Walk in Sligo Park
2024-11-13 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-11-20 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
We’re getting out together, taking weekly walks in Sligo Creek Park! Weather permitting, we’ll meet Wednesday mornings at 10:00 at locations which will be announced by email one or two days ahead of the walk. The walks will typically be 2 to 3 miles round-trip.
See you there!
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

HEALTH & WELLNESS SERIES: End of Life Planning
2024-11-13 14:00 - 15:30
There is an art to dying well that can be taught and learned. While death is inevitable, dying badly is not. Author and end-of-life activist Chris Palmer explains how a good death is achievable.
Chris Palmer is an author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, conservationist, educator, professor and end-of-life activist. Bloomsbury will publish his 10th book, Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life on October 1. He is a trained hospice volunteer and founded and runs an “Aging Well” group for the Bethesda Metro Area Village.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

SPARKLE: Sharing Your Oral History Through Media With Youth Action Media
2024-11-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans' Plaza, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
You are invited to Sharing Your Oral History Through Media Arts, hosted by Lynn Hughes, Edgar Romero and Molly Dedham.

The real record of history is found in the lives of ordinary people who lived it—each one of us. In this digital age, we’re losing our talent for passing on our stories. Let Youth Action Media teach you how to create an oral history story to share with your family.

Lynn Hughes is an award-winning producer, writer and director whose career creating media spans more than 20 years. Her expertise in developing non-fiction programming includes recent series on Apple, Disney+, and HBO.

Edgar Romero is a filmmaker passionate about the transformative power of storytelling. Edgar’s journey began with a personal project: a short documentary about a youth program that profoundly impacted his life. Edgar’s work focuses on reflecting and shaping our realities by highlighting stories of resilience, hope, and a brighter future.

Molly Dedham is a film enthusiast, radio personality, film blogger and video producer. Molly hosted BROADMINDED, a national talk show on Sirius XM for eight years. Molly gets to the heart of any story with humor.

Non-members may register by emailing operations@silverspringvillage.org or calling 240-833-5580 x 6. Village members may register by logging into their member account and signing up on the members-only events calendar.

Rummikub Game via Zoom and Rummikub App
2024-11-13 16:00 - 18:00 | https://silverspringvillage.org/calendar/rummikub-game-via-zoom-and-rummikub-app/2024-11-13/
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.

Chess
2024-11-14 11:30 - 14:00, 2024-11-21 11:30 - 14:00
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

Reflections Memoirs
2024-11-14 13:00 - 14:30
The Thursday Reflections group is a small group of people who are interested in writing about interesting aspects of their lives. This group generally meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 1:00 in person. If interested, contact the group coordinator for details and availability.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

County Respite Services
2024-11-14 13:00 - 14:30
Are you caring for a loved one in your home? Attend this dynamic program with ARC MONTGOMERY COUNTY and Advanced Nursing & Home Care. This will be a lively discussion regarding resources available to support the care for your family member and for yourself.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Rummikub (in person)
2024-11-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-21 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
2024-11-15 12:00 - 13:15, 2024-11-22 12:00 - 13:15
The weekly yoga class meets every week on 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.

Lunch at Thai at Silver Spring
2024-11-15 12:30 - 13:30 | Thai at Silver Spring, 921 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
Have lunch with your Village friends at 12:30 at Thai at Silver Spring. RSVPs not necessary, just drop in and lunch with your Village friends.
Thai at Silver Spring
921 Ellsworth Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Mahjongg
2024-11-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-22 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.

Fire Pit Party
2024-11-16 16:00 - 19:00
We’ll enjoy a party with our fellow members around the fire pit.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Socrates' inspired dialogue on topics of our time
2024-11-18 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
2024-11-18 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
2024-11-18 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-25 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.

Make 'n' Take Workshop - Zentangle
2024-11-19 13:00 - 15:30
Join us for a new series of activities within the Village! Cecilia de Kanga will be our leader as we bring out the artist inside of us with the Zentangle Method, an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. We call these patterns, tangles. You create tangles with combinations of dots, lines, simple curves, S-curves and orbs. These simple shapes are the “Elemental Strokes” in all Zentangle art. These patterns are drawn on small pieces of paper called “tiles.” They are called tiles because you can assemble them into mosaics.
We have made a deal with Arts on the Block to use their space pro bono. There is a non-obligatory donation suggestion of $10 per attendee to Arts on the Block and a required $10 fee per member for materials for the group. Please register for the workshop here on the calendar, bring ten dollars cash to the workshop and, should you choose to do so, make your donations to Arts on the Block here: https://artsontheblock.networkforgood.com/projects/198239-aob-donation-page
Note that Arts on the Block is on the ground floor of the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library building at 900 Wayne Ave. in downtown Silver Spring. Parking is available in the county parking garage across Wayne from the library.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Canasta
2024-11-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-26 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.

LGBTQ+ Group Lunch
2024-11-19 13:30 - 15:00
The joint Silver Spring Village and Takoma Park Village LGBTQ+ Group meets at a local restaurant on the third Tuesday of the month at 1:30pm for lunch, conversation, education, and community-building. All sexual or gender minority individuals in either of the two villages are welcome.

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

Poker Dawgs
2024-11-20 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
2024-11-20 16:00 - 18:00 | https://silverspringvillage.org/calendar/rummikub-game-via-zoom-and-rummikub-app/2024-11-20/

Getting to Know You 1
2024-11-21 14:00 - 16:00
Members are villagers who wanted to get to know some of fellow Villagers better. These meetings allow the participating men and women a chance to see each other repeatedly socially and exchange views on a wide range of subjects.
The group meets on the third Thursday of the month from 2pm to 4pm. The group is currently full and not accepting new members.
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

November Birthday Celebration
2024-11-22 14:00 - 15:30
Help Village members with November birthdays to celebrate. You don’t have to have a November b’day to join us; just join us at Ben & Jerry’s on Friday November 22 at 2:00. If your birthday is in November, the Village will buy your scoop; if not, just help the November b’day members to celebrate.
Ben & Jerry’s
903 Ellsworth Dr.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
For further members-only details or to register, log into your member account and visit the Calendar page.

Dinner at Parkway Deli
2024-11-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Parkway Deli, 8317 Grubb Road, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
Since we’re back to in-person Scrabble at the Parkway Deli, we’re back to dinner at Parkway after the Scrabble game on the last Monday afternoon of the month at 5:30pm. You don’t need to have played Scrabble to come to dinner; just show up at 5:30 and find your Village friends. The Parkway Deli is at 8317 Grubb Road, Silver Spring.

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