Washington, DC Chapter Events

Orientation Webinar for New Members, May 21st, 2013

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Time: 8:00pm-9:00pm EST
Location: Online
Members: FREE, Non-Members: $5.00

Del McCormick, Chicago chapter co-chair, and Betsy Werley, Executive Director, will lead this “get to know TTN" webinar.

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How to: Get Started with National MIX

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Time: 2 PM ET
Location: Online
Members: FREE, Non-Members: $MEMBERONLY

This webinar provides an introduction to National Member Information Exchange (MIX), TTN's program that allows members across the country to share personal experiences with health issues, diagnoses, surgeries, re-hab and treatment – directly and confidentially . . .

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Burning Daylight goes to Ballet Russes at the National Gallery of Art

Friday, May 31, 2013
Time: 10 am - 3:30 pm
Location: National Gallery of Art
Members: $As needed, Non-Members: $As needed

Join us for a day of Ballet Russes at the National Gallery or for whatever portion interests you. Details of all events follow --see also the NGA web site. If you join for only a portion of the day, please let Susan Arbuck (susan.arbuck@gmail.com) know so she can watch for you only when you plan to participate.

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"Rewiring"

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Time: 7 - 9 PM
Location: In Bethesda at Mara Mayor's Home
Members: FREE, Non-Members: $0.00

At "rewiring" meetings, each time the group agrees on a focus for the conversation for that night -- with an emphasis on figuring out "what's next." The people who participate are never quite the same -- some come once, some often. If you would like to attend, please send an email to maramayor@comcast.net to be sure space is available and to get the address.

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Franciscan Monastery and Gardens Tour

Friday, June 7, 2013
Time: 11am - 2pm
Location: Franciscan Monastery
Members: $Donation, Non-Members: $Donation

The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is an Oasis of Peace in the middle of bustling Washington. It is a house of worship, an architectural marvel and a sprawling expanse of gardens.

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Women: Stories of Slavery, Freedom & Civil Rights, 1925 Vermont Ave. (near 1oth and U),

Sunday, June 9, 2013
Time: 2 to 5 p.m.
Location: African American Civil War Museum
Members: $10.00, Non-Members: $10.00

TTN-DC’s Diversity Committee invites you to celebrate and share experiences about two historic anniversaries: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington. The FREED re-enactment troupe will portray women of the Civil War period, and Mrs. Willie King, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assistant, will relate her role in bringing his message to light.

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Orientation Webinar for New Members, June 13, 2013

Thursday, June 13, 2013
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm EST
Members: FREE, Non-Members: $5.00

Rhoda Margolis, Atlanta chapter co-chair, and Betsy Werley, Executive Director, will lead this “get to know TTN" webinar.

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How to: Get Started with National MIX

Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time: 2 PM ET
Location: Online
Members: FREE, Non-Members: $MEMBERONLY

This webinar provides an introduction to National Member Information Exchange (MIX), TTN's program that allows members across the country to share personal experiences with health issues, diagnoses, surgeries, re-hab and treatment – directly and confidentially . . .

More info.

Tour a Grand Procession of Dolls at the National Museum of the American Indian

Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
Members: $As needed, Non-Members: $As needed

This is an incredible group of handmade dolls, traditionally made by female relatives using buffalo hair, hide, porcupine quills, and shells. Figures like these have long served as both toys and teaching tools for American Indian communities.

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