At 10:00 AM: Strum along with The UkuLaLas.

Meeting on Tuesday mornings in Patterson Park or at the Cedar House. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

WHAT'S NEXT TRAIL HIKE   

December hike info:

Monday, 12/1/25, 10 am

December’s hike will be at the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area at 5795 Trotter Road in Columbia. It’s a 4.8 mile loop but we take our time and enjoy the sights! 

Monday, Dec 1st, 10 am. Meet at Charmed Kitchen at 9:15 if you need a ride or can take riders. RSVP at link below and indicate whether you‘ll meet us at hike location or at Charmed. 

https://evite.me/NP4Uy2MRru

Thanks, All! Lori

Strum along with The UkuLaLas. Meeting on Saturday mornings for a practice at Maxine’s Gallery. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

At 10:00 AM: Strum along with The UkuLaLas.

Meeting on Tuesday mornings in Patterson Park at the Cedar House. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

Cancelling Saturday’s strum because of the Strumsgiving Gathering this evening (at 4:30). Contact Viv for more information.

Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

The People on the Bus (trip #3).

Baltimore Museum of Industry

Meet at Nancy Supik's at 9:30 AM. Get the MTA app loaded on your phone and learn how to use it (we’ll review last month’s app use ideas and fine tune our skills). We'll walk to the bus stop on the corner around 10 AM and take the bus downtown, then transfer (!!!) to a bus to take us right to the museum. Check out the museum website! Baltimore Museum of Industry. We won’t have time to see it all, so you might want to pick your exhibits for the morning. Bring some cash, $2 each way for the bus and $9 (could be credit card) for the Museum visit. We'll use the app to find a way home. (Probably arrive home close to 1 PM) RSVP to let Nancy know you’re coming.

November 18, 7 p.m. 

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida  by Shehan Karunatilaka. (Available at Enoch Pratt Library). 

Booker Prize Winner! 

Summary from Wikipedia: Set in Sri Lanka in the 1980s. The central character, Maali Almeida, is a dead photographer who sets out to solve the mystery of his own death and is given one week ("seven moons") during which he can travel between the afterlife and the real world.

Meeting at Barkley’s House.

All are welcome. (You can drop in whenever you can make it or are interested in the book. No need to plan on coming every month. But you'll like it if you do!)

Open to new members! This group meets monthly at members’ homes. If you are interested in joining the group reach out to Louisa Davis to find out where the group will meet.

At 10:00 AM: Strum along with The UkuLaLas.

Meeting on Tuesday mornings on the steps of the Observatory in Patterson Park or at the Cedar House. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

Do you spin? Weave? Knit? Crochet? Or want to learn? Want to hangout while other people spin/knit/weave? We’ll meet at Nancy Newman;s this month, E-mail us for address. Bring your current project. Great chance to learn a new skill or share one with other enthusiasts.

We’ll bring snacks.

Nancy Newman, Beth Braun, Susan Sterett

RSVP: hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org for Nancy’s Address

Strum along with The UkuLaLas. Meeting on Saturday mornings for a practice at Maxine’s Gallery. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

Ministry of Brewing Happy Hour!

Join other What’s Next members at the Ministry of Brewing. No need to RSVP. Bring your favorite small plate, finger food, appetizer to share. Games are welcome too!

At 10:00 AM: Strum along with The UkuLaLas.

Meeting on Tuesday mornings on the steps of the Observatory in Patterson Park or at the Cedar House. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

What’s Your Story? - 2nd Sunday Group

This group will meet, on the 2nd Sunday of the month this fall, simply to share stories from our lives. A great way to get to know each other better (and perhaps motivate ourselves to write some things down). Prior to each meeting, you’ll receive story prompts. The group plans to meet four times this Fall on Sundays, 4-5:30 pm to share their stories.  The 2nd Sunday Group meetings will be September 14, Octobber 12, November 9 and December 14.

A few more details about how the sessions will work.

Leader: Geoffery Moore. Group size will be limited and we'll meet at Mark & Nancy Supik's and we’ll take turns bringing wine and snacks.

