Leslie Fore Did you know that there are almost 700 homeless women in Tucson? Did you know women are substantially less likely to be served in shelters and transitional housing? Did you know that the average age of homeless women at Sister José Women’s Center (SJWC) is around 60 years old? Join the Santa Catalina…
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March 2025, Generals
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
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…
February 2025, Generals
Don’t Miss the SBR Health and Wellness Fair
Linda Shannon-Hills The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Health and Wellness Fair will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Ranch House Sol Ballroom and entry hall. More than 45 providers will be on hand for our residents to visit to learn more about the services they provide to aid…
February 2025, Clubs & Classes
Stand With Israel Club Welcomes Speaker Sharon Megdal

On Thursday, Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. at DesertView Theater, Dr. Sharon Megdal will compare and contrast the Wicked Water Problems facing both Arizona and Israel, two desert locations. She will highlight new technologies being developed in Israel that offer potential solutions to Arizona’s water problems. Dr. Megdal bridges the academic, practitioner, and civil society…
February 2025, Clubs & Classes
Skygazers February Program: Fireworks in the Sky, a Tale of One of the Most Energetic Explosions in Our Universe

Sam Miller On Sunday, Feb. 16, the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club will present Dr. Manisha Shrestha, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Arizona. The program presentation will be at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S Clubhouse Dr., at 7 p.m. Dr. Shrestha’s research focuses on the dramatic final stages of massive stars, exploring how they…
February 2025, Clubs & Classes
Unleash Your Creative Spirit

Debora Witten Creating with Friends will happen on Feb. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Art Room within the Creative Arts building. The premise of the event is for you to find your creative outlet … whether it is watercolor, colored pencils, acrylic, pastels, or pen and ink. Come and try some type of self…