Kaleidoscope Catalog - Fall 2015 by Roland Park Country School

Lifelong Learning at ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL

Kaleidoscope FALL 2015 BALTIMORE AT ITS BEST ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOOK TALKS CULTURAL ARTS MILITARY HISTORY CREATIVE PURSUITS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT LANGUAGE ADVENTURES TECHNOLOGY CULINARY ARTS MIND, BODY & SOUL CHILDREN & FAMILY DAY TRIPS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING & FUN FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY

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Welcome to Kaleidoscope Fall 2015! “Learning never exhausts the mind.” ~Leonardo da Vinci Kaleidoscope Lifelong Learning at Roland Park Country School is dedicated to providing opportunities to learn, discover, and explore. As we prepare to begin a new academic year at RPCS, I encourage you to embark on new learning adventures of your own. We are pleased to be able to provide a wonderful array of offerings this semester, including new classes and trips, as well as returning favorites. Remember to register early so that you do not miss our most popular offerings. Have you “liked” our Kaleidoscope at Roland Park Country School Facebook page yet? It’s the perfect way to stay connected with our offerings by receiving updates on your timeline. Simply log into your personal Facebook account, visit our page by searching for Kaleidoscope at Roland Park Country School and click the “like” button. Roland Park Country School’s commitment to An Education Above through lifelong learning is reflected in Kaleidoscope. Imagine, explore and experience everything Kaleidoscope has to offer this season—everyone is welcome! Sincerely, Dani Kell Steinbach, 2004 Director of External Programs and Kaleidoscope kelld@rpcs.org

Head of School: Jean Waller Brune Assistant Head of School for External Relations Nancy Mugele External Programs Associate Kelsy Mugele Kaleidoscope Advisory Board: Leigh Bolton, Christy Beers Carey, 1989, Ann Posey Cherry, 1958, Judy Comotto, Alexa Corcoran, Ann Davis, Paula Gore, Ann Schlott Hillers, 1981, Kathy Hudson, 1967, Peggy Waxter Maher, 1951, Courtney Jones McKeldin, 1958, Katrina McPherson, Meredith Millspaugh, Libby Murphy, Honorary Alumna, Peggy Webb Patterson, 1947, Diane Shapiro, Michelle Sun Smith, 1989, Ann Wittich Warfield, 1948, Rhona Wendler, Louise White, 1955, Margot Bond Wittich, 1958, Dickie Wyskiel

TABLE OF CONTENTS FALL CALENDAR SPECIAL INTEREST

EXCITING EXPLORATIONS

Robinson Health Colloquium ............................... 1 Sarah Crane Cohen Visiting Scholar In The Humanities Lecture ............................................. 1 First Monday Report ............................................ 2 Breaking the Cycle .............................................. 2 Great Books: Dostoevsky and Turgenev ............... 3 Annual St. Albans Christmas House Tour ............. 4 The Dale Carnegie Young Adult Leadership Program ........................................... 4

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DIVERSIONS Beautiful at the Kennedy Center .................... 20 The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time on Broadway ................................................. 20 Finding Neverland on Broadway ..................... 20 New York’s Newest Heartstoppers: Whitney Museum of Art and One World Observatory ...... 21 Radio City Christmas Spectacular ................. 21 Matilda the Musical at the Kennedy Center ....... 21 Christmas in Delaware with the duPonts ........... 22 Hamilton the Musical on Broadway ................... 22

BALTIMORE AT ITS BEST

International Travel San Miguel de Allende, Mexico ........................ 22

Monuments to Heaven ........................................ 5 A Walk Through Green Mount Cemetery ............... 5 Walking the Paths of Roland Park ........................ 6 Wine in the Country: A Day At Boordy Vineyards .... 6 On Walnut Hill ..................................................... 7 Guilford Walking Tour .......................................... 8 Greater Roland Park by Douglas Munro ............. 8 A Tour of Clifton Mansion .................................... 9 Author Dan Jones .............................................. 9 Look Up! Baltimore Architecture ....................... 10 The “Big Four” and the Beginnings of Philanthropy in Baltimore ................................. 10 The Miracle Pond by Middleton Evans ............... 10 Guilford by Ann G. Giroux .................................. 11

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CYLBURN ARBORETUM ArBOOretum ..................................................... 11 Holiday Wreath Workshop ................................. 11

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Migrate to Patterson Park with Audubon .......... 12 A Walk Along Stony Run with Audubon .............. 12 Thriving on the Threshold .................................. 12

MUSIC, FILM & THEATER Grand Opera ..................................................... 13 Cinemorphosis: When Books Become Movies ... 13 On the Home Front: Memories and Music from World War II ............. 14 The Phantom of the Opera at the Hippodrome .... 14

CULTURAL ARTS History of Women’s Fashion ............................... 15 An Eye on Cuba ................................................. 15 Ancient Rome ................................................. 16 An Eye on Coastal Turkey .................................. 16

MILITARY HISTORY The Attack on Pearl Harbor ............................... 17 American Ground Tactics in World War II ........... 17 The 29th Division and the American Citizen-Soldier in World War II .................................................. 17 Four More Snapshots of the Pacific War .......... 18 The Battle of Baltimore: War of 1812 .............. 18

CREATIVE PURSUITS Nantucket Baskets .......................................... 23 Nantucket Woven Reed Bracelet ...................... 23 Ukulele Lessons ............................................... 23 Discover Digital Photography ........................... 24 Drawing Fundamentals .................................... 24 Painting in Watercolors .................................... 24 Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction .......... 24 EBook 101 ...................................................... 25 Interior Plant Design ...................................... 25

LANGUAGE ADVENTURES Spanish for Beginners ..................................... 26 French for Beginners ....................................... 26 Italian for Beginners ......................................... 26

CULINARY ARTS Test Kitchen: Tackling Thai Restaurant Menus ... 26 Thai for Vegetarians and Vegans ..................... 26

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Retirement Decisions ....................................... 27 Your Prosperity Picture .................................... 27 The Mortgage Application Process .................. 28 Mingle, Mingle ................................................. 28 The Art and Basics of Table Manners .............. 28 How to Help Your Senior Loved Ones in Crisis ... 29 Secrets of Professional Networking for Women . 29

TECHNOLOGY Computers for the Absolute Beginner ............. 30 Computers for the Advanced Beginner ............ 30 Come Learn About Microsoft Windows ............. 30

MIND, BODY & SOUL Ballroom Dancing ............................................ 31 Swing and Latin Dance ..................................... 31 Flamenco and Spanish Dance ....................... 31 Belly Dancing .................................................. 31 Meditation for Happiness and Wellbeing ........ 32 Wellness 360 ................................................... 32

CHILDREN & FAMILY Baby Sitter Training ........................................ 33 Driver’s Education ............................................ 33 RPCS FALL MUSICAL: FOOTLOOSE .................. 33 RPCS INFORMATION ......................................... 34 GENERAL KALEIDOSCOPE INFORMATION ........ 35 MAP ................................................................. 36 REGISTRATION FORM ............................ Back Flap

CALENDAR

KALEIDOSCOPE FALL CALENDAR Use this monthly calendar to plan your fall schedule with Kaleidoscope! SEPTEMBER S

LABOR DAY

ROSH HASHANA

Driver’s Ed at RPCS Nantucket Baskets I Test Kitchen: Tackling Thai Restaurant Menus Driver’s Ed at RPCS Nantucket Baskets I Test Kitchen: Tackling Thai Restaurant Menus Computers for the Absolute Beginner Ukulele Lessons

A Walk Along Stony Run with Audubon Thriving on the Threshold Retirement Decisions I

Grand Opera

YOM KIPPUR

RPCS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Migrate to Patterson Park with Audubon

Monuments to Heaven (Lecture)

Driver’s Ed at RPCS

The Attack on Pearl Harbor A Walk Through Green Mount Cemetery (Lecture) Computers for the Absolute Beginner

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Monuments to Heaven (Tour) Driver’s Ed at RPCS

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OCTOBER S

RPCS Ballroom Dancing ALUMNAE WEEKEND

A Walk Through Green Mount Cemetery (Tour) Driver’s Ed at The Rotunda

Swing and Latin Dance

RPCS ALUMNAE WEEKEND

Walking the Paths of Roland Park Driver’s Ed at The Rotunda

Guilford Walking Tour Beautiful at the Kennedy Center Driver’s Ed at RPCS

RPCS Admissions Open House Beautiful at the Kennedy Center Driver’s Ed at RPCS

Over Time, Under Light: Garden Photography On Walnut Hill Look Up! Baltimore Architecture Walking Tour

Great Books in the Afternoon First Monday Report Cinemorphosis: When Books Become Movies Nantucket Baskets I Ukulele Lessons Spanish for Beginners Test Kitchen: Tackling Thai Restaurant Menus Computers for the Advanced Beginner Meditation for Happiness and Wellbeing

Great Books in the Afternoon Cinemorphosis: When Books Become Movies Nantucket Baskets I Drawing Fundamentals Ukulele Lessons Spanish for Beginners Test Kitchen: Tackling Thai Restaurant Menus Come Learn About Microsoft Windows Meditation for Happiness and Wellbeing

Great Books in the Afternoon Cinemorphosis: When Books Become Movies Nantucket Baskets I Drawing Fundamentals Ukulele Lessons Spanish for Beginners Come Learn About Microsoft Windows Meditation for Happiness and Wellbeing

Great Books in the Afternoon Cinemorphosis: When Books Become Movies Nantucket Baskets I Drawing Fundamentals Ukulele Lessons Spanish for Beginners Thai for Vegetarians & Vegans Come Learn About Microsoft Windows Meditation for Happiness and Wellbeing

Great Books

Thriving on the Threshold History of Women’s Fashion The 29th Division and the American Citizen-Soldier in World War II French for Beginners Retirement Decisions II Flamenco and Spanish Dance

Great Books Thriving on the Threshold History of Women’s Fashion The 29th Division and the American Citizen-Soldier in World War II French for Beginners Retirement Decisions III Flamenco and Spanish Dance

Great Books History of Women’s Fashion The 29th Division and the American Citizen-Soldier in World War II EBook 101 French for Beginners Mingle, Mingle Flamenco and Spanish Dance

Great Books History of Women’s Fashion The 29th Division and the American Citizen-Soldier in World War II French for Beginners Your Prosperity Picture Flamenco and Spanish Dance

An Eye on Cuba

The Attack on Pearl Harbor Nantucket Woven Reed Bracelet Discover Digital Photography Italian for Beginners Computers for the Advanced Beginner Belly Dancing Secrets of Professional Networking for Women

The Attack on Pearl Harbor Nantucket Woven Reed Bracelet Discover Digital Photography Italian for Beginners The Mortgage Application Process Belly Dancing

The Ivy Bookshop Presents Dan Jones Ancient Rome The Battle of Baltimore: War of 1812 (Lecture) Discover Digital Photography Italian for Beginners How to Help Your Senior Loved Ones in Crisis Belly Dancing

On Walnut Hill Garden Tour Breaking the Cycle Ancient Rome Discover Digital Photography Italian for Beginners Belly Dancing

Robinson Health Colloquium American Ground Tactics in World War II Ballroom Dancing Swing and Latin Dance

Greater Roland Park Book Talk American Ground Tactics in World War II Painting in Watercolors Ballroom Dancing Swing and Latin Dance Wellness 360

ArBOOretum Crane Lecture at Cylburn On Walnut Hill Arboretum Book Launch, Book Signing and Exhibition Opening Reception American Ground Tactics in World War II Painting in Watercolors Reading & Writing Creative Nonfiction Ballroom Dancing Swing and Latin Dance Four More Snapshots of the Pacific War Painting in Watercolors Reading & Writing Creative Nonfiction Interior Plant Design Ballroom Dancing Swing and Latin Dance

RPCS ALUMNAE WEEKEND

Wine in the Country at Boordy Vineyards Driver’s Ed at RPCS

A Tour of Clifton Mansion The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Broadway Baby Sitter Training Driver’s Ed at RPCS

The Battle of Baltimore: War of 1812 (Tour) Discover Digital Photography Field Shoot

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NOVEMBER S

Footloose RPCS Upper School Musical Whitney Museum of Art & One World Observatory

Great Books in the Afternoon Nantucket Baskets II Drawing Fundamentals Spanish for Beginners Thai for Vegetarians & Vegans

Great Books The 29th Division and the American Citizen-Soldier in World War II French for Beginners The Art and Basics of Table Manners Flamenco and Spanish Dance

Great Books Guilford Book Talk French for Beginners Flamenco and Spanish Dance

The “Big Four” and the Beginnings of Philanthropy in Baltimore The Miracle Pond Book Talk Ancient Rome Italian for Beginners Belly Dancing

On the Home Front: Memories and Music from World War II An Eye on Coastal Turkey Italian for Beginners Belly Dancing

Great Books in the Great Books Afternoon Nantucket Baskets II Drawing Fundamentals Thai for Vegetarians & Vegans

Great Books in the Great Books Afternoon Nantucket Baskets II

Nantucket Baskets II

Four More Footloose Snapshots of the RPCS Upper Pacific War School Musical Painting in Watercolors Reading & Writing Creative Nonfiction Ballroom Dancing Swing and Latin Dance Interior Plant Design Four More Snapshots of the Pacific War

Footloose RPCS Upper School Musical

Finding Neverland on Broadway

Painting in Watercolors Interior Plant Design

Four More Snapshots of the Pacific War Painting in Watercolors

THANKSGIVING

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Broadway

DECEMBER 2015 S

HANUKKAH BEGINS

Nantucket Baskets II

Holiday Wreath Annual St. Albans Workshop at Christmas House Cylburn Arboretum Tour

Christmas in Delaware with the duPonts

CHRISTMAS

Holiday Wreath Workshop at Cylburn Arboretum Hamilton the Musical on Broadway Radio City Christmas Spectacular Hamilton the Musical on Broadway

SPECIAL INTEREST ROBINSON HEALTH COLLOQUIUM The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in a Digital Age Catherine Steiner-Adair

SARAH CRANE COHEN VISITING SCHOLAR IN THE HUMANITIES LECTURE Frances E. Jensen, MD, FACP Thursday, October 22 7:30 pm Admission is free; reservations required. Join us as Frances E. Jensen discusses her latest book, New York Times bestseller, The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults. The book draws upon her research and clinical experience, as well as her role as the mother of two boys and offers a revolutionary new look at the science of the adolescent brain, providing insights and practical advice for both parents and teenagers. Frances E. Jensen, MD, FACP is a Professor of Neurology and Chair of the Department of Neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Driven by the assumption that brain growth was nearly complete by the time a child began Kindergarten, scientists believed for years that the adolescent brain was essentially an adult brain. Over the last decade, however, the scientific community has learned that important stages of brain development occur during the teenage years. Connecting summary and analysis of research data with anecdotes gained from her years as a parent, clinician and public speaker, Dr. Jensen explores adolescent brain functioning and development in the contexts of learning and multitasking, stress and memory, sleep, addiction, and decision-making. Dr. Jensen is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the editorial board of Annals of Neurology, and a reviewing editor for the Journal of Neuroscience. NIH also awarded her a Physician Scientist Award and a First Independent Research Support and Transition Award. Dr. Jensen is a Council Member of the Society for Neuroscience and is currently serving as President of the American Epilepsy Society. She also served as Chair of the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting Committee and Council on Education and oversaw the successful process of accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Dr. Jensen has also been active in community service and media: she has been a visiting teacher at local schools and has been an expert commentator on such programs as The Today Show, 60 Minutes, National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, and Good Morning America.