Please let us know you are interested: hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org

Trip to Glenstone Museum

November 9, 2:45 p.m.

Glenstone Museum in Potomac, MD has a premier contemporary art collection. They also have a new, special exhibit in early November by Jenny Holzer, titled "what you love." It's a light projection of poetry excerpts. We have tickets for 4 pm to enjoy the gallery before the lights start at 5.  We can gather at Charmed Kitchen to carpool RSVP here.

Strum along with The UkuLaLas. Meeting on Saturday mornings for a practice at Maxine’s Gallery. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

Greetings fellow What’s Nexters! (no experience necessary!)

Join us for some laughs and a little exercise! 

On Friday, November 7, at the Cedar House in Patterson Park, we will have a line dancing event hosted by Mary Matejka. It is from 6:30 to 8 PM and it’s BYOB. A light snack will be provided.

Pretenders invite you to a Pay What You Choose performance of Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress at Fells Point Corner Theatre on Thursday, November 6, 8 pm.

RSVP to azurah1203@gmail.com  and we will coordinate a pre-show gathering at a nearby restaurant.

"A talented and experienced Black actress has been cast in Chaos in Belleville, an anti-lynching play set to open on Broadway. She's paid her dues throughout the years, playing stereotypical supporting roles in second-rate shows, and is ready for her star turn. Chaos in Belleville, written by a white playwright, might not be quite as enlightened a piece as she's been hoping for — but that doesn't mean it won't sell out. A cast of multigenerational Black actors rehearse under the purview of a white director and stage manager, and as the rehearsal process unfolds, theatre conventions and racial politics collide, resulting in a surprisingly funny yet deeply piercing look at the entertainment industry.

In 1955, Trouble in Mind was a critical and popular success off-Broadway at the Greenwich Mews Theatre, and it immediately drew interest from producers for a Broadway transfer. In an ironic twist echoing the tribulations of the characters in the play itself, the producers wanted changes to the script to make it more palatable to a commercial audience. Childress refused to compromise her artistic vision, and the play never opened on Broadway. In 2021, the play made its long-awaited Broadway debut at  Roundabout Theatre Company, receiving four Tony Award nominations."

At 10:00 AM: Strum along with The UkuLaLas.

Meeting on Tuesday mornings on the steps of the Observatory in Patterson Park or at the Cedar House. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

WHAT'S NEXT TRAIL HIKE   

November hike info:

Monday, 11/3, 10 am

Soldier’s Delight Natural Environmental Area

5100 Deer Park Road, Owings Mill

Meet at Charmed Kitchen at 9:15 (this is earlier than usual due to longer distance to travel). 

RSVP to https://evite.me/rFgUnXuTKM

Indicate if you are meeting us there or meeting at Charmed Kitchen and whether you can take riders or need a ride 

Strum along with The UkuLaLas. Meeting on Saturday mornings for a practice at Maxine’s Gallery. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

At 10:00 AM: Strum along with The UkuLaLas.

Meeting on Tuesday mornings on the steps of the Observatory in Patterson Park or at the Cedar House. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

And starting at 11: AM: Stroller Strum

The UkuLaLas warmly invite all parents and care givers to a sunny diversion in the park. Bring your littles to a fun sing along that will be sure to get their toes tapping. Rattles, kazoos and other noise makers are encouraged. Pass the word about this free event in our lovely park.

Strum along with The UkuLaLas. Meeting on Saturday mornings for a practice at Maxine’s Gallery. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

Come With The Pretenders to Britain's National Theater! (virtually)

Thursday 10/23 7:00 pm

The Cedar House, Patterson Park.

Free but please RSVP to kinicollins@gmail.com so we get a head count.

Join us to watch an evening of performances at Britain's National Theatre. This evening's selection is a celebration of the Theatre's 50th anniversary and illustrates the breadth of its productions and acting talent.

