Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers continued to wear the leather off their cowboy boots with some major boot scootin’ at the January and February 2024 SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Social Dance Club’s Western dances. On Jan. 12, Anthony Taylor Jr. and the Good Ol’ Boys brought their steel guitar and honkey tonkin’ back to the Sol Ballroom…
New Art Class: Acrylic Fluid “Ring Pour”—February 8 Dale Farland Are you eager to explore the various possibilities of acrylic pouring? SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) resident and artist Diane Verkuylen-Murphy recently taught an acrylic pour class to some of our members. She is now returning to teach a new technique with acrylic paint pour, which is…
Español y Más, with instructor Judy Freeman, is again offering a Beginning Spanish class at the Ranch. This is your chance to jump in at the beginning or brush up on the skills you’ve already acquired. Start your path to conversation, and you might find yourself having a little fun along the way! You’re never…
Dale Farland It is the new year and the time to make our resolutions for 2024. How about doing something for yourself and your creativity? Now is the time to either renew your SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Art Club membership or join the SBR Art Club. If you will be a new member, the 2024 Membership…
Dale Farland Everyone enjoys the Canvas & Cocktail class taught by SaddleBrooke Ranch artist Janice Mihora. So, ring in the New Year with her next class on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The theme for this class is Valentine’s Day. Participants will be painting a beautiful heart, which will be just in time to display for Valentine’s Day. As shown…
Erin Newman On Nov. 8, instructor Mary Gavan put on another fabulous dyeing class where Art Club members dyed two velvet scarves using fiber-reactive dyes. These are cold-water dyes that are fixed chemically instead of with heat. They form a strong bond with natural fibers. This makes it the most permanent and wash-fast of home-use dyes. For…
Patti Jo Lewis Our Mudslingers pottery club is exploding with new members, new classes, and new tools. Our 2024 board members are Claire Tietje, President; Ladd Lindsay, Vice President; Michelle Kembitzky, Secretary; Patti Jo Lewis, Treasurer; and Rebecca Hilchie, Board Member at Large. They are a great group of potters to take us into the new…
Erin Newman Come and learn about PanPastels: a new, fun, portable, versatile, erasable, easy-to-use, and very forgiving medium! You will feel you are drawing and painting at the same time! You will learn what they are and the techniques and tools you can use with them. How to use them with other media will also…
Debora Witten Yes, it is that time of year again! Another opportunity to make this new year the best year ever! It’s a fact that as we age … ugh … we lose a lot of things … like muscle, mass, strength, and function. Muscle mass starts decreasing 3% to 8% per decade after age 30.…
Jeff Kaczmarek Summer has ended and we are into the beautiful Arizona autumn season. With that comes our fall lineup of classes and events for the SBR Technology Club. You can register for any of our classes via our website: www.sbrtechnology.club. Here is our fall lineup at the moment: * Nov. 29, 1 p.m.—Understanding and Modifying Color with…