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Weekly Bulletin Aging Well Takes a Village: Everyone Belongs |
| Office Phone: (202) 935-6060 | Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-3pm | Email: [email protected] |
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Don't Miss Out on Exciting Programs at NNV! Northwest Neighbors Village (NNV) has organized a robust calendar of events this fall. In addition to our regular programs like Gentle Yoga, lunches, book clubs, walks, and chats, NNV has a number of special events you won't want to miss! We hope you will join us for some - or all - of our upcoming activities. Annual Fall Vaccine Clinic is October 24th from 10-12 – NNV is partnering with Forest Hills of DC again this year to offer a community vaccine clinic. Members and neighbors alike can get the flu, Covid, RSV, Shingles and/or Pneumovax vaccine. All vaccines that can be manufactured for older adults will be on hand. The clinic is offered on a first come, first served basis. Please bring your medical insurance card and photo ID. We are sorry, but we cannot offer the vaccines to Kaiser patients. Register here. Know Your Options Series – Know Your Options is a series of monthly programs that are designed to provide information about services and providers who can help you navigate the changing landscape of aging. Members can enjoy a tour and lunch at Ingleside at Rock Creek on October 28th. All neighbors are encouraged to join Iona Senior Services on November 17th on Zoom for an overview of their programs and services, including their Dementia Navigator Program. On December 4th, members are invited to visit Forest Hills of DC for a tour and lunch. Click here for more information and to sign up – while there, check out our archived videos on homecare, senior living, and services offered by the Dept. of Aging and Community Living (DACL). AARP's Smart DriverTEK Vehicle Technology Workshop – Thinking of buying or renting a new car? Then this workshop is for you! On November 7th, our friends at AARP will provide an overview of top vehicle safety technologies, a step-by-step guide of how these technologies work, and how they can make driving safer and more enjoyable. Click here for more information and to sign up. This program is open to all. Adam Gopnik's New York – On November 8th, for one night only, Adam Gopnik's New York will come to DC! Join us for an evening with noted New Yorker writer and best-selling author, Adam Gopnik. After a run at New York City's Lincoln Center, Adam Gopnik will bring his new one-man show, Adam Gopnik's New York, to Washington, DC as a benefit for Northwest Neighbors Village. Ticket sales directly support NNV's programs and services that strengthen our community and enrich the aging experience for our older neighbors. Click here for details and to buy tickets. Tour of Cedar Hill - Born into slavery in 1818, Frederick Douglass escaped as a young man and became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement. People everywhere still find inspiration today in his tireless struggle, brilliant words, and inclusive vision of humanity. Douglass's legacy is preserved at Cedar Hill in Anacostia. On November 14th, members are invited to join us for a guided tour of the historic house where Frederick Douglass lived his last 17 years. Click here to learn more and sign up. Thanksgiving Dinner at Hunter's Hound – Members are invited to join us on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27th to continue the tradition of having a happy time and delicious dinner at Hunter's Hound in Chevy Chase. Special thanks to member Bobbie M. for bringing our members together for a festive dinner! Click here to learn more and sign up. And that's not all! Stay tuned for more information about an upcoming Four-Hand Piano concert featuring NNV members and volunteers Paul Levi and Cathy Waldman, a special two-part program on end-of-life planning with NNV board members and retired social workers, Monica Knorr and Linda Lateana, and our annual Holiday Party. And don't forget that NNV's Virtual Speaker Series (VSS) has returned! Click here to see the VSS programs scheduled in October and November.
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From Next Avenue - Things We Talk About Now That We're Older.
"Spoiler alert - it's our health. How do we break the habit?"
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Next week at NNV
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1 pm Virtual Volunteer Orientation - Government Shutdown Edition (Zoom) 2 pm Yoga with Tara - (Zoom) (Mayu is away) |
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1 pm Coping with Uncertainty (Zoom) |
11 am Virtual Speaker Series - The Row House in Washington, DC: How it Worked (Zoom) |
10 am Neighborhood walk (meet at Albemarle and Connecticut) 12:30 pm Foods of the World Lunch (Cafe of India, 4909 Wisconsin Ave NW) |
The Row House in Washington, DC: How it Worked
Speaker: Alison K. Hoagland
Row houses are the essential form of housing in Washington, lining the city's broad avenues, grid-plan streets, and crowded alleys, helping to define the street plan as much as the monuments and parks for which the city is so famous. Through more than two centuries, they have housed the broad middle class of the nation's capital: government clerks, tradesmen, artisans, teachers, lawyers, laborers, and so forth. Bounded on their sides by their neighbors, row houses have economical floor plans, repetitive facades, and a low scale.
