Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy!

Give Yourself Permission to be Creative by Actor
Ethan Hawke

Listen to the wisdom of Ethan Hawke and give yourself permission to be creative.
Click here to listen to this short video.

Health and Recreation

Make an Easy Summer Peach Crisp

Check out this easy recipe for yummy peach crisp. Click here to get started.

Chair Exercises for Upper Body
with Rodney Bates
from the Alexandria Recreation Department

Join Rodney as he leads you through a set of seated exercises to improve your upper body strength. Click here . Also check out more of the City’s Recreation at Home programs at recreation.
Meet the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s
Adorable 
Sea Otters
Click on the link below to meet some of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otters. Just click here, scroll down and begin to smile!
Latest Alexandria Library programs
Get Involved!Become an Alexandria Election Officer – Tuesday, August 4, 7 – 8 pm
Learn more about becoming an election officer for the city of Alexandria. Click on election for more information.
Discussion on Race and Education in the City of Alexandria –
Wednesday, August 5, 7-8 pm via Zoom
Join ACPS Superintendent Dr. Gregory Hutchings and Georgetown Professor Dr. Douglas Reed as they unpack structural racism throughout the history of Alexandria’s education system. Click here for more information.
Let’s Talk Books – Hamilton: The Revolution
by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter-
Monday, August 10 – 7-8 pm via Zoom
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical, Hamilton: The Revolution, set fire to the world of musical theater. In this book, Miranda and McCarter write about the birth of the idea as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the musical. For more information click here.