Mark Supik will open up his woodturning shop for a tour and demonstration of woodturning on Thursday, October 2nd from 5:30-6:30. A chance to see how newel posts, balusters, chair legs and beer tap handles are made. Visit the beer taphandle museum, see an 1890's Band Saw still in operation, and decide if you'd like to try woodturning yourself one day. Then we'll head over to Monument City Brewing for a beer and pizza (if you want to order one from the place next door). The shop is at 1200 N. Macon St. (head north on Haven Street and cross Monument Street). Parking lot awaits you. Monument City Brewing is at 1 N. Haven Street, just at the intersection of Baltimore and Haven. If you want to skip the tour and just meet for a beer, that's fine too. Mark Supik & Co. Woodturning

RSVP so we have an idea of how many are coming.

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.

WHAT'S NEXT TRAIL HIKE   

Lake Montebello/ Herring Run

This is the hike we planned for September but we ended up doing a different hike that day. October should be the perfect time of year to do it. Please rsvp and indicate if you will meet us there or will be meeting us at Charmed Kitchen at 9:30. For Charmed please indicate if you need a ride or can drive others. Hope you can join us! Please rsvp at link below. 

https://evite.me/nJaTMJHYe6

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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.

October 16, 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.

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.

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. 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. We'll need to reserve tickets, so please RSVP. Parking available.

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."

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.

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.

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.

WHAT'S NEXT TRAIL HIKE   

November’s Trail Hike will be on November 13th. Details coming soon.

Please rsvp to hello@whatsnextbaltimore.org if you plan to join us and let us know if you will driving yourself or meeting at Charmed Kitchen for a ride. 

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.

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."

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.

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

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

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.

Book Group

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 what this month’s book is and where the group will meet.

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!

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.

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.

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

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!

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

Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 25, 1:00 -2:30pm

Every year, we hold an annual meeting of our membership. This is required (in our bylaws) and is typically the only business meeting we have each year. As active participants, we hope that all members attend the meeting and help guide the organization. We always have a president’s report, a treasurer’s report, and elections of our officers for the year. At this meeting, we elect a board of officers, who then actually elect the officers of the board at their first meeting.

The 2026 annual meeting will be January 25, at 1 pm (stay tuned for the location). In addition to the “business-y” items, there are fun things planned as well. Kathy Helzlsouer is creating another of her fantastic presentations - showcasing the What’s Next activities from 2025, there will be nibbles and wine, and the Ukulala’s will be performing. There will also be plenty of time to chat with other members and an opportunity to pay dues ($10 per person) for 2026, if you haven’t already done so.