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BINGO Online (Win Prizes!)
**\*TO ATTEND GET TICKET At**
[https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13397#tix](https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13397#tix)
(Multiple Meetup groups are co-organizing so the RSVP's shown are just a very small portion attending. We'll have at least 20 registered.)
Our last online Bingo Night Party was such a BIG hit, we're doing it again! Do you like to play BINGO or want to just do something different?! Then you will LOVE this event! Here is your opportunity to have some fun playing our Live "Bingo" game. You will also get to socialize and make other friends from the comfort of your home.
Prizes included Amazon gift cards, free future events and more! This completely online event will be LIVE and you will be able to see and hear the other participants while playing. You will either need to print or draw out your bingo cards. We will email you with how to get it after registering.
You can have more than 1 person on your team as long as they're from your house and use same device. Friends/family around the country can also play. They would just need to also register for a ticket.
This event will be held on Zoom which you would access through your computer/webcam, or via your phone/tablet. On day of the event, you will get a secured Zoom link and link to print out Bingo cards.
\*RSVPS ON HERE ARE NOT REFLECTIVE OF ACTUAL ATTENDANCE as this is a multi group event.
Cost: $15-$20 depending on how early you register.
**\*TO ATTEND GET TICKET AT -**
[https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13397#tix](https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13397#tix)
Nemesis (6pm) -- @ Punchbowl Social, *3rd floor* (Ballston Mall)
Nemesis is a 1-5 player space survival game with incredible miniatures and clever, immersive rules that include cooperation, bluffing, backstabbing, and all other elements of an iconic science-fiction horror adventure. The crew Wakes up from hibernation. The damage report States there is a critical system failure and the ship cannot continue its cruise. The task to find the damage, repair it and safely return to earth. The problem: one crew member is dead. Somebody ripped open his hibernation pod and pulled his body out. To make matters worse, you can hear noises in the vast corridors of the ship. I'm not saying its aliens...
Old Town Alexandria + Festival of Speed & Style
Let's enjoy a walk in Old Town and check out the Old Town Festival of Speed & Style!
❶ **What we'll do:**
* Starting from the Capital Bikeshare Station on Diagonal Road, we'll walk through Old Town Alexandria, ending up at the 500 block of King Street to check out the cars! After admiring the cars, attendees can make their way individually back to the meetup point or their next destination.
* The walk is 4.5 miles and should take about 2 hours. The surface is paved throughout, with inclines here and there and steps in places. This is an easy walk.
* Google map: [https://tinyurl.com/nufwbhph](https://tinyurl.com/nufwbhph)
❷ **How to get there:**
* Metro: King Street Station is on the Blue and Yellow Lines.
* Driving: From I-395, take VA-7 / King Street east about 2.8 miles. Take the first right after passing under the railroad (Daingerfield Street), and an immediate right onto Diagonal Road. From US-1 / Richmond Highway, follow King Street west 0.5 miles, take a sharp left onto Daingerfield, and the first right onto Diagonal Road. There is free parallel parking in the area, especially along streets a block north of King Street and beyond, and west of the tracks along Commonwealth and adjoining streets.
❸ **What to bring:** Water and comfy shoes. You can bring your furry friend (leashes, please), but the car show discourages them because of loud noises.
❹ **Weather:** The forecast is partly cloudy and a high of 89F, with 4 mph W winds and a slight chance of morning showers, increasing in the afternoon. Updates: [https://tinyurl.com/yc4vjjnm](https://tinyurl.com/yc4vjjnm)
❺ **Advisory:** As a reminder, this is an adult group, and you are ultimately responsible for your own safety and well-being during events. No one under 18 years of age is allowed at this event, either as members or as guests, to include babies in carriers and/or strollers.
❻ **Administrative stuff:** There are restrooms at commercial establishments near our meetup point, at the Torpedo Factory, and at the Ramsey House (Alexandria Visitor Center).
