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Calendar of Events

YPK has a busy calendar with events usually happening once or twice a week. Events fall into one of three categories: Religion/Education, Social/Sports, and Social Action.

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February 2009

HAPPY HOUR AT RFD
DATE: Tuesday, February 2nd
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: 810 7th St. NW (near Gallery Place Metro Station)
COST: Pay for your own food and drink.
RSVP: Joel at social@jewishfriends.org

Celebrate Groundhog Day with YPK! Join us for drinks and food at RFD in Gallery Place. Happy Hour specials run until 7pm.

DAVE & BUSTER'S WITH GAMES CLUSTER
DATE: Wednesday, February 17th
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Dave & Buster's at White Flint Mall in MD located at 11301 Rockville Pike, and it is near the White Flint Metro Station
COST: Pay for your own food, drinks, and games
RSVP: Jeremy at social@jewishfriends.org

Join YPK and the Games Cluster for dinner and games at Dave & Buster's.

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December 2009

HAPPY HOUR AT NOOSHI
DATE: Tuesday, December 1st
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: 1120 19th Street NW (near Farragut North/West Metro Stations)
COST: Pay as you go for food and drinks
RSVP: Joel at social@jewishfriends.org

Come join YPK as we sip some Sake-tinis, enjoy happy hour specials (1/2 price on all "adult" beverages), and have a great time at our happy hour at Nooshi in DC.

HANUKKAH PARTY
DATE: Saturday, December 12th
TIME: 7:00-11:00 PM
LOCATION: 6th and I Synagogue
COST: FREE for members, $10 for non-members ($18 for an individual to join YPK for 12 months - $30 for a couple)
RSVP: social@jewishfriends.org

Get the Hanukkah season started with YPK's annual party at 6th & I Synagogue! Join other 20s and 30s to celebrate with snacks, drinks, and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). We'll have music, schmoozing, dreidels, and a cash bar! You won't want to miss YPK's biggest event of the year! And please help us give back to the community: We'll collect unwrapped toys for donation to Northern Virginia Family Services.

HANUKKAH HAPPY HOUR ON THE HILL
DATE: Monday, December 14th
TIME: 6:00-9:00 PM
PLACE: The Pour House, 319 Pennsylvania Ave, SE (Metro: Capitol South)
COST: $5 cover

Join YPK for a great Hanukkah Happy Hour! We'll join Gesher City and dozens of other groups from all over the DC area for food, drinks and Hanukkah fun!

Register online at http://www.washingtondcjcc.org/entrypointdc

Be sure to bring winter gloves, socks, scarves, hats, shampoo, lotion and hand sanitizer (travel sizes)! All items will be given as holiday gifts to the DC Homeless Community.

YPK CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER
DATE: Thursday, December 24th
PLACE: Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown
TIME: 7:00 PM
COST: Pay as you go for food
RSVP: David at social@jewishfriends.org by Wednesday, December 23rd

Join us as we partake in that ancient Jewish tradition: enjoying Chinese food on Christmas Eve. We'll be dining at a Metro-accessible restaurant in Chinatown.

November 2009

HANUKKAH PARTY PLANNING MEETING
DATE: Wednesday, November 4th
TIME: 6:30
LOCATION: Washington, DC - Metro Center Metro area (RSVP for exact location)
RSVP: social@jewishfriends.org

Come and help us plan our Hanukkah party! Pizza will be provided. If you have any ideas for the party, please send them to us at social@jewishfriends.org.

HAVDALAH POTLUCK
DATE: Saturday, November 7th
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Members home in Rockville, MD (Twinbrook Metro - ample free parking and very metro accessible)
RSVP: Joel at social@jewishfriends.org by Friday, November 6th, 2009

Come and celebrate the beauty of Havdalah and join friends new and old at the YPK Havdalah Potluck! Please bring a vegetarian/dairy/parve dish to share (no meat). Dinner will be followed by a short Havdalah service. Email Joel at social@jewishfriends.org to RSVP. With your email, please include the dish you plan to bring (we need main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and drinks) and if you need access to a stove or microwave.

DINNER AT RIO GRANDE CAFE WITH DINING OUT CLUSTER
DATE: Thursday, November 19th
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: 4301 N. Fairfax Drive (near Ballston Metro Station)
COST: Pay as you go for food and drinks
RSVP: Emily at social@jewishfriends.org by Wednesday, November 18th

Come join YPK and the Dining Out Cluster for Mexican food at Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe in Ballston. It's a great chance to get to know both new faces and old!

October 2009

HIKE AND BRUNCH
DATE: Sunday, October 11th
LOCATION: The Mall

CORN MAZE
DATE: Saturday, October 24th
TIME: TBA (Evening)
LOCATION: Leesburg, VA
RSVP: Susan at social@jewishfriends.org

Come out with YPK for an amazing night of twists, turns, and lots of fun. We'll be socializing with friends old and new as we find our way through a corn maze. The evening will end with some late night eats at a restaurant in Leesburg. http://www.nvrpa.org/parks/themaize/index.php

MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK
DATE: Saturday, October 31st
TIME: 9:30 AM
LOCATION: Washington National's Stadium
RSVP: Melissa at social@jewishfriends.org

Start the new year off by doing a mitzvah. Join YPK as we participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. If you can't attend, but would still like to donate, please visit our team's website.

September 2009

END OF SUMMER BBQ
DATE: Sunday, September 6th, 2009
TIME: 4:00- 8:30PM
LOCATION: Member's home in Rockville, MD (near Shady Grove Metro Station) - RSVP for directions
COST: FREE for members and new members who join at the door, $5 for non-members ($18 for an individual to join YPK for 12 months - $30 for a couple)
RSVP: David at social@jewishfriends.org by midnight on September 4th.

Join us in celebrating the end of Summer and the return of traffic! We'll have both meat and vegetarian burgers and hot dogs, as well as all the usual fixings. This is one of our biggest events of the year, so it's a great opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new people and check out YPK! This event will be held rain or shine.

HAPPY HOUR AT RI RA
DATE: Tuesday, September 15th
TIME: 5:30 PM
LOCATION: 4931 Elm St, Bethesda, MD (near the Bethesda Metro Station)
COST: Pay for your own food/drink
RSVP: Barbara at social@jewishfriends.org

Come join YPK as we sip some Guiness, enjoy happy hour specials on Irish appetizers, and have a great time at our happy hour at RiRa in Bethesda.


DINNER AT VAPIANO
DATE: Wednesday, September 30th
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC (between Farragut North/West and Dupont Circle Metro Stations)
COST: Pay for your own meal
RSVP: Jeremy at social@jewishfriends.org

Join YPK for our "Post-Yom Kippur Pizza and Pasta" Supper Club! Enjoy a fall evening with your YPK friends over an Italian meal in DC.