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Bert Foer is a former member of the NNV Board. Head of a family of writers, Bert’s literary activities include a book group in its 47th year. Along the way he developed a fascination with Mary Shelley‘s classic novel, Frankenstein, and the enormous popular culture it generated, which he will discuss, with illustrations, in "The Many Lives of Frankenstein." Bert was an editor of the University of Chicago Law Review, a practicing attorney specialized in antitrust law, CEO of the former Melart Jewelers chain of retail stores, and a former member of the ACLU national and local boards. Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village Limited to 100. Registration is required by April 1, 2024. Zoom link will be sent to registrants after registration.

April 3, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, via Zoom. Sponsorship Revenue for Villages. Presented by Bruce Rosenthal and Donna Mason, North Bethesda Village. Via Zoom. To register, click the Register Now Button to the right. Zoom information will be included with your confirmation.

Few things bring community together better than music. Rockville’s Village program has arranged for the jazz bands of Richard Montgomery and Rockville high schools to give a concert for the enjoyment of all ages. This concert symbolizes the uniting of students, parents, and neighbors. Sunday, April 7 at 3:00PM at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre in Rockville.

Fungi are not animals and not vegetables. They were critical to creating and maintaining our ecosystem and may be critical to the future of civilization. This visually impressive zoom describes what they are, their role in creating and maintaining our natural world and recent discoveries that evidence their importance to our future. It seems they have been around forever and plan to stay here. Steve Altman is new to studying fungi but has enjoyed photographing them for years. He is a past president of NNV as well as the DC Jewish Community Center. After retiring from the Department of Justice, Steve served as a mediator in over 1500 cases. His volunteer activities now include serving as a high school track coach. Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village Limited to 100. Registration is required by April 10, 2024. Zoom link will be sent to registrants after registration.

Enjoy a guided photo journey of the most famous walking route in the world-the Camino de Santiago, known in English as the Way of St. James. It has become one of the world‘s most popular walking holidays and spiritual journeys. For more than 1,000 years, pilgrims and adventures have made their way across Europe to visit the shrine of St. James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985, the cathedral is the epitome of Romanesque architecture in Spain and the reputed burial place of the apostle Saint James the Great. Our engaging and entertaining speaker, Kathleen McGuinness, is a Commissioner on the Council on Aging for Montgomery County. Her 500-mile foot journey was written up in The Washington Post. She is a 3rd generation Washingtonian who, while recuperating from a fall and four fractured vertebrae, decided to set a goal of walking the Camino. One year later, she started that trek. Enjoy Kathleen‘s stunning photographs! Find out about her adventures and how she regained her footing in life upon her return. This event will take place at the Chevy Chase Village Hall, 5906 Connecticut Ave. Parking is available on neighboring streets. The event is free, but please register in advance.

Maintaining Mental Health As You Age Wednesday, April 17, 2:00-3:00 pm Free & Open to All, via Zoom Are you having trouble falling asleep at night because you are thinking about the same thing? Do you not feel like going out anymore? Do you know what help is out there for you? As people age, many experience life changes that can impact mental health, such as a medical illness, death or illness of a loved one, or a job loss. When feelings of grief, social isolation, and loneliness persist, they can lead to depression and anxiety. Anxiety in people aged 65 years or older tends to present with somatic complaints and worry rather than as autonomic anxiety, the more common presentation in younger people. Learn about how anxiety may present in older adults. Explore psychosocial therapies and, if necessary, pharmacological treatments that can significantly improve quality of life for seniors. This program is sponsored by Suburban Hospital in partnership with FHNN, Little Falls Village, and Greater Stonegate Village. Our speaker is Dr. Carlos Brown, a social worker at Sibley Hospital. Please use the Register Now button on this page. All registrations will be through Suburban Hospital.

The purpose of this program is to provide awareness, criteria, tools, and strategies to live well with hearing loss. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders reports 25% of seniors in their sixties; 50% in their seventies; 80% in their 80‘s experience functionally significant hearing loss. Treating hearing loss problems early is important for cognitive health, making it a public health concern (National Academies of Sciences). Hearing loss is a recognized disability (albeit invisible) by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). What can we do to improve quality of life with hearing loss! This presentation will be given by Judy Alden, who has severe, genetic and age-related hearing loss, and she uses bilateral-power hearing aids. She is President of the Hearing Loss Association of America, DC Chapter. She is a cohort with the Network of Consumer Hearing Assistive Technology Trainers. Judy’s passion is to support those with hearing loss. She has a BS, MA, and MBA and is a former American University Kogod School of Business adjunct lecturer. This online program is free and open to the community! Please contact the GV office at info@georgetown-village.org or use the link below to register. A meeting link and passcode will be sent upon registration.