❼ **Notes:**
* Old Town Festival of Speed & Style: [https://festivalofspeedandstyle.com/home](https://festivalofspeedandstyle.com/home)
* Old Town Festival of Speed & Style at VisitAlexandria.com: [https://visitalexandria.com/events/old-town-festival-of-speed-style-2/](https://visitalexandria.com/events/old-town-festival-of-speed-style-2/)
Jam in the Park! 1-3 All skill levels * Bring your own SONGBOOKS * WEATHER
**Info below: Welcome! Download Songbook, Seating**
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\*\* WEATHER: Please check the your email before heading to the jam. I will send out an email if it will be cancelled due to rain. \*\*
\*\* SAFETY: Please note by participating in this event you agree to the Health and Safety Waiver/Release below \*\*
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**ALL Jammers! All Instruments! All Skill Levels Welcome!**
JOIN US FOR A JAM - IT IS A GREAT WAY TO:
* Get in some practice time
* Learn new songs
* Socialize with other musicians
* Build your confidence
Come join us make music together!
Anyone who can play any instrument at any skill level is welcome to stay and play for some or all of the Jam. We all play and sing songs from our song books of lyrics and chords. Everyone gets a chance to pick a song or pass. No pressure!
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**a. BRING SONGBOOKS: Please DOWNLOAD our TWO song books.**
Download our TWO song books: at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mhpjam/files/
b. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Safety is our number one priority! We want to be sure everybody attending the jam understands personal responsibilities to keep themselves and others safe.
By attending this event you agree to the terms of the HEALTH AND SAFETY WAIVER which can be found in any one of the following:
1. At this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mhpjam/permalink/2276132525918969
2. At this link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gzfqo4fnw0a2268zr95nx/MITCHELL-PARK-JAM-HEALTH-AND-SAFETY-WAIVER-RELEASE.pdf?rlkey=gztmv5k1shtxunjkc40hj5ij6&st=rek95rkg&dl=0
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Only people who are fully vaccinated can attend. Local laws allow for some exceptions to this rule. Please contact me if you fall under these exceptions so we can make the appropriate arrangements. All members should follow CDC and Washington, D.C. guidelines. In addition, please respect other members needs for space.
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c. FACEBOOK: Join the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mhpjam/
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d. SEATING: You may want to bring a chair as seating may be limited.
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e. LOCATION: The jam will be held at Mitchell Park in Washington, DC. You can find our exact location on this map: https://bit.ly/mhpjamloc1
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d. DONATIONS: Suggested donations: $2 per jam -OR- $5 per month -OR- $20 per 6 months. You can Venmo @Eric-Cohen-114
Meetup costs money. Eric pays for most of the costs out of his own pocket, but he asks you to help defray some of the costs with a small donation. Thank you.
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· The Frame · by Jamin Winans @ Beatley Library
A small-time drug trafficker likes to spend his spare time watching an emergency-medical show on TV. An emergency-medical technician likes to spend hers watching a crime show. The two have never met, but eventually it becomes apparent that there’s a paranormal connection between them. Figuring out this connection and then determining what to do about it takes most of the movie. The action only gets stranger and more ominous as the story approaches a conclusion that may have you questioning reality.
■ Title — *The Frame*
■ Director — Jamin Winans
■ Cast — David Carranza, Tiffany Mualem, Cal Bartlett
■ Unrated, suitable for teens and adults
■ ©2014 \| 2h 7m \| Crime\, Drama\, Fantasy\, Romance\, Thriller
■ Distributed by Double Edge Films
SOLD OUT-Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: How AI Alters Thinking
**This talk has completely sold out in advance and no additional tickets will be sold at the door. A repeat of the talk at Penn Social in DC on Monday, May 18 still has tickets available.**
[Profs and Pints Northern Virginia](https://www.profsandpints.com/washingtondc) presents: **“How AI Alters Thinking,”** on dealing with artificial intelligence’s capacity to change and undermine our thought processes, with Eli Alshanetsky, assistant professor of philosophy at Temple University, principal investigator at its Cognitive Integrity Lab, and author of an upcoming book on AI and freedom of thought.
[Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at [https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-how-ai-alters](https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-how-ai-alters) .]
Doctors who give bad advice can be sued for malpractice. Teachers belong to a profession with set standards. When artificial intelligence guides you, however, that guidance comes with a disclaimer: Use at your own risk.
Every day millions of people take that risk, and usually AI seems genuinely helpful. But even if AI gives us good answers, might its use over time do bad things to how we think?
