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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | APRIL 2016 | 35 Spring is here, as is day light savings time. Our dancing music will be presented by the main street orchestra on Thurs., April 28. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Sign ups will be on Wed., April 20 from 1 to 2 pm in the Main Clubhouse. The menu will be mixed green salad, rolls and butter, chicken piccata with capers or shrimp scampi, both come with fried rice and mixed veggies (peas, corn, carrots). Dessert will be spumoni ice cream and cookie. Carol Rhine will accept checks dropped at her home at 1315 Cypress Point Drive. For info., call 845-5962. Roger, Rose, Barbara and Carol will meet and greet you on sign up day and our evening of dance April showers bring May flowers and there is a lot of color bursting forth here at Sun Lakes. We are having a German night at the ICC and we are sure to have a polka or two bursting forth on our dance floor as we have quite a few polka dancers. Global affair will be providing the music for this evening, they start at 6 pm. Doors to the Ballroom open at 5:30 pm. The German dinner buffet, by table call, starts at 6:30 pm and will be two soft pretzels with beer cheese soup. A dinner salad with purple cabbage/tomatoes/topped with shredded carrots, ranch and Dijon dressings will be served at the table. On the buffet lines will be German brats that have been cooked in wine, sauerkraut, red cabbage, chicken schnitzel, diced asparagus and carrots along with warm potato salad. Table served dessert will be German chocolate cake. Coffee, water and iced tea will be found on a side board. You can sign up for this fun evening on the first Thursday afternoon in April at 3 pm at the North Clubhouse. The cost is $20 for members, $25 for non-resident guests. If you cannot attend after signing up, call Carol Hurt at 769-1315 for a take-out meal box. If you miss the Thursday sign ups, you can still do so until Sunday by calling Carol and she will assign table seating for you. Info., Diane Hofler, 769-9308. International Culture Club Big Band Dance International Dancers Greetings, friends. Exciting news! IDS has begun planning and preparing for our spectacular 2016 FESTIVAL OF DANCES. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend Saturday evening, Aug. 27 or Sunday afternoon, Aug. 28. All dances and dance costumes will be new. Our international fashion show will also consist of entirely new costumes/fashions from around the world. We appreciate your enthusiastic support year-by-year as we stretch and grow, enjoying ourselves, and doing our best to bring enjoyment to our audiences. For information about IDS, please feel free to call Diane at 769- 0286 (Director); Nora at 845-8333 (Flamenco/Filipino); Sussy at 797-3258 (Folkloric); Joan at 769-3978 (Asian); Sarah at 769- 1164 (Hawaiian); Merle at 845-9342 (Indian); Donna at 282- 1087 (Belly Dance), Rachel at 845-8393 (American). 80s Plus Club Our entertainment for February was Ed Avina who plays a variety of soothing songs and music. He continued singing as background music throughout the dinner. His variety is quite expansive and thoroughly liked by all. He also encouraged people to get up and dance. Thomas Catering provided a fabulous old fashioned pot roast dinner with all the trimmings and red velvet cake for an appropriate Valentines dessert. A special thanks goes to Pat Corrall for providing the Valentine's decorations for the tables which absolutely set the atmosphere. Our April Mexican enchiladas dinner is also catered and your $10 is due to Sandee by March 31. Her contact number is 797-3201. There will be no gathering in May. We meet the second Saturday of each month (except May) at 3 pm at the South Clubhouse. For information contact Barb at 845-7904 or Mary at 949-226-4800. We are hard at work to finalize routines for our July 15-16 showcase. The two hour show features eight Stardust numbers as well as many invited guest performers. They will also perform in the international dance show, and the Sun Lakes Follies. A newly formed costume committee will be implementing designs for these shows. All costumes are paid for by receipts from their showcase. Members of the group sew and decorate the costumes worn. Emily Alvarez has served as head seamstress for many years. Headpiece specialists are Carol Hurt, Florence Morck and Peggy Frederick. Also on the committee is Mary Huffman, Maureen Heyen, Penny Skog and Evelyn Hawkins. Put show dates on your calendar and see the end results. Stardust Dancers Makula Hula group has been teaching hula lessons for free in Sun Lakes for about 15 years. If you would like to become part of our group, and enjoy the beautiful Hawaiian and Tahitian dances that we present, please contact Olga Marquette at (951) 846-3579. It is fun and good exercise. We meet on Wednesdays from 10 am to 12 noon at the North Clubhouse and on Saturdays from 8 am to 10 am at the stage in the Main Clubhouse Ballroom. Aloha!. Makula Hula

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