Georgia

MAHJONG COMMUNITY TIPS FOR FINDING MAHJONG GAMES:

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  1. If you don’t know somewhere to play near you or where you are visiting, a great place to search is the website Meetup.com.It is free to join and search. Use different spellings of mahjong (mah jong, mahjongg, mah jongg) when searching.
  2. Other members have found games by searching the Nextdoor app. Also, use different spellings.
  3. When searching on Google, great searches include separate searches using Mahjong, Mahjongg, Mah Jongg and Mah-Jongg and the following terms: 
  • instructors
  • classes
  • drop in
  • game
  • newcomers or newcomers club
  • the area you are looking for city, county, library, Temple, Church, community center
  • Institute for Learning in Retirement

4. Many libraries, continuing education classes, temples, churches, senior centers

Where To Play Mahjong

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The Gathering Place (Fayette County Senior Community Center next door to the Fred Theater)
203 MacIntosh Trail
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Wednesdays & Fridays - 12 noon to 4:00 pm
We play American Mah Jong by NMJL rules. Bring your current NMJL card. Drop-ins are welcomed.

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bagala4896(at)gmail.com

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We play every Saturday at a local restaurant (currently meeting at Slope's BBQ at 34 E Crossville Rd, Roswell)
Play (American/NMJL) starts at 11 a.m. - we break for lunch, and end around 4 p.m. New and experienced players are welcome!

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Lrg(at)tgc1.com

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http://arnewcomers.org/activities/

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There is open games here: https://www.atlantajcc.org/our-programs/communities/active-mature-adults/classes-events/
We suggest you contact for more information.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/123290295017783/

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If interested, please follow "Rocket Mah Jongg" on Facebook.

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shawnmartin.rocket@gmail.com

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https://www.newcomersofcobbcounty.com/activities/

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https://www.forsythcountywomensclub.net/interest-groups.html

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Meetups https://www.meetup.com/American-Style-Mahjong/

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https://www.duluthga.net/.../senior_adult_programs.php

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Wednesday Mah Jongg at the library in Jefferson GA at 1:00 p.m. We play NMJL style each Wednesday and welcome beginners! We are just starting up again post pandemic.

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We play every Thursday from 1:00pm to around 4:00pm at The Cottages, 1010 Fernwood Dr. Please confirm before you plan to play. bcormier30(at)gmail.com

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https://bensoncenter.org/

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https://islandnewcomers.org/about/

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CANASTA COMMUNITY TIPS FOR FINDING CANASTA GAMES:

We are starting to compile an online resource to find Canasta games. Please email us city, state and contact information for games. Please do not include private home addresses. Email is preferred.  

TIPS FOR FINDING CANASTA GAMES:

1.If you don’t know somewhere to play near you or where you are visiting, a great place to search is the website Meetup.com.It is free to join and search.2.Other members have found games by searching the Nextdoor app. Also, use different spellings.
3.When searching on Google, great searches includeseparate searches using Canasta and the following terms: 

  • instructors
  • classes
  • drop in
  • game
  • newcomers or newcomers club
  • the area you are looking for city, county, library, Temple, Church, community center
  • Institute for Learning in Retirement

4.Many libraries, continuing education classes, temples, churches, senior centers and community centers offer classes or are great resources to find a game.

5.The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is an amazing foundation and has institutes across the country. They offer many different courses, which at times include Canasta. It’s another great idea to search.The information below is accurate when posted. Confirm before attending.  Please email us if there are any incorrect listings and/or for us to add additional places to play! If you have any information to share, please email us at ModernMahjong(at)gmail.com  to add to our Directory. 

Where To Play Canasta

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Columbia County Library: Welcome back Canasta players! We are excited to restart this card playing group. We meet on the second and fourth Thursday of each month in the upstairs Classroom B. Come learn to play or just join in on the fun.

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