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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | DECEMBER 2023 | 33 The ICC Dinner Dance Club will celebrate the holiday season at their monthly event scheduled for Thurs., Dec. 14 in the Main Clubhouse Ballroom. Doors will open at 5:30 pm and American Made will return to provide the musical entertainment for the holiday festivities. Sign-ups for the holiday event will be held on Dec. 7 at the South Clubhouse beginning at 3:30 pm. Meal selection will be made at the time you sign-up. The dinner price for members is $30 and $32 for guests. If you miss the Dec. 7 date to sign up and want to attend the dinner and dance, contact Donna Leone at (951) 797-0832 no later than the following Sunday afternoon. If you are unable to attend the event after signing up, you can request a take-out meal box. Contact Ann Hoefert no later than 2 pm on the day of the event at (909) 553-3292 and she will make arrangements for you to pick up your meal in the Bus Room at 6:15 pm on the night of the event. Membership is $25 per person per calendar year. A try-before-you-buy opportunity is available for Sun Lakes residents who have not been members in the past. Memberships for 2024 are now due and must be paid before the first event in January 2024. The ICC Dinner Dance Club wishes all of its members the happiest of holiday seasons and the joy of continued friendships in 2024. For more information about the club, contact Evelyn Hawkins at (951) 845-7199, Martie Steggell at (951) 769-3217, or Donna Leone at (951) 797-0832. ICC Dinner Dance Club Makua Hula Hawaiian Dancers The Makua Hula Hawaiian Dancers wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas! We have truly appreciated your support throughout 2023. Performing for your district social events, within Sun Lakes, and for the Banning/ Beaumont communities has been such a blessing. Once again we look forward to performing for you on Dec. 1 at our annual Tree Lighting event. Your support encourages us to improve our Hawaiian dancing skills. We recently had the pleasure of learning a new dance under the direction of Kumu Carla Kalaalohiikamakaokai Culbertson. To be called a kumu is like a badge of honor because it means you have an important role in the transmission of 'ike Hawai'i- Hawaiian knowledge and culture. Kumu Carla as we affectionately refer to her is culturally rooted in Maui. Her great- grandparents migrated from Puerto Rico. Kumu Carla has danced hula since age five and currently resides in Palm Springs. Her heart is with ancient hula studies from which she graduated in 2012. Kumu Carla is active in sharing aloha through hula and language in community and beyond with a nonprofit organization in the preservation of a native culture. Makua Hula is very fortunate to call Kumu Carla a friend and to have her visit our beautiful Sun Lakes CC community to share her time and talent with us. We look forward to sharing the dance we learned for you in 2024. Anyone interested in learning more about Hawaiian Hula dancing are welcomed to join the Makua Hula Dancers every Wednesday at the North Clubhouse from 10 am to 12 pm. No previous dance experience is necessary. If you are interested in having the Makua Hula dancers perform for your event, or would like more information about our group, contact Perla Williams at (951)467- 8339 or pearlyshellsdancer@gmail.com. A'a i ka hula, waiho i ka maka'u i ka hale. - Hawaiian saying (Dare to dance, leave shame at home) American Made will provide the musical entertainment for the December ICC dinner and dance. Photo by Anita Lawrence