John Yu Ballroom dancing and crooner music is back on center stage along with big bands, orchestras, and lounge bands. Audiences listen and ruminate back to carefree days while ballroom dancing has never been more vibrant. Old time tunes Begin the Beguine, Mac the Knife, Strangers in the Night, Beyond the Sea, Rock Around the…
The SunBird stage is well under construction and will be completed in time for our 2nd Annual Fall Outdoor Community Concert. SunBird’s Country Hoedown will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12! We are very excited to welcome Chad Freeman and the Redline Band. They will be the very first band to use our brand-new stage!…
The SunBird Pickleball Club enjoyed a fun and festive Fourth of July celebration that included the flag raising, prayer, and songs that honored our great country. Great games were had by all on the courts. The summer sessions are managed via an online SignUpGenius. If you would like to be added, send your email address…
It gets pretty quiet on the sport courts during the hot months, but there are still a few of us enjoying summer tennis here in SunBird. We are presently able to fill two courts in the mornings, allowing all those interested to play on a rotational basis when we have more than eight players. Our…
Line Dancing is a fun way to exercise, and SunBird offers three classes a week! A class for Beginners is on Mondays, and the Improver/Intermediate level class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We meet in the ballroom from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and the cost is $3 per class. We’d love to have you join…
The SunBird Pickleball Club is enjoying cooler evening hours. The summer sessions are managed via an online SignUp genius. If you would like to be added, send your email address to Marianna Buescher at [email protected], or call her at 480-285-4501. Drop-in hours from May 1 through Oct. 31 are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7…
Bonnie Marcus, Community Administrator We would like to thank all of our volunteers for picking homeowners’ fruit trees. Every Tuesday morning, beginning at the end of January, through April, these volunteers would go out and strip trees of fruit and then deliver the fruit to the clubhouse. Numerous people benefited from the free fruit and…
Jan Bobbett and Mary Kenny New Adventures in Learning’s summer semester is just getting started, so there is plenty of time to take advantage of this lifelong learning program while taking a break from the summer heat. Just take a look at a sample of what’s coming in June: “What Is Juneteenth and Why WE…
Summer has arrived in SunBird, which brings a bit of a slowdown to activities. Our Art Club continues to meet on Thursday mornings, and though there are fewer of us, we still enjoy each other as we find new subjects and mediums to enjoy painting. As we finished out our season, Irene Coatta shared her…
