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The mission of the BRA is to involve the residents in a range of activities,

events and experiences to increase their enjoyment of life and sense of community.

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Broadmead Weather

Thanks to Eric van den Beemt​

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News

Weekly Events

(go to Events for details)

Monday:

  • Book Clubs

Tuesday

  • Men's Social

  • Beads & Recycled Paper Art

  • Creative Arts Class

  • Stiching Interest Group

  • Mexican Train Dominoes

  • Movie Night (schedule)

Wednesday

  • NCR Trail Trips - Starts March 20 

  • Sew & So

  • Duplicate Bridge

  • Intermediate Contract Bridge

  • Paint & Pastels Class

  • Rubber Bridge

Thursday

  • Mah Jongg

  • Ceramics Class
  • Barn Sale Receiving
  • IT Help & Information Sessions

Friday

  • Chorus Practice

  • Flower Committee

  • Christian Men's Connection Group

  • Writers Group

  • Free Bistro Happy Hour

Saturday

Sunday

  • Quaker Meeting

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Other Events

This Week and Beyond (chronologically)

(go to Events for details)

 

3/30: Music Committee - Maryland State Boychoir

 

          (flyer) 

3/31: Arts Council Lecture - Matt Klos  (flyer) 

4/2: Musical Movie Matinee - Grease    (flyer) 

4/3: Nature Committee Meeting  (flyer)  ​

4/3: Town Hall Forum - PS Salon and Spa 

       discussion  (flyer) 

4/3: Orioles Trip (flyer) 

4/5: Memorial Service for Susan O'Connor  (more) 

4/5: Men's Social  (flyer) 

4/5: Movie Night - The Last Showgirl

4/6: Music Committee - Jacqueline Schwab

       Pianist  (flyer) 

4/7: First Monday Book Club - All the Light We  

      Cannot See,  Anthony Doer

4/7: THINKFIRST Fall Prevention Session  (flyer)   

​4/8: Fireside Chat - Live & Zoom  (flyer)  

4/9: Multicultural Committee - Marco Polo's

      Voyage​, speaker Jerry Kahan  (flyer) 

4/10: Writers Group Poetry Readings  (flyer) 

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Old & New Shop News

  • SALE starting on March 31st for 2 weeks 50% on all winter clothes. 

  • Two Friday closing

April 11th for the remembrance service and 

April 18th for Good Friday.  

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National Poetry Month Celebration

The Broadmead Writers Group is planning a month-long celebration of poetry in April centered on twice a week sessions of reading and writing poetry in the Artist's Gallery in the Health & Wellness Lobby.  All are invited to join the Group every Wednesday and Saturday in April at 11:00am in this endeavor.  Questions?  Contact Maggie Babb.  (flyer) 

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Trip to Winterthur Museum in Delaware

The BRA Trip Committee is planning a trip to Winterthur Museum and Garden on Wednesday, May 7.  The cost of the trip is $22 per person which is the admission charge to the Museum.  Winterthur was the home of Henry Francis duPont.  He was a passionate collector throughout his life.  He transformed his family home into a showplace for objects made and used for centuries.  He then opened it as a museum to share America’s diverse stories with the public.  The trip will leave Broadmead at 8:30am and return home around 4:30pm.  Click here for more about the trip and Winterthur Museum and Gardens​

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

 

Questions?  Contact Bill Hardy at 443-578-8541 or billhardy@comcast.net​

Broadmead Journal

Submissions: Spring is coming and it is time to start the Journal process – we will collect submissions through March and April and publish in May.  Send Joe Nietubicz your poems and stories for the Spring Journal to joen1234@comcast.net

Subscriptions:  We operate by subscription to keep cost down – we only give copies to those who want them.  The subscription is free – Soooo, if you want a copy and didn’t get one last time, let Joe know and he will put you on the list – same address joen1234@comcast.net

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Music Committee - March Programs​

The Music Committee has scheduled a busy calendar for March.  All programs are in the auditorium

  • Sunday, March 30 • 3:00pm           The Maryland State Boychoir  (flyer) 

  •        Sunday, April 6 - 3:00 pm                 Jacqueline Schwab, Pianist  (flyer) 

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Quilt Show - Starting March 1

The annual quilt show started March 1 in the East Hall and will continue through April.  The show exhibits quilts from and by Broadmead residents.

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Model Train and Railroad Group Add Books to Their Library

The Model Trains and Railroading Interest Group has added two books to their library section located in the Auditorium on January 27.  The books are

  1. Railways & Music,  by Julia Winterson. A comprehensive look at music connected with railways in Europe and North America. Not a “song book” in terms of words and music but a scholarly review. Over 50 pieces of classical music and over 250 popular songs are described. 

  2. Rails Along the Chesapeake: A History of Railroading on the Delmarva Peninsula, by John C. Hayman. A comprehensive look at a section of the country not known for its railroad history. Many maps, timetables, and photos. Broadmead resident Bunny Dadds recently took a photo on the Shore, along Delaware route 16,  which is now (with her permission) on the Great Rails Photo Archive.

​Books may be checked out in the same manner as the main library: sign the card in the back and place it in the small bin provided.

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Nature Committee Meets on First Thursdays

 The Nature Committee meets monthly on the first Thursday, at 11:00 a.m. in the Seminar Room.  We discuss ways we can promote enjoyment of nature and educate the Broadmead community about challenges to the health and sustainability of our natural habitat.

 

Questions:  contact Nancy Funk at nancyfunk5@gmail.com.

