The Bands of The Villages is comprised 

of five instrumental performing 

groups: The Villages Concert Band, 

the New Horizons Concert Band, the 

Sunshine Strollers, The Villages Swing 

Band and the Jazz Workshop. Photos 

and information on these groups can 

be found at the website at vlgs-bands. 

home.comcast.net. 

The Bands of The Villages provides 

the opportunity for Villages residents 

to perform in five instrumental 

ensembles: clarinet, flute, horn, saxophone 

and trumpet. For information 

regarding membership and performances 

of the ensembles, call Ward 

Green at 348-3398. 

n The Villages Concert Band 

is made up of full-time Villages 

residents who are musicians with 

previous concert band or orchestra 

experience. The group performs several 

concerts per year and plays for 

various holiday and civic functions. 

n The New Horizons Concert 

Band is associated with a national 

program that encourages and supports 

senior citizens’ involvement in 

instrumental music programs. The 

group presents several concerts each 

year, and performs for various civic 

functions. 

There are no membership dues 

or fees for either concert band. 

Musicians must provide their own 

instruments and music stands. The 

enrollment period for new members 

of the New Horizons Concert Band 

ends April 1 for the June and July 

concerts and Jan. 1 for the spring 

concert. 

For information on either concert 

band, call Ward Green at 348-3398. 

n The 50-member Sunshine 

Strollers Clown Band plays at various 

parades and special events in The 

Villages. Members dress in funny and 

outrageous outfits. The band is open 

to new players; members must be 

Villages residents. 

Previous experience in high 

school, college or community bands 

is sufficient. Call Denny Wilson at 

750-2430 for information. 

n The Villages Swing Band is a 

big-band jazz ensemble. The group 

plays at several dances per year as 

well as special events and concerts. 

Membership is limited. Interested 

musicians with previous big band/jazz 

experience should call Jean Butler at 

751-3401. 

n The Jazz Workshop rehearses 

8:45-10:20 a.m. Wednesdays at Laurel 

Manor Recreation Center. This is a 

group based solely on the enjoyment 

of playing your instrument, and doing 

so in a jazz/swing idiom. 

For information, contact Dave 

Czohara at 205-0324 or d.czohara@ 

thevillages.net. 

BANJOLELE 

The Banjolele Club meets 4-5 p.m. 

Thursdays at Sterling Heights Recreation 

Center. Arrive tuned and ready 

to play. A banjolele is a four-string 

banjo played exactly like a ukulele. 

Listeners are welcome. For information, 

call Bob Martino at 430-2897. 

BASKET WEAVERS 

The Villages Basket Weavers meet 

at 9 a.m. Thursdays in the Charlie 

Chaplin Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. All basket weavers are 

welcome and asked to bring weaving 

tools and supplies. 

BASKETBALL LADIES 

The lady hoopsters meet noon-2 

p.m. Sundays at The Villages High 

School gym. All residents are 

welcome to play 3-on-3 short court 

games and develop basic or intermediate 

skills. 

Also included is a level of play for 

state games and shooting competition 

for senior games. Open shooting 

is available during this time as well. 

Fall league sign-ups are taken on site. 

For information, call Cindy Polster 

at 750-6540, Julie Bradley at 350- 

6796 or Avis Vaught at 751-1742. 

BASKETBALL MEN 

The Villages Men’s Basketball Club 

meets 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays at the recreation center 

building behind First Baptist Church 

of Oxford, on the corner of County 

See clubS, page 35


Road 466 and U.S. Highway 301, and 

9-11 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays 

at the Leesburg Recreation Complex, 

1851 Griffin Road. 

A $2 donation for use of the gym 

is appreciated. For directions to the 

Leesburg Recreation Complex, call 

728-9885. 

The group also meets 8:30-11:30 

a.m. Sundays throughout the year 

at The Villages High School to shoot 

3-on-3 games. 

Villages residents and men competing 

in future Senior Games are 

welcome to attend. For information, 

call Lonnie Levy at 751-4201 or visit 

villagesbasketball.com. 

BATON, DRUMS 

AND FLAGS 

The Villages Twirlers and Drum 

Corps, the original and largest twirling, 

drumming and flag team in The 

Villages, meets Mondays at Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. The drum 

corps meets 9-10 a.m., flags and twirlers 

meet 10-11 a.m. and the parade 

corps meets 11 a.m.-noon. The entire 

team meets 2-3 p.m. Thursdays at La 

Hacienda Recreation Center. No experience 

is necessary. For information, 

call twirler Ann Pelle at 259-0012 or 

drummer Bob Sorensen at 633-0006. 

BATON TWIRLERS 

PRIME TIME 

The Prime Time Twirlers batontwirling 

show team practices 9-11 a.m. 

Mondays at Canal Street Recreation 

Center and 9-11:30 a.m. Thursdays at 

Lake Miona Recreation Center. 

The team is actively seeking new 

members of all skill levels. Learn to 

spin rifles, twirl hoop batons, flags, 

pom poms, ribbons and more. Private 

lessons are given for free to refresh 

baton twirling skills. The Twirlers 

perform in The Villages town squares 

for special events, club meetings, 

benefits and all patriotic holidays. 

If you would like to join, show up 

at a practice, contact Elin Jones at 

259-5864 or elinsptt@centurylink.net 

or visit primetimetwirlers.com. 

BEAR LADIES 

The Bear Ladies meet for work 

sessions 9 a.m.-noon the second and 

fourth Wednesdays of each month 

at Canal Street Recreation Center. 

Members make stuffed bears and knit 

or crochet afghans for Camp Boggy 

Creek for chronically ill children. 

Anyone who is interested in 

cutting a pattern, sewing or making 

afghans is welcome to attend. For 

information, call Marion at 259-6119. 

BEATLEMANIACS 

The Beatlemaniacs of The Villages 

meet 10-11:50 a.m. Fridays at Odell 

Recreation Center. Fans of the Beatles 

meet to discuss the history and trivia 

of the group and to examine and play 

Beatles’ songs. Videos may be shown 

at some meetings. 

Musicians and nonmusicians are 

welcome to participate. Musicians 

are encouraged to bring instruments. 

Chord and lyric charts are provided. 

For information, contact Jim Fraser 

at 272-0724 or winstonoboogiejr@ 

yahoo.com. 

BELLY DANCERS 

The original Belly Dancers group 

meets 12:30-1:20 p.m. Wednesdays 

at Hibiscus Recreation Center. 

New members are being accepted. 

Learn different belly dance moves 

and techniques. Members march 

in parades and dance on the town 

squares. Previous belly dance experience 

is appreciated but not required. 

For information, call Joan Sottilaro at 

751-6182. 

BELLY DANCE BASICS 

Belly Dance Basics meets 9:30- 

11:30 a.m. Fridays at SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center. Join the group 

and learn the art of belly dance 

through an exciting exercise class. 

Learn a variety of sensual, low-impact 

movements that will tone your body, 

improve your posture, increase your 

flexibility and develop your balance 

and grace. For information, contact 

Doreen Burgeson at 430-4302 or 

Janie Mewhinney at mewhinne@ 

yahoo.com. 

BELLY DANCE 

VILLAGE GYPSIES 

The Village Gypsies are tribalfusion 

belly dancers focused on 

learning middle-Eastern dance and 

music and practicing choreographies 

with emphasis on technique, timing 

and presentation. The performing 

club meets 10-10:45 a.m. Thursdays 

at Coconut Cove Recreation Center. 

For information, contact Doreen at 

430-4302 or Janie at mewhinne@ 

yahoo.com. 

BELLY FUN DANCERS 

The Belly Fun Dancers meet 

1-1:50 p.m. Thursdays at Allamanda 

Recreation Center. Put the fun back 

into exercise. Explore the art of very 

basic low-impact belly dance movements 

which help loosen muscles, 

improve mobility and balance and 


strengthen the back. 

Learn to isolate and control core 

muscles while dancing to Middle Eastern 

music using graceful Turkish and 

Egyptian steps. No dance experience 

is needed and there is no choreography 

to memorize. 

All levels of belly dance experience 

and newcomers are welcome. Wear 

comfortable clothes or a basic belly 

dance costume. For information, call 

Betty Wodarski at 734-652-5250 or 

Shirley Keith at 719-930-6512. 

BICYCLE 

The Village Bicycle Club rides every 

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 

All rides leave from the parking lot 

at El Santiago Recreation Center. The 

rides leave at 8 a.m. April 1 to Sept. 

30 and at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 1 to March 

31. 

While there are several levels of 

rides, all riders are expected to be 

competent in handling a bicycle on 

the road and in traffic. All riders are 

required to wear helmets and should 

be able to ride in a safe manner so as 

not to endanger themselves or other 

riders. 

The club meets at 7 p.m. the 

second Monday of each month in the 

Julio Iglesias Room at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. Information about 

the club can be found on the website 

at thevillagebicycleclub.com. 

BICYCLE 

SUMTER LANDING 

The Sumter Landing Bicycle Club 

hosts organized bicycle rides every 

Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 

morning departing from Lake Miona 


From May 1 to Sept. 30, rides start 

at 8 a.m. and from Oct. 1 through 

April 30, rides begin at 9 a.m. 

Multiple ride groups are formed to 

meet the needs of riders as follows: 

n A: rides at 18 mph and above. 

n B: rides 16-18 mph. 

n C: rides 13-15 mph. 

n Social group ride: under 12 

mph. 

New riders are always welcome. 

All riders are required to wear 

helmets and follow club safety riding 

rules. Each ride ends at Lake Sumter 

Landing, where members enjoy 

refreshments and socialize. 

Membership meetings are held 

at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each 

month at the Allamanda Recreation 

Center. For information, visit 

slbikeclub.org or call Tony Zangrilli at 

750-1794. 

BID EUCHRE 

n Open card games session, 

6 p.m. Mondays, Coconut Cove 

Recreation Center. For those who 

need beginners lessons or training 

to play with advanced groups. Larry 

McFarland, 430-2824. 

n Advanced, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Sterling Heights Recreation Center. A 

separate table will be set up for those 

who want to learn to play. Practice 

begins at 5:30 p.m. Participants must 

attend a minimum of one lesson 

prior to playing with the group. The 

rules can be emailed to you ahead 

of time. Kay Arnold at 399-4484 or 

Jeanette Wilson at 552-7509. 

n Advanced, 6 p.m. Thursdays, 

Coconut Cove Recreation Center, 

Practice begins at 5:30 p.m. For 

people who went through training 

and need more practice. You must 

have had bid euchre training. Jim 

Reynolds, 753-4908. 

n Advanced, 6 p.m. Saturdays, 

Lake Miona Recreation Center. Greg 

Kargula, 753-0244. 

BILLIARDS 8-BALL 

LEAGUE 

An 8-ball league meets 7-9 p.m. 

Mondays at Bacall, Allamanda, 

Bridgeport and Odell Recreation 

Centers. Sign-ups are now being 

taken for the winter session, which 

begins in January. The league plays 

by BCA rules. 

There are 16 teams and each team 

consists of six players. A maximum 

of five players play each week. Each 

player plays his or her opponent one 

game of 8-ball. A rotation system is 

set up by each team to ensure all six 

players participate equally. 

This is a mixed social league and a 

handicap system is used. The league 

is open to all levels of playing ability. 

New teams are established each session. 

League fees are $12 per session. 

At the end of each session, there is 

a party and prizes are awarded. For 

information, call 259-4799 or email 

rslomanno@embarqmail.com. 

BILLIARDS 9-BALL 

LEAGUE 

The Village Cup 9-Ball League 

meets 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays at Pimlico, 

Canal and Bridgeport Recreation 

Centers. There are 18 teams with 

three players per team. New teams 

are established each session, each 

with an A, B and C player. 

This is a mixed social league and a 

handicap system is used. The league 

is open to all levels of playing ability. 

Each player plays his or her opponents 

three games of 9 ball (BCA 

rules) for a total of nine games each 

week. 

League fees are $12 per session. 

At the end of each session, there is a 

party and cash prizes are awarded. To 

sign up as a player or substitute or for 

more information, call 259-4799 or 

email rslomanno@embarqmail.com. 

BILLIARDS 14.1 

ALL LEVELS 

All levels of Billiards 14.1 players 

meet 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays at Pimlico 

Recreation Center. Play is limited to 

12 players and runs for 12 weeks. 

An end-of-series party is held on the 

12th week. For information, call Leo 

at 750-9487. 


ADVANCED 

The Villages Advanced Straight 

Pool League meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays 

at Allamanda Recreation Center. 

For information or to be considered 

for the league, call George West at 

391-9493 or 430-4715. 


INTERMEDIATE 

The Straight Shooters Intermediate 

League plays 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays 

at Canal Street and Bacall recreation 

centers. 

Hosted by Don “Preacher” Feeney, 

the league is open to intermediate 

level players willing to participate in 

eight- to 10-week league play. 

New league sessions start five 

times annually. There is a nominal 

fee and an end-of-series tournament 

party. 

Walk-ins are not permitted. Signup 

by contacting Phil De Angelo at 

561-4240 or Ptdeangelo@yahoo. 

com. 

BILLIARDS 51 

Pocket Billiards 51 meets at noon 

Tuesdays at Chatham Recreation Center. 

Each pocket has an assigned point 

score. The goal is exactly 51 points 

and not a 20-point loss for more. 

There is a 10-point penalty for 

each foul ball. Your opponents are 

there to make the call. Excitement 

builds with a good ball break. Selection 

of shots are there to make. 

For information, call Norman 

Grant at 751-2951, Frank Philipovich 

at 751-3363 or Herb Clark at 751- 

1698. 

BILLIARDS 101 

Billiards 101 is a game in which the 

winning pair accumulates 101 points 

before its opponents. The game is 

99 percent straight pool. The pockets 

count for 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 or 15 points. 

See clubS, page 36



The 10 and 15 point pockets are the 

side pockets. 

There are two groups, 10 a.m.-1 

p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Fridays at Pimlico 

Recreation Center. Each has players of 

varied abilities. The goal is to have fun 

in a relaxed atmosphere and improve 

billiards skills. 

For information, call Bill Ault at 

259-0956 for the morning group 

or John Shivers at 259-3176 for the 

afternoon group. 

BILLIARDS ADVANCED 

8-9 BALL 

An advanced 8- and 9-ball league 

plays at 9:30 a.m. Fridays at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. Advanced or 

strong intermediate billiards players 

who are looking for a serious league 

to play in may call 753-4036 to get on 

the wait list. 

Team captains and the league 

operator pick players for each session. 

There are four players per team and 

you play each opponent two games 

of 8-ball and two games of 9-ball 

(BCA rules), for a total of 16 games 

each week. 

There are no substitutes, but allowances 

are made for no shows. The 

league fee is $15 per session and the 

top three teams receive prize money 

back. Each session is 12 weeks. This is 

not a social league. For information, 

call 753-4036. 

BILLIARDS ADVANCED 

8-10 BALL 

An advanced 8-ball and 10-ball 

league plays at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays 

at Silver Lake Recreation Center. 

The league consists of teams of four 

players who play each opponent two 

games of 8-ball and two games of 10ball, 

for a total of 16 games per night. 

Each session costs $15 and runs 

nine weeks. The top three teams 

receive prize money. 

BCA, 8-ball and 10-ball rules are 

used. 10-ball is shot in rotation with 

no slop and is a call pocket game. 

There are no substitutes, but allowances 

are made for being absent. 

Team captains select players each 

session. After the ninth week, there 

is a $5 tournament, paying several 

places and the winner gets his or her 

name on the league plaque. 

Advanced or strong intermediate 

players who are interested may call 

753-4036. This is not a social league. 

BILLIARDS BCA MIXED 

A handicapped, five-member 

mixed team, BCA-sanctioned 8-ball 

league plays 7-9 p.m. Thursdays at 

various recreation centers. The league 

runs year round with separate summer 

and winter sessions. 

Individuals may sign up as a team 

or as a single. Subs also are needed. 

Interested players should contact Bill 

Turechek at 430-0165 or billturechek 

@gmail.com. 

BILLIARDS 

BRIDGEPORT 

A Mixed 8-Ball League meets 6:30- 

9:30 p.m. Thursdays at Bridgeport 

Recreation Center. It is a social league 

and under new leadership. Players 

and subs are needed. For information, 

call Sandy at 259-7940 or 425- 

0123 or Lorraine at 633-1965. 

BILLIARDS CARROLL/ 

BRINSON LEAGUE 

The Wylie Carroll / Al Brinson 

Billiards League plays at 11:15 a.m. 

and 1 p.m. Mondays at Silver Lake 

Recreation Center. This a fun league 

and welcomes players of all skills. For 

information, go to als-pool.com. To 

sign up, go to Silver Lake Recreation 

Center during the play times or contact 

Tom Fetherling at metrotommy@ 

aol.com or 615-210-3199. 

BILLIARDS FOR CASH 

The Tournament For Cash is held 

at 4 p.m. the first three Fridays of 

each month at Silver Lake Recreation 

Center. It is open to all Villages 

residents. The format is 8-ball, BCA 

league rules, double elimination, race 

to two in the winners’ bracket and 

losers’ bracket. 

There is a $10 entry fee. All 

money is paid back in cash prizes. For 

information or to enter the tournament, 

visit villagestfc.com, email Tom 

Fetherling at metrotommy@aol.com 

or call 430-3583. 

BILLIARDS LADIES 

The Ladies Billiards Association 

meets at 11 a.m. the second Monday 

of each month in the billiards room 


Meetings last about an hour and 

all Villages women pool players are 

welcome. Yearly dues are $10. 

The LBA runs an 8-ball league on 

Mondays, gives free lessons on Tuesdays 

and Thursdays, holds monthly 

events and tournaments for all members, 

takes day trips and has parties 

throughout the year. For information, 

come to a meeting or call Sherry at 

753-4036, Linda at 386-233-0032 or 

Maddie at 753-6898. 


8-BALL 

A ladies handicap 8-ball league 

plays 9 a.m.-noon Tuesdays at Coconut 

Cove Recreation Center. This is a 

social league for women of all levels 

of experience. BCA rules will be used. 

Coaching will be permitted. Teams 

will consist of two or three women. 

Anyone who can’t play as a regular 

is welcome to sign up as a sub. For 


gingerbrad@gmail.com. 


CUE-T’S 

The Cue-T’s Ladies Billiards League 

plays 9-ball and 8-ball 1-3 p.m. 

Thursdays in the Genuine Risk Room 

at Chatham Recreation Center. New 

members of all levels of experience 

are welcome. For information, contact 

Ann Cesaroni at 552-5214 or 

anncesaroni@comcast.net. 


INTERMEDIATE 

The Ladies Intermediate Billiards 

Social meets 9-11 a.m. Thursdays at 

La Hacienda Recreation Center. For 

information, call Irene Larouche at 

633-3655. 

BILLIARDS LESSONS 

The Villages LifeLong Learning 

College, in affiliation with The Villages 

Billiards Club, conducts a six-week 

series of self-improvement billiards 

lessons. Courses are held 9-11 a.m. 

at Canal Street Center: Tuesdays for 

beginners, Wednesdays for intermediates 

and Fridays for advanced. 

There is a course fee. Advance 

registration is required. Equipment is 

provided. For information, visit TheVillagesLifelongCollege.com, 

email 

College@TheVillages.com or call 

561-4240. 

BILLIARDS MIXED 

DOUBLES LEAGUE 

A Billiards Mixed Doubles League 

(one male and one female per team) 

plays 7-9 p.m. Sundays at Hibiscus 

and Allamanda recreation centers. 

Each team plays six games of 

8-ball. The group uses a handicap 

system, which helps even out the different 

level of teams. The group has a 

sub list to be used when needed. 

This league is open to all residents 

of The Villages, and all levels of playing 

ability. Interested Villagers may 

contact Larry or Joyce Berg at 753- 

2253 or ljberg63@embarqmail.com. 

If you desire to play and don’t 

have a partner, the group may be 

able to set you up with a partner. 

To learn more, visit freewebs.com/ 

sundaynight8ball/index.htm. 

BILLIARDS OBG MEN 

The OBG Men’s Billiards Club is 

The Villages’ oldest and largest billiards 

club. The club always is looking 

for new members and welcomes 

men of all skill levels. Check out the 

website at obgbilliards.com to see 

what the club is all about. 

The league meets Wednesdays 

at Silver Lake Recreation Center and 

plays five sessions. The first game begins 

at 9 a.m. and the last game starts 

at 3:30 p.m. To sign up, go to Silver 

Lake Recreation Center and place 

your name on the sign-up sheet for 

the league, or contact Bill Turechek at 

billturechek@gmail.com or 430-0165. 

BILLIARDS AL PARKER 

TOURNEY 

The Al Parker 8-Ball Tournament 

is held the third Thursday of each 

month at Silver Lake Recreation 

Center. There are cash prizes and a 

trophy for the first-place winner. This 

tournament is limited to 32 players 

and 8-ball is the format. Sign-ups start 

at 7:30 a.m. the third Thursday of 

each month at Silver Lake Recreation 

Center. Space is limited. There is a $6 

entry fee. 

There are two sessions, one at 8 

a.m. and one at 10 a.m. Doughnuts 

and coffee are provided as well as a 

picnic-style lunch. For information, 

call Ken Duma at 750-0806 or Tom 

Fetherling at 430-3583. 

BILLIARDS 

POKER POOL 

Poker Pool meets 5:30-8 p.m. 

on the second and fourth Tuesdays 

of each month at Bacall Recreation 

Center. Each players antes 25 cents 

and receives five playing cards. The 

cards represent the balls that need 

to be made. If another person sinks 

your ball, you don’t have to. If you 

scratch, you draw another card. When 

the balls representing your cards 

are gone, you win. There usually are 

three to six players per table. Players 

rotate tables each game. 

BILLIARDS SNOOKER 

The Villages Snooker League is 

sponsored by The Villages Billiards 

Club. League activities are held at 

5 p.m. Tuesdays at Sterling Heights 

Recreation Center. Registration is 

open for the winter league which 

starts Nov. 23. For information, visit 

thevillagesbc.com, email tvbclub@ 

aol.com or call 561-4240. 

BILLIARDS TFC 

TOURNAMENTS 

The Tournaments for Champions, 

a weekly series of competitive events, 

feature two distinctive types of highlevel 

matches. 

TFC masters tournaments are 

primarily for elite and advanced level 

players but are open to all levels. 

Events are held 5-10 p.m. Fridays at 

La Hacienda Recreation Center: first 

Friday 8-ball, second Friday 9-ball and 

third Friday 8-9-10 ball trifecta. 

POC players open championships 

are open to B, C and D level players. 

Elite and advanced players are restricted 

from participation. Events are 

held at Fish Hawk Recreation Center: 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. the first Saturday of 

each month for 8-ball and the fourth 

Saturday for 9-ball. 

The entry fee is $10 per event. 

Prizes are awarded based on the 

number of total entries. For information, 

refer to the gold brochures in 

the billiards rooms, call 561-4240 or 

visit thevillagestfc.webs.com. 

BILLIARDS WOMEN’S 

LEAGUE 

The Ladies Billiards Association 

runs a women’s 8-ball league 12:30-3 

p.m. Mondays at La Hacienda Recreation 

Center for junior players. The 

senior division for more experienced 

players plays 1-3 p.m. at Chatham 


Teams consist of two women. 

Seniors pick their own partner. For 

juniors, teams of two are chosen in 

a blind draw. All levels of Villages 

women players are welcome. 

Each week, teams play 8-ball per 

BCA general and 8-ball rules. There 

is no league fee, but you must be 

an LBA member with paid dues of 

$10 per year. Those who join in the 

middle of a session will be put on the 

sub list. For information, call Sherry at 

753-4036 or Linda at 386-233-0032. 

BINGO 

n Fridays: 5:30 p.m., Paradise 

Recreation Center. Doors open at 4 

p.m. Packages cost $6 and $12. Sue 

Dupuis at 753-1280. 

n Wednesdays: Funshine Bingo, 10 

a.m., Saddlebrook Pool, Saddlebrook 

Recreation Center, 259-5377. 

n Thursdays: Indoor Bingo, 9:30 

a.m., Chatham Recreation Center, 

259-0430. 

n Thursdays: Funshine Bingo, 10 

a.m., Hilltop Pool, Paradise Recreation 

Center, 753-0637. 

See clubS, page 37


n Thursdays: Funshine Bingo, 9:30 

a.m., Chula Vista Pool, Chula Vista 

Recreation Center, 753-0002. 

n Sundays: Kiwanis Bingo, 12:30 

p.m., Paradise Recreation Center, Deb 

Tinsley, 259-8584. 

BLUEGRASS 

The Bluegrass Performance Club 

meets 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays at 

SeaBreeze Recreation Center, where 

members play two hours of bluegrass 

and bluegrass gospel music. The 

performance is open to all Villages 

residents and their guests. The show 

is free. 

The club is dedicated to promoting 

and preserving bluegrass and bluegrass 

music. It is open to all musicians 

who want to play bluegrass music or 

want to learn to play bluegrass, and 

all levels of expertise are welcome to 

participate. 

The sound system is provided. The 

club has an all-acoustic instrument 

policy; separate amplifiers are not 

allowed. For information, call Rich 

Jones at 751-6108, Kenny Alhona at 

751-0601 or Jerry Foran at 751-2567. 

BODY BASIC 

TRAINING 

The Body Basic Training exercise 

class meets 9-9:50 a.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. The class is a total body workout. 

It includes exercises for building 

strength, flexibility, balance, core and 

cardio. 

It begins with a 15-minute warmup/cardio 

workout, followed by 

strength training using hand weights 

and a mat on the floor. The last seven 

minutes is a cool down and stretch. 

Research has shown that cardio and 

strength training together burns more 

calories, throughout the day, than 

cardio alone. Bring a mat and hand 

weights. Sign-up is not required. 

The class is led by Marge and Bill 

Frankenberger. 

BODY SHAPING 

BY KATHY 

Body Shaping By Kathy meets at 

9:30 a.m. Saturdays at Lake Miona 

Recreation Center and at 11 a.m. 

Mondays at Pimlico Recreation 

Center. This is a high energy class 

using light weights and lots of reps. It 

is designed to strengthen bones and 

increase energy while reshaping your 

body. 

All Villagers are welcome to attend 

and work at their own pace and level 

of finesse. Bring weights, a mat, a 

towel and water. For information, 

email Kathy Kovacev at TonyKathy6@ 

yahoo.com. 

BONE BUILDERS 

Bone Builders is an exercise 

program for the prevention and 

reversal of osteoporosis. The program 

is designed to build muscle, increase 

strength and reverse bone loss. 

It focuses on balance exercises 

and strength training using hand and 

ankle weights. All exercises are performed 

at a slow pace either standing 

or seated. There is no mat work. 

This activity is free and sessions 

are ongoing. The group meets year 

round, except for holidays or when 

recreation centers are closed. 

Meetings are as follows: 

n Coconut Cove Recreation Center: 

9-10:15 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays 

and Fridays. Ginny Walsman, 

259-1671. 

n Paradise Recreation Center: 

8-8:50 a.m. Mondays and 9-10 a.m. 

Fridays. Kathy Hansen, 350-7317. 

n Pimlico Recreation Center: 9-10 

a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Cindy 

Belanger, 430-0207. 

n Truman Recreation Center: 9:30- 

10:50 a.m. Mondays. Pat Hutzley, 

350-7368. 

n Odell Recreation Center: 9-10:20 

a.m. Thursdays. Pat Hutzley, 350- 

7368. 

n Fish Hawk Recreation Center, 

7:30-8:20 am. Mondays, Wednesdays 

and Fridays. Bonnie Myers, 350-2441. 

BONNY BELLES 

The Bonny Belles social group will 

meet 1-2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Churchill 

Street Recreation Center. The guest 

speaker will be a board-certified 

plastic surgeon from a new office in 

The Villages, explaining a specialized 

technique for looking natural and 

more youthful. 

Refreshments will be provided. 

Members are asked to bring their 

own beverages and a canned good 

for the food pantry. A 50/50 drawing 

will take place. Women in the Village 

of Bonnybrook are always welcome 

to join the club. Dues are $5 for the 

year payable at the door. For membership 

inquiries, email Susie Houck 

at billandsusiehouck@comcast.net. 

BRIDGE 

Mondays 

n Open (four players required), 

9 a.m., Southside, Don Lozier, 751- 

5144. 

n Basic Level I, 9 a.m., Paradise, 

William Currier, 207-641-5071. 

n Intermediate, 9 a.m., Laurel 

Manor, Pat Ford, 750-4479. 


n Basic Level II, 9:30 a.m., Coconut 

Cove, Marilyn Gagen, 753-2603. 

Present group is at maximum. Call to 

register for next session. 

n Wannabes Practice, noon, 

Paradise, Rona Gold, 750-3913. 

n Sanctioned Duplicate 299’er 

Points or Less*, 1 p.m., Laurel Manor, 

Maria Guenther, 753-0376. 

n Level III Review, 1 p.m., Coconut 


n Intermediate Rubber Friendly, 1 

p.m., Mulberry Grove, Everett Pelton, 

391-4630. 

n Friendly, 1 p.m., Bacall, Merle 

Gallagher, 904-210-4791. 

n Sanctioned Duplicate/Open, 

1 p.m., SeaBreeze, Renee Gleckner 

674-9384. 

n Sanctioned Duplicate*, 6:30 

p.m., Laurel Manor, Pat Ford, 750- 

4479. 

n Sanctioned Duplicate/ 

Open/399’er*, 6:30 p.m., SeaBreeze, 

Renee Gleckner, 674-9384. 

n Couples Social, 7 p.m., Mulberry 

Grove, Lynne Stavedahl, 259-3654. 

Tuesdays 

n Practice, 9 a.m., Coconut Cove, 

Donna Thompson, 753-1778. 

n Bridge and Open Cards, 9 

a.m., Paradise, Winnie Harrington 

753-0936. 

n Practice, 9:30 a.m., Churchill 

Street, Peggy Spadafora, 259-0152. 

n Ladies, noon, Paradise, Lois 

Guntle, 753-9014. 

n Convention Rubber, 12:30 p.m., 

El Santiago, does not meet third 

Tuesday each month, Joan McDonald, 

259-2524. 

n Sanctioned Duplicate*, 1 p.m., 

Lake Miona, Pat Ford, 750-4479. 

n Couples Social, 7 p.m., Laurel 

Manor, Al or Judy Barr, 750-5039. 

Wednesdays 



5144. 

n Intermediate, noon, Laurel 

Manor, Jackee Day, 750-9000. 

n Intermediate, 12:30 p.m., 

Saddlebrook, Everett Pelton, 391- 

4630. 

n Sanctioned Duplicate*, 1 p.m., 

Mulberry Grove, Pat Ford, 750-4479. 

n Sanctioned Duplicate 1 p.m., 

Lake Miona, Pat Ford, 750-4479. 

n Non-Sanctioned Duplicate, 2 

p.m., must sign up by 1:30 p.m., Paradise, 

Deloris Vette, 259-9228 or Gerry 

Snadecky, 259-5395. 


p.m., SeaBreeze, Renee Gleckner, 

674-9384. 

n Couples Social, 7 p.m., Odell, 

Charlie Cullinane, 350-6138. 

Thursdays 

n Basic Fun, 9:30 a.m., Allamanda, 

Irene Hendricks, 753-2963. 

n Non-Sanctioned Duplicate, 9:30 

a.m., Allamanda, Irene Hendricks, 

753-2963. 

n Intermediate, 9:30 a.m., Pimlico, 

Maureen McCoy, 259-4257. 

n Open Sanctioned Duplicate*, 1 

p.m., Mulberry Grove, Betty Johnson, 

750-1099. 

n Fun Social, 1 p.m. Odell, Albert 

Bagoly, 203-258-2794. 

n Couples Bridge, 7 p.m., Captiva, 

Al and Pat Ruiz, 391-9001. 

n Mixed, 6:30 p.m., Paradise, Bonnie 

Davis, 753-9206. 

n Couples, 7 p.m., Laurel Manor, 

Marilyn Gagen, 753-2603. 

Fridays 



5144. 

n Intermediate, 9 a.m., Laurel 

Manor, Pat Ford, 750-4479. 

n Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge 

0-399 Points Plus Open Game, 9 

a.m., SeaBreeze, Dean Robinson, 

633-0542, or Renee Gleckner, 674- 

9384. 

n Non-Sanctioned Duplicate, 

12:30 p.m., Mulberry Grove, Rae 

Ann Murray, 751-0599, or Eleanor 

Applegate, 255-5556. 

n Ladies, 1 p.m., Coconut Cove, 

Carol Risley, 259-5493. 


p.m., Laurel Manor, Pat Ford, 750- 

4479. 

n Bridge, 7 p.m., Saddlebrook, 

Jackee Day, 750-9000. 

n Couples, 6:30 p.m., SeaBreeze, 

Marilyn Gagen, 753-2603. 

Saturdays 

n Intermediate, 9 a.m., Chatham, 

Bob Klemczak, 430-1695. 

n Basic Friendly, 9:30 a.m., Allamanda, 

Dick Leone, 430-3724. 

n Intermediate, 10 a.m., Coconut 


n Sanctioned Duplicate* and 

299ers, 1 p.m., Colony Cottage, Pat 

Ford, 750-4479. 

n Couples Social, 7 p.m., Colony 

Cottage, Mary Cullinane, 350-6138. 

Sundays 

n Sunday Night, 6 p.m., 

Saddlebrook, Jackee Day, 750-9000. 

n Sanctioned Duplicate, Swiss 

Team*, 1 p.m., Laurel Manor, Pat 

Ford, 750-4479. 

* Duplicate Bridge website: bridgescore.com/villages, 

Joan Colbert, 

partnership chairman, 430-3503. 

