Participants will learn to reduce their fear of falling and will learn fall prevention strategies. They will join in mild exercise (sitting in a chair or standing) which will enhance their activity level. This series will be led by Lucia Edmonds (member) and Ellen Brody (Volunteer Manager). NOTE: This is an 8-part series, participants are required to attend all 8 sessions.

To escape the tough streets of Southeast Washington, D.C. in the late 1980s, young Rodney Stotts would ride the metro to the Smithsonian National Zoo. There, the bald eagles and other birds of prey captured his imagination for the first time. Rodney grew up during the crack epidemic, with guns, drugs, and the threat of incarceration an accepted part of daily life for nearly everyone he knew. To rent his own apartment, he needed a paycheck—something the money from dealing drugs didn’t provide. For that, he took a position in 1992 with a new nonprofit, the Earth Conservation Corps. Gradually, Rodney fell in love with the work to restore and conserve the polluted Anacostia River that flows through D.C. As conditions along the river improved, he helped to reintroduce bald eagles to the region and befriended an injured Eurasian Eagle Owl named Mr. Hoots, the first of many birds whose respect he would work hard to earn. Join Rodney Stotts, author of Bird Brother, as he shares his unlikely journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America’s few Black master falconers. Rodney creates interactive and educational programming, to share the healing power of nature for anyone in need through his organization, Rodney’s Raptors. Rodney lives on seven acres in Charlotte Court House, Virginia, where he is working to turn the property into a "human sanctuary," a haven for anyone who is interested in learning about falconry, wildlife, and conservation. His memoir, Bird Brother, is available at Politics and Prose. Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village Limited to 100. Registration is required by May 1, 2023. Zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before.

See description for April 19. This third workshop is an additional session for those who are interested in additional training to learn to teach others the fundamentals of making an Advance Directive. If you are interested in learning the subject more in-depth and becoming a future ambassador of Advance Directives, this session workshop is for you! Attendance at all 3 workshops is required. Space is limited and advanced registration is required. Email director@bmavillage.org to register.

Chris Wright will give attendees information about 30 bird species you may see in your yard so that you will be able to identify them on the lawn or at the feeder. Many of these birds are familiar to everyone, but each of them has a story, and usually, a song, and these details make them memorable and identifiable. You will find that 30 birds are not so many, and you can recognize each of them just as you recognize each of your neighbors. Chris grew up near American University and his parents had a bird feeder. They taught him to recognize bird songs and tell a robin from a cardinal, but he confesses he didn’t pay close attention to birds in those days. As a librarian he spent 28 years at the Library of Congress, working in some of the most glorious indoor spaces in the nation, but always wishing he were outdoors. But as a hiker and gardener, his focus was usually on plants. He says he didn’t really “see” birds until he was with two friends on a ferry ride when they got into a heated debate about the identity of a gull flying astern the ship. Intrigued, he began looking at birds more closely. These friends then took him on a birding trip in South Africa, and he was hooked. When Chris retired in 2003, he joined the DC Audubon chapter and went on many, many bird trips to fabulous birding places in the United States like Big Bend in Texas and the Florida Everglades. Eventually, he saw almost all the birds one can normally see in the Lower 48 (his U.S. life list is 629 species), but now he concentrates on seeing birds in Montgomery County. In his yard alone, he’s logged 85 species. Via Zoom. Hosted by Chevy Chase At Home and open to all. Please register in advance via the ‘Register Now‘ button ar right, or by contacting: info@chevychaseathome.org or (301) 657-3115.

Workshop # 2 -- Developing Village Programs on Aging, Dying and Death, via ZOOM.

WAVE is pleased to work with author, film maker and professor Chris Palmer of Bethesda Metro Area Village (BMAV) to offer a series of workshops that will give villages practical and effective tools to develop programs on aging, dying, and death. For several years, Chris has led a popular discussion group on these issues for BMAV.

