This week in Rainberry Bay: 4/3/26
Updated event info: Myrainberrybay.com (click on Calendar) or Beacon
April maintenance is due – please be sure your payment is processed prior to 4/30.
Please, submit your name if you wish to volunteer to Chair any committee (see the Beacon or website for the list). Email it to RainberryBayHOA@gmail.com. The board will make the announcements at a future meeting. Current chairs do not need to resign but should resubmit their names if still interested.
INFORMATION CONTAINED BELOW:
THIS WEEK: Yiddish, Opera, 3D Movie, Board meeting with speaker
BOARD / OPERA / MOVIES
COMMITTEES: Green Committee, Landscaping
CERT
CLUBS: RESTAURANT CRAWL, ON STAGE, NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB, WOMEN’S CLUB, FOODBERRY, YIDDISH HERITAGE, MIX ‘N MINGLE
ALL SPORTS: PICKLEBALL, BOCCE, TENNIS CLUB & COMMITTEE, PICKLEBALL, TABLE TENNIS, BOWLING
CLASSES: FICTION BOOK DISCUSSION, NIA, CURRENT EVENTS, EZ FITNESS, GENTLE YOGA, FLOWERS/ARTS & CRAFTS, CARD-MAKING, CLAY, CANASTA, Crafts with Babs, BEADING, MAHJONG
POOL INFO – No glass is allowed
MISC. INFO - OFFICE HOURS, GARBAGE PICKUP Tuesday & Friday - recycling Tuesday morning – bulk Friday morning. OUTSIDE RB events– New Xfinity/Comcast store
BOARD:
Board Meetings: All meetings will be hybrid meetings (clubhouse plus zoom). Please do not wear perfume to the meetings as some people have allergies. Thanks. Recordings of meetings will be made available on the myrainberrybay.com website. Click on The Videos Link –contact the office for the password if you do not have it.
Meeting dates & times:
Master – Apr 8, 7pm
Homes, Villas – t/b/a
MOVIES:
Opera/Ballet, Michael Cantwell:
Hi everyone, please join me this Saturday, April 4, for a balletic biography of Rudolf Nureyev – one of the greatest male dancers of the Twentieth Century.
“Everything was about dance to him,” wrote the playwright David Hare. “I don’t think you will ever again have a figure like him,” added director David Morris.
The film offers excerpts of rare performances of both classical and modern ballets, partnered by leading ballerinas.
3D Movie:
Monday Night at the 3D movies presents Drive Angry on April 6th at 7pm in the Theater. This Nicholas Cage movie is great in 3D and features lots of fun character actors. Glasses will be provided for the first 15 people. On 4/13 we feature Dune in 3D.
COMMITTEES
SPORTS CLUBS & COMMITTEES
TENNIS CLUB – Anne Barron
Friends, Families and Neighbors are invited to attend a brief service to dedicate memorial stones at the Tennis Center on Thursday, April 16 at 3:15 p.m. Event to be followed by our Wine Wound Wobin Mixer at 4 p.m.
Stones will be placed for Dottie Abrams, Harold & Bernice Becker, John Gilmore and Sylvia Polner.
Jawahar Thangavelu (J) and Justin Baker will now co-share Axis’ Sports Director position Mondays - Saturdays during the season. Mondays - Fridays during the off season. They are both available to provide lessons, restring racquets, etc. You can reach them as follows: J: sashw.j@gmail.com. Justin: bakerj.axistennis@gmail.com.
BOCCE CLUB – Katy Mitrani
Club Play Schedule
The Bocce Club meets to play every Monday and Thursday evening at 6:00 PM, and on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. We meet on 29th Avenue in front of Pool 2.
Bocce training sessions for our new players is Thursday morning at 10 am.
PICKLEBALL (wear court sneakers) No dogs are allowed on the courts.