BROOKLYN 

The Brooklyn Club will meet at 

6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Carmen 

Miranda Room at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. Doors will open 

at 6 p.m. 

The club will spend “A Night at 

the Races.” Sharpen your pencils and 

your handicapping skills. Volunteers 

are needed as tellers. The dessert 

crew for this month is members with 

last names beginning with A-M. Coffee 

will be provided by the club. Bring 

your own snacks and beverages. 

The club meets the third Friday of 

each month. Dues are $5 per person 

for the 2012-13 year and membership 

is open to any Villages resident with 

an interest in Brooklyn. Guests are always 

welcome at $5 per meeting. For 

information, contact Kathleen Buckley 

at 750-3424 or kcbuckley@aol.com 

with the subject line “Brooklyn Club.” 

BUFFALO BOOSTERS 

Join the celebration at 1 p.m. 

today at Pimlico Recreation Center 

as the Buffalo Boosters honor Villages 

High School fall sports and the 

athletes who participate. Guests will 

include VHS principal Dr. Bill Zwick 

with high school updates, and VHS 

athletic director and head football 

coach Richard Pettus with athletic 

updates. 

Hear directly from the attending 

student athletes regarding their goals, 

their sports, their academic achievements 

and lessons learned. Highlights 

will be shown of the latest VHS Buffalo 

football contest. Watch for spring 

sports coming soon. 

The agenda includes the sale of 

$10 yearly memberships, as well as a 

review of current and future club activities. 

Interested residents are always 

welcome. For information, call club 

president Ivan Joslin at 430-0212. 

BUNCO 

n Mondays, 1-4 p.m., Colony Cottage 

Recreation Center. Doors open 

at 1 p.m.; games start at 1:30 p.m. 

$3. Ralph Flood, 430-3588, or Diane 

Hager, 391-1485. 

n Mondays, 6 p.m., Marilyn 

Monroe and Gregory Peck rooms, 

Paradise Recreation Center. Play starts 

at 6:30 p.m. $3. Elizabeth Kuti, 751- 

0689, or Patty Thompson, 259-0544. 

n Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Lake Miona 

Recreation Center. Doors open at 

5:45 p.m.; close at 6:15 p.m.; games 

start at 6:30 p.m. $3. 

n Tuesdays, 1 p.m., SeaBreeze 


noon, games start at 1 p.m. Pat 

Marksberry, 989-0521. 

n Mondays, 7 p.m., Churchill 

Street Recreation Center. Doors open 

at 6:15 p.m. and close at 6:50 p.m. 

$3. Janet Foster, 750-2713. 

n Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Justice 


Center. Laurene Rosado, 259-9818. 

n Wednesdays, 6 p.m., Truman 

Recreation Center. $3. Jan Heidlebaugh, 

259-8524 or jan2331@ 

netzero.com. 

n Thursdays (except the first 

Thursday of each month), 10 a.m., 

Laurel Manor Recreation Center. 

See clubS, page 38



Doors open at 9:15 a.m. Les Zerman, 

259-7714. 

n Thursdays, 10:30 a.m., Hibiscus 


10 a.m.; play starts at 10:30 a.m. $3. 

Theresa Kress, 205-7429. 

n Thursdays, 6 p.m., Sterling 

Heights Recreation Center. Doors 

open at 5 p.m. $3. Jan Heidlebaugh, 

259-8524 or jan2331@netzero.com. 

n Fridays, 10 a.m., Mulberry Grove 


9:30 a.m. 

n Fridays, 1 p.m., Casablanca 

Room, Bacall Recreation Center. $3. 

Joan Cadaret, 430-3664. 

n Saturdays, 1 p.m., Gregory Peck 

and Marilyn Monroe rooms, Paradise 

Recreation Center. $3. Play starts at 

1 p.m. Elizabeth Kuti, 751-0689, or 

Patty Thompson, 259-0544. 

n Saturdays, 1 p.m., El Santiago 

Recreation Center. Carol Harte, 259- 

9889. 

n Saturdays, 1:30 p.m., Justice 


Center. Doors open 1 p.m. and close 

at 1:25 p.m. John and Joanne Fitzpatrick, 

259-9395. 

n Saturdays, 1 p.m., SeaBreeze 


12:15 p.m. $3. Bob Kilpatrick, 674- 

0076. 

n Sundays, 1 p.m., Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. Sonny 

Carlo, 751-0411. 

n Sundays, 2 p.m., Lake Miona 

Recreation Center. Doors open at 1 

p.m. Ruthie Drango, 753-9308. 

n Sundays, 6:30 p.m., Fish Hawk 


5:30 p.m. Rycy Lynch, 818-730-2634, 

or Judy Wall, 633-3943. 

BUSY HANDS 

HAPPY HEARTS 

Busy Hands, Happy Hearts meets 

at 1 p.m. the second and fourth 

Mondays of each month in the Mai 

Tai Room at Coconut Cove Recreation 

Center. If you like to knit, crochet or 

sew, but your family is well supplied 

with your creations, you can make 

items which bring comfort to those 

in local hospitals, women’s and children’s 

shelters, assisted living facilities, 

the homeless or those receiving 

help through the sheriff’s office. 

Patterns, instructions, materials 

and lots of friendly help are available. 

Donations of yarn, fabric and notions 

always are welcome. For information, 

call Louise Fahey at 391-5520. 

BUTTONCHANCE 

The ButtonChance Social Society 

will present Mark Stone’s Mental- 

mania at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at Hibiscus 


at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $16 per person. 

No one will be admitted without a 

ticket and no tickets will be sold at 

the door. Mark’s show is an exhibition 

of mental gymnastics, mind reading 

and ESP. 

For tickets, contact Linda Franc 

at 633-1472 or lindafranc@hotmail. 

com or Judy Boulden at 633-3571 or 

wjboulden@comcast.net. Bring nonperishable 

items for the Wildwood 

Food Bank. 

BUTTONWOOD 

The Buttonwood Social Club will 

meet 6-9 p.m. Nov. 15 at Savannah 

Center for the annual holiday party. 

This year’s celebration will be catered 

by redsauce with entertainment by 

Donna Moore and Dunning Shaw. 

BYOB. There will be a 50/50 drawing 

and holiday chance drawings. 

Bring a new unopened toy or 

items for the angel tree for the Florida 

Children’s Home Society, as well as 

nonperishable foods for local food 

banks and pet food for the local 

Humane Society. To inquire about 

remaining tickets, call Vivian at 

633-0430. 

New members may join the club 

at any ticket sale. Membership dues 

have been reduced to $2.50 per 

person for the remainder of 2012. All 

residents and renters in the Village of 

Buttonwood are welcome. 

CABARET 

All Villagers and their guests are 

invited to the free Cabaret show at 

7 p.m. Wednesday at Saddlebrook 


at 6:30 p.m. BYOB; coffee, water and 

some snacks will be provided. A small 

donation is appreciated for the food. 

The theme will be Thanksgiving. 

The show features singing, dancing, 

music and comedy. A 50/50 is held 

with two winners of the half. The 

50/50 is called at 9 p.m. 

The Cabaret is held the second 

Wednesday of every month. For 

information, contact Jan Myers at 

Jmyers243@aol.com or 259-3769. 

CAJUN AND ZYDECO 

The Cajun and Zydeco workshop 

and dance meets 7-9 p.m. the first 

three Wednesdays of each month 

in the Studebaker Room at Truman 

Recreation Center. Think Mardi Gras, 

and learn lively partner dances from 

Louisiana’s cajun country: cajun waltz, 

cajun two-step, cajun jitterbug and 

zydeco. 

Wear closed-toed shoes with 

smooth soles and loose, comfortable 

clothing. A partner is not required, 

but helpful. For information, call 

Heather at 750-4503. 

CANADIAN 

The Canadian Club will have its 

first meeting of the season at 7 p.m. 

Wednesday in the Judy Garland 


This will be a bingo night with a wine 

and cheese social to follow; BYOB. 

Dues will be collected for the 

coming year. Canadian snowbirds 

are always welcome. Meetings are 

held on the second Wednesday of 

each month from November through 

April. Anyone wishing to become 

a member may do so by attending 

the meeting or calling Ray Smith at 

753-1069. 

CANADIAN LOONIES 

AND TOONIES 

The Canadian Loonies and 

Toonies will kick off the new season 

at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Carmen 

Miranda Room at La Hacienda 


The scheduled speakers are 

Courtney Badman, systems director, 

and Harvey Rothrock, administration 

manager for The Villages Regional 

Hospital. They will discuss the hospital 

and the procedures to follow when 

Snowbirds carrying traveler’s health 

insurance should need emergency 

treatment at the hospital. They also 

will review their policy for servicing 

non-American part-time patients. 

Just Mike will play music for dancing 

until closing. Bring your name 

badge and your own beverages and 

snacks. 

All Canadian Snowbirds are welcome 

to attend. The registration desk 

will open at 5:30 p.m. for collection 

of $5 membership dues for the 2012- 

13 season. For information, email 

looniesandtoonies@gmail.com, call 

Dave Horsman at 750-0889 or Pat 

Irving at 561-4124, or visit looniesand 

toonies.com. 

CANASTA 

A canasta card group meets at 

noon Fridays in the Monroe Room 

at Laurel Manor Recreation Center. 

Bring your own group or try to get 

into a new group. Cards and trays 

are provided. Lessons are not given, 

but newcomers may observe and ask 

questions. For information, call Janet 

Goldstein at 350-2961. 

CARDIO DANCE 

Cardio Dance meets 10-11 a.m. 

Saturdays at Truman Recreation 

Center. Join them for a Latin rhythm 

cardio workout using DVDs. Wear 

smooth soled shoes and get a total 

body workout. For information, call 

Claudette at 259-1416 or Diana at 

259-9375. 

CAROLINE-7 

The Caroline-7 Neighborhood 

Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday in the Mai Tai Room at 

Coconut Cove Recreation Center. 

There will be a potluck dinner and 

entertainment by a barbershop quartet. 

Bring a dish to share with eight 

people: last names beginning A-H 

bring salads or appetizers; I-P, main 

dishes or entrees; Q-Z, desserts. 

Bring your own drinks. Guests are 

always welcome and membership 

is open to residents of the Village of 

Caroline. The group meets the fourth 

Wednesday of each month. For information, 

call John Hailey at 259-4209. 

CEILI DANCING 

CANAL STREET 

Irish Ceili Dancing meets 7-8:20 

p.m. Mondays at Canal Street 

Recreation Center. Jig, don’t jog. Ceili 

dancing is great exercise and lots of 

fun. No partner is necessary and no 

experience is necessary. Beginners 

and advanced dancers are welcome. 

Wear comfortable shoes or sneakers. 

Each week there will be a review of 

the basic steps. For information, call 

Sheila Duffy at 430-3761. 

CEILI DANCING 

SADDLEBROOK 

Irish Ceili Dancing is held 12:30- 

1:45 p.m. Wednesdays in the Fox 

Grove Room at Saddlebrook Recreation 

Center. Both beginners and 

experienced dancers are welcome. A 

partner is not required. 

Ceili dancing is set dancing, jigs 

and reels. For information, call Len or 

Char Cieciek at 753-7537. 

CERAMICS 

n Mulberry Grove Recreation 

Center, 8 a.m.-noon Mondays and 

Wednesdays. Joan D., 750-5395. 

n Chula Vista Recreation Center, 

9-11:30 a.m. Mondays. Donna Q., 

259-4195. 

n Laurel Manor Recreation Center, 

6 p.m. Wednesdays, 9 a.m. Fridays, 11 

a.m. Saturdays. Pat W., 750-5298. 

n Paradise Recreation Center, 

6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 a.m.-noon 

Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. The 

group meets to clean and prepare 

greenware. Norman Misso, 753-1609. 

Beginners are welcome. All Villages 

residents and their guests are 

invited to participate. 

CERT 

The nationwide Community 

Emergency Response Team trains 

citizens about disaster preparedness 

as well as how to provide initial 

assistance to their families, neighbors 

and community during large medical 

emergencies and disasters. 

CERT offers a basic training course 

a number of times throughout the 

year. For information or to sign up, 

call 674-2948 or visit certofthevillages. 

org. 

Upcoming events: 

Nov. 14: 2013 instructors training 

meeting, 9 a.m., Fire Station 43. 

Nov. 14: Ongoing training (CPR/ 

AED/Heimlich), 4:15 p.m., Bacall 

Recreation Center, open to members 

and spouses, call Bob Bolinger to 

register, 350-3165. 

Nov. 17: ACT disaster training class, 

8:30 a.m., Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center, call your captain to register. 

Nov. 21: Captains’ meeting, 9 a.m., 

Chula Vista Recreation Center. 

CHEERLEADERS 

The Villages Cheerleaders will 

practice Friday for their Christmas tree 

lighting ceremony performances on 

Dec. 1 at Spanish Springs and Dec. 3 

at Brownwood. Both performances 

will be at 5 p.m. with the tree lighting 

at 7 p.m. 

The Cheerleaders also will be 

helping to hand out candles at all 

three squares. The Lake Sumter Landing 

tree lighting will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 

29. The Cheerleaders have volunteered 

to decorate the Christmas tree 

at Laurel Manor Recreation Center 

following practice on Friday. 

The Cheerleaders also are practicing 

for the upcoming patriotic “Walk 

In Their Boots” event being held at 9 

a.m. Nov. 17. 

CHESS 

Chess is played at various times 

and recreation centers: 

n Mondays and Fridays, 9 a.m., 


n Thursdays, 9 a.m., Saddlebrook 


n Fridays, 9 a.m., Chatham Recreation 

Center. 

For information on the above 

groups, contact Juergen Giese at 205- 

7120 or Tony Cottell at 750-4461 or 

acabonack@yahoo.com. 

n Wednesdays, 9 a.m., Bacall 


call Paul Reame at 751-6922. 

n Tuesdays, 9 a.m., SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center. Beginner and 

advanced players welcome. 

See clubS, page 39


CHILDREN’S AUTHORS 

TEAM 

The Children’s Authors Team 

meets 9-11:20 a.m. the second and 

fourth Tuesdays of each month at 


Published and unpublished authors 

are welcome to join this friendly and 

supportive team to improve their 

writing and try to get published in 

children’s books and magazines. 

Activities include constructive 

critique, member directory, presentations 

at local schools and libraries, as 

well as co-sponsoring The Villages’ 

annual Authors and Book Lovers 

Showcase. For information, call Mark 

Newhouse at 753-3290. 

CHILDREN’S AUTHORS 

TEAM 

The Children’s Authors Team 

meets 9-11:20 a.m. the second and 


Laurel Manor Recreation Center. The 

group will have a special breakfast 

meeting 9-11:20 a.m. Tuesday at 

Perkins Restaurant on U.S. Highway 

27/441 to celebrate the start of the 

holidays. 

Members and prospective 

members are asked to RSVP before 

Saturday. Everyone will order and pay 

for their own meal. Bring your work 

to share and be critiqued. 

Published and unpublished 

authors are welcome to join this supportive 

team to improve their writing 

and become published in children’s 

books and magazines. Activities 

include constructive critiques, a 

member directory, presentations in 

local schools and libraries as well as 

co-sponsoring The Villages Annual 

Holiday Book Fair to be held Dec. 1 at 

Laurel Manor Recreation Center. For 

information, call Mark Newhouse at 

753-3290. 

CHRISTIAN BIBLE 

STUDY 

The Christian Bible Study meets 

at 4 p.m. Fridays in the Lucille Ball 


The study is followed by dessert, 

coffee and tea. 

CHRISTIAN/ 

WHY WE BELIEVE 

Christian/Why We Believe meets 

at 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of 

each month at Chula Vista Recreation 

Center. A review of the evidence 

supporting the Christian faith is 

presented. For information, call Peter 

Thelen at 566-7336. 

CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S 

STUDY 

A new club named Christian 

Women’s Study Group meets 9:15- 

11:30 a.m. Thursdays at Odell Recreation 

Center. All Villages residents 

are welcome to attend. No prior 

knowledge is necessary. Beginners 

are welcome. Sessions are ongoing 

and you can begin at any time. 

The cost is $10, which includes 

books and supplies. The teacher is 

Bobbie Brecher. The group will study 

“The Greatest Stories Ever Told” 

— Practical Parables for Today (10 

sessions). Lessons include: the way to 

have true purpose and joy, learning 

to embrace the unconditional love of 

God, dealing with rebellious grown 

children, having power to live victoriously, 

how to not remain bitter, the 

power of forgiveness and more. 

For information, call Jean Rogers 

at 513-673-1710 or Bobbie Brecher 

at 638-3091 or just show up at a 

meeting. 

CHINA PAINTING 

The China Painting Club meets 

at 1 p.m. Mondays in the Freedom 

Room at Mulberry Grove Recreation 

Center and Thursdays at Chula Vista 


Both new and experienced painters 

are welcome to attend. Call Mary 

McKimmy at 751-2815 for information 

on the Monday class and Joanne 

Kornfeld at 753-2797 for information 

on the Thursday class. 

CIVIL DISCOURSE 

The Civil Discourse Club meets 10- 

11:30 a.m. Mondays at either Colony 

Cottage Recreation Center or Savannah 

Center. The club is intended 

to provide a forum for respectful, 

thoughtful and orderly discussion of 

varying issues of general interest with 

the goal of fostering a more comprehensive 

understanding of competing 

views and problems. 

Each week, an informed speaker 

presents a topic and the audience 

then has an opportunity to discuss, 

in a civil manner, the pros and cons. 

On Monday, the meeting will be at 

Colony Cottage Recreation Center 

and the topic will be “The Inevitability 

of the Fair Tax” by David O’Dwyer. 

Discussions are lively and 

informative. For information, call Carl 

Branson at 751-1371. 

CLASSIC CAR 

The Classic Car Club of The Vil- 


lages will meet at 7 p.n. Tuesday at 

Chula Vista Recreation Center. The 

nominating committee will present 

the slate of officers for 2013. All members 

are encouraged to attend. 

After a brief meeting with refreshments, 

members will proceed to 

the fire station on County Road 466 

near Morse Boulevard, where they 

will view an antique fire truck under 

restoration. Bob Manning is in charge 

of the restoration and will answer 

questions. 

Owners of antique or classic stock 

cars or trucks are welcome to join the 

club. For information, contact Bob 

Grant at 259-9776 or begrant60@ 

yahoo.com. 

CLASSIC ROCK 

WORKOUT 

A Classic Rock Workout is held at 

9:30 a.m. Saturdays at Coconut Cove 

Recreation Center. All Villagers are 

welcome to attend this high-energy 

cardio-dance workout followed by 

core conditioning and stretching. 

Bring weights and a mat. For information, 

email Shirley Houde at 

shirley-houde@comcast.net. 

CLASSICAL MUSIC 

LOVERS 

The Classical Music Lovers Club 

meets at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays at 

Saddlebrook Recreation Center. A 

presenter gives a brief talk about the 

life and works of a particular composer 

with recorded examples using 

various modes of media (tapes, CDs, 

DVDs, etc.). 

A program is focused around a 

theme, genre or era in classical music. 

Discussion and comments often 

follow the program. There are no 

dues and no business portion to the 

meeting. 

All interested residents are welcome. 

No prior knowledge of classical 

music is required to join the club, 

only a desire to enjoy it with other 

music lovers. 

Members may be notified weekly 

by email, which will include the contents 

of the forthcoming program. 

CLOG 4 FUN 

If you are interested in clogging for 

fun with no performances, you are 

invited to join the Clog 4 Fun class to 

learn new intermediate routines and 

review old favorites. All routines are 

cued. 

Classes are 1-2:50 p.m. Mondays 

in the Ricardo Montalban Room at 

La Hacienda Recreation Center and 

2-3:50 p.m. Thursdays at Canal Street 


call Judy at 753-0249. 

CLOG CLUB 

CONNECTION 

The Clog Club Connection has 

expanded to include beginner and 

beginner plus classes. A beginner 

class is held at 11:30 a.m. Fridays and 

beginner plus starts at 12:15 p.m. 

Fridays at Bacall Recreation Center. 

Classes are six weeks. 

Anyone who wants to learn to 

clog or advance their clogging skills is 


contact Clyde Hamilton at 205-9678 

or clyde.hamilton@gmail.com. 

CLOG DOWN HOME 

CLOGGERS 

Down Home Cloggers is a basic 

plus to intermediate clogging group 

that likes to clog to various genres of 

music. Anyone who wants to learn 

new routines or clog to old favorites 

in a fun, relaxed environment is welcome 

to join. The group meets 8:30- 

9:50 a.m. Thursdays at Bridgeport 


call Debbie Huey at 751-5244. 

CLOGGING LESSONS 

The Rumpus Room Cloggers 

meet on Wednesdays and Fridays 

in the Secretariat Room at Chatham 


To learn this popular American 

dance, join the beginners’ class. 

Beginners’ classes begin in October, 

January and April and last for three 

months. 

If you know clogging basics and 

want to gain a better understanding 

of clog terminology and cued calls, 

enhance your skills in the basic plus/ 

intermediate class that starts at 11:45 

a.m. For information, call Bobbi 

Truskin at 259-3109. 

CLOWN ALLEY 

Clown Alley 179 will have a workshop 

at 9 a.m. Monday at Savannah 

Center. Villages residents and their 

guests are welcome to attend. For 

information, call Mike “Mr. Kluck” 

Ryan at 750-6974. 

COLONY CLAY ARTS 

The Colony Clay Arts Club meets 

8 a.m.-noon Fridays and Saturdays in 

the Drawing Room at Colony Cottage 

Recreation Center. Villagers who have 

experience working with clay are 

invited to join. For information, call 

Kathy Mantel at 350-1035 or Allen 

Shogren at 753-4647. 

The club will present its 2012 

showcase and sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Nov. 10. Admission is free and there 

will be door prizes, demonstrations, 

sculptures, wheel thrown, functional 

and art pieces, pine needle baskets 

forms and more. 

COMEDY 

The Comedy Club is an ensemble 

performing comedy plays, Broadway 

and burlesque-like cabarets. For club 

information, email Regina at rebaugh. 

mandmtheatre@gmail.com. 

COMPUTER 

The Villages Computer Club will 

meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Lake Miona 

Recreation Center. The program will 

feature a presentation by Fred Benson 

and John Campbell on managing 

music in the digital era (download, 

record and edit). 

Following the presentation will be 

refreshments, a 50/50 drawing, door 

prizes and a problem solving session. 

If you have a computer problem you 

can’t resolve, fill out the troubleshooting 

request form found at thevillages 

computerclub.com and bring it to the 

meeting. 

Guests are always welcome. For 

information or to sign up to be on 

the VCC email list, visit the website or 

email Paul Rabenold at TVCC.Pres@ 

gmail.com. 

COMPUTER APPLE 

The Apple iClub will meet at 7 

p.m. Monday at Saddlebrook Recreation 

Center. Meetings are held the 

second Monday of each month and 

are dedicated to Apple iOS devices, 

including the iPad, iPhone and iPod 

with emphasis on new apps and 

settings. 

Mac users are welcome to attend. 

Bob and Judy Veerneveld, board 

members, will demonstrate major 

features and uses of interactive apple 

devices that interface with each other 

and Apple computers, and discuss 

popular features of these products. 

A questions and answer session will 

follow. 

Participants are asked to submit 

queries in writing, including their 

email address, so those not answered 

at the meeting will be responded to 

by email within 48 hours. A video of 

the meeting’s presentations, including 

the Q&A, will be available in a day or 

two at thevillagesmug.org. Persons 

interested in the club should call 

356-VMUG (8684). 

COMPUTER TVMUG 

The Villages Macintosh Users 

Group (TVMUG) will have its second 

annual pizza party 6:30-8:30 p.m. 

Wednesday at Lake Miona Recreation 

See clubS, page 40



Center. Reservations are required. 

The usual fourth Wednesday of 

the month meeting at Saddlebrook 

Recreation Center has been canceled 

for November. The December meeting 

also has been canceled because 

of Christmas. The next meeting will 

be at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23. 

In addition to presentation 

of awards, the pizza party is to 

encourage social interaction among 

members, many of whom joined in 

recent months. Attendees are asked 

to bring unwrapped gifts for the 

Marine Corps-sponsored Toys for Tots 

program. 

The club now has more than 650 

members. TVMUG has added a third 

monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on the 

second Monday of each month at 

Saddlebrook Recreation Center. 

CON. ED. RETIREES 

The Con. Ed. Retiree Club will 

meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Outer 

Banks Room at Bridgeport Recreation 

Center. The meeting will be a Thanksgiving 

potluck dinner. Members 

should bring what they signed up to 

bring at the last meeting. BYOB. 

Also, bring canned or packaged 

food for the Sumter County Sheriff’s 

Office, or money to donate. 

All retired Consolidated Edison 

and Orange and Rockland utility company 

retirees residing in The Villages 

are invited to attend. For information, 

call Frank Giaccone at 750-9717. 

CONNECTICUT 

The Connecticut Club will meet 

at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Henry 

Fonda Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. Magician Brian LaPalme will 

present an all-new show. BYOB; 

coffee will be served. Honorary members 

do not pay dues and their tables 

go to the dessert table first. 

Tickets will be on sale at $20 per 

person for the Christmas dinner 

dance on Dec. 11. BYOB. Music will 

be provided by Karen and Stanley 

Hall. 

All Villages residents who have 

lived in Connecticut are welcome to 

join the club. Sign in on arrival. Meetings 

are held the second Tuesday of 

each month from September until 

May and dues are $10. For information, 

call president Jo Altomaro at 

259-0614 or visit villagesctclub.com. 

CONNIE WALDRON 

PRODUCTIONS 

Connie Waldron was a professional 

choreographer, dancer and 

teacher. She teaches classes in jazz, 

clogging, Irish dance, liturgical dance, 

tap dancing and drill team weekly at 


Waldron has taught dance classes 

in The Villages for 25 years and welcomes 

all dancers. Seasonal residents 

are welcome at all classes. The club 

is comprised of both performing 

and nonperforming members. Call 

Suann at 259-6554 for specific times 

of classes. Everyone is encouraged to 

observe classes and meet Waldron 

while investigating which dance form 

you wish to learn. 

CONQUERING 

OBESITY 

The Conquering Obesity group 

meets 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at Fish 

Hawk Recreation Center. The topic 

is how to achieve and maintain your 

healthy weight. If you are overweight, 

driven to eat and frustrated with diet 

and exercise, attend and learn why 

weight gain usually trumps weight 

loss. Then learn the metabolic secrets 

to shedding those excess pounds. 

Everyone concerned about weight 

can participate. There are no health 

or fitness restrictions. The group 

leader is Michael Albisser, emeritus 

professor of medicine, with 40 years 

of research experience in diabetes 

and metabolism. He will share his 

knowledge and show how conquering 

obesity can lead to looking better 

and living longer. For information, call 

Michael at 430-0098. 

COUNTRY MUSIC 

JAMMERS 

The Country Music Jammers Club 

meets 1-3 p.m. Mondays at Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. New pickers 

or singers are always welcome to join 

in and audience members are invited. 

The group plays old country, new 

country and everything in between. 

For information, call Lester “Bud” 

Warner at 753-7176. 

COOL GUN 

The Cool Gun Club will meet at 6 

p.m. on the second Monday of each 

month at Fish Hawk Recreation Center. 

The club will discuss the Castle 

Doctrine, Florida concealed carry 

laws, which states honor FL CWP 

(as a resident/nonresident holder), 

firearms safety and where to shoot in 

the local area. 

There will be displays and information 

about carrying firearms and 

recreational shooting, as well as an 

occasional guest speaker from local 

gun stores and others who will speak 

on the second amendment. There 

will be DVDs shown on different 

shooting styles. 

Membership is required but there 

are no dues, just bring a good attitude 

and a willingness to learn safe 

firearm handling. All instructors are 

NRA certified with law enforcement 

and civilian firearm training. Concealed 

weapons permit training will 

be offered at material cost only. For 

information, email Loren at LDC@ 

LDCollett.com. 

COUNTRY MUSIC 

PLUS 

The Country Music Plus Club (plus 

a little bluegrass and gospel) meets 

1-3 p.m. Mondays at Fish Hawk 

Recreation Center. The first Monday 

of each month is dedicated to gospel 

music. 

The club welcomes all Villagers 

who enjoy playing guitar, banjo, 

dobro, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle, 

bass, accordion or any other string 

instrument. Club members take turns 

performing their favorite songs. The 

sound system is provided and the 

club has an all-acoustic instrument 

policy. Separate amplifiers are not 

allowed. 

Villagers are welcome to attend 

and listen. For information, contact 

John Borntraeger at 391-5254 or Judy 

Peters at Petersj001@msn.com. 

COUNTRY MUSIC 

SOUTH 

The Country Music South Club 

meets 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 

Hibiscus Recreation Center. The club 

welcomes Villagers who enjoy playing, 

singing, listening or dancing to 

country music. 

Since the club provides an 

amplified sound system, no separate 

amplifiers are allowed. Bring your 

microphones and your electrical or 

acoustic instruments. For information, 

call Ken Kelly at 259-8672 or Vern 

Totsch at 259-9870. 

COUNTRY PARTNER 

DANCE 

The Country Partner Dance Club 

will meet 1-3:20 p.m. Friday at La 

Hacienda Recreation Center. Anyone 

who has learned country partner 

dancing is welcome to attend and 

request the dances they know. 

A request list will be used so that 

you can choose the dances you 

would like to do and the music you 

would like played. Bring CD’s if you 

think we might not have the music. 

There will be plenty of dance time for 

beginner and intermediate dancers. 

To RSVP for the meeting or dinner 

afterward, or to request to have 

a dance reviewed, email country 

dancer@comcast.net. For information 

on lessons, call Janemarie Dorsey at 

259-1371. 

COURSE IN MIRACLES 

A study and discussion group 

pursuing the teaching of “A Course in 

Miracles” meets at 1 p.m. Thursdays 

at Coconut Cove Recreation Center. 

“A Course in Miracles” combines 

the insight of contemporary psychology 

with the spiritual wisdom of the 

East and much of the essence of 

Christianity. 

Anyone acquainted with or desiring 

to explore ACIM is welcome to 

join with others in learning to apply 

its wisdom to daily life. For information, 

call Bob Buckland at 598-7840. 

CRAFTY WOMEN 

The Villages Crafty Women meet 

at 9:30 a.m. on the second and 

fourth Saturdays of each month at 

Allamanda Recreation Center. Class is 

canceled on Nov. 10 but will resume 

Nov. 24. 

Participants make four all-occasion 

cards for $10 and all levels of stampers 

are welcome. In November, 

demonstrations will include a new 

electric die cut machine and use of 

multiple embossing folders as well as 

die cuts, so bring extra paper for your 

own use. 

Bring scissors, a folder and your 

own adhesives. RSVP is required 

by Thursday evening by contacting 

Ginny Radtke at 259-8717 or ginny 

radtkeRN@embarqmail.com. 

CRAZY FUN AND 

GAMES 

Crazy Fun and Games meets at 3 

p.m. Mondays at Chatham Recreation 

Center for all sorts of table, card and 

dice games. The group welcomes 

players who will print instructions and 

teach their favorite game to the club. 

For information, call Mary Courtney at 

751-4240. 

CRIBBAGE 

n The Cribbage Club meets 

noon-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and 

Fridays at various recreation centers. 

Sign up at 11:45 a.m. 

n A group meets noon-3 p.m. 

Tuesdays at Pimlico Recreation 

Center. Brushing up on your cribbage 

skills is offered during regular playing 

time. For information, call Mary 

Carpenter at 753-9839. 


Thursdays at Chatham Recreation 

Center. For information, call Clark 

Greehling at 406-5346. 


Fridays at Truman Recreation Center. 

For information, call Jim Wilson at 

353-0465 or Tom Moyer at 633-3627. 

CREATIVE ALBUMS 

Creative Albums meets 12:30-4 

p.m. Wednesdays at Canal Street 

Recreation Center. Villagers who wish 

to preserve their memories in photosafe 

albums will find this workshop 

time valuable for completing traditional 

and digital scrapbooks. 

Ideas and albums are shared with 

other members. Beginners to experienced 

scrapbookers are welcome 

to attend. For information, call Jan 

Turner at 205-8487. 

CREATIVE WRITERS 

The Creative Writing Group meets 

at 11 a.m. Wednesdays at Laurel 

Manor Recreation Center. Anyone 

who writes nonfiction, fiction, biography, 

family history, memoirs, fantasy, 

science fiction, etc., is welcome to join 

the group. 

Members read their work and offer 

constructive criticism. For information, 

call Glen West at 751-2314. 

CROPPERS 

The Croppers meet 8 a.m.-noon 

Saturdays at Bridgeport Recreation 

Center. Scrapbookers of all levels are 

welcome to attend. Newcomers to 

the scrapbooking world are encouraged 

to try their hand at getting 

started. For information, call Lorraine 

Heffner at 750-4552. 

CROQUET 

The Villages Croquet Club plays 

on courts in back of the Rio Grande 

swimming pool. The courts are open 

at 5 p.m. Friday and all day Saturday 

through Monday. On Sundays at 4 

p.m., the club hosts Wine and Wickets 

at the courts and everyone brings a 

snack to pass and their own beverage, 

followed by games. Lessons are 

available by appointment. Call Fritz at 

430-2842 for information. 

DANCING 

Elegant dances are held at 6:30 

p.m. the first and third Saturdays of 

every month at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center. Live bands perform 

ballroom and club music. Cocktail 

Dancers meet on the first Saturday 

and the Village Dance Club meets on 

the third Saturday. 

The winter dress code is cocktail 

wear for women and a jacket, dress 

shirt and dress pants for gentlemen. 

Ties are not required. Jackets are not 

See clubS, page 41


required in the summer. 

