LFV COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS
LFV & our amazing volunteer team completed two successful and efficient COVID-19 vaccine clinics in February and March where almost 200 vaccinations were distributed at each clinic. Virtually all LFV members and many LFV volunteers are now fully vaccinated. LFV was the first Village in Montgomery County to provide vaccine clinics. Thank you to the Sumner Village Community Association for hosting our clinics!
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LFV MEMBER SERVICES
Let us know as soon as possible when you need services. Two weeks notice will help us find the perfect volunteer match!
LFV transportation services to medical appointments: All Members & Volunteers who want to receive or provide in-person services must sign the Safety Protocols. For Members & Volunteers who are fully vaccinated, we now offer the option to have a companion with the Member if the Protocol Addendum is signed by all three people.
These signed protocols must be received at least 3 days prior to the service date. Once received, they will be on file for future services. Call or email the office to get a copy.
Need Zooming Help? It's a great way to stay connected and enjoy LFV's large number of zoom events. Over 3,400 people zoomed into LFV events during 2020! Let us know if you need help to become a zoom-in pro.
Masks & Sanitizers are available for BOTH Members and Volunteers. Email or call the office for more information.
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HOW TO REGISTER FOR
ZOOM SPEAKER EVENTS
Click the registration link included with each event description and complete registration form.
Zoom Log-in information will be emailed to you following your registration.
REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 2 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE EACH EVENT
A reminder will be sent the day before the event. If you haven't received the reminder, contact the LFV office at least the day prior to the event.
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ZOOM-IN SPEAKER EVENTS
1:00-2:30 PM (log-in at 12:45 pm)
A Partnership Between Little Falls Village &
Little Falls Library (MCPL)
** FREE & OPEN TO ALL **
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Monday 4/5 Constitutional Patriotism, Partisanship, and the Future of American Democracy with Congressman Jamie Raskin.
Although this event has passed, it is possible to view the recorded event video of Congressman Jamie Raskin's presentation that will be posted on the LFV event page as soon as available www.littlefallsvillage.org/Raskin
Congressman Raskin is the U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District. He recently served as the Lead House Manger during the second Senate impeachment Trial of former President Donald Trump, which ended with a 57-43 vote to convict. He is currently serving his third term on the Judiciary, House Oversight, and House Administration Committees and is serving his second term on the Rules Committee and the Select Subcommittee on Coronavirus Crisis.
Prior to his time in Congress, Raskin was a three-term State Senator in Maryland, where he served as the Senate Majority Whip. He earned a reputation for building coalitions in Annapolis to deliver a series of landmark legislative accomplishments, including marriage equality, abolition of the death penalty, a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons, and a hike in the minimum wage. A professor of constitutional law for more than a quarter-century at American University Washington College of Law, Congressman Raskin has written several books, including the Washington Post Bestseller Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court v. the American People and We the Students: Supreme Court Cases for and About America’s Students. He and a collaborator recently wrote a new proposed Maryland State Song to replace the existing one, which has been criticized for its racist and pro-Confederate lyrics. Congressman Raskin is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where he served as an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
This event is presented by COFFE (Council of Former Federal Executives & Associates) in collaboration with Little Falls Village and in partnership with the Little Falls Library of Montgomery County Public Libraries.
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Thursday 4/8: Supreme Court in 2021: How It Got Here and Where It’s Going with Roman Martinez, a Lathan & Watkins partner and Supreme Court advocate, will discuss the latest developments at the Court, including the three Trump-appointed Justices, prospects for evolution and reform in the Biden years, and key cases on the October Term 2020 docket.
As a member of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice, he focuses primarily on appeals in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals, and state appellate courts. Mr. Martinez has handled civil and criminal matters involving a wide range of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law issues, and he has argued cases in the US Supreme Court and the D.C., Second, Sixth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits, and the New York, California, and Tennessee appellate courts, among others. Mr. Martinez’s practice encompasses civil and criminal matters spanning virtually all areas of law. In 2016, he rejoined Latham after serving as an Assistance to the Solicitor General at the US Department of Justice. In that role, he represented the United States in litigation before the Supreme Court and advised the Solicitor General on the government’s appellate litigation throughout the country. Mr. Martinez has personally argued nine cases in the Supreme Court, including important cases in the fields of the First Amendment, patent law, criminal law, civil rights, employment, and civil procedure. Before joining Latham, Roman Martinez served as a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts and to then-Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit Court.
This event is brought to you by the Council of Former Federal Executives & Associates (COFFE).
