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Dr Pru Foster will speak to us. We all know that taking a walk in the woods can be a soothing experience. But did you know that a growing body of research finds that contact with nature is more than just enjoyable: it can significantly improve our health and well-being.We all know that taking a walk in the woods can be a soothing experience. But did you know that a growing body of research finds that contact with nature is more than just enjoyable: it can significantly improve our health and well-being.

Steve Gurney, the facilitator for this event, is a nationally recognized leader, innovator, and advocate in the field of aging and longevity. Join us for a welcoming, community-oriented first discussion for individuals navigating aging without traditional family support, such as spouses or other care partners.

Join At Home in Alexandria as we put on the Goodwin Living StrongerMemory program. The curriculum helps improve your ability to retrieve memories. Past participants have noticed improvement in their ability to focus, find misplaced items and remember conversations. The session kicks off on February 4. All sessions will meet on Wednesday from 3 – 4 pm on Zoom. You will be given a workbook to guide you. For 12 weeks, you will be encouraged to spend just 20 to 30 minutes a day reading aloud, writing and quickly completing simple math problems in the workbook. To register, contact the AHA office: 703-231-0824 or aha@athomeinalexandria.org. You can also read more about the program at https://goodwinliving.org/strongermemory-the-fight-against-cognitive-decline/

The US and Israeli war with Iran should remind us all that the US often seems to be a modern day Gulliver wandering around in a region it often fails to understand; tied up by powers large and small whose interests are frequently not its own, and burdened by its own illusions. What are US interests in the Middle East and how can America best protect them? Join Aaron David Miller veteran State Department Middle East analyst, adviser, negotiator in Republican and Democratic Administrations in conversation. Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on U.S. foreign policy. He has written five books, including his most recent, The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have (and Doesn’t Want) Another Great President (Palgrave, 2014) and The Much Too Promised Land: America’s Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace (Bantam, 2008), and hosts Carnegie Connects, Carnegie’s premier live podcast.

Identity theft is a growing epidemic with devastating consequences , and being informed is your best defense. Join Dupont Circle Village‘s virtual Live & Learn: Protecting Yourself from Identity Fraud, led by Herb Weisbaum, Contributing Editor at Consumers‘ Checkbook, as he shares practical tips to protect your money and personal information from online thieves. Mark your calendar for this virtual session on Friday, April 24th, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. Register here.

Since 1988, the National Orchestral Institute + Festival at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center has brought the country’s top young performers together for a month of intensive study and world-class performances. In 2018 they received a Grammy nomination for Best Orchestral Performance, and in 2020 they announced trailblazing conductor Marin Alsop as their first-ever Music Director. For the past seven years, the program has been overseen by it’s director Richard Scerbo — a resident of Mount Rainier. He joins us to talk about the festival and institute, discuss upcoming performances, and answer questions.

Speaker: Kim O‘Connell Just over 50 years ago, the end of the Vietnam War sent refugees to safe havens across the globe, with many thousands settling in the United States with assistance from the U.S. military and refugee sponsors. These new arrivals created communities around the country, including a significant population in the northern Virginia suburbs, first in Arlington and later in Falls Church. In Arlington’s “Little Saigon,” Vietnamese refugees forged livelihoods and support networks, determining how to become American while still holding onto what made them Vietnamese. One Vietnamese priest likened the challenge to “catching two fish with two hands.” Drawing on historical photos, oral history interviews, and other research, this program will examine the Vietnamese diaspora to the Washington, D.C., area, the development and preservation of Vietnamese enclaves like the ones in northern Virginia, the celebration of customs and cuisine, and more. Kim O’Connell is a freelance journalist whose writing has appeared in national and regional publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Huffington Post Personal, AARP, Undark, National Parks Traveler, Washington Business Journal, Virginia Living, Arlington, and others. As the daughter of a Vietnamese immigrant and a white American father, Kim has made Vietnamese heritage and cuisine a particular focus of her work; she is the author of the booklet Echoes of Little Saigon: Vietnamese Immigration and the Changing Face of Arlington, Virginia, and wrote the text for a historical marker about Little Saigon in Arlington that was installed in 2025. Her website is www.kimaoconnell.com and she lives in Arlington. Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village Limited to 100. Registration is required by May 5th. Zoom link will be sent to registrants after registration.