Upcoming Events...

December - January - February

Please reserve at least two days in advance for all events December

Friday, December 16
Time: 7:30 P.M. Baroque Concert
An Die Musik Cost: $15./$10.Srs.
409 N. Charles St, 2nd floor

Arceci/McKean and Friends present an evening of Baroque instrumental music with works by Le Sieur, Marais, Rosenmueller, Bertali, Buxtehude, Froberger, Corelli and Handel. Featured instruments: baroque violin, the orbo, lute, guitar, viola da gamba, and harpsicord.

Saturday, December 17
Time: 1:00 PM Museum
B&O Railroad Museum Cost: $14, Sr. $12
901 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21223 410-752-2490

Holiday Festival of Trains & Toys. Celebrate the holiday season at Baltimore’s largest holiday display of toy and model train layouts. Weekend train rides and photo opportunities with Santa through December 21. It’s a train load of fun that has become an annual family holiday tradition.

Sunday December 18
Time:1:00-5:00 PM Christmas in Wine Country
Boordy Vineyards Cost: Free/ $5 for wine
12820 Long Green Pike tasting & wineglass
Hydes, Maryland 21082-9541

Tired of the maddening crowds yet? Get away from the malls and relax this Sunday afternoon with your SETA friends. Boordy's winery and barn are the perfect setting for traditional merry-making with live seasonal music, hot Wassail, holiday cookies and a tour of the winery. The wine shop will be brimming with gifts for your wine-loving friends.

Friday, December 23
Time: 1:30 PM Musical Review
Everyman Theatre Cost $35, Sr. $25
1727 N. Charles Street

Tribute to Dorothy Fields. A staple of the holiday season in Baltimore, join Howard Breitbart and his dazzling line up of top-notch singers in a concert you won’t want to miss! Over the years, they’ve delighted audiences with tributes to classic American composers, ranging from Rodgers and Hart to Johnny Mercer, Irving Berlin to Rodgers and Hammerstein. Who will be this year’s featured composer? We promise, you won’t want to miss it!

Saturday, December 24
Time: about 4PM Movie
Hunt Valley Mall Regal Theater Cost: Movie $8-$10 approx/snack

Enjoy a late afternoon movie at one of SETA’s favorite movie houses.
The new movies released about this time of year will offer much to choose from. There’s lots of free parking, great shops and hot chocolate nearby.

Sunday Dec 25
Time: 11am- 2:00PM Brunch
Joey Chiu’s Greenspring Inn Cost: Moderate
10801 Falls Road, Greenspring Station
Lutherville, MD

Visit Joey Chiu's Greenspring Inn for a special holiday brunch and find out why it keeps appearing in Baltimore Magazine as "Baltimore's Best." Outstanding reviews, fabulous dishes and an inviting atmosphere are what keep customers coming back. The dining room and bar are surrounded by a beautifully landscaped setting complete with a stream.

Friday, December 30
Time: 5:45 PM Happy Hour
Ryan’s Daughter Irish Pub Cost: Inexpensive
600 E. Belvedere Ave

Enjoy the coziness of this classic Irish Pub right here in Baltimore with Friday Night live Music that starts at 9:00. The reviews have been great and remind some folks of an old pub in Dublin. One reviewer notes ”Outside looks like a cookie cutter, but one foot in the door and you are in Old Ireland. Great small dining nooks, incredible bar/dining area with fireplace and great food. Clearly my vote for the best New World Irish Pub.” Come on, SETA, let’s check it out!!

Saturday, December 31
Time: 7:00 PM Movie & Fine Dining
Regal Hunt Valley Stadium 12 Cost: movie ticket
11511 McCormick Road 410 329-9814
Barrett's Grill Entres: $17 -$35
(formerly Greystone) barrettsgrill.com 410-527-0999

View New Years Eve or another first run movie, then walk to the adjacent Barrett's Grill for a fine dinner. Their specialty is grilled beef and seafood. You will enjoy celebrating the holiday with your SETA friends, and you can be home in time to see the Ball drop on TV.

January

Sunday, January 1
Time: TBA New Year's Social
Cost: $10

Relax with friends on the first day of the new year and enjoy an afternoon of light fare and conversation at the home of our gracious hostess.

Friday, January 6 Time: 7:30 PM Drama
CENTER STAGE Cost: $20/ $55
700 North Calvert St. Box Office: 443-552-5508 info@centerstage.org
Gleam . . . Based on Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston.
By Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner, Directed by Marion McClintoAt 16, Janie faces a marriage of convenience and a life of quiet drudgery. Instead, she embarks on a journey that brings successes and losses enough for several lifetimes—a passage to fulfillment so singular that it manages to speak for all of our dreams. This soaring saga brings to life the vivid characters of Zora Neale Hurston’s beloved novel, a shining jewel of the Harlem Renaissance by one of America’s Lliterary giants.