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Tuesday 4/20: What to Expect When You’re Expecting… CICADAS!! In the spring of 2021, the Washington, DC metro area will experience a rare and amazing natural phenomenon — the emergence of Brood X (Ten) periodical cicadas. Over the course of a few warm evenings in May, millions and millions of strange-looking creatures will tunnel up from the soil beneath trees, crawl up a close vertical surface, and overnight undergo a dramatic change from a clumsy, shrimp-like creature to a dramatic black insect, sporting deep red eyes and delicate golden wings. For two or three weeks, these harmless and somewhat clumsy creatures are EVERYWHERE, flying, crawling, singing, scrambling, mating – and are truly unavoidable – to the delight and fascination of some, and the terror and revulsion of others. By the next month, the most visible part of the show is over, and the cicadas seem to have disappeared as quickly as they came. Meet Magicicada! For those of us lucky enough to live in an area that hosts a periodical cicada brood, we are privileged to experience this amazing natural phenomenon every 13 or 17 years. However, because they emerge so infrequently in any one location, and because so much of their life cycle takes place underground and out of sight, most people (even biologists!) don’t know much about these fascinating insects. Where did they come from, why are there so many of them, and where will they go? What do they eat? Why and how do they make such a racket? Do they bite or sting? Dr. Weiss will answer these and many other questions, so that you will be better able to appreciate remarkable phenomenon of synchronized periodical cicada emergence.
Martha Weiss is a professor of Biology at Georgetown University, where her research focuses on behavioral interactions among plants, pollinators, herbivores, and predators over ecological and evolutionary time scales. She and her students have investigated learning in butterflies, the ecology of defecation behaviors in insects, the persistence of memory across metamorphosis in Lepidoptera, and the basis of hosts shifts in temperate butterflies. Dr. Weiss grew up in San Francisco and studied Geological Sciences at Harvard University, earning her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley’s Botany department. Later, she studied insect behavior at the University of Arizona. Currently, she and her colleague Dr. John Lill at George Washington University are investigating the indirect ecological effects of the Brood X periodical cicada emergence on the temperate deciduous forest community. They are very excited about the return of Brood X, and are eager to share the biology of these fascinating insects with everyone
This event is independently presented by LFV.
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Wednesday 4/28: Hillwood: A Garden for All Seasons with Kate Market, Executive Director of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. Kate Markert has delved into the archives to describe Post’s approach to creating this enchanting environment of mansion & gardens fitting perfectly together. As the result of strategic planning, exciting special exhibition programs, stimulating and relevant public programs and revitalized gardens, Kate has guided the organization to a more than fifty-percent increase in attendance and the tripling of membership.
Kate Markert is the author of A Garden for All Seasons: Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Hillwood, the first publication devoted to these special gardens in the heart of Washington. She and Erik Kvalsvik worked for over two years to photograph the estate in every season, in many different weather conditions and at different times of the day to illustrate, in gorgeous color, the result of modern horticulturists' labors and Post’s original vision.
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Tuesdays April 6, 13, 20, 27. 1-1:30 pm: Weekly Mindfulness Meditation.
4/6 & 4/20: Barbara
4/13 & 4/27: Stephanie
Thirty minutes of guided meditation presented by a wonderful and talented rotation of guides.
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
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Friday 4/9, 1:00-2:00 pm: Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational, 2020. Invited artists approach the long history of art’s engagement with the natural world through unconventional and highly personal perspectives. The Renwick Invitational 2020 features artists Lauren Fensterstock, Timothy Horn, Debora Moore, and Rowland Ricketts. Nature provides a way for these invited artists to ask what it means to be human in a world increasingly chaotic and divorced from our physical landscape. Representing craft media from fiber to mosaic to glass and metals, these artists approach the long history of art’s engagement with the natural world through unconventional and highly personal perspectives. The Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020 is the ninth installment of the Renwick Invitational. Established in 2000, this biennial showcase highlights midcareer and emerging makers who are deserving of wider national recognition. This docent-led Zoom tour is through the Smithsonian American Art Museum / Renwick.
This event is a collaboration between Little Falls Village & Friendship Heights Neighbors Network and is for Members & Volunteers of these Villages only
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Thursday 4/15, 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Sawbuck Salon. Discussion of financial topics as determined by the group. Hosted by Gabrielle Grunau & Bill Grosshandler. RSVP for Zoom-in information to: bill.gabrielle@gmail.com
LFV Members & Volunteers Only
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Friday 4/16, 1:00-2:00 PM. Cherry Blossom Tour. You won’t have to miss out on touring DC's annual cherry blossoms this year. Instead, join us for hanami, the traditional Japanese custom of flower viewing. Celebrate from home with a virtual cherry blossom tour hosted by the National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler Galleries). We will celebrate the revered sakura by touring landscapes, figure paintings, and prints by artists from the Edo period, including Katsushika Hokusai and beyond in the Museum’s Japanese art collections.
