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This is a very popular event. It is open to VKL members, volunteers and anyone interested in becoming a member or volunteer. Please RSVP by sending an email to Jean Mocarski at jeanmocarski@gmail.com or call 240-449-9002.

COVID-19 Discussion: The impact of the pandemic on our social well-being. Presented by Greater Stonegate Village (GSV). Marla Lahat from Home Care Partners will discuss how no one escaped the impact of the last 3 1/2 years of the Covid pandemic, but the physical and emotional toll of Covid had a tremendous and lasting effect on older people. During this discussion, we‘ll talk about some of our memories of the Covid years - difficult, funny, and good! We‘ll also discuss ways to resume some of our former activities and share our experiences of going out and traveling now that the pandemic is officially over.

Open to all musicians, regardless of skill level. Arrive as early as 1:30 pm to set up. Please bring a music stand in addition to your instrument. Please also bring a power strip as outlets are at a premium. We play everything from Beatles to Foo Fights to BB King and everything in between. We keep things light and fun.

The Lunch Bunch is a new program to engage Village at Kentlands & Lakelands members and foster social connections. Come on out and join us to meet new friends and neighbors!

All players are welcome. There is no commitment to play every week. Up to 16 players. No cost to participate. We cannot accommodate “drop ins” due to time and space limitations. Please contact Kathy Thelin at rwthelin@mac.com or call 203-240-2662 to arrange a date to play and meet the group!

Daughter of History Author Presentation by Holocaust Refugee Susan Suleiman Sponsored by Friendship Heights Neighbors Network. A photograph with faint writing on the back. A traveling chess set. A silver pin. In her new memoir, noted scholar and author Susan Rubin Suleiman uses such everyday objects and the memories they evoke to tell the story of her early life as a Holocaust refugee and American immigrant. In this coming-of-age story that probes the intergenerational complexities of immigrant families and the inevitability of loss, Susan looks to her own life as an example of how historical events shape our private lives. After the Nazis marched into Hungary in 1944, five-year old Susan learned to call herself by a Christian name, hiding with false papers in Budapest with her parents. While her relatives in the provinces would be among the 450,000 Hungarian Jews deported to Auschwitz, Susan‘s close family survived and even thrived in the years following the war. But when the Communist Party took over Hungary, Susan and her parents emigrated to Chicago by way of Vienna, Paris, Haiti, and New York. In her adult life as a prominent feminist professor, she rarely allowed herself to think about these chapters of her past--but eventually, when she had children of her own, she found herself called back to Budapest, unlocking memories that would change the direction of her scholarship and career.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Expert Carl Szabo on What We Need to Know. Potomac Community Village Speaker Series returns for the fall, with nationally known Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology expert Carl Szabo, Vice President and General Counsel at NetChoice. He will be speaking on what we need to know and understand about AI. Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Rd., Potomac.

Musica Viva Kentlands Outdoor Concert Series, 6pm – 8pm, Kentlands Club House The Kentlands Community Foundation is sponsoring an ongoing initiative by a group of dedicated volunteers to organize a series of classic music concerts each year in Kentlands. These outdoor concerts continue to be a Kentlands community favorite and are led by Musical Director, Simeone Tartaglione.