Our Upcoming Events
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Bowling in the Afternoon — (Note New Location)
NBV Bowling in the Afternoon (first and third Mondays)
Please arrive at 2:45pm.
Location: Lucky Strikes, 15720 Shady Grove Rd, Rockille 20877
RSVP REQUIRED: email Becky Adler at beckyadler@msn.com
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSE EARLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE MAH JONGG. IF THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN OR HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, WE WILL HAVE MAH JONGG.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
Coffee Connections: In person conversational hour (Location: Java Nation)
A co-ed, conversational group for neighbors interested in meeting face-to-face twice a month to get to know one another, contribute to meaningful conversations, and partake in drink or snack/treat (optional). The group will meet twice a month on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
Location: Java Nation, 11120 Rockville Pike, N. Bethesda
Reservations required at profcherylbrown@gmail.com. Registered participants are asked to alert organizers if they cannot attend a meeting, so that their spots can be offered to the next person on the group’s waitlist.
Art Discussion Group — NOTE DATE CHANGE (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Join your NBV neighbors for an enlightening conversation about art.
Location: Davis Library (lower level), 6400 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda 20817
RSVP to Beth Rabinovich at bethr922@yahoo.com
2nd Annual NBV Mock Mah Jongg Tournament
2nd Annual Mock Mah Jongg Tournament
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play in a mah jongg tournament but were afraid that it might be too competitive, too stressful, too anxiety-provoking? If so, then this is the tournament for you.
We will be playing American mah jongg according to National Mah Jongg League rules with one major exception: HANDS CANNOT BE CALLED DEAD. If you make a mistake, no big deal.
If you’re worried that you’re not good enough or fast enough, rest assured that you don’t need to be good or fast. If you know how to play, you’re good enough. And there are no time limits on games.
Why should you register? Because it will be fun and there will be prizes. The registration fee is $15. Registration is limited. If registration is full, sign up for the waitlist and you will be contacted as soon as space becomes available:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2nd-annual-mock-mah-jongg-tournament
If you have questions, please email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com.
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSE EARLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE MAH JONGG. IF THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN OR HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, WE WILL HAVE MAH JONGG.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
Reflections: Viewing & Discussing Art (via Zoom)
Have you ever walked through an art museum and wondered what the artist was thinking or trying to express with their art piece? But there wasn’t anyone to ask, so you just kept walking and looking and wondering?
In this series, we want to stop and reflect on each piece, then share what we see, what we like or don’t like, what we question… and then learn the story behind each piece to help us put the works of art and artists into historical and cultural perspective. Our personal responses to each work of art may vary, but all reactions and ideas will be heard and valued.
No art or art history background is required - just your willingness to view and share with others.
Register at: park21217@aol.com
Game Hour - Trivial Ponderings (on Zoom)
The world abounds with facts, so let’s share some in a friendly hour of testing what we know and what we don’t. Everyone will get a chance to play. Even wrong guesses will be awarded points based on creativity or knowledge displayed.
Curious? Give it a try! Or let us know if you have ideas for other types of game sessions you'd like to try.
To register, contact Caroline Levenson at park21217@aol.com
Scrabble Meet-Up — NOTE DATE CHANGE (Davis Library, Lower Level)
TEMPORARILY CHANGED TO 4TH THURSDAY THIS MONTH
An event sponsored jointly by the NBV and the Davis Library on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month.
Meet new friends in a 2-hour game each session. Test your wordsmithing ability. Sharpen your gamesmanship strategy.
Location: Davis Library Meeting Room 1, lower level, 6400 Democracy Blvd.
NBV Walking Group
Join your NBV neighbors for a walk at Redgate Park.
Meet up at 14500 Avery Lane, Rockville 20850
Weather permitting — otherwise we’ll walk in the Mall.
Teen Tech Assistance -- Davis Library (lower level)
Now is the time to get help figuring out how to work with your NEW 2025/6 or OLD laptop, iPad, or cellphone. Or to make your current technology work more efficiently or to solve problems you are experiencing with them.
A set of local teens will conduct a tech help session every other month to help you solve specific issues with your tech tools. Senior neighbors are asked to sign up in advance so they can know what time slot they will be given, although there is usually openings for walk-ins as well. Bring your device(s) and sit down for up to 30 minutes one-on-one with a teen coach. Appointment times will be sent via a separate email.