Thursday, October 8 7:30 pm Admission is free; reservations are required to ensure ample seating. Join us for the sixth annual Robinson Health Colloquium featuring Dr. Catherine SteinerAdair, an internationally recognized clinical psychologist, consultant and author specializing in education, who will be speaking about her latest research and book The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in a Digital Age. Dr. Steiner-Adair has consulted to over 350 independent and public schools, parents and students on a wide range of topics related to strengthening children’s social and emotional development, shaping school culture, and deepening parents’ connections to their children. Dr. Steiner-Adair also works with professional organizations and businesses re-visioning work-family-life integration in the age of technology. Catherine Steiner-Adair’s passion for helping adults raise strong, savvy and resilient children extends to boys and girls from preschool through college. A highly sought after speaker, her warmth, humor and compassionate understanding of children and the adults who care about them is extremely compelling. Her ability to weave research and real life stories leaves everyone in the audience feeling intellectually and emotionally smarter and equipped with new strategies. As a resource to the media, Dr. Steiner-Adair has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, NBC Morning Joe, The Huffington Post Live, WSJ Live, The Discovery Channel, CNN, PBS, and been quoted in numerous newspapers and magazines. About the Robinson Health Colloquium Generously funded by former RPCS Trustee and past parent James G. Robinson, who believes that parents must be fully engaged in the lives of their daughters, the Robinson Health Colloquium focuses annually on a health-related topic of importance to girls and their parents.

About the Sarah Crane Cohen Visiting Scholar in the Humanities Lecture Through the generosity of the late Charles Crane, a Baltimore businessman and philanthropist, an endowment was established at Roland Park Country School in 1993. This fund was created in loving memory of Mr. Crane’s mother, Sarah Crane Cohen, a warm and compassionate woman who possessed a genuine fondness for all people. The Sarah Crane Cohen Visiting Scholar in the Humanities endowment brings a distinguished educator to campus each year.

SPECIAL INTEREST FIRST MONDAY REPORT: The Supremes are Back at Work Monday, October 5 6:30 - 8:00 pm Joel Grossman

BREAKING THE CYCLE: Identifying And Supporting A Loved One With An Eating Disorder

$35

Wednesday, October 28 $35 6:30 - 8:00 pm Caroline Hartman, 2005 - The Renfrew Center

This course will offer a review of the highlights of the Supreme Court’s October 2014 term, with a special emphasis on its decisions on same sex marriage, the Affordable Care Act and the Israel passport controversy. It will also briefly preview the upcoming October 2015 term, which begins on the first Monday in October.

This workshop will provide education on the various types of eating disorders and related signs and symptoms. Common myths about eating disorders will be explored and deconstructed. In addition, communication as it relates to caregiver styles and supporting a loved one with an eating disorder will be addressed through education, questions and case examples.

Joel Grossman is Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Johns Hopkins University, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland School of Law. Before joining the JHU faculty in 1996, he taught for many years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teaches and writes about American Constitutional Law, the Supreme Court, the American legal system and comparative constitutional law.

The Renfrew Center was established in 1985 as the first free-standing, residential treatment facility in the United States exclusively dedicated to the treatment of adolescent girls and women with eating disorders. Renfrew is the first and largest eating disorder treatment network in the country and has treated more than 65,000 women. Renfrew provides a comprehensive range of services in 13 states including Residential, Day Treatment, Intensive Outpatient, Group Therapy, Individual, Family and Couples Therapy, Nutrition Therapy and Psychiatric Consultation. Treatment tracks offered include: trauma, emotional eating, substance abuse, adolescents and women in midlife. The treatment philosophy emphasizes a respect for the unique psychology of women, the importance of a collaborative therapeutic relationship and the belief that every woman needs to actively participate in her own recovery. The Renfrew Center integrates relational principles and practice with the latest developments in the effective treatment of patients with eating disorders.

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SPECIAL INTEREST GREAT BOOKS The Russians are Coming! DOSTOEVSKY: Crime and Punishment TURGENEV: Fathers and Children Two Programs for you to choose from:

consideration of the Übermensch or Superman, whose superiority places him outside moral law. This is a crime novel, a cat and mouse game of murder and discovery, as well as a resurrection tale, reflecting Dostoevsky’s deep Orthodox faith. The novel is also an exploration of the psychology of a criminal, an inner world of delirium, guilt, fear, and self-doubt. The lives of these two authors reflect the sharp divide in Russian society between those who believed that Russia must emulate the West and those who believed in Russia’s unique historical and spiritual mission. In addition to reading these two contrasting novels and considering the lives of their creators, we will examine a similar contrast in Russian art and music of the period in which the opposition between Westernizers and Slavophiles is equally apparent.

$185

Program One: Monday Afternoons 4:30 - 6:00 pm October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23 Program Two: Tuesday Evenings 7:30 - 9:00 pm October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, 24 Judy Pittenger The Golden Age of Imperial Russia during the second half of the nineteenth century witnessed an extraordinary cultural richness in all the arts. Three great literary giants dominated the world of belle lettres: Leo Tolstoy, Feodor Dostoevsky, and Ivan Turgenev. This term in Great Books we will read novels of two of these masters, Feodor Dostoevsky and Ivan Turgenev. Crime and Punishment and Fathers and Children provide an insight into philosophical and political ideas of the period as well as a great contrast between the ideas of the Westernizers and the Slavophiles. They also concern universal dimensions of human life: family relationships, romantic love, moral choice and personal responsibility. Published in 1962, Ivan Turgenev’s masterpiece Fathers and Children was the first Russian novel to gain acclaim in Western Europe. It is a psychological study of Yevgeny Bazarov, a Russian nihilist (and Turgenev was the first to popularize this word) who fails to follow his reason when challenged by his emotions. The novel is also a study of generational conflict, and although the specific issues of debate are deeply rooted in Russian historical circumstances, the opposition of fathers and sons is universal in its resonance. As the story progresses, character rather than dogma gradually dominates and oppositional lines are reconfigured. Although he lived largely in Western Europe where he was a close friend of Flaubert and Maupassant, Turgenev wrote exclusively about Russia and his novels provide a kind of social history for the period. In Feodor Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment, published in 1867, Rodion Raskolnikov another radical free thinker, acts upon his fascination with nihilism, moral relativity, and the rights of the superior individual. While Fathers and Children takes place in the aristocratic countryside, Dostoevsky’s masterpiece takes place within the urban squalor of St. Petersburg. This is not the city of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, but a chaotic city of poverty and deprivation, of urban rookeries and dirty taverns, a world that Dostoevsky knew well. In his protagonist Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky prefigures Nietzsche’s

TEXTS Crime and Punishment, translated by Pevears and Volokhonsky. Vintage Classic Edition, ISBN 978-0-679-73450-5 Fathers and Children, translated by Michael R. Katz , Norton Critical Edition (2008), ISBN 978-0-393-92797-9 (this is also often called Fathers and Sons) With degrees from Stanford University, Judy Pittenger has taught for Kaleidoscope since 2002 and she lectures and teaches frequently in the area. In 1993 she was named by the NEH as teacherscholar of Maryland. Her first experiences in Russia were in 1967-68 when she and her husband participated in the Soviet-American Cultural Exchange at Moscow University. She subsequently had three extended sojourns in the Soviet Union, including a teacher exchange with Moscow School #15. In 1993-94 she directed a year-long National Endowment for the Humanities seminar, “Russia between East and West.”

SPECIAL INTEREST ANNUAL ST. ALBANS CHRISTMAS HOUSE TOUR Friday, December 4 $115 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Escorted by Christy Beers Carey, 1989 and Judy Comotto

Roland Park Country School is proud to announce a partnership with Dale Carnegie Training Mid-Atlantic for Spring 2016. Dale Carnegie Training is well known as one of the world leaders in the adult training field. Recently, they launched a new youth initiative and their youth division brings the same high quality training to young adults.

Filled with homes, harmonies, holly and holiday shopping, the 33rd annual St. Albans Christmas House Tour is the perfect way to start the holiday season. Our day begins at the lovely St. Albans School campus located on the grounds of the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Upon our arrival, enjoy some time for shopping at the holiday gift boutiques located on the school campus. Vendors display a variety of gift items, including gourmet treats, handmade clothing, jewelry and accessories. Beginning at 11:00 am, the Christmas House Tour will feature five homes in the Wesley Heights section of Washington, DC, including the stunning home of the German Ambassador. Leading floral designers will transform each home with unique seasonal decorations, and students from St. Albans will provide musical accompaniment. Complimentary shuttle buses will run to and from the St. Albans School for the house tours. You may also choose to walk between the homes by following a house tour map. Your day includes a holiday luncheon served at the St. Albans School. You have the option of ending your day with additional exploration of the holiday boutiques, a stroll on the picturesque campus grounds, or a visit to the National Cathedral.

Today, the world is more competitive, techdriven, and demanding than ever before. Young people often need to balance school, work and relationships while at the same time, working and planning for their future. The Dale Carnegie Young Adult Leadership Program (Y.A.L.P) is designed to prepare young adults for the real world. It gives them the skills they need to reach their goals and live up to their full potential - at school, in their relationships, and future careers. Y.A.L.P. will help teens: • Set Goals and Hold Self Accountable • Refine Leadership and Team Work Skills • Develop a Strong Self-Image • Enhance Communication and Public Speaking Skills • Overcome Fears and Take Risks • Manage Attitude and Stress • Deal with Peer Pressure, Procrastination, and Perfectionism • Increase Self-Motivation • Meet Someone New, Make New Friends • Effectively Resolve Disagreements

NOTE: Travel time is approximately one hour. Motorcoach will depart promptly from Melrose Avenue parking lot, 5603 N. Charles Street. Return time is dependent upon traffic. Refundable through November 4. Many vendors accept cash only.

For more information contact: Julie Randolph (410)560-2188 x115, Julie.randolph@dalecarnegie.com or visit www.mid-atlantic.dalecarnegie.com for upcoming class schedules.

BALTIMORE AT ITS BEST MONUMENTS TO HEAVEN

A WALK THROUGH GREEN MOUNT CEMETERY

Lecture & Walking Tour $60 Lecture: Thursday, September 24 6:30 - 8:00 pm Walking Tour: Saturday, September 26 9:00 am – 12:45 pm Lois Zanow & Sally Johnston Join Lois Zanow and Sally Johnston, authors of Monuments to Heaven, for an informative lecture on Thursday evening as well as a bus and walking tour of several selected structures on Saturday morning. This program will highlight the architecture, history, and art associated with some of Baltimore’s historic churches and synagogues dating from 1785 to 1891. Within these houses of worship, designed by leading architects of the day, are outstanding examples of windows, statuary, paintings, mosaics, carvings and religious artifacts. Robert Cary Long, Jr., Benjamin Latrobe and Stanford White are a few of the architects who will be discussed. Louis Comfort Tiffany, John LaFarge, Constantine Brumidi and Hans Schuler represent some of the artisans. Each building has a special story to tell of why it was founded, the particular ethnic or social group it served and how it has adapted to Baltimore’s changing demographics.

Lecture: Wednesday, September 30 $40 7:00 - 8:30 pm Walking Tour: Saturday, October 3 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Wayne Schaumburg Known as Baltimore’s Valhalla, the Green Mount Cemetery is one of the best known but least visited of our city’s historical landmarks. Opened in 1839, Green Mount was Baltimore’s first urban-rural cemetery with a park-like setting located close to the countryside. Its idea was to put dignity into death and the burial ceremony, as well as provide “a quiet sequestered spot for one’s last resting place that offered permanence.” Organized by a group of seven Baltimore gentlemen led by tobacco merchant Samuel Walker, they purchased 65 acres of Robert Oliver’s country estate named Green Mount and opened the cemetery in July, 1839. At its dedication, John Pendleton Kennedy praised the new site by saying, “Death was part of nature and now Green Mount would provide a place for man to repose in the quiet simple beauty of the natural countryside.” Within four years Green Mount saw over 600 burials and soon became Baltimore’s cemetery of choice. It is the final resting place of Johns Hopkins, the Garrett family, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Betsy Patterson Bonaparte, Arunah Abell, Harriett Lane Johnston, John Wilkes Booth, A. Aubrey Bodine, Walter Lord, and many others. Join Wayne Schaumburg for an illustrated talk on the history of Green Mount, followed by a walking tour of cemetery.

NOTE: Registration fee includes admission to both lecture and walking tour. Lecture will be held at RPCS. For tour, bus will depart from RPCS at 5204 Roland Avenue promptly at 9:00 am. Please wear comfortable walking shoes. Bottled water and snack will be provided. Sally Johnston and Lois Zanow met while working at the Baltimore City Life Museums. Their book Monuments to Heaven: Baltimore’s Historic Houses of Worship was published in October 2010. Lois has a history degree from the University of Minnesota. She worked at the University of Wisconsin before moving to Chicago where she worked as a tour guide. Lois is a former executive director of the Maryland Association of History Museums, and is currently a tour guide in Baltimore and Washington, DC. Sally Johnston graduated from Chatham College and earned her master’s at the University of Pittsburgh. She has worked at many of Baltimore’s historic sites and was Director of the Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum. Sally, along with Pat Pilling, has recently authored a book on Mary Pickersgill, flagmaker of the StarSpangled Banner.

