New School Academy, supported by the Charlestown-Sandtown Connection is having a school supplies drive running August 14 -18. On Friday, August 18 between 10 AM – 2 PM collection tables will be set up in Terrace ,and Fireside Lounges and Cross Creek Lobby.
Second Hand Rose’s creations will be on view for purchase in the Shortline Cafe display case for the month of August, 2023.
Meditative Moments is a series of short nature videos set to music by Charlestown resident Betty Caldwell, from photographs that she has taken. She developed the series as a way to share her sense of connection with the awe and beauty of nature. Other Charlestown residents have also contributed their work to this series. Residents’ feedback has indicated that the videos provide a sense of calm through the beauty of nature.
The Residents’ Council Communications Committee ran its Communications Survey from April 1 to May 5, 2023. 573 responses were received. This was the third of these surveys, as earlier ones were run in 2014 and 2019. We were looking to see how communications preferences and available methods have changed over time.
Theme: Sunrise/Sunset and Clouds
Photographers for July are John Chasse, Dave Cohn, Dick Crebs, Gloria Davis, Forest Dawes, Rosemary Eck, David Elder, Sarah Gilbert, Anthony Matesi, Mimi O’Donnell, John Oxenham, and Phil Vess.
Wilton Overlook 1 patio and courtyard are temporarily closed.
Charlestown Sluggers softball team defeated Riderwood, Oak Crest, and Greenspring Erickson Community resident softball teams to take home the tournament trophy again this year on June 7, 2023.
Resident writer Julie Helms spends a week observing the action at ground zero, monitoring the enemy, and taking notes.
This book review by Charlestown resident Paul Rao on The Wright Brothers by David McCullough appears in the July 2023 edition of The Sunburst newspaper.
Tickets go on sale for the Everly Brothers Experience Concert on Monday, July 10, 2023. There will be an initial limit of 6 tickets per person.