Admission is $16 per couple. 

Memberships are available. For detailed 

information, visit DieterDance. 

com or call Dieter at 603-4133. 

DANCE FUSION 

Dance Fusion practices 12:30-4:30 

p.m. Fridays at Coconut Cove Recreation 

Center. This performing dance 

group is made up of multitalented 

dancers with backgrounds in all forms 

of dance. 

The group is choreographed and 

directed by Marge Blakely, who has 

been dancing, teaching and choreographing 

dance professionally for 

more than 50 years. In 2001, she was 

inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame 

in New York. 

The troupe dances for several 

show groups in The Villages. If you 

have a dance background and are 

interested in joining this group, or 

if you want information on shows, 

contact Marge Blakely at 350-2052 or 

mwbdance@comcast.net. 

DANCE JAZZ 

A beginner plus jazz class meets 

3:15-4 p.m. Thursdays at Captiva 

Recreation Center. Learn jazz routines 

to Broadway, rock, R&B and country 

hits. The class is taught by Donna 

Vogt, 636-675-2679, and Shirley 

Keith, 719-930-6512. 

DANCE OFF 

Dance Off meets 8:30-10 a.m. 

Tuesdays and Thursdays at Coconut 

Cove Recreation Center. Join the 

group for Latin aerobic exercise. Get 

healthy and fit while dancing. For 

information, call Doreen at 430-4302. 

DANCE TAP 

A beginner plus tap class meets 

2:30-3:15 p.m. Thursdays at Captiva 

Recreation Center. Learn tap dances 

to a variety of music styles. The class 

is taught by Donna Vogt, 636-675- 

2679, and Shirley Keith, 719-930-6512. 

DANCE AND TONE 

Barbara Underwood leads a 

Dance and Tone session at 9:30 a.m. 

Mondays at Chula Vista Recreation 

Center. Using DVDs, participants 

sculpt, tone and energize their bodies. 

Bring toning sticks or 1- to 3-pound 

weights, plenty of water and a towel, 

and wear smooth-soled shoes. Everyone 

works at his or her own pace. For 

information, call Barbara Underwood 

at 949-351-4683. 

DANCE WORKOUT 

Dance Workout meets 1:30-2:20 

p.m. Sundays at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center and 9:30-10:20 a.m. Fridays at 

Fish Hawk Recreation Center. 

Have fun exercising to lively Latin, 

rock and country songs. Learn low 

impact dances and add light hand 

weights if you choose. The class is 

taught by experienced dance teacher 

Shirley Keith. For information, call 

719-930-6512. 

DANCERCIZE 

A Dancercize class will meet at 1 

p.m. Wednesdays at Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center, beginning Oct. 3. 

Try a new kind of exercise to upbeat 

music. Learn simple dance steps in 

jazz, Latin, Broadway and hip hop 

taught by professional dance teacher 

Lee Hayes. For information, call Lee 

Hayes at 259-3767. 

DAR 

Puc Puggy Chapter, National 

Society Daughters of the American 

Revolution, will meet Nov. 16 at 

Saddlebrook Recreation Center with 

check-in at 12:15 p.m. 

Norma Bowles will present a patriotic 

program which includes a video, 

“The Flag of the United States.” Hostesses 

this month are Joyce O’Toole 

and Jeanette Lewis. RSVP to Brenda 

Swiderek at 751-1153 or tswiderek@ 


Members, prospective members, 

guests and area residents interested 

in history and culture are invited to 

Puc Puggy’s American Heritage Sugar 

Plum Day Trip on Dec. 8 to Pinellas 

Park. The trip includes a guided tour 

of Heritage Village, which has 28 

homes and buildings, some dating 

from the 1800s. Holiday decorations 

will be true to the period, style and 

use of each structure. Call Donna 

at 753-2500 for tickets ($38) and 

information. 

To learn more about DAR, visit 

dar.org. 

DARTBASEBALL 

The dartbaseball group meets at 

3 p.m. at Paradise Recreation Center. 

Open play is held Mondays from May 

through September and Thursdays 

year round. 

League play is held Mondays from 

October through April. Sign-ups are 

required only for league play. 

Dartbaseball is an indoor activity 

played the same way as regular 

baseball with two exceptions: Bats 

are replaced by darts and there is no 

physical running of bases. 

Games consist of two teams that 

throw darts underhand at a board 


simulating a baseball field. Playing 

time is approximately 90 minutes 

for two games. For information, call 

Phil Waldman at 753-1021 or Watson 

Reamer at 750-3809. 

DARTS 

Darts is played at 6:30 p.m. Fridays 

at Chula Vista Recreation Center. No 

experience is necessary and all Villagers 

are welcome to attend. Regular 

darts games are played. Bring darts 

if you have them. For information, 

contact Carol Martin at 601-6406 or 

robcarol85@yahoo.com. 

DISABLED AMERICAN 

VETERANS 

Disabled American Veterans Orange 

Blossom Gardens Chapter 150 

meets at 2:30 p.m. the second Tuesday 

of each month at Saddlebrook 


All service-connected veterans are 

welcome to attend. Refreshments are 

served following the meeting. For 

information, call Cmdr. Jack Johnson 

at 250-4743. 

DAV service officers are on duty 

at the new Veterans Administration 

outpatient clinic 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday 

through Friday. To contact the 

transportation service, call 674-5099. 

DECORATIVE ARTISTS 

The Villages Decorative Artists 

meet noon-3 p.m. Tuesdays in the 

Freedom Room at Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center. Members are intermediate 

to advanced painters who 

use acrylic paints, do pen and ink 

and occasionally use oils, painting on 

most anything including wood, glass, 

canvas, etc. Members furnish their 

own supplies. 

Experienced newcomers are welcome 

to stop in any Tuesday or call 

Esther Hawkins at 259-2387 or Margy 

Tucker at 751-6248. 

DECORATIVE GLASS 

The Decorative Glass Social Club 

meets 1-4 p.m. the second, fourth 

and fifth Mondays of every month at 

Bacall Recreation Center. The club will 

not meet at Laurel Manor on Dec. 24 

or Dec. 31. 

Guests are welcome to join. Come 

see the display table. Elegant engraving 

is done on common household 

items using a handheld electric tool. 

No artistic experience is required. 

This is very easy to learn. Free glass is 

available. 

The focus of this free club is 

to develop skills learned in Jenny 

Robinson’s classes, such as use of the 

tool and techniques. This club meets 

in a workshop setting with a generous 

exchange of ideas. 

To schedule a demonstration for 

your club, or for club information, 

contact Jenny at 504-7463 or 

thevillagesglassengravers@aol.com. 

DEMOCRATS 

The Villages Democratic Club will 

meet Saturday at Colony Cottage 

Recreation Center. Registration and 

social time begins at 9:30 a.m. with 

the program at 10 a.m. 

Members will elect 2013 club 

officers, recognize club volunteers 

and hear the incoming club president 

discuss his vision going forward. Tuesday’s 

election results will be discussed 

as well. 

All Villages Democrats are invited. 

In order to provide maximum seating, 

there will not be refreshment tables at 

this meeting. Coffee and water will be 

provided. Bring nonperishable food 

and/or cash for local food pantries. 

DEUTSCHER 

The Villages Deutscher Club will 

host a performance by Mary Jo Vitale 

6:30-9 p.m. Nov. 15 at Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center. Vitale will sing 

songs from “The Sound Of Music.” 

BYOB. 

Tickets are $5 for members and 

$8 for guests. Club members, Villages 

residents and their guests are invited. 

Make a reservation by contacting Kirk 

Freundt at 350-6533 or kfreundt1@ 

aol.com by Friday. Tickets may be 

picked up at the door. 

DIABETES, PERFECT 

CONTROL 

The Diabetes, Perfect Control 

group meet 10 a.m.-noon Fridays 

at Hibiscus Recreation Center. Is 

your home glucose management 

achieving perfect diabetes control and 

perfect body weight? If not, attend 

meetings to learn about the latest 

advances. 

Participate and with less effort 

and fewer restrictions, you will avoid 

hypoglycemia, reduce excess medications, 

and control blood glucose and 

body weight perfectly. You will find 

out how to balance treatment, diet, 

exercise and stress. 

Be among the first in The Villages 

to use the newest technology to 

guide you to perfect diabetes control. 

Share your experiences. You can 

even volunteer in a scientific study on 

glucose management and the costs of 

care. The group leader is an emeritus 

professor of medicine with 40 years 

of research experience in diabetes 

and metabolism. For information, call 

Michael at 430-0098. 

DIALYSIS SUPPORT 

The Dialysis Support Group meets 

3:45-4:45 p.m. the second Friday of 

every month in the Jefferson Room 


People who are on dialysis or are 

transitioning to dialysis, and their 

caregivers, are welcome to attend. 

The purpose of the group is to 

share experience, strength and encouragement. 

Ideas regarding format, 

speakers, etc., are encouraged. For 

information, contact Connie Ryan at 

401-828-4499 or Josephine Balletta at 

259-7040. 

DIAMOND 

PRODUCTIONS 

Diamond Dancers and their 

special guests will kick off the holidays 

with “‘Tis the Season II” at 7:30 p.m. 

Dec. 7 at La Hacienda Recreation 

Center. Since this is also Pearl Harbor 

Day, a special tribute to the Armed 

Forces will be featured and a portion 

of the proceeds will benefit VHA 

Helping Hands. 

Tickets are on sale at The Villages 

Box Offices and are $15 for Villages 

residents and $20 for the general 

public. 

The dancers rehearse 9-11:50 a.m. 

Tuesdays and Thursdays at Fish Hawk 

Recreation Center. Their spring show, 

“Don’t Stop Me Now,” is scheduled 

for April 2-3 at Savannah Center. 

Experienced jazz or tap dancers 

are encouraged to bring dance shoes 

and attend any practice to try out. For 

information, call Diana Cecil at 750- 

9541 or at 259-8330. 

DIRTY UNO 

The Dirty Uno Club meets at 

6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Silver Lake 

Recreation Center. The club is open 

to anyone who wants to have a fun 

time. If you don’t know how to play 

the game, which is easy to learn, the 

club will teach you. For information, 

call Ruth Bitondo at 750-3766. 

DIXIELAND BAND 

The Villages Dixieland Band is an 

all-resident group of skilled musicians 

with many years of combined experience. 

The band performs multiple 

styles of jazz and blues for fellow 

Villagers. They play authentic arrangements 

of traditional New Orleans jazz 

as well as West Coast and Chicago’s 

“Hot Jazz” and the blues. The vocalist 

is Bob Fowler. 

Practices are held at 4:30 p.m. 

most Tuesdays at Chatham Recreation 

Center. Visitors are welcome to at- 

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tend. The band currently is rehearsing 

for the following appearances: Dec. 

1, tree lighting celebration; Dec. 6, 

Loopers Club. For information, call 

George Andrus at 751-4824. 

DOG OWNERS 

The Responsible Dog Owners 

Group of The Villages will meet at 

4 p.m. Monday at Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center. Dog Expo II, 

scheduled to take place Dec. 1, will be 

the subject of the meeting. Anyone 

interested in participating in or assisting 

with this expo is encouraged to 

attend. 

RDOG promotes responsible dog 

ownership through well-informed 

owners with well-trained and wellmannered 

pets. RDOG provides community 

support through stewardship 

of Mulberry Dog Park, the Cutter Alert 

program for lost pets, and dog expos. 

RDOG is open to all Villages 

residents who are interested in the 

humane treatment, health and safety 

of our four-legged friends. For information, 

call Frank at 751-3236. 

DOLLARS FOR 

SCHOLARS 

The Villages Chapter of Dollars 

for Scholars is a 501(c)3 nonprofit 

volunteer organization which seeks 

out financially disadvantaged young 

people and provides them with the 

resources necessary to achieve an 

education. 

The major fundraiser for this year 

will be a production titled “Starry, 

Starry 3, The Stars You Want 2 See,” 

with many local performers giving 

their time and talents at 5 p.m. and 

8 p.m. Nov. 10 at Savannah Center. 

Tickets may be purchased at The 

Villages Box Office or in the lobby 

before the performances. 

To participate further, consider 

joining the Dollars for Scholars group 

which meets at 10 a.m. the second 

Monday of each month at Allamanda 

Recreation Center or call Carol Lutgen 

at 750-6889. 

DRAGON BOAT 

GRAND MASTERS 

The Grand Masters Dragon Boat 

Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second 

Tuesday of each month at SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center. Residents interested 

in learning about dragon boat 

racing are invited to attend. 

Teams compete in various races 

in Florida and throughout the nation. 

Physically fit men and women 

are needed to join the competitive 

dragon boat racing teams. Interested 

individuals will be trained and mentored 

as needed in preparation for 

the 2012 racing season. 

For information, contact one of 

the teams listed: Leatherneck, Warren 

Butt, 446-9242; Silver Dragons, Elly 

Olesen, 750-9585; Leatherneck Red, 

Bob Kane, 391-5164; Black Sheep, 

Dennis Faillo, 259-1563; Village 

Dragons, Chuck Louise, 753-8024; 

women’s team, Marguerite Muller, 

259-2175. 

DRAGON BOAT 

BLACK SHEEP 

The Black Sheep Marines Dragon 

Boat Team is looking for a few good 

men and women to join their ranks. 

The team is made up of Marine and 

Navy personnel, but welcomes other 

military or non-military members who 

believe in the Marine Corps creed: 

“Semper Fi (Always Faithful).” 

Newcomers to the sport are welcome. 

For information, contact 

Dennis Faillo at 259-1563 or 

d2150735@hotmail.com or Gordon 

Gillis at 781-831-1969 or gordon_ 

gillis@yahoo.com. 

DRAGON BOAT 

TREASURED CHESTS 


Club is actively recruiting breast 

cancer survivors for the first Villages 

Breast Cancer Survivor Team, 

Treasured Chests. Any breast cancer 

survivor who enjoys being on the 

water is welcome to join. 

The only experience necessary is 

the desire to become a member of a 

groundbreaking team in The Villages. 

The survivor spirit of this team will 

inspire you beyond expectations. 

Survivors at any stage — recently diagnosed, 

actively undergoing treatment 

or long-term survivors are welcome 

to join. 

In addition, the team is seeking a 

survivor who is interested in training 

specifically for the position of drummer. 

Any survivor who weighs less 

than 120 pounds is welcome to apply. 

Potential paddlers and drummers 

should contact Marguerite Muller at 

259-2175 or marantho@comcast.net. 

DRAGON BOAT 

VILLAGE DRAGONS 

The Village Dragons are looking 

for enthusiastic paddlers willing to 

commit to competitive racing through 

April. Members will mentor, train and 

suggest activities to become more 

physically fit so that all can enjoy 

this water sport. For information, 

contact Chuck Louise at 753-8024 

or clouise3@yahoo.com or Barbara 

Bickley at 430-2959 or barb5151@ 


DRAGON BOAT 

LEATHERNECK 

WARRIORS 

Leatherneck Warriors is a dragon 

boat race team competing March 

through November throughout Central 

Florida. The physical challenges 

are demanding, but members are 

rewarded by the camaraderie and 

commitment of a fun team. 

The team trains year round two 

to three times a week and welcomes 

new members to join them in continuing 

a tradition that originated in 

China more than 2,000 years ago and 

is one of the fastest growing team 

sports in the world. 

No experience is required, just a 

willingness to learn and have fun. For 

information, call captain Mike Mitchell 

at 703-403-4649 or coach Bob Kane 

at 391-5164. 

DRAGON BOAT 

LEATHERNECKS 

The international Leathernecks 

Dragon Boat Racing Team is looking 

for physically fit men and women to 

join its rowing team. No experience 

is necessary and individuals will be 

trained and mentored as needed. 

The Leathernecks practice on Lake 

Sumter and race in a variety of Florida 

venues. The team participated in 

the Club Crew World Championship 

games in Hong Kong this year and 

has an eye on Italy in 2014. For information, 

contact Capt. Warren Butt at 

446-9242 or wabutt@comcast.net. 

DRAGON BOAT 

SILVER DRAGONS 


Team “The Silver Dragons” is a 

dedicated co-ed team. The team now 

is recruiting and actively seeking men 

and women interested in the sport of 

dragon boat racing. 

This is a very enthusiastic and 

friendly team, committed to having 

fun in and out of the boat and still being 

serious about competitive racing. 

Anyone interested in being fit and giving 

dragon boating a try is welcome 

to contact Pat Ryan at 753-8424 or 

patpty@aol.com. 

DRAGON BOAT 

DRAGON SISTERS 


Club’s women’s team, Dragon Sisters, 

is looking for women interested in 

learning the challenging sport of 

dragon boating. This is a new and 

growing team. 

Anyone with a desire to compete 

who is in good physical condition 

and enjoys being on the water should 

consider joining the team. Year round 

residents are preferred. Interested 

parties may contact Ann Miller at 350- 

2391 or ann.miller4@comcast.net. 

DRAGON BOAT 

THIS BOAT ROCKS 

A new Dragon Boat Team TBR 

(This Boat Rocks) paddles 4-5 p.m. 

Wednesdays and Fridays on Lake 

Sumter. Meet at 3:30 p.m. immediately 

west of Waterfront Inn. 

This is a noncompetitive novice 

group that meets only for exercise 

and to have fun. No experience is 

necessary. For information, call Susan 

at 937-602-1640 or Lee at 568-5806. 

DOO WOP/GOLDEN 

OLDIES SOUTH 

The Doo Wop Golden Oldies 

South Club will meet 6-9:30 p.m. 

Sunday at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center. Dance, make new friends 

and enjoy music from the 1950s and 

‘60s. BYOB and snacks. Guests are 

welcome. 

DRUM CORPS 

The Villages Twirlers Drum Corps 

meets 9-10 a.m. Mondays at Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. The corps 

gives free drum lessons to anyone 

who wants to participate in parades, 

shows, etc. with the team. 

No experience is necessary. Drums 

are provided. Drummers also meet 

1-3 p.m. Thursdays at La Hacienda 


call Drum Capt. Bob Sorensen at 

633-0006. 

DRUMMING CIRCLE 

The Drumming Circle meets 2-3 

p.m. Thursdays in the small gazebo 

near the children’s playground in 

Lake Sumter Landing, across from 

TooJay’s. It is not necessary to own a 

drum to participate. Good substitutes 

are pots and pans, buckets, rattles 

or plastic or metal bottles filled with 

pebbles or dry beans. For information, 

call Jo Ward at 753-7241. 

DULCIMER 

The Dulcimer Club meets 1-3 p.m. 

Tuesdays at Bacall Recreation Center. 

The club includes both the mountain 

and hammered dulcimer. All are 

welcome. For information, call Randy 

Smith at 561-6254. 

DULCIMERS FOR 

BEGINNERS 

The Beginner Dulcimers Club 

meets 9-10:50 a.m. every Wednesday 

except the first Wednesday of each 

month in the Julio Iglesias Room at 


These sessions are for people who 

are interested in learning to play a 

dulcimer but have little or no knowledge 

of it. Music is provided. Listeners 

are welcomed. For information, 

contact Gladys Hodge at 750-6045. 

DYNAMIC DOG 

CANINE DRILL TEAM 

The Dynamic Dog Club Canine 

Drill Team is a noncompetitive group 

of enthusiastic handlers and their 

dogs performing basic obedience 

drills to fun and lively music. The 

team consists of purebred and mixed 

breed dogs of all sizes at various 

levels of obedience training ranging 

from novice to utility. 

Club members’ goals are to have 

fun with their dogs while being an 

example to encourage others to 

do more with their own dogs; to 

promote the human-canine bond; to 

entertain; and to educate the general 

public on the joys and benefits of 

having a well-trained dog. 

To learn more about the club and 

its programs, such as the drill team, 

therapy dog training, the Dynamic 

READers program, The Villages 

Lifelong Learning Training classes and 

support for U.S. military canines, visit 

dynamicdogclub.com or email media 

director@dynamicdogclub.com. 

EDUCATORS RETIRED 

The Educators Retired Club will 

meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Canal 

Street Recreation Center. The school 

principals of Stanton Weirsdale Elementary, 

Wildwood Elementary, The 

Villages Elementary of Lady Lake and 

Wildwood Middle High School will be 

the guest speakers. 

They will share their schools’ 

demographics and the communities 

they serve, as well as discuss their 

school programs, successes, existing 

problems, school needs and volunteer 

opportunities. 

Reservations for the Dec. 7 trip 

to the Stetson Mansion are $20 and 

can be made at the meeting. Due 

to the overwhelming response, this 

meeting will be the last opportunity 

to purchase tickets for the Christmas 

luncheon on Dec. 11. 

The club meets the second 

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Tuesday of every month. Any Villages 

resident who worked in an education 

career and/or an education related 

field is encouraged to attend. For 

information, visit erclubvillagesfl.net 

or call Mary Woods at 781-3811. 

E FLYERS 

The Villages E Flyers Model 

Airplane Club meets 7:30-10:30 a.m. 

Mondays through Fridays (weather 

permitting) at The Villages Polo Club. 

The E Flyers fly electronically powered, 

radio controlled model aircraft. 

All pilots must be Villages residents 

and have a valid AMA license. 

Guest flyers are welcome, but 

must have a valid AMA license to 

fly. Spectators are welcome. For 

information, call Walter Steckenreiter 

at 753-5291, Barry Killick at 259-4271 

or killickb@comcast.net or Harry 

McClary at 753-6362. 

ELKS 

Lady Lake Elks Lodge 2793 will 

meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Laurel 

Manor Recreation Center. Meetings 

are on the second and fourth Mondays 

of each month. 

ELVIS 

The new Elvis Club will have its 

first meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday at 

Hibiscus Recreation Center. Sing, 

dance and socialize to the music of 

Elvis. Residents and their guests are 

invited. For information, contact Jim 

at 561-4762 or jaroo160@aol.com. 

ENERGY/MEDITATION 

The Energy/Meditation Group 

meets 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays at 

Lake Miona Recreation Center. The 

purpose of this group is to learn 

and work with the energies of the 

body for health and well-being, with 

the idea that self-awareness is a key 

aspect to inner peace. 

The group also practices various 

types of breathing and meditation 

exercises. For information, call Nancie 

L. Leon at 750-1665 or visit 

energymeditationgroup.com. 

EUCHRE 

n Mondays, 10-11:50 a.m., Sterling 

Heights Recreation Center. All levels 

welcome and the game is taught. 

Neil Timson, 813-545-8224 or neil. 

timson@yahoo.com. 

n Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center. Doors close at 

6:25 p.m. This group is for advanced 

players. MaryJane and Chas, 751- 

3676. 

n Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Marilyn 

Monroe and Gregory Peck rooms, 

Paradise Recreation Center. Practice 

begins at 6:30 p.m. Lessons by appointment 

only. Joe Stone, 259-9744. 

n Fridays, 6:30-9 p.m., Courageous 

Room, Lake Miona Recreation 

Center. Bring a snack to share. Ralph 

and Marilyn, 445-9987. 

EXERCISE IN DISGUISE 

Line dancing for exercise classes 

(formerly Giggles & Shakes) are held 

as follows: 

n Mondays: 7-7:50 a.m., La 

Hacienda Recreation Center. Jan 

Hilgenfeld, 430-1976. 

n Tuesdays and Thursdays: 

7:30-9:20 a.m., SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. Shirley Lake, 750-4708 or 

wlake23@comcast.net. 

n First, third and fifth Wednesdays: 

9:30-11 a.m., Lake Miona Recreation 

Center. Jan Hilgenfeld, 430-1976. 

n Fridays: Teaching/Practice Class, 

9:30-11 a.m., Allamanda Recreation 

Center. Helen Hamlett, 753-4881 or 

trex4137@aol.com. 

EXOPOLITICS 

The Exopolitics Club will meet at 

4 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Madison Room 


The topic will be “Dec. 21, 2012: The 

Coming of Nibiru.” 

Are we standing at the threshold 

of the most shocking paradigm-shift 

ever? Is the “greatest story in human 

history” about to be revealed? 

This group is open to all who desire 

to learn more about exopolitics. 

Guest speakers will be invited who 

were involved in the exopolitics and 

disclosure movement to promote the 

truth about extraterrestrial life and to 

promote a peaceful existence. 

The club meets the third Friday of 

every month. This meeting is open 

to all Villagers and is free. To attend, 

contact Allen at allen@exopolitics 

Sumtercounty.org or 874-1040. 

FABRIC FUN ARTS 

AND CRAFTS 

Fabric Fun Arts and Crafts meets 

1-4 p.m. Saturdays at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. This club is for sewers 

of all levels. All projects are made 

from fabric, fibers, yarn and thread. 

“Lunch and Learn” is held on the 

fourth Saturday of each month. The 

first Saturday of each month is demo 

day. Every Saturday there is a show 

and tell. 

The club has ongoing projects for 

all levels of sewing crafts, including 

a beginning quilting group. They 

also have charity projects and go to 


Homewood of Freedom Pointe on 

the second Monday of each month to 

create projects with the residents. 

Anyone who wants to share and 

learn projects is welcome to attend. 

For information, call Micki MacCumbee 

at 350-6853. 

FICTION WRITERS 

ROUNDTABLE 

Fiction Writers Roundtable meets 

1-3:50 p.m. on the second Tuesday 

of each month at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. Authors meet to read 

their unpublished work. Afterward, 

the other members offer encouragement, 

constructive criticism and suggestions 

for improving the piece. 

From 1 to 2:30 p.m., the meeting 

is open to writers of any genre of 

fiction. From 2:30 to 3:50 p.m., it is 

devoted to writers of science fiction, 

fantasy and horror. 

This is a friendly club. One needn’t 

be a member or even a writer to 

attend. All Villages resident are invited 

to visit and listen to the stories. For 

information, contact Jim McGann at 

751-6743 or jmcgann38@ 


FIGURE DRAWING 

AND PORTRAIT 

The Figure Drawing and Portrait 

artist group meets 9:30-11:30 a.m. 

Fridays at Pimlico Recreation Center. 

Live models are provided. The club 

welcomes artists of all media. Bring 

art supplies. For information, call Walt 

Roman at 259-7428. 

FIT AND FLOAT 

WATER EXERCISE 

The Fit and Float Water Exercise 

Class meets at 5 p.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays at Laurel Manor Sports 

Pool. Participants use a swim board 

for flotation to work on balance and 

core conditioning and to provide 

resistance to tone and firm muscles. 

Get on board for a total body 

workout. For information, call Debbie 

Lawson at 751-5890. 

FIVE HUNDRED BID 

CARDS 

Five Hundred Bid Cards is played 

6:30-8:30 p.m. the first and third 

Thursdays of every month at Truman 

Recreation Center. This is an easy 

game to learn. It is played with a 

full deck plus a joker. It is a simple 

form of bridge with a single round of 

bidding. 

Singles and new players always 

are welcome. For information, contact 

Ed and Sue Reddinger at 203-231- 

0189, 203-243-7024 or Edreddinger 

@gmail.com. 

FLASHBACK 

The Flashback Rock and Roll Band 

rehearses 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays 

at Odell Recreation Center. All Villages 

residents are invited to attend and 

listen. For information, contact Ralph 

DiNome at 454-4265 or thevoice1@ 

juno.com. 

FLUTE CHOIR 

The Villages Flute Choir meets 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, November 

through April, at Allamanda Recreation 

Center. In addition to rehearsing 

challenging and eclectic music, the 

group performs at various community 

events. 

Intermediate and advanced C 

flute, and alto and bass flute players 

are encouraged to join. If you are 

interested in becoming a member, 

call musical director Christine Smith at 

561-4039 to arrange an audition. 

A $10 annual fee is collected from 

each member to cover the cost of 

music. 

FOLK MUSIC 

The Goodrich Folk Music Club 

meets 7-8:50 p.m. Mondays in the 

Reliance Room at Lake Miona Recreation 

Center. If you play an acoustic 

instrument, enjoy singing along or 

just want to revisit songs from the 

era of the Kingston Trio, Tom Paxton 

and Peter, Paul and Mary, and others 

like them, come and join the fun. For 

information, contact Richy Bender 

at 753-6555 or RHBEN@comcast. 

net or Nancy Sievert at 259-8669 or 

dsievert06@embarqmail.com. 

FOREIGN FILM 

The Foreign Film Club meets at 

12:30 p.m. on the second and fourth 

Saturdays and Sundays of each 

month in the Americana Room at 


All films are shown once on Saturday 

and repeated on Sunday. Doors 

open at 12:30 p.m. and the movie 

starts at 1 p.m. Seating is limited. No 

one will be admitted after the film 

starts. Refreshments and discussion 

follow the film on Saturdays. 

Successful operation of the club 

requires volunteer members. Contact 

the Cardones at 751-7263 or visit 

thevillagesforeignfilmclub.com. 

The film for Saturday and Sunday 

is “The Wave.” This 2008 film is 

from Germany and is 107 minutes. 

The film is in German with English 

subtitles. The schedule is subject 

to change. For information, call Joy 

Kirchens at 259-5459. 

FOUR SCORE 

AND MORE 

The Four Score and More Club 

is a social club for Villages residents 

who are 80 years of age now or will 

become so this year. There are no 

dues. 

Usually the club meets on the 

fourth Thursday of the month at Savannah 

Center, but due to Thanksgiving, 

the club will meet Nov. 15. Mary 

Jo Vitale will provide the entertainment. 

Doors open at 11:45 a.m. 

The menu is roasted turkey, openface 

on Texas toast, with mashed 

potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, 

vegetables and dessert. November 

birthdays will be recognized. Larry 

Forss will conduct the 50/50 and 

door prize drawings. The cost is $13 

per person, payable by check or cash. 

Wear your name badges. New 

badges will be at the sign-in table. 

Members will be called for lunch 

reservations this weekend. New 

members and guests are welcome. 

For information, call CeCe DiMatteo 

at 750-0376. 

FSU FRIENDS 

The FSU Friends Club will meet at 

7 p.m. tonight at Gator’s Dockside in 

Spanish Springs for the viewing of the 

FSU vs. Virginia Tech ESPN’s Thursday 

Night football game. Game time is 

7:30 p.m. 

Everyone is invited. Meetings 

normally are held at 6:30 p.m. the 

second Thursday of each month at 

Fish Hawk Recreation Center. 

FUN TIME FOLLIES 

Fun Time Follies will present its 

fifth show, “Girl, Girls, Girls,” Feb. 

14-15 at Savannah Center. The Follies, 

which always has been dedicated to 

laughing out loud, comedy and real 

song and dance, will feature singers 

Laurie Arnold, Sue Schuller, Gay Mc- 

Cants, Terry Bleau, Sally Spieth and 

Marlene Caplis. 

Comic actor Ken Hoffmann will 

head the Top Bananas along with Jim 

Boerman, Billie Cerovac, Jim Bleau, 

Bob Grable, Dave Holser, Phil Khul, 

the Country Cousins and Judy Hurley. 

The show will again have several 

dance numbers by Marge Blakely’s 

Dance Fusion, Sandy Dunlap and 

Patty Gunsallus’ Travlin’ Shoes. Also 

on the bill are the dance teams of Armando 

Ocampo and Angela Ferrigno 

plus Marge Blakely and Frank Materia. 

For information, call producer Jim 

Krum at 259-9079. 

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GALS OF 

THE RIO GRANDE 

The Gals of the Rio Grande will 

meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 

Geronimo Room at Chula Vista 

Recreation Center. Gidget Gibson, 

president of the Wildwood Area 

Historical Association, will give a 

presentation on the history of Sumter 

County. There will be a 50/50 drawing. 

Membership dues of $6 may be 

paid. 

Fliers will be available and reservations 

will be accepted for the Christmas 

luncheon which will be held Dec. 

12 at Katie Belle’s at a cost of $15.25. 

The cost includes your meal plus 

unlimited champagne or soft drink, 

dessert, tax and gratuity. 

All ladies in the Village of Rio 

Grande area are invited to attend. For 

information, call Joan Kulikovskis at 

750-3172. 

GARDEN NORTH 

The Villages Garden Club North 

will meet 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at 


All Villagers and their guests are 

welcome to attend. 

The program will be live demonstrations 

by a few of members on 

unique ways to decorate your tables, 

doors and outsides for the holidays. 

The club has a bountiful plant 

exchange table. Be sure to identify 

what you bring. Bring an item of food 

or a hygiene product for the club’s 

two charities. For information, call 

Anne Lambrecht at 751-4380. 

GEEZERS AND GALS 

PICKLEBALL 

Geezers and Gals Pickleball meets 

4-5:50 p.m. Thursdays at the Bacall 

Recreation Center pickleball courts. 

All interested people are invited to 

attend. For information, contact Al 

Rosati or To Sokso at 391-1184 or 

alchezeccbay@yahoo.com. 

GEM AND MINERAL 

The Villages Gem and Mineral 

Society has a workshop at 6 p.m. 

Thursdays at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. Rock and mineral collectors, 

lapidary artists, gem hobbyists and 

fossil enthusiasts are welcome to 

attend. 

Learn how to identify rocks, 

minerals and gems; how to polish 

and facet gems and make jewelry; 

silversmithing, wire wrapping and 

cold connections; how to identify 

fossils. Join the group on field trips to 

find rocks, minerals and fossils. For 

information, call club president Tom 

Mitchell at 751-0906. 

GEMSTONE DANCERS 

The Villages Gemstone Dancers 

meet 9-11 a.m. Tuesdays at Allamanda 

Recreation Center and 11 

a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at Odell 

Recreation Center. This is a new highenergy 

theatrical-style dance group. 

Dancers will have the opportunity 

to learn to dance with many different 

kinds of props, creating innovative 

routines and shows. Some form of 

dance background or good movement 

ability is needed. 

