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Our February 10, Moonlight Serenade dance is rapidly approaching and it is time to make your dinner entrée selections. This information needs to be turned in to our caterer at least 5 days before the event. So please respond no later than February 3 to assure you have a chair and a meal. The sooner the better for special seating requests. The main course choices for this dance are Prime Rib or Salmon, each accompanied by fingerling potatoes and green beans, strawberry field salad, and carrot cake. Please select either Prime Rib or Salmon and advise. Also, please note dietary restrictions so we can alert the caterer in advance. BYOB. We will be dancing to the Howard Schneider Orchestra with a theme of Chinese Year of the Dragon. Expect another gala event with great music. Doors at Rec 2 open at 5:00 (or before) and the music starts at 5:30. Meals start being delivered to tables about 6:30. The music ends at 9:30. Our Southern Gate also locks down at 9:30. Plan accordingly. If you make reservations and CANNOT attend, please let us know so we can fill those chairs. If you cannot come but choose to pick up your meals to go, please also advise. Guests are welcome at $95/couple. Invite your friends, but remind guests of our dress code: gentlemen should arrive with coats and ties and ladies in evening wear. This will be strictly enforced to maintain the elegance to which you have become accustomed and expect. -- Moonlight Serenade Joy Kosterman, Membership Chair (360) 903-4930 1357 Leisure World, Mesa 85206 MoonlightserenadeLW@...

Was notified by his daughter, Becky, that Richard Droste passed away on November 6, 2023. Here is a link to his obituary. https://obituaries.clintonherald.com/obituary/richard-droste-1089033051 Remembering the life of Richard Droste Richard Droste passed away. This is the full obituary where you can express condolences and share memories. Published in the Clinton Herald on 2023-11-09. obituaries.clintonherald.com

Received this from Marlene Reed: Dick Glau and Bob Rakes both from Iowa passed away recently Their wives are Barb and Marilyn . Here is obit for Dick. I don't know that I knew Bob (and don't have an obit) https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/dick-glau-obituary?id=53764463 Dick Glau Obituary - Farber & Otteman Funeral Homes - Lake View - 2023 View Dick Glau's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook. www.legacy.com

Just a reminder that Merrymakers annual meeting is January 25th at 6:30. It shouldn't take more than 15 minutes, but we do need a quorum. Come approve your board of directors and vote on charity we're supporting with our 50/50 funds. Offer your suggestions on ways to increase attendance at our dances. See you there. ;30

Those of you who would like to see ballroom dancing return to Aster Mesa Downtown, please consider sending an email to sue miller<smuller@...> Here is a sample: Long before the disruption from the Covid epidemic seniors used to gather weekly to participate at the Mesa south Senior Center for the fun and fitness of ballroom dancing. The attendance dwindled for a variety of reasons: 'seniors' and younger were never encouraged to come, some of the most avid dancers passed away, no promotion by the management, and choice of the musical presentation. Please try to return this to our Mesa community. Sincerely Charles Barnes 389 Leasure World Mesa, Arizona,85206

Since Rick is a veteran and wants to be buried in the National Cemetery of AZ, Dee as his wife, can be buried there. When he dies, they will put him with her. There will only be a 30-minute get-together on Wednesday Jan 17th at 12:30 with her ashes at the cemetery under a shelter. As his wife and not the veteran, the cemetery will not have any service for her. Anybody can attend. Mostly family, no program. If anyone wants to send flowers, they can send them to: All Options Funeral Home in Tempe, and they will forward them to Rick. Dee wanted a simple burial. Cards will do. At a later date there will be a dance in her memory at Granite Reef Senior Center, where they were married 6 years ago.

A female dancer friend of mine, Maryl, had rental plans fall through, so is looking for something beginning Jan 30, 24. If you know of something, please call or text her at 541-489-7001. Thanks, Mary

I’ve finally updated dances thru Mar 2024. Know that most current information can always be found at dancemm.com Sent from Mail for Windows

ACJS Board of Directors wish you a very Happy New Year, one filled with great music. On a sad note, we have just become aware that VIc Lesch passed away on December 23. Vic was a long time Board member and supporter. If anybody would like to send a card to his wife, Barbara, the address is 26030 S. Foxglenn Dr., Sun Lakes, AZ 85248 Thank you, June, for another fun and informative newsletter.

Greetings! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to work off all of those excess calories by dancing the afternoon away! Hope to see you tomorrow 12/28 from 12 to 2:30 at Granite Reef Senior center. Easy Sounds will be playing for our dancing pleasure! Blessings, Carol and Gary

Christmas is upon us; then New Years; then our January Moonlight Serenade dance on Saturday, January 13. The theme for this dance is A Fair to Remember. The music for this “Fair to Remember” is the Sonoran Swing band. So it’s time to secure your reservation and select your entrée. The entrée choices for January are Short Ribs or Cod. Accompaniments are parsley red potatoes & broccoli blend vegetables; mixed greens and vegies w/balsamic dressing salad; honey wheat bread; and cheesecake dessert. Please let me know your choices and dietary restrictions. The caterer tries hard to accommodate with advance notice. If you have seating preferences, please advise. And please get affirmation from all parties, so no one is surprised or has other plans. Remember that this is a BYOB---all drinks—including sodas. Small to-go boxes will be available by the ice/water table. This is our effort to keep the waitstaff delivering meals, not chasing to-go boxes. And also remember that gentlemen are expected to arrive with coats and ties or tuxedos and women in semi-formal or formal attire. This is billed as a classy affair and we’d like to hold to that standard. Guest prices are $95/couple and we welcome guests. They also need reservations well ahead of time. -- Moonlight Serenade Joy Kosterman, Membership Chair (360) 903-4930 1357 Leisure World, Mesa 85206 MoonlightserenadeLW@...

