Diversity of race, religion, economics, gender arcus and most of all, thought. odd M T uintet Jazz Q Top ph oto by C left ph arlyle S oto of T mith; Gary odd Ma Young rcus by Get a feel for Friends School life. Observe classes and talk with students, teachers and current parents. Then enjoy a light bite while hearing from Friends’ Head of School Matt Micciche. A benefit for the community-building ADMISSION LATTE AND LEARN ADMISSION LUNCH AND LEARN work of Stony Run Friends (Quaker) Meeting Tues., November 10, Thurs., December 3, 9 to 11 a.m. 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Sat., Oct. 24 7:30p.m. BALTIMORE• 1784 e world needs what our children can do. Stony Run Friends Meetinghouse 5116 N. Charles St. 410.649.3211 • friendsbalt.org/admission Baltimore, MD 21210 32 1 Supporters of Stony Run Friends Meeting’s Community-Building Work The Performers Michael and Amy Aquilino Deborah Bedwell Greetings, Friends! You are about to hear the Adrian Bishop and Rosalie Dance unforgettable power and beauty of the Todd Marcus Meg Boyd Meyer and Arthur Meyer Boyd Jazz Quintet’s music. Frank and Barbara Brocato John and Sue Carnell ODD MARCUS has brought together a jazz quintet Bruce and Becky Copeland that Baltimore music fans rank on a par with the best Johanna and Bob deRose T performers in New Orleans. One of the few jazz artists Norm, Kathy and Ned Forbush in the world who uses the bass clarinet as his exclusive solo Lillian Freudenberger instrument, Todd was inspired by jazz great artists such as Fred Hinze and Georgia Coleman Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Julie Craft and Blaine Keener John Coltrane. He and his jazz quintet delight appreciative Jen Hobbins audiences with their special brand of what he calls “modern Bob and Ann Marie Ketron straight-ahead jazz” that’s both fiery and intense, but also Wendell and Sally Leimbach with “a strong lyrical sensitivity.” David Macfarlane Barbara and Chuck Mallonee Though not a native Baltimorean, Todd studied at Loyola Fred and Diana Motz College while also volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in Myles Perkins and Christina Lindgren West Baltimore’s Sandtown-Winchester community. He later Diane Proctor moved into that troubled neighborhood, running Newborn Marjorie and Roberta Scott Holistic Ministries, serving the area's many needs. Says Harrison and Ruthanne Smith Marcus, “Being a part of my community has allowed me to Joan and Eric Thompson specifically deal with ongoing issues that stem from systemic Ann and Jim Venable racism and poverty. And at the same time, my music has Janet Shepler and Michael Vermehren-Shepler allowed me to try to create some beauty that hopefully unites people across all races....” 2 31 Stony Run’s Community-Building Work includes Direct Support for these Organi - zations and Initiatives This Evening’s Program Central Maryland Ecumenical Council Right Sharing of World Resources 7:30 - 8:15 GEDCO • CARES Food Bank McKim Center Music Clay Pots Ministry Amazing Grace Ministries 8:15 - 8:30 Brief Intermission Stony Run Supports these Quaker Affiliates 8:30 - 9:15 that Work to Build Strong Communities Music American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Baltimore Yearly Meeting/BYM Camping Program 9:15 - 10:00 Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Sweet & Savory Reception Friends General Conference (FGC) Friends World Committee on Consultation (FWCC) Friends Council on Education (FCE) PERFORMANCE IN THE MEETING ROOM Quaker United Nations Program (QUNO) RECEPTION IN THE DINING ROOM—LOWER LEVEL Friends Journal Friends Center in Ramallah Friends Peace Teams Quaker Earthcare Witness This concert was organized by the Friends of Stony Run’s Event Planning Subcommittee: Margaret Allen (Clerk), Deborah Bedwell, Adrian Bishop, Marcie Jones Brennan, Alice Cherbonnier, Betsy Forbush, Lynn Jordan, John Merrill, Sandra Morton, Phil Perkins, Rebecca Snyder. The committee thanks everyone who supported this effort. Baltimore Monthly Meeting of Friends, Stony Run 5116 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210• (443 )703-2590 Email: [email protected] • www.StonyRunFriends.org 30 3 Ober|Kaler is a proud supporter of Stony Run Friends Meeting. /BER\+ALERISATRUSTEDLAWÚRMPROVIDING ADVICEANDCOUNSELTHROUGHOURARTSAND ENTERTAINMENT INTELLECTUALPROPERTY AND The Forbush School at Glyndon Nursery Program, Part of the Sheppard Pratt Health System ESTATESANDTRUSTSPRACTICEGROUPSSERVING BUSINESSOWNERSANDPROFESSIONALS SSheppard Pratt Health S ystem iis pleased to s upport www.ober.com SStony Run Friends M eeting anad th e To dd Ma rcus Jaz z Quintet Ranked among the nation’s top psychiatric hospitals for 2015-2016 by U.S. News & World Report, Sheppard Pratt Health System is dedicated to improving quality of life through mental health, special education, and substance use services for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Our patient-centered treatment approach, combined with Charles