Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2026 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: YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY, NOT BOTH DAYS IN ANY GIVEN WEEK.

World Dining at Marathon Deli and Grill — Mediterranean Cuisine

Marathon Deli and Grill has been a Maryland institution since 1972, bringing the bold, satisfying flavors of Greek cooking to College Park and now Kensington. Whether you are craving a classic gyro loaded with seasoned meat and fresh toppings, a crispy pizza, or a hearty burger, there is something here for everyone at the table. 

The new location is at the corner of Connecticut and Metropolitan Avenues.  Hopefully, choosing a Tuesday for our World Dining Adventure will make it a little easier for us to find parking behind the new corner complex that has opened this year with a couple of other restaurants.

Address: 10619 Connecticut Ave, Kensington, MD 20895

To register: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/world-dining-adventure-at-marathon-deli-and-grill

Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2026 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: YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY, NOT BOTH DAYS IN ANY GIVEN WEEK.

See Sept. 5th entry

Autumn Teen Tech Assist Clinic

Now is the time to get help resolving issues with your laptop, iPad, or cellphone or to make your current technology work more efficiently.  A set of local teens will work one-on-one with you to solve specific issues you are experiencing with your tech tools.  NBV neighbors are asked to sign up in advance for a specific time slots, although there usually is the ability for slot in a walk-in as well.  The teens should be able to help five to six seniors in each 30-minute time slot.  

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 on cellphone to adjust notification noise and specifying which apps can send notifications

4. Getting rid of unwanted applications on cellphone 

5. Updating software on laptop, tablet, cellphone, etc. 

6. Wiping personal files and documents from technology being "retired," donated or junked.

During session registration, requestors will be asked to choose one of three time slots.  There will be four registrations per time slot, since we will be saving room for Davis Library registrants as well. However, there also will be a wait list, so we can contact should we have more teens available than expected.

Email "park21217@aol.com" for questions, and we’ll reply as soon as we can.  Thank you.

To register: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/autumn-teen-tech-assist-clinic

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

Rock Creek Park, Kensington

Location: Meet at Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, lower level parking, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda 20814

Please pre-register: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/nbv-walking-group

Join us for Social (Contract) Bridge as per American Contract Bridge league (ACBL) rules.  The game play is meant to be casual and social with players of all skill levels welcome to join in on a weekly basis.  

So what’s the game format?  We will support regular party/social contract bridge play.  Players at all skill levels are welcome. However, partners can sit together with other singles or partners.  

New players are also welcome to watch/learn or try playing with players of similar skill levels.  The more we play together, the quicker individuals will get to know each other’s skill sets. The more players that attend, the greater the skill sets that can be accommodated.

Ongoing players with our weekly bridge games do not need to register, but newcomers are asked to register at the following link:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/social-contract-bridge-play

Questions?  Contact Sheela Reddi at sheelar0209@gmail.com

NOTE: SOLD OUT

Learn to Play Social Bridge
Carey Gire, Instructor

See October 8 description

Art Discussion Group (third Wednesday)

Join your neighbors to discuss art.

Location: Davis Library, Lower Level Meeting Room

6400 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda MD 20817

RSVP to Beth Rabinovich at bethr922@yahoo.com

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.

Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2026 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: YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY, NOT BOTH DAYS IN ANY GIVEN WEEK.

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

Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2026 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: YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY, NOT BOTH DAYS IN ANY GIVEN WEEK.

See Sept. 5th entry

NOTE: SOLD OUT. RESCHEDULED FROM PREVIOUS DATE.

Kreeger Museum Art Tour

Explore the Kreeger Museum with North Bethesda Village on a docent-guided tour of the art and the main floor and sculpture patio.  The Museum was the home of David and Carmen Kreeger, who focused on collecting 19th and 20th century modern art with the intention of their home becoming the museum it is today.  Included in the museum's collection are works by Picasso, Braque, Monet and Frankenthaler with works by local area artists, such as Gene Davis, Morris Louis and Sam Gilliam.  The sculpture patio includes works by Henry Moore, Jacques Lipchitz, and Isamu Noguchi.

