Chess
2025-11-13 11:30 - 14:00, 2025-11-20 11:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Every Thursday at 11:30, members will get together for lunch and to play chess at a local restaurant. For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Attendees pay for their own charges

Let's Talk
2025-11-13 13:00 - 14:30 | https://silverspringvillage.org/calendar/lets-talk-2/2025-11-13/
Come and chat with the Village members who drop in. All Village members are welcome. No need to reserve a place in advance, no agenda, just some friendly chat.
Let’s Talk will meet online every Thursday of the month from 1pm – 2:30pm via Zoom.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Rummikub (in person)
2025-11-13 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-20 13:00 - 16:00
Build your circle of friends by playing this game that is easy to learn and fast moving combining tactical thinking, luck, and competition. We will play the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursdays of each month from 1 to 4pm at Cynna Janus’s house. Beginners are welcome. For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Yoga
2025-11-14 12:00 - 13:15, 2025-11-21 12:00 - 13:15
The weekly yoga class meets every Friday from 12:00 – 1:15 pm via Zoom. It is an all levels class appropriate for beginners as well as those with more experience. The class leader (Cheryl) has been practicing yoga since the 1980’s and teaching since the mid- 1990’s.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Mahjongg
2025-11-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-21 13:00 - 16:00
There’s a weekly Village mahjongg game, every Friday at 1 to 4pm in a member’s home. For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.
Experienced players only, please.

Bridge
2025-11-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-18 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-21 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-24 14:00 - 16:00
Friendly game with experienced but not cut-throat players. Perfect if you played in college and want to get back into it. From one to three games per week depending on player availability; locations depend on who’s playing. Weekly schedule is usually finalized every Friday.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Write-On Memoir Group
2025-11-17 10:00 - 11:30
The Write-On Memoir Group brings together people who want to capture and share memorable parts of their lives through writing. The current group is full, but another can be formed if there’s sufficient interest and a volunteer leader steps forward.

For further members-only details or to register, log into the Member Portal and visit the Calendar page.

Monday Coffee at Kefa SSRAC
2025-11-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center, 1319 Apple Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
A group of SSVillage members have been meeting weekly to catch up with friends and get acquainted with new folks. Please join us at the Kefa Cafe in the lobby of the Silver Spring Recreation & Aquatic Center, 1319 Apple Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Socrates' inspired dialogue on topics of our time
2025-11-17 11:00 - 12:30
This will be a free-speech discourse on subjects ancient and recent, holy and horrid. We will meet twice a month to consider what delights, amazes, and challenges our intellects. We will discuss subjects that particularly interest you and that may be relevant to all of us. Each participant is encouraged to contribute to the discussion from their own perspective and to listen thoughtfully to the contributions of others.
RSVP required, via the Village website calendar, or by email to programs@silverspringvillage.org
The first and third Mondays of the month from 11:00 to 12:30 at the home of the event hosts.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Talking About Travel
2025-11-17 13:00 - 15:00
Village members get together on a monthly basis in a member’s home to talk about travel — the member’s trips past, current and future, practical issues related to travel (getting information, using phones, making reservations, available discounts, and anything else).
Generally on the third Monday of the month at 1:00 in member’s home.

For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Scrabble
2025-11-17 15:00 - 17:00
Join fellow word lovers every Monday, 3-5 p.m. at for a friendly game of Scrabble at one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants. Enjoy great food, good company, and a little wordplay—no experience necessary! Come for the game, stay for the laughs. Attendees pay for their own charges.

For members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.Considering Village membership and want to sample an event? Call our Operations Manager at 240-307-4132.

ON HOLD: LGBTQ+ Group Lunch
2025-11-18 12:30 - 14:00
LGBTQ+ members from Silver Spring Village, Takoma Park Village, and other Washington area Villages are invited to a monthly lunch gathering on the third Tuesday of each month, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. at one of Silver Spring’s great restaurants. Enjoy good food, engaging conversation, and occasional educational topics in a welcoming atmosphere.
LGBTQ+ members of other Villages: For details, contact the office at 240-307-4132 or operations@silverspringvillage.org.
Silver Spring Village Members: To see this month’s location and to RSVP, login to the Member Portal and click on Calendar.

Canasta
2025-11-18 13:00 - 16:00
The Silver Spring Village Canasta Club will meet in person every Tuesday from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
The club is open to players at all levels including beginning. New members are actively being sought.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Playwrights Present: TEAMWORK!
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans' Plaza, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
Join us for this one-of-a-kind live event featuring the collective creativity of six brilliant playwrights! Together, they’ve crafted six original short plays—and here’s the twist: each writer contributed to every script. That means every play carries the voice and imagination of all six playwrights. The result? A lively mix of perspectives, humor, and heart that’s as thought-provoking as it is entertaining.
Bring friends! This event is open to the public and absolutely FREE!
Register by contacting operations@silverspringvillage.org or 240-307-4132. Village members, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page or contact the office.