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Socrates Cafe

April Meeting:  The Socrates Cafe will meet in April on Tuesday April 15th at 10:30-11:45 in the Board Room (new location).  There will be a short video on "Wisdom at 96:  Life Advice from a Century of Experience."  The question to probe: "As we age, what do we still have within us to give?"  Sponsored by Towson Unitarian Universalist Church.  Open to all.

 

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First Monday Book Club Update

The first Monday Book Group meets the first Monday of each month to discuss readings.  The  2025 selections for next months of 2025 are listed here. Everyone is  invited.  Some attend  in order to decide if they want to read a specific book.  Send suggestions to elsacollins@gmail.com.

 

Mon, April 7        All the Light  We  Cannot See,  Anthony Doer

Mon, May 5        Chasing Hillary, Amy Chozik

Mon, June 2       The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, James Mcbride

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 Questions?  Contact Elsa Collins

 

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Reading the Bard Literary Group

The Shakespeare series, Reading the Bard, meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month at 2 o’clock in the auditorium. On the first Tuesday, we watch a film version of a Shakespeare play and on the third Tuesday we talk about both the play and the film and lots of other things too. Everybody is welcome. You don’t need to read the play in advance.  Our next film is Macbeth.  We will meet on Tuesday, April 1 at 2 o’clock in the Fireplace Room.  We will meet to screen and discuss Macbeth.  Everyone is welcome. Questions?  Call Tom Scheye.

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Classic Book Club

For new and all interested residents, Broadmead has a Classics Book Club that meets monthly in the Fireplace Room. We are a lively but very low-key group of about 20 readers of those classic books that we read or were planning to read in high school or college but never got around to--or have since forgotten. We have a great time for an hour or so every month and would love to have new members.  Click here for the list of books we are currently reading. We meet at 10:00 a.m. on the third Monday of each month. If interested, just show up or contact John Mattingly at 443-826-8660.  Our next meeting will be on Monday, April 21 at 10:00 am in the Fireside Room. We will be reading Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

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Mystery Book Club

There will be no meeting in December.  The next meeting will be Monday, April 21 at 1:00 pm in the Community Room in the Upland building.  The book under discussion will be The God Of The Woods by Liz Moore.  For the updated list of books we will be discussing click here.  Questions?  Contact Craig Smith.  Everyone is welcome.

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Current Reading Schedule (tentative)

The current reading schedule is as follows:

  • April 21 - The God Of The Woods by Liz Moore.  (Picked By The NY Times As The Crime Novel Of The Year.)

  • May 19 - The Drowned by John Banville. (Booker Prize Winner).

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Big Books Club

Having recently completed The Ambassadors by Henry James, we are tackling over the next few months Fyodor Dostoevesky's The Brothers Karamazov. Ours is a small group who meet the fourth Monday of each month to informally discuss one of those heavy volumes you never got around to in college. We read each book over the course of 'however long it takes.'  (Ulysses took just about seven. This one may take four. ) We are a very informal group who just enjoy each other's company. The Brothers' group meets next on Monday, October 28 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room to discuss Part One, which has (what else?) four books in it. Feel free to drop in and enjoy the fun. Any questions can be sent to johnbosco360@gmail.com, or call John Mattingly at 443-826-8660.

Everyone is welcome.

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LIBRARY NEWS

New Books in the Library

The library has added a new batch of books in February most of which are fiction. We're heavy on fiction this month, with new novels by old favorites--Louise Penny, Elizabeth Strout, Richard Osman, and Anne Tyler. There are also two short novels by Claire Keegan. Foster is the book on which the movie "The Quiet Girl" was based, and Small Things Like These has been made into a movie as well. Ina Garten  has a new memoir (large print), and we also have a biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner  For a list of these acquisitions click here.  The books are shelved in the New Books section of the library, near the fireplace.  For more about the Library click here  

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Books Not Returned

Many of our books have been checked out for several months and are therefore not available to other residents. If you are not actively reading a library book that you have checked out, please return it to the drop box marked book return, near the nonfiction section of the library.

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Library Book Donations

BRA Library book donations will be the second Thursday of each month at 9:30 am, the same time that the BCPL Bookmobile is here.    Click here to view the Library's book donation guidelines. 

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BRA Library Online Catalog

The Broadmead Library catalog is online, and no login or password is required. It will tell you which books the library owns, although not whether the book has been checked out. You can search by author, title, or keyword.  To access the BRA library online catalog click here

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Barn Sale Receiving Donations Weekly

The Greater Barn Sale is ready to receive inventory from all residents every Thursday from 10:00 am to noon and 2:00 to 4:00 pm.  Please deliver ALL donations (except books) to the Barn Sale workroom in the back hall of the Lower Level of the Center.  Book donations are the second Thursday of the month in the library area (see library notice below).  Please make sure all clothing is clean, in good repair and desirable by another person. also, please no men's trousers or suits.  All donations to the Barn Sale contribute to the support of the many BRA  activities we enjoy.  For any questions or concerns please email Lucy Wright.  Click here for a list of the Barn Sale organization and the department heads.

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The Barn Sale also accepts donations from families of residents who are moving to assisted living or who have passed away.  We also accept donations from new residents who are downsizing during their move to Broadmead.  Click below for a donation guide for residents and families.  Information for new residents is available through the Marketing department.

For more information about the Barn Sale, go to www.broadmeadbra.org/barn-sale. 

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​Listserv Guidelines

There has been some discussion about the use of the email system, listserv.  Here is a link to guidelines that were established several years ago about its use.  Listserv Guidelines  To register for the Listserv, see the note at the bottom of the About page

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Broadmead Resident Association

13801 York Rd, Cockeysville, MD 21030

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