NOTE: Registration fee includes admission to both lecture and walking tour. Walking tour will be held at Green Mount Cemetery, 1501 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202. Directions will be provided. Please wear comfortable walking shoes. Wayne Schaumburg is a native Baltimorean who received his BS from Towson University, his MS from Morgan State University and his MLA from Johns Hopkins University. He taught social studies in the Baltimore City public school system for 39 years and retired in 2007. He has been leading tours of Baltimore for many years. He is currently vice treasurer of the Irish Railroad Workers Museum and serves on the Board of Friends of the Perry Hall Mansion.

BALTIMORE AT ITS BEST WALKING (AND TALKING) THE PATHS OF HISTORIC ROLAND PARK

WINE IN THE COUNTRY: A Day at Boordy Vineyards

Sunday, October 4 $35 2:00 – 4:00 pm Escorted by Judy Dobbs and Kathy Hudson, 1967

Saturday, October 10 12:00 - 4:00 pm Escorted by Dani Kell Steinbach, 2004 & Kelsy Mugele

$40

Enjoy the company of friends, awardwinning wine and nature’s beauty at Boordy Vineyards, located in the rolling farmland of Baltimore County. Our fall afternoon will begin with a Landmark Private walking tour of the vineyard and winery, followed by a speical Landmark wine tasting with your Boordy souvenir wine glass. Enjoy samples of the award winning Landmark wines with reserves, gourmet cheese and crackers.

On this popular seasonal adventure, discover and explore the unique footpaths of the Roland Park community while learning about the history and architecture of the neighborhood. In developing this community in the late 1800s, the Roland Park Company incorporated into its plan a series of footpaths, 18 in all, designed to expedite foot traffic between various sections of the neighborhood, especially in those where the terrain made it difficult to build roads. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of the famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., in collaboration with Edward H. Bouton, general manager of the Roland Park Company, the paths were part of a hierarchical system of roads in front of houses, service lanes in the rear, and footpaths that provided convenient ways to cross through the neighborhood in a natural setting. Each path is named with a distinctly country ring: Squirrel, Hilltop, Laurel, Tulip; others are decidedly British: Audley End, Tintern, St. Margaret’s, Litchfield. Come learn about the Olmsted/Bouton legacy while exploring some of these paths.

Boordy Vineyards, founded in 1945 by Philip and Jocelyn Wagner in Baltimore City, quickly became Maryland’s first commercial winery. In 1980, it was purchased by the R.B. Deford family and relocated to the historic 240 acre farm in Long Green Valley. With the winery located in a 19th Century historic stone barn, the massive walls create the perfect environment to produce and age the wines. Boordy currently produces 97,000 gallons of wine annually and cultivates forty acres of grapes in the Long Green Valley and in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western Maryland. NOTE: Bus transportation will be provided from the RPCS campus at 5204 Roland Avenue. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather.

NOTE: Meet at Roland Park Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 5108 Roland Avenue. Walking on rough terrain and hills are involved. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Judy Dobbs has lived in Roland Park since 1981. As a member of the board of the Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes, she is committed to promoting the rich heritage of Roland Park and other Olmsted-designed communities in Maryland. For most of her life Kathy Hudson, 1967, has lived on a Roland Park footpath. She has written about the community, its residents and architecture for more than 25 years in The Baltimore Messenger, The Sun and Baltimore Style magazine.

BALTIMORE AT ITS BEST PROGRAM TWO OVER TIME, UNDER LIGHT: GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY ON WALNUT HILL Sunday, October 25 2:00 pm Admission is free; reservations required. Join Roger Foley at the Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue. This award-winning landscape photographer will show pictures taken during his year in the Hubbard garden and talk about the fine art of garden photography.

ON WALNUT HILL: THE EVOLUTION OF A GARDEN By Kathy Hudson, 1967 Photography by Roger Foley, Foreword by Allen Bush Over 46 years A.C. and Penney Hubbard, with the help of the late Kurt Bluemel, have transformed two hilly acres in Baltimore County into a horticultural masterpiece. To be published in October 2015, On Walnut Hill: Kathy Hudson The Evolution of a Garden Photo courtesy of chronicles that process. Jack Young Award-winning, landscape photographer Roger Foley captures the garden in four seasons with his breathtaking photographs. Kathy Hudson offers seasonal essays, as well as the history of the development of this stunning piece of living sculpture. For more information, visit www.onwalnuthill.com.

Roger Foley

PROGRAM THREE ON WALNUT HILL GARDEN TOUR Tour of Garden, Lunch, Book Signing, and Exhibition Visit Included Wednesday, October 28 $100 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Be the first in town to see this beautifully designed and planted Ruxton garden following the publication of the book that tells its story. Join horticulturist owners, A.C. and Penney Hubbard, and author Kathy Hudson for a tour of the garden that includes collections of conifers, acers, sculpture, and rare plants and trees. We will then have lunch at Cylburn Arboretum and see the one-week-only exhibition of Roger Foley’s photographs from the book, as well as garden sculpture by Matthew Harris. Tours will be offered of the greenhouses and a sampling of the 27 gardens at Cylburn, also home to some of Baltimore’s finest ginkos and acers. Books will be available for purchase on the day of the tour. For more information, visit www.onwalnuthill.com NOTE: Space is very limited. Our mini-coach will depart from the Melrose Avenue parking lot, 5603 North Charles Street. Return time is dependent upon traffic. Please wear sturdy walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather.

PROGRAM ONE BOOK LAUNCH, BOOK SIGNING AND EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION Thursday, October 22 5:00 – 7:00 pm Admission is free; reservations required. Celebrate the launch of On Walnut Hill at a special reception at the Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Also opening that night is the exhibition “Over Time, Under Light: Garden Photography on Walnut Hill” rtesy of Sally Foster featuring Roger Foley’s stunning photographs. Sculpture by artist and metalsmith Matthew Harris, whose work appears in the Hubbard garden will also be included.Refreshments will be provided by The Food Market. Roger Foley

Roger Foley

BALTIMORE AT ITS BEST GUILFORD: The Golden Age of American Residential Development and Design

In Partnership with The Ivy Bookshop GREATER ROLAND PARK by Douglas P. Munro

Sunday, October 11 $35 1:00 - 3:00 pm Escorted by Ann Giroux and David Gleason Explore the distinctive Baltimore neighborhood of Guilford with a rich history, stunning architecture, and sensitive site planning. The 210 acres of land were developed in the early 20th Century by the Roland Park Company, with the layout of the community designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and the renowned Olmsted Brothers firm. Within the development, the Olmsteds planned a series of roads that led circulation throughout the neighborhood in a hierarchy of boulevards, streets, lanes, circles and squares. A variety of lot sites and building types offer many options for home dwellers and a series of open spaces, parks and squares provide unique areas seldom seen in suburban land development. Complementing the innovative site design is a collection of distinctive and architecturally significant single family, semidetached, and row house dwellings that were designed by the leading architects of the day such as John Russell Pope, Laurence Hall Fowler and Palmer & Lamdin. The Olmsted vision made Guilford a model of development, one that still offers ideals that are as current today as they were one hundred years ago. The walking tour will explore Guilford’s Olmsted plan, diverse architectural treasures and the neighborhood’s signature Sherwood Gardens, one of the most famous tulip gardens in North America. NOTE: Meet at Gateway Park, located at the intersection of University Parkway, Greenway, and St. Paul Street.

Thursday, October 15 7:00 - 8:30 pm Douglas P. Munro Admission is free; reservations suggested. Call 410-377-2966 or email info@theivybookshop.com Developer Edward Bouton revolutionized American life with the creation of Roland Park, one of the country’s first “streetcar suburbs,” located in Baltimore, Maryland. Unlike many late19th Century suburbs, Roland Park is well preserved, and many would consider it a late-Victorian version of Colonial Williamsburg. In the 20th Century, Bouton also created Roland Park’s sister developments: Guilford, Homeland and Original Northwood. The latter two were developed after the heyday of the streetcar; in contrast, Roland Park without streetcars would have been unthinkable. Even now, trolley memories abound in the form of surviving old trackage and waiting shelters. Greater Roland Park explores the development of the suburb and its neighbors: Embla Park, Evergreen, Keswick, Lake Falls, Lake Roland, New North Roland Park, The Orchards, Poplar Hill and Tuxedo Park. NOTE: Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Formerly a consultant for historic projects in the State of Maryland, author Ann G. Giroux now spends her time researching and writing about The Roland Park Company District, a section of northern Baltimore City which includes the influential suburban developments of Roland Park, Guilford, Homeland and Original Northwood. She is an avid historic home and garden enthusiast who alternates between digging in her Guilford garden and digging through dusty archival records.

Douglas P. Munro has lived in the Roland Park area for a decade. He is the former Roland Park Civic League vice president and the current president of the Lake Falls Association. Many of the images from this book are drawn from the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, the Baltimore County Public Library, the Smithsonian and local private collections.

David Gleason, FAIA, is president of David H. Gleason Associates, Inc., Architects, and is a former member of the board of the Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes. Focusing on historic preservation and residential design, David has worked in many of Baltimore’s historic neighborhoods on projects ranging from the careful restoration and reconstruction of historic structures to the design of new buildings within the context of the historic fabric.

BALTIMORE AT ITS BEST A TOUR OF CLIFTON MANSION Saturday, October 17 9:30 - 11:30 am Nelson Bolton

In Partnership with The Ivy Bookshop DAN JONES, author of Magna Carta: The Making and Legacy of the Great Charter

$40

Wednesday, October 21 6:30 - 8:00 pm Program will be held at The Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street Admission is free; reservations suggested. Call 410-377-2966 or email info@theivybookshop.com Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles can be found in our Bill of Rights and in the Constitution. But what was this strange document that dwells on tax relief and greater fishing rights, and how did it gain legendary status? Dan Jones takes us back to 1215, the turbulent year when Magna Carta was just a peace treaty between Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s King John and a group of self-interested, violent barons who were tired of his high taxes and endless foreign wars. The treaty would fail within two months of its confirmation. But this important document marked the first time a king was forced to obey his own laws. NOTE: Books will be available for purchase and signing. Dan Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England and The Wars of the Roses. He lives in London.

Join Nelson Bolton for an exclusive guided tour of the recently renovated 19th Century Baltimore landmark, Clifton Mansion. One of the few remaining homes of an officer of the War of 1812 in Baltimore, Clifton Mansion was constructed by merchant Henry Thompson between 1801 and 1803, and then later enlarged by Johns Hopkins who used it as his summer residence. The mansion was originally built as a late-Georgian and then later enlarged in an Italian Villa-style by Hopkins. Stroll the Victorian porch, enjoy the views from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and explore the original rooms of the home full of historical artifacts. At the end of the tour, guests will be invited to ascend the 80-foot tower for a remarkable, sweeping view of the city. NOTE: Tour will begin promptly at 9:30 am at Clifton Mansion, 2701 Saint Lo Drive. Directions will be provided prior to the tour. Nelson Bolton is a 4th greatgrandson of Henry Thompson, the owner/builder of Clifton mansion. He has had a lifelong interest in historic buildings and the preservation of them starting with placing the nomination of Branton Manor, the oldest home in Carroll County where he grew up, on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Prior to this, Nelson was active in Baltimore City neighborhood restoration as a homeowner and business owner, and was a member of the board of The Preservation Society of Federal Hill and Fells Point. In 1978 he became involved with Baltimore Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shopsteading Program in Union Square and was the first to open on Baltimore Street. Currently, he and his wife Leigh are Resident Curators of Raincliffe, an 1856 estate in Sykesville that they restored in a program of The Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Nelson has been passionately involved with the restoration, history, fundraising and promotion of Clifton Mansion since 1998.

Photo courtesy of Greg Funnell

BALTIMORE AT ITS BEST THE MIRACLE POND by Middleton Evans

LOOK UP! BALTIMORE ARCHITECTURE A 200 Year Tour of Charles Street

Presentation & Book Signing Wednesday, November 4 7:00 - 8:30 pm Middleton Evans

Sunday, October 25 $40 1:00 - 2:45 pm Meg Fairfax Fielding For over 200 years, Charles Street has been growing and developing. Known for its late 19th and early 20th Century architecture, it is one of the oldest roadways in America–one that you have surely traveled at street-level. But, have you ever taken the time to look up? Join Meg Fairfax Fielding for a walking tour of a historic Charles Street corridor to see the old world architecture that still remains. NOTE: Bus transportation provided from RPCS campus, 5204 Roland Avenue. Please wear comfortable walking shoes. Meg Fairfax Fielding is 12th generation Baltimore on her mother’s side and first generation on father’s side. Except for an interval living in Wales (in a 12th Century castle!) Meg has lived in Baltimore City for most of her life. Her popular blog, Pigtown*Design, focuses on design, decoration, architecture and all things Baltimore.

Admission is free; reservations required. You are invited to take a journey of discovery— nature in its finest moments, bedazzling with brilliant colors and bold patterns. The destination is not a distant land of fabled beauty, but an urban park rather unremarkable at first glance. But, upon closer inspection, a treasure map begging to be deciphered. Patterson Park, celebrated as “Baltimore’s Best Back Yard,” is noted for its vibrant cultural life, but from a habitat standpoint it is rather sparse except for a small pond area left to grow wild. Over a 15 year period, noted Maryland photographer, Middleton Evans, made over 600 trips to this improbable nature sanctuary, and every day there was at least one surprise awaiting his camera. Highlights include Wood Ducklings resting on a log with mom, a comical Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar gazing with cartoonish eyes and a Baltimore Oriole tending nestlings tucked away in a woven basket.