The second workshop will be similar to the first workshop but more focused on the nitty-gritty of program implementation. This session will touch on over-medicalization, hospice care, and voluntary stopping eating and drinking (VSED). We will also discuss different approaches villages could use, including coaching, buddy systems, retreats, and hands-on activities.

Access: Zoom link will be emailed to registrants

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Recent Advances in Alzheimer‘s Diagnosis Tuesday, May 9 | 2-3 pm | FREE and OPEN TO ALL | via Zoom Our speaker is Marilyn Albert, PhD, a Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is Director of the Division of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Dr. Albert’s presentation will focus on the below topics. • Current concepts of the evolution of Alzheimer’s disease pathology in the brain, • Current procedures for diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and available treatments, • Importance of biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, • Current approaches to finding improved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, and • Potential role of lifestyle factors in modifying the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. This event, sponsored by Suburban Hospital, is in partnership with Friendship Heights Neighbors Network and is part of FHNN‘s collaboration with Little Falls Village. To receive the Zoom link, you can use Register Now button which is on this page. If you have trouble registering, please contact information.fhnn@gmail.com. Additional Speaker Information Over the course of Dr. Albert’s career, she has conducted several large longitudinal studies aimed at improving our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, the most recent of which is focused on the earliest phases of Alzheimer’s disease. This work uses biomarkers based on imaging, cerebrospinal fluid, blood, and genetics to better understand the earliest phases of AD. In addition, she has a long- standing interest in the study of lifestyle factors that influence risk of cognitive decline as people get older. Dr. Albert has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications. She has received many awards for her contributions to AD research; most recently, the Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the Alzheimer’s Association in 2019.

Participants will learn to reduce their fear of falling and will learn fall prevention strategies. They will join in mild exercise (sitting in a chair or standing) which will enhance their activity level. This series will be led by Lucia Edmonds (DCV member) and Ellen Brody (Volunteer Manager). NOTE: This is an 8-part series, participants are required to attend all 8 sessions.

Presented by Greater Stonegate Village in Partnership with the Stonegate Citizens Association Gun violence can be difficult to talk about. Although violent acts are rare, it is important to be prepared through education and awareness. This is why GSV and SCA are pleased to welcome The Gaithersburg Police Department to discuss what to do if you are confronted with an active shooter event. About Officer Lane: Officer Dan Lane is an 18-year member of the Gaithersburg Police Department and native of Montgomery County. Officer Lane currently serves in the Community Services Office and works as a liaison between the Department and the community members of the City of Gaithersburg. He oversees day-to-day operations of the office and is the Program Manager for the Police Cadet Program.

How do masters learn their miraculous skill, whether producing a museum-quality painting or baking a perfect sourdough loaf? How could anyone become so good at anything? In his new book, The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery, best-selling author and The New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik investigates how we learn - and master - a new skill. To unravel this fundamental mystery, Adam became a dedicated student of several masters of their craft: a classical painter, a boxer, a dancing instructor, a driving instructor, and others. Join us to hear what Adam discovered in his search for the answer to mastery and how mastery can happen in your own life - and, significantly, why each of us relentlessly seeks to better ourselves in the first place. Adam Gopnik, staff writer and contributor to The New Yorker since 1986, has written fiction, humor, book reviews, personal essays, profiles, and reported pieces from abroad. He was the magazine’s art critic from 1987 to 1995, Paris correspondent from 1995 to 2000, and from 2000 to 2005, wrote a journal about New York life. He has written books including essay collections about Paris and food to children’s novels; a musical, and a one-man storytelling show. Gopnik has won three National Magazine Awards for essays and for criticism, and the George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting. In 2013, Gopnik was awarded the medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, and in 2021 he was made a Chevalier of the Legion d’honneur. He lectures widely, and, in 2011, delivered the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s fiftieth-anniversary Massey Lecture. Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village Limited to 100. Registration is required by May 10, 2023[type in date] Zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before.