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Monday 4/26 Short Fiction Reading Group 1:30-2:30pm.
April Selection: "Corrie" by Alice Munro from her collection of short stories, Dear Life, published in 2012. Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian short-story writer who is widely considered one of the world's premier fiction writers and is a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction. Alice also won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 2013 at age 82. Her stories focus on human relationships looked at through the lens of daily life.
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Thursday, 4/22, 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Join a Gallery Guide for a virtual tour of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR whose mission is to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Through this tour, you’ll learn more about the museum’s commitment to art, nature, and architecture and have the opportunity to explore some collection highlights. Our guide's presentation will be with Google slides and will take us through the museum – including inside and outside art, highlights – and will then focus in more depth on 6 – 7 pieces of art. The presentation will be followed by 10- 15 minutes of questions.
Closed captioning will be provided.
This event is a collaboration between Little Falls Village & Friendship Heights Neighbors Network and is for Members & Volunteers of these Villages only
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Friday 4/30 1:00-2:15 pm American Stories – A Virtual Tour of the American Collection at the National Gallery of Art. American art is closely tied to this country’s development as a nation. From early beginnings in portraiture to emerging themes of landscape and genre painting, American art reveals the stories that both reflected and shaped an evolving national identity. This tour traces the changes in American art from colonial days to the early twentieth century and shows how artists responded to critical events in American history. Estelle Quain, a National Gallery docent and Friendship Heights Neighbors Network member, will lead us on this tour.
This event is a collaboration between Little Falls Village & Friendship Heights Neighbors Network and is for Members & Volunteers of these Villages only
REGISTRATION FOR LFV M&V:
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ADMINISTRATIVE ZOOM-IN MEETINGS
Members & Volunteers Only
Monday 4/19, 1:00-2:30 pm: LFV Planning Committee
Wednesday 4/21, 7:00 - 8:30 pm: LFV Board Meeting
Date TBD, LFV Advisory Team Contact LFV if interested
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ZOOM-IN SPEAKER EVENTS
1:00-2:30 PM (log-in at 12:45 pm)
A Partnership Between Little Falls Village & Little Falls Library (MCPL)
** FREE & OPEN TO ALL **
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Monday May 3, 1:00-2:00 pm. Cabin John: Legends of an Uncommon Place with Judith Welles. Who or what is Cabin John? The name Cabin John is steeped in mystery and legends about lost lovers, ghosts, pirates, and buried treasure. Early land records cite Captain John’s Run, now Cabin John Creek. Did Captain John Smith’s journeys along the Potomac River in 1608 take him to the area later named perhaps after him? Cabin John, a Maryland community near Georgetown in Washington, D.C., has historical significance. The Cabin John Bridge, once known as the Union Arch, is an engineering marvel. It carries the aqueduct that gave Washington, D.C., its first public water. Never before published photos show the grandeur of the Cabin John Bridge Hotel, a resort destination in the 1890s and 1900s.
Judith Welles is a writer and former journalist who has authored local history books about the area in which she lives including Cabin John: Legends and Life of an Uncommon Place, Lilly Stone, and a new pictorial history Potomac. She also wrote a worklife e-book for Kindle, Get a Life, Try This! Judy was media relations manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM and a speechwriter for U.S. Cabinet members. She has chaired the Montgomery County, Maryland, Commission on Aging, been a Board member of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Trust for the national park, and is a speaker for the Montgomery County Historical Society. Her lively talks are accompanied by PowerPoint slide shows of historic photographs.
This event is independently presented by LFV.
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Thursday 5/6 (rescheduled from 3/31) Pandemic Ethics: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges with Dr. Mildred Solomon, President of the Hastings Center on Bioethics, an independent research institute in Garrison, NY that explores ethical issues in health, health care and the life sciences.
This event is brought to you by the Council of Former Federal Executives & Associates (COFFE).
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Thursday 5/13 The Golden Age of Music, Part II. Join Pianist/Singer/Sheet Music Expert Michael Lavine as he takes you on another tour of Tin Pan Alley, from its humble beginnings in the Lower East Side and moving on to Broadway and Movie Musicals. Michael is back with more songs you love. He will be joined by Broadway and cabaret performers, as he presents many of the world’s most beloved songs of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Feel free to sing along.
