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Jan. 5 at 7:00 pm</span><span
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</span><span
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Benefit:<o:p></o:p></span><span
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Water for the Wells</span><br>
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• Music</span><span
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Refreshments • Open Mic </span><span
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• Donation Requested</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Baltimore
Indymedia writes “Water for the Wells brings together Baltimore poets
and musicians who are organizing benefit performances to raise $1,200
to build a single village well in Mali, East Africa. This may only be
the beginning, says organizer Marcus Colasurdo.” Performers include BES
favorites Karla Mancero and Brian Langston, as well as Mike Monroe,
Suzanne Diggs, Alan Barysh, Jasaga, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "CG Times"; font-weight: bold;"><b>Jan.
6 Platform 10:30 AM<br>
“Taking Laughter Seriously” Fritz Williams, Leader of the Baltimore
Ethical Society</b><br>
*Farewell to John Daken*<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; color: black;">Laughter
is possibly the most contagious form of pleasure.<span style=""> </span>It
spices up relationships.<span style=""> </span>It brings down
pretensions and puts people at ease.<span style=""> </span>It works
like medicine in times of sadness, anxiety, and grief.<span style=""> </span>On
the most basic level, it is a way of coping with the ultimate absurdity
and purposelessness of life.<span style=""> </span>Fritz Williams
includes laughter and a sense of humor in his year-long overview of the
good life.<span style=""> </span></span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: bold;">Also
Jan. 6: Poetry Group 9:30 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: bold;">And
Board Meeting 12:30 PM </span><span
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members are welcome)</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">And
Moveable Treats<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Bring your
desserts with you to our meeting and place them on the table in the
corner of our meeting room. If possible use sandwich bags or snack bags
to wrap your desserts in serving-size portions and mark them to
indicate generally what they are. Also, mark your desserts if they
contain nuts or peanuts, and avoid desserts with heavy icings and
desserts containing alcohol.<br>
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For more information on these and upcoming activities see our web site:
<a href="cid:part1.06090909.06040206@comcast.net"
moz-do-not-send="false">BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org</a><br>
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