THE “BIG FOUR” AND THE BEGINNINGS OF PHILANTHROPY IN BALTIMORE Wednesday, November 4 7:30 - 9:00 pm Wayne Schaumburg

$40

Note: Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Join Baltimore historian and educator Wayne Schaumburg for an illustrated talk that will explore philanthropy in 19th Century Baltimore. Our focus will be Baltimore’s “Big Four:” George Peapody, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters and Johns Hopkins. The program will examine their lives, their business success and their gifts to Baltimore. Interestingly enough, only one of them, Johns Hopkins, was a native Marylander. Their gifts of educational, medical and social institutions came at a time when Baltimore was experiencing tremendous growth, from 169,000 people in 1850 to 507,000 by 1900. These men know each other and probably transacted business as well. Yet the “Big Four” never forgot Baltimore, and their gifts have been used and enjoyed by Baltimoreans to this very day. In addition, the presentation will also focus on several other Baltimore philanthropists of the period including Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Harriet Lane Johnston, Moses Sheppard, John Franklin Goucher, Samuel Ready and John McDonogh. See Instructor bio on page 5.

Middleton Evans is one of Maryland’s most devoted photographers. A Baltimore native, Middleton has spent the majority of his 25-year career documenting the many faces of Maryland. Middleton’s books include Maryland in Focus, Baltimore, Maryland’s Great Outdoors and Rhapsody in Blue. In 2001, Maryland Public Television selected Middleton as one of six local photographers to be featured in the documentary film Images of Maryland: 1900-2000, chronicling the state’s most distinguished lensmen of the twentieth century. Middleton is a graduate of McDonogh School and Duke University.

BALTIMORE AT ITS BEST GUILFORD by Ann G. Giroux

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CYLBURN ARBORETUM

Tuesday, November 10 7:00 - 8:30 pm Ann G. Giroux

ARBOORETUM at Cylburn Arboretum Friday, October 23 $15 general admission 6:30 - 8:30 pm $10 under age 12 Cylburn Arboretum, Mansion and Formal Gardens

Admission is free; reservations required. Debuting in 1913, Guilford, a collaboration of the Roland Park Company and acclaimed Olmsted Brothers, became a model for suburban developments nationally. Coinciding with an American mania for English architecture and town planning, Guilford combined the aesthetics of an English country village with modern construction and design. Generously endowed with English-style greens, squares, and signature Olmsted Brothers “places,” Guilford is one of the country’s most park-like suburban developments. Developed concurrently with Wyman Park, Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Museum of Art, Guilford was part of a shining new suburban Baltimore. Now a National Register Historic District, Guilford remains a showcase example of the American garden city movement. Ann G. Giroux, author of Guilford, will lead an armchair tour of Guilford from country estate to Gilded Age suburban splendor. The presentation will include many early photographs of Olmsted Brothers streetscapes and parks and the homes and gardens for which the community is so well known.

Celebrate the Halloween season with your family at Cylburn. Fun activities abound in the shadow of Cylburn’s 1860s mansion. With a family friendly focus in mind, the mansion is decorated in Halloween splendor. While taking in the sights, families can take photos together, participate in fun activities, and kids can make crafts and decorate their trick-or-treat bags before embarking upon the trick-or-treat trail that starts in the mansion. Move from station to station, learn about nocturnal creatures and get Halloween non-food treats along the way! Guests can participate in a costume contest, take a ride on a carriage, purchase dinner from a food truck and enjoy the spirited decorations. NOTE: Program will be held at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue, the Mansion and Formal Gardens. Food and drink available for purchase

HOLIDAY WREATH WORKSHOP at Cylburn Arboretum

NOTE: Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Two Workshops to choose from: $35 per wreath Thursday, December 3 6:30 - 8:30 pm Saturday, December 5 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Cylburn Arboretum, Greenhouse Classroom

See bio on page 8.

Happy Holidays from Cylburn Arboretum Association! To celebrate the holiday festivities join us to make your fresh boxwood wreath – a tradition at Cylburn. There are two convenient workshops to choose from. All supplies will be provided. Feel free to bring one yard of your preferred wired ribbon and/or baubles. Advanced registration required. NOTE: Program will be held at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue, in the Greenhouse Classroom. Cookies and beverages will be provided.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MIGRATE TO PATTERSON PARK WITH AUDUBON

work at Audubon, Susie managed education programs at Irvine Nature Center, taught science at St. Paul’s School for Girls, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Paraguay, South America. Susie has a BS in biology from Washington and Lee University and an MS in environmental science from Johns Hopkins University.

Friday, September 18 $20 9:30 – 11:30 am (Rain Date: September 25) Susie Creamer If you were migrating 5,000 miles from Canada to South America, you’d want to rest in a leafy, green park on the Photo courtesy of Mike Hudson shores of a tranquil lake, wouldn’t you? 200 bird species have done just that, including warblers, vireos, tanagers, and flycatchers, who stop to rest and refuel in beautiful Patterson Park each year. Enjoy a leisurely stroll with an avian expert, amid the treasures of the park, from the historic 19th Century Pagoda, to Patterson Park Audubon Center’s habitat gardens. We’ll meet for breakfast and a birds’ eye view of the park atop a restored 1890s row house, the hub of National Audubon Society’s local work in environmental education and conservation, then descend into the park to see migratory and resident wildlife in the heart of the city. NOTE: Meet at Patterson Park Audubon Center, 2901 E. Baltimore St. Directions and parking information will be provided in advance. Wear sturdy walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Audubon has binoculars to lend you.

Mission of the Audubon is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of Baltimore communities and the earth’s biological diversity.

THRIVING ON THE THRESHOLD: Cultivating personal, cultural, and planetary stories for a new era Tuesday, September 29, October 6, 13 6:30 - 8:00 pm Julie Gabrielli

$50

“A culture cannot evolve without honest, powerful storytelling.” ~Robert McKee As the storytelling species, we use stories to make sense of the world around us, and even more powerfully, to create the future. We may come to environmental sustainability from different backgrounds: as professionals, educators, activists, parents, scientists, poets or artists, but regardless of the lens we use, our work is about living new cultural stories. We know the damage being done by the dominant stories of human superiority and separation from nature, of scarcity and control, of the infallibility of technology. These stories are failing under the weight of false assumptions, while Earth and human societies unravel. This course is a creative, joyful way to learn how to become a conduit for the emerging new stories of connection and belonging that will fuel the work ahead. To cultivate an intimate relationship with the natural world and with our own inner landscapes, we will tune into our senses and imagination, via storytelling, poetry, time in nature, ceremony and visual arts.

A WALK ALONG STONY RUN WITH AUDUBON Tuesday, September 29 $20 8:30 - 10:30 am (Rain Date: October 8) Susie Creamer Stony Run, a beloved local stream and wooded refuge that weaves through several north Baltimore neighborhoods, is best enjoyed by a walk along its cozy trail. Join Audubon’s avian experts for a leisurely stroll in search of spring migratory birds along the wooded stretch that borders Roland Park and Evergreen. These colorful visitors often only stop by for a short period of time during their long journeys, and we will be there to take a peek! NOTE: Group will meet in the Melrose Avenue parking lot at 5603 N. Charles Street to board a short shuttle ride to Stony Run. Wear sturdy walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Audubon has binoculars to lend you. Susie Creamer leads the Patterson Park Audubon Center, National Audubon Society’s educational center in Baltimore. Susie and her staff teach environmental education and stewardship programs in urban Baltimore for schools and the community. Before she began

Julie Gabrielli, an awardwinning architect, has been practicing and teaching with a focus on sustainable design for over 25 years. Julie is fascinated by the power of story to heal, reconnect, and create our world. She uses writing, painting and film to explore emerging new narratives, to experience belonging and cultivate joy, creativity, and reverence. Her writing has been published online, in magazines including Ecological Home Ideas and Urbanite, and in the Dark Mountain Journal. She has taught architecture at several schools including University of Maryland and coordinated a lecture course for the Odyssey program at Johns Hopkins University. She now offers weekend restorying retreats and regularly writes about living into the new story on her blog, Thriving on the Threshold.

MUSIC, FILM & THEATER GRAND OPERA: More Beautiful Than Ever Wednesday, September 16 7:30 - 9:00 pm James Harp

CINEMORPHOSIS: When Books Become Movies $35

Monday, October 5, 12, 19, 26 7:00 - 8:30 pm Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Kaleidoscope is delighted to offer this special class on Aida with Maestro James Harp of the Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric. Joined by beloved opera soprano Natalie Conte, James will provide a musical and dramatic analysis of the Verdi opera in anticipation of the Baltimore Concert Opera performances. If you are just venturing into opera or are already a devoted patron, this program will enhance your experience at the opera. James Harp is the Artistic Director for The Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric where he manages opera productions and educational outreach programs. He is well known in the Baltimore area as a pianist, organist, stage director, singer, composer, lecturer, writer and conductor. Mr. Harp teaches at the Peabody Conservatory and The Johns Hopkins Odyssey Program, and is the principle accompanist and coach for the Baltimore Concert Opera. He has accompanied such artists as Leontyne Price and Renee Fleming. Mr. Harp directed The Young Victorian Theatre Company’s 2013 performance of HMS Pinafore at RPCS.

$100

Adapting any work created for one specific medium into another, vastly different medium, is always tricky. Readers, in particular, tend to feel a very strong ownership of the source novel, and can complain about how much the book has been altered - usually not for the better - in its transformation. But writers and film directors work under vastly different imperatives, and what is good as text may not be good as image, and vice versa. The best adaptations are often those where - faithful or not to the book - the director has a vision and the movie has a raison d’être beyond the mercenary. In this course, we will analyze the adaptations of four well-known novels, Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen); The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald); True Grit (Charles Portis); and The Shining (Stephen King). If you love books and love to watch movies and, even better, love to discuss both, then this is the class for you!

Soprano Natalie Conte most frequently appears as a soloist for the Modell Lyric’s outreach program. She has also sung at the Russian embassy, with the Baltimore Vocal Arts Foundation, the Young Victorian Theatre Company, the Annapolis Chorale, and at the State Department where she was hailed as an ethereal soprano. Along with her performance credits, Natalie teaches voice both privately and at Shepherd University and is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music of Johns Hopkins University where she earned a Master and Bachelor of Music. She currently studies with Medea Namoradze, James Harp and Thomas Grubb.

NOTE: Please note that you should have read each book before the class meeting on that topic. Ideally, you should have also watched at least one of the book’s cinematic adaptations, but that is less crucial than making sure you have read the book.

Filmmaker and educator Christopher Llewellyn Reed holds a BA from Harvard University, an MA from Yale University, and an MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is currently the Chair of the Department of Film/ Video at Stevenson University in Maryland. He is a regular film review contributor to WYPR 88.1 FM’s Midday with Dan Rodricks show, the host of HCC-TV’s award-winning Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed, and a frequent presenter at Baltimore’s “Cinema Sundays at the Charles” film preview series.

MUSIC, FILM & THEATER THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Hippodrome

ON THE HOME FRONT: Memories and Music from World War II Written and performed by Susan Laubach accompanied by Margaret Budd Wednesday, November 11 7:00 - 8:15 pm Susan Laubach & Margaret Budd

Center Orchestra Seats Saturday, February 6 Showtime: 2:00 pm Depart: 1:00 pm / Return: 4:15 pm

$10

$130

Join Susan Laubach on Veteran’s Day for a special evening of remembrance. Susan, accompanied by Margaret Budd, will share her stories and invite you to sing along to songs written during the the War years, now all part of the Great American Songbook. Lyric sheets will be provided. “...this is a wonderful concept and Susan is the perfect guide! Charm, grace, knowledge and skill - a great combo!” ~Peter Ratray, Director/Producer Susan Laubach holds a master’s in education and a PhD in research methodology from the University of Virginia. Susan recently returned to theater after a distinguished career at Alex Brown & Sons, where she rose to become the firm’s first female vice president. Susan is a student of Austin Pendleton at the HB Studio in New York’s Greenwich Village. She is a member of Actors Equity Association (AEA), Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), and is Dramatists Guild Fund treasurer and board member. Susan has written ten solo and two character plays that she has performed at venues including Cheryl King’s Stage Left, Manhattan Theatre Source, and Chautauqua Institution, She has also authored nine books, including several children’s books.

Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is coming to Baltimore as part of a brand new North American Tour. This production, which retains the beloved story and thrilling score, boasts exciting new special effects, scenic and lighting designs, staging and choreography and has been hailed by critics as “bigger and better than ever before.” Don’t miss the opportunity to see this classic story at the beautiful Hippodrome Theatre. Plus, avoid the hastle of downtown parking by taking advantage of our convenient bus transportation from Roland Park Country School. The bus will drop you off at the front door of the theater and will be waiting for you when the show is over. Note: Our mini-coach will depart promptly from the RPCS Parking Lot, 5204 Roland Avenue. Estimated return time is dependent upon traffic.

Margaret Budd is a nationally known musician and former organist at Second Presbyterian Church in Baltimore.

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CULTURAL ARTS HISTORY OF WOMEN’S FASHION From Underwear to Outerwear

AN EYE ON CUBA Wednesday, October 7 7:00 – 8:30 pm John Butler

Tuesday, October 6, 13, 20, 27 6:30 – 8:30 pm $95 Barbara Blumburg Enjoy a historical fashion show, from the loin cloth to the bikini and everything fashion-wise in between. This journey will vividly illustrate how fashion does not occur in a vacuum; it is impacted by economics, government, social mores, religion, world events and politics. Our journey will start with 20th Century religious artwork and culminate with today. In the intervening centuries, we will learn about production hazards in the name of fashion and how, from an ocean away, Queen Victoria inspired the “custom” of women wearing white wedding gowns. We’ll witness how the popularity of the shirtwaist blouse caused the tragic Triangle shirtwaist factory fire that eventually led to child labor laws, and how World War I saw the rise of the Burberry trench coat, the creation of the wristwatch and the demise of women’s corsets due to government sanctions. As we approach World War II, we will see why the Nazi occupation of France saw the rise of the American fashion designer. Jeans, a fashion staple today, have their roots in four countries. However, it took California gold miners and a creative European immigrant to establish jeans as an American fashion icon. Plus, which came first – the little black dress or the cocktail dress?

