New Jersey

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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Park Ridge Library Mah Jongg

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Ocean County Library Events

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Play at Hamilton Marketplace. A mix of experienced and beginner players.

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Hamilton Marketplace Mah Jongg

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SSBJCC Programs

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Bridgewater Senior Programs

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Mendham Township Library

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Call (973) 543-4018 or visit Mendham Township Library

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Four senior centers: Lower Cape Senior Center, North Wildwood Senior Center, Upper Township Senior & Wellness Center, Howard S. Stainton Ocean City Senior Center.

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Cape May County Senior Centers

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Mahjong Open Play every Wednesday: 1 to 3 PM and 7 to 9 PM. Bring your 2021 Mahjong card.

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Chatham Library Mahjong

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Cherry Hill Mah Jongg

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Chester Library Mahjong

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MahJong Beginner Series. Details to come, September 2022. Registrations open at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

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Mah-Jongg every Wednesday at 11 AM. Resource available for questions.

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Fairfield Public Library Mah-Jongg

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(732) 294-2929

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Holy Name Events

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Ocean County Library Events

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Open gaming: Mah-Jongg, Scrabble, Canasta, Pinochle. Tuesdays at 10 AM and Saturdays at 2 PM. Masks required.

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Longport Public Library

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Every Wednesday at 9:30 AM and Saturday at 1 PM – Open Gaming. Masks required.

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Longport Public Library Mah-Jongg

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American Mah Jongg every Monday night at 6 PM.

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Louis Bay 2nd Library Mah Jongg

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Mendham Township Library

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(973) 543-4018 or visit Mendham Township Library

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MahJong for experienced players only. Registration required. March 15, 2022, 2 PM to 4 PM. In-person registration.

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Friday, October 8 from 1 PM to 3 PM. Bring your foursome, Mahjong set, and 2021 Mahjong card. Only one person from each group should register.

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[Montville Library Mahjong](90 Horseneck Road Montville, NJ 07045)

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Play Mah Jongg with new partners. Bring your 2021 Mah Jongg card and your own tiles if possible. Masks required.

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Mahjong group at Rochelle Park Senior Center. All skill levels welcome. Instruction and materials provided.

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Rochelle Park Library Mahjong

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Paramus JCC

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Mahjong for Beginners: Wednesdays, Nov 6 – Dec 4. No Mahjong experience needed.

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JCC Atlantic

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Middlesex Mahjong Tournament

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Friendly game of Bridge or Mah Jongg. Meets every third Monday. Bring the new, National Mah Jongg League card for 2019-2020. Coffee & tea available. $3 per person.

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Woman’s Club of Upper Montclair

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Mah Jongg Class

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Ocean County Library Events

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Morristown Newcomers Mahjong

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Mahjong Brunches at Katz JCC. Various dates. Spaces limited. $14 for Members up to one week before, $18 for Members after one week.

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[Margate Mahjong Brunches](609.822.1167 Ext 138)

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Old Bridge Library Mahjong

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Princeton Senior Games

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Jami and Elva, info(at)letsplaymahjong.com 347-218-1500. Learn to play!

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Rochelle Park Library Mahjong

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Learn and play Mah Jongg. Meets every Wednesday, 1-4 PM.

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Karen Cerreta, 973-584-2400, karen.cerreta@roxburylibrary.org

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Roxbury Library Events

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Mah Jongg course at Duggan Hall. Wednesdays, July 7-28, 2021, from 10 AM to 12:30 PM.

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Springfield Public Library

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Ocean County Library Events

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Kaplen JCC on the Palisades

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Tenafly Mah Jongg

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Friendly game. Bring the 2021 League card and a Mah Jongg set if you have one. Thursday 2 to 4 PM.

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Upper Saddle River Library

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JCC MetroWest Search for Mah Jongg.

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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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Please visit our website JCC Atlantic at 501 North Jerome Ave, Margate City, NJ 08402. Phone: 609-822-1167. Enjoy a brunch event with games and food including tuna, egg salad, white fish, lox bagel sandwiches, salad, fruit, desserts, coffee, and tea. Mahjong & Canasta Brunches are scheduled on multiple dates. Contact them directly for more info.

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JCC Atlantic Brunches

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Bonnie Keiles retired from a 33-year career in public education and became quickly addicted to Canasta. She teaches Canasta in Ventnor, NJ from June through September and will teach in Delray Beach and Boca Raton, FL from October through March.

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Email Bonnie

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Helaine Neiman is the teacher and founder of the New Jersey Canasta Club, the first social canasta club in NJ. The Club holds monthly tournaments, Lunch & Play events, supervised play, and strategy classes. Currently, there are 1200 NJ Canasta players registered by county & level of play.

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Email Helaine | Phone: 973-768-3080

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