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Join Us for the Washington Area Villages Exchange (WAVE) Conference!

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Doors open at 8:30 am; Morning session begins at 9:45 am
Location: Silver Spring Civic Building - 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Discover a wealth of programs designed to support and enhance the diverse network of villages in our region and make valuable new connections!

This Cyber Crime Prevention workshop is being presented by Montgomery County Cyber Crime Unit. You will learn how to; Create strong passwords, safeguard your phone, protect your data, use password managers and understand new digital threats. Registration Recommended call (240-777-6920) Walk-ins also welcome!

As we experience one of the most tumultuous election years in American history, join us for a talk with Michael Kazin who will provide us a broader historical context of how the Democratic Party — the oldest mass party in the world - has contended for power over the past two centuries. Michael is one the leading historians of the American political system. Michael‘s talk will be drawn from his recent book, What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party. The book was an Editor’s Choice of the New York Times and was named by Kirkus as one of the ten best books on U.S. history published in 2022. Michael will discuss how the aims and methods of Democrats have evolved, inevitably. But one theme has endured: they have insisted that the economy should benefit the ordinary working person, whether farmer or wage earner, and that governments should institute policies to make that possible—and to resist those that did not. When they ceased to emphasize that theme, they usually lost. Michael Kazin is a professor of history at Georgetown University and editor emeritus of Dissent magazine. He is the author of seven books and the editor of three. He is also editor-in-chief of The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History (2010). Kazin is a former on-line columnist for The New Republic and has written articles and reviews for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, The New York Review of Books and many other periodicals and websites. He is currently writing What Labor Wants: Samuel Gompers and the Rise of American Unionism.

Strength Training at Any Age: The best time to start strength training was yesterday. The second best time is today. Recent studies have shown that you can build strength at ANY age, and building strength is imperative for improving/maintaining your health, mobility and independence. Class will cover the benefits of strength training, how best to begin a strength training program, and a short workout (for all levels, including beginners) that you can do from home with minimal equipment. Ample time will also be available for questions. Please have a sturdy chair available, wall space, and small hand weights (1-3 pound dumbbells OR two cans of soup / water bottles of even weight). A resistance band (or a belt / yoga strap) will also be used.

Do you have an advance medical directive? This vital document enables you to appoint a person or persons of your choice to carry out your wishes for health care should you become unable to communicate. It can also specify the kind of care you do and do not want if the time comes when you are not able to express your wishes. Learn how to create an advance medical directive and issues you may want to consider in developing yours at a special program sponsored by Burning Tree Village and led by Dr. Eleanor Tanno, an experienced local physician board certified in family medicine.This free session is set for Thursday, Oct. 17, 3-4:30 pm, at Fox Hill Residences, 8300 Burdette Road, and will simultaneously be available via Zoom. There will be time for questions following Dr. Tanno’s presentation. In addition, those attending in person are invited to an informal social gathering with light refreshments immediately preceding the program, at 2:30 pm in Fox Hill’s P.A.C. Room. Website: https://www.burningtreevillage.org/upcoming-events Registration: programs@burningtreevillage.org Zoom starts at 3 pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86995370264

Potomac Community Village is honored to welcome Norm Augustine to speak to us about the future of space travel and its importance to our nation’s future. We are delighted and honored that Norm Augustine will be speaking to us about his recent report, "NASA at a Crossroads," and the recommendations made to the President‘s Council regarding space travel and its importance to our nation‘s future.