Portrait InSight at National Portrait Gallery

Please join us this month at the National Portrait Gallery for Portrait InSight, a program for visitors who are blind or have low vision. These 60-minute, verbally described tours tell stories about the Americans who have shaped the history and culture of this country through the museum’s unique

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Need free help with your taxes?

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program provides free federal tax return preparation and e-filing from Feb 1 (Mason District Government Center will open January 30) through April 15, 2019 by volunteers certified by the IRS. The twelve centers (listed below) in Northern Virginia also prepare Virginia returns.  Sites

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Free Holiday Concert for Older Adults

December 18, 2018 at 7:30pm The George Washington Masonic Temple 101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria, VA Featuring the Encore Chorales of Alexandria, Fairfax, Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads and Langston Brown. This performance will feature seasonal holiday favorites and the world premiere of Julian Wachner’s Alleluia Flourish. Also performing

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Recap: Senior Tour: Friendship Firehouse Museum

Friendship Firehouse Museum  In a town of mostly wooden buildings, where open flames provided heat, light and cooking on a daily basis, fire was a constant danger. The Friendship, Sun, Relief, Hydraulion and other local volunteer fire companies served the community faithfully, particularly during enormous blazes in

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