Private Poker Club

**NEW GAME LOCATION at The Board Room** Let's play board games. Not the ones your ancestors played but the really cool ones of the new millennium. We play everything from fun, social games to light to heavy strategy games. Don't know how to play? Not a problem - we're happy to teach. It's a great chance to learn new games or play your favorites with non-competitive people who like to laugh. You can build a railroad, eradicate a plague, or explore the far reaches of the galaxy in one evening. While many will bring their own games, you can show up gameless and still play. We play at the Board Room in Clarendon on Wednesday from 6:30-10:00. It's within walking distance from the Clarendon metro. **Find us in the far left by the fermentation tanks.** If that area is reserved for a private event, look for us in the middle. Look for a group that has containers and carrying bags with multiple games. We're very fortunate to have this great venue for our game nights and they take care of us for 3-1/2 hours, so please spend a minimum of $10 on food or drink and tip generously (at the very least $2, even if 20% of your bill would be $1). Thanks!

Dans le thriller Vie Privée (2025), réalisé par Rebecca Zlotowski, Jodie Foster incarne Lilian Steiner, une psychiatre renommée à Paris dont la vie bascule après la mort soudaine d'une patiente. Convaincue qu'il s'agit d'un meurtre, elle enquête elle-même, plongeant dans une intrigue sombre mêlant mystère et comédie noire. Regal Laurel Towne Centre 14716 Baltimore Ave, Laurel, MD 20707 Date: 04 Feb 2026 L'heure de la séance de film est à 19:10 L'heure de rendez-vous recommandée est 18h40. https://www.regmovies.com/movies/a-private-life-french-ho00020294?id=220545&site=0563&date=02-04-2026 Ce film n'est pas projeté à Baltimore. Les cinémas les plus proches se trouvent à Laurel et Owings Mills. Il semble que des projections soient prévues jusqu'à mercredi de cette semaine. Il n'est pas certain pour l'instant que d'autres projections auront lieu à des dates ultérieures. Si certaines personnes souhaitent voir le film indépendamment du groupe Meetup, je fournirai ci-dessous un lien vers un autre lieu de projection (à Owings Mills) pour votre commodité. « Regal Discount Tuesdays » (Regal Value Days) proposent des billets de cinéma à prix réduit aux membres du Regal Crown Club tous les mardis. L'inscription au « club » est gratuite et facultative. Il appartient à chaque individu d'acheter son propre billet et de s'inscrire auprès de ce club s'il le souhaite. Sachant que les séances sont programmées jusqu'à mercredi de cette semaine (pour l'instant) et ne prévoyant aucun changement, si des modifications sont apportées aux horaires des séances pour cette date, j'essaierai de mettre à jour les détails de l'événement en conséquence. Bien qu'acheter des billets à l'avance garantit que le film sera projeté, cela peut compliquer l'organisation des places pour le groupe, car les sièges sont numérotés. Pour ceux qui souhaitent voir le film au cinéma d'Owings Mills indépendamment du groupe Meetup, vous pouvez consulter les horaires des séances à l'adresse suivante : https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/a-private-life-81433/showtimes. L'adhésion à AMC Stubs Insider™ peut vous permettre de bénéficier d'une réduction de 50% sur les billets les mardis et mercredis. Veuillez consulter les détails auprès d'AMC. Je vous encourage tous à contacter directement les salles de spectacle pour obtenir des informations précises sur les horaires et les lieux des représentations qui pourraient vous intéresser.

We're playing board games at Your Hobby Place, a Friendly Local Gaming Store in Old Town Alexandria. Feel free to bring your own games. They also have their own library of games available for play. We start at 6:00, but your group can certainly show up earlier. The store closes at 9:30. Snacks and drinks are available for sale, and several good restaurants are nearby. Free parking on Wythe St. and Columbus St. The store is 1/2 mile east from the Braddock Road Metro station down Wythe St.

Cash Game - $20 buy-in, can rebuy. Please buy something from Panera while we play. The glass room tends to be cold, bring a jacket!

We are a President's Distinguished Club and welcome new guests! Meeting is every Wednesday.

We have taken more than a year off due to the pandemic. Our old favorite cafe in Bethesda is now closed so lets try the Panera Bread down the street on Wisconsin Ave. Please come and join us for some double deck pinochle, assuming (of course) that you have been inoculated for Covid-19 and you are willing to follow the current guidelines of the business on mask wearing. We will start the first game about 6 pm. We play 300 point games so the second game will likely start just after 7 pm, and we will rotate tables if we have more than 4 players. Card players of all level are welcome. We play primarily 4-handed double deck Pinochle but other variants are have been tried on occasion. Games go from 6 pm until Panera closes, which currently is 9 pm. This event is scheduled to repeat every other Wednesday night. Please don't wait until the last minute to RSVP.

