Events - Week View

BMAV members and volunteers are invited to free online chess classes, taught by a volunteer high school chess tutor. This is for "advanced beginners" looking to improve their middle game. Students will pair off and play practice games live on screen and get tips from the tutor. All are welcome even if you did not attend earlier Beginner Chess classes but RSVP is required. Owning a chess board is not required, but knowing how to use chess.com is.

Funeral Planning. Chris Palmer will explain why talking with your family about your funeral preferences is essential, why comparison shopping can save you significant money, and how eco-friendly options at the end of life (like green burial, water cremation, and human composting) present new opportunities. Chris will also cover related topics like embalming, funeral scams, and memorial services.

At the wine tasting SIG‘s third meeting, we sampled various types of red wines, including Pinot Noir, Syrah, Zinfandel and Merlot. Our next meeting is April 21 starting at 5:30 after Aging Well.
All are welcome! $15 donation offsets the cost of the wine. Register on the website or by contacting Amy Young, no later than April 15. If you can‘t attend but would like to be added to the group‘s email list to learn about future meetups, contact Amy.

Join us on Monday to talk tech with BMAV volunteer Tony Mastria. He can answer your questions about computers, smartphones, anything tech-related. We discuss advice on universal problems. Open to Full and Social members. You can drop in to as many sessions as you‘d like, but an RSVP by the day before with your question will be most helpful to give Tony time to prepare.

This month Tony will also discuss AI - how can you get started using it?

Walkie Talkies has returned for the spring. Meet up with Nancy Balz for a 50-minute walk starting at 10 at the Plaza in front of 7501 Wisconsin Ave, Wisconsin & East West Highway, by the fountain. Public parking garages in the vicinity; across from the Bethesda METRO plaza. Email or text Nancy if you would like to be added to her list or to let her know to look for you. BMAV Walkie Talkies meets unless it is raining or over 85 degrees or under 49 degrees, in which case the walk is cancelled for the week.

Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney joins Canon Historian Jon Meacham for a conversation on how America’s leaders can put principles first, and how all Americans can find a better way to be in relationship with each other. Presented by the Cathedral College of Faith & Culture at Washington National Cathedral. Tickets from $25

Acclaimed trio The Inventures, featuring guitarist Parker Speirs, a Strathmore’s Artist in Resident, presents work from their latest album, offering a fresh perspective on great symphonic works through the lens of jazz and rock. The group will also perform their provocative takes on Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, and other classical composers. 

Come join BMAV members to support Strathmore‘s AIR program. Purchase your own ticket through Strathmore, $28 for Table Seating. RSVP on the BMAV website or to Stephanie Sutton. We will all sit at one table. Maximum: 10.

AMP, 11810 Grand Park Avenue, 4th Floor, North Bethesda, (Pike & Rose) Parking available in the Old Georgetown Road Garage.

Do you have the right number of working smoke alarms in the correct locations? Did you know that all residents by law must use hard-wired or sealed-in, 10-year long-life detectors? Did you know that Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) can help you replace these or perform free safety checks? During this in-person presentation, Jim Resnick, MCFRS Fire Safety Educator, will teach current CPR training and provide us with potentially lifesaving updates on how to reduce our chances of experiencing a home fire, and what to do if one were to occur. Jim has more than 45 years of experience as a firefighter, paramedic, chief officer, and fire safety educator. Free. Registration required by April 24. Sponsored by Chevy Chase At Home and Bethesda Area Metro Village.

Positive Aging hosts a discussion with the co-editors of Gray Love: Stories About Dating & New Relationships After 60 a book that examines the lives of forty-five men and women between ages 60 and 94 from diverse backgrounds talk about dating, starting or ending a relationship, embracing life alone or enjoying a partnered one. Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o78fFJIoTZmgDkOlYqLDWw#/registration

With Washington, DC—The National Capital—situated below the Mason-Dixon Line and surrounded on all sides by slaveholding states, the prospects for Union defeat were very real. Many people are aware of the Civil War Defenses of Washington (CWDW) and that it was composed of 68 forts and 93 batteries. But this was the strength of the defenses in 1865, at the end of the war. How did it all begin? Which were the first forts built? Which was the first fort? And was a Confederate invasion of Washington, DC possible? This presentation will look at these and more questions. Bryan Cheeseboro is a historian of the American Civil War. His activities include being a reenactor with Company B, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He has been featured on American Battlefield Trust’s Zoom Goes the History series and Antietam Live! programs. He has written for the Emerging Civil War blog. His presentations to the Rock Creek, DC Civil War Round Table include the programs Outside of Lincoln‘s White House: Civil War Men and Women of the DC Metro Area; The Grand Reviews of the Civil War; and The 1st United States Colored Infantry. He was the subject of the article “The Hands-On Historian” in the Spring 2021 issue of Civil War Monitor magazine. In February 2022, he was the guest of John R. Heckman’s (The Tattooed Historian) YouTube channel to discuss his presentation Volunteers, Substitutes, & Drafted Men: Enlisting in the Civil War. He is a Park Ranger with the National Park Service. His site is the Civil War Defenses of Washington. Reservations are required to attend OLLI in-person lectures here https://www.olli-dc.org/events/042624lecture

We will be meeting inside (outside weather permitting) at Matchbox restaurant, 7278 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda. RSVP required on website or to Stephanie Sutton by noon on Thursday, April 25 so she can make a reservation.

The Woman‘s Club of Chevy Chase cordially invites you to Tea. We get asked frequently what it is that we do here. This is a perfect opportunity for you to enjoy a cup of tea, meet some wonderful women, and learn about our community projects and events we host throughout the year. There is no charge for guests. Please take the time to RSVP via SignUp Genius or contact Gloria Crowley at glowormtwo@gmail.com Hats are encouraged but optional.