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ARTS & LEISURE

ROSSMOOR NEWS SECTION B • VOLUME 60, NO. 27

• CLASSIFIEDS • HEALTH • REAL ESTATE • RELIGION • BUSINESS SERVICES

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

By Rossmoor Recreation

Join the Rossmoor Recreation Department for an in-person, step-by-step painting class. Students will be provided with a stretched 8-by-10- inch canvas and acrylic paints while they follow along to paint a slice of pumpkin pie.

The class is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse. There is a $5 material fee that is due upon reservation. To reserve a spot, call 1-925-988-7703, email eybarra@rossmoor.com or register online at www.myrossmoor. com by clicking the Recreation & Golf Login link.

Learn to paint pumpkin pie slice Oct. 12

Dylan Miles with his newly painted mask

Rhona Weinstein Harvey Weinstein

Students will paint this pumpkin pie slice during the Oct. 12 class.

A Band Called Honalee got its start in the heart of New York City’s East Village in 2009.

By Library Speaker Series

The Rossmoor Library Speaker Series invites residents and friends to “Buried Secrets, Hidden Trauma” with Rhona and Harvey Weinstein on Monday, Oct. 12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Rossmoor Library (Gateway).

In 1921 Vienna, gifted Jewish writer and former child prodigy Eisig Lubetzky died by suicide, leaving behind a wife, three children and a silence that shaped generations.

Nearly a century later, his psychologist granddaughter and her psychiatrist husband began a decades-long search to understand who he was and why his life ended. Drawing on forgotten manuscripts, family stories, and newly translated writings, their book, “The

Library Speaker Series presents authors of book on buried secrets, hidden trauma

Empty Envelope,” blends mystery, biography and memoir. It is both a historical excavation and a personal odyssey.

Spanning Belarus, Vienna,

Montreal and the Bay Area, the authors explore intergenerational trauma, buried truths, and the redemptive power of

By Brian Pennebaker Special events coordinator

A Band Called Honalee, a modern-day folk trio inspired by the music and legacy of Peter, Paul and Mary, will perform at the Event Center on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.

Musically accomplished, interactive and energetic, A Band Called Honalee draws inspiration from The Mamas & Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Byrds and other legends of 1960s folk-rock.

By reinvigorating their iconic songs with fresh harmonies, A Band Called Honalee brings this vital American music back to life once more. Following in the footsteps of Peter, Paul and Mary, A Band Called Honalee got its start in the heart of New Year City’s East Village in 2009. Since then, it has pursued an active touring schedule around the country. A Band Called Honalee believes the melodies and messages of the 1960s folk and folk/rock era are just as relevant today as they were when they were first sung, perhaps even more so.

Its mission is to share this uniquely American music with new audiences, while rekindling the passion of longtime fans. Above all, it celebrates the undeniable ability of these songs to inspire people and bring them together once again.

Tickets for this concert are $18 on the MyRossmoor portal, by calling 1-925-988-7700 or in person at Gateway Administration. This concert is sponsored by Rossmoor Recreation.

A Band Called Honalee to perform at the Event Center on Oct. 11

By Arts2abundance Club

Have you been looking at the same face in the mirror for years and thinking, “Surely there must be something more interesting to be done here.”

Well, the moment has arrived. On Friday, Oct. 9 at 1:30 p.m., the Arts2abundance Club will light up Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway with an afternoon of artistic revelry and emerging alter-identities, with absolutely no need to explain yourself afterward.

From art instructor and sherpa Anna George, each participant will receive a blank, beautifully contoured paper-mâché mask and an enticing little arsenal of paints, glue and embellishments. Their mission is simple: Create somebody – or something – you’ve always wanted to be. And prepare to be very, very altered by the experience.

Ferocious? Demure? Goofball? Grotesque? Indescribably anti-verisimilitude? Chartreuse? Perhaps your usually mild personality secretly longs to become a leopard. Maybe your inner diva has been waiting years for feathers. Or perhaps you’ve always suspected you were born to be a magnificent blue creature with enormous eyebrows. Now is your chance to manifest an alter-you. Halloween may be the official excuse, but frankly, a new identity is useful all year.

Enjoy music, treats, creativity, camaraderie and stunning masks donated by artists available for purchase like those shown here. If your artistic ambition suddenly deserts you, no matter – you can simply buy one and leave with a fabulous new face knowing you’ve done good.

Try not to dawdle! Only 22 participants may join this witness-protection program

About Face! Arts2abundance to host mask workshop, sale on Oct. 9

for once perfectly respectable faces. The workshop fee is just $20, with proceeds supporting Arts2abundance’s mission of giving to worthy local charities. In other words, your double sawbuck brings you art, entertainment, refreshments, a new face – and the satisfaction of helping someone who needs it. That’s a pretty good bargain for one afternoon’s personality transplant.

To reserve your spot, send a check to the Arts2abundance Club. Residents may also join the club for 2027 for an additional $15 – a decision the club will regard as evidence of excellent judgment. Drop your check in the club’s admin mailbox at Gateway or mail it to: Arts2abundance/Anna George, 2956 Tice Creek Dr., No. 3, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Contact George at 1-925-783-9000 for more information.

Retire that familiar old vis-

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age, unleash your inner creature, diva, dreamer or unidentified species, and let’s get this

mask-querade started! Your former face will forgive you. Probably.

Photos on this page

A Band Called Honalee trio, featuring two men with acoustic guitars and a woman standing between them. Caption: A Band Called Honalee got its start in the heart of New York City’s East Village in 2009.
A painting of a slice of pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream on a white plate. Caption: Students will paint this pumpkin pie slice during the Oct. 12 class.
Side-by-side portraits of Harvey Weinstein and Rhona Weinstein smiling. Caption: Rhona Weinstein Harvey Weinstein
Dylan Miles smiling while holding a painted blue decorative mask next to his face. Caption: Dylan Miles with his newly painted mask