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SUMMARY:Bridge
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Bridge! \nWhether 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. \nEvery 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 players or bring your friends and family. No gambling is permitted. \nPlace: Speer Hall\, (behind the Poolesville Presbyterian Church)\n17800 Elgin Road (Route 109) \nTime: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm\nEvery Tuesday \nThis is an ongoing registration\, so we ask that you register initially on our website and then sign the attendance sheet each time you participate. \nContact us with any questions: info@poolesvilleseniors.org. A Liability Release Form must be on file with Poolesville Seniors. Download one here. \nBridge
URL:https://poolesvilleseniors.org/event/bridge-and-other-games-2022-08-09-2/2023-11-07/
LOCATION:Poolesville Presbyterian Church-Speer Hall – 17800 Elgin Road\, 17800 Elgin Road\, Poolesville\, 20837\, United States
CATEGORIES:Recurring
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SUMMARY:How the Civil War Forged the Modern American Thanksgiving
DESCRIPTION:Join Brad Stone\, popular presenter for Poolesville Seniors\, on Tuesday November 7th at 7:00 p.m. for a fun and educational talk. Hear how the Civil War helped transform an informal harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621 into one of our nation's most revered holidays. His presentation focuses on how the symbolism of the story of Pilgrim's Thanksgiving increasingly became a rallying point for pro-Union and Abolition forces leading up to the Civil War. It also highlights the leading people and forces during the Civil War that influenced President Abraham Lincoln to issue a Thanksgiving Proclamation that would forever enshrine the holiday in Americans' hearts.  \nThe program will also reveal many of the fun and fascinating aspects of the Thanksgiving holiday and will provide audience members the chance to win holiday-themed prizes by correctly answering trivia questions.  \nLocation: Poolesville Presbyterian Church Sanctuary \nBrad Stone is a volunteer at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick\, MD and aboard the USS Constellation in Baltimore Harbor. Over the past few years\, he has developed presentations on an assortment of Civil War-related topics. His talks have been given at a wide variety of venues including the Gettysburg Heritage Center\, the Antietam Battlefield National Park and the U.S. Navy Museum at the Navy Yard in Washington\, DC.  Several of his presentations have also been televised nationally on C-SPAN3 American History TV. \nHow the Civil War Forged the Modern American Thanksgiving
URL:https://poolesvilleseniors.org/event/how-the-civil-war-forged-the-modern-american-thanksgiving/
LOCATION:Poolesville Presbyterian Church-Speer Hall – 17800 Elgin Road\, 17800 Elgin Road\, Poolesville\, 20837\, United States
CATEGORIES:Limited
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SUMMARY:Zumba Gold
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur instructor\, Karen McPhatter\, will lead you in a well-choreographed program\, designed to get you moving and keep you moving. \nZumba Gold Registration
URL:https://poolesvilleseniors.org/event/zumba-gold-2/2023-11-08/
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Event\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Recurring
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Temple Walk & Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Kunzang Palyul Chöling (KPC) Buddhist Temple on November 9th at 1:00 p.m. for an outing and social at the Peace Park and Gardens.  \nIf you've ever driven by the Buddhist Temple on River Road and wondered what it was about\, now is your chance to visit! This tour of the grounds\, prayer room\, and 3 miles of hiking trails is right in our backyard. Visit consecrated Stupas (sacred monuments to Buddha)\, see the cute goats\, pigs and chickens\, marvel at the large gardens\, and have quiet contemplation in the beautiful prayer room. There are picnic tables if you want to bring lunch or a snack and socialize. A most peaceful place to see.  \n\nMasks (N95\, KN95 or KN94) are required in the prayer room (provided) or bring your own. \nHiking sticks may be helpful on trails. \nHikes can be as short or as long as you desire. \nThere is plenty of parking \n The trails are not suitable for walkers or wheelchairs\, but the rest of the grounds are fine. Restrooms on site. \nRain date November 16th. \n\nLocation: KPC Buddhist Temple\, 18400 River Road\, Poolesville  \nKunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub Chöling (KPC) — "Glorious Dharma Continent of Absolute Clear Light" — is a hub of compassionate activity with a mission to inspire people to improve the world and end suffering for the benefit of all beings.  \nThe grounds surrounding the KPC Temple and Peace Park are open to the public. Visitors are welcome to visit the seven-acre grounds and 65-acre Peace Park—which contains walking trails\, stupas (ancient forms of Buddhist architecture considered to embody the enlightened mind)\, prayer wheels and meditation benches—during daylight hours. The 24-hours-a-day\, seven-days-a-week prayer vigil—unbroken for 28 years—continues. People may request prayers for loved ones\, at www.tara.org. \nBuddhist Temple Walk & Social
URL:https://poolesvilleseniors.org/event/buddhist-temple-walk-social/
LOCATION:KPC Buddhist Temple\, 18400 River Road\, Poolesville
CATEGORIES:Limited
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SUMMARY:Monocacy Battlefield Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 10th at 10:00 a.m. at Monocacy Battlefield National Park when we explore this site where Union troops lost a battle but saved the Nation's Capital.  \nWe'll explore the interactive museum in the visitor center\, less than 20 miles from Poolesville in nearby Frederick. Then we will travel by car to sites where the action took place with a park ranger who will provide narration about what happened there in the summer of 1864. Enjoy the beauty of this national battlefield that has been preserved and renovated to resemble its condition during that period.   \nIf you wish to stay for lunchtime\, there are restaurants five minutes away along Rte. 355\, or bring a picnic lunch with drinks and eat at the battlefield. Walking will be minimal for this tour\, but the battlefield hosts some beautiful trails\, should you decide to make a day of it.   \nTo get there: either meet us at 10:00 at the Monocacy Battlefield National Park Visitors Center (5201 Urbana Pike\, Frederick\, MD 21704) or meet here in Poolesville at 9:15 in the parking lot at Poolesville Presbyterian Church (17800 Elgin Rd.) to carpool to the battlefield (approximately a 30-minute drive). Carpooling either from Poolesville or from the Visitors' center to the battlefield sites is encouraged as we need drive from site to site once there.   \nMonocacy National Battlefield preserves and protects the site where United States troops fought to stop the last Confederate advance into Union territory. While a strategic victory for the Confederacy\, Union soldiers held off their invasion long enough for United States reinforcements to reach Washington\, D.C. where the Confederates were ultimately defeated. The United States' heroic stand during the battle at Monocacy Junction earned the nickname\, "The battle that saved Washington."  \nToday\, Monocacy National Battlefield not only preserves the story of the battle\, but also shares the stories of those who lived and worked on the land\, including Indigenous peoples\, European settlers\, and enslaved people. Visitors will also find ample opportunities to enjoy the outdoors with hiking and scenic vistas overlooking the battlefield.  \nMonocacy Battlefield Tour\n  \n[/fusion_b uilder_column]
URL:https://poolesvilleseniors.org/event/monocacy-battlefield-tour/
LOCATION:5201 Urbana Pike\, Frederick\, MD 21704
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