SCW Members: Use Your Pink Guest Cards by Dec. 31 Recreation Centers of Sun Be Honored
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October 2019 An official publication of the Recreation Centers of Sun City West SCW members: Use your pink guest cards by Dec. 31 Recreation Centers of Sun be honored. but that will end at the end of City West members are ad- The legacy cards have not 2019. No reimbursement will vised to use up any remaining been sold since 2012, when the be made for any unused pink guest cards in their pos- Rec Centers upgraded to digi- punches. session before Dec. 31, 2019, tal guest credits. The pink after which they will no longer cards have been honored since, Continued on Page 4 Pair of groups to spread Voyager, a Journey tribute band, will kick off the 2020 Spring Fest Friday, March 13. holiday spirit together Join us as two popular Music acts set music groups come as one for the Recreation Centers of Sun City West’s annual for Spring Fest holiday concert at 3 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at The Recreation Centers of FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Palm Ridge Recreation Sun City West is pleased to Voyager – A tribute to the Center. Doors open at 2:30 present the 2020 Spring Fest, music of Journey and 6:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, March Voyager is a spectacular trib- Tickets are $15 per person 13-15, at Beardsley Park, ute to the music of Rock ‘n’ and go on sale at 8 a.m. 20011 N. 128th Ave. Roll Hall of Fame artist, Jour- Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the All shows begin at 7 p.m., ney. This high-energy produc- R.H. Johnson Box Office, Uptown Angels (above) and MacDougal West (below) will perform with gates opening at 5 p.m. A tion will take you on a musical 19803 N. R.H. Johnson at the holiday concert Dec. 11 at Palm Ridge Rec Center. three-show subscription will tour of classic songs like Blvd. cost $45 per person or $18 per “Faithfully,” “Open Arms,” It’s the most wonderful person for individual perform- “Who’s Crying Now,” “Wheel time of the year and there is ances. Tickets go on sale at 8 in the Sky,” “Anyway You no better way to celebrate a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Want It,” “Don’t Stop Be- than with the combined tal- R.H. Johnson Box Office, lievin’” and so many more. ents of the Uptown Angels 19803 N. R.H. Johnson Blvd. Featuring extraordinary musi- and MacDougal Street Concession will be available cians and vocalists who have West. The Angels will begin for purhase. Menu to be an- toured nationally and interna- nounced at a later date. The line up will feature the Continued on Page 8 following acts: Continued on Page 8 Inside this issue: Santa returns for All States.............................11 Bowling................................16 Holiday in the Park Calendar.................................5 Club Contacts.....................10 An old northern friend will We will have concessions, Club Corner....................2228 visit Sun City West for the an- which include pancakes, Community..........................9 nual Holiday in the Park. This donuts, hot chocolate and cof- Entertainment...............17, 20 year will feature a breakfast fee for purchase! Explore.................................21 with Santa from 8:30 to 11:30 A DJ will be there to greet Financials...............................6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Santa Clause at 9:30 a.m. and Golf/Sports.....................1415 Beardsley Park, 12755 W. while visitors are waiting for Governing Board...................4 Beardsley Road. the big man there will be many Library.................................12 Tickets are free to Sun City activities to keep the little ones News.......................13, 5, 78 West residents only and will be busy. There will be holiday Ticket Schedule.....................3 available at 8 a.m. Tuesday, music to dance to, bounce Travel..............................1819 Nov. 7, at the R.H. Johnson houses, snow, train rides, Lego Village Store........................13 Box Office, 19803 N. R.H. bricks, cookies to decorate for Santa with his trusty elf rolls into last year’s Holiday in the Park. This year’s event will be a breakfast with Santa, Saturday, Dec. 21. Johnson Blvd. Residents must the children, crafts, letters to show their rec card for tickets. Santa plus so much more! Page 2 www.suncitywest.com Recreation Centers of Sun City West 623-544-6120 October 2019 News & Events Beardsley Park slates free tunes, movies in October With the summer breeze be- hind us it’s time to celebrate cooler evenings with weekend tunes and movies. Free Saturday night concerts and Sunday evening movies will return to Beardsley Park, 12755 W. Beardsley Road, be- ginning Oct. 5. No tickets are required