Michael Lavine has worked as a musical director, pianist, vocal coach and singer all over the world. He’s worked with composers as varied as Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim and Burton Lane and Comden and Green. He’s put out a number of CD’s and will be releasing some new ones in conjunction with this concert. A graduate of Columbia University, Michael owns one of the larger privately held collections of sheet music in the world. You can read more on Michael on his site, www.michaellavine.net This event will not be recorded.
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Wednesday 5/26 Biden's Foreign Policy in the Middle East and North Africa, Recipes for Success or Failure? Jean AbiNader will review initial steps taken by the Biden Foreign Policy team to reshape US policy towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region including countering Iran and terrorism, bolstering allies, promoting human rights, and re-establishing humanitarian and economic assistance programs. He will also review Congressional responses and initiatives and how they impact Biden’s agenda. AbiNader will identify how these policies serve US interests and contribute to regional stability, security, and development, and the challenges and opportunities in the upcoming year.
Jean AbiNader consults on strategic communications and organizational change for both international and US clients; has led a graduate level seminar at Georgetown University; lectured at American University on international development and challenges in intercultural negotiations; and leads a seminar on effective negotiations at Al-Akhawayn University in Morocco. His blogs can be found on www.atfl.org and his website: www.abinaderadvisoryservices.com.
Registration Link:
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Tuesdays May 4, 11, 18, 25 1-1:30 pm: Weekly Mindfulness Meditation. May 4 & 11: TBD May 18 & 25: Anuka
Guided meditation hosted by rotating guest guides. FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
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Friday 5/14 1:00-2:00 PM. Korean Ceramic Art with docent, Dr. Yuan Liu.
The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, has an excellent collection of Koran art, especially ceramics. Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), the founder of the Freer Gallery of Art, acquired nearly 500 Korean art objects. When the museum opened its doors in 1923, Freer’s assembly of Korean art was considered unparalleled in quality and historical scope, and this collection has been expanded over the years.
The tour will provide participants the opportunity to take a close look at and appreciate the beauty of the artworks, including Korean celadon—one of the world’s best-known ceramics, while learning about the history of Korean art and hearing interesting stories of how these works were acquired.
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Friday 5/21 10:30-11:30am. The Kimono in Print: 300 Years of Japanese Design. Join our docent, Joan Barry, for a look at the Worcester Art Museum’s exhibition, The Kimono in Print: 300 Years of Japanese Design. This is the first show devoted to examining the kimono as a major source of inspiration and experimentation in Japanese print culture, from the Edo period (1603–1868) to the Meiji period (1868–1912). This dialogue between print and kimono design is illustrated by Japanese prints, primarily drawn from the Museum’s 3,000 Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints from John Chandler Bancroft (1835–1901) gifted in 1901. We will explore a few of these prints in detail.
Central to The Kimono in Print is a one-of-a-kind contemporary wedding kimono by Chiso, the important 465-year-old, Kyoto-based kimono house. The Worcester Wedding Kimono is the first ever kimono commissioned as an artwork for an art museum. Celebrating the 120th-anniversary of WAM’s transformative acquisition of the Bancroft collection, the contemporary wedding kimono reflects the Museum’s vision for Japanese art in the 21st century. The commission of a kimono as an artwork, rather than for a specific client or occasion, gave Chiso and its designer significant creative space to give form to their outlook regarding the present and future art of the kimono. We will examine the process of creating the kimono.
This event is a collaboration between Little Falls Village & Friendship Heights Neighbors Network and is for Members & Volunteers of these Villages only
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Monday 5/24 Short Fiction Reading Group 1:30-2:30 PM.
May Selection: TBD
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Thursday 5/27, 4:30 to 5:30 PM Sawbuck Salon. Discussion of financial topics as determined by the group. Hosted by Gabrielle Grunau & Bill Grosshandler.