Saturday, January 7 Time: 11:00 AM Historical Tour
The Baltimore Basilica Donation (at least $2)
409 Cathedral Street

The historic Baltimore Basilica (1806-1821) was the first great metropolitan cathedral constructed in the United States after the adoption of the Constitution. Recent restoration of the exterior and interior include reintroduction of historic, translucent glass windows in the nave and the twenty-four skylights in the main dome. Spectacular original lighting effects are achieved with replication of original lighting fixtures and reintroduction of Latrobe's original paint scheme. We’ll dine after the tour at Mick O’Shea’s Restaurant and Bar, 328 North Charles Street, an American-Irish neighborhood pub. They serve traditional Irish fare like Shepherd's Pie and corned beef and cabbage; and other favorites, such as juicy burgers and shrimp salad.

Sunday, January 8 Time: 2:30 PM Gershwin Concert Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Cost: $33. (min.)
1212 Cathedral Street

The BSO presents “Jack Everly and the Brothers Gershwin.” “S’Wonderful” to contemplate the fascinating rhythms and rhapsodies that will fill the hall when piano man extraordinaire Stewart Goodyear performs “Rhapsody in Blue.” Broadway star Judy McLaine also showcases the greatest hits from the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, such as “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.”

Sunday, January 8 Time 7:30 PM Book Club
Cost: Free.

This event is held in conjunction with First Place Singles in Howard County. Discussions last about one and a half hours. This months book is Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland. Louis Comfort Tiffany staffs his studio with female artisans--a decision that protects him from strikes by the all-male union--but refuses to employ women who are married. Lucky for him, Clara Driscoll's romantic misfortunes insure that she can continue to craft the jewel-toned glass windows and lamps that catch both her eye and her imagination. Call for directions.

Tuesday, January 10 Time: 7:00 PM Scheduling Committee Mtg.
Eliezer’s home Cost: Free
Event Leader: Eliezer Richmond Phone: 410-578-0324
All members are welcome, or send your suggestions by phone or email pattygreco@gmail.com. We appreciate your input. Call Pat if you would like to attend.

Friday, January 13 Time: 7:30 PM Musical Theater
Spotlighters Theater Cost: $20, Sr. $18
817 St. Paul Street 410-752-1225

Ain't Misbehavin' . . . Named after the 1929 “Fats” Waller song, Ain't Misbehavin'. Serves as a tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and '30s who were part of the Harlem Renaissance, an era of growing creativity, cultural awareness, and ethnic pride. It was a time when Manhattan nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were the playgrounds of high society and Lenox Avenue dives were filled with piano players banging out the new
beat known as swing. The evening is an event of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs that encapsulate the various moods of the era and reflect Waller's view of life as a journey meant for pleasure and play.

Saturday, January 14 Time: 6:30 PM Dinner
Liberatore’s Cost: Moderate
6300 Georgetown Road
Eldersburg,, MD 410-781-4114

Dante Liberatore infuses his family’s restaurant with an atmosphere that’s upbeat. The service is superb.

Sunday, January 15 Time: 2:30 PM Piano-cello-clarinet trio
Second Presbyterian Church Cost: Free
4200 St. Paul St.
Baltimore, 21218

Bound by their Israeli roots, the Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio was formed in 2005 by pianist Alon Goldstein, Cellist, Amit Pelod, and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein. Praised for their spotless technique, their performance will include works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Schubert, Ginastera, and Brahms.

Friday, January 20 Time: 7:30 PM Drama
Mobtown Theater at Meadow Mill Cost: $15 sr $12
3600 Clipper Mill Road, Ste 114 (at light rail stop)
For tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/206556
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre.A new translation by Michael Baker, directed by Brian S. Kraszewski. “Hell… is other people.” Many have offered their opinions on what the afterlife might be like for the damned. Sartre presents us with a room and three people who at first glance may be in the wrong place. It does not take long for each to pick away at the others to reveal their true natures and the method with which they will be tortured for eternity. Don’t miss our new translation of this existential masterpiece.

Saturday, January 21 Time: 2:00 PM
Baltimore Museum of Industry Cost: $10. Srs. $8
1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230

Step Back in Time to the Early Days of a Port City. From food canning to broadcasting, visitors can interact with the technologies which forged the Industrial Revolution and brought us to the 21st century. Step into vividly-recreated workshops on machining, printing, garment-making and metalworking. Enter a 1910 Pharmacy, like the one where Noxema was invented. Learn about the country's first gas company. Walk along the Maryland Milestone Wall and identify local innovations... from the world's first disposable bottle cap to America's first umbrella manufacturer... from the invention of the world's first typesetting machine to the invention of modern radar. See a replica of an early dock and dockmaster's shed. Experience the accomplishments and milestones that Baltimoreans and Marylanders contributed to the nation and the world.

