DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020

COMING ATTRACTIONS!!! Speaker Series!!! Have you ever nicked your shin with the dishwasher door? Hit your head on the bed post? Have you a

wound that just won’t seem to heal? We are thrilled to announce a seminar presented by Jennifer A. Heller, MD, Medical Director of the Wound Cen-ter at GBMC! Dr. Heller will discuss ways to avoid getting wounds. In addi-tion she will talk about why wounds may not be healing, such as swelling, infection, lack of blood flow, or pres-sure on the wound. The healthcare team, consisting of specialists in the fields of vascular and plastic surgeries, general surgery, podiatry, and internal medicine, allows for a more compre-hensive, interdisciplinary approach to wound management. Offered at no charge, Dr. Heller will be here on Tuesday, January 14 at 7:00. RSVP required. 410-323-1257 or club-house@villagemanagement.net. Do-nations appreciated. SAVE THE DATE!!! Winter Arts Festival (WAF) IV is coming March 6th,7th, and 8th! We are so fortunate to have talented artists and musicians among us in our Cross Keys community. (continued on p. 7)

Hello and Welcome!. We’ve had a very busy, fun, and interesting year here at the Village Club!! It seems that there was something for everyone, and we are certainly open to suggestions if there is something you would like us to offer in the future. To review: In February, our City Councilperson, Sharon Green Middleton heard our concerns. Feeling as if she wanted to better address our concerns, she returned in June with various city agency representa-tives. In March, we had our Winter Arts Festival III, highlighting the talents of many of our residents, both in visual and mu-sical art. April brought us landscape artist, Jean Mellot, who presented a seminar on rain gardening and April offered Improv Classes taught by our Betty Loafmann. Throughout the spring and summer, we had Pickleball Clinics. In May we celebrated Cinquo de Maya with live music by our David Rosenberg and Company, and they performed again in July. Throughout the summer we enjoyed Aqua Fitness on Thurs-day mornings. In August, we were thrilled to hear an interview with our own Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress. Septem-ber brought us James Cabezas, Author of Eyes of Justice. We were fortunate to enjoy live performances by the Company of Vaga-bond Players of Fells Point, thanks to our own Steve Goldklang. Flickering Treas-ures author and Baltimore Sun Photogra-pher, Amy Davis visited us in November. And finally, many of us enjoyed Yoga with Susan Selckman. Whew! That’s a lot! It’s been my pleasure to plan these events. Stay tuned for next year!!! Marjie Goodman The Village Club 410-323-1257 clubhouse@villagemanagement.net

DATES OF INTEREST Dec. 23 First Day of Channukah Dec. 25 Christmas Dec. 26 Kwanza Jan. 1 New Years Day Jan. 20 MLK, Jr. Day PLEASE NOTE: Village Management Office hours : Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 am.-5pm and on Fri. 8:30 am– 3 pm Clubhouse hours are 10 am-3 pm Monday-Friday. Village Management will be closed December 25 and 26 and January 1 for the holidays. HAPPENINGS-HERE… IN THE VILLAGE November 30– SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY (10-6) and a HOLIDAY HOOPLA/ VISIT WITH SANTA AND HOLIDAY CAROLERS(10 am to 1 pm) Renaissance Fine Arts Warehouse Sale: January 9-12 January 16-19 January 23-26

YOGA! YOGA! YOGA! Thursday nights at 6:15. See enclosed flyer and page 7. AT THE VILLAGE SQUARE CAFÉ Enjoy Dinner and Live Music Every Saturday 6:00-7:30

12/7 Ridge Runners: Abigail, Bekah & Grace (Indie/Folk) 12/14 Mark & Judy (Guitar/

Violin) 12/21 Lauren Weiner & Julie Riffle (Folk/ Country) 12/28 The Powell Younger Project (R&B/Soul/Blues) 1/4 The Dharma Bums (Folk/Rock/Indie/ World Beat Blues) 1/11 Roger Friskey (Blues/Folk/Jazz) 1/18 Hully & The Candy Man (Blues/ Americana/R & B/Folk/Light Jazz) 1/25 Terry & Vicky (Folk-Rock Fusion)

And Open Mic Night 2nd & 4th Thursday from 6:00-8:00. Show off your talent!

