Category: Clubs & Classes

Jewelry/Lapidary Club

John Backes, President New members are welcome to the Jewelry/Lapidary Club. The members meet two to three times per week, in the SBR Arts and Technology Center. Masks are required. The club provides an opportunity for creative expression in the field of art metals. Club leadership provides assistance, mentoring, and in-house guidance in jewelry techniques,…

Workshops and SIGS Resume

Linda Shannon-Hills Since the pandemic required changes in how we live our lives, the SBR Technology Club also knew the club needed to adapt to meet our member’s needs. The club’s volunteer monitors have stepped up to be available by appointment for members to receive help with questions on using their smartphones, tablets, and laptops.…

Digital Scanning and Archiving

Linda Shannon-Hills You have time on your hands, boxes of old photographs of your family to sort; you have so many slides which will be difficult to view in the future as they start to deteriorate, and documents on paper that may not last for long. By digitizing this material and photographs, you can preserve for future…

Book Club Opportunity

Linda Harvey When my husband and I moved to SaddleBrooke Ranch, I was interested in learning about Arizona and the surrounding area. One of my first stops was at the Western National Parks Association in Oro Valley. It was there that I became involved with their book club, which focuses on books written about the…

Desert Scrapbookers

Vickie Atkinson Desert Scrapbookers meets monthly, on the second Saturday of each month. We are currently meeting in person in the Fine Arts room at the Arts and Tech Center. COVID-19 restrictions are in place, so RSVP is required. Only eight people are allowed at a time, with masks. We welcome new members! For more…

Wisdom Circle

Linda Shannon-Hills We each contain an enduring spark of wisdom. When united with others, those sparks grow into a flame of illumination and strength for every participant. This is what brought a small group of women together to form a Wisdom Circle that has sustained us through the pandemic. What is a Wisdom Circle? For…