Massachusetts

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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Mah Jongg from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays in the Game Room. Led by Judy Harris. The game itself is free, but regular players will be expected to purchase a mah jongg card for $8. Sign up in the Drop-in Room.
http://arlingtonseniorsassociation.org/?fbclid=IwAR3ag1VE1mnROCXikNauqwedfgtkKxhRzfkG2NiPnsvCD9eT1-kiXkXT7SE

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11:00 AM Mah Jongg Club at the North End Library. Play the American-style variant of this tile-based game. Beginners welcome. No sign-up required. Weekly on Thursdays in October.
https://northendwaterfront.com/2019/10/tuesdays-brief-trader-joes-to-open-this-weekend-story-time-pumpkin-painting-after-school-adventures-commercial-wharf-plan-newnc-meeting

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International Women's Club of Boston. Currently only playing on Zoom.
https://www.iwcb.org/Mah-Jongg

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https://www.meetup.com/Mah-Jongg-in-Cambridge-Somerville/

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Carver Public Library
http://carverpl.org
Contact: Connie Kelly, 508-866-4698, Ckelly@sailsinc.org
Location: Small Meeting Room

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Mah Jongg at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays.
https://www.dedham-ma.gov/departments/council-on-aging

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Thursdays, 1 p.m., Room 108, Caryl Center.
http://www.doverma.org/town-government/caryl-community-center/

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http://chappycommunitycenter.org/activities/mahjong/

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https://www.thesunchronicle.com/foxboro_reporter/rail/around_town/jack-craig-to-perform-songs-of-hope-and-inspiration-at-the-senior-center/article_a94dc1c7-79e3-5b6c-9cea-bb54066f1c7b.html
https://www.foxboroughma.gov/
https://p1cdn4static.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_15207780/Image/Departments/Council%20on%20Aging%20and%20Human%20Services/October%202021.pdf

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Lenox Community Center, Every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. New players always welcome!
https://www.townoflenox.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif3341/f/uploads/april_2022_senior_sentry_pdf.pdf

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Mah Jongg returning to Oaks Bluff Council on Aging on Monday, July 11, 1-3 p.m. Limited to 16 participants.
Contact Rose at 508-693-4509, ext. 3

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http://chappycommunitycenter.org/

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Sherborn Library’s Mah Jongg Club. Meets on Mondays at noon or 1 p.m.
Contact the library: 508-653-0770
https://middleton.wickedlocal.com/…/201…/at-sherborn-library

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Confirm which style of mahjong is played.
https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/428/Games

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https://www.needhamma.gov/564/Program-Information

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https://www.northamptonma.gov/1982/American-Mah-Jongg

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https://www.meetup.com/Peabody-Mah-Jongg-Meetup/

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Join us every Tuesday morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for Mah Jongg and Board Games in the Flint Memorial Library Activity Room.
http://flintmemoriallibrary.org/mahjongg/

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Mah Jongg at 10:00 a.m. @ Southborough Senior Center. New players welcome.
Contact the Senior Center at 508-229-4453

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https://www.bnaitorah.com/community/sisterhood/mah-jongg

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Great article on Where is my Mahjong Community?
http://www.hometownweekly.net/wel…/wellesley-learns-mahjong/
Town of Wellesley Tolles Parsons Center

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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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Bev and Emily are a mother-daughter Canasta teaching duo in Greater Cape Cod and Boston, Massachusetts. They teach Modern American Canasta.

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Canasta Connection

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