PLEASE REGISTER BY 5:00 PM ON THURSDAY, MAY 11. National Museum of African American History and Culture, African American Designer Ann Lowe. Learn the untold story of Ann Lowe, the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. Her one-of-a-kind designs were a favorite among high society matrons from the 1920s to the 1960s. She is best known for designing Jackie Kennedy‘s wedding. She made beautifully embroidered and hand-stitched gowns for very rich families, such as the Rockefellers, and stars like Olivia de Havilland. Learn about Ann Lowe’s life, her clients, the wedding dress, and her place in American Design. Our speaker, Elaine Nichols, is Supervisory Curator of Culture at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Ms. Nichols is a resident of Friendship Heights. This Zoom presentation is organized by FHNN & is open to all. Please use the Register Now button. If anyone needs help registering please email information.fhnn@gmail.com with Lowe in the subject line.

A Virtual Interactive Art Tour co-sponsored with the Potomac Community Center Senior‘s Program

Participants will learn to reduce their fear of falling and will learn fall prevention strategies. They will join in mild exercise (sitting in a chair or standing) which will enhance their activity level. This series will be led by Lucia Edmonds (DCV member) and Ellen Brody (Volunteer Manager). NOTE: This is an 8-part series, participants are required to attend all 8 sessions.

The History of Chocolate, with cookbook author and chocolate expert Sheilah Kaufman We‘re in for a real treat, learning about chocolate AND getting to taste all about what we are learning.

Join a Park Naturalist for a hike and get to know a new park! Includes 1 hr hike and social chat at the end. Montgomery Parks Nature on Wheels vehicle will provide seating, water and bathroom access (using stairs). We will meet at Aspen Hill Local Park located at the following address, 5013 Baltic Avenue Aspen Hill, MD 20853. There is a $10 feet support the Nature on Wheels Program. For more info, contact Alex Ralph at 301-865-8660.

The idea of needing Medicaid long-term care assistance may not have crossed your mind, but there are cases where it may prove essential to your wellbeing: 1. A major accident or physical disease (e.g., Parkinson‘s) causes you to need extended long-term care that would quickly gobble up your annual income and wipe out your savings (or what you hoped to pass on to your children). 2. Your spouse needs additional long-term care that you cannot afford without falling into poverty yourself. 3. Your long-term care insurance runs out and you cannot pay for continued care. 4. You (or your spouse) may be forced into a Nursing Home if you can‘t personally pay for long-term care in your home. Even if you may not need it now, it is wise to learn about situations where Medicaid Maryland could help you or someone you know in the future, and even wiser to learn where the pitfalls exist in the program and how to navigate them. Mary Jo Broussard Speier, Esq., Elder Care Law Specialist has practiced elder law for many years in Maryland and will discuss how to avoid the minefields in Maryland‘s Medicaid program. Attendance by Zoom only. Please email "park21217@aol.com". A link will be sent to you at least a week in advance.

Participants will learn to reduce their fear of falling and will learn fall prevention strategies. They will join in mild exercise (sitting in a chair or standing) which will enhance their activity level. This series will be led by Lucia Edmonds (DCV member) and Ellen Brody (Volunteer Manager). NOTE: This is an 8-part series, participants are required to attend all 8 sessions.

Join us online for this informative presentation with historian Ralph Buglass as he discusses “Where It All Began: Georgetown‘s C&O Canal, an ambitious project in our nation’s early days. Ralph Buglass, is a Montgomery County native and an avid history buff.  He has taught at lifelong learning institutes associated with Johns Hopkins and American universities and Montgomery College. He speaks frequently to community groups, businesses, and other organizations as well as at national conferences. In 2020, with Peerless Rockville, he co-authored Images of America: Rockville, a pictorial history of the city’s 250 years. He has a BA in American history from Cornell University and an MA in journalism from American University.

Participants will learn to reduce their fear of falling and will learn fall prevention strategies. They will join in mild exercise (sitting in a chair or standing) which will enhance their activity level. This series will be led by Lucia Edmonds (DCV member) and Ellen Brody (Volunteer Manager). NOTE: This is an 8-part series, participants are required to attend all 8 sessions.