News & Events
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Activity Calendars
Below is current months activity calendars that shows all the activities available to residents, as well as events and more…
July 28, 2017
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
July 26, 2017
Brightmore loves being able to feature our very own residents when they have a passion they love to share with others! Today, resident author, Robert Beatty, generously offered his time to give us a Book Review on his four published books; Make for a Better Place, God’s Twin Earth, Retribution & Murder in the Bowling . . . Read More
July 14, 2017
Brightmore’s Health & Wellness “Live More” was excited to invite UNC-Greensboro Senior, Dominica Norris, to speak at retirement community on the benefits of maintaining “Healthy Hearts!” Dominica Norris, Intern with the American Heart Association, gave a thorough presentation on keeping our lifestyles healthy to prevent heart disease, heart attacks and strokes. Breaking the ice with several “Knock-Knock” . . . Read More
July 13, 2017
Elaine Henson recently visited the Kempton Assisted Living to do a presentation on her collection of postcards. The presentation was called Bathing Beauties in Vintage Postcards Part 1. The presentation features the change the bathing suit has had over the years. All the postcards are part of Mrs. Henson personal collection. The presentation was very . . . Read More
July 11, 2017
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
July 6, 2017
The Residents at The Commons of Brightmore made a delicious patriotic treat for Independence Day! Nothing is better to beat the heat and festive for July the 4th like our Red, White & Blue Cake. Residents chopped berries, made pudding, and we used a butter pound cake to make this yummy dessert that can be . . . Read More