Events for August 13 - July 26

Due to the ongoing pandemic, we haven't been able to enjoy our Quarterly Socials. But wait, maybe we can do it virtually!!! Poolesville Seniors will host a Virtual Quarterly Social with award-winning actress and Smithsonian Scholar, Mary Ann Jung. Mary Ann will present live, via Zoom, a portrayal of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a leading figure in the Women’s Suffrage, Women’s Rights, and Equal Rights Movements of the 19th Century—a topic which is all the more [...]

Kenny Sholes is back for a second night to give us another look at the incredible historic homes in the Medley District area of the Agricultural Reserve, using the homes as a way to better understand the people whose land we’ve inherited and how their dreams, goals, and struggles were not all that different from ours today. The lands around us have played an important part in American history over the last few centuries. The [...]

Poolesville Seniors is proud to provide a special history lesson about the tiny settlements of freed slaves that surround the Poolesville area, revealing both the struggles and contributions of these communities. Our Speaker Our historical guide, Poolesville resident James “Skip” Etheridge,  is the son of a D.C. police officer and a descendant of one of the founders of the Sugarland Community. Skip is a retired Maryland state trooper, a former security officer at Georgetown University [...]

Poolesville Seniors is pleased to offer a free virtual opportunity to enable you to learn more about the ins and outs of Medicare. This will include: an overview of Parts A, B, C, and D Medigap plans initial, annual, and special enrollment periods helping current Medicare subscribers better understand which is the best plan for them Our presenter will be Stephanie Katz, the owner of CETA Benefit Consulting Group, LLC - a company that has [...]

Professor Christine Rai presents ‘Lavender and Humanity”. Christine will explore humanity’s special relationship with this soothing and healing plant through art, folklore and more.

It's Craft Day! Chris Rickert and Annette Rosanelli (of needlepointers.com) will provide a demonstration of how to make a Book Lovers Decoupage Pumpkin. This is the first of two sessions working on this craft (Oct 6th, Oct 13). Your Instructors! Annette Rosanelli and Chris Rickert are a mother/daughter team who have a great passion for handicrafts.  They started Needlepointers.com in 1998 as a crafting resource web site.  In 2010, they started a Youtube channel and [...]

Expert horticulturist Bernie Mihm (of Fine Earth Landscape, Inc) will give us a presentation on fall gardening tips. We’ll also plan to reserve time at the end so that Bernie can answer some of your questions. It’s Virtual! This is a virtual Zoom-based activity — so that means you’ll be able to participate in the seminar from the comfort of your home using your own computer or smartphone. We will send you instructions for joining [...]

This is Day 2 of a two-part Craft Day. Take a look at the the first day's Craft Day event one week earlier to get all the details. It’s Virtual! This is a virtual Zoom-based activity, so that means you’ll be able to take part from the comfort of your home using your own computer or smartphone. We will send you instructions for joining the Zoom session before the event. Signup To attend this second [...]

A continuing monthly series of informational presentations about the historic homes in upper western Montgomery County, using the homes as a way to better understand the people whose land we’ve inherited and how their dreams, goals, and struggles were not all that different from ours today. The lands around us have played an important part in American history over the last few centuries. The fields we pass through each day have spurred economic development, been [...]