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Jan. 15 Wednesday

Jan. 19 Sunday

National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association (NARFE) Chapter 1395 Meeting, 11 a.m., Brothers Family Restaurant, 8466 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, charge for lunch, (623) 935-4681, deb. at.NARFE@gmail.com. The tentative guest will be a speaker from CASCO Financial Group. All current and retired federal employees and spouses are welcome.

The Phoenix Pipe Band, 4 p.m., Crown of Life Lutheran Church, 13131 W. Spanish Garden Dr., Sun City West, $8 with proceeds benefiting the Lutheran Disaster Relief fund to assist the Philippines, (623) 556-5376. The corps of bagpipes, drums and dancers—the oldest pipe band in the Phoenix area—has played traditional pipe music of Scotland and Ireland since 1958.

Jan. 16 Thursday Many people time Society for the Artsspend Social, 5their p.m. toentire 7 p.m., Hooters, in Puerto Rico enjoying the beaches 8909 Indian Bend $2, (480) 745andE. never getRd., toScottsdale, the countryside. 8282. Happy hour pricing on wings, burgers, fried pickles, sliders and fries. Great service and lots of TVs to watch sporting events.

Jan. 20 Monday Introduction to Nutrition and Blood Sugar Control for Diabetics, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Sun Health Corporate Headquarters Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free but registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. Join Sun Health Dietician Tracy Garrett, RD, as she introduces some of the strategies that can help you feel better today and prevent long-term diabetic complications in the future.

Beyond the Beaches of Puerto Rico

Snoring and Sleep Apnea: A New Treatment for CPAP Intolerance, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., PORA Headquarters, 13815 Camino del Sol, Sun City West, free, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. Alternative Jan. 21 Tuesday treatment fromAndrea the traditionalGross CPAP mask with an oral :: by | photos byLovin’ Irv Life Green After 50 Expo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., appliance, which can significantly improve your health and Sundial Recreation Center, 14801 N. 103rd Ave., Sun quality of life. City, free, (480) 348-0343. The 26th annual event t’s Sunday afternoon, and I’m in options. features booth, exhibits and entertainment for the over the mountains central Puerto I take second helpings of pork and Jan. 17ofFriday 50 market. Rico, munching barbecued pork arroz, all the while tapping my feet Sun City West Dance for the Health of it Club, under a tin roof. “This reminds me in rhythm with the high-energy salsa 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Palm Ridge Summit Hall, 13800 24 Hours in a Poison Control Center, 9 a.m. to 10 of Sundays I was child,” music inCenter, from1400 outside. I feel W. Deer Valley Dr., when Sun City West, $5 amembers, $8 says a.m., SCANthat Healthdrifts Education E. Southern Ave., our guide. “Except instead of eating as if I’m at a neighborhood party guests, (602) 679-4220, www.scwdanceforhealth.com. Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) as in a lechonera specializing childrenext.play street, adults gossip Dance the night away at[restaurant the group’s monthly “Boogie 901-7226, 3420.inAnthe overview of what the Poison in pork], we ate in my grandmother’s with friends and almost everybody over Nights Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance.” Singles and couples will enjoy Control Center has to offer, when to call and what to expect. kitchen.” She heaps some arroz on a certain age sips frosty piña coladas, great rock music from the past decades with host and DJ my plate. The rice is seasoned with the deceptively innocent drink that Kort Kurdi. Jan. 22 Wednesday sofrito [onions, garlic and peppers] was dubbed the official beverage of Club SCW’s Pizza Party, 5:30 p.m., and a yellow nutty flavor Wisconsin Puerto Rico in 1978. Fridayhas Night Dance, 7color p.m. to and 10 p.m., Sunland Palm Ridge Recreation Center, 13800 Deer Valley Dr., Sun from annatto4601 seeds. It’s aAve., plain, Like most visitors to the island, Village Auditorium, E. Dolphin Mesa, hearty $7, City West, $8, (623) 584-3458. meal, the kind grandmothers (480) 832-9003. Dance the along to the 3-Speed Band. of we had whiled away our first days in Puerto Rico have been serving for Puerto Rico strolling on the beach, Buddy, Ritchie and The Big Bopper, 7 p.m., generations. The Gold Canyon Arts Council presents “Guitar wiggling our toes in4601 the E.warm and Sunland Village Auditorium, Dolphinsand Ave., Mesa, PuertoCarlos Rican are a unique Masters: Bonellmeals and Brad Richter,” 7:30 taking dips intoYorkthe water. $12 to $18,occasional (480) 832-9003. This New City-based blend European, African p.m., GoldofCanyon United Methodist Church,and 6640Latin S. But we knew that Puerto Rico is more tribute act is brought to the area by Showtune Productions. American flavors. the early than the sun, rum and grand hotels Kings Ranch Rd., Gold Canyon, While $5 to $25, www.gcac1. inhabitants the masters island survived com/cynsnds.html. of Two guitar come together to that line the coast. It10:30 alsoa.m. hasto 12 a vibrant Cooking Demonstration, p.m.. on fruit and play ancorn, eclectic repertoire of classic,fish, folk andtheir pop. diet SCAN culture the interior, one that is most HealthinEducation Center, 1400 E. Southern expanded when the Spaniards came easily experienced through a relatively Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, in the early with them Palliative Care 1500s, for Healthbringing and Well-being, 9:30 new 901-7226, series ofext.“epicurean pilgrimages” (855) 3420. This presentation dubbed pigs wellCorporate as a.m. toand 10:30cattle a.m., SunasHealth Headquarters “Resolution Recipes” features high-protein, low-fat recipes wheat, oil.Ave., Surprise, Communityrice Room,and 14719olive W. Grand to help seniors improve their diets. They’ll even discover Later when the Africans free but registration required, (623) 455-5633, www. the secret to healthier snacks for Super Bowl Sunday. sunhealth.org.people Jim Colazzo, RN, discusses how communityarrived, learned basedcombine palliative carethese programsfoods have aligned with hospitals to Jan. 23 Thursday to keep exotic patients from being hospitalized into dishes, such and prevent Pain Support Group, 6 to 8 p.m., Valley of the Sun unwarranted re-hospitalizations. as pasteles [meat, green Rehabilitation Hospital, 13460 N. 67th Ave., Glendale, banana and spices free, (623) 334-5437, www.healthsouth.com. Saturday wrapped Jan. in 18 plantain Lewy Body Disorder Support Group, 1 p.m. to 2:30 leaves] “Manly Loveand Songsmofongo V ... The Road Trip,” 7 p.m., the fourth Thursday of each month, Arbor Rose [fried plantain stuffed p.m., repeats 3 p.m. Jan. 19, Sonoran Plaza, Sun City Senior Care Center, 6033 E. Arbor Ave., Mesa, free but with porkN. Remington, or seafood]. Grand, 19753 Surprise, $10, www. reservations required, (480) 641-2531, mjblbdaz@gmail. The grandmothers Puerto Rican meals are a unique blend of European, scgrandmusicclub.com. com.American For members and caregivers of LBD patients. ﬂavors. suddenly had more African and Latin

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