Events for October 2023

Join Gwen Haney and Karen Dansby for a trail hike on Tuesday October 17th at 10:15 a.m. exploring Seneca Creek State Park. The circumnavigational hike is 5 miles long and takes about 2 hours. The trail is packed dirt with tree roots.  The trees along Long Draught Trail are wonderful. The vistas of Clopper Lake are beautiful.  Perhaps fall colors will be a treat. Boots are recommended as there are tree roots. Water and a [...]

Join Poolesville Seniors on October 6th at 6:00 p.m. for Friday Night Polo at the Seneca Polo Club in Poolesville, MD. Experience this state-of-the-art Ag Reserve treasure and meet up for a friendly one-hour pre-match social gathering when the gates open at 6:00 p.m. Register and carpool with friends and neighbors. Relax with a cool drink and your own picnic on the grassy hill prior to the match. (Adult beverages permitted)   We have arranged [...]

How to Identify Local Trees Join local tree expert Ralph Buglass on Monday, October 9th at Riley’s Lock at 10:00 a.m. for a tree identification walk. Ever ask yourself, I wonder what kind of tree that is? Ralph will share how to recognize the different kinds of trees by their characteristics and fill us in on why they are growing in specific places. Registration is limited to 20. Advance registration is requested.  Ralph Buglass [...]

Come out October 10th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for baseball bingo, regular bingo, baseball trivia, and PRIZES! Bring a friend or neighbor for an afternoon filled with congenial conversation, competition, peanuts and Cracker Jacks, and of course, prizes.  George Coakley, an Orioles Dream Week Baseball Camp grad will join former on-camera NBC-TV reporter, photographer and humorist, I.J. Hudson to emcee and call the games.  Wear your favorite baseball jersey or cap!  Get [...]

Join us for a visit to the world-class Glenstone Museum in nearby Potomac on Saturday, October 14th at 10:00 a.m. Glenstone, with 64,000 sq. ft. of gallery space on 300 natively landscaped acres, is the largest private contemporary art gallery in the U.S.   Glenstone features a series of indoor and outdoor spaces that showcase post-World War II artworks that will challenge visitors to think deeply while also providing a global perspective on seminal art [...]

Mark Sullivan’s Beneath a Scarlet Sky is a coming-of-age historical novel that follows Pino Lella, a 17-year-old Milanese boy, as he navigates the dangers of Nazi-occupied Italy during the height of the Nazi occupation of Italy during World War II.  Based on Lello’s recollections more than 50 years later, the novel follows his efforts to help Jews flee the Nazis, and his spy activities after his parents force him to join the German Army.  [...]

Join Gwen Haney and Karen Dansby for a trail hike on Tuesday October 17th at 10:15 a.m. exploring Seneca Creek State Park. The circumnavigational hike is 5 miles long and takes about 2 hours. The trail is packed dirt with tree roots.  The trees along Long Draught Trail are wonderful. The vistas of Clopper Lake are beautiful.  Perhaps fall colors will be a treat. Boots are recommended as there are tree roots. Water and a [...]

Join Poolesville Seniors virtually on October 19th @7pm for the next Historic Ag Reserve Properties presentation with local historian Kenny Sholes. In 1933, as part of the New Deal, the National Park Service launched the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). “Guided by field instructions from Washington, D.C., the first HABS recorders were tasked with documenting a representative sampling of America’s architectural heritage." Luckily for us, many of the historic Ag Reserve homes were documented. In most cases, these are the oldest pictures […]

Join us on October 20th at 7:00 p.m. for the Friday Movie Night feature Jules. Retiree Milton Robinson (Ben Kingsley) lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, until a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash lands in his backyard. Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls "Jules." Things become complicated when two neighbors (Harriet Sansom Harris and Jane Curtin) discover Jules and the government quickly closes in.  […]

Reserve your place now for the Drills and Skills Popup Pickleball Clinic for Level 3.0 Women on October 24th at 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Stevens Park. Join Senior Olympics medalists Gwen Haney, Patty Walker and Brian Pepper who will run the drills and improve your skills during this pickleball clinic exclusively for women at the 3.0 player level.   During the Women’s Drills and Skills 3.0 + Clinic we will be discussing, demonstrating and practicing:   Drills […]

Join us on October 26th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Landmade Brewery for a fun and fabulous Thursday evening social with outdoor games (bocce, corn hole, etc.-weather permitting).  There is no cover charge or registration fee. Landmade beverages and food will be available for purchase. Dress appropriately for the weather. There is no rain date, we’ll socialize in the covered area. Optional: Feel free to come masked or festooned for Halloween.  This 33-acre family […]

Join Ashley Kelch on Friday October 27th at 7:00 p.m. for an evening of line dancing in Poolesville Presbyterian Church’s Speer Hall. If you've never tried it, this is your gentle introduction. If you've line danced before, come and have some fun! Come out to join the fun and meet new people. Registration is limited, so please sign up early.    Ashley Kelch is a certified LaBlast® Fitness dance instructor. She has taught dance, including line […]

Join Jon Wolz on Monday October 30th at 10:00 a.m. for a 3 ¾ mile Pop-up Walk on the C&O Canal. After meeting at the Monocacy Aqueduct parking lot, we will walk out to the mouth of the Monocacy River to view the trees looking out across the Potomac River towards Virginia.  Walking back to the aqueduct we’ll view the mystery stone beneath the first arch. We’ll cross the aqueduct to the Indian Flats campground, […]