REGISTRATION OPEN TO LFV M&V ONLY:
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Friday 5/28, 1:00-2:00 PM. ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now. Join our docent as we explore the rise of Chicano graphics within the early social movements and the ways in which Chicanx artists since then have advanced innovative printmaking practices attuned to social justice. This exhibition will be the first to unite historic civil rights era prints alongside works by contemporary printmakers including several who embrace expanded graphics that exist beyond the paper substrate. Presented through the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
This event is a collaboration between Little Falls Village & Friendship Heights Neighbors Network and is for Members & Volunteers of these Villages only
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ADMINISTRATIVE ZOOM-IN MEETINGS
Members & Volunteers Only
Monday 5/17, 1:00-2:30 pm: LFV Planning Committee
Wednesday 5/19, 7:00 - 8:30 pm: LFV Board Meeting
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ZOOM-IN SPEAKER EVENTS
1:00-2:30 PM (log-in at 12:45 pm)
A Partnership Between Little Falls Village & Little Falls Library (MCPL)
FREE & OPEN TO ALL
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Thursday 6/ 10 Your Retirement Dream: How Planning Can Make It Come True with Harriet Edleson, author and journalist. Retirement! Have you imagined you’d be lounging on a beach in the south of France or Bethany Beach? Riding a luxury train through the White Towns of Southern Spain? Cruising the Danube on a luxury riverboat? Or, taking courses with others like yourself? Serving on a nonprofit board? Buying a vacation home in the mountains? Spending more time with the ones you love? Relocating to be near your grandchildren?
Whether you are already retired or thinking of retiring in the next five or 10 years, planning will make the journey more enjoyable and secure! What do you really want to do? Think about all the resources you have or will have at a time when you may no longer be working. Will you have a pension or will you be relying on Social Security and savings? Whatever your situation, the best way forward is knowledge. Learn about the optimal time for claiming your Social Security retirement benefits and how to decide whether downsizing is for you, since housing can be the largest expense in retirement.
Harriet Edleson is an expert on baby boomer retirement strategies. She has written the Retiring feature for The New York Times and the Where We Live feature for The Washington Post. A former writer/editor/producer for AARP where she specialized in Social Security, she now writes for Kiplinger's Retirement Report. Her forthcoming book, 12 Ways to Retire on Less: Planning an Affordable Future is to be published in May 2021 by Rowman & Littlefield next year.
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Thursday, 6/17 1:00 – 2:00 The World Awaits Your Visit, Reserve Now: Navigating Post-COVID Travel. Benita Lubic, President of Transeair Travel, will talk about the present status of travel, where can Americans travel now, restrictions, and the Covid Passport. The current state of the world has made us more aware of the way we travel, and the destinations we visit. She will discuss current state of air travel, cruises plus review health and safety travel procedures, policies and regulations. You’ll also learn best practices for being a safer (and smarter!) traveler so you are prepared when you are able to travel again.
Benita is now is celebrating her 62nd year owning a travel business, having traveled to about 140 countries. She arranges group and sales incentive travel, personalized individual trips and escorted tours, including many cruises, worldwide. Among her trip highlights are over 25 tours to Cuba for religious groups, humanitarian, beekeepers, baseball, chess enthusiasts and the Washington Ballet; visits to Bhutan, Japan, China, Thailand (most of Asia), South Africa, East Africa, Morocco, Israel, Egypt, most of South America, the South Pacific plus the US. It has been a stimulating and challenging career. Benita has 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Her husband, Robert, is a retired Professor of Law at American University and practicing Lawyer. Benita has lived in Washington for 75 years mostly in Chevy Chase, DC. and is a Woodrow Wilson and University of Wisconsin graduate.
Benita's clients have many different interests and specialties --- this keeps the work fascinating. The business has changed dramatically over the years. From paper tickets in 1959 to the internet and e-mails, now solutions are readily available.
This event is independently presented by LFV.
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Wednesday 6/23 The Current State of U.S. Russian Relations with author and journalist Gregory Feifer. Nearly every 24-hour news cycle contains a news item related to Russia. Gregory will offer insights that may help us in understanding the rationale behind the current chaos in the world order.
A former NPR Moscow correspondent who reported from Russia for almost a decade, Gregory Feifer witnessed the coup d’état attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991. During the country's resurgence under Vladimir Putin, he observed the effects of its vast new oil wealth on an increasingly nationalistic society, as well as, Moscow's rekindling of a new Cold War-style opposition to the West. As a senior correspondent at Radio Free Europe in Prague, Feifer investigated Russian influence in Europe, including the Kremlin's use of Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, as an instrument of foreign policy.
Before joining NPR in 2005, Gregory Feifer lived in Paris and New York and has written for numerous outlets, including The New Republic, The Washington Post, and World Policy Journal. Feifer has also authored a number of books including The Great Gamble and Russians: The Power Behind the People. He serves as executive director of the Institute of Current World Affairs, which awards fellowships to young men and women allowing them to travel outside of the US and gain an in-depth understanding of chosen topic areas.
This event is brought to you by the Council of Former Federal Executives & Associates (COFFE).
