Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy!

The brain benefits of deep sleep —
and how to get more of it

There’s nothing quite like a good night’s sleep. What if technology could help us get more out of it? Dan Gartenberg is working on tech that stimulates deep sleep, the most regenerative stage which (among other wonderful things) might help us consolidate our memories and form our personalities.
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The Best Frittata

This easy Frittata recipe comes together in a flash! It is packed with colorful vegetables and made in just one skillet. Not just for breakfast, enjoy this delicious egg frittata any time of the day!
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Beginner’s Guide to Squats

The squat is an essential exercise for older adults that builds total-body strength and stability. Even better, you can start with a chair squat and work up to a bodyweight squat.
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Daylight Savings Time

While Daylight Savings is fairly harmless today, it’s origins lie in one of the most violent episodes of world history.
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Upcoming Alexandria Library and Other Events

Let’s Talk Books – “Poverty, By America” by Matthew Desmond – Monday, March 10 – 7:00 – 8:00 pm – Kate Waller Branch Library – Second Floor

In this deeply researched account, sociologist Matthew Desmond looks at what it means to be poor in America and why poverty is a continuous problem in our affluent country.
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Traditional Music Series Concert – Tuesday, March 11, 7:00 pm – The Lyceum – 201 S. Washington Street

Join Colin Farrell and Dave Curley in concert at The Lyceum. Curley is one of Ireland’s leading multi-instrumentalists and vocalists. Farrell has performed and recorded with an array of great musicians in Europe and the US, including singers and groups such as Mary Chaplin Carpenter.
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Senior Services of Alexandria’s “SSA Connection Live,” Wednesday, March 19, 10 – 11:30 am, Beth El Hebrew Congregation,
3820 Seminary Road

Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) will take its weekly newsletter “SSA Connection” live at a fun event on Wednesday, March 19, 10 am at Beth El Hebrew Congregation, 3830 Seminary Road in Alexandria.
The program will follow the newsletter format including: a “Ted Talk;” fitness segment; cooking demonstration; local happenings and a fun “sing-along.” The event is free, but please rsvp by emailing events@seniorservicesalex.org or call 703-836-4414, ext. 110.
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