Explore the relationship between AI and our own minds with Eli Alshanetsky, whose Cognitive Integrity Lab studies how artificial intelligence changes how we think, learn, and build trust. Author of *Articulating a Thought* and the upcoming book F*reedom of Thought in the Age of AI*, he’s on the cutting edge of efforts to answer AI-related questions such as: How can we tell when work is truly our own? How can technology support rather than replace authorship and reflection? What does trust mean when AI mediates our relationships with others and with our own thoughts?
To set up his discussion of potential consequences of AI, he’ll describe how social media’s impact on society serves as a preview.
Social media didn’t just give people what they wanted to click on, it actually changed what they regarded as click-worthy. It broke attention spans and fueled radicalization across millions of very different people. It left us with people who doom-scroll for hours, who can’t focus, who don’t know what to trust anymore.
If you’d shown people this version of themselves ten years ago, would they have chosen it?
Artificial intelligence is making a similar deal with us, but the stakes are higher. It isn’t chasing clicks. It’s optimized for giving you the most satisfying response to whatever is on your mind right now.
The risk over time isn’t just that you’ll get lazy. More profoundly, even when you think hard, your sense of what counts as good thinking—as well as what sounds like you—will shift to match what AI has been feeding you.
We’ll consider what kind of person this produces and whether this is someone we want to be or want children to become. Professor Alshanetsky will lay out a practical framework, which he calls “the interaction layer,” for using AI without letting it replace the thinking it’s supposed to support. He’ll also talk about what AI-related concerns should be the focus of parents and educators. (Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later.)
Image: Illustration by David S. Soriano / Creative Commons.
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ADULT MAGIC SHOW - DC Comedy Loft - 5/17/26 - 5 pm
Straight from the Hit TV Show MASTERS OF ILLUSION and 3X COMEDY MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR WINNER, Eric is bringing his quick wit COMEDY and mind blowing MAGIC for an Adults-Only Comedy Magic Show.
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Please note, there is a 2 item per person minimum in the showroom. This can be any combination of food items or beverages. This does NOT include items bought in the basement at the Bier Baron Tavern.
All General Admission seating is first come first serve, **therefore they cannot guarantee seating together this includes GROUPS so please** arrive at least 30-45 minutes to an hour PRIOR to show time for better seat selection.
Doors CLOSE 30 minutes after showtime.
Tickets are available at the door UNLESS tickets have sold out. Each ticket holder MUST purchase 2 items. Purchases made at the bar do not count.
WEAR SOMETHING RED so we know you are with the group.
There are 2 ticket options
General Admission $29.50 per ticket
Preferred Seating $40.50 per ticket
Here's the link to paste in your browser
[https://www.dccomedyloft.com/shows/347003?fbclid=IwY2xjawQfl71leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7-pnKlVBu0f1qRgbyTjvsakLv0Tr99v1txWpQ6LrWLtP0DJpjvcCNZNhhJAA_aem_BqIOhI167HB1rr00wT8eNw](https://www.dccomedyloft.com/shows/347003?fbclid=IwY2xjawQfl71leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7-pnKlVBu0f1qRgbyTjvsakLv0Tr99v1txWpQ6LrWLtP0DJpjvcCNZNhhJAA_aem_BqIOhI167HB1rr00wT8eNw)
[](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=38.91028%2C%20-77.048485)
DC Comedy Loft
1523 22nd Street NW · Washington, DC
:00 PM EDT
Ultimate Frisbee - All Levels
Just good ole Ultimate Frisbee. Tons of fun. Great group. No stacks. No pick calls (but no picks!!!). Fair warning to those totally new to ultimate: it's a lot of running.
\*\*Please pay close attention to the rule #6 listed below.
*What to DEFINITELY bring*
1. Running shoes/Cleats
2. One white shirt *and* one dark shirt !!!! See this one !!!!
\-\-\- IMPORTANT you can play both dark and white so we can make teams when we get there; just pickup after all 😎
3. Water
*What you can ALSO bring*
4\. Snacks & Drinks
5\. Gloves \(winter\)
6\. Sunscreen \(summer\)
7\. Sunglasses 😎
House Rules -
1. Starting Play: Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of opposite end zone lines. The defense throws ("pulls") the disc to the offense.