The National Theatre first opened its doors in 1963 at the Old Vic, under Sir Laurence Olivier. Now, 800 productions later, a cast of 100 performs live some of the most memorable, ground-breaking, controversial and best-loved scenes from those brilliant plays. Some of the greatest stars ever seen on stage including, James Corden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dame Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Sir Derek Jacobi, Dame Helen Mirren and Dame Maggie Smith come together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Theatre.

The People on the Bus (trip #2).

Maryland Center for History & Culture

Meet at Nancy Supik's at 9:30 AM. Get the MTA app loaded on your phone and learn how to use it (we’ll review last month’s app use ideas and fine tune our skills). We'll walk to the bus stop on the corner around 10 AM and take the bus downtown and then walk about 10 minutes to the Maryland Center for History & Culture. Check out the museum website! We won’t have time to see it all, so you might want to pick your exhibits for the morning. Bring some cash, $1 each way for the bus and $10 (could be credit card) for the Museum visit. We'll use the app to find a bus home. (Probably arrive home close to 1 PM) RSVP to let Nancy know you’re coming.

October 21, 7 p.m. Louisa Davis's house

Book: Sonia Purnell, A Woman of No Importance (2019). 

From the summary:

In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her."

The target in their sights was Virginia Hall, a Baltimore socialite who talked her way into Special Operations Executive, the spy organization dubbed Winston Churchill's "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare." She became the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines and--despite her prosthetic leg--helped to light the flame of the French Resistance, revolutionizing secret warfare as we know it.

It's got spying, Baltimore, and the Second World War. Likely to be a good evening.

The Book Group is open to new members! This group meets monthly at members’ homes. If you are interested in joining the group reach out to Louisa Davis.

At 10:00 AM: Strum along with The UkuLaLas.

Meeting on Tuesday mornings on the steps of the Observatory in Patterson Park or at the Cedar House. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

And starting at 11: AM: Stroller Strum

The UkuLaLas warmly invite all parents and care givers to a sunny diversion in the park. Bring your littles to a fun sing along that will be sure to get their toes tapping. Rattles, kazoos and other noise makers are encouraged. Pass the word about this free event in our lovely park.

Pretenders invite you to a Pay What You Choose performance of Art by Yazmina Reza at Everyman Theatre on Sunday, October 19, 7 pm.

RSVP to azurah1203@gmail.com  and we will coordinate a pre-show gathering at a nearby restaurant.

"A razor-sharp, provocative comedy set in modern-day Paris, Yasmina Reza’s ‘ART’  follows three long-time friends whose relationship becomes strained after one of them purchases an exorbitantly expensive, white monochromatic painting presented as modern art. As the friends engage in hilarious and uproarious debate over the subjective nature of art, loyalty, and taste, this notorious painting threatens to upend all they know about each other. Produced in more than 45 countries and translated into over 30 languages, this Tony Award-winning modern classic has been delighting audiences worldwide for nearly three decades."

Tour and Tasting at Old Line Spirits: This whiskey distillery, owned by two Patterson Park neighbors, is just off Haven Street in Brewer's Hill (200 S. Janney St). Join us for a tour of the distillery and a whiskey tasting on Saturday, October 18th from 2-3:30. Cost is $10 for the tour and tasting. You can pay the afternoon of the tour. We'll need to reserve tickets, so please RSVP. Parking available.

Cancelled! Taking a break this weekend. Many members have conficts. See you next Tuesday!

Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

At 10:00 AM: Strum along with The UkuLaLas.

Meeting on Tuesday mornings on the steps of the Observatory in Patterson Park or at the Cedar House. Uke players, other instruments, singers and supportive audience members all welcome. Need more info or want to get your name added to our text message list for updates? hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org. Need the tune list for the strum or copies of the music? See the UkuLaLas webpage.

And starting at 11: AM: Stroller Strum

The UkuLaLas warmly invite all parents and care givers to a sunny diversion in the park. Bring your littles to a fun sing along that will be sure to get their toes tapping. Rattles, kazoos and other noise makers are encouraged. Pass the word about this free event in our lovely park.