This week in Rainberry Bay: 6/5/26

Updated event info: Myrainberrybay.com (click on Calendar) or Beacon

 

INFORMATION CONTAINED BELOW: (changes in red/bold).

Please note – all dogs must be leashed at all times.

Don’t littler or put cigarette butts on our grounds.

 

FOUND: The Housekeeping crew found some Jeep car keys at the gym and they are being held in the office.

THIS WEEK: OPERA, MOVIE, NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB, MIXED MEDIA ART

 

BOARD / OPERA / MOVIES

COMMITTEES: Green Committee, CERT

CLUBS:  ON STAGE, NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB, WOMEN’S CLUB, FOODBERRY

ALL SPORTS: PICKLEBALL, BOCCE, TENNIS CLUB & COMMITTEE, PICKLEBALL, TABLE TENNIS

CLASSES:  MIXED MEDIA DATE CHANGE, NIA, CURRENT EVENTS, EZ FITNESS, GENTLE YOGA, FLOWERS/ARTS & CRAFTS, CARD-MAKING, CLAY, CANASTA, Crafts with Babs, BEADING, MAHJONG, LINE DANCING

POOL INFO – No glass is allowed

MISC. INFO    - OFFICE HOURS, GARBAGE PICKUP Tuesday & Friday - recycling Tuesday morning – bulk Friday morning. OUTSIDE RB events- Vote-by-mail information, Detour- George Bush bridge construction

 

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:

June 10th at 6pm workshop for Documents

June 17th at 7pm BOD meeting

July 8th at 6pm Special Meeting to Vote on Documents

July 15th- 7pm BOD meeting

 

Homes, Villas – t/b/a

 

MOVIES:

Opera/Ballet, Michael Cantwell:

June 6 – “La Boheme”

The audience cries. Sometimes the performers cry. Even Puccini is said to have wept when he wrote the final chord that signified Mimi’s death:

 

“As Puccini completed the final scene of La Bohème, he was so moved that, as he later wrote, ‘I had to get up and, standing in the middle of the study, alone in the silence of the night, I began to weep like a child. It was as though I had seen my own child die.’”

 

June 16 – “Plistkaya Dances”

 

3D Movie, Monday, 7pm, TH David Kulick:

 

Movies, Sunday at 7pm

June 7 – “Nuremburg”

June 28 “Springsteen”

 

CLUBS

 

ON STAGE - onstage.rainberry@yahoo.com

We’re on the lookout for talented singers, dancers, musicians, and others to join us on stage for our show, “A Taste of The Copa,” which will be held on February 13th, together with the Valentine’s Dinner. If you’re interested in having some fun with professional musicians and vocalists, please keep an eye out for updates here and in the Beacon.  We will also need people to help with staging and the spotlights…we are planning ahead, so please contact us now.

 

We’re always looking for new members to help with all aspects of our events. If you have any questions, please contact the email above.

 

We’re also looking for someone to create a simple website. Your help would be greatly appreciated!

 

NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB – Allan Trust Ctrust371@comcast.net

June 9th- 11AM. We'll go over all the books suggested by residents and decide which ones we'll do for the upcoming year.

Please email me as many suggestions as you'd like. If you're out of area, please do the same. Your suggestions will receive the same consideration as those who are physically present.

Thank you. 

All meetings will begin at 11AM, at the auditorium in the clubhouse.

Everyone is welcome.

RAINBERRY WOMEN’S CLUB IN ACTION - TEAMREACH CODE: JoinUs2HelpOthers

We are inviting our community to join us in celebrating the 250th Anniversary of our Nation on July 4, 2026. As our gift to you, we will provide a free U.S. lawn flag to the first 100 residents who renew or start their club membership before July 4, at the discounted rate of $15. After this date, the membership fee for the coming year will be $20. Club benefits will extend through the end of August 2027. Additional U.S. flags will also be available for purchase at $2 each.

Membership forms will be available in the Clubhouse, via email, and on TeamReach. You may drop off your completed form and check in the Club’s mailbox at the Clubhouse. More details about flag distribution in June.

