Here is Jacob’s impressive “know your neighbor” talk from last Tuesday night.
Enjoy. Hopefully it will stimulate others to share their stories.
By Marian Fuchs and Lois Brown
There was more wind this year and more action in the five-boat regatta on the Collington Lake on the Saturday of Memorial Weekend 2018. The crowd enthusiastically cheered or groaned as the sturdy little boats made their rounds. Meanwhile, hamburgers, hotdogs, and trimmings were available to bolster spectators’ energies. Cluster 1000’s boat, the Priscilla, skippered by Dick Garrison, came in first. He received the trophy that evening at the Commodore’s Ball.
The Ball was to have started with cocktails and canapes in the courtyard, but fearing the predicted downpours (which in fact never came), the goodies were on offer in the Clocktower and corridors instead. Much-praised raw oysters, shrimp, and other offerings were enjoyed to the background of the Kollington Katz doing their thing. Their ‘thing’ is getting better and better with every performance — some attendees couldn’t resist the chance to start dancing early.
Ball-goers moved to the auditorium for a scallops appetizer, lobster-tail and steak entree, and a hand-made fruit tart dessert. Wine was flowing, inhibitions lowering, and the eight Big Band players attracted dancers right away. The best dancers of the night were by no means the youngest, but were certainly the most fun to watch. A very good start to the Memorial Weekend was had by all, including the foot-tapping servers!
As Memorial Day approached Collington became more serious. Sunday afternoon, Jessica Bateman on flute and Sherry Anaveson on piano presented their program “A Tempo.” The audience was moved by the patriotic, spiritual, and classical music. During “The Armed Forces Salute” Ms. Bateman gave her piccolo a real work out. The audience showed their appreciation as they stood for their branch of service.
Memorial Day brought Collington’s own unique service. Mary Ann Pellerin, in honor of her mother, has constructed our own “Memorial Wall” of remembrance. Going back to 1988, by year, the names of those late Collingtonians are written with their date of death.
The weekend ended on a high note with a Memorial Day brunch prepared and served by our dedicated culinary staff and enjoyed by residents, friends, and family.
On April 19th, a much anticipated program took place as over 100 Collingtonians packed our auditorium and an unknown number watched from home on channel 972. Dr. Peter Fielding, Chair of the Health Services Committee, introduced us to Medstar Gerontologist, Dr. Hennawi.
Dr. Hennawi presented his vision for medical care here at Collington based on a model already in place in Baltimore. As he demonstrated his enthusiasm, his presentation included statistics documenting this model of care’s success. Watch for yourself, understand the future of gerontology and how we may be part of that trailblazing experience!
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In keeping with Collington’s celebration of Women’s History Month, I promised to speak with our artist in residence, Samantha regarding a music program. We met and that was that! She corralled 5 of her friends (local and out of towners) to educate and perform for our community. The packed auditorium was astounded!
Below you will find the program broken into 4 parts, each presenting a set from the musicians.
Now meet the Women who represent the future of music!
Part 1 – Ruth Bright is a collaborative pianist based in the Washington, DC area. She is currently studying at the University of Maryland School of Music, pursuing her MM in collaborative piano. In addition, Ruth is an active choir director and accompanist for three community churches. She is also a co-founder of OperaTerps, and is currently serving as Artistic Director of this pioneer undergraduate opera company.
Part 2 – Sequina Dubose is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in vocal pedagogy at the University of Maryland. She has numerous opera credits performing traditional and new roles around the country. She has also toured as a soloist with The American Spiritual Ensemble and sang alongside famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. In addition to her personal academic and artistic pursuits, she serves as Director of Development for ArtsCentric, a non-profit theater company she helped to found in the Baltimore area.
Part 3 – Tiffany Lu is a third-year Doctoral student in conducting at the University of Maryland. She has conducted many orchestras including the University of Maryland Repertory orchestra and symphony orchestra. She is assistant conductor of the Capital City Symphony, conducting associate of the Monteux School and Music Festival, interim music director of the Wilmington Community Orchestra in Delaware, among other commitments.
Part 4 Marina Murayama Nir and Rob’n Delaine – Marina organizes events in the DIY music and art scene in Philadelphia. She is a writer, music educator and performer. Her interests lie in bringing together artists of varying disciplines and in building spaces that nurture and support people of color, gender-marginaliaes, and queer creatives. Marina is a contributor and co-curator of the social justice art blog, Culturework, and is a facilitator at Girls Rock Philly.
Rob’n Delaine is a 23-year-old Philly native. She’s a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and feminist. Her music touches on a wide range of issues from mental health to politics and her influences span a variety of genres and artists. She released her debut EP “Westbound” last September.
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On Thursday, March 8, International Women’s Day, the residents of Collington and members of Mrs. Davenport’s church met in “conversation.” It was quite fitting since she initiated a celebration of International Women’s Day in her church. Mrs. Davenport lived in accordance with her favorite hymn, “If I Can Help Somebody.” This was demonstrated over and over again as Mrs. Davenport described her life! Watch below.
photo and video by Lois Brown
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