Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy!

How I learned to communicate my inner life with Asperger’s

Alix Generous is a young woman with a million and one ideas — she’s done award-winning science, helped develop new technology and tells a darn good joke (you’ll see). She has Asperger’s, a form of autistic spectrum disorder that can impair the basic social skills required for communication, and she’s worked hard for years to learn how to share her thoughts with the world. In this funny, personal talk, she shares her story — and her vision for tools to help more people communicate their big ideas.
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Preppy Kitchen’s Best Blueberry Muffins

Why make a run to the bakery when you can make delicious homemade Blueberry Muffins in the comfort of your own home? With a tender and sweet crumb and juicy bursts of berries, these muffins are a simply irresistible treat!
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Exercises for Older Adults with Knee Pain

Join Master trainer Jenny as she demonstrated simple exercises to help with knee pain.
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Who is peering out at us from this silver shawl?

Savoldo’s mysterious Mary Magdalene stands out from other paintings of her in the National Gallery’s collection. It’s markedly different, so how can we be sure it is a painting of her?
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Upcoming Alexandria Library and Other Events

Pillars of Brain Health – Friday, June 6: 10:30am – 11:30am
Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library – Meeting Room

It’s never too late to take charge of your brain health!
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Royals – Chamber Music from Mozart to Disney – Saturday, June 7: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library – Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden

Join the Symphony of Northern Virginia for a chamber music performance featuring classical, contemporary, and movie music. Rain Location: Periodicals Room.
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Traditional Music Concert, Friday, June 20 – 7:30 pm – The Lyceum –
201 S. Washington Street, Alexandria

Come hear Multi-Grammy nominated bluegrass musicians Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen for a concert you won’t forget.
For tickets, click here.
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On June 5, 2025   /   Events