The Director’s Cut: A Decade of Notable Notes

Cheri Emahiser Save the date! The SaddleBrooke Singers Spring Concert is a Saturday Matinee (4 p.m.) on March 28. For 10 years, our fabulous director, Tanya Elias, has led the SaddleBrooke Singers in filling our community with music—from the soulful strains of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” to the bright optimism of “Aquarius,” the cinematic glow…

Explore Nepal and Bhutan with Travel Talk Tuesday

Arlene Wong Join us as we travel to the Himalayan countries of Nepal and Bhutan with fellow resident George Everette. George and his wife, Mary Jane, moved to the Ranch several years ago after having lived in the town of Oracle for many years. George is an avid traveler with his first overseas trip to…

Lush and Low Water Landscapes

The University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension, Pinal County Southeast Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to our Community Education Presentation on Wednesday, March 11, at 1 p.m., in the SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Dr., Oracle AZ 85623. Join us for the presentation “Lush and Low Water Landscapes.” The Southwest is a…

SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus Is Alive and Well

Richard Davis The SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus is gearing up for a new year, new music to learn, and outreach to entertain groups in SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, Oro Valley, and Tucson. The chorus has been here for about two decades, two decades of music learning and camaraderie. Barbershop music began in this country in the late…

Music That Moves Us

Dawn Walker That’s the theme of SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings’ (SBWS) concert on March 8. We’ll play dance music, and music about moving/ travelling, including “Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs” by Frank Ticheli and “Night Flight to Madrid,” by Kermit and Walter Leslie. Started in 2013, SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings is a nonprofit, educational, community-based…