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Please feel free to visit our social group and meet your gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender neighbors. Enjoy our fellowship and good company. We have good conversations and celebrate the local LGBT community. We're also participating in social activities with the Four Seasons Palm Springs Rainbow Group. The group will meet on Sunday, May 18 at 5 pm in the Lodge Conference Room. It's always the third Sunday of the month. Please bring a dish of your choice for a potluck. We'll also celebrate May birthdays and anniversaries. Friends are welcome. If you are interested, contact Dale at (951) 797- 0364; e-mail Dale at dbeckes@dc.rr.com; or Barbara at (951) 845-6246; e-mail Barbara at bamerton@alumni.ucla.edu. You may also sign up on the interest group clipboard at the Lodge. ~ Barbara Kwiatkowska 26 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2014 | CLUBS & GROUpS CLUBS & GROUpS | FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2014 27 Rainbow Group A student's perspective…"Did you ever wish you could draw? As someone who's been involved with Rob Kelman's drawing class for awhile now, I urge you to come and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity for fun and self discovery. When I first came to class, in spite of spending decades in a creative field, I had no confidence that I had any real drawing skills, but I did want to learn. I discovered that Rob is an unusually fine teacher. The atmosphere in his class is always positive, constructive and fun. We have people who have drawn since childhood and some who had never before picked up a pencil. Rob helps everyone at their own pace and level. One thing he says often is, 'if you can't see it, you can't draw it,' so part of the part of the process is to see things around you in a new way, which has been a fascinating journey for me. I have surprised and delighted myself by what I am learning to do. Come join us. You, too, might surprise yourself and find out that you really can draw." ~ Christine Vergara Classes are Monday, 10 am - 12 pm or Wednesday, 6 - 8 pm. Info., (951) 992-9156 or e-mail Rbkdesigns@verizon.net. ~ Rob Kelman Creative Drawing & Sketching Class Since its inception in January 2014, "Believe" has grown to almost 40 members! We are humbly grateful for each woman that attends. Our Bible study began with the subject of faith and belief, and then we spent several weeks studying what the Bible tells us of God's amazing love for us. Each of the women in the class add so much to each lesson that this Bible study has literally become a class where we consistently teach each other! The comments are so well-thought-out and insightful, and everyone feels free to share their thoughts and experiences. On April 11 we completed our study of God's love for us, and after class had a lovely salad potluck luncheon, complete with a talent exhibition by a few of the women in the group. It was a wonderful opportunity for the women to get to know each other better as daughters in Christ, and to become closer as a group. As a prelude to Easter Sunday, on April 18 the women were given the opportunity to view Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ in our Lodge Theater. Then the women assembled in the first section of the Ballroom for our weekly meeting and discussed the important message from the Bible about the greatest gift ever given to us by God, as explained in John 3:16. After Easter and into May, the group will be studying our love for God, how to have more amazing prayer experiences, and loving and serving one another. If any of you beautiful women out there are interested in participating with an amazing group of women who discuss the messages of the Bible, please consider joining us every Friday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 am in the first section of the Ballroom. Hope to see you there! ~ Eileen Gilbert-Antoine "Believe:" Women's Bible Study Ceramic Corner We are coming into spring, a time for flowers to bloom and warmer weather is around the corner. Ceramic students are hard at work creating things for their yards and home. We are still working on Victorian Boots for the Fashion Show/Tea which is May 31, so make sure to get your tickets early. The boots are coming out so beautiful and I have to thank my students for their great work, couldn't do it without them. Classes: Saturdays, 8 - 10 am, lab; Instructor in class 10 am - 2 pm; Wednesdays, 1 - 4 pm. We have a few new items for your viewing in the Craft Room, so stop on by and check it out. Info., Pamela Mayoral, Instructor, (951) 897-1922. ~ Pamela Mayoral Work by the Artist of the Month Dee Kelch We meet the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Craft Room at the Lodge. Our next meeting will be May 20. Visitors are always welcome. We invite all photographers, regardless of skill level, to join us for our regular meetings and field trips. Members are always eager to help and teach. We discuss photography, photo software, hardware, and related subjects of interest. On a voluntary basis, members offer their photographs for critique which is a great learning experience for all. Our alternative photo project is ongoing (i.e. we bring a picture of a specific genre we all agree on). In the March meeting, our Chairperson, George Johnson, gave us handouts and led the discussion on HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography which included techniques, software, and examples. Our guest speaker in our March meeting was world-famous photographer, Felix A. Marquez who offered critiques and suggestions on the "genre" pictures we brought (composition) and also on the HDR discussion. For the April meeting, several members responded to our voluntary genre assignment by bringing HDR pictures which were then critiqued by George Johnson. Much was learned about this new and exciting type of photography. Come and visit us to find out what HDR is all about. Our field trip to Huntington Gardens and Library was on April 21. We had a fantastic time. Our proposed field trip to the Living Desert (in Palm Desert) is still in the planning stages. Hope to see you at one of our meetings soon. Info., Lyle Cameron, (951) 849-6987. ~ Lyle Cameron Camera Club Knitting & Crocheting During the month of March, we all went to Hemet for lunch at Marie Callender's. It was very good and we enjoyed the afternoon. Other than our luncheon we are still working on personal items, and items for the senior center. We meet every Tuesday morning from 10 to about 11:30 am. ~ Dorothy Payne Service • Repair • Installation Or Just Call for a Second Opinion! 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! 951 849-4938 Licensed • Bonded • Insured • Lic. #957503 Pacific Heating & air conditioning Heating or a/C tune-up Call for 4 SeaSonS SpeCial! We will begin a new series on the subject of "Spiritual Maturity." Some people think that the number one cause of problems in the world is immaturity. There is some truth in that. We get ourselves into all kinds of problems by acting in childish ways, making immature decisions, talking in immature ways. We just need to grow up. God's will for every person is that they grow spiritually. So we will be studying passages in the book of James to explore the topic of what makes for spiritual maturity. Our first lesson on May 6 will be "The Marks of Spiritual Maturity." Come and join us as we explore this significant subject and its meaning for our everyday life. Everybody is welcome! We meet Tuesdays, 7 to 8 pm, in the Lodge Ballroom. We provide an opportunity to meet others in the community, and also a chance to encourage and strengthen one another in our walk of faith. Each lesson is self-contained, and everyone is welcome. For more information, call Don Cummings at (951) 572-5329. ~ Don Cummings Life Guide Bible Study

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