Week of Events
Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga
Twyla Insalaco is a 500hr Certified Yoga Instructor specializing in Vinyasa (flow) yoga. She's been teaching from her home studio in Poolesville, in corporate settings and in elementary schools since 2012. She also specializes in Chair Yoga where traditional yoga poses are practiced with the help of a chair. Each class starts with a few minutes of breath work, then slowly flows into yoga poses aimed to build strength and lengthen tight muscles. Class [...]
Monocacy Monocle Mystery History (Abraham Lincoln’s Unique Attachment to Poolesville)
Monocacy Monocle Mystery History (Abraham Lincoln’s Unique Attachment to Poolesville)
You won’t want to miss Rande Davis’ new Mystery History presentation for Poolesville Seniors at 7pm on February 11th. Rande will detail the story of a Civil War era Poolesville slave and his wife, his highly unique entrepreneurial enterprise, and the amazing gift he received from President Abraham Lincoln in appreciation of his unusual assistance to the Union cause. Rande will also discuss Lincoln’s deeply personal and heart-rending connection to the town of Poolesville and how the President’s passionate concern about news of the war’s progress made Poolesville internationally known during the Civil War. Rande is a 40-year resident of Poolesville. He is [...]