“Taxes Done? Now, Keep the Rest of your Dollars Safe from Scammers” Join Cheverly Village on April 17 for a one-hour Federal Trade Commission (FTC) webinar presented by Bridget Small, with time reserved for your questions after the presentation. She’ll explain the top frauds reported in 2023, why you should never move your money to “protect” it, and most importantly, prepare you to spot and avoid common scams. Scammer‘s are smooth operators -- and we‘re ALL potential victims! Spread the word to all your neighbors and friends to fill the Zoom and learn how to guard against these increasingly sophisticated threats.

Capitol Hill Village is hosting an AARP Smart Driver™ Course for village members. Refresh your driving skills, learn helpful techniques, and discover proven methods to help keep you and your loved ones safe on the road. The cost is $20 for AARP members and $25 for everyone else. Light refreshments provided. Space is limited! To register call: 865-599-1632 or 202-991-2659. More details here: https://www.aarp.org/auto/driver-safety/locations/locator-detail.C30006.html

Lawrence MacDonald, author of Am I Too Old to Save the Planet A former foreign correspondent and vice president of the World Resources Institute, Lawrence MacDonald shares his journey to becoming a passionate climate activist, as he invites all of us to act to help save our planet. Packed with practical advice, his new book, Am I Too Old to Save the Planet, invites fellow boomers to join the growing global movement to save the planet. Order it from your favorite independent bookstore, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon and have it signed at the event on April 18!

Join Chevy Chase At Home and Bethesda Metro Area Village to learn the basics of CPR, along with helpful fire prevention home safety tips from members of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Hands-Only CPR: In a brief period of time, anyone can learn the steps of Hands-Only CPR. Join us on April 25th when Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Lt. Irvin Smith demonstrates and teaches the simple, yet important lifesaving skills that anyone can do. There is no more valuable time spent. We can‘t wait to see you there! Fire and Carbon Monoxide Safety in Your Home: Does your home safety equipment need a checkup? You probably get a regular checkup for your health from a healthcare provider. Your home deserves the same care and attention. You might be able to check (and perhaps correct) some things in your home, but what do you really know about your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms? Please consider having a free Home Safety Check by a representative from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS). The typical Home Safety Check takes about an hour. A trained, experienced firefighter or fire safety educator will come to your home on an appointment basis and will check your existing smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. If your alarms are missing or otherwise in need of replacement, we might be able to install new alarms at no cost. The typical Home Safety Check takes about an hour to complete. Please note, since we are firefighters and not electricians we are limited in what we can do if your home has hardwired alarms. Also, we cannot work on ceilings that are more than 9 feet high. But we can still come out anyway and assess and recommend corrective actions. This event will take place at the Chevy Chase Village Hall, 5906 Connecticut Ave. Parking is available on neighboring streets. The event is free, but please register by contacting the office at info@chevychaseathome.org or 301-657-3115, or by clicking ‘Register Now‘ at right.

Join us for a unique session and artists conversation around the stories of Hyattsville elders who worked with Yard Dramas to build connections, nurture imaginations, and integrate lived experiences into a one-of-a-kind theatrical production. Host Villages: Hyattsville Aging in Place, Helping Hands University Park, Neighbors Helping Neighbors of College Park, and Explorations on Aging Registration: RSVP via the "Register Now" button by April 26th. Access: Zoom link will be sent 24 hours before the event

The Past, Present and Future of the Bethesda Meeting House – “the church that named Bethesda.” Despite being among the community’s most storied buildings, the Bethesda Meeting House was vacant and deteriorating when it was acquired last year by an affiliate of the Bethesda Historical Society. Constructed in 1820 (and rebuilt in 1850 after a fire) it features a rare “slave gallery,” was the town’s first Post Office, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the MoCo Master Plan for Historic Preservation. Tradition has it that Abraham Lincoln worshipped there, and it was occupied by Confederate cavalry during Jubal Early’s raid on Washington in July 1864. BMAV, Bethesda Historical Society, and Connie Morella Library, present Bethesda historian Hank Levine giving an illustrated tour of this iconic building’s history, significance, and future. No registration necessary.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Lisa Schifferle will review with us the Top Ten Consumer Fraud alerts. Imposter Scams, Identity Theft, Credit Card and Gift Card Fraud, Investment Scams and Tech Support Scams are just a few of the fraudulent activities Lisa will educate us about. Lisa is a Senior Policy Analyst in the CFPB’s Office for Older Americans. She leads the Managing Someone Else’s Money financial caregiving program as well as the Money Smart for Older Adults program. She also supports the Office’s work to combat elder financial exploitation through network collaboration and age-friendly banking. Before coming to the CFPB, she worked for 12 years at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where she trained consumers, business and advocates on scams, identity theft, and cybersecurity. She also served as the FTC’s Identity Theft Coordinator and litigated fraud and data security cases.