$35

Through a photo travelogue from a recent 2015 trip, come learn about the popular country of Cuba, a country 90 miles from the U.S. that has been frozen in time since the end of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. According to a TIME magazine feature from April 2015, an influx of money will soon modernize all of the charm and character of the country. Come enjoy a pictorial travelogue of Cuba as it is today, before the changes happen. Our photo tour, a People to People educational and cultural tour available for Americans, will give you a personalized perspective from the view of the Cuban people and will include a Cuban dance studio, the home of a Cuban painter, a woodcraft shop and an agricultural/art farming center. Cuba is a rolling vintage car museum, so we will see cars from the 1950s and 1960s. As we move on to Havana, we will see ornate colonial architecture that dates back to the 16th and 17th Centuries, often left to crumble for lack of investment and mainteance funds. We will learn about the status of the Havana-based American Embassy, visit a ration store, capture a glimpse of a cigar rolling factory and see a Santería temple to learn about its unique fusion religion. We will also see Earnest Hemingway’s Cuban home, and the bar where the the famous Hemingway daiquiri was created. We will spend a night out on the town in Havana and see the famous Buena Vista Club band. Our photo tour will also take use to Revolution Square and the Che Guevara Museum and Mausoleum. We will learn about the educational system through visits to several schools, as well as the government, transportation methods and typical Cuban food and beverages. Finally, we will see the small rural town of Sancti Spiritus that was recently restored for its 500th anniversary, the Sierra del Escambray Mountains, a sugar plantation and the beautiful colonial town of Trinidad.

Barbara Blumberg is a graduate of Towson University with a BS in Education. She has taught 25 years in secular studies in the lower and middle schools at Beth Tfiloh Day School, as well as three years in the Baltimore City Public School System. She is an adjunct faculty member of The Community College of Baltimore County, at both Owings Mills and Hunt Valley campuses, as well a faculty member for the Renaissance Academy for the Florida Gulf State University, Food for Thought Lectures and the Edward A. Myerberg Center for adult studies. Barbara has guest lectured for The Lecture Group, Friends of the Pikesville Library, North Oaks Retirement Community and various philanthropic groups.

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CULTURAL ARTS ANCIENT ROME: From Republic to Empire

AN EYE ON COASTAL TURKEY

Wednesday, October 21, 28, November 4 6:30 – 8:00 pm $65 Butch Darrell In three PowerPoint presentations we will discuss the progression of Ancient Rome from founding through monarchy and republic to empire and decline, touching on such stories as Romulus and Remus, the Sabine Women, Lucretia and the Expulsion of Tarquin, Coriolanus, Cincinnatus, the Punic Wars, the Gracchus Brothers, Marius and Sulla, Cicero, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Augustus Caesar, Nero, the Good Emperors, Diocletian, Constantine, Decline and Fall, and Rome’s Legacy.

Wednesday, November 11 7:00 – 8:00 pm John Butler

$25

Join us for a visual travelogue to exotic Turkey as we visit both Instanbul and Kusadasi through photos. Instanbul is the only city in the world that sits in two continents — Europe and Asia. We will begin our photo tour at the world famous Blue Mosque, the best example of 17th Century Turkish architecture, named for the blue tiles found on the walls of the six minaret structure. Next is the Dolmabahce Palace built on the banks of the mighty Bosphorus Sea with its 46 reception rooms and Baccarat crystal railings. Highlights in this city include the Spice Market dating back to 1597, as well as the Grand Bazaar which is the largest covered bazaar in the world featuring 61 streets linked together under one roof. We will also turn our attention to the Hagia Sopia, a Byzantine Basilica and the largest Christian church for 1,000 years. It was converted to a mosque in the 15th Century and in it you will see a very unusual combination of both Christian and Muslim art. We will see Topkapi Palace which was the royal residence of the Ottoman Emperor and the center of government in the 15th – 19th Centuries. Next we will arrive in the port of Kusadasi, a town on the Aegean Sea. Here we will see the Shrine of Mary and a small chapel and house where Mary spent her last days. We will also see the nearby tomb of St. John. Our final stop will be Ephesus, a rare archeological site built around 2,000 BC. After Rome took it over, it became one of the best preserved classical Roman cities with 28 structures still standing today. Enjoy this historical trip to exotic Turkey!

Butch Darrell taught ancient history at Garrison Forest School for three decades. Discovering that there is no such thing as an interesting ancient history textbook, he wrote and printed his own and included all of the unresolved conflict that published textbooks have been forced to leave out. As technology advanced, he created a paperless text through PowerPoint presentations that the students could access on their computers. Butch graduated from St. Paul’s School in Maryland and went on to earn his BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He received his MBA from Loyola University in Maryland, and his MLA from Johns Hopkins University.

John Butler, an accomplished photographer and world traveler, retired from Black & Decker Corporation after 33 years of service in sales and marketing management. During his career, he was the “go to” person to plan and execute a wide variety of business communication projects. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BS in advertising/public relations. John teaches regularly in the Kaleidoscope program.

MILITARY HISTORY THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR Wednesday, September 30, October 7, 14 6:30 – 8:00 pm Michael Yaggy

THE 29TH DIVISION AND THE AMERICAN CITIZEN-SOLDIER IN WORLD WAR II

$60

Tuesday, October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3 7:00 – 8:30 pm $90 Joseph Balkoski During the four terrible years of World War II, the American people proved themselves worthy of the principles on which their nation was founded. When the Germans marched into Paris in June 1940, however, the U.S. was woefully unprepared to confront the Nazi menace that threatened to sweep the free world into what Winston Churchill called “the abyss of a new Dark Age.” Less than four years later, the U.S. Army had evolved into one of the greatest military machines in history, one that was fully capable of successfully carrying out its incredibly complex role in the war’s key moment: the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. In this course we will examine the life of the American combat soldier in World War II, from enlistment to demobilization. The conversion of the average American citizens into skilled fighting men was a challenging process and we will examine that process in detail, including training, overseas deployment and combat operations. The class will use Maryland’s own 29th Infantry Division as a microcosm of all U.S. Army units that served overseas in World War II. The 29th Division was called upon on February 3, 1941 for one year of service, but did not return home for almost five years.

The course will include the strategic situation in the Pacific in 1940, military and economic issues affecting Japanese decision making, the U.S. military disposition in the Pacific in 1940, the major military leaders, both Japanese and U.S., influencing events in the Pacific prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the planning and training for the attack, the weapons used by Japan, the U.S. defenses in place to defend Pearl Harbor and other U.S. bases, the conduct of the attack and the U.S. response, other Japanese attacks made at or about the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the losses suffered by the U.S. and Japan. Michael Yaggy, a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and the University of North Carolina Law School, is a long time military history student. He has previously lectured on the Normandy landings. Between college and law school he served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and was a rifle platoon commander and intelligence officer in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. After forty years as a trial lawyer he recently retired from DLA Piper.

AMERICAN GROUND TACTICS IN WORLD WAR II Thursday, October 8, 15, 22 6:30 - 8:00 pm Robert S. Davis

$60

Culture, history, technology. These three words serve as framework that helps shape military doctrine. On the eve of World War II, U.S. Army planners found themselves preparing to face veteran Axis armies with an acute shortage of manpower and material. What the U.S. Army planners did not lack was critical thinking on how to tactically carry out the ground war in Europe. This course will explore the U.S. Army’s ground tactical doctrine in three parts. The first class focus on the terms and discussion that formulate military doctrine. The second class will explore how the U.S. Army planners used culture, technology, and history to formulate plans to carry out ground operations in the Western European Theater. The third class will openly discuss the performance of the U.S. Army in combat and how the planner’s doctrine measured up against a determined enemy.

Joseph Balkoski runs the Maryland Museum of Military History and 29th Division Archives in the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore. He specializes in the history of D-Day and the Normandy campaign and has written several books on the subject. He resided in Normandy during 2001 to study the D-Day invasion sites and he has conducted several “battlefield staff rides” for current U.S. Army soldiers as part of their military training.

Robert S. Davis graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2010 with a BS in history. He entered the United States Marine Corps as a second lieutenant and Logistics Officer, serving in a variety of roles. In 2012, he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He recently left the active duty Marine Corps and is pursuing an MBA from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business. Robert graduated from The Gilman School in 2006.

MILITARY HISTORY FOUR MORE SNAPSHOTS OF THE PACIFIC WAR

THE BATTLE OF BALTMORE: War of 1812

Thursday, October 29, November 5, 12, 19 $90 7:00 - 9:00 pm Bob Mullauer

Lecture / Tour Lecture: Wednesday, October 21 7:00 - 9:00 pm Tour: Saturday, October 24 8:30 am - 1:30 pm Joseph Balkoski and Bob Mullauer

We begin our look at four topics of the Pacific War with Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr. Known as “Bill” to his friends, “Bull” to the press during World War II. Halsey’s life and impact on the war are well worth our time. Next we will discuss one of the worst disasters in the history of the United States Navy, the Battle of Savo Island. Four Allied heavy cruisers were sunk and one damaged. Nearly 1,100 of our sailors lost their lives. The Japanese only had two heavy cruisers damaged at very small human cost. The battle almost lost the Guadalcanal campaign before it began. Classes three and four cover two amphibious campaigns, one nearly historically forgotten and the other a genuine epic. From April to September 1944, a series of amphibious landings placed Douglas MacArthur’s forces in position to liberate the Philippines. The epic was the Navy and Marine effort to capture the island of Iwo Jima. In contrast to MacArthur’s 1944 New Guinea campaign, Iwo cost the Marines 24,000 casualties to Japan’s 22,000 in five weeks of fighting, to capture an island five miles long and two miles wide. It was the only amphibious campaign in the Pacific War where the Japanese suffered less casualties than the invading force. We will talk about every aspect of these campaigns and the men who planned and commanded them, as well as describe how the soldiers, sailors, marines and coastguardsmen lived and died in the Great Pacific War. Bob Mullauer is a History Instructor at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore, MD. He has taught military history courses for four different community colleges in and around Baltimore. He is on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Military Historical Society and was a past president of the Baltimore Civil War Round Table.

$80

The British are coming! In 1814, a British invasion force landed at North Point, near present-day Fort Howard and promptly marched toward Baltimore. The British eagerly looked forward to destroying the city they derisively described as “a nest of pirates.” That they were fully capable of achieving this goal was obvious, as they had only recently burned most of the U.S. capital at Washington, D.C. Today, most Baltimoreans have visited Fort McHenry and are familiar with Francis Scott Key and the origins of our national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. But few have visited the sites where American and British soldiers battled face-to-face that September day, on fields now hallowed in the history of our state and nation because it was there that Baltimore was saved from the same dreadful fate that had befallen Washington. Join us for this special one-day tour of the historic sites in and around Baltimore during the War of 1812. The tour will be preceded by an evening class that will provide you with a background on that controversial war, describe the reasons why it came to the Chesapeake Bay and introduce the key figures involved in the invasion. At various points during our field trip, you will disembark, as Bob provides the American perspectives on the campaign while Joe speaks for the British. Our day will conclude at Patterson Park. NOTE: On Saturday, October 24, our bus will depart from the Melrose Avenue parking lot at Church of Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street. The tour will proceed rain or shine; non-strenuous walking is involved. Boxed lunch and bottled water will be provided, included in your day. See Joseph Balkoski’s bio previous page. See Bob Mullauer’s bio previous column.

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DIVERSIONS BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at The Kennedy Center

On its surface, this is a murder mystery in which a boy with behavioral difficulties casts himself as the sleuth. But that pretext is merely the jumping off point for a complex reflection on truth, the ways we look at the world, from wonder to incomprehension to terror, and the magic of theatrical storytelling. Making his Broadway debut soon after graduating from Julliard last summer, Alex Sharp as Christopher has won the 2015 Critics Circle Award for outstanding actor in a play. Quite a year for Alex, who thought he would be an unemployed actor for a decade! Called “thrilling,” “exhilarating” and “inspired” by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is an overwhelming phenomenon.

Sunday, October 11 $199 Sunday, October 18 $199 11:00 am - 5:00 pm She started life as Carol Klein, a girl from Brooklyn with passion and chutzpah, and went on to become Carole King, the chart-topping music legend that wrote the soundtrack for a generation. After fighting her way into the recording business as a teenager, she seemed to have it all with the husband of her dreams and a career writing hits for rock ‘n’ roll’s biggest stars. But it wasn’t until her personal life began to fall apart that she found herself and her true voice. This hit musical traces her remarkable rise to stardom and stars Abby Mueller (fresh from Broadway’s Kinky Boots) in the title role. The score features such timeless songs such as Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, You’ve Got a Friend, I Feel the Earth Move and It’s Too Late. But it’s not too late for you to catch this joyous celebration at the Kennedy Center – It’s Some Kind of Wonderful!

NOTE: Full breakfast provided en route. On return, enjoy an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dinner from Zabars and a compelling video.

FINDING NEVERLAND on Broadway Saturday, November 14 $269 7:00 am - 8:30 pm Based on the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, Finding Neverland tells the fascinating story behind the creation of one of the world’s most beloved tales – Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie finds his life forever changed when he meets the beautiful widow Sylvia and her four young sons: Jack, George, Michael, and Peter. Delighted by the boys’ hilarious escapades, Barrie conjures the magical world of Neverland, “discovering that inspiration can come from anyone, no matter how big or small.” (Broadway.Com) Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Pippin) directs this innovative new musical packed with mesmerizing visuals, irresistible songs, and plenty of laughs. Matthew Morrison (Glee, South Pacific) stars as J.M. Barrie opposite Emmy winner Kelsey Grammar (Frasier, La Cage aux Folles) and Olivier winner Laura Michelle Kelly (Mary Poppins). You don’t want to miss this timeless story about the power of imagination and the spectacular proof that you never really have to grow up. Neverland is breaking box office records and tickets are more valuable than pirate’s gold. “It’s breathtaking, pixie-dusted perfection!” NY Times

NOTE: Feel free to bring a lunch; cold drinks and dessert will be provided en route. Snacks and cold drinks will be provided on return.

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME on Broadway Saturday, October 17 Saturday, November 21 7:00 am - 8:30 pm

$269 $269

After winning seven Olivier Awards in London, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime has arrived on Broadway. Based on Mark Haddon’s novel, the show opened to rave reviews and a Tony Award for Best Play on Broadway! Christopher Boone, the hero of this extraordinary new play, shows symptoms associated with Asperger’s syndrome; he has a great affinity for math and anything involving the processing of data but is uncomfortable around people and has a hard time understanding them. The show takes us inside Christopher’s gifted, troubled mind using inventive visual and sonic effects.

