Riderwood: In the Heart of Art and Culture

Silver Spring, MD – Living just six miles from the heart of Washington, D.C., residents at Riderwood, an Erickson Senior Residing neighborhood in Silver Spring, Md., are effectively-positioned to get pleasure from of a broad variety of area and regional cultural chances.

And thanks to the community’s Exclusive Visits Committee, it is really simple for them to get benefit of this interesting reward.

“The unique outings provided at Riderwood are one particular of the primary factors why I moved here,” says Elaine Hauptman, who serves on the committee. “Not only do we have effortless entry to all the lifestyle and art in Washington, D.C., but we are also near to Baltimore and all the fantastic art and theater obtainable there. I consider myself pretty fortunate.”

Variety of visits

The 7-member Special Journeys Committee, comprising each people and workers, fulfills twice a thirty day period to make a calendar that offers a wide range of museum trips, displays, and cafe outings.

“We operate jointly to program and offer a range of systems to satisfy the tastes of our group,” says Elaine. “So many of our inhabitants arrive from the D.C. and Baltimore area, and our site enables us to indulge in all that the region has to offer. What is additional, the distinctive tastes of our residents give us incentive to be inventive in our arranging.”

In the final handful of months, citizens traveled to D.C. to appreciate August Wilson’s 7 Guitars at Arena Stage, Van Gogh: An Immersive Experience at the Rhode Island Center, and a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Kennedy Center. The committee also programs functions in nearby Columbia and Annapolis, Md., as effectively as places in Northern Virginia.

“The distinctive visits give people an option to go out in the local community, typically to the varieties of situations they attended before their go,” states Judith Johnson, a resident and committee member. “They are incredibly well-known. Individually, I love to go to the art museums, plays, and concert events. I uncover them stimulating.”

With environment-class venues positioned just miles from Riderwood, the Unique Journeys Committee also dedicates alone to arranging outings to lesser venues, these types of as the Katzen Arts Centre at American College and the newly opened Nationwide Museum of the United States Military.

Food items for thought

In addition to museums and stay performances, the Particular Trips Committee strategies weekly trips to nearby eating places.

“You can love a varied cafe dinner at Riderwood each and every working day,” notes Elaine. “Nevertheless, our neighborhood is loaded with quite a few ‘foodies’ who adore to discover.”

Not too long ago, Riderwood people enjoyed the opportunity to dine at Millie’s Spring Valley Restaurant in D.C. G&M Restaurant in Linthicum Heights, Md. Hudson Coastal Grill in Fulton, Md. and L’Auberge Chez François in Wonderful Falls, Va.

“We generally tie in a restaurant with a planned museum pay a visit to,” claims Elaine. “The African Museum of American Background provides fantastic, genuine African foodstuff. And Gertrude’s at the Baltimore Museum of Art is a favorite location, frequently in opposition with the exhibitions through the museum. Our committee also celebrates exclusive holiday seasons by indulging in foodstuff. Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s Day are favorites.”

Doing work collectively

With so several alternatives accessible, the toughest operate for the committee is choosing on a program. In an energy to mirror the distinctive tastes and tastes of inhabitants, customers do the job with a array of resident teams to system activities reflective of their aims.

“It can be actually critical to us to operate collectively with our neighbors,” claims Elaine. “We attempt to system at minimum two events close to every month’s distinctive designation. For occasion, in November, in honor of Indigenous American Heritage Month, we worked with Riderwood’s Native American team to system a trip to the Baltimore American Indian Center. There, we appreciated a docent-led tour on the record, culture, encounter, and accomplishments of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.”

In February, the committee worked with Riderwood’s African American club to host a vacation to the Slave Museum in Sandy Springs, Md., and in April, Riderwood’s Earth Day Committee requested excursions to a recycling plant and a vegan restaurant.

“A person of the most fantastic matters about Riderwood is our variety and our committees, who operate with our resident groups to approach so a lot of attention-grabbing and thrilling functions to decide on from,” says Elaine.

Worry-no cost travel

Irrespective of whether listening to the symphony, experiencing a gourmand food, or considering a work of art, Riderwood’s committed transportation team supplies door-to-door company to and from all the unique journeys.

“Our staff works to be certain that people delight in a risk-free and snug excursion,” suggests Riderwood transportation supervisor Bob Porterfield. “Pretty much absolutely everyone feedback on how great it is to no extended have to stress about traffic and parking.”

This summer time, Bob and his crew appear ahead to offering transportation to some of the best tickets in city – Hamilton, Pricey Evan Hansen, and To Eliminate a Mockingbird at the Kennedy Centre. People are also fired up for the forthcoming higher tea at the Mansion at Strathmore, buying at a range of craft fairs, and taking in their way as a result of the Amish Current market.

“There seriously is a thing for everyone,” states Elaine. “And if you are not able to discover what you’re on the lookout for – just inquire!”

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