L. Maskell, Jr. our legacy of clinical excellence, sets us apart from other Managing Member health systems on both a local and national level. [email protected] (410 ) 537-5988 3600 O'Donnell St., Suite 4 410.938.3000 Osheppardpratt.org Grain Bldg Baltimore, MD 21204 Baltimore, MD 21224 www.ccabalt.com 4 29 Be a Partner with Oregon Ridge Nature Center! or over 190 years, Stony Run Friends Meeting has supported o you have great family memories of hiking through the McKim woods or strolling through the meadows at Oregon the McKim Free School and now F Ridge? Do you still enjoy the natural resources that the the McKim Community Center . That means that over D Park offers? Do you see yourself as a protector of the Park and 10,000 children’s lives are better because a cheerleader for environmental education and wellness? If of YOU. your answer is “YES,” we have great opportunities for you. When McKim opened at 1120 E. Baltimore Currently, there are a number of Committee Chair openings on Street in 1833 it was the first such school in the Council board. We are looking for people whose talents and Baltimore City and one of the first in the U.S. interests match the committees’ responsibilities. Please contact The idea for the school originated with a Council President Pat Gingher for more information via email at Quaker merchant, John McKim, who wanted [email protected] or by phone at 410-887-1615. to help Baltimore's poor youths. If you enjoy writing and trolling the Internet, and have a vision Today, with support from such sources as the Abell, Annie E. Casey for what other resources could be available in this wonderful and Weinberg Foundations, United Way, Presbyterian Churches of park, you may enjoy working on one of two committees: Baltimore, and Stony Run Friends Meeting, McKim offers community fundraising and grant writing. Enthusiasm is a must educational and constructive activities for young people who live in for fundraising, and an interest in writing and research is needed the area. Volunteers and interns assist with the after-school program for grant writing. Funds and grants can come from a variety of and summer camp, lead enrichment workshops and help with sports places: foundations, businesses, and/or private individuals. If you practices and competitions. McKim is also a site for the Senior have a few hours a month to donate to help on one of these Citizen Eating Together Program and a chapter of Narcotics committees by seeking out funding and grant sources, please Anonymous. email or call the Nature Center. The McKim School is near the Old Town Friends Meeting House at OREGON RIDGE NATURE CENTER 1201 East Fayette St., Baltimore's oldest religious building. Its members 13555 Beaver Dam Road • Cockeysville, MD 21030 included such influential Quakers as Philip E. Thomas, first President (410)887-1815 • oregonridgenaturecenter.org of the B&O Railroad, and Johns Hopkins. This building and the [email protected] McKim School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Please support the MCKIM COMMUNITy AssOCIATION Wellness Hike • Tues., Oct. 27 • 6 p.m. 1120 E Baltimore Street • Baltimore, MD 21202 Join Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan on a Wellness Hike around Oregon (410)276-5519 • http://www.mckimcenter.org Ridge Park to learn first-hand how a peaceful walk through the woods can help diminish stress and worry. RSVP (410)887-1815. This ad sponsored by David Pruitt and Laurel Kiser, Helen Riley, and Friends of McKim Sponsored by Nancy Berger 28 5 The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Each year, thousands of refugees are invited by our government to seek safety and freedom. Forced to flee Thanks Madison Bell and MOUNT VERNON ASSOCIATES, INC. conflict or persecution, many have the members of Stony Run A Quaker-owned business survived for years against incredible odds. They step off the plane with next Friends Meeting 575 S. Charles Street #401 to nothing but their dignity, hope, and for their support in helping Baltimore, MD 21201 determination. In Baltimore, the IRC us reach at-risk (410) 377-9780 helps rebuild their lives. populations in Southwest Located at the Baltimore and beyond. Baltimore Resettlement Center 3516 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21224 Thank you! Socially Responsible Investment Management 410-327-1885 For Individual and Endowment Portfolios More Information: [email protected] Clay Pots...A Place to Grow 1635 W. Pratt Street | Baltimore, MD 21223 Sponsored by Suzy Filbert claypotsbaltimore.com Sponsored by Madison Smartt Bell Is pleased to support Acting on our faith to assure human rights at home! STONY RUN FRIENDS MEETING Join Interfaith Action for Human Rights’ and efforts in Maryland to reduce prison solitary confinement, reinvesting funds saved into more effective and humane Planting trees and programs. Todd Marcus Jazz Quintet advocating for Go to www.interfaithactionhr.org to join o ur advoca tes list a nd to donate to our streams and rivers.