This week Brightmore University started the Voices of Recovery Series Part 1: “The Art of Recovery”: The Role of Artistic Expression presented by Jamie La Londe-Pinkston, Education Coordinator for the Recovery Resource Center, Inc. Jamie has experienced a lifetime dealing with her own mental health issues including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and deep depression, and …Read More…
Brightmore University started the New Year and semester off with Evonne Varidy, Owner of Clean Eatz Café, as she spoke on “Fostering a Healthy Lifestyle in 2018”! Evonne captured the audience as she spoke on her own life-story that was the inspiration for starting the business of helping others incorporate a healthier lifestyle through eating …Read More…
Brightmore University and Right at Home In-Home Care sponsored a Community-wide Bingo Bash Tournament for the residents and community this week! Even though the weather changed our plans of having our bash outside, it definitely did not stop the crowd from coming to play one of their favorite games! Right at Home provided the prizes …Read More…
Brightmore University had a packed house for “A Circus Life”: Part Two of the Intriguing Cultures Series, presented by Fritzi Huber. The 1940’s and 50’s were a very rich and prosperous time for the circus in the United States. Fritzi Huber was a circus child at this time in history and has some great memories …Read More…
Brightmore University presented “Thalian Association’s “Rosie the Riveter” A Preview, by Wilbur Jones, Retired Navy Captain, Military Author & Historian. Wilbur Jones graciously spoke to our community about “Rosie the Riveter”, a one-woman show, to be presented this month at the Hannah Block Historic USO Community Arts Center, which is dedicated to the 248 New …Read More…
Brightmore University started the month with our first presentation, “De-Mystifying Classical Music” presented by Barbara McKenzie, Artistic Director of Chamber Music Wilmington, where she not only answered questions just like these, but provided a thorough education on the history of Classical Music. Music lovers joined together to gain insight into the “behind the scenes” musical …Read More…
Brightmore University ended on a beautiful note with the last in a 3-part series of “An Exploration of Dance”: Session 3: Lyrical; Dance and Emotion presented by Ella Rose Hood, International Baccalaureate Programme Student. This was Rose’s favorite to present because it is her area of expertise. She explained that lyrical performances show so much …Read More…
Brightmore University was excited to offer “Tech at the Beach” presented by AARP Coastal Volunteer, Dennis Stokley. New technology; iPhones, iPads and Android devices can be very challenging to seniors. The AARP Tek Academy (Technology, Education and Knowledge) offers presentations to help sharpen your technology skills so you can stay connected with friends, family and …Read More…
Brightmore University presented the 2nd Session of our “Exploration of Dance Series”: Contemporary – From Ballet to Today presented by Ella Rose Hood, International Baccalaureate Program Student from Hoggard High School. This session delved into the depths of dance and showed the progression of how society has changed the styles of dance, how they began, …Read More…
Brightmore University started the month of July with a very special guest, Kathryn Watson Quigg, co-author of the book “To Any Soldier: A Novel of Vietnam Letters”. Kathryn provided our group with a very thorough book review that left us all wanting to know the ending of Ashley Beth and Lt. Jay Fox. This epistolary …Read More…
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