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A Mothers Love

A Mothers Love

I wanted to share with you which I though appropriate for Mothers Day weekend… a Mother and Son business collaborating for many years now helping each other and sharing their vision and passion for the Art. A few months ago, while meeting with Alberta Santora at Capelli Salon in Stevenson Village Maryland, I met a [...]

Preparing for One of Retirement’s Major Expenses – Taxes

Preparing for One of Retirement’s Major Expenses – Taxes

Preparing for One of Retirement’s Major Expenses – Taxes   As you plan for retirement, you’re likely considering the major expenses you may encounter, such as housing and health care. But are you overlooking something that may have a significant impact on your ability to achieve a financially secure retirement?   If the bulk of [...]

All Tied Up and Singing: “Passion of Persephone” at Women’s Expo

All Tied Up and Singing: “Passion of Persephone” at Women’s Expo

“What if somebody wrote a musical where the heroine would be tied-up for half of the show?” That was the question that came to Rosanna Tufts in a dream: “What would the story be about?” A few days later she had the answer:  the myth of Persephone, reinvented as a rock opera in the Gilded [...]

“Cendrillon,” composed by Pauline Viardot at 83, Proves You’re Never Too Old!

“Cendrillon,” composed by Pauline Viardot at 83, Proves You’re Never Too Old!

Classical music isn’t all Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Mozart . . . the women composers had plenty to say, too! One of them, Pauline Viardot, gets the spotlight as the Baltimore Vocal Arts Foundation presens her salon opera Cendrillon, Saturday, March 10, 1 pm at the Barn Theatre at CCBC Catonsville, part of the Mini-Fringe Theatre [...]

What Did Pilate’s Wife See, in her Dream about Jesus?

What Did Pilate’s Wife See, in her Dream about Jesus?

That’s the question Charles Butler asked . . . and he ended up with an entire series of theatrical monologues by seldom-seen Bible characters. Many of them are mentioned only once in Scripture, and are never heard from again. But the Jews have a custom called the “midrash,” which retells a Biblical event from the [...]

What Famous Woman would YOU like to see Brought Back to Life?

What Famous Woman would YOU like to see Brought Back to Life?

Kate Campbell Stevenson “brings them back alive” every day! The incomparable actress and mezzo-soprano brings her one-woman show, Women: Back to the Future, to the CCBC Women’s Expo on Saturday, March 10, at 11 am! If you ever wanted to “meet” Eleanor Roosevelt, now’s your chance. Relive Eleanor’s struggles to overcome her fear of public [...]

Congratulations to one of our Charter Members!

Congratulations to one of our Charter Members!

Our very own Village Connector Community News Charter Member, Jeffrey D. Carlson, CFP®, has been recognized as a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager in the February, 2012 edition of the Baltimore Magazine. Congratulations Jeff! For more information about Jeffrey or his services, visit him on the web at: www.AmeripriseAdvisors.com/Jeffrey.D.Carlson/ ————————————————————————– Anita M. Hicks is a Community [...]

Paws for Purple Hearts

Paws for Purple Hearts

Paws for Purple Heart lend support to their fellow Veterans…in companionship, lifelong friendships and Hearts of Gold… Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) is the first program of its kind to offer therapeutic intervention for veterans and active-duty military personnel by teaching those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to train service dogs for their comrades with [...]

Smartly Spaced Hosts Business Workshops

Smartly Spaced Hosts Business Workshops

Could your business use a boost in 2012? Perhaps learning something new to help you market or build your business could be just what you are looking for this year. Smartly Spaced is hosting business workshops to help business owners. Recently I attended “10 Business Image Catastrophes and How to Avoid Them” by Glenn Garnes. [...]

Purple Fridays & Tilted Kilt host Wounded Warrior Project

Purple Fridays & Tilted Kilt host Wounded Warrior Project

On Friday, January 6 hundreds of people packed into The Tilted Kilt in White Marsh to help raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. Lowell Sheets, the event organizer, said “I feel very strongly about supporting the troops. and especially the wars we’ve been in, so many lately.” The event started off with a 2 [...]

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