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Lunch N’ Life Shepherd’s Center of Annandale
06/25/2026 to 06/25/2026
The United Baptist Church, 7100 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003Join us for a sing-along of old-time summer songs with Bonnie Kendrick. All are welcome! Cost for lunch and performance is $20 per person. Tuna melts, chips, coleslaw, salad, dessert, tea & coffee. To register, call 703-941-1419 by Tuesday, June 23rd by noon or send an email to shepherdscas@vacoxmail.com. Our lunches are catered so pre-payment is appreciated. Send Check To: SCAS, 7610 Newcastle Drive, Annandale, VA 22003. To pay by credit card via Zeffy, copy this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/lunch-n-life
BAS Symposium: Who Really Wrote the Hebrew Bible?
06/27/2026 to 06/27/2026
920 King Farm Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850The event, including a live panel discussion moderated by Dr. Glenn Corbett, Editor-in-Chief of popular magazine Biblical Archaeology Review, will be simultaneously streamed online via Zoom. From Genesis to the Prophets, the historical origins and development of the text of the Hebrew Bible tell us so much about the world’s most important book. Join us this summer to hear Drs. Gary Rendsburg, Rutgers University; William Schniedewind, UCLA; and Jeffrey Stackert, University of Chicago, present what we know about how and when the sacred text was written. Participants in this one-day only BAS Symposium will learn about: The Israelite scribes who recorded and wrote down the text; Evidence the Torah was first composed during the days of David and Solomon; and How the different writings of the Torah were combined into a single text. The event is $69 per person. A discount of $20 is available for BAS All-Access Members. The earlier in-person registration deadline is June 21 at 9 pm Eastern. The online event registration deadline is June 25. To register for this symposium, go to: www.biblicalarchaeology.org/lp. Or call 800-221-4644, x. 424.
Annual Congregation Har Shalom Huge Rummage Sale
06/28/2026 to 06/28/2026
11510 Falls Road, Potomac, MD 20854, Potomac, MD, MD 20854Rummage Sale at Congregation Har Shalom Returns! NEW TO YOU SALE. Get great deals on: Clothing, jewelry, household goods, baby items, toys, books, and more! Be sure to check out our collectibles and boutique items! Early Bird Admission 8:00am-9:00am is $10. All sales cash and Venmo only. Free Parking. For more information, visit https://www.harshalom.org/event/sisterhood---new-to-you-sale-day.html
Medical Museum Independence Day Tour
07/03/2026 to 07/03/2026
2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring , MD 20910Join us for a special Independence Day Tour at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. This free, docent-led introductory tour highlights the remarkable changes in American medicine over the past 160 years, with a special focus on military medicine. For more information, visit medicalmuseum.health.mil/index.cfm/visit/events/2026/independence_day_tour
4th of July Reading of the Declaration of Independence
07/04/2026 to 07/04/2026
Historic Pohick Church, 9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton, VA 22079As part of the America 250th Anniversary, the community is invited to a free public reading of the Declaration of Independence at Historic Pohick Church by historical re-enactor, the Rev. Dr. Thomas Costa, portraying the Rev. Mr. Lee Massey, the Rector of Pohick Church in 1776. The reading will be followed by free docent tours of the colonial church of George Washington and George Mason. For additional information, call the church office at 703-339-6572, or visit the website at www.pohick.org
The Spark: When the Past Finds You
07/12/2026 to 07/12/2026
Zoom, Rockville, MD 20849-1614Eli Lev will be sharing stories and lessons from visiting ancestral towns in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Lithuania, conducting genealogical research and uncovering oral histories. He discusses how a musician can discover untold family stories and transform them into song, turn oral history into living art and preserve memory through music. The talk features excerpts from his album Past Lives, in which his real family cassette tape interview recordings become part of the songs. This program, conducted over Zoom, is free for members and $10 for non-members. This is one of the many activities that is a benefit of JGSGW membership. Eli Lev is an indie folk musician, storyteller, and family historian based in Silver Spring, Maryland. His work explores ancestry, memory, and identity through music and narrative. Eli has presented this program for genealogy and cultural organizations and performs nationally and internationally, using music as a bridge between history and lived experience. For more information about the program and to sign up, visit jgsgw.org/event/07-12-2026-the-spark-when-the-past-finds-you/