The group is directed by Judy 

Quail, a past professional choreographer 

for the NBA’s Washington 

Wizards dance team. For information, 

contact her at 753-1797 or 

twirl5678@hotmail.com. 

GENEALOGY FAMILY 

TREE MAKER 

The Family Tree Maker special 

interest group of The Villages 

Genealogy Society meets at 1 p.m. 

the second Monday of each month 

in the Spirit Room at Mulberry Grove 


The SIG group is not a teaching 

group. This group focuses on helping 

members understand versions 

2010 and 2011 of this genealogical 

software. There is a moderator and 

a panel of two or three who answer 

questions related to the software. 

Villagers who would like to learn 

more about Family Tree Maker are 

welcome. You must join The Villages 

Genealogy Society, which costs $5 to 

join and $5 per year dues. You will be 

given an application at the meeting to 

take with you and send to the VGS. 

If you have a laptop, bring it to 

the meeting. For information, contact 

Robert (Greg) Gregoire at 259-0507 

or uneeq7@gmail.com. 

GENEALOGY IRISH SIG 

The Irish Genealogy Special Interest 

Group of The Villages Genealogy 

Society will meet 10 a.m.-noon 

Wednesday in the Osceola Room at 

Chula Vista Recreation Center. New 

members will be welcomed to the 

group and the website findmypast. 

com and its application to Irish genealogy 

research will be discussed. 

The group is open to Villages 

residents who are members of The 

Villages Genealogy Society. If you 

are not a member of the VGS you 

will be given an application at this 

meeting that you can mail to request 

a membership. Membership dues 

are $10 for the first year and $5 annual 

renewal dues. For information, 

contact Tom Voyles at 259-8329 or 

ntvoyles@netzero.net. 

GENEALOGY 

SCANDINAVIAN SIG 

The Scandinavian Genealogy Special 

Interest Group will meet 10 a.m.noon 

Nov. 16 at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. There will be announcements 

followed by a brief general discussion 

session and then a case study using 

the research of a member. 

The group meets the third Friday 

of each month. To participate, one 

has to be a member of The Villages 

Genealogical Society. For information, 

contact Larry Peterson at 751-3979 or 

larann73@gmail.com. 

GENTLEMEN R&B 

STEPPERS 

The Gentlemen’s R&B Steppers 

meet 1-3 p.m. Thursdays at Chula 

Vista Recreation Center. The focus 

of the club is a different form of line 

dancing to the beat of rhythm and 

blues music. 

GIGGLES AND SHAKES 

Weekly Giggles and Shakes sessions 

are held at 9 a.m. Tuesdays on 

Spanish Springs Town Square and 

8-8:40 a.m. Wednesdays in the Henry 

Fonda Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. For information, call Betty 

Deighton at 633-3816. 

GIN RUMMY 

n Silver Lake Recreation Center: 

3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays. All gin 

players are welcome, as well as those 

who would like to learn how to play 

with an easy-going and fun group. 

Gladys Keener, 750-3936, or Inge 

Brown, 750-3858. 

n Churchill Street Recreation 

Center: 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday 

of each month. Joe Fiorentino, 

350-7004. 

GIRL SCOUT 

ALUMNAE 

The Villages Girl Scout Alumnae 

Silver Trefoil Group has teamed up 

with the United Way of Lake and 

Sumter Counties and the Early Learning 

Coalition for its fourth annual 

pajama and book drive for homeless 

children. Donations can be brought to 

any village or regional recreation center 

through Nov. 30. The recreation 

centers will have collection boxes for 

new books and new pajamas (unwrapped) 

for children ages infancy 

through 18 years of age. 

GLASS ENGRAVERS 

The Glass Engravers Social Club 

meets the second, fourth and fifth 

Mondays of every month, 9 a.m.noon 

at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center and 1-4 p.m. at Bacall Recreation 

Center. The club will not meet at 

Laurel Manor on Dec. 24 or Dec. 31. 

Elegant engraving is done on 

common household items using a 

handheld tool. Previous experience 

is not required. The club is free. 

For information, call Jenny or Steve 

Robinson at 504-7463. 

GLASS FUSION 

COLONY 

The Colony Glass Fusion Club 

meets 2-5 p.m. Sundays, 9 a.m.-noon 

Mondays and 2-5 p.m. Thursdays at 

Colony Cottage Recreation Center. 

Members work on their own projects 

in a workshop setting. For those 

without prior experience, a beginner 

class is offered. the next class will be 

in March and there is a waiting list. 

After completing the class, students 

may join the club. 

Anyone interested may stop in 

during a meeting to see projects 

being created and meet members. 

For information or to be put in the 

waiting list, contact Linda Smith at 

205-8000 or lindylee1028@comcast. 

net or Robin Jones at 430-0770 or 

robin0512@comcast.net. 

GLASS FUSION 

SEABREEZE 

The SeaBreeze Glass Fusion Club 

meets 1-4 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays 

and Thursdays at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. Glass fusion is the art 

of cutting and fusing glass in a kiln 

to form decorative art pieces and 

jewelry. 

The club is not currently giving lessons. 

The waiting list is very long, but 

anyone interested can have his or her 

name placed on it. Those interested 

are welcome to stop by any time to 

see what members are creating. For 

information, email Judy at jdbieb@ 

comcast.net. 

GLENBROOK 

The Glenbrook Social Club will not 

meet in November. 

The ladies luncheon will be held at 

11:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Watch 

Restaurant. For information, call 

Arlene Kerans at 259-0103. 

The holiday dinner dance will 

be at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Savannah 

Center. Vic’s Embers will cater this 

gala affair and music will be provided 

by GoldiRocs. Jackets are required for 

men. Tickets will be sold 3:30-5 p.m. 

Nov. 20 and Nov. 29 at the postal station 

or call Arlene Kerans at 259-0103. 

GOLDWING 

MOTORCYCLE 

The Villages Goldwing Association 

meets at 6 p.m. the first Friday 

of every month at Bacall Recreation 

Center. Today at 10:45 a.m., the 

group will leave from Saddlebrook 

Recreation Center for a lunch ride to 

the Ivy House in Williston. On Saturday 

at 8:30 a.m., they will go on a 

breakfast ride to Jan and Al’s in Silver 

Springs. Check the club calendar at 

my.calendars.net/villagewingers. 

All Villages Gold Wing owners 

and anyone with an interest 

in Honda Gold Wings is welcome 

to join the club. For information, 

contact Jim Misciagno at 753-8051 

or jimal1967@yahoo.com or Larry 

Ketzel at 561-4485 or larryketzel@ 

yahoo.com. 

GOLF CART 

DRILL TEAM 

The Villages Golf Cart Precision 

Drill Team currently has a full roster. 

Anyone interested in joining will be 

placed on a waiting list for a short period 

of time. The drill team practices 

9-10 a.m. Wednesdays at The Villages 

Polo Club. 

The team is available to perform 

for club meetings, neighborhood 

parties and other events. To watch a 

performance, go to youtube.com and 

type “Precision Golf Cart Drill Team” 

in the search box. For information, 

call Irene Howe at 753-6312. 

GRAY OWLS 

The Gray Owls club is looking 

for new members to join them on 

the second Tuesday of each month 

as they depart at 9:45 a.m. from the 

pavilion at Lake Miona Recreation 

Center to drive to the Hooters restaurant 

in Sanford for hot wings, cold 

drinks and good conversation. For 

information, contact Jerry at 561-4617 

or sanjer7@comcast.net. 

GREEK-AMERICAN 

The Greek-American Social Club 

will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Lake 

Miona Recreation Center. Entertainment 

will be provided by “Me and My 

Gang.” It will be an exciting high energy 

show with dancers, a comedian, 

a ventriloquist and a singer. 

Those attending are asked to bring 

an appetizer to share with all and 

BYOB. The club will provide dessert. 

Tickets are $3 per person payable at 

See clubS, page 45


the door. Guests are welcome. 

Reservations will be taken for the 

annual Christmas party which will be 

on Dec. 11. Tickets are $5 for members 

and $8 for guests. This includes 

dinner with music and dancing to the 

sounds of the La Croixs. For information, 

call Ron and Vivian Badami at 

750-6051. 

GREYHOUND 

The Greyhound Club will sponsor 

bingo 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in the 

Americana Room at Mulberry Grove 


at 6 p.m. 

Cost is two cards for $5 or five 

cards for $10. Prizes will include wine 

baskets and gift cards. Hot dogs, 

chips, baked goods, coffee and iced 

tea will be available for purchase. 

This is a fundraiser for Greyhound 

Adoptions of Florida. All proceeds go 

to rescue greyhounds. For information, 

call Carol Bellavia at 753-6563 or 

Enis Bissonnette at 751-4418. 

HACIENDA SOUTH/ 

WEST WOMEN 

The Hacienda South/West 

Women’s Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. 

Tuesday in the Julio Iglesias Room 


This will be a business meeting 

during which the new by-laws will be 

proposed and a new fundraiser will 

be submitted. 

Harvest time and Thanksgiving will 

be celebrated. Bring a main course, 

vegetable or salad to share; no desserts. 

Arrive early to sign-up for: Dec. 

2, holiday lighting; Dec. 9, trip to 

Jacksonville Symphony Christmas 

Show (payment due at sign-up); Dec. 

11, holiday luncheon at Lopez Legacy 

Country Club ($5 deposit per person 

due at sign-up; Dec. 17, Christmas 

dinner dance at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center with music by 

the Sounds of Time, $23 per person 

(contact Joanne Phinney, 750-9193), 

reservations close Dec. 8. 

HAMPTON SINGERS 

The Hampton Singers meet 

7-8:50 p.m. Sundays at Lake Miona 

Recreation Center and 7-8:50 p.m. 

Wednesdays at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. The group plays a wide variety 

of Baby Boomer country, classic rock 

and anything else baby boomers like, 

such as “Hang on Sloopy,” “Rocky 

Top,” “King of the Road,” etc. Everyone 

is welcome to attend and play, 

sing or just listen. 

HANGAR FLYER 

DRILL TEAM 

The Hangar Flyer Drill Team 

welcomes anyone who likes Villages 

parades, lives in The Villages and has 

a golf cart. Practice is at 9:30 a.m. 

Wednesdays in the Savannah Center 

parking area at the El Camino Real 

entrance. For information, call Allan at 

750-1988. 

HAPPY STITCHERS 

The Happy Stitchers meet at 1 

p.m. Wednesdays in the Stars and 

Stripes Room at Lake Miona Recreation 

Center. All stitchers are invited 

to join the group. 

If you like to knit, crochet or 

cross-stitch, or if you can quilt or 

do needlepoint, crewel or any type 

of needlework, bring your current 

project. Members will get acquainted 

while stitching and complete some of 

their unfinished projects. For information, 

call Bonnie Westfall at 430-0651. 

HARMONICA 

The Villages Harmonica Club is 

open to all Villages residents who 

play chromatic harmonica or wish to 

learn to play chromatic harmonica. 

The band rehearses 9-11 a.m. Fridays 

at El Santiago Recreation Center. 

Visitors and new members always are 

welcome. 

The band plays selections from the 

Great American Songbook, Tin Pan 

Alley and the swing era, as well as 

pop, standards and regional favorites. 

Music books and practice CDs are 

available. 

A skill-building workshop for new 

songs, playing techniques and music 

theory is held 9-11 a.m. most Mondays 

at Silver Lake Recreation Center. 

Call ahead for availability. 

The club is considering starting a 

beginners’ chromatic program. For 

information, call John Mooney at 

396-1014. 

HAU’OLI HULA HALAU 

Hau’oli Hula Halau (Happy Dance 

Group) is an award-winning hula 

group whose purpose is to spread the 

aloha spirit through Hawaiian dance, 

while learning new dances as well as 

understanding the Hawaiian culture. 

This group features various hula as 

well as wonderful authentic costumes 

and hula implements. 

The halau meets 9 a.m.-noon 

Wednesdays at Hibiscus Recreation 

Center and 3:30-5 p.m. Sundays at 

Laurel Manor Recreation Center. For 

information, contact Mac Freeman at 

751-0376 or hauolihula@yahoo.com. 


HEALTHY, WEALTHY 

AND WISE 

The Healthy, Wealthy and Wise 

Club will meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at 

Hibiscus Recreation Center. The date 

and location have changed for this 

month only. 

Presenting as a panel will be 

Chiropractor Dr. John C. Theeck of 

the Legacy Clinic of Chiropractic and 

neurologist Dr. William Hammesfahr 

of The Villages Neurology. Dr. Theeck 

is a board-certified chiropractic 

physician who has dedicated himself 

to correcting abnormal posture 

through cutting edge neuromuscular 

re-education. Dr. Hammesfahr works 

extensively with adults and children 

to treat neurological injuries and 

diseases. 

Also presenting will be George 

Bloukos of Security 1 Lending who 

will describe reverse mortgages and 

how they work. 

All Villages residents are welcome. 

Light refreshments will be served 

and November birthdays will be celebrated. 

To RSVP or for information, 

contact Liz Jarrett at 978-4238 or Jerry 

Lapham at 350-6608 or HWWise@ 

hotmail.com. 

HEARING YOUR 

INNER VOICE 

Hearing Your Inner Voice meets at 

1:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays at Colony Cottage 

Recreation Center. A new book 

and syllabus are available. Those who 

attend will learn to recognize their 

intuitive voice as God’s voice and to 

direct their lives by combining insight 

with spiritual wisdom in the word of 

God. 

Enhance your ability to receive 

healings, miracles and direction for 

your life. Refreshments will be served. 

For information, contact Pat Wallen at 

753-3844 or patriciawallens@yahoo. 

com or Sherry Wilson at 753-8753. 

HEART OF DIXIE 

The Heart Of Dixie Club will meet 

at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ricardo 

Montalban Room at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. This will be the 

annual Thanksgiving dinner. 

The club will provide the turkey 

and members are asked to bring side 

dishes such as green beans, stuffing 

and gravy, potatoes, etc. RSVP is 

required by calling Linda Mills at 350- 

2622 or Jerry May at 750-6033. 

HEARTS 

n Shooting the Moon Hearts Club, 

6:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Chula Vista 

Recreation Center. Standard rules 

apply. Don Carpenter, 350-2841. 

n Hearts Club, 8:30-11:20 a.m. 

Tuesdays, Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. Standard Hearts rules apply. 

Gerry Eichorn, 751-1230. 

n Thursday Hearts, 1-4 p.m. 

the second, third, fourth and fifth 

Thursdays of the month, Bridgeport 

Recreation Center. Standard rules apply. 

Henry Boehm, 259-9361, or Jerry 

Kapp, 259-2070. 

n Hearts, 1-3:50 p.m. the first 

Thursday of every month, Sandringham 

Room, Canal Street Recreation 

Center. Will not meet Dec. 6 or Jan. 3. 

Henry Boehm, 259-9361. 

HIGH INTENSITY DEEP 

WATER WORKOUT 

High Intensity Deep Water 

Workout meets at 11 a.m. Mondays, 

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 

at Laurel Manor Sports Pool. Clients 

wear floating belts and work with 

different tools in the water. All classes 

are co-ed. For information, call the 

certified instructor at 259-1442. 

HIGH, LOW, JACK 

The High, Low, Jack game (Pitch) 

is a men’s league that meets at 6:15 

p.m. Wednesdays in the Rita Hayworth 

Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. 

The game is played with four 

partners per team and two teams 

per table. The first team to reach 11 

points wins. The winning team stays 

at the table and the losing team 

moves. 

The rules are similar to the other 

High, Low, Jack clubs in The Villages, 

except that the dealer can take the 

bid that is offered and if everyone 

passes the dealer can pass the deal or 

take the bid for two. BYOB. For information, 

call Tom Dorgan at 750-6108. 

HONOR GUARD 

The Veterans’ Memorial Park of 

The Villages Honor Guard will not 

meet Monday due to the Veterans 

Day ceremony on Sunday. The next 

meeting will be at 9 a.m. Nov. 26 at 

Veterans’ Memorial Park. Members 

will practice and assign duties for the 

Pearl Harbor Day service to be held 

Dec. 7. All members are urged to 

attend. 

Meetings are on the second and 

fourth Mondays of each month. 

For information, call Cmdr. Richard 

Simpson at 259-4031. 

HONOR FLIGHT 

The Villages Honor Flight Club 

will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday at 

Colony Cottage Recreation Center to 

discuss upcoming fundraising events. 

Volunteers are needed for Cousin 

Vinnie’s Chicken Dinner on Dec. 15 in 

Leesburg. This is a family community 

event and will take place 11 a.m.-7 

p.m. with various activities going on 

all day long. 

Other ideas for future fundraisers 

also will be discussed. Anyone 

wanting to know more about this 

organization or who is interested in 

the privilege of becoming a guardian 

on a spring flight should call the 

information hotline at 432-1382 or 

visit villageshonorflight.org. 

HORSE ‘N’ AROUND 

The Horse ‘N’ Around Club will 

meet 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in the Rhett 

Butler Room at Savannah Center. The 

speakers will be Connie Duff Wise 

and a guest from the Florida Horse 

Park. 

Tickets will be on sale for the 

Christmas dinner dance to be held 

Dec. 11 at $10 per person and $20 

per guest. Ticket information also can 

be found at hnaclub.wetpaint.com. 

The deadline is Dec. 3. For information, 

call Dale Harris at 205-7049. 

HORSESHOES 

The Villages Horseshoe Club 

always is looking for players for the 

Tuesday league and Thursday travel 

league, as well as scorekeepers for 

tournaments. Scorekeepers get $2 

per game. 

The Tri-County Horseshoe League 

is looking for teams to join the 

league. The league currently has 15 

teams that travel to communities 

throughout the area to play. 

The league pitches every Thursday 

beginning the first week in December 

and ending in March. Teams should 

consist of six players. 

Men and women are welcome to 

join. For information, call Sandy Matis 

at 245-5411 or Jim at 751-0241. 

M.I. HUMMEL 

The Villages M.I. Hummel Chapter 

will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at Tierra 

del Sol Recreation Center. The program 

will be by member Marianne 

Trapanier. This is an election meeting 

and volunteers are needed for president, 

treasurer and secretary. 

Members are reminded to bring 

nonperishable food items for the local 

food pantries. Other items needed 

for community service projects are 

canceled stamps, pop top rings, 

Campbell’s soup and Prego pasta 

sauce labels. 

Members donating their time 

at local hospitals, hospice, schools, 

See clubS, page 46



Operation Shoebox and soup kitchens 

should give their information to 

acting vice president Sheila Bass. 

Snowbirds and visiting out-of-town 

national club and chapter members 

are always welcome at meetings. For 

information, call chapter Secretary 

Emily Burchette at 259-8844. 

ILLINOIS SPORTS 

The Illinois Sports Club coordinates 

all activities by email. Members 

get together for game viewings 

throughout the year. Trips to Florida 

events are taken when possible. 

Join other Illini sports fans to 

follow football, basketball and other 

varsity sports. New members may 

join at any time by emailing Craig 

Causeman at juscause1@gmail.com. 


IN-LINE SKATING 

The Village Rollers skate at various 

times and locations throughout The 

Villages on Mondays, Wednesdays 

and Fridays. For information, call Phil 

Montague at 205-7112. 

INTERVAL CIRCUIT 

TRAINING 

Interval Circuit Training meets at 

7:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at 


This high-energy activity alternates 

cardio-aerobic exercises for 3 minutes 

with 1.5 minutes of strength training 

followed by floor work. 

It incorporates tai-bo kickboxing 

moves and other cardio/conditioning 

exercises into a full-hour class to improve 

the cardiovascular system and 

increase muscle strength. You can 

work at your own level of intensity. 

Bring a mat and weights. For 

information, contact Sara Kallioinen at 

391-1601 or gizmo831@comcast.net. 

IRISH-AMERICAN 

CLADDAGH DIVISION 

The Claddagh Division of the 

Irish-American Club will meet 6:30-9 

p.m. Wednesday at Colony Cottage 

Recreation Center. Doors will open at 

6 p.m. Danny and Johnny will provide 

entertainment. The membership 

committee will take new members 

and renewals at the door. There will 

be a 50/50 drawing. Bring your own 

snacks and beverages and an item for 

the food pantry. 


members-only Dec. 12 Christmas 

dinner party if it isn’t sold out. For 

information, call president Pat Ross 

at 430-1812 or vice president Phyllis 

Stramka at 391-1375. 

IRISH-AMERICAN 

SHAMROCK DIVISION 

The Shamrock Division of the 

Irish-American Club will meet at 7 

p.m. Monday at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. Entertainment will be 

provided by Tomaura. Loose change 

will be collected at this meeting. 

Open bowling for all members 

is held noon-3 p.m. Fridays. This is 

not a league, just fun. Couples or 

singles are welcome. For information, 

call Jackie at 205-7991 or Edie at 

750-6774. 

IRISH-AMERICAN ST. 

PATRICK’S DIVISION 

The St. Patrick’s Division of the 

Irish-American Club will meet at 7 

p.m. Monday in the Carmen Miranda 

Room at La Hacienda Recreation 

Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. 

Music By George will provide 

the entertainment. Bring a new, 

unwrapped gift for Toys for Tots. Wear 

your name tag and bring your own 

drinks and snacks. Coffee and dessert 

will be provided. 


Christmas dinner dance to be held 

6:30-9:30 p.m Dec. 10 at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. Cost is $20 and 

includes a buffet dinner, music and 

entertainment. The dance is open to 

members and their guests. 

Sign-ups will be taken for the 

Tampa Bay Downs trip on Jan 27. 

Cost is $40 per person and includes 

transportation, racing program, clubhouse 

seating and a buffet luncheon. 

For information, call Joan McDonald 

at 259-2524. 

IRISH RAGGLE TAGGLE 

BAND 

The Raggle Taggle Irish Band 

invites anyone interested in listening 

to Irish music to attend their monthly 

music session held at 6:30 p.m. the 

second Wednesday of each month at 


The band plays traditional Irish 

music such as jigs, reels, hornpipes, 

pub tunes and Irish aires. Instruments 

include the pennywhistle, concertina, 

accordion, keyboard, bodhran, auto 

harp, etc. Anyone interested in joining 

the group may call Kathleen at 

205-7161. 

IOWA 

The Iowa Club will meet at 7 p.m. 

Nov. 20 at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center. Entertainment will be an Iowa 

trivia competition with prizes. Bring 

your own beverages and a Thanksgiving-style 

dessert to share with those 

at your table. Water and coffee will be 

available. 

The club is open to anyone with 

ties to Iowa. To RSVP or for information, 

call club secretary Sandy 

Johnson at 509-1424 by Nov. 16. 

ITALIAN BENVENUTO 

Benvenuto Americans of Italian 

Heritage Charities will have its meeting 

at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Odell 

Recreation Center. Entertainment 

will be bingo. Members will discuss 

plans for the Christmas dinner and 

entertainment on Dec. 11 and the 

bocce charity event for 2013. For 

membership information, contact 

Dan Triceri at 430-3266 or Tony 

DiMare at 391-1208. 

ITALIAN-AMERICAN 

SOUTH 

The Italian-American Club South 

will present “A Night with Sinatra” 

featuring Eddie Sessa 6-9 p.m. Nov. 

18 at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center. Guests are welcome at $5 

per person and the sponsor member 

must RSVP for guest reservations to 

iamclubsouth@gmail.com. BYOB and 

snacks. 

Tickets for the Dec. 16 Christmas 

social are on sale to members only at 

$15 per member. Pietro will provide 

both the catering and entertainment. 

The menu includes antipasto, baked 

ziti, roast pork loin, chicken Marsala, 

eggplant Rollatine and dessert. Ticket 

sales for guests will begin Nov. 19 at 

$25 per guest. 

Membership has been closed due 

to room occupancy rules. Anyone 

wishing to become a future member 

can monitor italianamericanclub 

south.com or contact iamclubsouth@ 

gmail.com to be placed on the waiting 

list. 

ITALIAN STUDY 

The Italian Study Group meets 

2:30-4:30 p.m. Fridays in the Gregory 

Peck Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. The purpose of the group is 

to practice speaking Italian with those 

either learning or wanting to improve 

their skills in the language. 

Those with any level of skill in the 

language, including native speakers, 

are invited to listen and/or participate 

in discussions about the language, 

the culture and all other things Italian. 

For information, call George West at 

391-9493 or 430-4715. 

JAZZ LOVERS 

The Jazz Lovers Club will present 

the Dave MacKenzie Quintet 6-8:30 

p.m. Tuesday at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. Doors will open at 5:30 

p.m. BYOB and snacks. 

Tickets are available at the door 

only at $10 for members and $15 for 

guests. New members are welcome. 

Membership is available for $10 

annually. 

Tickets will be sold at $25 for 

the Jan. 8 Glenn Miller Band show 

and at $10 for the Dec. 11 holiday 

party featuring Bobby Blackmon. For 

information, call Walter Griffith at 

750-1142. 

JOKER 

The Joker Club meets at 7 p.m. 

the second and fourth Tuesdays of 

each month at Bridgeport Recreation 

Center. The club is for all Villages 

residents. Lessons will be given to 

those who never have played this 

card game. If you have a partner, 

bring him or her along; if not, you will 

be put in a foursome. The game is 

played with a game board, cards and 

marbles. For information, call Kathy 

Kalich at 753-3098. 

JOKER RULES 

Joker Rules meets at 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesdays at Paradise Recreation 

Center. The game is played with a 

game board, cards and marbles. Lessons 

are given. For information, call 

Theresa at 259-5253. 

JUMP START ARTISTS 

Jump Start Artists meets noon-3 

p.m. Mondays in the Neptune Beach 

Room at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. This informal art group for 

self-motivated artists is open to artists 

who want to accelerate their skills or 

learn new applications. 

The purpose of this group is to 

gather artists of all levels who want to 

take their techniques to a new level 

by sharing ideas and concepts with 

other artists, and through periodic 

instruction. 

Jump Start recently added “The 

Drawing Den” as a new subgroup for 

artists who want to learn more about 

drawing techniques. This group will 

create drawings from observation, 

personal reference material and demonstrations 

with an emphasis on light, 

shade and composition. All artists can 

benefit from improved drawing skills. 

DVDs will be shown when appropriate. 

Bring supplies and a plastic 

table cover. For information, call Frank 

Zampardi at 753-8770. 

KARAOKE FOR 

BEGINNERS 

The Beginner Karaoke Club meets 

4-6 p.m. Wednesdays in the Rita Hay- 

worth Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. There are no dues. The club 

is designed to be informal for the shy 

singer. Experienced karaoke singers 

also are invited. For information, call 

Evie Fisher at 259-7446. 

KARAOKE SINGERS 

The Karaoke Singers Club meets 

5-8 p.m. the second Sunday of 

each month (except December) at 

Churchill Street Recreation Center. For 

information, call Betsy at 751-4560. 

KARATE FOR 

BEGINNERS 

Shorei Kempo Karate for 

Beginners is offered 1:30-2:30 p.m. 

Thursdays at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. It is open to anyone 

with or without prior karate experience. 

Students may move into the 

advanced group when they are ready. 

For information, call Charles Martin at 

430-4842. 

KARATE FOR LIFE 

Karate For Life is offered 11 a.m.- 

12:15 p.m. Mondays at Lake Miona 

Recreation Center and 11 a.m.-12:15 

p.m. Wednesdays at SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center. This is a two-fold 

club that teaches physical fitness in a 

traditional Okinawan style of power 

training, including breathing, stretching, 

balance and full-body strengthening. 

Music is added for an American 

twist. 

It also teaches karate in a system 

developed for seniors, Shao Lin 

Kempo. Members will be eligible for 

belt rankings according to time and 

progress, if desired. The class is open 

to those who have some prior martial 

arts experience. For information, call 

Lee Aiello at 751-3379. 

KATHERINE VILLAS 

The Katherine Villas group will 

meet 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the 

Singapore Sling Room at Coconut 

Cove Recreation Center. This will be 

a Thanksgiving celebration catered by 

La Hacienda Catering. BYOB. There 

will be a 50/50 drawing. 

Bring a Thanksgiving-themed 

canned or dry food for the food 

pantry. For information, call Sheila at 

350-2402, Kathy at 430-2153 or Mitzi 

at 753-5001. 

KENTUCKY 

KONNECTION 

The Kentucky Konnection will 

meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bacall Rec- 

See clubS, page 47


reation Center (note earlier time) for 

the prepaid, ticketed, sold-out dinner 

dance. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. 

TooJay’s will provide the food, 

Mad Cow will provide the music 

and the club will furnish coffee, tea, 

cola and water. BYOB. Dress code is 

dressy casual (no shorts, no coats, no 

ties for men). 

Tickets will not be available at the 

door. There are no refunds; however, 

a limited number of wait-list members 

will be accepted in case of an 

emergency cancellation. Cost is $20. 

Anyone interested in being on the 

wait list should contact president Jim 

Brockman at jmbrockman52364@ 

gmail.com or 750-8395. 

KITE FLYING 

CLOUD CHASERS 

The kite flying Cloud Chasers 

Club meets at 1 p.m. the first Sunday 

of each month at Saddlebrook 

Recreation Center. Members and their 

guests fly kites at 4 p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays at The Villages Polo Club. 

Stunt and fighter kite lessons 

are available. The club is looking 

for people interested in team flying. 

Everyone is welcome. Bring your 

own kite or use one from the group. 

For information, call Bill Eatley at 

217-3847. 

KNITTING SOCIAL 

The Knitting Social meets at 1 

p.m. on the second, fourth and fifth 

Mondays of each month at Churchill 

Street Recreation Center. Those 

interested in knitting and crocheting 

are welcome to come work on their 

projects and socialize. Bring show and 

tell items. For information, call Linda 

Madler at 259-4606. 

LATIN MUSIC 

DANCING 

Latin Music Dancing Night will be 

held 6-9:30 p.m. Friday at Hibiscus 

Recreation Center. It is free to all Villages 

residents and their guests. 

This is a monthly social event to 

dance or listen to Latin music and 

popular American music. BYOB and 

snacks. For information, call Noel 

Carvajal at 751-7545. 

LAKE MIONA THEATRE 

The Lake Miona Theatre Group 

provides opportunities to actors and 

crew who previously may not have 

been involved in theater. A percentage 

of the profits from tickets sales is 

used to support a number of charities 

such as Wounded Warrior, Special 

Olympics and Boggy Creek. 

Rehearsals have begun for the 

Jan. 25-27 production, “Seniors of the 

Sahara,” a romantic comedy. Rehearsals 

are held at 4 p.m. Sundays and 6 

p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at 

Lake Miona Recreation Center. For 

information, call Sandy Call at 259- 

9499 or director Martha Manning at 

615-202-6400. 

LARGO LADIES 

The Largo Ladies will have a luncheon 

at 12:30 p.m. today at Bacall 

Recreation Center. Doors will open at 

1 p.m. There will be a fashion show 

by Bealls modeled by members. 

Bring your own lunch. Three best 

dressed lunches will be awarded prizes. 

Tea and coffee will be provided. 

For information, contact Pat Phillips at 

750-2091 or beeladypat@aol.com. 

The club will make a cash donation 

to The Villages Elementary of 

Lady Lake at 10 a.m. Monday at 

the school, 695 Rolling Acres Road. 

Members are invited to attend. 

LARRY’S WATER 

AEROBICS 

Larry’s Aerobic Workout (the LAW) 

meets at 2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays 

and Saturdays at Savannah 

Sports Pool. The workout in the water 

is a high-energy, challenging routine 

with a fast pace which can challenge 

all fitness levels. Benefits include increased 

stamina, better mobility and 

endurance, and less joint pain. 

No equipment or experience is 

necessary. Water weights are available 

at the pool. There is no sign-up or 

registration necessary to attend. All 

Villages residents are welcome. For 

information, contact Larry Wood at 

553-8818 or larobics@comcast.net, or 

visit larobics.orgfree.com. 

LATIN WORKOUT 

ZUMBA 

The Latin Workout Zumba class 

meets at 12:30 p.m. Sundays, 9:30 

a.m. Mondays for Zumba Gold, 9:30 

a.m. Thursdays for Zumba Toning 

and 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth 

Wednesdays of each month at La 

Hacienda Recreation Center. 

Come join the Zumba party, a fun 

workout in disguise. For information, 

contact licensed Zumba instructor 

Sandra Henthorn at 259-9879 or 

ZumbaSan1222@gmail.com. 

LAUGHING 

The Villages Laughing Club 

meets 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. the 

first Saturday of each month at 


Hibiscus Recreation Center. Everyone 

is welcome to learn how laughing 

creates more oxygen for the lungs by 

changing shallow breathing to deep 

breathing. 

Laughing Yoga was started in India 

and now there are more than 6,000 

Laughing Clubs worldwide. It is not 

about telling jokes, it is about laughter 

exercises. 

There is scientific evidence 

that laughing creates “feel good” 

hormones called endorphins, thereby 

eliminating pain. Everyone will benefit 

from knowing about stress relieving 

techniques. 

Easy stretching and breathing 

exercises are done while laughing. 

No yoga mat is necessary. Wear 

comfortable clothes. Bring nonperishable 

food items for the food bank. For 

information, visit laughteryoga.org or 

contact Pona or Ginger at 674-9212 or 

ponaginger@yahoo.com. 

LEATHERCRAFTING 

The Villages Leathercrafting Club 

meets 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays at 


The group invites anyone interested 

in recreational leathercrafting. 

If you are an experienced leathercrafter, 

bring tools, tooling leather or 

samples of what you have made. For 

new leathercrafters, the group has basic 

instructional videos covering most 

aspects of basic leathercrafting. 

If you have toolable leather, 

leathercraft tool collections or related 

materials, the club is looking for these 

items. For information, contact Bob 

Matthews at 751-2574 or bob@ 

matthewsusa.net, or Betty-June 

Eldridge at 813-842-5577 or 

aceskaters@aol.com. Put “Leathercrafting” 

in the subject line. 

LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER 

A Left, Right, Center group meets 

to play this dice game 10:30-11:45 

a.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays 

of each month at Bacall Recreation 

Center. You do not need to make 

reservations, just show up. 

This is an easy game. Bring some 

dimes. The group plays as many 

games as time allows. For information, 

call Jerry Jencks at 391-1650. 

LEISURE TIME 

CORVETTE 

The Leisure Time Corvette Club 

will meet at 7 p.m. today at Churchill 

Street Recreation Center. Members 

are asked to check email for other 

club information. 

Villages residents who own a 

Corvette are welcome to attend and 

join the club. For information, call Joe 

Lessard at 750-9154. 

LIGHTHOUSE 

The Village Lighthouse Group 

will have its 119th meeting at 1 p.m. 

Monday in the Julio Iglesias Room at 

La Hacienda Recreation Center. The 

speakers will be Eric Martin and Al 

King, members of the Florida Reef 

Lights Association. 

They will talk about those little 

“lighthouses” that are out in the 

Florida Straits. These lighthouses are 

very valuable because of the reefs 

that endanger shipping and commercial 

traffic in that area. Members who 

only plan to come to one meeting 

this year should make it this one. 

Door prizes (wrapped or 

unwrapped) are badly needed for 

the upcoming Christmas party. 

Membership dues will continue to be 

accepted. The upcoming schedule 

will be announced and new trips will 

be discussed. 

New members are always 

welcome. There is a $5 per year 

membership fee. All money collected 

goes to lighthouse restoration. For 

information, call John at 753-0789. 

LINE DANCE 

ALL LEVELS 

Jean Brewer offers line dance 

classes throughout the week as 

follows: 

n Tuesdays, La Hacienda Recreation 

Center: 9-11 a.m. Basic Plus/ 

Intermediate. 

n Tuesdays, Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center: Noon-1:20 p.m. Basic; 

1:30-2:50 p.m. Basic Plus/Intermediate. 

n Thursdays, Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center: 9-10 a.m. Transition 

Basic to Basic Plus; 10-11:30 a.m. 

Basic Plus to Low Intermediate; 11:30 

a.m.-12:30 p.m. Intermediate. 

Jean also does introductory beginner 

dances for social groups and club 

functions. For information, contact 

Jean Brewer at 259-2152 or 

ancestortracker@thevillages.net. 

LINE DANCE 

CHRISTINE’S CREW 

Line dance instructor and 

choreographer Christine Bass offers 

intermediate to advanced line dance 

classes 2-4:20 p.m. Wednesdays, 

except the fourth Wednesday of each 

month, at Canal Street Recreation 

Center. Anyone interested in learning 

technique and step combinations is 

welcome to attend. 

Christine is available to teach basic 

beginner dances for social groups 

and club functions. For information, 

contact Christine Bass at 250-8607 or 

girlylinedancer@yahoo.com. 

LINE DANCE 

LEARN WITH LISA 

Licensed instructor and choreographer 

Lisa McCammon teaches several 

classes of all levels and is available to 

teach for social groups and clubs. For 


dancinsfun@gmail.com. 

Basic (absolute beginner) is held 

6:30-7:20 p.m. the second Thursday 

of each month at Allamanda Recreation 

Center. 

Mixed levels is held at 6:30 p.m. 

Mondays at Hibiscus Recreation 

Center and Wednesdays at Pimlico 

Recreation Center. Easy beginner plus 

through improver lasts until 8 p.m.; 

intermediate and up until 9:30 p.m. 

Low intermediate is held 12:30- 

1:45 p.m. Fridays (except the third 

Friday) at Saddlebrook Recreation 

Center. This class is for those who 

have been dancing at beginner plus 

level for at least a year, know most 

standard line dance steps and are 

ready for a greater challenge. 

LINE DANCE BASIC 

PLUS AND MORE 

Marlyn Marszalek offers the following 

line dance classes: 

n Basic Plus, noon-1:20 p.m. Tuesdays, 


n Basic Plus/Intermediate, 1:30- 

2:50 p.m. Tuesdays, Lake Miona 


n Basic/Basic Plus, 9:30-10:20 

a.m. Fridays, La Hacienda Recreation 

Center. 

n Basic Plus/Intermediate, 10:30- 

11:20 a.m. Fridays, La Hacienda 


Marlyn is available to teach beginner 

dances for social groups and club 

functions. For information, contact 

Marlyn Marszalek at 750-1789 or 

milmar02@embarqmail.com. 

LINE DANCE 

MOTOWN MOVERS 

AND SHAKERS 

Motown Movers and Shakers Line 

Dance Club meets 6-8 p.m. the first, 

second and fourth Wednesdays of 

each month at Captiva Recreation 

Center to practice intricate dance 

steps to Motown, soul and contemporary 

music. For information, call 

Wendy Stephens at 561-4639. 

LINE DANCE 

WITH THE TWINS 

Line Dance With the Twins is held 

noon-3 p.m. Mondays at Colony 

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Cottage Recreation Center, except for 

holidays. Ultra beginners meet noon- 

1 p.m., beginners meet 1-1:30 p.m., 

low intermediates meet 1:30-2 p.m. 

and intermediates meet 2-3 p.m. The 

twins are available to teach line dancing 

for club groups and socials. For 

information, call Margaret Koll at 406- 

6804 or Rose Knosp at 406-0020. 

LIONS OBG 

The Orange Blossom Garden 

Lions Club meets at 9 a.m. the second 

and fourth Wednesdays of each 

month at Paradise Recreation Center. 

All Villages residents and visitors are 

invited to attend meetings, enjoy 

coffee and refreshments and consider 

joining the club to help others in 

need. For information, call 259-6013. 

The club conducts free diabetes 

testing 9-11 a.m. the last Thursday of 

every month at the Lady Lake Driving 

Range on Rolling Acres Road. 

LOUISIANA 

The Louisiana Club meets at 6:30 

p.m. the second Wednesday of every 

month at Lake Miona Recreation 

Center. Bring a covered dish to share 

and BYOB. For information, call Ron 

Schexnider at 391-7222. 

LOUISIANA 

The Louisiana Club meets at 6:30 

p.m. on second Wednesday of month 

at Lake Miona Recreation Center. A 

red beans and rice dinner is planned 

for the November meeting. 

The club will host its first Mardi 

Gras Ball at 6 p.m. Jan. 31 at Lake 

Miona Recreation Center. Tickets are 

on sale for $25 per person. BYOB. 

Music will be by the Porch Dogs. 

Wear cocktail attire or a Mardi 

Gras costume while enjoying 

authentic Louisiana cuisine. For ticket 

information, contact Ron Schexnider 

at 391-7222 or schexnider@ 

centurylink.net. 

LOW-IMPACT 

AEROBICS 

n Joanne Kells-Murphy, 8-9 a.m. 

Mondays and Fridays, Carmen Miranda 

Room, La Hacienda Recreation 

Center. 750-3404 or jkellsmurphy@ 

yahoo.com. 

n Joan Beasley, 1:30 p.m. 

Tuesdays, Carmen Miranda Room, La 

Hacienda Recreation Center; 9-9:50 

a.m. Fridays, Judy Garland Room, 

Paradise Recreation Center. Stretching, 

band/tube stretching and a sit/ 

fit chair exercise ending with a gentle 

cool down. Wear comfortable clothes 

and tennis shoes and bring water. 

Mats are not required. 753-8500 or 

beasjo@centurylink.net. 

n Sandy Laing, 8-9 a.m. Wednesdays, 

Carmen Miranda Room, La Hacienda 


n Terri Lee, 1 p.m. Thursdays, 


633-0036. 

LOW-IMPACT 

CARDIO PUMP 

The Low-Impact Cardio Pump 

total body workout meets 7:30-8:50 

a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Lake 

Miona Recreation Center and 8-9:20 

a.m. Saturdays at Laurel Manor 


This class consists of four parts: 

low-impact aerobic warm up; challenging 

weight segment; mat work 

with ab strengthening exercises; and 

a cool-down and stretch. 

The entire class is accompanied 

by upbeat cardio music and relaxing 

cool-down music. Hand weights and 

mats are required. For information, 

call Ellen Sorrentino at 430-1606. 

M&M THEATRE 

PRODUCTIONS 

M&M Theatre Productions is an 

ensemble performing cabarets and 

murder mystery plays. The ensemble 

is in rehearsal for “The Merriest 

Christmas Cabaret!” scheduled for 

Dec. 7. 

The club also is rehearsing for 

“The Sweetest Valentine Cabaret!” 

to be presented Feb. 8 as well as the 

return of “divaDIVINE! A Very Special 

Cabaret!” to be performed March 1. 

Rehearsals are 9-11 a.m. Mondays 

at Bridgeport Recreation Center, 

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 

Odell Recreation Center and noon-2 

p.m. Thursdays at Truman Recreation 

Center. 

Tickets for all cabarets are $15 

each. All performances begin at 6:45 

p.m. at SeaBreeze Recreation Center 

and are open to the public. Tickets 

are sold by appointment only at certain 

recreation centers. For information, 

call 205-6935. 

MAC USERS DROP-IN 

The Mac Users Drop-In group 

(MUD) meets 9 a.m.-noon the 

second Wednesday of each month 

at Paradise Recreation Center. This 

group is for anyone who uses iOS 

devices, including iPad, iPhone, iPod 

and Macintosh computers. 

MUD is a freewheeling, nonstructured, 

open-ended gathering for 

beginners and learners. Participants 

will learn, assist and experiment with 

others in a friendly atmosphere. Bring 

your problems and questions and 

MUD will clear them up. For information, 

contact Tony Cottell at 750-4461. 

MAGIC HOBBY 

AND MAGICIANS 

The Magic Hobby and Magicians 

Club will meet at 9 a.m. Friday at 

Bridgeport Recreation Center. The 

meeting will feature a “teach-in and 

swap.” Attendees are invited to bring 

their favorite effects to perform and 

explain for the teach-in portion and 

each attendee is invited to bring a 

magic item they no longer want to 

swap with another person. 

The club is open to Villagers who 

have a sincere interest in magic, 

whether a professional magician, 

amateur magician, collector or a 

beginner with a genuine interest in 

learning magic. 

The club focuses on gathering 

magicians of all skill levels who want 

to discuss magic, teach or learn magic 

or perform. The club will plan trips 

to magic shows, schedule workshops 

on particular areas of interest and 

connect Villages magicians to national 

chapters of magic associations. For 

information, send an email to 

dan820@gmail.com. 

MAH-JONGG 

Monday 

n Advanced, noon, El Santiago, 

Ellen Baker, 750-4435. 

n Advanced, noon, Bridgeport, 

Maureen Anderson, 259-2906. 

n Open, noon, Truman, Barbara 

Harrington, 259-8999. 

n Open, 7 p.m., Colony Cottage, 

Jill Hausner, 350-2995. 

Tuesday 

n Intermediate, 9 a.m., Allamanda, 

Mary Berry, 205-7096. 

n Advanced, noon, Silver Lake, 

Julie Gramaglia, 259-1609. 

n Organized and Lessons, noon, 

Laurel Manor, Joan De Carlo, 753- 

1127. 

n Organized, 1 p.m., Paradise, 

Marie Rensaw, 750-1575. 

n Organized, 6:30 p.m., Paradise, 

Joan De Carlo, 753-1127. 

n Open, 6 p.m., El Santiago, 

753-1410. 

Wednesday 

n Organized, (April-December), 

11:30 a.m., El Santiago, Ellen Baker, 

750-4435. 

n Mah-jongg, noon, Coconut 

Cove, Pauline Youngken, 430-2870. 

n Open, all levels, noon, Colony 

Cottage, Bev J. Hayes, 350-2233. 

n Mah-jongg, 6:30 p.m., Lake 

Miona, Alice McKenzie, 753-0377. 

Thursday 

n Open, noon, Saddlebrook, 

Karen McCoy, 753-9558. 

n Open, 1 p.m., Chula Vista, 

Gwendolyn Robinson, 753-0002. 

n Open, 1 p.m., Sterling Heights, 

Barbara Wells, 941-720-2237. 

n Open, 3:30 p.m., Bacall, Donna 

Slider, 678-770-7600. 

n Open, 6:30 p.m., Colony Cottage, 

Mary Creagh, 430-2433. 

Friday 

n Mah-jongg, 8:30 a.m., Pimlico, 

Mary Kay Cargill, 753-0278. 

n Lessons and Organized, 10 a.m., 

Chula Vista, Joan De Carlo, 753-1127. 

n Advanced, noon, Silver Lake, 

Julie Gramaglia, 259-1609. 

n Advanced, noon, Lake Miona, 

Marilyn Byer, 205-7504. 

n Advanced Organized, 12:30 

p.m., Hibiscus, Ellen Nirenberg, 217- 

8983. 

n Mah-jongg and Games (Open), 

1 p.m., Allamanda, 750-1941. 

n Oriental Style, 1 p.m., Churchill 

Street, Paz Enojo, 259-9665. 

n Organized, 6:30 p.m., Chatham, 

Charlotte Blow, 205-8010. 

Saturday 

n Organized, 9 a.m., El Santiago, 

Ellen Baker, 750-4435. 

Sunday 

n Lessons and Organized, noon, 

Chula Vista, Joan De Carlo, 753-1127. 

n Open, 12:30 p.m., Bacall, Lenore 

Conroy, 753-5684. 

n Mah-jongg and Games, 1 p.m., 

Churchill Street, Bobbie Seabolt, 

255-3264. 

n Basic, 6:30 p.m., Coconut Cove, 

Barbara Fieldman, 350-2950. 

MALLORY SQUARE 

MEN’S COFFEE 

The Mallory Square Men’s Coffee 

is held 8:30-9:30 a.m. the second 

Friday of each month from October 

through May in the Singapore Sling 

Room at Coconut Cove Recreation 

Center. Coffee is available. 

Men from other Villages are 


call Chuck Fox at 430-0722. 

MEMOIR PLUS 

WRITING 

The Memoir Plus Writing Club 

meets 10 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Tuesdays in 

the Geronimo Room at Chula Vista 

Recreation Center. After members 

write their memoirs, they can read 

them to the group for suggestions 

and comments. For information, 

call John Basso at 751-1649 or Dave 

Gaylord at 259-5940. 

MEMOIR WRITERS 

The Memoir Writers Club meets 

10-11:50 a.m. the second and fourth 

Wednesdays of each month at 

SeaBreeze Recreation Center. Participants 

read and critique memoirs 

composed in chapters. 

Membership is limited to 10-12 

people so everyone has an opportunity 

to share their writing. For 

information, contact Jean T. Castagno 

at 633-3725 or castagnojean@aol. 

com. 

MEMOIRS 

The Memoirs Club meets 10 a.m.noon 

Tuesdays. Call for locations and 

membership information. Members 

are in the process of writing their 

memoirs and reading them to the 

group for suggestions and comments. 

The group is open to new 

members. For information regarding 

attending and joining this group, call 

Margie Rosen at 391-5310 or Roger 

Cooper at 259-8545. 

ME AND MY GANG 

Me and My Gang is a high-energy, 

innovative dance group dedicated 

to incorporating unique clogging 

with other dance styles. The dancers, 

choreographed by Cyndy Shackles, 

are joined by comedian Frankie Pal 

for mini-shows and performances. 

The team practices 9-11:30 a.m. 

Mondays at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center and 9-11:30 a.m. Fridays at 

Saddlebrook Recreation Center. For 

information, contact Cyndy Shackles 

at 553-7339 or jshack07@jshack. 

com. 

MEMORABLE 

SCRAPBOOKING 

Memorable Scrapbooking meets 

1-4:30 p.m. most Tuesdays at Chula 

Vista Recreation Center. If you are 

overwhelmed by the number of 

photographs you have collected over 

the years, this is a good place to learn 

how to get them organized into an 

album for yourself or someone else. 

If you already know what you are 

doing and just want a quiet place to 

work and learn something new from 

time to time, this is the place to be. 

For information, call Barbara Howard 

at 396-2079. 

MEXICAN TRAIN 

DOMINOES 

n El Santiago Recreation Center, 7 

p.m. the first, second, fourth and fifth 

Mondays of every month. Open to all 

levels. Mike Kaufman, 753-6854. 

n Southside Recreation Center, 

6:30-9:20 p.m. Tuesdays. Ginny, 

561-4437. 

n Paradise Recreation Center, 6 

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p.m. Tuesdays. Marion Bakos, 753- 

2613. 

n Mulberry Grove Recreation Center, 

6-9 p.m. Sundays. Newcomers 

welcome. Margaret Eicens, 751-7615. 

MICHIGAN YOOPERS 

The Michigan Yoopers will have a 

picnic 2-5 p.m. Wednesday at Lake 

Miona County Park on Rainey Trail. 

Note that this is not at Lake Miona 

Recreation Center. Turn south off 

County Road 466 on Buena Vista 

Boulevard and go to Rainey Trail (the 

second roundabout, also known as 

County Road 472). Go west about a 

half mile to the first left turn. 

Chef Ron Klumb will cook brats 

with onions and peppers and pulled 

pork. Both will be served on buns. 

Bring a dish to share and your own 

beverage. Wear your name badge. 

The club welcomes anyone with a 

connection to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, 

past or present. For information, 

visit michiganyoopers.info or call 

MaryAnn Wilkinson at 350-2466. 

MICKEY’S FANATICS 

The Mickey’s “Fan”atics Club will 

meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Colony Cottage 

Recreation Center. Arrive early to 

renew your membership. Doors will 

open at 5:30 p.m. 

Wear your name tag. Name tags 

ordered at the last meeting may be 

picked up at this meeting. 2013 dues 

are $10 per person and payable at 

this last 2012 meeting. 

Laurie Spindler from WDW 

Alphabets photography at Disney will 

be the speaker. She will explain how 

the company uses architecture to 

spell out letters. The annual Disneythemed 

ornament exchange also 

will be held. Bring a $5-$15 wrapped 

ornament to the check-in table. 

The members-only Christmas 

party is scheduled for Dec. 27 at 


For club information, contact Debbie 

Winters at 259-4988 or mickeys 

fanatics@gmail.com. 

MINI COOPER 

The Villages MINI Cooper Club 

meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday 

of every month in the Washington 

Room at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. Discussion is about the MINI 

and upcoming club events. 

Before the November meeting, 

members will go to dinner at 5 p.m. 

at Evans Prairie Country Club. 

Annual membership is $10 per car 

for anyone who is a Villages resident 

and owns a MINI Cooper, old or new. 

For information, contact Don McGinnis 

at don.mcginnis@comcast.net or 

633-2031. 

MIRA MESA WOMEN 

The Mira Mesa Women’s Club will 

meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chula Vista 

Recreation Center. A speaker from 

Metro Crime Prevention of Florida 

will talk about identity theft and how 

to be proactive against crime both 

personally and in the community. 

Bring unwrapped, pre-K books to 

be donated. These can be found at 

various dollar stores. Also, bring food 

items for donation to the Christian 

Food Pantry. 

This will be the last chance to sign 

up for the Christmas luncheon to be 

held at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Orange 

Blossom Hills Country Club. The price 

is $11 and checks are preferred. 

Meetings are held the second 

Tuesday of each month September 

through May. Dues are $5 per year 

and meetings are open to all women 

residents of the Village of Mira Mesa. 

For information, call Bobbi Gaines, 

president, at 753-9841. 

MISH MASH 

The Mish Mash Club plays 1-4 

p.m. Sundays in the Jefferson Room 


Arrive early. 

Those who play Rummikub may 

enjoy Mish Mash. Mish Mash is 

played using three sets of cards (all 

four suits) with jokers wild. 

Mish Mash is played in teams of 

four players, vying with four other 

players at the adjoining table. Players 

rotate to different teams following 

each game, making Mish Mash a 

great way to meet new people. 

Bring your own group of players 

or come by yourself. Beginners are 

welcome and will receive instruction. 

Cards, score sheets and a list of rules 

are provided. For information, call 

Eileen Holton at 750-9257. 

MODEL YACHT EC12 

The Sumter Landing EC12 

Model Yacht Club meets at 10 a.m. 

Thursdays and Saturdays on the lake 

behind Ashland pool on Lynnhaven 

Lane at Ellison Place. Interested 

sailors are welcome to attend. This 

fleet is limited to East Coast 12-meter 

yachts. For information, call Alan 

Perkins at 674-9145. 

MODEL YACHTS 

MICRO MAGIC 

The Micro Magic Racing Fleet 

sails at 10 a.m. Mondays and Fridays 

on the lake behind Ashland Pool on 


Lynnhaven Lane at Ellison Place. Avid 

sailboat racers with big boat or RC 

yacht experience should consider the 

new Micro Magic fleet. 

This high-tech, 21-inch boat 

weighs less than 2 pounds and is 

modeled after the one-person skiff 

popular in Europe. To see more, visit 

usa.magicmicro.org/news.php. 

There are more than 4,000 Micro 

Magics in the world, mostly in Europe, 

but there is a fast-growing fleet 

in The Villages. For information, call 

John Rowley at 751-3415. 

MORVEN MIXERS 

The Morven Mixers will meet 

at 6 p.m. Friday at Churchill Street 

Recreation Center. It will be a pop 

culture trivia night reliving the 1950s, 

‘60s and ‘70s. BYOB and an appetizer 

to share. 

MOUNTAIN MUSIC 

The Mountain Music Club meets 

1-3 p.m. every Monday at Fish Hawk 

Recreation Center. The club has an 

all-acoustic instrument policy. Mostly 

mountain music is played; however, 

the group also plays bluegrass, gospel, 

old standbys and country. 

Anyone who plays a string instrument, 

a harmonica, a washboard or 

any mountain-type percussion instrument 

is encouraged to join the group. 

Musicians and vocalists of all levels 

should feel comfortable. 

The club is not performance 

oriented; however, anyone who 

wishes to come and listen or to join 

in the singing is very welcome. For 

information, contact Rosa Nalbandian 

at 259-6018 or rosailse@centurylink. 

net or Lori Crawford at 753-2117. 

MUSIC IN MOTION 

DANCERS 

Music in Motion is made up 

of 30 dancers, four professional 

choreographers and guest singers 

and performers. MIMO is now in rehearsal 

for “Sherry … a musical,” to 

be performed Feb. 22-24 at Savannah 

Center. The show will feature more 

than 20 dances to Broadway and 

Hollywood hits. 

Co-directed by Dianne Bolton 

and Jim Caisse, follow “Sherry” from 

her “Twist and Shout” midwest front 

porch to the bright lights “On Broadway.” 

Newcomer Jill Marrese will play 

the lead. Several MIMO husbands will 

back up David Leshay as he sings the 

title song, “Sherry.” 

A portion of the proceeds will be 

split between “Villagers for Hospice” 

and “Autism Speaks.” 

Rehearsals are held 9 a.m.-noon 

Tuesdays at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center and 2-5 p.m. Thursdays 

at Saddlebrook Recreation Center. 

For information on how to become a 

Music In Motion dancer, call Dianne 

at 348-1982. 

MUSICAL COMPANY 

The Villages Musical Company will 

have auditions for singers only for 

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” 

6-9:20 p.m. tonight at Paradise 

Recreation Center. The schedule is 

as follows: 6 p.m. Julie, 6:20 p.m. 

Carrie, 6:45 p.m. Nettie, 7 p.m. Billy, 

7:15 p.m. Mr. Snow, 7:30 p.m. Jigger, 

8-9:20 p.m. chorus ensemble, men 

and women. 

The show will be presented in 

April at Savannah Center. 

Auditions for dancers will be 

held at 9 a.m. Friday at Canal Street 

Recreation Center: 9-10:30 a.m. 

female dancers; 10:30-11:30 a.m., 

male dancers; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 

role of Louise. 

Auditions for speaking parts only 

will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at 

Coconut Cove Recreation Center. You 

will be asked to fill out an information 

sheet and have your picture taken. 

For information, email Sandie at 

shawtho771@aol.com. 

NARFE 

The National Active and Retired 

Federal Employees chapter 2234 will 

meet at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at 

Golden Corral on County Road 466. 

Cost is $10.50. Bring correct change. 

This is the new permanent location 

for monthly meetings. 

The speaker will be weatherman 

Karl Loeper from AM640-WVLG. The 

topic is weather forecasting. 

NEEDLE ARTS 

The Needle Arts Club meets at 9 

a.m. Mondays in the Geronimo Room 

at Chula Vista Recreation Center. The 

club’s purpose is to bring together 

people who like to do needle art so 

they may socialize and work on their 

projects. 

Anyone interested in working 

on any project that uses a needle is 

welcome to bring new and unfinished 

projects. For information, call Joi 

Lauterborn at 750-5355. 

NEEDLEWORK 

The Needlework Club meets 9:30- 

11:50 a.m. Thursdays in the Lucille 

Ball Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. Anything you wish to create 

with a needle, the club does: knitting, 

crocheting, cross-stitching, needlepoint, 

sewing, quilting, beading, etc. 

Everyone is welcome to come socialize 

with the group. The club does 

not teach, but members are glad to 

help with problems. For information, 

call Joi Lauterborn at 750-5355. 

NEW CRAFTY LADIES 

The New Crafty Ladies meet 10 

a.m.-noon the second and fourth 

Tuesdays of every month at Fish 

Hawk Recreation Center. Crafts 

include pop top belts, door wreaths 

and beginning jewelry (bracelet) 

making. 

The group is looking for new 

ideas. Bring your talent or learn a new 

one. For information, contact Barb 

O’Connor at 633-0072 or Judy Wall at 

732-778-8440. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

The New Hampshire Club will 

meet at 9 a.m. Monday at Savannah 

Center. This is a week earlier than 

the normal meeting date. Coffee and 

doughnuts will be available at 8:30 

a.m. Voting will take place for 2013 

officers. 

Dues of $7 for 2013 may be paid. 

Tickets for the Christmas party on 

Dec. 1 will be on sale for $24. The 

deadline is Nov. 21. 

“A Night At The Races” will be held 

at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Bridgeport 

Recreation Center. Notify Julia if you 

plan to attend and bring dollar bills 

with you. Light refreshments will be 

available. 

Glo Ball Golf on Nov. 18 is sold 

out. If you are unable to attend, notify 

Paul Drew as there is a waiting list. 

Any Villages resident who has 

lived in New Hampshire is welcome 

to become a member. For information, 

call Ken at 753-4542. 

NEW JERSEY 

“The Price is Right,” Toys for Tots 

and voting for 2013 officers all will 

take place at the Tuesday meeting of 

the New Jersey Club starting at 7 p.m. 


Play the game, bring a toy and vote 

for your executive board. 

Tickets will be on sale for the Dec. 

11 Christmas party at $5 per member 

and $8 per guest, and the casino 

night on Jan. 8 at $5 per member and 

$10 per guest. Let your friends and 

other club members know about this 

event. 

Sign up now for the Feb. 12 “No 

Talent Talent Show.” we cannot have 

a show without you! Remember, volunteering 

for club activities will make 

the club an enjoyable experience for 

all members. 

For information, call Arthur 

Havighorst at 259-5984 or visit 

thevillagesnjclub.net. 

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NIA 

Nia meets 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

Mondays in the Jefferson Room at 

Laurel Manor Recreation Center. Nia 

is an expressive movement practice 

embracing fitness and well-being. 

Integrating dance and the healing 

arts, every step is in harmony with 

the design of the body. 

All movements may be personalized 

to suit any level of fitness, so 

no experience is needed. Set to 

music, each session incorporates 

cardio, strength, flexibility, agility and 

balance. For information, contact 

Gracene Mehlman at 350-7334 or 

mgracene@yahoo.com, or visit 

nianow.com. 

NITE OWL SCRAPPERS 

The Nite Owl Scrappers group 

meets 6-9:50 p.m. Thursdays at 


The group consists of new and experienced 

scrappers who are willing to 

share their ideas and knowledge with 

each other. For information, call Linda 

at 750-2773 or Kim at 446-2693. 

NOMADS 

Today’s ride will leave Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center at 9:30 a.m. 

and ride to Seabreeze Restaurant in 

Cedar Creek. The ride on Nov. 15 

will leave Mulberry Grove Recreation 

Center at 10:30 a.m. and ride to 

Blackwater Inn In Astor. 

Wednesday and Saturday 

breakfast rides leave Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center each week at 8:30 

a.m. Be sure you have a full tank of 

gas prior to arriving for these rides. 

Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the 

first Monday of each month at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. Bring items 

for the local food pantries which the 

club supports. 

All Villages residents with an interest 

in motorcycle riding are welcome. 

Anyone thinking of joining the 

Nomads or trying a ride is strongly 

urged to look at the safety video on 

the website at thevillagenomads.com 

before a ride. 

NURSES 

The Village Nurses Club will meet 

12:50-2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Atlanta 

Room at Savannah Center. The 

program will be “Modern Concepts in 

the Management of Atrial Fibrillation.” 

Points of discussion will include 

medications used in treatment of 

A-Fib; the correlation between strokes 

and A-Fib; and the Catheter Ablation 

Procedure. 

The speaker will be Daniel Rieders, 

MD, of Heart Rhythm Associates. He 

is on staff at Leesburg Regional, The 

Villages Regional, West Marion and 

Ocala Regional Hospitals. Dr. Rieders 

graduated from University of Southern 

California medical school. 

For information, call president 

Arlene Smith at 751-1811. 

NYPD 10-13 

The NYPD 10-13 Club meets at 

6 p.m. the third Thursday of every 

month in the Clearwater Room at 

SeaBreeze Recreation Center. The 

club is dedicated to retired New York 

City police and will update members 

about current information concerning 

pension, health care and benefits. It 

also will provide an opportunity to 

socialize. For information, email Jim 

Hipple at hipplepi@msn.com. 

O.F. GOLF 

The O.F. (Old Friends) Golf and 

Social Club will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday 


Christmas dinner and banquet tickets 

will be available. 

An ice cream social will follow 

meeting. All wives and significant others 

are invited. For information, call 

president Herb Nelson at 750-9592. 

OLD TYME DANCE 

BAND 

The Old Tyme Dance Band meets 

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays at Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. 

The band is looking for instrumentalists 

to play old standards and 

traditional jazz from the Harry James, 

Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey era. 

You must be able to read music or 

play by ear. Bring your instrument 

and a stand. 

Anyone who would like to listen is 


contact Paul Collins at 753-4883 or 

paulfranklincollins@gmail.com. 

ONE STROKE 

PAINTING 

The One Stroke Painting Art Club 

meets 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays at Laurel 

Manor Recreation Center. The One 

Stroke painting technique created by 

Donna Dewberry is emphasized. 

This is not a class. However, members 

are available to assist new painters. 

The club enjoys painting together 

and sharing ideas and projects. New 

and experienced One Stroke painters 

are always welcome. 

Guests are welcome to observe. 

There is a one-time membership fee 

of $2. For information, contact Eileen 

Vigliarolo at 751-3289 or Deb Rich at 

259-2651 or VillagesOneStroke 

PaintingClub@gmail.com. 

OPERATION SHOEBOX 

Operation Shoebox is a volunteer 

organization supporting U.S. troops 

around the world with care packages. 

Volunteers meet at noon Mondays 

October through December at Lake 

Miona Recreation Center. 

The next fundraising events are: 

n Nov. 9: Annual Benefit Concert 

“Supporting Our Troops,” North Lake 

Presbyterian Church. $10 per person. 

Call Sandy, 750-1989. 

n Nov. 18: Hard Rock Casino 

Tampa. $30 includes bus ride, $25 

free play, $5 food coupon. Bus departs 

Laurel Manor Recreation Center 

at 11 a.m. Call Camille 259-0462. 

The Operation Shoebox Thrift 

Store is at 8360 SE Highway 25, 

Belleview. Call Janet Oliver at 751- 

0053 to volunteer. Call Jon Fortney at 

430-0297 to pick up large items. Call 

the thrift store at 307-6723, ext. 2, 

with questions. 

For information, call Director 

Sandy DeChristofaro at 750-1989. 

Donations may be mailed to Operation 

Shoebox, 920 Camino Del Ray 

Drive, The Villages, FL 32159. 

OPTIMIST 

The Villages Tri-County Optimist 

Club is involved with projects in 

support of providing for needs and 

encouraging the personal growth of 

children. If you have a heart for helping 

children and want to contribute 

your skills, visit the group at 7 p.m. 

today at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center and investigate the possibilities. 

This is a wonderful group that 

loves to work with children and the 

personal rewards are great. Coffee 

and refreshments will be served. For 

details, call Ann Curton at 753-4752 

or visit tri-countyoptimist.org. 

ORCHESTRA 

The Villages String Orchestra 

meets 8-10:50 a.m. Tuesdays at 

Laurel Manor Recreation Center. The 

Christmas concert will be performed 

at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at Church on the 

Square. 

The orchestra is in need of string 

bass players. Violin, viola, cello and 

string bass musicians who have had 

orchestra experience or its equivalent 

at the advanced high school level or 

college are welcome. New members 

may attend weekly rehearsals without 

performing at concerts until they are 

comfortable. 

Orchestra members will help find 

rental instruments for those who no 

longer own one. This is an opportu- 

nity to regain your skills in a relaxed, 

fun atmosphere. Music is provided; 

bring stands. For information, call 

Emilie Hickman at 259-6662 or 

Sherry Hofmeister at 753-9708. 

OVERSEAS LIVING 

The Overseas Living Club will 

meet Nov. 19 at Olive Garden Restaurant 

at 3680 Wedgwood Lane. The 

gathering begins with cocktails at 5 

p.m. with the meal beginning around 

5:45 p.m. RSVP to overseaslivingclub 

@hotmail.com by Monday. 

