BUSY MONTH AHEAD
Summer is over, and we continue to soldier through our pandemic-circumscribed days. Lucky for us, members of the 14 West Hamilton Street Club have developed creative ways to cope. The Speakers and Special Events Committees, with help of several other members, filled summer days with stimulating Zoom presentations. As you will see below, more great events are scheduled for this month.
Chef Charlotte Galley continues to create delectable meals to take out or eat on the deck. Meals are available for pickup at the Club and [possibly ]delivery from Tuesday through Friday. If you would like a meal, reply to the Menu email that comes out the day before it's available. If you need delivery, let us know - we accommodate when we can. Lunches are picked up between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Check your Club emails for the next day’s menu.
In these difficult times, remember that ordering meals helps sustain the Club’s financial health.
STAFF DEVELOPMENTS
General Manager Jules Cantonwine regrets she had to leave the Club to deal with the coronavirus’s impact on her family’s retail establishments. Nevertheless, our operations are in great shape. We are lucky to benefit from Lynn Davidson’s (Chef Charlotte’s mother) skilled handling of the Club's billing and business affairs at least through the end of this year. Chef Charlotte has also stepped up and taken over communications and other duties while she continues to create scrumptious meals. If you have the opportunity, thank them for their fine work.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
In the coming month as the daylight diminishes and the temperatures drop, the Club will be offering more opportunities to hear speakers and participate in discussions. Here are some of the events scheduled to date. For a notification of new events and more up-to-date program listings, please check Club emails.
October 3 (Saturday) 3 p.m.
Roland Park Walking Tour
Club member and historian Charles Duff will conduct a walking tour of historic Roland Park. We will meet at the Woodlawn and Oakdale Roads intersection at 3 p.m. and end with outdoor refreshments. Due to the need for social distancing, there are only a limited number of spaces. If you did not make a reservation for the original date of September 26, there are a few more places available.
Hosted by Lois Schenck
October 6 (Tuesday) 12:30 p.m.
Book Discussion @ Zoom Lunch
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
This novel, set in India and the U.S., deals with 1960's radical Indian politics, American academic life and how three generations struggle to find their place in the world.
October 9 (Friday) 12:30 p.m.
Current Events Discussion @ Zoom Lunch
Moderated by Bill Reynolds, Andre Davis and Peter Danchin
Carol Allen, local historic preservationist
Topic: "East Towson, from Jim Crow to Black Lives Matter"
October 17 (Saturday) (Time to Be Announced)
Kenneth Wollack, Co-Chair Commission on Presidential Debates
Topic: "Presidential Debates?"
Introduced by Tim Wolf
October 21 (Wednesday) Gathering at 7:45 p.m., Talk at 8 p.m.
Stuart C. Ray, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Vice Chair of Medicine for Data Integrity and Analytics and Professor of Medicine
Topic: “A Conversation about Respiratory Viruses: Natural Immunity, Vaccines and the Herd”
October 24 (Saturday) 10 a.m.
David Gleason Leads a Walking Tour of Fells Point
The tour will focus on Fells Point’s remaining 18th century structures covering the gamut from commodious and elegant Captain’s Houses to the small worker dwellings. Due to the need for social distancing, there are only a limited number of spaces.
Hosted by Sam Hopkins
(To reserve a spot, please contact Sam at 410-935- 8540 or Sam Hopkins.
October 28 (Wednesday) Gathering at 12:30 p.m., Talk at 12:45 p.m.
Diane Stillman, former Director of Education and Public Programs at the Delaware Art Museum and Walters Art Museum
Topic: "When Big Art Was Big Business"
November 3 (Tuesday) 12:30 p.m.
Book Discussion @ Zoom Lunch
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Tracing the lives, loves and aspirations of two couples who move between Vermont and Wisconsin, this novel is a work of quiet majesty, deep compassion, and powerful insight into the alchemy of friendship and marriage.
November 13 (Friday) 12:30 p.m.
Current Events Discussion @ Zoom Lunch
Moderated by Bill Reynolds, Andre Davis and Peter Danchin
OCTOBER NOON ZOOM LUNCHES WITH HOSTS
For 95 years, noontime lunch discussions have been the Club’s hallmark. If you are missing a good lunchtime chat, take the opportunity to participate in one or more of the 13 hosted Noon Zoom lunches in October, which replace the pre-COVID in-person, small-group lunches held in the downstairs dining room. We have added hosts to ensure that everyone enjoys good fellowship via Zoom.
These remote lunch discussions offer an opportunity to bring a guest from anywhere in the U.S. Or, use a lunch discussion to reconnect with an old friend. Just send him or her a copy of the link below (in blue). The full Zoom instructions are at the bottom of the page. Also, you can volunteer to host one of these lunches. Pick a date below and offer to replace our regular host or choose a date in a future month. Call Sam Hopkins at 410-935-8540.
Date Host
Thursday Oct. 1 Mike Franch
Friday Oct. 2 Bruce Barnett
Wednesday Oct. 7 Tim Wolf
Thursday Oct. 8 Mike F anch
Tuesday Oct. 13 Mike Franch
Thursday Oct. 15 Mike Franch
Friday Oct. 6 Bruce Barnett
Tuesday Oct. 20 Mike Franch
Thursday Oct. 22 Mike Franch
Friday Oct. 23 Bruce Barnett
Tuesday Oct. 27 Mike Franch
Thursday Oct. 29 Mike Franch
Friday Oct. 30 Bruce Barnett
