Saturday, September 29, 2012

Flea Market and Car wash

Flea Market and Car wash
Faith Community UM Church
        5315 Harford Road       
Baltimore, MD  21214
Saturday, October 6
Sale:   9am- 2 pm
[rain date-Oct. 13]
 
Rent a space for just $20*    
Sell/give away those items to:
Re-organize your home
Display your arts, crafts, or products
Prepare for a move
Promote your group
* $5 more to rent a table
        

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Walk of Solidarity 9/20/12 to Honor Dr. Marvit

Tomorrow, Thursday, September 20, 2012 please join 2nd District City Councilman Brandon Scott and the Commanding Officer of the Northeast District, Major Darryl DeSousa for a Walk of Solidarity in the wake of the tragic death of Dr. Peter Marvit. We will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of Belair Road and Chesterfield Avenue. Please join them in honoring the life of Dr. Marvit and supporting our neighbors, as we show that we will not let a group of cowards run us away or ruin the progress we are making in our neighborhoods. Please bring your kids and even your dog. I hope to see you there.
 
Mike Hilliard
Community Services Director
HARBEL Community Organization
5807 Harford Rd., Baltimore, MD 21214
Web Sites: www.harbel.org & www.necop.com
Info of interest to residents of Northeast Baltimore

City Neighbors News...

City Neighbors Foundation is sponsoring:
 
Ed Ignite Baltimore!
September 20
If you had five minutes on stage what would you say about education?
What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds?
At Ed Ignite Baltimore! students, teachers, parents, foundations,activitists. community leaders, and authors will answer this challenge.
Please join us for a great night featuring: 

Adam bachman, Carol Beck, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Jonathan Brice, Andrew Coy, Nancy Grasmick, Jessica Kohnen Karaska, emberReichott Junge,Danielle Torain, Tom Wilcox, and more...

Tickets and more information is available at: cityneighborsfoundation.org  The event will take place in the City Neighbors auditorium.

City Neighbors High School:
Will be accepting applications this fall for next school year. Please check the High School website at www.cityneighborshighschool.org later thismonth for a list of Open Houses and application information.
City Neighbors High School provides internships for our 11th graders.Internships are once a week for half the school year. If you or someone you know would like to offer an opportunity to a young person, please contact Sooz Laugen at slaugen@cityneighborshighschool.orgor call442.642.2119 to speak with Sooz. 
City Neighbors Hamilton:
 
Every Friday night between now and late September at dusk (weather permitting) City Neighbors Hamilton offers free outdoor movies for all families in the school and community. The movies take place in the front of the school.  The movies are free and kid-appropriate. We sell popcorn and goodies to support the school.
 
The pancake breakfast and yard saleat the school continues to be more and more popular every year. We will be having it again this fall. Watch for updates with an exact date

The Kennedys at the Cellar Stage on 10/19/12

 
 
 
THE KENNEDYS
Friday, October 19th

The Baltimore release of their first CD of new music in four years, "Closer Than You Know"
 
Opening: JESSICA SMUCKER

The Kennedys

Tickets $21.00 ~ Showtime 8:00 pm
Credit cards online only up to the day before the show - not at the door.
 
The Cellar Stage
presented by Uptown Concerts
http://www.uptownconcerts.com/
Faith Community United Methodist Church
5315 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
For Tickets: 410-521-9099

Monday, September 17, 2012

Flea Market 10/06


COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING FLEA MARKET
    SATURDAY
OCTOBER 6, 2012
8 AM UNTIL 2 PM
RAINDATE IS OCTOBER 13, 2012*

GREAT DEALS, GREAT PRICES, COMMUNITY INFORMATION
BAKE SALE, GOOD FOOD, ICE COLD SODAS


NEXT TO BEL-GARDEN BIRITE MARKET
5970-5980 BELAIR ROAD, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21206
THE OLD KOONS CHEVROLET SITE
       
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
 FRED     410-426-1644
 
KEITH   443-867-0295    
keith_bunner@hotmail.com  

              SPACES ARE AVAILABLE FOR  
BRING YOUR OWN TABLE
         $15 DOLLARS PER SPACE

Tailgate Party at Future Care Cold Spring 9/21


Come and cheer for the home team as we prepare for the

Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots game! 