All club events and initiatives benefit local nonprofit organizations, including EAT BETTER – LIVE BETTER, among others.

FOODBERRY – Marlene Elmowitz - TeamReach (Group code is Food33445)

Email rbfoodberryclub@gmail.com any ideas, questions, or comments. 

Anyone ill or in need of a home cooked meal, please email Marlene, Foodberry always looking out for our community. Empty containers and paper goods always welcome too for the club.

 

Our   Email is  rbfoodberryclub@gmail.com , Teamreach code Food33445 or join our Foodberry Facebook page to see all event happenings

 

COMMITTEES

 

CERT

Hurricane Season is upon us. This month's CERT meeting will be held on @7pm on Tuesday, June 9 in the clubhouse.  

ALL CERT MEMBERS PLEASE BRING YOUR BACKPACKS.  We will be doing our pre-season bag check. Our meetings are open to the whole community.  Please join us.

 

SPORTS CLUBS & COMMITTEES

 

TENNIS CLUB – Anne Barron

We’re going Digital!

The Tennis Club will trial using yourcourts.com to reserve courts online instead of our current paper slip method.  The trial is from May 18 - June 13.  

Yourcourts now has an App as well.  Residents will be able to reserve courts through the website or App. We will remove the paper slips.  Paper reservations will not be honored during the trial.

 

TENNIS COMMITTEE

Pat Peppard has been named the new Tennis Committee Chairperson. We want to thank residents and tennis players for supporting this transition of a new chair and committee.

We would also like to introduce to you, our new tennis assistant. “AJ” who has replaced “J”.  He can be contacted at adailrjr@gmail.com. He is available for lessons etc. You will see him presently at the Tennis Facility. >> Thank you.  Pat Peppard

 

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.

 

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.”

 

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. 

 

COMMITTEES

 

GREEN COMMITTEE:

The Green Committee is continuing to collect prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses, even readers!  No cases please!  Our collection box is in the vending machine room in the clubhouse.  All donations will be sent with a mission overseas to help underprivileged people who can’t afford eyeglasses.

We are in the process of planning next season’s events! We are a committee not a club! No dues! Please join us the 4th Thursday of every month in the clubhouse! And remember…

Rethink-Reuse-Reduce-Recycle!

 

 

FITNESS CLASSES

NIA CLASSES - Helen Sohne – Niadelray@gmail.com

Nia is on vacation until Tuesday, June 9th. Keep on dancing!

 

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   

Free yoga for the month of June!

No yoga the following dates:

Mat Yoga Saturday, June 13th and 20th

Chair Yoga Mondays June 15th and 22nd

Saturdays 10am, bring a mat.  Mondays 10am Chair Yoga, no mat needed.  

 

CLASSES – Joyce Poses & Marlene Elmowitz

 

MIXED MEDIA- Have you ever wanted to learn to draw before? Drawing is a teachable and learnable skill. The existence of naturally talented individuals does not change the fact that anyone can learn it, and a new class is coming to teach you how. Learning to draw and paint from life is a rewarding experience, and anyone can pick up these skills with proper instruction! It is a fantastic way to develop hand-eye coordination, build patience, and tap into your natural creative intuition. The Mixed Media Art Class will explore a variety of materials in both drawing and painting while learning the skills of drawing from life. Taught by a professional artist and professor with over 15 years of experience. 

 

Our class will be offered from 4 to 6 pm on Wednesdays, starting on June 10th (note the new date).  The cost is only $5 per class.  Participation is limited to 12 people. No walk-ins!

Please contact Karen Miller at karenjkm@yahoo.com or Joyce Poses at joyceshawk57@bellsouth.net for more information and to register.

 

LINE DANCING was offered FREE by Colleen Harver-Simons who lives in Rainberry – we had 3 classes in the clubhouse.  Great participation, but we will be on break and possibly restart in September. Thanks, Colleen for your time. and dancing enthusiasm!! 

 

MAHJONG – We just finished up the FREE 3 week learn to play mahjong class held Tuesday evenings so the New Students can now join Wednesday afternoons open play in clubhouse to continue their learning.

