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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

From Frank...On October 1, we will have our Auction Kick-Off Party! We'll be on the Crescendo rooftop at City Ridge from 6-8pm and all proceeds will go to support our Village. Tickets are $75 per person and includes two drink tickets for an amazing mocktail, wine, or a French 75 plus a lovely array of hors d'oeuvres! There will be three live auction items – all experiences – available for bidding exclusively to those attending. These include a pair of tickets to A Midsummer N

From Frank... I am so excited to announce that we have several new programs planned at the Square starting in September, which is unbelievably next week already! I love new experiences and/or challenges. Earlier this week, I was out to dinner for Restaurant Week with leaders of other Villages and we talked about family vacations. I recounted the only family vacation that I remembered we ever took, which certainly was a fond memory of a new experience for me as a kid. My mothe

This year's auction kick-off party will be held on the scenic rooftop of The Crescendo at City Ridge From Frank... This upcoming Wednesday, August 26th, you can eat-in or order take out at Nando's Peri Peri in Woodley Park and the restaurant will give us 40% of their gross receipts (!) when you mention Cleveland & Woodley Park Village. If ordering online (Wednesday the 26th only), use the promo code NANDOS2026 and your order will be credited to our fundraiser. This is an easy

From Frank...As the youngest of seven, I grew up listening to music that spanned decades. Some of my favorites included listening to the Andrew Sisters' "Chattanooga Choo Choo", Anne Murray's "Snowbird", The Beatles "Hey Jude", Peter, Paul and Mary's "Leaving on a Jet Plane", and Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move." The console stereo was featured prominently in our living room, and I'd lie on the plush carpet and wait to hear each album drop, the needle slides over, and th

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

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

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

From Frank... Celebrate the vibrancy of the Cleveland Park neighborhood at Cleveland Park Day, this Sunday, June 7! With an outdoor vendor market, live music, and a Kids Zone, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. And, it’s the perfect chance to come in and see the New Village Square, as we are have some great programming lined up for the day: Line Dancing Party There will be a 1 pm session and a 2 pm session, both facilitated by Kelly King, Embodied Joy Strategist. No exp

From Frank... We've moved! The Village Square is 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 ne

Our Village won the Washington Area Village Exchange’s Founders Award for our We Are Your Neighbors project! Thanks so much to all who participated in the project. Congratulations to the 2025 Founders Award Recipients! Valley Village Harrisonburg, VA Neighborhood Companions Baltimore, MD Cleveland & Woodley Park Village Washington, DC The WAVE Founders Award was created in honor of the organization's founders, Virginia Hodgkinson, Miriam Kelty, and Andy Mollison, and r

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