Games, Prizes, and Food. 

September 21, 2012 

2:00 pm

Surprise Special Guest !!!!!


Future Care Cold Spring
4700 Harford Road
Baltimore 21214
For more information please call (410) 254 3300
2012 – 2013 SEASON
Performance Workshop Theatre
BREAKING THE CODE 
by Hugh Whitemore
Directed by Marlyn G. Robinson  |  September 28 – October 28
“Powerful, riveting drama.” – New York Daily News  
“Breathtaking” – The New York Times
MIXED DOUBLES
An Entertainment on Marriage
by Alan Ayckbourn, John Bowen, Lyndon Brook, David Campton,   
Harold Pinter, Alun Owen, James Saunders, Fay Weldon
Directed by Marc Horwitz  |  December 14 – January 13
Mixed Doubles is Perfect Match” – The Globe Times 
Hilarious” – The Express
THE CARETAKER by Harold Pinter
Directed by Marlyn G. Robinson  |  March 22 – April 21
“A play of strangely compelling beauty and passion… 
  The Caretaker will tease and cling to the mind.” – The New York Times

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Free Outdoor Movie at City Neighbors Hamilton

This Friday (and every Friday- weather permitting) City Neighbors Hamilton shows free outdoor movies.
This week it's "The Muppets" (2011 version). 
The movie is free.
Popcorn and snowballs will be sold.
Festivities start around 7:30pm.
Bring a blanket and have a good time with the kids.
The movies are in the front of the school at 5609 Sefton Ave (the old Hamilton Middle).

Speakers event at City Neighbors

Dear friends,
Just wanted to let you know that City Neighbors is  having a great event  this month: Ignite Education! 
This is a fun night of lightning fast talks.  Each speaker gets 5 minutes and 20 slides to talk about their passion for education.  There will be wine and hors d'oeuvres, the event takes place at the City Neighbors campus at 5609 Sefton Ave (the old Hamilton Middle) in the beautiful 1931 auditorium.
Ignite Education! is a chance to be inspired, to learn, and to celebrate. The speakers are educators, students, activists, philanthropists and more. The presenters include:
 Adam Bachman, Carol Beck, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Jonathan Brice, Courtney Cass, Andrew Coy, Danique Dolly, Robbie Earle, Lionel Foster, Dr Nancy Grasmick, Connie Green, Jessica Karaska Kohnen, Ember Reichott Junge, Danielle Torrian, Bebe Verdery, and Tom Wilcox.
Ignite Education! takes place on September 20, 2012 at 6:30PM at the City Neighbors High School Auditorium.  Attached is the flyer with all the details.  Here is the link to register:www.cityneighborsfoundation.org and click on Ed Ignite.
Please help us spread the word!  Please send the attached flyer to your networks, list serves, post it on facebook, and tweet it.
Please come and be inspired as we ignite our conversation around great education in Baltimore.  Hope to see you there.
Kim 
Kim Lane
Coordinator
City Neighbors High Schoolu

BTEC Music Lessons @ Garrett Heights

After a period of careful growth, the after-school string music program, the Baltimore Talent Education Center (BTEC) is ready to broadcast a little louder the availability of openings in their site at the Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle School. 

As one of the nation's oldest community music schools, BTEC delivers lessons in cello, violin, guitar, piano, bass, viola for K-12 students. And their parents, too! BTEC believe parents are great home teachers. Students excel as musicians and scholars, and go on to study at leading conservatories and universities. Currently BTEC is at (8) locations throughout the City.

 Fall semester begins Monday, September 24, Classes are available 4-7PM. 
Time is of the essence, as we hope for registration to be completed by SEPTEMBER 20.
For more information, www.baltimoresuzuki.com

Live music returns to Chef Mac's


Hamilton Branch Library needs your help on Sept 8th.

Neighbors,
 
The Hamilton Branch Library wants you to help design and implement the Education Garden.  Meeting will take place on September 8th from 10 am to 11:00 am
 
Let's keep our library alive and looking fabulous.

