What’s Happening: Meetings

March 25

Sonora Desert Scribes meet at 1:30 p.m. in the La Posada Recreation Building. Peggy Weiss will show how to make covers for sticky note pads. Scissors are all you need to bring. Information: Joyce Patterson, 648-8479.

Valley Gourd Patch meets at 6 p.m. at the Casa Esperanza Community Center, 780 S. Park Centre. Visitors welcome. Bring a gourd you have made for show and tell. Information: Diane West, 625-4488.

March 27

Food Bank Frolic, presented by the Green Valley Rotary Club and KGVY Radio, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Green Valley Village. Sahuarita Christian School will perform from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., followed by a Cup Cake Walk until 11 a.m. The Sahuarita High School Band will perform from 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a Cup Cake Walk until 1 p.m. From 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., the Bavarian Brass Band of Green Valley will perform. No admission. Donations to the Community Food Bank accepted.

Ceramics Club will have an open house and sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Desert Hills Center. Come and enjoy all the wares on display. Some will be for sale and some are to be admired only. Tour the Ceramic Studio, meet some of the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.

Desert Hills II HOA board meets at 9 a.m. at the rec center. Information: Oscar Cornejo, 648-0025.

Widows and Widowers are welcome to join a support group that meets every Friday at 10 a.m. at the Green Valley Community Church, Esperanza Boulevard and La Canada Drive. Optional lunch follows. Information: Connie, 399-0610, or Roy, 625-7781.

March 28

SPARCL, Southern Pima Arizona Republican Ladies, invites all Republicans to a Roundup Barbecue Dinner at the Cow Palace in Amado. Social hour at 5 p.m., dinner at 6, and John Munger will speak at 7 p.m. $25 per person. Information: Patti “Woolley, 869-2992.

March 31

Tubac Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum meets at 8 a.m. to hear Green Valley resident Frances “Freddy” Carter speak on “Becoming the First Woman Highpointer — Climbing to the Highest Peak in All 50 States.” Forum meets at Plaza de Anza Artist’s Palate Restaurant, 40 Avenida Goya, Tubac. Tickets in advance, $10, call 398-3333, or $12 at the door.

April 6

McCulloch-Wagner American Legion Post 109 invites the public to a chicken enchilada dinner served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Price of $6 includes dessert and beverage. Proceeds send Boy Scout Troop 770 members to summer camp. The post is at 15921 S. Houghton Road, Corona. For information on the Scout troop, call Steve, 762-5615.

Zumba Fitness classes start at 5:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. This is a Latin-inspired dance fitness class combing fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. Information: 399-2359.

La Frontera Corral of Westerners International meets at 4 p.m. at Casa de Esperanza on the La Posada campus, 780 S. Park Centre Ave. Diane Hadley from the Arizona State Museum will speak on “Ranchers Response to Drought and Climate Variability in Southern Arizona.” Information: 625-6080.

April 7

German-American Club of Tucson invites the public to its Blumentanz at the FOP Lodge, 3445 N. Dodge Blvd, Tucson. Food (by reservation) 6 to 7 p.m.; Ken Novak band, 7 to 10 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Admission $8; food $6. Call 520-546-6663

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