2. Scoring: Each time the offense catches a pass in the defense's end zone, the offense scores a point. The teams switch direction after every goal, and the next point begins with a new pull by the team that just scored.
3. Movement of the Disc: The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing a pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc. The person with the disc ("thrower") has ten seconds to throw the disc. The defender guarding the thrower ("marker") counts out the stall count.
4. Change of Possession: When a pass is not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop, block, interception, stalled), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes the offense.
5. Substitutions: Players not in the game may replace players in the game after a score and during an injury timeout. (Modified depending on the number of the attendees)
6. Non-contact: Players must attempt to avoid physical contact during play. Picks and screens are also prohibited.
7. Fouls: When a player initiates contact that affects the play, a foul occurs. When a foul causes a player to lose possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player that the foul was called against disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.
8. Self-Officiating: Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. The host will also step in if it is needed.
Please message the event host for any questions or concerns.
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**Smiley Social documents:**
1. [Group Rules ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrG35p_0M08leRvCp8XWG3CMkr_GL928XFabl5T6Dvg)
2. [Liability Waiver ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W2mq-7m99lmvd7gdWYaSUFtvVg4UGnzV6koafAbHmco)
DCESK8 🛹 Board Meeting 💼
ATTENTION! The admins of DCESK8 - Washington DC Electric Skateboarding™️ have scheduled a Board Meeting. Attendees are expected to arrive in business professional attire and be prepared to deliberate on crucial matters including:
-shredding the gnar
-dodging traffic
-good vibes and sick hangs
What is the Board Meeting? It's a classic DCESK8 event in which we dress up in suit and tie, cruise the city taking lots of photos, and grab lunch together for a fun social retreat.
For the first time ever, this will be a charitable ride in which we will be supporting The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, a worldwide dapper motorcycle rideout raising funds and awareness for prostate cancer and mental health. DCESK8 Alumni Robert Fairbarn and Corey Landolt will be riding in the DC event, and we highly encourage you to donate to their fundraisers. We will meet at the pre-ride for the DC Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, see them off, and then do our own ride included copious photos and followed by lunch.
Donate to Robert's fundraiser: https://gentlemansride.com/fundraiser/robertfairbairn?fbclid=IwdGRzaARoCpdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5AkA09FjsHcfYN6pv3PBVzdE24Uxitla22xMzxSrV6j_0o9Was7QLoWnfI_A_aem_wqv9Ty5fjk6nSfocUIK-sw
Donate to Corey's fundraiser: https://gentlemansride.com/fundraiser/coreylandolt446693?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcARp7ThleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaee3KoZOSqWpI5LIvKC1LXalfi4Fmuglg7jFLHAjc3wGsiRhDWbGPOnO9ePyA_aem_v3ckF9XdrbIi9lU3hV_GDA
More information on The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride: https://gentlemansride.com/
Details:
Date: Sunday May 17th
Time: 8:30AM meet-up, 10:30 rideout
Location: Hains Point
Dress Code: Business Professional
Pathfinder Society 7-02: Shipyard Sabotage [1-4]
This is a level 1-4 scenario connected to the Season 7 Pathfinder Society meta-plot involving hostilities between Cheliax and Andoran.
Scenario is not marked as repeatable by Paizo, however, replayers are welcome to join in for another go. Hope to see you join us as we get a Pathfinder scene going at Game Kastle!
Tensions are high following the Battle of Hellknight Hill, and while Cheliax hasn't taken any direct action, they've encouraged privateers to attack Andoran shipping. One of these pirates is especially overconfident, and believes she can win more favor with a more direct attack–one on the Augustana shipyards. Coincidentally, the Pathfinder Society is in the market for a new ship, and the heads of Supplies and Procurement are touring some that are available when the attack begins. As the escorts to Nairaba and Kitsch, the two aforementioned heads of their divisions, it's up to you to keep your charges safe while dealing with the chaos.
Written by Hilary Moon Murphy.
**Scenario tags**: Hellfire Crisis
May Meetup: Affliction by Russels Banks
We will meet in the Wilson Room at the Central Arlington Library.
