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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Rockville

MD, United States

Join Eileen McGuckian, historian, author, and historic preservationist on May 26th at 7:00 pm for a look at the small town of Rockville that America’s favorite author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, knew in the 1920s. Learn about his connection to Rockville, and how he came to be buried in Rockville – twice – thirty-five years apart!  Eileen McGuckian holds a BA degree from the University of Maryland, an MA from Western Maryland college, and a Master of [...]

Event Series Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Virtual Zoom Event MD, United States

Twyla Insalaco is a 500hr Certified Yoga Instructor specializing in Vinyasa (flow) yoga.  She's been teaching from her home studio in Poolesville, in corporate settings and in elementary schools since 2012.  She also specializes in Chair Yoga where traditional yoga poses are practiced with the help of a chair.  Each class starts with a few minutes of breath work, then slowly flows into yoga poses aimed to build strength and lengthen tight muscles. Class [...]

Event Series Mahjong

Mahjong

St. Peter's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 20100 Fischer Avenue, Poolesville MD 17800 Elgin Rd, Poolesville, MD, United States

Join in person Mahjong on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.! Under the skillful guidance of volunteer instructor Joyce Kral, beginner and seasoned players are welcomed to learn this fun game of skill, strategy and luck. This activity will be ongoing at Speer Hall each Thursday at 10 am unless otherwise noted. For a little background of the game: Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in 19th century China. It is commonly played by [...]

Remembering Poolesville’s One-Room Schoolhouses

Virtual Zoom Event MD, United States

Join Ralph Buglass from the Montgomery County Historical Society on June 2nd at 7pm for a discussion of one- and two-room schoolhouses in Montgomery County. The one-room schoolhouse symbolizes the earliest days of public education.   In Montgomery County a surprising number of those one- and two-room schoolhouses still exist—in one form or another. This presentation tells the early history of public education in the county, including the nearly century-long practice of school segregation dubbed “separate [...]

Sally Ride- Reach for the Stars

Virtual Zoom Event MD, United States

Join us for an in-person Quarterly Event on June 7th at 2 pm as award-winning actress and Smithsonian Scholar Mary Ann Jung brings us her fascinating History Alive show SALLY RIDE-REACH FOR THE STARS! This lively program has delighted audiences at the Kennedy Space Center and the National Air and Space Museum. Blast off for adventure with Dr. Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut, and learn about her 1983 journey and its challenges. Then in [...]

Event Series Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Virtual Zoom Event MD, United States

Twyla Insalaco is a 500hr Certified Yoga Instructor specializing in Vinyasa (flow) yoga.  She's been teaching from her home studio in Poolesville, in corporate settings and in elementary schools since 2012.  She also specializes in Chair Yoga where traditional yoga poses are practiced with the help of a chair.  Each class starts with a few minutes of breath work, then slowly flows into yoga poses aimed to build strength and lengthen tight muscles. Class [...]

Event Series Mahjong

Mahjong

St. Peter's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 20100 Fischer Avenue, Poolesville MD 17800 Elgin Rd, Poolesville, MD, United States

Join in person Mahjong on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.! Under the skillful guidance of volunteer instructor Joyce Kral, beginner and seasoned players are welcomed to learn this fun game of skill, strategy and luck. This activity will be ongoing at Speer Hall each Thursday at 10 am unless otherwise noted. For a little background of the game: Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in 19th century China. It is commonly played by [...]

Off the Beaten Path: Virginia Beach

Virtual Zoom Event MD, United States

Need a driving getaway still close to DC? Join Barbara Paulson on June 9th at 7 pm when she leads a virtual tour of coastal Virginia’s Virginia Beach. Whether you are beach bums, art lovers, foodies, or military history buffs, Barbara will have the inside scoop on where to go and what to see.  Ms. Paulson is an experienced traveler in the Mid-Atlantic area and Europe, and a life-long learner who particularly enjoys art and [...]

Event Series Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Virtual Zoom Event MD, United States

Twyla Insalaco is a 500hr Certified Yoga Instructor specializing in Vinyasa (flow) yoga.  She's been teaching from her home studio in Poolesville, in corporate settings and in elementary schools since 2012.  She also specializes in Chair Yoga where traditional yoga poses are practiced with the help of a chair.  Each class starts with a few minutes of breath work, then slowly flows into yoga poses aimed to build strength and lengthen tight muscles. Class [...]

Event Series Mahjong

Mahjong

St. Peter's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 20100 Fischer Avenue, Poolesville MD 17800 Elgin Rd, Poolesville, MD, United States

Join in person Mahjong on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.! Under the skillful guidance of volunteer instructor Joyce Kral, beginner and seasoned players are welcomed to learn this fun game of skill, strategy and luck. This activity will be ongoing at Speer Hall each Thursday at 10 am unless otherwise noted. For a little background of the game: Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in 19th century China. It is commonly played by [...]

Historic Ag Reserve Properties with Kenny Sholes

Virtual Zoom Event MD, United States

Join Poolesville Seniors on June 16th  @7pm for next Historic Ag Reserve Properties presentation with local historian Kenny Sholes. 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 the scene of battles, provided escape from the pace of daily life, and brought families together at the dinner table. Dotting this landscape is an array of impressive historic homes – standing as visual reminders of those who [...]

PS! Book Club- Piranesi

Virtual Zoom Event MD, United States

Join the PS! Book Club on June 20th at 7:00 pm, for a thoughtful discussion of Piranesi by renowned author, Susanna Clark. Piranesi, the second novel by Susanna Clark, is a fantasy novel, for which the author won the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction. The novel centers on Piranesi, a man who resides in the ‘House’, a grand three-tiered labyrinth filled with statues, beset by floods, and surrounded by celestial objects. The book follows him as he [...]

Event Series Bridge (Beginner’s Bridge Review Class)

Bridge (Beginner’s Bridge Review Class)

MD, United States

Once again, Poolesville Area Seniors will offer bridge.    A weekly Beginner’s Review class AND Independent/Supervised play will start on Tuesday, June 21st and run until Tuesday, July 12th.         BEGINNER’S BRIDGE REVIEW CLASS The Beginner Review class is appropriate for those that have had a beginner’s class before or those that have a little bit of bridge experience, even if it was a long time ago!     Place:   Speer Hall, (behind the Poolesville Presbyterian Church) [...]

Event Series Bridge (Independent and Supervised Play)

Bridge (Independent and Supervised Play)

Poolesville Presbyterian Church-Speer Hall - 17800 Elgin Road 17800 Elgin Road, Poolesville, United States

BRIDGE - INDEPENDENT PLAY OR SUPERVISED PLAY Poolesville Seniors will be providing an opportunity for those who are ready for independent or supervised bridge play.   Anyone who would like to come and play bridge on Tuesdays from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm, is welcome.   We will provide the tables, chairs, cards, and score pads and “pros” to answer your bidding and playing questions.     Place:   Speer Hall, (behind the Poolesville Presbyterian Church) 17800 Elgin Road (Route [...]

The Lost History of Potomac Marble

MD, United States

Join Paul Kreingold on June 21st at 7:00pm for a fascinating presentation on how local marble quarries provided the materials that built our capital buildings and monuments after the destruction of Washington by the British in 1814.  In the process of his research, Paul has re-discovered some of the two-hundred-year- old quarries and has polished samples from these local quarries for display.    Mr. Paul Kreingold is the Conservation Director of the Loudoun County Chapter of [...]

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