. ...AND THERE ART American Visionary Art Museum The Secret Life of Earth: Alive! Awake! (and possibly really Angry!) This exhibition coincides with Earth Day’s 25th anniversary in 2020, as well as AVAM’s 25th anniversary. It beckons all Earthlings-from climate change skeptics to the world’s leading eco-scientists and green youth planet-activists—entry into an exhibition that is one part visual earth love-fest, and two parts environmental crash course on the wonders and interdependent fragility of life on our one, blue, homegirl planet. 10/5/19-9/6/20 $ Baltimore Museum of Art Mickalene Thomas: A Moment’s Pleas-ure Mickalene Thomas’ immersive two-story installation will transform the BMA’s East Lobby into a living room for Baltimore. The experience will extend onto an en-closed terrace where the BMA will host a series of events, such as film screenings, artist talks, performances, workshops, book clubs. Influenced by the 70’s and 80’s, Thomas’ signature aesthetic incorporates geometric patterns, prints, shag carpeting, among other nostalgic motifs. Through 5/21. Free MUSIC/COMEDY Modell Lyric Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical This beloved TV Classic soars off the screen and onto the stage 12/23 6:00 pm $

THEATER Center Stage Men on Boats This rollicking comedy is history as you’ve never seen it before-without a single man in sight. Join a team of explorers as they tell the true(ish) story of the “discovery” of the Grand Canyon and upend every-thing...including their boats. Through 12/22 $ Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol A delight for all ages, A Christmas Carol (with a Balti-more twist) cele-brates local history and Chesapeake cul-ture while staying true to the tradi-tional story. A story o f E b e n e z e r Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visiting by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, trans-forming him into a kindler, gentler man. 12/6-12/24 $ Everyman Theatre Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express Board the exotic Orient Express as it takes off into the opulence and grandeur of the 1930s, with a train full of suspects and an alibi for each one. This dazzling new ad-aptation is filled with twists, turns, and lar-ger-than-life characters. 12/3-1/5 $ Vagabond Players Brighton Beach Memoirs Neil Simon’ acclaimed Broadway hit of-fers us an hilarious and touching look at a young man’s coming of age in a tight-knit Brooklyn family during the Great Depres-sion . 1/10-2/9 vagabondplayers.org. $

. RULES... WINDSHIELD STICKERS Please be sure your vehicle displays a windshield sticker. Contact your manage-ment office to obtain individual Associa-tion labels. Also for residents, gates at the south end are closed at 5:45 pm. The center gate is closed at 7:00 pm. The gatehouse drop gates are closed at 10 pm daily. You must have a sticker on your car to enter the property after 10 pm or you will be stopped to identify yourself. PARKING IN THE COMMERCIAL AREAS The parking lots that surround the com-mercial areas in Cross Keys are owned and operated by VCK Realty. The lots are des-ignated for customers and patrons that visit the offices and retail center. They do not permit overnight parking on any of their lots. Residents must obtain permission to park on their lots if they are not a customer or their tenants. Most lots have a four hour parking limit. Village Management can not give authority to utilize any of the parking lots. For more information contact VCK Realty at 410-323-1000. PARKING IN THE CLUBHOUSE LOT The clubhouse parking lot is the property of the Cross Keys Maintenance Corpora-tion, not the property of any condominium in the Village. Residents of the Village can park in this lot only if they are using the clubhouse facilities, tennis court or the pool ( in season). We appreciate your co-operation in this matter and remind those who violate this policy that their vehicle may be towed at the owner’s expense.

RESIDENTIAL PARKING All residents and their guests are asked to observe the “assigned and reserved park-ing” spaces in the associations. Parking in others’ “assigned and re-served” spaces could lead to that vehicle being towed at the owners expense. COMMERCIAL DUMPSTERS Residents may not use any dumpsters lo-cated on the commercial property. The dumpsters are designated for certain items and are off limits to residents. RECYCLING Baltimore City does not accept styrofoam. Please do not include this with your recy-cling.

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...AND INFORMATION/RECOMMENDATIONS FEEDING THE ANIMALS Please refrain from feeding any animals (including our fox) that you encounter in the Village. If you insist on feeding the birds, please place the feeders away from the prop-erty. Management thanks you. SOLICITATION Solicitation is not permitted in Cross Keys and creates an opportunity for crime. Anyone seeing a solicitor should report them to the gatehouse or manage-ment office immediately. WALKERS Please be aware of the many cars that drive in and out of Cross Keys Village on a daily basis. Whenever possible, avoid the road and walk on the designated paths that wind throughout the community. Your safety is priority. LOST AND FOUND Lost and Found is located at the Gate-house. If you misplace anything while in the Village call (410) 435-2211, to see if it has been found

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING If you witness anyone displaying erratic behavior within the Village, please contact the police immediately. Once you have called the police, please contact the Gate-house at 410-435-2211 to alert them that the police will be re-sponding. In the event you call 911 in an emergency, it is important that you notify the Gatehouse at (410) 435-2211 to further assist those responding to the call upon their arrival. DELIVERIES Ordering a pizza? Some-thing from Amazon? Please direct delivery people to go through the gatehouse entrance. DOG SCOOP DISPENSERS If you have a dog, it is your responsibility to pick up after your pet. Dog scoop dis-

pensers are located at five locations in the Village: Cross Keys Road near Goodlow House, Cross Keys Road in Dunns Grove, Hamlet Hill Road

near Harper House entrance, South Gate Exit on Hamill Road, and South Hill near the bench. Drop the disposal bags in the trash cans at any of these locations, and they will be collected.

