Events for week of Nov 24, 2024

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 [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Poolesville Seniors has scheduled no event for this time to encourage participation in the 6/23 County Council, At Large Candidates Forum.   Thursday, Thursday June 23, 2022 6:00 PM- 7:30 PMIn person at Town Hall

Poolesville Seniors is sponsoring Pickleball Ladder Play at Stevens Park on Thursdays, 7:30 am to 9:30 am. The current Ladder Play session will run from June 23 - July 28.   Ladder Play session groups individuals by ability and allows individuals to move up or down the ladder based on their win/ loss record. The idea is to group individuals of similar skills together leading to more competitive and evenly matched games.    The number of players [...]

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 [...]