Hello everyone, what can I say, this has been quite a year! Some good and some bad in the entertainment world. We hope 2026 will be bigger and better. I continue to pray for the families who have lost loved ones this year and pray that next year will bring you beautiful flowers, fun, life and a lot of entertainment. As you see from my photos, we lost at least three close and dear friends. May God bless peace on their souls. Each one was very special to me and so many others.
The Open Church and Israel Baptist Church present their Annual Christmas Concert with the Community Concert Choir of Baltimore, with Dr. Marco K. Merrick, founding Director on Sunday, December 21 at 4 p.m. at Israel Baptist Church, 1200 N. Washington Street. Dr. W. Patrick Alston on organ, Bobby Harris on percussion, Nicole Ross on drums, Marcus Smith on piano, and the Community Concert Choir of Baltimore. Jubilee holiday reception following the concert and it is free and open to the public.
Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures celebrates KWANZAA 2025 on Saturday, December 27, 4-7 p.m. at 4330 Pimlico Road. There will be Cultural performances, children’s activities, vendors, African food to go, Sankofa gift shop and much more. Charlie Dugger is the head man in charge.
One of my favorite clubs, Caton Castle, is celebrating 35 years of jazz on Saturday, December 20 with Curtis Lundy Quintet featuring Curtis on bass, Abraham Burton on sax, Marc Cary on piano, Wallace Roney Jr. on trumpet and Eric Kennedy on drums. Caton Castle is located at 20 S. Caton Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 21229. Or visit their website at www.catoncastle.com for more information.
Cityview, located at 6700 Security Blvd in Gwynn Oak, Maryland, is still jumping up and down and doing the “James Brown” almost every day of the week. On Saturday, December 20, the group Palovation will perform, and on Saturday, December 27, J’KAR will perform. The time is 1-5 p.m. The DJ for their Motown Saturdays is “DJ Cool Brotha Jazz. “Always free admission.
On Thursday, January 1, from 1-5 p.m., my little brother, DJ Mike Jones, and the DJ Mike Jones Experience will be throwing a New Year’s Day Party at Diamondz Events & Catering, 9980 Liberty Road in Randallstown, Maryland. It is a cabaret-style BYOB, BYOF, with free set-ups and more surprises. For more information, call Mike on 443-525-5016. Tell him “Rambling Rose” told you.
Well, my dear friends, it has been a blessed and a sad year. But with God’s blessings, we will see each other in 2026. I will be having surgery in a few weeks. I have to have my left shoulder replaced. But I will be home. So please feel free to call or stop by. You can buy my new book with my autograph when you visit me. Call me at 410-833-9474 or stop by to say hello at 214 Conewood Avenue, Reisterstown, Maryland 21136. Okay, I’ve got to go now. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, I’M MUSICALLY YOURS!