Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center

ATX CARDIAC MEDICAL LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
ATX Cardiac is a program to promote health and stress management. ATX Cardiac will improve respiratory function and circulation, increase balance, build strength and muscle tone and is a preventative measure for cardiovascular disease. The 1-hour program takes place at 10:30 a.m. October 13, 20 and 27 and November 2.
Cost is a $10 lab fee payable to instructor.  Reference course #5564 when registering.

The Rose Society of Saddleback Mountains is inviting rose aficionados to its next meeting on Monday, October 9 at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way.

The meeting, which starts at 7 p.m., will feature Master Rosarian Kathy Monge, a longtime member of the Orange County Rose Society. She will discuss the benefits of raising earthworms and using worm castings in your garden.

Kathy has been growing roses for 20 years and has about 160 rose bushes. She enjoys creating arrangements, especially with her microminis.

If you haven’t signed up for our Scarecrow Contest yet, don’t fret. The deadline for nonprofit organizations to take part in this first annual contest has been extended by a week.

Do those hay-stuffed figures that are placed in fields to keep fowl and fauna out ever appear in Mission Viejo? You bet. Every Halloween, scarecrows become standard lawn décor but this year, they will take over Mission Viejo.

The City will place more than 50 scarecrows in public places throughout the community and is seeking nonprofit organizations – churches, scouts, schools and charities – to make a scarecrow for the chance to win a cash prize courtesy of the Friends of the Arts.

IT’S YOUR MONEY SERIES
This series offers objective education about your money including fixed-income investments, annuities, mutual funds and long-term care insurance. It takes place Thursdays at 10 a.m. through October 26. Reference course #5550 when registering at cityofmissionviejo.org/register.

Save the date for Tuesday, September 12 when popular author J.A. Jance appears in the City’s Writers Present program at 7 p.m. at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way.

Beloved stand-up comedian, author and actor Paula Poundstone will discuss her new book “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 27 at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center.

If you enjoy tapping your creative side or spending time with grandkids, register today for these fun fall events at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way.

If you are looking for a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon and beat the heat, then make plans for the screening of “Kung Fu Panda 2” on Sunday, August 20 at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center.

The event, which begins at 2 pm, is sponsored by the City’s Community of Character Committee and coincides with August’s character trait of “self- control.”

A brilliant violinist who has appeared in videos with music icons like Elton John, Sheryl Crow and Sting will perform in a special concert with an accomplished pianist on Saturday, August 12.
 
The musical concert will feature Jessica Haddy and Golnaz Lessani performing at 7 pm at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way.