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Montgomery Community Events Nov. 6-13, 2008
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HEART HEALTH DISCUSSION, for seniors, Karen Leiberman, a nurse practitioner at Suburban Hospital, will lead a discussion on how to modify your lifestyle within the American Heart Association guidelines during the holiday season. 1 p.m., Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase. Free. 301-656-2797.
MUSIC HISTORY DISCUSSION, Irv Chamberlain, a music historian leads a discussion with music samples on Charlie "Yardbird" Parker and Stan Getz; Parker played a role in the development of bebop music, and Getz, a popular saxophonist, played with the Teagarden and Woody Herman bands and introduced bossa nova music to American audiences; part of the music lecture and listening series. 1:15-2:15 p.m., Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Dr., Wheaton. Free. 240-777-4999.
MYSTERY BOOKS DISCUSSION, for adults, a librarian leads a discussion of Charles Todd's mysteries "Search in the Dark," and "A False Mirror," both from the Inspector Ian Rutledge series about a Scotland Yard inspector, a survivor of World War I who suffers from shell shock. 7 p.m., Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg. Free, registration required. 240-773-9490.
ENVIRONMENT ADVOCACY TALK, by Diane Cameron of the Audubon Naturalist Society, on water pollution in the Washington region and solutions. Sponsored by Audubon Naturalist Society, Little Falls Watershed Alliance and Somerset Environmental Committee. 7:30 p.m., Somerset Town Hall, 4510 Cumberland Ave., Chevy Chase. Free. 301-907-3298.
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FOREIGN FILM, for adults, Cuban romantic comedy "Guantanamera" (1995) with English subtitles; sponsored by Montgomery County Public Libraries. Long Branch Senior Center, Long Branch Community Center, 8700 Piney Branch Rd., Silver Spring. Free. 301-431-5700.
HEALTH AND EXERCISE PROGRAM, for seniors, nurse Chris Haynes of Suburban Hospital leads a walk for exercise. 9-9:30 a.m., Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring. Free. 301-681-1255.
HOME INSPECTIONS TALK, for people thinking about selling a home, home inspector Rocky Banks discusses inspections and how to prepare for them. 10:30 a.m., Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring. Free. 301-681-1255.
AUTHOR APPEARANCE AND CULINARY TALK, Christopher Kimball, editor of Cook's Illustrated magazine and host of "America's Test Kitchen," will talk about his latest cookbooks. 7 p.m., Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase. Free. 301-656-2797.
-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON
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