TENNIS PLAYERS There are 3 tennis courts at Cross Keys: COURT I—VILLAGE CLUBHOUSE COURT 2—HAMILL COURT SIDE COURT 3—TENNIS BARN SIDE And now we have PICKLEBALL on COURT I!!! We will see you on the courts in the Spring! GRATITUDE “Enough” is a feast.” -Buddhist Provers THE CLUBHOUSE LIBRARY Don’t know what to do with the books you enjoyed so much? Bring them to us! The library, located in the Clubhouse at the top

of Hamlet Hill Road, has well stocked shelves of hardcover and paperback books, as well as a few DVDs. Bring a book. Take a book.

It is open from 10-3 on weekdays.

THE 2nd ANNUAL GUIDE FOR NON-EATING AND NON-S H O P P I N G A C T I V I T I E S AROUND THE HOLIDAYS Creative Alliance Holiday Wreath Making Fill an 8” grapewood wreath with dried florals and winter greenery, including varieties of pine. Fill it as little or as much as you’d like. Learn how to arrange your wreath in an artful way that will last forever. 12/5 6-7:30 pm $

Inner Harbor Ice Rink Take a spin (or watch your kids and grand-kids take a spin!) around the outdoor ice

rink with prime waterfront views. Through 1/20/20 $ Port Discovery Children’s Museum Gingerbricks Decorating with McCor-mick Watch as your creating becomes part of a GIANT gingerbread house that will be on display throughout the holiday season. Let the children experience the learning that takes place when they have the chance to create, design, and are part of a larger pro-ject! 12/7-12/14 $ AND OF COURSE... The Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park Holiday Poinsettia Display (and sale) Come see the vast array of red, orange, pink, white poinsettias and the grand, decorated tree. A timeless tradition. 12/7-1/5

Continued from Page 1 (WAF IV) As usual, we will be showcasing visual art—paintings, drawings, photography and sculpture. If you would like to dis-play your art, please contact Joan Earn-shaw at 410-323-8212 or corkdog-gy105@gmail.com/ Likewise, if you are a trained musician and are interested in performing in the music program, please contact Deborah Saunders at 443-377-5989 or dlsaun-ders05@hotmail.com

For all of you Artists or Wanna-Be-Artists, we now have easels (and paints and brushes), gener-ously underwritten by our own,

Edwin Gold!! Ed and his wife, Amy, are artists and wanted to facilitate more people painting and unleashing the creative beings within us. We are looking for a resident art instructor to put to-gether a class here at the Village Club! Please let me know if you are interested—in painting and/or teaching. club-house@villagemanagement.net

AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST!!! By popular demand, we bring back Thurs-day evening YOGA!!! And not just any yoga! We are so proud and excited to bring you yin/restorative yoga by one of the very best instructors in the area. Susan Selckman teaches a variety of yoga classes and work-shops. As a former competitive figure skater, Susan has a strong connection to fluid move-ment and she respects “finesse” in movement, which you will feel in the cues and transitions in her classes. During her 35+ years in the fitness/coaching industry, Susan fell in love with yoga and the power to still the mind. Teaching yoga is joyful and peaceful and Susan is excited to patiently share this passion with others. Yin/Restorative Yoga is a practice that is accessible and

available for eve-ryone and every body. Learn to slowly

stretch the ligaments, tendons, and fascia net-work, allowing for greater muscle and joint mobility. All poses are seated or laying down, non-weight-bearing and suitable for every level of fitness and flexibility. Just bring your mat-we supply everything else! Six-week one-hour sessions are on Thurs-days at 6:15. Each six-session package will be $72. To drop-in for classes without sign-ing up for the six-week session, each drop-in class is $20.00. Make note of dates: 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13 RSVPS for package are required. 410-323-1257 or clubhouse@villagemanagement.net

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CLUBHOUSE CALENDAR OF EVENTS December Monday 2nd Fallswood II Annual Meeting 6:00 pm Thursday 5th Dunn’s Grove Board Meeting 6:00 pm Tuesday 17th Roland Mews Annual Meeting 5:30 pm January Thursday 9th Yin/Restorative Yoga at the Village Club 6:15 pm Tuesday 14th Speaker Series-Health! Jennifer Heller, MD 7:00 pm Wednesday 15th Fallswood I Board Meeting 6:00 pm Thursday 16th Yin/Restorative Yoga at the Village Club 6:15 pm Thursday 23rd Yin/Restorative Yoga at the Village Club 6:15 pm Thursday 30th Yin/Restorative Yoga at the Village Club 6:15 pm

CLASSIFIED ADS Please call the Village Club at 410-323-1257 or email: clubhouse@villagemanagement.net no later than the 15th of the month. There continues to be a four-line maximum length for ads. For Sale: 1 BR/1.5 bath and Den in Harper House. Includes one enclosed parking space. Light filled and in excellent condition. For photos and details, contact Mandy Lippman at 301-770-0898 or mandylippman@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER The services or products advertised in the Keynotes are not endorsed, recommended or warranted by the staff of Keynotes, the Cross Keys Maintenance Corporation or Village Management.