Join us Saturday, April 5 between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. at The Ranch House, Sol Ballroom for the American Red Cross Blood Drive. The Ranch House is located at 31143 S. Amenity Dr. To make an appointment or learn more, please visit the redcrossblood.org website and download the American Red Cross Donor App. You…
Category: March 2025
March 2025, Generals
Community Circle Players: Tickets Are Going Fast—Don’t Wait!
C.J. Ward Ticket sales for the highly acclaimed production of Agatha Christie’s “Witness for the Prosecution” are in full swing. This is a suspense-filled courtroom drama that will keep you guessing until the bitter end. Born in the south of England in 1890, Christie became the world’s best-selling fiction crime novelist, topping 2 billion copies…
March 2025, Generals
Zen and the Art of Golf Cart Maintenance
Tim Malone Back in 1974 I read a thought-provoking book titled “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert M. Pirsig. Let’s have some fun and consider a variance, which I will call “Zen and the Art of Golf Cart Maintenance.” While it might not be a classic like Pirsig’s book, here’s my take…
Generals, March 2025
Wellness Roundup: “How to Slow, Stop, and Even Reverse Joint Aging” March 28

Join us on Friday, March 28, at 1:30 p.m., to learn more about how conventional joint care may be failing you and making things worse. Painkillers, steroid injections, and even surgery don’t actually address the underlying causes of joint degeneration. Our speaker is Dr. John Tait, from Origen Orthopedics and Optimal Health. During this talk,…
March 2025, Generals
March Travel Talk Tuesday Is Presenting Polar Opposites: The Arctic and Antarctic

Marcia Wilson Ever thought you’d visit the bottom of the world? Well, you’re invited! Learn whether an expedition cruise to either is right for you. Join Travel Talk Tuesday’s (TTT) photo expedition presentation on March 25 as a SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) mother and daughter team share their journey to one of the least hospitable environments…
March 2025, Generals
Oracle Schools Foundation – March 2025

Oracle Schools Foundation Concert at SaddleBrooke Ranch a Sellout! Ranch Residents Donna Pedota, OSF President, and Dale Farland, Vice President, and Joy Hellard, Board Member Thank you! The Oracle Schools Foundation (OSF) held a sold-out benefit concert on Feb. 6 featuring local Tucson Band CS&M (Coy, Serres, and Murphy) at the Ranch Ballroom. It was…
March 2025, Generals
‘A Seventies Shindig’ Variety Show Set for March

Fran Berman On March 11 and 12 talent from all over SaddleBrooke will entertain audience members with music, dance, and comedy from the 1970s. Director Gail Nelli and Assistant Director Monica Gray have been working with an exciting line-up of singers, dancers, musicians, and comedic actors to present “A Seventies Shindig!” Comedy: Prepare yourself to…
March 2025, Generals
Winds and Strings Music for March

Dawn A. Walker That’s right, we’re obsessed with music! We have a busy March programmed for your pleasure. Take a break from basketball and come to not only hear our community ensemble play great music, but to see the entertaining visuals that our music director, Jesus Jacquez, puts together to accompany the program. But First,…
March 2025, Front Page
Coming Soon! ARTwalk Artists Studio Tour in April

Diane Verkuylen-Murphy SaddleBrooke Ranch is honored to highlight its artists and host the 2025 ARTwalk Studio Tours. Our studio tours will be in both April and November approximately 90 accomplished resident artists. Twenty-seven home studios will be open to the public displaying a plethora of mediums and techniques. Additionally, our community Creative Arts Center will…