NOTE: Full breakfast provided en route. On return, enjoy an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dinner from Zabars and a compelling video.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DIVERSIONS NEW YORK’S NEWEST HEARTSTOPPERS Whitney Museum of Art and One World Observatory

RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Saturday, December 12 $325 6:30 am - 9:00 pm ‘Tis the season to savor all the joys and wonders of New York City at Christmastime. Since its debut in 1933, Radio City Christmas Spectacular has become a holiday tradition. Enjoy a 3D ride with Santa, watch dreams come true in the Nutcracker, marvel as Radio City is transformed into a winter wonderland and be moved by the majestic Living Nativity. The legendary Radio City Rockettes will thrill the audience with their high kicks and precision choreography in their famous Parade of the Wooden Soldiers. Following the show, there is a free afternoon to admire the skaters and tree at Rockefeller Center, take in the creative and charming store window displays, have a leisurely lunch or do a bit of holiday shopping. For an added price, Diversions will secure tickets for a 2:00 pm matinee of the season’s hottest Broadway shows including Something Rotten, Finding Neverland and An American in Paris.

Sunday, November 8 $210 7:00 am - 8:30 pm Skip the Lines with Timed Admissions In one captivating day, we’re visiting two of New York’s most popular experiences — the Whitney Museum of Art and the One World Trade Center’s astounding Observatory. It doesn’t get more exciting than this!

Our day will begin at the Whitney, the gorgeous masterpiece designed by renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano. The museum itself is a work of art. We will have an audio tour of the museum’s permanent collection as well as time on our own to take in the 120-piece retrospective of Frank Stella, one of America’s most important living artists. Enjoy lunch on your own at one of the museum restaurants or at one of the numerous eateries located in the nearby Meatpacking district.

NOTE: Full breakfast provided en route. Show is scheduled for 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Enjoy a free afternoon; departure from designated location at 5:00 pm. On return, an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dinner from Zabars and an enchanting family video.

MATILDA the Musical at the Kennedy Center Sunday, January 10 $219 11:00 am - 5:00 pm “Matilda is delicious, delightful and delirious from first to last.” ~ Huffington Post

Then it’s on to the tallest building in the Western hemisphere—One World Trade Center. A catch-your-breath ride in the Sky Pod transports us 102 stories up to the Observatory in a mere 47 seconds. During your quick journey, witness the evolution of Manhattan’s skyline from the 1500s to today on the floor-to-ceiling LED monitors designed to give the impression of glass elevators. Once you’ve arrived at the three-floor observatory, experience what the New York Post calls, “the most inspiring show in town, New York City itself.” The One World Explorer iPad will enhance the spectacular views with an interactive sight and sound experience. From the 360 degree windows to the Sky Portal, see New York City as you’ve never seen it before.

Welcome to the amusing, heartwarming, headspinning world of Matilda, the extraordinary young girl who dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), this delightful production, which speaks as much to adults as to children, won 50 international awards, including four Tony Awards. NOTE: Feel free to bring a lunch; cold drinks and dessert will be provided en route. Snacks and cold drinks will be provided on return.

NOTE: Full breakfast provided en route. On return, enjoy an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dinner from Zabars and a compelling video.

DIVERSIONS • INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL In Partnership with Diversions continued:

Diversions Trip Information:

CHRISTMAS IN DELAWARE WITH THE DUPONTS

Diversions trips are intended for adults and young adults, unless otherwise indicated.

Tuesday, December 15 Nemours and Longwood Gardens are dressed in their holiday finest. Call Diversions at 410-486-3604 for details.

All trips depart via motorcoach from the rear parking lot of 7310 Park Heights Avenue promptly at the time indicated.

HAMILTON the Musical on Broadway New York Theater Day Trips Saturday, December 5 and 12 It’s the hottest ticket on Broadway! Call Diversions at 410-486-3604 for details.

Diversions trips are non-refundable.

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SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO Kaleidoscope has sold out five consecutive trips to our most popular international travel destination, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. From the mirador, looking down on the main square (El Jardin)

Dates for a trip in 2016 - 2017 have not yet been confirmed; however, we enourage you to contact the Kaleidoscope office at 410-323-5500 ext 3091 if you are interested in traveling to San Miguel. Also, please let us know if would like to be added to our “Kaleidoscope Travelers’ Database” to be contacted about upcoming Kaleidoscope tips.

Cañada de la Virgen Pyramid

Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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CREATIVE PURSUITS NANTUCKET BASKETS 101, 102 AND GUILD

NANTUCKET WOVEN REED BRACELET

Program One: Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 Program Two: Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec. 7 6:00 – 8:30 pm $125 / Materials Fee: $90 Leslie Goldsmith & Bob Moore

Wednesday, October 7, 14 $65 6:00 - 8:00 pm Materials fee: $65 Leslie Goldsmith The Nantucket Lightship Basket traditional weave is used to create a beautifully woven reed bracelet with cherry endcaps. These bracelets have become extraordinarily popular on the island and, like the baskets, sell for hundreds of dollars. Learn the art of weaving wearable art! NOTE: Nantucket 101 a good basis but not required. Kit includes metal cuff, three preformed staves, weaver and cherry endcaps. Student must advise teacher of size: Small, Medium, Large or Extra-Large cuff 2 weeks prior to class. Metal Sizing - length of metal (from end to end) is approximate: Extra Small - 4 3/4” (child size); Small - 5 1/4”; Medium 6”; Large - 6 1/4”; Extra Large - 7”.

Nantucket baskets originated in the early 1800s on a light ship marking the shoals off the island. Small ships were used to replace light houses, and the sailors would weave reed and rattan to pass the time. Early baskets were crude compared to the craftsmanship used today. Baskets 101 students will leave class with an 8” round Nantucket basket with a handle woven using rattan weaver and reed staves. Baskets 101 and 102 students will be mentored by the Guild, a group of experienced weavers who meet one night a week to weave baskets, exchange ideas and share weaving experience. 102/Guild will select baskets to work on, such as round, oval, nests, trays and purses. You are encouraged to bring projects and weaving issues to the Guild for assistance. Discussion will be conducted concerning making molds, rims, bases, handles and special tools to make weaving easier. Note: Prerequisite for 102 and Guild – Approval of Instructor. Materials fee is payable to Instructor on the first session of class. Guild materials fee is based on project selection. Leslie Goldsmith is a graduate of the RPCS Nantucket Baskets Weaving Guild. She has woven nearly 100 Nantucket Baskets, including round, nests, birdhouses, ovals and purses. Leslie works with her husband Blake at Extraordinary Events, the Antique Exchange and Dutch Floral Gardens. Her daughter graduated from RPCS in 2005. Bob Moore has been weaving since 1998. He learned the art on Nantucket where he took classes. He has woven over 250 Nantucket baskets, including seven basket nests and purses. Bob also teaches weaving at Maryland Hall for Creative Arts in Annapolis. Bob worked in the military and was owner and engineer of a home inspection company. He is now semi-retired from Nantucket Basket teaching but provides the hand-made materials and makes cameo appearances.

BEGINNER UKULELE LESSONS Monday, September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26 6:45 - 7:15 pm $90 Gary Waugh Fun, portable and easy to play, the ukulele is more popular than ever! Join this group course of beginner lessons and get started on this remarkable instrument. NOTE: Class size will be limited. Students must provide their own instrument and bring to each session. Gary Waugh has been playing guitar his entire life. He has toured for many years in various bands all over the USA, has been on dozens of recordings and spent 35 years in the musical instrument industry, including the last 20 years with the #1 instrument manufacturer, Fender Musical Instruments Inc. He recently retired from the road and is returning to his love of playing and teaching for the pure joy of sharing music.

CREATIVE PURSUITS DISCOVER DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Wednesday, October 7, 14, 21, 28 7:00 – 9:00 pm Field Shoot at Cylburn Arboretum: Saturday, October 24 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Lewis Katz

PAINTING IN WATERCOLORS Thursday, October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19 6:30 – 8:30 pm $300 Joseph Paul Cassar This class is for art lovers who wish to experience an art studio class focused on watercolor painting. Whether you are a beginner or have worked in this medium before, this class addresses the needs of everyone. Come and experience what you can achieve with simple tools such as a few soft brushes and a set of colors. Leave the rest to the magic of what happens with water on paper. We will work in monochrome, to experience the flow of color and blending, do landscapes and object painting in full color, as well as allow time for free expression to simply work with shapes and color to compose an attractive abstract composition. Individual attention will be provided throughout the course and each session will include a demonstration lesson.

$175

Digital technology has dramatically changed how we take pictures. This program will help you understand the fundamentals of photography and how they apply to the digital world. The course includes classroom instruction and discussion, hands-on learning and field study. We will discuss shutter speeds, aperture settings (f-stops), depth of field, white balance, histograms, as well as how to properly compose an image. Learn how to fully use the features of your camera to create high quality images that you will be proud to share with your family and friends. Lewis Katz is an experienced nature and landscape photographer as well as a photography teacher. He has taught photography at CCBC, Art Exposure, Inc., and Baltimore Camera Club. He has exhibited his work at various art shows.

Joseph Paul Cassar, PhD is a practicing artist and historian. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Pietro Vannucci, Perugia, Italy, the Art Academy, Malta (Europe) and at Charles Sturt University in NSW, Australia. He works in various media and exhibits his work regularly in the U.S. and Europe. Dr. Cassar is the author of several books and monographs on modern and contemporary art of the Mediterranean Island of Malta.

DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS Monday, October 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16 6:30 – 8:30 pm $300 Joseph Paul Cassar This class is for art lovers who wish to experience and learn more about the language of drawing. No previous experience is required except for the willingness and enthusiasm to try new things by following simple systematic instructions. Learn about the power of line and the different effects it can create. Render solid objects in light and shade after studies from observation and discover how to render texture, realism, and expressive effects. You will use, among other media, pencils, charcoal, sepia conté, drawing in ink, and soft pastels. You will be encouraged to draw various objects and themes that interest you and you will receive individual attention throughout the course. You will develop your skills at your own pace and be guided as you work. Come relax and learn how to draw while you have fun.

READING AND WRITING CREATIVE NONFICTION Thursday October 22, 29, November 5 7:00 - 8:30 pm Mandy Bissell, 1990

$75

Do you have a true story you would love to tell? How would you tell it? In this class, we will read several short pieces from Lee Gutkind’s anthology In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction. These pieces of creative nonfiction are diverse and absorbing, and they hit close to the bone. They incorporate all of the strongest techniques of fiction writing — but are true. During class time, you will also draft a one to two page creative nonfiction sketch (with guidance from the instructor), and may share, if you wish, this sketch during the final class session. NOTE: Please purchase a copy of In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction (ISBN 9780393326659) and read “Shunned” before the first class session.

NOTE: A drawing book 14 x 17 inches approximate (not smaller) is required together with an HB pencil. A list of other materials will be discussed in the first lessons. See Instructor bio next column.

Mandy Bissell has been a middle and high school instructor for eight years, most recently at RPCS. She holds an MA in Slavic Literature from Princeton University and is pursuing an MFA in poetry from Bennington College. She is an RPCS alumna from the Class of 1990.

CREATIVE PURSUITS EBOOK 101: Writing, Publishing & Marketing Your Book

INTERIOR PLANT DESIGN: Create Your Own Terrarium, Vertical Succulent Box & Air Plant Mobile

Tuesday, October 20 $40 6:30 - 8:30 pm Mara Braverman Have a book you’re writing or thinking of writing? Unsure if you can write a whole book others will want to read? New to the world of publishing? Want to learn how to market your book to potential buyers? Whatever your book’s genre — novel, memoir, poetry, nonfiction, or a different form — this workshop can help you. We’ll focus on ebooks and self-publishing, but most of our discussion will apply to print books and commercial publishers, as well. Ebook 101 will teach you about creating a book from start to finish. First, you will learn the 10 steps to successful writing. We’ll discuss the three essential questions to ask before you write, because the answers underlie every piece of successful writing. We’ll also discuss how the conventions of your genre and the differences between print and electronic reading may change how you write. Then you’ll be introduced to ebook publishing. You’ll learn how to format your manuscript so it looks professional, decide whether to self-publish or work through an online publisher, purchase an ISBN, sign up with an online seller, protect your copyright, and more. Finally, you’ll learn how to market your book. We’ll discuss questions like these: How will potential buyers learn about your ebook? Are there ways to come up more often or higher in search results? Once potential buyers arrive at your book page on seller platforms, how will you convince them to purchase your book? Throughout the workshop, you’ll be introduced to resources that can teach you more about successfully writing, publishing, and marketing your book.

Thursday, October 29, November 5, 12 $125 6:30 - 8:00 pm Materials Fee: $40 Liz Vayda, 2005 Learn the importance of bringing more natural elements indoors and reconnecting yourself with nature through this series of three interior plant design classes. We will start with a short presentation of the benefits of experience in nature, especially as it pertains to wellness, followed by a brief discussion on the many ways to interpret one’s experience with the natural world. These classes are designed to be a rewarding, relaxing, and informative way for participants to learn a new skill while engaging directly with nature. Terrarium-Building using Repurposed Containers First, you will build a self-sustaining tropical terrarium in the unique container of your choice, and we review everything necessary to create a long-lasting, healthy terrarium. Vertical Succulent Boxes During our second class, you will plant a succulent garden in a cedar box made right here in Baltimore. These boxes can be left horizontal, or hung vertically on the wall. These are easy to care for, beautiful, and unique ways to add more life to your indoor space. Air Plant Mobiles Our last class will focus on creating hanging air plant mobiles using a few simple materials (driftwood, twine, wiring, plants). Each workshop will conclude with detailed care and maintenance instructions. These creations are designed to be long-lasting and easy to maintain. Perfect for someone who might not have a lot of plants in their home, or someone who might want to diversify their existing plant collection.

Mara Braverman is the founder of Success At Work Press, which publishes ebooks for young professionals. She is the author of Get Hired! 20 Steps to Your First Professional Job — from Building Your Resume to Proving You’re the Person to Hire, which won a 2015 Independent Publisher Book Award. Currently, she is writing an ebook about achieving success during the first year in a professional position. Mara also teaches communications and English courses online for Post University and Goodwin College. Previously, she had a long and varied career in communications, including working in journalism, marketing, and public relations.

NOTE: Materials fee is payable to instructor on the first evening of class.