Open play Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Please use courts 7&8. The times are: 8:00 am and 5:30
TABLE TENNIS CLUB – rbtabletennis@gmail.com
We play on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:00 - 2:00 PM. Fridays from 10-12 are usually for singles play although it’s more lightly attended. **Please note that we sometimes break earlier depending on attendance so coming earlier is best. We have extra paddles and balls for you to borrow. Remember to bring a drink and wear shoes you can move in that are not too “grippy.”
If you want a copy of a recent NYT “The Athletic” article: The scientific case for ping-pong: Why athletes-and you-should play more table tennis - email Helen - rbtabletennis@gmail.com
STICKBALL
Wednesday afternoons at 3:45 PM at the 3-sided concrete enclosure at the back of the tennis center. Please join our RB stickball players for a fun time pitching and hitting with no running.
FITNESS CLASSES
NIA CLASSES - Helen Sohne – Niadelray@gmail.com
Classes are every Tuesday and Friday from 10-11 in the clubhouse. Class is still only $5. New to Nia? Your second class is free.
Nia is a low impact dance aerobics class with great music from around the world. We learn how to move, not just how to exercise! Each week we move to a different routine with a different focus. All fitness levels are welcome as you are encouraged to “listen to and move your body’s way!”
EZ FITNESS CLASSES – Muscles in Motion – Madeleine Bochner
M W F 9:00 –10:00. CH Aud.
GENTLE YOGA with Deb Mayes – Mayesda1@gmail.com
$20/month or $10/class. Saturdays 10am, bring a mat. Mondays 10am Chair Yoga, no mat needed.
COMMITTEES & CERT
CERT
CERT will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 14 at 1 PM in the clubhouse. Meetings are open to all, and everyone is encouraged to attend. This month’s refresher will focus on communications and radio use—please bring any personal FRS, GMRS, or ham radios. All CERT members are also asked to download the TeamReach app and join group code: RAINBERRY33445.
Palm Beach State College will be offering the Basic CERT Course in April, with both a Saturday option and a Monday/Wednesday evening option available. There is no cost for the course or the basic equipment.
For more information and to register, please visit:
We look forward to seeing you there!
LANDSCAPING
Please attend April 8th board meeting to hear an expert in invasive and nuisance plants, Chris Lockhart, Habitat Specialist, Inc, show us which plants are damaging your property and our community. We will learn what can be done to make our landscaping more Florida friendly. This presentation is sponsored by the Green and Landscape committees, as well as our HOA board and FSR.
GREEN COMMITTEE:
We are excited to have a Local Florida Honeybee Expert come to Rainberry Bay for a presentation during the Earth Week celebration. He will explain the importance of the preservation of the Honeybee pollinator. He will bring a display case to see the honeybees at work and will have their delicious honey for sale at the end of the presentation.
Our Speaker, Iam Hedendal is a Beekeeper who is committed to ethical bee removal and relocation.
He doesn’t just remove bees, he saves them. Every Hive he encounters is carefully removed and relocated to one of his South Florida Sanctuary bee yards. There they continue their vital role in our ecosystem and their crucial role as pollinators.
SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 26th, 2-3:15pm. In the Clubhouse
Green Committee is collecting all prescription eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses and readers. NO cases! Please bring glasses to the Vending Machine room in the clubhouse and leave them in the designated box. Green is NOT collecting empty pill bottles at this time
All are welcome to join our Green Committee on the 4th Thursday of every month at 4pm in the clubhouse. No Dues! We Love Donations!
Reduce-Rethink-Reuse-Recycle
CLUBS
RESTAURANT CRAWL
April 15 (Wednesday) 5:30p - Monarca Mexican Cuisine, 3035 S Federal Highway, Delray Beach. Happy hour from 5:30-6p.
No fee to join. Separate checks. All are welcome but seats are limited so please contact Lee at nanlee270@gmail.com to reserve your seat.