HARBEL Flea Market 9/29/12

HARBEL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC
CRAFT FAIR & FLEA MARKET
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2012
9AM TO 2PM
AT
5807 HARFORD ROAD
BALTIMORE, MD 21214
(FRONT LAWN)
(RAINDATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30th NOON TO 5PM)
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE OFFICE
@ 410 444 2100 OR
DOWNLOAD A FLIER AND CONTRACT FROM OUR
WEBSITE
CLICK COMMUNITY SERVICES, CLICK CRAFT FAIR
10 X 10 SPACE FOR $25.00
ALL SPACE SALE PROCEEDS GO TO THE HARBEL PROGRAMS
COME JOIN US FOR SOME
FUN, FOOD, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS!

Mike Hilliard
Community Services Director
HARBEL Community Organization
5807 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
Web Sites: www.harbel.org & www.necop.com
Phone: 410-444-2100, FAX: 410-426-1140
Info of interest to residents of Northeast Baltimore

Article about Will's Hairstyling in Baltimore's Child Magazine

Baltimore's Child June 2012

Your Special Child
 
Amy Landsman 
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way to Get a Haircut

“Do you like my Three Stooges?” asks barber Will Colhouer.

Well, in fact Will, I do like your two-foot-tall plaster figures of Larry, Moe, and Curley, which occupy a place of pride right in the front window of your Harford Road rowhouse-turned-barber shop.

And that life-size cardboard cutout of The Stooges in the rear of the shop? That’s quite a showstopper as well.

Colhouer has been wielding his barbering tools for an impressive 32 years now. He’s been at his current location, a single-seat barber shop on Harford Road in Baltimore’s Waltherson neighborhood, for the past 19 years and counting. And if there was ever a place that reflected someone’s personality, it’s Will’s.

“I’m not a cookie-cutter haircut shop,” he boasts.

From the turntable (that’s something that plays records) in the waiting area, to the vintage radio squeezed in next to Moe and Curley (or is it Larry?) In the window, to the retired barber chairs that serve as waiting room seats, to the old-time photos of Baltimore, Will’s Barber Shop is a unique vision.

But there is one photo of a smiling little girl on display that is a bit closer to his heart.

“This is my daughter Sarah,” says Colhouer. “She’s my beautiful girl. Everybody knows her.” 

Sarah, now 32, has autism and lives in a residential home in Rockville. And it’s because of Sarah that Colhouer has developed a much-needed skill: cutting hair for children and adults with special needs.

“Nothing bothers me. I’ve seen it all,” says Colhouer, who points out that you don’t often see people with Serious disabilities in barber shops or salons. In his experience, he says, many families end up having someone come to the house to do the job. But Sarah was a good trainer for her dad, who goes the extra mile to make people with special needs feel comfortable and relaxed.

“I have different things that are very interesting in the barber shop, so I try to distract them,” he explains.“I try to get them to play first. When I cut their hair, sometimes their hands go flying, and their feet go flying. We try to keep that from happening.” 

Sometimes, Colhouer will open his shop, which is handicapped accessible, early for customers who need a quiet environment. He says there was never a specific moment when he decided to help out families with kids with special needs. But because he’s always been open about Sarah and because he’s a natural conversationalist, word just go around. “I would say it was more serendipity,” he observes. “Some people came here just happened to have a handicapped child.” 

Hamilton resident Judy Schneider takes her twin adult daughters, Jocelyn and Hillary, age 34, who both have autism, to Colhouer for their haircuts. He’s “really accommodating,” says Schneider. “I bring them in early so they have time to run around. They love it there.” 

“I’m kind of a silly guy,” Colhouer says. “They see that, and it makes them more relaxed.” 

As Colhouer works, he keeps up a steady chatter with everyone in the shop, even as he takes a straight razor to a customer’s neck.

“I learn to tune him out,” deadpans his shop assistant, Monica Goldsborough.

