Category: Clubs & Classes

Meet the East Valley Photo Club

Ken Duquaine Once again this fall, the East Valley Photo Club (EVPC) will participate in the Community Days held in all three Sun Lakes neighborhoods. Visit our display at Cottonwood/Palo Verde on Oct. 3, IronOaks on Oct. 10, and Sun Lakes Country Club on Oct. 17. Community Day attendees enjoy stopping at EVPC’s display each…

Weeders Garden Club: Join Us!

Virginia Murphy Monthly guest speakers educate us on all types of Arizona gardening! Take part in a Garden Workshop, a Floral Design Class, Flower Show, or relax as the club visits one of our Trips and Tours for social fun and lunch. We look forward to seeing you soon and having you join our club!…

Where Butterflies, Bees, and Gardeners Come Together

Renee Waite The Weeders Garden Club’s Pollinator Garden There’s a special garden in Chandler where butterflies flutter among colorful blooms, hummingbirds dart from flower to flower, and bees are always busy. It’s the Weeders Garden Club Pollinator Garden at Tumbleweed Ranch, a beautiful garden with an important purpose. The Weeders Garden Club created the garden…

Art Brings Life into Focus

Sue Neel The Ocotillo Artists Group (OAG) is a collection of local artists from 13 neighboring East Valley communities working in a variety of mediums and styles. OAG hosts three public shows each year. Our next show is Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Holiday Inn at Ocotillo and Alma…

Desert Artists Club News

Sue Sindelar Welcome to our October fall-like weather and time to enjoy finally being outdoors again.  Whether you are exploring areas of Arizona you haven’t seen yet or perhaps taking a trip to see Stonehenge, it feels wonderful to have made it through another summer here in the desert.  Another wonderful opportunity is being in the Desert…

Sew-N-Sews New Season

Peggy Abney September 9 kicked off the return of Sew–N–Sews 2026-27 season. We have tons of fun and classes and education planned for this new season. You will be sure to want to join our group and meet many of our members, 152 to date! Our educational program was given by Sun Lakes own Joyful…

Calling Out to All P.E.O. Snowbirds!

Are you missing the monthly gatherings of your P.E.O. Chapters? Yearning for the camaraderie and friendship those monthly meetings offer? Did you know that there is a P.E.O. Group right here in Sun Lakes that meets once a month for a mid–morning meeting and monthly socials from November to April each year? Group C, created…

2026 Apache Troop’s Fly Fishing Tournament

George Abernathy For over 35 years, I have attended Apache Troop 1/9th Cavalry reunions with the guys I flew with in Vietnam. Thirteen years ago, we started a fly-fishing tournament in honor of John Bartlett, an Apache Troop Cobra pilot who has since passed away. The tournament has become another tradition that brings us fly…