YIDDISH HERITAGE
The Yiddish Heritage Club will be meeting on Friday April 10th in the men's card room at one PM for its monthly meeting. This meeting will be after the end of the Passover Holiday which will be over on Thursday night on April 9th. We will be serving special refreshments on this day. Everyone is invited to attend. Hope to see you all there.
ON STAGE - onstage.rainberry@yahoo.com
We are currently casting for our show, “A Taste of The Copa”. Seeking singers, dancers, musicians and others who would like to have some fun on the stage together with some professional musicians and vocalists.
We especially need COPA GIRLS…let’s have that Latin rhythm!!!
WOMEN’S CLUB IN ACTION – RAINBERRYWOMEN@GMAIL.COM
TEAMREACH CODE: JoinUs2HelpOthers
Get your dancing shoes ready, the fun is about to begin …
-LINE DANCING IS CALLING YOU, led by our own Robyn Lobe, professional musician and dancer. Tuesday, April 14th at 1 PM, $15 refreshments included. All mobility levels, canes and walkers are welcome. Rainberry men are invited! Ticket sales & membership in the Clubhouse Mondays and Thursdays 4-5 PM. You also may drop your check in the Rainberry Women’s Club mailbox in the Clubhouse.
All events benefit local non-profit organizations like EAT BETTER- LIVE BETTER, among others.
NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB – Allan Trust Ctrust371@comcast.net
Our last two scheduled meetings of this season are:
April 21st- In cooperation with members of the Green Committee, Karen Aprill and Stephanie Braunstein will facilitate a discussion of the book, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
May 12th- A panel consisting of Cliff Guinyard, Ron Pollock, Stephanie Braunstein and myself will lead a discussion of the book, Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond.
Both meetings will begin at 11AM, at the auditorium in the clubhouse.
Everyone is welcome.
MIX ‘N MINGLE
On April 24 from 12 to 2, our annual Health Fair will take place in the theatre! Join us for free refreshments and over 25 Medical Vendors to speak with. Lots of giveaways! Hope to see you all there!
Nite at the Races is back! Getty on down!
April 26 at 5 pm, Nite at the Races in Clubhouse! Tickets $15 Hot Dog dinner - BYOB
Tables set up cabaret style, so bring your friends and whatever goodies you’d like to share.
Tickets will be sold in clubhouse beginning the week of March 30 or you can call Debbie and we will deliver to you! We also have a mailbox in clubhouse lobby.
FOODBERRY – Marlene Elmowitz - TeamReach (Group code is Food33445)
Email rbfoodberryclub@gmail.com any ideas, questions, or comments.
April 12th 4:30 We will cook together a scrumptious dinner and then invite a PLUS 1 to enjoy the feast with us. Foodberry will sponsor the cost of all the ingredients. Check TeamReach to RSVP on calendar or reach out via email. Members ONLY limited space
CLASSES
Marlene Elmowitz has joined Joyce Poses for Classes to offer more fun at Rainberry.
The next FREE 3-week mahjong class will be after the 2026 card comes out in April. However, Wednesday is Open play Mahjong - 3:30 come by to play or watch. It is helpful for players to use Teamreach code RBmahjong-33445 to RSVP YES on the calendar so we know the # of players coming. Mahjong can be played as 3 or 4 players.
FICTION BOOK DISCUSSION
WHEN: Third Wednesdays from 1 - 2:30 PM
WHERE: The MCR (Men’s Conference Room) of the Clubhouse.
April 15: The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein.
ALL WELCOME! please RSVP
etana.finkler.RB@gmail.com and Roberta Weltman <rbtaw3@gmail.com>
CURRENT EVENTS –Allan Trust
We're meeting every Thursday, at 10:30AM, at the clubhouse. We discuss all the timely issues of the day. Global, National, State and Local. YES, we do politics but always respectfully and welcoming all opinions. Newcomers are always welcome. Allan Trust- Ctrust371@comcast.net
BEADING
We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays after that from 7pm until 9pm in the Crafts Room at the Clubhouse. Contact me if you would like to join our email list and to sign up for our Team Reach Group. See you all on the 18th. Karen Jackson Miller, karenjkm@yahoo.com
CLAY STUDIO
Fridays 10-12, craft room.