RPCS Alumna Liz Vayda, 2005, is the owner of b.Willow — a Baltimore business specializing in interior plant design. In addition to retail, custom work, weddings and plant styling, Liz provides plant-making workshops in the Baltimore/DC metro area. In 2009, she received her BS in psychology from Earlham College and a MS in environmental science from Johns Hopkins University in 2012. She sees a vital connection between experience in nature and overall wellness. The mission behind her business is to provide meaningful, everyday ways of experiencing natural elements indoors; to stimulate curiosity with the simple joys of nature.

LANGUAGE ADVENTURES / CULINARY ARTS SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS

TEST KITCHEN: TACKLING THAI RESTAURANT MENUS

Monday, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9 6:30 - 8:00 pm $170 Eileen Giordano

Monday, September 21, 28, October 5, 12 $160 7:00 - 9:00 pm Materials Fee: $50 Ang Robinson What’s your favorite Thai restaurant in Baltimore? It’s a difficult question to answer since there are so many great ones! In this class, you will have the opportunity to recreate your favorite dishes handpicked from Thai restaurants in Baltimore. The class will also feature culinary tips for Thai cooking and demonstrations from guest chefs. Recipes will include appetizers such as Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Shrimp Cakes, Lemongrass Beef, and Spring Rolls, as well as Tom Kha Talay (Lemongrass Soup with Seafood), Mango Salad, Penang Curry with Beef, Pad Kra Pow with Pork Belly, Red Curry with Roasted Duck, Pad Thai, and Drunken Noodles. A field trip to an Asian grocery store and class dinner will cap off our fun and delicious time together!

¿Hablas español? Come and learn about the beautiful Spanish language and culture. In this class, you will gain conversational skills and explore elements of the diverse cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. This class is perfect for those who want to travel, would like to learn some Spanish for work, or would just like to hablar un poquito de español! No experience necessary, all are welcome! Eileen Giordano is a Spanish and English teacher at Calvert Hall College. She lived and studied in Spain for four months at the Universidad de Álcala de Henares, where she became fluent in the language. She received a BA in Spanish and English from Loyola University in Maryland and an MA from Notre Dame of Maryland University.

NOTE: Materials fee is payable to instructor on the first evening of class. Please bring your own apron, cutting board, and chef ’s knife.

FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS

THAI FOR VEGETARIANS & VEGANS ~New Recipes!

Tuesday, October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10 6:00 - 7:30 pm $170 Raffaella d’Ecclesia

Monday, October 26, November 2, 9, 16 $160 7:00 - 9:00 pm Materials Fee: $45 Ang Robinson Thai food lends itself beautifully to vegetarian and vegan cooking. Using fresh ingredients, we will create delicious and authentic Thai dishes. We’ll start by making red and green curry pastes from scratch, and use them to create Thai Spicy Pumpkin Soup, Red Curry with Zucchini and Firm Tofu served over Jasmine Rice, Fat Noodle Wraps, deep fried Tofu with Spicy Peanut Sauce, Pad Prik King (sauteed tofu in chili paste, garlic and basil), Stir-Fried Eggplant in Spicy Black Bean Sauce, Penang Tofu, Pumpkin and Egg Custard with Sweet Sticky Rice and Coconut Ice Cream, just to name a few! A field trip to an Asian grocery store and class dinner will cap off our fun and delicious time together!

Bounjour! Parlez-vous Francais? Have you ever wanted to go to France, but were concerned that you wouldn’t know what to do or say? This is your chance to learn both language and culture. This class will be geared toward beginners and near beginners, no previous experience is necessary. You will learn how to speak in context, but it is not a grammar class. Be prepared to have fun and be active while learning. See Instructor bio below.

ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS Wednesday, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11 6:00 – 7:30 pm $170 Raffaella d’Ecclesia Come and learn the most romantic language while you experience the Italian culture, the cuisine and the wonderful music. How many times have you been fascinated by all these beautiful things? You will become familiar with grammar and vocabulary and by the second session, be able to interact with native speakers.Vi aspetto a presto arriverci!

NOTE: Materials fee is payable to Instructor on the first evening of class. Please bring your own apron, cutting board, and chef ’s knife. Ang Robinson was born and raised in Korat, Thailand, but now calls Baltimore home. She graduated from George Washington University, and has been a free-lance Thai cooking instructor and Pan Asian culinary programs presenter in Baltimore and Washington for more than 22 years. Ang was named Outstanding Teacher in 1997 by Baltimore County Adult Education. She’s currently writing a cookbook on how to create authentic Thai food in American kitchens.

Raffaella d’Ecclesia is a French and Italian teacher at Calvert Hall College. She also taught Italian at the Italian consulate in Baltimore. Raffaella is originally from Rome, where she received her BA in modern languages at Rome University. She also studied for her BA in liberal arts from Towson University with a major in French.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT RETIREMENT DECISIONS: Unraveling the Complex Options Facing Baby Boomers

YOUR PROSPERITY PICTURE: A five step system to manage your money, design your life and create your future

Kathy Armstrong and Elizabeth Paal This is a series of presentations to address the decisions facing people as they prepare to retire. You may register for individual programs or the entire series. The instructors are generously donating the fees for these programs to RPCS.

Tuesday, October 27 7:00 – 8:30 pm Kathy Armstrong and Elizabeth Paal

The instructors are generously donating their fee for this program to RPCS.

Program One

GET REAL: FIND OUT WHAT RETIREMENT WILL REALLY COST…AND HOW TO GET READY

Prosperity is defined in the dictionary as “being successful” or “thriving” and it’s usually connected with financial success, but not always. Because it’s not just about your money, it’s about your life. In this seminar, we’re going to talk about both. Our goal is to help you create your own personal “Prosperity Picture” and we’re going to do it by sharing a five step system to help you manage your money, design your life, and create your future.

Tuesday, September 29 $20 7:00 – 8:30 pm With retirement just a few years away, now is the time for you to begin thinking about the transition from saving to spending. We’ll go through a few exercises together to help you identify your retirement priorities — such as traveling or moving to a new home — then we’ll determine how much you’ll need to fund those priorities. Next, we’ll talk about how much money you should have in your retirement plan at the time you stop working and identify any other sources of retirement income. If you discover gaps between the savings you expect to have at retirement and the income you expect to need, we’ll talk about how you can maximize your savings and investment opportunities over the next few years.

Kathy Armstrong, a Certified Financial Planner practitioner, manages a financial planning practice at Heritage Financial Consultants in Hunt Valley, MD, providing comprehensive financial planning in the areas of investment management, retirement planning, personal risk management and estate planning. RPCS Alumna Elizabeth Paal, 2005, also a Certified Financial Planner practitioner at Heritage Financial Consultants, oversees client relations and project management. Together, Kathy and Elizabeth (a motherdaughter team) deliver objective, straight-forward strategies to help clients achieve their lifetime goals.

Program Two

PLANNING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS Tuesday, October 6 $20 7:00 – 8:30 pm The perception of Social Security has changed from something that was viewed as a safety net for retired people, to something that is on the forefront of many of our minds. This session will address the questions that so many approaching retirement are asking: • When should we apply for benefits? • How much should we expect to receive? • How can we maximize our benefits to best suit our specific needs? Program Three

OVERVIEW OF MEDICARE BENEFITS Tuesday, October 13 $20 7:00 – 8:00 pm Medicare is a national health insurance program for people over age 65, and participation is essentially mandatory if you want to have health insurance in this country. This session is designed to help you begin evaluating Medicare relative to your specific circumstances so that you can obtain all the benefits you are entitled to. Careful planning and coordination is required because Medicare is not automatic, it is not free, it does not cover everything, and if you don’t sign up on time, you will pay more. See Instructor bios next column.

$25

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THE MORTGAGE APPLICATION PROCESS How To Prepare To Buy A Home In Today’s Financing Environment

MINGLE, MINGLE with The International School of Protocol Tuesday, October 20 $50 7:00 – 9:00 pm Cathleen Hanson, International School of Protocol

Wednesday, October 14 $15 6:30 - 8:00 pm The instructors are generously donating the fees for this programs to RPCS. Kathleen Lauman and Mary Jo Determan

In two short hours, this program will help to put you at ease at social and work gatherings where you need to meet and have conservations with new people. Learn how to prepare for an event, enter and exit conversations, as well as good and bad topics of conversation. Learn to create the most effective first impression through proper handshaking, eye contact, introductions and appropriate nonverbal conversation. This course is a must-have for anyone who attends businesses gatherings, conferences, parties and school or community events.

Purchasing a home, whether it is your first or second, is a complicated process with today’s financing requirements and constraints. This is an opportunity to learn what you need to do and NOT to do as you prepare to purchase a home. Learn about getting pre-approved for a mortgage loan, which documents are required, how to manage your credit score, and how to find the right lender for you. You will learn how a lender calculates various income situations including salaried, commission, self-employed etc., as well as what size loan amount you will qualify for a mortgage. We will also cover managing your debt and how much money you will need to complete a purchase including down payment and closing costs. Lastly, we will review various down payment assistance programs offered by the State of Maryland and Baltimore City.

See Instructor bio below.

THE ART AND BASICS OF TABLE MANNERS with The International School of Protocol Tuesday, November 3 $50 7:00 – 9:00 pm Cathleen Hanson, International School of Protocol Have you ever panicked when faced with more than three forks? Do you know why the table is set the way that it is? This program will answer these questions and more as you learn why red and white wine glasses are handled differently, the difference between American and Continental Styles of dining, and where to place your silverware when resting or finished. Learn which side to enter your chair, the way to eat bread and other food (including the tricky ones), and how to deal with your napkin. Discover the history of dining, how to seat your guests and what to do about dietary restrictions, as well as the secrets to handling stressful dining situations. This is a great class for everyone—experienced and inexperienced.

Kathleen Lauman and Mary Jo Determan are loan officers with Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. They have a collective 25+ years in the mortgage industry. Kathleen has experience as an underwriter and has also been in various management positions within the industry.

Cathleen Hanson is the Director of The International School of Protocol, the leader in providing training and consultation services to those who want to enhance their interpersonal skills and personal effectiveness in business and social relationships in today’s global business markets. Their services have been featured in The Washington Post, Martha Stewart Living, Baltimore Sun, Style Magazine, and on CBS Early Morning Show, Voice of America and Maryland Public Television.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT HOW TO HELP YOUR SENIOR LOVED ONES IN CRISIS

SECRETS OF PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING FOR WOMEN

Wednesday, October 21 $15 7:00 - 9:00 pm Lynn Berberich, CSA (Certified Senior Advisor) The instructor is generously donating her fee for this program to RPCS. In an ideal world people have planned for their senior years and have everything in place to age gracefully. However, we live in the real world and not everyone has planned and is organized. What are the tools and resources to help you if your loved one is in crisis? What decisions should you make and what do you need in place to make them? How can you deal with the situation if you are not nearby and trying to assist from a distance? How much do services cost? Bring your questions to a panel of experts who will help you to review options and choices. The panel includes: an elder law attorney who will talk about important paperwork and what to do if it has not been completed, as well as the process of guardianship; a financial planner with guidance on accessing assets to pay for care; a doctor with expertise on new technology that can keep your loved one safe and communicate to you if there are issues; a home repair and modification company who will talk about some simple things you can have done to make a home safer for a senior; a home care company that will cover how you should evaluate private duty homecare, when it is appropriate and when it is no longer a safe option; a Geriatric Care Manager who will talk how to help seniors and their families; a LTC insurance expert that will focus on understanding policies and their benefits and limitation; a funeral planner who will explain what is involved and when to preplan; a burial company that will review choices you face on one of the most stressful days of your life; and a real estate agent who will talk about what makes sense when selling a house that may not have been well maintained.

Wednesday, October 7 $45 6:30 - 8:30 PM Bev Rosen Networking is an important, lifelong skill that can help you build relationships, achieve your personal and professional goals, and provide you with advice and opportunities that you might have otherwise missed. No matter your goal, learning the right strategies for networking is important. Making contacts and connections – the “business card shuffle” – is only a small piece of the process. Building those connections into relationships, and then maintaining and nurturing your network will lead to better success. We will practice how to develop our networking skills through self-assessments, role plays, and case scenarios. Topics will include the art of small talk, the difference between needworking and networking, overcoming anxiety, avoiding common mistakes, cues for approachability based on body language, how to initiate a conversation (and then how to end it), tips for remembering names, and follow-up strategies. As a result, you will be better equipped to seize your networking opportunities and create long-term helpful relationships. Bev Rosen, MSW, MBA, is the owner of Work Wonders workplace learning, staff development and performance improvement company. In many diverse training settings over 25 years, her career has been focused on helping individuals, families, groups and organizations achieve a sense of wellbeing and optimal performance. She has been an organizational consultant and individual coach and is passionate about educational experiences that lead to personal growth and satisfaction.

The panel includes members of Life Planning Resources (LPR), a Maryland Association of professionals focused on providing educational resources to help people plan for age in place or transition if it is no longer safe to remain at home. The panel moderator is Lynn Berberich, a Certified Senior Advisor and owner of BrightStar Healthcare of Baltimore City/County, providing private duty homecare and medical staffing.

TECHNOLOGY COMPUTERS FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER September 28 & 30 6:30 – 8:00 pm Wendy Torres

COME LEARN ABOUT MICROSOFT WINDOWS: WORD, EXCEL AND POWERPOINT

$70

Monday, October 12, 19, 26 6:30 - 8:00 pm Wendy Torres

In this program, we will review the very basics of operating a computer. You will learn the parts of the computer with particular emphasis on the essentials of computer use: the mouse, the keyboard, the screen, and the CPU (the computer itself ). You will also learn the difference between hardware and software and how to sue the most common version of both, such as Microsoft Office applications and printing. We will also review how to get on the Internet, navigate the Web with a browser such as Internet Explorer and how to send email. If you’ve been waiting to get on your computer, but feel too “far behind,” then this is the class for you! Each class will also be followed by an open Q&A session for participants to ask those burning questions: What is Facebook? How do I open this picture that was emailed to me?

Learn the most useful features of the world’s most popular software. We will start with Microsoft Word, learning the basics such as inserting clipart, changing font styles, and creating tables. Using Excel we will learn how to create tables, charts and budget ledgers. We will also learn the basics of creating slides, animations, transitions and adding images with Powerpoint. Project-oriented assignments will be given to students based on interest. All participants will be using Microsoft 2010 software. Since all word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software programs use the same kind of tools, you will learn how to identify these features and use them even if you have a different word processing program installed on your computer.