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Tuesdays in June: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. 1-1:30 pm: Weekly Mindfulness Meditation
FREE & OPEN TO ALL
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Friday 6/11 1:00-2:00 pm. Minneapolis Institute of Art: Highlights of MIA’s Collection. View splendid works from around the world and throughout time. Delight in European and American favorites. Experience nature‘s beauty in tour-de-force landscapes and decorative arts from Asia. Discover how the living arts of Africa and the Americas honor traditions and inspire innovation.
REGISTRATION OPEN TO LFV M&V ONLY:
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Monday 6/14, 12:30- 3:00 pm. Eisenhower Memorial & Disabled Veterans Memorial Tour Washington, DC has another new memorial! Designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial encapsulates Eisenhower's legacy in a four-acre urban park at the base of Capitol Hill. The memorial features a one-of-a-kind stainless steel tapestry depicting beaches of D-Day, heroic-sized bronze sculptures, and stone bas reliefs.
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Through juxtaposition of granite and glass, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial conveys a combination of strength and vulnerability, of loss and renewal. Dedicated on October 5, 2014, the Memorial shines a light on the important lessons of courage, sacrifice, tenacity, loyalty and honor by bearing witness to the experiences of war heroes who were disabled as a result of military service. It is the first national memorial dedicated solely to disabled veterans, paying tribute to the hidden and visible disabilities from all conflicts and all branches of service.
We are fortunate to have Jim Carr, architectural historian and decorated Army colonel with years of experience in the tour guiding field, guide us on this walking tour. Join us for this fascinating look into two of Washington’s memorials.
Rain date: June 28 at 1 p.m. Cost for transportation TBD.
REGISTRATION OPEN TO LFV M&V ONLY:
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ADMINISTRATIVE ZOOM-IN MEETINGS
Members & Volunteers Only
Wednesday 6/16, 7:00 - 8:30 pm: LFV Board Meeting
Monday 6/21, 1:00-2:30 pm: LFV Planning Committee
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Monday 6/24 Short Fiction Reading Group 1:30-2:30 PM. June Selection: TBD
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Friday 6/25 Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum Virtual Highlights Tour from
10:30 am-11:30 am. What do the Titanic and the Pony Express have in common? What is the Inverted Jenny and why is it America’s most famous stamp error? Come learn all that and more on an interesting virtual tour that covers highlights of the National Postal Museum collection. Presented by an engaging panel of docents each presenting their own favorite objects, this participatory tour brings the Smithsonian museum to you.
REGISTRATION OPEN TO LFV M&V ONLY:
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Wednesday 7/7 1:00-2:30 pm. The Beauty and Science of the Magnolia Family with Edward M. Barrows, Professor of Biology, Georgetown University.
Washington’s Cherry blossoms are in the limelight each year, while Magnolias, equally spectacular flowering trees, are somewhat in the shadows. The aim of my talk-discussion is to tell you more about Magnolias – their evolution, diversity, and flowers – and hear what you have to say about them. My presentation features many colorful, original photos of Magnolia specimens in the Washington, D.C., Area Ecosystem (WDCAE, DC and four surrounding counties), especially Georgetown University and the U.S. National Arboretum. About four of the approximately 224 world Magnolia species are native to the WDCAE. About 10 non-native species and 100 of their hybrids and cultivars are the Ecosystem’s gardens, parks, and yards. Bring your Magnolia comments and questions and ride the Magnolia Magic Carpet with me. Registration link to follow.
More information and registration link to follow.
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Thursday 7/8 1:00-2:30 pm. Joe Bonfiglio, President of EDF Action, the Environmental Defense Fund's sister organization. In this role, Joe focuses on the development and execution of advocacy strategies designed to deliver environmental policy and legislative wins.
More information and registration link to follow.
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Wednesday 7/28 1:00 - 2:30 pm Advanced Care Planning Workshop with Mary Ann Buckley, LCSW-C, C-ASWCM, Executive Director of Care Management, Corewood Care. Your wishes matter – make them yours and make them known. Five Wishes is changing the way we talk about advance care planning. It is more than just a document. Five Wishes is a complete approach to discussing & documenting your healthcare & life choices. It is connecting families, communicating with healthcare providers, and showing your community what it means to care for one another. The workshop will also discuss MOLST and Living Wills. Join our free & interactive virtual workshop to learn more!
More information and registration link to follow.
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Continued thanks to the LFV Board of Directors for their leadership, guidance & support of our members as we continue to adjust to the ever-changing pandemic landscape.