Join us to play DnD 2024/2025 edition! We are hosting two lv 3 tables to test out the new rule changes. The sessions will run for about 2.5 - 3 hours. This is a paid event, the cost being $20, so to be moved from the wait list to "Going" please send the payment to @MagicalKuyo through Venmo. Make sure to add your Meetup name on the payment description so I know who to move. Your payment amount does include a drink ticket for a 10 oz pour of your choice or a non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. If you have paid for the ticket, but have not been moved to "Going", feel free to message me through Meetup or Discord @MagicalKuyo. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out through meetup or discord. If you are signing up with a guest, do message me their name to add to our list so we can make sure to have everyone accounted for. FAQ: -Do I need to bring anything?: No, we will provide both pre generated character sheets as well as dice if needed, but you are welcome to bring either if you feel comfortable with the new rule set. -Is this event for all ages?: This is a family friendly event, that being said if you are bringing any minors with you they must always be supervised. We do NOT make ourselves responsible for unattended minors.

Well since no one else will make a Heated Rivalry Book Club, I guess it’s up to me! Join us to discuss the first book in the “Game Changers” series at Petit Monde Cafe (located at 2653 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008) on Saturday, February 7th.

Join us for an afternoon of chess in a fun and relaxed setting. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome! Club boards are provided. Bring your own clocks or use Chess.com's Chess Clock app. We generally meet in the blue room, which is to your right after entering. If we're not in the blue room we're at the far left near the beer tanks in the back corner.

Top level Backgammon Tournament play. Have fun and improve your game. Free lessons to new and inexperienced players. Club been active over 30 years, posting on Meetup is new.

Sunday Texas Hold-Em Tournament Cost: No cost Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Starting Stack: 30,000 chips Bonuses: 5,000 for arriving early, 5,000 for new players, 5,000 for registering online Blind structure Level 1: 100 chips / 200 chips Level 2: 200 chips / 400 chips Level 3: 300 chips / 600 chips Level 4: 400 chips / 800 chips Level 5: 500 chips / 1,000 chips 10 minute break / chip up Level 6: 1,000 chips / 2,000 chips Level 7: 2,000 chips / 4,000 chips Level 8: 3,000 chips / 6,000 chips chip up Level 9: 5,000 chips / 10,000 chips Level 10: 10,000 chips / 20,000 chips Level 11: 15,000 chips / 30,000 chips Level 12: 25,000 chips / 50,000 chips chip up Level 13: 50,000 chips / 100,000 chips Level 14: 100,000 chips / 200,000 chips Level 15: 200,000 chips / 4000,000 chips

**First Gathering: Love as Transformation** Reading: **The Forty Rules of Love** by **Elif Shafak** We begin Men, Meaning, and Madness with a novel that treats love not as sentiment, but as a force that disrupts, humbles, and reshapes the self. The Forty Rules of Love explores love as discipline, surrender, and moral risk. It asks what happens when certainty breaks, when the ego is wounded, and when meaning is found not through control, but through transformation. This gathering is for men interested in serious literature and honest inquiry into how love shapes character, responsibility, and the inner life. Discussion will be guided by questions rather than summaries. The aim is depth, not debate. Come having read the book or engaged with it seriously.

Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!

**I’m planning future book club meetups and would love your input. Please choose your top three from the list below—your picks will help decide what we read next!** **Book Options** *The Hong Kong Widow* – Kristen Loesch *American Spy* – Lauren Wilkinson *God of the Woods* – Liz Moore *Listen for the Lie* – Amy Tintera *The Swallows* – Lisa Lutz *The Drowning Kind* – Jennifer McMahon *The Eights* – Joanna Miller *The Quiet Librarian* – Allen Eskens Thanks so much for sharing your pick! Please **reply in the comments** with your top three. I can’t wait to see which books rise to the top and to discuss them together at our next meetups.

Join the Columbus Ski Club for a First Friday Happy Hour! If you're new in town or just looking to socialize, this is the event for you. Connect with fellow sports enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers while sharing travel stories and tips for the best ski slopes or hiking trails. Contact: Herb Beidel, 614 -619-7808 [Dec_2025_CSC_Track Newsletter.pdf]() CSC Membership not required for happy hour!