“To dream the impossible dream to fight the unbeatable foe to bear with unbearable sorrow
to run where the brave dare not go; to right the unrightable wrong to love pure and chaste from afar to try when your arms are too weary to reach the unreachable star.
This is my quest to follow that star no matter how hopeless no matter how far. To fight for the right without question or pause; to be willing to march into Hell for a heavenly cause; and I know if I’ll only be true to this glorious quest that my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I’m laid to my rest; and the world will be better for this that one man (woman), scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable star.” Man from LaMancha
“We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women…” Maya Angelou
Women’s History Month recognizes women and acknowledges their contributions as trailblazers in their chosen field. The glass ceiling is no more; women have broken the glass ceiling and have reached the Unreachable Star.
“I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” Maya Angelou
Living for the weekend continues to recognize glass ceiling breakers Clara Harris, Ellen Malcolm, Oprah, B. Smith, Sylvia Woods, Moms Mabley, Ursula Burns, Laurie Ann Goldman, Indra Nooyi, Ma Rainey, Vashti Turley Murphy, Elizabeth Hooton, Olga James, Bessie Smith, Hillary Clinton, Muriel Siebert, Betty Moss, Ida Peters, Mary McLeod Bethune, Pauline Wilkins, Jacqueline McLean, Barbara Mikulski, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Juanita, Jackson Mitchell, Shirley Chisholm, Carolyn Mosely Braun, Sarah Jane Woodson Early, Isabel Wilkinson, Debbie Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Bonnie Parker,Barbara Ross Lee, Anita Hill, Florence Ellinwood Allen, Antonia Novello, Serena Williams, Jocelyn Elders and Michele Obama.
“Wherever you go, whatever you do oh please, remember that I’ll always be there for you
you don’t have to call, you don’t have to say just think about me and I’ll be on my way” Prince
Rosemary “Duchess” Atkinson invited 25 women to her Mohawk Avenue home for cocktails in celebration of her 75th birthday. Unbeknown to her, daughter Tobi Pulley and sister Sara Smalley had arranged a party bus to take the guests to Proud Mary Waterfront Bar and Restaurant in Ft. Washington for jazz and dinner.
I go wherever the wind blows…and wherever the whiskey shots are half price.” Nicki Elson
Happy Hour will never be the same at Langerman’s in Canton where “Just Us” celebrated Debbie Taylor’s birthday sipping martinis, cosmos and wine while dining on ribs, Asian shrimp quesadillas, hot biscuits and more.
The next day “Just Us” joined Aldonna Wylie at the Johns Hopkins Club for cocktails and dinner in the private dining room decorated with party hats and favors. The menu Hopkins Caesar salad, Greek salad, stuffed flounder with crab meat, petit filet mignon with red wine pearl onion sauce with mashed potatoes and asparagus cake and ice cream. The four course meal included a sorbet to clear the palate between meals. In attendance at Langerman and the Hopkins Club were Deborah Hawkins, Chandra Jackson, Susan Ellison, LaVerne Naesea, Dorothy Douglas, Rhonda Bartee, Charlotte Bullock, Beatrice Williams, Jackie Brown, Edith Jones from New Orleans and the birthday girls Debbie and Aldonna.
“It’s your birthday, we gon’ party like it’s yo’ birthday we gon’ sip Bacardi like it’s your birthday” 50 Cent
Happy Birthday Diane Hocker, Mildred Harris, Brenda Blount, Edith Green, Frankie Wilson, Goldie Wood, Roslyn Smith, Evon Jackson, Angela Gibson, Audrey Freeman, Larry Gibson, Kevin Parson, Sherita Harris, LaTonya Cobb Queen and Margaret Lee.
“I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.” Billie Holiday
“Come to the Cabaret” with Just for Fun members Tippy Fortune, Reggie Gee, Tom Goggin, LaJoie Grimes, James Quick, and Joe Smith on April 3, call 410-655-0152 for tickets.
“Spring in the air filled with love there’s magic everywhere when you’re young and in love” Marvelettes
Happy anniversary to William “Billy Bones”, Shirley Andrews, Jaki, and Ken Ulman on their anniversary
“People see God every day, they just don’t recognize him.” Pearl Bailey
Sending love and get-well wishes to Tim Wilson and Elvard Cooper as they continue on the road to recovery.
“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.” Rachel Carson
Adrienne Davis wants to thank everyone for the overwhelming outpouring of love shown to her and the family during the death of her husband Benjamin Eggie Davis. The cards, phone calls, prayers and other gestures of love have assisted in easing their loss knowing others cared.
“If your neighbor looks at you like they don’t enjoy the key you’re singing in, look right back, bless them, and keep on singing.” Odetta
Join Phil Butt’s 17 piece band and vocalists, Sheila Ford, Marlene Ross, Larzene, Kermit Golden, and more as they celebrate the 100th birthday of Baltimore’s Eleanor Fagan and the worlds’ Billie Holiday April 7, sponsored by Renaissance Productions and The Greater Baltimore Urban League call Thom Saunders 410-728-3837 or Renaissance2222@cs.com
“People get ready” for The Holman Group’s annual trip, June 27, to the Crab Claw in St. Michaels, enjoy steamed crabs, shrimp and other summer delights then head to Dover Downs Casino call Mattie & Teddy at 410-655-9830 for tickets.
Congratulations to Deborah Owens, Patricia Tunstall, Mary Slicher and Dr.Terri Hill on being honored at Iota Phi Lambda Sorority at the Women in Business Breakfast April 4, 2015. For tickets call Betty Wilson-Jones 410-984-0457.
“Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.” Doug Larson
Valerie and the Friday Night Bunch
