Book Discussion Group
Our book for this month will be The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing. If you like to read and enjoy a spirited discussion, please join us on Wednesday, July 15th at 3:00 p.m. in the Lobby Room of Tower 48 (435 S. Curson Ave.).
Bridge Club
All bridge players are invited to join a bridge group at the Activities Center (475 S. Curson Ave, West) on Mondays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Please call the Residents Association at (323) 934-1177 to register.
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
Sundays at 2:00 p.m. at the Activities Center (475 S. Curson Ave. West) conducted by Fred Keller. We are currently reading and interpreting Romeo and Juliet.
ESL (English as a Second Language) at Park La Brea
PLBRA provides opportunities for ESL conversation. The ESL Conversation Group usually meets on Tuesday evenings for informal conversation among people who live at Park La Brea and for whom English is a second language.
For further information about
this group contact: Zhita Rea,
zhitajim@hotmail.com (323-571-1603)
or Karin Green, karinmg@ca.rr.com
(323-938-7799).
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a program to assist our disabled and elderly neighbors (in a time of emergency) at Park La Brea, offers aid in grocery shopping, doctor visits, etc. To volunteer and become part of this assistance league, call the PLBRA office at 934-1177.
The Park La Brea Library
The Park La Brea Library is open 7 days a week from 2 to 4 p.m. A volunteer is on duty to assist you whenever the library is open. We have thousands of volumes for your reading pleasure. The PLB Library is a free service for all Park La Brea residents and is located in the basement of Tower 34 (386 S. Burnside Ave).
Park La Brea Mahjong Group
The Park La Brea Mahjong Group meets on Mondays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Activities Center. For further information call Edith Weiner at 936-2827.
Park La Brea Quilters
The Park La Brea Quilters meet on
Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Activities Center. All quilters are welcome. For further information call
Mary Jane Hopkins at 938-4861.
PLBRA Chess Club
The PLBRA Chess Club has added a Saturday session, 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, in addition to its Mondays from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon both at the Activities Center. Call Harry LeMay at 935-4053 or Steve Carter at 931-5579 for more information. You can also e-mail chess@plbra.org.
T’ai Chi
Come join us as we start our 8th year of simplified t’ai chi in Park La Brea. Find out what many of your neighbors, younger and older, have experienced
on Tuesdays and Fridays around the Burnside Circle fountain. Advanced group at 8:30 a.m., Beginners at 9:00 a.m. Rain cancels. For more information contact Karin Green 323-938-7799 or
karinmg@ca.rr.com.
The Writers Group
The Writers Group meets on alternate Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. in the Lobby Room of Tower 48 (435 S. Curson Ave.) to share original material and friendly constructive criticism. For additional information and/or the next meeting date, phone Grace at 549-0644, or Bob at 571-4994.
COMMUNITY GROUPS
The Park La Brea Community Garden
For information about the Community Garden contact Karin Green at 938-7799. Garden plot availability information can be obtained quickly and efficiently by e-mailing the Community Garden at newplot@plbgarden.com.
Kids’ Art Club
The Kids’ Art Club will be on hiatus
for July & August and will resume in September.