The Museum has waived its normal entrance fee for NBV visitors, and is located in the Foxhall neighborhood  close to American University.  Parking is available at the museum (including a few handicapped spots next to the building as well as regular parking in the next-door school parking lot.  

Car pooling is recommended, though, to minimize auto traffic congestion and energy usage.

Interested parties are invited to join in a post-tour lunch at a nearby restaurant - - site to be determined.

NOTE TIME CHANGE ON THIRD THURSDAYS ONLY

Join us for Social (Contract) Bridge as per American Contract Bridge league (ACBL) rules.  The game play is meant to be casual and social with players of all skill levels welcome to join in on a weekly basis.  

So what’s the game format?  We will support regular party/social contract bridge play.  Players at all skill levels are welcome. However, partners can sit together with other singles or partners.  

New players are also welcome to watch/learn or try playing with players of similar skill levels.  The more we play together, the quicker individuals will get to know each other’s skill sets. The more players that attend, the greater the skill sets that can be accommodated.

Ongoing players with our weekly bridge games do not need to register, but newcomers are asked to register at the following link:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/social-contract-bridge-play

Questions?  Contact Sheela Reddi at sheelar0209@gmail.com

NOTE: SOLD OUT

Learn to Play Social Bridge
Carey Gire, Instructor

See October 8 description

Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2026 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: YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY, NOT BOTH DAYS IN ANY GIVEN WEEK.

Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2026 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: YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY, NOT BOTH DAYS IN ANY GIVEN WEEK.

See Sept. 5th entry

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.

Join us for Social (Contract) Bridge as per American Contract Bridge league (ACBL) rules.  The game play is meant to be casual and social with players of all skill levels welcome to join in on a weekly basis.  

So what’s the game format?  We will support regular party/social contract bridge play.  Players at all skill levels are welcome. However, partners can sit together with other singles or partners.  

New players are also welcome to watch/learn or try playing with players of similar skill levels.  The more we play together, the quicker individuals will get to know each other’s skill sets. The more players that attend, the greater the skill sets that can be accommodated.

Ongoing players with our weekly bridge games do not need to register, but newcomers are asked to register at the following link:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/social-contract-bridge-play

Questions?  Contact Sheela Reddi at sheelar0209@gmail.com

NOTE: SOLD OUT

Learn to Play Social Bridge
Carey Gire, Instructor

A six-session class 

First class: Thursday, October 8, 2026 from 1:00-2:00 p.m.

with subsequent sessions

Oct 15th, 22nd, and 29th; Nov 5th and 12th; and Dec 3rd

Davis Library, lower level

6400 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda

FREE!!

Are you an absolute beginner to Bridge or someone who has been away from the game and wants to get reacquainted with the basic rules of play?  Come join this FREE class and learn American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) rules and conventions.

The class will meet for SIX 1-hour-sessions from October 8th through December 3rd, skipping the third Thursday of each month due to a conflict in room scheduling.  

Our instructor, Carey Gire, has kindly agreed to provide free lessons.  He is an ACBL-certified online bridge teacher with over 55 years of bridge experience.  He also established the Olney Bridge Club in 2023, and has been teaching bridge at Olney Library for several years.

To register:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/learn-to-play-social-bridge

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.

Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2026 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: YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY, NOT BOTH DAYS IN ANY GIVEN WEEK.

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

Do you play American mah jongg? Then come join the fun. We play by National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Bring your 2026 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: YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY, NOT BOTH DAYS IN ANY GIVEN WEEK.

See Sept. 5th entry

Join us for Social (Contract) Bridge as per American Contract Bridge league (ACBL) rules.  The game play is meant to be casual and social with players of all skill levels welcome to join in on a weekly basis.  

So what’s the game format?  We will support regular party/social contract bridge play.  Players at all skill levels are welcome. However, partners can sit together with other singles or partners.  

New players are also welcome to watch/learn or try playing with players of similar skill levels.  The more we play together, the quicker individuals will get to know each other’s skill sets. The more players that attend, the greater the skill sets that can be accommodated.

Ongoing players with our weekly bridge games do not need to register, but newcomers are asked to register at the following link:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/social-contract-bridge-play

Questions?  Contact Sheela Reddi at sheelar0209@gmail.com