This Fall start your Monday mornings off with a song! If you love to sing join the Alexandria Encore Chorale, for singers 55+, for a weekly rehearsal starting Sept. 14 of music you’ll love. You rehearse for a concert performance that will take place in early to
Read more →The National Gallery of Art is offering tours of selected artwork for people with low vision or who are blind on two days in August – Saturday, August 22 and Wednesday, 26 for the theme, “Shall we Dance.” The tour incorporates vibrant verbal descriptions with information about
Read more →Check out this month’s program with Laurie Blackburn talking about Retirement Planning, the new “Book of the Month” club and the August Community Calendar.
Read more →Check out SSA Intern Jane Clinger’s article on page 14 of this week’s Gazette about her experience with Senior Services this Summer. Thank Jane! To read click on http://connectionarchives.com/PDF/2015/080515/Alexandria.pdf.
Read more →If you are new to Medicare or a caregiver for a Medicare beneficiary, you might be interested in an event sponsored by the Alexandria Division of Aging & Adult Services to learn the basics of Medicare coverage and choices. It is happening on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 6:30 –
Read more →To view photos from the event click on https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153271161371936.1073741869.78490951935&type=3. It was a great event and we want to thank all of our sponsors and supporters! The fourth annual Oktoberfest was a fun-filled evening including great food, beer samplings, and a tour of the brewery. It was held on Wednesday, October 7 from
Read more →Senior Services was featured in the July 23rd edition of the Alexandria Gazette Packet on Page 18 with a story about the upcoming 4-week “Senior Academy” for seniors in the City who are 60+. Check out the article with all the details on how you can sign up
Read more →The Division of Aging and Adult Services of the City of Alexandria offers a Caregiver Support Group on the first Wednesday of each month at the Adult Day Services Center from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Participants are full-time caregivers or family members or friends providing part-time caregiving. Participants
Read more →The City of Alexandria’s Workforce Development Center has several career workshops during the month of August for city residents including completing an effective employment application, introduction to computer skills or employment strategies for experienced 50+ workers. The workshops are free, but registration is required. To see the schedule
Read more →On Monday, August 10th, Neighborhood Health will be hosting the GWU Mammovan at 2 East Glebe Road, Alexandria, VA 22305. You are eligible if you are age 40 and over, have not had a mammogram in the past 12 months, have no experienced breast symptoms such as
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