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Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced player wanting to sharpen your skills, the Chess Club is the perfect place for you! Join us for friendly matches and strategies in a welcoming environment.

Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced player wanting to sharpen your skills, the Chess Club is the perfect place for you! Join us for friendly matches and strategies in a welcoming environment.
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Friendly chess matches and strategy sessions for beginners and experienced players at Hyattsville, offering basics lessons and skill sharpening, ages 13 and up.
Friendly chess matches and strategy sessions for beginners and experienced players at New Carrollton, ages 5 and up.
Friendly chess matches and strategy sessions for beginners and experienced players at Upper Marlboro, ages 5 and up.
Friendly chess matches and strategy sessions for beginners and experienced players at Hyattsville, offering basics lessons and skill sharpening, ages 13 and up.
Make play dough and straw structures while socializing and playing games at the Homeschool Hangout in New Carrollton for ages 5–12.
Hands‑on presentation about Piscataway ancestral lands followed by sweet fry‑bread preparation, with participants receiving a take‑home fry‑bread kit; ages 13 and up.
Video games, crafts, and other fun activities after school at Bowie Auditorium, for ages 13–18.
Sew it Seams: Learn the Basics (Bowie) — Teens learn sewing machine basics with all materials provided, no experience required, ages 13–18.
Teen poets, storytellers, and listeners perform at an open mic curated by Patrick Washington, featuring Prince George’s County Youth Poet Laureate and Poet Ambassadors, Bowie, for ages 13–18.
Renowned storyteller Dovie Thomason presents an on‑stage educational performance celebrating Native American Heritage Month, sharing multicultural “Stories of Thanks” that link science and Earth stewardship, for ages 4–11.
Ranger-led exploration at Thomas Jefferson Memorial examines how local geography shaped Washington, DC’s selection as the capital.
Machine sewing basics taught at Oxon Hill, with four public machines available and participants encouraged to bring their own, ages 5 and up.