Why are row houses so successful as a building type? This presentation will examine what row houses are, how they work, where they are located, and why they are the way they are. Specific examples in DuPont Circle and Woodley Park will help us understand how row houses worked for a variety of occupants (families, servants, boarders, renters, homeowners), for a variety of uses (home, income-producer), and as an expression of ideas about health and comfort.
Alison K. Hoagland is an architectural historian whose latest book is The Row House in Washington, DC: A History (University of Virginia Press, 2023). She is a professor emerita at Michigan Technological University, where she taught for fifteen years; before that, she worked for the National Park Service in Washington for fifteen years. She has published on a variety of topics concerning American architecture and lives on Capitol Hill.
When: 11 am
Where: Zoom
Details and registration: https://nwnv.helpfulvillage.com/events/4766
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Thai Pad was founded in 2015 by a group of four families committed to offering a superior Thai dining experience in the Van Ness neighborhood. Their passion is to deliver the best Thai cuisine in the city, using the freshest ingredients, to create dishes that are both authentic and affordable. Barbara Heffernan, a long-time patron of Thai Pad, has made a lunch reservation for 10 people on October 23rd at 11:30AM.
Thai Pad
4481 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 244-8424
thaipaddc.com
Price range: Prix Fixe Lunch Special – entrée plus a salad or taro roll is $13.95. Ala Carte menu priced from $7 - $22.
When: 11:30 am
Where: Thai Pad
4481 Connecticut Ave NW
Details and registration: https://nwnv.helpfulvillage.com/events/4766
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Coming Soon to NNV:
Friday, October 24th - Fall Vaccine Clinic
Northwest Neighbors Village is hosting a vaccine clinic at Forest Hills of DC (4901 Connecticut Ave, NW). Flu, Covid, RSV, Shingles and Pneumovax shots will be available. (All vaccines will be those that are manufactured for older adults).
When you register, please let us know in the comments which shots you would like to receive.
Proof of medical insurance card and a photo ID are required at the appointment. Please plan to complete paperwork when you arrive.
Public Transportation: Forest Hills of DC is served by the D70 bus line.
Parking: Free parking in the FHDC parking lot or street parking.
Attendance: If you have signed up to receive a shot and find you are no longer available, please email or call the office (202-935-6060) to let us know so we can offer your space to another person.
NNV Full Members: Rides should be requested by Monday, October 20th.
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
When: 10-12 am
Where: Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave NW
Details and registration: https://nwnv.helpfulvillage.com/events/4840
For One Day Only, Adam Gopnik's New York is Coming to DC
Join Northwest Neighbors Village for an evening with noted New Yorker writer and best-selling author, Adam Gopnik. After a run at New York City’s Lincoln Center, Adam Gopnik will bring his new one-man show, Adam Gopnik’s New York, to Washington, DC as a benefit for Northwest Neighbors Village.
This is a night you won’t want to miss! Adam Gopnik’s New York, opening up his city, its mischief and its meanings, spinning tales that shimmer with insight and charm, in an intimate and luxurious evening of entertainment.
Ticket sales directly support NNV’s programs and services. This is your opportunity to delight in Adam's engaging performance, and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that your purchase will strengthen your community and enrich the aging experience for your older neighbors.
The evening's schedule:
- Doors open at 6 pm
- Enjoy wine and light appetizers until 7:15pm
- Performance 7:30 - 9 pm
| Parking: | Street Parking is available. |
| Accessibility: | Wheelchair accessible. |
| Ticket Options: | Regular Admission - $100 per person, drop in for wine and cheese between 6 – 7 pm and enjoy the show at 7:30 pm. ($85 of the ticket purchase is tax deductible) VIP Pass - $250 per person, you and a small group of 25 people will enjoy a one hour chat with Adam over wine and cheese at 6 pm and receive a signed book ($215 of the ticket purchase is tax deductible) |
| Book Sales: | Politics and Prose will be onsite to sell three of Adam's books: The Real Work: The Mystery of Mastery, which is his most recent book, Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York, and At the Stranger's Gate: Arrivals in New York. The last two are the basis for his performance. |
- Thursday, October 23rd, 11 am
The Row House in Washington, DC: How it Worked
Speaker: Alison K. Hoagland - Thursday, November 13th, 11 am
The Jewel of the Delta: The Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture and History
Speaker: Hermon Johnson Jr.
Visit our archive of Virtual Speaker Series videos here to watch any you might have missed. To learn more, please visit the Virtual Speaker Series page on our website.
- Tuesday, October 28th, 11 am
Visit to Ingleside at Rock Creek (3050 Military Rd NW) Open to NNV Members & Volunteers
Visit our archive of Know Your Options videos here to watch any you might have missed. To learn more, please visit the Know Your Options page on our website.