Note: The RSVPs for this meetup opens when the previous meetup ends.
For our May meetup, we will be reading Affliction by Russell Banks. It was first published in 1989. A paperback version of it runs 368 pages.
The GoodReads blurb is
Wade Whitehouse is an improbable protagonist for a tragedy. A well-digger and policeman in a bleak New Hampshire town, he is a former high-school star gone to beer fat, a loner with a mean streak. It is a mark of Russell Banks' artistry and understanding that Wade comes to loom in one's mind as a blue-collar American Everyman afflicted by the dark secret of the macho tradition. Told by his articulate, equally scarred younger brother, Wade's story becomes as spellbinding and inexorable as a fuse burning its way to the dynamite.
Photograph Speed & Style Festival - Sun. May 17
**For Information Only, as I may or may not attend.**
The Seventh Annual Old Town Festival of Speed & Style
Exotic Cars, Motorcycles, Fashion, and Fun!
Lower Blocks of King Street and Market Square in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
[https://festivalofspeedandstyle.com/home](https://festivalofspeedandstyle.com/home)
Share only your very best, most interesting shots after the field trip, and keep it down to between 5 and 10 photos.
By sending in an RSVP and joining this meetup event hosted by the Virginia Beltway Photography Meetup, I am also agreeing to the terms of the following release and waiver of liability, which shall be binding on my heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. In consideration of my (and my child’s) participation in the Virginia Beltway Photography Meetup, I do hereby release, discharge, and hold harmless the Organizer, its members, officers, directors, employees, and the leader(s) of this event from any and all liability by reason of any damage, loss, expenses, or injury arising from my (and my child’s) participation in this event, including that caused solely or in part by the fault of any and all of the above-named parties.
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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
IMPORTANT INFO: I strongly suggest not reading anything about it online before seeing it. It's best viewed with no previous knowledge. This documentary contains crude terminology and deals with cyberbullying, which may be a trigger for some folks.
AGAIN, PLEASE DO NOT EVEN READ ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU SEE IT.
A very unusual choice for his group... Unknown Number: High School Catfish is an American [true crime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_crime "True crime") documentary film directed by [Skye Borgman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Borgman "Skye Borgman") and released to [streaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_media "Streaming media") on [Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix "Netflix") on August 29, 2025.
The documentary explores the events and investigation into an unknown person [cyberbully](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberbullying "Cyberbullying") and [harassing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harassment "Harassment") teenagers in [Beal City, Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beal_City,_Michigan "Beal City, Michigan") using an unknown number via insults and sexual claims. It also explores the increasingly great impact of the harassment on the community, the eventual reveal of the culprit, and the trial that followed.
Please be ready to discuss the movie by 7PM. We suggest arriving early enough to order and get food beforehand. Thanks.
Unfortunately, it is only available on Netflix. If you would like to attend but do not have Netflix, say so and maybe we can figure something out.
Icebreaker Questions:
1\. Did you figure it out? \(explain\)
2\. From a production perspective\, how do you rate it as a documentary? \(explain\)
Shut Up & Write!® East Side Columbus
Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 7:00pm on Wednesday, February 11 at Streetlight Guild.
Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done.
**SCHEDULE:**
6:45ish - Quick introductions
7:00 - Timer starts: write for 1 hour
8:00 - The End
**OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING** happens before and after the writing hour. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing.
**BEING LATE IS OKAY:** just show up and get settled! If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer.
Happy writing & I look forward to seeing you at Streetlight Guild!
**WHAT SHOULD I BRING?**
Whatever you need to be able to write! You're welcome to bring earplugs/headphones if noise will bother you!
**OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:**
* **RSVP:** Please RSVP by 6:00pm the evening of the meeting. This helps me know how many to expect, and if we'll need additional space!
* **COVID:** While masks are not required, please be mindful of the other writers around you and their comfort levels.
* **WIFI/OUTLETS:** Outlets are limited, so please ensure your devices are charged when you come! But Streetlight Guild does have free WiFi! Yay!
* **PARKING:** There is free public parking at Streetlight Guild.





















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