The annual holiday gathering will 

be held Dec. 17. 

The club is open to all Villages 

residents who have lived and worked 

overseas. 

PARADISE ART 

WORKSHOP 

Paradise Art Workshop is held 

9:30-11:20 a.m. Wednesdays at 

Paradise Recreation Center. It is an 

informal gathering of artists of all 

skill levels working in a convivial 

atmosphere. 

This is not a class, but experienced 

artists are on hand if help is 

requested. All 2-D and 3-D media are 

welcome. Bring your own materials 

and a plastic table cover. 

This is an opportunity to socialize 

with people who have similar 

interests. For information, email Brian 

at bridic@msn.com. 

PARAPSYCHOLOGY 

The Villages Parapsychology Club 

will meet at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at Lake 

Miona Recreation Center. Bill Guggenheim 

will present his program, 

“An After-death Communication” 

about ways in which we might recognize 

if we are being contacted by a 

deceased family member or friend. 

No new membership enrollment 

is available until January. Guest fee 

is $2 per person. Bring your name 

badge. 

PATTI’S CLASSIC TAP 

Patti’s Classic Tap Club meets 

Fridays at Paradise Recreation Center. 

The advanced group meets 10-11 

a.m.; the intermediate II group meets 

11 a.m.-noon. 

Intermediate I meets 12:30-1:30 

p.m. Mondays at Saddlebrook Recreation 

Center. Basic beginning meets 

1:30-2:30 p.m. For information, call 

Patti Weir at 259-4437. 

PEO 

PEO Sisterhood meets Thursdays, 

the first and third Tuesdays, and the 

second and fourth Mondays of the 

month. For time and place, contact 

Cathy Van Benthuysen at 751-5830 

or cathy5van@thevillages.net, or 

Margaret Hathaway at 430-1164 or 

lhatha@aol.com. 

PETANQUE 

Petanque (Pe Tonk) is played at 

10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 

3 p.m. Thursdays and 1:30 p.m. 

Sundays at Paradise Park, near the 

entrance to the golf cart bridge on the 

east side of U.S. Highway 27/441. 

Petanque is a game you can learn 

while you play. Additional times 

to play can be arranged if there is 

enough interest. For information, call 

Martha Loezius at 808-342-2895. For 

instruction, call Marsha Cummings at 

459-9440. 

PHASE 10 

A Phase 10 Cards group meets at 

9 a.m. Mondays at El Santiago Recreation 

Center. For information, call Judi 

Damis at 259-9180. 

PHILOSOPHY 

The Philosophy Club meets at 4 

p.m. Fridays at Lake Miona Recreation 

Center. The first Friday of the month 

usually features a presentation with 

a classical philosophical theme. This 

Friday, Richard Lehtinen will present 

“American Exceptionalism.” 

For information, call David 

Dingee at 259-1213 or Tom Leonard 

at 753-2917 or email Joe Bakel at joef. 

bakel@gmail.com. Select previous 

topics can be viewed and comments 

made by going to tvpclub.blogspot. 

com. 

PHIT HAPPENS! 

WITH DORIS 

Phit Happens! (formerly Zumba 

Live!) meets at 1:30 p.m. Mondays 

at Odell Recreation Center. This class 

is for all ages, shapes and sizes to 

move, dance and have fun. Shed 

pounds and have a blast in the 

process. Experience red-hot dance 

steps and easy-to-follow dance-fitness 

routines. 

Lively, upbeat, fast-paced songs 

provide the theme while everyone 

shares laughs and missteps and 

forgets they are working out. Chair 

exercise is welcomed. For information, 

call Doris at 751-6786. 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

SUNSET POINTE 

The Photography Club at Sunset 

Pointe meets 9:30 a.m.-noon the first 

See clubS, page 51


and third Thursdays of each month 

at Lake Miona Recreation Center. The 

doors open at 9:30 a.m. and coffee 

and sweets are served. 

Any Villages resident, whether a 

beginner or experienced photographer, 

is welcome to join. The goal 

is to learn how to take good photos 

and have fun. For information, email 

spointe.photo@gmail.com or visit 

photoclubsp.org. 

PICKLEBALL 

The Villages Recreation Department 

will host an advanced level 

round robin tournament (4.0-4.5) 

at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 13, 15, 16 at La Hacienda 


Mixed doubles will be Nov. 13, 

women’s doubles will be Nov. 15 and 

men’s doubles will be Nov. 16. An 

entry fee of $3 per player is required. 

Signs-up end today at La Hacienda 


This is a tournament for advanced 

players only (4.0 and 4.5) – rate 

yourself accordingly. All players must 

be Villages residents age 50 and 

over. For information, call La Hacienda 

Recreation Center at 753-1916. 

n n n 

Volunteers are needed to assist 

with the Pickleball Community 

Volunteer Group. If you are passionate 

about pickleball, why not help 

others? For information, call Steve 

Richter, PCVG chair, at 751-7437. 

n n n 

For the most up to date information 

including the beginner’s 

schedule, pickleball ratings, singles 

challenge ladder, challenge pyramids, 

tournaments and more, visit 

pickleballcommunity.com. 

PICKLEBALL 

BOB’S BAD GIRLS 

Bob’s Bad Girls meet 3-6 p.m. 

Mondays and Wednesdays at Pimlico 

Recreation Center to play pickleball. 

All female pickleball players in The 

Villages are welcome to join them. 

PICKLEBALL 

EVENING LADIES 

Evening Ladies Pickleball is played 

4-6 p.m. Wednesdays at Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. It is open to 

all women playing at an intermediate 

level. For information, call Becky at 

751-1651. 

PICKLEBALL PM GALS 

Women who play at the intermediate 

level may join this fun group. It 

is not a pickleball league, but a group 

of ladies who meet to play for fun. 

Play is held 4-6 p.m. Mondays at Lake 

Miona Recreation Center, Tuesdays at 

Laurel Manor Recreation Center and 

Thursdays at Coconut Cove Recreation 

Center. For information, call 

Donna Wieser at 390-0765. 

PIEDMONT 

The Piedmont Social Club will 

meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. It will be Big 

Bucks Bingo Night with cash prizes. 

Cost is $5 per person. 

Coffee and desserts will be 

provided by the club. BYOB. RSVP 

to Charlotte and BB Handley at 

753-4580 or Piedmontsocialclub@ 

comcast.net. 

PILATES ADVANCED 

Pilates Advanced meets 9-10:30 

a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Laurel 

Manor Recreation Center. Pilates 

works on flexibility, strength and 

balance. Many tools are used. Bring a 

cushioned mat, two bath towels and 

a small pillow. For information, call 

Dolly at 259-1442. 

PILATES MAT 

Pilates Mat meets at 7:30 a.m. 

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 

at Chatham Recreation Center. The 

pilates method involves a series of 

exercises that place intense concentration 

on your abdominal muscles. 

For information, call Eva Shore at 

450-2970. 

PINOCHLE 

SINGLE DECK 

n Mondays, 6 p.m., Truman Recreation 

Center. Kay Arnold, 399-4484 

or ckayarnold@comcast.net. Learn to 

play or refresh your skills. 

n Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Pimlico 

Recreation Center. Madge Koscelnik, 

753-9749. Some experience plus ability 

to play three handed is necessary. 

n Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., Garden 

Room, Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center. Ken Marino, 391-9219. Experienced 

players only. 

n Wednesday, noon, Pimlico Recreation 

Center. Experienced players 

only. Dick Luebke, 259-5775. 

n Thursdays, 1 p.m., Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center. Doris Manning, 

751-6659, or Lillian Rowe, 751-5430. 

Experienced players only. 

n Thursdays, 1 p.m., Paradise 

Recreation Center. Chris Brown, 

750-4627. 

n Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Allamanda 

Recreation Center. Must be experienced 

and able to play three-handed. 

Alberta M. Campbell, 461-9425. 


PINOCHLE 

DOUBLE DECK 

Double Deck Pinochle meets 6:30- 

9 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays in 

the Cary Grant Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. This game is played 

with Villages rules. For information, 

call Morty Cohen at 259-3419. 

Double Deck Pinochle also is held 

6-9:30 p.m. Sundays at Chatham 

Recreation Center. Open bidding 

at 50, auction bidding. Must have a 

marriage (king and queen) to name 

trump. For information, contact Dom 

Aiello at 259-9581 or domaiello 

gocards@yahoo.com. 

PINOCHLE NEW YORK 

New York Pinochle meets at 1 p.m. 

Thursdays at Fish Hawk Recreation 

Center and 7:30-9:30 p.m. the second 

and fourth Fridays of each month at 

Truman Recreation Center. 

These sessions are for advanced 

players only — one deck, one bid. Bonus 

start at 25 without a run; bonus 

start at 30 with a run. For information, 

call Len Klein at 751-4433. 

PITCH, SETBACK, 

HI-LO JACK 

The Pitch, Setback, Hi-Lo Jack Club 

meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Bacall 

Recreation Center, 7 p.m. Thursdays 

at Paradise Recreation Center and 

9 a.m. Mondays at Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center. Three names, 

same game. 

PITTSBURGH 

The Pittsburgh Club will meet 

6:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Americana 


Center. After a brief business 

meeting, magician Brian LaPalme 

will entertain. Ollie’s sundaes will be 

available; BYOB. 

Membership is open to those 

who lived within a 30-mile radius of 

downtown Pittsburgh. Prospective 

members should download and 

complete the membership form 

(owners) or guest membership form 

(renters) from the club’s website 

(pittsburghclub-thevillages.com) and 

bring it to the meeting. 


party at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center may be purchased for $30 

per person. Redsauce will cater this 

event and Cool Breeze will provide 

entertainment. Check the website for 

information. 

POETRY 

A Poetry Discussion and Workshop 

meets 10 a.m.-12:20 p.m. the 

second and fourth Tuesdays of every 

month in the Marilyn Monroe Room 

at Paradise Recreation Center. 

Bring a few poems to read. Bring 

extra copies (10-15) of your work, if 

possible, for others to follow and to 

facilitate discussion. For information, 

contact Al Watkins at 259-4981 or 

aww21@comcast.net. 

POKENO 

Pokeno is a version of bingo using 

playing cards. Bring $3 in pennies and 

a container in which to keep them. 

Each person gets a “bingo” card 

with 25 pictures of playing cards on 

it. Cards are called from a deck of 52. 

If you have the card called, you cover 

it with a penny. As soon as Pokeno is 

called, that game is over. 

n Wednesdays: 10 a.m., Paradise 

Recreation Center. Sharon Dietrich, 

753-8658. 

n Thursdays: 10-11:50 a.m., Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. Kate 

Mitchell, 607-731-0065, or Rich and 

Eileen Shields, 391-9733. 

n Fridays: 6 p.m., Resolute Room, 

Lake Miona Recreation Center. Doors 

open at 5:30 p.m. Ruthie Drango, 

753-9308, or Jan Hippe, 430-0826. 

n Saturdays: 5:30-8 p.m., Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. Ellen Brice, 

753-3196. 

n Sundays: 4-6:20 p.m., Gregory 

Peck Room, Paradise Recreation 

Center. Elizabeth Kuti, 751-0689. 

POLO CHEERLEADERS 

The Villages Polo Cheerleaders 

practice 2-3 p.m. Mondays at Chula 

Vista Recreation Center. There are 

no rehearsals in June, July, August 

or December. The group cheers and 

performs simple dance routines during 

polo season. For information or 

to join, contact Jody Currie Colletier 

at 391-1299 or Colleen Rutherford at 

633-0194. 

PORTUGUESE 

The Portuguese Language and 

Culture Group meets 3:30-5:30 p.m. 

Mondays at El Santiago Recreation 

Center. The club’s mission is to 

spread Portuguese language and 

culture. Basic language skills will be 

taught along with group dynamics. 

For information, call Dyan E. Kieltyka 

at 508-264-1955 or 753-5590. 

POSTAGE STAMP 

(PHILATELIC) 

The Villages Postage Stamp 

(Philatelic) Club meets four times a 

month. The club meets at 9:30 a.m. 

the second and fourth Wednesdays 

of each month in the Gladiola Room 

at Allamanda Recreation Center. The 

club also meets at noon the first and 

third Wednesdays of each month in 

the Chateaugay Room at Chatham 


The club welcomes anyone who 

would like to start or continue stamp 

collecting. Club members have varied 

interests and enjoy trading, selling 

and purchasing stamps and covers. 

At each meeting, a presentation 

is given by club members on some 

aspect of stamp collecting. Stamp 

auctions are a feature of each meeting. 

For information, call Marty Farber 

at 753-4774. 

PURL GIRLS 

The Purl Girls meet 3-4:50 p.m. 

Thursdays in the Singapore Sling 

Room at Coconut Cove Recreation 

Center. This is a social club where 

knitters and crocheters of all skill 

levels can exchange information on 

techniques, patterns and hints. 

All are welcome. Bring your own 

project or start one of ours. The club 

doesn’t teach. For information, call 

Melinda Frabotta at 391-9214. 

QIGONG 

The Qigong Club meets 1-2:20 

p.m. Wednesdays at Coconut Cove 

Recreation Center and 10-11:20 a.m. 

Fridays at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center. The group welcomes all 

Villagers who want to take control of 

their health. 

Qigong exercises boost individual 

immunity, improve health, and harness 

body-mind energy with moving 

meditations. For information, call 

Gerry Watt at 753-0381 or visit 

thevillagesqigongclub.weebly.com. 

QUESTAR 

PRODUCTIONS 

“White Christmas” will be 

unwrapped at 7 p.m. Nov. 27-30 at 

Savannah Center. It includes more 

Irving Berlin songs and Broadwaystyle 

production numbers than the 

1954 movie. Tickets are on sale at all 

Villages Box Office locations. 

Current military and veterans are 

encouraged to wear their uniforms 

and/ or drop by a special table set 

up where they will be acknowledged. 

They also are asked to help the cast 

sing “The Old Man.” Lyrics will be in 

the program. 

Marine Corp Detachment 1267 

and elves will collect unwrapped 

new toys for Toys for Tots. The show 

is choreographed by director Sue 

Schuler and costumed by producer 

Debra Heath-Strickland. For information, 

contact Debra at 750-8075. 

See clubS, page 52



Questar will have auditions for 

“Sweet Charity” at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at 

Allamanda Recreation Center. 

QUILTING GUILD 

The Quilting Guild of The Villages 

is comprised of many chapters that 

meet at different times and locations 

around The Villages. The guild embraces 

as many forms and levels of 

quilting as there are quilts. If quilting 

is something you have done for many 

years, or maybe wanted to learn but 

have not had the time, there is a 

place for you. 

Members are eligible to enter 

quilts into quilt shows and attend any 

or all of the classes that are offered 

during the year. For brief descriptions 

of chapters and specific membership 

requirements, go to qgotv.org and 

click on any chapter name on the 

left. For information, call Joy Lynch at 

753-6545. 

QUILTERS 

ALLAMANDA 

The Allamanda Quilters meet 

12:30-4:20 p.m. Tuesdays at Allamanda 

Recreation Center. All levels 

of quilters are welcome. This is an 

informal group that enjoys getting 

together to socialize and work on 

ongoing projects. Members take 

pleasure in helping new friends and 

sharing finished items at a monthly 

show and tell. 

Anyone who loves to quilt and 

would like some encouragement 

to finish some of those UFOs is 

welcome to join. The next retreat is 

being planned and is a great way 

to get to know other quilters on a 

three-day getaway. Annual dues of 

$15 are being collected for 2013. For 

information, call Heather Farnell at 

561-4425. 

QUILTERS 

LAUREL MANOR 

The Laurel Manor Quilters meets 

at 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the Adams 

Room at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. This chapter of The Villages 

Quilting Guild embraces as many 

forms of quilting and related sewing 

as its members can think up. 

The group is open to those new to 

quilting as well as seasoned quilters 

looking for a relaxed group. The 

meetings include ongoing projects, 

demonstrations and instructions, 

show and tell, occasional field trips 

and involvement in guild activities, 

such as the semi-annual quilt show. 


Jeannie Meyer at 302-242-3222. 

QUILTERS CAPTIVA 

The newest chapter of The Villages 

Quilting Guild meets 8:30-11:20 a.m. 

Tuesdays at Captiva Recreation Center. 

Anyone who joins this group will 

become a member of The Villages 

Quilting Guild. 

The chapter is open to all levels 

of quilters and those who want to be 

quilters who want to relax and enjoy 

the company of others who share 

their joy of quilting. For information, 

call Susan Woodbury at 774-280- 

2840 or Claudia Taylor at 391-5050. 

QUILTERS 

FRIENDSHIP STARS 

The Friendship Stars quilting group 

meets 8:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at 

Saddlebrook Recreation Center. This 

hand and machine quilting group 

welcomes all levels of quilters. 

Along with charity quilts, block 

of the month, getting together with 

other chapters, trunk shows, shop 

hops and demos, members are there 

to help anyone with a quilt problem. 

For information, call president Vicki 

Sheppard at 391-5888. 

QUILTING B’S 

The Quilting B’s meet at 8 a.m. 

Tuesdays in the Charlie Chaplin Room 

at Paradise Recreation Center. It is 

one of 12 chapters of The Villages 

Quilt Guild. Once a month there is 

an evening guild meeting at Laurel 

Manor Recreation Center for all 

chapters. 

All levels of quilters are welcome 

to join this group. Members make 

charity quilts, give demonstrations 

and instructions, and participate in 

show and tell, field trips, shop hops, 

an annual quilting retreat and more. 

New members of all levels are 

welcome to join. Membership dues 

are $14 per person per year. For 

information, contact Judy Porter at 

259-2461 or JPorter27@aol.com. 

QUILTERS 

PATCHWORK GARDEN 

The Patchwork Garden quilters, a 

chapter of The Villages Quilting Guild, 

meet 6:30-9:20 p.m. Mondays in the 

Stars and Stripes Room at Lake Miona 


This is a relaxed, informal, funloving 

group that enjoys helping and 

learning from each other. Regular 

activities include shop hops, block 

of the month, charity quilts, demos, 

show and tell, and occasional all-day 

Saturday quilt days including lunch, 

fun and prizes. 

New members of all levels are 

welcome to join. Annual dues are 

$10. For information, call Kathi 

Hronchek at 751-0721. 

QUILTERS MULBERRY 

Mulberry Quilters, a chapter of 

The Villages Quilting Guild, meets 

8:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the 

Justice Room at Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center. Quilters of all 

experience levels are welcome to join 

this group and participate in charity 

projects, an annual quilting retreat, 

shop-hops and more. For information, 

call president Carolyn Heald at 

751-0840. 

QUILTERS 

PIECEMAKERS 

The Piecemakers is the original 

quilting group in The Villages. 

The group meets 8:30-11:30 a.m. 

Tuesdays in the Rita Hayworth Room 

at Paradise Recreation Center. The 

group welcomes both experienced 

and new quilters to share in a relaxed 

atmosphere where members share 

ideas, skills and friendship. Meetings 

vary from group demonstrations to 

working on charity projects, as well as 

individual projects. For information, 

call Esther Meinhardt at 727-391-7979 

or Barbara Rule-Mispel at 430-1817. 

QUOITS 

The Quoits Club of The Villages 

meets at 10 a.m. Wednesdays at 

Saddlebrook Recreation Center 

horseshoe courts. The club is open to 

all Villagers. There are no schedules, 

dues or commitments, just lots of fun. 

Instruction is given. For information, 

call Bill Tharp at 753-2268. 

R/C MODEL BOAT 

The Villages R/C Model Boat Club 

meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday 

of each month in the Lucille Ball 


The club promotes the hobby of R/C 

sailing. It sails 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays 

and Wednesdays on Lake Mira 

Mar, behind La Hacienda Recreation 

Center. 

The club is open to all Villagers 

and everyone is welcome at the lake 

to watch the racing and to sail a boat. 

Grandchildren are always welcome, 

too. For information, call Brian at 

259-3147 or visit the website at 

tvrcboatclub.weebly.com. 

R/C MODEL 

ELECTRIC BOATS 

The R/C Model Electric Boat Club 

meets 9 a.m.-noon every Tuesday 

and Thursday at Lake Mira Mar on 

the south side of La Hacienda Recreation 

Center. 

Applications for new members 

are being accepted. The club is open 

to all Villagers and their guests who 

are interested in model electricpowered 

boats. For information, call 

Tom Hutchins at 350-6956 or Paul 

Pazitney at 561-4888. 

R/C MODEL 

RACE CARS 

The R/C Model Race Cars Club 

meets 9 a.m.-noon the second 

Wednesday and fourth Saturday 

of each month at Colony Cottage 

Recreation Center, in the side parking 

lot between the pool and recreation 

center. 

The club is open to all Villagers. 

Everyone is welcome to come and 

watch the action. This is a part of 

The Villages Motor Racing Fan Club. 

Anyone is welcome to try driving one 

of the cars. For information, call Dave 

at 205-7985 or Mike at 633-0134. 

RECOVERING 

COUPLES 

ANONYMOUS 

Recovering Couples Anonymous 

meets at 7 p.m. the second Saturday 

of each month at Allamanda 

Recreation Center. This is for couples 

seeking to have a caring, committed 

and intimate relationship. 

Learn how to nurture your relationship 

with a 12-step application. 

For information, call Anne or Roger 

Broming at 753-9064. 

RED GARTER 

JAZZ BAND 

The Red Garter Jazz Band is an 

all Villager New Orleans-style band 

composed of former professional 

traditional jazz musicians and band 

leaders. They are led by cornetist 

Marty Frankel, who for 26 years prior 

to becoming a Villager led the Federal 

Jazz Commission band in Washington, 

D.C. Their vocalist is Villager Billie 

Thatcher. 

The band will perform Nov. 15 at 

Church on the Square and tickets are 

on sale at The Villages Box Office. 

The band also will perform Nov. 17 

at the 22nd Suncoast Jazz Festival in 

Clearwater Beach along with a dozen 

or more of the top performing jazz 

groups in the country. The bus will 

leave from Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center at 8:30 a.m. and return that 

evening. The Red Garter Girls will 

support the band appearance. 

For information, contact Stu 

Reynolds at 633-7619, 850-712-3465 

or StuandNancy@yahoo.com. 

REPUBLICAN MARION 

The Republican Club of The 

Villages of Marion County will meet 

at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center. State rep. Marlene 

O’Toole will be the guest speaker. She 

will discuss what the election results 

mean to Floridians and residents of 

The Villages. 

The meeting is open to all Villages 

residents. A meet and greet will start 

at 6:30 p.m. For information, call 

Roger Kass at 259-7174. 

RHYTHM AND BLUES 

LINE DANCE 

The Rhythm and Blues Line 

Dance Club meets 1-3 p.m. Fridays at 

Pimlico Recreation Center to practice 

intricate dance steps to urban and 

soul music. For information, call 

Denise Lasley at 750-2755. 

RIO GRANDE II 

BREAKFAST 

The Rio Grande II Breakfast Club 

will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday in 

the Ricardo Montalban Room at La 

Hacienda Recreation Center. A light 

breakfast will be served at a cost of 

$3. 

A spokesperson from the UF/ 

IFAS Extension Service will speak 

on Florida foliage and what survives 

winters and summers. This meeting 

is open to spouses and significant 

others. 

New members from Rio Grande II 

are always welcome. For information, 

call Sally McClelland at 750-3860. 

RETIRED OLD DRIVERS 

The Retired Old Drivers (RODs) 

will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Friday 

at Hacienda Hills Country Club. This 

group is all about socializing and 

having fun sharing “over the road” 

stories. 

RODs meets at 9 a.m. on the 

second Friday of each month. All 

retired truckers are welcome and are 

encouraged to bring memorabilia 

of interest. For information, call Bob 

Hawthorne at 751-6067 or check out 

RetiredOldDrivers.com. 

ROTARY 

The Rotary Club of The Villages 

has breakfast meetings at 7 a.m. 

Thursdays at La Hacienda Recreation 

Center. Breakfast is served at 6:30 

a.m. For information about Rotary or 

See clubS, page 53


membership, call Jerry Knoll, president, 

at 391-5002 or Jeffrey Gower, 

membership director, at 307-6385. 

ROTARY EVENING 

The Rotary Club of The Villages — 

Evening meets 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays 

at Lake Miona Recreation Center 

for a half-hour social followed by a 

meeting featuring topics of interest to 

civic-minded attendees. 

This club is committed to providing 

assistance to area organizations 

focused on military, medical, hunger 

and other community issues. Former 

Rotarians and anyone interested in 

learning more about the principles 

of Rotary are welcome to attend. For 

information, contact Ira Nodelman at 

391-9754 or inodelman@aol.com. 

RUMMIKUB 

Rummikub is a numbers game 

played with colored tiles. It is similar 

to cards in that there are four colors, 

similar to the four suits in cards, with 

13 tiles in each. 

n 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Edsel 

Room, Truman Recreation Center. 

New players welcome. Phyllis Goradesky, 

751-4108. 

n 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Silver 

Lake Recreation Center. Lessons 

given. Ruth Bitondo, 750-3766. 

n 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Marilyn 

Monroe Room, Paradise Recreation 

Center. Lessons given. Mike Veach, 

399-4225. 

RV 

The Villages Recreational Vehicle 

Club meets at 10 a.m. the second Friday 

of each month in the Americana 


Center. Sign-ups for upcoming trips 

take place 9:30-10 a.m. 

The meeting will be a potluck 

breakfast. Food assignments are as 

follows: A-C, bread (coffee cake, muffins, 

etc.); D-F, fruit; H-S, casserole; 

T-Z, meat. The club will provide 

orange juice, coffee, plates, silverware 

and napkins. 


party will be on sale. Tickets also may 

be reserved by calling Gary Adams at 

259-1483. 

The primary goal and activity 

of the club is to plan and provide 

opportunities for its members to use 

their RVs by attending club-sponsored 

rallies at various venues as well as 

social activities throughout the year. 


Christie King at 750-6021 or vice 

president Howard Ford at 750-3725. 

SABAL CHASE LADIES 

The Sabal Chase Ladies Club will 

meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Lake 

Miona Recreation Center. Cheryl 

Rumbley from Cornerstone Hospice 

will be the guest speaker. 

Refreshments, coffee, tea, water 

and ice will be provided and there 

will be a 50/50 drawing. Guests are 

welcome. Bring food for the annual 

Thanksgiving food drive for the Wildwood 

Soup Kitchen. 

Sign-ups will begin for the annual 

Christmas dinner to be held at 6 p.m. 

Dec. 10 for members only. Tickets 

are $15. For information, call Jayne 

Monaco at 633-3268 or Jeri Taylor 

430-3985. 

Sign-ups will continue for the 

“Reveal Your Secret Sister” luncheon 

to be held at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 7 at 

Lopez Legacy Restaurant. Cost is 

$15 prepaid and members will order 

from a special menu prepared for this 

event. 

SAMBA 

n Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-2:20 p.m., 

Fox Grove Room, Saddlebrook Recreation 

Center. Joyce Keller, 638-0039. 

Bring your own lunch or snack. 

n Wednesdays, 12:30-3:45 p.m., 

SeaBreeze. Ellie Tule, 259-3060. Also 

triple play. Cards provided. 

n Fridays, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Silver 

Oaks Room, Saddlebrook Recreation 

Center. Joyce Keller, 638-0039. Bring 

your own lunch or snack. 

n Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 

Paradise Recreation Center. Jean Bote, 

751-4097. The game will be taught 

upon request. 

n Fridays, noon, Captiva Recreation 

Center. Ellen Broedlin, 203-224- 

9024. 

n Fridays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Sterling 

Heights Recreation Center. Manny 

Muro, 430-2733 or mannymuro@ 

comcast.net. Also triple play. 

n Saturdays, 1 p.m., Chatham 


12:30 p.m. 753-4570. 

n Saturdays, 6 p.m., SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center. Linda Morris, 

561-512-5530 or lindaword@aol.com. 

Beginners should arrive no later than 

5:30 p.m. 

n Sundays, 1 p.m., Chatham 

Recreation Center. Also triple play and 

hand and foot. 

n Sundays, 5 p.m., Organized, 

Chula Vista Recreation Center. 753- 

0002. 

SASSY CHASSIES 

The Sassy Chassies intermediate 

exercise class meets 1-2:20 p.m. 

Wednesdays at Captiva Recreation 

Center. Class begins with an aerobic 


warm-up to current lively music then 

proceeds to lunges and squats, a 

weight segment, and mat work for 

the chest, legs, hips and abdominal 

areas. 

Class ends with a 15-minute 

cooldown. Bring hand weights and 

a mat. Water will be provided. For 

information, contact Ann Smalley at 

751-7395 or smalley67@msn.com. 

SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY 

Science and Technology will meet 

at 1 p.m. today at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. Don Kimmel will give 

a presentation on “A Road Map for 

Evaluating Newspaper and Internet 

Articles about Scientific Topics.” 

This talk will teach a systematic 

method to identify each type of study, 

understand the structural problems 

with each and learn how to begin 

reaching one’s own conclusions 

about the value of any scientific 

article. 

Newspaper reports that represent 

each type of study will be presented 

and discussed. The principles can be 

extended to any scientific topic. 

All Villages residents are welcome 

to attend. For information, call Fred 

Whitson at 430-2911. 

SCIENCE TOPICS 

Science Topics meets noon-1:50 

p.m. the second Monday of each 

month at Canal Street Recreation 

Center. Each month, a science topic 

selected by the group is studied beforehand 

and discussed, and the topic 

for the next month is determined. 

The topic for Nov. 12 is bioengineering. 

For information, contact Tom 

Leonard at 753-2917 or lenie@aol. 

com. 

SCRABBLE 

n Paradise Recreation Center: 1 

p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Lucille 

Ball Room. Open to beginners and 

experienced players. Lynne Fletcher, 

751-5389. 

n Lake Miona Recreation Center: 

6-9 p.m. Thursdays, Courageous 

Room. All levels welcome. Mary Lou 

Miller, 751-7332, or Barbara Burgess, 

350-2511. 

n Bridgeport Recreation Center: 

2-5 p.m. Wednesdays. Open. 

SCRAPPERS 

The Scrappers Group meets 8 

a.m.-noon Saturdays at Chatham 

Recreation Center. The meeting is a 

crop where everyone can enjoy the 

hobby of making beautiful albums 

to preserve their pictures for future 

generations. 

If you are a beginner or a 

professional, come join this group of 

Villages residents. Help is provided 

with getting started, learning new 

techniques and the use of the various 

tools. Supplies are available. For 

information, call Irene at 753-6312. 

SCULPTING 

The Sculpting Club meets 8 

a.m-noon Fridays at Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center. This is a new club 

and is open to anyone interested in 

sculpting in clay. Sessions are informal, 

with everyone working on their 

own pieces. Sculptures will be fired 

once a week in the Mulberry kilns. 

For information, call Mary McKimmy 

at 751-2815. 

SENIOR SOCCER 

The Senior Mixed Soccer program 

meets at 8:30 a.m. Fridays at The 

Villages Polo Club. The group plays 

a 6 vs. 6 format. Soccer training is 

provided for everyone. A variety 

of soccer activities are included to 

ensure your enjoyment throughout 

the season. For information, call John 

Ellis at 259-6786. 

SHAG DANCE 

The Shag Club offers free beginner 

lessons 6-8 p.m. the second Wednesday 

of each month at Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center. Wear leather soled 

shoes or dance shoes. 

A dance is held 6-9 p.m. the third 

Wednesday of each month at Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. Bring 

a snack and beverage and come 

practice what you have learned or 

share new steps. A $3 per person fee 

is charged to cover the DJ. For information 

on the lessons or the dance, 

call Joe or Rita Barton at 259-8531. 

In November, the beginner lessons 

will be canceled and the dance 

will be held on the second Wednesday. 

Free intermediate lessons are 

taught 6:30-9:20 p.m. the first and 

fourth Wednesdays at Sterling Heights 

Recreation Center. Participants must 

have taken beginner lessons. The last 

hour is for practice only. For information 

on intermediate lessons, call Tom 

Long at 753-7732. 

SHAKA CREW 

DANCE COMPANY 

Shaka Crew is a performing dance 

group comprised of upbeat and fun 

loving dancers. The group specializes 

in theme shows. Currently, they have 

two shows available — ‘50s Sock Hop 

and Thriller Halloween. 

The group meets 9:30-11:30 a.m. 

Fridays at Truman Recreation Center 

but will be on hiatus for the rest of 

the year. Rehearsals will resume Jan. 

4. 

The crew is directed and choreographed 

by Violet Ray, who is also the 

director/choreographer of Aloha ‘O 

Ka Hula Dance Troupe. For information, 

contact Violet or Bill Ray at 753- 

0962, billray@maui.net or violette@ 

maui.net. 

SHAKE IT UP 

Shake It Up classes featuring 

exercise to Latin music are offered 

five days a week at Bacall Recreation 

Center. The class meets at 9:30 a.m. 


and at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Monday is a great day for 

beginners. Tuesday enjoy steps to 

international beats. Wednesdays and 

Fridays bring light weights for sculpt 

and tone. Thursdays enjoy fast-paced 

Latin rhythms. Come early and experience 

step by step instructional DVD 

prior to each class. For information, 

call Janis at 753-8292, Maddie at 750- 

8027 or Nancy at 751-4541. 

SHARON’S DEEP 

WATER AEROBICS 

Sharon’s deep water aerobics 

meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, 11 a.m. 

Thursdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays at 

Laurel Manor Sports Pool. 

This is a high-energy, challenging 

workout. A deep water workout is 

great for the body and relieves all 

stress on the joints. Each class is a 

complete body workout. 

Equipment used is stretch bands, 

water weights, balls and noodles. A 

flotation belt is required. 


to attend. For information, 

contact Sharon Lloyd at 751-4976 or 

skl1118@comcast.net. 