for either event. Con- cessions open at 5 p.m. and National Instrumentalist of the concerts begin at 7 p.m.; Year in 1993 and 1994. Under movies begin at dusk (approx- the leadership of Deatherage, imately 7 p.m.). Movies have the Desert Knights band has partial concessions only. won Arizona country music as- The free concerts will be sociations vocal group of the performed in Beardsley Park year 1993-94 and first place in every Saturday on the follow- the Payson country music fes- ing schedule: tival in 1989. Deatherage has opened up for country greats SATURDAY, OCT. 5 such as David Frizzell, Toby Faded Jeans Keith, Jerry Reed, Waylon Jen- As KOOL FM’s 2016 Battle nings, The Dixie Chicks and of the Cover Bands’ winner, has worked with country Faded Jeans is an energetic, music hall of famer Hank five-piece electric party band Thompson. Concessions will that appeals to audiences. consist of hamburgers, hot incredible group of musicians, Since 2008, Faded Jeans has dogs and brats. Join the Recreation Centers for free concerts. Top left, Faded Jeans, they play an extensive set list connected with audiences SATURDAY, OCT. 19 Oct. 5; left Desert Knights Band, Oct. 12; and above, The Real Thing through its genre-hopping per- of hits from past to present that Variety Band, Oct. 19. formances, keeping folks The Real Thing Band will grab the attention of any dancing throughout the night. The Real Thing Variety audience. The Real Thing pro- repertoire spanning genres Fil-A, hot dogs and brats. The song list spans classic Band is fronted by two power- vides a feel-good show offer- from: pop, Top 40, oldies rock, The movies will be shown rock, R&B, pop, oldies, coun- house vocalist sisters - raising ing a little something for easy listening, country, soul, on the 16-foot by 9-foot screen try, 70s Funk, rockabilly, and the live music bar and sharing everyone. Entertaining at ven- funk, motown, jazz, blues and with the following schedule: blues, with each song per- joy through their love of music ues nationwide, the group has current dance hits. Conces- SUNDAY OCT. 6 formed true to style. Faded and performing. Backed by an an expansive and ever-growing sions will consist of Chick- “Poms” Jeans is comprised of an in- “Poms” is a comedy about a credible mix of musicians group of women who form a from across the country, all cheerleading squad at their re- with stellar experience. tirement community, proving Concessions will consist of that you’re never too old to hamburgers, hot dogs and “bring it!” brats. Rated PG-13; comedy- SATURDAY, OCT. 12 drama, starring Diane Keaton, The Desert Knights Band Jacki Weaver, Celia Weston The Desert Knights Band is SUNDAY OCT. 13 a four-piece band that consists “Rocketman” - Rated R of fiddle, harmonica, lead elec- A musical fantasy about the tric guitar, bass guitar, drums fantastical human story of and three vocalists. Doug Elton John’s breakthrough Deatherage, also known as years. “The Fiddler” won the Arizona Rated R; biography- Country Music Associations drama and includes explicit content, viewer discretion advised; music starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, and Richard Madden SUNDAY OCT. 20 “A Dog’s Journey” A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets. Rated PG; adventure-com- edy-drama starring Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, and Kathryn Prescott October 2019 www.suncitywest.com Recreation Centers of Sun City West 623-544-6120 Page 3 News & Events ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ semi-finalists hit Sun City West Vox Fortura are the newest a powerhouse dis- classical crossover group play of vocal from the United Kingdom panache and sheer and they will cross the pond class. Described by for a pair of shows in Sun fans as the next Il City West at 3 and 7 p.m. Divo, Vox Fortura Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Palm have brought classi- Ridge Rec Center, 13800 W. cal vocals back to Deer Valley Drive. Doors the mainstream. open at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Filling every per- Tickets are $25 per person formance with per- and go on sale at 8 a.m. Tues- sonality and style, Vox Fortura will perform Tuesday, Jan. 14, at day, Oct. 15, at the R.H. Vox Fortura can Palm Ridge Rec Center. Johnson Box Office, 19803 perform any era or N. R.H. Johnson Blvd. genre of music in Recently seen “Britain’s their iconic Pearl Fishers to David Got Talent,” Vox Fortura crossover style from the Bowie, John Legend and Ed stormed the competition with music of Elgar and Bizet’s Sheeran. Rec Centers set for boot-scootin’ good time with Hoedown Dance Join the Recreation Centers p.m. of Sun City West for a good ol’ Tickets for this event are fashioned hoedown! Dancing $12 per person and go on sale boots and western giddy-up at 8 a.m.