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…
September 29, 2017
On Friday, September 22 the residents at The Commons at Brightmore were treated to the I Got Rhythm concert program performed by Keri Sutter from Surgite: A Sacred Dance Company located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The residents enjoyed the program that celebrated the great songs of the 1920’s, ‘30’s, “40’s and ‘50’s, and enjoyed having . . . Read More
September 19, 2017
Brightmore residents traveled to Smithfield, NC last week to visit the well-known Ava Gardner Museum and what a treat it was for all of us! We all seemed to know a little bit about Ava Gardner, but were pleasantly surprised to learn that what we knew was just a small piece of her life. We . . . Read More
September 11, 2017
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
September 7, 2017
Tuesday September 5th, residents at The Commons spent the afternoon doing tricky trivia. Trivia stimulates the brain’s activity and helps maintain cognitive function and mental sharpness, not to mention it is fun to do with our friends. From easy trivia to super tricky trivia with video clips we engaged our brains, showed our smarts and had . . . Read More
September 1, 2017
What’s the worst part of watching a cooking show on television? Not being able to taste what you just saw being created. Well that’s not a problem here at The Commons at Brightmore as we have our wonderful chef Ryan McCoy come and prepare amazing dishes every month as part of the Cooking with Ryan . . . Read More