NOTE: All instruction takes place on RPCS computers running the Windows 7 operating system. This class is not for Mac users. You do not need to bring your own computer.

NOTE: This class is for students who have already learned basic mouse control and file management skills. All instruction takes place on RPCS computers running the Windows 7 operating system. This class is not for Mac users. You do not need to bring your own computer

COMPUTERS FOR THE ADVANCED BEGINNER October 5 & 7 6:30 – 8:00 pm Wendy Torres

$100

$70

Wendy Torres is the K-5 technology coordinator at RPCS. She has been teaching for over 13 years and is a certified instructor for iSafe America, one of the largest non-profit organizations dedicated to teaching parents and students how to be safe on the Internet.

This program is for beginners who already have a grasp of the basics and are ready for the next step. You will learn how to navigate and manage files on your hard drive, how to install and uninstall a piece of software, and how to connect devices to your computer, such as printers, scanners, music players, and cameras. We will also review saving and file backup practices, including a discussion of the various types of storage media available. Exploration of the Internet will be encouraged and you will gain an understanding of Internet safety. All of these topics are crucial to the growth and happiness as a computer user. Each class will be followed with an open Q&A session. NOTE: All instruction takes place on RPCS computers running the Windows 7 operating system. This class is not for Mac users. You do not need to bring your own computer.

MIND, BODY & SOUL BALLROOM DANCING

FLAMENCO AND SPANISH DANCE

Thursday, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5 6:30 - 7:30 pm $125 per person Lee and Christine Gedansky How many reasons are there to make social Ballroom dancing your new hobby? It is a fun form of exercise, you can spend quality time with friends and loved ones and you can get ready for a wedding, special event or holiday party. Beginning Ballroom developed its curriculum over 24 year ago to help make learning social Ballroom dancing easy and fun. Learn techniques of Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, and more! Perfect for new and returning dancers alike. NOTE: It is recommended to register with a partner. Proper footwear required.

Tuesday, October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10 6:30 - 7:30 pm $150 per person Alexa Miton Come participate in an engaging, expressive and wonderful art form! Offered by renowned professional Flamenco dancer Alexa Miton, the RPCS CJC Artist-in-Residence in 2015, whose Introduction to Flamenco class will teach the technical basics of Flamenco Dancing as well as some fun and lively choreographies. This class is designed for the absolute beginner from teenagers to adults. No previous experience required. NOTE: Please bring a pair of hard soled shoes, with a heel for the ladies. Wear clothes that you are comfortable moving in, and for the ladies, a wide circular skirt if you have one. Alexa Miton, began her dance studies at the School of the Paris Opera Ballet and then continued in the U.S. under the Royal Academy of Dancing Syllabus, the Peabody Preparatory of the Johns Hopkins University and the Spanish Dance society She studied flamenco under Eva EnciniasSandoval at the University of New Mexico, and at the National Conservatory of Flamenco Arts under the instruction of Joaquin Encinias. She has performed with the National Institute of Flamenco’s pre-professional company, Alma Flamenca, and has participated in Festival Flamenco Internacional’s, Concurso Nacional de Flamenco. Alexa has been featured as a soloist with Yjastros, The American Flamenco Repertory Company for seven years, the Flamenco Aparacio, Flamenco Tablao Alegrias La Nacional in New York City and most recently performed alongside world renowned flamenco dancer Ivan Vargas Heredia in Washington DC’s Fuego Flamenco Festival.

SWING AND LATIN DANCE Thursday, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5 7:30 - 8:30 pm $125 per person Lee and Christine Gedansky Learn two of the most popular and versatile styles of social dancing! This class can accommodate brand new dancers, those returning to freshen up your moves, or experienced Swing or Latin dancers looking to expand your repertoire. Learn shared techniques from Jitterbug (East Coast Swing), Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha, and Meringue. NOTE: It is recommended to register with a partner. Proper footwear required. Lee and Christine Gedansky started dancing 24 years ago in preparation for their wedding and have been dancing ever since. They developed the Beginning Ballroom curriculum to help make learning social Ballroom dancing easy and fun. Lee and Christine have earned several gold and silver medals for competition, as well as top student and showcase awards. In 2009, they returned to competition after a 13 year hiatus, defeating several international competitors at the Alzheimer’s Association 2009 Memory Ball Fund Raiser. They have been featured in Style magazine, Baltimore magazine, Bride’s Maryland magazine, the Baltimore Sun, the Jewish Times and the Hopkins Dome, as well as on the Fox 45 Morning Show, WMAR-TV 2, and WBAL Radio. They have also been seen dancing on television on NBC’s The West Wing and on the big screen in Walt Disney’s Washington Square.

BELLY DANCING

Wednesday, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11 7:00 - 8:00 pm $125 per person Jeanne Robin Enta Come explore the exciting world of Middle Eastern Dance! You will strengthen your body and lift your spirits as you learn the fundamentals of Egyptian bellydance. Enjoy a dance form that welcomes all women, regardless of age or body type. The art of bellydance has been enjoyed for centuries in the Middle East and has only made its way to the U.S. in the last hundred years. Many women find the dance to be liberating and a wonderful way to celebrate their femininity. Learn basic technique, isolations and choreography that will strengthen and tone muscles, improve posture and coordination and increase grace and fluidity. Jeanne Robin Enta has been teaching and performing Middle Eastern dance up and down the East Coast for 14 years and has a strong background in classical ballet.

MIND, BODY & SOUL MEDITATION FOR HAPPINESS AND WELLBEING

WELLNESS 360

Monday, October 5, 12, 19, 26 6:30 – 7:45 pm Susan Weis-Bohlen

Thursday, October 15 6:30 - 8:00 pm Janine Serio & Daria Shaw

$120

Just as we want to choose the healthiest foods for our body, we can learn how to choose the healthiest thoughts for our minds. Time-tested meditation techniques can teach you how to gently and easily work with your mind to let go of negativity, constant chatter and anything that isn’t serving you. Peace of mind, a deep sense of ease, and satisfaction with the way things are is attainable now! Come learn how to make friends with your own mind. Susan draws from her experiences of the Vedas, Buddhism, Vipassana and Jewish Meditation techniques to help you be more calm and relaxed in your daily life and to view the world with heightened clarity and awareness. The by-product of a regular meditation practice is true happiness!

$75

Join the 2 Health Nuts for an evening of FIT and FUN — a 90 minute interactive workshop that embodies the definition of Wellness 360. The workshop will showcase a fusion of functional concepts that will aid in building strength, balance, endurance, and improve overall flexibility. Safe and effective for all fitness levels, participants will be introduced to various modalities such as the TRX Suspension Trainer, Medicine Balls, Dynaballs, Foam Rollers, and much more! Lessons from some of our favorite Nutrition Roundtable’s will be presented, in addition to mindset coaching, meditation, and relaxation techniques. NOTE: Please come prepared in athletic clothing. We strongly encourage bringing water, a mat and/or towel, and note taking essentials. Workshop includes 45 minutes of functional exercise and 45 minutes of nutrition/mindset coaching.

NOTE: Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a notebook for taking notes. You may bring a meditation cushion if you’d like. Chairs will be provided.

With over 10 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, Janine Serio and Daria Shaw are passionate about creating happy, healthy clients through their expertise in the areas of fitness, nutrition, and mindset. The development of safe, sound, and research-based programs are delivered in-home, and on the executive level, to individuals, small, and large groups.

Susan Weis-Bohlen, owner of Breathe Ayurveda and Susan’s Kitchen in Reisterstown, MD, is the founder of Breathe Bookstore Café, and a Chopra Center Certified teacher of Ayurveda, vegetarian cooking teacher and meditation instructor. Susan has been practicing meditation for nearly 25 years and attributes nearly all of her good fortune to meditation. Susan believes that teaching these skills to others is her Dharma (life’s purpose).

As Behavioral Change Coaches, Janine and Daria strive to empower their clients to live a lifestyle that is 100% realistic, sustainable, and, most importantly, authentic. The 2 Health Nuts believe it is about starting at the top. Their passion for health and wellness is exemplified in the top-notch approach to creating the ultimate experience for their clients. Janine Serio is an ACECertified Personal Trainer and Health Coach who has a BS in Exercise Science from Towson University. Daria Shaw is an ACECertified Personal Trainer and has a BA in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame of Maryland.

CHILDREN & FAMILY BABY SITTER TRAINING

DRIVER’S EDUCATION

Safe Sitter • For girls and boys ages 11-15 Saturday, October 17 $145 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Sierra Green Safe Sitter® Basic with CPR is an essential curriculum designed for busy schedules. It includes Babysitting as a Business, Success on the Job, Child Care Essentials, Safety for the Sitter, Injury Management, Preventing Problem Behavior, Care of Choking Infant, and Care of Choking Child. It introduces Preventing Injuries and Behavior Management and an overview of CPR and Basic First Aid skills. You will need to pass a written test and fully participate in the classroom activities (conversations and role play) in order to receive a certificate at the end of the day. The class is hands-on, fun and exciting! You will receive a Safe Sitter handbook that will provide support for years to come!

Ten Sessions $410 Sept. 19, 20, 26, 27, Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 1:00 – 4:15 pm For young people ages 15–18 Classes are held at Roland Park Country School. *Classes on October 3 & 4 will be held at Roland Park Driving School at their office in the Rotunda Building, 711 W. 40th Street Suite 205 Patrick Francis Learning to drive is one of the most exciting milestones of a teenager’s life – but safe driving must be taught. Our highly qualified instructor from Roland Park Driving School will teach automotive skills in the classroom and behind the wheel. There will be 30 hours of class time at RPCS and six hours on the road. Behind-the-wheel time will be scheduled directly with Mr. Francis at the conclusion of the classroom part of the program. A learner’s permit is required for the driving portion of the program, and you must be 15 years old to take this class and 15 years 9 months to take the test to get a learner’s permit. Arrangements may be made with students living in the local area to be picked up from your home or school for the behind-the-wheel portion of the program.

NOTE: Please bring a lunch and drink. Sierra Green has a BS in psychology with concentration in developmental psychology. She completed an internship at the University of Maryland doing research on childhood obesity, and is now pursuing her masters degree in social work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Sierra has been teaching children for the past thirteen years.

NOTE: Please bring a notebook, pen, and drink to class with you each day. Students are not permitted to miss the first class. Any schedule conflicts must be discussed directly with the Instructor. Before starting Roland Park Driving School, Patrick Francis worked for years in the driver’s education business. He also offers classes on the effects of alcohol on driving and driving improvement courses at his Rotunda location. His calm, patient manner with students in the car has helped hundreds of students obtain their driver’s license.

Mark Your Calendar for the Upcoming RPCS Upper School Musical:

Friday, November 6 at 7:30 pm Saturday, November 7 at 7:30 pm Sunday, November 8 at 2:00 pm Tickets available at www.rpcs.org in early November. 33

Roland Park Country School An Education Above at Roland Park Country School sets us apart. While most schools seek to prepare their students for the next academic step we strive to prepare our students for life — a life full of wonder, joy and complexity. We empower our students with the integrity, will and character they need to live a purposeful life. To achieve this, we build a foundation of strong academics. Then we add layers of experiences and opportunities carefully designed to nurture our students’ curiosity, creativity, confidence, compassion and leadership delivered by an award-winning, experienced and much loved faculty. This occurs within the context of a genuinely supportive community where every student has multiple friends, mentors and others looking out for her. We are proud of our strength as an academic institution to stand at the forefront of all girls’ education as we create tomorrow’s world leaders. Roland Park Country School is a college preparatory school for girls in Kindergarten through Grade 12 with a Preschool for girls and boys located in northern Baltimore City.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RPCS, EXPLORE AN EDUCATION ABOVE AT OUR ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 • 1:30 - 4:00 PM

REGISTRATION Registrations are processed on a first-received basis. Since class sizes are limited, prompt registration is recommended to avoid disappointment. To register, send the attached form with a check made payable to Roland Park Country School, or provide us with your credit card information (MasterCard and VISA.) Full payment is required at the time of registration. Course confirmation is provided upon registration. CANCELLATIONS RPCS reserves the right to cancel or adjust any program that does not meet the minimum designated enrollment. Kaleidoscope programs will be postponed or cancelled whenever RPCS closes early or closes for the day for inclement weather. Programs will be held when school opens late. When feasible, an alternate date will be scheduled for the cancelled class. Please be sure to call the School at 410-323-5500, ext. 3045 for information regarding all program changes. All sales are final on Diversions trips. NOTE: RPCS does not follow the same closing policies as the Baltimore City Schools. REFUNDS AND FEES A full refund will be made when a program is cancelled by RPCS, unless otherwise noted. Refunds – less a $15 charge for handling – will be given for cancellations up to two weeks before the beginning of a program. There will be no refunds for cancellations within two weeks of the start of a program. Please note that some programs may have special cancellation policies. A $25 fee will be assessed if a check is returned by the bank. CLASS LOCATIONS All programs are held on the RPCS campus, unless otherwise noted. Please enter through the Harris Center main entrance, which is near the flag pole. Room assignments for programs will be posted in the Harris Center on the first meeting of class. Please sign in on arrival at the reception desk. PARKING Free parking is available on the RPCS well-lit parking lot and on streets surrounding the campus. Please note, however, that numbered parking spaces on campus are reserved for employee use only, Monday through Friday from 7:30 am until 4:30 pm. After 4:30 pm, you may choose any space. Handicapped parking spaces are marked. CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION FOR KALEIDOSCOPE I authorize and give full consent to Roland Park Country School to publish and copyright all photographs in which the individual registered for a Kaleidoscope program appears. I understand and agree that any such photographs may identify his or her name. I also understand and agree that the enrolled individual’s name may be included in press releases and in photo captions on the RPCS website. I further agree that RPCS may transfer, use or cause to be used, these photographs and/or names in School brochures, newsletters, magazines, advertising posters, newsletter or magazine advertising, displays, slide presentations, PowerPoint presentations, videotapes, viewbooks, catalogs, all like publications or literature, and on the School’s internet web page, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or other social media vehicle without limitations and reservations.