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| THE COLONY NEWS | JANUARY 2024 | 23 Actors Studio By Marsha Tobolski, 562-244-9223 Happy New Year to you all! Have you made your New Years Resolutions yet? Here's one for you: Mark your 2024 calendar for the Irish Eyes Murder Mystery! e Actor's Studio will be presenting this fabulous event on St. Patrick's Day weekend, March 16 and 17. Enjoy the evening in a true Irish pub with the singing of Irish tunes, a catered dinner, and a "Who done it?" mystery show. Tickets will be available soon… watch for future announcements. Hope to see you there on March 16 or 17 for the Irish Eyes Murder Mystery! If you would like to participate in our production in ANY capacity, we'd love to have you! For further information, call Greg Hill at 951-526-9896 or Chuck Gordon at 661-714-3847. Colony Chorus By Ken Luekens To Colony neighbors and friends, thank you. ank you for your great support for the Chorus Christmas Concert. Saturday was well attended, and almost a sellout. Sunday was beyond a sellout. We had to move in chairs from the lounge and hallway. We hope you all enjoyed the music as much as we enjoyed singing. Music is a special gi to everyone. Singers love to sing, musicians love to play, and pretty much everyone likes to hear music. As this concert demonstrated, there are many styles, possibly something for everyone. We're already working on our concert for spring, and the theme for it will be the Beatles. Speaking of many styles, the Beatles recorded 213 songs — 188 originals and 25 covers. We may have a tough time figuring out what to leave in and what to leave out. Concert dates will be the last weekend of April, the evening of Saturday the 27th and the aernoon of Sunday the 28th. If you love to sing, now would be a great time to consider joining the chorus. Practice begins on ursday, Jan. 18, at 9 am. But wait! ere's more. We know that some newer, younger residents are still working, or are only partly retired. We are considering ways to accommodate those kinds of schedules. But wait! ere's still more — the seating arrangement. e cabaret seating on Saturday was very popular. We will try to provide that when possible. Because Sunday attendance is typically higher, we must stay with standard auditorium-style seating. Again, thank you Colony residents for supporting the Chorus. Happy New Year to everybody! Our January class will be held in the Annex from 9 am to 12:30 pm on ursday, Jan. 25. We welcome beginners as well as advanced students. Our subject will be something fun to paint, so gather your art supplies and join us. Watercolor Classes By Sylvia Maxwell, 818-667-1766 For January, our artist is oil painter Sunny Hilliker, who has returned to exhibit in the Clubhouse Lobby for the third time. Sunny grew up in rural Minnesota where she developed a respect and appreciation for nature at an early age. Near the end of her accounting career, she took up oil painting and discovered a new way of seeing the world. She received an associate in liberal arts from Crown College in 1975. Later, she studied art at Colorado State University and San Diego Mesa College. She continues her training through numerous workshops taught by master artists. Her artwork has been exhibited with the Carlsbad Oceanside Art League as well as the San Diego County Fair and the San Diego Art Institute. She is an Associate Artist Member of the California Art Club and active in the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. Sunny enjoys painting in SoCal outdoors, as well as studio sessions. She and her husband moved to Murrieta aer residing in San Diego for 20 years. In the past year, she has continued to exhibit in national shows, in addition to weekly painting sessions with Laguna Beach friends. She also continues to meet with her Laguna Beach Plein Air group. She has several new pieces to share with us, and she is up for an award with the Laguna Beach Plein Air group. We wish to thank you, Sunny, for sharing some of your beautiful art for the enjoyment of your Colony friends and neighbors. Artist of the Month By Sylvia Maxwell, 818-667-1766