Location: Davis Library, Lower Level, 6400 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda
Register at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/teen-tech-assist-clinic-3
For reference purposes, the teens have worked on the following types of tasks before:
1. Organizing and uploading your files to Google
2. Managing saved passwords on laptop, tablet or cellphone
3. Adjusting notification settings
4. Getting rid of unwanted applications on cellphone
5. Updating software on laptop, tablet, cellphone, etc.
For questions, please email park21217@aol.com and we will try to get back to you as soon as we can.
World Dining Adventures — Sardi’s Peruvian Restaurant
World Dining Adventures
A new Sardi's Peruvian Restaurant has openned in the Loehmann's Plaza off of Randolph Road. The restaurant specializes in Peruvian chicken but has other Peruvian and Latin cuisine food offerings and beverages.
The atmosphere is light and open with an informal feel. Diners order and pay at the main food counter and then find an open table. NBV will have a group of tables set aside for our group.
The restaurant is not part of the formal Plaza line of shops, but is in a stand-alone building in the northern part of the Loehmann's parking lot closest to Randolph Road.
To register: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/world-dining-adventure-sardis-peruvian-restaurant
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSE EARLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE MAH JONGG. IF THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN OR HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, WE WILL HAVE MAH JONGG.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
NBV Men's Group Lunch - Flower Child Bakery
The gentlemen of North Bethesda are invited to join their neighbors for lunch at Flower Child Bakery.
No registration necessary. Look for some friendly faces and the NBV sign at one of the larger tables.
Location: 10205 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
Scrabble Meet-Up — NOTE DATE CHANGE (Davis Library, Lower Level)
TEMPORARILY CHANGED TO 2nd THURSDAY THIS MONTH
An event sponsored jointly by the NBV and the Davis Library on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month.
Meet new friends in a 2-hour game each session. Test your wordsmithing ability. Sharpen your gamesmanship strategy.
Location: Davis Library Meeting Room 1, lower level, 6400 Democracy Blvd.
Matinee Movie Group — Wuthering Heights
The NBV Movie Group invites you to view
“Wuthering Heights.”
AMC Westfield Montgomery Mall
7101 Democracy Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Bronte’s classic novel is filled with passion, which brings the lovers very much alive.
Tickets may be purchased online or upon arrival at the theater.
The group will meet in the lobby at 12:45pm.
Questions? Contact us at info@northbethesdavillage.org.
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSE EARLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE MAH JONGG. IF THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN OR HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, WE WILL HAVE MAH JONGG.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
TopGolf (tentative)
Please confirm with Mike Messner
Location: TopGolf, 20101 Century Blvd, Germantown, MD 20874
RSVP to Mike Messner at mjaymessner@gmail.com
Coffee Connections: In person conversational hour (Location: Java Nation)
A co-ed, conversational group for neighbors interested in meeting face-to-face twice a month to get to know one another, contribute to meaningful conversations, and partake in drink or snack/treat (optional). The group will meet twice a month on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
Location: Java Nation, 11120 Rockville Pike, N. Bethesda
Reservations required at profcherylbrown@gmail.com. Registered participants are asked to alert organizers if they cannot attend a meeting, so that their spots can be offered to the next person on the group’s waitlist.
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSE EARLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE MAH JONGG. IF THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN OR HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, WE WILL HAVE MAH JONGG.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
Bowling in the Afternoon — (Note New Location)
NBV Bowling in the Afternoon (first and third Mondays)
Please arrive at 2:45pm.
Location: Lucky Strikes, 15720 Shady Grove Rd, Rockille 20877
RSVP REQUIRED: email Becky Adler at beckyadler@msn.com
World Dining Adventures — Dolan Uyghur Restaurant
World Dining Adventures
February's World Dining Adventure is the Dolan Uyghur Restaurant located in Rockville just one block off Rockville Pike where Beall and Maryland Avenues meet. The restaurant is fairly new and replaces the Peter Chang restaurant that had been in the location for several years.