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Peter Loew
Margie Ott
Steve Herman
Janet Moyer
Gabrielle Grunau
Ann Humphrey
Lisa Owen
Sandy Roy
Harriet Edleson
Karen Riibner
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WE THANK LFV'S AMAZING & FABULOUS VOLUNTEERS FOR THE HUGE NUMBER OF SPECIAL PROJECTS & MEMBER SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDED DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS! |
Here are a few of the
THANK YOU notes
we've received.
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Snow Removal
We had an amazing snow
removal crew! --the DeLellis family!
Even the six year old worked diligently alongside his older siblings. They came three times to clear following each snowfall. They were all so wonderful. What a beautiful family.
-Wayne
Thanks so much J.D., Susanna, & Bridgit DeLellis for all their scooping, scraping and salting efforts.
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Valentine Candy for Our Sweet Volunteers
How very thoughtful and sweet to find at our door the Valentine candy 😀. You may be sure it will be enjoyed and gone very soon!!!
- Joe & Jane
Thank you for the adorable Valentine gift. How did you know I LOVE chocolate kisses???? (who doesn't?)
-Joanne
Thanks ❤️❤️❤️🧡❤️❤️❤️for the goodies.
- Pickett
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Special thanks to Carolyn Montrose, Bridget DeLellis Jennifer Rancilio and their children Camille, Sienna, J.D. and Susanna! |
Valentine Plants Delivered
to our Members
The pink tote bag with the rosemary plant (so beautifully presented) arrived on our doorstep today. What a lovely and thoughtful Valentine's Day treat! We are so grateful to the special people at Little Falls Village always looking out for one another.
– Le and Ed
What a lovely surprise,... I was just online looking for a small rosemary plant, having pruned off too much of my last one for dinner last week and killing it by accident. A real pick-me-up in this mid-winter chill.
- Sandy
A sincere thank you for today's lovely surprise I found on my doorstep. I gladly make Thyme to enjoy your fragrant surprise. This is also a great opportunity to again express my appreciation for the ingenuity of Little Falls Village making the Pandemic imposed, relative, isolation less solitary through the plethora of programs offered via the internet.
- Josephine
What a delightful surprise! I just received my rosemary plant and look forward to its blossoms - and tastes. Thanks so much! Yes, I was one of the founding members, with the late Bob Miller and then David Gries, who had the foresight and vision to create this wonderful Village.
- Eileen
We especially appreciate The Garden Party, a local garden club, and its Community Service Chair, Natalie West, for organizing this event.
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COVID VACCINATION CLINIC
You all are angels! You did an amazing job and got so many many people vaccinated in one day. You made my membership in Little Falls Village invaluable! This and in so many other ways that you’ve gone above and beyond during these COVID days. Thank you a million time’s over
-Vicki
Sincere thanks to you and your LFV team for last Friday’s successful Vaccine Clinic. Mette joins me in expressing our admiration for the intense organizational effort and good spirits that were in evidence at the Sumner Village Community Center. Our neighborhood is truly fortunate to be able to look to you and Little Falls Village for such wonderful support!
-Bob
Kudos to you, Lisa -- You're our hero. I was happy to meet and work with Lisa Owen and Carolyn Morales. What great gals...and go-getters for sure! And please thank Arnold (he's a sweetheart) for grabbing lunch.
-Elaine
We so very much appreciate all of the time, energy and hard work you expended in getting the COVID vaccine for so many of us in LF Village…You are a dynamo, and this was a remarkable achievement! Thank you so much!
– Maureen & Mark
Just a short note of thanks for putting together this CV-19 Vaccine Program for the members and volunteers. I know this was no small undertaking.
-Michael
Congratulations to LFV, Glen Echo Fire, and all the people who worked on today's vaccine program! Tremendous success and THANK YOU TO ALL!
- Clare
I just want to thank you and complement you on the wonderful job setting up that program to receive the shot. It was a real pleasure to go down there and get vaccinated.
– Bob
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We would like to acknowledge the gracious hospitality of SUMNER VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION for allowing us to host both COVID Vaccine Clinics in their lovely Community Center.
We are also thankful for the generosity of COREWOOD CARE and SYNERGY HOMECARE in providing snacks to our volunteers.
