The Village Square is now open and we want you to come in and see our new community living room. We are located at 3520 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 23. The Village Square is located directly in front of the Cleveland Park Metro (West side of Connecticut Ave). From the street level, you can get to us in two ways: 1. Walk up the black metal exterior staircase (under the Subway sandwich shop sign) on the left side of the building. When you get to the next level, you will see

August is here, and we have an exciting variety of Village events coming up this month. Here are some highlights that you won't want to miss! Click the links to register. Free Sunday Supper The Village Square 3520 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 23 Sunday, August 9 at 5:00 pm Please join us for a FREE Sunday Supper catered by local restaurant Sababa. A meal of lamb kebabs, salad, and pita with hummus will be served. There will be falafel as a vegetarian option. Going forward, these

From Frank... I had a great birthday and enjoyed my week on Cape Cod. Many thanks for the birthday wishes! I am not sure why I felt so strongly that turning 60 was a milestone, but as the day approached, I felt a real sense of gratitude. I remembered that my paternal grandmother died at 59, just a day after my sixth birthday, while visiting the Vatican. The very last picture of her was taken in the colonnade of Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican. She looks happy that she fin

Watch the third recording of our series on "What to Expect: Identifying & Treating Alzheimer's" part of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Watch it on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHTdNIVonDc

Watch the second recording of our series on "What to Expect: Identifying & Treating Alzheimer's" part of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Watch it on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrjmH17tiW4

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Watch the recording of this first session on the facts about Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. Click the link here for the recording of this video hosted by the Village. This video is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEKHHSZgvcY

From Frank...For all the Village News, Events, and Program for the rest of June 2026 please find it right here. Today is Juneteenth which is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, the day when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the Americ

From Frank... With the Village Square now open, I feel so much pride for what we’ve created. Just today, some folks gathered for an impromptu afternoon of ping pong and Boggle. The sight of folks eyeing the letters and silently writing down words brought me back to the 1970s when my father, sisters, and I huddled around our dining table playing the same game. My father, for whom I was named, was a fierce competitor and gave no ground to his young children. It was a dog-eat-do

The Village Square From Frank... I’ve never had more exciting news to share. Cleveland & Woodley Park Village has plans to open a Village Square as a permanent, drop-in gathering space in the heart of Cleveland Park designed to serve our neighborhood's older residents. Since our inception in 2013, we have relied on borrowed space in libraries, condo/apt buildings, and faith communities to hold programs. Our members have had to navigate to scattered locations. There is no per