The Uyghur people are a Turkic-speaking, predominantly Sunni Muslim group that traditionally inhabited the East Turkistan region of Central Asia. “Dolan” is the name of an ancient tribe of Uyghur people who lived in the Taklamakan Desert. Today, there are an estimated 15-20 million Uyghurs living in the region which China has designated the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Dolan’s owner, Hamid Kerim, escaped from East Turkistan (AKA Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), emigrated to the United States and created this restaurant to raise awareness about the mistreatment of the Uyghur people.
The unique character of Uyghur cuisine is a result of local products, traditional cooking methods, and recipes that have been passed down through generations. Uyghur food reflects the influence of neighboring cultures such as Greek, Persian, and Arabic cultures, yet its food culture is uniquely its own. Dolan Uyghur Restaurant is one of the first Uyghur restaurants in the DMV.
At Dolan, there will be hand-pulled noodles, chicken stew and other soups, handmade dumplings, kebabs, and many more delicious dishes, all prepared with fresh ingredients, authentic recipes, and cultural pride. The restaurant does not offer alcoholic drinks, and boasts large dessert slices that might tempt many even after a full meal.
Register at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/world-dining-adventure-dolan-uyghur-restaurant
NBV Walking Group — A Stroll through Luxmanor
Join your NBV neighbors for a stroll through Luxmanor Neighborhood.
Meet up at 6501 Old Farm Lane, N. Bethesda, 20852
Weather permitting — otherwise we’ll walk in the Mall.
Scrabble Meet-Up — NOTE DATE CHANGE (Davis Library, Lower Level)
TEMPORARILY CHANGED TO 4TH THURSDAY THIS MONTH
An event sponsored jointly by the NBV and the Davis Library on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month.
Meet new friends in a 2-hour game each session. Test your wordsmithing ability. Sharpen your gamesmanship strategy.
Location: Davis Library Meeting Room 1, lower level, 6400 Democracy Blvd.
Game Hour - Trivial Ponderings (on Zoom)
The world abounds with facts, so let’s share some in a friendly hour of testing what we know and what we don’t. Everyone will get a chance to play. Even wrong guesses will be awarded points based on creativity or knowledge displayed.
Curious? Give it a try! Or let us know if you have ideas for other types of game sessions you'd like to try.
To register, contact Caroline Levenson at park21217@aol.com
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSE EARLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE MAH JONGG. IF THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN OR HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, WE WILL HAVE MAH JONGG.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
Art Discussion Group — NOTE DATE CHANGE (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Join your NBV neighbors for an enlightening conversation about art. RSVP to Beth Rabinovich at bethr922@yahoo.com
Coffee Connections: In person conversational hour (Location: Java Nation)
A co-ed, conversational group for neighbors interested in meeting face-to-face twice a month to get to know one another, contribute to meaningful conversations, and partake in drink or snack/treat (optional). The group will meet twice a month on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
Location: Java Nation, 11120 Rockville Pike, N. Bethesda
Reservations required at profcherylbrown@gmail.com. Registered participants are asked to alert organizers if they cannot attend a meeting, so that their spots can be offered to the next person on the group’s waitlist.
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSE EARLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE MAH JONGG. IF THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN OR HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, WE WILL HAVE MAH JONGG.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
Bowling in the Afternoon — CANCELLED
NBV Bowling in the Afternoon (first and third Mondays)
Please arrive at 1:15pm so lanes can be assigned and preparations completed for a 1:30pm bowling start.
Fee including shoe rental is $13.50.
Location: Pinstripes, 11920 Grand Park Ave, N. Bethesda, 20852 (Pike and Rose)
RSVP REQUIRED: email Becky Adler at beckyadler@msn.com
Scrabble Meet-Up — NOTE DATE CHANGE (Davis Library, Lower Level)
TEMPORARILY CHANGED TO SECOND THURSDAY THIS MONTH
An event sponsored jointly by the NBV and the Davis Library on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month.
Meet new friends in a 2-hour game each session. Test your wordsmithing ability. Sharpen your gamesmanship strategy.
Location: Davis Library Meeting Room 1, lower level, 6400 Democracy Blvd.
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSE EARLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE MAH JONGG. IF THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN OR HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, WE WILL HAVE MAH JONGG.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
Matinee Movie Group — “A Private Life” (Location: Avalon Theater)
The NBV Movie Group invites you to view “A Private Life,” a French film starring Jodie Foster as an American therapist in Paris. The film has received positive reviews with Foster’s performance particularly praised.