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Continued thanks to our volunteers who give their time and resources to provide services which assist our members in maintaining their independence and maintaining community connections. |
Shobha Abhyankar
Rebecca Anzidei
Cecilia Bacigalupo
Maurine Beasley
Purcie Benniett-Nickerson
Alex Berger
Mary Ann Bernald
Debbie Bisio
Susan C. Brown
Lois Cohen
Jane Croft
Janet Crossen
Karen Cys
Kathy Daniel
Ursula Daniels
Bridget DeLellis
Harriett Edleson
Elaine Ferat
Judy Fogt
Shirley Fried
Miklos Gaal
Yoriko Gandolfo
Cathy Gildenhorn
Elissa Gildenhorn
Bob Girouard
Karen Goldstein
Sandy Grant
Victor Graves
Cynthia Green
Bill Grosshandler
Gabrielle Grunau
Susan Harding
Holly Heiderer
Joanne Hellyer
Juanita Hendriks
Lisa Hepp
Steve Herman
Eleanor Hillegeist
Frank Huffman
Ann Humphrey
Kathy Kiernan
Debbie Kovach
Helene Krasnoff
Heath Krasnoff
Amy Lamb
Anne Lauvige
Judy Lentz
Kathie Libby
Peter Loew
Patti Mackey
Tom Maher
Lee Mayhew
Sally McCarthy
Barbara Meima
Sharon Metcalf
Andrea Mones
Carolyn Montrose
Janet Moyer
Jane North
Barbara Norton
Marian O'Brien
Mary Kate O'Neill
Lisa Oswald
Margie Ott
Lisa Owen
Lani Pearson
David Rabin
Jennifer Rancilio
Pickett Randolph
Courtney Roberts
Arnold Rosenthal
Karen Riibner
Sandy Roy
Ann Schaefer
Kathryn Scott
Maribeth Sherman
Meryl Silver
Pauline Siple
Dolores Smith
Todd Smith
Harris Smoak
Louise Smoak
David Storey
Julie Stratton
Gabrielle Stevens
Jim Sullivan
Catherine Triay
Manuel Valencia
Nancy Wehr
Margit Williams
Ellen Wormser
Kathleen Zellmer
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Our Zoom Events continue to allow us to stay connected and informed on a variety of topics. We are happy to report that during 2020, over 2,600 people attended LFV speaker events, including over 2,300 by zoom that are free and open to all from across the DMV. . . and beyond! |
Thanks to the Partnership between Little Falls Village & The Little Falls Library of Montgomery County Public Libraries. |
AND LFV'S COLLABORATIONS WITH
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The Council of Former Federal Executives & Associates (COFFE) |
Friendship Heights Neighbors Network |
TECH NEWS
The LFV Tech Group (for LFV Members & Volunteers) meets through ZOOM sessions on TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 10:00 – 12:00.
If you would like to sign up for Tech sessions, please email Bob at RFG1647@icloud.com no later than 9:00 AM BEFORE the Tuesday or Thursday session that you wish to attend. Bob will send you the link just before 10:00 AM.
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UPCOMING TECH DATES:
APRIL
TUESDAY: 6, 13, 20, 27
THURSDAY: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
MAY
TUESDAY: 4, 11, 18, 25
THURSDAY: 6, 13, 20, 27
JUNE
TUESDAY: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
THURSDAY: 3, 10, 17, 24
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Unlock the capabilities of your iPhone, iPad, laptop, iMAC, MacBook! Sessions address issues, questions and/or problems raised by those in attendance. Basic to advanced levels are welcome. Address any questions to Bob by email RFG1647@icloud.com .
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Please consider naming LITTLE FALLS VILLAGE as your AmazonSmile charity.
AmazonSmile is a program that donates 0.5% of your eligible Amazon purchases to a charity of your choice and it's seamless to do! Your Amazon profile remains unchanged and there are no changes in Amazon prices.
IT'S A GREAT AND EASY WAY TO SUPPORT LFV!!!
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Thank You to our Business & Community Supporters.
Please check out
their websites & quality services!
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Activities & Resources -
Montgomery County Public Libraries
Programming and services for adults 50+ designed to reflect our the wide interests.
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Programs and activities in the DC area for 60+
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FREE Art Demos, workshops, and virtual exhibits. Great way to stay creatively together! #PyramidAtHome
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Sibley Senior Association: Calendar & Newsletter.
Suburban Hospital Events
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LITTLE FALLS VILLAGE
4701 Sangamore Road
Suite# S-232
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-320-3267
LFV Office hours: M-Th 9:00 am- 5:00 pm.
Friday service requests are responded to until noon.
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SUPPORT LITTLE FALLS VILLAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, and/or DONOR TODAY!
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW OR CALL THE LFV OFFICE
TO EXPLORE THE OPTIONS.
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Lunch Bunch will resume in June or July
Stay Tuned for Details!
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