Calendar of Ward 3 events for older adults
Mondays, 10 am - DC Ctr for Aging LGBTQ+ Monday Coffee and Conversation (Zoom-Free sign up required for the link)
Mondays & Thursdays, 4-5 pm - Chair Yoga (Zoom - Click here to join the class)
First Wednesday of each month, 3:30-4:30 - What We're Hearing (Zoom-Free sign up required)
Cleveland Woodley Park Village:
Mondays, 10-10:30 am - Gentle Yoga Stretch (Zoom - Click here to join the class)
First Monday of each month, 11:30 am - Coffee & Conversation Current Events Discussion Group (Dolan, 3518 Connecticut Ave NW)
Wednesdays, 10-10:30 am - Gentle Yoga Stretch (Zoom - Click here to join the class)
Fridays, 10-10:30 am - Gentle Yoga Stretch (Zoom - Click here to join the class)
Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 am - Village Walkers (Cathedral Commons)
Dupont Circle Village:
Mondays, 3:30 pm - Accessible Mat Yoga (Zoom-Free sign up required for the link)
Tuesdays, 10:30 am - Chair Yoga (Zoom-Free sign up required for the link)
Mondays and Thursdays, 9:00 am - Meditation with Patricia Ullman (Zoom-Free sign up required for the link)
East Rock Creek Village:
Tuesday, October 21st, 10:30 am - Understanding Your Medicare Options (Zoom-Free sign up required for the link)
Foggy Bottom West End Village:
Wednesdays, 10:45 am - Strength and Stability Yoga (free trial class, $10/class). (St Paul's Church dining room, 2430 K St NW)
Fridays, 11:45 am - Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong ($70 for each six class session). (St Paul's Church atrium, 2430 K St NW)
Palisades Village:
Friday, October 3rd, 11 am - Medical Note-Taking Training (Zoom)
Waterfront Village:
Sunday, October 5th, 1-5 pm - Eighth Annual Southwest Home Tour (Start at 555 Water Street, SW. Tickets are $25 in advance.)
More local village events are listed on the DCVC (DC Villages Collective) calendar
and the WAVE (Washington Area Village Exchange) calendar.
More community events are listed on our events calendar.
The Howard University School of Social Work Multidisciplinary Gerontology Center has several regular programs for older adults:
- Fitness Fridays at the Oliver (2711 Georgia Ave NW), every Friday 10 am-12 noon. Free, with a suggested donation.
Register here - Intergenerational Game Night at The Residences at Thomas Circle (1330 Massachusetts Ave NW), first Wednesday of each month 4-6 pm.
Register here
Avalon Senior CinemaThursday, September 18th, 10:30 am - $6 - This month's feature is Eleanor the Great.
Senior Cinema Thursday is a monthly event where the Avalon screens a current feature at a special discounted price for seniors - held every third Thursday at 10:30am.
Senior communities and organizations are invited to take advantage of the special $6 ticket price to bring groups to this program. The Avalon Theatre is wheelchair accessible and provides assisted listening devices to guests with hearing and visual impairments.
Van Ness Main Street is celebrating 10 years!
Saturday, Oct 11, 12-8 pm
Celebrate Van Ness Main Street is going to be a fun-filled celebration of music, art, community, and connection.
RSVP here
Beach Drive will be open to motorized vehicles for a scenic driving day.
October 11, 11am-4pm
Click here for more information.
Ch/Art’s 6th Annual Art Walk 2025
Date: Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025
Hours: 12pm - 5pm
Come discover 86 local artists showing their work in 37 homes/studios around Chevy Chase, MD and DC.
Check out the “Passport” on our brochure (available at local businesses starting in mid-September) to win great prizes!
Fall Planting 2025: Volunteer to help with the Connecticut Avenue Pollinator Corridor!
Join friends, neighbors & people of all ages in beautifying our neighborhood and saving the pollinators along Connecticut Avenue. In partnership with Van Ness Main Street & Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 3F.
Dates and Where to Meet (2-4 pm on each date):
- Sat. Oct 11 - Calvert Woodley
- Sun. Oct 12 - Franklin Montessori School Block
- Mon. Oct 13 - Rosemary Bistro Block
- Sat. Oct 18 - Potbelly to UDC Law School Blocks
- Sun. Oct 19 - Old Walgreens to Tikka Block
- Sat. Oct 25 - Politics and Prose Block
- Sun. Oct 26 - Forest Hills Senior Living Block
- Rain Dates: Sun. Nov. 2, Sat. Nov 8
RSVP: For more information and to volunteer, please email Kathy Sykes at [email protected]
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