Attendees are invited to meet up at 11am and then to gather in the theater’s little coffee shop after the show to discuss your impressions.
The Avalon Theater is at 5612 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20015.
Matinee Movie Group — TBD
The NBV Movie Group invites you to join in watching a movie together with your neighbors. Movie title and theater to be determined.
Coffee Connections: In person conversational hour (Location: Java Nation)
A co-ed, conversational group for neighbors interested in meeting face-to-face twice a month to get to know one another, contribute to meaningful conversations, and partake in drink or snack/treat (optional). The group will meet twice a month on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
Location: Java Nation, 11120 Rockville Pike, N. Bethesda
Reservations required at profcherylbrown@gmail.com. Registered participants are asked to alert organizers if they cannot attend a meeting, so that their spots can be offered to the next person on the group’s waitlist.
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSE EARLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE MAH JONGG. IF THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN OR HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, WE WILL HAVE MAH JONGG.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
Bowling in the Afternoon — CANCELLED
NBV Bowling in the Afternoon (first and third Mondays)
Please arrive at 1:15pm so lanes can be assigned and preparations completed for a 1:30pm bowling start.
Fee including shoe rental is $13.50.
Location: Pinstripes, 11920 Grand Park Ave, N. Bethesda, 20852 (Pike and Rose)
RSVP REQUIRED: email Becky Adler at beckyadler@msn.com
World Dining Adventures — Moby Dick’s House of Kabob
World Dining Adventures
January's World Dining Adventure is the Moby Dick House of Kabob in Cabin John Village mall in Potomac. Moby Dick has several locations in the DMV, but this site seems to get very good reviews. It is also located on the back side of the mall, so there is less car and foot traffic in front of it.
The restaurant prepares Persian and Mediterranean cuisine. It bakes fresh pita daily and offers a choice of fish, vegetarian, and meat kabobs as well as falafel and hummus. Rice can be substituted for the pita as well.
The restaurant sits along the north side of the mall and is accessed most easily from the Seven Locks entrance at the top of the mall (i.e., the gas station side). Drive past the gas station and turn into the next block of buildings with a parking lot in front.
Register at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/world-dining-adventure-moby-dick-house-of-kabob
Game Hour - Trivial Ponderings (on Zoom)
The world abounds with facts, so let’s share some in a friendly hour of testing what we know and what we don’t. Everyone will get a chance to play. Even wrong guesses will be awarded points based on creativity or knowledge displayed.
Curious? Give it a try! Or let us know if you have ideas for other types of game sessions you'd like to try.
To register, contact Caroline Levenson at park21217@aol.com
Reflections: Viewing & Discussing Art (via Zoom); Fee $10
Have you ever walked through an art museum and wondered what the artist was thinking or trying to express with their art piece? But there wasn’t anyone to ask, so you just kept walking and looking and wondering?
In this series, we want to stop and reflect on each piece, then share what we see, what we like or don’t like, what we question… and then learn the story behind each piece to help us put the works of art and artists into historical and cultural perspective. Our personal responses to each work of art may vary, but all reactions and ideas will be heard and valued.
No art or art history background is required - just your willingness to view and share with others.
Register at:: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/reflections-viewing-and-discussing-art
American Mah Jongg Open Play (Davis Library, Lower Level)
Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2025 NMJL card; we’ll provide the sets. All are welcome. We don’t group by level, so we urge patience, support, and encouragement for our beginning players.
We meet in the lower level meeting room at Davis Library.
Questions? Email Deborah at bloch.jawetz@gmail.com
Registration is not required for this session.
PLEASE NOTE: IF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR CLOSING EARLY, MAH JONGG IS CANCELLED.
Scrabble Meet-Up at Davis Library, Lower Level
An event sponsored jointly by the NBV and the Davis Library on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month.
Meet new friends in a 2-hour game each session. Test your wordsmithing ability. Sharpen your gamesmanship strategy.
Location: Davis Library Meeting Room 1, lower level, 6400 Democracy Blvd.
NBV Walking Group — MOVED INDOORS
Join your NBV neighbors for a stroll through Luxmanor Neighborhood.
Meet up at 6501 Old Farm Lane, N. Bethesda, 20852
Weather permitting — otherwise we’ll walk in the Mall.