ACJS will not be having a jazz party in January but Karen and Dabney Hopkins will be dancing for a program appearing at the Mesa Arts Center on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. Dan Barrett is the musical director and there may be many faces in the orchestra that you will recognize from festivals. If you call the Arts Center at 480-644-6500, noon - 5 p.m, Tuesday - Saturday, and give the promotion code LIVEJAZZ, you will receive 30% off the ticket price. This would make a great Christmas present. Dan Barrett is their music director so you know it will swing. Here are quotes about the group: "Travel back in time with Lizzy & The Triggermen, labeled "10-piece jazz sensations" by LA Weekly and acclaimed as "one of the hottest swing bands in LA" by Good Day LA, burst onto the So Cal music scene with their electrifying performances. Starting in an actual speakeasy LA club, they gained a rapid following due to their exceptional live shows and choreographed showgirl numbers, eventually headlining prestigious venues like the Wiltern, El Rey, and Troubadour. Led by the charismatic siren Lizzy, whose powerhouse vocals and femme fatale swagger bring a modern twist to the classic diva style, the band boasts a multi-generational dream team of musicians who've played with the likes of Wynton Marsalis and Benny Goodman. Their music, deeply rooted in the traditions of Basie and Ellington, is a fusion of various genres, showcasing their audacious and resonant approach in the music scene." "Dubbed "10-piece jazz sensations" (LA Weekly) and "one of the hottest swing bands in LA" (Good Day LA), Lizzy & the Triggermen is forging a path like no other. "Underneath the old school glamour is a captivatingly modern band who is just as at home selling out legendary venues like the Troubadour as topping the jazz charts (#3 iTunes) alongside heavyweights like Miles Davis and Kamasi Washington. "Part of Lizzy & the Triggermen’s “time traveling genius” (Music Connection) is their ability to thrillingly marry the old with the new, simultaneously transporting the audience back in time, and forward. Like the great tunes of the 1930s which so inspire them, their music boldly tackles our modern troubles and turns them into killer dance songs that fill the audience with joy the way only a wailing horn section can. As their debut EP succinctly states: they make “Good Songs for Bad Times.” "At the helm is Lizzy: a charismatic siren with a searing wit and soaring voice. Her “powerhouse vocals” (Broadway World), forged singing opera, recall the great old divas while still sounding completely unique and new. Her songwriting, which Janis Ian likened to Leonard Cohen, is filled with the same biting humor she used to create TV comedies for HBO, Amazon, Legendary, CBS, and the History Channel, garnering multiple Emmy nominations. "But the star power doesn’t stop with Lizzy. It emanates through her entire incredible band, a multi-generational dream team of crushers who have played with everyone from Wynton Marsalis to Benny Goodman. While the band is deeply rooted in the sound and swagger of bands like Basie and Ellington, their music is infused with a myriad of unexpected influences: from R&B to Bebop to Broadway to Indie Rock to even Opera. As Lizzy and her musical director, Dan Barrett (who played with and arranged for Benny Goodman), decided from the jump: they weren’t going to pretend like the last 90 years of music hadn’t happened. "There is no doubt that what Lizzy & the Triggermen are doing is audaciously against the grain…but it is clearly resonating across an incredibly broad range of audiences. "It is a testament to how versatile and visceral their music is that they have not only toured with iconic rock band, Squeeze, to standing ovations and calls for encores, but also have been selected for top festivals (Tucson Jazz Festival, SXSW) and recently co-headlined Modernism Week alongside Samara Joy and Nancy Sinatra." Hope to see you there and wishing you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Helen & the ACJS Board of Directors.

Enclosed is a copy of Merrymaker's dances showing with a + before date if there will be recorded music for dancing from 6-7 before live music begins.

Hope to see you in December. Dan Reed always does a great show. SONGS OF THE SEASON Our souls are still reverberating and singing with joy from the recent Arizona Classic Jazz Festival, but we are now getting ready for a wonderful Christmas program on Sunday, December 3, 1 - 4 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix-Chandler Golf Resort, One San Marcos Place, Chandler. This may well be the best Christmas program you will attend all month. Dan Reed, a much in demand trumpet player and leader of "Dan Reed's Dixieland Hotshots," says it will be a Christmas Party you will not forget. This Christmas Party will be filled with danceable Christmas tunes, many of them with a jazzy twist. Dan will be introducing some new - to us - players, but all professionals. Dan's slogan of "Keeping It Fun" will be evident to all in attendance. The December 3rd jazz party will begin with the Annual Membership Meeting for ACJS and it starts at 12:45 p.m. This is the time of year when we want to spread cheer to those less fortunate. If you are planning to attend on the 3rd, it would be very much appreciated if you bring an unwrapped gift along with wrapping paper for a child. All donations will be given to The Salvation Army for distribution. Cash donations are also accepted. Cost for the jazz parties is $15 for ACJS members; $20 non-members (become a new member on the 3rd and get in free that day; membership for a full twelve months is $35 per couple, $25 single). There are two dance floors in the San Tan Room and a choice of table or theater seating. For more information, go to www.azclassicjazz.org or call (480)620-3941.

Allyn Plowe has graciously offered to play recorded music from 6-7, most Thursday nights before the Merrymakers dances, at Las Palmas Grand, beginning tomorrow, Nov 16th so dancers can practice night-club 2step, waltz, swing. Hope to see you there. Sent from my T-Mobile Device Get Outlook for Android