Poker Dawgs
2025-11-19 16:00 - 17:30
To find out details about playing poker with the Poker Dawgs.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Rummikub Game via Zoom and Rummikub App
2025-11-19 16:00 - 18:00 | https://silverspringvillage.org/calendar/rummikub-game-via-zoom-and-rummikub-app/2025-11-19/
Easy to learn and constantly keeps you on your toes!! Come join us on Zoom and the Rummikub App.
You will need the following:

The Original Rummikub app – by Kinkajoo (Its icon is the black Joker-face tile)

You will need to download the app to an iPad, iPhone, Android phone or Android tablet to play. (NOTE: the app is not available on Windows computers).
When you create your Player Name on the app, we recommend that you start your name with SSV, so all our SSV players will be easy to find. (For example: my name is SSVCecilia)

A Facebook account to connect to other SSV players. – All SSV players will have to friend each other on Facebook
We highly recommend a separate device to access the Zoom.

We plan to all get together via Zoom, starting at 4 pm on Wednesdays. Then we’ll go into separate Zoom -Break Out Rooms for each group (of 2, 3 or 4 players) depending on who is present and want to play together. We typically keep the Zoom going so we can talk while we’re playing; more experienced players can give guidance, etc.
Please sign up ASAP. Deadline for registering is the day before the game. Must email Cecilia (see above) – Subject: FREE SSV Rummikub Zoom – with your email address and name.

Monthly Morning Nosh
2025-11-20 09:30 - 10:30
Craving smoked salmon bruschetta, shakshuka, eggs Benedict, or just coffee and a bagel? Enjoy Silver Spring’s newest kosher cafe with Village friends. (We’re just as big on supporting our local businesses as we are supporting each other!) We plan to meet on the third Thursday of the month through December.

Members, please let the event contact know by Wednesday if you plan to attend so he can give the owners a heads up. Log in and see the calendar for location and contact information.

Let's Talk
2025-11-20 13:00 - 14:30 | https://silverspringvillage.org/calendar/lets-talk-2/2025-11-20/

November Birthday Celebration
2025-11-21 14:00 - 15:00
Village members help celebrate the month’s birthday babies at our favorite local ice cream shops. If your birthday is this month, the Village will buy your scoop.
Village members: log in to the Member Portal and click on Calendar for this month’s location and to let us know you will attend.

In Recital: Holly Nelson, Violin and Luke Ratcliffe, Piano
2025-11-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Potter Violin Recital Hall, 7711 Eastern Ave, Takoma Park, MD, 20912
Noted classical violinist Holly Nelson, accompanied by pianist Luke Ratcliff, will perform violin sonatas by Debussy, Prokofiev, and Franck, and Poldowski’s (Regine Weinaiwski) Tango. Village members, volunteers, and friends are cordially invited!
Dr. Nelson has appeared in concert as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician throughout the United States. As former concertmaster of the Pan- American Symphony Orchestra, a DC-based ensemble dedicated to performing Latin American orchestral repertoire, she has appeared as soloist at the Kennedy Center and Wolf Trap. Other concerto engagements in 2024 include performing Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas for Violin and Orchestra by A. Piazzolla (arr. L. Desyatnikov) with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra and Florence Price’s Violin Concerto no. 2 with the Durham Symphony Orchestra in NC. In 2024, she had the honor of giving the Maryland premiere of John Williams’ violin concerto Treesong with the John Williams Project Orchestra at the Peabody Institute with the composer himself in attendance. For further information about Dr. Nelson, please consult her website: https://www.hollynelsonmusic.com/
Dr. Luke Ratcliffe is an acclaimed pianist, pedagogue, and composer whose performances and teaching have earned national and international recognition. He has appeared in prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Strathmore Music Center, The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and the Lyceum. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborator, Luke is known for his wide-ranging programs, artistic versatility, and commitment to lesser-known music.
This event is open to the public but registration is requested. Contact programs@silverspringvillage.org or 240-307-4132. Village members can register via the Calendar.

Memoir Writers
2025-11-24 11:00 - 12:30
Memoir Writers is a small group that meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month to capture and share meaningful experiences from their lives. Members write both short pieces and longer works, focusing on stories that have shaped who they are.
For more details, log in to the Member Portal and visit the Calendar page.