For those newer players and seasoned players, we now have every Wednesday - Open play Mahjong 1pm - 3:30 come by to play or even watch clubhouse men card room. The seasoned players play for $ ($5 pie) and newer players for no money.  It is helpful for players to use Teamreach code RBmahjong-33445 to RSVP YES on calendar, so we know the players coming. Mahjong is played as 4 but can be played as 3 or even 2 Siamese Mahjong. 

 

CURRENT EVENTS –Allan Trust

Current Events will not meet again until 9/24/26. Wishing everyone a fun filled summer full of family time and adventures.

Allan Trust- Ctrust371@comcast.net 

 

BEADING

Beading will be on hiatus during July and August.  

Please check out our new display in the clubhouse.  Everything shown was made by one of our beaders or their guests.  We are also participating in the International Peace Chain project.  The goal of this project is to create a one-mile-long chain of beaded rings to celebrate world peace.  This chain will be displayed at the Mall of America in August.  It will then go on display at a museum in Japan. Anyone can submit a ring of beads with a diameter of 1 to 3 inches for this project.  We will send it to Minneapolis in July. 

Contact Karen Miller for more information at 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.

• Allied Universal, is our new security provider (guardhouse & Rover). The Rover's new phone number is 728-209-3621.

 

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

 

Have you signed up for “vote by mail”?

www.votepalmbeach.gov – 561-656-6208

(you can track your ballot, mail in or drop off)

 

DELRAY EVENTS

 

First Friday Art Walk - June 5th, 6 - 9 PM in Downtown Delray Beach

 

Alumni Picnic Reunion - June 6th, 11 AM - 6 PM at Merrit Park

 

Coco Market - June 7th, 9 AM - 2 PM at Old School Square

 

GreenMarket – June 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th, 9 AM - 2 PM at Old School Square

 

Artist Market - June 13th, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the Creative Arts School at Old School Square

 

Family Flicks at the Square - June 25th, 6 - 8 PM at Old School Square

 

Sounds of the Set - June 25th, 5:30 - 8:30 PM at Libby Wesley Plaza

 

Sunset Concert Series - June 25th, 5 - 9:30 PM at Old School Square

 

Full Moon Yoga - June 29th, 6:30 - 9:30 PM at Old School Square

 

 

Free Parking Wednesdays are coming to Downtown Delray Beach this summer!

Every Wednesday | All Day • All Night | June - August

 

From June through August, parking will be free every Wednesday, all day and all night, in City-owned downtown garages and surface lots.

 

Make Wednesday your new favorite day to enjoy dinner, shopping, happy hour, the beach, and everything Downtown Delray has to offer... without paying for parking.

 

Free parking is available at the Old School Square, Federspiel, and IPIC garages, and the Roy M. Simon, Village, Gladiola, Veterans Park, and Banker’s Row lots.

 

👉 Please note: on-street parking and private lots are not included.

 

 

Xfinity Store - 900 Linton Boulevard, Suite 925, Delray Beach, FL 33444

Monday thru Saturday, 9AM - 8PM. Sunday 10AM - 6PM

 

Healthy Aging Project director:

Helpline: 1 (866) 684-5885 | https://www.aaapbtc.org/

We have 2 Virtual Workshops on the calendar. 

 

Matter of Balance     Wednesdays and Fridays    May 27 - June 19, 2026    from 1:00 - 3:00

Powerful Tools for Caregivers   Tuesdays         June 23 - July 28, 2026    from 10:00 - 11:30

 

DETOUR: The City of Delray Beach

Palm Beach County will close the George Bush Boulevard Bascule Bridge for essential repairs starting at 7 AM on June 1, 2026, until July 20, 2026.

Palm Beach County has anticipated this closure and has implemented temporary measures to keep the bridge operating safely until the repairs for the closure begin. While the bridge is closed for repairs, there will be a detour for both vehicle and pedestrian traffic via Federal Highway, Atlantic Avenue, and Ocean Boulevard. There are no closures expected for maritime traffic.

Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works appreciates the community's patience and understanding during this temporary inconvenience as they work to enhance the safety and efficiency of the County's infrastructure.