Sunday, January 22 Time: 4:30 PM Symphonic Band Concert
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Cost: Free
5200 N. Charles Street

The United States Naval Academy Band will perform a program of festive selections in the grand acoustics of the Cathedral. The program is free and open to the public.

Friday, January 27 Time: 6:30 PM Casual Dinning
Snyder's Willow Grove Cost: $8:00 - $27:00
841 N. Hammonds Ferry Road. (beltway exit 6) free parking
Linthicum, Maryland 410-789-1149 or 410-789-8244
snyderswillowgrove.com

This restaurant, conveniently located just off the beltway, has been a favorite since 1937. They offer a menu to please everyone’s pocket book and tastes. They specialize in seafood and steaks but also serve pasta and chicken dishes. The friendly staff and comfortable dining room add to the relaxed pleasant experience.

Saturday, January 28 Time: 7:30 PM Jazz
An die Musik Live Cost: $10.
409 N. Charles St., 2nd Floor

The Dave Janesh Trio. This unique ensemble is an accordion-based Jazz Group playing straight-ahead jazz standards. Featured are Dave Janesh, accordion, Phil Ravita, bass, and Ted Naperkoski, drums. Mr. Ravita performs in the Midatlantic Region as a free lance musician and fronts his own jazz group. Ted Naperkoski has gigged for the past 40 years in Baltimore in a variety of musical styles. For the past 15 years, he’s worked with the Jim Stewart Jazz Trio as a house band at “Ze Mean Bean Café.”

Sunday, January 29 Time: 1:30 PM Drama
Fells Point Corner Theatre Cost: $17.00
251 South Ann Street 410-276-7837
http://www.fpct.org/

The Iceman Cometh, written by Eugene O'Neill, directed by Lynda McClary. Eugene O'Neill’s iconic look at our potential to really possess our dreams and relations in life. Set in the back room of a Skid Row saloon in 1912 - a political year of social questions relevant to us today and a room peopled with colorful characters - the play charms and reveals the best of intentions with perhaps the worst of deeds. Good times are expected as surely as the next round of drinks will be served. Life will be transcended, salvaged or purchased, but never ignored.

February

Wednesday, February 1 Time: 7:30 PM Board Meeting
Rolling Road Golf Club Cost: Free
Event Leader: Eliezer Richmond Phone: 410-578-0324
Board meetings are open to all members. Come to see your board at work, and to make contributions to SETA future plans. Call if you plan to attend. There’s an optional moderately priced dinner at 6:30. Cash only, please.

Friday , February 3 Time: 7:30 PM Comedy
Vagabonds Cost: $16.00
806 S Broadway 410-563-9135

Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Sherrionne Brown. Two maiden aunts, three brothers, four cops and thirteen dead bodies all collide in one charming Victorian house in this madcap comedy. Murder was never so much fun!

Saturday, February 4 Time: 7:00 PM Orchestral Works
Jim Rouse Theatre Cost: $20/$16 Srs.
5460 Trumpeter Road
Columbia, MD 21044

The Columbia Orchestra presents “American Inspirations:” The Winning Work from the American Composer Competition; a Cello Concerto by Antonin Dvorak; and Aaron Copeland’s “Appalachian Spring.” Copeland’s “Ballet for Martha” Graham remains one of the most famous and moving works in American music.

Sunday, February 5 Time: 11:00 AM Museum
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Cost: Free/Lunch
10th St. and Constitution Ave.
Washington, DC

NMNH is part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s preeminent museum and research complex. The Museum is dedicated to inspiring curiosity, discovery, and learning about the natural world through its unparalleled research, collections, and exhibitions. New Exhibits: The Evolving Universe - Explore how stars and galaxies change from birth to maturity to death; Sweet Silent Thought – A small exhibition that examine James McNeil Whistler’s works; and many more. Call to carpool from Baltimore.

Friday, February 10 Time: 5– 5:30 PM Happy Hour
Place TBA Cost: Snacks/Dinner

Join SETA at site to be decided for a Happy Hour to start off your weekend. We’ll pick a popular spot in the Baltimore area. Have a drink, listen to the music, and enjoy the company of other SETA members.