CANASTA
Canasta Lessons Every Monday at 12:45 in the MCR
See Helen Antoniou - just show up, Classes are FREE. Regular play is at 1:00 PM
Crafts with Babs: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 10am in the crafts room. Learn to make interesting embellished photo frames and various other crafts.
CARD-MAKING WORKSHOP - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 10:15, clubhouse craft room. All supplies provided. Supply fee - $4. Any questions – Madeline Hincken mhincken@gmail.com
POOLS
Please shower before going into the pool. Only pool noodles are allowed in the pools, no floats. Please check the posted rules. Do not go into the pool/spa unaccompanied. Anyone with incontinence /diapered (child or adult) should not go into the pools. Only licensed Service Animals are allowed in the pool area. No others are allowed, by law.
Pools #1-4 open from dawn until dusk (there is no set time as this changes seasonally). Pool #5 is open from dawn until 11pm, adults over 18 only.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
You can use either the Envera site or the call-in number for guests:
Customer Service 877-936-8372 – or https://www.myenvera.com/#/signin or: Email or call the office with your guest list request; we will verify and make the change for you.
Pest Control appointments – Bryant Pest Solutions – 954-873-5375.
They come to your home Mon/Wed/Fri – 9am – 1:30pm (15 appointments per day)
-The office hours are posted on the door to the office: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:30-4:30, they close for lunch 12 – 12:30. On Wednesdays the office closes at 12:30pm, reopening Thursday at 8:30am.
-No soliciting of any nature is allowed in RB – see something, say something!
-Bulk pick-up items are picked up Friday mornings. Do not block any dumpsters because the garbage truck will not empty the bin. You could receive a violation/be subject to a fine. If you have items to be picked up before Friday, call for a pick-up.
Problem with the garbage pickup? call Waste Management at: 561-202-2463.
“Open Houses” or ‘For Sale signs” are not allowed in Rainberry Bay. Please read the most current set of Rules. It is the owner’s responsibility to be sure your realtor is aware. The Rules also require that everyone wear a cover-up to and from the pools. Thank you.
-Debris pickup: On Monday and Wednesday, place palm fronds at your curb for pick up by our landscaping and/or our management companies Friday is the day large amounts of debris from trimmed trees will be picked up by Waste Management. Please DO NOT put any debris on the circle.
All construction debris must be removed by whomever is doing the work. All boxes must be broken down (flattened) before putting them into recycling bins. (3x3) Where there are dumpsters, do not block the dumpsters. The truck will not remove the bulk items OR the garbage in the dumpsters. Bulk pickup is Friday morning. Please put your bulk debris out Thursday but not before.
OUTSIDE RAINBERRY
More exciting Delray Beach events!
First Friday Art Walk - April 3rd, 6 PM - 9 PM in Downtown Delray Beach
GreenMarket - April 4th, 18th, 25th, 9 AM - 2 PM at Old School Square
Community Splash Day 4 - April 4th, 1 PM - 4 PM at Catherine Strong Park
GreenMarket – April 4th, 18th, and 25th, 9 AM - 2 PM at Old School Square
5th Annual International Delray Beach Concours d'Elegance - April 19th, 9 AM - 4 PM at Old School Square
Twilight Concert - April 23rd, 6 PM - 9 PM at Old School Square
Artist Market - April 25th, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM in the Creative Arts School at Old School Square
Full Moon Yoga - April 30th, 6 PM - 9 PM at Old School Square
Xfinity Store - 900 Linton Boulevard, Suite 925, Delray Beach, FL 33444
Monday thru Saturday, 9AM - 8PM. Sunday 10AM - 6PM