Colhouer is a strong advocate for people with disabilities. With the help of other Harford Road businesses, he holds a yearly fund-raiser for CSAAC, Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, of Rockville, the nonprofit organization that operates Sarah’s residential home. He’s outspoken in his frustration that children with special needs age out of the entitlement network of therapy and services when they turn 21 and believes that even if services and therapy were provided only once a week, it would help young adults with disabilities keep the skills they worked so hard to achieve.

Colhouer’s activism hasn’t gone unnoticed. Two years ago, he was selected as one of “Baltimore’s Best Dads” and attended a luncheon hosted by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

“I’m very proactive for autism,” he says. It “made me a stronger person…able to connect with people at all levels.”

Get to know more about Will online at www.willshairstyling.com, or call 410-426-0142. To make a contribution to CSAAC that will be credited to the shop, go online to www.csaac.org, or call 240-912-2220.

News from the Hamilton Gallery



First Friday and September Exhibit

Patti Ridlon

This month the Hamilton Gallery is exicted to have Patti Ridlon exhibit her work. Trained as a photographer Patti Ridlon held on to traditional film photography until 2004, but now she has fully turned to digital photography. Patti is professional portrait photographer, and uses Photoshop to create her art.

COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING FLEA MARKET 10/06/12

COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING FLEA MARKET
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2012


GREAT DEALS
GREAT PRICES
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
FUN FUN FUN


BAKE SALE
GOOD FOOD
ICE COLD SODAS

8 AM UNTIL 2 PM

(RAINDATE IS OCTOBER 13, 2012*
BRING YOUR OWN TABLE

NEXT TO BEL-GARDEN BIRITE MARKET
5970-5980 BELAIR ROAD, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21206
THE OLD KOONS CHEVROLET SITE

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
FRED: KEITH
410-426-1644 443-867-0295 WIL2230@YAHOO.COM keith_bunner@hotmail.com  

Northeast Baltimore’s Biggest Tailgate Party 9/10/12

Northeast Baltimore’s Biggest Tailgate Party
Monday, September 10, 2012 at 6:30 PM
On the South Shore of Lake Montebello
(next to the playground, the parking lot, and pavilion)
Sponsored by: 2nd District City Councilman Brandon Scott, The Ednor Gardens Lakeside
Civic Association, The Coldstream Homestead Montebello Community Corp., The Belair Edison Community Association, The Northeast Police District, & the Frankford Improvement Association
 
Everyone in the Northeast Baltimore is invited to watch the Ravens beat the Bengals on a huge screen, and join in a celebratory cookout featuring free hot dogs, soda, and chips. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, to watch our Baltimore Ravens win a big season opener on Monday Night Football with a host of your friends and neighbors. (Please no alcoholic beverages are at this event. We’ll just get high on the Ravens performance.)
 
 
Mike Hilliard
Community Services Director
HARBEL Community Organization
5807 Harford Rd., Baltimore, MD 21214
Web Sites: www.harbel.org & www.necop.com
Info of interest to residents of Northeast Baltimore

Arts & Ideas Sudbury School is celebrating our 5th year

Arts & Ideas Sudbury School is celebrating our 5th year! We enroll students from 5 to 18 years of age. There are Sudbury schools in Belgium, Holland, Jerusalem, Berlin, Nishinomiya. In the United States, new Sudbury schools opened this year in Atlanta and San Diego to join with tens of others around the country.
 
If you'd like to learn more about this unique approach to education, please come to our Open House this Saturday. Children welcomed. Tour and presentation begin at 10. We are located in the Church of the Messiah at 5801 Harford Road.

Please see our website: aisudbury.com for more details.
 
Thank-you!
 
Caroline Chavasse

You are invited to the Hamilton Hills Neighborhood Association Meeting on 9/19/12

Hamilton Hills Neighborhood Association invites the community to attend their next meeting on Wednesday, September 19th at 7:30pm at Faith Community Church, 5315 Harford Road.  The entrance is on Gibbons Avenue, near the front of the building.

State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein will be present to talk to neighbors and answer questions.  Mr. Bernstein brings nearly 30 years of courtroom experience to his position with a focus on making Baltimore City a safer place to live.

Join us!