Saturday, February 11
Shriver Hall Concert Series at the BMA Time: 2:30 PM Piano Recital
10 Art Museum Drive Cost: Free
Baltimore, MD 21218

At just 15, pianist George Li boasts extraordinary talent, technical command, and interpretive depth. First prize winner in the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, he is in increasing demand as a recitalist and soloist with symphonies across the U.S. The recital takes place in the BMA auditorium. Open seating, no tickets, $10. suggested donation. Reservations suggested. Call 410-516-7164.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 Time: 2:30 PM
Chesapeake Arts Center Cost: $22
| 194 Hammonds Lane
Brooklyn Park, Maryland 21225 410-636-6597 |
info@chesapeakearts.org

Live Arts Maryland: The Sound of Broadway Incomparable musicians of THE ANNAPOLIS CHORALE and CHAMBER ORCHESTRA led by Maestro Ernie Green will offer a beloved Broadway musical production with full orchestra, full chorus and star soloists.

Sunday, January 12 Time 7:30 PM Book Club
Cost: Free.

This event is held in conjunction with First Place Singles in Howard County. Discussions last about one and a half hours. This months book is 'In the Time of the Butterflies' by Julia Alvarez. Set during the waning days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960, this extraordinary novel tells the story of the Mirabal sisters, three young wives and mothers who are assassinated after visiting their jailed husbands.Call for directions.

Friday, February 17 Time: 4:00 PM Movie: First run
Regal Hunt Valley Stadium 12 Cost: Movie $8-$10 +Dinner

Kick back and relax with a first run movie, popcorn and a soda. Join us in the comfort of this great movie theater with stadium seating. Plenty of free parking. Perhaps a bite to eat after the movie at one of the many restaurants in the area. Please call to RSVP.

Saturday. February 18 Time: 1:30 PM Drama
EVERYMAN THEATRE
Cost: $35, Sr $30 1727 N. Charles Street Box Office: 410.752.2208 boxoffice@everymantheatre.org

Fifty Words by Michael Weller . . . Baltimore Premiere! While their nine-year-old son Greg is away for the night on his first sleepover, Adam and Jan have an evening alone together - their first in years. Adam's attempt to seduce his wife before he leaves on business the next day begins a suspenseful nightlong roller-coaster ride of revelation and passion that explores a modern-day marriage. As said by the New York Post: “…Adam and Jan…make George and Martha's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" union seem restrained.”

Sunday, February 19 Time: 2:30 PM Chamber Orchestra
Kraushaar Auditorium Cost: $25.
Goucher College

“Ana’s back (and her fingers too).” Markland Thaker, Conducter, Ana Vidovec, guitar, and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra perform Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjues, and Schubert’s Symphony No.5. Join WBJC’s Jonathen Palevsky for a pre-concert discussion at 2PM.

Friday, February 24 Time: TBA Games Night
A member's Home

Bring a favorite game and a snack to share. Drinks will be provided by SETA. This is always an enjoyable occasion.

Saturday, February 25 Time: 6:30 PM Dinner
Venegas Prime Filet Cost: Pricey
8191 Maple Lawn Drive
Fulton, MD (Howard County) 301-490-2290

Noted for its excellent filets and T-bones and Australian lamb chops, the Spanish influenced décor adds to an exceptionally fine dining experience.

Sunday, February 26 Time: 1:30 PM Drama
REP Stage - Horowitz Center's Studio Theatre Cost: $27, Sr $25
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044

Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Kasi Campbell. In this poetic and compelling Pulitzer-nominated story, two childhood friends struggle with identity and love amidst issues of race, class, and family loyalties in the complex and idiosyncratic Gullah community in the South Carolina low country.

PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS - PLEASE NOTE
If you want to attend an event, we need to know IN ADVANCE so that we may expect you and have a place for you. You cannot and should not just show up.

We schedule events every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
For more information about an event, please email: info@setarts.com or call Eliezer at 410-578-0324.
Our reservation policy is listed at the bottom of this page.

SETA Reservation Policies

1. Firm Reservations: If anyone makes a reservation for an event for which tickets have been pre-purchased, they are responsible for the price of that ticket. If you cannot attend an event, please notify the event leader so that they may pass the ticket to someone else or possibly sell it at the door.
2. Early Reservations: Members are asked to please reserve as early as possible for SETA events so that additional tickets or food may be acquired if needed.
3. Alcoholic Beverages: SETA will supply wine, soda or non-alcoholic punch for all partiesk, picnics and events at member's homes. No hard liquor or whiskey is allowed at SETA functions.
4. Members only: The host of any party has the authrority to limit the attendance to members only.
5. Cash only: When dining as a group, credit cards will not be accepted. Please insure having sufficient cash to cover your expenses.
6. Covered dishes or desserts: Only if a member is asked to provide a covered dish or dessert for a SETA function will they be re-imbursed for its cost. All others will be considered donations. If the event is a pot-luck dinner or covered dish picnic, an allowance shall be deducted from the admission price.

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