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March 2022 Performing Arts Season Ticket Sales Page B2 Community Garage Sale Page B15 Find Your Fit Page B16 Have some fun with National Nutrition Month! The Fitness Center has a few activities planned to test your knowledge, memory, try new things to help promote positive choices you are already making and encourage you to improve your choices during the year! Stop by the Fitness Center to pick up a free, fun weekly activity from Monday, March 7 through Monday, March 28 . Some activities will be a “take and return,” and some will be completed there in a few minutes. Submit the form right away if required, or the correct answers by the end of business day Friday of each week, to be entered into a drawing for weekly prizes! Boost your nutritional IQ while earning a chance to win prizes. Now that demonstrates a high IQ! March is National Nutrition Month! Mild or hot? Red or verde? Come enjoy Leisure World’s first Chili Cookoff! Try a sample from each team. Hot dogs will also be provided to enjoy with the chili. See who will wow the judges and be crowned the Chili Champ! We thank our sponsor Semper Fi Cooling and Heating for helping put on this event! Date: Sat., Mar. 5 Time: 12:00 Noon Place: Rec. 1 Promenade Cost: $2 per person in advance or $4 at door Chili Cookoff Come browse the variety of crafts made by our own talented residents at the Spring Fine Arts & Crafts Fair & Book Sale on Saturday, March 19 . There will be ceramics, pottery, clothing, jewelry, woodcarvings, art works, China painting, stained glass and every other craft you can think of! The Leisure World Library will have a book sale featuring hundreds of books. Food Update: The truck will be Tommy’s Wood Fired Grill, new to Leisure World. Parked in the loading zone of Rec 1 Parking Lot, grab your food, and enjoy over on the Promenade. Don’t miss this one-day only sale! Invite your friends from outside the community to spend the whole day checking out all the exhibits! See you there! Resident crafters sign up in the Recreation Office no later than Wednesday, March 9. Date: Sat., Mar. 19 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Place: Rec. 1 Center Registration Deadline: Wed., Mar. 9 Spring Fine Arts & Crafts Fair & Books Sale A family group consisting of fiddling and step dancing siblings-Tom, Kerry and Julie Fitzgerald. Featuring three-time Canadian Grandmaster Fiddle Champions and Ontario Open Step Dance Champions, this unique act features high-energy fiddling and mind-blowing step dancing. It is the rare combination of exceptional musicianship, incomparable step dancing, audience interaction, evident love of performing, and genuine sibling connection that resonates with audiences of all ages. The Fitzgeralds are some of the most talented, energetic, animated and genuine performers you will see! Please note that PAS season ticket holders who purchase by July 15, 2021, received The Fitzgeralds as a free bonus show. All others must purchase tickets separately. Date: Mon., Mar. 14 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Rec. 2 Hopi/Pima Ballroom Cost: $19-25 per person in advance or $2 extra door charge. Fiddling and Step Dancing Extravaganza with The Fitzgeralds With some change in programming, you are now getting three for the price of one! Paul Diedrich unfortunately won’t be able to make it, but Silver Rose and Mike James will be taking the stage with Jenny Locklin. Jenny Locklin produces, hosts and emcees comedy entertainment all over the valley. You may have seen her on the Dr. Oz show where she was recently featured for winning the funniest video contest. She may be small in stature, but she’s huge in laughs! Silver Rose takes her work seriously but not herself. She learned this from doing over 100 Standup Comedy Club Presentations.Drawingonhervastexperience,sheapproaches serious subjects with a light touch. She immediately connects with the audience, talking with them in a relaxed, fun and easy style. They leave feeling good about themselves, and upbeat. Mike James is a nationally recognized, award-winning comedian. He performs across the nation entertaining audiences of all types. From comedy clubs to cruise ships and fortune 500 corporate events, Mike’s way of relating everyday experiences brings non-stop laughter to his audiences. Our sincere thanks to our event sponsor, Inspira Gateway . Date: Tues., Mar. 1 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Rec. 2 Hopi/Pima Rooms Cost: $10 per person in advance or $15 at door Comedy Night Duo Now a Trio! Comedienne Jenny Locklin Comedienne Silver Rose Comedian Mike James