SHEEPSHEAD CARDS 

Sheepshead Cards meets 8-11:30 

a.m. every Wednesday in the Cary 

Grant Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. Play five handed, call an ace, 

play leasters if nobody picks. For 

information, call Clark Greehling at 

406-5346. 

SHOWCASE DANCERS 

The Showcase Dancers Club 

meets at 1 p.m. Wednesdays at La 

Hacienda Recreation Center. The 

club is open to all Villagers who 

have taken ballroom dance lessons 

See clubS, page 54



or need a place to renew their past 

dancing skills. 

There are no dues or membership 

fees. Dance to the rumba, waltz, 

tango, fox trot, cha-cha, swing and 

many other styles. For information, 

call John Conrad at 259-9763. 

SHRINE 

The Villages Shrine Club will meet 

at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Orchid Room 

at Hibiscus Recreation Center. Prior 

to the meeting there will be a catered 

Thanksgiving dinner starting at 6 p.m. 

Tickets for the dinner are $12.50 each 

and can be obtained by calling Tom 

Miller at 227-8151. 

All Shriners and their ladies are 

invited to attend. The club meets 

the second Tuesday of every month 

at the same location. For information, 

call club president Jim Smith at 

817-9248. 

SHUFFLEBOARD 

CLINIC 

Joe Arlt, president of The Villages 

Shuffleboard Club, will present a 

beginner training session at 1 p.m. 

Friday at El Santiago shuffleboard 

courts. All are invited and no registration 

is required. 

After the basic instruction, attendees 

will play a game followed 

by a discussion of winning strategy. 

Attendees will be offered an opportunity 

to join a neighborhood 

team of 12 players that competes 

against other teams on Wednesday 

or Thursday afternoons, September 

through March. 

If you wish more information, or 

to play on a team, contact Joe Arlt 

at joearlt@juno.com or 753-3346. 

Include your name(s), telephone 

number, email address, village, and 

the day(s) and location(s) you prefer. 

SHUFFLEBOARD 

CLINIC ADVANCED 

An advanced and intermediate level 

clinic is taught by Richard Ingram, a 

certified instructional technologist and 

member of the Villages Shuffleboard 

Club, 1-2:30 p.m. on the second and 


Canal Street Recreation Center. 

The first session will be Nov. 

13. Registration is not required but 

students should have attended a 

beginner clinic to be able to get the 

most out of this clinic. 

Offensive and defensive strategies, 

take-outs, guards, opening shots, 

caroms, blocking, splits, bump- 

ups, snuggles, use of score board, 

choke-blocks, kitchen options, dead 

zone and through shots are some of 

the procedures presented. Written 

instructions will be provided upon 

departure. 

SHUFFLEBOARD 

The Villages Shuffleboard Club 

is forming new teams to join the 

existing 75 teams of 12 players each. 

These neighborhood teams compete 

on Wednesday or Thursday afternoons 

against other teams at local 

recreation centers. 

Beginner instruction, open play 

and team creation are held 1-3:30 

p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at 

Savannah Center courts. For information, 

to register or to join a team, 

contact Joe Arlt at joearlt@juno.com 

or 753-3346. Include your name(s), 

telephone number, email address, 

village, and the day(s) you prefer. 

SINGLE GOLFERS 

Single Golfers of The Villages 

(SGV) is a new club for unmarried 

Villagers who love golf and enjoy 

social activities with other singles. 

For information about the club, go to 

sgvclub.com. The site gives contact 

and member application information. 

Prospective members may participate 

in any event one time before being 

asked to join. 

Upcoming events include: Happy 

hour followed by dinner at Bonefish 

Grill at 4:30 p.m. Friday; 18-hole 

championship golf at Spruce Creek 

on Saturday; executive outing on 

Tuesday; and Nine and Dine outing at 

the Links of Spruce Creek. 

The club’s first holiday party 

will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at 

SeaBreeze Recreation Center. There 

will be a dinner followed by entertainment 

by the Music Mixx. This is a 

prepaid event for members only. Visit 

the website for information. 

SINGLES 

BABY BOOMERS 

Visit singlesbabyboomers.com for 

links and RSVP information for the 

following activities: 

n Fun Bowling, Nov. 10. 

n Dinner, Movie, Dessert, Nov. 17. 

n Billiards, 7 p.m. Mondays, Hibiscus 


n Table Tennis, Fridays. 

n Texas hold ‘em and mah-jongg, 

6 p.m. Sundays, Odell Recreation 

Center. 

n Pickleball, noon Thursdays, 

Canal Street Recreation Center; noon 

Saturdays, SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. 

n Executive golf, every Sunday, 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and 

Friday. 

For information, email Marie at 

marie.nappi.sbb@gmail.com or Bob 

at ripwho@msn.com. 

SINGLES 


The Singles Ballroom Dance Club 

meets the second and fourth Fridays 

of each month at La Hacienda Recreation 

Center at 2 p.m. for Beginner I 

and at 3 p.m. for Beginner II. It also 

meets the first, third and fifth Fridays 

of each month at Odell Recreation 

Center at 2 p.m. for Beginner I and at 

3 p.m. for Beginner II. 

A partner is not required. Easy 

patterns are taught, followed by more 

advanced steps. 

Members also attend other dances 

in the area as a group for practice and 

to socialize. All singles are welcome 

to attend. There are no fees and no 

pressure. For information, contact 

Gene’o Langlois at 813-394-8880 or 

langloisgno@aol.com. 

SINGLES DISCUSSION 

The Singles Discussion Group 

meets 3:30-4:45 p.m. the second 

Friday of every month at SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center. Singles only are 

friendly and having fun in these 

round robin circles. 

Come out to meet new friends 

while sharing light hearted topics. 

Afterward the group travels to Lake 

Sumter Landing to enjoy refreshments 

and/or dinner. There are no 

dues or fees. For information, call 

Cyndi at 753-0182. 

SINGLES GOLF 

The American Singles Golf Club 

Association meets at 6 p.m. every 

fourth Tuesday at Hibiscus Recreation 

Center. The Nov. 27 dinner will be 

turkey pot pie, caesar salad, dessert 

and coffee. Cost is $10. Entertainment 

will be the Four Sharps Barbershop 

Quartet. 

Club members may sign up for 

all events by going to thevillagesfl. 

singlesgolf.com. 

Executive golf: Thursdays and 

some Fridays and Sundays, contact 

Mona Rubenstein at monaasga@ 

comcast.net. 

Priority golf: Every Thursday, contact 

Barb Richardson at babsonfive@ 

comcast.net. 

Nine and Dine: Nov. 21 at Eagle 

Ridge. Pay fees in pro shop. Contact 

Jack Parker at jacpar4105@aol.com. 

Championship golf will be held 

Nov. 24. Sign up on the website. 

For information, call Steve at 

552-0504 or Honor at 566-6296. 

SINGLES SUMTER 

n Nov. 17: Calypso Queen dinner 

cruise, Leilani, 949-8173. 

n Nov. 17: Singles block party, 7 

p.m., Lake Sumter Landing. 

n Nov. 25: Meeting, Lake Miona 

Recreation Center. New member and 

renewal registration 2-3 p.m; activities 

sign-up 2:30-3:30 p.m.; meeting 

3:30-4 p.m., speaker from property 

Owners Association of The Villages. 

n Dec. 9: Christmas dinner dance, 

6-9 p.m., Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. $20, Virginia, 430-3542. 

n Wednesdays: Happy hour, dinner 

and dancing, 5:15 p.m., Waterfront 

Inn. Tom, 561-4831. 

n First Saturdays and third 

Thursdays: Movie and dinner, Bob, 

bhummell@hotmail.com. 

n Fridays: Sports night, 3 p.m., 


n Sundays: Pickleball, 10:30 a.m., 


n Trip: Mardi Gras, Biloxi and New 

Orleans, sold out. 

SKETCHING/DRAWING 

Sketching/Drawing Made Easy 

meets 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at 


Members work at their own pace on 

their own projects. 

Are you worried that you don’t 

have enough talent to be an artist? 

Relax and join this informal class. 

Beginning with the basics — lines, 

shape, shading, textures, perspective 

— instructor Richard Lohman 

will help guide members in anything 

from flower petals to a child’s eye to 

a still-life. 

For information, call Richard 

Lohman at 750-6591. 

SLIM ’N’ TRIM 

Slim ’n’ Trim meets at 10 a.m. 

Tuesdays at Odell Recreation 

Center and 10 a.m. Wednesdays at 

Allamanda Recreation Center. On 

Tuesdays, walk away the pounds with 

the help of a Leslie Sansone DVD. 

On Wednesdays, warm up with a 

two-mile walk then dance away the 

pounds to Latin beats, followed by 

various stretching and core strengthening 

exercises. For information, call 

Sherry at 750-4584. 

SOCIAL WORKERS 

The Social Workers of The Villages 

meet at 11 a.m. the third Friday of 

each month at Churchill Street Recreation 

Center. This group is open to 

all actively working and retired social 

workers who live in The Villages. The 

group meets for refreshments and 

conversation. If interested, call Susan 

Bingel at 350-7383. 

SOFTBALL 

RESTRICTED BAT 

LEAGUE 

The Restricted Bat League is open 

to Villages residents currently playing 

softball as level one, two or three. The 

winter season games are played at 

2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 

8-April 9. 

Sign-ups will be held Nov. 1-23. 

Forms are available at Saddlebrook 

Recreation Center or online at softballatthevillages.com. 

For information, 

call Jack Curley, commissioner, at 

561-4435. 

SOLE MATES 

Sole Mates Walkers meet at 7 a.m. 

Saturdays at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center pavilion. Join this group to improve 

fitness, meet new friends and 

have fun while walking. The distance 

and pace are up to each individual, 

but the buddy system is used so no 

one ever walks alone. 

Always call to confirm, as there is 

no walking in unsafe weather conditions. 

Contact Jen at 250-3431 or 

Joyce at 552-2338. 

Sole Mates will host a charity 

Jingle Bell walk at 7 a.m. Dec. 12 at 

the above location. Proceeds will benefit 

Project Legacy, which financially 

supports Lady Lake’s Little League 

and soccer programs and Lady Lake 

Boys and Girls Club. For registration 

information, visit projectlegacy.net. 

SOUTH JERSEY 

The South Jersey Club will meet 

Monday at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center. Members will celebrate the 

club’s one-year anniversary with a 

potluck dinner and the “Magic of 

Wally.” 

Members with last names ending 

in A-M should bring an entrée for six 

to eight people. Members with last 

names ending in N-Z should bring 

appetizers. 

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets 

are sold out and will not be available 

at the door. For club information, 

call Ginny Horsey at 633-3075. 

The club meets the second 

Monday of each month and is open 

to residents who lived in South Jersey 

from Mercer County south. Wear 

your club name badge and bring 

your ticket and BYOB. 

Tickets also are on sale for the 

December dinner dance at $25 each 

and the January meeting with entertainment 

by Mary Jo Vitale at $5 each. 

Call Charlie Zellman at 633-1491. 

See clubS, page 55


SOUTHEAST 

MASSACHUSETTS 

The Southeast Massachusetts Club 

will have a potluck dinner and dog 

races at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at Bridgeport 

Recreation Center. Members with 

last names beginning with A-F bring 

a dessert, G-M bring a main dish 

and O-Z bring a salad or appetizer. 

BYOB. Coffee and soft drinks will be 

provided. 

There will be a 50/50 drawing. 

Dues are $8 per person or $15 per 

couple payable by January. New 

members are welcome from Bristol 

or Plymouth county. For information, 

contact Anne Stone at amstone.3@ 

comcast.net or 259-5987. 

SPANISH 

CONVERSATION 

The Spanish Conversation group 

meets 4:30-5:45 p.m. Wednesdays 

at Canal Street Recreation Center. 

This is not a class, but an informal 

discussion group to maintain Spanish 

skills and increase vocabulary with 

games, reading of news articles and 

conversation. For information, contact 

Sandra Hidalgo at 954-449-5541 or 

nanahidalgo@msn.com. 

SPARKEY’S 

STRUMMERS 

Sparkey’s Strummers, a string 

acoustic group, meets 9-11 a.m. 

Thursdays in the Charleston Room 

at Savannah Center. The group 

welcomes all acoustic string players 

who have some playing experience, 

as well as anyone in The Villages who 

just wants to listen or sing along. 

The group plays standards from 

the 1900s-1950s. The group has a 

large library of songs put together by 

its founder, Harold “Sparkey” Lawton. 

For information, call Al Perron at 750- 

2157 or James Boerman at 750-2677. 

SPORTS CARD AND 

COLLECTIBLE 

The Sports Card and Collectible 

Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at 

Hibiscus Recreation Center. Villager 

and former Major League Baseball 

player George Yankowski will be the 

guest speaker. The upcoming show to 

be held Jan. 26 also will be discussed. 

The club meets the second Monday 

of each month and is open to all 

Villagers who want to start, add to or 

sell a collection, or just talk about the 

hobby. Guest speakers are sometimes 

available. For information, call Stu at 

751-7899. 

SQUARE AND ROUND 

DANCING 

Square dance classes are in 

progress 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays at 


Anyone who has danced before and 

would like to join may call Sharon 

and Ron Paul at 751-5737 for information. 

The Orange Blossom Square and 

Round Dance Club hosts dances 

7-9:30 p.m. Sundays at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. Traditional square 

dance attire is required from October 

through April. 

This week, the square dance caller 

will be Don Hanhurst. Round-dance 

cueing will be provided by Loretta 

Hanhurst. For information, call Mike 

or Wanda David at 219-508-5847 or 

visit obsquares.org. 

ST. LAWRENCE 

RIVER RATS 

The St. Lawrence River Rat club 

will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Outer 

Banks Room at Bridgeport Recreation 

Center. Bring your own beverage and 

a snack to share. This meeting will 

cover the rest of the season’s meeting 

agendas. 

The club meets the second Thursday 

of every month and is open to 

anyone who lives on the St. Lawrence 

River and in The Villages. This is a 

relaxed club that enjoys gathering to 

visit and tell river tales. For information, 

call Mary Lou Cerio at 259-7448. 

STAMPING AT 

SEABREEZE 

Stamping at SeaBreeze, formerly 

the SeaBreeze Stampers Club, meets 

at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth 

Fridays of each month at SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center. The club is open 

to anyone who likes to stamp and 

make greeting cards. Members share 

new ideas and techniques. 

To find out the next project and 

what supplies are needed, visit 

stampingatseabreeze.blogspot.com. 

For information, call Carolyn Morris at 

753-9110. 

STAMPIN’ AROUND 

Stampin’ Around meets at 6:30 

p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays 

of each month at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. 

This is an advanced stamping club 

and members share their knowledge 

of products and techniques. They also 

have a collection of stamps in a lending 

library for all members to use. 


The club welcomes new members. 

For information, call Ginny 

Radtke at 259-8717 or Joyce Stewart 

at 751-0694. 

STAMPIN’ AROUND 

TOO! 

Stampin’ Around Too! meets 

12:30-3:20 p.m. the second and 

fourth Wednesdays of each month 

at Chatham Recreation Center. The 

class is for beginner to intermediate 

stampers. 

On Nov. 14 and Nov. 28, all occasion 

cards will be presented. New 

techniques such as making your own 

background paper using shaving 

cream, rainbow backgrounds and 

more will be presented. 

Cost is $10 to make four cards. 

All supplies are provided; bring 

double sided adhesives and scissors. 

Preregistration is required by contacting 

Ginny Radtke at 259-8717 or 

ginnyradtkeRN@embarqmail.com. 

STAMPIN’ FOOLS 

The Stampin’ Fools Basic and 

Technique class meets at 6 p.m. the 

second Wednesday of each month 

in the Freedom Room at Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. This class 

is for all stampers. Class is limited 

to a small number of attendees, so 

reserve early. 

On Nov. 14, participants will 

make three cards and learn a new 

technique called kissing. This class 

provides step-by-step instruction. 

Time permitting, they will complete a 

3-D project. The demonstrator will be 

Mary Jane Wellington. Bring scissors 

and an adhesive product. All other 

supplies will be provided. 

Reservations and prepayment are 

required in order to prepare the necessary 

number of card kits. Contact 

Mary Jane Wellington at 633-8907 or 

jawellington@live.com. Mail $10 payment 

to Mary Jane Wellington, 1427 

Azteca Loop, The Villages, FL 32162. 

STARLIGHT PLAYERS 

The Starlight Players meet 10 

a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mondays and noon- 

2:30 p.m. Fridays at Mulberry Grove 


call Dee Hart at 753-2318. 

The group will present “A Salute 

to Mr. Music — Harry Warren” at 7 

p.m. Jan. 17 and at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. 

Jan. 18 at Mulberry Grove Recreation 

Center. 

STEP AEROBICS 

BODY SHAPING 

n Canal Street Recreation Center: 

8-9:20 a.m. Thursdays. All levels 

welcome; step platform optional. Includes 

strength training with weights 

and some floor work, so bring hand 

weights and a mat. Bernice Dering, 

259-3589. 

n Fish Hawk Recreation Center: 

1:30-2:50 p.m. Tuesdays. All levels 

welcome; step platform optional. Includes 

strength training with weights 

and some floor work, so bring hand 

weights and a mat. Bernice Dering, 

259-3589. 

STEP FAMILY 

CLOGGERS 

The Step Family Cloggers is a 

group that is dedicated to traditional 

clog dancing. It meets at noon 

Sundays at Saddlebrook Recreation 

Center and at 1 p.m. Fridays at Bacall 

Recreation Center. Anyone who 

would like to join a dynamic clog 

team may contact Clyde Hamilton at 

205-9678 or clyde.hamilton@gmail. 

com, or come watch a practice. 

STEP IT UP 

Step It Up meets at 9 a.m. Fridays 

at SeaBreeze Sports Pool through 

October. It is a power walking class 

that includes some jogging and other 

exercises. 

The workout is a high energy and 

challenging routine. It is limited to 40 

residents. Water shoes are recommended. 

Water weights are available 

at the pool. For information, contact 

Chris at ckuchta@yahoo.com. 

STICKBALL 

The Stickball Club meets at 8:30 

a.m. Sundays at The Villages High 

School parking lot on the corner of 

County Road 466 and Buffalo Trail. 

Come join in the fun of New York 

City-style “poor man’s baseball.” For 

information, call Ralph Cabret at 874- 

2990 or Roy Schwartz at 408-4825. 

STRAIGHT SHOOTERS 

The Villages Straight Shooters 

meet at 6:30 p.m. on the third 

Thursday of each month in the 

Destin Room at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. for 

socializing. 

The club brings together Villagers 

who share a common interest in firearms 

and shooting. The club is open 

to all shooting disciplines. The club 

may arrange for education relating 

to firearm safety, licensing, training, 

care and maintenance, swap-type get 

togethers, and a social atmosphere 

where members can talk about guns, 

shooting and other mutual interests. 

Experienced or novice firearms 

enthusiasts are welcome to attend. 

visit VSSClub.org for up to date in- 

formation on club activities and local 

shooting resources. 

STRUMMING 

UKULELIANS 

Strumming Ukulelians meet 

1:30-3:20 p.m. every Monday in the 

Resolute Room at Lake Miona Recreation 

Center. Learn the basics and 

then some. Exchange ideas and leave 

with chords and songs to practice. 

For information, call Rita Dorigo at 

750-4288. 

SUMMERHILL 

The Summerhill Social Club will 

meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 

Lincoln Theater at Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center. The entertainment 

will be Me and My Gang, a dance and 

variety show featuring Cindy Shackle. 

Club officers for 2013 will be elected 

and holiday party tickets will be on 

sale. Bring an appetizer to share and 

a donation for the food pantry. 

This is the last meeting for 2012 

as Dec. 12 will be the annual holiday 

party. For information, call George 

Hayes at 399-5080. 

SUNDAY WALKING 

AEROBICS 

Sunday Walking Aerobics meets 

at 7:30 a.m. Sundays at Pimlico 

Recreation Center. Walking aerobics 

are done to Leslie Sansone tapes with 

music. 

SWEET AND SASSY 

LINE DANCE 

The Sweet and Sassy Line Dance 

Team meets at 1 p.m. Tuesdays at 

Bridgeport Recreation Center and at 1 

p.m. Fridays at Allamanda Recreation 

Center. The team practices line 

dance routines for performances. For 

information, contact director Christine 

Bass at 250-8607 or girlylinedancer@ 

yahoo.com. 

SUNDAY TEA 

The Sunday Tea Club will meet 2-4 

p.m. Sunday at Pimlico Recreation 

Center. The tea will feature Thanksgiving 

decorations. The speaker will be 

Judy Nichols, a Villages resident who 

is a doll maker and has an extensive 

doll collection. Members are encouraged 

to bring their favorite doll to 

the tea. 

Bring a teacup and saucer, small 

plate, spoon and teapot. Food assignments: 

A-H, tea sandwiches, canapes, 

or mini quiches; I-O, cookies, cake, 

brownies or sweets; P-Z, fruit, cheese 

See clubS, page 56



and crackers, nut or fruit breads, 

scones or mini muffins. 

Reservations are a must. Call Celia 

Craft at 751-2974 by noon Friday. 

Guests are welcome but limited to 

five per tea. There is a $2 fee for 

guests and they may attend as a 

guest only once. Membership currently 

is closed. 

SWIM STROKES FOR 

DIFFERENT FOLKS 

Swim Strokes for Different Folks 

meets 5-5:50 p.m. Sundays at Lake 

Miona Sports Pool. This class is designed 

to help people overcome fears 

and learn new strokes, breathing, frog 

kicks, glides, floating for safety and 

more. 

Learn how to teach your 

grandchildren the correct way of 

doing strokes from a Water Safety 

Instruction-certified teacher with 28 

years of experience. For information, 

call Marie Bellodi at 391-5181. 

SWING DANCE 

The Villages Swing Dance Club 

meets 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays at 

La Hacienda Recreation Center for 

instruction and practice in swing and 

cha-cha dancing: Beginning cha-cha, 

11 a.m.-noon; beginning swing, noon- 

1 p.m.; intermediate/advanced swing, 

1-2 p.m. 

Beginning swing and cha-cha 

sessions include basic instruction to 

provide beginning dancers with the 

fundamental skills and confidence 

to get on the dance floor and dance 

in The Villages social dance environment. 

Intermediate and advanced swing 

instruction and practice are different 

every week for 16 weeks and include 

more than 70 advanced jazz and 

swing dance steps for experienced 

dancers. 

Membership is free for all Villages 

residents. Visitors with guest passes 

are welcome. For information, call 

Kermit and Carol Laughon at 430- 

2831 regarding swing dance or Phil 

and Yvette Rand at 750-3324 regarding 

cha-cha. 

SYNCHRONIZED 

FLOATING 

The Kaleidoscopes synchronized 

floating group meets 11 a.m.-12:30 

p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Lake 

Miona Sports Pool. Anyone who 

enjoys floating and listening to music 

is welcome to join this group. 

Learn how to float from a straight 

line into a triangle, a circle or an 

accordion. Come anytime between 11 

a.m. and noon to observe the group, 

then plan on getting into the water at 

noon to learn the moves. 

Learn basic floating techniques 

while getting exercise and challenging 

your memory in a low-key, personalized 

and fun atmosphere. This is a 

recreation-only activity. There are no 

shows, costumes or expenses. 

This is a small group whose only 

intent is to have fun. For information, 

contact Billie Cooke at 804-914-0666 

or bscooke@comcast.net. 

TABLE TENNIS 

The Villages Table Tennis Club 

plays noon-3 p.m. Sundays in the 

Lincoln Theater at Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center. A brief business 

meeting is held at 12:30 p.m. 

Play time offers an opportunity to 

play others with widely varying skill 

levels. The club is open to all residents 

of The Villages. For information, 

see the club website at thevillagesttc. 

embarqspace.com. 

TAEKWONDO 

(KOREAN KARATE) 

Taekwondo meets 8-9:30 a.m. 


at SeaBreeze Recreation Center. 

Warmup and practice are held 8-8:30 

a.m. with the organized class starting 

at 8:30 a.m. 

Taekwondo is an integrated and 

complete martial arts system for self 

defense and personal improvement. 

It is also a unique form of physical activity 

using movements and exercises 

which are excellent for good health. 

The aim of taekwondo training 

is to improve the whole person: 

body, mind and spirit. Students will 

gain strength, stamina, coordination, 

concentration and balance, no matter 

what age or shape they are in. 

Train under the Grand Master 

Kwon Jae Hwa system and be tested 

for upper levels if you desire. Master 

Drew has been a disciple of this 

system for more than 35 years. For 

information, call 350-2974. 

TAI CHI 

The Tai Chi Club meets at 8 a.m. 

Tuesdays at Mulberry Grove Recreation 

Center, at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays 

at Laurel Manor Recreation Center 

and at 8 a.m. Fridays at Bridgeport 


The club sessions consist of both 

the yang tai chi forms and qigong 

exercises, which consist of relaxed 

movements to increase flexibility, 

strength and balance. Novices are encouraged 

to come to Friday sessions; 

beginners and advanced students are 

welcome at any of the three sessions. 

For information, call Wayne Durling 

at 751-4821 or Paula Murray at 

259-2068. 

TAI CHI ARTHRITIS, 

FALL PREVENTION 

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall 

Prevention meets 11:30 a.m.-12:50 

p.m. on the first, third, fourth and fifth 

Mondays and noon-12:50 p.m. on the 

second Monday of each month at La 

Hacienda Recreation Center. 

Practice will focus on the form 

developed by Dr. Paul Lam and recommended 

by the Arthritis Foundation. 

This form is suited to beginners 

and older people. 

Qigong exercises for healing and 

relaxation also will be included. For 

information, visit taichiforhealth.org 

and to learn more about the instructor, 

click on the instructors tab and 

input “Laing” into the search box or 

call Sandy Laing at 259-7956. 

TAI CHI CHEN STYLE 

Tai Chi Chen Style meets 8:30-9:30 

a.m. Thursdays at Mulberry Grove 

Recreation Center and 4:30-5:30 

p.m. Tuesdays at Sterling Heights 

Recreation Center. Classes are limited 

to 20 participants. 

Chen style is the original style of 

tai chi which began about 500 years 

ago and incorporated the very best 

aspects of martial systems of the 

time, Chinese medicine and Taoism 

to create an effective training system 

of flexibility, strength, balance and 

focus. 

Chen is the original style of tai 

chi, from which all the other styles, 

like Yang and Wu, were derived. It 

is noted for its fluid, coiling movements, 

punctuated with quick bursts 

of energy. Classes will concentrate on 

developing the practitioner’s stability, 

balance and correct body alignment. 

Students also will learn silk reeling. 

For information, contact Lin at 430- 

3199 or LinButter@gmail.com. 

TAP 

The Tap Club meets Wednesdays 


Intermediate dancers meet 8-9:15 

a.m. to learn new step combinations 

and work on technique. 

The beginning group meets 

10:45-11:45 a.m. During this session, 

the basics are emphasized, adding 

short combinations based on group 

abilities. 

New dancers are accepted weekly 

to both groups. For information, call 

Linda Bitterly at 259-8691. 

TEA PARTY POLITICAL 

The Villages Tea Party meets at 

6:30 p.m. every Monday. Locations 

may vary from week to week. To 

verify meeting locations, agendas and 

speakers, visit thevillagesteaparty.org. 

The meeting on Nov. 12 will be at 

Savannah Center and there will be 

an after election potluck dinner open 

to everyone. Doors will open at 6 

p.m. Bring your favorite dish to serve 

eight, your own beverage, a plate and 

silverware. Coffee will be provided. 

Bring your favorite election story for 

open mic night. 

The club welcomes all residents of 

The Villages who wish to learn more 

about the issues of the day and perhaps 

become involved in the political 

process. Membership dues are $5. 

Guests are welcome. For information, 

call Jan Morell at 391-9246 or email 

thevillagesteaparty12@gmail.com. 

TENNESSEE 

The Tennessee Club will meet 

at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Chula Vista 

Recreation Center. A potluck dinner 

will be held at 6:30 p.m. Bring your 

favorite dish (entrée, salad, vegetable 

or dessert) to serve eight to 10 

people. Drinks and paper goods will 

be provided by the club. BYOB. 

There will be plenty of time to 

meet former Tennesseans and reminisce 

about life in the Volunteer State. 

Dinner will conclude with a drawing 

and a 50/50 giveaway. Following 

dinner, plan to be mystified by the 

magical trickery of Brian LaPalme. 

The Dec. 12 meeting will celebrate 

the season with a “Dirty Santa” gift 

exchange. 

For information, contact Phil 

Harmon at 704-756-1064 or phharmon1@gmail.com 

or Roy Holmes at 

753-0382 or rch1946@centurylink. 

net. 

THEATER COMPANY 

Rehearsals are under way for The 

Villages Theater Company’s annual 

production (in conjunction with the 

Bands of The Villages Octet) of “Faces 

of Christmas” at 6 p.m. Nov. 24 at 

Church on the Square. 

The hour-long production – part 

of The Villages’ yearly “Holiday 

Countdown” – includes a mix of 

serious and lighter holiday readings 

and music. 

VTC is recruiting production crews 

for its annual schedule of three nonmusical 

stage productions. No experience 

is necessary. Persons interested 

should contact Judy Prior at 205-7571 

or jjprior@comcast.net. 

VTC’s weekly workshops are held 

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays at Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center. Next week’s 

program, presented by Vince Maury, 

will focus on speech topics. 

Appearances for VTC’s “Shows to 

Go” traveling troupe and the roadshow 

version of “Faces of Christmas” 

are being scheduled by Kent Schroeder 

at 674-0018 or hokent@aol.com. 

THREE RIVERS 

The Three Rivers Club of The 

Villages will meet Nov. 15 at Colony 

Cottage Recreation Center. Doors will 

open at 6 p.m. This is a ticketed event 

and is sold out. After a brief meeting, 

enjoy Just Mike and ice cream. 

Sign-ups will be taken for the 

Christmas dinner and January event. 

For information, visit threerivers-club. 

com. 

TOP NOTCH JAZZ 

Top Notch Jazz meets 1-1:50 p.m. 

Wednesdays at Colony Cottage Recreation 

Center. It consists of warmup 

exercises for strength, toning and 

technique, followed by weekly dance 

combinations ranging from Broadway 

to funky. For information, call New 

York City trained dance instructor 

Mary Ann Daily at 391-1707. 

TOP NOTCH TAP 

Top Notch intermediate plus tap 

meets noon-12:50 Wednesdays at 


This is for those who have mastered 

the basics, rhythms, technique and 

high energy dance combinations. 

Top Notch beginners plus tap 

is held 2-2:50 p.m. Wednesdays at 


This is for those who have not tapped 

before or need to brush up on the 

basics. 

For information, call Charlotte 

Haller at 674-9225. 

TOURNAMENT 

CRIBBAGE 

Tournament cribbage is played 

two nights each week: 

n 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Mulberry 

Grove Recreation Center: Sign-ups 

begin at 6:30 p.m. Play starts at 7 

p.m. for approximately 2 1/2 hours. 

For information, call Helen O’Malley 

at 750-5398. 

n 6:30 p.m. Sundays, Hibiscus 

Recreation Center: Sign-ups begin 

at 6:15 p.m. Play starts at 6:30 p.m. 

for approximately 2 1/2 hours. For 

information, call Mary Carpenter at 

753-9839. 

See clubS, page 57


TOTAL FITNESS 

WORKOUT 

Total Fitness Workout meets at 

10 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at 


This class consists of 25-30 minutes 

of cardio aerobic exercise to upbeat 

dance music, followed by floor work 

to improve core muscles, strength 

and flexibility. 

Bring a mat and weights of your 

choice. Work at your own level. For 

information, call Rosie Schwaber at 

750-6099. 

TRACK AND FIELD 

The Villages Track and Field Club 

meets 7:30-9:30 a.m. Mondays, 

Wednesdays and Fridays at The 

Villages High School track. Events 

are sprinting, long jump, high jump 

javelin and discus. 

Check out the group at 

Saddlebrook Recreation Center and 

practice at the rear of the utility buildings 

behind the recreation center ball 

fields. For club information, call John 

Topliss at 751-5924 or Ryan Beighley 

at 751-7206. For instruction on the 

javelin, call Stan Kita at 750-1060. 

TRAP AND SKEET 

The Villages Trap and Skeet Club 

has an expanded shooting schedule, 

including both trap and skeet at 

Robinson Ranch in Dunnellon on 

Wednesdays. The club meets at 7 

p.m. on the second Wednesday of 

each month at Saddlebrook Recreation 

Center. 

They also hold one-on-one training 

by appointment on Thursdays for 

new shooters. Clinics for improving 

skills are held throughout the year. 

All Villages residents are invited 

to participate. Beginners and women 

are welcome. For information, call 

Dick Arnold at 459-8735 or go to 

villagestrapandskeet.com. 

TRI-OMINOS 

Tri-ominos is played at 2 p.m. on 

the third Thursday of every month at 

Let’s Dance! 

Hibiscus Recreation Center. Tri-ominos 

is played with numbered triangle 

tiles that are matched to form connections. 

A leader will be present to teach 

new players the game. Refreshments 

are provided. For information, call 

Beverly at 751-6288. 

TRIPLE PLAY CARDS 

Triple Play Cards is a variation of 

hand and foot. 

n Sundays, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Pimlico. 

Dot Henderson. 

n Sundays, 2-5 p.m., Chateaugay 

Room, Chatham. Candy Briestansky, 

751-2649 or 630-677-0295. 

n Mondays, 5:30-8:50 p.m., Odell. 

