Last Updated on May 17, 2025
Join the Summer Solstice Celebration June 10
All residents, staff, and families are invited to the Summer Solstice Spectacular from 4 – 9 PM on Friday, June 10, 2022 in the Fountain Hill Courtyard. There will be free entertainment, food trucks, an antique car show, and fireworks display.
Travelog 2: The Train to Bergen (with a lesson on conversions)
Travelog 2 by Julie Helms, covers her train ride to Bergen with some useful lessons on conversion of temperatures from Centigrade to Fahrenheit and the Norwegian Krone to U.S. dollars.
Video of Scholars’ Ceremony 2022 Available
The Scholars’ Ceremony held in May 2022, will be shown on TV972 May 20 – 22, 2022 at 2 PM and 7 PM. The video is also available on MyErickson, under Community Videos>Philanthropy>Scholars Ceremony.
Resident Book Review for May 2022
Here are supplemental reading materials for Resident Donna Martin’s review of The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs [New York: Macmillan, 2021], presented in May, 2022.
Travelog 1: Oslo
Resident Julie Helms begins a series of Travelogs based on a recent trip she took, starting in Oslo, Norway.
Pet Ownership in the Mature Years
The Charlestown Pet Group hosts Katie Flory, Maryland SPCA on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 11 AM in Brookside Classroom 2 . Information on the next Dog and Cat Vet Clinics.
Influence of Racism on Asian, Jewish and Hispanic People
Multiracial Awareness Group presents “Influence of Racism on Asian, Jewish and Hispanic People” on Friday, May 13, 2022 from 10 AM – Noon in the Auditorium. All are invited.
Touring “The Day-Core”
Dayle Dawes describes her journeys with her granddaughter around the hallways of Charlestown, observing decorated doorways, shelves, and elevator lobbies.
League of Women Voters Meets May 13
League of Women Voters meets Friday, May 13, 2022 at 10 AM in Charlestown Square Classroom 116. Come to the meeting to learn election details and how to help. Bring a friend or a new resident.
Hit Parade Memories, May 2022
Hit Parade Memories May 2022 programs at 2 PM in the Auditorium: May 6 – Frank Sinatra; May 20 – Doris Day