Events for week of Nov 24, 2024

Join us for Bridge! Whether you are in it for fun and socialization, want to sharpen your wits and skills, or are looking for a partner or foursome for a game of bridge, join us for our open play game day. Every Tuesday from 1 to 4 PM at Speer Hall, Poolesville Seniors will host Bridge. Tables, chairs, cards, score pads, and board games will be provided. Light refreshments will be available. Come meet new [...]

In line with our theme to Stay Active, Poolesville Seniors offers Tai Chi every Tuesday at 10:30am with our instructor, Maureen Ivusic! This is a hybrid event to be held at Speer Hall - 17800 Elgin Rd, Poolesville. This class will be live streamed using Zoom technology so you can join in the activity from the comfort of your own home if you can't join us in-person.

To help you stay active, Poolesville Seniors is offering Zumba Gold each Wednesday in at 1:00 pm at Speer Hall - 17800 Elgin Rd, Poolesville. Our instructor, Karen McPhatter, will lead you in a well-choreographed program, designed to get you moving and keep you moving. Help us show area youngsters that Seniors care!  Shop the grocery sales and BOGOs and bring your items to any Poolesville Seniors event this Summer. We will have a collection box or bin [...]

Join Poolesville Seniors for Virtual Trivia Night with Pour House Trivia on YouTube! General Pour House Trivia Format/ Rules We will ask four rounds of five questions, and each round there are five wagers available to use. Wagers determine how many points you will earn for each question. They are essentially a confidence level that you have in your answer. These point values only include 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. You may only [...]

Join Jon Wolz on May 4th at 9:45 a.m. for a C&O Canal Pop-up Walk from Edward’s Ferry Lock House 25 at mile 30.84 to Broad Run Trunk Aqueduct at mile 31.94. The 2.2-mile round-trip walk will end with a special tour of the lock house conducted by Don Street at 11:00 a.m. The lock house, completed in the 1830s, is decorated to depict the 1860s era during the Civil War.   Meet us at [...]

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 four [...]

Join Herbert Hane, a Holocaust survivor on May 4th at 7:00 p.m. when he recalls the experiences of his childhood as the son of a Lutheran mother and Jewish father growing up in Germany during the Holocaust, including Kristallnacht, and after WWII. May is Jewish American Heritage Month. Mr. Hane comes to us from the Baltimore Jewish Council’s Holocaust Remembrance Commission. Presenter Short Bio:     In 1935, Mr. Hane was born Herbert Kahn in [...]

Join us for a visit to the world-class Glenstone Museum in nearby Potomac on Friday, May 5th 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 [...]