Manny Muro, 430-2733 or manny 

muro@comcast.net. Also Samba and 

Tri-Sam. 

n Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Laurel 

Manor. 

n Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Truman. Joan 

O’Hanlon, 753-3178. 

n Tuesdays, 5:30-8:50 p.m., Courageous 

Room, Lake Miona. Manny 

Muro, 430-2733 or mannymuro@ 

comcast.net. Also Samba and Tri-Sam. 

n Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon, 

Silver Lake. Helen O’Malley, 750- 

5398. 

n Wednesdays, 12:30-3:45 p.m., 

SeaBreeze. Ellie Tule, 259-3060. Also 

Samba. Cards provided. 

n Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., 

Chatham. Dot Henderson. 

n Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Pimlico. 

Pearl Plasterer, 259-4077. 

n Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Colony 

Cottage. Bruce and Leslie Frimet, 430- 

2383. Lessons given. 

n Thursdays, 6-9 p.m., Odell. 

n Fridays, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 

Paradise. Jean Bote, 751-4097. 

n Fridays, 6:30 p.m., Paradise. 

Jackie Watson, 430-0237. 

n Fridays, 6:30 p.m., Mulberry 

Grove. Carole Kadner. 

n Fridays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Sterling 

Heights. Manny Muro, 430-2733 

or mannymuro@comcast.net. Also 

Samba. 

TRIVIA 

Team Trivia is played at 6:30 p.m. 

Sundays at Canal Street Recreation 

Center and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays 

(except the first Wednesday of the 

month) at Fish Hawk Recreation 

Center. The game starts promptly at 

All Dances Start at 7PM 

Dressy Casual • No Shorts • BYO...Snacks & Beverages 

FRI 

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6:45 p.m. It’s a great social event and 

good mental exercise. 

Teams are up to eight players, 

but anyone can sign up and be put 

on a team. Questions cover all kinds 

of categories, so everyone brings 

something to the table. 

Reservations are given first seats, 

but walk-ins also are welcome. For 

Sunday reservations, email bandb 

goodrich@yahoo.com. For Wednesday 

reservations, email joycezmagic 

@gmail.com. 

TRIVIAL PURSUIT 

Paradise Recreation Center 

Oct. 30 

Contact: Pam Kochenour, 430- 

0110; Sue Reddinger, 203-243-7024 

Question: What Chanel perfume 

first was sold in 1920? 

Answer: Chanel No. 5. 

Team Members: Patricia Pugsley, 

Max Pierre, Kay Pierre, Sue Reddinger 

n n n 

Tierra del Sol Recreation Center 

Oct. 30 

Contact: Sheila Allan, 750-1352 

Question: What country occupied 

Korea before the U.S. and the Soviet 

Union? 

Answer: Japan. 

Winners: Bill Vincent, Sandy 

Vincent, Len Dobson, Gary Kress, 

Carol Kirby, Barb Casey, Ina Piggott, 

Don Simson. 

Question: What Cleveland ace 

was the only pitcher ever to hurl a 

no-hitter on opening day? 

Answer: Bob Feller. 

Winners: Sheila Allan, Henry 

Casey, Phil Hurlbut, Donna Simson, 

Phil Piggott, Ron Lawson, Bill Vincent, 

Nino. 

TRUE CRIME BOOK 

The True Crime Book Club will 

meet Nov. 18 to discuss “Green River 

Running Red” by Ann Rule. 

The club is closed at this time 

but will host a special event that will 

be open to all Villagers on Dec. 2. 

Suzanne Barr, author of “Fatal Kiss,” 

will speak to the club. 

“Fatal Kiss” is about a couple who 

were living the American dream. 

He was a leading insurance agent 

and she taught Sunday school and 

worked with geriatric patients. They 

had just completed building their 

dream home. Life couldn’t have been 

better until … 

Suzanne is also a New York Times 

bestselling ghostwriter and now is 

working on another book, along with 

a trilogy. She is a member of Mystery 

Writers of America. To register, call 

Diane at 751-7392. 

TROOPE’S GOLF 

Troope’s Golf Tour meets Wednesday 

and Friday mornings for events at 

area golf courses. Come play championship 

golf courses outside The 

Villages as singles or as team events. 

Travel is limited to a maximum onehour 

drive. 

Villages resident golfers always 

are welcome. Tee times, prices and 

courses can be found at troopes 

group.com or by calling Rick Van 

Norman at 350-6168. 

USA CARES 

USA Cares will meet 9-10 a.m. 

Friday at Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. This will be the final meeting 

for 2012 and members will review 

the club’s two-year performance 

and discuss the proposed move to 

become the Central Florida Chapter 

No. 1, USA Cares and the minor 

restructuring necessary to comply 

with the rules. 

Finally, they will recognize the 

contribution of Honey Baked Ham, 

sponsor of three events for the group. 

For information, contact Rich Sobieray 

at 750-5472 or rich2122@embarq 

mail.com. For information about USA 

Cares, see usacares.org. 

UKE 

The Hummers and Strummers Intermediate 

Ukulele Club meets 10-11 

a.m. Tuesdays in the Tanzania Room 

at Odell Recreation Center. The club 

is open to all Villages residents who 

know and can play the basic chords. 

Come tuned and join the club for an 

hour of playing old-time favorites. For 

information, call Barbara Hanson at 

391-5833. 

UKE GROUP 

The Uke Group meets noon-3 

p.m. Thursdays in the Courageous 

Room at Lake Miona Recreation Cen- 

LAST NOVEMBER DANCE 

@ LA HACIENDA Ballroom Dance 

with the Newtons Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Cha Cha! 

$ 6 Per Resident 4 Tickets Per Villages Resident ID Per Household 

$ 8 General Public Patron Must Be Purchased By A Resident 

ter. Learn everything there is to know 

about this four-stringed instrument 

called the ukulele. For information, 

call Rita Dorigo at 750-4288. 

UKULELE 

The Villages Ukulele Club meets 

4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the Geronimo 

Room at Chula Vista Recreation 

Center for practice and song. 

Newcomers and all types of ukes are 

welcome and listeners are encouraged 

to attend. For information, call 

Wayne Dieffenbach at 391-1080 or 

Dick Gordon at 751-5284. 

VAMPS 

Under the direction of former 

prima ballerina Diane Vargas, the 

newly reorganized VAMPS (Villages 

Allstar Master ProductionS) perform 

all styles of dance. Their 2013 show, 

“Hot Havana Nights,” will be performed 

Feb. 6-7 at Savannah Center. 

Once again, all proceeds from the 

show will be donated to Operation 

Helping Hand, a program that provides 

support to the families of active 

duty military who were wounded 

while in service to America and are 

being treated at the Haley Veterans 

Administration Hospital in Tampa. To 

date, the VAMPS have raised nearly 

$40,000 for this worthy cause. 

The VAMPS rehearse 1-3 p.m. 

Tuesdays at Coconut Cove Recreation 

Center, and 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays 


Experienced dancers interested in 

joining are encouraged to contact 

Diane at diane.vargas26@gmail. 

com. For information on the VAMPS 

or their shows, call Cherie Stubbs at 

255-9932. 

VEGAN POTLUCK 

A Vegan Potluck is held 1-2 p.m. 

the third Thursday of every month in 

the Julio Iglesias Room at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. Bring a vegan 

entree, vegetable dish, salad, spread, 

bread or dessert ready to serve and a 

serving spoon. The dish should feed 

at least six people and should not 

include vinegar or spices. Bring copies 

of the recipe to share with others. 


Join the fun! 

See clubS, page 58



to attend. Being a vegan is not a 

requirement. RSVP to Kae Borrero of 

the Healthy Choice Club at borrero 

kae@hotmail.com or 533-7903. 

VHA NEWCOMERS 

The Villages Homeowners Association 

will host a newcomers’ orientation 

at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Colony 

Cottage Recreation Center. 

To assist newcomers in becoming 

better acquainted with the community, 

there will be representatives from 

the sheriffs’ offices of Sumter and 

Marion counties, Lady Lake Police 

Department, Community Watch, Veterans 

Services, The Villages Regional 

Hospital, Community Emergency 

Response Team, The Villages Lifelong 

Learning College, Seniors vs. Crime, 

Serving Health Insurance Needs 

of Elders (SHINE), Sumter County 

Master Gardeners, an overview of 

the services offered at the Annex and 

the new Sumter County offices in 

Wildwood, and Judge Tom Skidmore 

of Sumter County. 

There also will be a brief introduction 

to the VHA and the role it plays 

in the community. The orientation is 

open to all residents and reservations 

are not required. For information, call 

Kathy Porter at 259-8196. 

VILLA BEREA 

The Villa Berea Ladies will attend 

a breakfast at 9 a.m. today at The Villages 

High School. For cancellations, 

call Linda Loughlin at 751-6228. 

Today’s driveway party will be held 

4-6 p.m. at 885 Winchester Ct., home 

of Mary Helen and Ron Schultz. Bring 

your own drinks, seating and snacks 

to share. 

Fred Hainen will host an outdoor 

movie tonight at Jackie Robertson’s, 

853 Winchester Ct. Bring your own 

drinks and snacks. 

The driveway party and movie are 

open to Villa Berea residents, renters 

and their guests. No reservation is 

needed. 

The ladies breakfast and business 

meeting will be held at 9 a.m. 

Saturday at Perkins on County Road 

466. Reservations are required. Call 

Joanne Devlin at 750-1701. Following 

breakfast, those who wish will attend 

a movie. Call Joni Boros at 259-2550. 

A turkey dinner potluck will be 

held at 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at Saddlebrook 


VILLAGE LOSERS 

The Village Losers is a weight loss 

and exercise club that meets 9:30-11 

a.m. Saturdays at Canal Street Recreation 

Center. This club is for anyone 

who wants to lose 5 pounds or 150 

pounds. 

Dues are $5 monthly and all money 

remains in the club to purchase 

supplies; give quarterly incentive 

awards and host social events. 

Pool exercises are held 10:45- 

11:30 a.m. For information, call Cecile 

Glunt at 674-9092. 

VILLAGE VOICES 

The Village Voices Chorus is 

conducted by Dr. Sandra Willetts and 

accompanied by Dr. John T. Lowe 

Jr. The group is rehearsing for its 

Christmas concert, to be held Dec. 13 

at Church on the Square. 

Rehearsals are held 9 a.m.-noon 

Fridays at Church on the Square. 

There will not be a rehearsal on Nov. 

23 because of Thanksgiving. There 

will Tuesday rehearsals on Nov. 27 

and Dec. 4 along with the mandatory 

dress rehearsal on Dec. 12. 

VOLLEYBALL 

ADVANCED 

Advanced play volleyball by invitation 

only is played 5-9 p.m. Mondays 

at First Baptist Church of Oxford at 

U.S. Highway 301 and County Road 

108. Coed open play is 5-9 p.m. 

Tuesdays. For information, call Betty 

Poling at 750-2125. 

VOLLEYBALL SUNDAY 

Volleyball for both men and 

women is played 2-7 p.m. Sundays 

at The Villages High School gym. 

Basic skill development is 2-3 p.m.; 

women’s intermediate and advanced 

state teams play 3-4 p.m. and 6-on-6 

games also are played at this time. 

Sign-ups for fall leagues are taken 

on site. All residents are welcome to 

join in the court play. For information, 

call Sandy Glick at 751-2692, Nancy 

Hornsby at 751-6562 or Avis Vaught 

at 751-1742. 

WALK AWAY 

THE POUNDS 

This is a group walking workout 

done to Leslie Sansone tapes. It uses 

only four basic steps, with an easy 

warm-up and a gentle cool-down set 

to music. 

n Pimlico Recreation Center: 

7:30 a.m. Sundays. Carol Jeanne, 

259-5627. 

n Saddlebrook Recreation Center: 

4:30-5:30 p.m. Sundays. Linda, 

lfoster4204@yahoo.com, or Sandy, 

sandybowman@comcast.net. 

n Sterling Heights Recreation Center: 

6-7 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays, 

10-11 a.m. Wednesdays, boot camp 

9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays. One evening 

class and boot camp class will utilize 

light hand weights, stretching bands, 

cables or stomach belts. Chair seating 

is available. Jacqueline Henning, 

391-9797. 

n Fish Hawk Recreation Center: 

9:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 

11 a.m. Fridays. Carl Fitting, 259-9910. 

n Odell Recreation Center: 7:30- 

8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Leo Steffen, 446-9835. 

WALK AWAY 

THE POUNDS 

FOR BEGINNERS 

Walk Away the Pounds for Beginners 

is held at 9 a.m. Thursdays and 8 

a.m. Fridays at Sterling Heights Recreation 

Center. The class is a three-mile 

indoor walk designed for beginners, 

the physically challenged and those 

who desire an early morning gentle 

walk, indoors to hit music. 

The Thursday walk includes 

equipment for strength training. Bring 

hand weights, stretch bands, cables or 

stomach belts. Chair seating is available 

for those who wish to sit and 

wheelchair-bound persons are encouraged 

to attend. For information, 

call Bill or Jacqueline at 391-9797. 

WANNA DANCE 

The Wanna Dance Club meets 

7-8:45 p.m. Mondays. Meetings are 

held at SeaBreeze Recreation Center 

the first, second, fourth and fifth 

Mondays of the month and at Sterling 

Heights Recreation Center on the 

third Monday of the month. 

All Villagers who want to practice 

any level of ballroom dancing are 


contact David Seibert at 446-3183 or 

david_seibert@hotmail.com. 

WANNABEE WRITERS 

The Wannabee Writers Club meets 

at 9 a.m. Mondays in the Courageous 

Room at Lake Miona Recreation 

Center. Wannabees explore the possibilities 

of writing for new and experienced 

authors. The club’s purpose 

is to support creativity in all genres of 

fiction and memoir writing. 

Writers read their selection at the 

meeting, not more than 10 minutes, 

and the group offers support and critiques, 

also in a limited time format. 

Members are encouraged to submit 

their work no later than noon Sunday 

via e-mail: Microsoft Word formatted 

or word processor compatible, 

double space, line numbered, Times 

Roman 12 font, and not exceeding 

six pages. 

Comments and suggestions can 

be written on copies to be returned 

to the writer at the meeting. In addition, 

comments via e-mail may be 

returned to the writer prior to the 

meeting. For information, contact 

Larry Chizak at 607-775-4003 or 

larrychizak@hotmail.com. 

WATER AEROBICS 

High Nooners, a co-ed class, 

meets at noon Tuesdays, Thursdays 

and Saturdays at Savannah Sports 

Pool. The classes are fun and refreshing. 

Most exercises are specifically 

designed for muscle toning and improving 

flexibility. Water weights are 

provided at the pool. For information, 

call Mills Qualls at 751-1323 or Carol 

Longo at 259-6165. 

WATER BUFFALOES 

The Water Buffaloes meet at 10 

a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and 

Fridays at La Hacienda Sports Pool. 

This is a low-impact water exercise 

group for men. For information, call 

Al Currie at 753-9388. 

WATER PILATES 

Water Pilates is held at 10 a.m. 

Saturdays at Laurel Manor Sports 

Pool. For information, call the certified 

instructor at 259-1442. 

WATERCOLOR 

The Thursday Hibiscus Watercolor 

group meets 12:30-3:50 p.m. 

Thursdays at Hibiscus Recreation 

Center. This is an informal group of 

watercolor enthusiasts who learn 

from DVD instruction, visiting artists 

and members who are willing to 

share their skills with others. For information, 

call Darla Webb at 391-5732 

or Judy Jellison at 750-4895 or email 

hibiscuswcc@comcast.net. 

WATERSKI 

LAKE MIONA 

The Lake Miona Waterski Club 

meets at 8 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 

Saturdays and Sundays at Lake Miona 

Park. Times and dates are subject to 

change. Anyone interested in waterskiing 

is welcome to attend. 

Club members are primarily 

recreational level from beginner to 

intermediate. A regulation slalom 

course is available to allow for goaloriented 

ski runs, including seniorfriendly 

(novice) buoys. 

Education in barefoot skiing is 

offered using equipment designed to 

make the experience safe and satisfying. 

Open skiing with one or two skis 

also is available. 

See clubS, page 59


Most equipment for initial experiences 

for interested skiers can be 

provided by club members, but a 

personal ski vest is recommended. An 

insured inboard is the club’s primary 

craft. A schedule of fees from a fulltime 

member to guests of Villagers 

for boat maintenance and gas is 

available on request. 

For information, contact Bob 

Smalley at robert1228945@ 

embarqmail.com or 751-7395. 

WAY, WAY, WAY OFF 

BROADWAY PLAYERS 

“Elvis Lives,” the dynamic production 

of the musical life of Elvis Presley, 

will appear Nov. 16-18 at Savannah 

Center. Several Villages favorites will 

participate. Tickets can be obtained 

for $16 at The Villages Box Office. 

Because of the tech and dress 

rehearsal last Wednesday, special 

rehearsals for the choir, clock skit and 

Viva Las Vegas skit only will be held 

at 1 p.m. today at Paradise Recreation 

Center. 

The Mini Chorus rehearsal will 

be at 11 a.m. today at Paradise 

Recreation Center. They currently are 

rehearsing for their November social 

club and event performances. For 

information, call Marge Wolanin at 

753-3959. 

WEARABLE ART 

The Wearable Art group meets 

1-4 p.m. Mondays in the Charlie 

Chaplin Room at Paradise Recreation 

Center. If a holiday falls on any of the 

Mondays, class will not be held. 

Instructor Beverly Chartier 

conducts a show-and-tell presentation 

the first Monday of each month 

to show the various media used to 

customize and embellish articles of 

clothing as well as hats, tote bags, 

shoes, etc. 

Anyone who is curious and wants 

to know more may drop by and get a 

first-hand look at the creations. Artistic 

skill is not necessary to do wearable 

art. For information, call Beverly 

Chartier at 753-4362. 

WEIGHT 

MANAGEMENT 

The Weight Management Group 

meets at 8:30 a.m. Fridays in the 

Marilyn Monroe Room at Paradise 

Recreation Center. Anyone wanting 

to lose weight and eat right is 

welcome to attend. There is no cost. 

For information, call Betty Schultz at 

750-0675. 

WELSH-AMERICAN 

The Welsh-American Club will 

meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 

Washington Room at Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center. “Welsh Team 

Trivia” will be played and prizes will 

be awarded. 

The annual Christmas dinner and 

party will be held Dec. 11. Watch your 

email for information. 

WEST COAST SWING 

BASIC AND BEYOND 

West Coast Swing dance lessons 

are held every Tuesday at La Hacienda 

Recreation Center. A beginner 

I class starts at 2 p.m. followed by a 

beginner II class at 3 p.m. 

Beginner I sessions are designed 

for the absolute beginner. Easy and 

basic patterns will be taught. Beginner 

II sessions are for the dancer who has 

basic knowledge of the dance and 

wants to build more moves. 

Everyone is welcome. Bring a partner 

or find one at the meeting. For 

information, contact Gene’o Langlois 

at 813-394-8880 or langloisgno@ 

aol.com. 

WHIST 

Whist is an old English card game. 

For more information call 633-1362 


If you know that there are 52 cards 

and four suits in a deck of cards, you 

can play whist. 

n 6:30 p.m. Sundays, Bridgeport 

Recreation Center. Lessons given. If 

you don’t have a partner, the group 

will provide one. 

n 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Churchill 

Street Recreation Center. Instruction 

given at 6 p.m. Sheila Russell, 250- 

4566. Bring a snack to share. 

WOMEN’S EXERCISE 

A women’s exercise group meets 

9-10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 

Paradise Recreation Center. It is a total 

fitness workout with stretching, bone 

exercise and cardio in one class. Bring 

a rubber exercise band or a rope. 

Weights are optional. For information, 

call Kathy Dudley at 750-2562. 

WOMEN’S SOFTBALL 

Softball leagues are available for 

women players Tuesdays and Fridays 

at Saddlebrook Softball Complex. 

Both divisions play on Tuesdays and 

Fridays. Division 1 plays at 10:30 a.m. 

and noon Tuesdays and noon and 

1:30 p.m. Fridays. Division 2 plays at 

noon and 1:30 p.m. both days. 

Evaluations for new players wishing 

to participate are conducted at 

7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Buffalo Glen 

Softball Complex. 

Open play and practice for all interested 

women may be held at noon 

Wednesdays at Saddlebrook Softball 

Complex. No commitment is required 

and no equipment is needed except 

appropriate shoes. For information, 

call Margaret Salisbury at 259-7092. 

WOODWORKERS 

The Villages Woodworkers Club 

will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 

Washington/Jefferson rooms at Laurel 

Manor Recreation Center. Any Villager 

who enjoys the fellowship of other 

woodworkers is invited to attend. The 

club has members with various skills 

and interests who are willing to share 

their experiences. 

The Woodshop is open 8 a.m.-4 

p.m. Monday through Saturday. It 

is closed on Sundays and major 

holidays. Check the website for the 

holiday closing dates. For information, 

call 751-0513, visit the woodshop or 

go to thevwc.org. 

WORLD WAR II BOOK 

The World War II Book Club will 

meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Colony 

Cottage Recreation Center. The topic 

of discussion will be “The Art of War” 

by Sun Tzu. 

The five-page article can be found 

on WW2hc.org. There will be a short 

tape followed by a discussion of the 

article. Everyone is welcome. 

WORLDWIDE 

FOREIGN TRAVEL 

The Worldwide Foreign Travel 

Club will meet at 4 p.m. Nov. 15 in 

the Jefferson Room at Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center. Bev and Larry 

Wehrheim will give a presentation on 

“Nepal.” 

All Villagers, even those who have 

not traveled widely, are invited to 

the club’s meetings and activities. Its 

mission is to share knowledge about 

the world. Those who have traveled 

internationally are encouraged to give 

a future presentation. For information, 

visit wwftc.com. 

YOGA 

Yoga is held weekly at the following 

recreation centers: 

n Mondays: Laurel Manor, 8 a.m., 

Betty; Lake Miona, 9 a.m., Nancy; 

Chatham, 11 a.m., Tom. 

n Tuesdays: SeaBreeze, 7:30 a.m., 

Tom; SeaBreeze, 8:50 a.m., Betty; 

Lake Miona, 4 p.m., Tricia. 

n Wednesdays: Savannah, 1 p.m. 

and 2 p.m., Barbara; Captiva, 9:30 

a.m., Suzanne. 

n Thursdays: SeaBreeze, 7:30 a.m., 

Betty; SeaBreeze, 8:50 a.m., Fran; 

La Hacienda, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., 

Barbara. 

n Fridays: Lake Miona, 8:30 a.m., 

Fran; 10:30 a.m., Caryll; 9 a.m., 

Debra; 10:30 a.m. Teri. 

YOGA ON THE BALL 

Yoga on the Ball classes are held 

at 3 p.m. Thursdays at Lake Miona 

Recreation Center and 8-9:30 a.m. 

Saturdays at SeaBreeze Recreation 

Center. The class utilizes the stability 

ball for some exercises and asanas 

(yoga postures). 

Bring your own stability ball. 

People under 5 foot 6 inches should 

use a 55-cm ball. Those taller than 5 

foot 6 inches should use the 65-cm 

ball. A good way to carry a big ball is 

to use a cargo net from an SUV. 

For information, contact Tom Erline 

at 443-834-4349 or tomerline@ 

yahoo.com and put “yoga” in the 

subject line. 

YOGA WITH SUZANNE 

Yoga with Suzanne meets 9:30- 

10:50 a.m. Wednesdays at Captiva 

Recreation Center. This class focuses 

on flexibility and strength and is open 

to all levels including beginners. Bring 

your own yoga mat. 

The class is taught by a certified 

yoga instructor. Bring yoga blocks and 

a yoga strap if you have them. The 

end of class will include an optional 

10-minute meditation period. For 

information, contact Suzanne Duncan 

at 336-202-8013 or suzanne2769@ 

aol.com. 

YOGALATES 

Intermediate Yogalates meets 

10-11 a.m. Mondays at Churchill 

Street Recreation Center. This upbeat 

class combines the slow, controlled 

breathing and stretching of yoga with 

the core strengthening, flexibility 

and balance of Pilates. No special 

equipment is necessary, just bring a 

mat. For information, call Teri Lee at 

633-0036. 

See clubS, page 60 

Friday-November 9 1pm-4pm 

TENNIS SERVE 

Paradise Tennis Courts 

CLINIC 

Free 

No Sign Up 

Required 

JUST SHOW UP



ZONTA 

Zonta will have a dinner meeting 

at 5:30 p.m. the second Monday of 

each month at Saddlebrook Recreation 

Center. The newly forming club 

welcomes all Zontians, former Zontians 

and business women to attend 

and learn about Zonta International 

and advocating for the advancement 

of women through charitable means. 

For information, call Betty Blankman 

at 259-7675. 

ZUMBA FITNESS 

WITH ELAINE 

Join the Zumba fitness craze in the 

following classes. If you have wanted 

to join the Zumba Fitness craze, but 

were not sure you could keep up the 

pace, Zumba Gold classes are for you. 

The Zumba Gold/Zumba Gold 

Toning Combo Class is low impact, 

SUpport, from page 1 

the fourth Tuesday of every month, 

La Hacienda Recreation Center. 391- 

9707 or mssupportgroup.org. 

n National Alliance on Mental 

Illness, 7-9 p.m. the third Wednesday 

of each month, Colony Cottage 


Doloresorc@comcast.net. 

n Osteoporosis Support Group, 

10 a.m. the fourth Monday of each 

month, Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. 259-2984 or osteo_porosis 

@yahoo.com. 

n Osteoporosis low-impact 

strength training exercise classes, 

11:30 a.m. Mondays, Laurel Manor 

Recreation Center; 11 a.m. Fridays, 


259-2984 or osteo_porosis@yahoo. 

com. 

n Ostomy Support Group, 

slow paced and offers modifications. 

It includes body toning using light 

resistance and exciting Zumba Fitness 

music, dance steps and low impact 

moves. The class is offered at 10:30 

a.m. Mondays at Sterling Heights 

Recreation Center and at 2 p.m. 

Wednesdays at Allamanda Recreation 

Center. For information, contact 

Elaine at elainevazquez@me.com or 

430-9444. 

ZUMBA GOLD 

WITH SUSAN 

Zumba Gold with Susan meets 

at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays at Fish Hawk 

Recreation Center and 11:30 a.m. 

Wednesdays at Captiva Recreation 

Center. Zumba Gold incorporates 

great Latin, popular and international 

music with a cardio and fitness dance 

workout. You do not need to be a 

good dancer or have experience to 

participate, just enjoy and move to 

the music. 

The program includes salsa, 

meringue, cha-cha, cumbia and 

2-3:50 p.m. the last Saturday of 

every month, Julio Iglesias Room, 


6705 or ferrellb@embarqmail.com. 

n Overeaters Anonymous, 10 

a.m. Saturdays, Hibiscus Recreation 

Center. 753-3984. 

n Overeaters Anonymous, 

newcomers meeting, 8:30 a.m. Saturdays, 

Hibiscus Recreation Center. 

430-2327. 

n Overeaters Anonymous, 10 

a.m. Tuesdays, Chatham Recreation 

Center. 430-2383 or bruceleslie@ 


n Overeaters Anonymous, 11:30 

a.m.-12:50 p.m. Tuesdays, Sand Dollar 

Room, Captiva Recreation Center. 

430-2327. 

n Overeaters Anonymous, 4:30 

p.m. Tuesdays, Colony Cottage 


n Parents in the Home, 2:30-4:30 

p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each 

month, Hibiscus Recreation Center. 

2012 

Pickleball 

Tournaments 

ALL ROUND ROBIN Play Schedules: • Mixed Doubles...Tuesday 

• Ladies’ Doubles...Thursday • Men’s Doubles...Friday 

ALL OPEN Play Schedules: • Mixed Doubles...Thursday/Friday 

• Men’s & Ladies’ Doubles...Monday/Tuesday 

All players must be Villages Residents age 50+ unless otherwise noted 

reggae with a little bit of shimmy. The 

choreography is appropriate for those 

55 and over and can be adjusted 

for higher or lower impact based on 

your comfort level. Chair Zumba is 

available for those who have joint 

limitations or cannot stand for long 

periods of time. 

Wear comfortable clothes and 

athletic or dance sneakers. For 

information, contact Susan Feinberg 

at zumbalady@thevillages.net. 

ZUMBA FIT 

WITH LAUREL 

Zumba Fit with Laurel is held at 

1:30 p.m. Mondays at SeaBreeze 

Recreation Center and at 12:30 p.m. 

Wednesdays at Mulberry Grove 


This is a cardio fitness class 

driven by a mix of Latin/international 

rhythms and basic dance steps that 

provide a fast interval training workout. 

Work at your own pace. Jumping 

never is required. 

Bring toning sticks or 1- to 

442-2118. 

n Parkinson’s Exercise/Support 

Group, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Thursdays, 

Chatham Recreation Center; 430- 

0283. 

n Parkinson Fight Club, 1-2:50 

p.m. Sundays, Chatham Recreation 

Center; 9-11 a.m. Mondays, Chatham 

Recreation Center; 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Wednesdays, Bridgeport Recreation 

Center. 674-9058. 

n Post Polio Support Group, 

1 p.m. the second Friday of each 

month (October through May), 

SeaBreeze Recreation Center. 753- 

7188 or dianaruthk@aol.com. 

n The Villages Prostate Cancer 

Education and Support Group, 7 

p.m. the first Wednesday of each 

month, Laurel Manor Recreation 

Center. 259-9433, 259-1329 or 

365-1483. 

n Scleroderma Support Group, 

1-3 p.m. the third Friday of each 

month, La Hacienda Recreation 

NOVEMBER 

13•15•16 

La Hacienda 

n Round Robin n 

Advanced 4.0-4.5 

SIGN-UP BEGINNING 8:30AM 

October 25-November 8 

AT LA HACIENDA 

REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

Contact La Hacienda 

for more information: 753-1716 

3-pound weights, water and a sense 

of humor. Wear supportive athletic 

shoes or dance shoes with smooth 

soles. For information, call licensed 

instructor Laurel O’Brien at 561-4861 

or florlrl@aol.com. 

ZUMBA GOLD 

WITH BARB 

The Zumba Gold with Barb group 

meets 10-10:50 a.m. and 11-11:50 

a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 

SeaBreeze Recreation Center. Zumba 

gold has the same great music and 

moves as a regular Zumba class but 

the choreography is designed for 

bodies that are 55 and over. 

Besides the gold routine, there 

are even more reduced impact dance 

and fitness moves and a special section 

for chair or wheelchair choreography 

which are demonstrated at 

both time slots. 

Ann, the primary demonstrator of 

the reduced impact routine, is allergic 

to perfumes and heavy hairsprays, 

so please wear deodorant only. For 

Center. 753-9500 or 409-0429. 

n Sjogren’s/Rheumatoid Arthritis 

Support Group, 10-11:30 a.m. the 

fourth Friday of each month (except 

May through September, November 

and December), Julio Iglesias Room, 


1309 or kato1420@gmail.com. 

n The Villages Sleep Apnea 

Support Group (AWAKE), 6:30 p.m. 

the second Monday of each month 

except July and August, Bridgeport 


753-4260. 

n Spasmodic Torticollis/Cervical 

Dystonia Support Group, second 

Friday of each month, SeaBreeze 


n Stroke Support Group, 2 p.m. 

the first Thursday of each month 

(except July and August), Bridgeport 

Recreation Center. 446-5893 or 259- 

2212. Nov. 1 meeting will be held at 

the Club Health and Rehab Center, 

16529 SE 86th Belle Meade Circle. 

information, email Barb Matson at 

Zumba@TheVillages.net. 

ZUMBA GOLD 

WITH CONNIE 

The Zumba Gold/Gold Toning 

with Connie group meets at 9:30 a.m. 

Mondays at Odell Recreation Center, 

2 p.m. Wednesdays at Lake Miona 

Recreation Center and 1 p.m. Fridays 

at Colony Cottage Recreation Center. 

Zumba Gold is a high energy, 

lower impact dance fitness workout 

for active adults in their golden years. 

It helps tone and improve cardio 

fitness. Move to Latin beats such as 

salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton 

and others. Chair Zumba is available 

for those who have joint limitations or 

cannot stand for long periods of time. 

Bring toning sticks or light weights 

if you have any. Wear comfortable 

clothes and athletic or dance sneakers. 

Newcomers are welcome. For 

information, contact Connie Lumpkin 

at 540-809-2449 or dstfoxtrot@aol. 

com. 

n Take Off Pounds Sensibly 

(TOPS), Chapter 558, 9:30-11 a.m. 

Mondays, Paradise Recreation Center. 

751-4746 or 753-8073. 

n Take Off Pounds Sensibly 

(TOPS), 5 p.m. Thursdays, Lake 

Miona Recreation Center. 259-6552. 

n Take Shape for Life Weight 

Management Club, 7-8 p.m. 

Tuesdays, Rod and Reel Room, Fish 

Hawk Recreation Center. 470-3888 

or 750-9941. 

n Vasculitis Foundation Villages 

Chapter, 1-3 p.m. the first Saturday 

of May, August, November and 

February, Mulberry Grove Recreation 

Center. 328-2839, AAGolf@aol.com 

or VasculitisFoundation.org. 

n Visually Impaired Persons Support 

Group, 1 p.m. the first Thursday 

of every month, Bridgeport Recreation 

Center. 753-5330 or 751-0809. 

n Weight Management, 8:30 a.m. 

Fridays, Paradise Recreation Center. 

750-0675. 

DECEMBER 

17•18•20•21 

Sterling Heights 

n Open Ability Level n 

Level 4.0-4.5 

SIGN-UP BEGINNING 8:30AM 

November 29-December 13 

AT SEABREEZE 

REGIONAL RECREATION CENTER 

Contact Sterling Heights 

for more information: 753-4510

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