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36 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2014 CLUBS & GROUPS | FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2014 37 At our June meeting, members were informed that we have a date in November for the first performance by the Actors and Directors Club of four original "mini-plays" written by one of our own residents. There are openings for all speaking parts, and auditions will take place during the first two weeks of July. If you are interested in performing with this growing club, please look for the audition sign-up sheet in the lobby of the Lodge and participate in the first of hopefully many quality productions by this fun club. Our next meeting will be in the Conference Room at 1 pm on July 3. All residents, with any level of stage and acting experience, are welcome! ~ Eileen Gilbert-Antoine Actors & Directors Club They were the symbol of Roman gladiators's sword. Native to sub-Sahara Africa, gladiolas were imported to Europe in the 17th century and subjected to intensive hybridization to increase their size and range of colors. Except for production of new varieties, Gladioli are not cultivated from seed. Often considered a bulb plant, Gladioli, in fact, are corms. A corm is a shortened and thickened section of the stem that appears at the base of the plant. On the corm are buds for each layer of leaves. Gladiolus can be propagated by cleaning, drying and storing over winter. After blooms have fallen, cut the stem leaving one inch and store at about 70 degrees for a month to dry the corms. Divide the bulbs, clean the debris. Let them be at 70 degrees for another week, then store at 50 degrees. (Do not wash the bulbs with water). Store them in a tub lined with peat. Gladiolus seeds are planted in spring an inch apart and should sprout in a few weeks. Blooming seasons can be stretched by making succession plantings, by planting bulbs of several sizes, and by using varieties which take different lengths of time to mature. Gladioli come in many colors. The only color that gladioli do not come in is blue. They also come in a wide variety of shapes such as the butterfly gladiolus and the nanus gladiolus, and in an array of blooming seasons from summer to winter. ~ Leonard Tavernetti Garden Club Would you like to share an interesting discussion of instantly recognizable characters in an often-funny story of unexpected love? Then please join us Tuesday, July 8, for a fun discussion of Still Life with Breadcrumbs to be facilitated by Kathy Roach. From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, Anna Quindlen, this light, sophisticated romantic comedy of manners was highly rated by the New York Times, People Magazine, USA Today and others. Still Life with Breadcrumbs begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof, and between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter. Once a well- known photographer and lifelong New Yorker, now age 60 and divorced, Rebecca is still a famous name but her works are no longer bringing in the money they once did — money she now needs to provide elder care for her parents. So she sublet her New York apartment and has moved to a fully furnished cottage that's turned out to be nowhere near the gem its ad had alleged. What's more, it's on a street with no name, has a mischievous raccoon in the attic, only four forks in the silverware drawer and nary a single electrical outlet in the bedroom. Not a great spot for starting over, it would seem. But fate seems to have other ideas. Still Life with Breadcrumbs is a well-crafted journey into the life of a woman as she discovers that life is a story with many levels, more exciting than she ever imagined. And it's never too late to embrace life's second chances. For more information about the Book Club, please telephone Doreen Sanders at (951) 769-1913. ~ Kathy Roach Book Club We're planning an informal social evening later in the fall. We hope this will allow as many of our LGBT neighbors and friends, and their friends, to get together with us. We're trying to combine a social evening with Smitty's dinner around 6 pm, and you can enjoy your own beverages. Keep an eye on the Breeze for more information. If you have ideas, please e-mail or call us. If you have any suggestions or questions, please call/e- mail Dale at (951) 797-0364 or 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 Rainbow Group Air Conditioning & Heating Residential • Commercial Sales • Service Have You Serviced Your System Lately? • Maintenance Contracts • Fresh Air Adjustments • Thermostats • Filters • Heating & Air Conditioning Service • Fireplace Repair • We Carry Parts • HVAC Consultants Monte Beach State Lic. #C20-278262 • All Major Credit Cards Accepted 52 Years Experience • Solera Resident Ph (951) 845-6889 (909) 768-8933 Fax (909) 798-3623 Array of colors Butterfly gladiolas Nanus gladiola We are a group of residents who participate in RV trips. We have traveled to many fun and interesting places. If you would like information on future trips, you can contact, Ann Williams at awilymz@att.net to be added to the e-mail list. You can also attend one of our meetings the second Tuesday of the month in the Ballroom at 6 pm. There will be no meetings for the months of June and July. Our next meeting will be Aug. 5. ~ Rick Brower All Seasons RV

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